Lenovo has dropped the price on one of its best equipped gaming laptops to its lowest price ever ahead of Black Friday. The Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 gaming laptop, featuring an OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, and RTX 5070 Ti GPU, is down to $1,469.99 after you stack two coupon codes "LENOVOHOLIDEAL" and "EXTRAFIVE". That's $1,000 off in combined savings and beats the lowest price I saw during BLack Friday and Cyber Monday. The RTX 5070 Ti is a powerful mobile GPU that will easily run game you throw at it, even on the display's 1600p resolution.

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 10 RTX 5070 Ti Laptop for $1,470

It’s December, and that means one of the most epic fan conventions in the world is set to showcase some of the biggest upcoming movies, streaming series, and much, much more.

IGN will be on the ground at CCXP25 in Brazil starting Thursday, December 4 bringing you all the biggest news, panels, and celebrity interviews. Over 4 jam-packed days, we’ll be featuring inside looks at some of the most hotly-anticipated properties in entertainment. Check out the full line-up below, and be sure to check back as more movies and shows are added.

Thursday, December 4

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)

Friday, December 5

• Fallout (Prime Video)
• Marty Supreme (A24)

Saturday, December 6

• Disney +
• Paramount +
• The Boys (Prime Video)

Sunday, December 7

• Primal (Adult Swim)
• IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO)

You can check out the full CCXP25 schedule here.

Last year, IGN was on the ground at CCXP with up-close looks at movies and series including Severance, The Gorge, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Invincible, and more including interviews interviews with Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Adam Scott, and Norman Reedus, and Ana de Armas.

Stay tuned starting Thursday for up-to-the minutes details about everything happening at CCXP25.

Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium is celebrating its first anniversary, introducing a major update with brand-new Crew Deck gameplay. Now there are more ways than ever to interact with your T-Dolls, with exclusive animations and story content for nearly 40 characters. Each Doll has unique behaviors that come out as you spend more time with them, and there are interaction scenes between certain Dolls when they show up together.

New Features Land in Crew Deck Upgrade

With the Crew Deck open, Commanders will find fully realized 3D versions of the collectible cabinet and armory in addition to the new interactive story moments. Commanders should have received mail with an item that lets them unlock the interactive story scene for the hard-eyed but soft-hearted sniper, Makiatto. The story scene "Time Capsule - Pulse-Racing Night" will be available for free. If you already have Makiatto's Outfit ("Embroidered Bamboo, Blooming Shadows"), you'll be able to experience Makiatto's scene after unlocking the relevant area. You'll also be able to get 35 Outfit Access Permissions at no charge through upgrade rewards, mail rewards, and other limited-time events.

An interactive story scene is available for the elite Doll Klukai alongside the release of her new "Cerulean Breaker" outfit, which gives you the unlock item "Time Capsule - Body Maintenance Technician." For a limited time, you will also be able to make exchanges for more Outfit Access Permissions.

Speaking of Klukai, she's the highlight of the Crew Deck's new Holography Function. You can collect 3D trinkets, customize your living space, cook, play minigames in the Crimson Arcade, and lots more.

Anniversary Rewards Overflowing

'Tis all about giving during the Starry Season, and developer Mica Team has tons of limited-time event rewards to put on GFL2’s plate for its first-year anniversary celebration. By joining in, players can earn more than 130 pulls and more than 13,000 Collapse Pieces.

The Crew Deck Date Reward includes 10 Access Permissions, an Elmo Model ornament, 300 Collapse Pieces, and more growth materials. The season also delivers two free outfits: Dragon Chef for Qiuhua from the Glory Store and Enjoy the Fragrance for Springfield are unlocked for free once your collectibles reach the required level. Additional Access Permissions can be earned from daily activities, furniture exchanges, gift packs, mail rewards, and the seasonal Battle Pass event.

Check out the Video of 404 Squad, with More to Come

Commanders can look forward to meeting two new Dolls, Leva and Lenna. These additions from the original 404 Squad use electricity to attack and debuff their foes, and they're sure to give Electric teams a boost.

