It’s May the 4th and you know what that means – it’s Star Wars Day! As part of this year’s celebrations, developer Aspyr has released a new ‘Grand Collection’ on the Switch.
The Star Wars: Grand Collection contains a total of nine games for $139.99 / £125.99. Right now though, it’s available in select locations for half price ($69.99 / £62.99 or your regional equivalent). While not every Star Wars game on the Switch is featured in this bundle, it does include some of Aspyr’s more recent releases like Bounty Hunter and Jedi Power Battles.
Do you ever think to yourself, “gee, I wish that LA Noire actually looked like a noir film and also everyone is a furry”? Then boy howdy do I have the game for you: The Shadow Syndicate. It just got announced yesterday at the Gamescom Latam showcase, and I should say it’s not exactly like LA Noire in that you don’t have to try and read the faces of motion capture actors overperforming their hearts out. What it does have is some detective work, gunplay, and even some Max Payneish bullet-time. How can you not be into that mixture?
I’m not sure how they have time for it, but as part of a livestream held earlier today, HoYoVerse revealed yet another new game. This one isn’t a completely new world, it’s actually another Honkai game, though right now it doesn’t have a name. A very short teaser was shared for it which literally just called it a “brand new Honkai game”, but there were a couple of signs that it was one anyway. Namely, the presence of a couple of characters, Kiana and Blade.
In documents spotted by Oatmeal Dome, Nintendo claims that Genki “demoed and promoted unauthorized purported mockups and renderings of the Nintendo Switch 2 and its accessories” at CES, infringing its trademarks.
The weekend is officially here, and we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for May 3 below:
Monster Hunter Wilds for $54.99
Monster Hunter Wilds is still one of the biggest games of 2025, and you can save $15 off the PS5 version for a limited time at Woot. This is by far the most beginner-friendly Monster Hunter to date, with new features like Focus Mode that allow you to approach fights in new ways. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, “Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge.”
11th Gen iPad for $299
First up, you can save $50 off the newest iPad. Powered by the A16, the newest 11th-generation iPad is an exceptional addition to any workspace. You can use this device with both Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard Folio to make the most out of it without having to go for the iPad Air or iPad Pro.
Pre-Order Ghost of Yotei Now
Ghost of Yotei is finally up for pre-order at Amazon. Set in the Hokkaido region in 1603, you’ll play as Atsu to gain revenge on those who killed your family. While not much has been revealed for this game yet, we can expect Yotei to play very similarly to its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima.
Visions of Mana for $34.99
Visions of Mana released at the end of August, and it’s available on sale for the first time this weekend. This is the first new Mana game in almost two decades, starring a cast of characters on a quest to save the world. In our 8/10 review, we stated, “Visions of Mana finally brings the long-dormant classic RPG series into the modern age, looking great and playing even better thanks to multi-layered class and skill systems that interact in clever ways.”
Xbox Series X for $479.99
Xbox announced this week that the Xbox Series X will increase in price by $100 in the United States. This puts the almost five-year-old console at $599.99, but you can still score an Xbox Series X for under its previous MSRP at Amazon right now. At $479.99, you’re saving $120 off the new price of Xbox Series X, and there’s no telling when or if we will see it this low again soon.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga for $10
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is by far the biggest LEGO game available, with hundreds of characters to collect across numerous planets. You can pick up the game for just $10 at Amazon right now for PS4, making this a deal you won’t want to pass on. All nine films are included in this game, with characters from newer Disney+ Star Wars series as well.
Well, this is all a bit awkward. Yesterday, you might have seen claims that Chrono Trigger writer Yuji Horii accidentally confirmed that a remake of the beloved JRPG is in the works. It all read a bit suspicious right off the bat, because it initially just came from a Reddit post from someone who attended a panel Horii was speaking at during Napoli Comicon without any video evidence. Then some other posts started cropping up, alongside commenters saying they were also there and that this was true. Except, it isn’t true, because it was all a translation miscommunication.
We’re not too far off Elden Ring Nightreign now, with the spinoff game due out right at the end of the month. Some of you might have even played some of it already, unlike James, who struggled to play any of it at all when the test was held back in February. Considering how few of us have actually spent any time on it overall though, quite conveniently FromSoftware and Bandai Namco shared a little overview trailer yesterday that dove into what you’ll be doing in the Fortniteish Souls game.
Strategy and tactics games by their very nature require deep thought and careful consideration, and many gamers these days often find it hard to embark on epic multi-hour campaigns in a single sitting.
It seems like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is doing quite alright for itself, ‘ey? The J’RPG was awarded Rock Paper Shotgun’s coveted Bestest Bests badge by our own Nic in his review, and by all accounts it’s been received well by most everyone else too. Not that sales matter much in terms of a game’s quality, but the fact that it’s done well there as well at minimum means the lights are staying on at Sandfall Interactive. In fact it seems things are going better than just keeping the lights on, as it sounds like the developer is considering more of it, whatever that might be.
Our picks for the top Switch 1 eShop games of April.
Ready for better, brighter weather (at least in the northern hemisphere) and eShop Selects? Us too!
Admittedly, our eyes are firmly set on the near future. The Nintendo Switch 2 is just over a month away, and that means a whole slew of big, new games are waiting for us. It’s safe to say, things are busy here.
