Eyes Wide Shut: The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-ray)

$35 (was $50) | Releases November 25

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Stanley Kubrick fans can save 30% on their preorder for The Criterion Collection edition of Eyes Wide Shut. The legendary filmmaker's polarizing final movie arrives on 4K Blu-ray for the first time November 25. Preorders for Eyes Wide Shut's 3-disc 4K Blu-ray edition are discounted to $35 (was $50) at Amazon. Criterion is also releasing a new 1080p Blu-ray edition the same day, and it's also on sale for 30% off, dropping the price to $28.

Arguably Kubrick's strangest--and certainly the most sexually explicit--film, Eyes Wide Shut was a major box office hit, but it proved to be too unsettling and weird for some critics and fans back in 1999. These days, though, many critics and fans alike consider Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman film to be a masterpiece. While it's only the second Kubrick 4K release from Criterion--Barry Lyndon became the first in July--nearly all of Kubrick's movies are now available on 4K Blu-ray from other distributors.

Eyes Wide Shut: The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-ray) $35 (was $50) | Releases November 25

The 4K release of Eyes Wide Shut is a three-disc set with one 4K UHD disc and two 1080p Blu-ray discs. Like other Criterion releases, this version is designed to be as close as possible to Kubrick's thoroughly meticulous vision for how it should be presented. While the famed director passed away in 1999 less than a week after screening the final cut for Warner Bros., Criterion's restoration was supervised by the movie's director of photography, Larry Smith. Since the 1080p version is based on the 4K restoration, it should also be an improvement over the current Blu-ray edition.

Notably, Criterion restored the international version--the aforementioned final cut--not the US theatrical edition, which was censored in order to attain an R rating.

On a technical level, this release offers support for Dolby Vision HDR and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound.

For the bonus materials, new interviews have been filmed with Smith, photographer and second-unit director Lisa Leone, and Stanley Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill.

There are also archival extras from previous Blu-ray releases of Eyes Wide Shut, like interviews with the actors, a documentary examining the unfinished films of Kubrick, and more. All of these are available to watch on the bonus standard Blu-ray disc. The standard Blu-ray edition is a two-disc set with the same bonus features.

Inside the display case you'll also find a booklet with a 1999 interview with Kubrick and actor Sydney Pollack as well as a new essay by author Megan Abbott.

Eyes Wide Shut: The Criterion Collection Features

• 4K digital restoration supervised by director of photography Larry Smith
• 3-disc set: 4K Blu-ray & 2 standard Blu-rays
• Dolby Vision HDR
• DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• New interviews with Larry Smith, second-unit director Lisa Leone, and Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill
• Archival interview with Kubrick's wife Christiane Kubrick
• Never Just a Dream: 2019 interviews with producer Jan Harlan, Kubrick's daughter Katharina Kubrick, and his personal assistant Anthony Frewin
• Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
• Kubrick Remembered: Interviews with Steven Spielberg and actors Todd Field and Leelee Sobieski
• Kubrick’s 1998 acceptance speech for the Directors Guild of America’s D.W. Griffith Award
• 1999 press conference with executive producer Jan Harlan, Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman
• Trailers
• English subtitles
• Booklet with essay by author Megan Abbott and a 1999 interview with filmmaker and actor Sydney Pollack

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Stanley Kubrick Movies on 4K Blu-ray

Most of Kubrick's films have received 4K restorations in recent years.

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Loosely adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's novella Dream Story, Eyes Wide Shut follows doctor Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) and his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), as they confront their unconscious desires, jealousies, and fears inside of a version of New York City that feels a step removed from reality.

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Get your fishing rods, it's time to play Minecraft. Mojang is working with Conservation International to give us a new educational Minecraft add-on called Friendly Fishing. Friendly Fishing is "an epic fishing adventure loaded with everything from tuna and clams to anchovies, sharks, and treasures," and it's available now.

The Barracuda is just one of many fish in Friendly Fishing.

