Sony has announced a Japanese-language only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition just for Japan.

Revealed during its State of Play Japan broadcast, the cheaper 825GB PS5 Digital Edition costs 55,000 yen (approx. $350) and comes out on November 21, 2025.

Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting its first meaty, proper, named DLC next month, including new bosses, new shifting earth, and new playable Nightfarers. The DLC is called The Forsaken Hollows, and it's out on December 4, 2025.

This comes from a trailer shown during today's State of Play, which showed off a lot of clips from what's to come, albeit without a lot of context. There's a clip showing what seems to be a new Shifting Earth known as The Great Hollow, which opens up a huge hole in the middle of Limveld with temples, towers, and crystals sticking out. We see two new Nightfarers: the first is the Undertaker, which uses strength and faith as her primary stats, and the Scholar, which seems to be an arcane-focused magic-user.

There are also two new bosses that should be familiar to FromSoft veterans. Most notable is a glimpse of Artorias, subject of the original Dark Souls DLC Artorias of the Abyss.

A voiceover that sounds a lot like Duchess also refers to "the aftermath of the Long Night," perhaps implying that this DLC takes place after the "end" of Nightreign when the Nightfarers have defeated all the Nightlords. There's also something at the beginning about the "Dreglord". As usual, Souls fans will probably have to wait for the post-release lore videos to make sense of this one. It's unclear how much story content this is really going to add, or if it's just the bosses, the characters, and the shifting earth.

Elden Ring: Nightreign is Bandai Namco's multiplayer riff on Elden Ring, where 1-3 players can fight their way through three nights of exploration, loot hunting, and bosses as they try to take down powerful Night Lords. The game launched back in May, and we gave it a 7/10, saying "When Elden Ring Nightreign is played exactly as it was designed to be played, it’s one of the finest examples of a three-player co-op game around – but that's harder to do than it should be, and playing solo is poorly balanced."

Since its release, FromSoftware has made a number of balance tweaks, added a duos mode, and updated with an ultra-hard difficulty mode called Deep of Night for those who for some reason didn't think the game was hard enough as-is. However, the last few months have been quiet, and fans have grown agitated at the lack of news or updates, with FromSoftware leaving them to just fight the same bosses over and over. FromSoftware moved to reassure everyone just yesterday in a financial report, and today's DLC announcement should help matters as well. It looks like the DLC will cost $15.00 if you don't already own either the Collectors or Deluxe edition of the game.

You can catch up on everything announced at today's State of Play right here.

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Sony has announced a 27-inch PlayStation-branded gaming monitor for launch in the U.S. and Japan.

Revealed during tonight's State of Play Japan broadcast, footage of the screen in action boasted that it would offer "vivid visuals at QHD with high refresh rates and VRR support." Pricing is yet to be confirmed.

"Today, we're also announcing a gaming monitor which will launch in Japan and the US," Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Hideaki Nishino said, "featuring vivid visuals and a built-in charging hook for your DualSense wireless controller."

While the screen itself supports 240 Hz and can also be hooked up to a PC, accompanying text confirmed it "supports a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz when conntected to a PS5 console," though caveated that "design and specifications are subject to change."

In a post on PlayStation Blog, Shuzo Kikuchi, VP of Product Management at Sony Interactive Entertainment, said the new PlayStation monitor was "built for desktop gaming with a PS5." Kikuchi also outlined the features of the monitor.

PlayStation 27” Gaming Monitor features:

• A Quad High Definition (QHD) IPS display up to 2560 x 1440 resolution, so players can game at a comfortable viewing distance from their desk.
• High Dynamic Range support with Auto HDR Tone Mapping that automatically adjusts HDR settings during setup on PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles, ensuring rich and vivid picture quality.
• VRR support and refresh rates of up to 120 Hz for smooth and seamless gameplay on PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles, and 240 Hz on compatible PC and Mac devices.
• A built-in Charging Hook for a DualSense or DualSense Edge wireless controller (sold separately) that makes it easy for players to get right into gaming.

