For RPG fans, there’s nothing quite like the moment a new world opens up before you--when the menu fades, the music swells, and you realise you can go anywhere. Role-playing games have always offered that rare kind of escapism: the chance to step into a different life, shape your own story, and lose yourself in a universe that feels alive.

With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment captures that feeling again--the thrill of exploration, the satisfaction of choice, and the joy of seeing a world shift around your actions.

Every corner of Arcadia tells a story worth discovering.

Arcadia, the colony at the heart of The Outer Worlds 2, feels like a place built for wandering. Every outpost, settlement, and alien landscape tells its own story. The conversations you overhear, the missions you stumble into, even the way the sky shifts above you--it all makes the world feel lived-in. There’s a sense of texture to everything, like the game wants you to slow down and take it in rather than rush to the next objective.

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This year, Naughty Dog is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a studio, which had humble beginnings compared to its current status as one of Sony's most important first-party developers. Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin formed the company when they were still teenagers, and the foundation they built continues long after they left Naughty Dog. Now, Naughty Dog has shared a retrospective video for its 40th anniversary that revisits some of its greatest hits while looking ahead to the future.

Gavin and Rubin discuss the company's earliest origins, which date back to their time in school. The video doesn't focus much on the company's largely forgotten early titles, including Rings of Power and Way of the Warrior. Instead, it marks the debut of the Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter franchises as a turning point for Naughty Dog.

From there, the retrospective moves on to the company's cinematic action era that began in 2007 with Uncharted, and continues through The Last of Us Part 2 and the studio's upcoming game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. A few brief scenes from Intergalactic was shown as studio manager and head of operations Alison Mori said, "I know our studio will continue to create amazing story-driven, character-based games that touch upon the human experience."

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Earlier this year, Grow a Garden--a game created by an unknown teenage Roblox user--blew up in popularity and became one of the biggest titles of 2025 with concurrent player counts that rivaled and even exceeded Fortnite. Now, Grow a Garden is growing in Hollywood as well thanks to a new movie based on the game.

As reported by Deadline, Story Kitchen--a production company behind several video game adaptations--has signed a deal with Grow a Garden's creators to develop it as a feature film. No plot details were disclosed, possibly because there is no story to speak of in the game itself. Instead, the report states that the film will "invite audiences of all ages into a whimsical, emotional, and unexpectedly epic story about growth, friendship, and the magic that happens when you nurture something from the ground up."

"Grow a Garden is exactly the kind of imaginative, heartfelt world we love to adapt," said the co-founders of Story Kitchen, Dmitri M. Johnson and Michael Lawrence Goldberg, in a statement. "[It's] an uplifting story-world rooted in play, creativity, and community."

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Arcades may be largely a thing of the past, but some of the bigger cabinets of the '90s offered players co-op battles and head-to-head match-ups that consoles of that era couldn't match. Now, one of those games, Namco's Tokyo Wars, is finally getting its first console port after debuting in 1996.

Tokyo Wars is coming to modern consoles as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 collections. The game lets players control a tank or a team of tanks as they face off against a rival team in Tokyo's downtown district or the city's bayside dock. In the arcades, up to eight players could take part in Tokyo Wars' head-to-head battles if four two-player cabinets were linked together. The cabinets also featured an air-powered recoil that simulated the sensation of tank fire.

It's important to note that the Arcade Archives version for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch don't have as many options as the Arcade Archives 2 version on other consoles. In the former, players will get the original arcade game, a high-score mode, and a caravan mode that gives players 10-minutes to come out on top. Each of those modes will support online rankings.

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Mass Effect: The Complete Comics (800-Page Paperback)

$22.81 (was $40)

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Fans of BioWare's Mass Effect series can score a tremendous deal on the official comic book collection at Amazon. Mass Effect: The Complete Comics is discounted to only $22.81 (was $40) at Amazon. This massive, 800-page omnibus released almost exactly five years ago (November 3, 2020). There's never been a better time to buy it; Amazon's $22.81 price is the all-time low for Mass Effect: The Complete Comics.

The Mass Effect omnibus is one of the more popular comic book collections based on a video game franchise. At the time of writing, Mass Effect: The Complete Comics has a 4.8/5 star customer review average based on over 1,800 reviews.