In addition to offering up a new place to explore and fish to catch, this is meant to educate players about ocean pollution. As you fish, you'll be able to catch a variety of underwater creatures, but you'll also hook plastic waste, which you can then use to craft unique items. You'll unlock more fish--over 90 types--as you clean up the ocean, in addition to learning about real-world ocean cleanup.

This add-on also features an aquarium to fill with fish, and the ability to suit up for a dive to explore some ruins.

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Minecraft is all about making the world your own, and part of that is making your character look how you like, whether that's simple customization or something from your favorite show, movie, or game. The latest collab to come to Minecraft is Dragonball Z. Mojang hasn't given us a hard release date, but says this is happening later this year.

As part of the latest Minecraft Live presentation, Mojang teased the new Dragonball Z collaboration. Details on the collab are light, but right now you can get free Super Saiyan Hair from the Minecraft Marketplace, which is available until November 4, 2025.

Minecraft has collaborated with a variety of companies previously. This includes characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hello Kitty, Terraria, and a whole bunch more. Fashion collaborations include Burberry, Lacoste, and AAPE.

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Sometimes nights in Minecraft are overwhelming, feeling like you're battling an unstoppable army of hostile mobs. Minecraft's next update, which drops in Holiday 2025, will offer up a new weapon, new mount, and new enemy configurations to mix up your battles.

The new weapon is the spear. Mojang says that this item is suited for both hand-to-hand and mounted combat, and that the damage scales with your speed, giving you all the excuse you need to charge into battle.

The new underwater mount, the nautilus.

That will pair great with the new underwater mount, the nautilus, which you can tame using pufferfish. In addition to making travel faster, this mount will preserve your existing air supply, making those enchanted helmets a little bit less necessary. You'll also be able to find nautilus armor in chests, with copper, iron, gold, diamond, and netherite variants.

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When copper debuted in Minecraft on June of 2021, it was immediately a block with tons of potential, thanks to the ability to age the material into a variety of different shades. Now, though, copper is finally living up to all that potential in Mojang's upcoming update, The Copper Age, which brings a bunch of new options to put all that copper in your storage chests to use. The Copper Age update drops next week, on Septemer 30.

First (and finally), you'll be able to wear and carry copper. Copper armor, which sits between leather and iron armor in terms of durability and protection, includes the full suite of armor, plus armor for your horse. You'll also be able to create a full set of copper tools. These items won't oxidize, and they'll be more durable than stone tools, but less so than iron.

The copper chest, copper armor, copper lanterns, and other copper tiles.

This update also adds copper chests, golems, and golem statues. You'll get your first copper chest when you create a copper golem (combine copper blocks and a carved pumpkin to make this new friend-shaped mob). Then, you can put items into the copper chest, and the copper golem will sort those items into normal chests around your base. Additionally, when one of these little guys meets an iron golem, legend has it that something super adorable happens.

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Last year's Fortnitemares was extremely packed with microtransactions, with the Fortnite item shop averaging a new collab skin every other day over the course of October. And it may be that Fortnitemares 2025 will be even more crowded, with long-rumored collabs with Scream, Friday the 13th, and Scooby-Doo expected to appear in the Fortnite shop during spooky season. But now there's a new rumor about yet another Fortnitemares collab--KPop Demon Hunters.

The exact nature of the Fortnite x KPOP Demon Hunters collab isn't clear at all right now, since the entire leak is just HypeX saying that it's "the main Halloween collab" and that it's "not just skins." If true, this would presumably mean that there will be some new KPop Demon Hunters-related gameplay mechanic, like a new weapon or other item. Though since Fortnitemares is also rumored to have a Jason Voorhees medallion and Ghostface's mythic knife, the KPop Demon Hunters collab would have to be even more involved with that.

The new season of Fortnite Festival begins on October 9, and so it's possible that HUNTR/X will be the new season headliners. Epic previously promised the upcoming Festival season would be focused on Fortnite-original stuff, but that just means they had a plan that would have been very easy to pivot away from if they had the chance to swap in a collab with the biggest Netflix movie ever.

