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Update 11/28: Alongside LEGO’s official Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale, we also spotted Amazon offering a new wave of LEGO Black Friday deals, which you can view here.

Following right along the usual trends we see year after year in November, LEGO’s official Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale goes live today with member-only promotions, rewards, savings, and more – and just like last week’s Insiders Weekend, this event is promising to be another mad dash to claim a new, premium set that marks a new theme alongside the remaining retiring sets that have yet to sell out of stock (and will likely go after the sale ends). We’re seeing a collection of continued promotions from last week, as well as some new additions in the form of GWPs, Insider Points with purchases, redeemable rewards, sweepstakes to enter, and more. Before blindly charging into LEGO’s Black Friday fray, be sure to browse the curated list below of our favorite picks.

Update: LEGO’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale 2025 goes live today! We’ve put together a great rundown of promotions and a holiday gift guide of the best LEGO sets to jump on this year, complete with many that are set for retirement upon selling out. You can browse it all right here.

With the clock slowly ticking us closer and closer to LEGO’s official Black Friday/Cyber Monday savings, which comes a week after the pre-Black Friday Insiders Weekend 2025 event, many builders are still buzzing in prolonged anticipation as some ongoing promotions are joined by this year’s lead “ship” set, a new wave of special savings, complete with new GWP sets, discounts and increased Insider points on select building sets, and more. All the details you’re looking to know have been collected for you below so you can better prepare ahead of the official kick-off.

Is Walmart open today? Is Best Buy closed for Thanksgiving this year? What about Target and Home Depot? There are several major retail locations that will be closed for Thanksgiving Day 2025 so you’ll want to quickly take a look at the list below before making any plans. Whether you’re looking to pick up some goodies for your Thanksgiving festivities, or just have some time to kill on your day off today, options will be limited when it comes to the major national chains, but it is always a good idea to call ahead just in case. There are some small more local chains and shops that will open today for some last-minute grabs, but by and large most big box stores and warehouses are closed down for Thanksgiving Day. The Amazon Thanksgiving Black Friday sale is live, but you’ll want to check out the details we have gathered down below for a closer look if you’re heading out. 

The Nintendo Black Friday deals are in full swing now with solid 50% price drops across loads of physical Switch games, a solid eShop Cyber sale, and new all-time low pricing on some of he 2025 amiibo releases, but we are taking a quick break to take a look at some new Nintendo Classics NES and Game Boy titles this morning. 

Following the usual November schedule, LEGO’s Insiders Weekend will go live today with member-only promotional savings, and this will likely be a big scramble for folks looking to score soon-to-be-retired sets before they officially sell out and are gone from LEGO’s digital shelves forever. This short-term event comes a week ahead of LEGO’s upcoming Black Friday event on November 28, 2025, and offers a bunch of promotions including multiple Insider points with purchases, GWPs, redeemable rewards, sweepstakes entries, and more. Today, before you dive into the shopping spree, we’ve provided a quick rundown below on all the available offers for this year’s LEGO Insiders Weekend, as well as a curated list of our favorite picks.

Update: LEGO’s Insiders Week 2025 goes live today! We’ve put together a great rundown of promotions and a holiday gift guide of the best LEGO sets to jump on this year, complete with many that are set for retirement upon selling out. You can browse it all right here.

With only a few hours to go before LEGO kicks off its annual pre-Black Friday Insiders Weekend event, many folks are buzzing in anticipation to get their hands on several new – and also soon-to-be-retired – building sets, complete with some of the best promotional extra savings you’ll find all year. Those savings come in the form of 2x Insider points, GWP sets, sweepstakes, and more – and we’ve got all the in-depth details you need to prepare for the gates to open when the clock officially ticks over to the appropriate time. Head below to get a rundown on timing and promotions that will be available very soon.

The official 2025 Xbox Black Friday deals have not only been announced but they are also now live. You can get a complete rundown of those waiting in our coverage right here, but you might also want to tune into today’s Xbox Partner Showcase too. 

As we see every year, LEGO is launching its Insiders Weekend that offers member-only savings through the form of rewards, gifts with purchase, and more – and we now have the details for 2025 so you can start preparing for the upcoming window. It’s coming ahead of the LEGO Group’s Black Friday event, with the usual double points on purchases, as well as three GWP sets and additional rewards – including two sweepstakes to score one of its newest yet-to-be-released sets and a monstrous amount of redeemable points. Head below to learn about dates, rewards, and get a look at pics of the GWP sets that will be available.

