The King of Valmorra is dead - and with his fall, the Nine Kingdoms fracture into chaos. Whispers of war echo in the halls of every court, while ancient prophecies stir in forgotten tomes. In this choice-driven dark fantasy narrative RPG, you are the ruler of a struggling kingdom caught between collapsing alliances, rising rebellions, and a deeper evil long thought extinguished. Will you unite the warring realms or exploit them for your own ascent? Will you rule with compassion, cunning, or cruelty? Every decision in Legend of Valmorra alters the balance of power, reshaping not just your realm—but the very course of history.

The Silo Series Book Box Set (Paperback)

$22.18 (was $60)

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We're still waiting for a premiere date for Silo Season 3, but fans of the Apple TV+ dystopian science fiction series can bide the time by reading the source material in a stylish new format. A Deluxe Collector's Edition of Hugh Howey's best-selling book Shift was published earlier this week. Season 3 of Silo is based on Shift, so it's the perfect time to check out this stellar collection of novellas. Shift Deluxe Collector's Edition is up for grabs for $37 at Amazon or Walmart.

Shift is the second book in the Silo series, though it takes place before Wool (Book 1). Fans can get a matching Wool Deluxe Collector's Edition for only $20 (was $40) at Walmart. This deal was also available at Amazon, but it sold out earlier this week. Amazon and Walmart also have The Silo Series 3-Book Box Set for an all-time low of only $22, which is saying a lot because William Morrow published the paperback collection in 2020. And if you like ebooks, the Kindle edition of the box set is only $3 for a limited time.

The Silo Series Book Box Set (Paperback) $22.18 (was $60)

The Silo Series Box Set collects paperback editions of Wool, Shift, and Dust. It also comes with a separate paperback chapbook of Silo short stories. In addition to roughly 1,700 pages of awesome science fiction, you'll get to read some of Howey's great nonfiction essays. All four books are boxed in a slipcase.

The three mainline books in the series are also sold separately in paperback. Each book is discounted to around $12 right now.

• The Silo Series Box Set -- $22.18 ($60)
  • Wool: Silo Series 1 -- $12.39 ($20)
  • Wool: TV Tie-in Edition -- $11.33 ($20)
  • Shift: Silo Series 2 -- $11 ($20)
  • Dust: Silo Series 3 -- $12.43 ($20)

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Each Deluxe Collector's Edition has new cover art, sprayed edges, and illustrated endpapers. A full topographical map of the silos is printed in color on the inside of the dust jackets. Shift's sprayed edges are blue, while Wool has red edges. In addition to the original three novellas that make up Shift, this 608-page edition has an original Silo short story by the author.

The first two seasons remained faithful to Wool while also carving their own path with unique character arcs and plot beats. It's expected that Season 3 will also differ from Shift in some big ways while maintaining the general story arc from the book.

Shift and Wool are regularly referred to as novels, and they do read like novels, but sections of each book were originally released as novellas. Shift rewinds the clock roughly 200 years and chronicles the apocalypse as well as the creation of the eponymous Silos.

The stories are largely told from the perspective of congressman Donald Keane, who begins working on the Silo project in 2049. Throughout the three novellas, you learn more about E-Day and the global disasters that led to opening of Silo 1 in 2110. The final section in Shift leads into Wool.

Shift Deluxe Collector's Edition:

• First Shift - Legacy: A Novella
• Second Shift - Order: A Novella
• Third Shift - Pact: A Novella
• An original short story

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The Deluxe Collector's Edition of Wool has the same features as the new edition of Shift, just with red sprayed edges. Wool has received numerous paperback and hardcover editions since its debut in 2011, but this is easily the best-looking version. Fans should snag a copy for $20 at Walmart before the hardcover sells out like it did at Walmart.

This edition of Wool is 592 pages and includes four novellas and the short story titled Holston, which serves as Part 1 of the Silo series. Howey also wrote an original essay for this edition that has behind-the-scenes details about the Apple TV+ series.

Wool Deluxe Collector's Edition:

• Holston: A short story
• Proper Gauge: A Novella
• Casting Off: A Novella
• The Unraveling: A Novella
• The Stranded: A Novella

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Just when you thought Fortnite already had too many battle royale modes, Epic Games goes and drops another one. The new mode, dubbed Delulu, is completely unlike any of the other battle royale variations because it does two things the others don't: It has proximity voice chat, and encourages teaming mid-game with other players not in your group. But it's also a mode where only one person comes out as the winner. Katniss and Peeta's trick with the berries will not work here.

Delulu has been a blast so far, and matches feel vaguely like Epic mashed up its normal BR with its Party Royale mode--it's a battle royale about socializing. You can use an emote specific to Delulu to join and exit other players' parties on the fly. And since teaming is allowed in this mode, nothing prevents you from collaborating with even more players after you hit the max number for a party.

