Best Deals Today: Resident Evil Village And Mass Effect Discounts, Star Wars Games, And More
We've put together a list of the best gaming, tech, and entertainment deals you can snag on Friday.
We've reached the end of the week, and Friday has brought some of the best deals with it. If you're looking forward to Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Resident Evil Village, you can save on your preorders for Xbox at Newegg. With Star Wars Day right around the corner, we're seeing some great deals on games such as Star Wars: Squadrons and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Meanwhile, both the PlayStation and Xbox Stores have kicked off Golden Week and Star Wars Day sales with hundreds of game deals. You can also still save on game deals from earlier in the week such as Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Switch and Little Nightmares 2 for all consoles. Animal Crossing fans can pick up merch for steeply discounted prices, while PC gamers can pick up the excellent Corsair K95 gaming keyboard and the Razer Viper Ultimate wireless gaming mouse at steep discounts. Check out all of the best deals for Friday below, and make sure to check back next week for a fresh batch of deals.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
$50 with promo code EMCEUTE35
If you're looking forward to Mass Effect Legendary Edition and game on Xbox, you can snag a nice deal on your preorder at Newegg. Use promo code EMCEUTE35 to get a Mass Effect Legendary Edition digital code for $50 ahead of its May 14 release.
Resident Evil Village
$50 with promo code EMCEUTE35
You can use the same Newegg promo code to get a digital Xbox code for Resident Evil Village for $10 off. You can also get the Deluxe edition for $60 with the same promo code. The Deluxe edition comes with a bunch of extra goodies, including new safe room music, a tape recorder save device, and extra gun, and a filter to alter the visuals to look like Resident Evil 7's found-footage sections. Resident Evil Village releases May 7.
Star Wars: Squadrons
$20 (was $40)
Star Wars: Squadrons is also on sale for $20. The space combat sim released last year, bringing back a Star Wars game genre that has been dormant for years. It features great flight mechanics, excellent maps, and a fun online multiplayer mode. It earned a 7/10 in our Star Wars: Squadrons review.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
$20 (was $40)
GameStop is getting an early start on Star Wars Day. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is on sale for $20, down from $40, for PS4 and Xbox One. Jedi Fallen Order features great combat that makes you feel like a Jedi and an interesting cast of characters. It earned an 8/10 in our Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order review.
Golden Week Sale - PlayStation
The PlayStation Store is also hosting a Golden Week sale featuring discounts on a wide variety of Japanese-developed games, including Kingdom Hearts All-in-One, Nier Automata, Persona 5 Royal, and plenty more great titles.
Golden Week Sale - Xbox
The Xbox Store is hosting a Golden Week sale marking down over 100 Japan-inspired games, including Nier Automata, The Yakuza Remastered Collection, Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle, Ori: The Collection, and much more.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
43.49 (was $60)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch is on sale for $43.49 at Amazon. The remastered version of the beloved Wii RPG has a breathtaking world, a wonderful cast of characters, and deep combat system that remains engaging after dozens of hours of play. The remaster also adds a great epilogue to the story. It earned a 9/10 in our Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition review.
Little Nightmares 2
$25 (was $30)
Little Nightmares 2 is discounted to $25 for PS4 and Xbox One at Best Buy. You can also grab the Xbox version at Amazon for the same price, while the Nintendo Switch edition is $34 at Best Buy. The unsettling sequel has a bevy of clever puzzles, a haunting art direction, and a captivating world.
Animal Crossing merch deals
Controller Gear's Animal Crossing: New Horizons products are discounted on Amazon right now. Leading the way is a cute Tom Nook quilted backpack, which is on sale for $25.50 (was $50). You can also get a gift set for $60 that comes with a handbag, Isabelle hat, three pairs of socks, Switch and Switch Lite console skins, pin set, keychain, and tech decals.
