There is a disturbance in the early stealth missions for Star Wars Outlaws that Ubisoft Massive has felt and aims to correct. That's because the developer believes the instant-fail states near the beginning of the game are too arduous.

Speaking with GamesRadar, Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty touched on this subject and how the developer will address it. "So especially, I mean, you're probably thinking of one of the early missions in Mirogana, which is incredibly punishing," Gerighty said. "And for me, that is a mistake, and this is something that we're going to work on improving."

Gerighty noted that a patch could arrive "maybe in 10 days" to fine-tune the stealth issues. The creative director says the fix won't remove "the fail state completely," but instead look at ensuring it's "so much more enjoyable and understandable."

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Sony has announced that it will be airing a PlayStation Technical Presentation on Tuesday, September 10, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. The stream will last for approximately nine minutes and can be watched on PlayStation's official English YouTube channel.

Over on the PlayStation Blog, senior director of communications Sid Shuman said, "Join us for a streamed presentation hosted by Mark Cerny, Lead Architect of the PS5 console. The nine-minute Technical Presentation will focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology."

While Shuman doesn't outright say that Sony will reveal the long-rumored PS5 Pro, it's hard to imagine a better time to do so than in this technical presentation. Earlier this month, images of the alleged PS5 Pro design was leaked, and then last week, Sony may have revealed the design itself through PlayStation's 30th anniversary imagery.

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Astro Bot will receive free DLC later this year that focuses on speedruns. More VIP bot cameos will also be added for players to rescue.

"You know it’s not going to be like, you know, a huge, huge amount, but it will be focusing on one of the features that people enjoyed in Astro's Playroom. That was the speedruns," said game director Nicholas Doucet in an interview with Quest Daily. "You know, there were some speedruns, and the levels were quite short, but it was the fact that you could replay and keep shaving time off with some new VIP bots to rescue, so some characters we didn’t include yet will appear."

He also confirmed that the speedrun content will also include leaderboards. Additionally, the team is creating more challenging levels as well as considering content that feels more "toy-like" and can be experienced by players at any skill level.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus

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Preorders are now live for Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus, a hardcover encyclopedic art book centered on the PS5 and PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. A sequel to the 2021 book with the same not sans "Plus," the upcoming book includes commentary, art, and maps surrounding FF7 Remake's Intermission story expansion as well as new insights on the base game. Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus is available to preorder now for $36 (was $40) at Amazon ahead of its November 19 release.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus $36

If you've never picked up one of the Material Ultimania books, these are essentially dedicated Final Fantasy Wikis but in print form. Each one focuses on Final Fantasy games, typically compiling several into a single volume, but Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a special case due to the sheer size of the game. Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus goes behind the scenes on the production of the game, and includes a wealth of additional content like cutscene storyboards, game scripts, and other planning materials, all accompanied by extensive commentary from the development staff. The 224-page hardcover also has gameplay walkthroughs with maps for Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Episode Intermission.

If you're looking to complete the set, you can pick up the first Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania for $25.49 (was $40) at Amazon. This 336-page hardcover includes a comprehensive collection of production art and CG art assets. Everything from character models, illustrations, locations, backgrounds, accessories, weapons, enemies, and more are covered in this encyclopedia.

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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus -- $36 ($40) | Releases November 19
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania -- $25.49 ($40)

Final Fantasy Ultimania Archives

• Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 -- $27 ($40)
• Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2 -- $30 ($40)
• Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 3 -- $27 ($40)

The other Ultimania editions are also worth checking out, especially if you're a fan of the classic era of Final Fantasy. The first archive examines the NES and SNES eras of the franchise (Final Fantasy 1-6), the second volume shines a light on the PS1 era of games (Final Fantasy 7-9), and the third volume looks at the modern era (Final Fantasy 10-14). These deluxe hardcover books are 300-plus pages each and are filled with commentary and art that you won't find anywhere else.

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Sony is raising prices again, this time hiking the cost of standard PS5 DualSense controllers by $5. Effective now, the PS5 black and white standard DualSense controllers start at $75 (up from $70), while all the rest jumped from $75 to $80. The DualSense Edge is unaffected and still goes for $200.

Sony made no official announcement about the DualSense price hike, but it seems to have gone into effect recently. Wario64 was among the first to spot the price increase, which is in effect at Sony's own PlayStation Direct store and a variety of retailers, including Best Buy. As usual, there are always deals to be had, as Antonline via Amazon still has the standard black and white controllers for $70, but there is no telling how long those prices will last.

The price hike on DualSense controllers comes not long after Sony raised PS5 prices in Japan and other parts of the world (but not the US).

