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Video Game Preservation Efforts Just Got Some Bad News From US Copyright Office

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 01:10

Three years ago, the Software Preservation Network and the Video Game History Foundation put forth a petition to the US Copyright Office to allow libraries to share the out-of-print video games in their possession with researchers remotely. However, that request has now been denied, and it means this battle to keep out-of-print games alive has come to an end.

The copyright office sided with the Entertainment Software Association and other video game lobbyists' argument that letting libraries share digital access to their titles would lead to "a significant risk that preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes." Essentially, the argument is that researchers enjoying the remote games would constitute copyright infringement.

The Video Game History Foundation released a statement decrying this decision while pointing out that it helped prove that "around 87 percent of video games released in the United States before 2010 remain out of print." Video Game History Foundation founder and director Frank Cifaldi also shared his own statement, saying, "I'm proud of the work we and the orgs we partnered with did to try and change copyright law. We really gave it our all, I can't see what else we could have done. This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing."

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Make Sure To Check In On Your Old Portable Consoles For Swollen Batteries

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 00:45

Older console maintenance is a must-do habit for collectors to keep on playing their favorite games. From more difficult tasks like soddering in circuits to exponentially easier ones like replacing a battery, it's all part of keeping consoles up and running. The latter though, is something becoming more prominent over the last few years, especially with portable consoles using lithium batteries.

Earlier in October, some Twitter users found out that lithium batteries tend to swell up after a few years, potentially causing serious trouble. Now, this is not the first time this sort of incident has come up. The Playstation Vita had a similar situation, and even people reported PSP issues a few years ago.

"If you own any lipo battery I recommend buying yourself a lipo safe bag that is fire and explosion proof. I own a few of these and you never know when your batteries will burst due to swelling," one poster suggested. "You may just save your home from a fire or worse by spending an extra $15-$20."

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Borderlands 4: Gearbox Trying To Show Game Early To Terminally Ill Fan

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 00:20

Self-described as a "long shot," a 37-year-old with terminal cancer asked the internet about playing Borderlands 4 early because it's unknown "if I will be around" when the game launches next year. The request did end up making its way to Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford, who's working on turning this long shot into reality.

This all started on Reddit with a post by Caleb McAlpine last week. McAlpine stated that he was "diagnosed with late stage 4 terminal cancer" and has fewer than two years to live--if chemotherapy helps slow down the spread of the illness. On X, Pitchford noted he was aware of McAlpine's status and that the two were emailing one another "to make something happen."

Now there's a chance McAlpine could see Borderlands 4 as early as next month. On Reddit, McAlpine shared an update on the situation: "Thank you everyone for your kind words, I just want to let you all know that Gearbox has something in the works, and I will be going down to Texas to meet with all of them at their HQ as long as I'm able to travel toward the middle of November, end of November."

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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Gets New Walmart-Exclusive Steelbook

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 21:45

The most recent entry in the Monsterverse cinematic universe, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, is getting a new 4K Blu-ray release, and this one comes packaged inside of a very cool steelbook cover. Priced at $30, this Walmart-exclusive version of the will film will be released on December 3.

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire 4K Steelbook Edition (Walmart Exclusive)

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PS5 Physical Editions Of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, And Resident Evil 7 Are Up For Preorder

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 20:36
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Capcom recently announced the last-gen Resident Evil games, including the remakes Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, as well as the Gold Edition of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, are getting PS5 physical editions. The new PS5 versions will all feature new ray tracing, higher frame rates, 3D audio, and support for DualSense Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. The PS5 physical editions launch on January 10, 2025, at $30 each. Preorders are available now.

Resident Evil 2 $30 | Releases January 10, 2025

A killer combo of gruesome visuals, modern gameplay, and smart tweaks to the source material, Resident Evil 2 was one of the best games of 2019 when it first launched on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It got a few next-gen upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles, revamping the classic game even further for new platforms, and now PS5 players can own that version on-disc when it launches early next year. Preorders are available now at Best Buy.

Preorder at Best Buy Resident Evil 3 $30 | Releases January 10, 2025

Like Resident Evil 2, the Resident Evil 3 remake updates the original game on a visual and technical level. It's much shorter than Resident Evil 2, but it keeps you on your toes constantly thanks to the lumbering Nemesis stalking you, a bioweapon that you'll have to be prepared for at any given time as you attempt to escape Raccoon City.

