The Chinese open-world RPG Where Winds Meet will release globally later in 2025 for PC and PS5. There will be a closed beta test on May 16 that is exclusive to United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea--and you can sign up now.In order to sign up, go the game's official website and log in using Google or Facebook. Click the "Sign up for beta" button and select your language. You must be at least 18 years old to sign up. The website will then ask several questions about how you learned about the beta test and what made you interested in signing up, as well as your platform preference, your gaming habits, and how familiar you are with Chinese mythology and history.There are also rewards for those who pre-register the game, wishlist it, and join its Discord community. They include the Eternal Harmony and Golden Oath accessories and the Way of Tranquility skin.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine: The Illustrated History Box Set $50 | Releases June 17 Preorder at Amazon There's a good chance that when you finished watching Deadpool and Wolverine last year, you found yourself wanting to know more about Marvel's favorite mutants. While the two comic book characters have decades of history on the printed page and in other forms of media, it can be daunting for newcomers to dive into that morass of crossovers, team-ups, and mini-series. Fortunately, the upcoming Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine: The Illustrated History Box Set will bring you up to speed on the mutant duo, as it's available now to preorder for $50 ahead of its June 17 release. Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine: The Illustrated History Box Set $50 | Releases June 17 This boxset collects two hardcover encyclopedias, Wolverine: Creating Marvel’s Legendary Mutant and Deadpool: Drawing the Merc with a Mouth. Both books are packaged inside a new illustrated slipcase. One side references Wolverine's infamous Enemy of the State storyline, while the back features Deadpool parodying it.Originally published separately under the Insight Edition banner, these books cover each character's origins, iconic storylines, and more. Each book is full of classic comic covers, panels, and other art from the Marvel Comics archives, as well as exclusive interviews with Marvel Comics artists and writers, including Fabian Nicieza, Mark Waid, Joe Kelly, Reilly Brown, John Byrne, Jim Lee, Chris Claremont, and Frank Miller. Preorder at Amazon Gallery If you're interested in reading the comics these encyclopedias cover, you can grab a collection of Deadpool and Wolverine crossover comic compilations featuring the heroes. Deadpool vs. Wolverine released last year and collects several of the pair's comic appearances from 1988 to 1999 into a 336-page omnibus. There's also Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII, which collects the duo's latest team-up storyline from 2024.If you're interested in going behind the scenes on the pair's recent MCU appearance, there's the Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine: The Art of the Movie, which features never-before-seen images and artwork from the blockbuster. There's also the recently released Deadpool & Wolverine: Exposed - Photos From the Set for a photographic tour of the movie.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon is offering a new, exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed version of the iconic kids' game Hungry Hungry Hippos. The game replaces the hippos with TMNT's Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, and players gobble up as much pepperoni as possible. Fans of TMNT and classic board games can grab Hungry Hungry Turtles Edition for $25 exclusively at Amazon. Hungry Hungry Turtles Edition $25 This version of the game is essentially the original game with a fresh coat of radical green paint. Along with replacing the hippos with the TMNT crew, the board itself is designed to look like a pizza and a set of stickers kids can use to personalize their “pizza” gameboard. Otherwise, it plays just like the same classic board game you remember. Keep in mind that this is an Amazon exclusive, so you won’t find it anywhere else. Exclusives like this tend to be quite popular too, so consider picking it up for a young TMNT fan while you can. It also makes a fun collector’s item for TMNT enthusiasts of all ages. See at Amazon Hungry Hungry Hippos: TMNT EditionGallery This isn’t the only great Amazon-exclusive board game available right now. You’ll also find unique versions of Candy Land, Clue, Connect 4, Guess Who, and more listed in the online retailer's board game catalog. One of the best options right now is Sorry, which is getting a limited-time discount that drops its price to just $16 (was $22). Several other games are also on sale. Here’s a look at some of our favorites.