There is one game that all my friends are pestering me to play above all others, and it is Yakuza / Like A Dragon. There is a reason for that, so they say: “It’s only one of the best video game franchises ever!” Well, now you and I can grab a copy of Infinite Wealth, for just $24.99 on Amazon and find out for ourselves. Maybe if I finally play it, they’ll stop bugging me about it. (You hear that, Kris?!)
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If you enjoy fantasy or RPGs, there is a good chance a Final Fantasy game is on your ‘best’ list. Whether you like the newest remake or like delving into the originals, there is a lot to like, and the Final Fantasy Anniversary Collection is on sale right now, helping you save $20 on six of the most influential FF games ever made.
Final Fantasy I – VI Collection Anniversary Edition for $54.99
My favorites from this list are IV and VI. I’m not sure what that means about me, that if you put a V and an I in the title of a Final Fantasy game, I’m inclined to like it (particularly because I also enjoy VII, VIII, and XVI). If you want more game deals, check out our hub of the best PS5 Game Deals.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of the most impressive games ever made, so you’d be forgiven if you missed a lot of content as you traveled through Hyrule. Luckily, the people at Piggyback have lovingly crafted the Official Guide to help you find every secret in the expansive game, and the Official Guide Collector’s Edition is half off for Cyber Monday. If you’d like a collector’s item that doubles as an old-school physical guide, this would make a great addition to any Zelda players who already use the online ToTK guides, but want a keepsake, too. (It’s 496 pages of written-form wiki).
Zelda: ToTK Official Guide – Collector’s Edition for $22.50
Via Piggyback: “Working closely with Nintendo®, we have created the authoritative, all-encompassing guide to The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom. We cover all features and facets of the game with a single mission: to help you enjoy each and every moment of your adventure.”
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Only a few hours remain before the Best Buy Cyber Monday Sale is kaput. The vast majority of deals are expected to end promptly at midnight. Some are already sold out, like the LEGO Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas set, but there’s still a huge selection remaining. If you’re still actively looking for something to buy, buy it soon.
The best high-end TV deal just landed for Cyber Monday. Best Buy has dropped the price of the 77″ LG Evo C3 4K OLED TV down to $1,499.99. That is an incredible deal for the later 77″ screen size. On a normal day, you would be paying that much for the 65″ model. This TV and others in LG’s C-series lineup have won top spots in several of our buying guides, including best 4K TV, best TV for gaming, and best TV for the PlayStation 5. This is an especially good choice if you picked up the new PS5 Pro, since the updated hardware will be able to run more games at a consistent 4K @ 120fps.
For Cyber Monday, Best Buy has the best price on the new Xbox Series X All-Digital Edition, which normally retails for $449.99. Whereas everyone else has it for $399.99, Best Buy has it for $374.99 ( a savings of $75 instead of $50). That’s a great price for a fully powered Xbox Series X. If you’ve been waiting for an actual deal on an Xbox Series X console, this might be the best one yet. Check out our Xbox Cyber Monday hub for more deals.
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Right now you can get an HP Victus RTX 4070 gaming laptop for only $929.99. That’s the least expensive RTX 4070 laptop deal we’ve seen so far for Cyber Monday. The Victus is HP’s lineup of budget-oriented gaming laptops. This model features a 15″ 1080p display, a low-voltage AMD Ryzen 8 8845HS CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The RTX 4070 has a maximum TGP rating of 120W, which is actually quite impressive for such an affordable gaming laptop. That means it will perform pretty well relative to other RTX 4070 gaming laptops.
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Sony released their entire set of Black Friday PlayStation deals last week and most major retailers have followed suit. The best deal is definitely on the consoles themselves: the PS5 Slim Disc Edition has dropped to $424.99 (originally $500) and the PS5 Slim Digital Edition has dropped to $374.99 (originally $450). I would choose the Disc Edition because it’s only $50 more and then I have the option to buy (and later sell or trade) physical disc media. But if you want to save some money and go the Digital Edition route, I would suggest getting the NBA 2K25 bundle, which also includes a game. Although the Fortnite Cobalt Star bundle has a fancy looking box, no actual game is included.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio was released on October 11, so it’s nice to see a nice 29% off discount so soon after launch. This is an outstanding RPG that gets pretty much everything right: intensely enjoyable combat, a gripping epic storyline, and hyper-stylized graphics. I’ve beaten the game, and I think it’s just as good as Persona 5 (which I also loved). In his 9/10 IGN review, Michael Higham wrote that “Refining the Atlus RPG formula of weaving tough turn-based combat into compelling social sim mechanics, Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t just send a powerful message across its political drama, it becomes a beautiful expression of the real impact storytelling can have on all of us.”