Mass Effect: The Complete Comics (800-Page Paperback) $22.81 (was $40)

This 800-page paperback collection includes 33 comics across six different series originally published from 2010-2017. Some stories found within include Liara's mission to recover Commander Shepard’s body from the Shadow Broker before the events of Mass Effect 2; the origins of the Illusive Man; and Aria's showdown with Cerberus forces from space station Omega. There’s a wealth of content packed into its pages--here’s a closer look at what’s inside:

• Mass Effect: Redemption #1-4 (2010)
• Mass Effect: Evolution #1-4 (2011)
• Mass Effect: Invasion #1-4 (2011)
• Mass Effect: Homeworlds #1-4 (2012)
• Mass Effect: Foundation #1-13 (2013)
• Mass Effect: Discovery #1-4 (2017)

As mentioned, Amazon's current $22.81 price is the all-time low for a collection that was published nearly five years ago. Prior to this deal, the best discount we had seen dropped the price to around $26. Amazon was selling The Complete Comics for the full $40 just a few months ago.

If you’re interested in learning more about the best characters in the Mass Effect universe, now is a great time to dive in.

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Mass Effect fans can spend more time in BioWare's beloved sci-fi world in other mediums beyond comics, too. You and three friends can team up for a story-driven tabletop adventure in Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz, an officially licensed strategy board game from Modiphius Entertainment. Released late last year for $55, Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz is on sale for $38.88 at Amazon. Though designed for co-op, the strategy game is fully playable solo.

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Arc Raiders is all about making the most of every run as you amass a backpack full of loot and try to make it back to Speranza in one piece. And while the majority of what you find while scavenging topside will be useful materials and weapons, you'll also occasionally come across items that are designed to be sold for some extra cash. These items, known as trinkets, are designated by a small diamond symbol on their icons to indicate that they can be sold for profit. But they're not all created equally.

Trinkets come in four rarities: Common (White), Uncommon (Green), Rare (Blue), and Epic (Purple). While there is occasionally variation between selling prices even among trinkets of the same rarity, these identifiers help to give you an idea of whether you've stumbled upon something truly special or not, with higher-tier items typically bringing in a bigger chunk of change.

In addition to being a way to rake in more money, a few trinkets also have uses back in Speranza. Whether it's an item a trader is seeking for a quest or a material to aid in upgrading Scrappy, you'll want to be certain you don't sell something you're going to need later.

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Bitmap Bureau and Reef Entertainment's throwback side-scrolling game, Terminator 2D: No Fate, has had some trouble getting out of the gate. Earlier this year, No Fate was pushed back to a Halloween release date. Then in September, the game was delayed to late November because of tariffs, according to the publisher. Now, Terminator 2D has been pushed back again, hopefully for the last time.

In a post on Steam, Reef Entertainment set a new launch date, December 12, for both the physical and digital versions. The company adds that it has the discs in hand, but it needs extra time to put together the physical editions.

"We are sincerely sorry for the repeated delays," reads the statement. "We don't take your patience for granted, and we never want to disappoint our community. Our goal has always been to deliver the game that you deserve, and we're almost there. Thank you again for standing by us. We're incredibly grateful, and we can't wait for you to finally experience Terminator 2D: No Fate soon."

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Disney+ Star Wars and Marvel Collector's Editions

Original series on 4K UHD with steelbooks and art cards.

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It's been nearly two years since Disney surprised Star Wars and Marvel fans by bringing The Mandalorian, Loki, and other marquee original series to 4K Blu-ray. The vast majority of Disney+ content remains exclusive to the streaming platform, but all three seasons of The Mandalorian, both seasons of Loki, the complete story arcs of WandaVision and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and more have physical Collector's Editions with steelbook cases, three art cards, and on-disc bonus features.

The main downside to the Disney+ Star Wars and Marvel lineup cost. The 4K UHD Collector's Editions sell for as high $86, and the standard Blu-ray versions max out at $76. But if you're interested in starting or adding to your collection, Amazon has limited-time deals on a handful of Star Wars and Marvel Steelbook Editions. A trio of Star Wars Collector's Editions have bonus coupons, too: The Mandalorian Season 2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor Season 1.

