Nintendo Switch 2 Wheel Set for Joy-Con 2

$21.49 (was $25)

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If you're one of the many holiday shoppers who took advantage of last week's Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle promotion, you should check out this week's deal on the racing wheel attachment set. Nintendo's official Joy-Con 2 Wheel Set is on sale for $21.49 (was $25) at Amazon and Target. Deals on first-party Nintendo accessories are uncommon, so even though you're only saving $3.50, it's still a noteworthy deal. Designed for playing Mario Kart World with motion controls, the two-pack of steering wheels launched alongside the Switch 2 console in June.

Nintendo Switch 2 Wheel Set for Joy-Con 2 $21.49 (was $25)

The official Nintendo Switch 2 Wheel Set comes with one light blue and one red attachment that match the color scheme of the Joy-Con 2 controllers. The textured grips are nicer than a lot of third-party wheels and Nintendo's attachments from the Nintendo Wii era.

Just like the Switch 2 console itself, the first-party steering wheels have magnetic connectors for the controllers. Large shoulder buttons (SL and SR) are built into the back of each wheel.

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Considering the popularity of the Mario Kart World bundle deal, which ended on Sunday, it wouldn't be surprising if Amazon and Target sold out of this deal. Last week, Amazon sold out of all three of Hori's new Mario Kart World-themed Joy-Con 2 wheel attachments. Themed around Mario, Peach, and Yoshi, the officially licensed $15 wheels launched December 5. Amazon lists all three as "temporarily out of stock."

For a larger Switch 2 racing wheel, check out the recently released Joy-Con 2 accessory by Numskull. Officially licensed by Nintendo, Numskull's attachment is table-mounted and has slots for both controllers. It launched for $30, but Amazon has since raised the price to $33.83.

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Govee Gaming Light Deals

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If you're looking for a quirky way to light up your home for the holidays, Amazon is running a limited-time deal on the Govee x Pac-Man Gaming Pixel Light. Now available at its lowest price ever of $90 (was $140), the customizable LED panel comes with over 100 preset designs--four of which are exclusive Pac-Man animations that bring the retro icon to life. A bunch of other Govee products are discounted ahead of the holidays, which we've listed below in case you're looking for a fun last-minute gift idea.

Govee x Pac-Man Gaming Pixel Light $90 (was $140)

This LED panel features a 52x32 grid of large pixels and can be mounted on a wall or placed on a desk with the included stand. While the display comes pre-programmed with Pac-Man art, it can also run animations and widgets, such as weather forecasts and scores of sports games. There's also a handful of Pac-Man animations and a small, built-in speaker that plays a variety of sound effects and music. It also offers 10 lighting-sync modes that mesh with other smart lighting and music playback devices in your home, and it's compatible with the Govee AI Sync Box 2 for advanced synchronization features. The display is controlled via a mobile companion app or with Alexa and Google Assistant voice controls.

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The Govee Gaming Pixel Light is smaller than the Pac-Man light above, but offers many of the same features, including support for various widgets, music modes, and a companion mobile app. Its 32x32 grid also makes it easier to wedge onto a cramped desktop.

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Beyond the Pixel Lights, Govee also makes several Light Bars and Wall Lights, many of which are on sale at Amazon. In fact, the Govee Gaming Wall Light is currently listed for its lowest price ever at $65 (was $120). They come with 61 preset scenes and support over 16 million colors, making them highly customizable. The Govee Gaming Light Bars are even cheaper at $55 (was $90). Most people toss these on either side of their gaming monitor and use them as backlighting. They support millions of colors and work with the Govee Home app. For something a bit more premium (and with real-time screen color sync), check out the Govee Gaming Light Bars Pro for $72 (was $120). And for anime fans, Govee's Evangelion Edition Glide Y Lights offer similar lighting features with a slick design based on the EVA Unit-01 from Evangelion. Check out more Govee deals below.