Kikuchi said the new PlayStation gaming monitor supports VESA mounting and also has a full suite of audio and connectivity options, including USB ports for your PlayStation Link adapter:

• Two HDMI IN port (ver 2.1) and one DisplayPort IN port (ver 1.4) for compatibility with PS5, PC, Mac, or other devices
  • HDMI IN port (ver 2.1) supports up to 2560×1440, 240Hz, FRL, VRR; DisplayPort IN port (ver 1.4) supports up to 2560×1440, 240Hz, DSC
• Two USB Type-A and one USB Type-C port that can be used with PlayStation Link Adapters or other devices
• Built-in stereo speaker and 3.5mm audio output
• Compatibility with select VESA mounting systems for a more flexible display setup

PlayStation’s 27” Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook will launch in 2026 in the U.S. and in Japan, Sony said, with more information on a release date coming soon. There's no word yet on price.

As part of the same broadcast, Sony also confirmed it would launch a Japan-only version of the PS5 Digital Edition with a more competitive price point. The move follows Nintendo's launch of a Japan-only region-locked Switch 2 model, also at a cheaper price.

Of course, this new monitor is only the latest in a long line of PlayStation-branded hardware accessories that Sony has launched over the years. Indeed, the company announced a set of wireless gaming speakers for your PS5 and PC back in September, that can also connect to a PlayStation Portal or your smartphone.

For the rest of the news announced during tonight's livestream, head over to our recap of everything announced during Sony's State of Play Japan November 2025.

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The Carpenter’s Son will be released in theaters on November 14.

The Carpenter’s Son is a religious drama knocking on the door of effective psychological horror. Written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, the period piece is loosely based on the non-canonical Infancy Gospel of Thomas (written, as the opening crawl denotes, to retroactively fill in the gaps of Jesus’s life years after his death) and seeks to re-center the oft-ignored Joseph (the legal father of Jesus Christ) in religious myth. The result is a fascinating film of committed performances and violent imagery that hits in occasionally challenging ways, if you can ignore its conservative ideas surrounding modern gender norms.

The characters remain unnamed for the most part. Nicolas Cage plays the eponymous Carpenter, a man plagued by religious visions that take the form of harsh spotlights streaming into darkened spaces, while trip-hop artist FKA Twigs plays his emotionally distant wife, the burdened Mother, and Noah Jupe plays the Boy, a fifteen-year-old whose true nature and significance have been thus far hidden from him. These are, even to the most untrained eye, obvious stand-ins for Joseph, Mary, and a teenage Christ. However, the film doesn’t avoid naming them just to play coy; rather, it understands the power of names and monikers, and reserves these explicit mentions until specific moments of dramatic significance.

In the meantime, the Carpenter takes his family between small villages in the sprawling Roman Empire, ensuring that the Boy remains hidden while the Carpenter and the Mother can successfully teach him the ways of the Torah (courtesy of local Rabbis who take the teenager under their wings). Beyond that, the Carpenter’s plan remains a mystery even to himself, but he prays desperately and passionately, his hands outstretched and fingers crinkled, as though he were trying to pull divine answers from the ether. Cage delivers a deeply heartfelt performance, as a father completely lost when it comes to raising his son, modulating his signature outbursts for a story of tremendous significance. Both he and the Boy are plagued with visions of the future, and the emotional effect this has on them is one of the movie’s central elements amidst its soundscape of harsh whispers and the frequent serpent imagery that injects eeriness into every other scene.

As the family, believing themselves to be persecuted, stops by their umpteenth village, the Carpenter takes a job sculpting pagan temple idols. Before long, a mysterious, androgynous child dubbed “the Stranger” (Isla Johnston) begins tempting the Boy in unusual ways. That this character appears shortly after the Carpenter teaches him about Satan is a crystal-clear tell, but the Stranger exhibits more shades of gray than one might expect. In fact, although she starts out impish, she eventually urges the Boy to use his abilities to heal people, exposing himself to the world in the process.