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Oscar-nominated actor Andrew Garfield has responded to a rumor that he's coming back to play Spider-Man in the next Spider-Man movie from Sony Pictures and Marvel.

Speaking to IndieWire, Garfield didn't straight-up say no. Instead, he danced around the subject just as he did years ago when he was asked again and again if he would be in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Of course, Garfield did end up being in No Way Home, alongside Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland. For the next Spider-Man movie, Garfield said people should question what they read on the internet.

"I mean, like the internet is a big place," Garfield said. "I think there's a lot of people who will just say anything to get clicks. So you might have been duped, I'm afraid."

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An English artist has reacted to a purported offer from Rockstar Games to include his band Heaven 17's 1983 song "Temptation" in Grand Theft Auto VI, saying the offer of $7,500 was "extremely low."

Martyn Ware, 68, said on social media that he was recently contacted by his team to discuss an offer from Rockstar Games about the possibility of putting "Temptation" in GTA VI. Ware said he was "naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way," that is, until he saw the actual offer: $7,500.

Ware said this amount would have covered "a buyout of any future royalties from the game--forever." Ware went on to (incorrectly) state that GTA VI has already grossed $8.6 billion and that he believes he was low-balled because having the song in GTA VI could generate "exposure" for the song.

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In September 2001, the original Silent Hill 2 set a new standard for the survival-horror genre in the PlayStation 2 era. Later this month, Konami's classic game is getting a remake from Bloober Team that is giving Silent Hill 2 a modern flourish. Now, an extended stream from 2BRO has revealed more of the changes in store for players as they explore the town of Silent Hill.

The first 13 minutes of the stream serve as a reminder for how far games have come in the last 23 years by playing through the opening parts of the original Silent Hill 2. That game needed a loading screen just to bring its main character, James Sunderland, into a partially fenced-off area. The modern version of Silent Hill 2 appears to be a more seamless experience, and less reliant on fog to cover up its shortcomings.

At the beginning of the reboot, the tunnel to Silent Hill has been completely sealed off. That's why it takes James close to 20 minutes of gameplay to find his way to the town by going off the trail. James still encounters a young woman named Angela Orosco in a cemetery on the outskirts of town, but he doesn't run into any other main characters in this stream.

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Who needs to visit the Louvre when you can create your very own art gallery at home? With these eye-catching pixel art frames from Level Up Labs, you can bring some of the most iconic moments of gaming to your home and office, decorating your space with retro classics like Castlevania, Contra, and Street Fighter 2.

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These are nicely sized and affordable pieces of art designed to create a 3D effect, as the foreground, middle-ground, and background are layered and distanced to add depth to their shadowbox designs. Each piece is constructed in a wooden frame with a plexiglass cover and built-in wall mount, so you can easily display them right out of the box. These are all officially licensed pieces as well, adding to their overall quality.

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Susanna Clarke's genre-bending debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was a literary sensation in 2004. It garnered many rave reviews and spent three months on the New York Times Best Seller list while nabbing a litany of nominations for coveted awards. It would go on to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel--the most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy--as well as the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award. It's a big book with big ideas, and there hasn't really been anything quite like it since.

If you haven't read it or if you're looking for an excuse to dive back in, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is getting a 20th Anniversary Edition with gorgeous new cover art. The new hardcover edition will be published by Bloomsbury on October 22 and is available to preorder now at Amazon for a 17% discount, dropping the price from $31 to $25.61.

Long-time fans of Clarke's debut novel will also be happy to learn that the 20th Anniversary Edition will be published the same day as an illustrated short story set inside the same world as the book. The Wood at Midwinter is available to preorder in hardcover and Kindle ebook formats. Plus, a new paperback edition of The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, a 2006 short story collection set in the same world, will release October 22, too. Yes, Bloomsbury is really celebrating this anniversary.

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One of the easiest items to customize in Minecraft is the banner, which can be recolored and patterned to your liking. Banners are also used in a couple of different recipes, so knowing how to make one is going to be quite useful as you progress. To see how to craft a banner in Minecraft, check out the guide below.

Making Banners in Minecraft

Banners only require two main ingredients to craft, but you need a different ingredient depending on what color you want to make your banner. You'll also need several of one ingredient, so you might not make too many banners in one go. You can see the full crafting recipe for a banner below:

• At a crafting table, place six colored wool blocks across the top two rows.
• Then, place a single stick in the bottom middle box to make a banner that correlates to whatever colored wool you placed in the table.

