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Regardless of what you think of his new movie poster, Sonic the Hedgehog has managed to stay relevant since Sega first introduced the spiny speedster in 1991. If you play games on PC, you can get a whole bunch of Sonic titles on Steam right now for a fraction of their normal value. All you have to do is grab the Humble Sonic Bundle for $1-$15 between now and December 31.

As usual with Humble Bundles, you can buy in at your choice of three tiers, with each higher tier getting you a new set of games along with the games in the tiers below it. By spending just $1, you’ll get Sonic CD, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Sonic Adventure DX, as well as Sonic Adventure 2 and its Battle DLC.

If you pay more than the average amount for this bundle ($7.16 at the time of this writing), you’ll also get the second tier of games: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection, Sonic: Lost World, Sonic Generations Collection, and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2.

Finally, if you pay $15, and you’ll receive all of the previously mentioned games, as well as Sonic Forces and last year’s highly acclaimed game Sonic Mania. That’s a great price for a collection of games that’s currently valued at $185.

Buying even the first tier of this bundle gets you 10% off a Humble Monthly subscription. A portion of the proceeds from this Humble Bundle go to Save the Children or the charity of your choice.

Pay $1

• Sonic CD
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
• Sonic Adventure DX
• Sonic Adventure 2
• Sonic Adventure 2 Battle DLC

Pay More Than Average

• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
• Sonic: Lost World
• Sonic Generations Collection
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2

Pay $15

• Sonic Mania
• Sonic Forces

Halo studio 343 Industries has announced a partnership with the non-profit Limbitless Solutions to provide special Halo-themed prosthetic limbs to kids in need. As the studio explains in a blog post, Limbitless Solutions is a prosthetic maker that specializes in rapid prototyping and 3D printing to make fully functional arms that can grip and gesture, all at a lower cost than many other prosthetics.

Limbitless donates its prosthetics free-of-charge, and the 343 partnership is lending some Master Chief flavor to their options. Beginning sometime in 2019, those browsing the Limbitless selections will be able to select a prosthetic modeled after Master Chief’s Mk. VI armor. A second “multiplayer” variant will let them select the same model with their own color customization.

“One of our core missions here at the studio is to ‘inspire heroes and deliver wonder,'” the blog reads. “Normally, this is most often and understandably applied to the nature of making games… There are, however, times where opportunities to inspire heroes and deliver wonder present themselves outside the scope of game code, cutscene scripts, or sandbox balancing.” The prosthetics are said to be offered to “young heroes who routinely and triumphantly beat the odds.”

The most recent Halo game news we’ve heard was Halo Infinite, which debuted at E3 2018 but without many details. Since then 343 Industries has been dripping out news slowly, regarding the game as a service and Master Chief’s new look. 343 head Bonnie Ross was recently announced as the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2018 Hall of Fame recipient.

Getting new games is great, but paying for them is generally less fun. Between now and December 22, you can cut out the “less fun” part and get the Windows PC game Anno 1602: Creation of a New World (or Anno 1602 AD, as it was known in the US) for free from Ubisoft right here. Additionally, you can sign up to take part in a closed beta for the upcoming game Anno 1800. The beta will run January 31-February 4.

To get your free game, just head to the giveaway page, click the link, and sign in or create an Ubisoft account. Once you do that, the game is added to your Uplay library, where it’s yours to keep and play forever.

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World launched back in 1998. It puts you on a ship en route for a new land, where you’ll build a settlement, trade with the natives, and start an army to defend your growing town. Five sequels and numerous spinoffs have come out over the years, with Anno 1800 set for release on February 26, 2019. The original game is currently free to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary.

In GameSpot’s Anno 1602 review, Bruce Grey wrote, “While it can’t boast innovative design or unusual gameplay, 1602 A.D. has a peculiar charm all its own. The game captures the feel of the historical period very well and carries you along without the extreme highs and lows that characterize more fast-paced and violent games. Those who prefer to play action-packed computer games will be disappointed by 1602 A.D., but if you’re looking for a more relaxing game, you’ll find a pleasant diversion in this engaging colony builder.”

If that sounds like your kind of game, make sure to grab your free copy before it goes back up to regular price on December 22.

Epic Games has opened a new Fortnite merch store, offering a host of different apparel so you can outfit yourself like one of 100 people dropped onto an island to fight to the death. The highlight of the Retail Row collection is a Durr Burger Onesie modeled after the outfit available in the game. It can be yours for just $70 and will start shipping in late January.

