For three decades, the Tekken series has brought players together as they control of some of the best fighters in the world. Now, a 92-year-old Japanese woman named Hisako Sakai has carved out her own legend in the King of the Iron Ring battles by winning a Tekken 8 tournament.

As reported by Automaton, the tournament of senior citizen Tekken 8 players was put on by the Japanese eSports association Care. The mission statement of that organization is to "create an environment in which the elderly can casually participate in eSports." Care has been running tournaments since 2019 while treating them like a major event with livestreaming and official commentators. A video from the event can be seen below.

Sakai made it all the way to the finals while playing as Claudio, when she went up against 74-year-old player Goro Sugiyama, who used Lili as his character. The match between Sakai and Sugiyama can be found two hours and 25 minutes into the video above. Despite the advantage of Sugiyama's relative youth, Sakai appears to have a superior button-mashing technique and enough mastery of the game to execute an effective path to victory.

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Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection (Blu-ray)

$57.49 (was $85)

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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection (4K Blu-ray)

$66 (was $91)

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If Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein has you interested in checking out some iconic horror flicks, you'll want to head over to Amazon before the end of the day. The retailer is currently offering a limited-time deal for Universal Classic Monsters: The Complete 30-Film Collection on Blu-ray, which pulls together 30 classic films for $57.49 (was $85). If you prefer 4K Blu-ray, Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection gets you eight icons for $66 (was $91). Both deals are set to end at 11:59 PM PT, so snag them while you can.

Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection (Blu-ray) $57.49 (was $85)

This bundle gets you an impressive 30 films released between 1931 and 1956. These are spread across eight collections revolving around Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Each one is a complete collection, ensuring you have all the classic films in one place. Aside from the old films on Blu-ray, this bundle is packed with bonus content, including:

• Behind-the-scenes documentaries
• 1931 Spanish version of Dracula
• Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., and Jack Pierce featurettes
• 13 expert feature commentaries
• Archival footage
• Production photographs
• Theatrical trailers

Better yet, you'll get a 48-page collectible book alongside the Blu-rays, giving you a chance to dive deeper into the films while away from the screen. For something a bit smaller, check out the Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection. On sale for $17 (was $36), it pulls together Brides of Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera, The Curse of the Werewolf, Night Creatures, Paranoiac, The Kiss of the Vampire, Nightmare, and The Evil of Frankenstein into a single collection.

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This collection offers many of the same bonus features as the Blu-ray bundle, but it only includes eight films:

• Dracula
• Frakenstein
• The Mummy
• The Invisible Man
• The Bride of Frankenstein
• The Wolf Man
• Phantom of the Opera
• Creature from the Black Lagoon

Offered in 4K Blu-ray and benefiting from support for Dolby Audio, this is arguably the best way to enjoy these old movies on modern screens.

Another bundle, Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection, is also on sale for $35 (was $43). It's a bit smaller than the above 4K collection, featuring just Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man. But at this new low price, it's worth consideration if you don't mind missing out on a few hits.

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The conventional wisdom is that Kinect was an albatross on Xbox One, making the system more expensive at launch and taking away resource power. But now, over a decade later, the Kinect-like Nex Playground has outsold Xbox hardware for November in the US, according to Circana.

Nex Playground came in third for hardware units sold last month, outpacing Xbox Series X|S. The only saving grace is that Xbox raked in more dollar sales, as Nex Playground retails for $250 but has been on sale for $200 over the holiday season. Overall, video game hardware sales were pretty bleak, reaching a low not seen since November 1995.

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This might not be a total shock for those paying attention. Nex Playground actually outsold every PS5 and Xbox console bundle for a week last month in the US. The cube-shaped console features a camera to track body movements, similar to Kinect. Five games are pre-installed, with the option to purchase a subscription Play Pass for a larger library of games. It's $49 for three months or $89 for a year.

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A leading industry observer has predicted that EA's Battlefield 6 is "extremely likely" to outsell Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in the US to finish as the year's No. 1 best-selling game.

Prior to the release of Battlefield 6 in October and Black Ops 7 in November, industry experts predicted that Black Ops 7 would come out on top. But new data has arrived pointing to Black Ops 7's sales struggles, and now Mat Piscatella of Circana has told IGN that EA's game will likely be the best-seller.

It would be just the second time since 2018 that a Call of Duty game would be outsold in the US. The last time it happened was 2023, when Hogwarts Legacy beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Before that, Red Dead Redemption II came out on top in 2018, with Black Ops 4 at No. 2.