Three waves of Steelbook Editions have released over the past two years. Each wave includes four 4K Steelbooks, two from each franchise. Standard Blu-ray Steelbooks launched alongside the 4K versions during the first two waves, but Disney only printed 4K UHD editions of the third set last December. We rounded up all 12 Disney+ 4K Blu-ray Collector's Editions and the eight Blu-ray Collector's Editions below.

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The cooking game Overcooked is getting adapted into a competition reality series for Netflix, according to a new report. The production company A24 has bought the rights to the game and is working with Netflix on an unscripted show, Deadline reported.

The show is said to be similar to other Netflix competition series such as Nailed It and Floor Is Lava. "Overcooked aims to serve up high-stakes kitchen challenges and the signature chaos that made the video game a hit with fans," the report said.

The series is said to be in the "early stages" of development, with multiple developers from Ghost Town Games signed on to be executive producers.

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Batman: Revolution (Hardcover)

$26.40 (was $30)

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Batman: Resurrection (Hardcover)

$16 (was $30)

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Fans of Batman '89 can return to Tim Burton's version of Gotham City by picking up the recently released novel Batman: Revolution. Published late last month, Batman: Revolution is a 544-page sequel to last year's well-reviewed novel Batman: Resurrection. Both novels were written by John Jackson Miller and take place between Batman '89 and Batman Returns.

The hardcover edition of Revolution is available for $26.40 (was $30) at Amazon. If you haven't read Resurrection, you can grab the hardcover edition for only $16 (was $30). If you like audiobooks, prolific voice actor Will Damron did a superb job narrating both Batman audiobooks. Plus, if you're new to Audible, you'll get your first three months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99/month. Since you get an Audible credit to spend on any book each month, you can get Batman: Resurrection for one buck this month and then Batman: Revolution for one buck in December.

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You spend a lot of time in Arc Raiders seeking out a variety of items topside to help Speranza thrive down below. One quest called Root of the Matter tasks you with visiting the Research Building to find a seed vault. If you've arrived in the building and want to know where to find the seed vault, we'll cover the bases for you in this guide.

Note that you won't need to extract to complete this quest. Because of this--and given how dangerous the Research Building and surrounding areas can be to explore--we'd recommend bringing a free loadout unless you're feeling particularly confident in your survival skills.

When you're ready to find the seed vault and wrap up Root of the Matter, follow the steps below.

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Arc Raiders has a multi-quest storyline based around contaminated water, and it all starts with the Water Troubles quest. This quest sends you to the Dam Battlegrounds to collect a water sample--but if you don't know where to do so, it can be a bit confusing to figure out. We'll reduce the frustration for you a bit by explaining how to get the water sample.

You won't need to extract to complete this quest, so feel free to jump in with a free loadout if you prefer. This will ensure that you won't lose anything important if you happen to run into trouble while exploring the Dam Battlegrounds.

When you're ready to set off, here's how to complete Water Troubles.

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As part of Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, the company said it is open to spending some of its cash reserves on a variety of business functions, including buying game developers.

Nintendo said it wants to spend money to invest in strengthening its game development pipeline, and this includes acquiring companies to make them subsidiaries. Nintendo historically does not buy many companies, but it's something the company would consider under the right conditions.

Nintendo did not name any specific acquisition targets. Some of the companies that Nintendo has acquired in the past 10 years have included Shiver, Dynamo Pictures, SRD, and Next Level Games.

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Arc Raiders provides a lot of opportunities to search its large maps for well-hidden items, often testing your ability to read into vague hints about locations. It can be a lot of fun to track things down on your own, but it can also prove challenging at times. If you're struggling to find Major Aiva's Patch for the Echoes of Victory Ridge quest, we'll help you along with things.

Note that you need to extract from the topside with Major Aiva's Patch once you obtain it. With this in mind, it's a good idea to bring along an augment with a safe pocket so that you can ensure you don't lose your quest item even if you fall in battle.

When you're ready to get started, read on for where to find Major Aiva's Patch in Arc Raiders.

