Cyber Monday is turning out to be a good time to stock up on Nintendo Switch consoles and gear, and one of the most popular accessories has gotten its biggest discount yet. The Pro Controller, usually priced at $70, is just over fifty bucks for the retail holiday.
The price applies across both Amazon and Target. Both stores list the controller at $60, but apply an extra discount at checkout bringing it down to $51. The extra Target discount actually applies store-wide, as the store is offering an additional 15% off of everything with some exceptions. One such exception is to Xbox One hardware.
Cyber Monday has also brought good deals on hardware and games. GameStop is offering a Switch with a $50 gift card, while Best Buy is offering a $35 eShop card. Nintendo's eShop Cyber Monday sale is offering lots of discounts on digital purchases. And to make use of all those digital games, you may want to expand your system's memory with a cheap MicroSD card. You can check out our full list of Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals for more details.
With Thanksgiving weekend finally past us, you probably made it to the theater already to check out Ralph Breaks the Internet with the whole family. What did you think? Read our review, then let us know in the comments below.
The internet is a lot of things to many different people. It can be a way to keep up with friends, a professional workspace, a battleground, or a powerful tool for harassment. For Vanellope, the glitchy star of the arcade kart racer Sugar Rush, it represents unlimited possibilities, the potential for evolution and change--an escape from monotony. That same monotony is what keeps Wreck-it Ralph, the lovable bad guy of the game Fix-it Felix, on the path of goodness. And for him, the internet is a frightening frontier that draws his most villainous characteristics to the forefront.
In that respect, Ralph Breaks the Internet, the sequel to 2012's Wreck-it Ralph, captures something real: The internet brings out the worst in some people. But that reality doesn't make for a particularly fun or lighthearted movie. Ralph Breaks the Internet is almost as funny as the original, and it's especially nice to catch up again with these characters and see what they're up to these days. But it's also kind of a drag.
Ralph Breaks the Internet follows Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) as they journey to the online world to buy a new part they hope will save Vanellope's game. You're mostly fine if you've never seen the original or it's been a while; returning characters like Felix (Jack McBrayer) and Calhoun (Jane Lynch) are sidelined and play unimportant roles, and all you really need to know is that this is basically Toy Story for video game characters. When the arcade closes for the night, the game characters go "off the clock," traveling around through power cords, meeting for root beers in the bar from arcade classic Tapper, and generally leading their own lives.
The movie does a good job establishing where Ralph and Vanellope are at in their lives: Ralph is happy to go to "work" every day as the villain of the game Fix-it Felix Jr., while Vanellope is growing bored of racing the same tracks over and over. Thus, you get the different ways they view the internet--and the movie's main conflict.
From a practical standpoint, the new setting is rich with both overt and subtle comedy. The internet is a teeming, endless metropolis in Wreck-it Ralph 2, and Disney Animation filled each frame with inside jokes, memes, and references to online culture. At the same time, the movie often reaches for low-hanging e-fruit, lazily plucking lame dad jokes, especially at Ralph's expense, like when he's trying to come up with relevant trends and the new character Yesss (Taraji P. Henson) reprimands him for suggesting something that was hot "15 seconds ago."
The whole world accessible at your fingertips? Ralph just doesn't get it. He's essentially your parents, which is fine, since plenty of moms and dads will see Ralph Breaks the Internet with their kids. If Reddit memes were the main source of comedy, half the audience would walk out scratching their heads. That said, there are some jokes that just don't land in the slightest, like an uncomfortable tribute to the mole gag from Austin Powers in which Ralph keeps slipping up and mentioning a character's physical deformity out loud. There's absolutely nothing funny about it, and there are similar examples throughout the movie.
Yesss is an algorithm, a digital being who runs the internet's largest trend site, BuzzTube. As a concept, she's fairly on the nose--she's so hyper-aware of every new trend that the other characters can barely keep up. That's what the plot demands, and Henson seems to have fun with the role. The other main new face, Shank (Gal Gadot), fits well in Ralph's universe: She's essentially this movie's Calhoun, albeit with a softer edge, despite hailing from the hyper-realistic online racing game Slaughter Race. The relationship she and Vanellope form is genuinely touching.
The part that feels most out of place is also the one that's received the most attention leading up to Ralph 2's release: the Disney Princesses scene that sends Vanellope on a surprisingly self-deprecating trip through Disney history. It's undeniably a well-executed, hilarious scene, brimming with impressive details like the fact that almost all the original voice actresses return. Sure, it's all a bit contrived, but it's also OK to simply enjoy Disney being so self-aware. Whether Cinderella would ever really smash her glass slipper into a shank and brandish it at a little girl is beside the point.
