It’s been several years since Harley Leger left New Bretagne and headed west, hoping to leave the past behind and make her way as a freelance writer. After arriving in the sleepy border town of Rosewater, a seemingly trivial assignment for the local paper leads to the hunt for a missing man’s fortune—and the story of the century. Harley and her ragtag posse embark on a harrowing journey across Western Vespuccia, facing bandits, rebels, ruthless oil barons, and many more obstacles on their quest for fame and riches.
Rosewater IS COMPATIBLE WITH STEAM DECK (Playable)
April 2025 is set to deliver another thrilling month for Xbox gamers, showcasing a rich tapestry of experiences. From deeply immersive narratives to strategic challenges and whimsical adventures, April’s best Xbox and Game Pass releases offer something for every player.
Dive into the heart of new worlds and embark on unforgettable journeys with these standout Xbox titles.
Best New Games April 2025
South of Midnight – A Haunting Journey Through Southern Folklore
South of Midnight
Venture into the mystical heart of the American South in South of Midnight.
This action-adventure weaves a narrative around Hazel, a young woman drawn into a world of Southern folklore and monstrous creatures.
You’ll get to explore a visually stunning world, brimming with atmospheric environments and compelling characters, as Hazel unravels a dark mystery that threatens to consume her home.
With its unique blend of action, exploration, and storytelling, South of Midnight promises an unforgettable and chilling experience.
And it’s helped by the fact that it lands on Game Pass, Day One.
Commandos: Origins – Return to Tactical Espionage
Commandos Origins
Ah, it’s time to relive the iconic tactical gameplay of the Commandos series, this time with Commandos: Origins.
This prequel takes players back to the roots of the legendary squad, offering a fresh perspective on their early missions. Plan and execute intricate operations, utilising the unique skills of each commando to infiltrate enemy strongholds and complete daring objectives.
Expect Origins to deliver strategic depth and challenging scenarios, alongside a nostalgic yet modernised experience for fans of the genre.
Promise Mascot Agency – Manage a Colourful World
Promise Mascot Agency
Step into the vibrant world of Promise Mascot Agency and manage a team of eccentric mascots.
This simulation game blends management and narrative elements, tasking players with building a successful agency while navigating the unique personalities of their mascots.
From crafting engaging performances to handling unexpected events, Promise Mascot Agency should well offer a charming and lighthearted experience.
It’s bound to be nuts, but our full review will be able to bring everything about Promise Mascot Agency together. Keep an eye out for it.
Blue Prince – A Stylised Puzzle-Adventure with a Dark Twist
Blue Prince
Immerse yourself in the visually striking world of Blue Prince, a stylised puzzle-adventure with a dark and compelling narrative. And best of all? You’ll get to do so through Game Pass.
Play as a mysterious protagonist, navigating a world filled with intrigue and danger. Master fluid combat and explore atmospheric environments as you uncover the secrets that lie beneath the surface.
With its unique art style and engaging gameplay, Blue Prince looks to deliver a memorable and immersive experience. Find out in our review.
Lushfoil Photography Sim – Capture the Beauty of the World
Lushfoil Photography Sim
Weirdly, out of all the games to release on Xbox and Game Pass this month, Lushfoil Photography Sim from Annapurna (recently behind Wanderstop) is one of THE most hotly anticipated. We’re blaming our love of Annapurna games for the excitement, but there certainly seems to be much about this one that makes it a bit of a must-player.
Dive in and you’ll get to embark on a serene journey of exploration and photography in Lushfoil Photography Sim.
This unique experience allows players to capture the beauty of diverse landscapes, from tranquil forests to breathtaking vistas. Experiment with various camera settings and techniques to create stunning photographs, immersing yourself in the world’s natural wonders.
Finding Frankie – Survive the Twisted Parkour Nightmare
Finding Frankie
Forget heartwarming adventures – Finding Frankie throws you into a terrifyingly twisted parkour game show where survival is the only prize. Imagine receiving a secret invitation hidden inside a box of Frankie’s cereal, promising a delightful parkour competition.
What starts as a whimsical challenge quickly descends into a deadly nightmare. Frankie, Henry Hotline, and their cartoon cohorts shed their friendly facades, revealing sinister, lifelike forms.
