Disney has spent the past few years going all-in on live-action remakes of the studio's animated classics. Some of these releases were hits at the box office, notably 2019’s The Lion King and 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, but it's safe to say that none have achieved the same level of cultural impact as the original films.

While almost all of these releases have been mired in at least some pushback or controversy, Snow White seemed to be a tipping point. Though Siddhant Adlakha's Snow White review describes star Rachel Zegler as "remarkable," the film as a whole didn't recieved much praise. (Gal Gadot's acting even became a meme over on TikTok.)

After a relatively unsuccessful theatrical run, Disney’s live-action Snow White is now available on digital. While the movie hasn’t made it to Disney+ quite yet, that does mean families (or anyone curious) can watch the movie at home.

Disney’s Snow White Now Available on Digital

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is still night impossible to find a standalone GPU, and your best bet is to get it pre-installed in a ready-made gaming computer. HP is currently the only online retailer I've found that has an RTX 5090 prebuilt gaming PC priced under $5,000. You'll need to follow my directions to configure the options, and HP's estimated June 3 delivery seems pretty optimistic, but if you're bent on getting one of these cards then you have to put in the effort.

HP Omen 45L RTX 5090 Prebuilt Gaming PC for $4,490

There’s something uniquely satisfying about putting down roots in a sleepy town in games like Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, or Disney Dreamlight Valley. Palia evolves this tradition to great effect, injecting large-scale multiplayer into that tried-and-true formula. After 50 hours of chopping down trees, hunting woodland critters, decorating my home, and hanging out with my fellow Palians, I’ve had a fantastic time catching up on all I’ve missed since the early days of the beta. I still have to dive into the new content and loads of updates that arrived today with its console launch and first major expansion, Elderwood, but I am eager to do so ahead of my final review.=

Palia is a cozy life sim with one major tweak: you’re in an online world that occasionally compels you to come out of your shell and interact with other humans – a sometimes Herculean task for the introverts often drawn to this genre. As you explore, you’ll encounter others out in the shared world going about their business, and are encouraged (or sometimes required) to cooperate with them. For example, you’ll get a buff for fishing with others and will find magical trees that can only be chopped down with the help of one or more friends. This has led to a community that’s astoundingly positive and helpful, with the vast majority of the public chat being PSAs from players who have found a valuable resource they’d like to share with strangers, then waiting for minutes on end for everyone to assemble before collecting it as a group. I spend a lot of time playing multiplayer games defined by the community’s potent toxicity and savage greed, so this kind of culture has truly been a shock to my system that I’m still adjusting to.

Although multiplayer is its signature twist, you can still do the vast majority of Palia’s activities by yourself. There’s also just a whole heck of a lot for you to do however you decide to tackle it, all in service of building up your home and improving your relationships with the NPC townsfolk. The usual zen-like staples like cooking and catching bugs are all here and actually quite good – the fishing minigame, for example, is less mindless than you usually find in the genre, having you tug and pull on your rod as the fish leaps into the air and puts up a fight. There’s even a few less common options like hunting, where you’ll pick off poor critters who burrow into the ground and leap into trees as you pepper them with arrows. While an absence of stress is an intentional focus of Palia’s design, it sometimes tries a bit too hard to accomplish that goal, like in how your arrows will magically home in on your target incredibly aggressive, sometimes turning corners to aid your aim. I’m all for a laid back experience, but it can be a bit obnoxious when you’re trying to line up a shot and the magnetism training wheels curve your arrow toward a different creature altogether, frustrating what’s supposed to be a chill activity.

Palia has a surprisingly full-featured main story as well. It has you exploring ancient ruins to uncover the truth about a world which was once populated by humans who are curiously gone now, and the dark history of magic that seemingly caused the collapse of society. This adventure is much more light-hearted than that might sound though, and you’re mostly just given opportunities to learn about the world and hang out with the characters who accompany you on quests while you platform around and solve simple puzzles. Per Palia’s adherence to cozy virtues, none of this is particularly demanding, and the mainline quests can be completed in a matter of hours if you focus on them, but I enjoyed diving just a tad deeper into the world and the break from grinding for iron ore to craft the next piece of furniture I just couldn’t live without. The story was quite incomplete ahead of the Elderwood expansion though, so I’m intrigued to see where it picks up after that abrupt end.

Then there’s other minigames that further mix things up, like a hotpot-themed card game I spent way too much time playing, or a surprisingly intricate platforming puzzle that took me hours to master. Sometimes these experiments exceed Palia’s grasp, like the platforming puzzles in particular, which are held back by clunky controls that don’t seem like they were designed with precision in mind. Climbing can be a quite irritating experience as your character will let go of surfaces inconsistently, sending you plummeting to your death. Thankfully the stakes in taking these spills are always very low, so there’s not much to lose aside from a bit of your time wasted, but it can definitely make some of the quests feel a bit tacked on. Other times, you’ll find yourself doing a sliding picture puzzle and think “y’know, this is pretty nice,” so I mostly found myself happy they took these shots nonetheless.

Of course, the purpose behind all these various undertakings is to gain as much gold as you can to upgrade and decorate your home, and Palia has one of the better home building systems I’ve seen. Rather than giving you no control over the blueprint of your house like in Animal Crossing or Disney Dreamlight Valley, or making you monkey around with a building mode that has you placing individual walls like The Sims, Palia favors a modular system: You unlock schematics for pieces of a home that you can freely snap onto various parts of your building, making it easy to design the general layout without having to get lost in the weeds. Then, once you’ve built your place, you can decorate it down to the most minute detail, dragging furniture, dolls, and cups around on a grid to make it just so. I could probably spend dozens of hours on this part of Palia alone, were it not for my insatiable need for cold hard cash to fund my homestead expansion. But that desire to make your place exactly as awesome as you want it to be is a serious motivator that sent me out in search of lumber and iron ore time and time again.

Those resource grinds each have their own progression systems as well, as you level up by repeatedly going out into the world and bringing back your haul of raw materials and collectibles to sell. I played dozens of hours of Palia as part of an early preview way back before it was even in its current open beta (and had my save file from that time tragically deleted), and the biggest change has been that its progression systems for these activities are much more streamlined and feel less grindy. Now, as you plant trees and craft furniture, you’ll unlock new equipment like a loom for creating fabric or a furnace for creating glass. You’ll also get better tools to perform cozy chores with, like a hoe that lets you till land faster or a bow and arrows that will let you take down prey in fewer shots, each of which feels like a handy upgrade that shows up at exactly the right moment you start feeling a need for it. The timegating that sometimes boxes you out of marathoning through everything in other life sims is mercifully absent here for the most part, so you can move as fast or as slow as you care to.

