Cyber Monday sale: Get a 25% discount on Google Pixel 7a; trade-in offer available too

US shoppers spent $12.4 billion on Cyber Monday, a record result demonstrating the continued resilience of consumers despite dwindling pandemic-era savings and high interest rates.

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry.

There are already plenty of excellent board game deals to check out during Cyber Monday, but you won’t want to miss this spectacular deal at Target. For the remainder of Cyber Monday, you can get a third board game for free when you purchase a pair of other titles of equal or greater value. While this sale includes plenty of epic tabletop games like Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition and Mice & Mystics, it also features more casual titles like Ticket to Ride and Wingspan.

Before Cyber Monday deals disappear for another year, let me tell you about one of the coolest bits of hardware I tested in 2023. During the Summer, I took on the task of building my very first gaming PC from scratch. Now, for a Hardware Editor, that felt like a right of passage, but it didn't make the idea any less daunting. What made things even scarier was the fact that I decided to do things the hard way, and build a small form factor gaming PC. 

Online Holiday bonanza: US shoppers will spend up to $12.4 billion online during Cyber Monday, according to Adobe Inc., which adjusted its initial forecast of $12 billion upward based on stronger-than-expected spending on Black Friday and the popularity of buy-now-pay-later features that let shoppers stretch their budgets with credit.

There's also a great deal on the 1TB Xbox Series S at Dell.

This is one of the best PS5 Black Friday deals available now.

Better move fast if you want to buy Sonic Superstars at a big discount!

A «kawaii» addition to any gamer setup.

There's still time to get one of the best budget gaming laptops under $1000 in the Cyber Monday sales. Even after days of deals, there's still some great options up for grabs – including a nice discount on what we believe is one of the best gaming laptops around, the Acer Nitro 5.  

I'm 40 years old (that's somewhere around 260 in gamer years) which means I grew up in the '80s and '90s, the height of what we now call retro-gaming. And I've got my bona fides - I grew up playing a classic old school Atari console, much like the Atari 2600 that LEGO has recreated as a building set complete with cartridges, controllers, and even some buildable characters from some of the most iconic Atari games, which is currently on sale for Cyber Monday.

I love retro controllers, but even I'm eager to get my hands on 8bitdo's Retro Receiver for PS1 and PS2. As much as I'm into hardware preservation, I can't blame anyone for wanting to play retro PlayStation games with a modern gamepad. So, rather than trying to use a pad that has been the victim of FIFA rage throughout the years, you'll want to pick the receiver up while it's cheaper for Cyber Monday.