Month: December 2019

Persona 5 Royal, the enhanced version of 2017’s Persona 5, now officially has a North American release date for 2020.

Atlus announced today that Persona 5 Royal will be released for the PS4 on March 31, 2020, and is currently available for preorder in its many editions. Watch the release date announcement trailer below.

Alongside the release date confirmation, Atlus announced a host of both digital and physical editions, including:

• Persona 5 Royal Phantom Thieves Edition ($89.99) — includes P5R, an official Joker mask with stand, collector’s box, art book, soundtrack, limited edition steelbook case, and a dynamic PS4 theme
• Persona 5 Royal Launch Edition ($59.99) — includes P5R, a limited edition steelbook case, and dynamic PS4 theme

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During the hustle and bustle of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping extravaganza, Walmart quietly revealed a new Nintendo Switch bundled deal, one that beats just about everything offered on Black Friday, and it goes live today at 9 am PT/12 pm ET.

Nintendo Switch Mario Red Bundle Deal for $299

• Nintendo Switch Mario Red Joy-Con Bundle for $299 – See it at Walmart

The Walmart-exclusive Nintendo Switch deal includes a pair of Mario Red Joy-con packed right in. Up until now, the only way to get a pair is to import them from Japan or have been lucky enough to pick up the Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch bundle when it was offered way back in 2017. According to Walmart’s weekly ad, this is an in-store only deal, but we won’t know until later whether or not you’ll be able to order it online for in-store pick-up or if you’ll need to trek to your nearest location and purchase it there.

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As usual, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 brought on a whirlwind of deals this past weekend, with numerous appealing console bundles, accessory deals, game discounts, gaming membership markdowns, and much more. As usual, some of the most popular deals, like a PS4 Slim holiday bundle with console-exclusive games, quickly sold out, but fortunately for budget-savvy gamers who may have had other plans this weekend, there’s still a chance to cash in on some of Cyber Monday’s best gaming deals this week. Over time, the shopping bonanza has expanded, converting the week after Thanksgiving to Cyber Week.

To help you snag some of the best Cyber Week deals and hopefully cross some more names off your holiday shopping list, we’ve rounded up all the best gaming deals at participating stores like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and more. Overall, the best Cyber Week deals we’ve seen are at Amazon, Walmart, and Ebay–the pickings are slim elsewhere.

Cyber Week gaming deals to grab now

Best Cyber Week game deals

• Ape Out — $7.49 (Switch)
• Borderlands 3 — $35 (PS4, Xbox One)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — $40 (PS4)
• Guacamelee: One-Two Punch Collection — $20 (Switch)
• Gris — $8.49 (Switch)
• Just Dance 2020 — $26 (Switch, Xbox One)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — $40 (Switch)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening — $48.94 (Switch)
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 — $49 (Switch)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 — $50 (Switch)
• MLB The Show 19 — $20
• NBA 2K20 — $30 (Switch)
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe — $40 (Switch)
• The Outer Worlds — $39 (Xbox One), $40 (PS4)
• Pokemon Sword + Luigi’s Mansion 3 — $97 (Switch)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 — $35 (PS4, Xbox One)
• Super Mario Party — $40 (Switch)
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD — $20 (Switch)

Best Cyber Week console deals

• Nintendo Switch bundle with Mario Red Joy-Cons, $20 Eshop credit, carrying case — $299
• Nintendo Switch (new model) — $285 ($300)
• Nintendo Switch Lite (yellow or gray) — $180 ($200)
• Nintendo Switch Lite (yellow or gray) with Pokemon Sword or Shield — $230 ($260)
• Xbox One S All-Digital Edition — $149 ($250)
• Xbox One X with NBA 2K20 — $349 ($500)
• PS4 Pro with Marvel’s Spider-Man GOTY Edition — $300 ($440)
• PS4 Pro with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — $350 ($460)
• Sega Genesis Mini — $50 ($80)

Best Cyber Week accessory deals

• PlayStation Plus 12-month membership — $40
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Fortnite Jet Black — $39
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Black — $39
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Midnight Blue — $39
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Crystal — $39
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Magma Red — $39
• DualShock 4 wireless controller, Gold — $39
• Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons (multiple colors) — $60
• PlayStation Gold wireless headset — $69

Arcade machine deals

• Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat Arcade Machine — $200 ($300)
• Arcade 1Up Asteroids Arcade Machine — $150 ($300)
• Arcade 1Up Street Fighter 2 Arcade Machine — $200 ($300)
• Arcade 1Up Space Invaders Arcade Machine — $200 ($300)

After developer Atlus drummed up hype for an announcement though a countdown on Twitter, Persona 5 Royal‘s release date has been confirmed. While the game has been out in Japan since October 31 this year, the localized version of Persona 5 Royal will launch in the West on March 31, 2020 exclusively for PlayStation 4.

This is according to a Phantom Thieves-inspired message shared by the official PlayStation Twitter account. That came after an apparent leak on Amazon Canada revealed the date and two different special editions of the game.

We’ve covered P5R leading up to its release in Japan, and you can get a deeper look at the game with our Persona 5 Royal reveal trailer breakdown or our analysis on a number of the new features in the game.

Todd Phillips has re-confirmed that no sequel to Joker is in the works, but says he thinks Warner Bros. is giving him time to think over how to approach one.

Speaking to the IGN UK Podcast, Phillips was asked if, after the huge response to the now-debunked reports that a sequel had been confirmed, Warner Bros. had begun pushing for one:

“Well there was

even before Joker came out. A movie does that kind of business and became that beloved around the world – they had talked to us about it. Joaquin and I had spoken about it anyway as far back as when we were shooting the movie. But in all honesty we haven’t gone any further on it. Even Warner Bros. hasn’t. I think they’re just giving us time, and if we can figure it out, and if Joaquin’s down to do it, we would do it. But we haven’t gotten near that yet.”

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals aren’t built to last. They’re made to rain their savings down upon eager consumers and then vanish into the December night. But not all of the deals disappear when the clock strikes midnight. Some stick around the next morning. Here are the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday that haven’t gone away. Yet. If you see something you like, jump on it. These deals aren’t likely to last much longer.

Nintendo Switch Deals Still Available

Switch Hardware Deals

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Did you know Natasha Romanov (Romanoff in the movies) isn’t the only Russian agent to operate under the codename Black Widow? In the early 2000s, another agent designated as a Black Widow — Yelena Belova — made her first appearance, and she had Natasha in her sights from the get-go. Florence Pugh will be playing Yelena in the upcoming Black Widow solo film (watch the trailer here!), so there’s no better time to meet the super-spy than now.

From her origins in the Red Room to a strange, temporary turn as a supervillain, here’s everything you need to know about the second Black Widow. These are the topics we’ll be covering here:

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Universal Pictures has released six brand-new character posters for No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie and the final film starring Daniel Craig as 007, ahead of the official trailer launch on Wednesday.

The character posters, which are gathered in the gallery below, feature a closer look at Daniel Craig’s Bond alongside Léa Seydoux’s Madeleine Swann, Lashana Lynch’s Nomi, Ben Whishaw’s Q, Ana de Armas’ Paloma, as well as Rami Malek’s supervillain Safin.

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