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The PS5 Pro is on sale for $100 off for the next few weeks thanks to PlayStation's Black Friday Sale, which is live now at PlayStation Direct, Amazon, and several other major retailers. Normally $750, PlayStation's most powerful game console is available for $649 through December 18. The $649 price matches the best price ever for the PS5 Pro. The only other time it received an official price cut was for PlayStation Days of Play in May/June.

If you're in the market for a PlayStation console this holiday but want a more affordable option, the promotion includes $100 discounts on the Ghost of Yotei PS5 Slim Bundle, a bundle with NBA 2K26, and two new bundles with exclusive in-game content in Fortnite.

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Six years ago, Fortnite introduced Stranger Things' Eleven, Sheriff Hopper and even portals to the Upside Down into the game. With the fifth and final season starting on Netflix next week, Stranger Things is returning to Fornite with a new set of heroes crossing over.

Epic Games has revealed that Stranger Things' Mike, Dustin, Will, and Lucas are coming to Fortnite's Blitz Royale mode. Max, Steve, Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin apparently didn't make the cut. The artwork below features the Stranger Things kids--or perhaps young adults is more accurate now--with a backdrop revealing portals to the Upside Down across Hawkins and appearance by Vecna, the show's primary villain.

The Stranger Things kids will get their own Fortnite skins very soon.

At least some of those Upside Down designs will be a part of the Stranger Things Fortnite Blitz Royale map and the Stranger Things skins will be released through the Fortnite store today. The older Stranger Things skins--Eleven, Jim Hopper, and a Demorgon--aren't currently available, but they seem like strong candidates to return.

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Treyarch has rolled out a new update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and the patch notes detail plenty of the changes discussed in the studio's recent Dev Talk video. This includes a buff for guns in the submachine class, a nerf for the powerful Drone Pod field upgrade, and adjustments to Black Ops 7's controversial aim-assist.

There's been plenty of community debate around Black Ops 7's aim-assist, which features greatly reduced rotational aim-assist compared to recent Call of Duty games. Black Ops 7 launched with a new right-stick aiming requirement for achieving maximum rotational aim-assist strength, meaning that when the right-stick isn't used or isn't tracking a target effectively, players experience minimal rotational aim-assist strength. This minimum aim-assist is a 35% reduction from what players experienced in the beta.

In the patch notes, Treyarch says the studio "slightly overshot" its target balance, and a small tuning change is made to reduce this aim-assist penalty from 35% to 25%.

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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault asks you to choose from four weapon options at the start of a new game. These are just the base versions of the four weapon types, but you'll be using whichever weapon you pick for several runs before you can unlock another one, making this choice one you'll want to think about. In this guide, we'll break down which weapon is best in Moonlighter 2, so you aren't stuck with the wrong one for a good while.

Merchant's Sword

The sword is considered a balanced weapon, offering a four-hit attack-pattern for its primary attack, with the final hit functioning as a finisher. The special move is a spinning attack, dealing damage in a circle around Will. If you use your special after three attacks, it transforms into a more powerful finisher.

Merchant's Large Sword

The Large Sword has a slow attack pattern, but it also has the strongest attacks. The primary attack has a three-hit pattern and uses sharpness on every attack. Your special is a quick jab attack that is much weaker but restores sharpness. The Sharpness meter is broken up by chunks, and for each missing chunk, you deal less damage.

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How many relics you can carry back to town is incredibly important in Moonlighter 2, the roguelike shop management game. The more relics you can bring back with you, the more items you have to sell in the shop, which means more money in your pockets. Before you can upgrade your inventory, you'll need to meet an NPC during a run.

How to expand your inventory space in Moonlighter 2

To expand your inventory space, you will need to purchase additional slots from Sliver, an NPC who will come to town in the western section. You can meet Sliver fairly early into Moonlighter 2, but there is one requirement to get him to come to town. You need to first encounter Sliver during a run in Kalina. This isn't too difficult, as Kalina is the first area you have access to. All you need to do is find Sliver at a "?" room during a run. It's not guaranteed to be him, but there are only a handful of possible characters who can appear.

You can unlock additional inventory slots, allowing you to carry even more relics.

Once you've encountered him during a run, he will be present in town, where you can purchase inventory slots. The first slot costs 4,000 gold, with the second costing 8,000, increasing from there. There is also another row that becomes available after the first, but that requires crafting materials not currently present in the early access version at the time of writing. While you're at it, you'll also want to be sure to get more potions in Moonlighter 2.

