Amazon will begin discounting a variety of products for Cyber Monday before Monday even starts. Those looking for games and hardware, however, can wait until Monday, Nov. 27 to find the biggest deals. We’ve rounded up the most eye-catching deals below; unless otherwise specified, all discounts begin starting Nov. 27. Some of the best routers out thereA dependable internet connection is crucial for any kind of online gaming. We’ll keep you posted on additional offers as we find them, but for now,

Amazon will begin discounting a variety of products for Cyber Monday before Monday even starts. Those looking for games and hardware, however, can wait until Monday, Nov. 27 to find the biggest deals. We’ve rounded up the most eye-catching deals below; unless otherwise specified, all discounts begin starting Nov. 27. Some of the best routers out thereA dependable internet connection is crucial for any kind of online gaming. We’ll keep you posted on additional offers as we find them, but for now,

Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. PC gaming is a vast category for Cyber Monday retailers to explore, covering a ton of hardware that may be useful to gaming but may not be made for it. We’ve tried to condense the known offers from the major online retailers to a relevant list for the gaming audience below. Very important: For games, the Steam Autumn Sale is going on, p

The Pokémon Go Global Catch Challenge has ended, and Niantic Labs reports that players caught more than 3 billion Pokémon to unlock new rewards. They had until today to do so, and easily beat that deadline, clearing the challenge yesterday evening. You’ve caught over 3 billion Pokémon and unlocked a new reward during the Global Catch Challenge. #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge pic.twitter.com/slGXLg0CNb — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 26, 2017Those final rewards mean Farfetch’d, form

Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. Online shopping is as much a force in holiday retail sales as going to a store the day after Thanksgiving. It gets going in earnest this week beginning with Cyber Monday. This post will be updated as more Cyber Monday sales are announced.

Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. Online shopping is as much a force in holiday retail sales as going to a store the day after Thanksgiving. It gets going in earnest this week beginning with Cyber Monday. This post will be updated as more Cyber Monday sales are announced.

Sonic Forces, which purposefully erased the boundary between official canon and fan fiction, is making another bow to the Sonic community with the “Sanic T-shirt” — a free in-game item that references the seven-year-old Sanic Hegehog meme. The “Sanic T-shirt” is now available for free download in Sonic Forces! pic.twitter.com/OzIXyVwgCf — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) November 25, 2017The MS Paint abomination is now wearable by any custom created character in Sonic Forces — custom charact

Sonic Forces, which purposefully erased the boundary between official canon and fan fiction, is making another bow to the Sonic community with the “Sanic T-shirt” — a free in-game item that references the seven-year-old Sanic Hegehog meme. The “Sanic T-shirt” is now available for free download in Sonic Forces! pic.twitter.com/OzIXyVwgCf — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) November 25, 2017The MS Paint abomination is now wearable by any custom created character in Sonic Forces — custom charact

The Pokémon Go Global Catch Challenge has ended, and Niantic Labs reports that players caught more than 3 billion Pokémon to unlock new rewards. They had until today to do so, and easily beat that deadline, clearing the challenge yesterday evening. You’ve caught over 3 billion Pokémon and unlocked a new reward during the Global Catch Challenge. #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge pic.twitter.com/slGXLg0CNb — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 26, 2017Those final rewards mean Farfetch’d, form

Here are the top video game releases for the month of December 2017. In the trailer for Dead Rising 4’s Capcom Heroes mode, we get a look at those characters — and another, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective’s Sissel — as well as some classic Dead Rising characters. The game will also include a number of game mechanic updates based on fan feedback. December 12:Fallout 4 VR (Windows PC) — The game, first announced at last year’s Bethesda E3 showcase, is coming to the HTC Vive. Playerunknown’s Battleg

