Fortnite's Simpsons season is apparently about to become a landmark for Epic Games' metaverse for reasons nobody could have expected--by reportedly offering the first shirtless character sporting visible nipples. The skin in question is an additional version of Homer Simpson, separate from the one in the battle pass, who's wearing nothing but his tighty whities.

First look at New (Giant) Homer Skin! pic.twitter.com/LI2ibt7SfM

— Dr Cacahuette - FN Leaks (@DrCacahuette) November 19, 2025

The discussion about Fortnite skins lacking nipples goes back to 2019, when a gigantic, shirtless and nipple-less digital version of Travis Scott performed a concert in Battle Royale. Since then we've gotten plenty of other shirtless guys as skins--but none have had nipples. It's not really that hard to figure out why that's been the norm, though, since Fortnite's art style is not realistic or detailed enough for nipples to be anything other than weird. But with Homer, who's cel-shaded and not very detailed, they can draw a couple circles on his chest that don't look upsetting the way that more detailed nipples on, say, the Mr. Savage skin probably would.

This mostly-naked version of Homer Simpsons is reportedly going to be an item shop skin.

Meanwhile, Homer in his underwear is a topic because this week's update added some loading screens, like the one above, that indicate pretty clearly we'll be facing off against a Giant Homer before the season ends--likely controlled by a player, similar to the Megazord and Godzilla events earlier this year. That this Giant Homer will also be a skin sold in the item shop is just a rumor for the moment, and it's possible that the model that has been datamined is merely the giant one that will roam the Battle Royale island.

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Once again, Activision has reimagined one of Call of Duty's most iconic maps, Nuketown, and it's launching on November 20 for Black Ops 7. Now, Activision has released a new trailer dedicated to the map, which shows off its new look.

The new version is called Nuketown 2025, and as you can see in the trailer, the map appears to be based on the same Nuketown 2025 from Black Ops 2. This makes sense as Black Ops 7 is a sequel to Black Ops 2. Whereas the original version of Nuketown from 2010's Black Ops was based on a '50s theme, this newest iteration has a "retro-futuristic" vibe that imagines what people thought the "neighborhood of the future" could look like.

A key gameplay difference for Nuketown 2025 in Black Ops 7 is that the game features wall-jumping, which affords players new ways to get around the map. Nuketown is a small-size map known for its fast and frenetic action, and with wall-jumping now in play, things might get even more hectic.

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Dune: The Graphic Novel: The Complete 3-Book Box Set

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Dune fans can now pick up the full graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel in box set format. Published this week (November 18) by Abrams ComicArts, Dune: The Graphic Novel: The Complete 3-Book Box Set is discounted to $68.77 (was $78) at Amazon.

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Epic Games is teaming up with Unity to support the popular game engine within Fortnite. Eventually, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said, this partnership will allow "all Unity games" to be published within Fortnite. That means even games that weren't designed for Fortnite should work, and this move could pave the way for Epic to fully incorporate Fall Guys into Fortnite.

"Starting next year, Unity developers will be able to publish games directly into Fortnite to appear in Fortnite’s discovery system alongside games built with Unreal Engine and to participate in the Fortnite economy as it evolves towards an open metaverse economy connecting all users and all engines," Sweeney said Wednesday at Unity's Unite conference.

This is major news for developers, who will be able to make things for Fortnite without using Epic's tools and may be able to import their existing games into Fortnite as well. And with the recent news that Epic will allow Creative maps to sell things for V-Bucks, these Unity devs might actually be able to sell their games in Fortnite.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year for Fortnite players who like free stuff. While Epic regularly offers free in-game items for completing quests or leveling up, the company tends to really ramp up its charitable giving toward the end of the year--and our first truly free skin of the season is Cuddle Team Rider, which you can earn as part of the Winter Rush event, which runs through the end of the season on November 29.

The Cuddle Team Rider skin is free for those who complete nine of Fortnite's Winter Rush quests.