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Looking for something new to play? Fallout 76 is available now on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for free, but only for a limited time. Bethesda has announced that the online RPG is now completely free to download and play through December 23. The freebie offer is not available on PC.

Additionally, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 76's paid membership, Fallout 1st, is getting a free trial through December 23 as well. The Fallout 1st Limited Preview Trial, as it's called, can be claimed through Fallout 76's in-game Atomic Shop right now.

During the trial, players can get a taste of the membership's perks for free. Some of the perks include a 10% boost to S.C.O.R.E., along with an Aid Box for keeping healing items safe, and the Survival Tent, which allows players to fast travel while on the road. The trial membership also includes access to the Scrapbox, which gives players unlimited crafting-supply storage.

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The battle for Warner Bros. may be down to Netflix and Paramount, but the studio has a clear favorite. Earlier this month, Netflix bid $82.7 billion dollars for Warner Bros., jilting Paramount in the process. Paramount responded with a hostile takeover bid of $108.4 billion. Now, Warner Bros. is urging its shareholders to reject Paramount's "illusory" offer.

"Following a careful evaluation of Paramount's recently launched tender offer, the Board concluded that the offer's value is inadequate, with significant risks and costs imposed on our shareholders," reads a letter to shareholders from Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., the chair of Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors.

Although Paramount's offer is higher, Warner Bros.' contends that Paramount's owners, the Ellison family, didn't offer a "full backstop" commitment to provide the money to cover its offer and that it can walk away from the transaction without paying any penalty. By comparison, Netflix and Warner Bros. have a $5 billion breakup fee if their deal fails to close or meet regulatory approval. Warner Bros. also contends that the proposed Paramount deal will not be approved by regulators. Regardless, Netflix isn't guaranteed to be approved either.

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Fallout 5 is one of the games currently in the works at Bethesda Game Studios. It's still years away from release, but now Bethesda boss Todd Howard has shared a small update about it.

He told the BBC that Fallout 5 will be influenced in part by the popular Prime Video Fallout TV show. "In short, yes," he said. "Fallout 5 will be existing in a world where the stories and events of the show happened or are happening. We are taking that into account."

Fallout 76 has also been influenced by the TV series, and it gets new content based on the show, including Walton Goggins' character, The Ghoul. That game is free to play now through December 22, presumably to cash in on the debut of Fallout Season 2.

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The 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider has found its way to several platforms over the years, but in 2026, Lara Croft is about to find herself shipwrecked on mobile devices. Tomb Raider is officially coming to iOS and Android devices on February 12, 2026, and it's priced at $20. This version of the game will also include all 12 DLC packs, adding more outfits, upgrades, and a bonus Challenge Tomb.

Feral Interactive says the game has been "expertly optimized" for smartphones and tablets and will feature a customizable touchscreen interface. Controller support will also feature in this release, and supported devices will offer gyroscopic motion-aiming. You can preorder it now through the iOS App Store, or you can pre-register for it on the Google Play Store if you're using an Android device.

Tomb Raider was a big hit when it arrived more than a decade ago, as it chronicled Lara Croft's first big adventure on the mysterious island of Yamatai. Two sequels followed it, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The franchise is also poised for a comeback, as two new games were revealed during The Game Awards.

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Down under may have just given us the down low on Dispatch coming to Switch and Switch 2. That's because the Nintendo storefront for Australia has listings up for the episodic game, revealing that the title is planned to launch January 29 on both Nintendo systems.

There hasn't been an official announcement from Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio yet about Switch and Switch 2 ports. However, the official Nintendo eShop pages point to this being a matter of when, instead of if, Dispatch arrives on the hybrid consoles. So far, Dispatch is only available on PC and PS5.

The Nintendo store listings note that there will be a free Switch 2 upgrade for Dispatch. That edition of the game sports "enhanced resolution and improved frame rates" and will take up an estimated 14.6GB of storage space. The listed price is $43.95 AUD--with a launch discount--but keep in mind Australian prices are usually higher than in the US. For example, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Switch 2 is $109.95 AUD. In comparison, Dispatch costs $30 on Steam and PS5.

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For years, EA Sports was the one-stop shop for FIFA-branded soccer, but that partnership officially ended in 2023. Since then, FIFA has been absent from the video game scene, but today Netflix Games and Delphi Interactive have announced that they will be bringing officially branded FIFA soccer back in a new game slated to launch in 2026.