Preorder at Best Buy Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Gold Edition) $30 | Releases January 10, 2025

Originally released back in 2017, Resident Evil 7 made being changes to the formula. It's the first mainline game in the series to feature a first-person camera perspective and introduces an all-new protagonist, Ethan Winters, whose storyline continues into Resident Evil 8. Even though it's almost a decade old, the game still looks fantastic thanks to the RE Engine powering its grotesque graphics, and remains one of the scariest games in the series. The Gold Edition includes all previously released DLC expansion packs that add more missions to the game.

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If you want to complete your Resident Evil PS5 collection, Resident Evil Village is just $20 for its standard version and $27 for the Gold Edition. The Gold Edition includes the Winters' Expansion, which adds a new single-player campaign to the game, along with a selection of in-game cosmetic items. You can also pick up the remake of Resident Evil 4 at its lowest price yet of just $20 at Amazon. Both are excellent entries in the series, especially Resident Evil 4, which one of the few games to earn a 10/10 score here on GameSpot.

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Naruto: The Complete Series Blu-Ray Box Set Up For Preorder At Amazon

Sun, 10/27/2024 - 09:17
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Naruto: The Complete Series is now available to preorder at Amazon ahead of its January 7, 2025 release. The massive 32-disc Blu-ray box set collects all 220 episodes of Uzumaki Naruto's early adventures. At the moment, Amazon has the Naruto anime collection priced at $271, while Crunchyroll is taking preorders for $250. Amazon's price will likely drop ahead of launch, and you'll automatically get the lowest price offered from the time you order until the box set ships due to Amazon's preorder price guarantee. Additionally, you won't be charged until your order ships, whereas Crunchyroll charges for preorders immediately and doesn't offer a best-price guarantee.

Naruto: The Complete Series is marked as a limited-edition release at Crunchyroll. Amazon's listing, at least as of October 26, doesn't note this specification, but the box sets are identical. With that said, Naruto fans may not want to wait too long to preorder, as it's unknown how "limited" this Blu-ray box set truly is.

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The Beloved TMNT: The Last Ronin Graphic Novel Getting A New Covers Collection

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 11:16

The Last Ronin has proven to be one of the most popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories of all time, and in case you're looking for some extra material to go along with it, a new hardcover related to the dark TMNT story is now up for preorder. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Lost Years - The Covers is a comprehensive collection of the front-page art for the prequel series, and it's available to preorder for $30 ahead of its November 19 release.

The Last Ronin: Lost Years - The Covers $30

As mentioned above, this is a compilation of cover art that was created for The Lost Years mini-series, and it included the talents of TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and artists Ben Bishop, SL Gallant, Gavin Smith, Mateus Santolouco, Michael Dooney, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson, and many more. In total, there are over 125 pieces to marvel at, so you're getting a TMNT art gallery in a hardcover format.

Preorder at Amazon TMNT: The Last Ronin & The Last Ronin - Lost Years

The Last Ronin is a mature graphic novel set in an alternate TMNT universe where New York City had become a battle-ravaged wasteland and only a sole Ninja Turtle remains alive. It was followed by a sequel, The Last Ronin - Lost Years, which fleshed out the events before and after the original comic's storyline. If you need to catch up on the series, you can grab both graphic novels at big discounts from Amazon right now.

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The Last Ronin: Lost Years - The Covers isn't the only new TMNT graphic novel releasing soon. Those who want to experience a selection of the Turtle's entire four-decade comics run can preorder two big TMNT comics anthologies releasing November 12.

First up is the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration. The deluxe edition anthology includes a selection of fan-favorite stories from throughout the TMNT comics run. You can preorder it for $18 (was $20) at Amazon.

The other anthology releasing that day is TMNT: Black, White, and Green, which collects the various standalone TMNT one-shots stories from throughout the years. Preorders are available for $22 at Amazon.

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The TMNT comics compendiums are some of the best bang for your buck, as you're getting massive collections of comic issues at their best prices yet. There are multiple compendiums available now, including several of which are available at big discounts from Amazon, alongside new volumes releasing later this year that are available for preorder.

Finally, the IDW TMNT series is highly recommended reading. Featuring a mix of veteran and new talent, there are 16 volumes of collected comics so far. What's really nice about this series is that it's a remix of TMNT history, making it a great read for longtime and new fans to the series. There are some fascinating shifts in familiar power dynamics, incredible worldbuilding, and fantastic storylines that help makes this run of comic books an essential part of the TMNT franchise.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake Is Only $20 For PS5 At Amazon - Best Price Yet For Physical Edition

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 10:38

PS5 owners who haven't added the masterful Resident Evil 4 remake to their collection can grab a physical copy for cheap right now. Amazon has discounted Resident Evil 4 to only $20 for PS5. This is the lowest price ever for the PlayStation 5 physical edition. Resident Evil 4 carries a $40 retail price, though it's often available for $30-$35 at Amazon. Xbox Series X players can snag a physical copy for $22.

