La espera ha terminado. Steel Hunters, el shooter de mechas free to play de Wargaming ha entrado oficialmente en acceso anticipado. Combinando mecánicas de Battle Royale y extracción, el juego ofrece una intensa fantasía protagonizada por mechas, donde los jugadores controlan formidables gigantes mecánicos, los Hunters.

A partir del 2 de abril, los jugadores PC a través de Steam y Wargaming Game Center pueden sumergirse en intensas batallas jugador contra jugador y jugador contra entorno con equipos de dos. Cada equipo tendrá que completar varios objetivos durante la partida para subir de nivel, conseguir equipamiento y dominar el campo de batalla.

El acceso anticipado incluirá:

• Hunters: Los jugadores pueden controlar y personalizar siete Hunters, cada uno con habilidades únicas: Razorside, Heartbreaker, Fenris, Ursus, Trenchwalker, Prophet y Weaver. Un nuevo Hunter entrará en acción durante el acceso anticipado.
• Campo de batalla dinámico: Salta a la acción en tres mapas con un entorno destructible: Crimson Ridge, Maryland Heights y Stonecutter Keep.
• Modos de juego y progresión: El modo de juego The Last Stand ha sido añadido en lugar de Cosecha de Starfall como modo de juego principal. Además, se ha incorporado un nuevo árbol de habilidades que reemplaza a los cuatro anteriores; ahora se ha convertido en un único árbol de habilidades con mejoras progresivas.
• Sin reinicio de progreso: Cuando los servidores se abran de manera permanente el 2 de abril, significará que no habrá más reinicios: los jugadores mantendrán todos los artículos que posean en el juego y el progreso que han conseguido desde el acceso anticipado y los test, dándoles una ventaja sobre el resto de jugadores cuando llegue el lanzamiento final.
• Pase de batalla: El primer pase de batalla de Steel Hunters se lanzará durante el acceso anticipado y estará disponible hasta el 29 de abril de 2025. Este pase de batalla gratuito permitirá a los jugadores subir de nivel a sus Hunters, desbloquear skins exclusivas y conseguir varias recompensas, potenciadores y créditos.

Mientras Steel Hunters entra en acceso anticipado, el equipo de desarrollo se centrará recopilar el feedback de los jugadores, perfeccionando las mecánicas del juego y mejorando todo en general. Esta fase es crucial para refinar la experiencia, equilibrando el combate y asegurando que el título alcance todo su potencial antes del lanzamiento oficial. Además de mejorar el rendimiento y la estabilidad, el equipo añadirá nuevo contenido y características, dando forma al juego con el apoyo de la comunidad.

«Estamos muy emocionados de llevar hoy Steel Hunters a nuestros jugadores», celebró Mike McDonald, director de producto. «Esta fase se basa en trabajar junto a nuestra comunidad refinando el juego y asegurando que tenga éxito a largo plazo, priorizando al jugador. Estamos empezando la primera temporada del acceso anticipado de Steel Hunters sin monetización, permitiendo a todos los jugadores sumergirse por completo en la experiencia esencial de juego”.

Steel Hunters te ofrece controlar el inmenso poder de los mechs, formidables gigantes mecánicos denominados Hunters, y participar en batallas llenas de acción persiguiendo varios objetivos para subir de nivel y adquirir nuevo equipamiento.

Cada Hunter tiene su propio estilo de juego, su set de habilidades únicas y su sistema de progresión, lo que permite una variedad de estrategias y tácticas para superar a los oponentes a medida que avanzan hacia el enfrentamiento final en el punto de extracción.

“Este es un momento muy importante para Wargaming”, afirmó Victor Kislyi, CEO de Wargaming. “Somos conocidos por crear videojuegos envolventes y de largo recorrido para millones de jugadores de todo el mundo. Con Steel Hunters, estamos superando nuestros límites y ofreciendo algo completamente nuevo. Nuestra ambición es crear una de las experiencias con mechs más emocionantes y atractivas que jamás se hayan visto”.

“Steel Hunters es el resultado de un increíble trabajo en equipo y de la dedicación de nuestro talentoso personal en Guilford, Praga y nuestros estudios en todo el mundo”, afirmó Mike McDonald, director de producto. “Durante los últimos 3 años hemos trabajado incansablemente para crear un juego que ofrece una visión única del mundo de los juegos de disparos con mechs combinando elementos de diferentes géneros en una mezcla atractiva. Hoy finalmente estamos listos para mostrarles a los jugadores lo que hemos estado desarrollando”.

Ambientado en un mundo futurista, Steel Hunters cuenta la historia de la lucha de la humanidad por sobrevivir tras un evento catastrófico. Los Hunters fueron creados para conseguir un escaso recurso extraterrestre llamado Starfall. En su lucha por el control de este recurso, las corporaciones y las facciones transformaron a los Hunters en temibles máquinas de combate; ahora son utilizadas en la carrera por extraer este recurso a lo largo de las ruinas de un planeta Tierra todavía verde, pero abandonado.

