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The best early gaming deals of Black Friday

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Black Friday is a wonderful time of the year to be a gamer, or to shop for gamers in your life, because prices plummet on 2024’s best games, as well as on controllers, gaming gift cards, and sometimes consoles, too. While the official Black Friday deals will kick off before the sun comes up on Nov. 29, retailers have gotten into the habit of launching many of its deals early — and by early, we mean now. We have a big roundup of the best early Black Friday deals that covers a wide range of products, from board games and books to electronics. This one’s just about gaming. What’s cool about these early deals is that, in many cases, they are actually the same low prices as we’ll see on the big day. Some retailers like Best Buy and Target even offer price matching through the end of the year (or close to it) if you notice a lower price on a product you bought already during the holiday shopping season. Stay tuned for a big update coming Friday, Nov. 22, followed by more new deals this w
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Our favorite early Black Friday deals

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Black Friday is both a discrete date — Friday, Nov. 29, to be exact — and in the case of holiday sales events, it’s also a state of mind. And for Amazon specifically, it’s officially a full “ Black Friday Week ” starting Nov. 21, which also means Thanksgiving is now less than a week away, consequently. Every year, Black Friday-related deals have been popping up earlier and earlier, and this year, we’re already seeing a lot of great discounts across Amazon, Target, Walmart, and more. Early highlights available now include the Showa-era Godzilla movies on Blu-ray for 50% off (with similarly huge discounts happening for many other Criterion Collection films), 30% off a digital Switch code for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , and the RTX 4070-powered Asus ROG Ally handheld for just under $500. We’ll be updating this regularly leading up to actual Black Friday, so be sure to check back for more of the latest deals. Looking for more? Check out all of Polygon’s favorite e
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The best early Magic: The Gathering deals of Black Friday

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Black Friday has come early this year, with Amazon kicking off its official “ Black Friday Week ” on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Heads up for our US readers: that also means Thanksgiving is now officially less than a week away.) We’ve already rounded up the best early Black Friday deals , but this post focuses strictly on Magic: The Gathering deals, of which there are some good ones — especially around Murders at Karlov Manor , the murder mystery-themed set that launched earlier this year, and Outlaws of Thunder Junction , Magic ’s first western set. For newcomers, there’s no better time to pick up a starter bundle or pre-made Commander decks to immerse yourselves in one (or more!) of Magic ’s many worlds. For more veteran players, or for players who are hosting a night of Magic games, the booster boxes offer a chance to pick up packs of sets that you can open en masse and increase your odds of getting some of the rarer sets — or just throw your own booster draft tournaments. If you’re lo
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Dungeons & Dragons subclasses sync up with 2024 rules in Subclasses Revivified

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As players of the massively popular Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition adapt to the new-and-improved D&D 2024, they’ve found many of their favorite subclasses left on the cutting room floor in the name of streamlined design. Polygon has sung the praises of this new update on multiple occasions, but even the most adaptable D&D player is hesitant to leave behind a precious character whose subclass didn’t get an official update. Fear not, dear adventurer, as a team of third-party designers have crafted Subclasses Revivified .  The supplement includes nearly 70 updated subclasses — including 10 Cleric Domains, nine Wizard schools, six fighter subclasses, and more — encapsulating every official subclass left out of the new Player’s Handbook. Rather than force players to abandon their PCs or reconstruct their character with builds that didn’t quite fit, this 109-page text offers D&D fans the chance to revivify their 5e characters.  Created by 14 independent tabletop desig
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Genshin Impact’s Battle Pass (Gnostic Hymn), explained

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Upon hitting Adventurer Rank 20, you’ll unlock Genshin Impact ’s Battle Pass . The Battle Pass uses a separate leveling system that requires you to complete simple daily and weekly quests. Our Genshin Impact Battle Pass guide explains how the Gnostic Hymn Battle Pass works and whether it’s worth buying. How the Genshin Impact battle pass works Each quest you complete will reward a set amount of Battle Pass EXP, and it takes 1,000 BP EXP to go up one level. The quests will require you to do things like fight a Trounce Domain bosses three times or log in and do your daily four Commissions. Most active players will level up their Battle Pass just by playing normally, but you can only earn 10,000 BP EXP a week. The pass maxes out at 50 levels. Battle Passes typically stick around for about six weeks before they refresh with the launch of a patch. Sojourner’s Battle Pass (free) versus Gnostic Hymn Battle Pass (paid) There are two versions of the Battle Pass. The Sojourner’s Battle
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Fields of Mistria romance and best gifts list

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In Fields of Mistria , there are quite a few romanceable characters that you can woo by giving gifts to. You’ll run into these characters in your day-to-day and those wanting to rush to that romance will need to know exactly what to give them. It should be noted that while there are romance candidates who will speak a bit flirtily to you, there is currently no dating or marriage in this early access stage of the game . Romance candidates have special cutscenes that unlock once you reach a certain number of hearts with them, but that’s it for now. More cutscenes, dating, marriage, and even having children are all features planned for future updates. As of the patch 0.12.0 update, you can invite romance candidates to the Shooting Star Festival on Summer 28 if you have four or more hearts with them, but you cannot progress past having six hearts with them. (Note that in order to do this, you’ll need to complete the “Beautification Project” quest first.) Below we list out all of the a
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Sony’s potential purchase of Dark Souls developer may change the Japanese tabletop industry

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Sony is looking to purchase Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa , according to two anonymous sources who spoke with Reuters . This acquisition could have major implications across industries, as Kadokawa owns publishers in print media, anime, and gaming. It may create stronger international opportunities for tabletop designers impacted by potential U.S. tariffs and the EU’s soon-to-be-implemented general product safety regulations . However, with a few years of big name acquisitions and mergers that have led to unprecedented layoffs across the gaming sector , and Kadokawa’s recent history of scandals of its own, it’s unclear what impact the potential purchase may have on the up-and-coming Japanese tabletop industry .  The acquisition comes after the increasing popularity of analog gaming of all kinds in Japan. While tabletop might be only a fraction of what Kadokawa has to offer, according to a report by the Tokyo-based Yano Research institute , the Japanese domestic market for tabl
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