Ralph Breaks the Internet does manage to confront the internet's ugly side, which feels like the elephant in the room for any viewers who spend a significant amount of time online. We're all aware of the trolls, harassment, propaganda, and lies that assault every corner of the internet, and Ralph learns a hard lesson when he encounters the "comments room" after his videos go viral. Yesss's assertion that you just need to ignore the trolls isn't as wise as the movie seems to think it is--we should know by now that doesn't actually work--but at least it's something.
More troubling is the turn Ralph takes as a character. He's always been a bad guy; he spent most of the first movie trying to earn a "medal" just to prove that he wasn't, while ultimately accepting that being a bad guy doesn't mean he has to be a bad guy. If you enjoyed that character development, brace yourself for a backslide, as Ralph easily slips back into his old, selfish, villainous ways in this movie. What is the message here? That some people really are just villains? His arc seems designed as a warning to all the online bad guys of the real world, but the final act trades any subtlety for a huge action set piece, and the movie's central conflict takes a very strange turn. Ultimately, Ralph goes a little too bad, and it's resolved a little too easily, for the movie to feel satisfying.
Ralph Breaks the Internet is a funny, detailed look inside the online world that viewers of all ages should enjoy. Its take on internet culture is just not very nuanced, which doesn't come as a total surprise. After all, there's no pleasing everyone.
The Good
The Bad
Internet humor for all ages
Ralph's negative character development
Nice to catch up with these characters
Misguided platitudes like "just ignore the trolls"
With Thanksgiving weekend past, you probably watched Adonis Creed and Viktor Drago match gloves in Creed II. Check out our thoughts in the below review, and let us know what you thought about the epic match-up in the comments below.
From the opening scenes, you know exactly where Creed II is headed. Creed II is to the original Creed what Rocky II was to the movie that started it all: Adonis Creed starts out on top of the world, which means he has nowhere to go but down. He'll hit rock bottom, linger there for a while, then drag himself back up for a triumphant return. That's the basic outline of Creed II. It's intimately familiar, and it's so well executed that you won't mind the story's inevitability.
That isn't to say there are no surprises. The story of Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed, son of Apollo Creed, parallels that of his predecessors, but it's not a simple cut and paste. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has his own arc in this film, while Bianca (the incredibly talented Tessa Thompson) really comes into her own as a character. Maybe most surprising of all is the journey of Ivan Drago, returning villain from Rocky IV, played once again by the great Dolph Lundgren.
Like the original Creed, Creed II is about legacy. Adonis can't escape the past, and he has the extra burden of carrying Rocky's legacy in addition to his own father's. Back in 1985, in Rocky IV, Rocky defeated Ivan Drago after Drago killed Apollo Creed in the ring. Now Drago, disgraced for decades in his home country, returns with a son who's been training his whole life for this moment. They throw down the gauntlet in Philadelphia, and Adonis has no choice but to accept.
At least, that's how he sees it. But Creed II moves past the simple theme of legacy when Rocky asks Adonis, "Why do you need to fight this fight?" Why does Adonis accept that his father's and his mentor's problems are now his problems? What does he actually want?
As in the last movie, Jordan brings a huge amount of depth to the character. It wouldn't be a Rocky movie without some training montages, and Creed II has some really creative ones. More importantly, Jordan absolutely sells how hard the character pushes himself. And Adonis doesn't take defeat lightly. Rock bottom really looks grim for him, thanks to Jordan's vulnerable, emotional performance. And his physical condition is staggeringly impressive--the amount of training that must have gone into making his body look like this is hard to imagine.
As Adonis's partner Bianca, Thompson proves in Creed II that she can bring a unique presence to any role. As essentially a supporting character for Adonis, Bianca might have felt like a second stringer in another actress's hands, but Thompson steals the show more than once. As the viewer, you believe that Adonis would collapse without her support in their personal life. She's his foundation. And Stallone is still Stallone--capable of expressing a surprising amount of emotion for a guy whose face looks like that. He may actually have become a better actor in his advanced years.
