Last year, Nintendo sued James Williams, a moderator for a Switch pirates page on Reddit who posted under the name Archbox. Now, Nintendo has set the damages it wants from the court, and it could leave Williams with a penalty for several million dollars.

Nintendo's legal complaint has been posted online (via Oatmeal Dome), and it's asking for $4.5 million because it contends that Williams operated multiple Switch piracy sites, sold hardware hacks, and offered modified Switch consoles with pirated games. It also alleges that he refused to comply when the company sent him a cease-and-desist order. The complaint notes that Williams stopped acknowledging Nintendo's requests, which led to the lawsuit against him.

Last year, a separate report revealed how Nintendo played detective to identify Williams as the person behind the Archbox Reddit account. Williams' allegedly shared personal details online that helped narrow the search, and he also sent in his Switch to Nintendo for repairs. Nintendo was granted a default judgement against Williams because he didn't plead his case in court before the scheduled deadlines.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the biggest-selling game of the year in the United States for 2024, and it set a franchise record as well. However, the decision to make Black Ops 6 a day-one launch title for Xbox Game Pass reportedly cost the Call of Duty franchise millions of dollars.

According to Bloomberg, a former Microsoft employee disclosed that Call of Duty console and PC sales were $300 million lower in 2024 than they were in 2023. As previously disclosed, 82% of all Black Ops 6 sales came from PlayStation consoles.

One of the primary reasons Microsoft purchased COD publisher Activision Blizzard was to get new exclusive titles for Game Pass and drive the growth of that subscription service. However, Bloomberg's report notes that Game Pass' subscriber growth has slowed significantly since 2020, and Microsoft hasn't shared its subscriber numbers since it hit 34 million in February 2024.

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D&D Art & Arcana: A Visual History: Special Edition Box Set

$45.91 (was $125) with coupon

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The awesome collector's box set of the official visual history of Dungeons & Dragons is on sale for a massive discount for Prime Big Deal Days. Fans can get Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History Special Edition for only $45.91 (was $125) at Amazon. To get the full $79 discount, you need to click the coupon box on the store page to cut an additional $23 from the price at checkout.

This is one of the best Dungeons & Dragons deals for Big Deal Days, but it's not the only great promotion. Amazon has a bunch more D&D books for steep discounts, and some books are featured in Amazon's Buy Two, Get One Free Book Sale, including Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends Special Edition, which matches Art & Arcana Special Edition.

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