The crafting recipe for a banner in Minecraft

Obviously, the biggest hurdle to making a banner in Minecraft is getting the required number of wool blocks. To make things easier, though, you can get six pieces of regular wool, which are received from killing sheep, and then dying them to whatever color you need. We went over how to make dye in a previous guide, but you need some specific materials that match the color of whatever dye you're trying to make. With your dye, you can then head into a crafting table, dye your wool blocks, and use the wool blocks to make a colored banner.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard arrives for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 31, but if you're interested in diving deeper into the lore of Dragon Age ahead of the new game's arrival, you'll want to step away from your TV and get your nose into a book. Luckily, there's a variety of comics, encyclopedias, and novels set in the Dragon Age universe that can teach you more about iconic characters, locations, and storylines from the fantasy RPG series. Even better, many of the books are discounted right now ahead of The Veilguard's release, including some preorders for all-new titles. We've rounded up all the Dragon Age books available below.

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If you haven't yet reserved a copy of the game on PC or console, check out our Dragon Age: The Veilguard preorder guide. Along with standard and deluxe versions, there's an exclusive collector's edition packed with collectible goodies.

Dragon Age Comics and Graphic Novels

Dragon Age has seen numerous comic adaptations and spinoffs over the years. If you want a preview of what The Veilguard's storyline will bring, you'll want to check out Dragon Age: The Missing. The 88-page graphic novel serves as a prequel to The Veilguard that bridges the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Veilguard. It follows Varric Tethras and Lace Harding, who have appeared in previous games and will return for The Veilguard.

For more adventures that fill out the overarching Dragon Age storyline, there's Dragon Age: The First Five Graphic Novels. This 400-page omnibus collects the Dragon Age: The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, Until We Sleep, Magekiller, and Knight Errant comic runs into one large paperback volume.

There are plenty of other Dragon Age comics and graphic novels to check out, which should keep you busy for quite some time.

• Dragon Age: The Missing (Paperback) -- $20
• Dragon Age: The First Five Graphic Novels Omnibus (Paperback) -- $23 ($30)
• Dragon Age: Wraiths of Tevinter Omnibus (Hardcover) -- $30 ($40)
• Dragon Age Vol. 1: The Silent Grove (Hardcover) -- $25.47
• Dragon Age Vol. 2: Those Who Speak (Hardcover) -- $18

Buy Dragon Age: The Missing Buy Dragon Age: First Five Graphic Novels Buy Dragon Age: Wraiths of Tevinter The Art of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

The Art of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a 256-page artbook full of concept art, promotional illustrations, and information on Veilguard's new characters, locations, creatures, and more. The book launches on November 5 and will be available in standard and deluxe editions. The standard edition will cost $50, while the deluxe edition is on sale for $90 (was $100) and comes with some extra flourishes, including:

• A foil-stamped slipcase and unique cover art
• Gilded pages
• A ribbon book marker
• Two lithographic art prints with display portfolio

Both editions are available for preorder at Amazon.

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For an even deeper dive into the minutiae of Dragon Age lore, The World of Thedas Box Set is hard to beat. The nearly 500-page collection spans two hardcover books and discusses the game's history all the way through Inquisition. You can buy both volumes individually, but this $36 bundle is around half the price of purchasing them separately.

Other deals include The Art of Dragon Age: Inquisition for $27.49 (was $50) and Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook for $25.54 (was $35).

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There are a surprising number of Dragon Age novels, and you can check out the first five paperbacks with the Dragon Age: 5-Book Collection box set for just $43 (was $145). These expansive stories follow a variety of characters--starting with Maric, the leader of a rebel army who is trying to avenge his mother's death and bring peace to the land. Here's a look at the five books in this bundle:

• Dragon Age: Stolen Throne
• Calling
• Asunder
• Masked Empire
• Last Flight

Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights is another good choice for long-time fans. This 507-page anthology features 15 short stories set in the Dragon Age universe, covering everything from the Grey Wardens and Mortalitasi necromancers to Dalish elves and Antivan Crow assassins.

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Embark on your own quests with the Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook. This hardcover book gives you all the information you need to create characters, plan adventures, and run your very own campaigns. It also includes tips for new players and game masters, ensuring even TTRPG newbies can have fun with the pen-and-paper action.

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Preorder Stanley Kubrick's The Shining 2-Volume Compendium

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Almost 45 years ago, Stanley Kubrick revolutionized the horror genre with his adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining, and soon fans will be able to dive deep into the iconic horror film's decades-spanning influence and infamous production with a new two-book compendium from luxury art book publisher Taschen. Simply titled Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, the compendium spans nearly 1,400 pages and is packed with writings from some of Hollywood's biggest directors, behind-the-scenes details on the film's production, and more. It's set to release on November 26, and preorders are available now for $50 off at Amazon.