Since the social aspect is so crucial to the purpose of this mode, you're required to have a mic, and have the in-game voice chat on and set to Everybody before you can even queue up for it. You can join a round with your friends, but everyone drops in alone, and you'll eventually have to put them down if you want to win.

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Remedy Entertainment has made some of the best games of the last several years, including Alan Wake 2 and Control, and thanks to a new Humble Bundle, has made it possible to snag the studio's entire oeuvre for a ridiculously low price. The Remedy 30th Anniversary Bundle includes up to nine of the studio's game for $27. A portion of the proceeds for each bundle go to charity. In this case, it's Save the Children, which works to improve the lives of children around the world and to help protect them when disasters strike. You can also increase your donation by choosing to pay more than the bundle price. This is an awesome deal, but you'll want to grab the bundle soon, as it's only available through October 10.

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While the full $27 bundle offers the best value, the Remedy 30th Anniversary Bundle offers a tiered pricing scale just like Humble's other bundle deals. The cheapest tier is just $5 and includes the arcade racer Death Rally, the gritty noir third-person shooters Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, and Alan Wake: American Nightmare, which is a standalone expansion to the first Alan Wake game. This tier is great if you want to check out the studio's earliest works. Death Rally is an interesting one to look back on, since it differs so much from the action and survival horror games the studio is now known for. However, the real standout of this tier are Max Payne and Max Payne 2. Both helped define the third-person shooter genre of their time, and they offer a strange, surreal story that is absolutely worth a visit. The first will be quite clunky by modern standards, but Max Payne 2 holds up pretty well thanks to its more refined storytelling.

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Screamboat Steelbook Edition (4K Blu-ray)

$43 | Releases December 9

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There are immutable truths about our world: rain falls, wind blows, and the second a beloved IP enters the public domain territory, you can bet that a slasher movie based on it will hit theaters in record time. We've seen it happen to Winnie the Pooh, and last year it happened to Steamboat Willie, the 1928 Disney character who served as the prototype for what would eventually become Mickey Mouse. Steamoat Willie entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, and then earlier this year was reimagined as a horror movie villain with the animated horror-comedy short, Screamboat, created by . The movie is getting a Blu-ray release on December 9, including a fancy steelbook edition 4K Blu-ray that's availabe to preorder for $43 at Amazon.

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Xbox Series S

Starts at $379 | Rising to $399 starting October 3

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Xbox Series X Digital Edition 1TB

$549 | Rising to $599 starting October 3

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Xbox Series X 1TB

$599 | Rising to $649 starting October 3

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Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition

$729 | Rising to $799 starting October 3

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If you were planning on getting an Xbox console for the holidays, you might want to act sooner rather than later, because Microsoft has just announced that it's once again raising the price of its consoles starting October 3.

Beginning October 3, the most affordable Xbox on the market, the 512GB Xbox Series S, will cost $400 in the US. The most expensive Xbox Series X model, which comes with a disc drive and two terabytes of storage, will run folks $800. Here are the rest of the price changes to the Xbox lineup:

• Xbox Series S 512GB -- $400 (was $380)
• Xbox Series S 1TB -- $450 (was $430)
• Xbox Series X Digital -- $600 (was $550)
• Xbox Series X -- $650 (was $500)
• Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition - $800 (was $730)

This is the second price increase that Microsoft has issued this year alone after it raised prices on the consoles earlier this May. In its announcement, Microsoft suggests that these price hikes are "due to changes in the macroeconomic environment." Prices outside of the US will remain as they are.

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Spider-Man fans can score an absurdly good deal on the Lego Miles Morales' Mask display model at Walmart. Launched in July for $70, the 487-piece Miles Morales building set is on sale for only $28.24. This deal is unlikely to remain in stock for long, so snag it while you can.

Lego Spider-Man Miles Morales' Mask (487 Pieces) $28.24 (was $70)

The 487-piece build is exclusive to Walmart and the Lego Store--though you'll pay $70 if you buy it directly from Lego right now.

The completed 3D model with display stand measures 7.5 inches. A Lego Marvel name placard connects to the front of the stand.

Despite low piece counts, Lego's mask and helmet builds are fairly complex and are recommended for adults and experienced builders.

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The standard Spider-Man Mask Lego set launched last year exclusively at Target and the Lego Store. Based on Peter Parker's classic costume, the Spider-Man Mask is the same size as Miles Morales' Mask; it even has the same number of pieces.

See at Target See at Lego Store Lego Miles Morales' Mask + Iron Spider-Man Bust Bundle $92 (was $130)

Walmart also has an exclusive bundle with Miles Morales' Mask and the Iron Spider-Man Bust, which launched in August for $60. With Walmart's deal on Miles Morales' Mask, it's actually cheaper to buy each set separately.