And then there's Lundgren. Like Rocky, Ivan Drago is well past his fighting years--although unlike Rocky, Drago still cuts a physically intimidating figure. His son Viktor (Florian Munteanu) is a monster of a man who spends most of the movie yelling and throwing punches that look like they could break through a brick wall. But the elder Drago is such an impressive presence--especially next to the clearly exhausted Stallone--that you feel genuinely scared for Rocky during an early confrontation when it seems like the two old rivals might come to blows.
Creed II accomplishes something incredible when it humanizes Drago. Yes, he's still the bad guy of the story, but he's not a villain. He's an ex-boxer who's essentially been in exile; disgraced at home, abandoned by family and country. Drago's path, much like Adonis's, was inevitable. And Creed II spends enough time with Ivan and Viktor that you truly start to feel for them. Training montages flip back and forth between Adonis's cushy apartment, beautiful girlfriend, and fancy gyms, and Ivan and Viktor's dingy home, ratty facilities, and generally lonely life. Both sets of characters are just doing what they have to do to improve their lot.
Creed II's fights, the main event, are breathtakingly personal. Adonis and Viktor make every punch look and feel real. The camera often stays uncomfortably close, making excellent use of a first person perspective to make you feel like you're literally in the fight, taking those hits along with the characters. The blood, sweat, and tears feel so immediate that you'll forget about caring whether you think you know what the outcome is going to be. Jordan and Thompson invest so much emotion that you can't help but feel along with them.
Creed II comes with a different director--Steven Caple Jr. replaces Ryan Coogler--but it nearly matches the original Creed in quality. It's Rocky sequel comfort food: exactly what you want, executed with amazing finesse. The only question left is where the series will go from here, as Adonis Creed now has his own legacy to maintain.
The Good
The Bad
Emotional performances, especially from Jordan and Thompson
Cyber Monday has officially begun and we've got a look at the discounts you can pick up on what is the final big shopping day of this holiday period. To start with, there's a 15% offer at Target, and Best Buy is offering some decent deals too. We've updated the full list below with everything so far.
Why would we talk about Cyber Monday 2018 when Black Friday is still ongoing this weekend? Because these two major shopping days occur very close to one another. Many deal hunters will still be recovering from a Black Friday savings hangover by the time Cyber Monday arrives on November 26. If that's you, you'd better pop some Tylenol and hop online, because Cyber Monday deals will be coming in hot.
As for specific Cyber Monday deals, little is known at the moment, though we have gotten a few hints as to what offers will be available. For instance, Ebay is doing a "Cyber Weekend" sale, with deals on things like a Microsoft Surface Pro and a 65" 4K smart TV starting on Saturday, November 24. Additional deals will kick off on Monday, Novmeber 26, including on a Fallout 76 Xbox One X bundle, though the price has yet to be announced. You can find additional information in our Cyber Monday preview of the deals we already know about.
Seeing as retailers will be dropping prices on an array of products on and around Cyber Monday, it can be hard to know if you're getting the best deal possible on any given item. Below, you'll find links that will help you sort through the sales to find the biggest discounts available. We'll continue adding more links as new sales are announced, making this the go-to page for your Cyber Monday needs.
Target still has many games and movies on sale, but the highlight of its Cyber Monday sale is a 15% offer sitewide. It does have some significant exclusions, but it still lets you make your own deals. This even extends to cover pre-orders of PS4 and Xbox One games like Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Just Cause 4
Best Buy offered early access to its Cyber Monday sale on Sunday, but now everyone has access to the full promotion. It includes a ton of games and movies, with many of the same prices as Black Friday, but not everything is the same.
GameStop has followed up its nice Black Friday offering with even more deals for Cyber Monday, which include some terrific offers. That includes $30 for Hitman 2, which we didn't see discounted at all last week.
Steam's Autumn sale continues until Tuesday, giving you only a short while longer to get cheap PC games on everything from Dead Cells to Dark Souls III.
You'll find a lot of Nintendo Switch deals right now, both on hardware (including some console bundles that effectively let you choose what game or games you get for free), games, and controllers. MicroSDXC cards are also on sale, which should come in handy considering the Eshop game sale is ongoing.
Cyber Monday has brought fewer deals on Fallout 76 than we got last week, but there are still some discounts to be had. That includes on the Ultimate Edition, which is suddenly more tempting because it gets you into Red Dead Online early.
Like Red Dead 2, Black Ops 4 isn't seeing as many steep discounts for Cyber Monday, but there are still offers out there--including just $38 for the PS4 and Xbox One versions, which is within a dollar of the best price we've seen.
Despite its recent release, we continue to see Fallout 76 heavily discounted. Cyber Monday has brought the best prices yet on Bethesda's new online RPG.
