Games

It’s that time of year again folks, and the 2024 Game Awards are set to go live very shortly. This year’s show is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, once again hosted by internet-famous gaming personality Geoff Keighley. Keighley’s “The Game Awards” have become the annual game awards for the industry, getting bigger and more impressive as each year goes by and it’s all set to kick off shortly. Follow along with all of the awards, musical performances, and, the thing we are really all tuning in for, the world premieres, game announcements, and release dates for the most exciting upcoming titles. This is the 10th anniversary of Keighley’s Game Awards and here’s to hoping we are in for a real show!

This afternoon’s roundup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below. Alongside the Google Play offers, we are also tracking hundreds in savings as part of the Discover Samsung sale on its Tab S9 FE tablets as well as the latest S10 models and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. This deal on HP’s brand-new Snapdragon X Plus OmniBook Copilot+ PC is certainly worth a look as well, but for now it’s all about the apps, including Heroes of Flatlandia, SpongeBob, FINAL FANTASY III, Threema The Secure Messenger, and more. Scope them all out below.

While you can still get in on the all-time low now live on Super Mario RPG as part of the Best Buy 12 Days of Gaming sale, we spotted an extremely rare price drop on Detective Pikachu Returns for Switch today. The constantly updated Woot gaming sale is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season (or for the last 3 months really), and it has now added Detective Pikachu Returns down at $39.99 with free shipping for Prime members (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). This is a regularly $50 title that released last year and has yet to see any major discounts on Amazon outside of a couple third-party offers. Today’s deal is the lowest price we have feature since release and a notable chance to score a physical copy at a discount. 

As part of the latest Target Deals of the Day, the retailer has brought back the Black Friday pricing on the popular Backbone One mobile gaming controllers at 30% off (also at Amazon). You’ll need to be a Target Circle member to take advantage of its deals, but you can sign up for free right here. Today’s offers also include Play-Doh and Kinetic sand slime sets, Fujfilm Instax Mini Cameras, and a host of apparel deals at up to 40% off. Everything awaits on this landing page and we will take a closer look below. 

Best Buy has now kicked off its annual 12 Days of Gaming sale to join its 25 Days of Deals event. This, much like years past, delivers 12 straight days of gaming deals with between one and a few new deals each day, and today we have Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown down at $14.99 from the regularly up to $40 and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Code in Box) at $12.99 – this one does carry a regular price at $40 these days but more typically floats in and around the $20 range. These deals tend to sell out quite quickly so jump in while you still can. 

Your Thursday collection of the best iOS deals and freebies are now ready to go down below, as per usual. Alongside the App Store deals we are now tracking a sizable cache of Apple Watch Ultra 2 configurations at $99 off as well as a massive $400 price drop on the 2TB 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, these rare Twelve South gift bundle deals, and another shot at some wildly low prices on official Apple Watch Solo/Braided Loop bands from just $17. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Human: Fall Flat, Lost Echo, Titan Quest: Ultimate, Book of Demons, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

While some of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday console game deals have come and gone, there are still plenty up for grabs down below. Sony has also now unleashed what can only be described as an absolutely gigantic digital sale officially known as the 30th Anniversary PlayStation Store Cyber sale. It features over 3,800 games and DLC packs you can score at a discount, including Star Wars Jedi Cross-Gen Bundle Edition that features Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor down at $19.99 from the usual $80, for example. But there’s a whole lot more than that and you can take a look at the giant list of titles right here. 

While some of the Cyber Monday offers are indeed now gone, many of them are still live and we will leave you with some quick links to get at them:

• Best Buy Cyber Monday console game sale from $20
• Walmart Cyber Monday gaming deals from $30
• Target Cyber Monday gaming sale now live!
• Woot Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch game sale from $25

Head below for a closer look.

