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Bethesda has built up a catalog that includes some of today’s most popular PC games, including sweeping RPGs like Skyrim and frenetic FPS titles like Doom Eternal. And in the days leading up to Black Friday, much of that catalog is discounted over at Fanatical, making this a great time to stock up on anything you’ve missed over the past few years. The Elder Scrolls series is heavily involved in the Bethesda Sale at Fanatical, with the Skyrim: Anniversary Edition listed for $18, the...
If you’re feeling the Megami Tensei itch, Soul Hackers 2 is just $29 at Amazon and Best Buy. The deal applies to PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X versions. See at Amazon See at Best Buy Soul Hackers 2 is a cyberpunk-flavored dungeon crawler RPG, and one of the numerous subseries in the Megami Tensei franchise. While Soul Hackers 2 takes place in the same setting as the first Soul Hackers title, the story is entirely standalone and can be enjoyed without playing the original. Soul Hackers 2...
Pokemon cards are worth money now, and some of them are worth quite a lot of it, too. When (recently retired) NFL player Blake Martinez put his ultra-rare Illustrator Pikachu card up for auction in late October, some estimated the card could be worth upwards of $1 million. While it didn't sell for quite that much, the final price of $672,000 is still an eye-opening figure. Martinez, who formerly played linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders, recently announced his retirement from professional...
Fans of the coolest clothing, hottest technology, and limited-edition collectibles, gather round and get ready to enter the Fully Stocked sweepstakes! GameSpot is running a sweepstakes in collaboration with StockX, and the prize is a PlayStation 5 console, an extra controller, a wireless Pulse 3D headset, and a copy of God of War Ragnarok. Ever since it launched in late 2020, the PS5 has been one of the most desirable gaming consoles on the market. Supply hasn't been able to keep up with...
It's officially Black Friday week, and there are plenty of deals on video games. One such offer is a nice discount on Square Enix's Valkyrie Elysium, which is marked down to only $40 right now. The RPG normally goes for $60, so this is a nice 33% off discount. Both Amazon and Best Buy are selling the game, which released not long ago in September 2022, for the discounted rate this week. See at Amazon See at Best Buy The action-RPG draws upon Norse mythology and is set "in a world on the...
Square Enix’s real-time strategy RPG The Diofield Chronicle is on sale for $40 (down from $60) at Amazon and Best Buy. Both retailers offer the $20 discount for physical PS5, PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch copies. See at Amazon See at Best Buy 2022 has been a banner year for strategy-RPGs, but The Diofield Chronicle is a unique title among the year’s SRPG lineup. Rather than traditional turn-based tactics, The Diofield Chronicle’s battle system is closer to classic RTS and MOBA games...
Fanatical is running a massive Black Friday Sale, giving you a chance to score deals on more than 1,000 PC games. A little bit of everything is on sale, including RPGs like Tale of Arise and Elden Ring along with the latest sports games such as PGA Tour 2K23 and NBA 2K23. One of the most enticing offers is for the Batman: Arkham Collection, which is down to just $8 from its usual list price of $60. The bundle brings together Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Knight--making...
The recently released A Plague Tale: Requiem is already generating end-of-the-year awards buzz, including a Game of the Year nomination at The Game Awards, and you can get a hefty discount on the game right now via Amazon. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are marked down to $39, more than $20 off their original price. See at Amazon A Plague Tale: Requiem got this discount just ahead of Black Friday, and if you're on PS5, you likely won't find a cheaper way to play the game. Xbox...
Bayonetta 3 has only been out for a few weeks, but series creator Hideki Kamiya has already confirmed that Bayonetta 4 is in development. He also said that the game's ending "wasn't conveyed correctly" and that Bayonetta 4 will be an "unexpected development," per Eurogamer. Though Bayonetta 3 enjoyed significant critical acclaim, fans have expressed displeasure over the game's ending, which made certain decisions about Bayonetta's future and romantic life that proved unpopular with the...
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has players adventure through the vast region of Paldea, where you may occasionally want to stop and have a bite to eat. Eating food can provide some buffs to your gameplay, although the actual effects aren't immediately clear within the game. Here's everything you need to know about food buffs and picnics in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The buffs There are a large number of buffs available to get from eating food. These buffs seem to last almost indefinitely, not...
