Tomb Raider Colossal Collection Volume 1 (Hardcover)

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Tomb Raider fans can get a nice discount on Dark Horse's recently published collection of classic comics. Tomb Raider Colossal Collection Volume 1 is on sale for $81.88 (was $100) at Amazon. The 888-page hardcover collects 33 comics originally printed from 1999-2003 by Top Cow Productions.

Now's the perfect time to start reading Lara Croft's classic comic book adventures. Tomb Raider Colossal Collection Volume 2 launches November 25. In addition to collecting the rest of the original run, Volume 2 includes Top Cow's Tomb Raider: Journeys miniseries and several one-shots. Fans of the Crystal Dynamics reboot trilogy also have something to look forward to for next year. Tomb Raider Colossal Collection Volume 3 collects all of Dark Horse's tie-in comics in one, nearly 1,200-page book.

Volume 2 and 3 are currently up for preorder for $100, but if you order now, you won't be charged until Amazon ships your book; any discounts offered until launch will automatically be applied to your preorder when you're charged.

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The PlayStation 2 is celebrating its 25-year anniversary today, October 26, 2025. Below, we remember the diversity of its library, the qualities that have lived on beyond it, and the ones that were exclusive to that moment in time.

In a certain light, games are more expansive than they have ever been. Forums like Itch proliferate game jams and niche sub-cultures, and give aspiring developers a place to share their work. Steam is home to a wider catalogue of games than has ever been available on any home console. The diversity of the games in these places is under direct threat, but is by no means defeated.

Yet, if one wanted to experience the medium of video games in all its breadth on just one platform, a PlayStation 2 might still be the best bet.

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Pokemon Labyrinth Board Game

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Super Mario Labyrinth Board Game

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The Nintendo-themed editions of Ravensburger's Labyrinth board game are discounted for a limited time at Amazon. The best deal is on Pokemon Labyrinth, which is up for grabs for only $17 (was $30). The Super Mario version of the fast-paced and highly replayable classic has also received a price cut to $24 (was $30).

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Mega Man Legends 2 is celebrating its 25-year anniversary today, October 25, 2025. Below, we look back at how its unresolved cliffhanger ending still overshadows its memory.

Mega Man Legends 2 is an unfinished promise. The anime-inspired adventure series was beloved by fans of the blue bomber for its inventive, Zelda-like spin on the classic formula. It was filled with lovable characters who have endured long past the series itself, like Tron Bonne, the Servbots, and the hero, Mega Man Volnutt. But like a serialized cartoon series, the second game in the series ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger--and then never returned to it. The legacy of Legends for the last 25 years has been fans waiting for a resolution that never came.

Spoilers for the Mega Man Legends series follow

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The C64 Mini - Black Edition (89 Games)

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Retro Games Limited just launched a new version of its miniature Commodore 64 home computer. The C64 Mini - Black Edition is a limited release that celebrates the talented developers who create modern Commodore games. The Black Edition comes preloaded with The C64 Mini's original 64-game lineup and 25 modern titles, including all-time C64 greats like Sam's Journey and A Pig Quest.

The C64 Mini - Black Edition retails for $120 and is exclusive to Amazon in the United States. Amazon is "temporarily out of stock" on launch day (October 24), but you can still place an order. The original C64 Mini launched in 2018 with a $70 MSRP--you can grab one today from Amazon for only $51. The substantial price hike is probably partially tied to economic changes and tariffs, but the inclusion of the modern games likely played a much larger role.

The vast majority of the new games--19 to be exact--are sold on itch.io by big Commodore 64 publishers, including Psytronik and Protovision. Psytronik's games are usually five bucks or less, but titles published by Protovision tend to carry higher price tags. There are four preloaded Protovision games that would normally cost around $55 combined: Sam's Journey ($24), A Pig Quest ($11.61), MW Ultra ($11), and Yeti Mountain ($9). These are among the most ambitious C64 games around. For instance, developer Knights of Bytes created over 2,000 screens for Sam's Journey's 30 extremely long levels. It's one of the best retro platformers I've ever played (it's also available on NES). In short: The $50 price increase seems more than reasonable.