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Características principales:

• Una nueva perspectiva de los géneros Battle Royale y de extracción: combina mecánicas de los Hero Shooters, los Battle Royale y los juegos de extracción. Los jugadores participan en batallas en una arena PvPvE persiguiendo varios objetivos para subir de nivel y adquirir equipamiento, para finalmente culmiar en un enfrentamiento final en el punto de extracción.
• Hazte con los gigantes mecánicos: la diversión de Steel Hunters radica en aprender a dominar los Hunters y a usar sus kits de habilidades y sistemas de progresión de la manera más efectiva.
• Estrategia por encima de reflejos: a diferencia de los juegos de disparos más tradicionales, no se trata solo de tener un tiempo de reacción rápido, sino de comprender las fortalezas, debilidades, habilidades, tiempos de recuperación y sinergias de tu Hunter. Los mapas permiten tomar decisiones tácticas significativas y ofrecen oportunidades para flanquear o emboscar a los enemigos.
• Simbiosis: la cooperación es crucial para lograr la victoria; ya juegues con un amigo o te emparejen con otro Hunter, combinar tácticas y habilidades con tu compañero es lo que te permitirá marcar la diferencia.
• Espectacular jugabilidad: el juego, desarrollado con el motor Unreal Engine 5, sumerge al jugador en un mundo sumamente realista y ofrece una potente sensación de poder gracias a los espectaculares mechs de batalla. El entorno destructible del mapa refuerza esta sensación, al tiempo que permite una jugabilidad basada en la estrategia.
• Grandes posibilidades de personalización: los jugadores pueden personalizar a sus Hunters con distintas opciones, lo que les permite crear combinaciones de equipo únicas. Además, los objetos coleccionables y los cosméticos ofrecen oportunidades para expresar el estilo personal y hacer únicos a tus Hunters.

Requisitos Mínimos:

• Requiere un procesador y un sistema operativo de 64 bits
• SO: Windows 10 64-bit (último Service Pack)
• Procesador: Intel Core i5 8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• Memoria: 16 GB de RAM
• Gráficos: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon Vega 64
• DirectX: Versión 12
• Red: Conexión de banda ancha a Internet
• Almacenamiento: 32 GB de espacio disponible

Requisitos Recomendados:

• Requiere un procesador y un sistema operativo de 64 bits
• SO: Windows 10 64-bit (último Service Pack)
• Procesador: Intel Core i5 9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• Memoria: 16 GB de RAM
• Gráficos: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• DirectX: Versión 12
• Red: Conexión de banda ancha a Internet
• Almacenamiento: 32 GB de espacio disponible

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Wargaming es un premiado desarrollador y editor de juegos online con sede en Nicosia, Chipre. Operando desde 1998, Wargaming ha crecido hasta convertirse en uno de los líderes de la industria de los juegos con 15 oficinas en todo el mundo, incluidos estudios en Guildford, Praga, Chicago, Austin, Shanghái, Tokio, Vilna, Kiev y Belgrado.

Millones de jugadores disfrutan de los títulos de Wargaming en las principales plataformas de juego. Nuestros productos estrella incluyen las exitosas franquicias exitosas free-to-play: World of Tanks y World of Warships.

La entrada Steel Hunters ya disponible en Steam Early Access – Detalles y Trailer de Lanzamiento apareció primero en PC Master Race Latinoamérica.

I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K Steelbook Edition

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The 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer is getting a new reboot later this year, but if you're looking to catch up on the slasher franchise before then, then you can preorder a new 4K Steelbook Edition of the first film. Priced at $56 and scheduled to arrive on June 24, this re-release of the film includes a spooky steelbook cover, a standard Blu-ray copy of the film, and a digital streaming code.

I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K Steelbook Edition

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Like the previous 4K release of I Know What You Did Last Summer, this version comes with a nice selection of bonus materials. On the disc, you'll find deleted scenes, an alternate ending, commentary tracks, and more. This is also looks to be one of the best versions of the cult-classic thriller, as it was scanned from the original camera negatives and remastered in 4K and in Dolby Vision. It comes in an exclusive steelbook case featuring artwork from the film.

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I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K Steelbook Edition Bonus Features

Here's a look at all of the special features included in the I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K Steelbook Edition:

• Six deleted scenes
• Alternate ending
• My Own Summer: An interview with director Jim Gillespie
• He Knows What You Did: An interview with Muse Watson
• Filmmakers' commentary
• Director's short film: Joyride, with optional commentary
• Now I Know What You Did Last Summer featurette
• Music video: "Hush" performed by Kula Shaker
• Theatrical trailer

I Know What You Did Last Summer was a big hit when it came out in 1997, back when it was released during the '90s Renaissance of teen-slasher movies. Adapted from the 1973 novel of the same name written by Lois Duncan-Arquette, the film follows four teens after they accidentally run over a person, dump his body in the sea, and then face the wrath of a homicidal fisherman who knows their dark secret. The movie starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michel Gellar, and Ryan Phillipe, and at the box office, it was a huge hit.

Fanatical has launched a new edition of its Mystery Egg Bundle, and this year, you can grab some of the biggest PC games of 2025 if luck is on your side. Like previous instances of this event, the Mystery Egg Bundle will offer a randomized selection of PC games from a curated list, ranging from AAA releases to indie gems. A single Mystery Egg is priced at $1, and inside, you'll find a code for a game that can be redeemed on Steam. The more keys you add to your bundle, the lower each costs, maxing out at 25 Steam keys for just $16 total.

If you're really lucky, you might even get a Golden Egg, which contains games worth $1,000 in total and includes titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and Sid Meier's Civilization 7. Fanatical will be offering prizes over the next eight weeks as part of a giveaway, which includes Steam Decks, VR headsets, and discount vouchers. Chosen winners will also unlock Fanatical store spends of up to $100 during this event.

One thing to note is that Fanatical will guarantee different games in a single bundle purchase, but there is a chance that you can receive duplicate games if you buy multiple bundles.

