PlayStation 5 Disc Console Slim + Spider-Man 2 Bundle

$499 (was $560)

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Last November, Sony launched the updated PS5 Slim, offering a compact new design with the same powerful hardware as the original console. The PS5 Slim was bundled with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at launch for the holidays--and somehow, the bundle is still available for only $499 at Amazon and Walmart. The bundle is either sold out or back to the full $560 price at other major retailers, including Best Buy and Target. Meanwhile, the Call of Duty PS5 Slim bundle is sold out at all major retailers, so we expect the Spider-Man bundle to disappear soon, too.

PlayStation 5 Disc Console Slim + Spider-Man 2 Bundle $499 (was $560)

The PS5 Slim Spider-Man 2 bundle essentially gets you the excellent open-world game for free. Typically listed for $560, Amazon has it on sale for $499. We've also seen it listed at Walmart for the same price--though this seems to vary based on your location. At any rate, these are the only two retailers still offering the discount, and it likely won't be available for much longer.

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It's a similar story for the Nintendo Switch OLED Super Smash Bros. bundle and PS5 Slim + Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 bundle, both of which saw steep discounts around the holidays and are now sold out or priced higher. However, you can still get the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch holiday bundle at Amazon and Best Buy for $300--at least for now.

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The iconic GameCube start-up sound is a fond memory of many gamers' childhoods, but for the last 23 years, the beloved Nintendo console has been harboring a little-known secret: There's an alternate version of the well-known xylophone jingle that plays when the console is turned on, and it sounds absolutely hilarious.

Recently shared online by an employee at Secret Castle Toys--a local game shop based in Owensboro, Kentucky--the secret Easter egg start-up noise has taken the internet by storm, with many gamers wondering how so few knew about it for so long. According to the employee who shared the hidden sound with the world via a TikTok video, all one needs to do to access the Easter egg is hold down the Z button on their controller when booting up the console.

When done correctly, the Easter egg causes the GameCube's familiar xylophone jingle to be replaced by a series of amusing squeaks, similar to the sound of a squeaky dog toy being repeatedly stepped on as the console's animated G-shaped logo unfurls across the screen. The secret start-up sound then ends with an audio clip of a child laughing.

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The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered has arrived, and Antonline is celebrating with a few great bundles. Naughty Dog made notable changes for this PS5 upgrade, including native 4K output in Fidelity Mode, improved load times, and a new roguelike survival mode called No Return. The game itself isn't on sale, but you'll find it included in a variety of bundles, giving you a cheap way to snag a new DualSense controller or a discounted copy of The Last of Us Part I.

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The bundle seeing the biggest discount includes both The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and The Last of Us Part 1. It's available for just $80 (down from $120), making it the perfect option for anyone diving into the post-apocalyptic adventure for the first time. Free shipping is included with your purchase, with deliveries arriving in as little as three days.

You'll also find two bundles that include The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and a new DualSense controller (one bundle features Starlight Blue, the other Galactic Purple). These are currently listed for $100 each, saving you $25.

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Palworld, the game that has been nicknamed "Pokémon with guns," has sold over one million copies in just eight hours since its release into early access, and its servers are struggling to keep up.

"We are blown away with the response to Palworld and we're doing our best to respond to your issues," developer Pocketpair said in a statement. "Currently, our server provider is reporting that due to the large amount of concurrent players, the servers have become unstable and you may be experiencing issues connecting to servers."

While the studio is working on the issue, Pocketpair also suggested reconnecting two or three times to the game as players have reported successfully logging in after launching the game.

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He's here! Everyone's favorite arms dealer, Xur, is back to offer a curated selection of weapons and armor during a quiet time for Destiny 2. That break from the usual stress of battling entities beyond mortal comprehension will be coming to a break soon as new Season of the Wish content is on the way, so now is a good time to arm yourself for some upcoming challenges. Here's where Xur is this weekend and what he has for sale.

This week you can find Xur in the EDZ, in the Winding Cove area. For his weapon, Xur is offering Skyburner's Oath. Hunters can pick up Gemini Jester leg armor; Titans can grab Peregrine Greaves leg armor; and Warlocks can buy the Getaway Artist gauntlets.

Xur locationXur's location in the EDZ.

Spawn in at the Winding Cove transmat zone, then hop on your sparrow and go north. Take the collapsed overpass on the left and look for a cave near the bend in the road. Follow the tunnel through the cliff face to reach a higher ridge where a Fallen dropship has crashed; you'll find Xur waiting there.

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Best Buy is running another big sale this weekend, giving you a chance to pick up video games, laptops, TVs, and other popular electronics for cheap. This time of year is usually light on deals--so be sure to give it a look if you want to cross off items on your wishlist without going over budget. Most of the price cuts end on Sunday, though a few end early on Saturday, so swing by and check them out while you can. Make sure to also check out our roundup of the best steelbook edition Blu-rays that Best Buy has on clearance while supplies last.