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Standard Edition

$60 | Releases October 21

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It's been a long wait, but Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 21. Those eager to preorder the long-awaited follow-up to the immersive RPG from 2004 can grab one of the multiple physical and digital editions available now--including a $60 physical edition on PS5 and Xbox. The game is available at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. Preordering the game even unlocks a fun bit of bonus content that fans of the original Bloodlines will enjoy.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Preorder BonusesBloodlines Nostalgia Jukebox

Preorder any version of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 to unlock the Bloodlines Nostalgia Jukebox. This in-game item unlocks original music from the original Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines soundtrack composed Rik Schaffer. It's not much, but it's a fun extra for long-time fans of the series.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Standard Edition $60 | Releases October 21

The Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 standard edition is the only physical edition of the game available. It includes the base game, plus the Bloodlines Nostalgia Jukebox if you preorder before October 21. You can preorder physical PS5 and Xbox Series X copies for $60 at Walmart and Best Buy. Digital preorders are also available on consoles and PC.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

$70 | Releases December 8

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We've seen numerous first-party Xbox games make the jump to PS5 in recent months, and one of the next titles to appear on Sony's platform is a big one: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The latest entry in the long-running flight sim series will land on PS5 on December 8. The game will be available physically and digitally for $70, and preorders are now live. Securing an early copy will unlock an extra aircraft, the Northrop T-38A Talon, to pilot in-game.

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As mentioned above, preordering any version of Microsoft Flight Simulator on PS5 will unlock the Northrop T-38A Talon as an extra in-game aircraft, letting player fly the supersonic jet immediately once they start the game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 $70 | Releases December 8

For the PS5 release, players can expect the same accurately rendered world, flight paths, and aircraft as the PC and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game. Developer Asobo Studio has added several significant post-launch updates, and the PS5 version will feature up to 125 highly detailed aircraft. Not only can you fly business jets and ultralight airplanes, but Flight Simulator 2024 also includes airships, hot air balloons, rotorcraft, and fight jets.

There'll also be several PlayStation-exclusive features for this version of Flight Simulator 2024, designed specifically for the DualSense controller. Adaptive triggers will respond to different speeds and surface types on the ground to add a sense of immersion, air traffic control communications will be played through the controller speaker, and there'll be more features that will utilize the DualSense lightbar, gyro controls, and touchpad. PS VR2 owners will be able to experience the entire game through their headset when a free update for Flight Simulator 2024 arrives in 2026.

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If you're on Xbox and you haven't tried it out yet, you can get a good deal on the Premium Deluxe Edition of Flight Simulator 2024. This is for a digital code, but it does unlock the full game, 25 additional aircraft and 10 extra international airports. Normally, you'd pay $130 for this edition, but it is on sale for $63 currently through a limited-time Amazon and Walmart deal.

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While Flight Simulator 2024 is perfectly playable with a traditional controller on console, you just can't beat a proper flight stick for making you feel like you're really sitting inside of a cockpit. There's no shortage of these, and while the best models do cost quite a bit, there are affordable alternatives to choose from. The official Flight Simulator 2024 flight stick from Thrustmaster is rock-solid, and attractively priced at $107.

It's compatible with Xbox Series X|S and PC, and its design offers 10-bit precision with five axes--including Z axis--14 programmable buttons, a rapid-response trigger, and a multidirectional hat switch. All of that hardware is housed in a crisp white shell with Flight Simulator 2024 branding on it, and you can separate the joystick from the throttle.

See at Amazon Logitech G Pro Flight Yoke System (PC) $150 (was $180)

If you're looking for realistic yoke controls instead, Logitech does offer a peripheral designed to emulate that piloting setup on PC. Inside the box you'll find the flight yoke with a long USB connector cable, the flight throttle quadrant, and desk clamps. This controller has a stainless steel yoke shaft designed to provide accurate and smooth control, and for inputs, it's loaded with a POV hat switch, 14 buttons, and a three-position mode switch for added customization.

This can also be integrated into Logitech's other flight sim devices thanks to its modular design, so if you want to build a realistic cockpit, the company does offer switches, flight instruments, and radio panels alongside flight rudder pedals.

