Alongside the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom on the Switch 2, Nintendo added a special service to its mobile app called Zelda Notes – giving players multiple features to enhance their time in Hyrule.
This service includes navigation assistance, voice memories, autobuild sharing, item sharing, and much more. In our review here on Nintendo Life, we couldn’t help but feel a lot of these useful features should have been implemented in-game, but it’s now got us wondering how everyone else is finding this optional extra a few weeks later.
The patch for this Switch 2 exclusive is now live.
We’re now well into the first month of the Switch 2 and Nintendo has today released a new software update for the system-exclusive Mario Kart World.
On face value, this patch includes multiple fixes tied to “issues” with items, game crashes, online play problems and more. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page:
Mark the (near) halfway point of 2025 by picking a new adventure (or several) from an assortment of titles discounted for a limited time on PlayStation Store! The Mid-Year Deals promotion collects third-person combat in the form of Black Myth: Wukong (save 20%), first-person thrills in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Vault Edition reduced by 35%) and on the pitch action with EA Sports FC 25 (60% off the Ultimate Edition). These reductions, and many more, commence tomorrow, June 18 and are available until July 2*.
Browse a selection of games on offer below, then when the promotion goes live, head to PlayStation Store to discover the full range and your regional discount.
Browse a selection of games on offer below, then when the promotion goes live, head to PlayStation Store to discover the full range and your regional discount.
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN
ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN – TOP GUN: Maverick Ultimate Edition
ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN Season Pass
AEW: Fight Forever
AEW: Fight Forever – All Season Pass Bundle
Age of Empires II + Age of Mythology Premium Edition Bundle
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Standard Edition
Age of Mythology: Retold – Premium Upgrade
Age of Mythology: Retold Premium Edition
Airplane Flight Simulator : EVO
Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
Among Us
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Anno 1800™ Console Edition – Standard
Anthem™ Standard Edition
Arizona Sunshine® – Freddy’s Bundle
Arizona Sunshine® 2
ARK Animated Series 109-Costumes Pack
ARK Fantastic Tames – Dreadmare
ARK Fantastic Tames – Pyromane
ARK: Astraeos
ARK: Bob’s Tall Tales
ARK: Survival Ascended
Assassin’s Creed Legendary Collection
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Master Assassin Edition
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Season Pass
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Complete Edition
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Season Pass
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
Assassin’s Creed® Mirage
Assassin’s Creed® Mirage Deluxe Pack
Assassin’s Creed® Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed® Odyssey Ultimate Edition
Assetto Corsa Competizione
Assetto Corsa Season Pass
Atomic Heart – Annihilation Instinct
Atomic Heart – Gold Edition (PS4 & PS5)
Atomic Heart – Trapped in Limbo
Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Season Pass
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ Ultimate Edition
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Batman™: Arkham Knight Season Pass
Battlefield 4™ Premium Edition
Battlefield™ 1
Battlefield™ 2042 Elite Edition PS4 & PS5
Battlefield™ V
Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
Biomutant PS4 & PS5
BioShock Remastered
Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong Deluxe Edition Upgrade
Black Myth: Wukong Digital Deluxe Edition
BLEACH Rebirth of Souls PS4 & PS5
BLEACH Rebirth of Souls Ultimate Edition PS4 & PS5
Bloodborne™ Complete Edition Bundle
Borderlands 3 Next Level Bundle PS4™ & PS5™
Borderlands 3 Season Pass PS4™ & PS5™
Borderlands 3: Season Pass 2 PS4™ & PS5™
Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition PS4™ & PS5™
Borderlands Legendary Collection
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
Bully (Canis Canem Edit)
Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare Gold Edition
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 – Vault Edition
Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War – Cross-Gen Bundle PS4® & PS5®
Call of Duty®: Ghosts Gold Edition
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare – Legacy Edition
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II – Cross-Gen Bundle
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III – Cross-Gen Bundle
Call of Duty®: Vanguard – Standard Edition
Call of Duty®: WWII – Gold Edition
Captain Blood
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Character Pass
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Ultimate Edition
Car Mechanic Simulator
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 DLC MegaPack
Cat From Hell – Cat Simulator
Core Keeper
Crash Bandicoot™ – Crashiversary Bundle
Crash Bandicoot™ – Quadrilogy Bundle
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Crash Team Rumble™ – Standard Edition
Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Nitros Oxide Edition
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition™
CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION PS4 & PS5
Cubic Odyssey
Cuphead & The Delicious Last Course
cyubeVR
Darksiders III
Darksiders III Blades & Whip Edition
Darksiders III Digital Deluxe Edition
Darksiders III Season Pass
Dead by Daylight – Gold Edition
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street™ Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Alan Wake Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Alien Chapter Pack
Dead by Daylight: All Things Wicked Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Ash vs Evil Dead
Dead by Daylight: Castlevania
Dead by Daylight: Doomed Course
Dead by Daylight: Dungeons & Dragons
Dead by Daylight: End Transmission Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Endless Hunt Pack
Dead by Daylight: Ghost Face®
Dead by Daylight: Leatherface™ PS4™ & PS5™
Dead by Daylight: Resident Evil Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Resident Evil: PROJECT W Chapter
Dead by Daylight: Steady Pulse
Dead by Daylight: The Halloween® Chapter PS4™ & PS5™
Dead by Daylight: Tomb Raider
Dead Cells: Medley of Pain Bundle
Dead Island 2 – Haus
Dead Island 2 – SoLA
Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition
Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition
Deep Rock Galactic – Ultimate Edition PS4 & PS5
Deep Rock Galactic – Ultimate Upgrade
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Character Pass PS4&PS5…
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Deluxe Edition PS4 & PS5…
Detective Reborn Bundle
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
Digimon World: Next Order
Digital Deluxe Upgrade featuring LEGO®
DiRT Rally 2.0
DiRT Rally 2.0 – Year One Pass
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Dreamlight Valley – Enchanted Edition
Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Storybook Vale – Magical Edition
Dragon Age™: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition
Dragon Age™: Inquisition DLC Bundle
Dragon Age™: The Veilguard Deluxe Edition
DRAGON BALL FighterZ – FighterZ Edition PS4 & PS5
DRAGON BALL FighterZ – FighterZ Pass 3
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 – Conton City Vote Pack
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 – Legend Patrol
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 – Legendary Pack Set (for PS5)
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 – Super Pass
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 – Ultra Pack 1
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Special Edition
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE Super Bundle
Dragon’s Dogma 2
DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing Rally Edition
Dying Light Definitive Edition
DYSMANTLE
DYSMANTLE: Pets & Dungeons
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 Ultimate Edition PS4 & PS5
EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ Deluxe Edition
eFootball™: Neymar Jr Edition 2025
eFootball™: Neymar Jr Edition 2025 [Deluxe]
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – Digital Deluxe Edition
Empyreal
ESCAPE – BACKROOMS HORROR
Evil West
F1® Manager 2024 Deluxe Edition PS4 & PS5
Far Cry® 3 Classic Edition
Far Cry® 5 Gold Edition
Far Cry® Primal – Digital Apex Edition
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Digital Deluxe Edition
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE Digital Deluxe Edition
FINAL FANTASY XVI
FINAL FANTASY XVI COMPLETE EDITION
FINAL FANTASY XVI Expansion Pass
Firewatch
Firewatch Dynamic Theme Bundle
