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Battlefield 6's Winter Offensive Update Is All About Combat Consistency And Responsiveness
Battlefield 6 is getting a new update called Winter Offensive on December 9, bringing a handful of combat improvements focused on reliability, consistency, and responsiveness in the shooter's various modes.
Audio changes tested in a recent Battlefield Labs mini-test will be deployed with the upcoming update, with the overall aim to prioritize the most important combat and vehicle sounds. The audio refresh includes a "comprehensive pass" on footstep audio that aims to make footstep sound effects more tactically useful to players who can hear it. The update also includes some improvements towards ongoing performance issues that sometimes cause important sounds not to play as intended, an issue that's especially prevalent on large maps.
Rush and Breakthrough are also getting some balance changes designed to improve the game mode's flow, and even out the win rate between attacking and defending teams. Seige of Cairo, for example, will get a few boosts to the attacking side, including one more attacker tank in Sectors 1 and 3, and an updated capture area on B. Rush attackers are also getting a small boost, with changes to M-COM locations on Manhattan Bridge and Liberation Peak.
Continue Reading at GameSpotNo Man's Sky Boss Reacts To Once Human Premium Cosmetic
No Man's Sky and Once Human are a pair of games that don't have a lot in common. Regardless, fans have noticed that Starry Studio, the developer behind Once Human, appear to have repurposed an asset from No Man's Sky as a premium cosmetic item. Now, Sean Murray--the head of No Man's Sky developer Hello Games--has weighed in on the similarity, even if he doesn't seem to be all that concerned about it.
The similarities between No Man's Sky's base teleport module and Once Human's item were spotted by Reddit users, who noted that aside from the exercise bike and a fresh coat of paint on the latter, the two objects seem almost identical.
Hey @NoMansSky @hellogames are you aware that @OnceHuman_ is selling your teams assets in game? @Gothalion https://t.co/tcjiInvEMC pic.twitter.com/UGrsVkMVeH
— Atlas (@GenesisModding) December 1, 2025Murray mentioned that both objects are missing rivets, which the Hello Games team accidentally left out of the model used when viewing the base teleport module from a distance. As far as Murray is concerned, "[the] joke's on them."
Continue Reading at GameSpotDiablo 4 Leaderboards Delayed To 2026
Those waiting for the return of Diablo 4 leaderboards will have to wait a little longer, as the feature has been delayed into 2026.
Blizzard announced the delay during its most recent Diablo 4 developer update livestream. The new leaderboard system revolves around a new dungeon called The Tower, where players will be able to test their builds and compete for clear times and rewards.
"This is to make sure we have some stability with the season launch, and then when The Tower shows up, it's online and people are ready to tackle it," associate game director Zaven Haroutunian said regarding the reason for the delay.
Continue Reading at GameSpotElden Ring: Nightreign Adds New Patch Ahead Of The Forsaken Hollows DLC
This week, From Software's Elden Ring Nightreign is expanding with The Forsaken Hollows DLC, which adds two new playable characters, two extra bosses, and a fresh Shifting Earth event. But if you want to play that DLC, then you'll need to add the new Nightreign Version 1.03 patch across PC and consoles.
One of the primary changes in this patch is that the trigger conditions for Relic effects have been broadened. The game's passive effects have been increased, which include greater attacking power when using two-handed weapons or armaments, as well as chain attacks, charge attacks, and jump attacks.
The Wrath of Gold incantation has been given a power boost, while decreasing the cost to players' FP consumption. There are a number of bug fixes in this patch as well, including one that was teleporting players to the wrong area during the Augur invasion if they were performing a critical hit at the time. Under certain conditions, players weren't able to activate Sites of Grace or Churches, but the notes say the issue has been "mitigated."