The drama therein allows Jupe to play a fascinating version of the young Christ: He’s angsty and sharp-tongued, albeit slightly less so than in the actual Infancy Gospel. When challenged to introspect about his true nature, the character begins to slowly unravel the more he understands his purpose – a doctrine he learns not through divine intervention, but by observing suffering up close. The Carpenter’s Son is filled with images of sickness and state torture, ideas that would eventually become key to biblical stories, but presented here at their most disturbing. If Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was about feeling Jesus’ physical suffering, then The Carpenter’s Son is geared more towards understanding the tremendous emotional burden placed upon him.

If the film has a major weak point, it’s Twigs’ glassy-eyed Mother, who can’t help but feel like a distracting fixture of the backdrop. Although the actress bursts to life when her character is finally granted an impassioned monologue or two, she tends to sap the energy out of a scene. Thankfully, she isn’t nearly as major a part of the story as Joseph, the Boy, or even the Stranger, the latter of whom becomes a surprising emotional centerpiece thanks to Johnston’s troubled performance as a character not only labelled “evil,” but one who questions the very religious binaries that would lead to her being canonized in this way.

Unfortunately, the various forms the Stranger takes – her two human avatars in particular – seem ill-thought out at best, given how they both center on the character’s androgyny. Intentionally or otherwise, ambiguous clothing and hair, and even breast-binding, become symbols of horror and evil, speaking to the conservative trans panic that has taken hold among American evangelicalism this past decade. In a film about subverting religious norms to come to a greater understanding of scripture and allegory, this distinctly backward framing is hard to ignore.

That said, The Carpenter’s Son remains an effective piece of genre cinema, one whose primary aesthetic is less a midnight movie and more a straightforward historical drama despite its ethereal happenings. Any time that Jupe becomes the frame’s focus, cinematographer Simon Beaufils’ camera takes on an intimate, almost introspective quality buoyed by a naturalistic palette and soft focus. However, there are plenty of jolting delights to be found in the film’s occasional body horror, Cage’s emotional shimmies toward unhinged furor, and even some expressionistic flourishes that turn the environment blood-red and oppressive when the story nears its climax. It may not be likely to change one’s entire outlook on faith, but when it comes to introducing tactile new dimensions that might lead to a closer analysis of the stories one holds dear, it’s a damn fine bit of filmmaking.

Sony's official professional grade PlayStation DualSense Edge wireless controller is on sale ahead of Black Friday. You can get the Midnight Black color from Amazon for just $174.99 with free delivery after a $25 off instant discount. The last time I saw a new (not refurb) DualSense Edge marked down was during Sony's Days of Play sale back in June.

PS5 DualSense Edge Controller for $175

Apple's really leaning into its assertion that there are normal people who want to wear their phone on their body as a fashion accessory all by itself. First, with attachment points for crossbody straps on its first-party iPhone 17 cases, and now with the iPhone Pocket, a stretchy, knitted phone sack which Apple is calling "a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone."

The new strap is designed by Miyake Design Studio, a studio started by Japanese designer Issey Miyake, who, as MacStories' John Voorhees notes, is credited with designing the black turtleneck sweater Steve Jobs so famously wore. And as he and others have pointed out, it's also pretty reminiscent of the $29 iPod Sock, which was a fun, silly product that Jobs smirkingly introduced back in 2004. (It also reminds me of those colorful cases for the iPhone 5c, which I genuinely liked.)

Apple's announcement is so much more serious than Jobs was then; according to it, the iPhone Pocket was inspired by "a piece of cloth," or the "concept" of one, anyway. The company labors to point out that this "understated design fully encloses iPhone," and that, when stretched, it "subtly reveals its contents and allows users to peek at their iPhone display." You know, like some sort of precious bauble you've been charged with keeping secret and keeping safe, but that you can't help but sneak peeks at, compelled by a growing obsession.

Apple quotes Miyake Design Studio director Yoshiyuki Miyamae as saying the iPhone Pocket is meant to be "universal in aesthetic and versatile in use," so I guess it'll fit everything from the smaller iPhone 17 and 17 Pro to the wider, taller iPhone Air to the gargantuan iPhone 17 Pro Max. I'm sure you could slip anything from a Pixel 10 to a Galaxy Z Fold 7 into the iPhone Pocket. A New Nintendo 3DS XL, too, I bet.