The other major pursuit in Palia is in getting to know and develop relationships with its 25 NPC residents, most of whom are really well-written and have a lot more to them than meets the eye upon first glance. I quite enjoyed hanging out with the sarcastic and moody daughter of the mayor, Kenyatta, who worked the front desk with all the enthusiasm of April from Parks and Recreation – but after helping her down the extremely chaotic path of discovering what she’s passionate about in life, I grew to appreciate her in a less superficial way. Even characters I really didn't jive with, like the cryptid-obsessed hippy who annoyed me to no end, Elouisa, was at least entertainingly irritating and I’ve learned to appreciate how much her personality bothers me over time. (We’ve all got a friend like that, don’t we?) Most characters have an arc that takes place over several quests where they let you see a bit more of their personality as you forge a friendship. And, of course, if you’re looking for more than friendship you can partake in Palia’s quite strong dating mechanics to get yourself a girlfriend or boyfriend, or several of them – no judging here.

Unfortunately, this is one area where timegating gets in the way of a good time, and is one of the only places Palia boxes you out. You’re only allowed to chat with each character once per in-game day (a 30-minute period of real time), which improves your social links a very small amount, and you can only give each character a gift once per real world day. So if you’re trying to finish a particular character’s story, you’ll have to log on with regularity and be subjected to the same rotation of brief banter before you’re able to make any real progress. This is especially painful early on when your citizenship in Kilima Village is dependent on having someone in town to vouch for you – a task that’s made impossible to do in a short span of time by timegating. When every other area of Palia lets you play to your heart’s content, it’s pretty annoying to see such an essential part of this slice of life block you from progressing at your own pace.

Palia has come a long way since I played it over a year ago, but one thing that remained true ahead of this latest update is that it’s still missing quite a bit. The two maps I’ve explored are fairly small, and though they’ve got nooks and crannies to run around, you can more-or-less see most of what’s available in a few hours. Social features, though awesome when they happen, still feel quite slim for a game where the killer feature is supposed to be its online functionality, and there aren’t enough activities that encourage group play. And although there are quite a few options for decorating your house, surprisingly little of it can be interacted with once placed. You can’t lie in bed, turn on the sink, or really do much of anything with most objects, which sometimes made me feel like I was building a museum rather than a home. They did add the ability to flick the light switches on and off, which is at least something, but there’s a lot missing. These are all issues likely to be built out in the future, and I’m interested to see if Elderwood helps at all, but I’m a bit surprised that some of these aren’t farther along all the same.

The other major issue with Palia has been its bugs and performance issues on PC, which have gotten remarkably better since I last played, but are still pretty common. I quite frequently see NPCs sink into the floor, sometimes altogether hidden underground to the point where I can’t interact with them, there’s a bunch of very visible pop-in that happens while you’re running around, and loading times when traveling between each section of the map feel far longer than they should. Playing on the Nintendo Switch is especially eyebrow raising, as everything looks pretty awful and runs significantly worse, to the point where I really can’t recommend it on that platform in the same way I enthusiastically would elsewhere.

I’ve put quite a bit of time into Palia over the past week and have had a hard time putting it down, even as I’ve completed all the major activities available before the Elderwood expansion arrives. I’m looking forward to seeing how it runs on the PS5 and Xbox, checking out the new area and quality of life improvements, and continuing my chase for unlimited money to flex on my friends with my meticulously decorated estate.

After a press tour that featured Jack Quaid looking progressively more beat up at a Clippers game, Novocaine arrived in theaters. The R-rated action comedy stars Quaid as a man who feels no pain, so it's starting to seem like 'The Boys' veteran goes out of his way to get covered in fake blood.

In her review for IGN, critic Lena Wilson states that “Novocaine offers more depth than its gimmicky 'man who feels no pain' premise may lead you to believe," with "clever storytelling and character writing that reminds us of a time when seeing movies in theaters was just plain fun.”

If you're planning to watch Novocaine at home, check out the details below.

Where to Stream Novocaine Online

Samsung has announced a new ultra-slim flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s a lot like the Galaxy S25 that came out earlier this year, but it’s thinner – just 5.8mm thick. That’s thin, man. It’s light, too, weighing in at 163 grams. The phone releases May 30 and costs $1099.99. Preorders are live now (see it at Amazon, where it comes with a free $50 gift card), and you even get double the storage for free if you preorder.

Preorder Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

It might not be the most glamorous PS5 accessory, but when it comes to getting the most out of your console, having the right HDMI cable is more important than you may realize. The PlayStation 5 and the more powerful PlayStation 5 Pro are built for stunning graphics and ultra-smooth gameplay, and to fully experience that, you need an HDMI cable that can handle it. Fortunately, there are some great options that will ensure you're getting the best possible performance in 2025.

TL;DR – These Are the Best HDMI Cables for PS5:

The PS5 supports 8K@60Hz or 4K@120Hz, so you’ll want to choose an HDMI cable that’s designed to support, or even future-proof for, the latest features. While an improved connection is a great start, you'll also want to upgrade to a good PS5 TV or one of the best monitors for the PS5 to get the best-possible experience.

1. PowerA Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable

Best HDMI Cable Overall

2. Belkin HDMI 2.1 Ultra High Speed

Best High-Speed HDMI Cable

3. Cable Matters 8K Right Angle HDMI Cable

Best Angled HDMI Cable

4. Amazon Basics HDMI Cable

Cheapest HDMI Cable

5. Anker 8K HDMI Cable

Best Everyday HDMI Cable

6. Cable Matters Premium Braided HDMI Cable

Best Premium HDMI Cable

7. Snowkids 8K HDMI Cable

Most Durable HDMI Cable

How to Pick the Best HDMI Cable for PS5

You could spend a lot of money on a HDMI cable for your PS5 when you don’t have to. With lots of marketing jargon, it’s easy to get lost and spend over and above for what you need.

The PS5 can output 4K@120Hz or 8K@60Hz, and while many PS5 games aren't capable of reaching those high frame rates, it's still a good idea to have a proper cable for when they can. HDMI 2.1 is the standard that supports this, so if you have a TV or monitor capable of this resolution, you should look for an HDMI 2.1 cable.

The PS5 Pro takes things a step further with its support for PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), an AI-enhanced feature that boosts games up to 4K while maintaining a higher frame rate. Given that AI-upscaling is a major selling point of the PS5 Pro, it makes sense to grab an HDMI 2.1 cable ready to make the most of its abilities. Just be sure you’ve also got a gaming TV that can handle it, too!

If you’re on a tight budget, don’t have a compatible TV, or just need a spare cable, you could get away with a HDMI 2.0 cable – but this can only reach 4K@60Hz. HDMI 2.1 cables are usually just a couple of bucks more than HDMI 2.0 cables, so it might be a better idea to grab a durable HDMI 2.1 cable to future-proof your setup anyway.

Beyond the HDMI specification, basics like length, durability, and other design features should be taken into account. You need to assess the distance between your PS5 and TV to give yourself enough slack. This is especially true if you don't have a good TV stand with holes in the back for cords to slip through. The standard sizes are around 3ft, 6ft, and 10ft, but you can find cables shorter or longer depending on needs. Right angle cables are ideal for wall-mounted TVs or TVs that are just super close to the wall, helping to prevent kinks or fraying.