You’ll fight for your life against two other contestants, navigating treacherous parkour courses and obstacle challenges while evading terrifying enemies. Master bar swinging, wall jumping, rail grinding, trampoline hopping, and more to stay alive.
Finding Frankie is extremely likely to push out a truly chilling parkour experience; one where every jump could be your last.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – One Year Left, One Final Mission
Clair Obscur Expedition 33
“Year by year, She erases us.” This chilling prophecy sets the stage for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a revolutionary turn-based RPG where time is running out.
The Paintress, a mysterious entity, paints her cursed number upon a monolith each year, condemning those of that age to oblivion. With “33” looming on the horizon, Gustave, Maelle, and their fellow Expeditioners embark on a desperate, final mission: destroy the Paintress and break the cycle of death.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reimagines turn-based combat with thrilling real-time mechanics. Craft unique builds for your Expeditioners, master attack rhythms to chain devastating combos, and utilise a free-aim system to exploit enemy weaknesses. Dodge, parry, and counter in real-time, elevating the intensity of every battle.
This debut title from Sandfall Interactive, powered by Unreal Engine 5, delivers stunning visuals and a heart-wrenching soundtrack, immersing you in a world where every moment counts. “Tomorrow Comes,” and with it, the ultimate fight for survival.
It makes utter sense to be playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Game Pass Day One.
My Little Universe – Shape a World From Scratch
My Little Universe
Become a cosmic creator in My Little Universe, a sandbox simulation that allows you to shape a world from the ground up.
Gather resources, craft tools, and build settlements as you transform a barren planet into a thriving civilisation.
Previously on mobile, it comes with intuitive gameplay and endless possibilities, as My Little Universe offers a charming and engaging experience for those looking for a bit of a relaxing time.
Sociable Soccer 25
Finally, we get to play Sociable Soccer on Xbox. At least, we hope, for this is a game we’ve been expecting for years. We first revealed Sociable Soccer was coming to Xbox way back in 2015, with another promise of a ’24 edition that was meant to drop last year. Yes, it’s THAT long we’ve been holding out…
Should Sociable Soccer 25 actually rock up onto Xbox this month, then you’ll get to experience the thrill of arcade football; fast-paced and action-packed as it smacks out a nostalgic experience with modern sensibilities, featuring intuitive controls and vibrant visuals.
Compete against friends or AI opponents in exhilarating matches, showcasing your skills and celebrating the beautiful game.
But will this one have enough to go up against EA FC and eFootball? We’ll finally find out.
Monaco 2 – Heist Action Returns with a Stylish Twist
Monaco 2
Return to the world of high-stakes heists with Monaco 2.
This stylish action-strategy game builds upon the original’s formula, offering new challenges and gameplay mechanics.
Plan and execute daring robberies, utilising the unique abilities of your crew to outsmart security systems and escape with the loot. We’re super excited for Monaco 2…
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Rage – The Climactic Second Tape
Lost Records Bloom & Rage
Unravel a coming-of-age mystery in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Rage, the highly anticipated second tape in this evocative narrative adventure series.
Picking up where Bloom left off, Rage plunges players back into a 90’s summer, continuing the journey of a group of friends grappling with secrets and self-discovery. This concluding chapter promises to deliver impactful choices and emotional depth, building upon the foundations laid in Tape 1, which received a 4.5/5 score from us.
Prepare for a poignant and powerful finale that explores the complexities of friendship and memory.
Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy – A Classic Adventure Reimagined
Amerzone The Explorers Legacy
Another that has been on our radar for a while.
Relive the classic adventure with Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy, a reimagining of the beloved title. Embark on a journey to a mysterious island, uncovering its secrets and solving intricate puzzles.
Updated visuals and a super engaging narrative combine to ensure that Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy offers a nostalgic yet fresh experience for adventure game fans.
What’s Coming to Xbox and Game Pass in May 2025?
March was good, April looks better, but from there, we get to May 2025 and the hits keep on coming – at least we hope.