A Call of Duty fan booted up Warzone 2.0 recently and discovered they had a very, very generous double XP boost applied to their account and they had no idea why. Reddit user CranberryCarney posted about this recently, asking the Reddit community, "Can someone tell me how and why I have a 1 YEAR double xp???" Commenters quickly replied that CranberryCarney was likely a winner of a Mountain Dew promotion that offered up 12 months of double XP in Call of Duty as a grand prize. Now...
New Pokédexes mean new novelties and Game Freak's Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sticks with that tradition with Tera Types. Similar to X and Y's Mega Evolutions, Sun and Moon's Z-Crystals, and Sword and Shield's Dynamaxing, the Terastal phenomenon is a new mechanic in the Paldea region that remixes the battle system and how it works. It pins type charts to movepools and introduces an entirely different form of discovery for new Pokemon such as Charcadet, Finizen, and Tandemaus. Terastallizing a...
Atari is one of the most legendary names in gaming, and its history spans several consoles, arcade games, and even handheld systems. With Amazon's early Black Friday deal on the newly released Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, you can learn all about Atari's history and play over 100 games. See at Amazon Typically $40, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is just $29 at Amazon during this sale. It's a brand-new collection, so this is a great chance to save some cash without having...
God of War Ragnarok has arrived, and it is a treasure. The PS4 and PS5 title from Santa Monica Studio launched on November 9, scoring rave reviews and earning multiple award nominations, including Game of the Year, for the upcoming The Game Awards in December. GameSpot recently sat down with Ragnarok director Eric Williams who spoke to Lucy James and Tamoor Hussain about the key points of the sequel. The discussion is full of spoilers. In the interview, Williams talks about Tyr's...
Though video games have been around for a while now, some still associate the medium with children's entertainment only. However, new data from the NPD group suggests that the number of middle-aged gamers has increased rapidly in recent years. The above data shows the number of US video game players aged 45+ that played games in 2018, 2020, and 2022--the numbers are 64.9 million, 82.9 million, and 87.0 million respectively. That jump from 2018 to 2020 is about a 28% increase, whereas the...
Electronic Arts will reveal more details about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor during The Game Awards next month, according to a new report. Insider-Gaming reports that EA will announce the game's release date, show a new trailer, and confirm when preorders begin at the awards show. The announcement will be made about 30 minutes into the show, the report said. The Game Awards is scheduled for Thursday, December 8, starting at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. Previously, Jeff Grubb of GameSpot sister site Giant...
Team Ninja is reportedly planning on rebooting the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises. According to the Korean video game online community Ruliweb, Team Ninja head Fumihiko Yasuda attended a panel at the G-Star conference in Busan, South Korea. He reportedly showed a slide at the end of his panel with pictures of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive with the caption "The future of Team Ninja - Reboot of popular series." In a statement to VGC, Koei Temco said, "We have nothing to announce...
Destiny 2's Season of Plunder is almost over, and ahead of next year's Lightfall expansion, all eyes are on Season 19 and how it'll lead into the next year of content. Unlike Season of the Risen, which ran for a whopping six months, Season 19 is sticking to a breezy three-month period in which to tell its story and introduce a few changes to the Destiny 2 sandbox. While Bungie has yet to spill the beans on what players can expect in the narrative department from the new season, it has lifted...
The Walking Dead: Last Mile's first season is over. Not to be confused with The Walking Dead on AMC--which also just wrapped up its series last night after 11 seasons--Last Mile is a hybrid interactive series and game exclusively on Facebook. After a four-month run spanning three acts, several major character deaths, and millions of views, the series' inaugural (but potentially not final) season has drawn to a close. For such a massive social experiment, the intrigue is really in the...
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass will soon be halfway to the finish line, as the third of six eight-course waves has been confirmed for a December 7 launch date. Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass will, like the previous waves, add eight more courses to the Mario Kart 8 roster, with all of them coming from previous games in the franchise. Three of Wave 3's tracks first debuted in Mario Kart Tour on mobile devices, two more come from Mario Kart 7 on 3DS, and the final three come...