When it comes to build quality, you’ll quickly discover that some HDMI cables are built better than others. If you just plan on plugging the cable into your TV and console once and leaving it there, durability shouldn’t be a major issue. However, if you’ll be shuffling the cable between TVs and devices, stronger nylon braided cables or others tested to last thousands of bends are good choices. Finding an option with a secure connector that won’t break when pulled on is also essential.

PS5-compatible HDMI Cables FAQ

Are expensive HDMI cables worth it?

If you have a modern 4K or 8K TV, you shouldn’t get sticker shock when looking for an HDMI cable. At these high resolutions, the amount of data the PS5 is pushing to your PC is massive, and cheaper cables run the risk of corrupting that data by using lackluster materials. However, if you’re playing your PS5 on an older display, you might want to consider either upgrading your TV, or opting for a cheaper HDMI cable.

What kind of HDMI cable does the PS5 and PS5 Pro use?

To get the most out of your PS5 and PS5 Pro, you should use a HDMI 2.1 cable. This supports 4K@120Hz, or 8K@60Hz, providing the best gaming experience.

Does the PS5 come with a HDMI 2.1 cable?

Yes, the PS5 does come with a HDMI 2.1 cable. You don’t need to buy any additional cables unless you want a longer cable, one with features like braiding, or you need a spare.

Is HDMI 2.1 backward compatible?

Yes, HDMI 2.1 is backward compatible. If you plug a HDMI 2.1 cable into a HDMI 2.0 port, it will still work. If you plug a HDMI 2.0 cable into your PS5, it will still work, but it won’t offer support for the same video output.

Will older HDMI standards work with the PS5?

Yes, the PS5 and PS5 Pro support older standard HDMI cables, including 2.0 and 1.4. The only downfall is you’ll be missing out on the full capabilities of the console. HDMI 2.0 can only hit 4K@120Hz while HDMI 1.4 maxes out at 4K@30Hz.

Danielle is a tech freelance writer based in Los Angeles who spends her free time creating videos and geeking out over music history.

As a prequel series to a prequel movie, I think plenty of us were surprised by the quality of Andor. The Disney+ series followed perhaps the saddest Star Wars movie, focusing on Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he grows from a small-time thief to the revolutionary figure we see in Rogue One. Even knowing where Andor's story leads, the compelling intrigue and more human stories featured in the Disney+ series culminated in what we believe is the best live-action Star Wars show yet.

Two and a half years later, the show returned for a second and final season, and it's looking like the wait may have been well worth it. In his 9/10 review, Clint Gage says Andor Season 2 "builds on nearly everything that worked so well about Season 1, and continues fleshing out the prequel era of Star Wars. Ultimately the tale of the unsung heroes of the rebellion, Andor creates very personal stories at the heart of a much larger struggle."

Andor Season 2 kicked off on the Disney-owned streaming service last month with a slightly abnormal release schedule. Here's everything you need to know to tune in to the final three episodes.

Where to Watch Andor Season 2

Aside from Disney+, the one other way you can watch Andor is by adding it to your physical collection. Season 1 of Andor is available on Blu-ray or in 4K and includes a number of exclusive special features that aren’t on the Disney streaming service.

Will There Be a Season 3?

Andor Season 2 picks up immediately after Season 1 and leads into the Star Wars prequel film, Rogue One. Unfortunately, that does mean Season 2 is the final arc for Andor. Based on the Star Wars timeline, we have four years to cover after the Season 1 finale, so anticipate some time skips.

Of couse, this is far from the end of Star Wars. More live-action movies are on the way, one of which is helmed by Shawn Levy and stars Ryan Gosling. There have also been rumors of a Star Wars horror project from Andor's showrunner Tony Gilroy. Plenty of Star Wars games are also in development, including Bit Company's new tactical entry Star Wars Zero Company.

Andor Season 2 Cast

Andor Season 2 sees plenty of returning faces from both the show's first season as well as Rogue One. Here's the starring cast:

• Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
• Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
• Genevieve O’Reilly as Senator Mon Mothma
• Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
• Denise Gough as Supervisor Dedra Meero
• Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
• Kathryn Hunter as Eedy Karn
• Ben Mendelsohn as Director Orson Krennic
• Joplin Sibtain as Brasso
• Muhannad Bhaier as Wilmon Paak
• Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha
• Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz
• Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera
• Alan Tudyk as K-2SO

You can read interviews with individual cast members about their experiences filming Andor Season 2 on the Star Wars website.

It's all well and good to buy up the latest sealed Pokémon card boosters and move in on single cards when the market is crashing (like what we're currently seeing with Journey Together and Surging Sparks). However, if you don't have the accessories to look after all those cards, well, it's bad news.

TL;DR: These Are the Best Pokémon Card Accessories

There's nothing wrong with cheap deck boxes and relying on penny sleeves for bulk and budget decks; we all have to start somewhere. But as soon as trainers start putting more money behind chase cards, pulling gem mint cards, or investing in new sets like Destined Rivals, Black Bolt, and White Flare, they must protect what they have.

Here are some great products I've found to do just that. From pre-grading your cards to affordable play mats for trainers, I've got you covered with decent products that will protect your collection for years to come.

Best Pokémon Card Deck Boxes

All of these deck boxes are felt lined and made of solid materials to protect your decks. If you're like me and double sleeve your cards, all of these deck boxes have the room to fit a full 60 card deck and change.

Amazon is currently offering the lowest price I've seen so far in 2025 for a SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset. Right now you can pick up the PlayStation version for $243.99 shipped, a savings of 30% off the $350 list price. The PlayStation version is compatible with the PS5, PS4, and PC, however it is not compatible with the Xbox (you need a separate Xbox dongle). The Nova Pro is our top rated gaming headset of 2025; I've personally use headset on a daily basis for the past few years and love it.

SteelSeries Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset for $244

For a limited time, Amazon is offering the new Crucial T500 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe solid state drive with pre-installed heatsink for just $132.99 with free shipping. The Crucial T500 was released in October of 2023 and it is currently one of the top performing PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market. This solid state drive works equally well as a replacement for your PS5 console (because of the preintalled heatsink) or as a boot drive for your gaming rig (because of the DRAM cache).

2TB Crucial T500 SSD (PS5 Compatible) for $132.99

Wizards of the Coast has been gradually rolling out what it's got in store for Magic: The Gathering and its big Final Fantasy crossover this summer. Over the weekend, the team debuted a significant chunk of cards, from both the main set and the Commander decks, and fans are enjoying some of the fun and even surprising cuts from their favorite Final Fantasy games.