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is all about going on long roguelite runs to bring relics back to town to sell. One of the best ways to extend your runs is to get more potion uses, which can be unlocked by speaking with an NPC in town. You can have up to five total potions, along with other potions-related upgrades, like improved healing. Here's how to unlock more potions in Moonlighter 2.

How to get more potions in Moonlighter 2You can unlock up to five total potion uses for a single dungeon run.

Potion upgrades can be purchased from Eris the witch, who is found next door to your shop, just to the south. Eris' upgrades are divided into four sections, unlocked through various means. The first one is available immediately, with the second awarded for reaching the 50,000 coin milestone with the Endless Vault.

Once you have a panel unlocked, you need to spend both coins and various crafting materials, dropped by enemies in dungeons. The materials vary depending on the upgrades, although you typically unlock the area with the enemies you need to defeat before unlocking the new panel. Eris also offers other important potion upgrades, like increased healing and pedestals that restore potions during a dungeon.

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A new report has claimed that the supposed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag remake will launch before March 31, 2026.

According to an Insider Gaming story (corroborated by Eurogamer), the information came to light after Ubisoft's earnings report was finally released. The report--which the company delayed at the last minute so it could "finalize the closing of the semester," per CFO Frederick Duguet--mentioned that one "unannounced game" will come out before the end of Ubisoft's fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026. Insider Gaming claims this blanked-out game in the report is the Black Flag remake and that it will release during the week of March 23.

Ubisoft hasn't commented on the report, nor has the company publicly announced anything yet, but there has been a lot of information about the game circulating since its apparent early leaks in June 2023. A Pure Arts livestream from March 2025 may have confirmed its existence, Edward Kenway voice actor Matt Ryan hinted at the game in June 2025, and whenever it does drop, it apparently won't feature modern-day sections but will include additional story content. The rumor mill is a-turning, and if accurate, it's only a matter of time before Ubisoft officially announces the game.

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Early into Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Eris will give you a quest to find a hidden treasure in Kalina, the first dungeon you have access to. While you are going to have to rely on RNG to find the hidden treasure, once you know where to look, it's actually easy to find. Your reward is a blueprint for a new large sword, The Vow.

Where to find the Hidden Treasure in KalinaAfter entering the Blacksmith room, head to the right immediately.

To find the hidden treasure, you will need to go to a Blacksmith room during a run in Kalina. The Blacksmith room is marked by a hammer icon on the room map screen, and typically appears about halfway through a run.

Once in the Blacksmith room, there will be a hidden path directly to the right, obscured by a rock formation. Follow the path to a green portal, which takes you to a trap filled obstacle course. This area features two kinds of traps, bear traps and wind traps. The bear trap can be rolled through, and since there isn't a meaningful cooldown for rolling, you can just fly through these without much worry.

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To longtime fans, Pokemon Legends: Z-A represents the next evolution of a beloved franchise. Instead of using Pokemon's traditional turn-based combat, this new game embraces more frenetic, real-time combat. This approach feels bold and transformative, as it seems to reimagine Pokemon as a light action game. However, not all fans are on board with this decision, which breaks with the series' decades-long tradition of using turn-based combat in core console releases.

At times, it seems like the mainline Pokemon games struggle to innovate. Leadership at The Pokemon Company often relegate new gameplay experiences to neglected spin-off series or mobile games like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon or Pokemon Go. So getting what many fans see as a "mainline" console game with a new gameplay gimmick has been welcomed by fans begging the series to reinvent itself. However, new changes bring risks. Although Pokemon Legends: Z-A might have found a new way to battle, it still lacks the rigor of the mainline games and likely won't inspire a larger competitive scene around it, even if the bones are good.

The developers at Game Freak and The Pokemon Company have added several key features to Legends: Z-A that, on the surface, make the game seem streamlined for competitive play. Unlike its predecessor, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Legends: Z-A allows players to battle online and progress up a ladder. These battles toss four trainers in a space together, in which they run around and fight each other. The more Pokemon you defeat, the more points you get, which ultimately elevates your trainer rank when the fight is done.

