Lego Star Wars: Darth Vader Helmet (834 Pieces)

$62 (was $80) | Retiring soon

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Not many Lego sets have the type of run the Darth Vader Helmet has enjoyed. Released way back in March 2021, the 834-piece display model of the classic Sith Lord from the Original Trilogy has outlived many Star Wars Lego sets released after it. The Darth Vader Helmet is practically ancient in Lego years, but it remains one of the best-selling Star Wars sets at major retailers to this day. Just in the last month, Amazon says it has sold over 2,000 Darth Vader Helmets, which is a higher total than a bunch of recently launched sets. But Dark Lord Vader's life-support system can't keep him alive in the Lego Star Wars universe forever. Lego has marked the Darth Vader Helmet as "retiring soon," which means it'll likely be sold out at major retailers before the end of the year.

If you want to add the set to your personal collection or are looking for an always-popular gift for a Star Wars fan this holiday season, the Lego Darth Vader Helmet is on sale for $62 (was $80) at Amazon and Walmart ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. This isn't the all-time lowest price, but it's one of the better discounts offered this year. We wouldn't be surprised if both retailers sold out, and there's no guarantee it would be restocked again. For context, the Lego Store is selling the set for full price, but it's on backorder and won't ship for two months.

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition

$40 | Releases October 13

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Fans of The Elder Scrolls who have been waiting for the physical edition of Oblivion Remastered are apparently being rewarded for their patience with a cheaper-than-expected price. Oblivion Remastered's physical Deluxe Edition is available to preorder now for only $40 at Amazon and GameStop. Unless it's a pricing error, the physical edition for PS5 and Xbox Series costs $10 less than the standard digital edition and $20 less than the Digital Deluxe Edition. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition launches October 13.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have its first open beta on October 2 for early-access players, before letting everyone else in on October 5. Cheating has been an ongoing issue with the franchise, up to and including last year's Black Ops 6. To combat this trend, Activision has unveiled the latest upgrades to its anti-cheat measures ahead of the Black Ops 7 open beta.

According to Activision, in-game detection measures have been enhanced by training "advanced machine learning systems on millions of hours of gameplay." The publisher is also stepping up its legal measures to dismantle attempts to monetize cheats outside of the game.

The primary tools being used to combat cheaters are the Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 requirements for Black Ops 7 on PC. Those measures will be implemented alongside the newest incarnation of the Ricochet anti-cheat software to prevent cheaters from sidestepping or fooling them. Activision notes that it will also be removing cheaters in real time as they are detected.

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Since the announcement of Silent Hill f back in 2022, I've seen one question circulating online with far more fervor and frequency than any other: Does it have any connection to the rest of the series? After years of waiting and speculation, we finally have an answer.

Warning: Silent Hill f spoilers to follow.

If you've rolled credits on Silent Hill f, you're familiar with its shocking first ending. In it, it is revealed that the Hinako exploring Ebisugaoka is actually a twenty-something-year-old Hinako experiencing deep, drug-induced psychosis. Though players have witnessed what seemingly started out as an ordinary day for our high school-age main character, we come to discover that, in the real world, it's Hinako's wedding day, and she's spent the last few hours of it murdering her friends and family members. Her actions are, of course, horrific, but make sense if you do a little digging around.

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Prime Big Deal Days Movie Deals

Get 4K Blu-rays for $15 or less ahead of Amazon's big sales event.

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Amazon has dozens upon dozens of cheap 4K Blu-ray deals this week in the lead-up to Prime Big Deal Days. The annual sales event officially runs October 7-8, but you can take advantage of some terrific early deals while supplies last. Many of the 4K Blu-rays on sale are up for grabs for $15 or less. We put together a long list of the best Prime Big Deal Days 4K Blu-ray deals below. We plan on updating this roundup throughout the week and during the Big Deal Days sale, so make sure to check back in the coming days for new 4K Blu-ray and box set deals.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: 4K Blu-rays Under $15

To make it easier to browse, we separated the $15 and under 4K Blu-ray deals from the rest of the discounts. From classics to recent blockbusters, Amazon has a huge selection to pick from. Several huge franchises have multiple movies in the sale. Sci-fi fans can get most of the original 10 Star Trek movies on 4K Blu-ray for $15 each. Tom Cruise's Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick are $15 each. Fans of Cruise's action movies can also get Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Fallout, and Ghost Protocol for $15 each.

