Nintendo has finally detailed when its Resident Evil Requiem amiibo figurines will be ready — and there’s still a significant wait yet for fans, despite the game’s official launch today.
There’s no word on why the amiibo won’t be ready sooner, and an image of the two posted today shows the same figures as revealed previously (which attracted some fan criticism for the design of Leon’s rather basic-looking features). Perhaps July will mark the arrival of some new Requiem content? Or perhaps Nintendo knows fans will buy the amiibo regardless.
Amiibo figures for third-party games are rarer than those for Nintendo’s own titles and characters, but far from unheard of. Dark Souls and Diablo both received a tie-in amiibo figurine, while Nintendo has also decided to create one for Resident Evil publisher Capcom’s upcoming Pragmata.
“Like the result of an experiment conducted in an underground Umbrella Corporation lab, Resident Evil Requiem successfully splices two separate strains of survival horror together into the one highly infectious new mutation,” IGN wrote in our human-authored Resident Evil Requiem review, awarding the game 9/10.
IGN’s Resident Evil Requiem guide will help you every step of the way through RE9. Take note of these key tips and tricks before you get started, and focus on finding these important items early. Plus, our comprehensive walkthrough will make sure you don’t miss a single Bobblehead or file as you try to survive from the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center all the way to Raccoon City.
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I’ve felt surprisingly mixed so far about Frostrail, the new first-person co-op horror survival game from the folks behind Barotrauma. As a rule, I’m keen on stories about awful apocalypse trains – see Metro Exodus, RailGods, and recent Julian favourite Fogpiercer – but Frostrail has hitherto seemed a bit generic. Certainly, a bit generic for a game from the people who made a game that inspired write-ups like this one.
Amazon is going through something of a massive restocking mission this week for Pokémon cards, and it comes at just the right time for Pokémon Day and the 30th anniversary celebrations.
Now just $34.97, this is one of the best prices I’ve ever seen for six Journey Together boosters, and well worth picking up as part of the celebrations today. It includes six boosters, which works out at around $5.82 per pack.
I can also see these selling out fast today, so snap one up ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Market price on these bad boys is around $37.87 right now at TCGplayer, and you’re getting free delivery if you’re a Prime member. I’d say that’s a pretty great offering, all things considered.
Walmart was selling a similar deal earlier this week, but locked access to it initially behind its paid Walmart+ membership. That’s frustrating for those who don’t already have a membership and don’t want to pay an extra $75 to get access to a deal like this.
Thankfully, with the restock at Amazon and the latest discount being price-matched, all Pokémon fans can enjoy the offer today as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations.
But, I must note that this is still slightly above MSRP for a booster bundle ($26.94), so keep that in mind before making your purchase.
More Pokémon TCG Deals Today
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Netflix’s $82.7 billion proposal to buy the parts of Warner Bros Discovery that include Hogwarts Legacy creators Avalanche, Lego devs TT Games, Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm and Batman Arkham outfit Rocksteady has… fallen through.
There’s a whole bunch of great Pokémon deals available right now online as part of Pokémon Day and the 30th Anniversary celebrations. That includes Pokémon TCG as well, with Amazon going through something of a massive restocking mission this week, and at just the right time.
The biggest highlights from Amazon’s selection include the Journey Together Booster Bundle, now back in stock, and scoring a sizable reduction. It’s now just $34.97 at Amazon, but I can see these selling out fast today, so snap one up ASAP.
Ascended Heroes – Elite Trainer Box, now available and in stock for trainers, matching market price at $119,99 as well, alongside the Pokémon Day 2026 Collection, which, considering the ongoing 30th anniversary celebration, should absolutely be at the top of your buy list right now.
While the stamped foil promo card of Pikachu isn’t a unique illustration, its status as the first official 30th-anniversary product might be worth something to completionists in a few years. I’d recommend picking up two if you’ve got the space – one to hold onto as an investment, one to rip.
You can also secure both of these at TCGplayer right now at slightly reduced prices (without considering delivery), but I’ll leave it up to you to decide where you want to buy today.