We’ve already got sights set on Revenge of the Savage Planet, despelote, Captain Blood, DOOM: The Dark Ages, RoadCraft and the latest racer in the form of F1 25. There’s also the small matter of Elden Ring Nightreign arriving on the scene!
We cannot wait, but for now April 2025 is shaping up to be a month filled with some of the most diverse Xbox experiences. From narrative-driven adventures to strategic challenges and full-on simulations, these new games should be able to offer something for every player.
Let us know what you decide to play first in the comments below. But whatever it is, you should prepare to embark on unforgettable journeys and immerse yourself in some of the best of Xbox and Game Pass gaming.
It’s that time of the week again, Bitizens! The Bittersweet Symphony Challenge in BitLife is live, and you know what that means. This time around, the challenge has been named Shipwrecked Shogun. And the reason for that name will become clear very shortly. Keep reading to learn how to finish this particular challenge.
Don’t forget to check the Challenge Vault if you have it unlocked, you can do all the old BitLife challenges there as well. Check on some of our BitLife guides while you’re here for tips on those.
How to Complete the Shipwrecked Shogun Challenge in BitLife
Be born in the UK.Move to Japan.Become a general in the Japanese army.Own a pirate ship.Survive a shipwreck.
OK, let’s get going!
Being born in the UK is easy; just choose London or any other UK city as your starting locale. Just focus on aging up until you reach age 18 and can earn a bit of cash, you’ll need it for later.
Moving to Japan is a bit of an annoying step, as it both requires a bit of cash and approval. Once your character turns 18, go to ‘Activities’ and select Emigrate. After the application is paid and processed, you’re ready to move.
You will want to have a clean criminal record before you apply as well. Once you apply and join up, it’s time to put in A LOT of work. The job to earn the cash to complete the next few steps is pretty important.
How to Become a General in the Japanese Army
After moving to Japan, you’ll need to join up with the armed forces. This involves going into the Occupation tab and then clicking on Military. You can then choose the branch you want to join up to. Now comes the real work. You will need to grind away at this job for a few years to earn the promotions. Also, make sure to keep those Health and Smarts stats maxed out to maximize your chances of a promotion. After a few more years of work, you can get your way to General in the Japanese Army.
How to Own a Pirate Ship in BitLife
Once you’ve made it this far, it’s time to set sail! Players in BitLife will need a fair amount of cash to afford a pirate ship, so make sure to put in plenty of time in at your job.
Go into the Go Shopping tab under Assets and you can find all the options. Pirate ships can be found under the boat sales options. If it’s not there, just age up and check again. Once you have one, this is where RNG can kind of screw you over.
How to Survive a Shipwreck in BitLife
This is the part in the Shipwrecked Shogun Challenge in BitLife where you need both a bunch of money and good RNG.
When you finally have enough cash ground out to get your hands on the boat, it’s time to go shopping. Get at least about $25,000 in the bank and you’re good to go. Once you turn 18 you need to get your boating license. Once that’s done, it’s time to go shopping for a boat. Head to the Shopping section and visit the Speciality Vehicle Dealers. Select a boat dealer and browse their catalog. Once you have found your dream boat or ship, purchase it. From there, it’s time for the RNG to strike like lightning.
The shipwreck itself is a random event. The fastest way to get into a shipwreck after you’ve done everything else is to get on your boat and take it out for a spin. Repeat this until you have an accident. The outcome of this event is dependent on RNG, and yes, you can get unlucky and not survive.If you manage to die, use the paid rewind feature or start over, those are your only choices.
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Green Bean Casserole is one of the 3-star Entrée Meals added with the Storybook Vale expansion. Players can make this meal for themselves to restore energy or gift it to villagers to increase their Friendship Level. However, this recipe is exclusive to the owners of the expansion. This guide will help you cook a Green Bean Casserole in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Required Ingredients to Cook Green Bean Casserole in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Players can make a Green Bean Casserole entrée meal with the following ingredients.
Green Bean is a new vegetable that you can grow on your own using the Green Bean Seed. Goofy sells the Grean Bean Seeds at his stall in the Everafter biome for 250 Star Coins. However, you will have to get the first upgrade of the stall to unlock the seeds. It will cost you 6,000 Star Coins for the upgrade. After getting the seeds, you will have to wait for 4 hours for them to grow.
