SanDisk has one of the best offers going right now if you’re looking for a massive storage upgrade on your handheld gaming device. There’s already a discount on these memory cards, but if you buy two 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra microSDs directly from SanDisk today, you’ll get an extra 20% off at checkout. That drops the price to just £74.45/$90 per card (2 for £148.90, or $179.98) which is wild considering these were going for a whole lot more during Amazon’s Spring Sale a couple of weeks back.
Most units from Vietnam are apparently being shipped to America.
A new report from Bloomberg states that Nintendo has the potential to build up “a stockpile of millions of consoles” from Vietnam ahead of the Switch 2’s launch on 5th June 2025.
The article (paywalled) states that Hosiden Corp., which is one of the three main assemblers for the console and based in the Southeast Asian country, apparently shipped more units of the new console in February of this year than the previous six months combined — around 725,000. This is according to customs data provided to Bloomberg by the NBD.
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Last week, we asked you to climb to great heights and share images from above in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:
call_me_xavii shares Aloy taking a hot air balloon ride in Horizon Forbidden West
PattyGnand shares the four girls sitting on a lookout ledge in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
secondcapture shares Wander raising a sword atop the head of a colossus in Shadow of the Colossus
deogovakin shares their ship zooming through space in No Man’s Sky
wingsforsmiles shares Cal being flown over lava in Star Wars Jedi Survivor
xenobitz shares the player dropping into Fortnite
Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?
THEME: The Last of Us Complete
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on April 16, 2025
Next week, we’re joining Joel, Ellie, and Abby on their complete journey. Share epic moments from The Last of Us Complete using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 begins today, which means it’s time to jam another syringe into the scarred and bleeding flanks of the Great Marvelbeast and extract a fresh superhero. This season kicks off with Emma Frost, a Vanguard hero with very large hams and a couple of strings to her bow. By default, she fights as a midranged psychic, casting beams, damage-multiplying orbs and crystalline shields. Switch to her diamond form, however, and she becomes a tanky brawler with the ability to grab and slam people out of their ultimates or boot them into walls.
After months of little to no availability, Pokémon TCG: Journey Together Elite Trainer Boxes have been restocked at Amazon, and are actually staying in stock. No doubt shipping times might increase as time goes on, but it’s now finally possible to buy one of these bad boys off digital store shelves.
It looks like Amazon US is getting its stock from the UK, as Journey Together ETBs should be retailing for around $54.99. At the current price of $70.31, it’s not ideal (and a bit shady from Amazon), but still, it’s available right now for delivery mid to late next week.
It’s a great day for UK trainers however, with Journey Together ETB selling for RRP at £44.99. It’s worth noting that Amazon UK does sell to Amazon US customers, but with the price hike on the US listing and the world being the way it is, that might not be a possibility this time around.
Single card prices are currently crashing on Journey Together, with Chase cards such as Lillie’s Clefairy ex 184/159 dropping by over 30% to near the $200 mark. The cards above are my top picks from Journey Together, but here’s some cards that need a solid shout out and need to be in your collection right now:
There’s that many stunning cards and artwork in this set that I don’t have the time to list them all. Journey Together is one of the best to collect a master set of.
Plenty of brilliant cards with market values coming down over more expensive sets such as Surging Sparks and Prismatic Evolutions. If you want my advice, grabbing a Journey Together Elite Trainer Box and a few singles isn’t going to break the bank and is well worth it.
Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of “Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior”. Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.
Sifu and Absolver team Sloclap stuck a release date on their multiplayer footie game Rematch today – June 19th. Meanwhile, we’ve been shouting at each other in joy and defeat – sometimes both in the same six seconds – in the open beta. I’m leaving the article name open to sequels in case James and I ever kick a different thing together.
The Game Collection has been an occasional good source of decent deals for some time now, but the retailer has especially come through today with making Elden Ring available for just £21.95 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PC.
That’s a huge maximum price drop of £18 from the previous £39.95 price of the current-gen versions. Among the other retailers selling physical copies of FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed and best-selling RPG, that’s the best price you can get by far.
The only other in the UK that comes close is Argos, selling most of the same versions for £21.99, but you have to pay at least £3.95 extra for home delivery—making the actual total £25.98 if you don’t fancy the free store collection option.
With Elden Rings’ Shadow of the Erdtree DLC still being enjoyed by plenty of players in the FromSoft community, even being a GOTY nominee at the Game Awards 2024, there’s never been a better time for newcomers to get on board and become a Tarnished in the Lands Between for themselves.
