A year after arriving on Switch, MySims Cozy Bundle might be on the way to PlayStation and Xbox platforms. A new report states the package--which includes MySims and MySims Kingdom--will come to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S next month. If so, it would be the first time that The Sims subseries has been released on Sony and Microsoft's console platforms.

Dealabs (via Insider Gaming) reports that MySims Cozy Bundle is slated to launch November 18 for PlayStation and Xbox. It's unknown whether this includes PS4 and Xbox One, but the price point is $40, according to the report. That's the same entry cost that EA charged last year when MySims Cozy Bundle hit Switch.

MySims originally debuted on Wii and Nintendo DS in 2007. The game spawned a whole Sims subseries, including MySims Kingdom, MySims Racing, and MySims Party. Next week, MySims Cozy Bundle is slated to arrive on Apple Arcade.

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Are you wondering about how to unlock the double jump in The Outer Worlds 2? This ability can be yours fairly early in the campaign. Once you've acquired it, traversal and navigation should be significantly easier.

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• A Final Death for Gravity quest guide
  • Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove location
  A Final Death for Gravity quest guide

  The double jump ability comes from a side quest called "A Final Death for Gravity." It takes place on Eden--i.e. Paradise Island--which is basically the first major region in the campaign. You do need to reach an area called Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove.

  Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove location

  Sovereign's Sweet Spire is located due west of Fairfield. You should see a rock formation jutting out of the plateau. There's also an elevator control terminal nearby. You must have Engineering 3 to repair it.

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Doom could be headed to your board-game collection if a new Kickstarter is funded. Just launched on Kickstarter, Doom the Arena Board Game takes one man's war on hell into a full-scale tabletop warzone. Joining Vampire Survivors as another video game-turned-board game, Doom also includes a host of hellish minitatures, but also comes in two editions, as Doom: The Dark Ages will also be available with its own assortment of distinct miniatures.

Officially licensed by id Software and Bethesda, and designed in partnership with Resurrectionist Games, the campaign is developed and published by Modiphius. It's aiming for a $133,000 goal and has already raised around $50,000 at press time.

"Designed to bring the DOOM experience to the tabletop, you and your friends will wield weapons and abilities pulled directly from the video games, and command a legion of iconic characters and creatures brought to life as detailed, high-quality PVC miniatures," the campaign reads. "Doom the Arena Board Game offers strategic depth through engaging, brutal gameplay. Like heavy metal chess, it's simple to learn, yet hard to master, with each piece commanding a unique style of movement and attack that demands clever tactical positioning to achieve victory."

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Loulan: The Cursed Sand has been officially revealed, and this action-RPG will see players take control of a skeletal warrior--who goes by the on-the-nose name of Cursed Sand--on a quest to rescue his beloved princess. Thanks to magical sand powers, the resurrected warrior stands a fighting chance against the monsters standing between him and the princess as he travels along the ancient Silk Road.

In a PS Blog post, game director Hongwen Huai revealed that the design of Cursed Sand is inspired by the Loulan mummies and the desert sand of China's western regions. This resulted in developer ChillyRoom creating a "dual-form" protagonist, who wraps himself in golden sand to take on a human-like appearance. When he uses his powers, he shifts from Sand Form to Bone Form, which Huai described as a powerful stance built for one-against-many combat.

"On his journey, he will face powerful factions ranging from the Loulan royal family--who embody the power of the sun--to the frost-bound spiders of the Western Regions," Huai said. "We've reimagined iconic landscapes of the western region through a fantastical lens, from vast deserts to flowing rivers of sand."

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In April 2022, developer and publisher Sharkmob officially launched Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness. Players took control of vampires in Prague as they joined rival sects and battled each other with their supernatural abilities and conventional weapons. However, new updates for the game ceased in 2023, and now Bloodhunt's servers are going offline in 2026.

Sharkmob announced the news on its site that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt will have its final death on April 28, 2026. Once the game's servers go offline, the PC and PlayStation 5 versions of this title will no longer be playable.

In a message addressed to the Bloodhunt community, Sharkmob shared its gratitude for the game's four-year run.