Folks looking to shore up their Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription ahead of the holidays are in luck today as Woot has brought back its notable deal on the 3-month sub/extensions from earlier this month. This one sold out quite quick last time so jump in now if you’re interested. Regularly $50 and fetching as much on Amazon right now, you can now secure three more months for $28.99 with free digital delivery using code GAMEPASS at checkout. Details below. 

Cyber Monday is now in full swing but we are taking a short break to scope out the best deals courtesy of Google Play for your Android gear. On your way down to check out them, be sure to scope out the now live Samsung Cyber Monday sale that went kicked off today alongside the official main events at Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, not to mention the deep deals we are tracking on OnePlus Watch 2 and Samsung’s Smart Monitors. But for now we are moving on to the apps, including a host of classic Final Fantasy titles, MONOPOLY, Brotato, Clue, and more. Everything awaits below. 

The deals are flying today for Thanksgiving as we quickly approach Black Friday proper early tomorrow morning, but we are stepping in this afternoon to uncover the day’s best deals on Android games and apps. Alongside now live Samsung Black Friday sale, Google’s 2024 holiday event, and more, we have also spotted even lower prices on the Pixel 9 Pro XL as well as the best price yet on Samsung’s S24 FE smartphone from $450, and an over $215 price drop on the flagship Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra. Just be sure to swing by our master roundup for all of the most notable price drops across all product categories before you head below for today’s best app deals, including titles like Three Kingdoms Last Warlord, Little Big Workshop, Riptide GP: Renegade, Cyberlords – Arcology, Anodyne, Tokaido, and more. Head below for a closer look at everything. 

As part of its Black Friday Week Deals, Amazon has now dropped its multi-platform Luna Wireless Gaming Controller back down to the $39.99 shipped low. Regularly $70, you’re looking at a 43% price drop to match the lowest price we have ever tracked on Amazon. There have been a few refurbished offers at retailers like Woot for less, but today’s deal is on par with the lowest we have tracked on new units directly from Amazon – this is the same price we saw for both Prime Day events this year. 

We wait all year for the official Nintendo Black Friday deals and today is the day they go live. While we already saw the eShop Black Friday sale drop alongside a host of big deals on physical games, today we are getting the best price of the year on the Nintendo Switch OLED console as retailers like Best Buy, Target, and potentially Amazon deliver a sizable price drop on the official holiday bundle. These deals are now live at Best Buy and Target, with price matches expected to hit Amazon and Walmart at either some point today or later this week. 

The 2024 PlayStation Black Friday sale start today. PlayStation was the last of the big three to unveil its Black Friday sale this year – the Xbox and Nintendo Switch digital game sales are already live, but everything officially kicks off starting today. As per our coverage of the 2024 PlayStation Black Friday deals announcement, we know the offers will be going live starting at some point today (likely very soon at retailers like Target) and running right through until December 2 for Cyber Monday. Head below for the details. 

The Amazon Black Friday Week Deals are in full swing today but we are once again taking a short break to collect all of the best app deals, this time courtesy of Google Play for Android users. Having said that, you’ll want to make sure you scope the now live Black Friday offers on Chromecast with Google TV (4K) as well as Galaxy Watch Ultra – now at the lowest price we have tracked all-time – and the rest of the Google official 2024 Black Friday offers including Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel Watch 3, and the All-new Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen). As for the apps, highlights include titles like Chicken Police – Paint it RED!, SpongeBob – The Cosmic Shake, LIMBO, Old Man’s Journey, and more. Everything awaits below. 

The official details on the 2024 PlayStation Black Friday deals are now finally here folks! While Nintendo and Xbox have already shown their hands, Sony has now finally taken to the official PlayStation Blog to detail its 2024 Black Friday deals. Everything will be kicking of this week across all major retailers, the official PlayStation Store, direct.playstation.com, and the PlayStation Gear store. Head below for a closer look at this year’s 2024 PlayStation Black Friday deals. 

