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Resident Evil Village opens a huge can of moldy worms in its final hours that recontextualizes the entire franchise. It’s also an ending that leaves many cliffhangers to explore in the future.

Ethan Winters has been through a lot since his trek through the bayou in Resident Evil 7, rescuing his missing wife Mia from the Baker household. As it turned out, Mia was working for a crime syndicate known as The Connections, which were responsible for looking after the bioweapon known as Eveline. It was Mia’s job to be a caretaker for Eveline. Once Ethan and Mia escape the grasps of Eveline in the end of RE7, with the help of Chris Redfield, they’re put into hiding in a European village so The Connections cannot find them, and during that time, Ethan and Mia start a family with their daughter Rose. All was well, that is until Chris Redfield shows up and murders Mia, and kidnaps Rose. But that’s only the beginning of what this ending begins to explain.

In the above video, we dissect the motives behind Chris Redfield, and most importantly, the game’s antagonist Mother Miranda, and the impact she has on the game’s lore (which is very deep). We’ll also piece together how Umbrella Corporations fits into Village, and the ripple effect that has on its other games, as well as future ones. Also, is Lady Dimitrescu actually a vampire? Watch the video to find out.

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During the ongoing trial between Epic Games and Apple, the latter company accused Epic Games of allowing “unspeakable” titles on its store because it supports Itch.io, an indie game platform where anyone can publish their work. Some of these were previously labeled as “adult” for a variety of reasons, Itch.io added an unspeakable search tag as a cheeky response, and organizers are now hosting The Unspeakable Jam to poke further fun at Apple’s bizarre language. A whole bunch of developers seem interested, too.

With more than 60 developers already signed up, The Unspeakable Jam is open for submissions until June 12 because, in the words of its organizer, “That’s as long as this joke will be funny.” In addition to making games that presumably contain some degree of adult content, participants’ games must have a beginning and end with challenges in between. This is another jab at Apple, who used very rigid definitions for “games” during the trial.

Game jams see developers getting together for very short periods of time to make complete video games, and they sometimes lead to larger, more fully realized projects coming about later on. This is certainly a bit harder to do during a pandemic like COVID-19, but we’re hoping to see some creative results. We just hope that this combined effort doesn’t lead to something truly monstrous.

The “unspeakable” tag on Itch.io currently only has 42 games, and most of these don’t contain anything as morally despicable as Apple implied. However, there are a whole bunch of very adult games that don’t make use of the silly tag, so Apple’s argument isn’t entirely without merit.

Itch.io is available as a download from the Epic Games Store, and it’s also available separately via a standard web browser. Developers can submit games and set the prices, subverting traditional publishing routes as well as more-regulated stores such as Steam.

Summer hasn’t started quite yet, and Bethesda doesn’t want you to forget that with its latest Steam Spring Sale. From now through May 16, you can save up to 70% on the publisher’s biggest games, including newer titles like Doom Eternal and classics like Skyrim and Quake 3 Arena.

Doom Eternal and the 2016 Doom are both on sale as part of the promotion, costing $20 and $10, respectively. The games give the classic shooter series a fully modern makeover, complete with a signature melee-finishing system, tons of great weapons, and an always-moving philosophy that separates it from other first-person shooters.

For Wolfenstein fans, you can also take advantage of the sale with nearly every game in the series, including Wolfenstein: The New Order for $8, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus for $16, and the cooperative Wolfenstein: Youngblood for $13. Though Youngblood is a spin-off game set a few decades after its predecessors, it seems like it’s setting up a climactic third game.

If you’re more into Bethesda’s famous role-playing games, Skyrim is just $20, while Fallout 4 is even cheaper at $15. And Arkane fans can get Dishonored 2 for $20, with Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Prey at just $15 each.

You can find the full list using the button on this page, and we’ve also listed some of the best deals below. Keep in mind that if you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you already have access to Bethesda games on Xbox and PC, as the company is now owned by Microsoft.

Best Bethesda Spring Sale Steam games

• Dishonored — $5 ($10)
• Dishonored 2 — $20 ($40)
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — $15 ($30)
• Doom (2016) — $10 ($20)
• Doom Eternal — $20 ($60)
• Fallout 4 — $15 ($30)
• Fallout: New Vegas — $5 ($10)
• Quake 3 Arena — $7 ($15)
• Prey — $15 ($30)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — $20 ($40)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order — $8 ($20)
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — $16 ($40)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood — $13 ($40)

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is tantalisingly close, and whether it’s your first time with the trilogy or you’re a diehard fan, there’s a lot of lore to digest. We’ve put together a series to catch you up to speed on the biggest and most important stories in the Mass Effect universe that happen before the first game, so you can jump into the Legendary Edition knowing all the whos, whats, and wheres in the Milky Way.

In the video above, Lucy takes you through the conflict between the Geth and the Quarians. At the start of Mass Effect, the Quarians are a nomadic tribe living on board a flotilla of ships, drifting from one place to the next, with no home. The Geth are threatening the peace of the galaxy, and are formidable foes for Shepard and their squad. But it wasn’t always that way. What lead the Geth to turn on their creators, and what outcome does the Geth War have on the galaxy? Lucy delves into all this and more.

We have weekly Mass Effect lore videos up on the channel right now, so subscribe at youtube.com/GameSpot to get up to speed. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition launches on May 14 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

If you’re looking to expand your Nintendo Switch game collection–or just can’t find a PS5 or Xbox Series X yet–then Walmart has just what you need right now. The store is currently selling a whole bunch of Nintendo Switch games at deeply discounted prices, and many of them are acclaimed first-party exclusives like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The aforementioned Super Mario Odyssey is just $40 right now with free pickup or two-day delivery, and the same options are available on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $48. Both are absolutely essential for any Nintendo Switch owner, so it’s a great time to buy them if you haven’t already.

The upgraded games New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury are on sale for $40 and $50, respectively. Note that for the latter game and some of the others included in the sale, you have to add them to your cart before the sale price will appear. They offer very different experiences, with New Super Maro Bros. U Deluxe playing like a classic 2D Mario game while Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a course-based 3D platformer that also includes a free-roaming bonus game.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is $50 and you’re going to want it for any get-togethers you may have after your family and friends have been fully vaccinated. And if you’re still planning on spending a lot of time alone and need a game that can make it fly by, then Fire Emblem: Three Houses at $40 is a perfect choice. The turn-based role-playing game is one of the best in the series, and it includes essentially three campaigns to make replaying it worthwhile.

You can check out more of the best Walmart Switch game deals below, and for Take-Two games, take advantage of the Nintendo eShop sale.

Best Nintendo Switch Walmart deals

• Fire Emblem: Three Houses — $40 ($50)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo — $36 ($60)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — $50 ($60)
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe — $40 ($50)
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe — $48 ($60)
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury — $50 ($60)
• Super Mario Odyssey — $40 ($60)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — $48 ($60)