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Nintendo’s annual E3-adjacent sale kicks off June 15, the same day as its E3 Nintendo Direct. For all the specifics make sure to check out our E3 2021 schedule.

If you have an Xbox, the Xbox Deals Unlocked sale is going on right now and features some tremendous chances to save. But you probably only came here for the Nintendo deal, and I’m not going to judge you. You do you.

Hopefully this deal is an early glimpse into what we can expect from Amazon Prime Day video game deals this year, but who knows? Prime Day runs on June 21 and 22.

E3 2021 has finally kicked off, which naturally brings with it a ton of new game trailers. Pre-E3 events like Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest and Tribeca Games Spotlight have proven to be exciting platforms to see some awesome trailers for upcoming games, but now that the event has started, we’re compiling some of the season’s biggest trailer highlights for your viewing pleasure. Below you can find all the biggest and best trailers to come out of and around E3 2021 so far.

To keep up with GameSpot’s ongoing coverage of E3 2021, check out our Play For All event hub, where we’ll be posting all the latest stories the moment they get announced. You can also read our E3 2021 schedule, so you don’t miss out on all the upcoming press conferences.

Elden Ring (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)

Summer Games Fest ended with a bang, revealing to the world the premiere gameplay trailer of From Software’s long-anticipated Elden Ring. Like previous reveals from the acclaimed developer, this one offered an intense look at the daunting new challenges that await players when the game finally arrives in January 2022. And yes, you read that right: Elden Ring has a release date.

Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (PS5)

In usual fashion, Hideo Kojima appeared as a special guest on Keighley’s Summer Games Fest stream to surprise folks with a trailer announcing Death Stranding: Director’s Cut. While the trailer offered no indication of what exactly this new PS5 version will offer, it was, at least, a highly entertaining callback to Kojima’s previous work on Metal Gear Solid.

Far Cry 6 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia, Luna)

Leave it to Giancarlo Esposito to always provide a riveting performance anytime he appears on screen. It was no different in this uncomfortably tense Far Cry 6 trailer shown during the Ubisoft Forward 2021 stream.

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Switch)

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is getting a sequel in the form of Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, and the debut trailer for the game reminded us again how shocking it is that this crossover works so well.

Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora (TBA)

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was a pleasant surprise to see at the end of the Ubisoft Forward 2021 stream. Set in the world of James Cameron’s massively popular film franchise, the upcoming game seems like one of the most ambitious movie game adaptions that Ubisoft is making yet.

Trek To Yomi (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

If you’re into classic samurai cinema, then Trek to Yomi may pique your curiosity. This upcoming 2.5D side-scrolling action game has an aesthetic that’s evocative of the film genre’s finest.

During its E3 2021 presentation, Gearbox Software announced that its looter-slasher Godfall will hit PS4 on August 10 after originally being exclusive to PS5 and PC.

Godfall‘s PS4 release also comes with a free update called Lightbringer. This piece of content adds an endgame mode to the looter-slasher that offers over 40+ pieces of new gear and skills. Additionally, the PS4 release ships alongside Godfall’s Fire and Darkness expansion, which takes you to some fire realm to fight bosses and acquire, you guessed it, even more loot.

Gearbox also announced that matchmaking is coming to Godfall soon and that PS4 players will be able to upgrade to PS5 at no additional charge.

In case you don’t remember, Godfall is Gearbox’s looter-slasher that launched on PC and PlayStation 5 back in November 2020. It was one of the few PS5 exclusive games that showed the system’s graphical prowess. We scored the game a 5/10 in our Godfall review, calling it “a shallow game bolstered by decent combat that struggles to bear the weight of an entire game.”

It appears one of Ubisoft’s announcements for its Ubisoft Forward event at E3 2021 today has leaked ahead of time. Nintendo’s own website has been updated with a listing for the unannounced game Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for Nintendo Switch.

The sequel is coming in 2022 with characters like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Luigi, and more. They’re on a “galactic journey to defeat a malevolent entity and save your Spark companions.” The game’s description adds: “Explore planets throughout the galaxy as you uncover mysterious secrets and compelling quests!”

There will be nine characters in all (at launch, at least), along with new bosses and “some familiar enemies” to battle. Players will be tasked with rescuing “adorable Sparks” who live in the galaxy, and who give you “distinct powers” to use in battle.

You can see some of the screenshots from Sparks of Hope in the gallery above. It’s expected that Ubisoft will formally announce the game during its Ubisoft Forward event today, June 12. Keep checking back with GameSpot for more.

The first entry in the Mario + Rabbids series, Kingdom Battle, launched in August 2017.

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An early side-quest in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade‘s Intermission DLC called The Happy Envoy tasks you with finding six flyers scattered all around the Sector 7 Slums. All you have to go off of are vague hints alluding to their locations, which might stump you if it’s been a while since you’ve played the original Final Fantasy 7 Remake. To help you complete this side-quest, we’ve detailed the location of every flyer. It’s worth noting that flyers are found near music boxes, so if you’re stumped at any point even while using this guide, follow the tune, and you’ll find the flyer in no time.

For more guides, check out our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide roundup. Otherwise, be sure to read our Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Intermission review.

1. Some Kids Hid One Somewhere

You’ll find this one on the south side of the Residential Area in the children’s playground. There are some boxes stacked in a corner. Run through them to reveal the Turtle flyer.