Another recent release seeing a discount already is Hitman 2. Unlike Fallout 76, it wasn't discounted for Black Friday, but you now have the opportunity to get it for half price--$30.
To help prepare you for the craziness of Cyber Monday, we've looked at what happened last year to help set expectations for this year's online shopping day.
Adorable do-gooder Fix-It Felix was one of the main protagonists in the original Wreck-It Ralph, where he not only found love, but learned to question his role as the hero of his own game, too. But things have changed a bit in the six years between the original Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks The Internet--Felix is still fixing things, to be sure, but he's not quite as eager to prove himself as he used to be.
There are spoilers for Wreck-it Ralph 2 below, so be warned!
While Felix takes things (relatively) easy this time around, Ralph and Vanellope head to the internet to try and save Vanellope's home, Sugar Rush, from certain destruction. In the process, Ralph sets off a chain of events that threatens to bring the web to its proverbial knees. As a series, Wreck-It Ralph has always been heavy-handed with the references--the original was jam packed with famous video game characters like Pac-Man and Zangief. Ralph Breaks The Internet ups the ante by taking the guard rails off.
In our review, we highlighted the movie's willingness to play in the Disney canon in unexpected ways--even when those moments didn't exactly jive with the rest of the film's digital backdrop. Take Vanellope's team-up with a whole entourage of Disney Princesses, which we wrote "sends Vanellope on a surprisingly self-deprecating trip through Disney history. It's undeniably a well-executed, hilarious scene, brimming with impressive details like the fact that almost all the original voice actresses return. Sure, it's all a bit contrived, but it's also OK to simply enjoy Disney being so self-aware. Whether Cinderella would ever really smash her glass slipper into a shank and brandish it at a little girl is beside the point."
But while Vanellope is cozying up to her predecessors and Ralph is breaking the internet, Fix-it Felix and Calhoun remain stuck in Litwack's arcade, raising a small army of adorable but obnoxious kart-racing characters. What exactly did Felix get up to the whole time? How did he raise those racers by the end? What did Felix and Calhoun really say about parenting in that final scene?
GameSpot: So, Felix is not in this movie as much, you know, compared to the first one.
Jack McBrayer: He's taking a little vacation.
Was there anything on the table for your character and for Calhoun (Jane Lynch) that didn't make it into the movie, or something that you recorded that you wanted to keep and didn't make the cut?
No, I mean, the storyline pretty much was what it was--I honestly don't even remember. Because we did the table read for this one in December of 2015 and the story was vastly different from what it is now. But that was also the case with the first one, so that wasn't really a surprise this time around. It's just been fun to see how the script has evolved since.
Was there any room for improv for you and Jane Lynch here?
They do encourage to do it a few times, as scripted, but then they just let you cut loose. And it's fun, because Jane Lynch has a similar background, she did comedy for years and years. And coincidentally, me and Jane Lynch, and John C. Reilly, were all in Talladega Nights together, in 2005. That was another project where improv was encouraged.
And she's just liquid funny. And so even just reading the lines you're like, trying not to laugh, to ruin a take, but then when you're just able to improvise it's so silly. Especially knowing how different these characters are. You know, this tiny little munchkin and this glamazon, to be able to play around with that
So another element of the movie is you and Calhoun have adopted 15 children.
As one does.
There's a bit at the end where you actually get to give some fake parenting advice. Was that dialogue actually recorded and then taken out?
There was actual dialogue recorded, but I do have to admit--some of it was nonsense, because, at that point, we just had to match what the character's mouths were doing.
In one version of the script, Felix is very overly confident about being a parent. He's so used to being a helper. "Here's a problem, I can fix it!" kind of thing. So I think in a very general sense, he's like, "oh, well, parenting, yes, this is an obstacle, but we can do it."
If you had to put Felix in a different video game, what would you put him in?
Oh boy. You know, I'm gonna go easy on the kid, because, he's not built for those [scary games].
Maybe Minecraft?
That might be it. That's seems very blocky and buildy...At the most extreme I'd put him in Sugar Rush or a racing game. Not the scary ones.
So no hanging out with Gal Gadot's character Shank?
No. I mean, god no. Bless her heart. It'd especially be a fun dinner date, but she don't want to go racing with that. It's too much. That's too much. Leave Felix alone. We have to protect him.