InZoi has finally arrived in Early Access on Steam, and after much anticipation that Krafton's life sim could be the first real competition for The Sims in decades, we are of course very eager to compare the two.

The reality, of course, is that any brand-new life sim is going to have a hard time going up against a title like The Sims 4, which has been out for a decade and has received dozens of DLCs over that span. It's just not an even fight. With that being the case, a standard apples-to-apple comparison isn't the best way to look at this competition between an old hat and an ambitious newcomer--that wouldn't be fair. Instead, let's drill down into what each game does best. While InZoi does still feel like a bit of an empty shell compared to The Sims 4, Krafton's game already has certain features that EA probably cannot hope to match any time soon.

This is particularly true when it comes to customization. But at the same time, InZoi is still very far behind The Sims on the simulation side. Let's drill down into these differences so we can better understand whether InZoi really can be an effective competitor to The Sims going forward.

InZoi is better: deep customization

At first, character creation in InZoi seemed more or less to be the same as it is in The Sims 4--then I discovered the real customization options, like the ability to design your own clothing items and upload images that you can use as textures for them. Turns out, you can also do the same stuff with any furniture you place in your house. InZoi essentially has built-in tools for creating custom content, whereas making this sort of stuff in The Sims 4 requires third-party mod tools. It's a great inclusion and makes InZoi stand out in at least this one major way.

The Sims is better: It has much more "stuff"

While you can't customize your clothes and furniture in The Sims 4 to the same degree that you can in InZoi, there isn't the same need for it because there's just so much stuff in The Sims 4. Every new expansion has added plenty of clothing and build mode items to the base game, so even people who have never spent a dime on The Sims 4 have regularly received new usable items for years. There's so much stuff that the lack of deep, built-in customization doesn't really hurt much.

InZoi is better: Everything is more granular

It's not just the customization--everything in InZoi is at least a little bit more in-depth than their equivalent features in The Sims 4, from tiny features like the way your Zoi will use the dresser to change into pajamas before bed, to more impactful things like the way your home accumulates dust that has to be cleaned regularly. InZoi gets deep into the details in a surprisingly appealing way.

The Sims is better: a more intuitive build mode

InZoi's granularity extends to its build mode tools, which is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, there are some things you can do with InZoi's building tools that you can't do in The Sims 4, but I'm not convinced it's for the better for most folks, because even though you gain a little bit of granular usability, you lose some ease of use in the process. InZoi's UI is fairly messy and has a steeper learning curve. Contrast that with build mode in The Sims 4, where you can manipulate any object by clicking it, and it's clear that even though InZoi's build mode is deeper, it's harder to learn and to use.

InZoi is better: customizing your town

In The Sims, you have basically unlimited freedom to mess with any property lot in the game, but you can't touch anything else--outside of lots, the many worlds of The Sims 4 are set in stone. InZoi goes the other direction, allowing players to mess with their cities as much as they want. You can use build mode anywhere you want, placing food trucks all over town so you're never far from an emergency meal, for example. And in the Edit City menu you can make global changes, like filling your town with (peaceful) crocodiles or making it very dirty--or you could make your neighbors super mean or super nice. In The Sims 4, a lot of this stuff would be impossible even with mods.

The Sims is better: Pets

While InZoi will let you add stray dogs and cats to your city, you can't interact with them much, and you can't take any of them home with you because InZoi doesn't support pets yet. The Sims 4 does, though they're locked behind paid expansions (Cats & Dogs and Horse Ranch).

InZoi is better: the scheduler

Using InZoi's scheduler, you can set up all your appointments each week, picking where you'll go and at what time, and your Zoi will eagerly do all of it. The scheduler is only for out-of-home stuff, so you can't use it to automate your Zoi's entire life, but it definitely makes it easier to deal with large households, since this allows you to manually automate most of their activities ahead of time if you want to.

The Sims is better: A much more coherent simulation

The Sims 4 is a video game version of real life and has more or less the same sort of social dynamics we have to deal with in society. For example, if you cheat on your spouse, they'll probably, at the very least, get really mad and say mean things about you to their friends, hurting your reputation and making other people like you less. It's a funhouse mirror for reality.

This is something InZoi is missing in a big way--any meaningful sense of cause and effect. There are plenty of things to do, but little point in doing them. You can get a job, but it won't require any skills, and you won't make useful amounts of money from it. You can have relationships, but jealousy barely exists as a concept in this universe, which makes that aspect kinda boring. Learning to play one musical instrument automatically makes you know how to play all other musical instruments, too. The simulation side of InZoi is like this through and through.

InZoi is better: More immersion

One quirk of InZoi's control scheme is how it makes use of the WASD keys to walk your character around, a feature that drove me crazy during my first few hours playing because in The Sims 4, WASD moves the camera. But when you combine that control quirk with an over-the-shoulder view, which you bring up by pressing Tab, you suddenly have the ability to walk around town like you're playing some kind of third-person walking simulator. The Sims 4 has no comparable feature, which makes it an exceptionally interesting thing for InZoi to include.

The Sims is better: It's a completed game

We can compare and contrast The Sims 4 and InZoi all week, but while InZoi definitely has some innovative new features that could make it an essential entry in the life sim genre, it's not going to dethrone EA's long-running franchise right now. The Sims 4 will win every current, overall comparison between the two games simply because InZoi is an Early Access release and really feels like one--it's more like the framework of a game at this point. That framework is extremely promising in some key respects, but it needs a lot more work before it feels all that fun to live in.