Beyond the headliners, it’s also worth flagging last year’s Prismatic Evolution-themed Pokémon Day 2025 collection, which Amazon has quietly restocked at $40.64.
The set comes with two Prismatic boosters, a metallic Eevee coin, and a foil Eevee promo stamped with the Pokémon Day 2025 logo. It pairs nicely with the new 2026 collection if you’re looking to bulk out a themed pickup.
Stock has also resurfaced on a few other notable bits, including the Phantasmal Flames Three-Pack Blister at $32, the Mega Lucario ex Figure Collection, and several Scarlet & Violet Unova-era items like the Poster Box, assorted tins, and the Illustration Collection.
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Mere hours after releasing their newest GeForce Game Ready GPU driver, 595.59 WHQL, Nvidia have recalled it, amid widespread reports of the update interfering with the cooling fans, core clock speeds, and even general game performance of users’ RTX graphics cards.
The driver’s announcement post, which still boasts of readying PCs for today’s Resident Evil Requiem launch, now carries an added warning: “We have discovered a bug in the Game Ready and Studio 595.59 WHQL drivers and have removed the downloads temporarily while our team investigates. For users that have already installed this driver and are experiencing issues with fan control, please roll back to 591.86 WHQL.”
Where Winds Meet is taking us back to “one of China’s most glorious eras,” the Tang Dynasty, with its next major update, the Hexi expansion, which kicks off, for free, on March 5.
Between March and May, the team will release Hexi’s three chapters in sequence, taking wanderers “from desert to ice fields to grasslands,” starting with Jade Gate Pass next week.
“In ancient China, friends would write poems for each other. Think of these three chapters as our poem to all of you,” the team explained, stressing that this marks “a much more cinematic approach to storytelling” that feels “quite different from our previous storytelling.”
Set in a vast desert landscape, developer Everstone Games said the Hexi expansion represents the “biggest expansion since the game’s launch, and will offer up brand-new narratives, new bosses, fresh gameplay features, and martial art styles.” We can expect three major maps, which, combined, boast nearly 20 sub-regions, 11 unique bosses, seven Jianghu Legacies, “dozens” of side quests, and “so much more.” There’s also a new path called Bamboocut-Dust, with two new martial arts for Umbrella and Roped Dart. Umbrella’s Spring Dreamscape is “all about agility,” while Rope Dart’s Fleeting Clouds is “all about big, sweeping AOE attacks.”
The stream showed off some of those aforementioned boss fights in detail;, including Jade Gate Pass’ campaign boss, Guo Xin, the aging general and last grand protector who “remains at his post defending the land to the very end.” He’ll come at you with “sweeping combos and summon veterans to fight alongside him,” so you’ll need to use your deflects wisely to protect against his attacks. His second phase, on the other hand, boasts “sands swirl and time reverses” as the call of his army “jostles him back to his prime,” enabling him to unleash his full power.
We also get a sneak peek at Wandering Ark, which, I’m delighted to say, is exactly what it sounds like — a huge ship. Once a messenger, it’s now obsessed with finding its way home through the desert. If you hang on after the main presentation finishes, there’s also a good chunk of the battle against Hexi’s Moongazing Maiden boss fight, too, where all the skills and weapons are related to the moon.
While the stream focused primarily on the desert, we also paid fleeting visits to the upcoming Liangzhou and Qingchuan maps, too. The former is a city known for its fine wine and precious jade in our first snow mountain region, and the latter, your final destination, where you’ll cycle through all four seasons on one map and find warring factions everywhere you turn.
Best of all, though, Everstone stressed that all your progress carries over from season to season, including character levels, talents, and arsenals, so there’s “no need to start from scratch.”
As for goodies? Here’s just some of what you can expect:
30+ Lingering Melody
90+ Resonating Melody (includes pulls obtained via free Echo Jade earned through exploration)
100+ Appearances and items
Win exclusive Whirl of Radiance outfit (obtained through exploration)
100+ Exquisite Rewards, including Appearances like Burlap Sack, Bride’s Bloom, War Drum and more, the White-Headed General Avatar, the Radiant Horizons Nameplate, and the Who Else? And Pluck Stars Emotes
That’s not all! Everstone also revealed a slew of new quality-of-life updates, too, which we’ve summarized below:
Cross-platform optimization and improved stability
Performance and stability optimizations:
Performance and memory usage have been optimized across all platforms. This effectively reduces crashes, ensuring a more stable and reliable overall experience.
