CD Projekt Red has reacted to The Witcher 4 receiving a nomination at The Game Awards, with the Polish studio saying it is "extremely humbled and honored."

The Witcher 4 was nominated for the Most Anticipated Game award, alongside titles like Grand Theft Auto VI, 007 First Light, Marvel's Wolverine, and Resident Evil Requiem.

"A huge thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone in our community for your love and support," CD Projekt Red said.

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Peacock's Twisted Metal TV show, which is based on Sony's game series, is coming back for a third season, it seems. Variety reported that the show will get a third season, but showrunner and co-creator Michael Jonathan Smith will leave.

The Hollywood trade site reported that The Boys writer David Reed will replace him in that role, and will be an executive producer as well as part of a deal with Sony Pictures Television. Deadpool veterans Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are the other co-creators of Twisted Metal, and they are said to be returning for Season 3.

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One of the Game Awards nominees, the PC smash hit Megabonk, is not going to be part of the awards show after receiving a nomination this week for Best Debut Indie Game.

The game's developer said on social media that they are "withdrawing from The Game Awards" because Megabonk is not actually his first game.

"It's an honor and a dream for Megabonk to be nominated for TGA, but unfortunately I don't think it qualifies for the category 'Debut Indie Game' I've made games in the past under different studio names, so Megabonk is not my debut game," the developer said.

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If you've accepted the Our Presence Up There quest in Arc Raiders, you'll need to visit the Pattern House on Dam Battlegrounds and perform a few quick tasks. It's a relatively straightforward quest, but knowing where each objective is located can make things move much more quickly--which can be important in a high-traffic area like the Pattern House.

You don't need to extract to complete Our Presence Up There, but you'll be pretty close to an extraction point, so you might as well try to get out alive if possible. Additionally, the Pattern House is often home to a lot of really good loot (especially during a Night Raid), making it worth trying to haul some stuff back to Speranza.

When you're ready to get started on Our Presence Up There, follow the guide below.

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As of November 18, Fortnite Crew is now an included benefit with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That certainly appears, on its face, like a pretty solid deal, but on the other hand, Game Pass Ultimate got a significant price bump at the same time Fortnite Crew was added, so there are some other factors you might want to take into account before signing up.

Let's take a look at the details to see what kind of value this really is.

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• What you get with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Fortnite Crew

What you get with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Fortnite Crew

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate includes a large library of games for both Xbox and PC, including most titles published by Microsoft and its subsidiaries, which include Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. Yes, that includes the newly released Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The Ultimate plan is the only version of Game Pass that is guaranteed to include new games published under the Xbox banner on day one, and it's also the only tier to include subscriptions from two other publishers--Ubisoft Classics, and EA Play.

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Poppy Playtime Triple Pack (Nintendo Switch)

$30 (was $40)

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October might be the month of Halloween, but let's be honest, November is much scarier. Thanks to Amazon's early Black Friday video game deals, you can indulge in the eerie long winter nights with a discount on the Poppy Playtime Triple Pack for Nintendo Switch, which is on sale for $30 (was $40). That's the lowest price we've seen for the episodic horror game collection in the last 30 days. While the collection is also available on PS5 and Xbox Series X, the discount only applies to the Switch version.

Poppy Playtime Triple Pack (Nintendo Switch) $30 (was $40)

The Poppy Playtime Triple Pack includes the first three Poppy Playtime episodes on the cartridge, plus a couple of extra physical bonuses. Here's everything you'll get in this collection:

• Poppy Playtime Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze
• Poppy Playtime Chapter 2: Fly in a Web
• Poppy Playtime Chapter 3: Deep Sleep
• Reversible Cover Art
• Sticker Sheet

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Poppy Playtime is an episodic survival horror game that kicked off in 2021 with its first chapter, A Tight Squeeze. Since then, four chapters have been released, and this collection makes it easy to catch up on the first three, which should only take roughly six hours to complete a single playthrough. A fourth episode, Chapter 4: Safe Haven is also available, but is not included in this collection, and Chapter 5 is slated to release in 2026.

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Doom: The Dark Ages' latest update is making its Ripatorium horde mode even more customizable and the Doom Slayer even more powerful, with the ability to swap between melee weapons and Shield Runes on the fly.

The Ripatorium was introduced in August as a time-based horde mode that gave players the ability to customize enemy encounters. In Doom: The Dark Ages Update 3, the Ripatorium is now a round-based arena where players can fully customize how each round will play out.

