Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Guide (Hardcover) $40.49 (was $45) | Releases March 20 Preorder at Amazon Assassin's Creed Shadows Strategy Guide (Paperback) $30 | Releases March 20 Preorder at Amazon The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows (Hardcover) $30.49 (was $50) | Releases March 25 Preorder at Amazon The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) $100 Preorder at Amazon Assassin's Creed fans can add multiple new books to their collection when Assassin's Creed Shadows launches this March. An official strategy guide will be published alongside the game on March 20, and Dark Horse's Assassin's Creed Shadows art book will arrive on March 25. Each book has standard and collector's variants and are available to preorder at Amazon, and two of the books are discounted. You can preorder the Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Guide for a 10% discount, dropping the price to $40.49. Preorders for The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows are steeply discounted, allowing fans to save nearly $20 on the upcoming hardcover book.If you haven't preordered a copy of the game itself, check out our comprehensive Assassin's Creed Shadows preorder guide for details on all editions and bonuses.Assassin's Creed Shadows Strategy Guides + Art BooksAssassin's Creed Shadows: Collector's Edition Strategy Guide (Hardcover) -- $40.49 ($45) | Releases March 20Assassin's Creed Shadows Strategy Guide (Paperback) -- $30 | Releases March 20The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows (Hardcover) -- $30.49 ($50) | Releases March 25The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) -- $100 | Releases March 25 Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Guide (Hardcover) $40.49 (was $45) | Releases March 20 Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition strategy guide is a premium hardcover book with a striking red background the game's logo in the center.Beyond a hardcover binding, the main perk of this edition is the extra 32-page section, which brings the page count up to 448. It's unclear what to expect in the bonus section, but previous Assassin's Creed collector's edition guides included chapters with exclusive artwork.The guide's publisher Piggyback has a long history with Assassin's Creed, as it has created strategy guides for a bunch AC games dating all the way back to Assassin's Creed II in 2009.Like its previous Assassin's Creed guides, Piggyback's AC Shadows guidebook is an exhaustive tome of information that aims to cover every aspect of the game's open world. Here's a list of the core sections in the guide:Companion Chapter - Overview of all story missions with a flowchart to contextualize your progression through the game.Complete Walkthrough - Step-by-step guide for all of the game's missions, including mainline quests and optional content.Atlas - A series of world maps with detailed annotations identifying all points of interest.Inventory - Every weapon, piece of gear, resources, and items are collected in a comprehensive catalog.Mastery - This section fully explains the game's skill system and upgrade trees while offering tips on combinations of skills to create your ideal build. Preorder at Amazon Assassin's Creed Shadows Strategy Guide (Paperback) $30 | Releases March 20 The $30 paperback strategy guide includes all of the sections outlined above, but it clocks in at 416 pages since it doesn't have the bonus chapter found in the Collector's Edition. The standard edition strategy guide is also available in a bundle with the Amazon-exclusive Limited Edition of the game for $100. Preorder at Amazon The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows (Hardcover) $30.49 (was $50) | Releases March 25 Releasing five days after the game, The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows is up for preorder for only $30.49 at Amazon. This is a 39% discount from its $50 retail price, so now's a good time to secure your preorder.Published by Dark Horse, the official 256-page hardcover art book details the development of Assassin's Creed Shadows with a plethora of concept art featuring the dual protagonists, the feudal Japan landscapes, and the gear you'll use throughout the adventure. Preorder at Amazon The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows Deluxe Edition (Hardcover) $100 At $100, The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows Deluxe Edition is significantly more expensive than the standard hardcover--especially when you consider Amazon's discount on the standard version. The Deluxe Edition has an exclusive cover that with a minimalistic aesthetic that's similar to the Collector's Edition guide. The Deluxe Edition has the same interior content, but it also comes with an exclusive slipcase and a portfolio containing a gallery-caliber art print for display. Preorder at Amazon Piggyback's Nintendo BooksIn recent years, Piggyback is best known for its pair of The Legend of Zelda strategy guides, both of which are on sale for big price cuts at Amazon. Piggyback is also publishing a retrospective on the Metroid Prime Trilogy this year, and you can preorder Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective for $45 at Amazon.Continue Reading at GameSpot

The Icebeard Shark is a mythical rarity fish in Roblox's Fisch, introduced in the Northern Expedition update. This icy blue shark not only offers a decent amount of EXP and in-game cash when caught and sold but is also key to completing the Poseidon Trial Puzzle deep in Atlantis.