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For years, Sony focused almost exclusively on releasing its games for PlayStation platforms, and while the company's focus remains in the console market, it has expanded to PC in recent years. A new report says Sony is having plenty of success with these efforts, with its PC releases thus far collectively bringing in more than $1.2 billion in revenue.

A report from Alinea Analytics put forth this number, based on its own research. The best-selling PlayStation game on PC is Helldivers 2, the report said, selling more than 12.7 million copies.

In total, the report said Sony's five top-selling PC releases on Steam have passed 43 million copies sold collectively. The gross revenue from these sales reportedly amounted to $1.5 billion. This includes $1.2 billion for Sony and Valve's cut of $350 million or more. Valve takes a 30% cut of PC game sales on Steam, falling to 25% after $10 million in revenue and $20% after 50 million.

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PlayStation Direct's early Black Friday sale is live, bringing big discounts on several Collector’s Editions of PS5 games, including Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Each Collector's Edition includes physical extras such as figurines, art cards, and other unique collectibles, as well as bonus DLC that adds in-game items, cosmetics, or story content. These deals are part of PlayStation Direct's sale, which runs through December 19. However, since Collector’s Editions often sell out quickly--the Horizon Forbidden West Collector's Edition sold out within minutes of the sale going live, for example--it's best to grab these while they're still available. You'll find a list of all the PS5 Collector's Edition games that are discounted and in stock below.

Alongside the discounted Collector's Edition PS5 games, PS5 fans will find plenty of other Black Friday offers at PlayStation Direct, such as limited-time price cuts official PS5 and PS5 Slim faceplates and DualSense controllers, including the Death Stranding 2 Limited Edition DualSense and Ghost of Yotei Limited Edition Black DualSense, both of which are down from their normal $85 price tags to just $65 each. You can even score a deal on Special Edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 Slim bundles that include the console plus unique faceplates and DualSense controllers themed after the PS5-exclusive game.

Ghost of Yotei: Collector's Edition $170 (was $250)

Just released on October 2, this massive bundle is packed with both physical and digital extras. Here's a look at everything included:

• Ghost of Yotei base game (digital code)
• Ghost Mask
• Sash
• Tsuba
• Papercraft Ginkgo Tree
• Art Cards
• Zeni Hajiki Coin Game and Pouch
• Digital content:
  • The Snake Armor
  • Digital Deluxe Armor Dye
  • Digital Deluxe Horse & Saddle
  • Sword Kit
  • Traveler's Maps (Early Unlock)
  • Charm

As mentioned above, you can also pair this with the Ghost Of Yotei PS5 Slim Limited Edition console bundles which are also on sale at PlayStation Direct.

See at PS Direct Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Collector's Edition $130 (was $230)

Launched this summer, Death Stranding 2 continued Hideo Kojima's haunting post-apocalyptic adventure. This Collector's Edition includes two figures, art cards, a letter from Hideo Kojima, and more. Here's a look at the full contents:

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach base game (digital code)
• Collector’s Edition Box
• 15-Inch Magellan Man Statue
• 3-Inch Dollman figurine
• Art cards
• Letter from Hideo Kojima
• Bonus in-game content:
  • Machine Gun MP Bullets LV1 early unlock
  • Quokka Patch
  • Chiral Feline Patch
  • Why Me? Patch

See at PS Direct Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Collector's Edition $130 (was $230)

This is the oldest collection of the bunch, but it might also be the coolest, as it includes a highly detailed 19-inch-tall display of Venom battling Peter Parker and Miles Morales, along with a few extra goodies and tons of digital content. Here's everything in the Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Collector's Edition

• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 base game (digital code)
• Steelbook game case
• 19-inch Venom vs Peter Parker & Miles Morales statue
• Digital in-game content:
  • Arachknight Suit for Peter early unlock (includes three color variants)
  • Shadow-Spider Suit for Miles early unlock (includes three color variants)
  • Web Grabber gadget early unlock
  • Bonus Skill Points
  • 10 unique suits (listed below)
  • Additional Photo Mode items

Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Collector's Edition bonus suits:

• Peter Parker:
  • Aurantia Suit designed by Raf Grassetti.
  • Apunkalyptic Suit designed by Jerad Marantz.
  • Tactical Suit designed by Joel Mandish (Bend Studios).
  • Stone Monkey Suit designed by Victoria Ying.
  • 25th Century Suit designed by Anthony Francisco
• Miles Morales:
  • EnCOded Suit designed by Kris Anka.
  • Biomechanical Suit designed by Jerad Marantz.
  • Tokusatsu Suit designed by Julia Blattman.
  • Agimat Suit designed by Anthony Francisco.
  • Red Spectre Suit designed by Sweeny Boo