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Resident Evil 4 continued Capcom's streak of successful Resident Evil remakes, recreating the 2005 original's story and setting with modernized visuals and gameplay that iterates on the design of the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes. However, unlike the massive overhauls seen in those other remakes, this new version of Resident Evil 4 is a much more faithful adaptation.

In GameSpot's Resident Evil 4 review, Kurt Indovina awarded the game a 10/10, saying that the remake "stands as a re-envisioning of its past rather than a replication of it. In doing this, it raises the bar for what a good remake is and at the same time, preserves Resident Evil 4's legacy as a genre-defining experience and one of the greatest games of all time."

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Get A Big Discount On Ash Vs. Evil Dead On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Halloween

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 10:20
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Director Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films are the epitome of cult classics, and thanks to their mix of high camp, ridiculous gore, and some legitimate scares, but it's undoubtedly the pitch-perfect performance by star Bruce Campbell as series protagonist Ash Williams that secured the trilogy as celebrated part of horror movie canon. That said, Cambell's best performance as Williams might be in the 2015 TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead, which continued the story of the chainsaw-handed demon-slayer and his battles against the undead over three seasons. With Halloween fast approaching, it's a perfect time to nab the series on Blu-ray, and it just so happens you can grab Ash vs. Evil Dead: The Complete Collection for a big discount at Amazon.

Ash vs. Evil Dead: The Complete Collection $28 (was $50)

The Blu-ray release of Ash vs. Evil Dead includes all three seasons of the show, which originally aired on Starz. It usually retails for $50, but Amazon is currently offering a 47% discount, which cuts the price down to $28. It's also eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime.

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Ash vs. Evil Dead picks up 30 years after the last movie in the Evil Dead trilogy, Army of Darkness. In that movie, Ash wound up transported back to medieval Europe due to the demonic magic of the Necronomicon, where he fought and eventually defeated the eponymous demonic army. When the show finds him, the years haven't been especially kind to Ash, who still works as a stock boy just as he did in Army of Darkness. But Williams quickly finds his place as a demon-slayer when the Evil Dead return, this time seeming to threaten the whole world. Teaming up with coworkers Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo), Ash reattaches his chainsaw prosthetic and starts hacking away at possessed monsters.

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What The Hell Is Going On With Ubisoft? | Spot On

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 09:36

Earlier this week, news broke that Ubisoft--the company behind the Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, and Far Cry series--had undergone a notable internal shift. Despite its most recent entry in the Prince of Persia franchise, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, earning rave reviews, the studio announced it had effectively disbanded the team behind it. The Lost Crown senior producer Abdelhak Elguess confirmed the news to GameSpot, stating that "most of the team members who worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have shifted to other projects that will benefit from their expertise." Though Elguess added that this does not mark the end of Ubisioft's work on the series, it seems likely that the former developers will not be reuniting for a sequel.

This is only the latest in a series of frustrating moves by the game company, which also made a number of last-minute changes to the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows and has offered no news on games like the Splinter Cell Remake and Beyond Good and Evil 2. This week on Spot On, Tam and Lucy discuss the studio's latest choices and what it means for its future.

Spot On is a weekly news show airing Fridays in which GameSpot's managing editor Tamoor Hussain and senior producer Lucy James talk about the latest news in games. Given the highly dynamic and never-ending news cycle of the massive video game industry, there's always something to talk about but, unlike most other news shows, Spot On will dive deep into a single topic as opposed to recapping all the news. Spot On airs each Friday.

Victrix's New Call Of Duty PS5 Controller Has Arrived, Last Year's Model Discounted

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 09:33
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A whole bunch of Call of Duty merch launched alongside Black Ops 6 this week, including new collections of console and PC gear from SteelSeries and Corsair. But if you're specifically interested in picking up a Call of Duty-themed controller, the most notable new release is the Victrix Pro BFG's new Call of Duty Field Op Edition for PlayStation and PC. This is the latest special-edition variant of Victrix's superb modular controller, which is our favorite third-party gamepad for PS5.