After a three-week quest that started with Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost, Guardians finally managed to solve the mystery of who killed Master Ives. The quest included revisiting the Cosmodrome from the original Destiny and a pretty great prize: Thunderlord, a lightning-slinging machine gun.
If you haven't completed the multi-part Exotic quest to grab Thunderlord, you absolutely should--it's about to disappear. November 27 marks the end of Season 4 in Destiny 2, and when that happens, the Thunderlord quest will cease to exist. With it goes a very easy path to a great Exotic heavy weapon, and your chance to return to the Cosmodrome one last time.
Thunderlord will still be available in Season 5--which Bungie has dubbed the Season of the Forge to go with its first annual pass content drop, The Black Forge--but it'll be tougher to come by. Bungie is adding Thunderlord to the Exotic Engram pool, meaning the only way to find it after November 27 is in random drops that occur in the world, and that'll make it very rare. A recent update from Bungie has made Destiny 2 more likely to give you Exotics you don't already have in those random drops, which means you might come by Thundelord eventually, but hoping for Exotic Engrams is still the worse way to find the gun by far.
To start the Thunderlord quest and hunt down the killer of Master Ives, the Cryptarch from Destiny's Reef area, head to Amanda Holliday in the Tower. She'll give you Master Ives' journal, which requires players to search for the missing pages from Ives' diary out in the world. Here's how to solve the mystery and get Thunderlord.
Step 1: The Crytarch's Journal
Clearing that first step is actually pretty easy to accomplish. There are 10 pages to acquire, and players can get them either by finding Legendary engrams in various activities--including Gambit, the Crucible, Strikes, and everything else you already do in Destiny 2--or from killing tougher Fallen enemies in the EDZ on Earth.
Actually snagging all the pages is an easy feat to knock out if you head to the EDZ. You're looking for Fallen with orange-colored health bars, which are otherwise known as Elite bad guys. You need the orange enemies in particular; you won't get pages from Majors, who have yellow health bars, like the ones designated as high-value targets, for instance.
The quickest way to find Elite Fallen to kill in the EDZ is to find a public event and join it. The Glimmer Mining event that takes place in various places in the EDZ is a solid bet, especially if you knock it up to its Heroic level. You won't get a page for every Elite you kill, but the drop rate is pretty high--one or two public events should do it.
If you don't feel like messing around on Earth, you can also spend some shards at the Cryptarch in the Tower to quickly gather up the Legendary engrams you need to complete the step. That method will cost you 250 Legendary shards if you buy 10 engrams to get all 10 pages. Given how easy it is to get the pages in the EDZ or by earning Legendaries organically, though, you probably don't need to waste the shards.
Step 2: Hunting The Fallen
The second step is almost as quick and easy as the first. It returns you to the EDZ, this time to complete four Lost Sectors. You'll start with a batch of three that need cleaning out: Atrium, Widow's Walk, and Terminus East. If you're not familiar with the names, those are the three Lost Sectors located in the Trostland area of the EDZ.
You'll find Atrium in the church where Devrim Kay hangs out, Widow's Walk in the northwest corner of the area, and Terminus East in the northeast corner. Once you've wrecked the Major enemies in all three, you'll get a new step that directs you to yet another Lost Sector, called Whispered Falls.
Jump on your Sparrow and drive west to the Outskirts area, and look for the Lost Sector up in the hills in the west end of the area. It's north of the narrower portion of the map you drive through to access Winding Cove.
Kill the Major in Whispered Falls and you'll need to wait for Amanda Holliday to summon you back to the Tower. She'll eventually give you new coordinates, which will send you to the third and final stage of the quest.
Step 3: Return To The Cosmodrome
Your final step for the mission unlocks when you're prompted to return to Amanda Holliday. She'll identify a strange teleporter in Earth's European Dead Zone you should go check out--it's actually a Mission that starts you on the final step of the quest. To get there, warp into the Winding Cove location in the EDZ, then ride east toward the Outskirts. You'll find the mission start in the northern part of the canyon in the Whispered Falls Lost Sector. Fight your way inside to reach the teleporter.
Starting the mission warps you back to the Cosmodrome, the place where Destiny players first started way back in the beginning of the original game. You're basically following the path of the very first Destiny mission, fighting through Fallen into the Wall around the Cosmodrome. Keep following the mission markers until you get inside, where you'll face a big battle with a Fallen Captain called Kikliss, Murderer, and a huge batch of minion enemies.
