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Get Free Sega Genesis Lego Controller From The Lego Store For A Limited Time
$20 | Free with purchase of $130 or more on qualifying items
See at Lego StoreLego recently announced a new Sega Genesis Controller set featuring a cute ode to the company's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, and if you act fast, you can snag it as a free add-on when you spend $130 or more at Lego's online store. The Lego Sega Genesis Controller set normally costs $20, so this is a nice promotion for anyone who was already thinking of grabbing a few new Lego kits. You'll want to act fast, however, as the special only runs from September 8 through September 17, or while stock lasts. The deal also only applies to Lego sets categorized as available right now, meaning it doesn't work for preorder items like the upcoming Lego Game Boy. We've listed a few recommendations for sets to grab to unlock the Sega Genesis Controller freebie in the lists below.
Lego Sega Genesis Controller $20 | Free with purchase of $130 or more on qualifying itemsThe 250-piece set replicates the original Sega Genesis three-button controller. The fully assembled model measures 3.5 inches high and 5.5 inches wide, and includes a display stand. The controller also opens up to reveal a micro-scale Sconic the Hedgehog scene based on the Green Hill Zone stage with microfigures of Sonic and a Crabmeat robot.
See at Lego Store Lego Sega Genesis Controller interior sceneAs mentioned above, you'll need to spend at least $130 on eligible sets to qualify for the free Lego Sega Genesis Controller deal. Luckily, several releases from Lego's various gaming lines count towards the promo, including a few Sonic kits that will pair nicely with the Genesis gamepad. Some of our top picks here would be the disembodied head of Shadow the Hedgehog ($70), the Knuckles vs. Dr. Eggman Egg Crusher Mech set ($45), and the Super Sonic vs. Egg Drillster kit ($70). Check out the list below for even more Lego Sonic sets that qualify for the deal.
Lego Sonic the Hedgehog Sets- Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic (290 pieces) -- $30
- Knuckles vs. Dr. Eggman Egg Crusher Mech (350 pieces) -- $45
- Knuckles and the Master Emerald Shrine (325 pieces) -- $35
- Knuckles' Guardian Mech (276 pieces) -- $35
- Shadow the Hedgehog display bust (720 pieces) -- $70
- Shadow the Hedgehog Escape (196 pieces) -- $20
- Shadow the Hedgehog Key Chain -- $6
- Sonic's Campfire Clash (177 pieces) -- $20
- Sonic the Hedgehog Key Chain -- $6
- Super Shadow vs. Biolizard (419 pieces) -- $45
- Super Sonic vs. Egg Drillster (590 pieces) -- $80
- Tails' Adventure Boat (393 pieces) -- $55
- Team Sonic Command Truck (747 pieces) -- $70
You can also purchase Lego Mario kits so that you can get the best of both Sega and Nintendo. Lego has several Mario Kart and Super Mario sets available for purchase, ranging from affordable karts and characters from the Nintendo kart-racing series to detailed worlds pulled from various games. Buying the Bowser Express Train and Yoshi on his motorcycle will quickly qualify you for the Genesis controller freebie, or you can grab a few Mario Kart sets like Shy Guy, Donkey Kong, and Wario to build your own personal race grid. We've listed a few more eligible Lego Maro sets below.
Continue Reading at GameSpotOctopath Traveler 0 Will Limit The Size Of Your City Based On Your Console
Later this year, Octopath Traveler 0 will put you in control of your own destiny as you attempt to rebuild your town alongside a party of heroes. But the size of your city is going to be limited based on which system you choose to play the game on.
Square Enix has shared the Octopath Traveler 0 specs (via Wario64), which reveal that each console has a limit to the buildings that can be added to a town. Nintendo Switch comes in far below the other platforms with a 250 building limit. Switch 2 and PlayStation 4 can handle 400 buildings. But to get the maximum of 500 buildings, you'll need to play the game on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, or PC.
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— Wario64 (@Wario64) September 5, 2025When it comes to rendering resolution and frame rate, the Switch once again lags far behind the other consoles with 1280 x 720 and a maximum of 30 FPS. Switch 2, PS4, and Xbox Series S can all reach 1920 x 1080 resolution, but the Series S can also hit 120 FPS while the other two consoles are locked at 60 FPS. PS5 and Xbox Series X both have 3840 x 2160 resolution and 120 FPS, and the PC version allows users to select their own resolution and frame rate.