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As noted above, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is one of several Microsoft-published games launching physically on PS5. Some, like with Gears of War: Reloaded, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Doom: The Dark Ages, are already available, while others are launching soon, such as Ninja Gaiden 4 on October 21 and The Outer Worlds 2 on October 29. Forza Horizon 6 was also confirmed to be in development for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5, with a 2026 release window.

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EA could reportedly go private with a $50 billion deal to be revealed as early as next week between a group of investors, which includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), according to The Wall Street Journal.

Alongside PIF, according to people the WSJ said are familiar with the matter, private-equity firm Silver Lake is also reportedly involved with the deal. While EA has a market value of approximately $43 billion, two people told the WSJ that the behind-closed-doors discussions have valued the sports-sim maker closer to $50 billion.

According to the WSJ, if the deal comes together and goes through, this will be the "largest leveraged buyout of all time." The last mega-buyout was in 2007, when Texas-based utility company TXU was purchased by a group of private-equity firms for about $32 billion.

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On September 4, I was one of the many eager Hollow Knight fans who hastily opened up every gaming storefront to experience the moment when the ludicrously long wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong finally ended. Like everyone else, I experienced the crashing of these storefronts, but eventually, to my delight, I managed to install Silksong on my Nintendo Switch 2.

I've barely touched the game since.

More than three weeks after its noteworthy launch, my progress in the game is significantly behind that of my friends and peers. Some have already rolled credits, and lengthy, spoiler-tagged conversations about Silksong on Discord read like classified CIA documents. Meanwhile, I've only just defeated the Bell Beast, an important but fairly early boss that you encounter in the story’s first hour.

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Marvel Legends x Magic: The Gathering

$40 - $60 each

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Marvel Legends is crossing over with Magic: The Gathering's new Spider-Man set with a series of action figures bundled with exclusive MTG foil cards. There are four different figures in the collection so far: Battle-Damaged Spider-Man, Agent Anti-Venom, Mary Jane Watson equipped with the Iron Spider costume, and Man-Wolf.

The Spider-Man Magic: The Gathering set launched today, September 26, but these figures/promo codes arrive over the next two weeks.

Marvel Legends: Battle-Damaged Spider-Man $40 | Releases October 10

This Spider-Man figure comes with a "Specactular Spider-Man" foil card that can give you a powerful advantage if you decide to sacrifice it. The figure features Spider-Man in a tattered version of his costume, and it comes with web-shooter, web-shield, and web-line accessories.

Preorder at Amazon Marvel Legends: Agent Anti-Venom $40 | Releases October 2

The foil card included with this toy is "Agent Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer" and it can bring back a target creature from the graveyard. This card can also deflect, and the action figure is an accurate replica of the powerful anti-symbiote character--the lore around him is way too much to get into right now. For accessories, Agent Anti-Venom comes with several sets of alternate hands, two blast effects, two smoke effects, tendrils, and a powerful arsenal of weapons.

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Now sporting a stylish costume that her former husband Spider-Man once wore, Mary Jane's "Stark Upgrade" foil card can be tapped to add +1/+1 counters to all creatures and vehicles in your game. The figure features over 20 points of articulation and it comes with an alternate masked head, two "thwip" hands, and four articulated Iron Spider legs.

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John Jameson isn't just an astronaut and the son of Daily Bugle boss J. Jonah Jameson, he's also the fearsome Man-Wolf. His foil card features a transformative effect, allowing him to tap into primal powers. For his accessories, he's armed with his sword Stargod, a bow, and several arrows.

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Ever since it started collaborating with big IP, Magic: The Gathering's popularity has surged through the roof. The Marvel crossover could be the biggest one yet for the collectible card game, as it focuses not only on Spider-Man and his amazing friends, but also villains like Mysterio, Sandman, and Venom.

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To promote preorders for the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, Asus looked to one of the most popular video games of all time: Grand Theft Auto V. Michael De Santa actor Ned Luke and Franklin Clinton actor Shawn Fonteno appear in a new social media ad talking about the upcoming portable PC devices.

