Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection

$28.50 (was $40)

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We're always looking for an excuse to play with our Nintendo Switches, whether it's the newly released Switch 2 or the original handheld console. Luckily, Prime Big Deal Days is giving us plenty of those excuses, because they've got a solid collection of Nintendo Switch titles on sale right now. Included in the bunch is the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection, which comes with seven games for just $28.50 (was $40). Check that deal out as well as more Nintendo Switch game discounts from Prime Big Deal Days below.

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta added new playlists recently that only factor in skill "minimally," and that's something hardcore fans have wanted for some time. The feedback around these non-SBMM playlists has been pretty positive, and now Activision has said its development teams are "inspired" by the feedback from these tests, and the feedback around the beta so far in general.

The non-SBMM playlists in Black Ops 7 are referred to as "open" playlists. Activision said it will have "some updates to share with everyone in the coming days" about their future in COD going forward.

Many are hoping to see these "open" playlists stick around for launch, and in fact, one report said that is indeed the plan. However, Activision has yet to make any official announcements.

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Prime Big Deal Days: Best Board and Card Game Discounts

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Though it ends tonight, it's not too late to check out Prime Big Deal Days. All sorts of items are on sale--including a long list of board and card games. These run the gamut from family classics like Clue and Connect 4 to video game spin-offs like Bloodborne: The Board Game and Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City. Many of them are listed for their lowest prices of 2025, but keep in mind that these prices are likely to rise when Big Deal Days comes to a close this evening.

Prime Big Deal Days: Best Board and Card Game Discounts

There are literally hundreds of board and card games on sale for Prime Big Deal Days. To make it easier to sift through all the deals, we've put together a few lists of our favorites. This includes Star Wars, Marvel, The Lord of the Rings, video game spin-offs, and family classics. We've also rounded up a few miscellaneous deals that didn't fit nicely into other categories but are definitely worth a look. In short, Amazon's latest shopping event is quite impressive when it comes to board and card games--check it out if you want to add a new adventure to your regularly scheduled game night.

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Available for its lowest price of the year, Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a great choice at just $85 (was $120). It comes with 34 miniatures and lets you and a few friends engage in narrative-driven missions or partake in head-to-head skirmishes. Star Wars: Villainous is an option with a simpler ruleset, and its asymmetrical rulebook makes it a fun, highly replayable choice for families.

• Star Wars: Imperial Assault -- $85 ($120)
• Star Wars: Outer Rim -- $57 ($85)
• Star Wars: Rebellion -- $93.49 ($120)
• Star Wars: Shatterpoint -- $124.49 ($165)
• Star Wars: Unlimited TCG - Shadows of the Galaxy Starter Set -- $14 ($35)
• Star Wars: Unlimited TCG - Twilight of the Republic Starter Set -- $26.49 ($35)
• Star Wars: Villainous -- $24.49 ($35)

See all at Amazon MarvelTrivial Pursuit: The Infinity Saga and Marvel Champions

The Marvel Champions: The Card Game (Core Set) is seeing a bit of a price cut for Big Deal Days, as is Crisis Protocol. The latter isn't technically a Big Deal Days discount, but a few of its Character Packs are quite cheap--including Immortal Hulk and Emma Frost & Psylocke. There's also a cool version of Trivial Pursuit on sale that tests your knowledge of the MCU with 1,800 questions.

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Microsoft has announced a new perk for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Starting October 15, Game Pass members can get a new DLC bundle for Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops 6, and it adds a bunch of content for the Call of Duty games.

Here is a rundown of what's available:

• 2 operator skins
• 3 weapon blueprints
• 1 weapon charm
• Finishing Move and 2 Loading Screens
• Spray and Large Decal
• 2XP Token (1 hour) and 2WXP token (1 hour)

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One of the big anime hits of the early 2000s was Yu-Gi-Oh, and decades later, this franchise still has a devoted fanbase. As Amazon Big Deal Days starts to wind down, there's still time to save some cash on several of the steelbook editions of the Yu-Gi-Oh movies on Blu-ray. Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie is available for $15.38 (was $30), while Yu-Gi-Oh: Bonds Beyond Time is on sale for $17.54 when you activate the coupon for it.

Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie - Pyramid of Light $15.38 (was $30)

Released in 2004, Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie - Pyramid of Light is set between the third and fourth seasons of the show. Yugi Muto and the spirit of Pharaoh Atem once again face off against their rival Seto Kaiba in a Duel Monsters tournament, but unbeknownst to them, this match is all part of a plan put into motion 5,000 years ago by the Egyptian lord of the dead, Anubis.

This version of the film is a barebones presentation, as it only has the English audio track on the disc, but the steelbook cover does feature a nice design based on the original promotional art and movie poster.

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Yu-Gi-Oh: Bonds Beyond Time was the second feature film in the franchise, and it hit cinemas in 2010. By this time, the original Yu-Gi-Oh series was long over and was followed by two successor series, Yu-Gi-Oh: GX and Yu-Gi-Oh: 5D's.

The film was designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise, and it teamed Yugi Moto up with the protagonists of the follow-up series--Yusei Fudo and Jaden Yuki--as they faced off against Paradox in a game of Duel Monsters that would decide the fate of the world.

The Bonds Beyond Time steelbook also features artwork based on the theatrical release materials, and for extras, it includes a flashback featurette alongside the English, Japanese, and Spanish dubs of the movie.

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For more savings on Japanese animation, you can check out our roundup of all the anime Blu-rays on sale right now at Amazon. We're seeing some great deals, as classic shows like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya and FLCL have been discounted alongside modern series like Demon Slayer, Mob Psycho 100, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. You can even get Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning for just $11.49 right now, a massive 57% discount.

There are even a few anime available as part of Amazon's B2G1 deal, and we've listed several Pokemon series below. If you add all three to your basket, you'll get the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl movie bundle for free.

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Akira Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$13.49 (was $35)

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A collectible edition of one of the best anime of all time is on sale for super cheap at Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days. Akira's Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Blu-ray is only $13.49 (was $35), which is by far the lowest price offered since the collectible version of the classic film launched in March. If you truly couldn't care less about steelbook cases, the standard edition 4K Blu-ray is on sale for $11.77 (was $30).

These Akira deals are two of the best anime offers in Amazon's sale, but there are plenty of other notable deals, including more 4K and 1080p Blu-rays with steelbook cases. Here's a quick look at some of our favorite cheap anime deals. We've marked the ones that are eligible for Amazon's Buy Two, Get One Free Blu-ray promotion. You can find a longer list at the bottom of this story.

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Near the end of September, EA disclosed a $55 billion deal to take the third-party video game publisher private under a new ownership group including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and the private equity firm Silver Lake. It's also the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) of all time, and it will require EA to settle $20 billion in debt. According to several prominent analysts, the fastest way for EA to reach that number is by shedding studios and selling some of them off.

According to a report by Polygon, multiple analysts believe that BioWare is a prime candidate to be sold because of the studio's struggles over the last decade. BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard fell far below EA's expectations, and the studio was hit by numerous layoffs in the aftermath. A much smaller team at the studio is currently working on the next Mass Effect title, which may entice potential buyers.

EA is currently throwing its promotional muscle behind Battlefield 6, the first-person shooter that's competing with Activision's Call of Duty franchise. While that may mean DICE--the developer of the game's multiplayer mode--is safe from being sold at the moment, analysts suggest that could change if Battlefield 6 under-performs.

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Nintendo Switch 2 ended its debut summer with record-breaking sales numbers, according to data from research firm Circana.

Sharing the firm's monthly sales report for August on Bluesky, Circana executive director Mat Piscatella stated that 2.4 million Switch 2 units were sold in the US during its first three months on the market, surpassing the record set by the PlayStation 4, which had sold 2.2 million units in its first three months. That makes Switch 2 the fastest-selling home console in the US through this timeframe.