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ghost Ship Games, the developer behind Deep Rock Galactic, first teased a roguelite spin-off from the game in late 2023. Now, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is moving closer to fruition with a new trailer and an announcement that a closed alpha test for the game will begin soon. Rogue Core casts one to four players as intergalactic dwarves who are battle-hardened Reclaimers. These are the warrior dwarves who are called upon to investigate the mines of Hoxxes IV after several dwarf dig spaces went offline. The Core Spawn within the planet have proven to be deadly to the previous miners, and the Reclaimers will have to overcome the native creatures to claim the powerful new material known as Expenite.Each play through allows the team to explore procedurally generated stages and search for elements and resources to complete their missions. The game is also introducing new classes of dwarves, including Guardians who protect the team, Spotters who can identify threats, Slicers who excel in battle during full-frontal assaults, and Falconeers who fight alongside a robotic bird of prey.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During the Triple-I Initiative, developer 11 Bit Studios announced that sci-fi game The Alters will launch for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on June 13. The game will also be a day-one launch on Game Pass for Xbox and PC.In case you missed it when it was first announced, The Alters puts you in the boots of Jan Dolski, the lone survivor of a space expedition that ended with his spaceship crash-landing on a hostile planet. Making his way to a mobile base, Jan quickly learns that he has three days to get it moving again before the planet's next sunrise incinerates it and him. The big problem? A lack of human and mineral resources to get the base on the move again. Fortunately, Jan can clone himself, but each new "Alter" represents an alternate version of himself shaped by different choices in his life. The more Alters you have, the better your odds of survival will be, but the challenge lies in managing a group of Jans who have unique skills, personalities, and memories tied to a different life choice. Players will also need to focus on managing their mobile base and dealing with the hazards of the world around them, as the game is a combination of survival, base-building, and exploration.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has officially revealed the next big--and free--update for the game on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices. Shown off during the Triple-I Initiative stream, the Emerald Diorama is based on Square Enix’s fantasy RPG franchise SaGa, and it's now available to download.The update adds a lot of new content to Vampire Survivors, including 12 new characters and skins, plenty of new weapons, and the Glimmer gameplay mechanic. Whenever you attack with specific weapons, there's a chance to instantly learn a special technique through this system, allowing you to unleash swords, sorcery, and missiles. For the new characters, several SaGa protagonists will join the game roster. These include:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Dozens of games were in the spotlight during the Triple-I Initiative showcase, and one of the interesting titles shown off was a creepy horror game called No, I'm Not Human. Developed by Trioskaz--who previously made Violent Horror Stories: Anthology--the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been replaced by strange creatures who have assumed their identities.While you aren't one of them, you will have to use your wits and observation skills to figure out if you're dealing with a real person or one of these mysterious monsters, as they'll be banging on the door of your stronghold in an attempt to get inside. The future of the human race lies with you, as you'll have the option to save or turn away people from your bunker. Some of the scenarios revealed in the trailer include people with misshapen faces, strange mannerisms, and a complete obliviousness to the exotic insects crawling out of their ears--behaviors that you don't often see in people. Are they the real deal or is there something sus about them? You'll have to figure that out for yourself, but if you want to be completely paranoid, you can turn everyone away from your home and see how that works out for you with the game's ending. No, I'm Not Human will be released on PC in Q3 2025.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A icy, post-apocalyptic wasteland and a "life-sustaining" train may evoke Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho's film Snowpiercer, but it's also the premise of developer FakeFish's newly revealed FPS survival game, Frostrail.In Frostrail, up to four "pilgrims" will cooperate to survive a frozen apocalypse by gathering vital resources and combating "horrifying abominations," according to a press release. At the heart of the experience is the Eden Engine, a train that serves as players' home base as well as a mobile fortress against both monsters and mother nature. Players will need to gather items from exploring exploring underground dungeons and destroyed ruins in order to craft new tools, weapons, and equipment, all the while battling monsters and surviving the inhospitable cold. Frostrail's reveal trailer highlights the game's weapon crafting, item scavenging, and FPS battles while giving a glimpse at the harsh locales and supernatural foes players will be forced to contend with.