Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out now on PC and Xbox, but could MachineGames come back for a sequel or a different Indiana Jones game in the future? It's too soon to say, but Lucasfilm Games executive Douglas Reilly told Variety the team is "always looking for great stories." He stopped short of saying if MachineGames or another studio could make a new Indiana Jones game, however.

"Right now, we're focused on getting this one to the public and getting to the DLC and making this as successful as we can," Reilly said of the game and its upcoming The Order of Giants expansion. "I think we're always looking for great stories. And the good news is, there's a lot of space in between the films where we could tell more and more Indiana Jones stories that I think would be super interesting."

The Great Circle is a single-player adventure game that takes place between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, in the year 1937. Players take on the iconic role of Indiana Jones as they try to stop evil forces from obtaining a power known as The Great Circle.

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The festive season is here, and as is tradition, people have dusted off their ugliest sweaters to help celebrate this jolly time of the year. Over at Microsoft, employees are getting into the swing of things with an ugly sweater that celebrates one of the ugliest moments of Xbox history: the infamous red ring of death that plagued the Xbox 360 early in its console lifecycle.

In addition to a power button that can display both the green and the crimson symbols, the sweater also has an interesting arrangement of green and yellow stripes. As spotted by The Verge, it's only currently available to Microsoft employees through the company's store, and stock has already sold out.

Microsoft has created an Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death ugly sweater. The sweater went on sale at Microsoft's company store earlier today and it's proving to be a popular item with employees. Details: https://t.co/deozPso8JU pic.twitter.com/IdZZLzrzPZ

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) December 11, 2024

Anyone who owned an Xbox 360 early on likely experienced a red ring of death hardware failure, as this was a widespread issue that turned the console into a paperweight. This was a major problem for Microsoft at the time, and in the 2021 web series Power On, the company explained how it happened.

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Richter Belmont has his hands full in the upcoming second season of Castlevania: Nocturne. The heir to the Belmont clan has a handful of allies, but they're badly outnumbered and on the run following the Season 1 finale. However, the arrival of Dracula's half-human son, Alucard, may turn the advantage back in Belmont's favor in the new trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2.

Battlestar Galactica's James Callis is reprising his role as Alucard from Netflix's previous Castlevania animated series, and it's been 300 years since he had to team up with a member of the Belmont family. Alucard's return also comes at a low point for Richter and his closest friend, Maria Renard. The self-declared vampire messiah, Erzsebet Bathory, has turned Maria's mother, Tera, into one of her undead followers, and it seems like Tera is embracing her new role as a vampire by placing her magical powers in the service of evil.

The trailer also brings back as Richter's grandfather, Juste Belmont, and pits him in battle against Tera. But even if Richter, Maria, and the rest of their small group can find it within themselves to put down their former ally, Bathory is still edging closer to unleashing Hell on Earth. Alucard is a powerful ally, but his abilities may pale compared to what Bathory can do.

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8BitDo Ultimate 2C Bluetooth Controller for Switch

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8BitDo is expanding its lineup of Nintendo Switch controllers with a second-generation model of its budget Ultimate C Bluetooth Controller. The 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Bluetooth Controller, just like the PC version that launched earlier this year, adds Hall Effect sticks to what was already an extremely solid bargain gamepad. The Ultimate 2C Bluetooth Controller for Nintendo Switch is available now for $30 in light blue and pink colors.

The original Ultimate C Switch Controller was has been our favorite $30 or less option since it launched. If you bought a Nintendo Switch as a gift and are still in need of some extra controllers for multiplayer, 8BitDo's Ultimate 2C Bluetooth Controller should be on your radar.

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Cris Tales developer We Are Dreams has released a gameplay trailer for its next game, Prisma. The game's art direction is heavily inspired by Persona 5 but has plenty of mechanics to help make it stand out.

Prisma follows a photojournalist named Alma who finds a magical camera that transfers her to another world called Domacon, filled with other Almas from the multiverse. Friend, foe, or NPC, each Alma has a Prism Shard that grants them magical abilities in battle, and rival Almas will try to steal them.

The game's turn-based combat is inspired by Persona 5 as well, but has some key differences. Players are able to use Alma's camera filters to distort reality and apply buffs to the entire party of alternate Almas, such as using a fisheye lens to bypass enemy shields or a shattered lens to turn a single-target attack into a multi-target one.

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Destiny 2 players recently discovered an exploit that allowed them to purchase the game's Dawning Event Card Upgrade--which normally retails for $10 USD--for the low, low price of… free. Surprisingly, Bungie's letting them keep it.