This event is basically the same thing as previous "Rush" events. Each day, you'll have two new quests that require you to gain 80,000 XP (exactly one account level) in specific types of Fortnite experiences while in a party with at least one friend. Each quest completed unlocks one cosmetic, starting with the jam track Acelerada by MXZI--the Cuddle Team Rider skin will unlock once you've completed nine (9) of them. The other free rewards include an animated wrap, an emote, and a back bling and pickaxe that match Cuddle Team Rider.

The quests alternate between making you play Epic-developed experiences and trying out various types of Fortnite Creative maps. On the first day, the two quests we have are to gain XP in Festival or Rocket Racing, and gain XP in Tycoon creator-made islands. The rest of the quests aren't yet available, but you can expect to find new ones each day.

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David Anthony Burke, who began his music career as D4vd after uploading Fortnite montages to YouTube with his own original songs in 2021, has reportedly been identified as a suspect in the murder of Celeste Rivas.

According to TMZ, law enforcement said that despite there being no official paperwork classifying Burke as a suspect yet, "investigators are looking at [him] as a suspect." Those same investigators reportedly claimed they're viewing Rivas' death as a homicide while waiting on toxicology results from the medical examiner's office.

An NBC Los Angeles report corroborates TMZ, stating that an LAPD officer with direct knowledge of the investigation said Burke has been uncooperative with the investigation and that he likely had help with dismembering and disposing of Rivas' body this past spring. According to law enforcement, who spoke to NBC News, Rivas' remains were not intact when discovered.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 received a small update on November 18. It's less than a week after launch, but Treyarch is already working to make improvements to the game. The patch notes mostly detailed fixes for the game's campaign and Zombies mode, but stability improvements were included for multiplayer.

The developer addressed a campaign issue that allowed some events to lose their progress when players left the activity area. Unfortunately, the patch notes didn't specify if this is for the campaign's Endgame mode or the objectives found in the actual campaign missions. However, it did mention a fix for an issue that previously caused players to get stuck on a black screen specifically when loading into Endgame.

For Zombies, the update fixed the Equivalent Exchange augment for the Quick-Revive perk. Treyarch said the augment wasn't reviving downed players after dealing enough damage as intended, but it should be working properly now. It also corrected a visual bug that allowed Aether Shroud's afterimage to exist longer than intended.

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Veteran RPG developer and Fallout co-creator Tim Cain argues that modern games have forgotten some lessons of history--a point he made in a recent YouTube video--you can watch the full video below--responding to a viewer's question about whether older titles contain any supposed lost wisdom. Cain's answer--"Yes, there is. Good question." Looking back at his own early years in the industry, he describes an era with only programmers and some artists, but no narrative designers, and far fewer competing priorities. In contrast, he says today's games "try to be everything to everyone."

In about 13 minutes, Cain explains how he attributes the sharp focus of early games to the era's severe technical limitations and fragmented hardware landscape. "Games were being made for PC, for Apple, for Atari, for Commodore, for a wild assortment of consoles," he recalled, with no shared standards to ease development. Teams were small and multitasking was essential--programmers often acted as artists and sound designers, reverse-engineering undocumented hardware to make their games function.

"These games were really focused, because they had to be," he explained.

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The nominations for this year's The Game Awards were announced earlier this week, and fans can place their votes on which games they want to see take home this year's awards. The demand for this was strong, so much so that The Game Awards website crashed--now, organizer and host Geoff Keighley has apologized for the website's struggles and said work was done to improve the experience.

"We've seen truly unprecedented levels of global voting activity for The Game Awards this year--tens of millions of votes in the first 24 hours alone. I know some of you have experienced errors and lag while voting, and I want to apologize," he said.

Keighley went on to say that his teams have been "working around the clock" to help "improve the experience" for people looking to cast their vote online. Voting is open until December 10, so no one needs to rush to vote, Keighley reminded people.