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Console gaming deals are a bit light this weekend, but My Best Buy Plus and Total Members can save $50 when purchasing an Xbox Series X. You'll also find a few hit games on sale (including Bayonetta 3 and Dead Space). Diablo 4 might be the best video game on sale, as it's listed for $45 (down from $70) and its third season is about to start on January 23. That makes it the perfect time to dive in, as all players will be rolling new characters (so you won't feel overwhelmed by players well above your level). You'll find a few other console gaming deals below.

• Xbox Series X Console (Plus or Total Members Only) -- $450 ($500)
• Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (Xbox, PC) -- $250 ($300)
• Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld Console -- $300 ($350)
• Bayonetta 3 -- $42 ($60)
• Dead Space -- $35 ($70)
• Diablo 4 -- $45 ($70)
• EA Sports FC 24 -- $35 ($70)
• NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition -- $35 ($70)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor -- $35 ($70)

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It's equipped with an old RTX 2050, but the HP Victus 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop is a solid choice for shoppers on a budget. It'll never run modern games at high settings, but it'll run just fine for less demanding titles and is reliable enough for all your basic computing needs. Toss in a 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM, and a fast Ryzen 5 7000 processor, and young professionals and students alike will find much to love about this frugal rig--especially since it's on sale for just $480. The ASUS ROG Ally 7-Inch Gaming Handheld is also seeing a $200 price cut, while you can pick up the premium LG UltraGear 27-Inch Nano IPS Monitor for $300 (down from $400).

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One of World of Warcraft's most powerful and well-known couples just broke new ground for Blizzard's flagship title, as a recently added in-game cutscene depicts the first on-screen kiss in the nearly two-decade history of the MMORPG.

Blizzard is currently wrapping up the story of the game's current Dragonflight expansion ahead of The War Within's release later this year. In addition to adding major new features like NPC follower dungeons and dragonriding across all of Azeroth, the game's most recent update, Seeds of Renewal, also serves as an epilogue to Dragonflight's story: wrapping up various loose ends, highlighting a few key character moments, and teasing the story to come in the months and years ahead.

It's the short epilogue quest centered on the Night Elves as part of Seeds of Renewal that features the kiss 20 years in the making. The Night Elves have been through a lot in the past half decade, with Dragonflight finally bringing the storyline of the the Night Elves losing their home to a fitting conclusion, as they build a new settlement for their people, Bel'ameth, among the roots of the recently sprouted World Tree, Amirdrassil. As Night Elf leader Tyrande Whisperwind and her adopted daughter Shandris Feathermoon reflect on their new home and the future of their people, a fan-favorite character makes his grand return.

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Master Chief had a romantic storyline and even had sex in Season 1 of the Halo TV show, and that was a "huge mistake," according to Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber. He said in the newest issue of SFX Magazine that the relationship between Master Chief and Makee (Charlie Murphy) was a bad idea that he fought unsuccessfully to stop.

"The decision to make the connection between Makee and John a romantic connection was a huge mistake," Schreiber said (via GamesRadar). "I felt it was a huge mistake at the time and I argued against it and fought against it. But I am who I am. I don't write the scripts. I only give my opinion. It wasn't listened to."

Plenty of Halo viewers did not enjoy this storyline either, and the sex scene specifically irked some because Cortana herself was standing by watching.

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Blu-rays in the current era are better than ever, but all of that 4K goodness also comes with a higher price-tag. Fortunately, Best Buy has a massive clearance sale now on for dozens of Blu-rays, and for those of you looking for something to display, this deal is focused primarily on steelbook editions. Once these steelbooks sell out, you'll probably never be able to buy them again, as Best Buy is working toward no longer carrying Blu-rays starting this year. While you're browsing Best Buy's site, make sure to check out the retailer's new weekend sale, too.

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With steelbook releases, you're getting your films in a durable container sporting alternative art. Tastes may vary, but generally, these covers are far superior to the generic designs of regular releases. On top of that, these films typically come with a code to stream the film online, a wealth of extras, and superb picture quality.

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Palworld, the "Pokemon with guns" game from developer Pocketpair, is off to a hot start. The game released today, January 19, and has already surpassed 350,000 concurrent users on Steam.

It only trails the free-to-play games PUBG, DOTA 2, and Counter-Strike 2 in terms of concurrent players. Palworld is available now for $27, but that price is temporary only and will go up to $30 after January 25. Palworld is the No. 1 top-selling game on Steam currently.

Palworld, which has been in development for more than three years, is available on Steam through Early Access as the developer continues to refine the experience.

