A Historic Low on Mario Wonder, $60 off a DualSense Edge, and the Best Boxing Day Bargains Continued!

It's business as usual today, bargain hunters—nothing but the cheapest prices on the stuff actually worth caring about. Personally, I'd steer you most strongly towards that Awesome Humble Bundle as there are some cracking titles within. Not many of them are below 9/10 goodness.

By Quentyn Kennemer, a writer who helps The Verge's readers save money by surfacing the best tech deals and presenting the latest product recommendations from our experts. He has covered tech and gaming for all of his 15-plus-year career for publications like Forbes, Business Insider, and more.

VVVVVV was part of the initial wave of indie platformers, which means it was released in 2010 and is now a certified classic. To celebrate its 14th birthday, developer Terry Cavanagh has dropped an update which makes it Steam Deck verified and professionally translates it into 21 new languages.

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Just over two years ago, Netflix announced it would enter a new business: gaming. Amid a mobile gaming market dominated by free-to-play and ad-supported business models, Netflix’s plan was to make its games free without ads or in-app purchases. The gambit may now be starting to pay off. In 2023, Netflix Games downloads increased by over 180% year-over-year, according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In total, the games have been downloaded 81.2 million times worldwide across the App Store and Google Play in 2023, with the fourth quarter accounting for around 53% of those downloads.

'Cosmic horror' and Call of Cthulhu are synonymous, so it's just as well that you can get the horror TTRPG and a library's worth of its books for a pretty absurd discount.

Today's the day to swoop down on the "bestest" version of a game you've been discount-stalking from afar. Premium editions, bundles, definitives, whole shebang collections—not many of them have been spared the bargain man's axe. So do get in quick.

At the end of 2023, we saw best movies of the year lists from almost anyone with a Letterboxd account, but one movie lover is a little late to the game in posting their favorites. Video game creator Hideo Kojima, and his picks are a little interesting, to say the least. 

Xbox and Bethesda will live stream a new Developer Direct presentation on Thursday, January 18, it’s been announced.

If you’re like me, you probably have at least one treasured memory of being allowed to play an edutainment game at school under the guise of learning. What a blast, getting to play video games at school! For me, it was a floppy disk with a bizarre Pac-Man clone where you had to answer maths questions every time you ran into an enemy or obstacle. I’m sure for others it might be unforgiving classic Oregon Trail or globetrotting trivia quiz Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

The new year has finally begun and with the boost and motivation to start afresh, you must also try and update your devices to keep up with your ever-increasing requirements. When we talk about devices the very first thing that comes to mind is our smartphone as it is our all-time companion. Through our smartphones, we stay connected with friends and family through calls or social media, we keep our personal data, conduct day-to-day tasks or simply play games, watch movies or web series. With so many tasks in hand, one must keep a phone with a high-performing processor to carry them out effectively. If you are someone who is looking for a smartphone then this is the best time. We have curated these 8 best New Year deals on top smartphone models available on Amazon so that you can make an affordable upgrade. Check out the list of best new year deals from Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to iQOO 12 and more here.

Every few years, a new action movie recalibrates expectations for the genre. It happened in 2011 with The Raid: Redemption, it happened in 2014 with John Wick, and it’s about to happen again with Mayhem!, the new revenge thriller from many of the people behind the brilliant first season of Gangs of London.