Dynamic scene enhancements:
Optimized object motion in dynamic scenes to make screen transitions and movement processes smoother and more natural.
Unified cross-platform experience:
Through comprehensive adjustments across all platforms, we have improved the consistency of the gameplay experience on different devices.
Optimized notifications for Compendium, Achievements, Events, Martial Arts, and Guilds. We hope to ensure timely and clear information delivery for all players while minimizing distractions and repetitive alerts.
Console control upgrades and smoother interactions
PS5 controller optimization:
Adjusted controller inputs for the Taiping Mausoleum and select events to enhance intutitiveness and handling.
Focus and cursor display optimization:
Optimized the logic for controller focus display and fixed cursor issues, making UI navigation clearer and more stable.
Polished console experience:
Further improved interaction details on consoles to minimize control interference and improve overall gameplay experience.
Inventory management upgrades
Recycling and sorting improvements:
Optimized the interaction of the recycling interface to support the quick recycling of multiple item types, improving sorting efficiency.
Fast recycle now available:
Added a Fast Recycle function to quickly process expired, discarded, and recyclable items in bulk.
Item categorization and stacking optimization:
Introduced new item categorization methods and increased the stack limit for certain Life Materials, keeping your inventory clean and organized.
Gameplay and social updates
Guild gameplay updates:
Added various Guild-related gameplay modes and challenges to enrich combat styles and play choices.
Guild War optimization:
Adjusted league and command mechanisms to reduce interference, ensuring smoother combat flow.
Social feature upgrades:
Added multiple chat channels and group chat functions to facilitate interaction among players and allow sharing of Jianghu stories.
Where Winds Meet’s Hexi expansion can be pre-downloaded from today (February 27). “To wrap up, Hexi is a cinematic open world experience. Three chapters, tons of creative storytelling. We really hope this passion project brings something fresh to all of you,” the team said.
The Wuxia open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China debuted on PC and PlayStation 5 on November 14, topping 9 million players in just two weeks. The mobile version released on December 12.
It didn’t take long for players to find creative — and highly amusing — ways to make use of the game’s chatbot NPCs, including taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game’s AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game’s riddles.
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Pokémon Day 2026 is a particularly special celebration for fans, as it’s officially the 30th anniversary of the famous Red and Blue release in Japan in 1996. There’s plenty of excitement going into the day, which also makes it one of the best times to check out the best deals on everything Pokémon.
TL;DR: The Best Pokémon Day Deals
Whether that’s restocks or price reductions on the latest and greatest Pokémon TCG releases, or some sizable discounts for almost every Pokémon game on Nintendo Switch – I’ve done the hard work for you, and found the best offerings available today.
Pokémon TCG: Restocks and Best Prices
Quite surprisingly, there’s actually a whole lot of great Pokémon TCG restocks and deals available right now online, with Amazon having some of the best around. The online retailer has gone through something of a massive restocking mission this week, and at just the right time.
Pokémon Day Finds at Amazon
The biggest highlights from Amazon’s selection include the Ascended Heroes – Elite Trainer Box, now available and in stock for trainers to freely buy. It’s matching market price, at $119,99 as well.
There’s also the Pokémon Day 2026 Collection, which, considering the ongoing 30th anniversary celebration, should absolutely be at the top of your buy list right now.
Besides those standouts, I also wanted to highlight the Prismatic Evolution themed Pokémon Day 2025 collection that released last year. Listed for $40.64, Amazon has recently restocked the special edition set.
It includes two Prismatic boosters, a special metallic Eevee coin, and a foil Eevee card that features a unique Pokémon Day 2025 logo. That’s absolutely worth picking up alongside the new 2026 collection, if I say so myself.
I also want to call out availability on the Phantasmal Flames – Three Pack Blister, for $32, alongside the Mega Lucario ex Figure Collection, and several of the Scarlet & Violet Unova series, like the Poster Box, Tins, and Illustration Collection.
