DrFunk Member Oct 25, 2017 14,424 Not a joke: View: https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3lmk6aruos62r DOOM + DOOM II Will it Run Edition (Switch, PS5, Xbox, PC) – Limited Run Games DOOM + DOOM II is region-free. This is an open pre-order for a limited time. PRE-ORDERS CLOSE ON SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME. - DOOM- DOOM II- TNT: Evilution- The Plutonia Experiment- Master Levels for DOOM II- No Rest for the Living- Sigil- Legacy of Rust (a new episode... limitedrungames.com   Skot Member Oct 30, 2017 598 Incredible   mrbogus Member Jul 14, 2019 3,406 I like the floating Cacodemon statue, but not for $666.66.   HibbySloth One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 6,884 I actually want that little Cacodemon handheld   AgentStrange Member Oct 25, 2017 4,852 Too rich for my blood. I'll see if I can get the cassettes and Cacodemon stuff separately on eBay in a few years.   geehepea Member Aug 5, 2024 296 Incredible idea and love that they made it, I won't be putting in an order though   Wereroku Member Oct 27, 2017 7,901 AgentStrange said: Too rich for my blood. I'll see if I can get the cassettes and Cacodemon stuff separately on eBay in a few years. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The cassettes are part of the much cheaper edition which seems like a decently good deal.   Bengraven Powered by Friendship™ Member Oct 26, 2017 33,359 Florida I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Also, if you're paying 666 bucks, maybe let us have all the trading cards instead of making it a gacha system. lol /stops shaking fist at cloud because arthritis is flaring up  TheWooniestWoona Member Oct 27, 2017 7,197 Sigh I thought I was done buying physical console ports of Doom. Guess I'm buying 3 more. At least there's a cheaper version with just the game.  lobdale Member Oct 25, 2017 2,084 Bengraven said: I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Click to expand... Click to shrink... This is a company founded on FOMO, that is the only thing explaining the cost   AgentStrange Member Oct 25, 2017 4,852 Wereroku said: The cassettes are part of the much cheaper edition which seems like a decently good deal. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah... I'll probably end up doing that at some point.  spectator Member Jan 23, 2018 524 They ruined it with the sixty-six cents- the number is 666, not 66666.   SixelAlexiS Member Oct 27, 2017 8,991 Italy Bengraven said: I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Click to expand... Click to shrink... You stole my post, pure greediness.   BaconHat One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 6,396 Bengraven said: I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Also, if you're paying 666 bucks, maybe let us have all the trading cards instead of making it a gacha system. lol /stops shaking fist at cloud because arthritis is flaring up Click to expand... Click to shrink... Good quality floating pen/statue in the market are more than 50 bucks, but that price is definitely bullshit for the entire amount.   Altima VII Member Mar 2, 2025 109 The headline $666 edition is obviously ridiculous and extremely silly, but I do want the $99 "Big Box" edition.   KoolAid Member Oct 25, 2017 6,996 Bengraven said: I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Also, if you're paying 666 bucks, maybe let us have all the trading cards instead of making it a gacha system. lol /stops shaking fist at cloud because arthritis is flaring up Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's not a Tamagotchi, it also plays doom   Xeno Member Oct 25, 2017 2,236 Cacodemon Rookie card?   thewienke Member Oct 25, 2017 19,023 $1500 after tariffs 😭   Kratos2098 Member Feb 18, 2022 2,665 Seriously what's the difference between the PS5 base version of this and the previous one they did? Limited Run releasing more versions of Doom than Sony does The Last of US   AgentStrange Member Oct 25, 2017 4,852 Kratos2098 said: Seriously what's the difference between the PS5 base version of this and the previous one they did? Limited Run releasing more versions of Doom than Sony does The Last of US Click to expand... Click to shrink... The DOOM IP seems to be quite lucrative for LRG View: https://bsky.app/profile/agentstrange.bsky.social/post/3lmkabwnr6c2a  NuclearDistortion Member Nov 9, 2017 1,328 This is cool and all but 700$ roughly for a 35+ year old games?   sidephasing Member Dec 17, 2021 508 for 666$ a mini doom arcade machine would have been much cooler than a damn box.   