Players can choose to have up to five rounds of enemy encounters, with up to 10 waves of enemies each. Other changes are relatively minor, like tweaks to line of sight in arenas and icons now appearing over the heads of the last few remaining enemies in a round. The addition of a passcode system for Ripatorium will make it so players can easily share their demonic arenas with others. Developer Id Software said it will be looking to curate some of the best custom encounters in order to make community-made Ripatorium presets.

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Switch and Switch 2 owners can now experience the start of Lara Croft's Survivor trilogy. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has not only been announced out of nowhere for Nintendo's systems, but the survival-adventure game is now available on both consoles, too.

Developer Aspyr is behind the Switch and Switch 2 ports for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, according to the official Tomb Raider website. The game features everything from the original 2014 Definitive Edition release, including online multiplayer for up to eight people. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has a download size of 27.3GB on Switch 2 and 27.1GB on Switch.

Both versions of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition cost $20--there's no surcharge on Switch 2--and there's a special 10% launch discount through November 24. Not only that, but there's also a stackable loyalty discount for people who own the Tomb Raider remasters on Switch. So if you have Tomb Raider VI-VI Remastered, for example, you get an additional 10% off for 20% off total. And then another 10% can be added by owning Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.

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A game industry legend, Rebecca Heineman, has passed away due to cancer on November 17, 2025. She was 62 years old. Friends of Heineman have mourned her across social media.

Heineman had a prolific career in the game industry that included both game design and high-level competitive play. She won multiple Atari 2600 Space Invaders tournament, including the Atari VCS Space Invaders National Championship held in New York. She became the first national video game tournament champion in the United States.

"I had two strategies. One was "slow and steady", which won the L.A. tournament, and the other was "kill everything on the screen ASAP," which won me the NYC finals," she said in a 2006 interview. "In the finals, I took an hour and 45 minutes to get the highest score. I lost one or two bases because my strategy was riskier, but faster. It paid off and I won."

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Season 1's new California Resistance update is live in Battlefield 6. This update introduces the new Eastwood multiplayer map, two guns, a new attachment, and an event pass with more rewards to unlock. In this guide, we'll show you how to complete the California Resistance challenges and unlock all the new loadout gear for Battlefield 6.

The California Resistance update adds the DB-12 shotgun and the M357 Trait sidearm as two new weapons in the game, and the Slim Handstop is the season's latest attachment. All three items can be unlocked for free, and here's how you can earn each of them.

How to unlock the DB-12DB-12 shotgun

The DB-12 is described as a dual-barrel pump-action shotgun that feeds from two different tubes. One trigger pull fires a shell (or slug) from one barrel, while a second trigger pull fires the other, then the pump action rechambers both barrels.

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For the last two decades, Yoko Taro has found success with the Drakengard and Nier franchise(s), but he hasn't had a new game since the Voice of Cards trilogy several years ago. However, the creator of the NieR games insists that he's remained busy in that time, but his games keep getting canceled.

According to a report on 4Gamer (via Automaton), Yoko addressed the issue while appearing on a panel at the G-CON 2025 video game convention in Korea. He told the audience that his most recent projects fell apart during development.

"I often get told stuff like, 'Why aren’t you making a new sequel to Nier' or 'Yoko Taro isn't doing anything,' but that's because recently, a lot of projects I was involved in got discontinued midway through development," said Yoko. "I've actually been working on some stuff, it's just that it never ended up seeing the light of day. I got paid for it, so I personally have no issues with that, but people seem to think that I haven't been doing anything just because none of the work I've done is being released."

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EA Sports has announced that its F1 racing series is undergoing a "strategic reset" and will skip a new release in 2026 before returning in 2027 for a "new and more expansive F1 experience."

In lieu of a brand-new release for F1 in 2026, EA Sports and developer Codemasters are releasing a paid expansion for F1 25 that includes new cars, teams, drivers, and more.

The decision to forgo a brand-new release in 2026 is part of a "strategic reset" for EA's F1 franchise, the company said. For the new game coming in 2027, EA said its aim is to release a product that "looks, feels, and plays differently, delivering more gameplay choices."

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Developer Embark Studios is currently riding high on the success of Arc Raiders, and the studio has now announced that its last game, 2023's The Finals, is shutting down on one specific platform.

