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Minecraftcontinues to be updated each year, and 2025 marks the start of a change to how updates are done. There will now be two Minecraft Live shows per year, and future updates will be known as game drops. These will be smaller batches of new features which are released more frequently. With the first batch of features for the year, the Spring To Life update, now available, we take a look at everything included in this free update, and what we can expect throughout the rest of 2025....

Summary By now, it’s no secret thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowshas beena massive successforUbisoft. But new datavia Tom Henderson of Insider Gamingshows just how impactful its launch has been, particularly compared to other Ubisoft titles. According to Henderson’s sources, Shadows, with its 2.2 million player count, is just behindAssassin’s Creed Valhalla’s day one player count of 2.55 million. It is firmly ahead ofAssassin’s Creed Odyssey’s count of 430,000. On its current trajectory, Henderson notes that Shadows should cross 6,000,000 players within its first month....

Summary Despite all the discourse,Assassin’s Creed Shadowshas had a relatively successful launch. The latest entry in the series sits only below Valhalla, with aplayer count of around 2.2 million. Whilesome made a noise about Yasuke’s origins, Japanese players,reviewers, anddevelopershave no problem with Shadows. While the faux-outrage is done and dusted, there was an issue around the fact that shrines in Assassin’s Creed Shadows could be destroyed. It seems the devs included the shrines' inner sanctum when designing the destructible environments of the game....

Summary Assassin’s Creed Shadowsintroduced an interesting new way to experience the RPG formula —the ‘canon mode’. Instead of steering the narrative in the direction you want, the story unfolds as it actually happened (or rather, as the fictional memory of the fictional characters happened). It’s been a huge hit with fans, who are happy to sit back and experience the story as they did with the older games, rather than being yanked out of the moment to pick a dialogue option....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3is one of the most replayable games in recent history. The sheer number of paths you can take and things you can see are so vast that fans will come up with any excuse to replay the game. However, no matter how you decide to play in your consecutive playthroughs, there are some things that all of us do with every playthrough. For instance, I will ensureI save Karlach’s life every time, others mightmake sure that Wulbren bites the dirt every time, and so on....

Summary Indiana Jones and the Great Circlefeatures a captivating story that takes Indy—and you—on a journey across the world, starting in the Vatican. Some areas have small maps, while others are quite expansive. There’s plenty to do in places like the Vatican, Giza, and Sukhothai, with some tasks tied to side quests and others revealing parts of the backstory through notes you find. Set in 1937, one year after Raiders of the Lost Ark, some events in the game are connected to the movie....

Summary There are five brand newMagic: The GatheringCommander decks in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set, each one based on one of the three color Clans of Tarkir. These decks are specially designed to represent the best of each group, with new cards and fancy mechanics to keep you playing long into the night. If you’re not sure which deck you want to pick up, or just want to see which is the best of the best to watch out for next time you sit down at your local game shop, we took a deep dive into each of the five decks to let you know which one comes out on top....

Summary One of the most satisfying things in video games,besides getting the Platinum Trophy or 1,000 Gamerscore, is the sense of progression that comes fromslowly upgrading your weak weapons into better and better tools. Oftentimes, that requires grinding — like a lot of grinding — and, for the most part, it’s worth it. That said, there are a few games where the end weapon was almost certainly not worth the hassle....

Summary Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which was released yesterday, has already sold over half a million copies, surpassing the expectations of rookie developer Sandfall Interactive. In asocial media postto commemorate the milestone, Sandfall wrote, “A milestone for us, reached sooner than we’d ever imagined. Thank you all.” The post is accompanied by a painting of Gustave and Sophie dancing, with the caption “500,000 copies sold.” Exceeding Expectations This is a massive success for Sandfall and its publisher, Kepler Interactive, who likely didn’t expect to reach these numbers so fast, especially given the game launched day one on Game Pass, and in the shadow(drop) of Oblivion Remastered....

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33is a great game. I like its presentation and combat, the writing is top-notch, and it has a soundtrack I’ve been humming to myself all week. As far as being a game goes,Expedition 33 is worth everyone’s time to check out, however, that’s not exactly what makes it stand out so prominently in my mind. After reading about the story behind the creation of Clair Obscur, I have a new appreciation for its place in the industry....

Summary When it comes to buying games available on multiple platforms, you might make your decision based on the graphical power of the platform. After all, we all know theNintendo Switchcan’t keep up with the PS5 and PCs when it comes to graphical prowess. However, the Nintendo Switch excels in other ways those platforms can’t. It’s a convenient platform for easily switching between playing docked and handheld depending on your mood or needs....

I am unstoppable. A physical manifestation of fear itself that crushes the bone fragments of my enemies underfoot before leaving fresh corpses to join them; smoke from shotgun shells singeing into the flesh of demon hordes that refuse to abate. But they are driven by the power the Slayer holds, knowing that if they don’t take him down, this figure of righteous malice and unstoppable violence will eventually seek them out....

Summary Well, it looks like the rumors are true.Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, last year’swell-received spiritual successor to the original Budokai Tenkaichi series, is almost assuredly heading to theNintendo Switch 2. In a post shared on Twitter by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Media Regulation, the game has been rated in the region, signaling an imminent announcement of a release on Nintendo’s upcoming console. At the moment, it’s unclear when the game will release....