Players quickly noticed the upgrade was appearing in Destiny 2's in-game shop for free, with some even making videos and posts to spread the word about the free loot. Bungie quickly responded by disabling the upgrade, which had the unfortunate side-effect of also putting all Dawning 2024 Event Card Triumphs and related progression on hold.

Due to disabling the Dawning Event Card, all Event Card Triumphs and progression are on hold until the main issue is resolved.
We'll provide updates once we have more information.

— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) December 10, 2024

Naturally, some players grew frustrated that their Dawning progress had been halted, while others were more upset about the fact that their ill-begotten gains might not be sticking around. After all, Bungie had said that once the issue was resolved, "players will need to re-acquire the Dawning Event Card Upgrade for 1,000 Silver."

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Remember Xenogears? A turn-based RPG from the height of Squaresoft's dominance in the 1990s, it combined sci-fi and fantasy elements and a whole lot of mental illness troubles with giant mechs wailing on each other. It was pretty cool, and now you can bring a little part of that into your life with Square Enix's model kit of the Siebzehn, one of the titular "Gears" of Xenogears. Amazon has the Xenogears Siebzehn model kit on sale for only $97.16 (was $150). Though the MSRP for this model kit is $150, it was selling for around $170 on Amazon earlier this year.

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This is one of Square Enix's Structure Arts Plus plastic model kits, which you'll need to assemble and paint. It includes 206 pieces and stands at 7.5 inches tall, according to Square's website. It also comes with two sets of alternate hands and a display stand so you can make your Siebzehn look battle-ready.

It ships directly from Amazon and arrives before Christmas, but we expect this to sell out pretty fast, as it's unlikely Amazon has very many units on hand.

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There are several ways for your characters to receive new abilities and buffs in Path of Exile 2. The most common and straightforward way of doing so is to use Uncut Skill Gems, which give your character new skills and upgrade existing ones. You can also use the Passive Ability skill tree as well as Uncut Support Gems to further buff your skills. However, one buff that flies under the radar comes from Uncut Spirit Gems, which have their system from the basic Skill and Support Gems.

To see how to get Uncut Spirit Gems and how the Spirit mechanic works in Path of Exile 2, take a look at the guide below.

How Spirit works in Path of Exile 2

While you might want to earn more Uncut Spirit Gems, it's important to know what you're actually doing with them. Spirit Gems can be socketed into different Spirit skills, which buff your character in various ways. These work similarly to Skill Gems and are placed alongside them, but you can't use the Spirit Gems whenever you want.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows will bring players to feudal Japan when the game arrives early next year. As you might expect, swords and knives will be a big part of the arsenal for Shadows' two main characters, Naoe and Yasuke. However, neither character will be solely reliant on their primary weapons to dish out death.

Ubisoft has shared a lengthy overview of combat in Assassin's Creed Shadows, which also reveals the tools that the lead characters will use in battle. According to Ubisoft, players' choice of weapons and characters "dramatically alters combat" in this game. The first character, Naoe, is a shinobi/ninja, and she'll have a katana, a ball-and-chain weapon known as a kusarigama, and a tanto dagger that allows her to make quick strikes and double assassinations.

The samurai Yasuke has a larger arsenal to work with, including a long katana, a naginata [a staff with a blade attached to the end], a kanabo (a spiked war club), a yumi bow, and a teppo flint rifle. Unlike Naoe, Yasuke can also switch between weapons mid-combo for some devastating attacks.

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Last year, beer company Heineken introduced the Gaming Fridge, a PC with a fridge installed, but now it wants to put the power to get a Heineken 0.0--its non-alcoholic beer--into players' hands with its Cool Down Controller. Heineken 0.0 launched the controller at CCXP24, a Comic-Con event in Brazil, where fans could see the device in action.

Designed and conceptualized by creative agency LePub Sao Paulo and Milan in partnership with Heineken 0.0, the control is said to know when to "refresh" players during high-pressure moments via advanced sensors that monitors both button pressure and movement intensity. When things become too heated, the controller's light shifts from green to red, triggering a special delivery service that automatically sends a Heineken 0.0 to everyone on the player's team.

A closer look at the Cool Down Controller.

"We considered every detail to address a common challenge faced by players: the pressure that can occasionally affect the enjoyment of the entire team," explained Felipe Cury, CCO at LePub Sao Paulo in a press release. "Our goal was to offer a fun and sociable solution that lightens the mood, bringing the excitement back to the forefront and giving everyone a reason to pause, reconnect, and dive back into the game together."