The Universes Beyond collaboration with Final Fantasy is getting both the usual Commander treatment and a booster-driven series, so there are a lot of cards to go over. The main set tinkers with the entirety of Final Fantasy's mainline, numbered games, running from Final Fantasy 1 to Final Fantasy 16. The Commander Decks, meanwhile, focus on four specific games: Final Fantasy 6, 7, 10, and 14, with their respective Commanders of Terra, Cloud, Tidus, and Y'shtola.

Some of the cards shown at last Saturday's Magic: The Gathering panel at PAX East captured the journey of individual characters throughout their games. Final Fantasy IV's Cecil, for example, has an entire mechanic around transforming from a Dark Knight into a Paladin. The summons of Final Fantasy utilize a "Saga Creature" set-up, to act as powerful but temporary forces on the field, melding Magic and Final Fantasy concepts in the process.

Then you have cards like Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER, with artwork from Square's Tetsuya Nomura. The transformation along the card illustrates Sephiroth's various forms throughout the FF7 universe, from a young fighter into, eventually, Safer Sephiroth on the card Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel.

And what would a Final Fantasy be without some Cids? The Final Fantasy set will include a Cid from each of the numbered Final Fantasy games, though Wizards is opting for the older Cid from Final Fantasy XV over his daughter, Cindy.

After Saturday's panel, though, Wizards of the Coast released the decklist for the four aforementioned Commander decks, and fans started poring over the art and additions to see how the team adapted those four Final Fantasy games into Magic. Pretty well, it turns out.

Reprints, or new versions of existing Magic cards, get some clever crossovers with Final Fantasy lore. Skullclamp, for instance, draws on the Jenova project in Final Fantasy 7 for its art.

Together, Forever also takes an emotional stab at the Final Fantasy 10 fans out there. It shouldn't be surprising that Final Fantasy 10 has some emotional wellsprings to draw from, with its central protagonists' journey through a ruined land, on a somber pilgrimage. Several decks' cards reference some notable character moments, by the way, so you might want to go into these decklists aware that there will be some story spoilers for each respective game.

But to lighten things up, one of Final Fantasy 10's more iconic, and frequently memed, moments also made the cut with Inspiring Call.

In fact, Wizards found more than a few ways to incorporate Final Fantasy's less-serious moments into cards. Clever Concealment puts a spin on the Wall Market scene with Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa in dresses, heading to Don Corneo's, and even has a mechanic that seems fitting for the occassion. I'm a big fan of the Secret Rendezvous card, which has four different versions of the Golden Saucer date scene from Final Fantasy 7 with each potential date: Aerith, Tifa, Yuffie, and Barret.

Even still, fans have been discovering the tiny details that show how much homage is being paid to the source material. The Final Fantasy 14 set, in particular, has quite a few references to the critically acclaimed MMORPG. The Hildibrand Manderville card mimics the infamous gentleman's habit of disappearing and returning, making for quite an interesting White/Black card in the process.

One user on the FFXIV subreddit noted that the Archaeomancer's Map card uses a real possible location found in a Gaganaskin Treasure Map, for instance.

In turn, Final Fantasy 14 players have been having fun with the cards. There are some jokes about wondering who the Thancred card represents, referencing the "This is Thancred" meme. And there's the alternative flavor text a user added to the Rite of Replication card, commemorating everyone's favorite speech from A Realm Reborn:

Even the Tome of Legends card depicts a Wondrous Tails book, with all the little details you see in-game when a player picks up their Tails and, of course, several missed four-in-a-row connections.

There's some clear attention to detail put into these cards, and it's certainly got me intrigued to see the full set. While the Commander games got a lot of love in these cards, a few reveals from Saturday's panel like Commune With Beavers have me eager to see how some of the other Final Fantasy games got adapated into the full Magic set.

Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy set is out on June 13, 2025, with pre-release weekend one week prior.

Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.

Looking to get into virtual reality? Meta Quest 3 represents a significant step forward in virtual reality (VR) and a great starting point for everyone. It's available in two versions, the fully-featured Quest 3 and the more affordable Meta Quest 3S, which means there's a good option to get into VR no matter the restrictions posed by your wallet. The Meta Quest system is the best way to get into VR, and even offers exciting exclusive games like the Batman Arkham Shadow game, which requires a Meta Quest 3 or 3S to play.

We're keeping an eye out on any Meta Quest discounts as they appear. Unfortunately, there aren't any major discounts available at the moment, but we've listed where you can buy a Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S below. You'll also get a copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow and a three-month trial of Meta Quest+ for free with your purchase, which is a great bonus.

Meta Quest 3S Deals

Best Meta Quest 3 Deals and Bundles

Best Meta Quest 3 Accessory Deals

In addition to the hardware itself, there are some great Meta Quest 3 accessory deals at the moment. You'll get the most bang for your buck with a battery-equipped head strap that adds both comfort and playtime to your VR experience.

What Games Are Available on Meta Quest 3?

Eight years after Batman: Arkham Knight, Warner Bros. announced the newest installment in the series: Batman: Arkham Shadow. This VR game is exclusive to the Meta Quest 3 and is developed by Camouflaj - the creator of the Iron Man VR game - and Oculus Studios, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC. It's arguably the headset's best game, and a must for fans of the caped crusader.

Beyond a virtual reality trip to Gotham, there are many, many other games to play on the Meta Quest. We have a handy list of all the available games on the VR headset via IGN Playlist. Highlights include Asgard’s Wrath 2, Assassin's Creed Nexus, Metal Hellsinger VR, and Metro Awakening.

Batman: Arkham Shadow Is Great

In case you're wondering whether a new Batman: Arkham game works in VR, the answer is "yes." While it was develped by Camouflaj rather than series creator Rocksteady, it offers almost all of what fans of the core series appreciate about it.

Our Batman: Arkham Shadow review explains: "Batman: Arkham Shadow does an admirable job of adapting almost everything I love about the Arkham series to work in a full-fledged VR game, and it’s impressive looking for a game that’s exclusive to the standalone Meta Quest 3 headset. There are a few hitches and aggravating bugs that mean some parts don’t work quite as well as others, but its vigorous brawling, exploration, tricky puzzle solving, and stealth are all in full effect as you sneak and punch your way through Blackgate prison in a twisting undercover pursuit of a mysterious cult leader where just about everybody’s a suspect. It’s certainly smaller in scale than any full game since Arkham Asylum, but it’s far larger and more built-out than you might expect after Batman: Arkham VR, and a return to an enclosed prison setting makes it feel dense and intricate."

What Types of Deals Are There on Meta Quest VR Headsets?

Meta Quest offers usually fall into three kinds of discounts. Events such as the holiday season, Prime Day, Black Friday and announcements of newer models tend to push prices down, alongside:

• Discounts: Direct price reductions are the most common deals, especially during major sales events or as part of clearance sales, to make room for newer models.
• Bundles: Occasionally, retailers bundle a Meta Quest with popular VR games or essential accessories such as additional controllers, charging docks, or travel cases. These bundles provide extra value and enhance the VR experience out of the box.
• Refurbished Units: These units have been returned and restored to like-new condition. They typically come at a reduced price and include a warranty, offering a way to save money without compromising on quality too much.

