Articles for December, 2019

GameStop’s Weekly Deals Include Discounts On Some Of 2019’s Best Games

Though the holidays are just about over, it's time to start spending those gift cards and pick up some games and accessories for your new console. GameStop's latest weekly ad features deals on a number of Xbox One, PS4, and Switch games. PC gamers can also save on some awesome Corsair gear.

The weekly sale technically runs until January 4, but most of the game deals are deemed "special offers" and are only discounted until January 1. The Division 2 drops all the way down to $12 on PS4 and Xbox One, which is a remarkable price for a game that released in 2019. Gears 5 is 50% off, lowering the price from $60 to $30.

For those who received a new Nintendo Switch this Christmas, you can pick up Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for $40. Arcade multiplayer phenomenon turned console game Killer Queen Black is a steal at $15, and Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection is $30. The Rebel Collection compiles Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and the underrated Assassin's Creed Rogue.

PC gamers can save on three excellent Corsair products. The Corsair K70 RGB MK 2 mechanical gaming keyboard is $50 off, slashing the price from $160 to $110. You can pair that keyboard with the Corsair M65 RGB gaming mouse that happens to be on sale for $40 (was $60). And if you want to round out your desk space, you can plop both of those peripherals on the $15 Corsair MM300 anti-fray extended mouse pad.

You can browse the full ad at GameStop and check out our favorite deals below--some of which are holdovers from GameStop's winter sale. You'll also probably want to take a peek at Amazon's end-of-year sale, which includes a larger selection of game deals.

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Uncharted Movie Hits Setback, Loses Yet Another Director – Report
Sony's Uncharted film adaptation has incurred an unexpected setback. Travis Knight, who signed on to helm the project in September 2019, will no longer direct Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, according to a new report.Deadline states that Holland's work ...
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Game Release Dates In January 2020: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, And PC
We've spent the last few weeks looking back at some of the best games of 2019, but now it's time to look ahead at what the new year has in store, and it seems 2020 is already shaping up to be another exciting year for gaming. Both Sony and Microsoft wi...
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Hasbro’s Toy Box Is Bigger Than Ever With $3.8 Billion Entertainment One Takeover – Fortune
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Destiny 2 EDZ Obelisk: How To Activate It And Get Around The Bug

Upgrading the Sundial obelisks scattered around the solar system is a big part of the Season of Dawn, Destiny 2's current content season. You'll need to complete bounties from each of the obelisks and Saint-14 to earn the materials you need for the upgrades, but doing so increases your rewards significantly throughout the season.

In order to upgrade the obelisks, you'll need to visit and interact with each one. But many players have reported issues with the obelisk in the EDZ. Walk up to it, and you might find that there's no prompt to interact with the obelisk's control panel, and therefore no way to spend the Polarized Fractaline materials needed for the upgrade. As Bungie has noted, the obelisk is bugged, and it can seem like your progress in the season is stalled if you don't know what to do about it.

Fortunately, there's a workaround. Apparently, the obelisk's issue has to do with the requirement to unlock it in the first place--you need to complete a mission in the EDZ in order to power up the obelisk and make it work. Unlike other obelisks in the solar system, though, the EDZ one isn't just checking if you have completed the requirements; if anybody in your instance hasn't activated it, it won't give anyone the prompt to interact with it.

Bungie suggests repeatedly spawning in at a different transmat location and then returning to the EDZ obelisk, which is located in the EDZ's Gulch section. The idea is that you can try to enter the area over and over, in hopes of finding an instance in which everyone has activated the obelisk. It can be time-consuming, but eventually, it should work.

That method works if you're on PC, although it can be annoying. If you're a console Destiny 2 player, however, you have an easier method. While your character is in orbit, go into your console's Settings menu and adjust the date and time, picking any day in the past. Once that's done, spawn in at the Gulch transmat zone and head to the obelisk. You should now be in an empty instance, having tricked Destiny 2 into thinking you're playing at a different time than everyone else. With nobody around, the obelisk should work.

That's still a bit of a pain, but we've found altering the console's date makes the obelisk work every time. Bungie hasn't said when it'll get a fix together for the obelisk, unfortunately, so be prepared to put in a little extra effort to advance your way through the Season of Dawn's requirements.

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Amazon’s Huge End-Of-Year Sale Includes PS4, Xbox One, And Switch Games

As with every holiday season, it's been a busy few months for deals as stores and publishers compete to offer appealing prices on games, consoles, and accessories. But the hectic shopping season is finally coming to an end, which means retailers are now clearing out their leftover stock at low prices. So while it may be too late to pick up a gift for that special someone, there's still time to snag something on your personal wishlist at a nice discount.

Amazon's massive year-end sale has replaced its Christmas sale, and with it come thousands of deals across categories like electronics, movies and TV, headphones, and, of course, gaming. While many of the best deals were offered earlier this month, Amazon is still discounting quite a few games. As usual, some of the best prices are for PS4 and Xbox One games, but PC and Switch gamers still have some nice options as well. One of the standouts is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for just $33.74 (full discount shown at checkout). You can also find Gears 5 for just $25, The Outer Worlds for $40, and NBA 2K20 for $30. Some first-party Switch games like Super Mario Maker 2 are $10 off, which is about the cheapest you'll find them outside major sales like Black Friday and Prime Day.

Speaking of Black Friday: If you missed out on the popular PS4 Slim bundle that comes with God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, and The Last of Us Remastered, you can still find it in stock at Amazon for a discount, although not quite as cheap as it was in November. The bundle is currently selling for $249, down from $300. The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is also discounted to $172.90, down from its usual $250. And while Nintendo Switch deals are unsurprisingly nowhere to be seen at this point, you can snag a Switch Pro Controller for just $55, an excellent purchase if you got a new Switch for Christmas.

Check out some of the best post-Christmas gaming deals at Amazon below. You can also see more year-end deals across other categories at Amazon.

Best end-of-year deals at Amazon

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Netflix’s Most Popular Titles of 2019 May Surprise You
Everyone has their own favorite thing to binge on Netflix, but what binge-worthy content do we all have in common? Netflix's end of year roundup is here to reveal what shows and movies its...
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Why Epic Games Store-Exclusive Games Are Good For Developers
Talk about the big business battles of the video games industry, and it's tough not to focus on the wars between gaming consoles. In the 1990s, SEGA and Nintendo were engrossed in a public, often odious back-and-forth banter in an attempt to grab hold ...
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Like You, Barack Obama Was Very Into Lizzo, DaBaby, And Rosalía This Year
Former President Barack Obama revealed his favorite songs of 2019 and the list features DaBaby, Lizzo, Rosalía, Solange, Ozuna, and more.
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My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding Twins Sent “Unhappy” Note After Suicide Pact
Amid the passings of Billy Smith and Joe Smith, new claims are emerging regarding the nature of their deaths. On Saturday, the twin brothers and stars of the British TLC reality show My...
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