Porcini Mushroom is another vegetable-type ingredient that you can find in the wild. You can find it growing on the ground in all areas of the Everafter biome. Lastly, you can purchase the Onion from Goofy’s Stall in the Forest of Valor (Valley) biome for 255 Star Coins. Moreover, you can also grow it on your own using Onion Seeds. It will take 1 hour and 15 minutes for the Onion Seeds to grow.
How to Cook Green Bean Casserole in Disney Dreamlight Valley
After gathering all the ingredients for the Green Bean Casserole, go to any Cooking Station to start making it. Go to any cooking station in the Valley/Eternity Isle and interact with it. After that, put the ingredients into the Cooking Pot individually and then select the “Start Cooking” option to cook the Green Bean Casserole Entree Meal.
Use of Green Bean Casserole
Players can choose to eat the Green Bean Casserole to restore 652 Energy. Moreover, they can gift it to another villager to increase their Friendship Level. Lastly, they can sell it to Goofy for 607 Star Coins.
As Destiny 2’s Guardian Games comes to a close on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, we celebrate a well-earned victory for Titans, who won with an overwhelming number of daily victories.
But that doesn’t mean you still can’t represent your class and participate. You can still scramble and earn as many medallions and weapons before the event ends after this weekend.
If you’re reading this, chances are you probably might not have had the chance to play through this year’s Guardian Games activity Rushdown just yet, or you want to earn the Guardian Games exclusive Allstar Vector skimmer or the Godly Array shader.
Worry not! This is a comprehensive yet brief guide to the 2025 Guardian Games, along with some tips and tricks for farming medallions so that you can best represent your class and earn your rewards!
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If you haven’t even touched Guardian Games for the past two weeks it’s been out, then make sure to grab the quest from Eva Levante, who is standing in the very middle of the Tower.
She’ll give you a quest and an exclusive Guardian Games class item, which is a free Artifice Armor that you must equip to earn medallions passively.
Follow the instructions on the quest: equip your new class item, complete a Guardian Games activity, then talk to Eva, then Zavala, and lastly Shaxx. This should be pretty straightforward to complete.
Then, you’re free to do as you see fit, as you can either go about your business and play whatever you want or focus on Guardian Games activities like Rushdown and Supremacy.
You’ll also find that Eva sells bounties as well as Contender Cards that award Medallions from Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The other two types of Medallions, Bronze and Silver, can be earned passively when you complete activities with the Guardian Games class item equipped.
Rushdown
Rushdown is a boss rush activity where you must complete five boss encounters, each increasing in difficulty within a certain timeframe. You’ll start with a default of 10 revive tokens.
If you fail to complete an encounter within the time frame or lose all revive tokens, you finish Rushdown early and only get a small amount of loot. You must complete at least three boss encounters to earn a guaranteed Guardian Games weapon.
The higher your score, the more likely you’ll get weapons with multiple perks. Your score is dictated by how quickly you complete the encounter and how many revive tokens you use.
There are three difficulties: Warm-Up has no modifiers and no revive tokens; Standard and Expert are the same, though enemies in the latter hit much harder and have much more health.
Ideally, you’ll want to be able to complete Standard relatively quickly and Expert at a much steadier pace. All Rushdown difficulties can be matchmade. I recommend going for Expert difficulty, as it is not much harder than a Nightfall.
Each encounter is a callback to a major boss fight throughout Destiny’s history, whether it’s an Exotic mission or a campaign mission.
The list of boss encounters during Rushdown also rotates daily. Their objectives are rather straightforward, but some encounter mechanics might not be as obvious.
For Expert difficulty Rushdown, I highly recommend bringing your best loadout. There are way too many encounters to give a comprehensive guide on, so make sure to bring builds with adequate add-clear and boss damage.
Survivability is most important, as it’s better to take your time rather than burn through your revive tokens.
Supremacy
Now for the PvP sweats—Supremacy should be pretty straightforward: defeat your opponents and secure their Crests.
I’ve seen way too many people ignore this, but make sure to pick up your allies’ Crests when they get knocked out to deny the enemy team a point.