Continue Reading at GameSpotMetroid Dread Amiibo 2-Pack Restocked At Amazon For $25
Another Metroid Amiibo launches this week with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The third and final Metroid Prime 4 Amiibo, Sylux, is available to order for $30 at Amazon and other major retailers. Like other Amiibo released during the Switch 2 era, all three Metroid Prime 4 Amiibo are more expensive than collectors were used to before 2025. That's why it's refreshing to see Amazon restock the Metroid Dread Amiibo 2-Pack for $25.31 (was $30). The Dread Amiibo set isn't difficult to find for around MSRP, but it's rare to see it sold by a major retailer. Usually you need to buy it from a third-party seller, but this restock is sold and shipped by Amazon.
Metroid Dread Amiibo 2-Pack $25.31 (was $30)The Metroid Dread Amiibo 2-Pack is cool for multiple reasons. For Samus fans, it's one of the few collectibles featuring the bounty hunter's regenerating Varia Suit. The blue-tinged sections on the suit are organic matter from the Fusion Suit. This directly ties back to the events of Metroid Fusion. In the 2002 Game Boy Advance game, Samus was infected by the X parasite. She received the Metroid vaccine, but when Dread starts, her Varia Suit is still in the process of regenerating to its normal form.
This Samus Amiibo is cool, but the E.M.M.I. Amiibo might be cooler. One of the most unsettling enemies in franchise history, the Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifier--better known as EMMI--is robot nightmare fuel. Like Samus, the EMMI Amiibo's pose matches official key art.
If Amazon sells out, you can buy the Metroid Dread 2-Pack from a third-party seller on Walmart Marketplace for roughly the same price.
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Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart Preorder at GameStop Preorder at TargetMetroid Prime 4: Beyond for Nintendo Switch
Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart Preorder at Target Preorder at GameStopIf you haven't picked up the Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Amiibo, all three are in stock at Amazon. Samus and Samus & Vi-O-La launched November 6 for $30 and $40, respectively, and Sylux releases December 4 alongside the game.
- Sylux -- $30 | Dec. 4
- Samus & Vi-O-La -- $40
- Samus -- $30
For more Metroid collectibles and gear: Walmart has budget-friendly action figures by Jakks Pacific; Amazon has two large Club Mocchi-Mocchi plushies inspired by Metroid Prime 4; and PowerA has Switch 2 and Switch accessories. The official Metroid Prime 4 edition of the PowerA Slim Case for Switch 2 is up for grabs for only $15 (was $20), and a Metroid Prime Trilogy Crossbody Bag is down to $20 (was $25).
Continue Reading at GameSpotEscape From Tarkov Players Are Finally Escaping From Tarkov
For a game that's been in development since 2012, it was a surprise when Escape from Tarkov finally emerged from early access in November. And now that it's possible to really escape from Tarkov, someone's done it and shared the video to prove it.
A streamer who goes by Tigz has been acknowledged by Battlestate Games as the first player to find a way out of Tarkov in this first-person-extraction shooter. In a post captured on Instagram, the devs wrote, "Congratulations to Tigz on being the first to Escape From Tarkov. You survived. But at what cost."
The image sent to Tigz as proof of his accomplishment as the first player to escape from Tarkov.
Tigz also shared the video that demonstrated how he got his character out of Tarkov alive. But if you want to skip ahead to the actual escape, advance the clip to the 43 minute mark.
Continue Reading at GameSpotCuphead Deluxe Edition Art Book Is Over 60% Off At Amazon
The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Deluxe Edition
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If you're looking for a nice gift for a fan of Studio MDHR's popular run-and-gun game Cuphead, you should check out Amazon's deals on The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. Published last fall by Dark Horse, the beautiful slipcased Deluxe Edition is on sale for only $36 (was $100) at Amazon. Alternatively, you can get the standard hardcover edition for $19.27 (was $40). Take a closer look at both editions below.
These are just a few of the official Cuphead books available now; you can check out comic books, novels for young readers, and even picture books on this Amazon store page we created. We also collected all of the officially licensed Cuphead plushies available for reasonable prices, including the ultra-soft Club Mocchi-Mocchi 15-inch plush, which is a great pillow to rest against while flipping through Cuphead artwork.