Govee Lighting Deals

• Govee Gaming Light Bars -- $55 ($90)
• Govee Gaming Light Bars Pro -- $72 ($120)
• Govee Gaming Wall Light -- $65 ($120)
• Govee Glide Wall Lights -- $35 ($70)
• Govee x Evangelion Glide Y Lights -- $130 ($180)

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If nothing above looks like the right fit for your space, fear not. Plenty of other Govee gadgets are on sale ahead of the holidays. A few different Light Bars are on sale, and like the ones above, they should do a good job of throwing light behind your TV for a more immersive viewing experience. You'll find the standard Smart LED Light Bars for $30 (was $50), while the TV Light Bars are $39 (was $70).

Still have some decorating to do ahead of this year's holiday party (or planning to upgrade your lights for next year)? The Govee Icicle Lights are just $90 (was $150). That's the first real discount we've seen for the lights, bringing them to their lowest price ever. Along with the usual features like weatherproofing and access to a wealth of colors, these come with 78 built-in light effects--though you can also create your very own pattern by manipulating individual light colors.

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Niantic Inc. has chosen three cities spanning three continents for Pokemon Go Fest 2026: Tokyo, Chicago, and Copenhagen in Denmark. The event--which will celebrate the popular game's 10th anniversary next year--will kick off in late May in Japan and end in the middle of June in Copenhagen.

Details are sparse outside the host cities for Pokemon Go Fest 2026 so far. However, there will be global events as well, for players who can't attend at the main locations. For Pokemon Go Fest 2025, global events introduced Gigantamax starters to the game, for example.

Pokemon Go Fest Locations and DatesTokyo at Bay Area

• Friday, May 29 to Monday, June 1, 2026
• Ticketed Citywide Gameplay will begin Monday, May 25, 2026

Chicago at Grant Park

• Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7, 2026
• Ticketed Citywide Gameplay will begin Thursday, June 4, 2026

Copenhagen at Fælledparken

• Friday, June 12 to Sunday, June 14, 2026
• Ticketed Citywide Gameplay will begin Thursday, June 11, 2026

Currently, there are a ton of Pokemon Go December events happening, such as five-star raids and Spotlight Hours. The Well-Armed event is set to go live this Thursday, December 11, and will bring the fighting-type octopus Clobbopus to the game for the first time.

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The chances of the Perfect Dark reboot rising from last summer's cancellation are slim-to-none. But two of the primary developers behind it, studio head Darrell Gallagher and director Brian Horton, have found a new home at Take-Two Interactive.

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier broke the story about Gallagher and Horton on Bluesky. According to Schreier, the duo will start their own studio under the Take-Two umbrella. However, there are currently no details about any games that they're working on.

Schreier previously reported that Take-Two came close to reviving the Perfect Dark reboot. However, the deal reportedly fell apart over which company would own the rights for the franchise. Regardless, it seems that both Gallagher and Horton made an impression on Take-Two that led to them being hired.

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While Stranger Things is wrapping up after an almost decade run on Netflix, that hasn't stopped the Upside Down from seeping into places most wouldn't expect. Microsoft Flight Simulator 24's collab with Stranger Things has arrived today on Steam, cloud, Xbox, and, despite initial pushback, PS5. The crossover is more than skins; it even features Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman) from the original cast as you help the citizens of Hawkins escape the encroaching darkness.

"Enter the world of Netflix’s Stranger Things to help Hawkins, a town under lockdown, heavy patrols, and supernatural threats," it reads on the official PlayStation Blog. "And, if you’re ready to visit Hawkins, Indiana, even after the credits roll on the crew’s last strange adventure, you will be able to explore a highly detailed map and recreation of the town with more than 40 iconic locations made famous by the show."

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Players will take to the skies in a Bell UH-1H, also known as the "Huey" helicopter, a model primarily used for troop and cargo transport, medical evacuations, and aerial assault during the Vietnam War. In their civilian use, they're usually involved in humanitarian aid efforts, research operations, and search-and-rescue duties. While the expansion is free, players need to make sure their simulator is updated to the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, visit the in-sim Marketplace, then select the Stranger Things Expansion.