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Marvel Rivals is celebrating Halloween in style, with tons of events, and the opportunity to grab yourself a free Blade skin. The Blade skin is an epic skin called Blade Knight, which sees the Daywalker dress up as Moon Knight for his Halloween costume.

To get the Blade skin, you will need to earn it from the Voyage to Astonish event, which is an event rewards board directly tied to the other event, Marvel Zombies. The way the Voyage to Astonish works is you earn Lanterns by completing missions, primarily in Marvel Zombies. With a Lantern, you can roll your piece on the board, moving based on the number you roll. You will always land on a new reward, so it takes 21 total Lanterns to claim all rewards. While you can get Blade Knight for free, premium rewards are included in the premium event pass, which costs 690 Lattice ($7).

Blade Knight is located towards the end of the board, requiring several Lanterns before you could potentially reach the skin.

Both events run through November 14.

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For years, Netflix has told investors that it's serious about investing in the video game industry. But the streamer's ambitions may need to be re-calibrated again. Boss Fight--the studio behind Netflix's Squid Game: Unleashed mobile game--has been shut down.

David Rippy, the CEO and co-founder of Boss Fight, shared the news on his LinkedIn page, and shared his gratitude for the experience:

"Thanks, everyone who reached out today," wrote Rippy. "Rough news, for sure, but I'm very grateful for the time we had at Netflix. We worked with some awesome people and made many games that I'm very proud of, including Squid Game Unleashed, which hit #1 in 26 countries. You'll see lots of Boss Fighters with similar posts. Please consider them if you have any open roles--they are outstanding people and true professionals through-and-through. As for Bill, Scott and me--we're going to take a little breather before tackling whatever is next. Love to hear from you if there's anything interesting going on, workwise or otherwise."

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A new Season 1 update for Battlefield 6 is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, bringing a huge collection of changes and fixes to the military shooter. This includes adjustments for "core movement and animations," weapon accuracy and handling, visibility and lighting improvements, and a whole bunch more.

Update 1.1.1.0, which Battlefield Studios posted to X on October 24, will arrive on October 28. The update is huge and the patch notes are long, but the changes and fixes planned appear to be some welcome adjustments to a game that's getting dragged by the community.

Some of the improvements revolve around "core movement and animations," which include smoothing landings, speeding up stance transitions, and reducing "bouncing" issues. Other adjustments are centered on "weapon dispersion" to make guns feel and shoot better. The patch will also overhaul audio, update the HUD and UI, and fix map problems to address spawn animations and misaligned assets to improve overall stability.

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Activision has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 featuring Peter Stormare's fan-favorite fictional character, The Replacer. But the twist with this new ad is that The Replacer is busy on a space flight to Mars with celebrities, so he needs to call in "Replacer replacers."

Activision said in a news release that the video is a "tongue-in-cheek play on the Blue Origin celebrity space adventure we saw unfold this year, but this time things go sideways…"

That's a reference to Jeff Bezos' space company, which sent celebrities like Katy Perry, Gayle King, and his now-wife, Lauren Sanchez, to low orbit. The mission was roundly mocked for being tone-deaf and cringey, and now Activision is joining in and making a lighthearted jab at it as well.

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There are few unmade video games more famous than Silent Hills and its beloved Playable Trailer. Although P.T. is now very hard to find since Konami took it offline, an instructor in Japan is using it as a tool to teach students how to speak English.

Tsunan Secondary School in Niigata Prefecture shared a blog entry (via IGN) that demonstrated how an assistant language teacher utilized P.T. in class as a learning tool. Students were invited to play through P.T. in English, while other members of the class would get to weigh in on what the player should do next by using English phrases.

