Black Friday LIVE: the best deals for PC and Steam Deck gamers

From Nintendo’s triumphant follow-up to Breath of the Wild to the hot pink perfection of Barbie and so much more, 2023 has been a landmark year for games and entertainment. Indeed, IGN has labeled 16 games, movies and TV shows a masterpiece over the past 12 months, with countless more worthy of your time and money. Admittedly, it’s also been a year of polar opposites, and Skull Island: Rise of Kong wasn’t the only stinker to receive a bad score (I’m looking at you, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey). The games industry suffered a huge number of lay-offs too, and Hollywood strikes put release calendars on hold as screenwriters and actors fought for better working conditions.

It can be tough to think of clever gifts to buy for someone who really loves video games. Gamers are already among the toughest to shop for, and it ramps up in difficulty if you’re getting a gift for someone who tends to buy the newest accessories and games for themselves.

Resident Evil 4 has maintained a surprisingly vibrant modding community since its original PC release. Mods such as the Resident Evil 4 HD Project even gained traction for their mix of ambition and love for the source material.

There is a moment near the end of Prime Video’s new Christmas movie Candy Cane Lane that will now be seared into my brain every time I look at Christmas tree decorations. Evil elf Pepper (Jillian Bell) pulls a spherical glass ornament out of her pocket and takes a big chomp out of it like it’s an apple. There’s this chilling crunch noise as she continues to chew, the exact opposite of a soothing ASMR effect.

Finding Iron in 1.20 isn't particularly tricky, as Iron Ore is abundant at various levels. However, generates worlds and resources in a way that makes targeted resource mining viable. Players searching for vast quantities of Iron and Iron Ore should target specific Y Levels, focusing on areas below ground, to maximize their resource gain.

Fortniteis the only video game where you can play as Ariana Grande and land a headshot on Naruto. While it started as a very different kind of game, it’s known nowadays as a popular battle royale shooter and multimedia melting pot. You can play as characters from franchises spanning gaming, movies, and anime. Even celebrities throw themselves into the mix from time to time.

EA Sports FC 24 topped the UK physical game charts this week, coming on top after the Black Friday dust has settled.

Black Friday may have been and gone, dear readers, but the deals still continue with the dawn of Cyber Monday. This will be the last day of the Black Friday extravaganza, so make sure you get those purchases in before midnight if you still want to take advantage of any offers. And to help you navigate the trauma of endlessly navigating several different price-checking sites to bring you the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, I'm back for one last day of liveblog duties. Hardware editor James will also be updating our dedicated Cyber Monday deals pages with lots more of the best deals if you're looking for something more specific.

Black Friday may have come and gone, but many of Best Buy's deals are back once again for the Cyber Monday sales. Best Buy already has their deals live (alongside Amazon), so you can still find discounts on most categories of items they sell going into the final days of the sale period. You can save cash on everything from video games to refrigerators, and basically, if Best Buy sells it, there’s a good chance it’s on sale this weekend for Cyber Monday. You can view the entire sale here, or keep scrolling for the best deals available now.

Black Friday is over! Or is it? Was Black Friday ever truly just a day? Was it a weekend? Or is it even perhaps a state of mind. No, it's definitely that first one. The good news is that even though the darkest of retail days has come to pass, there are still plenty of deals available throughout the weekend and on into Cyber Monday. In fact, most of our favorite deals haven't budged an inch. 

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.

has had a rocky launch, with multiple bugs and problems arising in the game that required its developers to rush in putting out patches to repair everything. Now, the previously announced roadmap of planned DLC for the coming year is going to be facing delays, but this is a good thing for fans of the city-building game. As many have already pointed out, perhaps the entire launch of would have benefited from being delayed as well, so extending the roadmap for additional content seems like a wise choice.