While getting kills is pretty important, it doesn’t matter if you don’t pick up their crests.
The Guardian Games version is Class vs. Class and will have you facing off against an entire team of a single class while you’re teamed up with others of the same class as your character.
In my experience, Hunters are absolutely stomping people in the Crucible, so do what you will with that information.
Medallion Farming And Loot
Now, onto what you’re here for: Medallion Farming and loot. Whether you want to finish the Guardian Games pass or light all eight braziers, you’ll need to know how to maximize your efficiency so that you don’t spend too long grinding in the Guardian Games.
We’ll be focusing on efficiency—you don’t have all the time in the world, so let’s look at how to make these farming methods as painless as possible because it can get a little boring at some point.
I suggest spending an hour or two just working on farming for the rest of the weekend. Unless you’re very insistent on playing PvP, I recommend picking up the Platinum Contender Cards “Platinum Plunderer” and “Stand-Out Performance.”
I found that farming these two Contender Cards makes things much more tolerable. For “Stand-Out Performance,” all you need to do is complete a single Expert Rushdown or a Grandmaster Nightfall to fill up the progress bar.
“Platinum Plunderer” is a particularly easy Contender Card to farm, as all you need to do is load up a Shuro Chi checkpoint or Grasp of Avarice dungeon and farm orbs of power.
Make sure to put on every orb generation perk and armor mod, like elemental siphons. Put on a podcast or audiobook and start churning out orbs. Rinse and repeat.
If you’re interested in completing the Event Card or you want to complete the two other quests, then try not to burn yourself out.
Zavala’s “Shoot to Score” quest only requires you to reach the 350,000 score threshold to allow you to light all the braziers on the right side of the Tower.
Depending on how well you do, you might even need to do well in just one Expert Rushdown to get to this score.
Shaxx’s “Vying for Supremacy” works the same. You’ll need to complete Supremacy matches on the Guardian Games version in order to gain points.
Naturally, winning matches earns you more points. Just play Crucible like you normally would.
Most of these rewards can be earned by playing the game passively, as long as you remember to equip your Guardian Games class item and drop by the tower to restock on Contender Cards whenever you finish one.
Depositing enough medallions into the podium will eventually let you earn the Godly Array shader, which periodically shifts between red, blue, and yellow, which are the colors of the three classes.
If you managed to complete the “Drop-In” quest before the Closing Ceremony, you’ll also earn the Allstar Vector skimmer.
As for weapons, we have a separate article that ranks the Guardian Games weapons as well as Heresy Act 2’s weapons and god rolls.
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Now here’s a blast from the past and a game that I remember as being one of the best action-adventure games I had ever played on the Amstrad CPC 464. It’s ‘Saboteur II’ developed by Clive Townsend and released by Durell Software in 1987, the same publishers behind the incredible dragon flying ‘Thanatos’. This fine game was released for many platforms such as the CPC, ZX Spectrum and C64, and featured a female protagonist who must break into a high-security compound, fight off guards, avoid pumas and alter the course of a nuclear ballistic missile and then escape on a motorbike.
But the news of today is this all time classic game of which we have featured countless times in the past, has recently been updated for the Amstrad CPC with an enhanced mod by thealfest. As in the words of the website. “I am a big fan of the original 1987 Saboteur 2 for ZX Spectrum by Clive Townsend. This is my attempt to make this old classic more enjoyable but still very close to the original. The entire game code was rewritten with performance and playability as the highest priorities”.
Changes:
BugfixesPerformance optimizations and adjustable game speedDouble buffering with vsync (with limitations)Added some visual elements from 2019 remakeAdded new sound effectsAdded game pauseImproved game balanceAnd more…
Update : Today the creator has also updated the ZX Spectrum version, and he was quoted as saying. “I am a big fan of the original 1987 Saboteur 2 for ZX Spectrum by Clive Townsend. This is my attempt to make this old classic more enjoyable but still very close to the original. The entire game code was rewritten with performance and playability as the highest priorities”.
