Arguably the coolest Nintendo Lego set, the Nintendo Entertainment System, had been unavailable at Amazon earlier this month (a common occurrence), but now it’s back in stock–and with a slight discount as well. Normally $270, Amazon’s latest restock shaves the price to $262. While a savings of $8 isn’t much, at least it’s something considering we actually have never seen a discount on the Lego NES at Amazon. In the event that Amazon sells out again, you can also find it at Target for the same price. Get Lego NES at Amazon for $262 If you thought this Lego set could be purchased for less than $270 at one point, you’d be correct. Released in 2020 with a launch price of $230, the Lego NES was one of many sets that received substantial price hikes in 2022. For the …

Legendary actor Brian Cox has shared his unfiltered thoughts about the state of movies, saying Marvel and DC are to blame for cinema being in a “very bad way.” Speaking at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Cox said cinema has “lost its place” in part because of the “grandiose element between Marvel, DC, and all of that.””I think cinema is in a very bad way,” he added, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “And I think it’s beginning to implode, actually. You’re kind of losing the plot.”Cox commented on the recent success of Deadpool & Wolverine, saying movies like that are “making a lot of money that’ll make everybody happy,” but there could be consequences down the road.Cox added that he’s also done these kinds of movies, having appeared in X2: X-Men United as William Stryker.…

From 1999 to 2015, Backyard Sports was a beloved kid-friendly sports game franchise with colorful graphics, easy gameplay, and one of the most dominant athletes in video game history in Pablo Sanchez. Today, Playground Productions has announced that Backyard Sports is coming back, and it’s doing so as more than just video games.Backyard Sports will be returning “across multiple verticals, including video games, merchandise, film, television and more” according to a press release. The first of these projects will launch “in the coming months,” but nothing specific–including whether or not it’s a video game or what platforms it will arrive on–was announced. A brief teaser trailer was released alongside the announcement, which shows multiple kids in the signature Backyard Sports ar…

Season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us introduces characters from The Last of Us: Part II the game, including Abby. The character generated a lot of heated discussion when the game came out in 2020, and the expectation is that the cycle will repeat itself with Abby on the TV show. Isabela Merced, who plays Dina in Season 2, responded to the backlash against Abby, saying in an interview, “there are so many strange people in this world.” She also reminded people that Abby, who is played by Kaitlyn Dever on the show, can’t hurt you because she is not real. Merced also revealed that Dever received extra security detail during filming.”There are people who actually genuinely hate Abby, who is not a real person. Just a reminder. Not a real person,” Merced said in an appearance on the Happy Sad Confuse…

Lego Super Mario 64 Question Mark $200 See at Amazon Lego retired the Super Mario 64 Question Block set at the end of July. The writing was on the wall before then, as the set has frequently been out of stock at major retailers, including Amazon, for months. But strangely enough, Amazon has replenished its stock–probably for the last time. If Lego-scalping history is any indication, buying the Mario 64 Lego …

The video game industry layoff trend continues as Ubisoft has cut 45 jobs across its teams in San Francisco, California and Cary, North Carolina this week.A spokesperson for Ubisoft confirmed to Bloomberg that the company made the “difficult yet necessary decision” to lay off staffers in an effort to “align these studios’ organizations with their future business and development objectives.”Those who lost their jobs will get severance payment and outplacement support. Back in April this year, Ubisoft eliminated 45 jobs across other divisions. GameSpot has contacted Ubisoft in an attempt to get more details on these cuts.These cuts appear to stem from Ubisoft’s ongoing cost-reduction plan to help improve profitability and appease investors. The cuts at Ubisoft have stretched beyond 1,000.Ubi…

Batman 85th Anniversary 10-Film Collection On 4K Blu-ray $162.39 (was $205) Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart P…