What to Consider Before Buying a Meta Quest VR Headset

Unfortunately, virtual reality isn't for everyone. Those with severe eye health issues or those who suffer from motion sickness might have problems using this particular bit of kit. Here are some more points to consider:

• Compatibility: Ensure any additional accessories or hardware purchases are compatible.
• Space Requirements: VR gaming requires physical movement, so ensure you have adequate space to use the device safely.
• Future Models: Make sure to check out the features and specs on newer models before buying older ones to ensure it's a good fit.

We're keeping track of all things VR on the dedicated IGN VR hub, including the latest game releases. We're also keeping the VR hardware market on lockdown with our best VR headsets guide, which is worth a look for those who want to shell out on the latest VR tech.

Christian Wait is a UK-based freelancer for IGN, you can follow him @ChrisReggieWait on Twitter/X.

Includes contributions from Robert Anderson and Hannah Hoolihan.

The new Minecraft movie became a box office success almost immediately after its release in theaters. Minecraft is one of the best-selling video games of all time that has infiltrated pretty much every medium, so its jump to a feature film was all but a matter of time. In our review of A Minecraft Movie, we found it to be surprisingly funny despite its contraints. Audience reactions have made it a theater-going experience for the ages. All in all, it's not too surprising that it currently holds the top spot as the highest-grossing movie in the U.S. so far this year.

If you're still hoping to watch A Minecraft Movie in theaters, don't worry, you still have time. For those of you waiting to watch the movie at home, I'm happy to report that A Minecraft Movie is now available on digital.

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Trading card marketplace TCGplayer is holding a special Mayhem promotion soon, where all purchases on the site will earn you at least 10% back as store credit. The offer will be available only from 9 a.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET on May 16, so you’ll need to plan ahead to take advantage.

If you’ve never used TCGplayer before, it’s an online marketplace where sellers can post listings for all kinds of trading cards. You can buy specific cards or sealed products like bundles and booster packs, so there are options for established collectors or newcomers looking to build their first deck. Plus, you can preorder upcoming releases, including the anticipated collaboration between Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy (more on that in a bit).

There are thousands of sellers on the platform with listings across an expansive list of games. That includes Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon (in both English and Japanese), Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, Flesh and Blood, Disney Lorcana, One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, and lots more. There are dozens in all, with a detailed filtering system that lets you specifically search for what you’re looking for.

For example, let’s say you’re looking for Magic: The Gathering cards. You can select that as your product line, then further filters open up based on that line. So if you’re only interested in a particular color, you can specify that. Or if you want to see what’s available from a particular set, you can do that too. You can also filter by card type (like creature, sorcery, instant, etc.).

Every product line has its own unique filters. So for Pokémon cards, you can see holofoil listings. For Yu-Gi-Oh!, you can see 1st Editions and Unlimited cards. For Disney Lorcana, you can see cold foils. You get the idea. Or if you’re on the hunt for a specific card, you can bypass all those filters and just type the card’s name in the search bar.

For every card or pack in the shop, you’ll see how much the cheapest listing costs, how many total listings there are of that item, and the current market price of it. The market price is based on the history of completed transactions for that item. When you click on the item, you can see more information about the history of its market price and look at the prices and card quality of every available listing.

All products on TCGplayer (other than gift cards) will be eligible for the store credit promotion from 9 a.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET on May 16. There are no limitations based on price, card type, or anything else. The timing might seem a little restrictive, but you can prepare beforehand by putting items in your cart and waiting to check out during the promotional period. That still counts.

Everybody who checks out during that 14-hour period will get a base return of 10% of the purchase price. Existing TCGplayer subscribers — or anyone who subscribes before they make a qualified purchase during the Mayhem promotion — will get a base return of 12% plus an additional return based on how long they’ve been subscribed. This means if you subscribe during the promo, you can get 13% back.

As we mentioned earlier, there are preorder listings for upcoming releases, and they’re also eligible for the store credit promotion. That includes:

• Magic: The Gathering’s collaboration with Final Fantasy
• Pokémon Destined Rivals
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Battles of Legend Monster Mayhem
• Flesh and Blood Armory Deck: Gravy Bones

If you’re wary of buying from a marketplace, TCGplayer Safeguard offers protections to help make sure you get the item you’re looking for. If a product doesn’t arrive by its estimated delivery date or isn’t in the expected condition, TCGplayer will work with you and the seller to deliver a replacement. If that’s not possible, then you can get a partial or full refund. If you suspect an item you received is counterfeit, you can submit a claim with the customer service team and receive a full refund if your item is deemed to be counterfeit.

If you want to check out everything on offer, you can head over to TCGplayer right now to get started. Remember, you can add things to your cart now, but wait to check out until the promotional period on May 16 is happening.

If you are planning a PC build and have been waiting patiently to get ahold of one of the new Nvidia Blackwell graphics cards, here's an opportunity that's as good as you're going to get. Right now Amazon has Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming graphics cards in stock starting at $899.99 shipped. Inventory is reserved for Amazon Prime members only.

Also for a limited time, you'll get a free voucher for the upcoming Doom: The Dark Ages game with purchase. According to Nvidia, the version you'll receive is the Premium edition that retails for $99.99.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU in Stock on Amazon

Amazon Prime members only for some models

Although the MSRP for these cards range from $899.99 to $999.99, a reference GeForce RTX 5070 Ti card is actually supposed to sell for $750. More advanced cooling designs, a more uncommon colorway, or overclocking out of the box add to the cost, but even then, admittedly, these cards are still priced higher than what Nvidia originally advertised.

The reality is that even third party manufacturers like Gigabyte, MSI, Asus (and pretty much everyone else) are also taking advantage of the high demand by marking prices up from the get-go. Unfortunately, you'd be hard pressed to find another RTX 5070 Ti GPU for this price or less. RTX 5070 Ti GPUs are generally selling for over $1,000 on eBay.

The RTX 5070 Ti GPU Has Excellent 4K Gaming Performance

Of all the Blackwell cards released thus far, the RTX 5070 Ti offers the best bang for your buck, especially when pitted against the previous generation GPUs. It performs neck-and-neck with the RTX 4080 Super and already marginalizes the RTX 5080, which is only about 10%-15% faster but costs 33% more. This GPU is capable of high framerates in nearly all games, even at 4K resolution with ray tracing enabled. Heck, even if you plan on using this card for AI, the RTX 5070 Ti might be the better value than the RTX 50870 since both are equipped with the same 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM.

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DC Studios has released a teaser for tomorrow’s Superman trailer, and with it revealed a brand new villain: The Hammer of Boravia.