The blog noted that alarmingly loud ringing telephone from P.T. startled the fifth-year students, who are roughly the same age as high school sophomores. But this is one of the most novel ways to learn another language. It's impressive they have the game at all considering that the only easy way to play it is with PlayStation 4 consoles that downloaded it before P.T. was taken down.

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Battlefield 6 has posted some impressive numbers since launch, but right now, it looks like the game has some competition. While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 won't be out until next month, indie eggs-traction shooter Escape From Duckov is busy climbing the charts on Steam. For a brief time, the viral indie game had 152,207 concurrent players, beating Battlefield 6 during that time period with its concurrent-player count of 129,729 players.

Spotted by Dexerto, Escape From Duckov outshone Battlefield 6 during that period before the current Steam status quo reasserted itself. The game has proven to be a big hit with players since launch, and what makes the achievement even more impressive is that the duck-themed parody of Escape From Tarkov is the product of the five-person team known as Team Soda. At the time of writing, Escape From Duckov has peaked at 257,952 concurrent players on Steam.

Over 1 million copies of the game were sold during its first five days, and Team Soda has been working to fine-tune and improve the experience. A recent patch added a dose of reality to the game by discouraging players from eating poop in the game, and mod support has been added.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer got pretty candid at the Paley International Council Summit in California, saying that protecting creativity is important to the gaming giant but that it hasn't been the best at doing that as of late.

During the moderated discussion with Double Fine head Tim Schafer (via PC Gamer), Spencer expressed how valuable it is for not just game companies but the media industry writ large to shield the creative teams that pour their hearts and souls into the work they produce.

"The creativity of the teams is, in my mind, the most important thing and the thing that we need to protect and foster," Spencer said.

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Battlefield Studios has published a list of changes and improvements for the Battlefield 6 battle royale game, and it's not even out yet or even fully announced.

In a post detailing changes coming for Battlefield 6 Season 1 on October 28, Battlefield Studios said it is implementing a series of updates for the untitled battle royale mode ahead of its rumored shadowdrop with Season 1.

Battlefield Studios made the battle royale game available to testers in the Battlefield Labs program, and now the studio is addressing feedback. The updates include an adjustment to time-to-kill values at close range, along with armor changes (everyone can hold two armor plates now), bug fixes and lighting improvements, and vehicle-balance changes. Here is a rundown, as written by the developer:

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While Hades 2 fans finally can take their journey through the Underworld on the go on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, the battle continues on PC with the release of the first Post-Launch Patch 1 Preview for the game. Supergiant Games said it is grateful for all the community feedback since the v1 Launch, and those reports have directly inspired a host of new enhancements, most notably to the narrative's True Ending. This preview is now available to brave players who want to jump in early, offering a significant update to Boons, foes, and getting to the heart of Melinoe's quest.

In Hades 2, players step into the role of Melinoe, the sister of the first game's protagonist, Zagreus, on a quest to defeat the titan Chronos, who has overthrown her family's domain. Melinoe's journey is guided by her mentor, Hecate, and supported by a cast of new and returning gods. While the game maintains the same fast-paced action of its predecessor, it introduces a key mechanical shift: Melinoe is less reliant on dashing and more on a new sprint ability, which can be upgraded with boons and even used offensively to encourage a fresh approach to combat. You can check out GameSpot's review here, where we gave it a perfect 10/10 score.

The most significant changes in this preview focus on the game's late-stage narrative, with major enhancements to the True Ending. This includes new events both leading up to and following the ending, increasing the number of Underworld clears required, and revising key True Ending scenes. To help players revisit these moments, a new Cauldron Incantation has been added that lets you return to an earlier point in the story. Beyond the story, players will see a general balance pass to various Boons, Aspects, and Daedalus Hammer Upgrades, along with a Crossroads Renewal that reduces the Kudos cost of many decorative items, refunding any excess Kudos you've already spent.

