Heads up, Halo fans. Nerf has announced a new dart blaster based on the classic Needler weapon from the Halo series. It’s part of the Nerf LMTD collection, which offers premium and special edition items targeted at various fandoms. The release is a bit far off, with a target window of August 2022. But you can lock in your preorder now for the MSRP of $99.99 and it’ll ship when it’s ready.

Read on to see where you can preorder now.

Preorder Nerf LMTD Halo Needler

The blaster comes at a premium price, but it has a lot more going on than your typical Nerf gun. The needles and other accent areas on the weapon light up when you grip the handle. It comes with a 10-dart rotating drum and 10 Nerf Elite darts.

It also includes a stand so you can set it on a shelf or desk for display. And you can turn on a special display mode that turns on all the lights in the blaster.

On top of everything else, it also includes code to unlock in-game content in Halo Infinite. That game’s out December 8 (you can preorder it here).

That's not the only Nerf/Halo crossover item. Here are a few more that are available right now.

Other Nerf Halo Blasters

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Characters from Rick and Morty, The Justice League, Scooby-Doo, and more could soon be facing off in a Smash Bros.-like brawler, if a series of leaks are to be believed.

Right now on Twitter, an image is circulating showing the alleged roster for a Warner Bros. crossover game people are calling Warner Bros. Multiverse. The picture shows 13 character icons, including characters from many recognizable movies and shows.

Here's the list of every character shown:

• Steven Universe
• Batman
• Harley Quinn
• Finn (Adventure Time)
• Jake (Adventure Time)
• Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)
• Superman
• Wonder Woman
• Gandalf
• Rick
• Bugs Bunny
• Tom & Jerry

y’all thought I was lying, huh?

Warner Bros Multiversus

Character select screen. There seem to be levels and fighter type icons

-Stephen Universe
-Adventure Time
-Batman / Harley Quinn
-Superman / WW
-Gandalf
-Rick & Morty
-Tom & Jerry
-Bugs Bunny

-New Char (top left) pic.twitter.com/laYwgn4kiv

— hungrybox (@LiquidHbox) October 27, 2021

There's also an unknown character in the top left of the roster. Each character has a symbol attached to them. The symbols include a fist, a projectile, a sword, a shield, and a symbol that looks like wings. These could represent different class types, similar to the Mii Brawler, Swordfighter, and Gunner types seen in Super Smash Bros.

The game was originally leaked late last week on r/GamingLeaksAndRumors, accompanied by a recent trademark for the name 'Multiversus'. GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb said the WB platform fighter is real, but that it is not being developed by Mortal Kombat and Injustice studio Netherrealm, as some had been led to believe.

This WB platform fighter is real, but it is not a Netherrealm game. Come on. https://t.co/WkMiKf4dTH

— Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) October 24, 2021

In a video on Giant Bomb, Grubb also shared some details about Warner Bros. Multiversus. The video has since been taken down, but industry insider Nibel summed up Grubb's thoughts, who said a source told him the game "looks cheap", it could be free-to-play with future characters sold as DLC, and the first DLC fighter could be LeBron James, thanks to his role in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Other properties owned by Warner Bros. include Mad Max, Rocky, Harry Potter, Godzilla, and more. If the game turns out to be official, these properties would potentially be able to join the game.

It's an interesting time for the platform fighting game genre. Content updates for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just came to an end with the addition of Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Meanwhile, other platform fighters inspired by Smash Bros. are starting to fill the void, including the recently-released Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. If this leak turns out to be true, this will be yet another crossover fighter for Smash-like fans to look forward to.

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Over the years, Dungeons & Dragons has traditionally focused more on the dungeons element of the fantasy roleplaying game than on the dragons. Now Wizards of the Coast is looking to remedy this imbalance with a new bestiary rich with lore, encounters, and information about these beloved and scaly monsters. Fizban's Treasury of Dragons is mostly geared toward helping Dungeon Masters enhance their campaigns, but players can get something out if it too.

Last year, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything emphasized character creation options, with around two dozen subclasses and a newly refined method to race through custom origins. While Fizban's Treasury of Dragons offers less for the typical D&D player, the sourcebook encourages quality over quantity. And where Tasha covered plenty of elements without a particular theme in mind, Fizban smartly hones in on dragons and their evergreen influence within the universe.

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons comes in six chapters. The introduction is a lore-focused entry narrated by Fizban the Fabulous themselves. The first two chapters offer players brand new character creation tools and dragon-related feats, spells, and items to choose from. Originally from the Player's Handbook, the Dragonborn race gets an overhaul with three unique subclasses from the three types of dragons available, with an additional subclass upgrade from playtesting for Rangers.

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons also introduces a new mechanic around taking magic items from dragons. You get various templates that allow weapons and items to grow in power from the magic of being in a dragon's hoard. The sourcebook is rich in detail and includes nuances you wouldn't likely otherwise consider when creating a D&D campaign, which is one of the book's strengths.

