Back to the Future Trilogy: 40th Anniversary Editions

New 4K Anniversary Box Sets & Limited Edition Steelbooks arrive October 14.

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Back to the Future is celebrating its 40th anniversary with several new 4K Blu-ray box sets and collectible editions on October 14. The ever-popular Ultimate Trilogy will be replaced by the 40th Anniversary Trilogy, a box set with over nine hours of bonus features, including new retrospective featurettes on the original 1985 classic. The 40th Anniversary Trilogy also has an Amazon-exclusive Steelbook Gift Set edition with some unique collectibles like a replica mini Gibson guitar. Unsurprisingly, the $150 Gift Set sold out in approximately 10 minutes, but at the time of writing, it's back in stock at Amazon with a purchasing limit of one per customer.

Back to the Future: 40th Anniversary Steelbook Trilogy Gift Set (4K Blu-ray)

$150

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By the time you read this, there's a good chance the Limited Edition Gift Set is gone again. The good news is that all three Back to the Future films are getting 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Editions as part of the anniversary celebration.

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Arcade1Up Ms. Pac-Man Head-to-Head Arcade Table

$600

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Arcade cabinets were the original competitive esports of their time, and if you're looking for an even more intense approach to setting a new high score benchmark, you can check out this deal on Arcade1Up's new Ms. Pac-Man Head-to-Head Arcade Table. This model moves the screen from a vertical to a horizontal position for two-player head-to-head action, and it's loaded with 12 games. You can order it now for $600.

Arcade1Up Ms. Pac-Man Head-to-Head Arcade Table $600

Ms.Pac-Man headlines this arcade cabinet with its vintage-inspired design and controls, but you can also play other arcade games like Dig Dug, Galaxian, Mappy, Rolling Thunder, and Rompers on it. On a technical level, the table features glowing controls to recreate a retro aesthetic, durable joysticks and buttons, and a 17-inch LCD screen.

• Dig Dug
• Dig Dug 2
• Galaxian
• Galaga
• Galaga ‘88
• Mappy
• Ms.Pac-Man
• New Rally X
• Pacmania
• Rolling Thunder
• Rompers
• Tower of Druaga

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Like other Arcade1Up cabinets, this new Ms. Pac-Man machine is built to be both stylish and durable. To help protect the screen, there's a clear acrylic top installed on top of it, and it's designed to be a space-saving collectible. The selection of games listed above is also a compilation of all-time classics, as in addition to the timeless appeal of Ms. Pac-Man and Pacmania, Dig Dug offers a charming descent into the depths of the planet, Tower of Druaga is still a beloved action-RPG focused on escaping mazes, and Galaga set a new standard for shoot-'em-ups when it was first released in 1981.

If you'd like to fill out your own home arcade, several Arcade1Up cabinets are also on sale right now. These are billed as "Classic Special Edition" cabinets that don't include a riser. This drops their size down to four feet--but you can purchase a riser for just $59 to get it back to standing height--and helps to save space. Currently, Walmart is offering the Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Mortal Kombat 2 arcade cabinets for $334 each. All models come pre-loaded with extra games in addition to their marquee titles.

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Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells - Murderbot and More Books

14 ebooks for $18

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If you enjoyed Season 1 of Murderbot on Apple TV+ and haven't read the award-winning books the sci-fi comedy is based on, the latest Humble Book Bundle should be on your radar. Martha Wells' Murderbot & More is a jam-packed ebook bundle featuring every novella, novel, and short story in The Murderbot Diaries series as well as several of the author's acclaimed fantasy novels. The full $18 comes with a total of nine novels, five novellas, and two short stories in the Murderbot universe.

All of the ebooks in this Humble Bundle are EPUB format, the universal standard for electronic books, so you will be able to enjoy your new books on any device with your preferred reading app. And like all Humble Bundles, your purchase will benefit a great cause. A portion of your payment will go to the World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing food insecurity across the globe. The WCK works to create sustainable programs and steps in during times of humanitarian crises and in the wake of natural disasters. Proceeds from your purchase are split between the WCK, Humble, and Macmillan Publishers, and you can manually adjust the percentages to give more/less to each party.

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A new rumor points to a potential 2028 release window for the Steam Deck 2.

The source of the rumor is a post on forum NeoGAF from hardware leaker KeplerL2. Within a thread about Steam Deck competitors, a user wondered if the upcoming ROG Xbox Asus Ally would be undercut by new portable PC releases from MSI or Valve. KeplerL2 replied, "Steam Deck 2 is 2028," without further details. Officially, Valve has released no information on the timing or the potential hardware of a Steam Deck follow-up.

In response to speculation about a revised Steam Deck in 2024, Valve said the next model would be a "generational leap." The original Steam Deck first launched in February 2022 and was followed by a OLED upgrade in November 2023. Valve has continued to support both platforms with new updates and features.

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In 2015. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt elevated the fantasy action-RPG franchise to new heights. Now, publisher CD Projekt Red is teaming up with RoadCo Entertainment and GEA Live for a U.S. tour of The Witcher in Concert.

Heidi Joosten will conduct the music for the tour, which will have stops in 45 cities starting on August 30. Joosten's on-stage musicians will include the Polish folk metal band Percival Schuttenbach as part of its 15-piece ensemble. The concert will feature a special arrangement of The Witcher 3's score that was arranged by Paulina Porszke and Nikola Kołodziejczyk under the supervision of the game's co-composer, Marcin Przybyłowicz.