Preorder Stanley Kubrick's The Shining 2-Volume Compendium $76 (was $125)

This massive 1,396-page, two-volume set is edited by Lee Unkrich, the Oscar-winning director of Pixar films Toy Story 3 and Coco, and co-director of Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.

The first book in the collection features written reflections on the film and its importance by author J.W. Rinzler with a foreword by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg. You'll also find insights from cast and crew members based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the cast and crew.

The second book is a photo album featuring hundreds of photographs, concept art, letters, in-depth looks at deleted scenes, and never-before-seen production documents from Kubrick's personal collection.

Both books are designed by M/M Paris to evoke the look and feel of The Shining's set design and art direction.

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining compendium originally launched in 2023 as an exclusive collector's box set limited to just 1,000 copies for $2,500--it still sold out quickly with that price. The upcoming retail version has been reformatted to fit into a slimmer (but still enormous) two-volume set with an eye-catching slipcase cover. It carries a list price of $125, but you can preorder it for only $76 at Amazon right now.

With Amazon's preorder price guarantee, you won't be charged until your order ships and you'll automatically get the lowest price the retailer offers ahead of launch. That said, this discount is already substantial for book set like this, and we wouldn't be surprised to see the price go up instead of down.

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Here's a closer look at this new version of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining compendium.

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Taschen's new compendium isn't the first book about Kubrick from the publisher. For a broader look at the filmmaker's storied career, The Stanley Kubrick Archives is essentially reading. Two hardcover versions of this incredible compendium are available. A compact, budget-friendly edition with 861 pages is discounted to $15 (was $25) at Amazon. The premium version of The Stanley Kubrick Archives is a wide coffee table-style book with 544 pages. It contains the same content, but the images and text are larger. You can buy the high-end edition of The Stanley Kubrick Archives for $58 (was $100) at Amazon.

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There are plenty of ways to spice up your base in Minecraft, but an underrated base item is the Flower Pot. If you're looking to add a personal touch to a room or the outside of your base, a Flower Pot is the perfect object for the job. To see how to craft a Flower Pot and what you can place inside of it in Minecraft, keep reading the guide below.

Making a Flower Pot in Minecraft

Fortunately for any flower connoisseurs, a Flower Pot only has a single ingredient in its crafting recipe. While this ingredient isn't the easiest to come by, you shouldn't forget the recipe anytime soon. You can find the Flower Pot recipe below:

• At a crafting table, place three Bricks, two in the middle row on the left and right and one in the bottom middle row, to make one Flower Pot.

The crafting recipe for the Flower Pot in Minecraft

As the only ingredient is a brick, you must know where bricks come from if you want to make Flower Pots in Minecraft. A brick is smelted at a furnace by placing a Clay Ball in the top box and any fuel source in the bottom box. Clay balls are acquired by breaking clay blocks, which can mostly be found in lush caves and underneath shallow water. Using a shovel or some other tool breaks the clay block into clay balls. If you break the clay block with a Silk Touch, though, it drops the entire block.

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Remedy recently announced that a coming update for Alan Wake will remove the classic David Bowie song Space Oddity from the game, replacing it with the original song Strange Moons, penned by Remedy composer Petri Alanko. However, it seems that this update will not affect Alan Wake Remastered, which came out in 2021.

Arguably one of Bowie's best-known songs, the galactic rock song that features the iconic line "ground control to Major Tom" originally played over Alan Wake's closing credits. Though we don't know what Strange Moons will sound like yet, composer Alanko said on X/Twitter that a part of the song was originally included in an Alan Wake level that was cut prior to the game's final release.

Music licenses often cause game developers to have to update or even delist their games years after release due to expiring legal contracts. Perhaps the best-known recent example is Spec Ops: The Line, which was delisted from Steam due to "several partnership licenses related to the game…expiring." While it's not clear if these are related to music licenses, it's a shame that one of the most critically acclaimed shooters of the early 2010s is no longer available for the next generations of players to enjoy. Alan Wake 2's latest DLC, Night Springs, released back in June.

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Humble just launched a new graphic novel bundle featuring 70 volumes in Mike Mignola's long-running comic book series. The full bundle gets you 36 items for $30, but one of those items contains 35 books on its own--so, yes, this is a lot of reading material for only $30. All of the books are delivered as PDF files. Lower-priced bundles with a smaller selection of books are available, too, but the full bundle offers the best value by far. Humble's Hellboy Universe bundle is available until October 10.