Team Ninja has had a rather busy start to the year. Last week's Xbox Developer Direct saw Team Ninja make a surprise appearance, where it finally announced the existence of Ninja Gaiden 4 and shadow-dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of the original 2008 game. And as if that wasn't enough, Team Ninja has just announced that last year's Rise of the Ronin will be coming to PC very soon.

SAN FRANCISCO January 28, 2025 The 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industrys top games and developers, has announced the list of finalists for each of the ceremonys prestigious categories. The winners in each category will be honored at this years Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, which will be taking place on Wednesday, March 19. This celebration of the top games from the past year, as wel

In this article, I want to share the story behind my debut indie game a passion project that has consumed the last two years of my life. This game is more than just a collection of mechanics and visuals; its a deeply complex experience that Ive poured my heart and soul into. To keep things digestible, I wont

Completing the Headshot players from above weekly quest in Fortnite will automatically make you think of locations with a lot of verticality. Locations like Seaport City, Warriors Watch, and Canyon Crossing have a lot of buildings you can perch on top of and rain fire onto those below you. However, there is a much simpler way to complete the quest that doesnt evolve scaling up buildings or mountains.Heres the fastest way to complete the Headshot players from above weekly quest in Fortnite.Best way to headshot players from above in FortniteHeadshotting players from above in Fortnite can be quite tricky as you have to account for distance, movement, and, frankly, your own aim. However, there is a way can get up close and personal and forget about your accuracy.The quest only says that you have to be above your opposing player; there is nothing about how much higher above them you have to be, nor is there a distance requirement. After all, this isnt the damage opponents from one story above or higher quests that you see in the game from time to time its thankfully much more simple than that.To easily headshot players from above, run and jump toward your opponents. Its much easier to shoot your opponent when theyre at a closer distance to you. Try to pick up a weapon with a fast fire rate and spray-and-pray while youre jumping. Depending on how accurate your aim is (and how good your opponents are), you can complete the quest fairly quickly with this method.If youre looking for a more standard approach where you can shoot at your opponents from a distance especially if you want to better guarantee a headshot we recommend heading to Seaport City, Warriors Watch, and Canyon Crossing in Chapter 6 Season 1. At these locations, there are varying heights and lots of loot, and a decent amount of players tend to land at them.Finally, while the Godzilla event is still occurring, you can take advantage of other players attempting to hunt down the deadly kaiju and shoot them from above.

Nominations for the 2025 iteration of the Game Developers Choice Awards, an event that takes place annually at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, have been revealed today, and although there are some familiar titles popping up, the resulting list is far from a one-to-one with The Game Awards 2024. One reason for that is the inclusion of honorable mentions; each award category includes a handful of these additional games that almost made the cut. Also unlike The Game Awards, whose nominees and winners are voted upon by members of the press, the finalists for the Game Developers Choice Awards as the title indicates are chosen by game developers. Heres which games qualify for the GDCA, according to a press release: Any video game that was released and made publicly available during the 2024 calendar year is eligible for free nomination for the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Thats another difference from The Game Awards, which happens in early December and therefore couldnt include, say, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in its 2024 lineup (that game, and other December releases, will be considered for the 2025 TGAs). Surprisingly enough, though, Indiana Jones didnt make the cut here, either.The GDCA also includes an audience-voted award, which you can participate in here. The complete list of nominees for 2025 is as follows. The awards show will be held on March 19, 2025.Best AudioAnimal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)Senuas Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)Honorable Mentions: Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive), Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero), Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital), Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Teams SA / KONAMI)Best Debut1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)Honorable Mentions: Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse), Mullet Madjack (HAMMER95 / Epopeia Games), The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital), Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)Best DesignAnimal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Lorelai and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)Honorable Mentions: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix), Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC), Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing), The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development / Nintendo), UFO 50 (Mossmouth)Innovation AwardAnimal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)UFO 50 (Mossmouth)Honorable Mentions: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive), Thank Goodness Youre Here! (Coal Supper /Panic), The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital), Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)Best Narrative1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ / Critical Reflex)Honorable Mentions: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix), Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios), Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix), Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital), Senuas Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)Best TechnologyAstro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)Senuas Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)Honorable Mentions: Animal Well (Billy Basso/ Bigmode), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Threyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Demonware /Activision), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts), Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing), Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment)Best Visual ArtAnimal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)Honorable Mentions: Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack), Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment), Senuas Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios), Tiny Glade (Pounce Light), Ultros (Hadoque / Kepler Interactive)Social Impact1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)Honorable Mentions: Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games), Distant Bloom (Ember Trail / Kina Brave), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts), Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)Game of the YearAstro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)Honorable Mentions: Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode), Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC), Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA), Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing), UFO 50 (Mossmouth)