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Flintlock – Deluxe Edition Upgrade
Flintlock × Pacific Drive Bundle
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Forspoken
Forspoken Digital Deluxe Upgrade
Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust
Forza Horizon 5 Deluxe Edition
Gas Station Simulator
Gas Station Simulator – Airstrip DLC
Gas Station Simulator – Can Touch This DLC
Ghosts of Tabor
Goat Simulator 3 – Multiversal Traveler’s Edition
God of War
Gotham Knights: Deluxe
Grand Theft Auto Online (PlayStation®5)
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4™ & PS5™)
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition & Great White Shark Card Bundle
The Sims™ 4 Star Wars™: Journey to Batuu Game Pack
The Sims™ 4 StrangerVille
The Sims™ 4 Vintage Glamour Stuff
The Sinking City
The Sinking City Remastered
The Walking Dead: Destinies
The Warriors®
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition
Thief Simulator
Thief Simulator 2
TIEBREAK+ Ace Edition
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition
Titanfall® 2 Standard Edition
Tokyo Racer X
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands Ultimate Edition
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands Year 2 Pass
TopSpin 2K25 Deluxe Edition
Trailmakers Booster Edition
Trailmakers Deluxe Edition
Trailmakers Ultimate Edition
Transport Fever 2: Console Edition
Truck Simulator 25 – American Driver
Truck Simulator 25: Euro Driver
Two Point Museum: Explorer Edition
UFC® 5 Ultimate Edition
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Undertale
Undisputed WBC Edition
Unknown 9: Awakening Deluxe Edition
Unravel Yarny Bundle
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Gold Edition
Watch Dogs 2 – Deluxe Edition
Watch Dogs: Legion – Deluxe Edition
Watch Dogs: Legion – Gold Edition PS4 & PS5
Watch Dogs: Legion – Standard Edition PS4 & PS5
Watch Dogs: Legion – Ultimate Edition PS4 & PS5
Watch Dogs®: Legion – Season Pass
Watch Dogs®: Legion PS4 & PS5
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 Gold Edition
WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship
XCOM® 2
XCOM® 2 Digital Deluxe Edition
XCOM® 2 Reinforcement Pack
XCOM® 2 Resistance Warrior Pack
XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen
*The Mid-Year Deals promotion is available on PlayStation Store from 00:00 AM PDT/BST/JST June 18 through to 00:00 AM PDT/BST/JST July 2. Game list may vary by region, check PlayStation Store for more details.
Amazon is having a pretty big sale on Magic: The Gathering sealed sets right now, and you can pick up a wide variety of Aetherdrift packs, collector bundles, and Commander decks at great new low prices, and these contain some awesome rare and expensive cards worth the chase.
After covering the big sale, I decided to go a bit further with my coverage and collect 10 of the most valuable cards available in play boosters and collector boosters, so you can track the best and most expensive chase cards from the set while ripping open your new boosters.
TL;DR: 10 Most Valuable Chase Cards From Aetherdrift
Aetherdrift has dozens of borderless, Fracture Foil, First-Place Foil, and Showcase editions of main set cards, but these are the 10 most valuable.
From a competitive standpoint, not many of these see much play, although Ketramose, the New Dawn is the face of a hot new Modern combo deck.
And for you Commander players, this is a great chance to nab the elusive Radiant Lotus Fracture Foil or the Aetherspark First-Place Foil.
The original Kaladesh mono-colored Gearhulks were Standard powerhouses, and these new two-color bad boys are powerful in their own right. Brightglass Gearhulk is the best of the five, and is currently sitting at a market value of $57.05. Find it as low as $42.
9. March of the World Ooze (Showcase Fracture Foil)
This is a pretty neat, if a bit high-cost, anti-control card that can turn your little mana dorks or tokens into beefy 6/6 creatures. Market value is $63.09, but can be picked up for as low as $14.79.
8. Mimeoplasm, Revered One (Showcase Fracture Foil)
I love this as a fun graveyard strategy in Commander, and of course that art is something to behold. It’s market value is $67.91, but can be found as low as $23.60.
7. Mu Yanling, Pathfinder (Showcase Fracture Foil)
Another one with gorgeous art, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this slotted into a blue artifact-focused Commander deck like Urza, High Lord Artificer. It’s currently at a market value of $70.57 and available as low as $26.96.