Changes:
BugfixesPerformance optimizations and adjustable game speedDouble buffering with vsync (with limitations)Added some visual elements from 2019 remakeAdded new sound effectsAdded game pauseImproved game balanceAnd more…[128k version]:Added AY musicAdded game mapAdded new mission
As Disney keeps rolling out live-action versions of its classic animated movies, costume and production designers keep facing the challenge of making attractive animated images look equally good in the real world.
Consider the Disney Princess characters: They all have iconic dresses that look gorgeous in their original animated outings (except Aladdin’s Jasmine, who rocks a pants-and-crop-top combination). In animation, these gowns are all spectacular. But how do they match up in live action?
So far, seven princesses from the official Disney Princess lineup have gotten live-action remake movies. The latest, Snow White, gives its protagonist a deeply… disappointing wardrobe, which prompted us to look back and see which remake team did and didn’t understand the assignment.
Like any good ranking, this one has a set of rules.
I only included theatrically released Disney live-action movies — sorry to the Descendants-verse and the Brandy Cinderella! I am only considering princesses from the official Disney Princess lineup. This means Jasmine makes the cut, even though she isn’t the titular character in Aladdin, but Mia Wasikowska as Alice in Tim Burton’s take on Alice in Wonderland doesn’t. Take it up with Disney!Some characters have more than one Defining Gown. I’ll be evaluating their wardrobes as a whole, in which case a passable extra outfit could make up for a terrible main dress. Or not! No sequel dresses included. Sorry, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil!
I’m also not necessarily looking for fidelity to the animated version. Sometimes that’s not a good thing (cough, Snow White, cough). The outfits should simply look good, even if they aren’t necessarily direct replicas.
In order from worst to best, here are all the live-action Disney Princesses and their wardrobes, ranked.
7. Snow White in Snow White (2025)
Image: Disney
Designer: Sandy Powell; Princess: Rachel Zegler
I’ve seen Halloween costumes that look better than this dress. I feel like I can tell exactly what sort of thick, foam-like material makes up the sleeves. I’m also zeroing in on the cheap vinyl stuff in the collar that’s suspended between some stiff wires. The skirt is this plastic-looking tulle monstrosity that’s a shade of yellow not even in the original animation.
Yes, the original Snow White dress does have some questionable color choices, but the live-action solution is not to crank the saturation up on the red, blue, and yellow. Snow White’s plot-relevant necklace — a gift from her father with four bland adjectives to ✨ inspire ✨ her — looks like something I could order off Etsy for $20. It’s just lazy! I don’t know where Snow White’s nearly $300 million budget went, but it certainly was not the wardrobe.
Snow’s other dresses in this movie are so briefly worn and so unremarkable that they can’t save the travesty of the main one.
6. Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Image: Disney
Costume designer: Jacqueline Durran; Princess: Emma Watson
Belle’s core wardrobe isn’t terrible. The blue-and-white dress she wears in the village actually looks like a nice updated version of her animated going-to-town outfit. And her red winter cloak has some lovely embroidery. But when it comes to her big showstopping gown, the one she wears during the romantic ballroom scene — woof.
For starters, unlike her other dresses, it looks so distinctly modern. And not even in a fun, anachronistic way! I don’t give a hoot about whether or not she wore a corset, but its tiering and silhouette just looks more like late-2010s prom dress than 18th-century French ballgown.
Her finale dress is thankfully a bit better, at least in terms of the shape, but the pattern looks like a tea towel I’d find in a grandma’s kitchen.
5. Jasmine in Aladdin (2019)
Image: Disney
Costume designer: Michael Wilkinson; Princess: Naomi Scott
I’m a bit torn about Jasmine’s outfits, which are so gaudy and over the top, they almost feel like a parody of the original movie. But then again, the entire movie plays into that aesthetic, so her looks do cohesively fit in. The turquoise ensemble that most directly imitates her animated counterpart is the best, since the others start to encroach on discordant color clashing. They might be splashy, but at least they don’t look cheap!
They do, however, look more like they belong in the Broadway show — bright and glittery, so even audiences in the cheap seats can appreciate them. But up close, they look a little too intense.