Slackerchan Member Oct 25, 2017 1,686 Austin, TX To note, here is the content that's on the disc: Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993, DOOM pioneered and popularized the first-person shooter, setting a standard for all FPS games. The critically acclaimed sequel, DOOM II, followed in 1994. Now the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product. Owners Receive: DOOM DOOM II TNT: Evilution The Plutonia Experiment Master Levels for DOOM II No Rest for the Living Sigil & Sigil II Legacy of Rust (a new episode created in collaboration by id Software, Nightdive Studios and MachineGames) A new Deathmatch map pack featuring 25 maps Altogether, there are a total of 187 mission maps and 43 deathmatch maps in DOOM + DOOM II. New Enhancements Online, cross-platform deathmatch and co-op for up to 16 players¹ In-game mod browser³ Choose between the original midi DOOM and DOOM II soundtracks or the modern IDKFA versions by Andrew Hulshult (including brand-new DOOM II recordings) Now on the KEX engine BOOM source compatibility makes it possible for hundreds of community-created mods from the past 25 years to be published in-game Accessibility options, such as a modern font to improve legibility, high contrast mode, text-to-speech, speech-to-text multiplayer chat and more Translated into 8 new languages: Mexican Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Existing Enhancements Upgraded visuals Modern controller support Weapon carousel for faster weapon switching Gyroscopic aiming Improved mouse and keyboard controls Local split-screen deathmatch and co-op for up to 4 players Featured community mods¹'²'³, including REKKR, Revolution!, Syringe, Double Impact, Arrival, and more! 60 FPS and native 16:9 support – up to 1080p Restored original in-game music using original hardware Quick Save/Load support DeHacked mod support Click to expand... Click to shrink... Pretty cool to me that it has both Sigils and Legacy of Rust on-disc.  Madao Avalanche's One Winged Slayer Member Oct 26, 2017 5,505 Panama for $666 they should be shipping a sticker that can play Doom. put the necessary microchips in the colors of the sticker and have it run there. only way the price would be justified.   Altima VII Member Mar 2, 2025 109 NuclearDistortion said: This is cool and all but 700$ roughly for a 35+ year old games? Click to expand... Click to shrink... No, this is very much $700 for "hyper specific thing for a small subset of collectors who must own anything and everything with the IP on"  Slackerchan Member Oct 25, 2017 1,686 Austin, TX Oops, double post, sorry.   NuclearDistortion Member Nov 9, 2017 1,328 Altima VII said: No, this is very much $700 for "hyper specific thing for a small subset of collectors who must own anything and everything with the IP on" Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yah this is more accurate - totally   Red Rudolph Member Aug 7, 2019 69 I love old school Doom as much (probably more) than the next guy, but even I've lost count of how many times these games have been repackaged in this generation alone. Who doesn't own five copies of Doom and Doom II already?   Scottoest Member Feb 4, 2020 12,476 Altima VII said: No, this is very much $700 for "hyper specific thing for a small subset of collectors who must own anything and everything with the IP on" Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, no one buying this is buying it in order to get the DOOM games, lol.  Plexas Member Jan 24, 2025 125 Man where did all the users that are fed up with the re-release fad go?   XaosWolf One Winged Slayer - Powered by Friendship™ Member Oct 27, 2017 2,481 Why is there a box that runs Doom and a Cacodemon handheld that runs Doom in the same bundle...? The only thing I'd like is that handheld but I'd want to see if it can indeed play all of Doom on that tiny, weird shaped screen.  NinjaScooter Member Oct 25, 2017 60,033 Bengraven said: I'm really confused as to what is justifying the cost except to be a meme. The box is surely just wired to some cheap Raspberry Pi like device with a cheap LCD screen. The statue can't be more than like 50 bucks. The Tamogachi maybe $20? The games...I mean the first was literally THE freeware... Also, if you're paying 666 bucks, maybe let us have all the trading cards instead of making it a gacha system. lol /stops shaking fist at cloud because arthritis is flaring up Click to expand... Click to shrink... its a low demand/low volume and incredibly niche product so they aren't trying to sell at cost or just squeeze out a profit thats the end game with all of these "limited edition" nerd culture type of companies and releases.  C.Mongler The Fallen Oct 27, 2017 4,214 Hah hah, silly joke, but fucking $666??   ramenline Member Jan 9, 2019 1,635 They should have gone further. The game boxes should play Doom. The certificate of authority should play Doom. The trading cards and cassettes should play Doom. Lackluster effort by LRG   HK-48 Member Jan 14, 2021 2,341 England The tapes are the best bit  