Monday afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now up for the taking down below. On your way down, be sure to scope out the all-time low Black Friday pricing we now have live on the Samsung Tab S10 and the S24 FE smartphone alongside deep deals on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless Earbuds, Sony’s wonderful XM5 Wireless ANC Headphones, Samsung’s 1TB 180MB/s PRO Plus microSD, and the OnePlus 12 at the $650 Amazon all-time low. But for now it’s all about the apps, including titles like Lil Big Invasion: Dungeon Buzz, ELOH, Old Man’s Journey, Inventioneers, Chloe Puzzle Game Pro, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Anyone looking to score a new Nintendo Switch this holiday season is going to want to take note of this upcoming Black Friday deal. Nintendo has already unleashed the details on its official upcoming Black Friday sale, including prices on Switch games, select hardware, and more, but there is an upcoming deal on the OLED Switch Mario Kart holiday bundle that needs to be on your radar. While there will be several retailers, from Best Buy and Amazon to Walmart, and more, serving up deals on Switch consoles over the next two weeks, at this point Target has them all beat with as much as $155 in savings on the way. 

Alongside a host of price drops on Switch games, Woot has now added Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for PS5 to its ongoing game sale. Regularly $70, you can now land this one down at $49.99 Prime shipped (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). Currently up at $66 on Amazon via third-party sellers, this brilliant webslinging experience has held strong in and around its $70 MSRP with a few occasional drops down to the $50 we are featuring here today. It has never fallen below $50 at Amazon and is still up at the full $70 via Best Buy. You’re looking at the latest entry to Insomniac’s fantastic Spider-Man series featuring both Peter Parker and Miles Morales “as the iconic villain Venom threatens to destroy their lives, their city, and the ones they love.” Players can quickly switch between both characters on the fly as you swing through “an expanded Marvel’s New York” and makes use of “Peter’s new symbiote abilities and Miles’ explosive bio-electric venom powers.” It is also one of the games on Sony’s list of titles that are already enhanced for folks who grabbed the new PS5 Pro as well. 

Your mid-week collection of the best iOS game and app deals is now ready to go down below. Alongside another shot at the extremely limited edition Arc LE Titanium Tungsten Onyx Black iPhone 16 Bumper case, we are now tracking the best price ever on Apple’s most affordable new 16GB M4 MacBook Pro as well as this $200 price drop on the 2TB 11-inch M4 iPad Pro, return all-time lows on the new official Apple Watch Dark Green and Navy Alpine Loops, and the best discounts to date on the GPS + Cell Apple Watch Series 10. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Ruya, DEEMO, Up Slide Down, Everybody’s RPG, and more. Check them all out down below. 

Your Tuesday morning collection of the best iOS price drops and freebies is now ready and waiting down below. Just be sure to scope out the particularly notable early Black Friday deals we are now tracking, including the best prices ever on Apple Watch Series 10 and a new all-time low on AirTag. This morning also saw Apple’s 16GB/512GB M3 MacBook Air at up to $400 off the original price alongside as much as $200 in savings on the brand new M4 iMac. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Lock’s Quest, Street Fighter IV, Evoland 2, Game Dev Story, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best iOS game and app deals. 

The official GameStop Black Friday Holiday Gift Guide ad scan has now surfaced. While the retailer has already kicked off some early Black Friday deals on games and consoles, there will be more to come and you can no leaf through the 2024 GameStop Black Friday Holiday Gift Guide in the meantime. You’ll also find much of these items waiting on a new holiday landing page sitting over on the official site…scope it all out down below. 

One of the more anticipated releases coming out of the Bethesda camp this year is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The all-new adventure is taking Indy and gamers around the world on another action-packed treasure hunt for the ages, and it’s all set for release in just under a month now for Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, and PC. Today Bethesda is taking to its official YouTube channel to host a deep dive on the gameplay and you can watch it down below. 