Here are the top video game releases for the month of December 2017. In the trailer for Dead Rising 4’s Capcom Heroes mode, we get a look at those characters — and another, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective’s Sissel — as well as some classic Dead Rising characters. The game will also include a number of game mechanic updates based on fan feedback. December 12:Fallout 4 VR (Windows PC) — The game, first announced at last year’s Bethesda E3 showcase, is coming to the HTC Vive. Playerunknown’s Battleg

For the first time in 11 marathons, Desert Bus for Hope’s charity drive did not eclipse the total raised in the previous year. In this case, the distance is time behind the wheel of Desert Bus, a minigame from the unreleased Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors for Sega CD, in which players drive a touring bus at 45 mph, in real time, between Tucson, Ariz. and Las Vegas. Over its lifespan, Desert Bus for Hope has raised $4,465,440 for Child’s Play, the philanthropy of Penny Arcade that buys and deliv

If Cuphead was an actual arcade cabinet video game, it’d probably take $587.75 to complete, except for that one high school outcast who could nonchalantly chain American Spirits while mining crystals in Sinistar. They were the best at those punishing old school teenage hangout games. Anyway, here’s a custom cabinet built by John Sellers specifically for Cuphead. Here’s Sellers taking on Werner Werman, the boss battle of Murine Corps in Inkwell Isle Three. This doesn’t appear to be anything on of

Copenhagen has played host to some of the best tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history, and this weekend’s BLAST Pro Series already seems likely to join that list. After the first day was cancelled due to some unavoidable, and unfortunate, technical issues, the entire tournament will now be played in one day. Six of the seven best teams currently competing will be facing off at the tournament, meaning that every single match should be even and unpredictable. Adding to the tournam

For the first time in 11 marathons, Desert Bus for Hope’s charity drive did not eclipse the total raised in the previous year. In this case, the distance is time behind the wheel of Desert Bus, a minigame from the unreleased Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors for Sega CD, in which players drive a touring bus at 45 mph, in real time, between Tucson, Ariz. and Las Vegas. Over its lifespan, Desert Bus for Hope has raised $4,465,440 for Child’s Play, the philanthropy of Penny Arcade that buys and deliv

Black Friday has already come and gone, but there still are many great deals at major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop. We’ll also be bringing you the best gaming deals of Cyber Monday, so be sure to check back for those tomorrow. ComputingConsolesControllersHeadsetsKeyboardsCorsair K70 LUX RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Red RGB LED Backlit) for $107.99 (usually $159.99) at Amazon. If you’re looking for a less expensive keyboard, the Logitech G610 Orion Red Backlit Me

If Cuphead was an actual arcade cabinet video game, it’d probably take $587.75 to complete, except for that one high school outcast who could nonchalantly chain American Spirits while mining crystals in Sinistar. They were the best at those punishing old school teenage hangout games. Anyway, here’s a custom cabinet built by John Sellers specifically for Cuphead. Here’s Sellers taking on Werner Werman, the boss battle of Murine Corps in Inkwell Isle Three. This doesn’t appear to be anything on of

Destiny 2’s progression system for players beyond level 20 will change, following player outcry over a system of diminishing experience-point returns that players suspected was steering them toward buying the game’s loot box item. Like loot boxes in other games, a Bright Engram contains cosmetic items, typically emotes, ships or weapon skins. That comports with other players’ complaints since the Clarion Call event was first offered a week ago, in which players noticed that successive completion

Destiny 2’s progression system for players beyond level 20 will change, following player outcry over a system of diminishing experience-point returns that players suspected was steering them toward buying the game’s loot box item. Like loot boxes in other games, a Bright Engram contains cosmetic items, typically emotes, ships or weapon skins. That comports with other players’ complaints since the Clarion Call event was first offered a week ago, in which players noticed that successive completion

Copenhagen has played host to some of the best tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history, and this weekend’s BLAST Pro Series already seems likely to join that list. After the first day was cancelled due to some unavoidable, and unfortunate, technical issues, the entire tournament will now be played in one day. Six of the seven best teams currently competing will be facing off at the tournament, meaning that every single match should be even and unpredictable. Adding to the tournam