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The Game Awards return this December, but how were the nominees selected and who determines the games that actually win? And does the public have any say? All of these are questions you might be wondering ahead of the event next week, and here's what we know about the key details.

What games are eligible?

To be eligible for The Game Awards this year, games must be "available for public consumption" on or before Friday, November 21. Any game releases after then will be eligible for next year's show. This also means that games released on or after November 22, 2024 are eligible for this year's event.

Live-service games that released in a previous year are eligible for all categories, provided the voting jury determines that "their inclusion is merited due to new content, improvements, or service updates." There is also a dedicated category, Best Ongoing Game, which recognizes such titles.

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It appears Battlefield 6 has received a stealthy backend update that tweaks the way your player stats are tracked. Now, EA's military shooter will seemingly no longer count the bots you kill in a match, but if you get blasted by a bot, that death will still show up in your stats sheet for now.

According to a November 18 X post by the community news source Battlefield Bulletin, the update was deployed to make the game's stats accurate and fair. If you visit your profile page now, you may see a significant drop in your kill-death ratio, possibly suggesting that many of the kills in that stat were merely on bots.

#Battlefield6 Backend Update: In order to make the stats accurate and fair, Battlefield Studios has removed bot kills from your K/D ratio via profile page. pic.twitter.com/k2DNa7c1xq

— Battlefield Bulletin (@BFBulletin) November 18, 2025

Retired competitive pro player Otto "ottr" Boström highlighted this change on his X account, posting a side-by-side comparison of what appears to be his Battlefield 6 profile page on November 18. In one image, he had 88,838 kills, with a 92.950 average K/D. In the subsequent image, his kills dropped to 24,227, with his K/D falling to 3.814. Boström believes this will "expose a lot of players out there."

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Dragon Quest is one of the most recognizable names in classic RPGs, and also one that has recently leaned heavily on the past to attract new fans. Square Enix has remastered the first three classic DQ games, dubbed the Erdrick Trilogy, and is now skipping ahead to the seventh installment with Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined. It's an unexpected move, but partially explained by DQ7 having such a notorious reputation among fans. Namely, it was a slog. Even its own key developers acknowledge that much, which made it ripe for a remake that trims the fat. I played a little over an hour of Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined and talked with producer Takeshi Ichikawa. My limited time was not enough to get a feel for the full scope of the cuts, but I was impressed by the other ways it's being modernized.

It starts with the art style, which is immediately striking. Square Enix noted during a presentation that to establish the revised look, it constructed physical dolls for each of the major party members, giving them the ability to focus on small details like the texture of their clothing. Those dolls were then scanned in to act as digital puppets, and the rest of the game was developed to match their style. That gives it a handcrafted look that is, I dare say, cozy. The perspective is still primarily following your characters from above, as you'd expect in a classic RPG, but the character detail is readily apparent even there, and you get a closer look at them in cutscenes and battles.

Ichikawa said that the doll-like art style was an homage to the late Akira Toriyama, the renowned manga artist who also created the visual style for all of the Dragon Quest games before his passing in 2024. When Toriyama designed the characters for DQ7, they were given a more "cutesy, adorable aesthetic" compared to other Dragon Quest games, with more squat designs that differed from his usual art. The company researched ways to maintain and update that visual style and found inspiration in other media, like movies and TV shows, that have used a doll motif. That inspired the creation of physical dolls to define the look, which he says helped create realistic fabrics and textures that influenced the overall style.

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Developer Sucker Punch Productions has revealed a new patch for the open-world samurai sim Ghost of Yotei that introduces a New Game Plus mode on November 24, which lets you literally bring a gun to a swordfight ... or at least more of them.

The studio posted a video to the official PlayStation YouTube channel showcasing Ghost of Yotei's New Game Plus update as part of the upcoming free patch 1.100.000. The mode does exactly what you'd expect: allows you to replay the entirety of Atsu's revenge tale with all of the gear and skills you've already unlocked, giving you an edge--or a bullet--on the battlefield, which means you don't have to unlock the two different guns again. You'll start Atsu's journey already strapped.