Image: Disney
Costume designer: Bina Daigeler; Princess: Liu Yifei
For the most part, Mulan’s wardrobe is understandably utilitarian. After all, she spends most of the movie in the military, wearing an official uniform. It works! She has one other dress — the gown she wears when her family hauls her off to see the matchmaker. It’s different from the animated version, but it still serves the purpose of showing that Mulan isn’t comfortable in a fancy dress.
Ariel basically gets two dresses when she’s in human form, and both of them are callbacks to her animated movie gowns, while still fitting in with the new movie’s visual aesthetic. One is the blue dress she wears while exploring the town with Eric, which in the movie looks like it’s made of a very light, breathable material that’s still super cute. It’s now a pretty seafoam green, and the beachy design feels right in line with the Caribbean-inspired setting!
The other is the pink ballgown she wears to dinner with Eric and Grimsby, the one where she uses a fork to comb her hair. Let’s be real: The original bright pink dress never really worked with Ariel’s ketchup-red hair. But the live action mutes the colors a bit, making it the softer pink of a conch shell. It’s definitely supposed to be inspired by that pink ballgown with the puffy sleeves, but it has its own distinct look, evoking seafaring pirate-y attire.
2. Aurora in Maleficent (2014)
Image: Disney
Costume designer: Ellen Mirojnick; Princess: Elle Fanning
Maleficent is told from the point of view of Angelina Jolie’s eponymous dark fairy, but the gowns her adopted daughter Aurora wears definitely give main-character energy. They really fit the movie’s dark medieval-fantasy aesthetic, with delicate embroidery and more muted (but still gorgeous) color palettes. The blue gown she’s wearing when she pricks her finger in the castle doesn’t look like the animated version, but it has a lovely, elegant silhouette, and it works better in this context, since the character isn’t dressed up for a ball.
She ends the movie in a particularly gorgeous gold gown with some intricate floral detailing, which really hammers home the whole “child raised by fairies in a magical forest” vibe!
1. Cinderella in Cinderella (2015)
Image: Disney
Costume designer: …also Sandy Powell; Princess: Lily James
I have this understandably ridiculous theory that every cent of the live-action-Disney-movie costume budget, past, future, and present, went to Cinderella, leaving nothing for any other Disney live-action redux. This has to be the case, because apparently the costume designer behind the travesty that is the 2025 Snow White is also responsible for Cinderella, and I genuinely cannot think of another explanation as to why the difference in quality between the two is so vast.
Every costume Cinderella wears — even her servant-girl outfit! — looks so ethereal. The pink dress her stepsisters destroy is beautiful, and the wedding dress she wears in the finale, with its gorgeous flower accents, is absolutely stunning.
But the pièce de résistance is her iconic ballgown. It’s clearly inspired by the animated movie, but Powell gave it an identity of its own. It looks like a watercolor painting come to life, and moves with such elegance that it’s hard not to gawk at Cinderella as she glides across the ballroom. No wonder everyone in the kingdom immediately falls in love with her, the prince included.
Perhaps Powell knew her Disney live-action remake career peaked in 2015, and she didn’t lift a finger for the 2025 Snow White? I get it. Why mess with perfection?
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The collaboration between Fortnite and Mortal Kombat has brought lots of new content to the game. However, all the cosmetics we’ve had so far are just the tip of the iceberg. Epic Games has prepared other things, and they will come with the v34.21 update on Tuesday. Yes, the next big Fortnite update is on April 1!
Epic has revealed many things the update will bring, including big map changes. Furthermore, there will be a new limited-time game mode based on Mortal Kombat, as well as exclusive quests.
Mortal Kombat quests are coming to Fortnite
The upcoming update will add three new landmarks, Scorpion as an NPC, and two gameplay items. Due to this, it’s no surprise that Epic Games will release limited-time quests as well. Epic has revealed six quests that will be available starting April 1 at 9 AM Eastern Time. However, more quests will come out in the future.
These are the Mortal Kombat quests coming to Fortnite on Tuesday:
Hit 10 players with Ice Slide
Deal 500 damage to players while on the bridge at The Pit
Shatter 5 players’ Shield beyond 10 meters
Collect the First Blood Medallion in 2 different matches
Hit an opponent with both a Kombat Kit air kick and uppercut within 5 seconds
Defeat Scorpion while carrying Sub-Zero’s Kombat Kit
The upcoming Fortnite update will add map changes. Image by VideoGamer
Each of these quests grants 30,000 XP, for a total of 180,000 for the first batch. At the moment, it’s unknown how many quests in total Epic Games will release. However, we do know that they will be progressively available, which may indicate that there will be a new quest every day.
