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GameSpot•about 8 hours agoSave On Lego Optimus Prime At Target Before It Sells Out
Optimus Prime is one of the most popular and highly rated buildable models in the Lego Icons lineup--for good reason, too. The 1,508-piece collectible display set has an exceedingly clever 2-in-1 design that allows Transformers fans to convert the Autobot leader into his signature truck. Multiple major retailers recently restocked the set with a 20% discount that dropped the price to $144 (was $180). The deal is sold out at Amazon and Walmart, but Target has restocked the discounted set.It's a great time to add Optimus Prime to your Lego collection, as the Transformers series is about to get its third member: Soundwave. The Decepticon joins the Lego Icons: Transformers lineup on August 4, but Lego Insiders can purchase the 1,505-piece display model for $190 starting this Friday, August 1. Lego Icons: Optimus Prime Transformers 2-in-1 Display ModelBack to the Autobot leader: All three retailers have sold out of the Optimus Prime Lego set several times already this year. And though it has returned once again, it's worth noting that Optimus Prime was out of stock everywhere from last holiday season until March. The Lego Store has units available at the moment, but it'll cost you the full $180 MSRP. Walmart and Amazon also have great deals on two other iconic vehicles from movie history. The Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine is discounted to $170 (was $200) at Walmart. This is a 3-in-1 build, but unlike the Transformers sets, you'll need to pick which DeLorean model from the trilogy you want to build. If you change your mind later on, you can partially deconstruct the model and rebuild it using the instructions for one of the other designs. You can also get the set for $171 at Target, but Amazon is sold out of the $170 deal.Meanwhile, Dune fans can save 20% on the Lego Icons: Atreides Royal Ornithopter, dropping the price from $165 to $132. The 1,369-piece build comes with six Lego minifigures. Amazon is almost out of stock, but you can also grab this deal at Walmart and Target. Lego Sets for Adults: Best Deals in July 2025Check out a list of our favorite Lego display model deals for adults below:Lego Icons: Transformers Optimus Prime 2-in-1 (1,508 pieces) -- $144 ($180) Also at Walmart (Sold out)Also at Amazon (Sold out)Lego Icons: Back to the Future Time Machine (1,872 pieces) -- $170 ($200) Also at TargetAlso at Amazon (Sold out)Lego Icons: Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (1,369 pieces) -- $132 ($165) Also at WalmartAlso at TargetLego Super Mario: Piranha Plant (540 pieces) -- $48 ($60)Lego Ideas: Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone (1,125 pieces) -- $73 ($80)Lego Marvel: Infinity Gauntlet (590 pieces) -- $63 ($80)Lego Disney: Young Simba - The Lion King (1,445 pieces) -- $92 ($130)Lego Fortnite: Peely Bone (1,414 pieces) -- $92 ($100)Lego Harry Potter: Hogwarts Castle (2,660 pieces) -- $141 ($180)Lego Harry Potter: Talking Sorting Hat (561 pieces) -- $80 ($100)Lego Technic: Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar (1,775 pieces) -- $173.85 ($200)Lego Ideas: Tuxedo Cat (1,710 pieces) -- $91 ($100)Lego Architecture Landmarks: Himeji Castle (2,125 pieces) -- $136 ($160)Lego Architecture: New York City (598 pieces) -- $46 ($60)Lego Architecture: Statue of Liberty (1,685 pieces) -- $95 ($120)Lego Icons: Tranquil Garden (1,363 pieces) -- $88 ($110)Lego Icons: Bonsai Tree (878 pieces) -- $40 ($50)Lego Art: Mona Lisa (1,503 pieces) -- $83 ($100)Lego Art: Vincent Van Gogh - The Starry Night (2,316 pieces) -- $150 ($170)Lego Art: Hokusai The Great Wave (1,810 pieces) -- $85 ($100)Star Wars Lego DealsStar Wars fans should take a look at the Walmart-exclusive Kylo Ren and Darth Vader Helmet bundle while it's in stock, as it already sold out once. Over at Amazon, you can save on a nice variety of 25th Anniversary Lego Star Wars sets, including the 1,138-piece C-3PO statue. Lego Star Wars 25th Anniversary Series:Millennium Falcon (921 pieces) -- $68 ($85)C-3PO Droid (1,138 pieces) -- $112 ($140)R2-D2 Droid (1,050 pieces) -- $80 ($100)Droideka Destroyer Droid (583 pieces) -- $52 ($65)Mos Espa Podrace Diorama (718 pieces) -- $59 ($80)Tantive IV Starship (654 pieces) -- $62 ($80)Lego Star Wars Helmets:Darth Vader + Kylo Ren Helmet Bundle -- $99 ($134)Darth Vader Helmet (834 pieces) -- $69 ($80)The Mandalorian Helmet (584 pieces) -- $56 ($70)Captain Rex Helmet (854 pieces) -- $56 ($70)More Starship Display Models:Acclamator-Class Assault Ship (450 pieces) -- $40 ($50)Home One Starcruiser (559 pieces) -- $56 ($70)
FortniteGameSpot•about 12 hours agoFortnite's Rumored Simpsons Season: Everything We Actually Know So Far