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Having made its name with martial arts-based action games Absolver and Sifu, few might have expected Sloclap's next game would be Rematch, an online five-a-side soccer game. After all, while the beautiful game is a beloved pastime and global phenomenon, its representation in video games has long been dominated by the EA FC series (formerly known as FIFA), to the extent that it becomes difficult to consider an alternative.But Rematch has one very key difference that I learned during my visit to the studio's Paris office. Where many soccer sims have you in control of a whole team, changing to players closest to where the ball is, Rematch can be better described as a "soccer-player sim" where, in its third-person perspective, the camera is down at pitch level behind your player for the duration of the six-minute match. That also meant that for this hands-on, I was playing with other journalists as my teammates, just like a real game of soccer.Rematch is a cooperative game that encourages you to work together.In explaining the concept, creative director Pierre Tarno speaks of Rematch less in terms of soccer but rather with reference to other genres, such as a third-person action game or even a third-person shooter, since shooting the ball also involves aiming a crosshair with the right stick and squeezing the right trigger. Yet while it's set 40 years in a much more optimistic future, where AR technology can transform the "cages" you play into different environments--from stadiums to rainforests, underwater, or even outer space--the gameplay remains fundamentally real soccer rather than soccer with over-the-top abilities you might expect from Mario Strikers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty's tradition of celebrating marijuana and stoner culture continues today with the debut of Jay and Silent Bob added to the game as playable characters. Players can now buy multiple Jay and Silent Bob DLC bundles that allow them to take on their standard form, or their "Bluntman" and "Chronic" alter egos.Here's what's included in each bundle, both of which are available for 2,400 COD Points each ($20).Jay and Silent Bob Tracer PackJay and Silent Bob operator skinsDoobie Wreck LW3AI Frostline sniper rifle (blue and yellow tracers)Golden Calf Kompakt 92 SMG (blue and yellow tracers)Smoke Death FXGimme a Light finishing movePoppin' Off emoteMooby's weapon charmIn Sync calling cardMooby Joint decalSnoochie Boochie emblemBluntman and Chronic Tracer PackBluntman and Chronic operator skinsBluntman Stuntman Krig C assasult rifleChronic Unapologetic Jackal PDW SMG (pink and purple tracers)Joint Leaf Death FXBong Staff Bo staff with Joint Leaf Death FXSmoke You Out finishing moveDid that Happen? emoteJoint Power calling cardBlunts Out, Suit Up emblemDoobage Duo spray This isn't the only stoner-themed DLC coming to Black Ops 6 and Warzone to celebrate 4/20. Later this month, Black Ops 6 is adding a new version of Nuketown called "Blazetown," while a new limited-time mode called Joint Operations is on the way as well. This includes variants of multiple different modes that play out in a single match. These include: Head Stash (TDM), Inhalation (Domination), Hotbox (Hardpoint), Very High Target (HVT), and Munchies (Kill Confirmed). During these matches, players will face changing effects, including double health, low gravity, visual hallucinations, and third-person POV.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition $110 | Releases July 10 Preorder at PlayStation Direct Sony announced The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition is coming to PS5 on July 10. The new edition of Naughty Dog's acclaimed post-apocalyptic series will include The Last of Us Part I, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and the Left Behind DLC chapter, getting you the entire saga in one package, along with a steelbook case, comics, art prints, and more. Preorders for the $110 The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition are available now, but supplies are limited, so you'll want to head over to PlayStation Direct and grab a copy for it sells out. The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition $110 | Releases July 10 The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition includes physical copies of The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PS5, as well as the Left Behind prequel chapter DLC. It also includes a selection of physical collectiblesSteelbook case with new cover art featuring EllieThe Last of Us: American Dreams Comics Issues 1-4 with new