Tarkir: Dragonstorm, the latest expansion for Magic: The Gathering, has finally arrived. Dragonstorm returns players to Tarkir, a dimensional plane where dragons live alongside five rival houses, each with their own ideologies and relationships to the chaotic, and occasionally benevolent reptiles. The new expansion is currently available to purchase online in the usual formats. However, the availability and price of certain products may fluctuate based on demand.Dragonstorm Commander DecksTarkir: Dragonstorm won’t launch with a Starter Kit like some previous expansions, which makes Commander Decks the logical jumping-off point for anyone new to Magic: The Gathering. These pre-built, 100-card decks include 98 non-foil cards in addition to a pair of exclusive, traditional foil Commander cards, and two randomly selected cards pulled from Collector Booster Packs. Each Commander Deck is focused on a different house or land from the plane of Tarkir, like the Jeskai or Abzan. Single Commander Decks are currently available to buy from Amazon for $44.99 or from Best Buy for $47.99 each.Dragonstorm BundleThe $53.99 bundle for Tarkir: Dragonstorm includes nine, 14-card Play Booster packs in addition to a single, foil alternate-art card, 40 Basic Land cards, and a Spindown life-counter die. The Dragonstorm Bundle is a great way to quickly expand your collection with a variety of cards from the new set, and is currently available to buy on Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop for around $50.$51Dragonstorm Play BoostersThe most common way to expand any Magic: The Gathering collection is through Play Boosters. Play Boosters for the new Tarkir: Dragonstorm set are available to buy in 30-pack boxes for around $129 from Amazon, while Best Buy and GameStop have Booster Boxes available for around $150. Each 14-card pack contains a spread of one rare or Mythic rare, three uncommon, and seven common cards in addition to a single Land card, a traditional foil card, and a card of a random rarity. Of the 14 cards included in each pack, one is also guaranteed to be a traditional foil card.MTG - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Play Booster Box$130$16521% off$130Dragonstorm Collector BoostersCollector Booster packs are the only way to get some of the coolest alternate-art cards from the new expansion, and are available to buy in boxes of 12 packs for $299.99 from Amazon, while Best Buy and GameStop have boxes available for $279.99. Each Collector Booster pack contains 15 Magic: The Gathering cards along with a single foil double-sided token. Every pack contains a spread of two foil and two non-foil rare or Mythic rare, eight foil common or uncommon cards, and a Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander card, along with a single Land card.$280See More:

Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech MobileSoftware Google Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees In Major Shakeup After Android And Pixel Merger, Saying It Is “Focused On Becoming More Nimble And Operating More Effectively” Ali Salman • Apr 11, 2025 at 11:02am EDT Google is said to have terminated "hundreds of employees" after offering voluntary employment in January. The employees who had been laid off were in charge of Android, Chrome, and the Pixel division. If you are not familiar with it, Google merged its Android and Chrome teams, bringing them under a single Pixel and Devices group, and this is possibly the move that led to the layoff of hundreds of employees. Google lays off hundreds of employees after merging the Android and Pixel team According to The Information, Google has laid off hundreds of employees and the company confirmed the "job reductions" in a statement saying that it is "focusing on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively." At this stage, there are no details available on whether a specific team or product was hit with the impact of a workforce reduction. However, the impact will not reach the end user as the company has its plan sorted and products in place for this year, as they were before. A few months ago. Google began restructuring its internal