With Halloween around the corner, now's the perfect time to watch some scary movies. Amazon's sale includes a bunch of awesome horror films like the original Friday the 13th, A Quiet Place, Shutter Island, and The Thing.

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Reef Entertainment has announced that, once again, Terminator 2D: No Fate has been delayed--and this latest delay is due to tariffs.

In a statement, the developer said the game is slipping from October 31 to November 26. The delay is due to "ongoing global trade and tariff changes that delayed shipment of the components" for the game's physical editions.

"Because we are committed to launching all editions together, this new date applies to both physical and digital releases worldwide," the developer said. "We truly appreciate your patience and understanding, and we're sorry for this further delay."

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Summer 2049. A ghoulish-looking man is huddled against a shelf in a derelict building. He's grasping a long, rusted pipe. An eerie voice asks him to accept a bargain: power in exchange for his soul.

"Take it," the voice says, "and save your daughter … "

You see the man talk to said daughter later, as she coughs repeatedly, and you can see the pain of a parent watching their child suffer. When he promises her that the monsters around them won't hurt her, you see a father trying his best to reassure his frightened daughter in the midst of genuine danger. When he growls at the enemies to stay away from her, there is an intensity in his voice--a perilous quality. As he begs for someone to help them while he holds her, you sense a specifically parental kind of fear and heartbreak.

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PlayStation: The First 30 Years

$125 | Releases Spring 2026

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Thirty years ago, the PlayStation console kicked off a new gaming era with its launch in the US and Europe. To celebrate this milestone, Sony has announced that it'll be exploring the history of the console with PlayStation: The First 30 Years. Scheduled to ship out in 2026, you can now preorder the book for $125.

PlayStation: The First 30 Years $125 | Releases Spring 2026

Published by Read Only Memories--a British publisher specializing in producing books about the history of video games--PlayStation: The First 30 Years is a hardcover 400-page book designed to be a definitive visual chronicle of the console. The book is full of unseen images from Sony's archive of research and development materials, including prototypes, concept sketches, and development models.

Alongside the images you'll find commentary from key figures involved in the creation of the PlayStation, like Ken Kutaragi, Teiyu Goto, and Yujin Morisawa, and there are new images captured by NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future photographer Benedict Redgrove. Another nod to the past here is that the art direction for this book was led by Nicole Motby and Studio.Build, the graphic-design house responsible for creating the original cover art for Wipeout, Wipeout 2097, and Wipeout 3.

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The $325 Deluxe Edition of the book will be limited to 1,994 copies, and it comes with several extras like exposed binding, a clamshell presentation box, and exclusive prints. At the time of writing, 50 of these books have already been sold through Read Only Memories, so it looks like this will sell out very fast.

For now, it looks like this initial release might only be through Read Only Memories, but a wider release could come through another publisher. This wouldn't be unusual, as Read Only Memory's books like WipEout Futurism: The Graphic Archives, Like a Hurricane: An Unofficial Oral History of Street Fighter 2, 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy 7, and Videogame Atlas: Mapping Interactive Worlds have been published worldwide by Thames & Hudson and with different covers.

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Borderlands 4 may have had some performance issues in its first month of release, but Gearbox Studios is looking ahead towards the future. The studio has previously announced that the game's first DLC is coming next year. Now, it's introducing a new vault hunter named C4sh.

According to Gearbox, C4sh is an ex-casino dealer bot turned drifter who "chases the probability-breaking highs of cursed eldritch artifacts." He--or it--will debut as part of the first story pack DLC, which includes a new tale called Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. C4ash is one of two new vault hunters teased by Gearbox, but the identity of the second one has yet to be revealed.

Claptrap voice actor Jim Foronda reacted to the announcement by sharing his own "head canon' about the relationship between his character and C4sh.

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A banner reportedly appearing at a convention in Switzerland over the weekend showed off five different Lego games with Nintendo Switch 2 branding--even though they only have original Switch versions so far. However, the Zurich Pop Con is already over with no new announcements from Nintendo, Warner Bros., or TT Games.