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Lego Fortnite Odyssey is getting a Ninjago-themed makeover on Thursday, and for the very first time Epic Games will offer Fortnite versions of Lego characters--with Kai, Cole, Zane, and Jay from the Ninjago TV series all getting human-style Fortnite skins.

Kai will actually be the subject of the next Lego Pass--buying the pass for 1,400 V-Bucks, or unlocking it via Fortnite Crew, will instantly unlock both the Lego and Fortnite varieties for Kai. Progressing through the pass from there with XP in any Fortnite experience will grant you a number of Ninjago-themed builds that you can use wherever you like in Lego Fortnite Odyssey, or on your home lot in Lego Fortnite Brick Life.

The rest of the Ninjago gang will be available in the item shop on Thursday, and you'll be able to buy them individually or in a big bundle that includes all three and their accompanying accessories. Where are Lloyd and Nya, the other two members of the ninja squad from the show? We don't know, but don't count out the possibility they'll be added later--especially since the trailer description teases another major Ninjago update in 2026.

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Evidence of a remake or remaster of the fan-favorite Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is solidifying, with a listing from European content-rating board PEGI emerging.

According to the PEGI listing, the re-release of the Ubisoft classic is titled Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and it unsurprisingly has an 18 adults-only rating for violence, language, and in-game purchases. Ratings are generally a sign that a title's release is imminent.

"Resynced" is an amusing subtitle for a re-release, most likely referring to the in-universe Animus virtual reality machine that lets the player character experience historical events through an avatar, "syncing" them with memories of someone else from that time period. If you really want to make a stretch, "Resynced" could be a nautical pun.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, December 9, 2025. Below, we look back at how it uniquely translated the adventurous and comedic spirit of the original movies in video game form.

There are several expectations that come with an Indiana Jones video game--it's a legacy franchise and a known quantity, having chugged along across various media since the franchise's inception in 1981. Among the checklist items for any Indy game are whip-swinging traversal, puzzle-solving in exotic locales, and fascist-punching action.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle certainly has all of the expected elements, but studio MachineGames went far beyond what anyone thought an Indiana Jones video game could be. In a post-Uncharted world, it would be hard to blame a AAA studio if it just followed Naughty Dog's cinematic game formula, made Indiana Jones basically Nathan Drake with a fedora, and called it a day with little shame.

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Stability is nice to have in life. And Nintendo clearly believes it's good for the company's hybrid consoles. That's why updates improving stability for Switch 2 and the original Switch are now available, bringing both hardware versions up to 21.1.0.

Nintendo started rolling out the new system updates for Switch and Switch 2 yesterday, December 8. Both patch notes are the same: "General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience." This is also the same language from a Switch 2 update in September, and stability patches have been joked about regarding Nintendo for years at this point.

However, last month brought a beefier update to Switch 2 and Switch. Nintendo added better visual clarity on the home menu regarding digital and physical games as well as GameChat improvements, for example. The patch did bring about more stability improvements, too.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, December 9, 2025. Below, we examine how it carried the torch of the classic films to create the best new piece of Indy fiction in decades.

Indiana Jones is one of the most revered blockbuster stories of the 1980s. Spielberg and Lucas' work on the original trilogy stands alongside Jaws and Star Wars as timeless classics that are worth revisiting regularly. The more recent entries--the Crystal Skull and the Dial of Destiny--do little to live up to the standard that the first three set. But the game Indiana Jones and The Great Circle brings everything about that original trilogy back, like a careful archaeological dig. It's the true successor to one of the original blockbuster trilogies.

As we hit The Great Circle's first anniversary, it is clearer than ever that MachineGames accomplished something the film series has struggled to for the last 20 years. The Great Circle feels like the real successor to The Last Crusade, not because it imitates it beat for beat, but because it understands the core ingredients that make an Indiana Jones story timeless. It is a globe-spanning mystery built on discovery and the thrill of pushing deeper into the unknown. It captures the charm of a character who is smart, stubborn, curious, and always one quip away from a bruised rib.