Dune fans can save big on a beautiful hardcover collection featuring the first three books in Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi series. Dune Saga 3-Book Deluxe Hardcover Box Set is on sale for only $64 at Amazon, which is well over 50% off its original $150 list price. You're essentially paying $22 for each book, which is one of the best deals we've seen for this set since its release in 2023. Check out Dune's Deluxe Editions below. We've also included deals on the three-part Dune Graphic Novel adaptation as well as the Prelude to Dune graphic novel series.

Dune Deluxe Edition Deals at Amazon:

• Dune Saga 3-Book Deluxe Edition Box Set (Hardcover) -- $64 ($150)
• Dune: Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) -- $22.63 ($50)
• Dune: Messiah Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) -- $28.87 ($50)
• Children of Dune: Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) -- $25.78 ($50)

Frank Herbert's Dune Saga: 3-Book Deluxe Hardcover Box Set

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Published in 2023 in anticipation of Dune: Part Two's theatrical release, the Dune Saga Deluxe Edition Box Set bundles Frank Herbert's original trilogy in one stunning collection. Each of the three hardcover books--Dune, Dune: Messiah, and Children of Dune--have stained page edges, foil stamped covers, illustrated endpapers, and full-color artwork on the interior of the dust jacket.

The three books are packaged inside a slipcase with original full-color artwork shown above. You can take a closer look at the Dune Deluxe Edition books below. All three books are available individually, too. Each one carries a $50 retail price, but you can get them for steep discounts at Amazon. However, buying the books individually would cost you roughly $78 right now, so the box set is the better pick.

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Dune Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)

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For budget-friendly editions of all six of Frank Herbert's Dune Saga novels, check out the mass market paperback editions below. The original trilogy is also available in a mass market paperback box set for close to 50% off. A trade paperback box set of all six books is $70 (was $108).

At GDC 2025, I watched a walkthrough of one of the early levels of Possessor(s), the next game from Heart Machine. The studio typically goes for action games but mixes in a little bit of something else--2016's Hyper Light Drifter had RPG elements, 2021's Solar Ash was an adventure-platformer, and 2025's Hyper Light Breaker is a cooperative roguelike. Possessor(s) is a metroidvania or, as Heart Machine prefers to call it, a search-action game (which, honestly, is such a better term for the genre).

A sidescroller, Possessor(s) sees you play as two characters: Luca, a teenage girl, and Rehm, the demon possessing her. I didn't get to see the events that led to their partnership, but the Heart Machine team explained that the start of Possessor(s) sees Luca caught up in an interdimensional catastrophe that rips a hole in the sky and kills everyone she loves--it's only because of the intervention of the strange horned man now within her that she survives.

Rehm also gives Luca artificial legs (I don't know what happened to her original legs, but I assume the full game will clue us in), so that she can jump higher and survive falls from any height, and Luca uses these new prosthetics to navigate the now-quarantined city in hopes of escaping it and learning more about how the catastrophe happened. The duo regularly converse about their substantially different views of demons and the corporation responsible for most everything in the city, alleviating much of the sense of loneliness that I've come to expect in other search-action games.

Sony San Diego has revealed that MLB The Show's Challenge of the Week has players trying to hit a 200MPH fastball. Those who earn the most points after the challenge concludes will be rewarded with prizes.

Sony San Diego has collaborated with the American sports and comedy group Dude Perfect for this week's Impossible Fastball Challenge of the Week. It'll run from April 4 at 12 PM PT / 3PM ET to April 11 at 11:59 AM PT / 2:59 AM ET. Players will need an internet connection and must be at least 18 years old to win the prizes:

• 1st place: Paul Skenes autographed The Show ball
• 2nd place: Elly De La Cruz autographed The Show ball
• 3rd place: Gunner Henderson autographed The Show ball
• 4th – 10th place: 50,000 Stubs
• 11th – 20th place: 40,000 Stubs
• 21st – 40th place: 30,000 Stubs
• 41st – 100th place: 10 Challenge of the Week Exclusive Packs

Players will play as Elly De La Cruz against a CPU-controlled Paul Skenes who throws a 200MPH fastball and rack up as many points as possible within three outs. GameSpot has attempted this challenge and it seems like players will literally need to swing the instant the pitch leaves Paul Skenes' hand in order to make contact with the ball.

PS5 Slim Astro Bot Console Bundle

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If you're in the market for a PlayStation 5 console, now might be the time to buy one. With Nintendo delaying Switch 2 preorders in the US to evaluate the impact of newly imposed tariffs on imported goods, future pricing for all products, including other video game hardware, could change in the coming months. PlayStation already raised the price of the PS5 in Japan last year, so a price increase in the US wouldn't be much of a surprise--even without factoring in the tariff situation.

But there's another good reason to buy a PlayStation 5 right now: You can get a pretty awesome deal. PlayStation released PS5 Slim and PS5 Slim Digital Astro Bot bundles in March. These bundles are priced $50 lower than the console on its own, and you get a copy of one of the best PS5 exclusives. You're essentially saving $110 versus buying the console and Astro Bot ($60) separately.

Amazon and Walmart are selling the bundles for $1 less than other retailers. These PS5 bundles will only be available for a limited time.

Captain Grant Sims is the leader of the Protocol military force in Atomfall, and he can be found inside the force's headquarters in Wyndham Village. While Captain Sims is a daunting figure due to how much trouble he's caused in the village and surrounding areas, you can get on his good side with a few good deeds. This effort can result in learning of a new escape route out of the Quarantine Zone, but can Captain Sims and Protocol really be trusted?

We'll go over how to complete the entire Captain Sims investigation and the ending it gives you in Atomfall in the full walkthrough below.