Spotted by Eurogamer, an X account called The LEGO Videogame Museum posted a picture from the expo that sees the Switch 2 logo above Lego City Undercover, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Jurassic World, Harry Potter Collection, and DC Super-Villains. All of these games are playable on Switch 2 but don't have specific updates or separate Switch 2 editions. So it's possible this ad was teasing future improvements for those five games or otherwise just noting they're still playable on Switch 2.

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Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation with a variety of promotions, including new shoes. Sony is teaming up with Reebok to make new shoes that "pay homage to the original PlayStation console." There are three different designs as part of the partnership, including:

• InstaPump Fury 94 (Japan)
• Pump Omni Zone II for the U.S. (United States)
• Workout Plus (United Kingdom)

These are just the latest PlayStation shoes. Sony previously teamed up with Nike for PS5 shoes and with Adidas for Spider-Man 2 kicks.

New PlayStation shoes are on the way.

The sneakers launch in October, and they all come in limited-edition packaging meant to evoke the console's original design. Sony did not announce pricing for the new shoes or how to get them.

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Lego Batman Sets

Save on five Batman Lego sets that are retiring soon.

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Batman fans can save big on a cool Lego set inspired by The Dark Knight movies at Amazon and Walmart. The 713-piece Batman Construction Figure & Bat-Pod Lego building set is discounted to $40 (was $65) at both retailers. The deal is part of Walmart's Bricktember Lego sales event, which only runs through the end of September. While it's possible this Lego Batman deal will stick around longer, we wouldn't count on it--especially since Lego is discontinuing this set.

The Batman Construction Figure & Bat-Pod Bike is one of five discounted Batman sets that Lego has marked as "retiring soon," which means retailers are unlikely to get new stock when existing inventory sells out. The other three sets aren't as steeply discounted, but you can still save 20% three of them at Amazon and Walmart. You can also save $20 on the 4,210-piece Batman: The Animated Series wall art at Amazon.

Lego Batman Sets: Retiring Soon

• Batman Construction Figure & Bat-Pod Bike (713 pieces) -- $40 ($65)
• Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile (435 pieces) -- $48 ($60)
• Batman Mech Armor (140 pieces) -- $12 ($15)
• Batman Batmobile vs. Mr. Freeze (63 pieces) -- $16 ($20)
• Batman: The Animated Series Gotham City (4,210 pieces) -- $280.62 ($300)

Lego DC Batman Construction Figure & Bat-Pod Bike (713 Pieces) $40 (was $65)

Released in 2024, this 713-piece Batman kit is a 2-in-1 bundle featuring a buildable action figure and the unique Bat-Pod Bike Christian Bale zipped around Gotham City on in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

The 10-inch Batman Construction Figure can stand on its own and has numerous articulated joints, allowing you to move his arms, legs, hips, shoulders, and head. The Bat-Pod Bike has rubber wheels that turn and a pair of stud launchers.

This isn't the first Lego Batman action figure. In 2023, Lego released a Batman Returns Construction Figure. Unfortunately, this 275-piece set is out of print and sells for around $40 these days.

The Batman & Bat-Pod Bike set launched alongside the 140-piece Batman Mech Armor figure. The 4.5-inch mech has articulated joints and a cockpit for the included Batman minifigure. You can get the Lego Batman Mech Armor set for $12 (was $15). Heads up: This set is also retiring soon.

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The Lego Batman Mech Armor is smaller than the Batman figure that comes with the Bat-Pod Bike, but it's essentially a buildable action figure, too. The 4.5-inch mech has movable shoulders, arms, legs, and hips as well as a cockpit hatch that closes to keep the included minifigure secure. The mech has a built-in stud launcher, two Batarangs, a jetpack, and movable two-piece cape. The Batman minifigure has a fabric cape.

The 140-piece Batman Mech Armor Lego set is available for only $12 (was $15) at Amazon.

See at Amazon See at Walmart Lego DC Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile (435 Pieces) $48 (was $60)

The official name for this 435-piece set is Batman with the Batmobile vs. Harley Quinn and Mr. Freeze. Like the Batman Figure & Bat-Pod and Batman Mech, this set launched in June 2024.