The Finals will close on PS4 when Season 10 starts on March 18, 2026. This is being done so Embark can focus on current-generation hardware, the studio said, and anyone who wants to keep playing on PS4 will have to migrate to a different, newer console platform, or PC.

All progress and purchases are connected to Embark ID accounts and will thus transfer to whatever platform people may migrate to. "We're incredibly grateful to everyone who's been part of the PS4 community. See you in the Arena!" the developer said.

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Guild Wars is being reborn as Guild Wars Reforged, a quasi-remaster of the 2005 MMORPG that will consolidate the game's original three campaigns into one $20 package.

Come December 3, trying to buy Guild Wars on Steam will become a little easier with the arrival of Reforged. Currently, players have to decide between the $20 Guild Wars: Game of the Year Edition, the $30 Guild Wars Trilogy, or buying each individual campaign for $20. Earlier this year, Guild Wars celebrated its 20th anniversary with a $40 "Masterpiece Collection" bundle that brought together all of the original Guild Wars content under one roof.

Now, ArenaNet is doing something similar once again. Reforged will include the original game's Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns (but doesn't seem to include the Eye of the North expansion) for one price. It will additionally come with some new bells and whistles to improve the experience.

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, Illustrated by Alan Lee Box Set

$93 (was $150) | Limited-time deal

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The new hardcover box set collecting the best editions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is featured in this week's early Black Friday sale at Amazon. Published by William Morrow on October 14, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by Alan Lee Box Set is discounted to only $92.93 (was $150). The 38% discount is "selling fast," according to the store page, so it might not be in stock by the time Amazon's Black Friday 2025 sale officially begins November 20.

Though not nearly as fancy as last year's The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set, it's nice to have matching editions of LOTR and The Hobbit. This is especially true when talking about the iconic editions illustrated by the conceptual designer of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. The new four-volume collection includes redesigned versions of The Lord of the Rings Centenary Edition--published in 1992 to mark 100 year since Tolkien's birth--and The Hobbit 60th Anniversary Edition (1997).

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, Illustrated by Alan Lee Box Set $93 (was $150) | Limited-time deal

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Illustrated clocks in at just over 1,600 pages across the four hardcover books. Memorable scenes from each story are accompanied by stunning full-page watercolor portraits. There are 50 illustrations in the Centenary Edition of The Lord of the Rings. Meanwhile, The Hobbit features 27 full-page illustrations as well as smaller watercolor plates at the start of each chapter. All four books have detailed maps of Middle-earth as endpapers.

The dust jackets and matching slipcase feature Lee's beautiful watercolor illustrations. The vibrant, wrap-around aesthetic is similar to The History of Middle-earth Box Sets published last year, and this year's Tolkien Myths and Legends and The Great Tales of Middle-earth.

Like numerous editions of Tolkien's work, this box set was originally published by HarperCollins UK in 2020. For the last five years, US readers had to purchase the 2020 edition from a reseller or import directly from a UK bookshop. William Morrow's 2025 edition matches the UK version.

William Morrow still prints standalone hardcover editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Lee's paintings, but you'd wind up spending about $20 more compared to the box set deal. Plus, you'd miss out on the slipcase and stunning new cover and case art.

The Lord of the Ring, Illustrated by Alan Lee (2002 Editions)

• The Hobbit -- $20.88 ($35)
• The Fellowship of the Ring -- $22 ($40)
• The Two Towers -- $40
• The Return of the King -- $27.30 ($45)

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As mentioned, William Morrow published a lavish Deluxe Illustrated Box Set of The Lord of the Rings last fall. Originally sold for $325, the stunning three-volume set is discounted to only $108.30, which matches the all-time low first offered during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event.

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The future for single-player games has been a question mark since the rise of multiplayer and live-service titles across the video game industry. But according to a newly released survey from Ampere Analysis, single-player games remain the preference for 56% of gamers.

Ampere has shared the results of its survey, which had responses from 34,000 players across 22 different markets around the world. The new findings note that interest in single-player games has increased 4% over the last four years, and that there's only a small percentage of women (58%) who favor those titles over men (56%) who share their preferences.

One of the key findings from this survey suggests that fan interest in single-player games increases with age. Only 49% of younger players between 16-24 preferred single-player, while 64% of gamers age 55-64 favored it. Among gamers 25-34, single-player games were preferred by 56%.