Look, I've heard the arguments for wearing your smartphone. That it keeps you from dropping the phone, or that it makes it easier to get to when you need it. It's not for me, but hey, whatever works for you. I'm not sure the iPhone Pocket does either of those things, but I'm very clearly not the target demographic for this product. I can't wait to see one in real life.

The iPhone Pocket comes as either a short strap version in eight colors, or as a long-strap version in three colors. Oh, and it costs $150 or $230, depending on strap length.

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The inaugural State of Play Japan presentation came to a close after bringing new announcements for Elden Ring Nightreign, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Gran Turismo 7, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and more.

The 40-minute broadcast came packed with information about upcoming games created in Japan and Asia. There were almost too many games to count, with highlights including appearances from Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly, and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Even FromSoftware showed up to announce the first Elden Ring Nightreign DLC, The Forsaken Hollows.

As host and Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji brought everything the presentation had to show, we were here to gather up all of the biggest announcements, as well as a first look at a new PS5-themed gaming monitor. You can see everything announced at the State of Play Japan below.

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Reemerges With New Gameplay Trailer

The State of Play Japan kicked off with a fresh look at Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined. It comes with another new look at its diorama visuals as it heads toward its February 5, 2026, release date.

Cozy Games Take State of Play

Inkobini: One Store. Many Stories and Coffee Talk Tokyo are two cozy games coming to PlayStation in the near future. Both showed up to give players a sneak peek at heart-warming gameplay as they immerse themselves in two visually distinct worlds.

BrokenLore: Unfollow and Ascend Scare Up New Gameplay at State of Play

Serafini Productions made an appearance at the State of Play Japan to show off BrokenLore: Unfollow and reveal the series’ newest entry: BrokenLore: Ascend. Gameplay for both titles highlights psychological horror elements to look forward to when Unfollow launches January 16, 2026 and when Ascend launches summer 2026.

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake Gets 2026 Release Date

Koei Tecmo's portion of the State of Play saw the studio reveal a new trailer for Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly. It’s more than just a tease of what’s to come, though, as the footage promised a March 12, 2026, release date.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Gets Visions of Four Heroes DLC This January

Just after providing a schedule update for Fatal Frame fans, Koei Tecmo revealed the Visions of Four Heroes Dynasty Warriors: Origins DLC will arrive January 22, 2026. Arriving alongside the release date is a first look at footage for the upcoming, action-packed add-on content.

Gran Turismo 7 Players Get Spec 3 and Power Pack Trailer Ahead of 2025 Launch

Series producer Kazunori Yamauchi took the stage for today’s presentation to talk more about Gran Turismo 7 the upcoming, celebratory Spec 3 update, and reveal the Gran Turismo 7 Power Pack. He says the Power Pack brings “real racing” to the series, including races such as a 24-hour race.

“We wanted to bring this realistic and hardcore racing to Gran Turismo at least once,” Yamauchi said. “So, we created this Power Pack, which will be released for sale along with Spec 3 at the end of the year.”

Bandai Namco Unleashes Gameplay DLC Footage for Four Games

Once Upon a Katamari, Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and Super Robot Wars Y all have DLC packs on the way. While Katamari players can look forward to a treasure trove of new cosmetics and sounds, Pac-Man fans are getting a full-on Sonic the Hedgehog crossover. Digimon, meanwhile, gets new monsters with Episode Pack 1: Alternate Dimension, and Super Robot Wars Y gets collaboration DLC featuring three titles: Galactic Whirlwind Bryger, The Big O, and Futo PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull.

Monster Hunter Wilds Sets Free Title Update 4 Release Date

Capcom didn’t have much to share during today’s State of Play, but it did turn up to announce that Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 4 has a release date of December 16, 2025. Little footage of the next major content drop was revealed, with Kaji reminding fans to look forward to new endgame additions and seasonal events.

