Prior to joining the directors of The Last of Us Season 2, director Kate Herron had already established herself as a helmer on Marvel's Loki and Netflix's Sex Education. Herron's next video-game adaptation will be The Sims movie, which she will direct and co-write. Now, Herron has shared how her time on The Last of Us inspired her work on The Sims.While speaking with Variety, Herron credited The Last of Us co-showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for giving her the opportunity to helm Season 2, Episode 4, and revealed that her first meeting with the duo over Zoom came while she was dressed as Ellie. As for The Sims, a writing quirk by Mazin is something that Herron is borrowing for her scripts going forward."Craig writes the thoughts of the characters in the script," said Herron. "I love it, and I have 100% stolen that, and I'm now doing it in all the scripts I write. It's such a good idea."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

World of Warcraft looks to be introducing a new spell for all characters that will set up a campfire and automatically restore their health when out of combat, making having to buy or cook food for healing purposes obsolete.As spotted by Wowhead on the public-test-realm-build for patch 11.1.7, the spell, Recuperate, restores 150% health over 30 seconds, has no cooldown, and can be used an unlimited number of times. It's similar to the spell that Delve NPC companion Brann Bronzebeard occasionally busts out when players are injured. The spell's healing properties, Wowhead notes, are actually stronger than the best cooking profession foods available, and it can also be used inside dungeons and raids.It's a nice little addition that in many ways feels overdue. Having to buy food from a vendor or eating just to regain lost health is definitely a core part of early WoW but hasn't been especially relevant as a mechanic for many, many years at this point. That's particularly true for characters with mana who have healing spells. Since running out of mana is almost unheard of in modern WoW unless you are in a lengthy PvP battle or extended raid encounter, classes with access to a heal can easily use that to restore their health fast instead of taking the time to eat.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disney’s Lorcana is one of the most popular trading card games around, giving you a chance to duke it out with familiar faces like Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Stitch, and other iconic characters from the Disney universe. The TCG has seen numerous expansions, and its latest--Reign of Jafar--is set to arrive on June 6. While the new set will include plenty of new card, decks, and booster packs for the game's standard player-versus-player format, the new expansion is also adding a new cooperative format called Illumineer's Quest: Palace Heist, which puts a fun twist on the usual Lorcana mechanics where two players team up to bring down Jafar. These expansions tend to be remarkably popular, so consider preordering well in advance if you want to have them in your deck this summer. See all Reign of Jafar preorders at Best Buy Illumineer’s Quest: Palace Heist $60 | Releases June 6 As mentioned above, Illumineer’s Quest: Palace Heist is a new format for Lorcana that can be played solo or as a cooperative adventure. Players will build their decks and strategically play their cards to defeat Jafar and take back the Reforged Crown. The pack even includes special rules and pieces that let you change the difficulty.Locarana Illumineer’s Quest: Palace Heist includes the following:1 Jafar scenario deck (50 cards)2 player decks (60 cards each)1 oversized Jafar card1 Reforged Crown tile1 Palace Heist playmat4 battlegrounds1 Jafar draw token5 lore tracker tokens29 damage counters1 Victory CardPalace Heist rules sheet Preorder at Best Buy Reign of Jafar: Illumineer’s Trove (96 cards) $50 | Releases June 6 If you want to snag a bunch of goodies at once, the Illumineer’s Trove is the product to preorder. The sizable collection includes:1 storage box6 card dividers8 booster packs (12 cards each)6 damage-counter dice1 lore counter Preorder at Best Buy Reign of Jafar: Booster Box (288 cardss) $144 | Releases June 6 Want to stock up on as many Reign of Jafar cards as humanly possible? Try snagging a preorder for the Booster Box. Featuring 24 booster packs for a total of 288 cards, it’s an easy way to revamp your deck. It’s a bit expensive--but these are usually quite popular and sell out fast. Preorder at Best Buy Reign of Jafar: Single-Player Deck $17 per deck | Releases June 6 These prebuilt 60-card decks are ready to play right out of the box and come with a bonus booster pack. Two decks are available to preorder--one featuring Mulan & Stitch, the other Tiana & Bruno. Best Buy chooses which deck you get randomly; you cannot request a specific deck for your order.Includes:1 deck of 60 cards (2 foil cards)Booster pack (12 cards)1 Damage Counter1 paper playmat1 paper tracker tokenQuick Start rulebook Preorder at Best Buy Reign of Jafar: Sleeved Booster $6 per pack | Releases June 6 Each booster includes 12 random cards with the following rarities:1 Foil Card of random rarity2 Rare (or higher) Cards3 Uncommon Cards6 Common Cards Preorder at Best Buy Reign of Jafar: Deck Case $6 | Releases June 6 Organize all your cards with one of the new Deck Cases. Each one can hold up to 80 sleeved cards, and you’ll find options featuring Tinkerbell or Mickey Mouse. Preorder at Best Buy (Tinkerbell) Preorder at Best Buy (Mickey) Reign of Jafar: Playmat $20 | Releases June 6 If you’re worried about damaging your cards during play, a playmat could be a good addition to your setup. These are crafted with a smooth fabric top and anti-slip bottom--and they’re adorned with some pretty sleek graphics. Hades and Rescue Rangers versions are available for preorder. Preorder at Best Buy (Hades) Preorder at Best Buy (Rescue Rangers) Reign of Jafar: Card Sleeves $10 | Releases June 6 Pick up 65 card sleeves to prevent wear and tear of your favorite cards. Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell styles are both up for preorder, and each one costs $10. Preorder at Best Buy (Tinkerbell) Preorder at Best Buy (Mickey) More Gaming, Tech, and Entertainment Deals & Preorders Tomtoc Releases Nintendo Switch 2 Version Of Its Popular Form-Fitting Travel Case Lego Star Wars Day Sale Is Live - Get Two Free Sets With Jango Fett's UCS Starship All The Nintendo Switch 2 Games You Can Preorder Now + Show More More Gaming, Tech, and Entertainment Deals & Preorders Links (5) Studio Ghibli Movies With Collectible Steelbooks Are Available For Cheap 8BitDo Halts US Shipments Due To Tariffs, But You Can Get Great Controller Deals (For Now) You Won't Find Switch 2 Consoles On Amazon, But You Can Get Games & Gear Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Sold Out - Games & Accessories Available Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Preorders Are Available Now Info from Gamespot.com

Lego Star Wars: The Razor Crest Ultimate Collector Series (6,187 Pieces) $450 (was $600) See at Amazon Star Wars Day has passed us by, but there are still some great lingering deals on Lego sets at major retailers. One of the most notable deals is Amazon's $150 discount on the massive 6,187-piece Razor Crest assault ship from The Mandalorian. If you're interested in adding this large-scale display model to your collection, you probably shouldn't wait much longer, as the price is likely to increase very soon.For more Lego Star Wars sets, check out our roundup of the new building sets released for this year's Star Wars Day celebrations. We also have a roundup of Star Wars Lego deals at Amazon--though keep in mind that prices and availability for the sets featured in that story may have changed over the past couple of days. Lego Star Wars: The Razor Crest Ultimate Collector Series (6,187 Pieces) $450 (was $600) The 6,187-piece Razor Crest faithfully recreates Din Djarin's assault ship from The Mandalorian and comes with a small display plaque and minifigures of Mando, the Mythrol, Kulil, and Grogu. The completed model features sleeping quarters, various side hatches, and cargo compartments. There’s even a weapons cabinet and carbon-freezing chamber--and since the top is removable (along with its engines), you can easily view this detailed interior.If you're unfamiliar with the Ultimate Collector Series, it's a subseries within the sprawling Star Wars Lego universe reserved for only the most intricate, detailed, and authentic builds.The Razor Crest is one of the largest builds in the UCS. Lego just released the latest addition to the lineup over the weekend in celebration of Star Wars Day: the 2,970-piece replica of Jango Fett's Firespray-Class Starship.Here's a list of the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets that you can still buy for retail price or less.TIE Interceptor Starfighter (1,931 pieces) -- $230Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser (5,374 pieces) -- $650The Mandalorian's Razor Crest Starship (6,187 pieces) -- $450 ($600)Jabba's Sail Barge (3,942 pieces) -- $500X-Wing Starfighter (1,949 pieces) -- $240Millennium Falcon starship (7,541 pieces) -- $850AT-AT Walker (6,785 pieces) -- $1,050Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder (1,890 pieces) -- $240Jango Fett's Firespray-Class Starship UCS (2,970 pieces) -- $300 See at Amazon The Razor Crest UCSGallery Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During a livestream reveal event for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate, Bungie announced that it will be introducing World Tiers. These are customizable location difficulties, with varying difficulty and increased rewards.Three guardians explore KeplerRobbie Stevens, Destiny's assistant game director, announced the addition and commented that as Guardians play through the main story quest, they'll unlock more world tiers and therefore higher difficulties."World Tiers allow you to take on a higher level of challenge," Stevens explains, mentioning that the higher the difficulty, the better the loot you will receive. Think of it in a similar way to Diablo's world tiers. The higher ones are more challenging, but also the most rewarding in terms of gear.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Destiny 2's next expansion, The Edge of Fate, has been officially revealed by developer Bungie, and it is launching on July 15. Bungie announced the release date in an ongoing livestream showing off what to expect from the expansion.Bungie also dropped new cinematic trailer that focuses on the character Orin and her past role as the Queen's Emissary. This expansion will emphasize the role of The Nine, a secretive group of supernatural beings that are aligned with the celestial bodies in the Solar System.We also got first looks at some of the new mechanics and powers coming in the expansion. In a gameplay trailer, Bungie showed off some of the weapons, locations, and abilities that players can expect from The Edge of Fate. These include a rocket launcher with a ricochet effect and an emphasis on Darkness abilities.