If a onesie is too rich or ridiculous for you, you have other options. A Skull Trooper pullover hoodie goes for $60, and a variety of t-shirts are available for $25 apiece. Those include shirts with character prints of the Durr Burger logo, Green Bush, DJ Yonder, Drift, and Skull Trooper. Plus if you just want to sport the Fortnite game logo, you can do that too in a variety of different colors.

It’s a pretty limited storefront for now, but you can sign up for updates and get discounted offers through the newsletter.

In the game proper, Epic just kicked off the 14 Days of Fortnite event, which offers seasonal items, rotating limited time modes, and special challenges. You can also grab some freebies on the PlayStation 4 version for a limited time. It’s also terribly clever, because 14 days is of course “a fortnight.” Ho ho, we see what you did there Epic.

Meanwhile, Epic is fending off multiple lawsuits involving the true star of Fortnite: dances.

PUBG Corporation has announced that the fourth map for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, titled Vikendi, is now live on PC. The snow-covered map was previously only available on the game’s PC test server.

Vikendi is a 6×6 square map, making it smaller than both Erangel and Miramar, which are both 8×8 squares in size, but larger than Sanhok, which is 4×4. Despite its smaller size, Vikendi comes packed with places to drop. You’ll find mountains, open fields, frozen lakes, cities, the Cosmodrome, forests, a dinosaur theme park that hides a central maze, and a lot more. There are also three weather patterns–Day, Moonlight, and Snow–on the map, as well as unique vehicles, weapons, and quirks.

Instead of the SCAR-L, Vikendi has the G36C assault rifle. It takes 5.56mm ammo and offers less recoil than other rifles at the cost of a lower fire rate. You’ll find the new snow mobile and snow bike on Vikendi as well. The former gives you more control and the ability to drift, but it doesn’t handle asphalt well. The latter can handle all terrain and is much faster, but you lose control when turning. The unique aspect of Vikendi is the addition of snow, which causes everyone on the map to leave behind footprints that opponents can trace back to the source.

Also live now is the Vikendi: Survivor Pass. Playing PUBG and completing certain milestones outlined in the pass will net you exclusive skins and rewards. The Survivor Pass is free, but you’ll need to pay $10 USD if you want the extra exclusive missions with faster leveling and additional rewards.

Vikendi is only live on PC for now, but the map is coming to consoles in January 2019. PUBG is available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

The first trailer for Hellboy is here. The movie is a reboot of Guillermo Del Toro’s action fantasy series, based on Mike Mignola’s comic books. Stranger Things star David Harbour plays the titular demonic hero, and the movie hits theaters in April.

The trailer delivers plenty of spectacular action-packed footage, and Harbour looks tremendous in the role. However, fans who had read previous comments from director Neil Marshall about the movie’s much darker approach might be surprised at how lighthearted the trailer is–the jokes and wise-cracking tone are very reminiscent of Del Toro’s movies. But it still looks like huge fun–check the trailer out above.

Hellboy hits theaters on April 12 2019. It also stars Milla Jovovich as the Blood Queen, Ian McShane as Professor Broom, Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, and Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimo. Marshall is best known for his work on Game of Thrones and the recent Netflix show Lost in Space, plus movies like Doomsday and The Descent.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harbour explained that the movie won’t be an origin story–as the film starts, Hellboy is already working for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Development. “It’s not an origin story, but it’s his coming to terms with where he came from,” he said. “He’s been Hellboy for a long time, but there’s a new turn of events at the start of the film, where people start to bring up the fact that he might bring about the end of the world, and it’s really the first time he’s heard anything like that. The question that comes up in the movie is where does he really belong?”

Nintendo has announced a new in-game event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Fire Emblem Fest will be a two-part event featuring a variety of Spirits drawn from the tactical RPG series, with the first part set to begin on December 20.

Much like last week’s Spectacled Spirits event, the Fire Emblem Fest will run for three days. During that time, characters from throughout Fire Emblem’s history will appear much more frequently on the Spirit Board, including the Legend-class Spirits Caeda and Azura, as well as the Ace-class Spirits Eliwood and Eirika.

Additionally, players will receive extra SP for defeating the Spirits. Nintendo notes that some of the Spirits that appear during the first part of the Fire Emblem Fest will change for the second part, so you won’t want to miss your opportunity to get them while they’re more readily available. The second part of the event is slated to take place next month.

The Fire Emblem Fest is the second event announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo says there will be a new event in the game every week. During the aforementioned Spectacled Spirits event, characters who wear glasses, such as Jeff from EarthBound and Brittany from Pikmin 3, appeared more frequently on the Spirit Board.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been a critical and commercial success since it launched earlier this month. The game smashed sales records for the series around the globe and was selected as one of GameSpot’s 10 best video games of 2018. “There are so many wonderful things packed into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that, even in the short time between its release and our Best Of The Year discussions, it has filled us with an immense amount of joy,” we said.