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The Agents of Sabotage update has gone live in Grand Theft Auto Online, giving players some new content to explore before the new year arrives. The update is centered around the Darnell Bros Garment Factory, which you can now buy and establish as your own personal headquarters. From here, you can work with a former FIB agent to take on jobs and make some serious cash. However, GTA Online doesn't do the best job of explaining how to get started with the Agents of Sabotage update.

Starting Agents of Sabotage in GTA Online

You can initially begin the update by accepting a call from Pavel, a new Russian friend who calls you moments after you enter GTA Online once the new update is installed. Pavel mentions an investment opportunity regarding the Darnell Bros Garment Factory and then hangs up.

After Pavel hangs up, you can bring up your phone and navigate to the MazeBank Foreclosures site. Here, you need to purchase the Darnell Bros Garment Factory for $2.35 million. You won't be able to take part in most of the update's content until you buy this property, so if you don't have the funds, you'll have to start saving.

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PlayStation has revealed the PlayStation 2024 Wrap-Up, a tool that provides a summary of your year on PS4 and PS5. This year, the Wrap-Up features a retro aesthetic to celebrate PlayStation's 30th anniversary.

PlayStation 2024 Wrap-Up will continue to update and track your profile through the end of December, until it goes away on January 10. The Wrap-Up will show your various stats such as most games played, monthly gaming stats, habits, and more.

It'll also show you what year your profile was made, as well as other historical statistics. These include the total number of games you've played since the creation of your PSN account and the number of trophies you've earned.

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A new update has arrived to both Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 And Warzone. The December 10 patch notes include major weapon changes across all modes, making adjustments to weapon motion and idle sway, as well as buffing headshot damage for several guns in Black Ops 6.

According to the patch notes, the update makes adjustments to the weapon motion and idle sway for all Black Ops 6 weapons. This includes reductions to visual recoil, turn sway, and idle sway, as well as less weapon bob from motion.

We've made reductions to weapon motion across the board today to improve the combat experience.
These reductions range from 30% to 75%, depending on weapon and class. This means you'll notice far more stability while turning, moving, changing stances, and firing, especially… pic.twitter.com/S4iYrDVnUu

— Treyarch (@Treyarch) December 10, 2024

Treyarch further addresses the changes by saying, "We have taken a comprehensive pass on weapon motion and applied reductions across the board to improve the combat experience. Depending on the class and weapon, our targets for these reductions range from 30% to 75%."

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Outriders and Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly has announced that it has let go 120 employees, as well as scaled down some of its self-publishing projects.

In a statement on Twitter, People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski said, "Today, we made a very difficult decision to reduce our self-publishing strategy by suspending Project Victoria, scaling down our team Project Bifrost, and restructuring some of our supporting teams at People Can Fly."

He blames the external pressures of the video game industry and that the layoffs were necessary as those pressures persisted beyond the studio's forecast. As a result, the studio is now doubling down on new work-for-hire engagements and focusing on development of a single independent game.

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The Sorceress is one of the six classes available to players in the early access build of Path of Exile 2. While it may not be the strongest class, you can turn the Sorceress into a boss-killing machine with the right skills and playstyle. Below, we've put together all the recommended Skill and Support Gems, Passives, and Ascendancy you should use with the Sorceress, as well as a brief overview of the class.

Sorceress Overview in Path of Exile 2

As a Sorceress, you can wield a few different weapons that give you access to a variety of different spells. These spells can be slotted into your binds without having to spend an Uncut Skill Gem on them. Sorceresses can use wands, staffs, and sceptres. Wands and staffs usually give you an elemental spell to use, while the sceptres often grant you the ability to utilize minions on the battlefield. Your choice of staff is actually quite important, as the associated spell with your gear plays a part in the build you make.

Sorceresses have access to three types of elemental damage: frost, lightning, and fire. You can still use minions and elemental damage spells at the same time, but you'll usually want to synergize your main weapon's spell with your other Skill Gems. However, there are some Spirit Gems for the Sorceress that utilize forms of minions as well, such as Raging Spirits. This Spirit Gem sends out three fire skulls that deal damage to enemies for you.

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BioWare has released a free timed trial for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, allowing anyone with an EA Play subscription to check out the game for a limited time at no extra cost. EA Play is included with Game Pass Ultimate, so subscribers to that service get this, too.

The timed trial lets you play the full game, but only for a period of five hours. Time spent in the in-game character creator counts toward the five hours, but you can use the standalone character creator tool to create a hero outside of the game and then import them from the same device/console.

EA Play by itself costs $6/month or $40/year. EA Play Pro, meanwhile, costs $17/month or $120/year. EA Play Pro members get all manner of extras for The Veilguard, including cosmetics and armor sets.

