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Photo : ultrafx ( Shutterstock ) It’s been two years since Microsoft released their Xbox Series S, and the price has finally come down below the $300 mark for the holidays:   Microsoft has announced that their simpler, sleeker Xbox Series S model (compared to the bigger and more powerful Series X) will be $50 off for the holiday season, for a total of $250. But there’s another deal you can take advantage of for a limited time, too. What is the Xbox Series S deal? Target is offering a $50 gift card for those who buy their Xbox Series S online before Saturday, Nov. 19. There is no delivery option, though, you must pick it up in-store. That means you can get the Xbox Series S for a net spending of $200 if you plan to spend at least $50 at Target . Target also offers the “ RedCard ” credit card that you can use to save an additional 5%. And Target has pledged that if the price of the Xbox Series S drops any lower before Dec. 24, Target will refund the difference with the...

Photo : Shuang Li ( Shutterstock ) It’s November, which means it is once again Black Friday season (the Friday after Thanksgiving now somehow lasting an entire month), and retailers across the internet—and the brick-and-mortar chains that remain—are dropping deals. Traditionally, this is the best/worst time to be a video game fan. The best, because tons of A-level games are on generous sales, some of them for the first time. And the worst, because you probably bought a lot of those games for full price when they came out and—if you’re anything like me—you have barely played them since. That’s why, in the interest of never feeling the sting of unrealized savings, I have vowed to never pay full price for a game again—and you should too. FOMO versus reality Before you rush to tell me I wrong, I’ll start with a caveat: If you are the kind of gamer who simply must play the hot new game when it’s at its newest and hottest, then by all means, do so. But be honest with yourself before yo...

Image : Brendan Hesse Sony and Microsoft recently unveiled the first batch of new games joining their respective subscription services, and December is shaping up to be an excellent month of gaming for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass members alike. It also looks like both companies are getting ready to cycle several beloved titles out of their free game catalogs. To help you plan out your holiday gaming, here’s a roundup of everything joining (and leaving) PS Plus and Game Pass in December 2022. Every game joining PlayStation Plus in December 2022 (so far) Image : PlayStation Blog We might only know part of PlayStation Plus’ December lineup, but Sony’s service is already stacked with some meaty new additions. Starting with the PS Plus Essentials, PS5 and PS4 players can download Mass Effect Legendary Edition this month, which includes remastered versions of Mass Effect , Mass Effect 2 , and Mass Effect 3 in a single package. Developed by BioWare, the Mass Effect trilogy is o...

Official Launch Trailer - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Widely regarded as among the best RPGs ever made, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt could easily become your life. Its open world, do-whatever-you-want style is reminiscent of pen-and-paper RPGs, except you don’t have to do any math or deal with other humans. Just completing the main plot takes around 55 hours , but a full, kill-every-monster and collect-every-weapon, run will take nearly 200 hours, if you’re playing the Game of the Year edition. Platforms : PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows https://www.tausiinsider.com/11-of-the-longest-narrative-video-games-ever-made/?feed_id=330094&_unique_id=64480e2deaf2d

Photo : ultrafx ( Shutterstock ) It’s not too late to get a deal on an Xbox for the holidays: Best Buy is offering the Xbox Series S right now for $250 and throwing a free wireless Xbox controller in the cart for you just in time for Christmas. The console already comes with one wireless controller, but having a second one (usually retailing for $40 to $65 ) feels extra nice . How to get the Best Buy Xbox Series S deal? When you add the Xbox Series S to your online cart, Best Buy should automatically add a free wireless Xbox controller to the order. You can pick it up at your local store or have it shipped to your home for free by Christmas. W ith Best Buy’s price- match program, you can also keep an eye out for any sweeter deals you find after the fact, such as t his Xbox Series S from BJ’s for $234.99 . The purchase will also come with free returns until Jan. 14, 2023 . How is the Series S different from the Series X? You can think of the Series S as the Series X’s younger ...

Photo : Miguel Lagoa ( Shutterstock ) Right now, Costco is selling Xbox gift cards for 20% off, and you can get a maximum of $400 worth of them per member (or more if you have other authorized members o n your membership). That means you can get $400 worth of gift cards for a total out- of- pocket cost of $320, which you can use for anything from the Microsoft store online , including Windows laptops, Xbox game consoles, games, and game passes. How to get $400 of Xbox gift cards for $320 From now through Jan. 1 , Costco is selling $100 Xbox gift cards and four-packs of $25 both as digital downloads for $80 each. There’s a limit of two items per member, and you need to l og in t o view the full deal . The gift cards are available “ while supplies last,” which seems like odd phrasing for a digital gift card, but y our Costco might also carry them in store. Non-members are able to purchase the $25 four-pack gift cards online for an extra 5% surcharge, which works out to...

Photo : Mr.Mikla ( Shutterstock ) For decades, video game companies have given players a choice in how to position their consoles. The PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS4, and more all let you decide whether to position them horizontally or vertically, with some even including a stand. The PS5 doesn’t buck this trend, and Sony encourages you to orient it however you want. That didn’t stop a spate of viral rumors that keeping your PS5 upright could damage it. Frankly, that’s bullshit. The story kicked off six days ago when gaming site Wololo.net reported a hardware flaw in the PS5 could cause the console’s “liquid metal thermal paste” to leak into other components of the machine when played in an upright position. Wololo cited a few different repair technicians, who reported seeing issue crop up when customers brought their units in for repair. The site even claimed this was affecting consoles that hadn’t yet been taken out of the box. The report took off, with many other gaming outlet...