In any case, Walmart is currently sold out of the Spider-Man bundle--though the retailer has restocked a bunch of its Bricktember Lego bundles over the past few weeks. We wouldn't be surprised to see this one back in stock soon.

Includes:

• Miles Morales' Mask (76329) - $70 (487 pieces)
• Iron Spider-Man Bust (76326) - $60 (379 pieces)

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For some much smaller Lego Spider-Man fun, check out the new Spider-Verse minifigure collection. Based on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the collection features 12 characters from the multiverse. Most retailers are sold out of this collection, but Amazon just restocked the Spider-Verse minifigure 6-packs for $30.

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Subnautica 2 has been upstaged this summer by a bitter fight between publisher Krafton and the former leadership team at the game's studio, Unknown Worlds. Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, as well as CEO Ted Gill were forced out of the studio, and they subsequently filed a lawsuit against Krafton that contends the latter is attempting to avoid paying them a $250 million performance bonus. Now, Krafton has changed its legal argument about why the leadership team was dismissed.

According to PC Gamer, Krafton asserted that the founders intended to release Subnautica 2 in early access this year before the game was ready in order to secure their performance bonus. The founders' lawyers at Fortis Advisors asked for proof of this assertion during the trial's discovery phase, and Krafton didn't provide any. Krafton subsequently withdrew that part of its legal filing and no longer claims it as a reason for their dismissal. Fortis said this marks a "seismic shift in the case" and characterized it as "a little bit bewildering."

Krafton still maintains that the founders shirked their responsibilities to oversee Subnautica 2 to completion and accuses them of downloading files and keeping devices that had confidential info on them. Although that detail only came to light after the leadership team was removed, Krafton argues that it retroactively justifies their termination.

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If you're like me, one of the first things you do when booting up a game is checking out the options in the Settings menu. From audio to subtitles, brightness to performance, you're fine-tuning the particulars to ensure the game is playing just right for you. Maybe during this, you're also changing your controller settings from "normal" to "inverted," and if you've ever wondered why you do that, well, science may have an answer for you.

In a new scientific paper reported on by The Guardian (via Eurogamer), Dr. Jennifer Corbett and Dr. Jaap Munneke at Brunel University London have sought to study the neuroscience behind a player's choice of "normal" or "inverted" controls. Titled "Why axis inversion? Optimising interactions between users, interfaces, and visual displays in 3D environments," the duo discovered that there are a variety of factors that go into your decision of opting for a particular controller setting in games, and it seems to primarily revolve around how your brain perceives objects in 3D spaces.

Initiated during lockdown and published this month, Corbett and Munneke concluded in the study that "personal experiences, favourite games, different genres, age, consoles, which way you scroll with a mouse … all of these things could potentially be involved" in why you choose to invert your controls in-game or not.

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The Borderlands franchise is known for its recurring characters, and perhaps none stand out quite as much as Claptrap. This loud and eccentric little robot has long since stood as the series' mascot for good reason, with his endearing charm and infectious good mood. But there's no denying he can be a bit loud at times--and that certainly hasn't changed in Borderlands 4. But what if you could change that?

Claptrap may not be as prevalent in this new entry as he has been in some other titles in the looter shooter franchise, but his presence is still consistent enough in Borderlands 4 to warrant a rather unique slider among all the other settings. For those who find this quirky guy more of a nuisance than a lovable goof, Gearbox has added a way to adjust his volume separately from all other volumes. Yeah, you can shut Claptrap up altogether if you want.

We can sense your excitement, so we'll tell you how to turn down Claptrap's voice in Borderlands 4.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles at Amazon

Mario Kart Bundle: $499 / Pokemon Bundle: $500 / Console: $449

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If the recent Nintendo Direct has you thinking about upgrading to the Switch 2, it just became easier to buy the new console from Amazon. The online retailer has removed its invitation system from the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle ($499) and the standalone Switch 2 console ($449). Up until this week, Amazon required customers to request an invite and then wait for an approval email. The invitation sometimes arrived the same day, while other times you had to wait a week or longer (if you received an invite at all). But now you can purchase either model just like any other product, and both editions are eligible for Prime shipping; you may even be eligible for same-day delivery.

• Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World -- $499 | Available now
• Nintendo Switch 2 + Pokemon Legends Z-A -- $500 | October 16
• Nintendo Switch 2 -- $449 | Available now

The removal of the invite system comes a week after Amazon opened preorders for the Pokemon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Bundle. The new bundle retails for the same price as the Mario Kart edition and launches alongside the brand-new Pokemon adventure on October 16.