NiGHTS, Super Monkey Ball, and SpongeBob Characters join Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sega’s crossover racing game, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, is bringing even more familiar faces into the fray, with the SpongeBob pack now set to arrive November 20, 2025. NiGHTS, Super Monkey Ball’s AiAi, and Tangle & Whisper are also set to join as free characters in December, January, and February, respectively.

Fate Trigger Blends Animated Visuals With Tactical Hero Shooter Gameplay

Fate Trigger is a new tactical hero shooter built in Unreal Engine 5 that is coming to players in 2026. Like so many of the other hero shooters it takes after, this fast-paced, third-person action game lets players control a number of unique characters, each with different abilities. Additionally, Kaji confirmed he is involved with Fate Trigger as the voice actor for Ryoin.

Octopath Traveler 0 Demo Out Today Ahead of December Release Date

As Square Enix moves closer to its December 4, 2025, release date for Octopath Traveler 0, it has decided to entice players with a new demo. A trailer for the announcement highlighted more of the story from the publisher’s latest HD-2D adventure, while promising that the demo allows players to try out the first three hours of the game, with progress carrying over to the full release.

Arc System Works Talks Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Beta Plans

Arc System Works’ Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls might be one of the most-anticipated fighting games in years, and come December 5 - 7, players will get to go hands-on as part of another closed beta test. Characters highlighted during the no-breaks beta gameplay reveal trailer include Spider-Man and Ghost Rider, promising three days for players to play to their heart’s content.

Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows DLC Revealed

FromSoftware and its multiplayer spinoff, Elden Ring Nightreign, are back with new DLC called The Forsaken Hollows. The first trailer for the new content premiered as part of the State of Play Japan, revealing elements both familiar and new for fans of everything from Elden Ring to Dark Souls. It’s undeniably FromSoftware, and with a release date of December 4, 2025, it’s only a few weeks away, too.

Sony Unveils PlayStation 5 Monitor for the U.S. and Japan

Sony is keeping up its run of PS5 hardware accessories with the announcement of a sleek new PlayStation-branded monitor. The 27-inch device is said to feature “vivid visuals,” VRR support, and even has a built-in charging dock for the DualSense controller. Pricing details and a release schedule have not been announced.

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After lying dormant for a number of years, the V for Vendetta franchise is suddenly heating up in a big way. First, we learned that the V for Vendetta movie is being rereleased in theaters in 2026 as part of its 20th anniversary. Then, news broke that HBO is developing a V for Vendetta series written by Somewhere Boy’s Pete Jackson.

This is certainly great news for fans of the film and Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s timeless graphic novel. But even if you’ve never experienced V for Vendetta before, you should be thrilled. This project - or what it stands for - represents DC’s greatest asset in the never-ending conflict with Marvel Studios. Let’s explore why.

DC’s Rich History of Standalone Stories

As much as any other DC adaptation released in the past few decades, V for Vendetta speaks to the stark difference between DC and Marvel’s Hollywood strategies. This is a completely standalone superhero film geared toward an older audience, one not tied to the larger DC Universe at all (unexpected Pennyworth connections notwithstanding). In other words, it’s very much like the Alan Moore and David Lloyd graphic novel that inspired it. And if not necessarily a box office smash, V for Vendetta still found a sizable audience that’s endured over the course of 20 years.

V for Vendetta is much like the Watchmen movie and TV series, 2005’s Constantine, and shows like Preacher and The Sandman. All of these projects are based on standalone, mature readers-focused graphic novels. They aren’t connected to the DC Universe. They simply focus on telling self-contained stories that draw on DC’s rich publishing history. They represent a type of storytelling Marvel is far less likely to explore.

Marvel, for its part, tends to focus more on ongoing narratives and longer runs that weave into the larger Marvel Universe. On the comics side, Marvel has comparatively fewer graphic novels and limited series than DC. They’ve made ongoing, monthly comics their bread and butter. On the film and TV side, so much of their focus is on continuing to expand the many-headed hydra that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even comparatively standalone films like 1998’s Blade and 2017’s Logan now have their specific place in Marvel’s vast multiverse.