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Last July, SAG-AFTRA authorized a voice actors strike against the major video game publishers, largely over the issue of AI protections. Nearly 300 days later, that's still the final point of contention between both sides. Now, the publishers have released what they characterize as the "best and last" offer for actors. And the actors have fired back with their counteroffer, all in the court of public opinion.As noted by Variety, the latest contract proposals between the studios and the actors have found common ground on most of the terms for a new deal. That includes 24% wage increases over the life of the contract. But the two sides' lack of agreement over generative AI continues to prolong the strike.Audrey Cooling, a spokesperson for the video game publishers, told Variety that, "We are hopeful the union will not choose to walk away when we are so close to a deal."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The new GTA 6 trailer is finally here, but what song is playing in it? Whereas the first trailer from December 2023 used Tom Petty's "Love Is A Long Road," this one features the song "Hot Together" by The Pointer Sisters. The song was written by Sharon Robinson and originally released in 1986.Similarly to how the lyrics to "Love Is A Long Road" seemingly bore a connection to the story of GTA 6, that may also be the case for "Hot Together." The song is about a couple and their intense, passionate physical and emotional love. The tune tells the story of lovers who could be "hot together.""We both know that it could feel good, so good / You led me through the crowded room / And out into the night / You kissed me like you did before / In the quiet of the moonlight," is one of the verses from the song.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Stardew Valley is a massively popular farm sim, where you take over your late grandfather's farm as an escape from the overwhelming city life. If you haven't played Stardew Valley before, your options aren't limited, as it can be played on nearly every modern platform, in addition to now having more features like multiplayer that weren't present some years ago. Here's everything you need to know about how to play Stardew Valley.Table of Contents [hide]How to play Stardew ValleyDoes Stardew Valley have cross-play?How to play Stardew ValleyStardew Valley is available on nearly every modern and popular platform. This includes Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, and Android. It can be played on Xbox Series X|S and PlaySation 5 via backward compatibility, and will likely be playable on Nintendo Switch 2 via backward compatibility, though this is not yet confirmed. It typically costs $15, and is on Xbox Game Pass for both console and PC.Does Stardew Valley have cross-play? Stardew Valley currently does not have cross-platform multiplayer, and it seems likely that it never will. That means if you want to play multiplayer, everyone will need to be in the same family of platforms, like Xbox or PlayStation. If one person is on Nintendo Switch and the other is on PC, for example, you cannot play together.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Starfield's latest beta update is now available for testing on Steam, with developer Bethesda Game Studio's official patch notes detailing new Creation Kit options, display settings, and a whole heap of bug fixes.The update brings a few additions to the game's Creation Kit, where players can both create and download official Starfield user-made mods. Update 1.15.214 ups the size limit for Creations to 2GB, allows Creations to be bundled together in the Creations Store, and adds the ability for users to import new icons into the game through the Creation Kit.There are also a number of new display options. A "Very Low" option for the game's various display settings have been added to help "improve performance" on some devices, and Bethesda has additionally added support for 32:9 and 32:10 resolutions, as well as more 16:9, 16:10, and 21: 9 resolution options.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has outlined an enticing slate of games coming to its new Switch 2 system over the next few months. But while a new, mainline Zelda adventure may be a ways off, fans will still get to experience a new Zelda story with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.Set during the Imprisoning War, the apocalyptic battle that took place before the events of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Age of Imprisonment follows Rauru, Zelda, and other champions of Hyrule as they strive to repel Ganon's dark forces. Although Nintendo has only offered a brief glimpse at the game so far, it's already clear it will feature the large-scale battles and speedy combat the Warriors series is known for.Ahead of its release, here's everything we know so far about Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. For more on the Switch 2 itself, be sure to check out every confirmed and rumored game so far and everything coming to Nintendo Switch Online at launch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Art of Marvel Rivals $54.24 | Releases September 2 Preorder on Amazon Since it launched last year, Marvel Rivals has positioned itself as not only one of the best superhero games to play right now, but also one of the best-looking. Developer NetEase assembled an all-star squad of artists to help bring the game to visual life, and at long last, all of that terrific art is being collected into a new full-color hardcover book. Priced at $54.24, The Art of Marvel Rivals will launch on September 2 and preorders for it are now open. The Art of Marvel Rivals $54.24 | Releases September 2 A celebration of the game, the bold character designs in it, and the iconic locations players battle each other in, the Marvel Rivals artbook clocks in at 208 pages in size. Published by Dark Horse--who'll also be releasing a Starfield artbook later this year--this hardcover will explore how Marvel icons like Iron Man, Namor, Storm, and