Continue Reading at GameSpotDarksiders 4: Release Date Info, Story, Trailer, And Everything Else We Know
Darksiders 4 was officially announced in 2025 during a showcase for developer THQ Nordic, and many longtime fans of the franchise are curious about its release date, story, and gameplay. The last time we saw the Darksiders franchise was in 2019 with the release of Darksiders Genesis, a prequel to the original trilogy. This game was met with positive reviews from critics and fans alike, but after radio silence from THQ Nordic for several years, many players thought it could be the last time we'd see the Four Horsemen in action.
Now, with Darksiders 4 confirmed, we finally get to see what THQ Nordic has been cooking up all of this time. We know the Four Horsemen are returning and picking up where they left off at the conclusion of the original Darksiders, but what else do we know about the fourth installment in the franchise? You can check out everything we know about Darksiders 4 in the guide below.
When will Darksiders 4 be released?While we did get the reveal of Darksiders 4, THQ Nordic still has not given us a release date for the new action-RPG. Right now, the current release date is "to be announced," and there's no indication as to when an announcement is expected.
Continue Reading at GameSpotDisney x Fortnite: Everything We Know So Far
In early 2024, Disney invested more than a billion dollars in Fortnite creator Epic Games and announced some sort of new Disney-powered metaverse experience. We've already seen a few aspects of this deal come to fruition, like Fortnite skins for the Incredibles and the Disney Villains, plus new Marvel and Star Wars-themed seasons. There's been a lot of Disney in Fortnite since that announcement, in other words.
But the big Disney x Fortnite metaverse mode has yet to see the light of day, and the project remains shrouded in mystery. Let's take a look at what we know about it so far.
What actually is the Disney x Fortnite mode?We don't really know. There's been no teaser images or videos, and nobody is talking about it in terms that we would consider concrete. But here's how Disney described it in the original announcement:
Continue Reading at GameSpotThe Last Of Us Season 3: Release Date, Cast, And Everything We Know About The Hit HBO Series
Following the conclusion of The Last of Us Season 2, the show was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards, including Best Drama. The first season took home eight Emmy Awards in 2023, including guest-acting wins for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid.
Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal may have gone home empty handed from the show’s first night at the Emmys, but their respective turns as Ellie and Joel have given new life to the franchise that began as a pair of critically acclaimed video games by Sony.
Season 2 began the adaptation of The Last of Us Part 2, which introduced Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and controversially featured Joel’s murder at her hands. That fueled Ellie’s desire for revenge against Abby, which went horribly wrong in the Season 2 finale.
Continue Reading at GameSpotAstro Bot Is Becoming The Game Of A Generation
Astro Bot is celebrating its 1-year anniversary today, September 6, 2025. Below, we reflect on what the plucky robot has come to represent for some burgeoning gamers.
More than 30 years ago, I fell in love. I was visiting extended family with my parents and two siblings, and the object of my affection was a boxy gray-and-black video game console hooked up to an equally boxy CRT television. I had seen video games before in arcades, and had played some rudimentary Mac games on our family computer. But Super Mario Bros. was something else entirely. The simple but flexible controls, the stage variety, the music. By the time we left my aunt's house, we three children were staging a coordinated influence campaign to convince our parents to buy our own Nintendo Entertainment System, eager to play more Mario. The rest is history.
My story isn't unique. Lots of children of the 1980s have similar origins for their gaming obsession. But now, decades later, as a parent myself, I'm struck by how Astro Bot has enraptured my own kids in ways that remind me of my experience with Mario. Years in the future, it will almost certainly be Astro that they credit with first igniting their love of games.
Continue Reading at GameSpotResident Evil: Release Date, Cast, And Everything Else We Know About The Reboot Movie
For most of the last two decades, the Resident Evil movies were defined by the six films directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, with Milla Jovovich in the leading role as Alice. Those movies made over $1 billion worldwide. However, the 2021 reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, only earned $42 million worldwide.
Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger has been given the reins for a brand-new Resident Evil movie. After co-founding the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know and starring in sitcoms, Cregger has emerged as one of the most successful horror directors of this generation. His involvement with this project sparked a bidding war, which was ultimately won by Sony Pictures, the studio that released the previous seven films in the franchise.
Many of the details about Cregger’s Resident Evil movie remain under wraps for now. But GameSpot has put together a guide to everything we know about the Resident Evil reboot so far.