Pokémon Day Finds at TCGplayer
TCGplayer has also pulled out all the stops for Pokémon Day, and has several of the most popular Pokémon TCG sets in stock and at market price.
In terms of sealed sets, I want to highlight the Perfect Order booster boxes, which are currently available for $201.18 market price at TCGplayer. That’s a remarkably good price for the upcoming set releasing on March 27, and probably one of the best deals I’ve seen all year.
Featuring 36 booster packs, you’re looking at about $5.50 per pack, which is as close to MSRP as I think we’re ever going to get. Compare this to Phantasmal Flames booster boxes, which are currently going for $320 or more, this is a huge saving. I’d snap this up ASAP before prices spike again as we get closer to release day.
My next best suggestion is to consider The Pokémon Center Exclusive Ascended Heroes ETB, which is currently available for just $246.84 market price at TCGplayer. Considering this was selling for $400 just a few weeks back, I’d consider this one of the best deals available right now for the biggest Pokémon TCG fans out there.
Nintendo Switch Games on Sale Today
Amazon’s Woot store has been known to offer a bunch of deals in the past, but it might just have outdone itself this time around with its brand new “Video Games For All!” sale that includes a whole slew of Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch. Just use promo code LEVEL20 to access the new bargains.
The biggest standout is on Legends Z-A, which is down just $35.92 on Nintendo Switch. IGN’s Rebekah Valentine gave the game an 8 out of 10 in her review last year, saying “Pokémon Legends: Z-A finally feels like Game Freak hitting its stride in Pokémon’s 3D era, with a fun setting to explore, a well-written story, and a total battle system overhaul that works surprisingly well.”
You can upgrade to the Switch 2 version digitally as well for just $10 after making your purchase, making this a certified bargain. But, and this is a big but, these are certified Pokémon Day deals that will expire by the end of today (February 27, 11:59 PM CT, to be exact). So, act fast to avoid disapointment.
Pokémon Funkos, Toys and Plushies
I couldn’t wrap things up without at least mentioning several amazing Pokémon plushies that are on sale at Amazon right now. That includes an adorable and massive 20-Inch Torchic Squishmallow that’s down to just $30.99, which is lowest price in the past 30 days.
There’s also a great deal on Lugia and Snorlax 12-Inch plushies, which are just perfect, and also at 30 day price lows right now at $22.99 each (down from $34.99).
It’s also worth mentioning the brand new lineup of Pokémon Funkos. A select few are now available, while several others are still up for preorder.
There are some bangers in here as well: an angry, electricity-summoning Pikachu, an angry, vine-summoning Venusaur, and more. Take a look and see if you want to order any from Amazon for Pokémon Day.
My favorite from this is definitely on the Eevee LEGO set. This LEGO version is definitely going to be popular, so I’d snap it up ASAP before it sells out again fast.
We recently built this set as well, so you can check out our full impressions over there. Long story short, it’s a gorgeously designed set that manages to turn a pile of blocks into a smooth and fluffy-looking critter. In addition to the loveliness of this set, the price is right as well.
Robert Anderson is IGN’s Senior Commerce Editor and resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Bluesky.
Following the original reveal in August last year. it’s now been officially confirmed this 2D arcade brawler will be arriving digitally for the Switch and multiple other platforms on 28th April 2026. To celebrate, we’ve even got a new “release date” trailer, which you can check out above.
It’s a huge week for the Resident Evil series with the arrival of the latest entry Resident Evil Requiem. For Switch 2 owners, this is one of the first major third-party releases to hit the platform alongside other versions, so how does it hold up? The talented team at Digital Foundry has now taken a look at the port for Nintendo’s hybrid platform, and overall, Capcom has done a respectable job here, even if there are some shortcomings.
“Capcom has preserved the core visual identity of the game, delivered a pretty convincing mobile version and leveraged the hardware’s not-so-secret weapon – DLSS – to make this conversion defy the console’s necessarily limited specs. The missing piece is frame-rate discipline, something we’d hope to see Capcom look into with a future patch.”