affairs with the company offering voluntary buyouts in January of this year. Before the buyout, the Android and Chrome units were merged with the Pixel and Devices under chief Rick Osterloh in 2024, and the combined units had more than 20,000 employees. Since combining the Platforms and Devices teams last year, we’ve focused on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively and this included making some job reductions in addition to the voluntary exit program that we offered in January. It appears that Google is trying to maintain a more integrated ecosystem with a major focus on AI for its hardware and software products. Google is not unfamiliar with layoffs, as the company laid off almost 6 percent of its global workforce in 2023, but it continues to expand its list of products while offering major AI additions to its entire product line. While this is one the end of the spectrum, Google is also reportedly paying its AI staff a whole year's worth of income for doing absolutely nothing instead of letting its employees work for the competition. Apple is also gradually working its way to improve Siri and Apple Intelligence to better rival the likes of Google. The company is picking up the pace and delivering features this fall, which were delayed until next year. We will keep you posted on the latest details, so be sure to keep an eye out for the latest trends. Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

الاحتلال ينشر 6 سرايا إضافية بالضفة ويهجر عائلات من طولكرمالاحتلال هدم نحو 600 منزل في مخيم جنين منذ بداية عدوانه (رويترز)11/4/2025أعلن جيش الاحتلال الإسرائيلي اليوم الجمعة، إرسال 6 سرايا إضافية إلى الضفة الغربية المحتلة، وذلك عشية بدء عيد الفصح اليهودي الذي يمتد من 12 حتى 20 أبريل/نيسان الجاري. ونقلت صحيفة "يديعوت أحرونوت" عن الجيش الإسرائيلي أن التعزيزات تأتي في إطار "الاستعدادات المتزايدة" عقب تنفيذ 3 عمليات عسكرية واسعة خلال الأسبوع الماضي، إلى جانب اقتحامات ومداهمات ليلية أدت إلى اعتقال نحو 85 فلسطينيا ومصادرة كميات من الأسلحة، وفق مزاعم جيش الاحتلال. وأشار جيش الاحتلال إلى أن الهدف من تعزيز الانتشار هو منع هجمات محتملة خلال فترة العيد، دون توضيح مواقع تمركز القوات الجديدة أو مدة بقائها. وكانت سلطات الاحتلال قد حذرت الثلاثاء من هجمات ضد رعاياها في الخارج خلال موسم الأعياد، وزعمت أن هناك "تصاعدا في التهديدات" من قبل حركة المقاومة الإسلامية (حماس) ومنظمات أخرى. تصعيد ميداني وأجبرت سلطات الاحتلال عائلات فلسطينية على النزوح قسرا وتحت التهديد من مربعين سكنيين في مدينة طولكرم شمال الضفة الغربية. كما أحرق جيش الاحتلال منزلا في مخيم جنين بعد 10 أيام من احتلاله وتحويله إلى ثكنة عسكرية. ونفذت قوات الاحتلال مداهمات واعتقالات واسعة في منازل بمدينة جنين، كما وثق المركز الفلسطيني لحقوق الإنسان تنفيذ 15 عملية هدم خلال 10 أيام فقط، شملت 24 منزلا و58 منشأة. إعلان وتشير تقديرات بلدية جنين إلى أن الاحتلال هدم نحو 600 منزل في المخيم منذ بداية عدوانه قبل 79 يوما، فيما أصبحت 3200 وحدة سكنية غير صالحة للسكن. ويواصل جيش الاحتلال عدوانه على شمال الضفة الغربية منذ 21 يناير/كانون الثاني الماضي، وسط صمت دولي وتدهور متسارع في الأوضاع الإنسانية. وأدت الهجمات العسكرية واعتداءات المستوطنين في الضفة الغربية والقدس إلى استشهاد أكثر من 947 فلسطينيا، وإصابة قرابة 7 آلاف آخرين منذ 7 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2023. المصدر : وكالات

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Doom Anthology $25 for Nintendo Switch | $30 for PlayStation (was $80) See at Woot See at Amazon With Doom: The Dark Ages arriving next month, it's the perfect time to replay the series. Woot's Spring Video Game Sale includes a deal that can help with that. Doom Anthology, which originally released last October for $80, is on sale for as low as $25 at Woot. The Nintendo Switch version is discounted to $25, while the PlayStation edition for PS5 and PS4 is up for grabs for $30. Doom Anthology comes with six games, a BFG replica display figure, and a steelbook case.Doom Anthology is available for much higher prices on all four platforms at Amazon: PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Shop Woot Spring Game Sale Continue Reading at GameSpot

The Nintendo Switch 2’s controllers won’t have analog triggers, and some of Nintendo’s top hardware experts have just explained why. The Switch 2’s Joy-Con 2 controllers have a few upgrades to set them apart from their predecessors on the original Switch. Instead of a rail system, the new Switch 2 controllers connect to the tablet with magnets - something that Nintendo actually considered for the original Switch at one point. There is also a new C Button that controls the console’s new GameChat feature, and the individual Joy-Con 2 controllers can be placed sideways and used as a mouse.