Steam’s winter sale might start tomorrow, but Green Man Gaming has kicked off a winter sale of its own, dropping prices up to 75% on over 1,000 games, including some of the year’s biggest hits. The deals run between now and January 12, with most of them coming in the form of Steam codes. And if you enter promo code GMG12 at checkout, you’ll save an additional 12%. Since any sale is only as good as the games that are discounted, let’s take a look at what’s available.

Some of the biggest recent games are already discounted to around half off. The ancient-Greece-set Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is down to $30, while the apocalyptic multiplayer game Fallout 76 is on sale for $36. If creative–and often absurd–murders are up your alley, you’ll want to pick up Hitman 2 for $38. And fighting game fans can grab SoulCalibur VI for $42.

Anyone who likes the relative simplicity of side-scrolling games can grab the devilishly challenging Cuphead for $15 or the painterly (and challenging) Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition for $10. If you missed out on some of the big games from early in the year, you can pick up Monster Hunter World for $35 or Far Cry 5 for $24.

Strategy fans can put their brains to work with Civilization VI or XCOM 2 for $13.50 each. Those who enjoy watching TV show-quality cut-scenes can grab Quantum Break for $10. And if you want to fight off Skaven hordes with your friends, consider picking up Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for $15.

That only scratches the surface; many more games are also on sale right now. You’ll find more of them listed below, or you can check out all of the deals on GMG.

Bandai Namco has announced that My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya will be a part of Jump Force. Although the studio did not come out and confirm it, an image in a tweet implies Midoriya will be a playable character and not just a part of the story like Death Notes’ Light and Ryuk.

Midoriya has worn three different costumes in the My Hero Academia manga and anime, and each showcases growth in his development of his superpowered Quirk, One For All. The images of him in Jump Force show him wearing the initial design for Costume Gamma, a more heavily armored variation of his suit that comes equipped with braces for his arms and iron soles for his feet. Midoriya first wears this costume when he adopts his new “Shoot Style” fighting form that focuses on kicks instead of punches, so we can assume his combos will probably include more than his fist super moves like Detroit Smash and Delaware Smash.

So far, Midoriya is the only character from My Hero Academia to be confirmed for Jump Force. However, other franchises included in the game–such as Dragon Ball and One Piece–have included half a dozen characters from their respective manga/anime, so there’s a possibility for more of Midoriya’s allies or enemies to appear in Jump Force. Jump Force could also implement a similar system to My Hero One’s Justice and include multiple versions of Midoriya with different fighting styles.

Jump Force is a celebration of 50 years of Shonen Jump manga and anime. The tag-team arena fighting game includes characters from Black Clover, Bleach, City Hunter, Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, Hunter x Hunter, My Hero Academia, Naruto, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Saint Seiya, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Death Note. The game will tell an original story, where characters from across the Shonen Jump multiverse need to unite in order to defeat an evil that threatens all of their respective worlds.

Jump Force launches in Japan on February 14, 2019 and then for North America on the following day. The game will be playable on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

The 14 Days of Fortnite event is now underway in Epic’s hit battle royale game. From now until January 2, Fortnite players on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile can take part in new and returning limited-time modes, purchase new seasonal outfits from the in-game shop, and even earn daily rewards.

On top of the aforementioned LTMs, Epic will offer a new challenge each day during the 14 Days of Fortnite event, which will net you a free seasonal reward once completed. If you manage to finish all 14 of the challenges from the event, you’ll also unlock a special mystery item.

Epic is revealing the 14 Days of Fortnite challenges day by day, so we’ll be rounding up a list of all the tasks from the event and the rewards you get for completing them as they’re unveiled. Be sure to check back here each day of the event as we update the list with challenges, rewards, and tips on how to get them once they’re available.

The first 14 Days of Fortnite challenge is straightforward. You’ll simply need to create or join a server in the game’s new Creative mode, which allows players create their own games and play around as they see fit in their own private matches. Once you do that, you’ll unlock the first of the events daily rewards: an Ornament Spray featuring the letters “GG.”

In addition to daily challenges, Epic will feature a variety of new and returning limited-time modes during the 14 Days of Fortnite event. These will rotate frequently throughout the event; according to the developer, “large team modes” will switch every 48 hours, while “small team modes” will change every 24.

14 Days Of Fortnite Challenges

1. Start or join a Creative server (1) — “GG” Ornament Spray
2. TBD