Eyes up here. Trailer Tomorrow. #Lookup #Superman pic.twitter.com/htyAfiXvDW

— Superman (@Superman) May 13, 2025

Warning! Potential spoilers for Superman follow:

The teaser shows Superman fighting a heavily armored villain, The Hammer of Boravia, who can fly and use an ocular laser attack. This character, an original character created by James Gunn for the film, was actually first seen on the front page of the Daily Planet in promotional material released last year.

According to the newspaper story, The Hammer of Boravia attacked Downtown Metropolis in "retribution for the recent political interventions in Boravia by Superman." The attack resulted in over $20 million in property damage and sent 22 Metropolis citizens to the hospital. It looks like today’s teaser, and tomorrow’s full trailer, will show Superman fighting this "superpowered mystery man."

The newspaper article, written by Clark Kent himself, continues: "Boravia has been the source of numerous headlines worldwide in recent weeks as it invaded its neighboring country Jarhanpur, only for the brief war to be swiftly ended by the Superman. The President of Boravia, Vasil Glarkos, maintains the Hammer of Boravia is not a representative of the national government, but rather an independent vigilante…"

There’s a lot of speculation about the true identity of The Hammer of Boravia (Ultraman in the prevailing theory). But we are getting a better sense of the villains Superman will go up against in the film. Apart from Lex Luthor himself (there’s a new shot of Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in the teaser), there’s the aforementioned Ultraman and The Hammer of Boravia, and The Engineer, played by María Gabriela de Faría.

Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Milly Alcock as Supergirl, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The film was written and directed by James Gunn, and is set to fly into theaters on July 11, 2025.

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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is set to release for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PC on September 19. A remake of the 2004 JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, this new version follows the same adventure led by Joshua and Estelle, but with 3D graphics, new gameplay mechanics, and more quality of life improvements. You can preorder the game now at a variety of retailers (see it at Amazon). Read on for buy links, pricing info, and more.

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What Is Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter?

The original game, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, first released in Japan in 2004. It didn’t make its way to the West until 2011, when it came out here for PlayStation Portable. The game has two direct sequels, Trails in the Sky SC and Trails in the Sky the 3rd. The overarching Legend of Heroes series spans much more time, with entries releasing between the 1980s and now.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a remake of the first entry in this sub-series. In it, you play as Estelle and Joshua, two Bracers-in-training who travel around the world, helping people in order to earn full Bracer status. The main overarching storyline revolves around the mystery of what happened to Estelle’s father, who has gone missing. The game is known for its many characters and many lines of dialogue. It’s sort of a relaxed, slow moving, hang-out game that verges on visual novel territory at times. It’s great.

Instead of the PS1-style sprite-based graphics of the original, this remake features full 3D anime-style graphics that look basically like the Tales or Dragon Quest games. It looks pretty great, especially since the story of the original is so good. It will be nice to experience it with a more modern presentation. The original game is still available on Steam.

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Final Destination: Bloodlines opens in theaters Friday, May 16.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is late to the party. Its predecessor, Final Destination 5, was released 14 years ago – a veritable eon in filmgoing terms, especially when you consider it was shot and released in 3D. Body-count horror still has its audience, but it hasn’t been the genre’s bread and butter in a very long time. It must also be said that Bloodlines isn’t even 2025’s first horror movie about the disembodied specter of death creating cartoonishly brutal tableaux of murder: Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey both excelled in and elevated that space. But as it turns out, Bloodlines is only late because it was stopping at the store to pick up beer and fireworks, and boy, did it come ready to irresponsibly mix those two things. From the moment it kicks the door down with its stellar opening sequence, the newest addition to the Final Destination family maintains a laser focus on making sure everyone goes home with good stories to tell.

There’s a real sense of homecoming in Bloodlines’ extended 1960s-set intro, which follows lovebirds Iris and Paul on the way to the top of the Skyview (basically the Space Needle) for a night out. Fate pulls Iris’ attention to seemingly disconnected images throughout the evening: an over-crowded elevator, a creepy problem child in a bowtie, a cook working with an open flame, a glass dance floor suspended hundreds of feet in the air. Co-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky use Iris’ growing paranoia to set the stage for disaster right out in the open: Each domino they line up is highlighted with such tongue-in-cheek attention that by the time the band’s playing the Isley Brothers’ “Shout” and all those dominos start to fall, it’s clear that Bloodlines is going to be leaning into comedy harder than any Final Destination before it. It’s a tonal shift that pays off spectacularly with clear reverence not just for the deathtraps at the franchise’s heart, but for the way the component parts of those traps fit together and build off each other in increasingly ridiculous ways.

Death’s scythe never falls quite the way you expect it to in Bloodlines, with pieces of the killer puzzles coming into play in consistently surprising ways. It’s a shell game that Bloodlines plays not just with its causes of death, but with who’s actually the target of any given trap – and these carefully constructed moments rarely miss. By the end of the prologue, Stein and Lipovsky have treated us to an entire movie’s worth of over-the-top kills, and we haven’t even met our lead character yet. The directors are singing from the Sam Raimi hymnbook, with a kinetic style that succeeds on both the horror and comedy fronts and comes across clearly in the cinematography and editing. Special mention has to go to the effects here, which blend practical and VFX elements extremely well as bodies are slashed, smashed, smushed, and stuffed. Some of these sequences feel a little less effective than the others – one at a tattoo parlor comes to mind, but even that one sets up a pretty hilarious joke for the next scene. As if acknowledging that we’re all running on borrowed time (horrifying accidental deaths or no), Bloodlines wastes only a few of the precious 110 minutes we spend with it.

The tragedy at the Skyview spins out into the present day, as college student Stef Lewis (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) is plagued with visions of the event so disruptive, she’s been placed on academic probation. Final Destination movies have always been built around premonitions of tragedies which have yet to occur. By shaking up the formula with Stef investigating her relationship to a tragedy that happened before she was born, Bloodlines gets off to a pretty intriguing start. That intrigue doesn’t last long, though: The movie rushes to reveal why Stef is having these visions and how the Skyview tragedy connects to deaths happening in the present day.

Stef’s friends and family, who make up the majority of the supporting cast, aren’t the types to slow down for serious and broody monologues about mortality. They’re a little less complicated than that. A little… stupid. Lots of these characters are dumber than a box of rocks, but here, that feels appropriate given that they need to be just oblivious enough to not see the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. Stef’s extended family are like the Avengers of teen horror movie archetypes, and they know it: They’re in close conversation with the audience’s knowledge of not just the horror genre, but of the established rules of Final Destination. By comparison, Stef’s growing ability to see the code of this murder Matrix sets up some great moments – but outside of that, her characterization is rather thin. Kaitlyn Santa Juana deserves credit for keeping Bloodlines emotionally grounded, even in the face of a superfluous subplot about Stef’s estranged mom that kicks off a little too late to have any real impact.

