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If you act fast, you can grab a new Xbox wireless controller for just $36 from Verizon. Normally, a new Xbox controller costs $60, so you’re saving 40% on a new gamepad if you use this deal. The offer is available to anyone–you do not need to be a Verizon subscriber to access the discount or buy from the company’s online store. To top it off, the deal applies to the Robot White and Pulse Red controller colors.

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The discounted Xbox controllers are available through Verizon’s online store, which offers free three- to five-day shipping for orders under $49, so you won’t have to wait long for your order to arrive once it ships. You’ll get free two-day shipping if you order two controllers or more. Alternatively, you can opt for in-store pick-up if the controllers are available at your local Verizon stores.

The standard Xbox controller might not have the frills of some higher-end gamepads out there, but it still ranks as one of our favorite wireless video game controllers to use on Xbox and PC, and $36 for a new one is a pretty sweet deal. Just make sure you grab Verizon’s deal soon since we expect stocks will sell out fast at this price.

If you’re looking for suggestions on other great gamepads, be sure to check out our lists for the best controllers on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, has teamed up with Google for the game’s 15th anniversary on May 17. The collaboration adds an Easter egg to the Google search engine, allowing users to start mining like they would in the game.

To get the Easter egg to work, users must search for Minecraft, Minecraft Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Steve, or any other version of the game. After doing that, a small Minecraft icon will appear as a button on screen. After clicking it, a hand will appear allowing users to break off specific parts of the page.

As they break off more pages, different biomes will be revealed, including places like The Nether and The End. To exit this feature, all users have to do is click the X on the bottom of the screen. This will prompt a creeper to appear and explode, which will reset everything back to normal.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Google search engine is filled with Easter eggs. For example, if users search “Pac-Man Doodle,” they’ll be able to play a game of Pac-Man, and if they search “Total Eclipse 2024,” their screen will mimic an eclipse.

For more Minecraft content, check out our guide detailing how to find the best seeds and our guide on how to make wolf armor.

Big news for Grand Theft Auto VI today, as Take-Two has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will be released in Fall 2025. Previously, the game was targeting a release at some unspecified point in the year. This is likely a delay for GTA VI, as Take-Two had previously indicated a release earlier in 2025.

“Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games’ previously established window of Calendar 2025 to Fall of Calendar 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI,” Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said. “We are highly confident that Rockstar Games will deliver an unparalleled entertainment experience, and our expectations for the commercial impact of the title continue to increase.”

GTA VI is reportedly now in the final stages of development. Rockstar Games required most staffers to return to the office beginning April 15 to finish the game and to help prevent leaks. Not all Rockstar workers are happy about this, though, as some say the return-to-office mandate removes a lifeline.

GTA VI is in development at Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Rockstar’s teams around the world supporting the game’s development. Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two has said the developer is seeking “perfection.”

In other news, prolific voice actor Troy Baker recently confirmed he is not voicing the male lead in GTA VI.

Rockstar parent company Take-Two recently announced a cost-cutting plan that resulted in hundreds of layoffs and multiple game cancellations. The games industry at large has seen huge numbers of layoffs so far in 2024.

The Last of Us Season 2 is in production now in Canada, and with cameras rolling in public places, people are capturing footage and posting it online for everyone to see.

Footage posted online shows Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Isabela Merced (Dina) filming a sequence where they’re riding a horse through a very impressive-looking set. This video footage appears to stem from on-location shooting in downtown Nanaimo, BC, which is on Vancouver Island.

The attention to detail is pretty impressive, as the set designers truly made the street look like a post-apocalypse. A local news report from Nanaimo News Bulletin reveals that the city is a stand-in for Seattle’s Capitol Hill.

It has also come to light that HBO recruited a famous Hollywood horse named Jazzway for The Last of Us Season 2. Jazzway was previously seen in Jurassic World: Dominion.

Jazzway (20) plays Shimmer, which is Ellie’s horse. Another horse, named Pimpin (16), plays the role of Dina’s steed, Japan. Jazzway has a double, Cinch (8), that steps in when needed, the Nanaimo News Bulletin reported.

Animal coordinator Quentin Schneider said, “They’re pretty good animals. The horses are better than people. They all have normal ranch jobs, then there’s training. They learn to lay down, they learn how to go from A to B, they learn how to do all sorts of stuff.”

The horses got to chill in their trailers and were given hay when they finished their scenes, the report said, noting that Jazzway got special high-fat treats due to his older age.

The Last of Us Season 2 is expected to release sometime in 2025. In addition to Merced joining the cast as Dina, Season 2 brings on Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and Young Mazino as Jesse. A previous leak from set showed the first glimpse at Merced as Dina.

In terms of official photos, HBO released images of Pedro Pascal as Joel and Ramsey as Ellie earlier this week as part of the company’s upfront presentation.

While The Last of Us fans have to wait until 2025 to see the next season, another high-profile HBO series, House of the Dragon, returns in June for its second season.

If the premise of Never Let Go seems familiar, it’s because we’ve seen a few end-of-the-world horror movies with A-list actresses that share similar premises. Emily Blunt and her on-screen kids have to stay silent to survive in A Quiet Place and its sequel while Sandra Bullock and her character’s children had to wear blindfolds to live in Bird Box. Now, it’s Halley Berry’s turn in Never Let Go, a horror flick where hanging on to a rope could be the difference between life and death in the first trailer for the movie.

Berry plays a mother who has survived the apocalypse with her two sons, as played by Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins. The title of Never Let Go comes from the rule that Berry’s character constantly repeats. According to her, as long as the boys remained tied by a rope that is connected to their home, they will be safe from the evil lurking in the world.

For a time, the boys accept their mother at her word. But when one of the boys is separated from the rope, he questions whether the evil his mother warned him about is even real. That not only introduces serious friction to the family, it also opens the door for the evil spirits to begin tearing them apart. When that happens, not even the rope may be able to save this family.

Alexandre Aja directed the film from a script by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby. Never Let Me Go will haunt theaters on September 27.

Apple recently changed App Store guidelines to allow retro-gaming emulators to be downloaded on iOS, and that’s led to a flood of such apps on the storefront. Now, the popular PSP emulator PPSSPP is sizzling the sales charts, as is the multi-system RetroArch.

RetroArch is one of the biggest names in the world of emulation, as it’s essentially a front-end for dozens of emulator “cores” that support a wide variety of consoles, from the Atari on down. It’s worth noting that RetroArch is now available on Apple TV, meaning that you can now play retro games natively on that device. However, it’s PPSSPP that’s really garnered a lot of attention on the App Store, as it currently sits at #3 on the most-downloaded free app charts. RetroArch is sitting comfortably at #16.

Several emulators (such as Delta) have been available on iOS through unofficial means for years, using workarounds and “sideloaded” apps through alternatives like the AltStore. However, it’s worth noting that Apple’s guidelines still prevent developers from providing (pirated) copies of the games that these emulators are designed to play, and the long-term future of emulators on the App Store has yet to be determined.

Apple changed its rules in response to the EU’s recent Digital Markets Act, which expressly prohibits the “walled garden” approach that the tech giant has applied to the App Store for decades. Though these rules were motivated by this EU-only law, the regulations apply to developers worldwide.