It’s interesting to see how that strategy works both for and against Marvel on the comics side of things. In terms of single-issue sales, Marvel tends to dominate the market every month. You can see that in ICv2’s October 2025 sales chart, which becomes progressively more Marvel-heavy the further down you look. But graphic novel sales are a completely different story, with DC utterly dominating the top 20 between its Absolute Universe books and its hugely successful Compact Comics line. Those books appeal to a very different sort of comic reader from the one snatching up new issues of The Amazing Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men each month.

It’s always felt like Marvel is leaving money on the table by not catering more directly to that audience. Marvel doesn’t really have its own version of V for Vendetta or Watchmen, either on the publishing side or the film/TV side. Everything is part of a bigger, ongoing storyline. Everything has to have its place in the Marvel multiverse.

Cinematic universes are fun and all, but there’s a lot to be said for just telling a good story and leaving it at that. Not everything needs to intertwine and interconnect. That’s something the new DC regime under James Gunn and Peter Safran seems to understand. Even as they establish the new DCU, Gunn (who, with Safran, is serving as an executive producer on V for Vendetta) is placing an emphasis on individuality with these new movies and shows. Superman doesn’t bend over backwards setting up spinoff projects. There’s room for smaller, more self-contained, and more stylistically divergent movies like Clayface in the lineup. And as this V for Vendetta announcement shows, there’s still ample room for DC projects that aren’t tied to the DCU at all.

Is HBO’s V for Vendetta the Next Watchmen?

It’s hard not to be excited for the new V for Vendetta series based solely on the pedigree of the original graphic novel. It’s one of the best books in Moore’s voluminous library, which itself is arguably the most acclaimed in all of comics. The 2005 film adaptation is a solid take on that source material, but it’s hardly something that couldn’t be improved and expanded upon. Comic book adaptations have come a very long way in the last 20 years.

That said, the prospect of a V for Vendetta series is all the more exciting in this post-HBO Watchmen climate. The Watchmen series is easily one of the best comic book shows ever released. In fact, IGN’s staff voted it the best live-action DC series of all time. It’s a show with something truly meaningful to add to the original Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons graphic novel. It expands on the characters and themes in bold ways. It adds entirely new layers to the story, examining America’s dark legacy of systemic racism through the lens of this alternate superhero universe. As good as DC’s Doomsday Clock comic is, it’s hard to argue that the HBO series isn’t the truly worthy sequel here.

At this point, it remains to be seen if HBO’s V for Vendetta series will be a direct adaptation of the comic or more of a sequel/spinoff like the Watchmen series is. There’s merit to either approach. There’s certainly room for a direct sequel that explores what happens after the end of the comic and the collapse of the dystopian Norsefire government. But there’s also ample room for the series to succeed solely by adapting the comic and exploring these characters in a depth that simply wasn’t possible in the 2005 movie.

Either way, there’s potential for V for Vendetta to continue where the Watchmen series left off. It can become another critical smash for HBO, proving just how much depth there is to mine from DC’s back catalog on the small screen. Again, it doesn’t necessarily matter if V for Vendetta is an adaptation or an expansion of the source material. What matters is how much weight and significance this story carries in the 21st century. Moore may have written the comic as a response to Thatcherism in the ‘80s, but the comic remains deeply, depressingly relevant in 2025. In an era where authoritarianism is again on the rise, there’s a lot we can learn from the eccentric vigilante V and his crusade against Britain’s oppressive rulers.

However the V for Vendetta crew choose to execute this new series, it’s good to see that Gunn understands the value of adaptations like this. The show may not be the next crucial piece of the DCU puzzle, but it’s something more important - a fresh look at a classic DC story at a time when that story has never been more urgent. It’s the kind of standalone, prestige TV show that Marvel doesn’t really give us. They’d rather give us a Wonder Man show nobody asked for. And that’s how DC can leave its mark in this ongoing war.

Do you want V for Vendetta to be an adaptation of the comic or a sequel like the Watchmen series? Vote in our poll and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

For more, brush up on every DC movie and series in development.

