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The 30th Anniversary PlayStation consoles and accessories were restocked at various retailers today for Cyber Monday. While most of these restocks sold out immediately, the 30th Anniversary PlayStation Portal handheld is still available for $220 via PlayStation Direct.The PlayStation Portal is a handheld device used for streaming gameplay directly from your PS5 over Wi-Fi. The device does not play games natively. Design-wise, it looks like a DualSense PS5 controller with an 8-inch LCD screen. The Portal supports DualSense features like adaptive triggers and haptic feedback and can stream gameplay at up to 1080p resolutions and 60fps. Like other 30th Anniversary […]

There's a new era for NASCAR games coming in 2025, but fans may want to grab the previous titles while they still can. Motorsport Games, the company that until recently held the rights to make NASCAR racing games, has announced that all of its NASCAR titles and associated DLC will be pulled from digital storefronts on December 31.To the NASCAR game community!From December 31, 2024, all NASCAR game titles and their DLC content will no longer be available for purchase on all digital storefronts but will remain available to play after this time. This includes the @NASCARHeat, @NASCARRivals, and… pic.twitter.com/7RyCQXuZUo […]

A trio of officially licensed metal puzzles themed around The Legend of Zelda are on sale for over 50% off at Amazon for Cyber Monday. You can get brain teasers shaped as the Triforce, Hyrule Crest, and Master Sword for $15 each. This is the best price we've seen for all three models. When we initially wrote about these back in April, each puzzle was selling for close to full price.The Legend of Zelda: Hanayama Metal Brain TeasersTriforce — $15 ($32) | Level 4 – HardHyrule Crest — $15 ($32) | Level 5 – ExpertMaster Sword– $15 ($32) | Level […]

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl may have arrived with more issues than the developers would have liked, but it's almost a miracle it came out at all considering the ongoing war in Ukraine. Now, Russian propaganda outlets are trying to spread the wild claim that Stalker 2 is somehow drafting players into the Ukraine military to fight off the Russian invasion.As first reported by 404 Media, the video is being spread on Telegram with false claims that it originated from a report by Wired. Emails have also been sent to journalists claiming that Ukrainian developer GSC Game World is helping […]

A new report alleges that PC hardware company NZXT's PC rental program is "shady and manipulative." The video from Gamers Nexus (via The Verge) accuses NZXT of changing prices and parts between "purchase" and "rental" versions of prebuilt PCs with the same (or similar) names.For context, NZXT's Flex program allows customers to rent prebuilt gaming PCs starting at $59 (though a renter would need to provide a monitor, keyboard, and mouse). Gamers Nexus claims that specs and prices of prebuilt PC models change depending on whether you select "buy" or "rent." The exact prices and specs can change "day to […]

Tencent has unveiled its latest creation–an open-world survival game called Light of Motiram–and although the game's recently released trailer is visually stunning, viewers can't help but notice the game bears a striking resemblance to Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.Set in an ancient-yet-futuristic open world where players must craft items, maintain survival stats, and battle strange robotic beasts called Mechanimals, Light of Motiram certainly seems to be riffing on the Horizon aesthetic. The game's environments, polygonal robot creatures, and even its tall grass all seem to be heavily inspired by the Horizon playbook, but Light of Motiram seems to […]

The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling console of all time, and now the exact number of units produced has been confirmed by a former PlayStation executive.Over on Twitter, an image was floating around showing a PlayStation 2 console with some phrases etched into it. It says, "In memory of PS2 last production. Produced 160,636, 885 pcs during January 2000 – March 2013." Some users were questioning its authenticity until former PlayStation president Shawn Layden chimed in. "PS2 pic looks legit. The production number is legit, too," he said.PS2 pic looks legit. The production number is legit, too. 💥🎮💪🏾💙 — shawn […]

Star Wars Outlaws is on sale for only $40 in Amazon's Cyber Monday sale. The $30 discount applies to the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the open-world Star Wars adventure. At the beginning of Amazon's Black Friday sale, Outlaws was marked down to $50. If you bought it for that price, you could order another copy and return your original order. Unlike most Star Wars games that cast you as Force-using Jedi and the Sith, Star Wars Outlaws lets players fulfill their dreams of being an interstellar smuggler. The game stars Kay Vess, a young upstart scoundrel taking […]

The new Citadelle des Morts Zombies map arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with the midseason update on December 5. Thanks to the latest episode of Call of Duty's official podcast, we now have new details about the map's Wonder Weapons as well as announcements of some major gameplay improvements for Zombies mode.Despite two Zombies maps arriving at launch, Season 1 is already adding in the brand-new Citadelle des Morts map. The setting takes place at a castle in France, and the storyline continues after the events of the Terminus main Easter egg cutscene. Call of Duty's new […]

Microsoft is developing new Halo games right now, and actor Keith David is hopeful Microsoft calls him up to play the Arbiter once more. Across a series of social media posts, David said he's aware there "may be something new" in the works, but claims he knows nothing official."I don't know any more than all of you. I hear there may be something new and, if so, I'd love to reprise my role as the Arbiter. That's it. Nothing coded," he said.David voiced the Arbiter in 2004's Halo 2, reprising the role in 2007's Halo 3 and 2015's Halo 5: […]

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the first-person adventure from MachineGames starring the iconic archaeologist made famous by actor Harrison Ford, is almost here. Now we know when exactly players will be able to start their globe-trotting adventure, including when those who upgrade to the game's pricier editions will be able to begin.As revealed by a countdown timer on Xbox consoles and the Xbox app for PC, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will unlock for most players on December 8 at 7 PM ET. That includes those playing via Game Pass. Below is the full timezone breakdown.Indiana Jones and […]

As usual, Call of Duty is getting a holiday update, and some of the first details for what's going down in Black Ops 6 have now arrived. As part of a new COD POD from Activision, the company showed off the first look at a holiday-themed makeover coming to Black Ops 6's Nuketown map.As you can see, the map has been taken over with festive decorations and is covered in snow. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but there will likely be a number of holiday-themed store bundles to buy to help get in the festive spirit as well.A new look […]

Retro gaming enthusiasts and Nintendo Switch users can get a nice Cyber Monday deal on the mClassic Graphics Upscaler at Amazon. The mClassic is very rarely discounted outside of these massive annual sales events, so it could be awhile until another deal rolls around.On the side of the dongle, you'll find a switch that lets you toggle the enhancements on and off. There's also a mode designed for retro consoles built to display in a 4:3 aspect ratio (like "square" CRT TVs). Depending on the retro game you're playing, you'll probably want to turn this mode on instead of using […]

It's been almost 10 years since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt hit consoles. While the next installment in the series is still a ways away, CD Projekt can't wait to show fans what it has in store for The Witcher 4, which has officially entered into full-scale production.Talking to Eurogamer, CD Projekt higher-ups–including CEO Michał Nowakowski and vice president of technology Charles Tremblay–confirmed that The Witcher 4 will be "bigger" and "better" than The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077."I think that we have some cool stuff going, and hopefully that will have some good showcase [of the technology]. The […]

Until recently, the final Prestige rewards for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone have been a secret, with players racing to compete for the chance to become the first in the world to hit Prestige Master level 1,000. Now a player has seemingly reached the final level, revealing these coveted rewards to the community after using exploits to level up more quickly.Black Ops 6 returns Call of Duty's classic Prestige system, which gives players the option of Prestiging to higher levels for additional rewards. Prestiging in Black Ops 6 resets a player's level back to level 1 and […]