If you’re a PlayStation player who still uses both a PS4 and PS5, we’d recommend buying the PS4 version, since Elden Ring is one of those early-gen games that still has a free upgrade to the PS5 included, while the base PlayStation 5 version in the white case does not.
In the event you were planning to double-dip and play Shadow of the Erdtree whilst diving into base Elden Ring, the titular Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Edition has its own deals with different retailers—the PS5 & Xbox Series X|S editions are £39.99 at HMV while the latter is available for a mere £37.99 at Smyths. The PS5 version was also £37.99 at Smyths, but, at the time of writing, was out of stock.
On the PlayStation Store & Xbox Games Store, the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is still £32.99 and £34.99 respectively. So, by purchasing this complete edition of Elden Ring for just under £40, you’ll save up to an extra £18.95 compared to buying the base version from The Game Collection and purchasing the DLC later.
Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.
Last year, Spanish developers Tequila Works cancelled a game, laid off staff, and finally filed for insolvency in the face of “prolonged market conditions”, after losing funding from Tencent. Founders Raúl Rubio and Luz Sancho departed the studio in the process.
Now, what’s left of Tequila are selling off all their assets in an open auction, including both published games like horror platformer Deadlight, and a number of projects that were either in development or “ready for production”. It all makes for a sad anatomy of the studio that gave us the wonderful Rime.
“Hate scalpers on eBay? Report them.”.
We already know that, of course, scalpers are attempting to spoil the Switch 2 party — which must be particularly frustrating to US consumers who can’t even pre-order the console right now. But fans are pushing back against extortionate listings, and rightly so.
IGN reports that some people are heading to online auction sites and reporting some of the most expensive listings. Simply by searching on eBay for Nintendo Switch 2, you can find listings for the console at over the RRP to varying degrees, with some consoles available for Buy It Now prices of over USD $700.
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Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!
Crystal Ball of Firmament – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
The spell book is missing! Help the magician to find it in this action platformer adventure. Use the crystal ball to change between the day and night to make your path, collect tokens and buy useful upgrades. Venture out four different biomes (mountain, woods, winter forest and city) with a total of 32 levels. Warping the day / night cycle changes Ambiental obstacles and enemies’ behavior.
Nordcurrent Labs
Chains of Freedom – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Step into a thrilling turn-based tactics game set in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European state. Lead an elite military squad as you navigate perilous missions filled with danger, deceit, and moral dilemmas.
PERP GAMES
Finding Frankie – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Fight for your life as you compete against two other contestants in Frankie’s twisted parkour game show. Run, jump, swing and slide your way throughout parkour and obstacle courses while avoiding Frankie, Henry Hotline and many other terrifying enemies.
Casual Brothers Ltd.
Hot Rod Mayhem – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Start your engines, gearheads – it’s time for Hot Rod Mayhem! Prove yourself as the ultimate little racer by putting your speed and swerving skills to the test in wild races and one-of-a-kind trials! Use perilous pick-ups, like the tricky Marble or the Homing Dart, to leave your opponents in the dust!
Klei Publishing
Lab Rat – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Lab Rat is a hand-crafted narrative puzzler masquerading as a machine-generated video game. This satirical adventure stars a metrics-obsessed AI who will monitor, profile, and guide you as you solve over a hundred unique spatial problems. Over time this AI will develop a hilariously misguided understanding of humanity based on your performance and survey response data.
Annapurna Interactive
Lushfoil Photography Sim – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Experience detailed, true-to-life recreations of beautiful and diverse locations around the world. Trek through and explore environments to capture stunning vistas and landscapes with your fully featured in-game camera. Each environment is filled with objectives to reward players that have a good eye for angles and perspectives, and hidden secrets for those who are patient and observant.
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Monument Valley – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Embark on a dreamlike adventure in the iconic Monument Valley, the award-winning puzzle game where architecture defies reality. Guide Princess Ida through surreal monuments, uncovering hidden paths and optical illusions that challenge perception.
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Monument Valley 2 – April 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Monument Valley 2 invites you on an award-winning emotional puzzle adventure where architecture transforms as you play. Join Ro and her child as they explore stunning, ever-shifting worlds, solving optical illusions that challenge perception and their lives.
