Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (4e) continues its feature creep into D&D 5e. It all began when the boar showed up in the 5e 2024 Player's Handbook with the Bloodied condition. "Bloodied" simply means that a creature (player character, nonplayer character, monster, or what have you) has been knocked down to half its hit points. For the vast majority of creatures, being Bloodied is merely a narrative footnote. But for an increasing number of creatures, it's having a gameplay effect.

Take the aforementioned boar: When a boar is knocked down to half its hit points or fewer, it becomes Bloodied. When a boar is Bloodied, it begins rolling its attacks with Advantage. Having Advantage on your attacks means you roll with two 20-sided dice—instead of just one—and take the higher result. Advantage is awesome. Everybody loves it. There's never a time when you don't want Advantage. Unless you're volunteering to fail a Saving Throw or Ability Check, etc., and that's a whole other situation.

Suffice it to say, when that boar becomes Bloodied, it gets nasty. 

Now, thanks to the Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun player expansion, there's a general Feat you can select, starting at Level 4, that makes you fight as nasty as that Bloodied boar: Purple Dragon Commandant.

Purple Dragons? There are Purple Dragons in D&D? Not exactly. There is a faction of warriors called the Purple Dragon Knights. Take the Purple Dragon Squire background. That gives you the Purple Dragon Rook feat. At Level 4, that feat (and/or Martial Weapons Proficiency) gives you access to the Purple Dragon Commandant feat. One of that feat's benefits is Last Stand. That benefit gives you advantage on attack rolls while Bloodied.

That's a lot of proper nouns, I know. And it's more straightforward than it sounds when I'm typing it out in a paragraph.

And if being a do-gooder Purple Dragon Knight doesn't sound like your cup of joe, then you're still able to access the Purple Dragon Commandant feat by having Martial Weapons Proficiency. So, it's probably not an easy get for dedicated spellcasters, but players dip into multiclassing builds all the time. 

Pretty awesome when you've got a feat that will make you fight harder, but also make you hold off on gulping that healing potion for one more round, or make your warrior tell the Cleric to heal somebody else on their turn.

That is not a typo. NBA2K26 is already on Season 3, and there's a lot going on, and it's all being highlighted by Piston's star Cade Cunningham. I'll try to sum it up. 

The MyPark for Season 3 is a remaster of the NBA 2K16 Sunset Beach. It call comes with the volcano, the fish tank, the lazy river, and all. Reminder that all park games get you a 25% rep bonus, if you're good at this sort of thing.

Rewards range from a Snowflake Ball Trail at Level 3, and at level 39, you get to play as a gingerbread man. Others include a new release graphic at level 12, a Jetpack (for only Gen 9 players) at level 18, and a No Limit basketball jersey at level 36, which is crazy to me. 

MyTeam cards being added as rewards include Evolution Kyle Kuzma at level 1, Diamond Kyrie Irving at level 20, Pink Diamond Alonzo Mourning at level 30 and Galaxy Opal Rookie #1 Anthony Edwards at Level 40. If you're thinking about playing it on mobile, you will receive a Pink Diamond Jalen Brunson. MyTeam card.

The Pro Pass is where it gets a little tricky. If you buy into the pro pass, you'll get 4 automatic rewards, including a MyTeam Pink Diamond Cade Cunningham, and the chance to earn 40 more rewards that you cannot earn on the standard pass. At level 3, you'll get the No Limit Chain AND Jersey. At level 25, you'll get a legend badge pack, and at level 40, you'll get the Pro-Pass Galaxy Opal Anthony Edwards, which I will probably never get to. 

There are plenty more rewards, unlocks, and other NBA2K26 goodies in Season 3. Go here for more info. 

Hear ye, Hear ye! I, the great King of Gaming Nexus Pinball FX VR, have been bestowed the privilege to make the new announcement for incoming tables. There is no one more fitting to relay this information, for the throne belongs to me. 

Hence, The 4th of December, Zen shall make available 6 new tables for you to play. The Godzilla VS Kong pack comes with three of the six. Godzilla Pinball has you facing Mecha Godzilla. Kong Pinball will have you building your high score against the Warbat, and Godzilla VS Kong Pinball will have you...well you know. 

The Universal Monsters Pack brings Williams and Bally pinball tables to your VR kingdom with Monster Bash, and Creature from the Black Lagoon. If you've seen tables in VR so far, you know that Zen delivers in amazing detail. Of course, the visual added effects are available to toggle on and off at your convenience. 

The biggest surprise here is A Charlie Brown Christmas pinball, full with music and sounds from the Peanuts classic. Direct the play, decorate the Christmas Tree, and I hope you can get Charlie Brown to finally kick the ball LUCY!

These tables will also be conquered by my kingdom, of course. My loyal court will also partake in these activities, as I have released them from their own personal purgatory. December 4th is the day, which is next week. Look for more coverage here. Until then, check out the last Pinball Bites of the year for more information.

-All hail, King Joseph

I don't know if you're a fan of the music from Katamari Damacy like I am. If you are, this news is for you. Available now, the first DLC is available for Once Upon a Katamari. This DLC comes with five new remixes from the Denonbu Katamarespect album from DEN-On-BU. And yes, I've already listened to them. 