Hardware - With 2.4M units sold LTD over its first 3 months market, Nintendo Switch 2 is now 5% ahead of the previous record setting pace of PlayStation 4, which sold 2.2M units during the 3 months ending January 2014.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM

Piscatella added that Switch 2 sales are pacing 77% ahead of the original Nintendo Switch when comparing their respective first three months on sale. Circana also credited Switch 2 for driving an 11% increase in spending growth in August 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year.

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Fans of the Dead Space series have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the pricing of a new crossover bundle in EA's free-to-play title, Skate, currently in early access. The bundle features a cardboard-style Isaac Clarke costume, a themed skateboard, the Necro Stomp emote, and several stickers. The bundle is priced at 3,350 San Van Bucks, the game's virtual currency, but the pricing structure forces players to spend a minimum of $35 to acquire the necessary in-game funds. While a USG Ishimura T-shirt is available for free, the cost of the full bundle has drawn criticism for being excessive.

While this isn't the first collab between Dead Space and Skate, as there was a free Isaac Clarke skin in Skate 3, the new bundle has continued the debate over microtransaction practices. Some players drew comparisons between the original Skate 3 unlockable and this new version, pointing out that when the costume was free, it felt more like a fun Easter egg than a monetized item. However, others have suggested the new costume's exaggerated cardboard look may be intentional, aiming for a Halloween costume aesthetic rather than a direct replica of Isaac Clarke's iconic armor. Even so, the $35 price tag remains a sore point.

On the left is Isaac Clarke from Dead Space in Skate 3. Model looks incredible & could only be obtained through a cheat code.

On the right is an Issac Clarke outfit in a bundle (pic included of bundle) on Skate 4. It costs roughly $30-$40 and looks horrible.

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— SirBlackout (@BlackoutTV_) October 7, 2025

However, not all community feedback has been negative. One Reddit user offered a more nuanced view of the game's direction: "On the one hand, I do get it. I would definitely have preferred this game to be a traditional, single-player Skate game where everything is included in the purchase price. On the other hand, I've been playing and loving the new Skate. You do get tons of cosmetics for free if the virtual dress-up part of the game is your bag. The biggest downside is that you only get a handful of items for free that are from real skating brands."

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WD Black and Seagate Xbox Expansion Card Deals

WD 1TB for $110 (was $150) | Seagate 2TB for $200 (was $250)

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If you're running out of space on your Xbox Series X or Series S, check out Amazon's deals on the WD Black C50 and Seagate Expansion Cards before Prime Big Deal Days ends tonight at 12 AM PT. The WD Black C50 1TB is discounted to $110 (was $150), but make sure to click the coupon on the store page to get the full discount. Seagate's 1TB model is bit more expensive at $123.49, while both 2TB models are on sale for $200.

• WD Black C50 Xbox Expansion Card
  • 1TB -- $110 ($150)
  • 2TB -- $200 ($250)
• Seagate Xbox Expansion Card
  • 1TB -- $123.49 ($160)
  • 2TB -- $200 ($250)

If you're an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you've probably noticed that your storage space can disappear fast. Speaking of Game Pass, with substantial price increases on the horizon--Game Ultimate will soon be $30/month--you may want to stock up on prepaid codes. Amazon is selling 3-month Game Pass Ultimate codes for $57 ($19/month).

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Pokemon Battle Academy (2024)

$16 (was $25)

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If you've ever wanted to learn how to play the popular Pokemon Trading Card Game, this is a wonderful time to dive in. Amazon is discounting Pokemon Battle Academy (2024) to just $16 (was $25) for Prime Big Deal Days, which is the best price ever for the board game. Often cited as the fastest way for newcomers to learn the basics of the TCG, it comes with everything you need to get started. This deal is expected to end later today when Big Deal Days wraps up--so head over to Amazon and take a look while you can.

Pokemon Battle Academy (2024) $16 (was $25)

Several versions of Pokemon Battle Academy have released over the years. This 2024 edition is the latest. It includes three prebuilt decks of 60 cards, each deck featuring either Armarouge ex, Pikachu ex, or Darkrai ex. There's also a bunch of promo cards with characters like Mareep, Miraidon, Bisharp, and Pawniard, among others.