Bloodlines very wisely positions itself as an entry point for newcomers, which makes sense given how sparsely connected the first five Final Destination films are, but the movie does take care to give love to some of the franchise’s most memorable imagery – references that are obvious, but unobtrusive to enjoying Bloodlines on its own terms. A little more effort is exerted to make space for the late Tony Todd’s swan song as the ominous Bludworth. The horror icon usually stops by Final Destination movies to muse on the nature of death, but here in Bloodlines, that moment takes on powerful symbolism: Todd’s scene was clearly devised with the intention of giving him a chance to bid farewell to his most ardent fans. The gravity that he is famous for hits like a freight train here, helped enormously by some wonderful camerawork that often frames Todd as if he’s talking directly to the audience. It’s a powerful final bow which few in this space are afforded, and that fewer still deserve more.

Writer/artist Stephan Franck has built up a sizable fan following thanks to his critically acclaimed Palomino graphic novels. Now Franck is taking to Kickstarter to release not only the next two volumes in the Palomino saga, but also a hauntingly topical sci-fi comic called Romance in the Age of the Space God. Who doesn't love a good dystopian story starring cutesy mice characters?

With the Kickstarter campaign for Romance in the Age of the Space God live now, IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of this epic graphic novel. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:

Romance in the Age of the Space God is written and illustrated by Franck and published through Dark Planet Comics. Here's the official description for the book:

Born in heavy times which have not gotten any lighter, ROMANCE IN THE AGE OF THE SPACE GOD is set in a world in erosion, in which the hallowed-out trappings of civil society remain in place, merely existing as a maze for people to stumble through. And then there is the Space God. What is it? What does it want? Is it here to Judge us? To Rule us? To end us? To enlighten all of us or maybe just a select few? Or does it want nothing at all—its inescapable presence an inscrutable void for people to project their existential struggles into?

“Romance in the Age of the Space God is a strange comic for and about strange times,” said Franck in a statement. “It is cute and funny, it is sci-fi and dystopian, it has political satire and the kind of slice-of-life that I love. It introduces Nate, Lydia, Anya, all looking for their place in a difficult world, all profoundly human — even though they are adorable little mice. It started as a webcomic, but the plan was for it to be released in print, in an oversized format like a magazine. We did a very, very limited run last year just before San Diego Comic Con and it immediately sold out. The time has come to pull out all the stops and bring this comic to a much wider audience. It’s a little weird gem of a comic, and I hope you will give it a shot!”

Romance in the Age of the Space God and Palomino Volumes 4 and 5 are all crowdfunding on Kickstarter now.

In other comic book news, Marvel's new Thunderbolts series is being rebranded as The New Avengers, mirroring the MCU.

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Repetition is part of the process when it comes to a certain type of action roguelike. That’s not inherently a bad thing, but Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade commits the cardinal sin of not bolstering the droll byproduct of doing the same thing over and over again with compelling meta-progression or hiding it under an interesting story delivered by characters you can’t wait to hear from. Instead, its few attempts at drama and humor miss more than hit, and its decent combat and interesting weapons are let down by room after room of weak monsters and weaker level design.

The “legends” part of the title is literal, with the story of Yasha told and retold across three campaigns with different playable protagonists. Each tale remixes the roles of some key characters, almost akin to a theatre troupe that puts on multiple shows with the same small cast. Old man Gengo goes from village elder to adoptive father to benevolent king across the three stories, for example. This idea is maybe the most interesting thing about these stories, though. They are otherwise filled to the brim with some well-worn tropes, like the chosen one whose past is shrouded in mystery or the good soldier just looking to uphold the honor of their patron in the face of certain annihilation. The problem isn’t simply that they aren't super original – reused structure can still make for entertaining fiction. It's that all three are packed with just as much (or more) banal writing as they are with any compelling dialogue. Underwhelming moments of self reflection and bad attempts at humor quickly overstay their welcome in a trio of tales that try and fail to be moving and meaningful.

The structure of Yasha doesn't help deliver the story very well, either. It attempts the Hades-like approach of weaving conversations between boss fights at the end of each dungeon run’s three stages, but produces neither memorable moments between the chosen characters and their enemies nor good, or even coherent, reasons to continue down the path. Finishing a run changes the chapter, and everything is done all over again with almost no changes to the structure. In between trips through the gauntlet, the village full of people you are supposedly fighting to protect features a good amount of townsfolk to talk to and not a single one with anything interesting to say. The rinse and repeat nature of it all does the already mid story no favors.

For their own reasons, each hero takes off on a journey in pursuit of the dastardly Fox Demon, who's been spreading his dark influence and causing chaos throughout the land. These journeys take them chopping and shooting their way through the same three locations: a crab infested beach, a forest full of demons and angry wildlife, and a frigid castle stuffed with enemy soldiers, all with loot to collect along the way. Runs themselves are largely static and predictable as stage layouts, enemy variety, and spawn patterns remain largely the same for every trip through the dungeon. Monsters may be slightly stronger and rooms are shaped differently when you reach the next chapter, but that’s about it.

These areas are pretty, but aren’t very dynamic, and only the last castle region has features in it like destructible walls and floor traps that can hinder your progress outside of the monsters themselves. This does help you gain some muscle memory and learn the best way to handle challenges from run to run, but the majority of the battles felt trivial on standard difficulty. I only got consistently challenged by the last couple of bosses, who have such large health pools that you can’t kill them so aggressively fast that they don’t even have the chance to do damage to you.

Though Yasha is pretty easy, it can still be fun thanks to the snappy combat and how different each of the three playable characters control compared to one another. Every fighter combines light and heavy attacks to vanquish foes while using dashes and parries (successful ones can be turned to big damage counter attacks) to stay alive. Shigure’s sword swinging is capable of a balance between aggressive and defensive strategies that rely on those counters, which feels very different from Sara’s all-in dual wielding style that’s all about overwhelming enemies with naturally empowered dash attacks or Taketora’s patient ranged strategy of creating distance and clobbering enemies from afar, while also having strong melee options to make space if needed. It’s all pretty basic, but it's crisp and crunchy. Like a good, oni-flavored potato chip.

The weapon selection is plentiful at around seven options per character, of which you can take any two on a trip through the dungeon. They’re all pretty different from one another, with swords that light enemies on fire or get stronger every time you use certain types of attacks… but across characters, you’ll start to notice they don’t deviate much – for example, all three warriors have a version of that fire weapon or that one that gets stronger. And when most enemies are so easy that they don’t require much strategy to beat, there wasn’t much encouragement to experiment with the more interesting weapons anyway, like a fun looking bow that can mark enemies and make every subsequent shot home in on them.

The only real randomness in Yasha comes in the various soul orb buffs you can earn for your weapons after each room of enemies that empower and alter their abilities, as well as amulets that increase your stats that you can buy from a shopkeeper or loot from enemies. The former is where almost all my brainpower was spent, trying to guess how a new ability might work in tandem with ones I already have or if it’s good enough to abandon my original plan entirely for. I spent the majority of my runs across all three warriors focusing on one specific build simply to defeat the frustrating power spike of the last boss, since many of these abilities function similarly between like weapons in each character’s arsenal. As the saying goes: if it’s broken, don’t fix it.