cover artFour lithographic art printsThank You letter from the game's writer and director Neil DruckmannCollector's boxPreorders are available exclusively at PlayStation Direct. Note that you'll have to sign in with your PlayStation Network account and wait in a digital queue to preorder. Preorder at PlayStation Direct The Last of Us Complete: Collector's EditionMany of the inclusions in The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition are also available separately, including The Last of Us Part 1 for $49.49 (was $70), The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for $50 (or on PC for just $45), and The Last of Us: American Dream graphic novel for $19.72. The standard edition of the games and comic come with their original cover art, which differs from the versions included in the new The Last of Us Complete: Collector's Edition.Speaking of special edition The Last of Us releases, the DualSense The Last of Us Edition controller is back in stock at Walmart. It's available for its normal price of $85, and you'll want to pick one up soon since these often sell out fast.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Neil Patrick Harris--yes, the actor--released Box One, a board game designed for solo players, at the tail end of 2020. The game earned rave reviews thanks to its premium design and mind-bending puzzles, and now you can officially dive into its sequel, Box Two. Offering another adventure filled with puzzles, challenges, and riddles, it’s an excellent choice for anyone seeking a solo board game that’ll put their problem-solving skills to the test. You can grab it now for $60 at Amazon. Box Two by Neil Patrick Harris $60 Box Two is said to be even more elaborate than Box One, with multiple layers to each of its challenges. You’ll find a bunch of premium physical objects inside the box--such as a key, coin, and other handheld puzzles--and you’ll need to navigate a series of riddles to unlock their hidden meaning. It’ll take around two hours to finish the escape-style game.It's best to go into the game with as little knowledge as possible to prevent spoilers. But if you’re a fan of brainteasers, puzzles, and escape rooms, just know you’ll find much to love about this unique adventure.There’s also no need to have played Box One, as the games are entirely separate and require no previous knowledge of the series. See at Amazon Box Two by Neil Patrick Harris $29.49 (was $35) If you do want to play Box One, you’ll find it on sale for $29.49 (was $35) at Amazon. It’s earned impressive reviews from players, so if you’re intrigued by Box Two but don’t like its price tag, consider starting with the more affordable Box One. See at Amazon Box TwoGallery Want to add a few more board games to your collection? Several other mystery and escape games are available at Amazon--including the popular Clue Escape: The Illusionist’s Club, which is discounted to just $14.21 (was $17). This one-time play cooperative game has you figuring out the mystery of a missing magician. It can be played with a small group, though solo play is also supported.Here’s a look at other great board games at Amazon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Katana Zero developer Askiisoft has revealed that its DLC is still in the works and is still free--even if it has been six years since the game's release.As a part of the Triple-I Initiative showcase, Askiisoft released a brand new gameplay trailer. While it's light on details, there seems to be something, or someone, involved called the Seventh Angel. Despite the DLC being free, fans are commenting that they'd happily pay for it since its development has taken so long. So far, there's still no release date for the DLC.The last update about the DLC was back in March 2021, when the developer said that its initial scope grew six-fold, making it less like DLC and more like Katana Zero 1.5. Limited Run Games even announced plans for a physical copy of the game back in 2020, but those haven't come to fruition yet.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fast food joint Popeye's Chicken is joining the Fortnite metaverse this weekend--From April 11-13, the well-liked Murder Mystery Creative island will be home to a new Popeye's restaurant in which players must survive against one of their own who's secretly a murderer. Those who play Murder Mystery in the Popeye's restaurant can earn free Popeye's loot by taking a screenshot of themselves in the digital restaurant and tweeting the pic at the official Popeye's account.The digital Popeye's restaurant you can solve a murder in starting April 11.Officially, the contest is to take a screenshot of yourself wearing the Big Dill skin from the current season's battle pass--but it's not actually required, since you have to buy the battle pass to get that skin. After tweeting the pic at the Popeye's account using the hashtag #PopeyesPickleQuestCoupon, you'll receive a code for some unspecified real-world reward.The whole effort is to promote Popeye's new Pickle Menu--and with a pickle skin on the current Fortnite battle pass, apparently the powers-that-be at the restaurant decided a little cross-promotion was in order. This is not, however, a true collaboration between Fortnite and Popeye's--Epic has avoided collaborating with any real food brands, since Fortnite has a large audience of children. But Fortnite Creative, which is a bit of a Wild West situation that allows any Fortnite user to make just about any kind of game experience, gives brands like Popeye's the chance to advertise in Epic's metaverse without dealing directly with Epic.