Check out all three Nintendo Switch 2 console options at Amazon below. And if you want to pair your new console with more Nintendo games and gear, take a look at our roundup of Switch 2 games and accessories available at Amazon.

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I want a Bloodborne remake. You want a Bloodborne remake. People who've never played it probably want a Bloodborne remake. It's safe to say that everyone wants a Bloodborne remake. Unfortunately, though, those wants may not amount to anything, as an insider has suggested that "nothing is happening" with Bloodborne--not even any progress on making a PC port.

Giant Bomb co-owner and reliable newshound Jeff Grubb sat down with site co-owner Mike Minotti for a recent episode of the Game Mess podcast. During the episode, which was livestreamed on September 18 and spotted by Insider Gaming, Grubb and Minotti responded to chat requests for commentary around various aspects of the games and technology industries. At one point, the duo fielded a question from someone seeking speculation about Sony's PC ports, particularly regarding Bloodborne.

"Has the PC porting kind of slowed down recently? Am I imagining that, or [has] there just [not] been too many games for them to port?" Minotti asked of Grubb.

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Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard has responded to accusations that new sprays for the competitive hero shooter were created with AI, firmly denying such claims.

Fans of the game took to platforms such as X and Reddit, pointing out what they perceived as telltale signs that the sprays depicting cartoony versions of Venture, Juno, and the game's new Hero Wuyang were AI-generated.

One user on X cited the "hair and line art" in a spray showing Venture and Juno posing back-to-back, and another user claimed that there were "weird errors and strange details that'd be odd for an industry artist to make," such as one of Juno's eyebrows being over her hair while the other being under.

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Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger previously said that his upcoming Resident Evil movie is a "weird story" that won't use the games' already established heroes like Leon Kennedy. But he wants fans to know that this film is set firmly in the same world as Capcom's survival-horror games.

"It's an entirely original story," Cregger told Entertainment Weekly. "When you watch it, you'll be like, 'This is very Zach.' It's just [that] it takes place in the Resident Evil world. I don't think fans of the games are gonna be bummed. ... I respect the games enough where I'm gonna like tell a Resident Evil story in the Resident Evil canon that still leaves everything they love intact from the games, you know what I mean?"

Cregger also confirmed that Weapons actor join Austin Abrams has a leading role in Resident Evil, but didn't share any specifics about his character. He only said that, "[Abrams is] so right for the role in Resident Evil."

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Starting in January, students at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville can take an American history class focused on the Grand Theft Auto series. The course was reportedly planned to include GTA 6 before it was delayed to May 26, 2026.

IGN spoke with history professor Tore Olsson about the class that's officially called Grand Theft America: US History Since 1980 through the GTA Video Games. The teacher discussed how popular video games can mold our real-world views, like Ghost of Tsushima with feudal Japan. With that in mind, "the class is much more about American history than the games themselves, but GTA provides the framework that structures our exploration of the past," Olsson said. "My hope is that after the class, students will never look at these games, or modern America, the same again."

Olsson is "perhaps most excited to use San Andreas" as a teaching tool from the GTA series, as it's set in a fictional Los Angeles. "It's probably obvious to many that this drama is an allusion to the LA Riots of April and May 1992, one of the most significant turning points in contemporary U.S. history, but also one that is widely misunderstood," the professor said. "Explaining the origins and meaning of this violent convulsion is a key goal of my class."

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Nintendo's legal battle against Palworld developer Pocketpair has intensified, as the Japanese game-making company alleges in part of its ongoing lawsuit that user-made mods don't constitute "prior art."

While Pocketpair previously claimed that mods (such as the Dark Souls 3 Pokemon mod Pocket Souls) invalidate Nintendo's patents, Games Fray (via IGN) has reported on September 16 that the Pokemon creator has argued in the ongoing lawsuit that, because mods require games to function, anything created by users isn't "prior art."

Essentially, Nintendo is claiming that mods are "fair game" as they could be patented by someone else. Thus, the company fears that its gameplay ideas and innovations could similarly be lifted and used by anyone. As IGN noted on September 19, this is particularly worrying for the games industry because patent thieves could theoretically create entire games out of just mods.

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A Call of Duty movie is in the works now at Paramount, but it's still early days and there isn't much to go on at this stage. But now, Activision is seeking fan feedback about what they want a live-action Call of Duty movie to be "inspired by."

A survey being sent to members of the community feedback program Recon Squad asks fans to rank what they want the film to be inspired by. The choices include Black Ops, Modern Warfare, Zombies, or something other than Black Ops or Modern Warfare. Alternatively, Activision wants to know if people would instead want a totally new Call of Duty story to serve as the inspiration for the movie.

The survey was first reported on by Detonated.

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