2. Floating Through the Air

At the southmost point of the Residential Area (where Wedge lives), you’ll find some kids marveling at a turtle balloon floating up in the air that has a flyer attached to it. You can’t pop the balloon with your kunai from where they’re standing, so you’ll need to find a better vantage point. Move past the children, and hop over the crates to get right beside the balloon with no obstructions in the way. Look up at it and press triangle to throw your kunai. The flyer should drop to the ground nearby.

3. Near Old Snapper’s Friend’s Apartment Building

As the Old Snapper’s hint indicates, you’ll find this flyer at Marle’s apartment building located at the west end of the Residential Area. You’ll need to sneak past a dog to get to the flyer, though. Keep yourself low up against the boxes for cover and move from one to the next when the dog puts its head down to sleep for a moment. When making the final approach, be wary of the bucket and broom leaning against the wall and get to the flyer quickly before the dog wakes back up.

4. A Cat Took One On Culvert Street

You can find the cat who took a flyer on Culvert Street located at the northmost point of the Residential Area. You’ll spot a cat with the flyer in its mouth, but it’ll run off into a secluded area. Follow the cat, but ignore the ones immediately in front of you and go to the item chest at the northmost side of the room. You’ll find the cat there with the flyer beside it.

5. On The Town Bulletin Board

This flyer is located on the east side of the Sector 7 Slums at the Pillar Plaza. Go past Roche, and you’ll some folks looking at bulletin boards. The flyer is attached to the bulletin board on the left.

6. Near The Old Talagger Factory

The final flyer is located in a room on the eastern side of the Abandoned Talagger Factory. Be careful; this area is guarded by two Venomantises, who can make short work of you if you’re not careful. They’re weak to Blizzard magic, but you can take them out without any if you keep your wits about you and steadily increase their Stagger meters. Take them out, and you should find the flyer behind some boxes on the wall to the left. You can also find a First Strike materia near the wall to the right.

Kevin Bacon is no stranger to cinematic villainy, and he’ll be playing the bad guy once again in the upcoming Toxic Avenger film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

No other information for the role is available just yet, but if it’s a Toxic Avenger character you can bet it’ll be an over-the-top performance.

Bacon joins previously cast Peter Dinklage, who will play the titular character as well as Jacob Tremblay (Good Boys). The original Toxic Avenger is a cult classic; the film bombed at initial release, but captured a huge following on the midnight movie circuit that allowed it to spawn sequels, a cartoon, toys, and even video games, and helped turn its low-budget but gory visuals into a trademark of Troma Entertainment. The original film explored environmental themes through the lens of a super-gory superhero comic.

Bacon‘s other villainous roles include X-Men: First Class, R.I.P.D., James Gunn‘s Super, Hollow Man, and more. Macon Blair is set to direct this new take on the Toxic Avenger, while Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz are producing. Legendary has not yet set a release window for Toxic Avenger.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, an updated and expanded version of the original visual novel, has been announced for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The new version includes brand-new story content and sees the game come to consoles for the first time.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus features six new side stories that take place outside the main timeline from the original game. The stories feature different pairs of the main characters, telling the stories of how they became friends. The game also features a built-in music player featuring 26 tracks: 13 from the original game, as well as songs from the new side stories and guest tracks, including music by Jason Hayes, who worked on the World of Warcraft soundtrack.

The main game also received a graphical update, giving the visuals an HD update, without changing the story and gameplay of the original story. There is also a picture gallery containing over 100 pictures of game art, wallpapers, and concept sketches, which can be unlocked by seeing everything Doki Doki Literature Club Plus has to offer.

A limited physical edition of the game is also being released for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. That edition comes with a set of two-inch physical standees, a download code for the soundtrack, a vinyl sticker sheet, a Doki Doki Literature Club membership card, and an exclusive poem written by Monika, one of the characters in the game.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus releases on June 30 for Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, and PC for $15 USD. The physical edition costs $30 USD.

The women of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow–Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova–are among the most elite human warriors of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the actresses behind them are next-level, too, with both Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh having done many of their own stunts, according to director Cate Shortland in a new interview with Fandango.

The interview comes along with the release of a new clip from the upcoming movie released today by Marvel Studios, featuring a chase reminiscent more of a Bond or Bourne flick than a Marvel movie.

“We were on rooftops shooting that [scene] in Budapest,” Shortland said. “We worked with this legion of amazing stunt women. But Scarlett and Florence did a lot of their own stunts. Scarlett does as much as she can. And then Florence–say, when Florence went to Morocco, and she shot for two days–she did 90% of her own stunts. So they were both really into it. And I think because Florence was watching Scarlett and seeing how much Scarlett tries to do, it influenced her. It’s pretty cool. Scarlett does quite a lot.”

It wasn’t just about Johansson and Pugh, but all the Windows featured in the film.

“I looked at a lot of combat films and a lot of stuff where we were looking at armies and militia. And then, I put females in those roles,” Shortland continued. “So we weren’t necessarily used to seeing women in those roles. And it was really exciting. And it was exciting too because we had women from all over the world. And we had women who were African, American, French Norwegian, who not only were our stunt women, but also our widows. Because most widows had an accompany stuntwoman that looks like them. So if we’ve got 15 widows or 20 widows, we’ve got 20 stuntwomen.”

The interview talks about the film’s other inspirations, frequent delays from its initial 2020 release dates and why the delays might be a blessing in disguise for the film, too; the whole thing is worth a read.

Black Widow hits theaters and Disney+ Premiere Access on July 9. If you’re looking for a Marvel fix right now, though, the first episode of Loki premiered on Disney+ this week. Check out our list of Easter eggs and read up on the history behind the show after you check it out.