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It has been an excruciatingly long wait for Indiana Jones fans, but at long last, a brand-new video game in the franchise is on its way. First revealed in 2021, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle will be arriving later this year, giving fans a chance to don the trademark fedora of the two-fisted archeologist as he uses his wits and whip to explore historical landmarks and extract teeth from Nazis.

Now that the game is almost here, Microsoft and MachineGames have revealed more of its story details and have shown off some of its whip-cracking gameplay in action. Some elements are still being kept locked up tighter than the treasures in an Atlantean tomb, but for now, here's everything that we know about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle so far.

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First revealed back in 2021, Indiana Jones and The Great Machine is currently scheduled to launch in 2024. Microsoft hasn't revealed a concrete date yet for the MachineGames-developed adventure, but barring any major delays, it's looks set to be one of the big highlights of the year.

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Call of Duty's big new Season 1 Reloaded update went live this week in Modern Warfare III and Warzone, but the release was a buggy mess. What went wrong? Raven Software has now given a behind-the-scenes update on the issues and apologized to fans.

In a social media post, Raven said the Season 1 Reloaded update released with "some" of the "preemptive setup" that the studio did not intend to release publicly.

"We unfortunately encountered a conflict between live player data and our servers. Our teams were made immediately aware of the issues and began investigating shortly after the update went live," Raven said.

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Lucasfilm and Machine Games are making an Indiana Jones game called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but what even is a Great Circle?

Game director Jerk Gustafsson said in a blog post that a "'great circle' is any circle that divides a sphere in half," and Earth's best-known one is the equator. These "great circles" are used in aviation for navigation purposes, he pointed out. There is a "very real and mysterious" great circle on Earth that connects many historical sites such as Giza, Easter Island, Sukhothai, Nazca, and more.

"Their connection has remained a mystery, and this provides the perfect adventure for our game," Gustafsson said.

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Sleuth your way to the truth in two fully enhanced mystery adventures with Another Code: Recollection. Travel to the remote Blood Edward Island as Ashley, a 13 year old girl in search of her father in Another Code: Two Memories. Ashley receives a letter from her father who she believed to be dead, setting off a chain of mysteries and visions into the past. Investigate your surroundings and locales while solving puzzles to reveal the truth in this refreshed retelling of the original Trace Memory game for the Nintendo DS system. Experience Ashley's full story, including the events of the first game's sequel - Another Code: R - Journey into Lost Memories. Previously unreleased in North America, this second installment completes Ashley's intriguing tale as she journeys to Lake Juliet two years after the events of the first game to uncover the hidden truth surrounding her mother. This collection includes fully enhanced versions of both original games, featuring overhauled visuals, fully explorable environments, new voice acting, puzzles, music, and more.

Palworld is a game about living a slow easy-going happy life with mysterious creatures called "Pal'' or throwing yourself into life-and-death battles with the villainous poachers. On your adventures in Palworld, you can befriend Pals and explore the vast world happily together. You can sell them, butcher them to eat, give them hard labor, pillage, rob and exercise complete mayhem but this is completely up to the players to make adult decisions like these since the laws in this world prohibit such activities. Just don't get caught! Palworld is a brand-new, multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can befriend and collect mysterious creatures called "Pal" in a vast world! Make your Pals fight, build, farm, and work in factories. Survival This world is full of dangers such as food shortages, harsh weather, and illegal poachers. You must be prepared to do anything if you want to survive. You may even need to consume Pals sometimes... Riding and exploration Fly, swim, dig holes... You can explore all kinds of places on lands, the sea, and in the sky by riding Pals. Building Do you want to build a pyramid? You can have a large number of Pals work on the construction. Don't worry; labor laws won't be applied to Pals. Life Make your life more comfortable by collecting a variety of valuable Pals to light fires, generate power, and mine minerals. Farming Different Pals are good at different things such as sowing, watering, harvesting, or else. Create attractive farms and orchards with your Pals. There are also Pals that can duplicate themselves when they're planted. Factory and Automation It is essential for automation to let Pals do the manual work. Build a factory and place Pals in it. They will work forever as long as they're fed until the end of their lifetime. Dungeon Exploration With Pals, you'll be safe in dangerous areas. If you are in danger, you use Pals to cover your escape! They'll give their lives to protect you. Breeding and Heredity When you breed Pals, they inherit the parents' characteristics. Mix rare species Pals to raise the strongest Pals! Poaching and Crime Endangered species Pals live in the hunting prohibited area. If you sneak in and catch them, you'll get tons of money! It's only illegal if you get caught. Multiplayer This game supports multiplayer. Invite your friends to go on an adventure together. Of course, you can battle and trade with other players!