Check in with GFL2's main site and social media (Including Twitter and YouTube) for more information about the timing of prize drops, stay up-to-date on upcoming collabs with other games and franchises, and to see a new trailer that reunites the 404 Squad when Lenna, Leva, Klukai, and Mechty are reunited under the Commander to carry out a dangerous mission. There are intense battles with gatling guns, helicopters, humvees, and other heavy machinery. Commanders and their Dolls should expect to stay busy for quite a while, but don't forget to relax on the Crew Deck from time to time. That's what it's for.

IGN recently hosted a special screening of the first two episodes of Spartacus: House of Ashur in Los Angeles before its two-episode premiere on December 5. Series creator Steven S. DeKnight and star Nick E. Tarabay were on hand for the event and took part in a Q&A after the screening where they discussed the series, how it came to be, and what we can look forward to seeing.

For those who don’t know, Spartacus: House of Ashur is an alternate history that returns to the world of Spartacus and follows previous series antagonist Ashur. In this version, he lives through the events on Mount Vesuvius and becomes owner of the ludus (a gladiator training ground) that once owned him when he was an enslaved gladiator.

It’s been 12 years since the original run of Spartacus ended, and DeKnight said getting to work with Tarabay again and expanding on the groundwork they laid for Ashur were two of the major reasons he wanted to return for the show.

“The Ashur character, to me, is so intriguing,” he said. “Here’s a guy, when he first got to the ludus as a gladiator, he just wanted to be part of the brotherhood. I always say if Ashur had gotten a hug back then, he would’ve been a different person. But he was mocked and ridiculed and humiliated, and it turned him bitter. So I love the idea of taking this man and giving him a chance to be a better person. Can he be a better person? Or will his demons keep dragging him down?”

Tarabay expanded on that, saying that now that the story is told from his perspective, we’ll see new facets to him that we haven’t before.

“In this season, you’ll see a softer side of Ashur,” he said. “A loving side, a kind of vulnerable side to Ashur. And because of this, because of his feelings now, he’ll do things that you won’t think that he would do. And that’s all I can say about that.”

Through the original run of Spartacus, Ashur was the character the audience loved to hate. Now he’s the protagonist and given a chance at redemption, but Tarabay isn’t worried about how the audience will receive him.

“My job as an actor is to honor the writing, that’s all I do,” he said. “How you guys perceive it, that’s up to you. I leave that to your imagination. I wouldn’t dare to tell you how you should feel or shouldn’t feel. Whatever you feel is how you feel. I do my job, and the rest is up to the gods.”

The original run of Spartacus included real historical events, but telling this new story that takes place in an alternate timeline has allowed the show to stray from history in a way that DeKnight called “very freeing.”

“We have some historical guideposts, but after that… In the first episode, you see Ashur breaks from history by introducing the first female gladiator,” DeKnight said. “Historically, that actually came about 80 years later. But now that Ashur’s alive, he upsets history, and that’s just the first ripple. There are many more surprises coming.”

While Spartacus: House of Ashur is obviously focused on an existing character, DeKnight made it clear he intends for the show to be approachable for newcomers too. Episode 1 begins with a segment meant to introduce new fans to the show’s world.

“We really wanted that opening to be an homage to the original fans and a primer for the new fans,” DeKnight said. “To really set the world, reset the stage, and then we’re just diving right into it and we figure everybody will catch up.”

The show will debut with a two-episode premier on December 5 on STARZ and the STARZ app, with subsequent episodes airing each Friday afterward. The screening IGN hosted also showed those first two episodes, and DeKnight and Tarabay said they’re just the tip of the iceberg of what this season has to offer.

“Seriously, it’s a roller coaster,” Tarabay said. “I always said by the time we get to Episode 5 and from 5–10, I don’t know what the hell’s going on. Really, it’s so good. There’s a couple of episodes that I truly felt that we are in a Greek tragedy, it was so good. And the very last scene of the first season in Episode 10, all of you are gonna be like, ‘What the fuck just happened? Did they really go there?’ I cannot wait.”

During Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there were surprisingly few GPU deals. Fortunately, If you've been waiting for one of the more affordable Blackwell cards to come back in stock at a reputable retailer, there's a good deal available right now. Walmart is offering an MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Graphics Card for just $499.99 shipped, or $50 below MSRP. The RTX 5070 is an excellent GPU for gaming at up to 1440p with high framerates, especially with DLSS 4.

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Graphics Card for $499.99

EA and Battlefield Studios are preparing Battlefield 6 players for Season 1: Winter Offensive with a community letter with a list of changes set to be introduced with the upcoming 1.1.3.0 update.

The message, which aims to roll out the welcome mat for what will be yet another feedback-driven update, was posted on the official Battlefield 6 website today. It comes with a breakdown for some of the community talking points BF Studios has attempted to address so far, while giving fans a closer look at what’s to come when Winter Offensive launches December 9.

With anticheat, challenge/progression, and Escalation updates topping the list of recent highlights, BF Studios is turning its attention to a number of key issues across combat, REDSEC, and the overall Battlefield 6 experience. One especially troublesome issue for the community that the team is seeking to fix with update 1.1.3.0 are audio issues that have existed since launch. Players should notice, for example, that footsteps have been tweaked to “improve clarity, distance definition, and positional awareness across the game.”

“We have also continued to work on performance and memory issues that could cause sounds,” BF Studios says, “such as vehicles or footsteps, to sometimes not play as intended, which has been particularly noticeable on larger Battle Royale maps.”

Following last month’s multiplayer mode tweaks is a set of additional adjustments for Rush and Breakthrough. The studio explains the new changes as another step in the balancing act that has seen it attempting to keep matches fair, with the new update ideally improving the experience for attacking players.

Capture volumes and vehicle availability in Breakthrough will also be updated when 1.1.3.0 launches next week, with BF Studios explaining that Siege of Cairo, for example, will feature an additional attacker tank for Sectors 1 and 3 and a reworked capture area for objective B. Rush fans will notice M-COM locations for Manhattan Bridge and Liberation Peak have been adjusted to further refine attacker gameplay.

“These updates are intended to reduce bottlenecks, remove frustration points, and create more consistent and engaging fights around objectives,” BF Studios says.

“Beyond these highlights, we have also made a range of quality-of-life improvements across UI clarity, minimap behavior, controller aiming responsiveness, and more, which you will see detailed in the full notes.”

Another topic plaguing the Battlefield 6 fanbase since launch involves potential hit registration and netcode issues. It’s an area BF Studios has taken aim at before, with update 1.1.3.0 set to, hopefully, buff out even more scratches related to inconsistent gameplay across multiplayer and REDSEC. Also included in the new changes is the promise that Battlefield 6 will be easier on the eyes thanks to changes to close-range soldier visibility, lighting, prone animations, and more.

While players across the experience will likely pick up on “wide-ranging” changes to weapon handling, attachments, and recoil patterns, REDSEC fans can look forward to armor and tank availability changes. Armor changes for the battle royale experience will be detailed in its own dedicated post in the near future, with tank changes also subject to change as fans get their hands on update 1.1.3.0.

“We are actively exploring several areas aimed at improving clarity, responsiveness, and fairness in combat, BF Studios adds. “This includes further work on edge cases related to hit registration, investigating rare desync scenarios with destructible objects, and gathering deeper data on situations where players feel they were eliminated after reaching cover. These areas remain key priorities, and the findings from our ongoing investigations will inform updates planned for the new year.”

This latest communication from the Battlefield team stops short of providing full Battlefield 6 update 1.1.3.0 patch notes. Players are told to expect a more detailed list of all of the new weapon, map, and mode changes in “the next few days.”

Battlefield 6 Season 1 will deliver its third and final chapter when Winter Offensive launches December 9 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S. While the two previous chapters have introduced additional weapons, modes, and two maps – Blackwell Fields and Eastwood – next week’s content update focuses on its Ice Lock event changes. Expect snowy limited-time goodies for Gauntlet and Empire State, as well as an ice climbing axe melee weapon.

Battlefield 6 launched for PC and consoles October 10. As BF Studios continues to refine its gameplay, players have found themselves divided over map sizes and goofy skins while EA boasts record-breaking launch sales.