The unnamed FIFA soccer game will be available via the Netflix app on both iOS and Android devices, and it is planned to launch "this summer," just in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The official announcement calls the new game a "newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game," but no other details were provided.

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"This major collaboration is a key milestone in FIFA’s commitment to innovation in the football gaming space, which aspires to reach billions of football fans of all ages everywhere in the world and will be redefining the pure notion of simulation games," FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in the offical announcement. "Our reimagined game truly marks the beginning of a new era of digital football."

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The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley has shared his thoughts on using generative AI to aid in game development, saying the technology cannot "grow and think for itself."

The technology "just consumes, and tries to mimic what it's consumed," he told Polygon. "That's the best it can do right now." He also described generative AI as "a snake eating its own tail."

One of the reasons why AI has been such a contentious issue in gaming is that not everyone defines it the same way. For his part, Straley said "NPCs are AI" and have been for decades already in gaming. Straley's new game, Coven of the Chickenfoot, has players taking on the role of Gertie, an elderly witch who works alongside a "creature companion" who can "observe, learn, and evelopment new behaviors based on contextual situations."

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Circana released its monthly sales report for November today, shining a light on how the North American video game business is performing. Hardware sales had a particularly difficult month, with sales falling 27%, from $949 million in November 2024 to $695 million in November 2025.

November 2025 represented the lowest hardware spending total for a November month since November 2005 ($455 million). A total of 1.6 million game hardware units were sold in North America for November 2025, and that's the lowest since November 1995 (1.4 million units).

While total unit sales dropped, the average price paid for a new game console reached a new record high for a November month, rising to $439, up 11% compared to November 2024. The higher average selling price is connected to the price increases that companies like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and others have implemented this year due to tariffs and other factors.

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It's no secret that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 hasn't sold as well as 2024's Black Ops 6, and now Circana has released more sales data that speaks to the performance of the military shooter.

Black Ops 7 was the No. 1 best-selling game in North America for November, but the Call of Duty franchise experienced a double-digit percent decrease for full-game dollar sales compared to November 2024. Last year's game, Black Ops 6, was released in October. Despite the sales downturn, this marks the 18th straight year that a new Call of Duty game has ranked No. 1 for its launch month. For anyone keeping score, that streak began with 2008's Call of Duty: World at War.

Black Ops 7 is now the No. 7 best-selling game of 2025 so far, with EA's Battlefield 6 continuing to rank No. 1 for the year. For November, Black Ops 7 was No. 1, followed by Battlefield 6, NBA 2K26, Madden NFL 26, and EA Sports FC 26 rounding out the top five for the month.

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Developer Turn 10 Studios has announced that it is ending development of new content for Forza Motorsport. In a blog update, the studio confirmed that there will be no "new cars, tracks, features, or regular bug fixes" for the game, but it will continue to support Forza Motorsport by keeping the servers online.

"As our team shifts its focus toward delivering the best possible experience with Forza Horizon 6 in 2026, we do not plan to introduce new cars, tracks, features, or regular bug fixes for Forza Motorsport," Turn 10 Studios wrote. "However, we will continue supporting the game by keeping online servers active, hosting special events and competitions, and reintroducing previously released Featured Tours and reward cars every month, until all content is available for you to enjoy anytime."

First released in 2023, Forza Motorsport was designed to be a fresh start for Microsoft's sim-racing series, with ambitious plans to support it as a live-service game for years. Back in July, Turn 10 Studios was hit with massive layoffs, and players noticed that new content for the game had begun to slow down. In August, Turn 10 said that it still planned to support Forza Motorsport with several events, but these quickly dried up toward the end of 2025.

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Xbox's December update is here, and this time it's focused on your off-console experience. The update brings new store functionality to the Xbox mobile app, as well as adding Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio support to the Xbox Wireless Headset, improving battery life and audio quality with certain Windows 11 devices.

In April, Microsoft added the ability to purchase games and subscribe to Game Pass directly from the Xbox app. Now, making it even easier to buy games from your phone, the app is getting a store tab for quicker browsing. The update also adds your Wishlist to the app, as well as allowing you to search for add-ons directly in the app. The update is rolling out now across iOS and Android devices.

Microsoft is also rolling out a firmware update for the Xbox Wireless Headset that'll add support for Bluetooth LE Audio, a Windows 11 feature that not only improves battery life, but also boosts audio quality. The update boasts lower latency, longer battery life, and super wideband stereo audio for voice chat.