Beyond the three prebuilt decks, here's a look at what else is included:

• Instruction sheet
• Tutorial guides to walk you through the decks (x2)
• Two-player game board
• Deck boxes (x3)
• Rulebook
• Metallic coin
• Damage counters
• Code card for Pokemon TCG Live

In short, Battle Academy is packed with everything you need to successfully play your first few matches of the Pokemon TCG. If you're looking to get started with the game, this is a great choice at just $16.

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Interested in learning other tabletop games? Disney Lorcana Gateway is less than $20 right now, and it shows you the ropes of Ravensburger's hit TCG. It's designed specifically to show newcomers how a typical match should run, and its two prebuilt decks serve as a nice entry into the increasingly popular world of Lorcana.

The Star Wars: Unlimited Shadows of the Galaxy Starter Set is even cheaper at $14 (was $35), and this just so happens to be its lowest price ever. While it's not quite as hands-on as Gateway or Battle Academy, it comes with everything you need for your first battle. You'll get two decks featuring the Mandalorian and Moff Gideon, various tokens, a rulebook, and 10 exclusive cards you won't find anywhere else.

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After a day of speculation and befuddlement, Nintendo has released a second animated short with a baby that shows Pikmin moving blocks, toys, and a pacifier around a room. However, the company still doesn't seem to be announcing a new video game, movie, or TV show--at least not yet.

On the Nintendo Today app, the company posted the new video, which is titled "Close to You" just like the first weird animated short from yesterday. However, this time Pikmin are seen in the baby's room as the instigators for the harmless mischievous. Other than the blue, yellow, and red creatures, the two videos seem identical. Neither mentions any other sort of Pikmin project.

Earlier this year, Shigeru Miyamoto did express his desire to create a Pikmin movie or TV series. The creator behind the franchise has helped make Pikmin shorts before, and Nintendo has them featured on a dedicated webpage.

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Amazon Big Deal Days is almost over, but the sales event is still offering some big discounts on dozens of console games. The specials includes PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch titles, with big savings on a surprising number of recent releases. Whether you're looking for JRPGs or a massive sandbox to lose yourself in, there's bound to be something here that'll catch your eye, and we've rounded up the notable items on the sale for you to check out.

Some of the big discounts are for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. If you're looking for PS5 games specifically, then you're in for a treat thanks to a big PlayStation Studios sale that offers price cuts on numerous first-party titles like Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and The Last of Us.

We've rounded up the best Prime Day game deals for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X at Amazon, and you can check the lists below--or click through to their respective Amazon hubs--to see what you can grab for cheap.

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A Borderlands 4 dataminer has claimed that the game might have featured one of the franchise's most polarizing characters at one point in its development. Having dug through files for the game, EpicNNG uploaded their findings online.

Warning: Spoilers for Borderlands 3 and 4 below

After spending a chunk of time on Kairos, players eventually run into the Siren Amara in Borderlands 4 as part of their quest to find the villainous Vile Lector. Amara was the playable Siren character first introduced in 2019's Borderlands 3, but EpicNNG believes that the files they uncovered pointed toward players originally teaming up with a different Siren at this point in the story: Ava.

Alright I guess we're gonna talk about it:
AVA WAS CUT FROM BORDERLANDS 4
There are numerous files related to her in the game, more specifically outlining that she was completely replaced by Amara late in development. This means yes, she was originally going to team up with… https://t.co/QF8ESnQp0p pic.twitter.com/tBoVNJ8hpq

— EpicNNG (@EpicNNG) October 6, 2025

The Siren-in-training made her debut in Borderlands 3, but over the years, she's become more hated than Claptrap due to her role in that game and her overall character arc. The files discovered by EpicNNG have several "Ava" titles, and Amara uses powers that are very similar to Ava's own Siren abilities that she inherited from her deceased mentor, Maya.

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The Battlefield series has been plagued over the years with significant server issues at launch, but Battlefield 6 lead producer David Sirland doesn't sound too worried about the situation for the new game.

He said on social media that the servers "should be" ready for launch. He added that the popular Battlefield 6 open beta "helped gauge interest" in the game overall.