"It's handheld freedom for everybody," says Fonteno in the clip posted on X by Asus. "You know you gotta have an ally, and Xbox picked the right Ally," adds Luke. Microsoft and Asus finally revealed the price points for the two PC portable devices yesterday. The ROG Xbox Ally will cost $600 in the US, while the Xbox Ally X will cost $1,000. Both handhelds will launch October 16.

It's important to have an ally when you game! Pick smart... just like what we did with @Xbox
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— ROG Global (@ASUS_ROG) September 26, 2025

The base model ROG Xbox Ally has drawn comparisons to the Steam Deck OLED from a specs perspective, featuring an AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor (Zen 4), 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Meanwhile, the premium Xbox Ally X has an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor (Zen 5), 24GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. In June, GameSpot got hands-on time with the Xbox Ally X.

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In late 2023, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 brought most of the early games in the franchise to modern consoles. Since then, fans have clamored for Konami to complete the collection of games with Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. Now, the producer behind Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has confirmed that Vol. 2 is still in the works, but declined to confirm any titles included in it.

During a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show, Metal Gear Solid producer Noriaki Okamura fielded a question about the next installment of the MGS Master Collection. X user Kuwabara357 shared a fan translation (via Video Games Chronicle), which essentially said that Vol. 2 is moving forward, but the team isn't ready to share any information about it yet.

SCOOP MGSVOL.2❗️ : On the METAL GEAR PRODUCTION HOTLINE, Noriaki Okamura briefly mentioned MGS Master Collection Vol.2. and according to him, it will take a little more time.
Here is a translation of his statement: “It has certainly taken quite a while now. Since we called the… pic.twitter.com/JUccwXkJJ2

— Outsider Snake (@Kuwabara357) September 25, 2025

The most-anticipated possibility for the collection is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which has never been released outside of the PS3. The first Master Collection excluded Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a 2010 PlayStation Portable game that had previously been remastered in 2011 for the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. One of the series' other portable games, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, was also excluded from the Master Collection Vol. 1.

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A developer based in Estonia has stated that it's working on a classified Brothers in Arms game with Gearbox Software. Frozen Lake Studios notes on its website that more than 50 employees--including artists and animators--are working on "Gearbox’s next Brothers in Arms mission."

Just a bit over four years ago, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford confirmed his studio was working on a new Brothers in Arms game. However, Pitchford added that a reveal wouldn't happen "until we have it, you know." Basically, Pitchford didn't want to show anything too soon for the project to draw comparisons to the Aliens: Colonial Marines debacle.

Frozen Lake has previously collaborated with Gearbox on Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderland, per the studio. In addition, Frozen Lake highlights experience assisting on games set during World War II, such as Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond as well as Sniper Elite 4.

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Nioh 3 Steelbook Launch Edition

$70 | Releases February 6, 2026

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$70 | Releases February 6, 2026

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Between Ninja Gaiden and Rise of the Ronin, Team Ninja has been pretty busy lately. The developer is keeping the pace into 2026 with the release of Nioh 3 on PS5 on February 6. Preorders are now live, and if you act fast, you can get the limited Nioh 3 Steelbook Launch Edition for $70. You'll also get bonus DLC as a preorder bonus when Nioh 3 launches on February 6, 2026.

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The Nioh 3 preorder bonuses differ between the physical and digital versions of the game. Preordering the physical Nioh 3 Steelbook Launch Edition gets you an exclusive Steelbook case featuring unique key art and slipcase cover. You'll also get the Lucky Tanuki Netsuke and Kusanagi Netsuke Charm accessories. While not technically a preorder bonus, the Steelbook Launch Edition is only available in limited quantities--so while it's possible you could find a copy after launch, it's best to preorder if you're interested in this version. A standard physical edition is available, though it doesn't include the steelcase or extra in-game accessories.

There's also an additional Early Purchase bonus that gets you the Hellfrost Warrior and Hellfrost Ninja armor and attire sets if you purchase any physical or digital version of Nioh 3 by February 19, 2026.

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