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CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop Bundle

$600 (was $780)

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iBUYPOWER Element SE Gaming Desktop PC Bundle

$780 (was $1,040)

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If you've been wanting to dip your toes into the world of PC gaming but aren't sure where to start, you may want to check out Best Buy's early Black Friday sale. Several pre-built gaming PC bundles are discounted at Best Buy's online store ahead of the big shopping event, including an AMD-powered CyberPowerPC bundle with a Ryzen 5 5500 CPU and Radeon RX 6500XT that's just $600 (was $780), and an iBUYPOWER configuration running an Intel Core i5 CPU and Nvidia RTX 5060 that's on sale $780 (was $1,040). Both models also come bundled with a wired keyboard and a wired gaming mouse. If you're intimidated by the task of assembling a custom gaming PC, these prebuilt options aren't a bad place to start, and we've detailed each one below.

CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop Bundle $600 (was $780)

If you're looking for an entry-level PC running AMD components, then this CyberPowerPC bundle is a solid option. It's powerful enough to run modern games at 1080p, and could even eke out 1440p or 4K performance if you run games at lower settings. The case measures in at 20.67 inches high, 8.98 inches wide, and 17.80 inches deep, and sports easy-to-access USB-C, USB-A, and audio ports. The open-view design on three sides of the case offers a nice view of the tower's RGB-lit interior. Here's the full hardware rundown.

Specs:

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor
• AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
• 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz RAM
• 1TB Gen4 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• GMA5600BSTV4 Case
• Elite M2 Black Wired 4-Button Mouse with RGB
• NOHI 2 Black Wired 104-Key Keyboard with RGB

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The iBUYPOWER bundle offers a similar power and physical footprint to the AMD-powered model above, although this one features Intel and Nvidia components, including a 6-core Intel Core i5-14400F CPU and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 GPU.

The size of the case is standard, similar to the one above, standing at 17.3 inches tall, is 8.3 inches wide, and 19.4 inches deep. This one offers a sleeker form factor, with sharp corners and a transparent glass top. Here's what you'll get:

Specs:

• Intel Core i5-14400F 6-Core CPU
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GPU
• 16GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM
• 1TB NVMe SSD
• Standard Wired Keyboard with RGB
• Standard Wired Gaming Mouse with RGB

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These are both solid options for starting with prebuilt gaming PCs, but they're not the only products Best Buy has available with Black Friday discounts. You'll of course need a monitor to go with your new gaming PC, and the Alienware 31.6in. QD-OLED curved 4K UHD monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate is on sale for $1,000, taking $200 off the original price. For something a bit more affordable, the Alienware 32in. QHD curved monitor with a 180Hz refresh rate is going for $260 (was $320).

The tech retailer is also offering a few more high-end prebuilt gaming PC's on sale. The Acer Nitro 60 gaming desktop is currently going for $1,400 (was $1,900), and includes an Intel Core i7-14700F processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. This one is notably not a bundle, so you won't get a keyboard or mouse along with it. Then there's another iBUYPOWER Slate Gaming PC bundle that does include a mouse and keyboard going for $1,650 (was $1,900). It's much more powerful than the one highlighted above, sporting an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and AMD Radeon RX 9070XT graphics card.

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Peak's newest biome is finally here. A flurry of new badges is also available, greatly expanding the number of cosmetics you can use to decorate your scout. The Roots update adds 11 new badges to the hiking hit.

The badges include climbing through the new biome, eating new types of consumables, and using new items to help save your friends’ fragile lives. The list of new accolade challenges includes:

• Climb past the Roots
• Climb past the Roots without ever having more than 25% spores
• Escape a spider's web and survive
• Cure yourself from a zombie bite
• Try all 5 types of Shroomberry in a single expedition
• Pull an unconscious friend 30m with the Rescue Claw
• Block 100 total damage with the Fortified Milk
• Eat 3 hot dogs in 5 seconds or less
• Resurrect friend using unholy means
• Bounce up to 40m off a mushroom
• Cook and eat a Mandrake

As you can see, the new update brings plenty more to do while climbing. Achievement hunters who previously collected all badges will now have even more challenges with the Roots update.

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In 2010, Visceral Games and Electronic Arts unleashed Dante's Inferno, an action-adventure game that was their answer to God of War. The story was very loosely inspired by Dante Alighieri's classic text, The Divine Comedy, as Dante sought to retrieve the soul of his wife, Beatrice, from Hell while facing Lucifer and the forces of evil. Now, 15 years after the game's release, new details have emerged about the canceled sequel, Dante's Inferno 2: Purgatorio.