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).

Stranger Things is taking over as the show approaches its series finale — and now even Google is getting in on the fun by adding an Easter egg to its search engine.

Head to the Google homepage and search for “Stranger Things,” and a Dungeons & Dragons polyhedral die will appear at the bottom of the results screen. If you click it, it’ll roll to a one — which, in turn, makes red bolts of lightning fill up the screen. From there, your results will be vertically flipped… quite literally bringing the page into the Upside Down.

It’s a fun little gimmick that highlights just how popular and powerful Stranger Things has become within the zeitgeist since it started all the way back in 2016.

Speaking of the Upside Down, the most recent trailer for the beloved Netflix series' final season teases that the gang may actually go into it at some point before the show ends. Let’s be real, that would be so cool — and chaotic, which seems to be what we can expect from the last leg of the series.

“I think what's unique about this season is that it starts a little bit in chaos because our heroes ultimately lost at the end of Season 4,” cocreator and showrunner Ross Duffer recently revealed about season 5. “We usually set up their normal life and how they’re going about school, and then we introduce the supernatural element. But in this case, this season is sprinting from the start.”

His brother, fellow cocreator and showrunner Matt Duffer, added that things are very different for the group these days. “They’re not experiencing normal life. Nothing in Hawkins is normal anymore,” he explained. “Their movement is restricted, and there are Big Brother cameras everywhere. So not only are they active — their everyday, normal lives are anything but.”

The last season of Stranger Things is being released in three parts. The first four episodes arrived in time for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, with the next three episodes set to debut on Netflix on Christmas Day. The finale will be available to stream on the platform on New Year’s Eve, the same day it will also be released in theaters nationwide.

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.

Wicked: For Good has had a wildly successful run at the box office so far. If you've seen it and can't wait to pick up a physical copy for your library, its 4K release is now available to preorder. That's not all, though. The climactic final part of the Wicked story is also getting a two-film collection, for those hoping to have the whole tale as one 4K bundle, alongside a fancy Amazon-exclusive giftset and a Walmart-exclusive steelbook.

At the moment, these don't have a set release date, which makes sense given how recently the film just opened in theaters. Bonus features haven't been revealed yet either, but we're keeping an eye out for more information and will update accordingly.

Wicked: For Good on 4K

Wicked Two-Film Collection on 4K

Wicked: For Good Walmart Exclusive Steelbook

If steelbooks are up your alley, Wicked: For Good has one coming exclusively from Walmart. This release, which you can see in more detail below, features Glinda in her bubble and Elphaba on her broom on the front cover, with the Emerald City visible between them. It also comes with a 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and digital copy of the film.

Wicked: For Good Amazon Exclusive Giftset

This is the fanciest release of the bunch. Amazon's exclusive giftset, which comes with a hefty price tag of $229.99, is the ultimate pick-up for Wicked fans. It comes with Wicked: For Good on 4K, Blu-ray, and digital with exclusive packaging, an Emerald City-inspired gold tone metal box, and a numbered certificate of authenticity, which all come packaged in a vibrant pink box.

While we still have to wait a little bit for Wicked: For Good's physical release, there's plenty more coming out this month (and at the start of 2026) that's worth adding to your library. Our breakdown of upcoming 4Ks and Blu-rays highlights the movies and shows releasing over the next few months, so you can stock up on your favorites.

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.

Throughout Black Friday and the weekend, there were quite a few worthy gaming PC deals from several retailers including HP, Lenovo, Best Buy, and Walmart. These deals have either sold out or gone up in price. There's really just one retailer that still has its best PC deals still running past Cyber Monday, and that's Alienware. It's still not too late to score a great deal on a powerful gaming PC, but the clock is ticking.

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC From $1,750

Considering what it offers, Disney+ is one of the best streaming services on the block. From classic Disney animated films to the latest Marvel shows, Star Wars movies, and so much more, Disney+ puts an incredible range of high-quality viewing options at your fingertips. There's tons to watch, but after another round of price hikes, you might want to revisit your streaming subscriptions. We're here to help.