This is the toughest fight of the mission by far, so bring your best guns and try to keep moving. Smaller Fallen enemies will continually spawn into the battle, so Supers that take out lots of enemies at once or are good for crowd control will help. Once you damage Kikliss enough, a giant Servitor will join the fight, which makes it even more annoying. Try to keep space between you and Kikliss while you focus your fire on the Servitor, since it can make other enemies invincible--including the boss.
Killing the Servitor should make it a little easier to take down Kikliss, which is your main objective for the mission. Once you do, you'll be prompted to fight your way back out the Cosmodrome. Back outside, you'll get a message from Amanda Holliday suggesting that this could be your last time back in the Cosmodrome, and you'll see an objective prompt reading, "Leave The Cosmodrome?" It seems Destiny 2 is suggesting there might be more secrets to find hidden in Russia, so take your time in leaving to look around. We haven't found whatever secret the game is hinting at just yet, but we'll update this guide when we do.
If you approach the teleporter near where you started, you'll be sent back to orbit and prompted to return to Holliday in the Tower. When you do, she'll wonder about what the Fallen who killed Master Ives were really after, but she'll also thank you for avenging his death. Your final reward is a "trinket" she found in his stuff, which is none other than the sparking machine gun Thunderlord. The Exotic goes in your Heavy weapon slot, and carries the "Reign Havoc" perk, which causes lightning strikes from the sky as you rack up kills with bullets.
Though Black Friday 2018 is no behind us, there's still many more deals to take advantage of for Cyber Monday. Previously, we reported on retailer Target offering special deals for Cyber Monday, allowing anyone to purchase a set of accessories and current releases for a blanket discount of 15% off. But with Cyber Monday now in full swing, they've extended this discount to upcoming releases of games for PS4 and Xbox One.
In addition to the blanket discount, you can pre-order soon to be released games for PS4 and Xbox One for 15% off. If you go to their website now, you can search for upcoming games like Resident Evil 2 (PS4 / Xbox One), Just Cause 4 (PS4 / Xbox One), Kingdom Hearts III (PS4 / Xbox One), and the PS4's Days Gone and purchase them for 15% off, dropping their prices to about $51 before tax. If you're looking to get the jump on 2019's slate of games, this deal is a great way to start. Also, if you prefer to shop on Amazon, the online retailer will price-match any of Target's prices.
Unfortunately, these deals are only available today, so you'll need to jump on them before they expire. Also, Switch games seem to be excluded from these deals as well. Along with the pre-order special discount, Target also has many new games and hardware on sale as well. These discounts include new Joy-Cons for the Switch for less than $60, Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PS4 and Xbox one for $34, and God of War for $17 on PS4.
There's much more to see with Cyber Monday, so keep track of all our current posts and updates on all the big deals happening today. For reference, here's some of the highlights for Target's big Cyber Monday sale.
Cyber Monday 2018, the day that promises to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, has arrived. As always, it has brought with it a whole heap of deals on video games of all kinds. If you're on the lookout to save money on Red Dead Redemption 2, you've come to the right place. We've gathered all the most rootin', tootin' deals available today (November 26) on the biggest cowboy game available now on PS4 and Xbox One. Read on for the goods.
While we saw some RDR 2 deals pop up here and there on Black Friday, things have calmed down considerably by Cyber Monday. Most retailers have gone back to selling the standard edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 for its regular retail price of $60. But that doesn't mean there are no discounts to be had on the game.
In terms of the standard edition, Xbox One owners can pick it up for $56 from Amazon. That's not a big discount, but it's the only one there is at the moment. If you're interested in the Special or Ultimate editions of the game, you can save some additional cash. The Special edition comes with a physical world map, plus a bonus bank robbery mission and some in-game items like weapons and outfits; you can get a digital PS4 version for $72 (regularly $80).
And anyone looking to upgrade to a PS4 Pro can get a bundle containing Red Dead Redemption 2 for its usual price of $400. However, if you buy it at GameStop today, they'll throw in a $50 GameStop gift card.
While none of those deals really blows the roof off, they're all the Red Dead Redemption 2 discounts you'll find on Cyber Monday 2018. We'll add any new deals to the list below if and when they appear. In the meantime, you can read or watch our Red Dead Redemption 2 review and check out these RDR2 tips you need to know.
Rockstar has finally delivered details on Red Dead Redemption 2's online mode, revealing when it's going to kick off. Shortly after launch, publisher Take-Two confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2 had shipped 17 million copies, which means there's going to be a fair few people interested in taking their outlaw antics online into a multiplayer environment. To ensure Red Dead Online's servers don't completely buckle under the weight of the entire community, access to the beta is being given to gradually.