Hey friends,This week we focused on more technical stuff like making rigging and animation, adding and adjusting some effects for UX/UI, and so on. Also, we didn't manage to release a teaser this week. We are still working on the scene, it will be ready next week.Devlog: 0.10 - EffectsImplemented a selection effect for the chessboard cells, which shows which chess piece is selected at the moment and which zones it can move to. We used Cascade Particle System (UE5).<

Whether you’re dancing as Aloy, Varl, Teersa or Erend through a post-post-apocalyptic world made of LEGO bricks, you need a soundtrack that can keep up. Today we’re celebrating the launch of the official LEGO Horizon Adventures soundtrack, a collection of tracks that reimagines Aloy’s journey in a whole new light. To kick things off, we’re debuting a special music video for post-post-apocalyptic dance party by mxmtoon, a synth-powered anthem that perfectly captures the game’s playful energy and mxmtoon’s passion for both music and gaming.  Play Video Dancing through a LEGO World For mxmtoon, the collaboration was personal, playful, and packed with nostalgia. “The very first moment that I started writing ‘post-post-apocalyptic dance party’, I was sitting in my grandma’s living room in Florida. I was just so excited to have the opportunity to write a song that felt inspired by a character that I’ve grown to love and it just felt really natural,” she says. Her love for both LEGO bricks and games, and the Horizon series helped guide the tone of the track from the very first note. “My inspiration behind creating and writing this song is definitely because I grew up loving and playing a bunch of the LEGO games, and I love music. It felt like the perfect opportunity to express both of those interests and loves into one project.”  That blend of influences helped shape not only the sound of the track, but the storytelling within it, referencing nods related to the lore and unique setting of Horizon. “There were so many elements of the Horizon series that were incredibly influential to me when I was writing this song because you’re provided this really rich landscape of lore and world-building through the canvas of Horizon Zero Dawn which was a world I was really familiar with as a fan of the game. It was really fun to involve those pieces of lore and vocabulary into moments of the song, whether you’re talking about the Focus or you’re talking about the landscape of a post-post-apocalyptic world. So it felt really fun just to be like, naturally a nerd about the game and involve all the elements and bits that I loved learning about while I was playing into writing the song.”  The whole process also stirred up a bit of nostalgia for mxmtoon. “It was like being 15 again, writing a piece of music that I was just excited to make, about something I wasn’t quite sure what it would be yet, but eventually turned into a project I’m so proud to be a part of.” Diving deeper into the soundtrack While mxmtoon brings the pop, the rest of the musical world of LEGO Horizon Adventures is shaped by composer Homay Schmitz, whose score strikes the perfect balance between adventurous and whimsical. “Right from the start the idea was to keep it light and upbeat rather than going too epic for most of it,” says Homay. “The game has such a playful and lighthearted charm to it, we wanted to reflect that in the overall tone‬ throughout the score. When you go through the game you have all these different environments that‬ change from folkier stomps and claps to slightly funky synth pop to something that has hints of a western‬ desert blues and over to orchestral metal but the through thread was always to keep it fun, bright and‬ adventurous or something you could potentially groove to.‬” The game’s visual design also played a key role in shaping the sound. “The very first time I saw gameplay I thought how stunning and detailed everything looked,” Homay points out. “Especially the movement of each of the LEGO elements and the way the waterfall moves. It created a very specific style and there was such a‬ warmth and friendliness about it all.‬” Working within the LEGO version of the Horizon universe meant embracing both its emotional roots and its reimagined, light-hearted tone. Homay explains: “‬Some themes from the original game were carried over to create a sense of familiarity and tie the two‬ worlds together. For example, ‘‬Aloy’s Theme’‬, written by Joris De Man, was a choice that made sense to keep for the main character, which is instantly recognisable and was peppered throughout the game. It just had to be infused with LEGO DNA to transform its beautifully haunting‬ quality into something more sprightly.‬” That playful twist did not mean abandoning the essence of Horizon. Homay wove familiar motifs into the score in clever, unexpected ways. “One detail I personally found really exciting, though maybe more subtle, was having access to a few of the original game’s sound sources. These included a combination of tuned and untuned percussion put together by composers‬ The Flight‬, which we were able to incorporate into the new score. Having played‬ Horizon‬ and listened to its soundtrack, I recognised those sounds immediately. It felt really special to use‬ elements from such a beloved game in LEGO form—another way of bridging the two worlds.