The Victrix Pro BFG Field Op Edition is available for $200 at Amazon, but you'll also want to check out last year's Midnight Mask Edition, as Amazon has knocked $20 from its price to celebrate the launch of Black Ops 6. If you're interested in the Pro BFG after reading this article, it's worth noting the standard colors of the Pro BFG, white and black, are available for even less right now. The original black edition is only $145, while the white is $155. These normally retail for $20 less than the special editions at $180 each.

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Save $500 On HP's 14-Inch Omen Transcend Gaming Laptop With 2.8K OLED Display At Best Buy

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 09:20

Best Buy is running a massive three-day sale on gaming hardware, and one of the best deals in the bunch will save you $500 on the 14-inch HP Omen Transcend gaming laptop. The particular configuration sports Intel's new Core Ultra 7-155H CPU along with a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, and crisp OLED screen, and you can pick it up for just $1,200 (down from $1,700) during Best Buy's sale.

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While the laptop's specs can handle the latest AAA and indie games alike, the HP Omen Transcend's real draw is its 14-inch OLED screen. OLED screens offer better contrast ratios and more accurate black levels than LED panels. OLED laptop screen are uncommon--especially an OLED laptop for just $1,200.

The display also offers a 2.8K (2880x1800p) resolution and a high 120Hz refresh rate with VRR, which will make games look crisp and keep gameplay smooth--though, given the laptop's specs, you may have to fiddle with the in-game option to find the best settings. Along with the solid gaming performance, the screen sports flicker-free backlighting and low blue light output for less eye strain.

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 - How To Unlock The Liberty Falls Easter Egg Song

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 09:02

Treyarch's traditional, round-based Zombies returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with two brand-new maps. Each map has a secret song you can unlock, and here we guide you through unlocking the secret song unique to the Liberty Falls map.

How to unlock the Liberty Falls Easter egg song

In order to play the secret song on Liberty Falls, you first need to find three hidden headphones. The headphones are blue and have fuzzy ears like the Mr. Peeks bunny. These can be interacted with in any order and at any time during your match. Press Square (PlayStation) or X (Xbox) depending on your platform.

Completing this Easter egg will play the new Zombies song called "Destroy Something Beautiful," which is composed by Kevin Sherwood.

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 - How To Unlock The Terminus Easter Egg Song

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 08:55

Treyarch's traditional, round-based Zombies returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and it also adds a classic Easter egg song for both launch maps. Here we guide you through unlocking the secret song for the Terminus map in BO6 Zombies.

How to unlock the Terminus Easter egg song

In order to play the secret song for Terminus, you first need to find three hidden headphones. The headphones are blue and have fuzzy ears like the mode's Mr. Peeks bunny. These can be interacted with in any order and at any time during your match. Press Square (PlayStation) or X (Xbox) depending on your platform.

Completing this Easter egg will play the new Zombies song called "Can You Hear Me Come In," which is composed by Kevin Sherwood.

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Destiny 2 Festival Of The Lost 2024: Start And End Dates, Rewards, And What's New

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 08:46

Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost 2024 is right around the corner. Arriving a bit later than usual, Halloween's celebration across the solar system promises some interesting surprises, from new masks to a slight rework of the event compared to previous years. If you're wondering what the armor ornaments look like, developer Bungie has shared details about them, too.

Here's everything you can expect from Festival of the Lost 2024 in Destiny 2, including start times, masks, and the available rewards. We can't guarantee you'll be safe from jumpscares, though.

Table of Contents [hide]Festival of the Lost 2024 start date

Festival of the Lost 2024 is kicking off after the weekly Destiny 2 reset at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on October 29. The event comes to an end with the weekly reset on November 12.

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Tokyo Ghoul Manga Complete Series Deal - Get All 30 Volumes For $146 At Amazon

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 08:20

If your bookshelf has a massive manga-shaped gap on it, you can score a pretty great deal right now on the Tokyo Ghoul box sets available through Amazon. Not only have they been discounted, they're eligible for Amazon's buy one, get one 50% off book sale, which means that you can grab both of them and another manga collection at a massively reduced price. The first Tokyo Ghoul box set contains 14 manga paperback volumes and has been discounted by 48%, while the second box set with 16 volumes has had its price slashed by 42%.

With the B1G1 50% off promotion applied, your total cost is $146 (MSRP: $355), or $73 per set. You're getting 30 Tokyo Ghoul paperback volumes across the two sets, which breaks down to $4.86 per book thanks to this limited-time deal. Both sets include an exclusive double-sided poster and a display box to keep your books organized.

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