The Battlefield 6 open beta reportedly reached more than 20 million players and more than 500,000 peak concurrent players on Steam. The beta was so popular that Battlefield Studios implemented server queues to help, but it remains to be seen if there will be server queues for the full release.

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Epic hasn't been shy about going after Fortnite cheaters or targeting cheat sellers in court. Now, Epic is suing two UEFN devs, Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, and accused the pair of using bots to artificially create engagement on their creations.

As laid out in the lawsuit, Nahdi and Nasser allegedly created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and programed them to visit each others' Fortnite islands to inflate the engagement metric Epic uses to compensate creators. Epic paid the pair for the month of December 2024, and then noticed that the bots they created were only engaged with the 10 islands created by the plaintiffs.

The lawsuit contends that over 80% of the engagement on the plaintiffs' Islands was artificial, and in some cases, "over 99% of the engagement ... was artificial." Epic is attempting to claw back the tens of thousands of dollars" it paid to the pair for December 2024 in addition to asking the court to set additional fees for damages incurred while also legally barring Nahdi and Nasser from ever using Fortnite or any Epic Games server ever again.

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If you pick up a new video game every few months, you are in the minority for US players. That's because roughly 63% of American gamers buy a maximum of two games annually, according to research firm Circana. Taken further, 33% of the market overall doesn't even purchase one new title per year.

Circana senior director Mat Piscatella shared these purchasing frequency nuggets on Bluesky. They're part of the company's Q3 2025 Future of Games report. "Hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players are really keeping things going, especially in the non [free-to-play] gaming space," Piscatella said.

Hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players are really keeping things going, especially in the non f2p gaming space. According to Circana's Q3 2025 Future of Games, only 4% of US video game players buy a new game more often than once per month, with a third of players not buying any games at all.

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— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) October 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM

The data states that only 4% of US players buy more than one game monthly. People who pick up one title per month account for 10% of the market, while 22% grab a game every three months.

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Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came out of nowhere on its way to becoming one of 2025's breakout success stories. Now, Sandfall has announced that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has passed 5 million sales across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. To celebrate the news, the developers revealed that a new free update is coming with a lot of fresh content.

Although Sandfall didn't share the release date for its update, it did state that the characters of Expedition 33 will be sent to a "brand-new location" where previously unknown enemies await. The studio went on to promise "challenging new boss battles for late-game players to overcome" as well as some "surprises to discover." Each character will also receive new costumes.

This update will accompany new localizations that increase the number of supported languages to 19. The fresh language options include Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian.

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EA is in the process of selling itself to an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to the tune of $55 billion. Should the sale go through, it would likely result in cutbacks, possible layoffs, and EA selling "non-essential assets," according to DFC Intelligence. There could be upsides, too, DFC Intelligence president David Cole said in a new interview.

He told Polygon that, if the deal happens and on a long-term basis, the EA sale could allow the company to "focus on more creative, risky ventures."

This is because, Cole said, EA would no longer be a public company and would not be beholden to the mission of driving up the stock price and focusing more on safer bets. However, in the short term, that's exactly what Cole predicts will happen. "Short term, we expect them to focus more on core money generators and look to get top dollar for 'secondary' IP/products," he said.

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Sony is feeling blue — but in a good way — as the company has just revealed a new limited-edition DualSense controller. The Icon Blue Special Edition gives the peripheral a striking makeover, wrapping it in layered shades of blue, and it'll be available to preorder exclusively from Walmart for $85 when it goes on sale starting October 20.

The peripheral's colorway is inspired by the signature blue glow of the PS5 consoles when it's powered on, and according to Sony designer Leo Cardoso, the design is meant to capture the "feeling of anticipation and wonder" whenever you boot up the console. Other small touches include Katakana characters on the back and PlayStation shapes on the D-pad.

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If you're looking for a different type of design, you can grab limited edition DualSense controllers inspired by two of the biggest PS5 exclusives of the year, as well as one of the company's beloved franchises. The God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller was recently revealed, and the design is directly inspired by Kratos' omega tattoo. Preorders for it are live ahead of its release on October 23, and it's priced at $85.

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