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Star Wars: Unlimited TCG - Intro Battle Hoth

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Asmodee has taken a page out of the Pokemon playbook with its latest addition to the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG catalog. Intro Battle Hoth is a standalone experience geared toward new players of the official Star Wars trading card game. It's very similar in concept to Pokemon TCG: Battle Academy and Disney Lorcana: Gateway. The fast-paced spin on Star Wars: Unlimited is available now for $20. As an added bonus, the game is themed around the Battle of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back.

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Aside from its massive success with Steam, Valve has also benefited from the longevity of Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike 2, which fueled massive in-game marketplaces. However, Dean Hall--the creator of DayZ and Icarus--believes that Valve should be taken to task for using gambling mechanics like loot boxes to monetize Counter-Strike 2.

"It's something I think Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about," Hall told Eurogamer. "I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all--they have absolutely no place. My challenge to game developers is that if they think these things are not a problem, they make the data available to universities who are crying out to study this stuff."

Loot boxes have largely fallen out of favor in the industry, especially after many attempts to legislate or ban them entirely. In Counter-Strike 2, loot boxes can contain desirable objects like weapon or armor skins that can be traded or resold for real money. But there is often no guarantee that the loot boxes contain the items players want. If players are spending real money to purchase loot boxes over and over again to find what they're looking for, it could be considered a form of gambling.

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Fortnite's worst kept secret--the upcoming Simpsons-themed season, which leaked back in the spring--is fast approaching, and at this point, Epic is officially teasing it. But there's still a little bit of time left in Chapter 6 Season 4, and the final full season of Chapter 6 is going out with a bang. That is, we're getting a live season finale event in Fortnite Battle Royale this weekend that will usher in the all-Simpsons season. Here's what you need to know about Fortnite's next big live event.

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• When is the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 finale live event taking place?
• When will the Fortnite Simpsons season start?

When is the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 finale live event taking place?

The live event is slated to begin on Saturday, November 1 at 8 AM PT / 11AM ET. That's three hours earlier than the usual start time for these things, so plan accordingly. After the event ends, Fortnite will go offline for maintenance in order to deploy the season update.

When will the Fortnite Simpsons season start?

Epic Games is planning for the new season to start on Saturday evening at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Fortnite is expected to be offline for about five hours. But that start time is not firm--it could start earlier or later, depending on how maintenance goes.

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Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch

$50 | Releases June 16, 2026

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Call of Duty has spent the better part of three decades as one of the biggest video game franchises, and much of that is thanks to the popularity of its recurring Zombies mode, which has been a major part of the series ever since 2008's Call of Duty: World at War. Since then, the mode has appeared in 13 Call of Duty games, including this year's upcoming Black Ops 7, launching November 7 on console and PC. To celebrate its enduring popularity, Call of Duty Zombies is getting its own dedicated hardcover art book, Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch, that will explore Call of Duty: Zombies' evolution from a novel bonus to fan-favorite game mode. The book will launch on June 16, 2026, and preorders are available for $50 at Amazon.

Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch $50 | Releases June 16, 2026

This 256-page hardcover book examines the origins of this recurring mode, starting from its early days in 2008. You can expect to find exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the development team, artwork that has been locked in the Call of Duty vaults for years, and detailed intel on what it takes to make this core part of the Call of Duty franchise. The book is written by James Asmus, who has numerous writing credits for books, comic books, video games, and television.

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Several Call of Duty books have been printed over the years, including other behind-the-scenes art books like Making Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This 192-page hardcover book provides an in-depth look at the groundbreaking game's development, including the creation of characters, maps, and weapons. And while not technically an art book, you can also pick up the official Call of Duty: WWII Collector's Edition Guide that was published by Prima several years ago. The hardcover 304-page book has a ton of details on the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies modes. It might be an odd purchase for an older COD game, but it's a cool bit of CoD history that's perfect for collectors and die-hard fans.

Along with these art books, there have also been a handful of stories based on recent Call of Duty games. If you're a fan of 2017's Call of Duty: WWII, then you'll want to check out this tie-in. The Call of Duty: WWII Field Manual is presented as a combat-issued handbook owned by Private Ronald "Red" Daniels. It's full of original illustrations, information on the game's units, vehicles, weapons, and battlegrounds, and it offers a first-hand look at various events that occurred during the campaign set in Axis-occupied France.

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