many more were redesigned for the game, alongside the many unique outfits that they wear into battle. There'll also be a deep dive into Marvel's most recognizable locales like the spires of Yggsgard and Hydra's Hive World to help flesh out this tome. Preorder on Amazon Dark Horse has done a great job with its art books over the last couple of years, and its publications typically cover some of the biggest games of recent memory. Right now, you can grab books dedicated to The Last of Us, Doom Eternal, and Assassin's Creed Shadows, to see how these games were visually designed from the ground up. There are also art books for several Marvel video games, like Marvel's Spider-Man: The Art of the Game for $37.78 (was $40) and The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Deluxe Edition for just $57 (was $100), which gets you the art book as well as an eye-catching slipcase cover and an art print. Check the lists below for a selection of more of our favorite art books available now.More Marvel Video Game Art Book DealsThe Art of Marvel Rivals -- $54.24 | Releases September 2The Art of Marvel's Avengers -- $24.81 ($40)The Art of Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda -- $32.15 ($40)The Art of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy -- $17 ($40)The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man -- $37.78 ($40)The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales -- $31.60 ($40)The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Deluxe Edition -- $57.10 ($100)The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 standard edition -- $28.43 ($50) Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Destiny 2's second expansion of 2025, titled Renegades, is coming in December, and it is a Star Wars-inspired adventure. Revealed today by developer Bungie in a cinematic trailer, Renegades is designed to evoke the style of the Star Wars franchise, and it appears to even add lightsabers to the players' arsenal.The trailer was included as a surprise teaser at the end of Bungie's livestream detailing The Edge of Fate, an expansion coming out on July 15. While we do not know much about Renegades beyond its December release date and its inclusion of a lightsaber, the developer mentioned in the livestream that the team is taking explicit inspiration from Star Wars and other space westerns.As the second expansion of 2025, Renegades is part of Bungie's new development roadmap for Destiny 2. Rather than its past focus on seasonal storylines, Bungie is planning to continue the cadence of two expansions per year with free updates scattered in between releases.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bungie has revealed its plans for the next long story arc for Destiny 2. The developers have revealed a "multi-year saga" in the form of the Fate Saga. The beginning of this new chapter of Destiny's story, there will be four expansions to start us off known as the Year of Prophecy.Starting on July 15, 2025 with The Edge of Fate, players will journey to the mysterious planetoid Kepler and find more questions than answers about the universe at large. After that on December 2, 2025, we will get the expansion Renegades. As per Bungie's new content roadmap plans, there will now be two expansions a year going forward. So now with more densely-packed expansions than what players have seen with Episodes and less waiting time, more content will be seen quickly rather than the 1-2 year gap between expansions as before.In between each expansion there will also be what Bungie is dubbing "Major Updates," with overhauls to the sandbox, new events, modifier and challenge updates, new gear and Artifact mods, and more. On September 9, 2025, the first major update of the Season of Reclamation, titled Ash & Iron, will release. Then, as part of Renegades and the Season of Lawless, the Shadow & Order update will drop on March 3, 2026. The most-enticing detail here is that each major update will not cost anything, nor will it be vaulted or taken away. Major updates will be free to all Destiny 2 players, and the content they bring will always be part of the game at large. These updates will be approximately the size of the Into the Light seasonal update with lots of events and new content to find.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The May 2025 lineup of PC games for Humble Choice subscribers has been revealed, and this month, you can look forward to an action game that feels like it came straight out of the PS2 era, spine-tingling horror, and a fantastic game starring a motley crew of pirates. Sign up for Humble Choice In case you've missed out on it, Humble Choice is a $12 monthly subscription service that offers a monthly batch of PC games that are yours to keep forever, even if you decide to cancel your membership. There are other perks to this membership as well, including exclusive discounts at the Humble store and access to the Humble Vault--an additional rotating library of games that's only available to members.Humble Choice May 2025 GamesThe Thaumarturge: Deluxe EditionAmnesia: The BunkerEvil WestShadow Gambit: The Cursed CrewEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred HeroesStar Wars: Bounty HunterUltrosCorpse KeeperOne of the big highlights here is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, a delightful blend of stealth and strategy, infused with a swashbuckling spirit. A genuine treat for anyone who enjoys stealth and meticulously planning their next move, the game was sadly the final title developed by Mimimi, as the studio shut down several weeks later. It's a genuinely fun gem of a game, and it was one of GameSpot's personal faves in 2023.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com