Finding and speaking with Captain Sims

First and foremost, you need to speak with Captain Sims to get started on his investigation. As soon as you enter Wyndham Village in Atomfall, you'll be instructed by the Protocol soldiers to go and talk to the captain at the Village Hill location. This is found in the center of two, just north of St. Katherine's Church.

Inside the Village Hall, you'll find Captain Sims standing behind his desk at the end of the first room. Talk to the captain, and he'll initially be wary of you. However, to earn his trust, all you need to do is complete an investigation for him.

You can pick between two investigations, and both take place in Wyndham Village. The first is diving into a murder that occurred at St. Katherine's Church. This kicks off the Murder in the Church investigation, which we've already covered in a previous walkthrough. This investigation doesn't take too long, and it has a couple of different endings.

The other investigation you can complete for Captain Sims takes place at the local bakery. The baker's husband has been acting strangely, and the captain wants you to find out what's going on. This is another short investigation.

After you complete just one of the investigations, return to Captain Sims and report your findings. This will make the captain trust you a little more, but now he wants you to look into a larger matter.

Find and confront Dr. Garrow

Captain Sims now wants you to interrogate a known fugitive, Dr. Garrow. Dr. Garrow is a scientist who's responsible for the Quarantine Zone being put up, and she's locked up in the Skethermoor Prison. The doctor apparently tried to escape using a strange device, and Captain Sims wants you to find out more about what it is.

We have covered how to find Dr. Garrow in Skethermoor Prison in a previous walkthrough. However, that walkthrough doesn't totally apply if you go through Captain Sims before attempting to find Dr. Garrow in the prison. Captain Sims gives you permission to enter the prison, and when this happens, you won't have to fight through all the Protocol soldiers that surround the prison. You can easily get through the prison, without the use of a Signal Redirector, and find Dr. Garrow.

If you try to break out Dr. Garrow before speaking to Captain Sims, it's highly recommended to follow our walkthrough, as that will allow you to get through with much fewer issues.

Either way you go about it, Dr. Garrow is located on the bottom floor of Skethermoor Prison. Keep heading straight in the prison, and you'll continue to head down different levels. Eventually, you'll find Dr. Garrow in a holding cell in the center of a large warehouse.

Speak with Dr. Garrow to hear her story. You can choose to break her out of the prison if you believe her story, but you mainly want to loot the Signal Redirector in a nearby room by Dr. Garrow's prison cell. If you have the Signal Redirector, you can choose to leave Dr. Garrow or break her out, which can lead to a different ending in Atomfall. With the Signal Redirector, return to Captain Sims.

Recover the Radio Part in Casterfell Woods

When you return to Captain Sims again, you can show him the Signal Redirector you looted. Now, the captain lets you in on his escape plan, but he's still missing one crucial element before the escape can happen. The Wyndham Village citizens supposedly stole a key radio part from Protocol and bartered it for supplies from the Druids in Casterfell Woods. Your job is to track down and retrieve the radio part.

If you have already completed some quests for Mother Jago in Atomfall, it's entirely possible you already have this radio part. In which case, hand over the part to the captain and you can proceed with the investigation.

However, if you need to find the radio part, you can do so by heading to Casterfell Woods via the Sewer Tunnels in Wyndham Village or backtracking to Slatten Dale and entering the woods through there. Either way, you need to visit the Speaking Cave in Casterfell Woods, which is marked on your map if you're tracking the Captain Sims investigation. You can also find it at coordinates 23.0 E, 85.4 N.

The Speaking Cave is right in the middle of a Druid camp, so you want to try and avoid them as much as possible. You also need to contend with plenty of Druids inside the cave. However, if you've completed Mother Jago quests, then you might be able to walk in without being harmed.

The radio part you're looking for inside the Speaking Cave is located at the very far end of the winding paths you'll find near the entrance. Keep heading straight until you find a large wooden structure of a deity surrounded by blue plants. Head behind this wooden man and enter a small, blue-lit cave. Here, you'll find the radio part for Captain Sims on the ground near some potatoes. You can also find an audio log of Captain Sims talking about the "Atomfall Project."

Return to Captain Sims with the part to proceed with the investigation.

Enter the Oberon Digsite

After returning the radio part to Captain Sims, you've gained his full trust. To proceed with Protocol's escape plan, you need to enter the Windscale Plant in the Interchange, find Oberon, and destroy it.

This involves entering the Interchange, powering on all four Data Room Stores, and turning on the Central Processing Unit. Once the CPU has been activated from the central room in the Interchange, a new entrance will open up that leads you straight into the Windscale Plant. Take the entrance and you'll find yourself in a new, rainy area surrounded by thrall enemies.

Keep heading straight through the Windscale Plant, trying your best to avoid the thralls and other enemies, and eventually you'll reach doors to enter the Oberon Digsite area.

When you first enter the digsite, you're greeted with a view of the Oberon meteor, which is massive and glowing purple in the center of a large cavern.

Destroy Oberon and escape with Protocol

Now that you have entered the digsite, it's time to blow it to smithereens. To do this, head toward the Oberon meteor. Here, you'll find two robots patrolling both sides of the large rock. You might also see four cylinders with the word "Explosives" printed on a large tank at the top of them. You need to visit each one of these cylinders and arm a bomb that's found at the base of them. There are two bombs each on the left and right sides of Oberon.