You can also replay challenges with stat tracking to set scores for certain duels, experience harder difficulty options in the settings menu, and purchase new gear (like charms, dyes, and cosmetics) from a new merchant.

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There's a free new Minecraft game being developed for mobile in partnership with King--the creators of Candy Crush Saga--but most players won't be able to get their hands on it for some time.

Minecraft Blast is a free-to-play mobile game that combines match puzzles with a Minecraft-themed world that you can continually upgrade. Mojang and King describe it as a "delightfully blocky puzzle adventure," and promise "fun and challenging" match puzzles that grant rewards that can be used to build structures and items.

From the screenshots and footage we've seen so far, it looks like you'll have to clear blocks--some of which may be familiar to existing Minecraft players, such as TNT--which then grants energy or currency that can be used to purchase structures or items to place in your world. We've also spotted some familiar Minecraft mobs, including Chickens, Zombies, and Creepers.

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The nominations for The Game Awards are out, and among the titles to receive a nod was Larian's Baldur's Gate 3. The RPG scored a nomination for Best Community Support, and it's the second year running that the game has been nominated for it. In response to the news, Larian said, "What the f**k."

"Honestly, what the f**k thanks guys," the developer said on social media.

In another post, Larian said, "It's a complete honor to have been nominated for Best Community Support again this year, but really, this nomination is a testament to your continued passion and enthusiasm for Baldur's Gate 3."

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This was the Kirby Air Ride match where legends were born. Two players faced off on the streets of City Trial, each maneuvering Kirby with precision. One player had assembled what seemed to be an unstoppable, legendary machine--a combination of three difficult-to-collect pieces that granted a huge advantage. The other player gambled, taking a risky move in striking the machine and destroying it before the match ended. Against all odds, the underdog seized the win. It was a comeback rarely seen in the tight knit Kirby Air Ride community that's been riding Warp Stars for more than five years.

This wasn’t just a match--it was a demonstration of the skill, strategy, and intuition that fuels the Kirby Air Ride community. Now, with Kirby Air Riders on the horizon, that community is buzzing louder than ever. The promise of a new official release has fans analyzing trailers and previews, debating which abilities will dominate, and counting down the days until they can prove themselves within the City Trial.

"There was no easy way to play Kirby Air Ride competitively before 2017. Kirby Air Ride wasn't seen as viable," Kirby Air Ride caster Betokirby tells GameSpot. "Then you see UnclePunch working with others to make the HackPack. The HackPack is where competitive Kirby Air Ride started."

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Pokemon Pikachu Holiday Christmas Plush

$16 | Releases December 1

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The Pokemon Company is launching a new, winter-themed Pikachu plush wearing an adorable beanie cap and a pair of mittens. Preorders for the huggable pocket monster are live at Amazon ahead of its December 1 ship date, and you can secure your own for just $16.

Pokemon Pikachu Holiday Christmas Plush $16 | Releases December 1

Like previous Pokemon holiday plushies, the Pikachu Holiday Christmas Plush sports a unique winter hat and mittens--along with Pikachu's trademark lightning bolt-shaped tail, red cheeks, and trademark smile. The plush stands about eight inches tall and is made from super-soft materials. This is an officially collectible made by the Pokemon Company.

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Three other official plushies released earlier this year of the original Generation One starter Pokemon--Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle--dressed for winter, including a beanie for Charmander, earmuffs for Squirtle, and a Holly berry head decoration for Bulbasaur. All three Pokemon plushies stand eight inches tall, matching the upcoming new Pikachu plush. Each one is in stock and available at Amazon, in case you want to complete your plushie Pokedex (plushiedex?).