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HP’s new sensibly designed Omen 35L gaming PC is least expensive at Best Buy. This attractive gaming desktop features an AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, RTX 4060 Ti GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The RTX 4060 Ti video card is a very good option for 1080p gaming at high frame rates. It’s also the minimum NVIDIA GPU we’d recommend for 1440p gaming.
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Best Buy has already several excellent gaming PC deals as part of its Best Buy Black Friday Sale. If you’re on a budget, the iBuyPower Scale RTX 4060 gaming PC for $699.99 is a solid deal and a great candidate for 1080p gaming. For something more powerful, consider the MSI Aegis Z2 with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU and RTX 4070 Super GPU.
For more deals on gaming PCs and laptops, check out the Alienware Cyber Monday Sale, the HP Cyber Monday Sale, and the Lenovo Cyber Monday Sale. These computers are made-to-order and usually take longer to ship out (although there are quick-ship models available), but the consistency in build quality makes them worth it.
Here’s your chance to get one of the best OLED TVs on the market at a great price. Right now, Best Buy is offering the current 2024 model 65″ Samsung S90D 4K OLED Smart TV for only $1,399.99 after a massive 48% off price drop. This is an excellent TV to pair up with your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. In fact, this TV could even be a better gaming TV than the LG C4. Although we haven’t personally tested it, RTINGS says that the S90D is brighter, has a wider color gamut, better color volume, wider viewing angle, and better HDR gradient handling. Of course, it’s also $100 cheaper than the C4.
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Best Buy is the only retailer to drop the price on the new Asus ROG Ally X so far for Cyber Monday. Right now you can get it for $699.99 after a $100 instant discount. In our Asus ROG Ally X review, gaming guru Jacqueline Thomas wrote that “the Asus ROG Ally X is simply the best handheld gaming PC on the market right now. With more and faster memory and double the battery as the original Ally, the Ally X will run any modern game without dying in an hour and a half.”
The Asus ROG Ally X improves on the original ROG Ally in several ways, the biggest upgrades being a much bigger 80Whr battery with nearly the runtime, more RAM, a beefier cooling system, double the storage capacity on the base model, and better controls. It’s not inexpensive starting at $799.99 $699.99, but it’s definitely an incredible piece of hardware.
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Compared to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, the Nintendo Switch console has the best discount for Black Friday. The holiday bundles, which were released back in October, included your choice of the Switch or Switch OLED, a digital download voucher for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a 12-month Switch Online membership. I thought that this was going to be the official Black Friday deal. Alas, Best Buy (but not Amazon, due to their supposedly shaky relationship) has just knocked another $75 off the price tag. That means you can pick up a Switch bundle for as low as $225.
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IGN absolutely loves this video game. In our 9/10 Sonic X Shadow Generations review, Jada Griffin wrote that “Sonic X Shadow Generations takes an already excellent game and spring jumps it to new heights with a creative Shadow campaign and an appreciable graphical upgrade.” This game is actually a collection of two games in one: a remaster of the 2011 Sonic Generations and – the highlight – a brand new, original campaign starring Shadow the Hedgehog.
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Best Buy isn’t the only retailer with games already on sale. For more deals on video games sorted by individual platform, check out our best Cyber Monday deal guides for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X.
Best Buy has dropped the price on the officially licensed WD Black C50 1TB Expansion Card for Xbox Series consoles to $99.99. That’s a 33% price drop from its original $150 MSRP and the best price we’ve ever seen for an officially licensed 1TB Xbox expansion card. The C50 is one of the best SSDs for the Xbox, which isn’t surprising since your options are pretty limited.
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Best Buy has dropped the price of the second-generation Apple AirPods Pro wireless noise-canceling earbuds to $169.99. Unfortunately that’s $10 higher than the best deal I saw during Black Friday. Still, this discount brings the price down to the same level as the Apple AirPods 4 with noise cancellation. Between the two, the AirPods Pro is still Apple’s best earbuds because it offers better sound quality and better noise cancellation performance.
The Arc is Sonos’ flagship product. We rated it the best soundbar of 2024. This is a premium soundbar and it shows. This 45″ soundbar houses 11 precisely engineered internal speakers, including two dedicated height channels. It’s Dolby Atmos ready, and there’s enough power here that you can probably get away without a subwoofer. However, the Sonos Arc can be wirelessly paired up with other Sonos speakers and subs to add even more sound distribution. The Arc also has a built-in microphone for voice control so it is Alexa and Google Assistant compatible.
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Will the Deals Change for Cyber Monday?