It seems every tech company on the planet has something AI-related to tout these days, but to most people, I'd wager "AI" is synonymous with ChatGPT. Sure, plenty of other AI platforms are out there, from Google Gemini, to Microsoft Copilot, to Apple Intelligence, but ChatGPT holds the enviable position of both having been the "first" to the generative AI boom, and having kept the crown in the years since. At least, that was the casebut now, a Chinese startup is threatening to take that crown for itself.That company is DeepSeek, a name you're likely familiar with if you have been following AI news. Like ChatGPT's OpenAI, DeepSeek develops generative AI models. The company's latest, R1, rolled out on Jan. 20, and made headlines for two key reasons: The model performs as well (if not a bit better) than OpenAI's o1 model, and it does so while requiring far fewer resources. R1's power and efficiency were great enough to make an impact on the stock market, as shares of companies that are heavily invested in AI, including Nvidia, Alphabet (Google's parent company), Meta, and Oracle tumbled in the wake of news about DeepSeek's latest rollout. (These stocks have largely bumped back up since.) The general public is taking note too: As of this article, DeepSeek is the number one free app in both the iOS and Android app storesChatGPT is number two on iOS, and number eight on Android.Long-story short, DeepSeek is the latest ChatGPT competitor to enter the AI race. Trying it out isn't complicated (if you can even access it), but, on the flip side, there are reasons you might not want to.How to try DeepSeekDeepSeek is currently available as an app on iOS or Android, or available on the web. Unfortunately, accessing the service is currently somewhat difficult. Using the app, you can try signing up for an account, either by providing an email or phone number and a password, or connecting your Google or Apple account. But you likely won't have a ton of success doing so, unless you're persistent. I wasn't able to make an account the first time I tried, nor could I access the model on thewebsite. After some time passed, the app finally let me in, but I still can't get the web version to do so. Perhaps once the hype dies down a bit, it'll be easier to access. But for the moment, good luck. Once you are in, you'll find the chatbot is quite similar to other generative AI bots you have tried. You can write out prompts for DeepSeek to answer, upload images and documents for analysis, or share a live camera feed. Like o1, DeepSeek has a reasoning model (DeepThink) that "thinks" through questions and prompts in an effort to provide more detailed and accurate results. You can also search the web, if you choose. DeepSeek may censor more topics than other botsHowever, where DeepSeek differs is in the content it censors from users. Like other chatbots, DeepThink shouldn't return results for prompts it considers inappropriate, offensive, or dangerous. However, since DeepSeek is a Chinese-based company, its chatbot censors any result that, incites to subvert state power and overthrow the socialist system, or endangers national security and interests and damages the national image," as reported by The Guardian. As such, ask it about information regarding the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989, or why Xi Jinping is often compared to Winnie the Pooh, and you'll get back, "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else."The Guardian found that the bot will sometimes respond with answers to potentially controversial questions. When asked whether Taiwan was a country or not, DeepSeek did answer, albeit with an response that would likely be endorsed by the Chinese government. Notably, though, the outlet also found that while other chatbots offer fuller or more nuanced responses to these questions, they weren't always forthcoming either: Gemini, for instance, also refused to answer certain questions, so it's not like American-based chatbots are free from this type of censorship. When I asked DeepSeek about the marginalized Uyghur people of China, the chatbot started to generate a full report, before deleting it and replacing it with the same error message. (The Chinese government has been accused of human-right violations and even genocide of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang.) The Guardian found similar "glitches" when testing these types of prompts with DeepSeek. It does seem like there are workarounds that trick the model into generating uncensored responses, although you mighthave to deal with some unconventional text formatting. In general, don't expect to see DeepSeek results that might piss off the Chinese government. Other than that, it's basically ChatGPT.Why you might not want to try DeepSeek (it's a privacy nightmare)It's no secret that tech companies scrape a lot of our data in exchange for using their products, but that usually doesn't deter users from downloading interesting new apps. But DeepSeek is a little more aggressive with its data collection policies than most. Taking a look at DeepSeek's privacy policy, you see some of the usual suspects: The company collects the information you provide when setting up an account, like date of birth, username, email address, phone number, even your password. It also collects information as you use the app, including what device you're using, which OS it's running, your IP address, system language, and general diagnostic information. Third-parties can share information they've collected about you with DeepSeek, so they know more about you as you use their service. They also employ cookies to track your activity, but you can disable this tracking in settings. DeepSeek users a keyloggerFrom here, it's important to know that DeepSeek is collecting everything you do with the AI model. All text inputs, audio inputs, prompts, files, feedback, or any other way you interact with the model are saved by the company. Again, this isn't necessarily uniqueyou shouldn't share any confidential or private information with any AI botbut if you're not comfortable with a company storing documents or recordings of your voice, think twice about what you share with DeepSeek.It's not awesome for DeepSeek to collect some of these data points, but they are far from the only company to do so. However, they push beyond the norm: Not only will DeepSeek collect any text you send its model, it tracks your keystroke patterns or rhythms as well. That means any time you interact with your keyboard while using DeepSeek, the company is analyzing both what you type, as well as how you type. Yikes. DeepSeek stores your data in ChinaAlso concerning is how DeepSeek stores the data it collects. Per the privacy policy, DeepSeek stores all information in servers in China, which was part of the reasoning behind the U.S. government's push to ban TikTok. There is also no time limit on how long DeepSeek keeps your data, other than "as long as necessary." This is also how Meta handles user data, but other companies have time limits: OpenAI has a similar clause about keeping data for as long as necessary, but says temporary chats are deleted from servers after 30 days. Meanwhile, Google says it'll keep data for up to three years.It's no secret that big tech is rarely privacy friendly, and AI is no exception. Even in those terms, however,DeepSeek is not a fantastic option for the privacy-minded. If you want to try it while preserving some privacy, I recommend signing in with Apple, which lets you hide your real email address from the company. If you don't have an Apple account, you could use an email platform like Proton or DuckDuckGo that offer similar shielding services. Just remember that even if DeepSeek can't see your email, it's still paying attention to how you type.