‬” Fans might have noticed one more Easter Egg while playing the game, says Homay: “‘In The Flood’ from Horizon Forbidden West was played back by a baby mobile as a lullaby‬ and appears in one of the cut scenes!” Homay had to get creative while composing some of her favorite pieces on the soundtrack: “If I had to pick a couple it would be ‘Jewel Tones’ and ‘Melodies on the Mesa’. One of which made good use of Boomwhackers, which serve as percussion instruments and are basically tuned plastic tubes, and material wise, fits nicely into the LEGO world. I have also not worked with them before so that was a fun palette to explore!”  Whether it’s Aloy soaring through a LEGO version of Mother’s Heart or battling a Sawtooth made of LEGO bricks, the music punctuates each moment with personality and punch. “Finding the right tone for the first combat cue was both enjoyable but maybe also slightly challenging‬,” Homay recalls. “I had to strike the right balance between fun and intensity to make it drive enough for the fight but without ever sounding too threatening or too dark in any way. Once that was established though, it set a‬ good marker for the other following combat cues to safely go to battle without it ever getting too intense or‬ unsettling.‬” Speaking of epic battle tracks, Homay mentions the cue she worked on with composer Harry Brokensha: “The orchestral rock metal mix for the final boss. There are a fair few different genres that can be found overall‬ in the game, which were all fun to work on but I really loved what Harry did with this track, which is‬ probably the most dramatic cue amongst them all but still has all the fun elements it needs in it!”‬ Homay looks back with fondness on the collaboration with the development teams and the response of the community. “‬From start to finish, it was an absolute delight to work with such an incredible team! We collaborated closely on the music and had regular catch-ups to discuss the LEGO‬ Horizon‬ world, its themes, and the‬ styles within it.” We are all super excited for the Horizon community to get to enjoy the soundtrack anywhere they go!  The official LEGO Horizon Adventures soundtrack is now available on all major streaming platforms—so whether you’re reliving your favorite in-game moments or vibing out to ‘post-post-apocalyptic dance party’, there’s something here for every fan. Stream the full soundtrack here today!

After taking the world of genre cinema by storm with 2022’s cult hit Saloum, director Jean Luc Herbulot is back with another fascinating genre experiment filled with surprising twists and turns and a radical political message. His new movie Zero, out in theaters and available on VOD this week, is one of 2025’s most explosive new movies — and not just because its premise involves quite a few bomb vests. Part Crank, part Phone Booth, part odd-couple buddy comedy, part unusually relevant action movie, it’s a memorable and stylish new entry for one of the most exciting up-and-coming filmmakers working today. And though it was filmed more than two years ago, it keeps getting more prescient with each passing month — to its filmmakers’ simultaneous delight and dismay. In Zero, two American men wake up in Dakar, Senegal, with bomb vests strapped to their chests, a timer ticking down, and a strange man (Willem Dafoe) speaking to them via earbuds. If they complete five simple tasks, he claims, he’ll set them both free. The truth is far more complicated. This setup allows Herbulot and co-writer, producer, and star Hus Miller to explore weighty issues like the USA’s outsized influence on the Global South, individual Americans’ complicity in the violence that results from that influence, the media’s relationship to terrorism, and how to compel mass action from oppressed groups around the world. In a director’s statement provided to the press, Herbulot says he “wanted to bind geopolitics and emotions in a surreal world,” exploring how “two seemingly innocent people can become enemy number one, reversing the propaganda that is often used in Western politics.”  For better or worse, Zero’s political material is even more relevant today than when it was shot in 2022 and 2023. “There were so many things that happened [in real life] that we did in the movie,” Miller told Polygon in a video interview. “Even when we were looking for footage, a year later we had the footage, because it was actually happening.” “It was in the streets!” Herbulot exclaimed in the same interview, referencing movements in West Africa to separate countries from France’s influence. “That’s when you know that you’re touching a universal subject.” I watched Zero days before the announcement of Trump’s worldwide tariffs, and in the midst of the American government’s continued support of a genocide in Gaza, which is certainly using some of my tax dollars, and is supposedly on behalf of Jews like myself. That all made Zero’s story hit harder for me — it’s explicitly about America’s influence on the rest of the world, and how even unwilling Americans can contribute to global destruction. “That was an important part of the initial concept of Zero in the first place, and that’s why we did it in Africa,” Miller said. “Something that we haven’t really talked about much is having this inverse of [fictional portrayals of] terrorism. [In the movie,] you’re seeing Americans do this, right? But they’re doing it unwillingly, and being used as pawns to do it.” Herbulot was born in Congo-Brazzaville, has lived in many different countries, and survived a civil war. For him, infusing political elements through a genre framework