Continue Reading at GameSpotSnag 17 Lego Games For Only $15, Including Skywalker Saga And Batman Trilogy
Humble Bundle: Lego Worlds Collide 2025
Get 17 Lego video games for $15
See at Humble BundleHumble has brought back one of the most popular game bundles from last year as part of its Best of Humble Bundle series. From now until September 24, you can get 17 Lego video games for only $15. Many of the biggest franchises from Traveller's Tales extensive catalog of licensed games are included in the lineup: Star Wars, Batman, Marvel, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Jurassic World, and more. All told, Lego Worlds Collide 2025 is valued at $499, while the 2024 version was worth $419.
All 17 games in the bundle will be instantly added to your Humble account as Steam keys, and the vast majority run wonderfully on Steam Deck. Most of the games have split-screen cooperative modes and are great adventures for parents to play with kids.
Part of the proceeds from your $15 (or more) donation go toward Raiden Science Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic disorder UBA5 and other rare diseases that affect children.
Continue Reading at GameSpotTron Movies Land On 4K Blu-Ray For The First Time With Collectible Steelbooks
Tron Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)
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Preorder at Amazon Preorder at WalmartWith Tron: Ares arriving in theaters October 10, now is a great time to revisit The Grid. The new Tron movie is the third one set inside of that video game-inspired digital universe, and for the first time ever, you can watch the first two on 4K Blu-ray. Collectible Steelbook Editions of Tron and Tron: Legacy are available to preorder for $40 each at Amazon. Walmart was taking preorders earlier this week, but both films sold out within hours. You won't have to wait long to get your preorders either, as both Tron movies release September 16.
Tron Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) $40 | Releases September 16The first Tron movie was released in 1982, and it was a revolutionary film as it pioneered new special effects and revolutionary computer-generated imagery for the time. The restoration of Tron was handled by The Walt Disney Film Restoration team, who corrected dirt, warping, and other imperfections to ensure pristine image quality, after digitally scanning the film for this 4K releases. The project was also supervised by Steven Lisberger, the writer-director of Tron.
The steelbook cover is also fantastic for this release, as it features a combination of film imagery and new art of the movie's cast. On the inside, you can also find a screenshot of the infamous lightcycle race scene from Tron, that was designed using bleeding-edge computer technology at the time. It might look quaint now, but in 1982, footage like this had never been seen or attempted before. The film also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio, and the 4K disc is accompanied by a standard Blu-ray disc copy of the film and a digital streaming code for it.
For the bonus materials, this Tron release has inherited all the extras from the previous Blu-ray release. There's nothing new here, but all of the legacy content from the older Tron release did provide an exhaustive glimpse behind the curtain to see just how this technological marvel pushed filmmaking to the limit in the '80s. You can look forward to an audio commentary track with Lisberger and several crew members, featurettes, photo galleries, and promotional materials. The Making of Tron is especially good, as this is an 88-minute documentary covering the challenging development of the film.
Tron Special Features
- Audio commentary with director Steven Lisberger, producer Donald Kushner, associate producer, visual effects supervisor Harrison Ellenshaw, and visual effects supervisor Richard Taylor.
- The Tron Phenomenon featurette
- Photo Tronology featurette
- The Making of Tron documentary
- Development featurettes
- Digital Imagery featurette
- Music featurette
- Publicity and promotional materials
- Deleted scenes
- Design featurettes
- Storyboarding featurettes
- Galleries
Released in 2010, Tron Legacy was directed by Joseph Kosinski and it used advances in special effects technology to build a version of the Grid that truly felt like a digital frontier. This version of the movie has been remastered in High Dynamic Range from the original digital sources under the supervision of Kosinski, and it also includes Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio options. Like Tron, you're also getting standard Blu-ray and digital streaming code copies of the film alongside the 4K disc. The steelbook cover is also eye-catching, as it's a collage of characters and technology on the front and the rear, while the inside shows off a scene from the movie's evolved lightcycle race.
This edition also contains the legacy bonus features from the previous Blu-ray release, but again, these provide an incredibly detailed look behind the scenes of Tron: Legacy. Not only do you get a selection of documentaries and featurettes, but there's even a music video from the film's composers, award-winning duo Daft Punk. Sadly, there's no director's commentary audio track, but this is a pretty good collection of extras overall.