The update will come out on Tuesday, likely at 4 AM Eastern Time, and will require both download and downtime.
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It definitely feels like spring has sprung… again this week. It’s been nice and sunny to cut through some of the chill, there’s been a little bit of mizzle, and now the clocks are going to jump forward this week, much to the delight of cats and dogs around the country that are going to get fed an hour early tomorrow (or more realistically, on Monday).
In the News This Week
A surprise Nintendo Direct brought some announcements for the original Switch, while we all wait for next week’s big Nintendo Switch 2 stream, but there were also some significant shifts and announcements from around the rest of the industry.
Games in Review & Featured Articles
This week saw the release of Atomfall, Rebellion’s very British post-nuclear disaster sci-fi mystery, and the anime action adventure of The First Berserker: Khazan. Both have distinct appeal, for very different reasons.
Away from the reviews, Ade gave us a little look at the tactical action coming up in Commandos: Origins, and Dom went hands on with the gorgeous turn-based RPG of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
I got my hands on with a bunch of different games as well. Steel Hunters is about to pop into Early Access, and brings plenty of fun mech battling action, while practice will make perfect in Forestrike’s martial arts brawling, and I played split-screen co-op with the upcoming Revenge of the Savage Planet.
Dom checked out a bunch of charging tech from the UGREEN x Genshin Impact branding collab, which will keep all your electronics topped up when you need them.
We’re Finishing up for the week, What We Played featured Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Atomfall and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Trailer Park
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond gets a new gameplay trailer
Pokémon Legends: Z-A gets more dangerous after dark with the Z-A Royale battles
No Man’s Sky Relics update out now
Your Achievements
What have you been playing this week?
TSBonyman’s is jumping into Atomfall this weekend, but while twiddling thumbs through the last few days before its release, he played a ton of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and sees many more hours ahead with the game – he upgraded it to Afterbirth as well – and played a bit of The Tainted Grail : Fall of Avalon demo, which he says it “a promising Skyrim-alike old-school RPG with some janky combat but great atmosphere.”
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend ahead, even if it’s only 47 hours long!
A set of Honkai Star Rail character reworks designed to bring popular, once-powerful characters back to some kind of relevance is coming in HSR 3.4, HoYoverse announced during the RPG’s latest livestream. Kafka, Silver Wolf, Blade, and Jingliu will get some kind of overhaul in response to fan requests that these specific characters be revamped, HoYoverse said, but the studio held back on what these changes might consist of.
Assuming the game’s update schedule remains uninterrupted, HSR 3.4 should go live in early July 2025.
Each of the four were considered among the best characters in Honkai Star Rail when they debuted in the game across 2023, and Kafka found new relevance in 2024 when Acheron swept into the game. However, their damage output and team compositions have faded over time. Jingliu requires heavy investment and still dishes out less damage than others in her class; Kafka hasn’t had any new damage-over-time characters to work with in months, and recent addition Mydei is essentially Blade 2.0.
Old characters fading into irrelevance, colloquially called “powercreep,” is nothing new for gacha games like Honkai Star Rail, though HoYoverse’s modern games typically don’t see their characters lose relevance so quickly. Some of Genshin Impact’s high performers from the game’s first few years still rank high on popular tier lists and can see players through endgame challenges without issue. Then there’s Zenless Zone Zero, where it’s feasible to tackle bosses and other tough opponents using the same three, free characters you start the game with. While both games have changed, they haven’t left their characters behind.
It seems unlikely that HoYoverse has similar plans for other characters, though. Time has left Bailu, Yanqing, Natasha, Hook, and Welt in the dust, so to speak, and there’s no suggestion that’ll change anytime soon.
Speaking of older characters, you’ll have a chance to pick one of two free 5-star characters once version 3.2 goes live, either Ruan Mei or Luocha.
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