Continue Reading at GameSpotSkyblivion Is Delayed To 2026, But It Already Looks Very Good
The dream of Skyblivion goes back over a decade as a team of fans came together to use The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's engine to fully recreate and re-imagine Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a modern RPG. At the beginning of 2023, the team set a 2025 premiere for Skyblivion. However, that's no longer the plan and Skyblivion has been pushed to next year. The good news is that the latest dev video shows off how much has been finished and what remains to be done.
Skyblivion lead Rebelzize narrates the video as he offers a guide to where things stand. According to Rebelzize, most of the work has already been done and over 70 volunteer contributors are still hard at work trying to get the ambitious mod across the finish line.
When this project was started, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was far out of date. Earlier this year, Bethesda released Oblivion Remastered, which could have taken the wind out of this team's project. Instead, Rebelzize and others praised the remaster as a "win-win" for the community. In recognition for their work, Bethesda gave copies of Oblivion Remastered to the entire Skyblivion mod team.
Continue Reading at GameSpotCall Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Adding A Map With Portals
One of the new maps coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in Season 1 includes Splitgate-like portals that allow players to instantly transport themselves from one area of the arena to another.
The map, Fate, is set inside David Mason's mind, taking players "into the nightmare he's tried to forget."
"Step into a warped vision of Menendez's Nicaraguan compound, now twisted beyond recognition: colossal machetes carve through the sky, and shattered pieces of reality hang suspended as if time itself has splintered," reads a line from the description.
Continue Reading at GameSpotCall Of Duty Mobile Season 11 Adds A Cool Crossover You Won't Find In Black Ops 7
Call of Duty Mobile is celebrating the game's sixth anniversary with plenty of new content. While Black Ops 7 is sticking to thematically appropriate operator skins, Season 11 of Call of Duty Mobile includes a major crossover with Street Fighter, which allows players to transform into the popular fighting characters and use their iconic fighting moves. This new season also adds a DMZ extraction mode, new loadout items to unlock, and special events.
Table of Contents [hide]Season 11 start date detailsSeason 11 starts on December 11 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET. This new season includes a brand-new battle pass with both free and premium items.
Battle pass detailsThe main highlights of the free battle-pass tiers are the SO-14 marksman rifle and Wheelson-HS scorestreak. There are also weapon blueprints, skins, and other cosmetics available to unlock for free.
Continue Reading at GameSpotGame With Amazing Premise Has Been Canceled
Legendary game designer and programmer Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) has revealed that one of his exciting-sounding upcoming projects has been canceled due in part to investors not coming to the table to fund the project.
Speaking to Ars Technica, Gilbert said this game had a vision of being a "large, open-world-type RPG" in the vein of The Legend of Zelda. Gilbert worked alongside two other people--an artist and a designer--for about a year on the project before Gilbert realized it was not going to happen.
"I just [didn't] have the money or the time to build a big open-world game like that," he said. "You know, it's either a passion project you spent 10 years on, or you just need a bunch of money to be able to hire people and resources."
Continue Reading at GameSpotMetroid Prime 4: Beyond Players, Be Sure To Do This Before Entering Endgame
Getting 100% completion in a Metroid game--and metroidvania titles in general--is a satisfying achievement that's part of the genre's appeal. However, in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, there is unfortunately a way to pigeonhole yourself where collecting everything needed isn't possible. Now, the game will warn you about a point of no return, but it's still easy to make a regrettable decision. That's why GameSpot's reviewer for the first-person adventure, Steve Watts, advises players to make a copy of their main save in another save slot before entering the endgame.
Watts detailed the "confusing choice" that Nintendo and developer Retro Studios made in his Metroid Prime 4 review. "When I was ready to proceed to the endgame, I got the usual warnings about a point of no return, but I had figured I could always load an older save to go back and do more exploring to pick up power-ups that I missed," Watts wrote. "But the auto-save now has me locked into the final area with no such apparent option, and my regular save slot--the one that activates when Samus steps into a save station--has been overwritten with a Mission Complete, so loading it prompts me to start a new game."