In my experience, many of the same deals we saw on Black Friday will return for Cyber Monday 2024, including deals that were sold out or expired. Retailers usually release their hottest selling items in batches so that every sale event has at least some inventory reserved. That said, I also expect plenty of new, never before seen deals. Traditionally, Black Friday was known as the “retail holiday,” where the best deals were found in-store, and Cyber Monday was known as the “online holiday,” where the best deals were online only. Although today the lines have blurred, it is still true that many online only retailers still consider Cyber Monday the sale event of the year instead of Black Friday. Expect some amazing sales to come out of online-only sites like Amazon, Newegg, Dell, HP, Lenovo and several online-only deals from traditional retailers like Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. In fact, Amazon has taken the preemptive and already switched over to Cyber Monday.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
The Game Awards has revealed 30 games nominated by fans as part of the Players’ Voice Award — a fan award that is selected through the official website.
As expected the selections include many of the most popular games released in 2024, including official Game of the Year nominees Astro Bot, Balatro, and Black Myth: Wukong. Dragon Age: The Veilguard also makes the cut, as does the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and ongoing games such as Fortnite and Final Fantasy XIV.
The nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR at #TheGameAwards on December 12.
The Game Awards touts the Players’ Voice Award as the “people’s award,” with the winner being 100 percent voted by fans. Last year’s winner was the highly popular Baldur’s Gate 3, with Genshin Impact taking home the prize in 2022.
This year has been so incredible for fighting game fans, from the return of fan-favorite characters like Guilty Gear’s Dizzy to Tekken 8’s Heihachi Mishima. Since launching in January, it’s been beloved by the community, whether it’s players online or the crowds at EVO waiting for their turn to compete.
If you haven’t jumped in yet, I heartily recommend it (you’ll see my Jin dressed like Beast Gohan in the lobby, so challenge me to matches any time). For Cyber Monday, several shops are selling physical copies of the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X for just $30.
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Cyber Monday is offering up plenty of video game deals right now, including discounts on fantastic newer releases. The console edition of the Game of the Year-nominated Metaphor: ReFantazio is currently on sale at its lowest price yet, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel, at $49.99. This is $20 off its list price of $69.99. If you’ve been waiting for a good time to pick up Atlus’s latest RPG, now’s an excellent time to do it.
Save $20 Off Metaphor: ReFantazio for Cyber Monday
Both Amazon and Best Buy have the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of Metaphor: Refantazio on sale for $49.99, while Walmart only has the PlayStation 5 version on sale for that price.
As previously mentioned, Metaphor: ReFantazio has been nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards this year. It also earned nominations for Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and Best RPG. We gave it a 9/10 in our review as well, with IGN’s Michael Higham saying, “There’s a certain familiarity in Metaphor: ReFantazio, but Atlus takes the principles of its already excellent RPGs and refines them in a way that effortlessly ushers you through its brutal, and sometimes beautiful, new fantasy world.”
Outside of games there are even more deals to check out. To see a collection of our favorites, have a look at our full breakdown of Cyber Monday 2024 where we go over the best deals at the moment on LEGO sets, Apple devices, board games, and so much more.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.
In its first sale since release, Astro Bot is $10 off at Best Buy and Walmart. Bring home this Game of the Year nominee and explore a world full of PlayStation characters, colorful environments, and competitive speedrunning leaderboards.
Brian Barnett writes reviews, guides, features, & more for IGN, GameSpot, & Kotaku. You can get more than your fair share of him on Bluesky & Backloggd, & enjoy his absurd video game talk show, The Platformers, on Spotify &Apple Podcasts.
Black Friday had plenty of great video game deals, and thankfully, many of them carried over into Cyber Monday. If you’ve been itching to jump into the world of Space Marine 2, the game is still discounted at Amazon to $49.99 for PS5 and Xbox Series X. This is $20 off its original price of $69.99, and considering we think it’s one of the best games of 2024, it’s definitely worth picking up.
This deal likely won’t stick around for long past Cyber Monday, so act fast to add it to your virtual shopping cart before it’s gone.
IGN’s Chris Reed gave this game an 8/10 in our Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review. He said it’s “a terrific third-person shooter with a compelling story, loads of weapons that are a blast to use, and a healthy variety of enemies to use them on. It once again borrows many of its ideas from the Gears of War series, but they’re good ideas, and Space Marine 2 does a fine job of making them its own.”
There’s plenty more still on sale outside of games as well. In our roundup of the best Cyber Monday deals this year, you can see some of our favorites that are still live, including discounts on Apple devices, TVs, streaming deals, and so much more.
What Is Cyber Monday?
Traditionally, Black Friday was the in-store shopping frenzy, while Cyber Monday focused on online deals. While those lines have blurred, Cyber Monday remains the top event for online-focused retailers like Amazon, Newegg, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Even traditional retailers like Best Buy, Target, and Walmart roll out exclusive online-only offers. Switch and PS5 deals are also now live.