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Nintendo and Macy's have announced that there will be a Mario helium balloon flying high above the streets of New York City this Thanksgiving for the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Nintendo released a 3D model of what the balloon will look like, and yep, that's Mario. The real thing will be 51 feet long, 37 feet wide, and nearly 44 feet tall. He's wearing his iconic blue overalls and well-known red cap. His body is positioned in such a way to be a callback to Super Mario Galaxy.

Nintendo is doing this in 2025 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. game, which launched in Japan back in 1985.

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Actress Jennifer Hale has voiced myriad characters over the years, but her most iconic role is probably that of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy. While Mass Effect 5 is currently in development, and BioWare has yet to contact Hale to reprise her role, the Canadian talent said she's ready to return to the series whenever.

In an October 24 interview, IGN asked Hale if she'd need to play FemShep again or if she's open to giving life to other characters whenever the next Mass Effect game drops. Her answer? It was super short and super sweet.

"Anyone," she said. "I love that universe. I'm ready. Anytime."

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Strauss Zelnick, the chairman and CEO of Take-Two, has once again shared his thoughts on AI in the video game space, and he believes the technology is "great" but people are overstating what it can do.

PC Gamer reported that Zelnick said at the Paley International Council Summit this week that, "AI is a great thing" for "every industry," including video games. But it's not a magic wand.

"Will it recreate or create genius? No. Will it create hits? No. It's a bunch of data with a bunch of compute with a language model attached," he said.

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The rumors about a Simpsons-themed season of Fortnite began earlier this year, but it's been picking up steam in the last few weeks. Now, some apparent leaks have revealed which Simpsons characters will be in the battle pass, and what fans can expect from the map of Springfield.

According to this leak, the battle pass includes Homer Simpson and his wife, Marge Simpson. Ned Flanders appears to confirm a previous rumor, but there's no sign of Bart, Lisa, or even Moe. Instead, Peely Remix and Fishsticks Remix round out the battle pass. A Kang and Kodos UFO glider has been found, but it was also left out of the battle pass.

SIMPSONS BATTLE PASS LINEUP
- Homer Simpson
- Marge Simpson
- Peely Remix
- Fishsticks Remix
- Ned Flanders
(via @blortzen & @FNBRintel) pic.twitter.com/5KyOYOWGAc

— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) October 23, 2025

The map of Springfield has also unofficially dropped, and it appears to be a collection of landmarks from the Simpsons' hometown themed over a traditional Fortnite island rather than a complete map of the city.

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It's probably not a Pikachu shock to report that Pokemon is still popular. Case in point: After a week, Pokemon Legends: Z-A has already sold 5.8 million copies. The Pokemon Company revealed the launch figures in a press release, adding that roughly half of sales came from the Switch 2 Edition.

The Pokemon Legends: Z-A sales numbers also include digital copies. As such, the Switch 2 bundle with the RPG is a boost, though Switch overall hardware sales clearly dwarf the new Switch 2 (153 million compared to 6 million).

This is the second Pokemon Legends game. In early 2022, Pokemon Legends Arceus sold 6.5 million copies in its first week, outpacing Pokemon Legends: Z-A so far. At the time, that was the best debut ever for a Pokemon game. However, later in 2022, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sold 10 million copies in just three days, shattering the record. All of these games have helped push the Pokemon franchise to almost half a billion copies sold.

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Bethesda's Todd Howard has teased that "even more" Fallout is coming, with many taking that to be a suggestion about more games in the series. This would be no surprise, given that Bethesda first revealed it was making Fallout 5 years ago.

During the Fallout Day broadcast, Howard said the team is aware that fans want to see more Fallout. He responded, "Just know, we are working on even more. We're looking forward to the day when we can share that with everybody."

Not long ago, a report said Fallout 5 was now "fully greenlit" following its initial reveal in 2022. The game is not anywhere near release, though, as the next big game from Bethesda Game Studios is The Elder Scrolls VI, with Fallout 5 coming after.

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