This morning’s collection of the best iOS deals and freebies are now ready and waiting for you down below. Just be sure to also scope out the Apple hardware deals we are tracking right now including the best price yet on the 16GB 13-inch M3 MacBook Air, up to $150 off Apple’s 13-inch 512GB M2 iPad Air, and massive $600 clearance price drop on the M3 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. We also spotted an early Black Friday deal now live on the 4-pack of AirTags this morning, but for now it’s on to the software. Highlights include a host of KORG music production apps as well as Incredibox, Galaxy Trucker, Codenames, and more. Head below for a closer look.  

While the 2024 Nintendo Switch holiday console bundles are now live and ready for purchase, it is now time for the annual Nintendo holiday gift guide. There’s nothing quite like getting some Nintendo gear under the tree or in the stocking, and its whimsical 2024 gift guide is filled with great ideas and holiday game deals. While we await the official Nintendo Black Friday deals, you can browse through this year’s gift guide down below and scope its new online Nintendo Switch Gift Set creator. 

Your Thursday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to go down below. Just be sure to scope out the early Best Buy Black Friday doorbusters that are now live alongside the up to $120 in savings we have on Google’s latest smart Nest Doorbells as well as the indoor Nest smart cams and everything in Dell’s Early Holiday Savings event. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Devils & Demons, Hexologic, Laser Tanks, Sir Questionnaire, free icon packs, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Happy PlayStation 5 Pro launch day everyone! Whether you already picked your order in-store this morning, it already landed on your doorstep for delivery, or you’re still eagerly awaiting its arrival, PS5 Pro is finally out in the wild to all. We recently detailed all 50+ games that are taking advantage of the PS5 Pro hardware on launch day – be sure to scope that out right here – and now Sony has taken to its official PlayStation Blog to help folks get started with the new pro-grade machine and detail how to transfer your data  PlayStation 5 Pro. Scope it down below. 

Nintendo unleashed its official holiday Switch offers way back in September this year, and the new standard edition and OLED consoles are now readily available for purchase at Target. Advertised in its early Black Friday ad scan, the two new consoles might not be the Switch 2 everyone is waiting for, but at least we got an OLED option this year and they do deliver some savings for folks looking to secure a fresh new Switch for under the tree this year. 

There’s a new Pokémon game in town, except this one isn’t digital and it takes over the ever-so-popular Monopoly board game. That’s right, it’s time to embark on a new kind of adventure with the latest release from Hasbro — the Pokémon Monopoly Edition. This exciting new board game combines the classic Monopoly gameplay with the beloved world of Pokémon. This new board game is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $24.99 Prime shipped, with a December 20 release date set in stone. Head below for more details and a closer look to see if you want to snag one for yourself or that Pokémon fan in your circle. This listing also falls under the Amazon pre-order Guarantee, which means you’ll be charged the lowest price it falls to between now and release no matter how much you lock in for now.

Now just days away from the official PlayStation Pro release date, Sony has taken to the official PlayStation Blog to detail which games will be taking advantage of the console’s upgraded power at launch. After such a long wait for the eventual official reveal and live pre-order listings on Sony’s upgraded pro-grade console, it can sometimes be easy to forget why we were all so stoked for it – the games. While we already detailed some of the titles that will see enhancements with PS5 Pro previously, today Sony is now giving up a much larger list of games ready for the pro jump come November 7. 

Update: The new Nintendo Music app is now live on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. 

After stretching its P-wings a little bit into the (sort of) smart alarm clock world with the new Alarmo earlier this month, today the Mushroom Kingdom is moving over to your smartphone with the new Nintendo Music app. Nintendo has nearly 40 years of absolute iconic soundtracks under its belt at this point, and it is now ready to bonk the Music Block on your iPhone to serve them up to fans, on-demand and at no additional cost…providing you’re a Switch Online member that is. 

Update 1/23: The PS Direct Store is readying more stock of the PlayStation 30th anniversary PS5 Digital and some of the accessories (No PS5 Pros will be available by the looks of it) starting at 1 p.m. ET today, according to reports.

