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The official western release date for Persona 5 Royal was just announced, previously teased through a Twitter countdown from Atlus and unveiled through a new trailer. P5R is a reimagining of the original RPG that adds a plethora of new features and mechanics as well as a reworked storyline with all-new characters and cutscenes. It’s in typical series fashion to come out with a definitive version of the original game–such as Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden–but Persona 5 Royal seems to be going the extra mile to distinguish itself.

Along with the announcement of the March 2020 release date, Atlus detailed the different editions that are also available for pre-order right now. Below, we show and outline all the editions of Persona 5 Royal.

Persona 5 Royal Phantom Thieves Edition (Physical) – $89.99 (USD)

• The official Joker mask with a stand
• Collector’s edition box
• Persona 5 Royal artbook
• Persona 5 Royal soundtrack on CD
• Limited edition steelbook case
• P5R dynamic PS4 theme code

Persona 5 Royal Launch Edition (Physical) – $59.99

• Limited edition steelbook case
• P5R dynamic PS4 theme code

Persona 5 Royal Ultimate Edition (Digital) – $99.99

• All the DLC bundles
  • “Kasumi Costume bundle”
  • “Battle bundle”
  • “Persona bundle”
  • “DLC bundle”
• Six additional costume packs

Pre-order the Ultimate Edition on PSN

Persona 5 Royal Deluxe Edition (Digital) – $69.99

Pre-order the Deluxe Edition on PSN

Persona 5 Royal launches exclusively for PlayStation 4 on March 31, 2020 in North America and Europe–the game has been out since October 31 in Japan. We’ve been following the game since it was announced in Japan, and you can check out our P5R reveal trailer analysis or our breakdown of the several new features in the game.

UPDATE: This bundle deal is now live and includes free delivery.

During the hustle and bustle of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping extravaganza, Walmart quietly revealed a new Nintendo Switch bundled deal, one that beats just about everything offered on Black Friday, and you can order it right now.

Nintendo Switch Mario Red Bundle Deal for $299

• Nintendo Switch Mario Red Joy-Con Bundle for $299 – See it at Walmart

The Walmart-exclusive Nintendo Switch deal includes a pair of Mario Red Joy-con packed right in. Up until now, the only way to get a pair is to import them from Japan or have been lucky enough to pick up the Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch bundle when it was offered way back in 2017. According to Walmart’s weekly ad, this is an in-store only deal, but we won’t know until later whether or not you’ll be able to order it online for in-store pick-up or if you’ll need to trek to your nearest location and purchase it there.

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After developer Atlus drummed up hype for an announcement though a countdown on Twitter, it has officially revealed Persona 5 Royal‘s release date for North America and Europe. While the game has been out in Japan since October 31 this year, the localized version of Persona 5 Royal will launch in the West on March 31, 2020 exclusively for PlayStation 4.

A trailer also accompanied the announcement, which showed off some of the game’s new features and additions. For those unaware, P5R is a revamped version of the original Persona 5, but it’s more than just a re-release with extra content. It incorporates a new core character named Kasumi Yoshizawa who joins the Phantom Thieves and plays a major role in the mysteries and events that unfold throughout the story, in turn recontextualizing the original narrative.

On top of that, P5R brings about new activities and places to visit, and it introduces several changes and additions to the combat system and Palace exploration. You’ll get new social scenes, dialogue, perspectives, and story events as well as an extra semester that is sure to change late-game scenarios–there will also be a new palace and alternate endings. And if you want more of Persona 5’s banging jazz-fusion soundtrack, you’ll be happy to know that P5R includes 20 new songs.

Persona 5 Royal is open to pre-orders with several editions that have different bonuses packed in. The Phantom Thieves edition ($90 USD) gets you the official Joker mask with a stand, a collector’s box, the P5R artbook, the soundtrack, a limited steelbook case, and a code for a dynamic PS4 theme. The Launch edition ($60) comes with the steelbook case and the PS4 theme code. The Ultimate edition ($100) is digital-only and gets you the game along with all DLC bundles and six extra costume packs, while the Deluxe edition ($70) comes with a Kasumi costume bundle (which is a $15 DLC pack). All of Persona 5’s original DLC will also be included in P5R for free.

We’ve covered P5R leading up to its release in Japan, and you can get a deeper look at the game with our Persona 5 Royal reveal trailer breakdown or our analysis on a number of the new features in the game.

Todd Phillips has re-confirmed that no sequel to Joker is in the works, but says he thinks Warner Bros. is giving him time to think over how to approach one.

Speaking to the IGN UK Podcast, Phillips was asked if, after the huge response to the now-debunked reports that a sequel had been confirmed, Warner Bros. had begun pushing for one:

“Well there was

even before Joker came out. A movie does that kind of business and became that beloved around the world – they had talked to us about it. Joaquin and I had spoken about it anyway as far back as when we were shooting the movie. But in all honesty we haven’t gone any further on it. Even Warner Bros. hasn’t. I think they’re just giving us time, and if we can figure it out, and if Joaquin’s down to do it, we would do it. But we haven’t gotten near that yet.”

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals aren’t built to last. They’re made to rain their savings down upon eager consumers and then vanish into the December night. But not all of the deals disappear when the clock strikes midnight. Some stick around the next morning. Here are the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday that haven’t gone away. Yet. If you see something you like, jump on it. These deals aren’t likely to last much longer.

Nintendo Switch Deals Still Available

Switch Hardware Deals

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Did you know Natasha Romanov (Romanoff in the movies) isn’t the only Russian agent to operate under the codename Black Widow? In the early 2000s, another agent designated as a Black Widow — Yelena Belova — made her first appearance, and she had Natasha in her sights from the get-go. Florence Pugh will be playing Yelena in the upcoming Black Widow solo film (watch the trailer here!), so there’s no better time to meet the super-spy than now.

From her origins in the Red Room to a strange, temporary turn as a supervillain, here’s everything you need to know about the second Black Widow. These are the topics we’ll be covering here:

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Universal Pictures has released six brand-new character posters for No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie and the final film starring Daniel Craig as 007, ahead of the official trailer launch on Wednesday.

The character posters, which are gathered in the gallery below, feature a closer look at Daniel Craig’s Bond alongside Léa Seydoux’s Madeleine Swann, Lashana Lynch’s Nomi, Ben Whishaw’s Q, Ana de Armas’ Paloma, as well as Rami Malek’s supervillain Safin.

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A listing for a what appears to be a remake of Resident Evil 3 has been added to the PSN catalogue. Gamstat.com, a website that tracks data added PSN via the system’s API, has revealed that three Resident Evil games have been added to the Japanese data banks. One is Project Resistance, the already-announced co-op multiplayer game, but two are for Biohazard RE:3, or Resident Evil 3.

Resident Evil 3 Remake cover art has appeared on PSNhttps://t.co/rG5UBaXiEH pic.twitter.com/4btaentlgI

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Like Natasha Romanoff herself, we don’t know much about the upcoming Black Widow solo film other than a few carefully disclosed secrets and what we can discern from the trailer. We do know the story takes place shortly after Captain America: Civil War, opening the way for cameos for the original Avengers. Some of the classic characters from Black Widow’s long comic book history will also appear in the film, including Red Guardian, played by David Harbour (Stranger Things).

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