At the moment, one of the best Disney Plus bundle deals available is the massive Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max streaming bundle. This starts at $19.99/month (after a recent price hike) to get you all three streaming services with ads. Bundles are definitely worth considering, especially following the news of Hulu eventually fully integrating into the Disney+ app.

How to Get the Disney Plus, Hulu, and HBO Max Streaming Bundle

The highly-acclaimed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just added yet another accolade to its name — as it's now the biggest new third-party game launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2025.

Microsoft announced the news today after examining data from every day one Xbox Game Pass launch this year, and ranking every third-party game by the number of unique users during its first 30 days of availability.

It's a hugely impressive achievement for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut game from French studio Sandfall Interactive, for several different reasons. Firstly, because the game arrived just two days after Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (which itself also launched via Game Pass). And secondly, because we already know that Clair Obscur went on to sell very well too (5 million copies in five months) — something its launch via Game Pass does not appear to have dented.

"From being there to announce our game back in Summer 2024, to coming to the studio for the Developer_Direct video in January, Xbox helped us get the word out there and reach a lot of players," Sandfall creative director Guillaume Broche said in a statement.

Xbox Game Pass let "a lot of people try our game when maybe they might not have before," Broche continued. "The turn-based RPG genre has a lot of fans but sometimes it might put people who prefer more real-time action games off, but Game Pass lowered that barrier of entry. They could just try it and see how it feels. So a lot of curious players could start the game, explore Lumière and the early game, and realize there's a lot to enjoy here, even if they weren’t expecting it at first."

So, what was Clair Obscur's Xbox Game Pass competition? It's been a long year, so it's worth reminding ourselves of everything the turn-based RPG has beaten to become this year's biggest third-party Xbox Game Pass release. (And remember, this is separate to Microsoft's own first-party output, which will include Avowed and South by Midnight, as well as Bethesda games such as The Outer Worlds 2, and Activision fare like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.)

Other third-party games that arrived day one via Microsoft's subscription service notably included the highly-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, as well as the post-apocalyptic survival game Atomfall. The highly-acclaimed indie puzzle favorite Blue Prince also arrived this year, as did Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ball X Pit, and PowerWash Simulator 2.

Congratulations, then, to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — something we may well be hearing a few more times this month, considering its record-breaking number of nominations at The Game Awards. Tempted to give it a try? It's still on Xbox Game Pass, and we have an array of tips for the important things to know before going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

The mega shopping holiday that is Black Friday may have come and gone, but deals still abound in the lead-up to Christmas. Amazon and Best Buy have both unleashed discounts on LEGO sets with prices rivaling anything we saw during the Black Friday period. So if you still have some holiday shopping to do, or you want to pick up a set for yourself (particularly in the video game category), you can save some cash.

Note that stock is not holding steady. Many of the on-sale sets have already sold out, so grab whatever you want sooner rather than later. OK, let’s have a look.

LEGO Sets on Sale

Most of the sets are 40% off, which is a very good discount for LEGO sets. That’s a percentage off you don’t generally see outside of Black Friday. So anytime you see a LEGO set on sale for 40% off, you can rest assured that you’re getting a killer deal. If you’re worried anyway, you can price check the set on Camelcamelcamel, which shows historical pricing on Amazon and is one of my most-used tools in the deal coverage game.

So what sets are on sale? There are a few Star Wars LEGO sets available for cheap. Some Wednesday sets, based on the Netflix show, are discounted. A good number of Animal Crossing sets are on sale as well. Basically, if you see a set that you want, it’s as good of a deal as you’re ever likely to get. So buy with confidence.

LEGO Recent Releases

The LEGO releases have slowed down in a major way after the tsunami of sets that hit in October. November only had three new sets (granted, they were all impressive), while December had literally zero new sets hit the market. But things will pick up again in the new year. LEGO announced a Stranger Things set coming January 1. Also releasing that day is a new Back to the Future Time Machine set and a bunch of new Star Wars sets, among many others. For a look back, you can check out all the major LEGO releases in 2025.

Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN's board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Bluesky.