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The Christmas season used to start after Thanksgiving, but this year some retailers (and homes in my neighborhood) kicked it off right after Halloween. That’s cool – Christmas is a fun time of year. If you’re ready to hop on the holiday bandwagon, this 2-in-1 LEGO Christmas Tree set is just the ticket. It normally retails for $44.99, but right now Amazon and Target are selling it for 40% off, meaning you can pick it up for just $27. However, the sale ends tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12, so grab it before it's gone.

LEGO Christmas Tree

That’s a great deal, considering most LEGO sets traditionally sell for about 10 cents per brick. If you do the math on this one, you’ll find this sale price breaks down to 3.44 cents per brick. So this is a deal even Ebenezer Scrooge would have to think twice before passing up.

So, you can build this set as a single Christmas tree, which when built stands nearly a foot tall. But as stated above, this is a 2-in-1 set, meaning you can use the same bricks to build a second configuration. In this case, the second build is two smaller Christmas trees, which stand roughly 9 inches and 6 inches tall.

I’m a big fan of LEGO sets for adults, so I appreciate sets that act as decorations, and this one certainly qualifies. You can set it out with the rest of your decorations to add some holiday cheer to your house. It’s also a nice addition to a growing number of LEGO Christmas sets available to purchase now (I particularly enjoy the LEGO Star Wars Gingerbread AT-AT Walker).

More Christmas LEGO Sets

So if your house or apartment could use a little buildable Christmas decor, now is a great time to pick up this miniature Christmas tree. You get two builds out of it, and when you pick the one you like best, you can set it out for all to see. Happy ho-ho-holidays.

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Games Workshop has sparked shock and anger among Warhammer 40,000 fans after it killed off two main characters from Space Marine 2 via a brief lore update posted on its website.

Last week, Games Workshop announced that Titus, the main playable character from last year’s blockbuster hit video game Space Marine 2, had been promoted with a cool new trailer that set up the next narrative expansion for the Warhammer 40,000 setting, dubbed 500 Worlds.

Captain Demetrian Titus, Master of the Watch, is now once again Captain of the Ultramarines Second Company, a position he had already held before he was taken into custody on suspicion of heresy by the Inquisition after the events of the first Space Marine game.

In the context of Titus’ promotion, fans had expressed concern over the fate of Sevastus Acheran, the former captain of the Second Company and Master of the Watch who dishes out missions (and can never spare enough men) in Space Marine 2. Now we know what actually happened.

In a lore update post on Warhammer Community, Games Workshop revealed what Acheran got up to following the events of Space Marine 2. And yes, as fans feared, he’s dead.

Confirmation comes from a four paragraph lore explanation in the article itself, which reveals Acheran went out in a blaze of glory fighting a Genestealer Cult on the hive world of Trygg. That’s that. Acheran is dead. But it gets worse.

Among the many, many items that will go on sale on (and in the lead-up to) Black Friday 2025, LEGO sets are sure to get discounts. In fact, LEGO has already announced its Black Friday sale that will run on the LEGO Store. But plenty of other retailers also sell LEGO sets, and they’re sure to drop prices as well. What kinds of deals can you expect to see? You’ve come to the right place.

Up to 40% Off LEGO Sets

LEGO sets deals are somewhat unpredictable – except at the LEGO Store. The LEGO Store is the brick-building company’s own online storefront, and it always sells sets at MSRP unless there’s a sale going on. Meanwhile, other retailers, like Amazon, might have certain sets at MSRP while others are pretty much always available with a discount of some kind. For Amazon specifically, you can check the price history of all items on Camelcamelcamel, a site I use all the time in the world of deals.

Whenever Amazon or Target have a LEGO sale throughout the year, you can generally expect to see prices drop about 20%. However, for Black Friday, the scale of the sale will be significantly bigger. More sets will get discounts, and the discounts will be deeper. You can expect to see some rarely-discount sets drop to 20% off, while older or more common sets will drop to 30% or even 40% off. Target, for example, had an early Black Friday sale with 40% off LEGO sets over the weekend. You can expect similar deals to return later this month.

LEGO’s Black Friday Set