Tron Legacy Special Features
- The Next Day: Flynn Lives Revealed interactive documentary
- First Look at Tron: Uprising animated series featurette
- Launching the Legacy featurette
- Visualizing Tron FX featurette
- Installing the Cast featurette
- Disc Roars San Diego Comic Con panel
- Daft Punk music video: Derezzed
If you've never watched the series, the Tron movies are set primarily in a digital world known as the Grid. The first film starred Jeff Bridges as a brilliant video game developer who is beamed into the Grid after hacking the mainframe computer of his ex-employer, and he finds that this dangerous world is part of the very game he was designing. Tron: Legacy arrived 28 years later, and it saw Flynn's son transported to the Grid, which was now under the control of sinister forces.
Tron 4k Steelbook Blu-rayAfter the release of Tron Legacy, an interquel animated series was released in the form of Tron: Uprising. The show revolved around a young program named Beck, who becomes the unlikely leader of a revolution against the corrupt regime led by the villainous Clu and his evil henchman, General Tesler. The show featured incredible animation and mature storytelling, and while it isn't available in a collected form on DVD or Blu-ray anymore, you can stream it on Prime Video or Disney Plus.
Continue Reading at GameSpotCall Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Update Reduces File Size, Causes Problems For Players
File optimization for large games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sounds like good idea, especially when more space is needed on consoles. The latest Black Ops 6 update went live this week and it appears to have significantly shrunk the file size. It's also caused issues with some players and seemingly deleted the game from their systems.
A member of GameSpot's staff shared screenshots that demonstrated a drop from 222.1 GB before the update to 122.8 GB afterwards.
On top is the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 file size before the update, and the new file size is shown below.However, there are multiple reports from players on Reddit that the update deleted Black Ops 6 from their consoles. The update apparently removed Black Ops 6's core installation and left behind the Call of Duty HQ launcher, which takes up a lot less space. Black Ops 6 can still be reinstalled alongside download content packs and the multiplayer suite. But given the large amount of added content purchased and downloaded by players since the game's debut, the amount of file size reduction might vary from player to player.
Continue Reading at GameSpotPuzzle Quest Remaster Is Being Delisted Because It's Being Remastered Again
For a game that's been out for 18 years, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has had a lot of staying power, especially after the 2019 remaster, Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns. However, The Legend Returns is going to be delisted soon because Puzzle Quest is getting yet another remaster.
The new version of the game is called Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition, and it's coming to Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC on September 18. Infinity Plus One developed the remaster, which will include the Revenge of the Plague Lord and Challenge of the Warlords expansions.
The Immortal Edition will arrive with improved gameplay, 4K artwork, over 40 new items, and an exclusive player character class. It's also going to feature the Attack of the Golem Lord expansion that was created for The Legend Continues.
Continue Reading at GameSpotLord Of The Rings Magic: The Gathering Commander Decks Restocked At Amazon
Magic: The Gathering TCG - The Lord of the Rings
Tales of Middle-earth Commander Decks are in stock for great prices.
See at AmazonMagic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings set is back in stock at Amazon. The retailer has Tales of Middle-earth Commander Decks for huge discounts compared to launch prices. The LOTR Commander Decks sold for $70 when the crossover set launched in June 2023, but Amazon is selling them for around $50 each. And if you're also interested in the recently released Final Fantasy set, Amazon has the Final Fantasy Commander Deck Bundle for $175 (was $280), a new all-time low.
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Commander Decks:- Commander Deck 1 - Riders of Rohan -- $49.92
- Commander Deck 2 - Food and Fellowship -- $50.44
- Commander Deck 3 - Elven Council -- $47.72
- Commander Deck 4 - The Hosts of Mordor -- $88 | Reseller
The first three Commander Decks in the list above are shipped and sold by Amazon. Unfortunately, the fourth is currently sold out, but Amazon briefly had it in stock a couple weeks ago, so it's worth checking the link just in case. Also, while Amazon normally doesn't accept returns for trading cards, Riders of Rohan is listed as eligible for free returns.
Each Commander Deck comes with 100 Lord of the Rings-themed cards, including 20 unique cards you won't find in any other Lord of the Rings MTG product. Commander Decks also include a foil-etched display card of the Commander on the box and a Collector Booster Sample Pack with two cards: one rare or higher Traditional Foil or special treatment card and one Traditional Foil special treatment common or uncommon card. You'll also get the following accessories: deck box, 10 double-sided tokens, Helper card, Life Wheel, strategy insert, and reference card.