Update: PS1-style 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim pre-order links:

• Amazon: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
• Best Buy: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
• Walmart:30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
  • Walmart appears as though you’ll need a Walmart+ membership for purchase
• Target: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital

PlayStation 5 pre-orders are set to go live today…round 2 edition. We know plenty of folks had a chance to score a PS5 Pro pre-sale unit as part of the initial pre-order phase coming straight from PlayStation Direct, but today is the day the new PS5 Pro and the PS1-style 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim are set to go live at retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Stock will, as I’m sure you can imagine, almost certainly sell out even faster than it did during the PlayStation Direct event last month, so you’ll want to be prepared well before the scheduled 10 a.m. start time to ensure you land one. 

Woot has now added the new Sonic X Shadow Generations to its ongoing Nintendo Switch game sale. The recently-released titles carries a $50 regular price tag but you can now secure a copy for Switch via Woot down at $39.99. Shipping is free for Prime members but you’ll get hit with a $6 deliver fee otherwise. Still up at the full $50 over at Amazon, this is among the very first chances to save outside of a couple YMMV offers and limited-time deals courtesy of QVC. The past meets the present in this one as modern and classic Sonic team up to once again defeat Eggman and the Time Eater. In this standalone experince Black Doom and reemerged and Showdown just journey to his past to “unlock new dark powers to save the world.” Head below for more of this weekend’s best console game deals. 

Today Capcom and the Monster Hunter Wilds team are hosting a dedicated showcase for the upcoming release to give hunters a closer look at what’s to come in the latest mainline title in the series. Wilds has been one of the more popular titles that has appeared in the major platform showcases throughout summer 2024 around here, right up through Gamescom, and the latest September State of Play where we caught our first glimpse of the early 2025 release date. 

This afternoon’s collection of Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below courtesy of Google Play. The app deals also join the best price to date on Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Watch Ultra at $505 as well as up to $1,000 in savings on Hisense’s latest 85-inch 144Hz U8 mini-LED Google TV, the wide ranging Samsung Week sale, and one of the best deals to date on the new  unlocked Pixel 9. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Prune, Construction Simulator 4, Twinworld Survivor, What Lies Underground, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Update: The new Xbox Wireless Headset is now up for pre-order at Best Buy and Amazon.

Just after the debuted of the official Call of Duty Black Ops 6 controllers ahead of the game’s release later this week, Microsoft has unveiled the next-generation Xbox Wireless Headset. It is said to come along with “key enhancements to elevate your audio experience to new heights” and is now available for purchase with a $109.99 MSRP directly from Xbox, over at Best Buy, and the Microsoft Store – we are still waiting on the Amazon listing as of right now. Head below for more details. 

As we previously reported, Xbox is set to go live today with a nearly 30-minute showcase of new games, trailers, and updates. While this is not one of its massive showcases, like the one we got over the summer, we have been promised a “no-fluff, all-games broadcast” today loaded with nothing but wall-to-wall games, by the sounds of it. Either way it all starts now and you can follow along with us below the fold. 

Just ahead of the worldwide debut of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 next week, the Xbox Wire has now unveiled a special edition collection of controllers and the COD Black ops 6 Xbox Series X console wrap. The collection includes a Xbox Wireless Controller as well as an Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and the Xbox Series X Wrap, each designed to “capture the tension and intrigue of the ’90s spy thriller theme, with visual elements that immerse players deeper into the game’s world.” Get a closer look down below. 

It’s been over a few months since Xbox graced us with its “future of gaming” summer showcase, and even longer than that since the last Xbox Partner Preview, but that all changes later this week. Over on the official Xbox Wire, an official announcement for the next Xbox showcase has surfaced some three days before the October Xbox Partner Preview will air around the world. In the latest installment of the ongoing Xbox Partner Preview series, we are set for a “no-fluff, all-games broadcast” come Thursday, October 17, and we will detail what to expect down below. 