Now that we're a week into the second presidency of Donald J. Trump (has it really been that long?), let's take a look at how the nation's younger generations are reacting to Trump's return to power.While voter participation among people between 18 and 29 was down in 2024 compared to 2020 (42%, down from 50%) Trump gained ground in every youth demographic. Young women went from 33% support in 2020 to 41% support in 2024, and young men went from 41% support to 55% support. So the kids are getting the president they asked for. Half of the kids, anyway. The other half are not happy, and they're noting their discontent with meme phrases, a new attitude, and online activism.It's not all politics this week, thank god. There's also an internet invasion by Family Guy one-off character Mr. Washee Washee, and a viral video from Poppy Playtime, a video game that children love and everyone else is confused by. Kids protest Trump with "cute winter boots"Soon after Trump's election in 2016, the youth-led #resistance movement sprung up, first as a hashtag and later in the form of defiant women's marches and protests that millions attended nationwide. Things look a little different in 2024. On TikTok, opposition to Trump is coming from posters reminding each other to wear "cute winter boots" to "combat ice." So if you see that phrase in video, you're looking at a secret message. The idea is that people who oppose Donald Trump's immigration policy are against ICE (that is, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), so warning people to "wear cute winter boots" is a coded way of saying, "I don't like that the president is deporting so many people." TikTok's posters haven't adopted a slogan like "Oh my god, fuck Donald Trump," because they feel "cute winter boots" will get past whatever censorship algorithm they think TikTok is using (or something), so they're posting videos like this one, which adds another "hidden" message with the phrase "kill the CIStem."While I appreciate teenagers' opposition to entrenched power structures, if you ask me, this is all cringe af (as the kids say). Also: this "movement" is surely being artificially inflated by people sharing it because it's so cringe. What is the Trump-inspired "dark woke movement?"I don't think the "winter boots" thing is going to catch on, but "dark woke" seems to be, even if many of its practitioners don't call it that. Dark woke is, basically, waiting for misfortune to befall people who voted for Donald Trump so you can pointedly not care. When their uncle Dave has to pay $38 for a salad because so many migrant workers are being deported, a dark woke person might respond, "ha ha, starve, asshole. Don't like governmental chaos? Should have voted for Harris." You get the idea. You can see as many examples of this as you'd like on Reddits like r/LeopardsAteMyFace and r/Trumpgrets. Again, if you ask me, this is a cynical, selfish, and ultimately pointless movementI don't think many people who voted for Trump are going to suddenly admit to making a mistake, no matter what happens. But really, what else is there to do? Reddit's movement to ban XMany of the people who hang out on nerd-centric internet hive Reddit are reacting to Trump's buddy Elon Musk throwing up a suspicious hand gesture at the President's inaugurationin addition to his Trump adjacency in generalby banning links to Musk's social media site X. The largest subreddits to block links from X are r/NBA, which has 15 million members, r/TwoXChromosomes, which has 14 million members, and r/NFL, which has 12 million members. Mr. Washee Washee and the "how do I get him off?" meme explainedMoving on from politics: the meme of the moment among young people needs some serious 'splaining. It features Mr. Washee Washee, a one-off, kinda retro-racist character from The Family Guy. Here's Washee's appearance on the show back in 2011: That clip is not what's going viral, though. The viral part originated with this X post from @boolymen: This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Viewed over a million times, the post shows Washee Washee seemingly trapped in music production program FL Studios with the question, "how do I get him off?" So there's a little bit of "I'm a clueless user and something weird happened; help!" that anyone who has assisted older relatives with tech issues will relate to, and there's also the suggestion that Washee Washee somehow invaded the project of his/its own volition. Pretty funny. But it became meme-worthy because you can answer the question with suggestions like "Have you tried whispering some algebra facts into his ear?" and because you can put Mr. Washee Washee anywhere then ask "How do I get him off?" For example: your browser, or your X profile, or your Windows XP home screen. Viral video of the week: Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 Gameplay Trailer The new trailer for the fourth game in the Poppy Playtime series has been viewed nearly seven million times in the three days its been online. These games are a sensation among the preteen set, but can be utterly baffling to anyone old enough to vote, so here's a rundown: Heavily influenced by Five Nights at Freddy's, the Poppy Playtime games are first-person, puzzle-heavy survival-horror games that are geared toward younger players. The ongoing story revolves around the player uncovering the misdeeds of Playtime Co., a toy company that creates the sentient playthings that act as villains in the game. Kids, it seems, really respond to the games' scary-but-not-too-scary vibe and that classic horror trope of making something meant as familiar and friendly (clowns, toys, etc.) into something sinister. Kids especially love (and love to be scared by) Huggy Wuggy, a giant blue toy/abomination with bulging eyes, red lips, long limbs who likes eating the people unlucky enough to meet it in an abandoned toy factory.