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Tetris: The Board Game

$20 (was $22)

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Ultimate Pac-Man Board Game

$20

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Tetris: The Board Game and the Ultimate Pac-Man Board Game released earlier this year, and both are now part of Amazon's buy one, get one 50% off sale. They're both priced under $20, making this an easy way to pick up two unique games for cheap--both of which could be fun to have for any upcoming holiday parties. Cashing in on the offer is simple. Just add both games to your cart, and the cheaper one will be discounted by 50% before checkout. In this case, the discount brings the total for both games to just $30 (normally $42 total).

Tetris: The Board Game $20 (was $22)

The tabletop version of Tetris plays out much like the original. You're still trying to create lines across your board, with card draws determining which block is next in your lineup. However, you can also unlock the ability to drop blocks into your opponent's grid--blocking their progress and thwarting their attempt to form a line. It comes with everything you need for up to four players to join in on the fun, with dozens of colorful translucent blocks, four playing fields, cards, and other accessories.

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Much like the Tetris board game, this official tabletop adaptation of Pac-Man plays out like the video games it's based on. Players control their own individual Pac-Man figure, moving around the maze and attempting to eat more pellets than their opponents, while also avoiding the iconic ghosts that lurk throughout the board. For a fun twist, players actually control these antagonists, and can use them to force their opponents to rethink their strategy.

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Several other Tetris and Pac-Man-inspired items are discounted at Amazon ahead of the retailer's big Black Friday, shopping event, including the Tetris Impossible Puzzle, which is on sale for $10.49 (was $15). The 676-piece, lenticular puzzle changes color depending on the viewing angle, and there's an additional 56 bonus pieces for folks seeking an extra challenge.

If you'd prefer a more traditional Tetris experience, the My Arcade Tetris Gamer V Handheld Game is discounted to $15 (was $25). Officially licensed, you'll find Tetris on the handheld along with hundreds of other games across a variety of genres. Games are played on a 2.5-inch color screen, with a D-Pad and two buttons (plus Home and Start) for input. A similar Pac-Man handheld is also available and currently on sale for just $29 (was $45). It features a 2.75-inch color display and is once again officially licensed, though it doesn't include any bonus games.

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Demonschool proudly displays its influences, and the resemblance to games like Persona is clear across multiple aspects. One of them is the school side of things--it's in the name, after all. While most of your time in Demonschool will be spent, well, fighting demons and figuring out how to stop the apocalypse, you still have to hit the books.

At the very end of each in-game week, you'll be tasked with answering a quiz back at the classroom. In a similar fashion to activities like karaoke, you'll have to pick an answer within a timer. These, of course, are graded at the end--answer everything correctly and you'll be rewarded with relationship points on occasion, as well as moons, the currency used to obtain abilities. (They don't seem to have an official name, so I'll just call them moons.)

There's a total of ten exams--the main story continues afterward, but there's a clear cut-off point at the end of week 1. Without further ado, you can find all Demonschool quiz answers below, listed by each corresponding week.

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Battlefield Studios has announced a free trial for Battlefield 6, taking place over the Thanksgiving break for people in the US. The free trial runs November 25 through December 2, and it'll feature a sampling of the full game, including five modes and three maps (these were not specified, however).

The free trial will be available across all platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

The announcement of the free trial comes on the same day that Battlefield Studios launched the Battlefield 6 California Resistance update. This adds a new map, Eastwood, along with a "fast-paced" limited-time event mode called Sabotage.

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The end of the year is shaping up to be a big one for SpongeBob SquarePants, as the hyper-energetic Goofy Goober fan has a new game out soon and a brand-new movie. To celebrate his big-screen return, Microsoft has revealed a new line of cursed Xbox controllers featuring the unblinking visage of SpongeBob. Just don't stare too long into the abyss, because it might stare back and offer you a greasy Krabby Patty to go.

SpongeBob fans can pick up limited-edition versions of the regular Xbox controller and the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller. Both controllers feature the same graphic of SpongeBob--but the Elite Series 2 has "pants" on the handles--yellow thumbsticks, and an orange D-pad. The Xbox home button and X face buttons have also replaced SpongeBob's pupils, but he seems to be in good spirits over being slightly inconvenienced.

Since both of these controllers will also be available through the Xbox Design Lab, you can further customize them with a variety of button styles and upgrades like metallic triggers and D-pads, rubberized side and back grips, and engravings. Sadly, there's no option to give these devices a manly mustache makeover with some seaweed.

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