Continue Reading at GameSpotHollow Knight: Silksong - Guides Hub
Are you excited to delve into the dark depths of Pharloom in Hollow Knight: Silksong? Do you want to face off against tough bosses? How about uncovering secrets of a world years in the making? Well, you can do all of these as Hornet, a guardian of Hallownest who is now lost in a mysterious kingdom. We'll be with you every step of the way with our Hollow Knight: Silksong guides hub.
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Guides hubBeginner's guide - Before you get started on your journey, we encourage you to check out some tips in our beginner's guide. We discuss a few basic mechanics, as well as what you can expect while exploring the game world.
All bosses and how to defeat them - From nefarious insects to molten-lava throwing beetle mechs, every boss will surely test your mettle. This Hollow Knight: Silksong guide helps you prepare for these encounters.
Continue Reading at GameSpotGwent: The Witcher Card Game Physical Edition Is Now Available At Amazon
Gwent: The Legendary Card Game (The Witcher 3)
See at AmazonThe Witcher fans can now play Gwent with real cards thanks to the official physical adaptation. Revealed last December, Gwent: The Legendary Card Game starts shipping this month, and Amazon is now taking orders for $45. The complete set features five factions, over 400 cards with new artwork, and six game modes for 1-5 players.
Gwent: The Legendary Card Game was designed by No Loading Games and published by Hachette Boardgames. Amazon's store page for Gwent just popped up this month. Though not marked as a preorder, the delivery estimate of three to four weeks suggests Amazon still needs a few weeks to get its inventory situation sorted. Gwent is sold by the game's publisher but will ship from Amazon for free.
Gwent: The Legendary Card Game (The Witcher 3) $45 | Supports 1-5 Players
Unlike many card games--including the digital version of Gwent--this is a one-off release. No Loading has no plans to release expansions or booster packs, which is why it's advertised as the "complete set."
Gwent's physical edition has five factions: Northern Realms, Scoia'tael, Monsters, Skellige, and Nilfgaard. Players can build their faction decks from a pool of 436 cards, each of which has new artwork inspired by CD Projekt Red's hit series.
Along with an impressive number of cards to pick from when building your deck, you can play six different variants of Gwent with the physical edition. Newcomers can use pre-built decks to learn the ropes in Initiation Mode. Four players can split into teams for 2v2 matches. Three to five players can battle in Free-for-All. If you want to test the deck you built or don't have anyone to battle, Solo Challenge Mode is a single-player variant.
Advanced Mode and Tournament Format utilize Gwent's conventional 1v1 set. Advanced Mode tasks you with making your deck from scratch, and Tournament Format uses Gwent's traditional competition rules. A typical round of Gwent is around takes 20 minutes.
What's in the box?
- 436 Faction Cards (5 Factions)
- 10 Aid Cards
- 4 Tokens
- 4 Gem Tokens
- Score Tracking Board
- Paper Game Board
- 2 Rulebooks
Gwent has been playable as a digital card game for a decade at this point. It first appeared as a minigame in The Witcher 3. The minigame's immense popularity led CD Projekt Red to release a standalone version in 2018. Though official support ended in October 2023, Gwent remains playable today on consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Additionally, the Gwent community is keeping the digital version fresh with fan-made content updates and mods.
Continue Reading at GameSpotBorderlands 4 Release Times Revealed, Here's Exactly When You Can Start Playing
Borderlands 4's release on September 12 is right around the corner, and ahead of the game's long-awaited debut, Gearbox Software has published the game's official launch times. To get up to speed quickly, the game unlocks at 9 PM PT on September 11, which works out to midnight Eastern on September 12. You can see more global launch times below.
The PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC editions are coming first, with the Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 landing on October 3. In fact, Borderlands 4 was originally set to launch on September 23 before the date was brought forward for the non-Nintendo versions.
Borderlands 4 will cost $70 when it launches, which is notable because there was a period of time when Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford claimed he did not know the price, prompting fears that it could be $80. Pitchford stoked the conversation around pricing by saying "real fans" would find a way to come up with $80 if that was the case.