At the heart of this book is the Draconomicon, a huge chunk of content dedicated to around twenty different species of dragons, including gem dragons, which were omitted from official D&D sourcebooks since Third Edition. It's not quite a bestiary in comparison to Volo’s Guide to Monsters, but offers a sprinkle of lore and stat blocks for those looking for a condensed Player's Handbook with DM's in mind.

With the Draconomicon, DM's can visualize what a dragon's lair would look like thanks to the beautifully full-page maps. Each map sets the mood for the dragon's preferred home or backdrop for adventurers. Going further, the sourcebook goes into incredible detail about the dragon's hoard of treasure, which reflects in the species of dragon, both in terms of narrative and mechanics. It's not all about epic fights with scaly beasts either — Fizban's Treasury of Dragons offers direction on how to create dragon allies, such as patrons, mercenaries, or warlords to enrich the overall campaign experience.

Although the sourcebook skews heavily towards DMs, there is content for character players as well. Firstly, you have Drakewarden, which is a subclass offering for Rangers. As the name suggests, the player gains a draconic companion which grows and bonds alongside the character. Through an encounter or discovery in the Ranger's past, the character forms a bond with a draconic spirit that came into being as an infant drake. With this bond, the Drakewarden becomes proficient in dragonkind, giving them the ability to read, speak, and write in the Draconic language.

Admittedly the Drakewarden's companion is small to start with, but offers assistance in combat and takes actions straight after the character's turn. As the Drakewarden levels up, so does the companion, to the point where the Drakewarden can ride it into battle at the seventh level. Drakewarden offers a particular Pokémon vibe to the subclass, in that they find a companion that grows alongside the character, to the point where it evolves into something powerful and epic. Ever since Tasha's and Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Rangers are becoming one of the more versatile and in-depth classes within the D&D universe, and Drakewarden is only adding strings to that growing bow.

Then, you have the revised rule update for the Way of the Ascendant Dragon for Monks, which is a novel way to revere the power of dragons through this class. Monks who follow the Ascendant Dragon include a careful study of dragonkind, offering insight into some of the dragon's known traits, such as breath weapons and those robust wings that carry them swiftly over a battlefield. Through this subclass, Monks learn to speak, read, and write Draconic with a Draconic aura about their presence, which bolsters Charisma aiding their persuasion or intimidation in certain scenarios.

Monks who follow this path will also gain access to the dragon's breath abilities which scale up the more powerful the Monk becomes. At level six, Monks gain the ability to channel the wings of a dragon. This can take them to the skies when using their Step of Wind ability, which allows the player to survey the area before engaging in combat. Despite the changes to draconic ki with the subclass, Way of the Ascendant Dragon is a flavorful and unique way to play D&D.

Overall, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons caters towards DM’s and is a must-have for their collection. What makes the book such a hit is the ability to add more dragon content to games without needing to fall into the same tropes and habits when it comes to creating campaigns. It's as if Wizards of the Coast are finally giving individuality to the dragon species, which feels largely overdue given the age of the fantasy roleplaying game. Either way, if you are looking to emphasize the Dragons in Dungeons & Dragons, then Fizban's Treasury of Dragons is the treasure trove waiting for you.

Where to Buy

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons has a suggested retail price of $49.95, but it's available for less at some retailers.

• See it at Amazon – $29.97
• See it at Barnes & Noble – $49.95
• Find more retailers

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A review copy of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons was provided by Wizards of the Coast.

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Preorder the Nerf LMTD Halo Needler

The Halo Needler is part of the new Nerf LMTD premium line of nerf guns, and Hasbro certainly did a phenomenal job recreating the look and feel of this iconic gun. It features light-up flexible needles and accents, a 10-dart rotating drum (darts included), and a display mode complete with display stand for showing off your Covenant weaponry, and a came card with in-game Halo Infinite content.

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Deadline reports that Iko Uwais has joined the cast of The Expendables 4 as the film's primary villain.

While the film's release date has not been announced, the fourth entry in the series that unites the biggest action stars of the '80s, '90s and 2000s was confirmed in August. Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham will lead the ensemble cast of elite mercenaries, which also includes Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Tony Jaa.

While not much is known about the new film's plot, Uwais will be playing an ex-military arms dealer who has assembled his own army. The Indonesian actor and martial artist first gained fame by starring in The Raid and has since appeared in Netflix's Wu Assassins, the G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes and the action comedy Stuber. He is also attached to star in The Bellhop, which is being developed by Stallone's new production company, Balboa Prods.

The last Expendables movie was released in 2014 to disappointing ticket sales, but Stallone has been making it clear since 2018 that he wanted to return to the franchise.

The Expendables 4 will be directed by stuntman Scott Waugh with a script from Spenser Cohen, who co-wrote the Netflix disaster flick Moonfall, which releases on February 4, 2022.

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