See at PS Direct Death Stranding 2 Limited Edition DualSense Controller $65 (was $85)

As mentioned above, several DualSense controllers are seeing Black Friday discounts at PlayStation Direct, including selection Limited Edition models like this one based on Death Stranding 2, which is just $65 (was $85). The gamepad has all the same features and buttons as the standard DualSense, but sports a sleek black and orange design with various Death Stranding iconography throughout (including a cool Drawbridge logo).

See at PS Direct Black DualSense Controller $65 (was $85)

The Ghost of Yotei Limited Edition DualSense Controller is available in two colors--Gold and Black--and this Black model is on sale exclusively at PS Direct. The controller features a white-and-gray color scheme on the chassis and stylized sumi-e ink art decals across the face and touchpad, including a silhouette of the game's protagonist, Atsu. There are also subtle katana slashes molded into the plastic on the underside of the controller.

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If you've been holding off on checking out Funcom's Dune: Awakening, the game is currently free on any server until November 27. And to entice players to stick around, Funcom is also offering a 25% discount until December 1.

Players who take part in the free trial will be allowed "to taste the spice and explore the vast Hagga Basin map in search of the Fremen" for up to 10 hours during the trial period. Funcom also notes that this trial allows newcomers to play on any server in the world with existing players. Any progress made in their exploration will carry over if players ultimately buy Dune: Awakening.

Last summer, Funcom shared a glimpse of Dune: Awakening's ambitious roadmap of free and paid DLC. Chapter 3's free update will feature a revamped endgame, and there haven't been any specific details about what will be included with Chapter 4. However, Funcom has already made some of the fan-requested changes to Awakening, including endgame changes, improved player logging and deep desert loot, as well as a way to locate or salvage lost vehicles. Chapter 3 will debut between January 2026 and March 2026, while Chapter 4 will follow between April 2026 and June 2026.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 only launched a week ago and delivered the largest round-based Zombies map of all time, but the Astra Malorum map is already scheduled to arrive for Season 1. Treyarch has released the cinematic intro trailer for the brand-new Zombies map, which takes the characters to a floating rock in space as the fight for their souls continues.

Following the events of Ashes of the Damned, the characters must continue their search for the powerful Dark Aether creatures being controlled by the Warden, as they work to free the Shadowsmiths and regain their souls.

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Battlefield 6's new California Resistance update is out now, adding a range of new things for players to experience, including a brand-new map, Eastwood. The map is hiding a Breaking Bad Easter Egg, players have discovered, and it's one of the best-known Breaking Bad references from the show.

One of the buildings on the new Eastwood map has a pizza on the roof of its garage--this is pretty clearly a reference to the show's 2010 Season 3, Episode 2 episode, "Caballo sin Nombre." In this episode, Walter (Bryan Cranston) tosses an entire pizza onto the roof in a fit of rage. Now, you can see that pizza in Battlefield 6, or something like it.

This scene became an internet meme, and other games, like High on Life, have referenced it as well.

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We already know Resident Evil Requiem will focus on Grace Ashcroft, daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft. But the new protagonist will come across other returning characters from the franchise, too, according to producer Masato Kumazawa. However, the developer wants to manage expectations, as rumors mount about Resident Evil 2 and 4 protagonist Leon Kennedy appearing in the game.

Speaking with Well Played (via Eurogamer), Kumazawa was asked about more Resident Evil Outbreak characters popping up in Requiem. "I would say that yes, there are going to be some characters from the past series to come in, but don't over-expect or hype it," the producer said. "We can't promise you anything about that, but the only thing I can say is that there will be characters that have been involved in the Raccoon City incident involved in the game."

Leon starred alongside Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2, which was set in Raccoon City. So he definitely fits the criteria teased by Kumazawa. On the flip side, Capcom explained why Leon was a "bad match" for Resident Evil Requiem earlier this year. The caveat and wiggle room here for Capcom is that Leon was discussed as the protagonist in this light, meaning that he could still show up as an NPC. That said, Kumuzawa is clearly trying to temper expectations.