Cinematics from the game and "immersive visuals" will be paired with the music, as players revisit Geralt of Rivia's "bold, emotional journey across the Continent." Tickets have already gone on sale at the tour's official site, and the complete lineup of tour dates, cities, and locations is below and begins later this week.

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Fortnite dropped a bunch of new collabs in quick succession this week with Gorillaz, the Front Man from Squid Game, and the One Punch Man cosmetics on Tuesday and Wednesday. But apparently Epic isn't done with this week just yet, because the Fortnite Instagram account just teased a new skin based on a space dwarf from the co-op shooter Deep Rock Galactic.

The Fortnite Instagram posted a story teasing the Deep Rock Galactic collaboration.

The countdown timer indicates this six-foot-tall dwarf skin will hit the Fortnite item shop on Friday at the usual shop reset time at 5 PM PT. It'll likely have some accessories that come with it, like a pickaxe, back bling, and wrap--though that's not always the case with individual gaming skins like this. The Goat from Goat Simulator, for example, never received any accessories, and Goat Simulator and Deep Rock Galactic share the same publisher. The image above is the entire tease, and so there's no way to tell what else, if anything, might come with it.

This is a rare example of Fortnite collaborating with another video game that isn't available on the Epic Games Store. It's not something that happens a lot, but it's not particularly shocking either, since Halo just got a slot on the current battle pass despite also not being on EGS.

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We're a few weeks removed from the Battlefield 6 open beta, and by all accounts, the test was a massive success. While it was live, the beta topped the Steam charts while also placing highly on both Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5's active-user leaderboards. Once it was over, its absence (and some freebies) prompted a huge spike in sales of its predecessor, Battlefield 2042. The vibes around Battlefield haven't been this good in a while, thanks to that beta.

Feedback has been coming in quickly since the beta ended, with many fans taking to social media and forums to talk about what they most liked and disliked about this new Battlefield experience. However, there's one particular reaction that I find fascinating, and that's players being happy about the lack of collaborations with outside IP.

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"Forniteification," as some call it, has turned other franchises into interactive IP catalogues, tapping into current trends and nostalgic trips to yesteryear in order to sell skins and other cosmetics. Battlefield's biggest competitor, Call of Duty, has embraced the concept, enlisting a range of established faces from WWE wrestlers to Cheech and Chong to Nicki Minaj into its platoon.

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Gears of War: Reloaded launched this week with a few issues. Thankfully, developer The Coalition is on the case, and fixes have already been deployed or are coming soon.

In a social media post, the studio said it has resolved an issue that blocked players from accessing the Adam Fenix and Anya Stroud skins they got for preordering the game on Xbox and Steam. The developer has also fixed an issue with Steam crashes, and an update is rolling out today, August 28, to address it.

The developer said it took some time to prepare and release this fix because it had to be tested first. The patch rollout might briefly interrupt services, Microsoft warned.

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Battlefield 6's Secure Boot requirement on PC caused more than a few headaches for players during the game's recent open beta, and while the game's technical director laments the need for it, he also said it's "one of the strongest tools in our toolbox to stop cheating."

In an interview with Eurogamer, Battlefield 6 technical director shared some insight into the need for the Secure Boot requirement and his feelings on it. He said even though it caused some to be unable to play (GameSpot even put together a guide on how to turn on Secure Boot), it's needed to ensure a "fair play experience" and that, overall, the team is happy with how the anti-cheat performed during the beta.

"The fact is I wish we didn't have to do things like Secure Boot," Buhl said. "It does prevent some players from playing the game. Some people's PCs can't handle it and they can't play: that really sucks. I wish everyone could play the game with low friction and not have to do these sorts of things."

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Nearly a decade after its release, No Man's Sky continues to get updates from developer Hello Games. Now, Voyagers, one of the latest updates for No Man's Sky, has inspired something special for the company's next game, Light No Fire. According to Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray, innovations in No Man's Sky will lead to a large ocean to explore and an even bigger planet.

"Much of the technology we're introducing with [No Man's Sky: Voyagers] is shared with our next game, Light No Fire, which is a truly open world, a shared Earth-sized planet, with real oceans to traverse, needing large boats and crews," Murray told PC Gamer. "We love that we get to share this technology with players early."

Hello Games debuted the first look at Light No Fire in late 2023, and Murphy called it "the first real open world." Unlike its predecessor, the entire game takes place on a single world inhabited by all of the players in the game. Voyagers was the first No Man's Sky update to include the possibility of making ships that are big enough to feature multiple player- characters as part of the crew.

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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will continue to receive new free content into 2026, including a new playable class, developer Saber Interactive has announced.

As outlined in Space Marine 2's Year 2 Battle Plan, the Techmarine class will be the game's seventh playable class and come as part of the game's Patch 12, expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2026.

Saber Interactive didn't give too many new details about the Techmarine aside from the fact that it will be able to use a new Techmarine-exclusive weapon, the Omnissiah Axe. In the Warhammer 40K lore, Techmarines study under the Adeptus Mechanicus to learn the ways of ancient machines so that they may continue to wage war against mankind's enemies.

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