Konami may be known for Castlevania and Metal Gear, but the studio’s beloved RPG series Suikoden is starting to make a comeback. The release of Suikoden I & II HD Remastered earlier this year brought the first two games to a whole new generation of players. Amazon has now given the collection a solid 40% discount as part of this year’s Prime Day sales, bringing the price down to $30.
Suikoden I & II HD Remastered Drops to $30
Originally released on the OG PlayStation, Suikoden I & II set in place a number of mechanics and systems that became series staples, including the 108 characters that you can recruit, base building and management, a mix of more traditional turn-based encounters, and large-scale army skirmishes. IGN’s review of the original Suikoden doesn’t hold back on praise, calling it “one of the best RPGs ever made.”
Suikoden I follows the young son of the famed General Teo as he seeks out the 108 Stars of Destiny to bring about peace. Its follow-up takes place three years later, putting you in the shoes of the adopted son of the hero Genkaku as you once again have to recruit 108 more Stars of Destiny to stand against the invading Highland Kingdom.
These HD remasters include upgraded backgrounds, effects, and handy QOL features like auto-saves and fast forwarding in battles, both of which really make a difference. The 40% discount applies across the Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series versions.
The original Suikoden and Suikoden II are notoriously expensive, so it’s such a joy that we got this remaster after years of begging and pleading for it. For fans of turn-based RPGs who want to experience the classics, this deal makes it an easy recommendation.
There’s a strong mix of Prime Day deals and direct offers from HP, Dell, MSI, and others, covering everything from compact gaming laptops to top-tier RTX 5090 desktops. Some builds are priced well below what it would cost to build yourself, and a few include extra savings with codes like LEVELUP20. If you’re gaming on the go or setting up a full desktop battlestation, there’s a deal in this guide for just about everyone.
Famitsu has provided the latest look at the Japanese boxed charts, and all things considered, it’s a pretty familiar scene.
Mario Kart World is once again at the top of the pile with a further 114,106 units sold, putting the total at almost 1.3 million. Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is climbing the top ten to land at number four, selling 7,441 copies in the week.
Free Play Days – MLB The Show 25, Polterguys: Possession Party, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition and Blasphemous
Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox
Summertime is in full swing, and we have got plenty to keep you cool with Free Play Days! RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday July 10 until Sunday, July 13.
MLB The Show 25 and Polterguys: Possession Party are free for all Xbox members to try during Free Play Days (Xbox Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership not required).
Additionally, all Xbox members can try Blasphemous during Free Play Days with a 2-hour timed trial.
How To Start Playing
Find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Keep The Fun Going
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.
Free Play Days (Xbox Game Pass Membership Required)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery Your Park. Your Way. Whatever you want to create, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 gives you the tools and freedom to build the amusement park of your dreams. Control park finances, shops, services and staff to succeed in dozens of scenarios. Become a true tycoon and embark on your promising new career, or create your ideal park without money woes in sandbox mode. Satisfy your guests’ needs and keep your park running smoothly to succeed. Get RCT 3 for 25% off during Free Play Days or during Ultimate Games Sale (UGS) from 7.17-7.31.
Polterguys: Possession Party Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery Supernatural multiplayer madness where 8 players use sneaky sabotage to get opponents caught by a raging monster! Play as mischievous ghosts who possesses everyday objects to gain special powers and show off! Battle in spooky maps full of traps and use whacky powerups to sacrifice your friends! Possession Your powers of possession bring inanimate objects to life!
MLB The Show 25 Optimized for Xbox Series X|S Forge your baseball journey in The Show Ignite your passion and build your very own path to greatness—from high school all the way to the Hall of Fame! Along the way, connect with iconic baseball stars in fan-favorite modes – updated with new ways to play. Road to the Show is a single-player, role playing mode where you create your own journey. Build the RTTS ballplayer you want, the way you want in Path to 99 Progression.
Blasphemous Welcome to Cvstodia, a land turned into a nightmarish place of twisted religion by a curse known as the Mircale. As the Penitent One, sole survivor of a brutal massacre, it’s up to you to free the land from this fate. Battle through hordes of monsters and powerful bosses, explore Cvstodia’s hidden depths and break the cycle of eternal damnation in this souls-like Metroidvania.
Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest Xbox gaming news.
Astro Bot just got a brand new update, adding five new challenge levels complete with their own new special bots to unlock. And two of the new bots are from a series that had previously gone unrepresented in the game, despite being beloved by PlayStation fans.
If you don’t want it spoiled, we’ll just say that you can unlock one of these bots by rescuing it from the challenge level High Inflation, while the second bot comes only after you beat all five brand new challenge levels in the Vicious Void Galaxy and rescue the other bots inside.
Warning! We’re going to spoil exactly who all the bots in the DLC are below the video, so if you don’t want to know, get outta here!
The two bots in question are Cloud and Sephiroth, both from Final Fantasy 7. Cloud is the reward from High Inflation, and Sephiroth shows up if you beat all five new challenge levels.
Final Fantasy representation, and specifically from 7, has been long-requested by Astro Bot fans. The game launched with a whopping 173 bot cameos from PlayStation history, so the lack of Final Fantasy 7 — a game traditionally associated with PlayStation both in its original and remake forms — was surprising. When asked at the time, Astro Bot developers attributed this to the choice of publisher partners, meaning it sounds like Square Enix wasn’t previously willing to play ball. But it seems the company has changed its tune more recently.