When you're able to play the beta depends on the version of the game you have or when you actually started playing the game. The first group of people that will be able to play the game are those that purchased the Ultimate Edition. Anyone who has that version will be able to jump into the beta from November 27 at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PST / 1:30 PM GMT / 12:30 AM AEDT (November 28).
The next group of people to be given access is anyone who played the game on October 26 (that's Red Dead Redemption 2's launch day). If you're one of those people, you can head online on November 28. If you played the game between October 26 and October 29--according to Rockstar's data--you'll be able to join the fun from November 29.
Finally, public access to Red Dead Online will be available to anyone that owns Red Dead Redemption 2 from November 30. This rollout method will help Rockstar "ease into the beta and to mitigate major issues." The studio is being very candid about potential performance issues, saying that the beta is "the first step in what will be a continually expanding and dynamic world."
As such, Rockstar is expecting the "inevitable turbulence of launching any online experience of this size and scale" and it is asking the Red Dead Redemption 2 community to report any issues and share their feedback so that Rockstar can shape the experience with them in mind. You can find out more about Red Dead Online here.
Red Dead Online Start Dates And Times
Tuesday, November 27: All Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition owners from November 27 at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PST / 1:30 PM GMT / 12:30 AM AEDT (November 28)
Wednesday, November 28: All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26th according to Rockstar's data
Thursday, November 29: All players who played Red Dead Redemption 2 between October 26th to October 29th according to our data
Friday, November 30: All players who own Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 earned a 9/10 in GameSpot's review, with Kallie Plagge saying it "is an excellent prequel, but it's also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it's a world that is hard to leave when it's done."
"While Red Dead Redemption was mostly focused on John Marston's story, Red Dead 2 is about the entire Van der Linde gang--as a community, as an idea, and as the death rattle of the Wild West. It is about Arthur, too, but as the lens through which you view the gang, his very personal, very messy story supports a larger tale." Read our full Red Dead Redemption 2 review for a more in-depth analysis of the game.
Black Friday might have come and gone, but the deals aren't over just yet, thanks to Cyber Monday. There are still some great opportunities to save money on gaming stuff, especially if you're in the market for spare controllers for your Nintendo Switch. Nintendo charges a whopping $80 for a set of its Joy-Con controllers, but for Cyber Monday, you can knock a good chunk off that price.
Target is offering most varieties of Joy-Cons at a 13% price reduction right now, bringing down the cost from $80 to $70. The retailer is also offering a store-wide cut of 15% off everything, only for Cyber Monday. That brings the price down to $59.49 before taxes, and Target will ship you your Joy-Cons for free.
Note that to see the full discount from the 15% reduction, you'll have to go to the checkout screen with the Joy-Cons in your shopping cart. There are also Joy-Con varieties, like the set of two blue controllers, that don't have the 13% discount and so come only get the Cyber Monday 15% off--keep an eye on the price in the cart to make sure you're getting the best deal you can.
Cyber Monday is upon us, bringing all sorts of great deals on consoles, games, and accessories. You can even snag a few different deals on a brand new Nintendo Switch. But not all deals are created equal, and one in particular is so off-the-wall it warrants attention.
Helzberg Diamonds, the jewelry retailer, is offering a free Nintendo Switch console with the purchase of $1,199 or more. Just make sure to use the promotional code "Nintendo" at checkout. The deal isn't terrible if you were in the market for jewelry anyway, but it's a pretty circuitous route to a new game system. Helzberg is also offering similar Cyber Monday deals that offer a Vizio TV or Google Home with purchases at different amounts.
If you'd like a Nintendo Switch for a bit cheaper--and without the diamonds--you have plenty of options. GameStop is selling the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle and throwing in a $50 GameStop gift card. Best Buy and Amazon are both offering it with a $35 eShop card.
Plus Nintendo's digital Eshop itself is having a Cyber Monday sale, and you can also snag a good deal on a Pro Controller and MicroSD cards to round out your system purchase. Check out all of our Cyber Monday roundups for more deals on games, consoles, accessories, movies, and more.
With Black Friday in the rear view mirror, Cyber Monday is now upon us, which in some cases means a whole new slate of deals at certain retailers. Target's approach once again is to offer a blanket discount that you can apply to most anything you want. This does have some notable exclusions, including PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch consoles, but it is still an opportunity to make a deal of your own--including on things that you weren't able to find for cheap on Black Friday.