Many of the same deals from Black Friday normally return for Cyber Monday 2024, including some that sold out or expired. Retailers often stagger their inventory, reserving stock for each major sale event. This means Cyber Monday will bring back popular deals alongside brand-new, never-before-seen offers. But, most importantly, Cyber Monday is the final day of the Black Friday sale season, with most the deals going with it.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.
Amazon has announced the Prime Gaming December 2024 lineup, which includes the likes of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Overcooked 2, and Dredge.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is the revived 2002 GameCube and PlayStation 2 action adventure game, which acts as a prequel to Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and lets you play as Jango Fett, who is hired to capture a Dark Jedi.
Overcooked 2 is the popular food-flavored co-op party game from Team17. And Dredge is the well-received 2023 fishing horror role-playing adventure game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. IGN’s Dredge review returned an 8/10. We said: “Dredge’s slow dive into Lovecraftian horror intermingles with its simple fishing and sailing mechanics to create an approachable boat management sim that’s as unsettling as it is relaxing.”
Other games in the lineup include Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider Underworld, Techland’s Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, and IllFonic’s 2020 multiplayer game Predator: Hunting Grounds.
Amazon Prime Gaming December 2024 lineup:
● Now AvailableStar Wars: Bounty Hunter [GOG Code] – Bring In Your Bounty, Dead or Alive. In this classic third-person action-adventure, you’ll become Jango Fett, Prime Clone of the Grand Army of the Republic, hired to capture a deranged Dark Jedi. Experience the legendary Bounty Hunter fantasy set before the events of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. ● Now AvailableTomb Raider: Underworld [GOG Code] – Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explores exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice. ● Now AvailableOvercooked! 2 [GOG Code] – Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons … it’s time to save the world (again!) ● Now AvailableCall of Juarez: Gunslinger [GOG Code] – From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws. ● Now AvailableDREDGE [GOG Code] – Captain your fishing trawler to explore a collection of remote isles, and their surrounding depths, to see what lies below. Sell your catch to the locals and complete quests to learn more about each area’s troubled past. ● December 5Quake II [GOG Code] – Quake II is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter that introduces an entirely new science fiction narrative and setting. Now, experience the authentic, enhanced and complete version of the original. ● December 5Disney•Pixar WALL-E [Amazon Games App] – Based on the 2008 computer animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos. ● December 12Planet of Lana [GOG Code] – A planet that used to be a place of undisturbed balance between human, nature, and animal has now become something else entirely. The disharmony that had been in the making for hundreds of years has finally arrived in the form of a faceless army. But this is not a story about war. This is a story about a vibrant, beautiful planet –and the journey to keep it that way. ● December 12Hero’s Hour [GOG Code] – Hero’s Hour is an accessible, yet-deep and content-rich strategy roleplaying game. Take control of your hero, explore the world, build up your town, fight fast-paced battles, level up your hero and amass an army large enough to take out the opponents – before they take you out. ● December 12The Coma: Recut [GOG Code] – The good news is your school is about to explode. The bad news is… you’re trapped in it with her! The Coma is back, recut and remastered. Explore this horror-fest of the Korea indie cult classic with an all new visual upgrade and mechanics. ● December 12Electrician Simulator [Epic Games Store] – Take on the electrician role and learn the profession’s basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers’ homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes! ● December 12ReDrawn: The Painted Tower Collector’s Edition [Amazon Games App] – In this remastered and enhanced edition, revisit a classic and experience Iris’ painted world like never before! Beautiful new artwork fills modern displays and adds new depth to the Drawn world. ● December 19 Nine Witches: Family Disruption [Amazon Games App] – When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed). ● December 19Predator: Hunting Grounds [Epic Games Store] – Play an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey. ● December 19Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron Extended Edition [Amazon Games App] – Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron is an action-packed, vertically scrolling shoot ‘em up with a captivating and fully voiced narrative. Dodge bullets, collect massive power ups and wisely use special abilities as you defeat waves of enemies. ● December 19Simulakros [Amazon Games App] – Fight the evil CORP from the inside. Confront deadly robots in this fast-paced third person shooter with rogue-lite elements. ● December 19 Christmas Fables: The Magic Snowflake Collector’s Edition [Legacy Games Code] – A magical snowflake of infinite power is lost, but not hope or holiday spirit! Save Christmas and rescue the dangerous artifact from the hands of a small troublemaker! ● December 26The Town of Light [GOG Code] – The Town of Light is a psychological adventure told in the first person. The story is set in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century in a place which really existed and has been meticulously reconstructed.
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