Cloud and Sephiroth aren’t the only bots you’ll find in the new DLC, and not even the only Square Enix representation. In fact, it sounds like Square was happy to hand over several cameos, with 2B from Nier: Automata and Serge from Chrono Cross also showing up to be rescued. Atsu from Ghost of Yōtei also shows up, though we already knew she’d be in this update.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is almost here! The legendary franchise returns on July 11 (or 10, depending upon where you are in the world and what platform you’re playing) with everything you loved, only this time expect more skaters, new parks, gnarlier tricks, eardrum shattering music, plus a whole lot more.
While most people will be able to play from midnight local time this coming Friday, July 11, those who bought the digital deluxe edition are able to jump in early from midnight their time on Tuesday, July 8 (although Steam and Battle.net users get a head start on their head start and can play from9pm on July 7).
We thought the long-anticipated remake was great, slapping it with a 8 and writing in the IGN’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 review: “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 proves yet again the series’ over-the-top skateboarding formula is totally timeless, even if some of the changes to THPS4 miss the mark and the soundtrack has been fumbled.”
Activision is also running a Grind to 100 competition that rewards the fastest player to secure all in-game achievements with a set of real-life bespoke 24-carat gold skateboard trucks worth £100,000.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 global release times — early access for Deluxe Edition:
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
AEST (Sydney):
12.01am
BRT (São Paulo):
12.01am
BST (London):
12.01am
CEST (Berlin):
12.01am
EDT (New York):
12.01am
GST (Dubai):
12.01am
JST (Tokyo):
12.01am
PDT (Los Angeles):
12.01am
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 global release times — standard access, including Xbox Game Pass:
Friday, July 11, 2025
AEST (Sydney):
12.01am
BRT (São Paulo):
12.01am
BST (London):
12.01am
CEST (Berlin):
12.01am
EDT (New York):
12.01am
GST (Dubai):
12.01am
JST (Tokyo):
12.01am
PDT (Los Angeles):
12.01am
Please note: The UBI Connect release date is TBD at this time.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
With anticipation for Fallout Season 2, fans are wondering if Bethesda will capitalize on the smash hit Amazon show in a more significant way this time around.
Fallout Season 1 hit Prime Video in April 2024 and was an instant breakout hit. While the show’s popularity sparked a flood of new players across all Fallout games, Bethesda — and by extension parent company Microsoft — failed to make the most of it with, for example, the release of a new Fallout game.
That mention of “creative liberty” is a reference to the Fallout TV show’s canon status within the Fallout timeline, and the fact it takes place after all the existing Fallout games. While this has meant Fallout lore fans have analyzed the TV show to within an inch of its life, its creators were able to move on from what’s gone before and tell a brand new story. If a new post-Fallout 4 video game had come out at the same time, Bethesda and the TV showrunners would have faced a tricky job ensuring all their Fallout timeline ducks were in a row.
But will Microsoft and Bethesda fail to capitalize on Season 2 of the Fallout show? When it comes to Fallout 76, at least, it sounds like tie-in content is indeed planned.
Speaking to Variety, Bethesda Game Studios’ Fallout 76 creative director Jon Rush said the development team is “always focused on the game,” but confirmed the two teams (TV show and video games) do talk to each other about “lining things up with the seasonal releases of the show.”
“I think a distinct trait of the Fallout 76 game is that we’re the furthest back in time,” he said. “And it’s kind of funny, because the show’s the furthest into the future. So there’s a lot of room where we don’t necessarily need to overlap. There are some things that we could overlap the stories, that could exist, but we largely try to keep those pretty simple.
“So the show is very effective storytelling, great storytelling, very Fallout, being made by folks that are big fans of the game and the series, and so are we. The two go together really well. So folks see the show and want more of that same kind of story, and they’re going to come into 76, they’re going to come into Fallout 4, or come into Fallout 3.
“Lining things up with the seasonal releases of the show, it’s stuff that we talk about all the time, and we do have plans for things here and there. I’m not going to go into detail on any of those now, but the two teams do talk to one another.”
So, we don’t know what exactly Bethesda is planning for the launch of Fallout Season 2, but we do know something is in the works for Fallout 76. There are still a lot of unanswered questions. For one, we don’t have a Fallout Season 2 release date yet. Could Bethesda have a new Fallout video game in the works to go alongside the show? There is about as much anticipation for a new Fallout game as there is for Fallout Season 2 — and the speculation to go along with it as remaster and remake rumors swirl.
“For other Fallout games in the future, you know, obviously I can’t talk about those right now, but I would say, sort of rushing through them, or we kind of need to get stuff out that is different than the work we’re doing in 76… we don’t feel like we need to rush any of that,” he said. “The Fallout TV show fills a certain niche in terms of the franchise and storytelling.”
Of course, a brand new Fallout game is coming down the pipe, with Howard confirming Fallout 5 is in the long-term plan, potentially after The Elder Scrolls 6 comes out. As for Fallout Season 2, it’s off to New Vegas, the setting of Obsidian’s much-loved Fallout: New Vegas.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Sometimes, when you’re fighting aliens, you’ve got to whip out a gun that might explode in your own face. Them’s the rules. You’ve got to risk it for a chocolate biscuit. Or, at least that’s premise of Helldivers 2‘s latest warbond.
Dubbed Control Group, it’ll give you access to a bunch of experimental gear Super Earth’s scientists have cobbled together from captured Illuminate tech if you opt to pick it up when it drops on June 17th.
Nintendo has revealed in a new interview with IGN that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally planned for the Switch 1.
Producer Kenta Motokura and director Kazuya Takahashi explained that the game was being built on Switch 1 with the same voxel technology used to create the destructible environments. However, upon learning about the Switch 2, the team shifted development over to the new console to take full advantage of the increased specs.
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