Once you've visited and armed all four bombs, go back near the entrance to the digsite. On your left (if you're looking at Oberon from the entrance doors), you'll see a large building. Go towards the building and enter the hallways. Keep proceeding down the hallways, which have a few haz-mat enemies in them, and find the command center for the digsite. You'll know you're there when you see a ton of command stations and levers.

One of the levers, located on the top left side of the command center, is labeled "Self Destruct Console." If you have armed all four bombs below, pull the lever. You're now given three minutes to escape the Oberon Digsite area and the Windscale Plant before everything is destroyed.

Make your way through the Windscale Plant again, and then go back to Wyndham Village when you're safely in the Interchange. The easiest route to the village is through Data Store Room A. In the village, go to the Village Hall to find a note left behind by Captain Sims. He states that Druids attacked the village, and Protocol retreated to Skethermoor.

Go to Skethermoor, making sure to follow your Captain Sims quest marker, and you'll find the captain ready with a UK-themed chopper right next to the prison. You can talk to the captain, board the chopper, and then escape the Quarantine Zone.

Atomfall ends as soon as you get on the chopper.

Call of Duty Season 3 is live in Warzone. In addition to the Verdansk map, Season 3 adds a brand-new battle pass and limited-time event to deliver several iconic weapons from Modern Warfare 2019. This new season makes the weapon meta completely fresh, and there are a lot of powerful weapons to consider. Here, we recommend some of the best weapon loadouts to try across standard battle royale and Resurgence matches of Warzone.

Season 3 adds plenty of nostalgic weapons from Modern Warfare 2019, such as the Kilo 141, CR-56 AMAX, Grau 5.56, and the HDR. All of these weapons are great to use in Warzone again and will be featured in the gun builds listed below.

Make sure to also check out our guide for recommended Black Ops 6 multiplayer loadouts for Season 3.

CR-56 AMAX

The CR-56 AMAX assault rifle returns as the king of Verdansk, and just like the Modern Warfare 2019 version, this gun still hits like a truck. It still has a slower fire rate and a bit more recoil than the Kilo 141 build shared below, but it's such a powerful assault rifle to use. The recommended attachments will help reduce some of the weapon's kick and speed up the fire rate.

This build uses the Monolithic Suppressor, which is unlocked in the free tiers of the battle pass on page 7. You can also use the standard suppressor on this build until you can unlock the Monolithic Suppressor in the pass.

Recommended CR-56 AMAX attachments:

• Optic: Volzhskiy Reflex
• Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
• Barrel: Gain-Twist Barrel
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II

Kilo 141

Originally from Modern Warfare 2019, the fan-favorite Kilo 141 assault rifle returns with Season 3. The Kilo 141 was made popular because it was so reliable and really easy to handle. This remains true in the gun's return to Verdansk. This is a fast-firing and reliable choice with minimal recoil, making this an easy top choice for Season 3. This is a great gun and recommended build regardless of the map or mode.

Recommended Kilo 141 attachments:

• Optic: Volzhskiy Reflex
• Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
• Barrel: Gain-Twist Barrel
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II

Swat 5.56 (Grau conversion)

The Swat 5.56 made for a pretty weak choice in Warzone, but Season 3's battle pass adds a Grau conversion kit attachment that transforms this underperforming marksman rifle into the fully-auto Grau 5.56 assault rifle from Modern Warfare 2019. With this conversion kit, the gun has a very fast time-to-kill and very little recoil. It really looks and feels just like the original Grau 5.56, which was so popular with Verdansk.

Again, this build uses the Grau conversion kit, which is unlocked in the free tiers of the battle pass on page 5. You can use the standard suppressor until you unlock this.

Recommended Swat 5.56 attachments:

• Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Magazine: Full-Auto Extended Mag
• Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip
• Fire Mod: Grau Conversion

KSV

The KSV submachine gun is one of the best options for close-range engagements. The recommended attachments will help provide the KSV with more recoil control, extra bullet velocity, and additional ammo.

Recommended KSV attachments:

• Muzzle: Compensator
• Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II
• Stock: Balanced Stock

C9

The C9 is a well-rounded gun for close-range fights, and it's a great choice for a sniper support gun. The recommended attachments will give you more recoil control, extra bullet velocity, and additional ammo.

Recommended C9 attachments:

• Muzzle: Compensator
• Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II
• Rear Grip: Commando Grip

HDR

Originally from Modern Warfare 2019, the HDR sniper rifle returns in Season 3. The HDR returns to Verdansk with its same one-shot glory. The recommended attachments will help boost the bullet velocity and damage range, making this a one-shot sniper at infinite range.

Recommended HDR attachments:

• Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
• Barrel: Gain-Twist Barrel
• Magazine: Extended Mag I
• Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip
• Fire Mod: 108MM Overpressured

Kar98k

Not everyone loves slow, heavy snipers like the HDR. The Kar98k is still a decent choice for those looking for a faster and more aggressive sniper. This won't get you one-shot potential at infinite range, but this is still a great build for aggressive snipers not looking to challenge players across the distance of huge POIs.

Recommended Kar98k attachments:

• Optic: Range Caller V3.4
• Muzzle: VT-7 Spiritfire Suppressor
• Barrel: Prazisionsgewehr 762 Long Barrel
• Sling: Recon Sling
• Ammunition: 7.92x57MM High Grain Rounds

Call of Duty Season 3 is live in Black Ops 6, bringing brand-new maps, more game modes, and more guns to unlock in the battle pass. Season 3 completely shakes up the weapon meta, so here we recommend the best weapon builds to try for your next match of multiplayer.