Here's one for the fashion-conscious retro gamers out there. Atari has teamed up with watchmaker Nubeo to release an Asteroids-themed watch to celebrate the game's 45th anniversary (even though it came out in 1979). The watch has a multi-layered disc system that's designed to reflect the gameplay of Asteroids. Atari says it's powered by "a Japanese automatic movement." The watch has a stainless steel 50mm case and a sapphire lens. It also has a 20 ATM rating for water resistance at depths of up to 200 meters, so it should be sturdy enough if you want to wear it while scuba diving. The timepiece even comes in a case that looks like an Atari VCS. Atari and Nubeo created five colorways for it: nebula blue, supernova red, nova nightfall, plasma pumpkin and celestial citrine. Best of all, the watch glows in the dark. Atari/Nubeo Actually telling what time it is on this thing might take you a moment or two, though. A pair of UFOs indicate the time in hours and minutes. As for the A-shaped spaceship in the center and the shots it fires, that's your second hand. But the display looks quite chaotic, as a number of asteroids spin around on the discs as well. Look, I really like my Apple Watch for lots of reasons, not least because I can actually play some video games on it, like the absorbing Galaxy Mix (there's an Asteroids clone that's apparently playable on the device too). Maybe I'll just need to become one of those people who wear two watches, since I want the Asteroids timepiece as well. You'll likely need to act quickly if you want one, though. Nubeo only made 125 of each variant. The colorways are listed for $499 each on the Atari and Nubeo websites. Good luck! This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/good-luck-figuring-out-what-time-it-is-on-this-cool-asteroids-watch-205505602.html?src=rss