Continue Reading at GameSpotReddit Erupts After Epic Games Belatedly Claws Back "Fraudulent" Fortnite Purchases
The Fortnite Battle Royale subreddit caught fire Thursday night as many people reported that they were greeted with a pretty upsetting prompt when they logged into Fortnite, with the game telling them they'd had cosmetic items and/or V-Bucks revoked from their accounts. It was an unusual situation because it happened to so many different people at once, and in some cases removed items that the player had for months. When Epic Games finally commented about the situation on Friday morning, it said the revocations were correct and that there was a bug on Xbox specifically that prevented them from making this fix before now.
We've fixed a delay where items that were refunded on Xbox or previously gifted from fraudulent accounts were not immediately removed.
As a result, some players may now see a message that their payment was reversed or refunded and see recent items have been removed, even from…
Update 5 PM PT: Epic later added more context around who has been affected by this action, clarifying that it was only an Xbox issue and is no longer an issue anywhere.
Update: 9/6, 5:PM PT Epic has further commented on this issue, offering the following info.
Continue Reading at GameSpotFortnite Has A Rare Double XP Weekend And Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Weapon
XP has been a regular topic of conversation among Fortnite players during Chapter 6 Season 4, as Epic Games has apparently slashed how quickly most folks will level up just by playing normally. Since this season is a month longer than last season was, it's not a particularly surprising change. Fortunately, Fortnite is easing the burden a bit by offering double XP all weekend. The boost will last until Monday, September 8 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET.
Double XP weekends aren't a very common thing in Fortnite. Typically, when Epic wants to help players gain XP faster, it adds limited-time event quests with simple objectives that are easy to complete in Battle Royale, Reload, or whatever other mode the company wants to promote. Fortnite's most recent double XP weekend event like this one happened back in March.
The double XP is only one of the things Epic changed for this weekend. Blitz Royale is having a Golden Llamageddon event, where the map will be filled with special gold llama pinatas full of top-tier loot. And in Battle Royale, they've unvaulted several old weapons, including the grapple glove, the Boom Bow, the original pump shotgun, and the beloved Holo Twister rifle that was everybody's favorite gun during the first two seasons of Chapter 6.
Continue Reading at GameSpotThis No Man's Sky Version Of The Office Is Incredible
A big new update for No Man's Sky launched recently, adding the ability to create custom ships, but another custom creation is getting a lot of attention this week: a recreation of the office space from the popular NBC comedy The Office.
Redditor Ok_Misterpiece_9363 (via Kotaku) showed off their epic creation on Reddit this week, drawing heaps of praise in part of the very impressive attention to detail on display in the work. All the basics are recreated, of course, like the general layout of the office and the desks. The downstairs warehouse is there, too.
But this user-created space really shines with the finer points, like two chairs on the roof to signify where Jim and Pam watched fireworks together, along with the snowman-like sculptures in the parking lot where Jim was terrorized by Dwight.
Continue Reading at GameSpotCan Inaccessibility Make A Game Better? This Game Makes A Strong Case For It
How does one properly deal with grief? The grief of recollecting beautiful memories, knowing they can never return. The grief of watching the life you built for yourself drastically slip away. The grief of seeing a loved one lose themselves to dementia. I've lived these moments. The pain of watching my grandfather, the kindest and gentlest man in my life, lose his entire personality and identity to dementia. The worst part is arguably watching the disease progress, seeing him lose more and more every year. Yet, throughout these powerful and intense moments of grief, love shines through in every scenario. This is the excellence of And Roger, a visual novel that swept me away with its brilliant gameplay and masterful storytelling, and for the first time in my life, made me reconsider how I critique inaccessibility.
Spoilers for And Roger to follow.
Developed by TearyHand Studio, And Roger follows a couple as the wife, Sofia, progressively loses herself to dementia. The hour-long game, composed of three chapters, recounts moments throughout Sofia's life, particularly those associated with her husband, Roger. Players see the evolution of the couple's life together, performing varying quick-time events to progress the story. Yet, with each loving and tender core memory, the shadows of Sofia's disability continuously lurk.
Continue Reading at GameSpotHogwarts Legacy For Nintendo Switch 2 Gets Limited-Time Discount
Hogwarts Legacy for Nintendo Switch 2
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Hogwarts Legacy for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for $49.86 (was $60) for a limited time at Walmart and Amazon. A launch game for Nintendo's new console, Hogwarts Legacy takes advantage of the Switch 2's improved hardware to offer an experience that, while still not on par with PS5 and Xbox versions, is vastly superior to the Switch edition.
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