wasn’t “strategic,” he said. It just came naturally. “The subject started to call for that, and the voice [Dafoe’s character] started to call for that,” Herbulot said. “The political stuff came as a tool to understand why the voice is doing it, how the voice is doing it, and who is the voice, without telling you who it is. When we did the movie, there was no [generative] AI yet, but I knew there was going to be a technology where you can do whatever you want with your voice. So the idea for us was, we are never going to identify this person, because it can be a kid somewhere, or a person trying to just fuck with everybody else, or it can be the CIA. Who knows, right? We don’t need to answer that question, but what we want you to think about is that it’s omnipotent, it’s omnipresent, and it’s everywhere in the world. “It’s about how this movie can last in the next five years, in the next 10 years. Hopefully, when you watch it back, you’re like, Oh, it’s still actuality, it’s still happening. So that was my main goal as a storyteller. I want to make something that puts an inception in your head and stays there for a long time.” As with Saloum, the weighty and overtly political themes are contained within a stylish, thrilling genre package that clocks in under 90 minutes and wastes no time getting into the heart of the story. The genre combination is appealing: The thrills of action, the tension of horror, and the release of comedy (an unplanned addition to the mix that happened while they were shooting, Herbulot says) will be instantly recognizable to fans of Saloum and Herbulot’s work. “It’s not easy for the marketing team to work on my movies, because they’re like, ‘Is it an action movie? Is it a comedy? Is it a political thriller?’ And I’m like, ‘Whatever,’” Herbulot said. “I don’t give a shit about genre. I just try to follow the characters and the story.” A lot of the movie’s comedy comes from the clash between the two American characters. #1 (played by Miller — the characters don’t get names) is from Wall Street, and is talkative, desperate, and skittish, questioning everything about the ridiculous, dangerous situation he’s in. #2 (Cam McHarg) is a violent man of action, not words, and seems remarkably calm and collected, despite the bomb strapped to him. Along the way, we are introduced to many, many characters with their own on-screen ticking timers counting down to their deaths, from mere minutes to more than a year. Dafoe, meanwhile, is pure mischief as the voice, a mix of Kiefer Sutherland in Phone Booth (a direct reference the filmmakers were pulling from) and Jigsaw in the Saw series (a subconscious reference that surprised and thrilled the filmmakers when I brought it up). They never thought they’d land the four-time Oscar nominee for the role. But after they reached out to him, he watched Saloum, loved it, and signed on. Herbulot deploys uptempo editing in Zero to keep things moving at a brisk pace, maintaining surprise and humor around nearly every corner. The evocative costumes (especially the ones used to cover the bomb vests — one is a fur coat, in spite of the sweltering Dakar heat), the focus on expressive faces and minute details, and the playful stylistic choices (like a diorama effect using tilt-shift photography to create an impersonal “eye of god” perspective for Dafoe’s character) keep things captivating visually. And as with Saloum, the score is energetic and vibrant. My favorite of these moments is the first time a bomb explodes in Zero. Rather than focusing on the frankly not-all-that-impressive explosion VFX you would expect from a movie working with a modest budget, Herbulot instead directs the camera to the process and the fallout: gears turning in a watch, people flying through the air in slow motion (filmed like the view from the bottom of a trampoline), sand rippling. It’s economical and thrifty filmmaking, but also makes for a striking, distinctive visual approach. When the PR team working with Zero offered Polygon an exclusive clip of the movie for this story, I immediately thought of this moment, because it’s a great encapsulation of Herbulot’s stylistic approach and willingness to zig where others might zag. Without spoiling things, Zero culminates in a startlingly bold ending. It openly explores what it would take to actually build a better world, and unlike other action movies with political material, it doesn’t flinch in the face of tough questions. Even if it does stumble at some points along the way (Saloum is a slightly more polished project), it’s another promising entry from a fascinating artist whose ambition is only outmatched by his stylistic flair and admirably economical pacing. Zero itself seems poised to grow as well, as a changing world order continues to unfurl itself. “I’m glad [increased relevance of the subject matter] is happening in some ways, for the movie,” Miller said. “But for the world, I’m a little skeptical.” “I am really proud that the movie is going out in theaters in the U.S., because it was never meant to be an anti-American movie,” Herbulot said. “It was meant to be an anti-domination movie. It’s more about the mechanism of power in place, and we hope it’s going to stay in people’s heads.” Zero is now playing in theaters, and is available for digital rental or purchase on VOD platforms. Saloum is streaming on Shudder, AMC Plus, and for free with ads on Hoopla, and is also available for digital rental or purchase on VOD platforms.