2K Holiday Gift Guide

If you're on the lookout for the best gift ideas for gamers or the top Christmas presents for PlayStation fans, we've got you covered. The holiday season is right around the corner, so we've been busy tracking down some of the best gifts money can buy to help you find a special treat or two for your friends and family.

Whether you know it or not, your phone might the most powerful gaming handheld you own. While the advent of handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally offer excellent solutions for gaming on the go, you don’t have to drop several hundred bucks to game away from your console or phone. The rise of cloud gaming services, remote game streaming apps, plus amazing dedicated mobile games make it easy to turn most phones into powerful and versatile handhelds.

Fans of the Pokemon Sleep app have been showered with in-game events the past few months, and we just learned what we’re getting for the winter holiday season. This December, Pokemon Sleep fans will enjoy a weeklong Double Dream Shard event.

’Tis the season to think of what to buy for friends, family, co-workers, and, of course, yourself (self-care is important, after all). The good news is that, compared to the past few years, stock shortages of the most in-demand gaming gifts have finally wavered.

Furi, indie studio The Game Bakers' action shoot-'em-up, made a rainbow-shaded splash when it released in 2016. It lured players in by being small, but as mighty as a redwood trunk, offering up boss fights, neon projectiles, and quick sword combos in its packed six-ish hour runtime. But despite its spectacle, Furi has ducked under the radar over the years. If you haven't yet checked it out, the '90s-style demake that The Game Bakers just released for free on Steam is a great place to start.  

Street Fighter 6 celebrates the holiday season with its new fighting pass gifting new avatar gear, seasonal stickers, presents, and more.

While it’s swiftly becoming the season for Christmas gift-giving, sometimes it’s hard to work out what to get for the gamers in your life. There’s so many peripherals, platforms and pricey deluxe editions that it can be a confusing time for anyone, especially if you have no idea how to tell the difference between an XStation and a Nintendo Twitch, and a Fortnite is something you hope to have off at the end of December. TheSixthAxis is here to help though, with a batch of different Christmas gifts for gamers that should match any budget.

Amazon, Walmart, and Target are essentially giving away free money.

Could we be getting a new Holiday in Patch 10.2.5? We've datamined several Masquerade themed models, cosmetics, and more that point towards a new event. Dreadlord Armor Sets Added in 10.2.5 New Warlock Customizations New Draenei Skin Color Customizations in 10.2.5 Our first clue that a party is being plotted lies with this item: Sky-Captain's Masquerade Attire. Datamined in Patch 10.2, the Sky-Captain's Masquerade Attire has some interesting flavor text:

It's Black Friday — we're all stuffed with Wild Turkey, warm and cozy, and thinking about the Holidays. What better way, then, to celebrate with your families than with gifts from their favorite Blizzard games? No matter if you're an Overwatch fan or a die-hard Diablo player and everything in between, the Blizzard gear store has you coverd this Holiday season. Spread some cheer with your favorite Blizzard figurines, artwork, plushies, clothes, and more — because nothing screams «Holiday cheer» like explaining to your family why your new favorite shirt just says «What Sword?»Want to snag some of this gear for yourself? Click the product name below the images to go straight to the Blizzard Gear Store, or click here! Even better — Black Friday Deals make it so that the Gear Store is up to 30% off!

Every Christmas, my family refuses to believe that all I really want is a gift card for the PlayStation store or Nintendo E-Shop. A present needs to be more than an envelope or a voucher code, they tell me. Now don't get me wrong, the presents they end up getting me are lovely, and I'm always grateful to receive them, but I don't think they realize that a wallet top-up so I can get a hold of the games I've missed throughout the year is quite honestly the best Christmas present I could ask for.

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