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This year marks the 10th anniversary of Assassin's Creed Unity, the eighth game in Ubisoft's long-running franchise. The game was set in Paris during the French Revolution in the late 18th century, and it included a meticulous recreation of the city, including the famous Notre Dame cathedral. However, Ubisoft admitted to taking some liberties with Notre Dame's appearance in a recent video timed to coincide with the reopening of the cathedral five years after it was devastated by a fire.

As related in the video above, the decision was made to include Notre Dame's iconic spire even though it wasn't added to the cathedral until 1859, roughly seven decades after the events of Assassin's Creed Unity. Ubisoft kept the spire in the game because it's so ingrained with the image of Notre Dame for modern viewers. The cathedral itself dates back to the 12th century, and it took 182 years to complete construction.

After the 2019 fire damaged large sections of Notre Dame, it took the better part of half a decade to restore it. However, some of Notre Dame's repairs are still ongoing regardless of the reopening.

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The Penguin: Season One 4K Blu-ray

$47 | Preorder, releases March 18, 2025

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One of the biggest surprises in 2022's The Batman was Colin Farrell's performance as Oswald Cobb--the infamous gangster also known as the Penguin. Farrel's scene-stealing role led to a limited series on HBO Max, which recently concluded its first season and is now headed to 4K Blu-ray on March 18, 2025. Preorders are now open at Amazon, and fans can snag a copy for $47.

The Penguin: Season One 4K Blu-ray $47 | Preorder, releases March 18, 2025

The Penguin: Season One will include all eight episodes of the HBO mini-series on 4K Blu-ray. No details about special features or other bonus content have been announced. Like other Amazon preorders, securing your copy now means you'll get Amazon's preorder price guarantee, so you'll only pay the lowest price for the preorder, and you will not be charged until your order ships.

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Once again starring Farrell--under a lot of make-up--as the titular crime boss, The Penguin takes place in the aftermath of Matt Reeve's 2022 film, The Batman. While you won't see the Dark Knight in the show, Farrell's performance as The Penguin is more than enough to carry the series, which follows the villain's attempts to seize control of Gotham's criminal underworld while facing some stiff competition along the way. The show received positive reviews across its eight-episode run, with critics praising it as a slick Batman spin-off.

If you haven't seen The Batman, you'll want to watch the film before starting The Penguin since it introduces this new version of the villain and sets up the events covered in the TV show. Luckily, you can get The Batman on 4K Blu-ray for just $15 at Amazon (was $34). A standard Blu-ray edition is also available for $14 (was $20). Both versions include plenty of bonus content, including a look at Farrell's transformation into the Penguin. If you want an even deeper look behind the scenes of the movie, you can also pick up the official art book, The Art of The Batman, for $22.50 (was $45). And if you're curious to learn more about The Penguin's comic book incarnations, be sure to check out our guide for the best Penguin graphic novels to read before (or after) watching The Penguin HBO series.

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Monument Valley 3, the third entry in the indie puzzle game series, is out today, exclusively on Netflix Games.

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, developer Ustwo spoke about its history with mobile platforms and how introducing live-service elements to Monument Valley 3 was a natural transition. Usetwo is planning to release new content for Monument Valley 3 with every real-life season, along with new activities and puzzles on a regular basis. Previous games in the series had DLC.

"But for Monument Valley, [we've] always done downloadable content. It's just less rhythmic, less predictable, when they come out," explained director Jennifer Estaris. "And so for me, it was about. How do we make that a healthy habit for players, where they can know that something is coming and they get excited about it? But also tied to the themes of the game about caring for the world, not just being a one-and-done experience."

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Several first-party PlayStation games have found their way to PC over the past few years, and now’s your chance to pick them up for cheap. A handful of PlayStation Studios PC games are discounted at Amazon ahead of the holidays, all of which are offered as digital Steam keys--making this a great time to pile a few more games into your ever-growing Steam library. The only caveat? Most of these deals are exclusive to Amazon Prime members. Consider signing up to cash in on the deals, however, as you’ll also gain access to free shipping, the impressive Prime Video catalog, monthly free games via Prime gaming, and tons of other benefits.

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The best deals in the bunch include Sackboy: A Big Adventure for $12.59 (was $60), Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for $27 (was $60), and God of War (2018) for just $20 (was $50). If you pick up God of War (or have already played it on PS4 or PS5), the Steam version of the sequel God of War: Ragnarok is also available on Amazon, and while it's not on sale, it's worth adding to your shopping cart if you want to continue Kratos and Atreus’ journey.

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