Razer Viper Ultimate Gaming Mouse
$100 (was $150)
Amazon has knocked $50 off the price of the Razer Viper Ultimate gaming mouse. The Viper Ultimate is one of Razer's best gaming mice. Built for speed, the Viper Ultimate is lightweight and has a 20K DPI optical sensor along with eight programmable buttons and up to 70 hours of battery life. This package also comes with a charging dock with RGB lighting.
It Takes Two
$33.88 (was $40)
It Takes Two, one of our favorite co-op games for PlayStation and Xbox, is on sale for $34 at Amazon and Best Buy. Sadly, this deal is only available for PS4/PS5. It Takes Two can be played split-screen or online with a friend. You and your partner play as Cody and May, a couple contemplating divorce who have been turned into dolls by their daughter's tears. Though it has a melancholy premise, It Takes Two is a humorous and heartfelt platforming adventure. It features some stellar platforming sequences that must be tackled as a cohesive unit and clever puzzles that are a joy to solve. It earned a 9/10 in our It Takes Two review.
Corsair K95 Platinum Gaming Keyboard
$130 (was $200)
Best Buy has an excellent deal on a high-end Corsair gaming keyboard. The K95 RGB Platinum is on sale for $130, down from $200. The K95 has Cherry MX Speed mechanical switches that are designed for fast movements and smooth transitions. It also has 18 programmable keys, 6 hot keys, and RGB backlighting. The K95 comes with a wrist rest to promote comfort throughout lengthy gaming sessions.
LG CX OLED 4K TV
$1,350 with free LG portable speaker
Amazon is running a nice promotion on our favorite TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X. If you buy the LG CX OLED 4K TV for $1,350, you'll get a free LG PL5 portable speaker. The speaker normally costs $100, so this is a nice throw-in if you're shopping for a high-end TV for your new gaming console. You can choose between three sizes starting at $1,350: 55-inch, 65-inch, and 77-inch. The LG CX supports HDMI 2.1, which helps optimize performance on the new consoles, as well as a 120Hz refresh rate. Couple those features with the impressive OLED display, and you have yourself a 4K smart TV that's ideal for gaming.
Persona 5 Strikers
$40 (was $60)
GameStop and Best Buy both have Persona 5 Strikers on sale for $40 for Nintendo Switch and PS4. The spin-off combines Dynasty Warriors-style action combat with Persona 5's world to create a unique experience that's definitely worth checking out if you're a Persona fan. It earned an 8/10 in GameSpot's Persona 5 Strikers review.
Halo Graphic Novel
$15.85 (was $20)
Dark Horse is re-releasing the original Halo comics that have been out of print for more than a decade. Halo Graphic Novel (catchy title) compiles four Halo comics and is available to preorder for $15.85 at Amazon, which is roughly a 20% discount. Halo Graphic Novel releases October 5.
SanDisk 512GB microSD card
$63 (was $100)
Amazon has SanDisk Ultra microSD cards on sale for great prices. The 512GB option is arguably the best deal. Normally $100, you can snag this high-capacity card for $63. If you're in need of extra storage space on your Nintendo Switch, a 512GB card is capable of holding a ton of games.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
$40 (was $60)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim flew under the radar last year, but it was quietly one of the coolest and most unique titles released in 2020. Developed by Vanillaware, 13 Sentinels combines visual novel storytelling with side-scrolling adventure exploration and real-time strategy combat. The game stars 13 high schoolers who are thrust into battle against city-destroying kajju. It earned a 9/10 in our 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim review.
Yakuza Remastered Collection
$40 (was $60)
Yakuza Remastered Collection is $20 off at multiple retailers, including Amazon. The collection compiles Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 with updated visuals and 60fps performance. Even if you've played one or more of these great beat-'em-ups, the collection is worth playing. It features new content that was excluded from the original North American releases.
Echo Dot
$30 (was $50)
Amazon's latest Echo Dot is on sale for $30, down from $50. The fourth generation Echo Dot provides a more immersive and practical user experience thanks to its spherical design. It's one of the most popular smart speakers around, and you can use it as a smart home hub for other devices. You could also opt for the model with a digital clock, which is on sale for $40 right now.
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