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Rockstar's highly anticipated open-world game GTA 6 was supposed to be released around right now, in Fall 2025, but the game has seen multiple delays since it was originally announced. Now, the game is slated for release in about a year on November 19, 2026, following a pushback from May 26, 2026.

Why was GTA 6 delayed a second time? And how does the delay pattern for GTA 6 line up with Rockstar's previous releases? We're breaking down all the key things to know in this post.

Rockstar's rationale for delaying GTA 6

In early November, Rockstar announced that GTA 6 was being delayed by 5 months and 24 days, from May 26 to November 19. But why did Rockstar make the decision to delay the game once again? The company said it came down to quality. "These extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve," the studio said.

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The PUBG: Battlegrounds franchise is about to expand with the debut of a new extraction shooter, PUBG: Black Budget. Krafton has also announced that PUBG Studios will have a closed alpha test for Black Budget in December on PC.

PUBG: Black Budget is introducing more sci-fi and fantasy elements by setting the action on Coli, an island that is locked in a repeating time loop while under threat from the Anomaly, a supernatural phenomenon of unknown origin. The game will also place an emphasis on "exploration and discovery" instead of relying on non-stop combat. Players are tasked with finding "top-secret technology" while attempting to learn more about SAPIENS, a black-budget initiative. The matches will will consist of PvPvE battles.

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Info about signing up for the closed alpha test is already on Steam, and the event will last for six days spread across two weeks. The first test period will be held from December 12-14, with the second following on December 19-21.

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Europe's law enforcement agency is taking a closer look at online multiplayer games and gaming-adjacent platforms as the fears that criminals could be grooming, manipulating, and weaponizing children to commit violent crimes rise sharply in European society.

Europol (or the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) partnered with eight countries to identify and remove thousands of incidents of hateful rhetoric shared on gaming and gaming-related platforms. Conducted on November 13 and in partnership with Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, Europol's Referral Action Day program reportedly uncovered around 5,408 links to jihadist content, 1,070 links to violent right-wing extremist and terrorist content, and 105 links to racist and xenophobic content on a variety of unnamed gaming platforms.

Europol's executive director, Catherine De Bolle, spoke to Politico on November 21 about her fears following the findings by that joint committee dubbed the European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU). De Bolle said that, through these gaming platforms, criminal networks are recruiting children to engage in torture and murder.

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In February 2023, Wizards of the Coast closed an internal game development studio, and with it cancelled multiple unannounced titles, one of them being Whimpact!, a "Pokemon meets Fall Guys" online multiplayer game. Rather than let it die, Leah Hoyer, who was at the time VP of creative for WotC, opened her own studio called Level Headed Games, acquired the rights to Whimpact!, and continued development--and it's set to release in early access soon.

Whimpact! drops players into the world of Whims, cute little creatures that pass along magical powers to those who collect and care for them. The more they're cared for, the stronger those powers will be. Up to eight players will be able to join together in co-op arena-style gameplay as they collect Whims, gather mystical energy called Starcane, and navigate obstacles while fighting hordes of robotic invaders trying to steal the energy for themselves.

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There are seven different types of Whims to collect, each with six different color variants. The power each Whim gives the player will depend on its color, with powers including increased speed, increased strength, high jumping ability, longer jumping ability, and more. Players will be able to mix and match powers, including swapping Whims on the fly, during a match as well.

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Last year, indie game publisher Humble Games went through what it called a restructuring, a process that resulted in mass layoffs. Not only were various staff members affected, but also several games under the publisher, including Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus. Developed by the small team at Squid Shock Studios, the colorful platformer inspired by Japanese folklore would turn out to be the final title published by the in-house team at Humble Games.

Fast-forward to November 2025, and Squid Shock Games is still hard at work on Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus. The team has just released the free Tanuki Kabuki update for the game, a major content drop that adds new post-game challenges, gameplay options, and collectibles to the game, with one of the highlights being a Kabuki-style Boss Rush mode where players battle in front of an audience that reacts to each clash. A new Gauntlet Mode has also been added, and this is a curated selection of challenges that also features customizable difficulty options.

Getting here wasn't easy for Squid Shock Games, as following the restructuring of Humble, the team had to fill multiple roles that the publisher had previously handled. We spoke to creative director Chris Stair about how the studio bounced back, was forced to adapt at the 11th hour, and the lessons learned from this ordeal.

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