Marcos Game Dev
Bear Knight Honey Quest – April 16
Bear Knight Honey Quest is an action platformer about a huggable bear and his trusty sword on a mission to recover the bee queen’s stolen honey. With easy controls, it’s guaranteed fun for the whole family!
FreeMind S.A.
Farmer’s Life – April 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Unleash the Farmer within. Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in Farmer’s Life, where you’ll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farm stead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
Atari
I, Robot – April 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.
Eastasiasoft Limited
Moving Houses – April 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Enjoy a silly physics-based game about moving on as you box up your life while immersed in casual comfy gameplay and the instant gratification of task-based gamification of packing chores. Be neat, be careful or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours!
NOKOGODO
Sunshower – April 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
A colorful, casual arcade action game that follows a robot’s survival in a rainstorm! Use the plant installed on your head to reach for the sky as you achieve high scores and stop the rain from washing away the world.
Silesia Games Sp. z o.o.
Vinebound: Tangled Together – April 16
A co-op roguelike for 1-2 players where you must coordinate attacks with a ping-pong cooldown to defeat hordes of enemies. Can your friendship survive the botanical mayhem of Garden Lands?
PlayWay S.A.
Crime Scene Cleaner – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
When insurance companies dodge the responsibility, it’s up to you to save your daughter’s life. This will require some dirty work and shady clientele, but you have no other choice, right? When the big boss calls once again, bring a bucket and a mop cause you will really need them. Are you up for the challenge?
KEMCO
Kemco RPG Selction Vol. 4 – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Now you can enjoy 4 RPGs; Chronus Arc, Bonds of the Skies, Legend of the Tetrarchs, Monochrome Order in one bundle!
NAISU
Play as Leila and traverse through all phases of her life, uncovering her pivotal life moments. By unraveling puzzles imbued with the fragments of her narrative, you’ll comprehend the motives behind Leila’s life decisions. As you delve deeper into her psyche and her emotional landscape, you’ll discover facets of your own self mirrored in the life journey of this seemingly ordinary woman.
Knights Peak
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Slash, burn, and rage your way through Mandragora, a 2.5D side-scroller action-RPG with deep Metroidvania and Soulslike elements. Light your Witch Lantern, enter the dark realm of Entropy, and tear reality asunder.
Rocket Panda Games
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A side-scrolling beat ’em up with the heart of a fighting game, supporting cross-platform pixel art anime action with up to 8P online multiplayer and all the characters from Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive!
Domynyo SRL
Terror Mansion – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Terror Mansion is an exciting, first-person horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Restless Corp
The Safe Place – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
A gripping, social point-and-click adventure game that delves into the harsh realities of childhood and the complexities of self-sacrifice. As the third installment of the trilogy from the creator of Little Kite and Repentant, this game takes you on an emotional journey through the lives of two characters bound by fate.
CULT Games
Tempopo – April 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
When Hana’s garden of musical flowers are scattered across a sky full of beautiful islands, she must turn to the magical Tempopo for help returning them. Chaotic and uncoordinated by nature, the Tempopo rely on Hana’s conducting skills to keep on the right track, and solve each island’s puzzle.
COMMANDO PANDA
Cute Puppy Academy – April 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Welcome to Cute Puppy Academy, the ultimate place for puppy lovers! Train, care for, and play with adorable pups! Feed, groom, and teach them tricks to keep their tails wagging. Take them on fun walks, play mini-games, and test their skills. Expand your academy with new facilities, attract more puppies, and become the best trainer in town!
GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.
Lunar Remastered Collection – April 18
Xbox Play Anywhere
Dive into the enchanting worlds of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, two beloved JRPGs that have captured the hearts of gamers for generations. This definitive remastered edition features enhanced graphics, audio, and quality-of-life improvements that will satiate that hunger for 90s nostalgia–better than you remember!
Dolores Entertainment
Snow Squall – April 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Your helicopter crashes in a remote, icy wilderness en route to delivering batteries to a mysterious research facility. Now, you must complete your delivery before you freeze to death or get eaten by a strange presence stalking you.
Rising Moon Games
Space Smash – April 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A retro-style, fast-paced, and addictive shoot ’em up. A throwback to the classic arcade games of the 80s. Great for playing while waiting in line for another game.
Ratalaika Games S.L.
Thrill Penguin – April 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
You are an ambitious penguin who brandishes a stylish bandana and aspires to be a parkour master. Run, jump, dive, and swim through different and six unique zones containing challenging levels to demonstrate your esteemed parkour prowess.
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