Ball of Love (Shinpei Nasuno Remix), Lonely Rolling Star (Picco Remix), Red Rose with Gin & Tonic (Haretokidoki), Moon & Prince (Tatsunoshin Remix), and Katamari on the Rocks (hirihiri remix) are all available to listen to at will, or during gameplay. 

With the music, comes ten customizable accessories from series past. I told everyone in my review that this game was a love letter to the other games. This DLC further accompanies that theory. It's available now for $7.99 USD. You could probably listen to it in advance on the music streaming service of your choice. 

I apologize to my fellow journalists that have used that headline already. Regardless, I think it's pretty cool that Street Fighter 6 has sold 6 million copies worldwide. Since the release, they've added 10 more characters. with two more on the way. Alex will probably be released in January, and we'll probably get our first look at The Game Awards. Ingrid will be here in Spring 2026. 

I've said on several occasions that this is the most fun I've had with a Street Fighter game since Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Capcom VS SNK 2, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. The World Tour mode, with all the characters' storylines added to the mode as they are added to the game. I gave it a ten. I stand by it If you haven't given it a shot, there are enough modes, characters, and in game tutorials to make you into a pro in no time. 

Congrats, Capcom. You are so back. 

The latest game in the Lonely Mountains series, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, will ski on over to PlayStation 5 on December 3rd. After previously releasing on Steam and Xbox Game Pass, the hit snow skiing game will head to Sony's console next week for the price of $24.99.

The PS5 version will include all of the game's updates thus far, including the Freestylers Update, which added a Trick Mode and Free Style Mode. Additionally, the new Highlanders premium DLC will be available for purchase on the PS Store.

If you've never played Snow Riders or the first game, Downhill, prepare for physics-based downhill skiing that is somehow both very zen and very challenging. Snow Riders features solo play, or both cooperative and competitive multiplayer with cross-platform support, if you're more of a social skier.

Have a look at the trailer before you dive into some Thanksgiving turkey:

If you like a little film noir and pulp adventure in your Dungeons & Dragons, then these are the Warforged you're looking for. The Eberron campaign setting leans into magical technology ("dungeonpunk") and applies the cynical, low-life, high-tech ethos of cyberpunk and bangs it with a magical-world hammer. The genre's star is the mechanical Warforged species. But a close second is the Artificer character class for more engineering-minded players who get their kicks from manufacturing.

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer hits store shelves soon, though Master Tier subscribers to D&D Beyond can get their forge-blackened hands on it now, digitally.

This is a 112-page expansion. With "expansion" being D&D 2024's new favorite word, considering the recent release of the Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun player expansion and Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun Dungeon Master's expansion. Forge of the Artificer deems itself as a third new type of expansion: a Rules Expansion. Presumably for both players and DMs alike.

Inside you'll find:

• 5 subclasses (four reimagined, one new): The Cartographer, who charts the unknown with maps that reshape reality. Or as our own John Yan speculates, "The Cartographer is going to be subpar." I dasn't agree.
• 5 revised species
• 17 backgrounds
• 28 feats
• 9 magic items
• 1 map
• 25 monsters
• 3 vehicles
• 1 spell
• 3 campaign frameworks channeling Eberron's genres: noir intrigue, sky-high pulp, and political peril

Originally scheduled for August 19, both digital ($20) and physical ($30) editions will now launch December 9. Master Tier subscribers (on D&D Beyond) received early digital access today, November 25. And Hero Teir subscribers receive access on December 2.

Developer GFA Games announced that its ambitious post-apocalyptic open-world MMO first-person shooter, PIONER, is releasing in Early Access on December 16^th. Both a Standard and Deluxe Edition with some extra in-game goodies will be available on release.

PIONER features a Soviet era 50 square-kilometer open world (sounds big) filled with a blend of story-driven campaign missions, PvE missions, and PvP modes for those looking for it. A unique progression system lets you increase your influence by completing quests, and the more well-known you are, the more likely vendors are to sell you better items.

This isn’t just an FPS, however, as there are also side activities such as fishing, and a card mini game with collectible decks and its own reward system and ranked matches. PIONER also features survival mechanics and a deep crafting system, requiring you to carefully manage hunger, rest, and your inventory.

There’s a lot going on here, and what I’ve seen so far looks great. Check out a new trailer below:

Look out, there’s another cozy life sim incoming, and while they may be a dime-a-dozen nowadays, this one has caught my attention. It’s called Starsand Island, and the latest trailer from Indie Live Expo posits it as a Ghibli-inspired “pastoral fairytale for grown-ups”. The two-minute video shows that Starsand Island is absolutely packed with things to do and people to meet.

You can farm crops, raise livestock, ride your livestock into town, build houses, play arcade games, drive vehicles, go on dates, have pets, fish, skateboard, rollerblade, hang out with friends, ride jet skis, catch bugs, and…fight bosses. Not too cozy then, is it?

Check out the new trailer below or try out the free demo available on Steam. Starsand Island launches February 1^st, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

Well that was out of nowhere. No marketing for this at all? I couldn't even find a trailer for this. In any case, yeah, the incredible Silent Hill 2 Remake is now available on Xbox. 

The game is also on sale for $34.99 and there is also a bundle which includes both Silent Hill f and Silent Hill 2 that's on sale for $79.99

Here is the launch trailer for Playstation 5 since I don't have an Xbox trailer to put here. Uhhh well I assume the game is pretty much the same so just imagine the Playstation logos are Xbox logos.