The completed build is 11 inches long and includes a display stand that rotates 360 degrees. The stand combined with the included nameplate makes this set one of Lego's hybrid play-and-display builds. The build itself is recommended for kids ages eight and up, but Lego clearly recognized many fans of the show are adults.

The Batmobile has multiple interactive components, including an exhaust-flame element that rotates when the wheels turn, a pair of removable stud launchers, and a cockpit hatch that lifts up to reveal a control panel and a seat for one minifigure.

The Batman minifigure with this set has a molded cape. The two villain minifigures each come with accessories to hold. Harley Quinn has a giant hammer, and Mr. Freeze wields a stud launcher.

See at Amazon See at Walmart Lego DC Batman & Batmobile vs. Mr. Freeze (63 Pieces) $16 (was $20)

Part of Lego's lineup for kids ages four and up, this 63-piece Batman set comes with a small Batmobile and two minifigures: Batman with a Batarang and Mr. Freeze with an ice shooter. Youngsters can "freeze" the Batmobile by attaching ice diamonds to the wheels.

In addition to the small Batmobile (2 x 4 x 2 inches), this playset comes with a little ice station where Mr. Freeze can reload and grab a popsicle.

We imagine Lego has a new Batman set for preschoolers in the works, because all of the other four-and-up building sets are retired already.

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The current Lego DC Batman lineup includes four different Batmobiles.

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• Batman Lego sets in stores today:
• The Dark Knight: Batmobile Tumbler (429 pieces) -- $48 ($60)
• The Dark Knight: Batman Figure & Bat-Pod Bike (713 pieces) -- $40 ($65)
• Batman Mech Armor (140 pieces) -- $12 ($15)
• Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile (435 pieces) -- $48 ($60)
• The Classic TV Series Batmobile (1,822 pieces) -- $143 ($150)
• Batman Forever Batmobile (909 pieces) -- $100
• Batman: The Animated Series Gotham City (4,210 pieces) -- $280.62 ($300)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (2,953 pieces) -- $300
• BrickHeadz: Batman 8-in-1 Figure (325 pieces) -- $25
• Retired Batman Lego sets:
• Lego Technic: The Batcycle (641 pieces) -- $45.88 ($50) | Retired
• Batwing: Batman vs. The Joker (357 pieces) -- $43.49 | Retired
• Batmobile '89: Batman vs. Joker (438 pieces) -- $54.50 | Retired
• Batman 3-in-1 Gift Set: Batmobile, Batwing, Minifigure -- $90 | Retired
• Batman Returns Construction Figure (275 pieces) -- $40 | Retired
• Preschooler Batman Lego Sets:
• Batman Batmobile vs. Mr. Freeze (63 pieces) -- $16 ($20)
• The Batcave: Batman, Batgirl, The Joker (184 pieces) -- $39 | Retired
• Batman Bike vs. Harley Quinn (42 pieces) -- $29.75 | Retired
• Batmobile Pursuit: Batman vs. The Joker (54 pieces) -- $37 | Retired

The Dark Knight fans can also build a small model of the Batmobile Tumbler from the film trilogy by picking up the 429-piece Batman Tumbler vs. Two-Face & The Joker Lego set for $48 (was $60). This set comes with three minifigures and a Bat-Signal. It's one of five Batmobile sets you can find on store shelves today. The other two we haven't mentioned yet are larger builds. The newest addition to the lineup is the 909-piece Batman Forever Batmobile, which retails for $100 and released in August. Experienced builders and collectors should check out The Classic TV Series Batmobile, a 1,822-piece Lego display model that launched last fall.

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Fortnite continues to lean into artificial intelligence, as developer Epic Games has announced an AI-powered chatbot to help with Player Support inquiries.

The goal is for the Fortnite AI chatbot to help players find answers faster for their support questions. The chatbot is first rolling out in a test that will make it available only to 1% of players on Fortnite's English-language support site. Wider availability for the chatbot will come later, Epic said.

Earlier this year, Microsoft rolled out its own AI chatbot to help Xbox users with a variety of things.