Season 3 adds plenty of nostalgic weapons from Modern Warfare 2019, such as the Kilo 141, CR-56 AMAX, Grau 5.56, and the HDR. All of these weapons look and feel great to use, so there is no shortage of great choices for mid-to-long-range options in Black Ops 6.

The Season 3 patch notes included nerfs for previously popular weapons like the Jackal PDW, and added buffs to make several less viable weapons more popular, including many semi-auto guns.

Recommended weapon builds can be found below, but if you're looking for more details about the new season, make sure to check out all the highlights for Season 3 of Black Ops 6.

We also have a guide for recommended Black Ops 6 weapon builds to use in Warzone for Season 3.

Kilo 141

Originally from Modern Warfare 2019, the fan-favorite Kilo 141 assault rifle returns with Season 3. Currently, this is one of the best guns in the game. It has a fast fire rate and very minimal recoil, making it powerful but also really easy to handle. Here's how you unlock the Kilo 141 in Season 3.

Recommended Kilo 141 attachments:

• Optic: Kepler Microflex
• Muzzle: Suppressor
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag I
• Rear Grip: Ergonomic Grip

Swat 5.56 (Grau conversion)

The Swat 5.56 marksman rifle hasn't really been a popular choice for multiplayer, but Season 3's battle pass adds a Grau conversion kit attachment that transforms this underperforming marksman rifle into the fully-auto Grau 5.56 assault rifle from Modern Warfare 2019. With this conversion kit, the gun has a very fast time-to-kill and less recoil.

You can add a suppressor and swap to the Infiltrator stock for a faster stealth build, but the Grau conversion will still have some of the Swat's kick. This build offers the most minimal recoil for optimal accuracy.

Again, this build uses the Grau conversion kit, which is unlocked in the free tiers of the battle pass on page 5.

Recommended Swat 5.56 attachments:

• Optic: Kepler Microflex
• Muzzle: Compensator
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Stock: Heavy Stock
• Fire Mod: Grau Conversion

CR-56 AMAX

The CR-56 AMAX assault rifle returns to Call of Duty, and just like the Modern Warfare 2019 version, this gun hits like a truck. It still has a slower fire rate and a bit more recoil than the Kilo 141, but it can be a very rewarding and powerful assault rifle to use. The recommended attachments will help reduce some of the weapon's kick and speed up the fire rate.

This build uses the Monolithic Suppressor, which is unlocked in the free tiers of the battle pass on page 7. You can also use the standard suppressor on this build until you can unlock the Monolithic Suppressor in the pass.

Recommended CR-56 AMAX attachments:

• Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
• Barrel: Long Barrel
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II
• Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip

If you want to turn this into a Gunfight build, you can also add an optic, the Light stock, and Recoil Springs fire mod to get even more out of the CR-56 AMAX.

AS-VAL

The AS-VAL assault rifle is another great choice. This weapon got buffs in Season 3 to improve the gun's maximum range and increase the movement speeds. The recommended attachments will help reduce the gun's recoil and boost the ammo count.

Recommended AS-Val attachments:

• Barrel: Suppressed Long Barrel
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II
• Stock: Full Stock
• Fire Mod: Recoil Springs

Cypher 091

Season 2's Cypher 091 assault rifle is still a solid choice for multiplayer. The recommended attachments will help boost the gun's bullet velocity and damage range to help its performance in longer range engagements.

Recommended Cypher 091 attachments:

• Optic: Kepler Microflex
• Muzzle: Compensator
• Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Magazine: Extended Mag II

KSV

Thanks to Season 3's nerf to the Jackal PDW, the KSV submachine gun is now one of the best choices for close-range combat in Season 3. The recommended attachments will help with recoil control and mobility.

Recommended KSV attachments:

• Muzzle: Compensator
• Barrel: Long Barrel
• Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
• Rear Grip: Ergonomic Grip
• Stock: Balanced Stock

C9

Another solid choice for close-range combat is the C9 submachine gun. The recommended attachments will help with recoil and improve the gun's damage range and bullet velocity. If you want extra ammo, you can always replace the stock with an Extended Mag attachment.

Recommended C9 attachments:

• Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
• Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
• Rear Grip: Ergonomic Grip
• Stock: Balanced Stock
• Fire Mod: Recoil Springs

HDR

Originally from Modern Warfare 2019, the HDR sniper rifle returns in Season 3. This is a heavy, one-shot sniper rifle, and the recommended attachments will help you improve mobility and provide a better optic choice for multiplayer.

Recommended HDR attachments:

• Prismatech 4x
• Barrel: CHF Barrel
• Magazine: Extended Mag I
• Stock: Combat Stock
• Laser: Strelok Laser

This is a good choice for using the Gunfight Wildcard and loading this gun down with attachments. Precision Foregrip underbarrel, Quickdraw Grip rear grip, and Rapid Fire.

Monster Hunter Wilds' Mizutsune battle is one of the game's toughest, thanks to the monster's fast, unpredictable movements and extensive control over the battlefield. Mizutsune moves quickly and uses a mix of ranged and up-close attacks to keep you on the defensive, though with the right armor and weapons, you can give yourself a much better chance of survival.

Our Monster Hunter Wilds Mizutsune guide breaks down Mizutsune's weaknesses and attack patterns, the best gear you should use, and what you'll get for defeating the beast.

Monster Hunter Wilds: Mizutsune location

Earlier today, Nintendo made the unprecedented decision to delay prerelease orders for the Switch 2 in the US in order for the company to "assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions." The news follows the Trump Administration announcing its plan to implement steep and controversial tariffs across the globe, with nations such as Japan, Vietnam, China, Canada, Mexico, and the EU facing the worst of these trade penalties. But while Nintendo might be the first company to address the impact these tariffs will have on production, the Entertainment Software Association--the video game industry's trade association that represents most of its major publishers--suspects that this is just the beginning.