IGN has an extensive report about Purgatorio, which includes a comprehensive breakdown of the story. The follow-up was envisioned as the inverse of the first game, as Dante was meant to scale Mount Purgatory to reunite with Beatrice and reach the Garden of Eden on top. However, each layer of the mountain represented one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and Dante had to both purge himself of those sins and defeat the embodiment of each one.

Dante also would have found himself in the middle of a war between Heaven and Hell, which he inadvertently set off by allowing Lucifer to escape Hell and invade Purgatory. St. Lucia--Dante's guardian angel from the first game's DLC--and the poet Virgil would have returned to guide Dante on his journey. To reach his goal, Dante would have to defeat some lethal archangels who considered him to be their enemy.

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As part of Nintendo's latest earnings report, the company disclosed plans for the original Switch now that the Switch 2 is in the market and putting up big sales numbers. The original Switch will continue to be sold, Nintendo confirmed, but the company will focus on the Switch 2 going ahead.

"While our business focus will shift to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch has maintained a steady sales pace even after the June launch of its successor. While taking consumer demand and the business environment into consideration, we will continue sales of Nintendo Switch hardware," Nintendo said.

In total, Nintendo has sold 154.01 million Switch consoles worldwide through September 30, and that's just 10,000 units short of passing the DS to become Nintendo's best-selling platform of all time.

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Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz: The Board Game

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Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz, the well-reviewed board game based on BioWare's beloved sci-fi RPG, is on sale for $38.88 (was $55) at Amazon. Priority Hagalaz has received few discounts since launching last fall. The current deal is very close to the all-time lowest price from Prime Day in July ($37.49). The officially licensed strategy game was designed for cooperative play and sticks with the franchise's identity by being a narrative-focused experience.

Mass Effect fans can also save nearly 50% on the 800-page Complete Comics omnibus.

Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz: The Board Game $38.88 (was $55)

Created by Modiphius Entertainment in collaboration with BioWare and EA, Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz is a strategy board game designed for 1-4 players. Players control iconic Mass Effect characters like Commander Shepard, Liara, Wrex, Tali, and Garrus on a mission to infiltrate a Cerberus cruiser on the planet Hagalaz, while fighting off enemy soldiers and attempting to complete objectives before a deadly storm bombards the ship.

Just like the video games, Priority Hagalaz mixes tactical squad-based combat with branching narrative choices and multiple possible endings. The box comes with everything you need to play, including the rulebook, plastic minis of each playable squad member, character sheets, cards, tokens, dice, and more.

Priority Hagalaz is recommended for players ages 14 and up. A typical match lasts anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.

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If you're looking for more ways to pass the time before Mass Effect 4, you might also want to check out this deal the Mass Effect: The Complete Comics. The 800-page paperback omnibus collects every issue of the Mass Effect comic book run into a single volume, and you can grab it for just $22.81 (was $40) at Amazon.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 releases on November 14, and Treyarch has released more information about the multiplayer content players can expect at launch. This includes the full list of multiplayer maps, game modes, and operators available in Black Ops 7 before the launch of Season 1.

For maps, Black Ops 7 launches with 18 multiplayer maps. This list consists of 16 core 6v6 maps, while the additional two are large-scale 20v20 maps designed for Black Ops 7's new Skirmish mode. Most of the maps are brand new, but the game does include a few popular remasters from Black Ops 2. The full list of launch maps can be seen below.

Black Ops 7 launch maps:

• Blackheart
• Cortex
• Exposure
• Imprint
• The Forge
• Toshin
• Colossus
• Den
• Flagship
• Homestead
• Paranoia
• Retrieval
• Scar
• Express (Returning from Black Ops 2)
• Hijacked (Returning from Black Ops 2)
• Raid (Returning from Black Ops 2)
• Mission: Edge (Skirmish)
• Mission: Tide (Skirmish)

Additionally, Nuketown 2025 arrives as a pre-season map. This is a variant of Treyarch's iconic Nuketown map, which is reimagined with the aesthetics of a near-future design. Nuketown 2025 is not available at launch, but it will arrive before the start of Black Ops 7's first season of content.

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