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Usually, Fortnite players like it when Epic Games offers a free skin. But that's not the case for Freediver, a new skin that's available for free only through the Priority app, which offers various deals and rewards to customers of UK mobile providers O2 and Virgin Media. O2 and Virgin members can use the Priority app to claim a code that'll let them unlock the skin by gaining a couple account levels.

O2 and Virgin Media customers in the UK can unlock the Freediver skin for free in the Priority app.

Having a skin locked to specific regional mobile providers means that most of the people in the world cannot get this skin. Not that they'd probably notice, since it's a fairly basic and not particularly interesting skin. But for folks who seriously collect Fortnite skins, that scarcity is a large part of its appeal--having this skin hypothetically offers a little bit of metaverse cred, since it's not something everyone can even get.

We'll probably be seeing more of this, however, because this is the second time this year Epic has done this exact thing. Back in August, Epic offered a purple version of this same skin--dubbed Thrilldiver--only to users of the Brazilian telecom company Vivo. It's likely that this free skin is part of Epic's renewed push for mobile players, and that more recolors of this skin will be offered to other groups of mobile customers.

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The Breakfast Club: Criterion Collection (4K)

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The Breakfast Club, one of the essential teen movies of the 1980s, finally got a Criterion Collection 4K UHD release earlier this month, and thanks to an early Black Friday deal at Amazon, it's already on sale for just $25 (was $50). That's a 50% discount just two weeks after launch. A similar deal is also available for the The Breakfast Club: Criterion Collection standard Blu-ray version, which is down to $19.45 (was $40). We're not expecting these discounts to last long, so grab them while you can.

The Breakfast Club: Criterion Collection (4K) $25 (was $50)

The Breakfast Club: Criterion Collection is available in 4K UHD and standard Blu-ray versions. The 4K version features a brand-new 4K digital restoration of the film with Dolby Vision, and the option to watch with an uncompressed monaural or 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Numerous special features are also included, such as an audio commentary with actors Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson, interviews with cast and crew members, almost an hour of deleted and extended scenes, and more. This version also includes an essay on the film written by author and film critic David Kamp.

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In case the 4K version of this Criterion Collection sells out, you can get the standard Blu-ray of it for $19.45 (was $40). This edition uses the same digital transfer as the one sourced for the film's 30th anniversary in 2015, and it's also regarded as an excellent restoration. It comes with all the same bonus features as the 4K UHD version.

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As mentioned above, the 4K UHD and standard Blu-ray editions of the The Breakfast Club: Criterion Collection feature the same selection of bonus materials. Here's a look at what's included:

• Audio commentary with Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson
• Interviews with actors Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy
• Interviews with other members of the cast and crew
• Video essay featuring director John Hughes’s production notes, read by Judd Nelson
• 50 minutes of deleted and extended scenes
• Promotional and archival interviews
• Excerpts from a 1985 American Film Institute seminar with Hughes
• Radio interview with Hughes
• Audio interview with Ringwald from an episode of This American Life
• Trailer
• An essay by author and critic David Kamp

The Breakfast Club is a1985 coming-of-age film starring Emilio Estevez as the typical jock, Molly Ringwald as the popular girl, Judd Nelson as the high school rebel, Anthony Michael Hall as the bookworm, and Ally Sheedy as the troubled outsider. The five students spend most of the movie stuck in high school detention for the day, and slowly discover find that they have more in common than they realize, despite coming from radically different cliques and social circles. The cult-classic film remains popular today thanks in part to several memorable scenes, its highly quotable script, and relatable premise.

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If Among Us players aren't too busy trying to root out imposters, the crewmates are getting a little taste of life on the farm in a new collaboration with Stardew Valley.

"The spacebeans yearn for the cozy charm of farm life, away from the sabotages of space," wrote developer Innersloth ​on the official site for Among Us. "They've gained inspiration from Stardew Valley--it has their two favorite things: tasks and NO Impostors. Unless...?"

From now until February 18, 2026, Among Us players can add the Stardew Cosmicube to their collection for free. And it comes with the following Stardew Valley-inspired cosmetics:

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