The best jigsaw puzzles to gift in 2023

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.

November has come and nearly gone, which means we have just one more month left in the year to look forward to before 2024 is upon. There’s still exciting new releases on the horizon, including the North American theatrical premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and The Heron, Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom starring Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson.

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.

Ridley Scott’s $200 million historical epic Napoleon is the stuff prestige-movie dreams are made of. Spanning 32 years in the French emperor’s life, the 158-minute film blitzes through multiple massive, expensively staged battles, all in order to consider how Napoleon’s marital struggles with his wife Josephine may have shaped French history. But does all this pricey prestige drama live up to the other great Napoleons of media? The Polygon staff takes this kind of question very seriously, so we sat down to consider which media Napoleons matter most.

Thinking of buying yourself a little treat this Black Friday? Struggling to find a gift for a friend or family member who has already read every book? We’re here to help.

Today’s jigsaw puzzles don’t always look like yesteryears’, and that’s for the best: Not all of us care for scenery, birds and flowers as much as we like Disney and Pixar, for instance. Let’s not be snobs, classic puzzles can be very enjoyable, too. But there’s a whole world that opens up when you realize that puzzle themes can overlap quite a bit with the kind of stuff we care about at TechCrunch.

For the first time, Sims fans are saying “Sul Sul!” to officially licensed Sims merch they can buy and use in real life. If you’re looking for a Winterfest gift for a Sims fan this year, there’s plenty to choose from.

Meta Quest 2 | 128GB model | Includes $50 Amazon gift card | $349.99$249 at Amazon (save $100.99) This is a great deal on a VR headset that has only very recently been replaced by a shinier model. Whether you use it tethered to a gaming PC or as a standalone device, you'll likely have a good time wandering in virtual reality with a Quest 2. The extra $50 gift card included here helps make this headset feel like an extra sweet deal.

Billionaire and omnipresent main character Elon Musk has declared he was once one of the best Quake players in the world, to the tune of winning money for his skills. This obviously sounds like the kind of thing your mate would say after their third pint, but the revelation came during an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman during which Musk was expansive on his wider gaming habits, and particularly his Diablo 4 druid's inability to beat Lilith.

It’s been a long lead-up, but some retailers have pulled the lever on Black Friday 2023. Among those retailers is Best Buy. You can save money on a whole heap of items, ranging from video games to robotic vacuums. Basically, if Best Buy sells it, there’s a good chance it’s on sale this week for Black Friday 2023. You can view the entire sale here, or keep scrolling for the best deals available now.

There are plenty of great options available if you're looking to purchase a new console for yourself, or as a gift for someone else. Whether you're looking for something that offers great single player story-driven games like the PS5, or prefer something more family-friendly like the Nintendo Switch, there's truly something available for everyone. Check out our full breakdown below of the most popular video game consoles available now, including information about each one, where you can purchase online, as well as whether or not you should consider PC gaming at home or on the go as an alternative.

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