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If you prefer physical books, Amazon has a great deal on the Hellboy Omnibus, a deluxe box set of four Hellboy graphic novels for just $54 (down from $100).

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At long last, The Sixth Sense and Signs are finally getting the 4K Blu-ray treatment this year. Both films are being restored in HDR from their original camera negatives, and if you're looking to watch M. Night Shyamalan's breakout hit and one of his weirder flicks, you can preorder them now at Amazon ahead of their October 22 release. Both releases are currently priced at $46, but you can expect the price to drop before they arrive, and you'll be charged the lowest offered price when your preorder ships. Along with 4K discs, these releases come with standard Blu-ray and digital copies. The new editions arrive shortly before Shyamalan's latest film, Trap, releases on 4K Blu-ray.

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If you never watched it, The Sixth Sense was the film that put Shyamalan on the map. The movie was a critical and commercial success, earning more than $672 million at the global box office, and tells the story of a young boy who can see and talk to the dead. Featuring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense is still an effectively creepy piece of cinema, and even if you know the twist, it's still a polished thriller that holds up pretty well 25 years later.

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Signs is a more polarizing movie, and it starred Mel Gibson as a former Episcopal priest who had lost his faith. This film saw Shyamalan venture into sci-fi horror territory for the first time. It's a well-executed alien invasion story that keeps you on your toes with some clever scare tactics.

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Special features haven't been confirmed for either movie yet, but typically, older films like this inherit their bonus features from previous Blu-ray releases.

If this pattern holds up, you can expect to see documentaries on the production, sound design, and deleted scenes for The Sixth Sense, while Signs has a similar assortment of extra content and director's commentary from Shyamalan. Another Shyamalan film is coming to Blu-ray soon, as you can lock in a preorder for Trap ahead of its November 5 release. The film is a psychological-thriller starring Josh Hartnett as a serial killer attempting to evade a police blockade while attending a concert with his daughter.

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Cyberpunk 2077 from developer CD Projekt Red had a challenging start when it was released in December 2020--the issues were so bad that Sony removed the game from sale entirely on the PlayStation Store. But the game rebounded in a very meaningful way and went on to become a critical and a commercial success. In fact, following the 2.0 update and release of the Phantom Liberty expansion, it's one of the best comeback stories in modern times for games.

With more than 25 million units sold, it's one of the most successful video games in history. Naturally, CD Projekt Red is moving ahead with a sequel that's in development right now at one of the team's newest studios.

In this post, we're rounding up everything we know so far about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which doesn't have an official title as of yet and is in the works under the working title Project Orion.

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The Game Boy Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color

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35 years ago, Nintendo shook the games industry up with the release of its Game Boy handheld--a device that made video games more mainstream than ever thanks to its simple design and library of must-play titles. If you're looking to relive the golden age of Nintendo's iconic portable console, you should check out The Game Boy Encyclopedia, an upcoming book that explores the hundreds of games released for the handheld across its lifespan. The giant compendium launches November 30, and is available for preorder now.

The Game Boy Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color $41.85

Written by veteran video game journalist Chris Scullion, The Game Boy Encyclopedia looks at every game released in the West for both the Game Boy and its 1998 successor, the Game Boy Color, which tallies up to around 1,150 games in total. Inside the book, each game is covered with screenshots and trivia factoids, resulting in a definitive look at the system over its long and storied run. Preorders for the book are available at Amazon.

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If you're looking for some more gaming history, you can check out Scullion's other books on other influential video game consoles and their libraries. You can complement the GameBoy book with the NES, SNES, and N64 encyclopedias. The The SNES book also includes section dedicated to the Nintendo's biggest flop, the Virtual Boy, and its small 22-game library. All three books are available now, but the N64 Encyclopedia is getting a new paperback edition on November 30.

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Astro Bot is a gorgeous game, but unlike a lot of PlayStation first-party games, it doesn't seem to have a photo mode. Well, that's because it's a secret. You can use Astro Bot's photo mode once you've met its unlock requirements, and in this guide we'll walk you through how to do just that.

Astro Bot photo mode

As you explore Astro Bot's dozens of levels, you'll soon discover hidden puzzle pieces. Most levels are hiding three in total, and the Crash Site hub world is hiding 11 more around the map. Even more can sometimes be seen floating around the space map overworld. To put it simply, Astro Bot's photo mode can be unlocked once you've collected a great number of these, which will come around the midway point in the game, depending on how diligently you chase down secret puzzle pieces.

This is because puzzle pieces unlock various attractions and shops in the Crash Site. The first of them is the gacha machine, a crane game that takes your coins and trades you collectibles, costumes, and ship paint jobs.

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