6. Cursecloth Wrappings (Showcase Fracture Foil)
This is right at home in any Zombie deck. Personally, it’s going into my Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver Commander deck. It also has some of the coolest art of any of these cards. Grab it for $83.73 market, or as low as $36.99.
5. The Aetherspark (First-Place Foil)
The Aetherspark is one of the most mechanically-unique cards I’ve ever seen. It’s both an Equipment and Planeswalker, with some powerful Loyalty abilites to boot. It’s currently sitting at a market value of $96.92, but you can grab one for as low as $80.
4. Ketramose, the New Dawn (Borderless First-Place Foil)
The First-Place Foil is awesome (better than its regular printing art, in my opinion), and this is one of the most played chase cards from the set. It’s currently at $98.54 market value, but can go as low as $75.
3. Chandra, Spark Hunter (Showcase Fracture Foil)
This version of iconic Planewalker Chandra Nalaar has great synergy with Vehicles and other artifacts, and is currently sitting at a market value of $136.60. However, you can find it for as low as $31.
2. Loot, the Pathfinder (Showcase Fracture Foil)
Loot is undeniably adorable, but you’d be hard-pressed to see this showing in many decks due to its mana cost and slow set up. Still, you can grab it for $209.63 market or as low as $58.87.
1. Radiant Lotus (Showcase Fracture Foil)
This might be one of the prettiest Magic cards I’ve ever seen. It’s currently sitting at a staggering $275.86 market price, but some vendors have it for as low as $99 if buying singles is more your bag than gambling on cracking packs.
Which Aetherdrift Sealed Products Should I Get?
If you’re looking to chase these valuable cards by cracking packs, I’d recommend picking up an Aetherdrift collector booster box. It’s currently 42% off at Amazon, setting you back $174.99.
We’ve featured it as part of the best early Prime Day deals, since we’re unlikely to get better deals on Magic cards between now and Prime Day on July 8-11.
Moreover, for the keen collectors out there with maybe a little too much money, we’ve also recently covered the ins and outs of finding Final Fantasy x Secret Lair cards after they sold out when buying directly through Wizards of the Coast. It’s set to be one of the biggest Secret Lair releases of the year, and fairly hard to come by without resorting to the secondary market.
More Magic: The Gathering Deals
Aetherdrift isn’t the only expansion getting discounts. Seemingly random products across older expansions, including pre-release kits and play booster boxes, have also gotten price drops on Amazon.
Keep in mind that older expansions may not be legal in current Standard play, so it’s worth doing some research based on whether you’re buying cards for a personal collection or competitive play.
Warner Bros. Games is restructuring its interactive entertainment endeavors to focus on four key franchises: Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter, DC, and Game of Thrones.
Details on the company-wide overhaul come from Variety, which says the changes involve a leadership shake-up but will not result in any layoffs or the exit of any executives. Instead, three key Warner Bros. Games names have been promoted as the gaming branch shifts its focus to its more reliable brands.
Warner Bros. Games Montreal studio head Yves Lachance now serves as senior vice president, development and will watch over games based on the Harry Potter and Game of Thrones franchises. Meanwhile, NetherRealm Studios’ Shaun Himmerick is taking on the senior vice president, development role to maintain the company’s Mortal Kombat and DC Universe efforts. Finally, Warner Bros. Games New York’s Steven Flenory has been promoted to senior vice president, central tech & services and will manage game and publishing technology, customer service, quality assurance, and user research.
“Our company is home to some of the biggest franchises in the world, and we are optimizing our team structure to develop long-term franchise roadmaps to delight players and fans of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat and DC games.
“Our company is home to some of the biggest franchises in the world, and we are optimizing our team structure to develop long-term franchise roadmaps to delight players and fans of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat and DC games,” Global Streaming & Games CEO J.B. Perrette said in a statement. “We are very fortunate to have a strong stable of development and technology talent, and Yves, Shaun and Steven are respected leaders with excellent track records in their areas of expertise. I’m looking forward to working closely with them and the team as we work to make the best games possible for our key franchises.”