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When I wrote yesterday about Neuro-Sama attempting to complete Minecraft Hardcore, I never imagined that she would actually cross the threshold a few short hours later and emerge victorious. During a nail-biting seven-hour stream, the AI VTuber ventured into the Nether, discovered a Stronghold, and (mostly) willingly leapt into the End Portal to take on the game's final boss--the Ender Dragon.

After days of tense grinding on her creator Vedal987's Twitch channel, Neuro's Minecraft Hardcore attempts became somewhat of a minor phenomenon due to her tendency to react in a way that no human player would. One minute she'd be hyperfocusing on digging straight lines down (like a termite, according to her fellow players Filian and Crelly), and the next she would be drowning in the middle of a lake. I'll be the first to admit I was joining the participants' weary sighs, wondering if it was an achievable feat.

Then along came run number 87. Crelly, as Neuro's unofficial new babysitter, spent the majority of the late game distracting Neuro, saving her from death. With a pumpkin atop her head--an Enderman won't attack you for looking at it with a carved pumpkin on your head, at the expense of the majority of your vision--Neuro wandered the overworld with Crelly, building houses, collecting flowers for Vedal, playing games of "tag," and pondering the world's most important questions. "Do you ever feel like all Vedal cares about is pretzels?" asked Crelly, while Vedal and Filian were in the dangerous Nether collecting Ender Pearls. "And it's so weird when he asks us to call him Big Pretzel, like, what is he thinking?" Neuro responded, before giving Filian and Crelly the nicknames of Milkshake and Big Milk respectively.

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Since its official launch in 2021, Medieval Dynasty has given players a glimpse of life in the middle ages without any fantasy flourishes. You don't have to worry about dragons, wizards, or orcs killing you in this game, but you still have to survive in some harsh conditions. Now, a free update for Medieval Dynasty is adding some new touches for the game that go beyond mere survival.

There were pregnancies and children in this game prior to the Labor of Love update, but there are now more realistic depictions of it including visibly pregnant women, new animations and conversations, as well as a productivity boost for the player during the pregnancy and while the mother takes care of the child. In this game, players go on to play as their children after the death of their characters. Additionally, pregnant women will stop working during their second term.

This free update is also accompanied by a paid DLC called The Exquisite Pack. The cosmetic options include two new outfits: a dress and jewelry for a female character and something resembling formal wear for the men. The DLC also gives players an exquisite sword, new hairstyles and mustache designs, as well 13 emblem patterns for players' settlements.

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As The Game Awards draws closer, everyone's attention right now is on a mysterious demonic monolith that is teasing something. First seen in the Mojave Desert--and described by TGA host Geoff Keighley as being pure "regal.inspiring.thickness" as it stood there--the monolith has now been spotted in Los Angeles. It's not clear if this is the same monolith as the one in the desert or a new one, and there's still no clue what this piece of aura-farming architecture is teasing yet.

One franchise that it's probably not linked to? Battlefield, as Battlefield Studios senior director of integrated communications Andy McNamara snapped a photo of the monolith and mentioned that it wasn't linked to EA's FPS franchise.

The tease from the desert is now in LA? pic.twitter.com/QLihqwQ9rF

— Andy McNamara (@TheRealAndyMc) December 9, 2025

Beyond that, there have been plenty more guesses as to what the demonic monolith will reveal. Some people have speculated that it could be teasing the next Diablo 4 expansion or The Elder Scrolls 6--industry reporter Jason Schreier claims it's not related to either IP--and CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski has confirmed that it's not Lords of the Fallen 2 being hinted at. God of War dev Cory Barlog has also downplayed rumors that the next God of War game is what the monolith is alluding to, and the only surefire way to find out what's behind the magic door will be to tune into The Game Awards this week on December 11 at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET.

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