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When it comes to powerful prebuilt gaming desktops, few brands are as well-known as iBuyPower. This year marks its 25th anniversary–and to celebrate, it’s offering a variety of prebuilt desktop PCs for big discounts. You can also use promo code IBP25YR to save up an additional $300 on your purchase, making this a good time to upgrade your battlestation ahead of the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard later this month. All of the rigs highlighted below are plenty powerful enough for both games. See all deals at iBuyPower The big draw of the anniversary event is the huge price cuts on popular prebuilt rigs, as select models are up to $600 off their list price. This includes the RDY Y70 001, which is now just $1,99…

In 2020, Microsoft launched Xbox Cloud Gaming and allowed players to stream titles from the Xbox Game Pass library. But not every game was available on Game Pass, which put limits on which titles could be accessed. Now, Microsoft is reportedly planning to expand its streaming offerings to include games that aren’t a part of Xbox Game Pass, as long as they’re owned by the players themselves.According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to begin testing this new option on the Xbox Cloud Gaming servers with Xbox Insiders as soon as next month. The report notes that Microsoft has been building towards this moment for some time by upgrading the capabilities of Xbox Cloud Gaming to handle thousands of games. But the company has to be sure that those expanded capabilities will hold up under press…

Superman’s dog Krypto has been a Superman Family mainstay since his introduction in 1955. The white shepherd has appeared in numerous television series and films, such as Smallville (though renamed Shelby), the live-action HBO Max series Titans, and 2022’s DC League of Super-Pets animated film. It was announced back in September that the canine companion will make his live-action cinematic debut in the upcoming film Superman, and director James Gunn finally gave fans our first look. Taking to his socials, Gunn shared a photo of Superman actor David Corenswet sitting alongside a white dog in space, watching the Earth rotate. Gunn shared a story about Krypto and how the film’s dog was based in part on his own. “Krypto arrives on screens in Superman this summer. Krypto was inspired by our dog…

The original Dexter series was one of the biggest hits that Showtime has ever had, so it’s understandable why the premium cable network won’t let him go. Even though Michael C. Hall’s serial killer apparently died in Dexter: New Blood–and is somehow coming back for Dexter: Resurrection–the prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, will breathe some new life into the franchise later this year. And in the first trailer for the show, Hall lends his voice to the formative years of a much younger Dexter, as played by Patrick Gibson. Original Sin takes place in 1991, roughly 15 years before the events of the first Dexter series. As shown in the trailer above, young Dexter has always had his darker urges. But now he’s starting to act out on them. ’90s teen actor icon Christian Slater is co…

Coffee Stain Studios’ sci-fi factory sim Satisfactory is now fully available, with the game’s 1.0 update out now on PC adding new endgame content, additional customization options, and the full implementation of its story. The update also comes with the official confirmation from Coffee Stain Studios that a console version is in development.No other details on the planned console release, like a release window, have been revealed. Coffee Stain in a press release only confirmed that it’s in development as the studio looks “to bring conveyor-belt goodness to even more budding Pioneers.” As for the game’s massive 1.0 update, which comes after five years in early access, eight years of total development, and over 5.5 million copies sold, there’s a lot for factory aficionados to sink …

Susanna Clarke’s genre-bending debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was a literary sensation in 2004. It garnered many rave reviews and spent three months on the New York Times Best Seller list while nabbing a litany of nominations for coveted awards. It would go on to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel–the most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy–as well as the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award. It’s a big book with big ideas, and there hasn’t really been anything quite like it since.If you haven’t read it or if you’re looking for an excuse to dive back in, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is getting a 20th Anniversary Edition with gorgeous new cover art. The new hardcover edition will be published by Bloomsbury on October 22 and is available t…

In honor of Minecraft’s 15th anniversary, Mojang released a blog post revealing how the studio plans to support the game in the future. This includes bringing in a new PlayStation 5 version, regularly adding new content for players, the fate of the mob vote, and more.Although the post didn’t go into too much detail, it did mention that the studio is actively working on bringing a “version of Minecraft” to the PlayStation 5. It’s also worth pointing out that PS5 users can play the native current-gen version of the game, but to do so, they must go into the game setting and select “Preview” to test it out.

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At long last, Tim Burton and Hot Topic fans have new entries in the Nightmare Before Christmas franchise to look forward to. The official Nightmare Before Christmas manga and The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey sequel series are getting republished as full-color graphic novels next month through the Disney Manga publishing label. Fans can preorder the new color editions of both manga at Amazon and they’ll arrive just in time for spooky season.

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Humble just launched a new graphic novel bundle featuring 70 volumes in Mike Mignola’s long-running comic book series. The full bundle gets you 36 items for $30, but one of those items contains 35 books on its own–so, yes, this is a lot of reading material for only $30. All of the books are delivered as PDF files. Lower-priced bundles with a smaller selection of books are available, too, but the full bundle offers the best value by far. Humble’s Hellboy Universe bundle is available until October 10. Get Hellboy Humble Bundle

If you prefer physical books, Amazon has a great deal on the Hellboy Omnibus, a deluxe box set of four Hellboy graphic novels for just $54 (down from $100). Get Hellboy Omnibus at Amazon

Just in time for the start of the new NFL season, EA Sports has announced that Madden NFL 25 is free on all platforms now through September 8. You can follow the links below to download the game now on your preferred platform.

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• Xbox Series X|S

The 2024 NFL season begins today, September 5, with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens. That’s right, the actor Travis Kelce also plays football.If football is not your thing, TopSpin 2K25 is free on Xbox for Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate members now through Sunday, September 8. The timing here is not random, either, as the promotion is no doubt tied to the US Open women’s and men’s finals taking place this coming weekend in New York.For more on these games, be sure to read GameSpot’s …