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It's not an easy life for Sanctuary's citizens in Diablo 4, but players can make things a little brighter in the upcoming holiday event Goblin Greedings. Starting on December 18, players will be to put presents under their tree--so to speak--by clobbering creatures for loot and bringing a little hope back to Estuar.

To claim their prizes, players will have to face hordes of Treasure Goblins and earn their place on the March of the Goblins reputation board. There are multiple tiers to unlock, and players can claim their prizes between each one by visiting the Goblin Square in Kyovashad. Once players complete the final tier, they will be given a Resplendent Spark. That final tier is repeatable, and the quality of the loot dropped by enemies will increase with each tier. However, players will only have until January 6, 2026 to work their way through and claim as much treasure as they can.

Returning Grim Favors during Goblin Greedings will also give players an additional cache for Gift of the Tree. All they need to do to claim it is to select a cache, which will reveal the treasure they've been given by the Gift of the Tree.

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SPOILERS for Fallout Season 2 Episode 1: The Man Who Knew to follow:

Fallout finally returns with Season 2, and with it comes an exciting new setting, taking the show from the sunny shores of Los Angeles to the sweltering heat of the Mojave Wasteland. While this setting hails from the beloved classic Fallout: New Vegas, it provides new opportunities to expand on the world of Fallout with an entirely fresh perspective.

Even though we’re only one episode in, there are plenty of easter eggs and references for eagle-eyed viewers and die hard fans to catch. Here’s a look at some of the nods we noticed in the show’s introduction to the Mojave Wasteland.

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The last time we saw Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), The Ghoul aka Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins), and beloved pup CX404, their situation looked dire.

Lucy had learned her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) was responsible for the destruction of Shady Sands, The Brotherhood of Steel was in a heated battle with the New California Republic over control of Griffith Observatory, and Cooper realized that Hank held the answers to the whereabouts of his family. While Hank slipped out in the ensuing chaos and headed to New Vegas, Lucy decided to join Cooper in his quest for answers, which led them into unknown and dangerous territory.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy: Limited Edition (4K Blu-ray)

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The highly anticipated 4K restorations of the first three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies are available now. TMNT Trilogy Limited Edition features 4K Blu-ray editions of the early '90s live-action movies for $58 (was $100). The 4K restorations are accompanied by new bonus features and archival content as well as multiple posters, a booklet with new commentary, trading cards, and more collectibles. Arrow Video's limited editions are actually limited, so once TMNT Trilogy sells out, any future printings won't include the collectibles.

If you need a holiday gift for a TMNT fan, Amazon's store page says Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy will arrive with a few days to spare (as of December 16). The TMNT Trilogy is also available on 1080p Blu-ray, but it's actually more expensive than the 4K Blu-ray edition at the moment. Fans can also get the newly restocked TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 4K Steelbook Edition for $25.89 and the recently released TMNT: The Last Ronin Graphic Novel Box Set for $60.90 (was $95).

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Fanatical is closing 2025 out with a new build-your-own bundle deal, the Best of Platinum Collection. This deal offers a selection of various acclaimed PC games featured in the various Platinum Collection bundles throughout 2025, giving you a chance to pick up some excellent games for cheap. Like Fanatical's other build your own bundle promotions, you can pick as many games from the list as you'd like, and the more games you buy, the more you save. To start, you can pick up to four games for $3.33 each. At five or more games, you'll pay $3 per item. Grab 10 or more games, and you'll pay just $2.90 per game, and if you want the full 22-game bundle, it'll run you $63.78, a $547.75 value--not too shabby for literally thousands of hours of entertainment.

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One of the items you can pick, the SteamWorld Classic Bundle, comes with four games: SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld Dig 2, SteamWorld Heist, and SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. So, really, if you decide to add this to the Best of Platinum Collection, it could be a total of 25 games. The list of possible games also includes the strategy game SteamWorld Build as another pick, in case you want to load up on even more of the series.

With season 2 of the Fallout TV show looming, now's the perfect time to explore the open-world RPGs that inspired the show with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition and Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition. Both are available as part of the Best of Platinum Collection. These versions include the full base games plus every update, add-on, and DLC expansion. You can round out the selection with Fallout 76, which is an online multiplayer take on the series--though it still offers the same open-ended, first-person exploration and RPG gameplay as the other games. It also recently received a new Burning Springs DLC update that ties into the Amazon Prime Video streaming series.

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