Continue Reading at GameSpotFallout Season 2 Episode Release Date Schedule
Fallout Season 2 premieres on December 17, and in a big change from Season 1, episodes will be released weekly instead of all at once. Prime Video has now published the full release schedule for Fallout Season 2, so you can plan and prepare for all eight episodes.
Episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays at midnight PT, and the sophomore season will run through February 4, 2026. Fallout Season 1 also had eight episodes.
Fallout Season 2 schedule- Episode 1 - December 17 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 2- December 24 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 3 - December 31 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 4 - January 7 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 5 - January 14 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 6 - January 21 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 7 - January 28 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
- Episode 8 - February 4 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET
With Season 1, some people enjoyed having all episodes release at the same time so they could binge the series. Others said they wished it was released weekly to give them time to digest.
Continue Reading at GameSpotMonster Hunter Boss Doesn't Want The Series To Stop With Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds may have been overshadowed by the games that followed it this year, but it just took home two awards from the PlayStation Partner Awards 2025 Japan Asia. While accepting his wins, the game's leading boss Ryozo Tsujimoto shared his conviction that Monster Hunter is still popular among players and he doesn't see any need for the franchise to stop.
"Of course, we don’t intend to stop the series here," Tsujimoto told IGN. "We plan to continue, and we want to let more people play. In addition, I would like to think about things beyond the games so that we can further expand the potential of the Monster Hunter IPs.'"
There was a live-action Monster Hunter movie in 2020 from director Paul W. S. Anderson and actress Milla Jovovich, the husband-and-wife team behind the first six Resident Evil films. However, Monster Hunter's dismal $47.9 million worldwide box office has seemingly killed any prospect of a sequel.
Continue Reading at GameSpotRoblox CEO Wants Prediction Markets In The Game Someday
Prediction markets have been popular for years, and now Roblox's top boss has said he wants to see them integrated into the hugely popular game someday.
CEO Dave Baszucki told The New York Times, "We would. I think we would have to do that."
It's not so easy, though, as Baszucki said every country has different legislation surrounding "loot boxes and kid gambling," so there are regulatory hurdles that would need be sorted out.
Continue Reading at GameSpotClair Obscur Cast Wants TGA To Have More Awards For Actors
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has enjoyed an exceptional year, becoming the most-nominated game in the history of The Game Awards. Its cast--Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, and Jennifer English among them--earned major recognition in the show's performance categories, helping cement the game as one of the year's standout achievements. But even while celebrating this success, the cast has been discussing ways the awards could grow, especially when it comes to recognizing the full range of performance work that brings modern games to life.
In an interview with Video Games Chronicle, cast members English, Shayla Nyx, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova shared their hope that The Game Awards will eventually expand its performance categories. They explained that, while the nominations are an honor, the current categories overlook many essential performers.
"If I may, can I put my petition forward for why we need to have a motion capture category?" Baranova said. "It's been decades of actors going in, doing the mocap, and then someone else's voice is popped on top, and those mocap performers just disappear. I forgot that. Nobody knows about them.” Baranova, who worked as a motion capture director on Baldur's Gate 3, noted that this issue has persisted for years.
Continue Reading at GameSpotMLB The Show Announced For Mobile, See The First Trailer
Sony's popular and longrunning professional baseball series, MLB The Show, is expanding to a new place: mobile. A new version of the game "built from the ground up" for mobile is headed to iOS and Android, with a test coming up soon in the Philippines before a global rollout later.
The regional test for the Philippines begins today, December 3, but there is no word yet on when the game will be available in more places. This kind of limited, regional rollout is common for mobile games.
A FAQ for The Show's mobile version confirms it is a standalone game that will not support cross-play with the console editions. The game is optimized for iPhone 16 or "comparable devices" in the Apple family, along with Samsung Galaxy S25, Sony Xperia V, or "comparable" phones.