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In 2020, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser left the company after over two decades as one of the driving forces behind the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises. While Houser has since launched a new company, Absurd Ventures, he recently shared his thoughts on Grand Theft Auto 6 and explained why Bully 2 never materialized.

During a panel appearance at Los Angeles Comic Con (via IGN), Houser was asked about how he feels regarding GTA 6, the first Grand Theft Auto game in decades that he had no involvement with.

"I think it's a great privilege to have worked on something that big--you know, I wrote the last 10 or 11 of them, so I think the world's probably had enough GTA from me ... There's always a new story, so it's not going to be a story that I wrote or a character set that I developed. I think it's going to be exciting. The game will be great, I'm sure."

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Xbox's September update is here, and it brought a bunch of changes to streamline the experience on console and PC, so you can enjoy more games with little hassle.

In a lengthy Xbox Wire post, Microsoft revealed all the new features--one of which has been in beta--available now on consoles and PC. There's a ton of stuff here.

There's the beta of the n-game AI-powered assistant, Gaming Copilot, expanding to Game Bar on Windows PC and hitting the Xbox mobile app next month. You've got a revamped Xbox PC app, which simplifies finding your apps, games, and history into a couple of easier-to-navigate menus. And then PC gamers get three specific updates: a visually cleaner Social widgets experience, a Network Quality Indicator tool designed to help you understand and troubleshoot your connection, and a feature to make game saves sync easier across devices.

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A new Lord of the Rings game is in development and is a third-person action game designed to "compete with Hogwarts Legacy," according to a new report.

Insider Gaming said it heard from sources close to the project that the unannounced and untitled game is funded, in part, by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), to the tune of around $100 million USD. A deal could be made public as soon as next week, the report said.

In addition to ADIO, the rumored new Lord of the Rings game is said to involve Embracer, which is the company that owns the rights to Lord of the Rings games (and other extensions of the fantasy series). The developer Revenge is said to be involved as well.

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A new horror-game announcement pretty much always intrigues me, but when a studio reveals a game that's said to kick off a whole new connected horror universe, that's the type of ambitious first step that really grabs me. Such is the case with ProbablyMonsters' upcoming first-person horror game, Ire: A Prologue.

As the name suggests, Ire: A Prologue is the very beginning of the Ire universe--a brand-new series led in part by CJ Cowan, who previously worked as story lead at Bungie and helped bring to life the years-long sagas of both Halo and Destiny. Cowan's expertise is in expanding worlds such as the one Ire is set to unveil, but it all starts with this first game, which, based on my hands-off demo, will intrigue fans of games like Alien: Isolation and Amnesia.

In Ire: A Prologue, players take on the role of a young girl named Emily who, in 1986, finds herself trapped in a timeloop on a boat while a monster roams the halls. Like in Alien: Isolation or the most recent Amnesia sequel, The Bunker, the monster is an AI enemy and not adherent to a script. This means every interaction can go any number of ways, and since you'll be looping through its world over and over, there's every reason to believe you'll repeatedly need to outwit the creature by hiding in lockers and vents or staying in the shadows as it lingers nearby.

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Epic Games has announced that a Fortnite emote associated with retiring WWE superstar and current movie mega-star John Cena has been disabled, maybe indefinitely, because of its possible Nazi connection.

Peaceful Hips, an emote in the popular battle royale shooter, was created in collaboration between James Gunn's DC show Peacemaker and Epic Games. The emote sees your character goofily rotate their hips before making alternating "L" shapes with their arms. If you've watched Peacemaker, then you're familiar with the dance; it's what Cena performs in the second season's opening montage. It's awkward and stiff, which is what's supposed to make it a lighthearted gaff, particularly given the character's often violent personality. However, with the show's latest episode, the quirky dance--and Fortnite emote--have taken on a whole new meaning.

Light Spoilers for Peacemaker S2, E6

Titled "Ignorance Is Chris," the September 25 episode sees Peacemaker discover that the alternate dimension he's so fond of is actually Nazi America. This version of the US shows a true Anglo state, where there are only white people, and the stars of the American flag have been replaced with swastikas. It's this fact that unlocks the new meaning behind Peacemaker's dance in the opening of Season 2; those alternating "L" shapes he's making with his arms are stand-ins for the swastika.

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