Right now on its website, Target is offering 15% off much of its catalog, even including things that are already on sale. As noted above, not everything is included: This can't be applied to the aforementioned consoles, Red Dead Redemption II, or Nintendo Switch games. Luckily, there are plenty of other Switch Cyber Monday deals to be had.
In terms of individual games, this again stacks on top of current discounts. NBA 2K19 is still marked down to $30, and with the 15% off, it drops to $25.50 (PS4/Xbox One). If you missed out on the superior Black Friday pricing, you can still get the full-priced Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PS4/Xbox One) or Spider-Man down to $51. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4/Xbox One) is $17, Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4/Xbox One) is $34, and Dragon Quest XI on PS4 is $30. Pre-orders even seem to be included, letting you get the upcoming Just Cause 4 (PS4/Xbox One) for $51.
This offer is available sitewide; you can get movies and numerous other things for 15%. You can see the full details here, or a list of all video game products here; those that are eligible for the 15% off will state as much both in the full list and on the individual product page. You can bring prices down a 5% further with the standard discount offered by using a Target Red Card.
Be sure to let us know in the comments below, and check out our Cyber Monday deals roundup for all the things to keep an eye out for.
Production on the upcoming Hellboy reboot movie finished nearly a year ago, and we still won't see the movie until April 2019. But following the poster that was revealed last month, the first still from the film has now been released.
The image comes via Empire. It shows Stranger Things star David Harbour as Hellboy, running down a dark corridor. As the first promotional image of Harbour in costume showed, this Hellboy is a bulkier, more imposing demon than the one played by Ron Perlman in Guillermo Del Toro's movies. Check it out below.
Hellboy hits theaters on April 12 next year, having moved back from its original release of January 11. It also stars Milla Jovovich as the Blood Queen, Ian McShane as Professor Broom, and Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimo. It's directed by Neil Marshall, who is best known for his work on Game of Thrones and the recent Netflix show Lost in Space, plus movies like Doomsday and The Descent.
Empire also interviewed Marshall, who explained that the film would be a darker take on Mike Mignola's comic books than Del Toro's movies. "It was always a case of, 'When in doubt, go back to the source material.' Some of the stuff is pretty sick," he said. "More violent and more bloody. We weren't making it with handcuffs on."
The first teaser for the movie is yet to be officially released, but it was screened for fans at New York Comic-Con last month. GameSpot was at the trailer's premiere, so check out what we thought here.
We're reaching the end of the Thanksgiving period, which means time is quickly running out for you to get yourself a good discount on games. Black Friday is already gone, but if you weren't able to make the most of the deals on that day you've got one more shot thanks to Cyber Monday. One of the hot properties over the last few days has been Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and if you're looking to pick up the game you've got a few options.
One of the better prices we've seen for the game is at GameStop, which has the latest entry in the blockbuster shooter series for $38 on PS4 and Xbox One (PC is out of stock).
Best Buy, meanwhile, has the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions priced at $45. These are physical versions of the game, but a digital code for the PS4 version is also available at the same price. If you head to Walmart, you can get Black Ops 4 for $39 on PS4 and Xbox One. If you want to get the game without leaving the comfort of your home, Sony's PlayStation Store has it for $48, while Microsoft's store has it for $54, or $48 if you're an Xbox Live Gold subscriber.
Blizzard's Battle.net platform, which hosts other Activision-published games such as Destiny 2 and Black Ops 4, has the game for $48, with the Deluxe Edition going for $90 and the Deluxe Enhanced Edition for $117.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 takes some risks with the formula, most notably by dripping the single-player campaign. However, it's still a feature rich experience thanks to the suite of traditional multiplayer modes, as well as new Zombies missions and Blackout, which is Call of Duty's take on the battle royale genre.
Reviews editor Kallie Plagge awarded it an 8/10 in our review of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, saying it "isn't short on content, and its three main modes are substantial. Multiplayer introduces more tactical mechanics without forcing you into them, and it largely strikes a good balance. Zombies has multiple deep, secret-filled maps to explore, though its returning characters don't hold up and prove distracting. Finally, Blackout pushes Call of Duty in an entirely new direction, making use of aspects from both multiplayer and Zombies for a take on the battle royale genre that stands on its own. Sure, there isn't a traditional single-player campaign, but with the depth and breadth of what is there, Black Ops 4 doesn't need it."
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