This afternoon’s collection of the best Android games and apps now on sale at Google Play are waiting for you down below. On your way down, stop by the deals we are tracking on the Nest Audio Smart Speaker as well as new all-time low pricing on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra wearable, the brand’s Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and this offer on Razer’s haptics-enabled Kishi V2 Pro Android gamepad. As for the apps, highlight titles include Crying Suns, Rush Rally 3, Little Big Workshop, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

This morning’s lineup of App Store price drops are now ready and waiting down below. Joining a host of hangover Prime Day discounts on Apple gear, including an all-time low on the black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2, the M2 MacBook Air at $749, and price drops across nearly the entire Apple Pencil lineup, not to mention the best deal yet on the all-new Beats Solo Buds, but it’s time for the app deals. Highlights include titles like Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Crying Suns, Rush Rally 3, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

While many of the Prime Big Deal Days offers have come and gone, Woot is has a sweet deal waiting on Kirby and the Forgotten Land alongside a host of other ongoing Switch titles down below. Folks who haven’t scooped up a copy of the Kirby’s latest full-length adventure can grab one today at $39.99 with free shipping for Prime members (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). This is a regularly $60 title that is currently out of stock at Amazon where it rarely goes on sale and almost never down at $40. This is a delightful 3D platforming adventure that delivers on much of the whimsical gameplay mechanics and visuals the Kirby series is known for, just inside of a brand new world with abandoned structures and “remnants of a past civilization.” The Copy action is back with the new Drill and Ranger abilities alongside Mouthful Mode – “inhale real-world objects and transform using Mouthful Mode—swallowing a vending machine will allow you to shoot out cans.” Head below for more. 

The Prime Big Deal Days event is now in full swing by with massive price drops at the ready across every product category alongside today’s App Store deals. You’ll all of the best fall Prime Day deals waiting in our master hub, just be sure to scope out the return of all-time low pricing on AirPods Pro 2 at $169, the best price ever on Apple Pencil Pro, a massive up to $275 off Apple’s M3 MacBook Air, and $150 off all 256GB and 512GB M4 iPad Pro configs. But it’s all about the apps right now and you’ll find them all below. 

The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is now in full swing, featuring loads of notable price on console games and accessories on this landing page. But Walmart is offering one of the standout deals today with Super Mario Bros. Wonder down at $41.99 shipped for Walmart+ members. This deal will be live for everyone at 12:00 p.m. ET, but if you can’t wait Woot has it right now for $44.99 Prime shipped. Regularly $60, this must-have Switch game is still up at over $52 on Amazon where it has never sold for as low as we are tracking right now elsewhere. Head below for more of the best fall Prime Day game deals.

This afternoon’s roundup of Android app price drops is now ready to go, and we are tracking a fall Prime Day-worthy collection of titles today. On your way down, be sure to check out the price drops we now have live on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra as well as TCL’s new NXTFRAME Google Smart TVs at up to $1,000 off, the early fall Prime Day OnePlus deals live, and the new all-time low we spotted on Pixel Watch 2. As for the apps, highlights include title like Kingdom: New Lands, Kingdom Eighties, Kingdom Two Crowns, 7 Billion Humans, Bad North: Jotunn Edition, and much more. Hit the jump for a closer look at today’s best. 

Now on the horizon of the massive fall Prime Day event at Amazon, the deals are reaching over to the App Store this morning already. Before you dive into the app price drops, scope out the new all-time lows we are now tracking on the 46mm silver Apple Watch Series 10 as well as Apple Pencil Pro and this deep price drop on Apple’s AirPods Max at $150 off. Those join the very first price drops and subsequent all-time lows on the new Beats Solo Buds and the Beats Pill portable speaker with Find My tracking, but for now it’s all about the apps and we have a top-notch selection of titles for you waiting below.