Time will tell how the Warner Bros. Games restructuring will affect the company after its worrying start to 2025. It began January 23 when it was revealed that boss David Haddad would be leaving the company following noteworthy failures that include the troubled launches of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and MultiVersus.
Shutdown plans for the latter followed only one week later, with an even more substantial blow arriving in February as Warner Bros. Games announced plans to shutter Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. San Diego alongside the cancelation of its Wonder Woman game.
Today’s restructuring does line up with a strategy Warner Bros. outlined late last year. At the time, it admitted its games business “is substantially underperforming its potential right now,” and would soon shift to lean on titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, and Game of Thrones. DC was included in its refreshed plans as well, with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav specifically mentioning Batman of particular importance.
Changes at Warner Bros. Games fall in line with other smaller and larger shake-ups at the company. Just weeks ago, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it would soon split into two media companies: Global Networks and Streaming & Studios. On the streaming end, audiences will soon notice that Max will revert back into HBO Max in the coming months.
Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
Supergiant Games have released the latest big patch for Hades 2 today, The Unseen Update, bringing in a number of changes so big I won’t be able to tell you about them all here, but I’ll pick out a few good ones. First of all, and perhaps most importantly, Narcissus finally has character art and, oh no, he’s hot! I’m not going to embed any pictures of him here just in case you want to witness him in game for yourself, but here’s a little tweet for those that can’t wait. Very much a “why does he have to be obsessed with himself and be attractive enough for that to be understandable” kind of vibe.
The next entry in the Trails series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon, has been pushed back from its Fall 2025 release window to January 2026, NIS America has confirmed. Booo!
However, there’s a silver lining — it’s also getting a Switch 2 Version. The catch is that Switch 2 version is a Game-Key Card release. Sigh.
Sony and Bungie’s Marathon reboot has been delayed to a new, unspecified release date.
The Destiny and Halo developer announced that its previously planned September 23, 2025 release date had been officially removed from the calendar in a post on its website. It’s a message that comes with the promise that an update, as well as a new release date, will be delivered this fall.
“Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear,” Bungie said.
“We’ve taken this to heart, and we know we need more time to craft Marathon into the game that truly reflects your passion. After much discussion within our Dev team, we’ve made the decision to delay the September 23 release.”
The Marathon delay follows criticism revolving around a Marathon alpha test held in April. The conversation around Bungie’s new take on the live-service, extraction shooter formula has been heated to say the least, so a delay isn’t too shocking.
“The Alpha test created an opportunity for us to calibrate and focus the game on what will make it uniquely compelling — survival under pressure, mystery and lore around every corner, raid-like endgame challenges, and Bungie’s genre-defining FPS combat,” Bungie’s message adds.
“We’re using this time to empower the team to create the intense, high-stakes experience that a title like Marathon is built around. This means deepening the relationship between the developers and the game’s most important voices: our players.”
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hermen Hulst went as far as to address feedback just last week, calling the response from fans “varied.” His comments also included the promise that the Marathon reboot would get a release date set by March 31, 2026, while assuring naysayers that the company had no intention of repeating the mistakes seen with last year’s Concord.
While no new Marathon release date has been revealed, it appears as though players can at least expect to get their hands on Bungie’s latest by March 2026. In the meantime, the studio has laid out three major points of feedback it plans to address that should leave a better taste in players’ mouths. These include “upping the survival game,” which means more challenging and engaging AI encounters, more tense and strategic combat, and a more rewarding experience overall.
Bungie adds that players can expect increased visual fidelity across the Marathon experience along with more story to uncover and a darker tone that falls more in-line with the original Marathon universe. The delay also grants the studio the opportunity to add “more social experiences,” including improvements for solo and duo runs as well as proximity chat.
“You’ll hear from us again later this Fall when we can share the progress we’ve made, alongside the game’s new release date,” Bungie concluded. “Thank you again for your patience and — much more importantly — your passion. Your continued feedback will help us make Marathon the incredible gaming experience we all know it can be.”
Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