Continue Reading at GameSpotFallout New Vegas Getting A 15th Anniversary Physical Re-Release
Fallout New Vegas: 15th Anniversary Bundle
Preorder at AmazonThe new season of Fallout kicks off later this month on Amazon Prime Video, and fittingly, fans of the show and the video game source material can pick up a brand-new bundle celebrating Fallout: New Vegas' 15th Anniversary. This new $155 physical re-release of the beloved open-world RPG includes a copy of Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition for PC, along with collectible memorabilia that looks like it was pulled straight from the Mojave Wasteland. The Fallout New Vegas: 15th Anniversary Bundle is available to preorder on Amazon ahead of its launch on June 30, 2026.
Fallout New Vegas: 15th Anniversary Bundle $155 | Releases June 30, 2026The anniversary set comes with a digital code for the Ultimate Edition of Fallout: New Vegas inside of a big retro-inspired PC game box, an eight-inch tall statue of Victor the Securitron, a collection of seven Evaluation Cards from Doc Mitchell, a Vault Boy enamel pin, one Mojave Express iron-on patch, and one New California Republic iron-on patch. Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition is the definitive version of the 2010 game, and it includes the Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road DLC alongside the Courier's Stash and Gun Runner weapon packs.
- Eight-inch PVC statue of Victor
- Doc Mitchell's Evaluation Cards
- Vault Boy enamel pin
- Mojave Express patch
- NCR Recon patch
- Collector's Big Box
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Considered to be one of the very best Fallout games, New Vegas was initially developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind this year's well-received Outer Worlds sequel. Set in the post-apocalyptic Mojave Desert, New Vegas was built on the foundation laid in 2008's Fallout 3, but with a greater emphasis on RPG gameplay mechanics and quirky storytelling, it quickly became a fan favorite amongst Fallout players.
The ending of Fallout Season 1 on Prime Video hinted heavily that New Vegas would be a key location in the second season, and a recent trailer briefly showed Walton Goggins' The Ghoul and Ella Purnell's Lucy making their way to the famous gambling capital. Fallout Season 2 will debut on Prime Video on December 17. If you're looking to catch up on Fallout before the second season starts, it's also available on Blu-ray. The limited-edition 4K steelbook is still available at Amazon for $44.20, while the standard 4K Blu-ray is priced at $30. The Blu-ray editions include an assortment of behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Continue Reading at GameSpotFallout Season 1 Now Free To Stream Ahead Of S2 Premiere, But There Is A Catch
Fallout Season 1 is now free to stream ahead of the Season 2 premiere on December 17, but only in one place. The first season is now available to stream for free on Samsung TV Plus.
The catch is that you have to watch ads, but you don't have to subscribe to anything. Season 1 is free on Samsung TV Plus now through December 25. Samsung TV Plus is available on Samsung TV, Galaxy, Smart monitor, and Family Hub devices.
For more, check out GameSpot's Fallout TV show review for Season 1. We also have an explainer for the ending of Season 1.
Continue Reading at GameSpotAnother Store Bans This New Indie Game, And The Developer Has Questions
Late last month, Santa Ragione, the developer behind the indie horror game Horses, revealed that its title had been banned by Steam in 2023 while the game was still in development. The game had been set to release on Epic Games Store this week, but now Epic has banned Horses as well.
Santa Ragione shared a lengthy statement on its site, as well as reproduced messages from Epic that broke the news about the cancellation a day before launch. The dispatch from Epic cites violations of its inappropriate content policy and hateful or abusive content policies. Epic also stated that Horses got an Adults Only rating, and those games are excluded from the store.
In response, Santa Ragione mentioned that Epic approved the game for release just over three weeks ago, and that the actual rating for the game was M for Mature under the ESRB and PEGI 18 in international territories. The studio went on to explain again that Horses is not a sexually charged adult game.
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