With Fortnite OG existing as its own permanent mode now, we aren't expecting another throwback mini-season in the vein of last year's Chapter 2 Remix or the original OG season the year before. But with the upcoming Chapter 6 Season 4 starting on August 8, we're pretty much guaranteed a new mini-season in November, because Fortnite has never had a four-month season on purpose before. Instead, the hot rumor since the beginning of May is that we'll be getting another collaboration mini-season like Star Wars season in May, this time with The Simpsons taking center stage.When you consider Epic's cozy relationship with Disney, plus its long history of Fox Animation collabs--including three cartoon dads Fortnite dropped for Father's Day this past June--this rumor sounds pretty plausible. Indeed, there's been nearly no skepticism about it at all. November is still a long ways away, though, and a lot can happen between now and then. While we wait, let's see what exactly the rumor mill has said about this one.When would the Simpsons mini-season start?According to next season's update schedule, Chapter 6 Season 4 should end on Saturday, November 1, which indicates it'll have a live finale event to wrap things up during the day. If things work the way they did after the Death Star Sabotage event in June, the new mini-season would begin that same evening after 4-7 hours of maintenance. Otherwise, it would start the next morning, on November 2.Is the Simpsons mini-season officially confirmed?Not at all. Every bit of info about the purported Simpsons season comes from leakers and dataminers, and it has all just been written descriptions--there's been no leaked art or anything tangible that might serve as some level of confirmation. There is, however, one poster in Utopia City that could be hinting at a Simpsons collab, but that's not confirmation of any sort of takeover.Considering the way Epic typically likes to hold back on promoting a new season until the current one is almost over, we've got a while before Epic will say anything about it at all. But prominent leakers have been harping on it so regularly that a lot of folks have taken it as read that a Simpsons season is coming. But until some real teasers start popping up, November's Simpsons mini-season remains an unconfirmed rumor.What would a Simpsons mini-season entail?The rumors so far are vague and confusing, and so it's a little difficult to sift through it all right now. The full picture is not even remotely clear just yet. Keep that in mind as we lay out the fractured details that we currently have.The most surprising detail among the rumors thus far is that the Simpsons will have an entire map modeled after the Simpsons' hometown of Springfield, but the claim is that it will be the size of a Reload map and support only 40 players. It's not out of the question that the main Battle Royale mode could go small for this since it only lasts a month--let's not forget that Epic made everyone play Zero Build for two weeks after it was introduced in early 2022. But there's also another fairly obvious possibility worth considering: that the Springfield map actually will be for Reload, rather than BR.Considering Reload is Fortnite's clear no. 2 mode at this point, and it has no battle pass, it wouldn't be surprising if Epic looked for new ways to encourage folks to play it. Plus, it just got a Squid Game-themed map added to its rotation in June, so there's precedent. On the other hand, this part of the rumor could be completely wrong. Blortzen, the leaker who first spread the rumor about the Simpsons season, suggested in June that the rumor about a small map was actually about Blitz Royale, which was announced a couple weeks after all these Simpsons rumors were spread around.Beyond that, everything else we've heard makes this rumored Simpsons season sounds like it will include most of the same stuff other mini-seasons have--a small battle pass, accompanying shop skins, and weekly changes to the map. But since we haven't heard any significant new details since the beginning of June, it's still hard to gauge what exactly Simpsons season will look like.
FortniteGameSpot•about 15 hours agoKrafton Wants PUBG To Become A "Platform," Similar To Fortnite And Roblox
Battlegrounds might be literally built into the acronym PUBG, but Krafton sees something far bigger for the battle royale game's future. The company wants PUBG to become a "gameplay platform" in the vein of Fortnite and Roblox--featuring various modes and even user-made content.GameFile reports that Krafton chief financial officer Dongkeun Bae discussed the company's expanded vision for PUBG on an earnings call earlier this week. "In the age of PUBG 2.0, it will not simply be a battle royale game per se," Bae said. The CFO wants the game to turn into a platform, noting that they're "developing wide-ranging modes under that objective."A major part of this transition will include the switch to Unreal Engine 5 for PUBG. Krafton has openly talked about this change since March 2024, with the Epic game engine opening up user-generated content to become a part of the experience. (Things have really come around, considering the PUBG Corp. once sued and then dropped a lawsuit against the Fortnite maker.)There is also a PUBG spin-off in the works called PUBG: Blindspot, previously known as Project Arc. The game is "a 5v5 team-based top-down tactical shooter," according to Krafton. Another spin-off in the same universe is reportedly an extraction shooter called PUBG: Black Budget.Meanwhile, Krafton is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Unknown Worlds co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, who were reportedly forced out from the developer earlier this month. In the middle of this, Krafton has confirmed an internal document leak for Subnautica 2 was legit, pointing to multiple missed development milestones.
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