Pride of Nations: American Civil War 1862

Preorders are live for a full-scale 1:1 Gears of War Prototype Lancer replica, but it'll set you back $300.

Liberty is a new graphic novel from Jordan Mechner that might be a history buff dad's American Revolution dream gift.

Showa American Story succeeds in crafting an unforgettable, eccentric B-movie world. However, its deliberate jank and niche style mean its general polish still lags behind other modern AAA action games at this point. The sheer density of cultural parodies is impressive, but whether the game can sustain this tone over a dozens-of-hours-long campaign without exhausting players remains to be seen. Coupled with its current shortcomings in combat depth and mechanical feel, Showa American Story is shaping up to be an incredibly unique, highly flawed, yet undeniably fascinating ride.

In both movie and comic book forms, the greatest flaw of Civil War is that the conflict eventually ended. But thanks to a pivotal new series, that problem is finally being addressed 20 years later.

PS5 seemingly warns fans about disc production termination by putting a label on disc-based editions of the console.