In an interview with IGN, ESA spokesperson Aubrey Quinn said that the tariffs being announced the same day as the Switch 2's pricing reveal was "just unfortunate coincidental timing," and that Americans "aren't taking it seriously" if we think think it's just the Switch 2 that will impacted by tariffs.

"It's been interesting with media coverage around video games and tariffs because just unfortunate coincidental timing that the Switch [2 reveal] was the same day as President Trump's announcement. There are so many devices we play video games on. There are other consoles, but as I was saying, VR headsets, our smartphones, people who love PC games, if we think it's just the Switch, then we aren't taking it seriously. This is going to have an impact," Quinn said.

Shin Megami Tensei - The Roleplaying Game: Tokyo Conception is finally available to purchase again at Amazon for a 10% discount after being sold out for months. The English translation of the SMT tabletop RPG has suffered multiple delays due to supply chain issues, though Amazon's listing now notes that the book released on April 1. It was previously scheduled to launch in September 2024 before quietly being delayed indefinitely.

Shin Megami Tensei - The Roleplaying Game: Tokyo Conception

$45 (was $50)

At the moment, Amazon is "temporarily out of stock," but you can still place an order for $45 (was $50). Walmart sold out at the $50 price point and remains out of stock as of April 4.

The tabletop RPG originally released in Japan in 1993 and has seen numerous editions and revisions in the years since, but this marks the first English localization. As mentioned, the 320-page Shin Megami Tensei RPG rulebook has already sold out multiple times since it first popped up on Amazon. We don't expect this to remain available to purchase for long.

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LG has expanded its UltraGear lineup with three premium GX9 OLED smart monitors. These all share the same high-end specs--including a vibrant 3440 x 1440 resolution, 0.03ms response time, a 240Hz refresh rate, and come bundled with webOS, which can access all your favorite streaming platforms. That should make them a versatile entertainment hub, as they are well-equipped for both high-end gaming and a relaxing movie night. There are 34-inch, 39-inch, and 45-inch models, and each are available now.

LG UltraGear Smart Gaming Monitors

Starting at $1,400

This smart OLED monitor is available in three sizes--45 inches, 39 inches, and 34 inches. Thankfully, you won't be sacrificing any features if you opt for a smaller display, as all three get you the exact same specs. Along with the 3440 x 1440 resolution and 240Hz refresh rate, the display boasts an 800R curve that should result in a better viewing experience. You'll also get an excellent 0.03ms response time that's great for gaming.

• UltraGear 45-Inch OLED Curved Monitor (45GX90SA) -- $1,700
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• UltraGear 39-Inch OLED Curved Monitor (39GX90SA) -- 1,600
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• UltraGear 34-Inch OLED Curved Monitor (34GX90SA) -- $1,400
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See 45-Inch Model

See 39-Inch Model

See 34-Inch Model

Other notable features include support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, and each runs on webOS 24, which lets you access a variety of streaming services, 350 free channels on the LG Channels app, and cloud gaming platforms like GeForce Now and Amazon Luna. The monitors also feature a sleek "virtually borderless design" that maximizes screen space, and can be moved via tilt, height, and swivel adjustment points. They also include hexagonal RGB backlighting for extra flair.

While these newly released smart monitors look impressive, they're also quite expensive. If you want something more affordable, here's a look at some other great gaming monitors currently on sale. In fact, two LG UltraGear models are on sale right now--including a compact 27-inch OLED monitor and an affordable 34-inch curved monitor.

TikTok's fate in the US will not be decided just yet. US President Donald Trump said today that he will sign an executive order that will keep the social media site running in the US for another 75 days. This is coming about amid reports of Amazon and Walmart reportedly gearing up to make bids to buy the company.

In January 2025, the US Supreme Court upheld TikTok's ban, and the platform briefly went dark. At the time, Trump extended the deadline for TikTok to find a US buyer until April 4, and now he's extended this again for another 75 days, ending June 18.

Today, Trump said he wants to "save TikTok" and that there has been "tremendous progress" thus far in the process of trying to find a buyer. However, he said a deal needs more time to come together, so he's signing a new executive order that will keep TikTok online in the US for at least another 75 days.

That was a slow week, wasn't it?

Did much happen this week in the video games industry? Can't say we noticed. Seemed like a quiet one, to be honest. Here's what we're playing.

Jamie O'Neill

I'm still making the most of PS1 Armored Core being part of the recent PS Plus Premium picks, before I create SSD space to download one of April 2025's PS Plus Essential games next week.

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Skewers April release date.

Sometimes, a game's core concept alone is enough to sell it — and that's exactly what Two Strikes is going for.

You may recall a title called One Strike, which released back in 2017 on PC, and 2018 on Nintendo Switch. As its name suggests, the pixel art fighter was based around the idea of one hit, one kill — and Two Strikes is its successor. Can you guess how many hits it takes to kill your opponent this time around?

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Title Update 1 is here.

It's been just over a month since Monster Hunter Wilds launched on PS5, and the action RPG's right back in the spotlight thanks to Title Update 1.

This first major patch adds new monsters, new quests, a new multiplayer hub, and more, tempting lapsed players back into the creature-crushing fold. And based on how quickly Wilds' servers crumbled following the update's release, we're confident that it's been a success.

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