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Stephen King fans can get a terrific deal on his latest novel at Amazon. The hardcover edition of Never Flinch is available to preorder for $22.40 (was $32) ahead of its May 27 release. Never Flinch is King's first full-length novel since September 2023. Considering King has published 65-plus novels and counting, the nearly two-year gap could be described as a "long wait." That said, King released a terrific short story collection last May, so it's not as if fans such as myself haven't had new King stories to read. If you've enjoyed King's turn to dark crime fiction over the past decade, Never Flinch sounds like another exciting ride. Get preorder deal at Amazon After checking out Amazon's preorder deal for Never Flinch, you should take a look at some of the other upcoming books from the modern master of horror, which we've detailed below. Never Flinch by Stephen King (Hardcover) $22.40 (was $32) | Releases May 27 King's new novel has two main story threads that will intersect as you make your way through the 448-page hardcover. Set in a fictional town called Buckeye City, Never Flinch's high concept plot is kicked into motion by a letter sent to the police department from an unknown man. The letter writer vows to kill 13 innocent people and one guilty person, which he claims is a response to a separate death of an innocent man.Detective Izzy Jaynes is tasked with investigating the threat. King's new protagonist will receive assistance from a private investigator who will be very familiar to constant readers: Holly Gibney.Holly is the link that ties the intersecting stories of Never Flinch together. During the investigation to find the letter writer, Holly is hired as a bodyguard for Kate McKay, a woman's rights activist who is being stalked while on a national speaking tour.Never Flinch will be the seventh Stephen King book featuring Holly Gibney. King has referred to Gibney as one of his favorite characters, so she could very well turn up in future books, too. Knowing Holly's backstory will probably enhance your reading experience, but Never Flinch is a standalone novel. Preorder at Amazon Stephen King Books featuring Holly Gibney Holly, Bill Hodges Trilogy, The Outsider, and If It Bleeds Mr. Mercedes: Bill Hodges 1 (Paperback) -- $11 ($19)Finders Keepers: Bill Hodges 2 (Paperback) -- $12.58 ($19)End of Watch: Bill Hodges 3 (Paperback) -- $11 ($19)Bill Hodges Trilogy Box Set (Hardcover) -- $56 ($96)The Outsider (Paperback) -- $11.86 ($19)If It Bleeds (Paperback) -- $14.90 ($18)Holly (Paperback) -- $10 ($20)Even though you don't technically need to read any of the other King novels featuring Holly Gibney, all of them are great and well-worth your time. If you only have time to read one before Never Flinch's release, I'd recommend the most recent thriller, which is simply titled Holly (2023).King does an admirable job filling the reader in on Holly's earlier adventures in this novel. This is great for newcomers, but keep in mind that if you plan on reading all of them, you'll want to go in chronological order to avoid having prior stories spoiled. The 2023 novel is the first and only full-length King novel where Holly is the sole main protagonist. It follows her investigation into mysterious disappearances in a quiet Midwestern town.Holly Gibney first appeared in Mr. Mercedes (2014), Book 1 in King's Bill Hodges Trilogy starring a retired police officer. of the same name. Holly's presence increased in the two sequels, Finders Keepers (2015) and End of Watch (2016).The private investigator also played a crucial supporting role in The Outsider (2018), a supernatural horror novel that was adapted into a pretty good HBO series. She's also the main character in the title novella in King's story collection If It Bleeds (2020). See all Holly Gibney books Stephen King upcoming book releases in 2025Another all-new book that should be on the radar of longtime King readers is The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand. Releasing August 19, this anthology features stories by dozens of contemporary authors set in the same world as King's longest and arguably best novel. King wrote the introduction for this 800-page doorstopper. If you want to refresh your memory ahead of its release, Amazon has the excellent hardcover edition of The Stand for 50% off right now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com