After every run, win or lose, you can spend currency earned in battle on some passive abilities that strengthen your damage and health or give you bonuses when certain conditions are met, like bonus attack damage while at less than half HP. Whether you choose to invest in these talents or use those resources to upgrade your favorite weapons instead, I always felt significantly stronger the next time I went down the rabbit hole. None really changed the way I played significantly, but they made everything I planned to do work a bit better than last time.

When finishing a character’s story, you gain the ability to add modifiers to future runs that ostensibly make it more difficult. This does add more push back to any given run far earlier and gives you access to special items that let you upgrade your weapons even further, but I ran out of steam on pushing myself to this game’s limits pretty quickly after the main campaigns were buttoned up. At around 21 hours across three characters, seeing the exact same areas and enemies so many times, I just couldn’t be bothered to take any more trips though the demon gate.

With PS5 games getting bigger each year and SSD prices rising, we want to make sure you can find the best storage for the lowest price possible. Here, we'll point you in the direction of some of the greatest 2TB SSD deals we can find, including this deal on a Lexar 2TB NM790 SSD with Heatsink which is down to $130.99 (21% off).

It's worth noting that you can't use any old SSD and expect it to perform well on the PS5 console. You'll want to pick up a PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 solid-state drive with at least a 5,500MB/s read speed to match the PS5's internal drive. We've gathered up SSDs that match or exceed these specs in the list below to make your search easier.

Note that Sony recommends a heatsink attached to your SSD and not all SSDs listed here have pre-installed heatsinks. For the ones that do, we'll be sure to mention it. For the ones that don't, all you have to do is purchase your own heatsink (like this one for $10) and install it yourself. For our top recommended picks for 2025, check out our full breakdown for the Best PS5 SSDs.

Lexar 2TB NM790 SSD with Heatsink for $130.99

Wednesday is about to be the cinephile’s new favorite day of the week — because AMC Theaters have announced they will be slashing their prices on Wednesdays by half in an effort to get more folks in for a movie during the mid-week slump. Yep, you read that right: by half.

According to a statement from the company via Bloomberg, the all-day discount will be based on the standard adult evening ticket price and will go into effect starting July 9. Perhaps the most exciting element of this discount is that premium showings, such as IMAX or 4DX, will also benefit from the 50% discount, which is a pretty sweet deal knowing how much an IMAX movie can run one moviegoer, let alone a family or group.

Moviegoing has been on shaky ground since the COVID-19 pandemic forced folks to leave the pasttime behind for quite a while, which caused the industry to see a big monetary shock in the lack of ticket sales. Things have slowly progressed upward since then, but it hasn’t been without struggles — and clearly isn’t still fully back to what it was. That said, AMC CEO Adam Aron is seeing the potential.

According to the exec, the first quarter did suffer low box office turn-out, but that issue — which Aron dubbed an “anomaly” — has seemingly “already corrected itself” with the immense performances of both A Minecraft Movie and Sinners.

He claimed that since April 1, ticket sales have been high. Considering how well both of those films have swept at the domestic box office thus far, that isn’t hard to believe. A Minecraft Movie has brought in a whopping $408 million at the time of this writing, while Sinners has $215 million and counting under its belt.

Plus, the summer blockbuster season is just beginning, with Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning and Disney’s live action Lilo and Stitch on the way. Then there's the new Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, both of which launch in July. That means a lot more potential for the box office, and AMC’s new initiative is sure to help bolster those numbers.

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We're inching closer to the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, and if you've already secured your preorder of the console, or are looking to pick it up on launch day, now is a great time to grab some accessories to go along with it. There are quite a few up for preorder right now, too. In particular, Hori has a selection of brand new Switch 2 accessories that are available to preorder, including a wired controller, USB camera, travel bag, and more.

Preorder Nintendo Switch 2 Accessories From Hori

These items are all set to drop in June as well, with some dropping on June 16 and others on June 30, following the Switch 2's release. You can see the specific release dates for each item, as well as preorder pricing, below.

If you're still waiting to get your hands on the console itself, preorders are unfortunately out of stock at most major retailers right now. Don't let that get you down, though. It's worth it to keep an eye on our Switch 2 preorder guide for the latest stock updates as we get closer to its official release date.

While console preorders are up in the air, there are still plenty more Switch 2 items you can drop some cash on ahead of release. Looking for more of the official Switch 2 accessories? Quite a few are still up for preorder, including the Switch 2 Pro Controller, Switch 2 carrying case, the Switch 2 camera, and Switch 2-compatible microSD Express cards.

That's not all. Plenty of Switch 2 (and Switch 2 Edition) games are available to preorder as well, including Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.

Switch 2 Games Up for Preorder

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One of the most exciting trading card crossovers in years is nearly here. Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy releases on June 13, and the only set still available from major retailers is the Starter Kit, now back in stock and available to preorder at Amazon for just $19.87. UK readers can also grab it for £15.99.

With the rest of the sets sold out and some singles already going for over $500, you might want to lock in your preorder before it vanishes faster than you can say Chocobo.

For some time now, Tekken fans have been asking for a trip to Waffle House. Not in real life, mind you, but in-game. And while it sounds like Tekken 8's director is fishing for it, there hasn't been a bit on the line from Waffle House.

Over on X/Twitter, Tekken game director Katsuhiro Harada was responding to fans still eagerly asking for a Waffle House stage in Tekken 8. It's a frequent demand that's gained a lot of steam as Harada himself has expressed interest in learning more on the matter.

Harada said he "fully understands" fans' requests. So much so, in fact, that he's already been thinking about it, and apparently taken action to try and make something happen.

"Over the past year or more, I've actually tried to make contact through several different channels," said Harada on X/Twitter. "However, and this is purely my own speculation, I suspect that the lack of response may be due to the fact that the project I'm known for revolves around 'fighting-themed video games.'"

To be honest, within the bounds of what I can say, I fully understand your (you guys) request—that's precisely why I had considered taking on this challenge. In fact, I had already been thinking about it quite a while ago.

Over the past year or more, I've actually tried to make… https://t.co/Sa5oSpk2IZ

— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) May 13, 2025

Harada noted that "no response" equals a very rare case. He also said if using a different name or format is acceptable, as long as "the core message is maintained," then he would be willing to seriously reconsider and explore this again.

So it seems like Kazuya and Jin won't be settling their familial differences beneath the yellow light of a Waffle House sign anytime soon. A parody version could happen though, or an in-universe facsimile. Harada suggested "Hustle House" in another post, which isn't a bad option.

Tekken 8 is currently swinging into a new update with Patch 2.01, after confirming the impending addition of Fahkumram to the Tekken 8 roster. Back in April, Harada responded to fan frustration over Tekken 8's Season 2, and said the tuning team is working "around the clock" to read feedback and work on future changes for the better.

Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.