While it’s been all about the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie as of late, Nintendo did confirm its live-action Zelda film earlier this year before announcing the actors set to personify its titular princess and the Hero of Light this past summer. However, up until now, we were yet see any images from the film or the set – Nintendo just unleashed the very visuals of Zelda and Link from the film. 

The next major Nintendo Switch 2 release is quickly approaching with the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond set to land early next month. Now just under 3 weeks from launch, and just after Nintendo unleashed the recent Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Survive trailer we featured, a brand new Metroid Prime 4 Overview trailer has just released on the Nintendo Today! App – we are assuming it will be up on its YouTube and X channels very soon (if it isn’t already). 

Red Dead Redemption – Rockstar’s Wild West epic – has been available on Switch for a couple years now, and after details leaked on the ESRB site suggested it would be receiving a native Switch 2 port very soon, Rockstar has made it official – Red Dead Redemption is coming to Switch 2 (and a bunch of other platforms) next month. 

Today Satechi is officially unveiling the latest expansion to its growing OnTheGo collection with its brand new pocket-sized 7-in-1 Multiport Adapter. Now available for purchase on the official site, this handy new gadget delivers all-in-one connectivity anywhere. 

Walmart wasted no time rolling out its 2025 Black Friday sale details now that Amazon, Best Buy, and more have made their official announcements. Just hours after revealing its lineup, Walmart is already offering a sneak peek at the deals you can score when the sale officially kicks off on November 14. These offers are expected to be part of Walmart’s first of three Black Friday and Cyber Monday events, featuring discounts of up to 75% on everything from LEGO sets and Apple gear to TVs and more. Keep reading for an early look at what’s on the way.

Valve made a huge splash yesterday by announcing the launch of its new hardware, including the all-new Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and more. It’s safe to say that the brand is going all-in on hardware, and you can learn more about it in detail right here. While the Steam Machine is said to have a customizable front plate, which you can swap out for different ones with unique design, the folks over at Dbrand, as usual, are taking things a step further with a new “Companion Cube.” Head below for a closer look and more details.

Following the success of Steam Deck, Valve is doubling down on the hardware department with a range of new hardware. Leading the pack is the all-new Steam Machine, which you’ll be able to pair with long-rumored VR headset called the Steam Frame. There’s also a brand-new Steam Controller to go with the new console, which you’ll be able to bundle with the console itself or buy separately. With these new additions joining the already popular Steam Deck, it’s safe to say that Valve is betting big on hardware, going head-to-head with the likes of Sony and Microsoft. Head below for a closer look and more details.

Alongside the new Japan-exclusive PS5 Digital Edition, Sony has introduced its first-ever PlayStation-branded gaming monitor during its State of Play Japan showcase. It’s a 27-inch QHD display with a blazing 240Hz refresh rate, and it also features several other notable highlights, which are detailed below. The monitor is slated to launch next year in both the U.S. and Japan, though Sony has yet to announce its official pricing.

After several months of leaks and rumors, Nintendo finally confirmed the name of the next Mario film – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – and today it will debut the very first trailer. While we got a quick snippet in Title Announcement trailer as part of the Mario 40th anniversary bonanza, the celebration continues this morning as Nintendo is set to host a dedicated Nintendo Direct just Mario’s next appearance on the silver screen.

I have been wondering when one of my favorite accessory brands was going to release a metal Find My Wallet card that actually looks like a premium credit card – Nomad just did. The new Tracking Card Pro just debuted on the official site at $39, or you can score two of them at 10% off. Details await below. 

As we reported yesterday, Sony is set to host the next State of Play livestream later this afternoon and you can tune in down below along with us. This time around, we are heading across the pond for Singles’ Day 2025 to showcase 40 straight minutes of titles “created in Japan and across Asia.” 

One of gaming’s most exciting yearly traditions is taking things up a notch this year as The Game Awards announces a new partnership with Amazon. Gaming’s biggest annual Award Show is set to air live worldwide for the first on Thursday, December 11, but it s getting few notable upgrades this year courtesy of Amazon Prime and Twitch. 

Nintendo has just taken to official X account to tease some new Legend of Zelda LEGO action. We have already got the epic Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set previously, weighing in at 2,500 pieces, but it looks like there’s a whole lot more to come. 

Nintendo just officially announced the next Nintendo Direct, but it might not be the one you are waiting for one. Or…maybe it is because it will host the world premiere of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie official trailer.

Outside of some of the leaked PlayStation Black Friday plans, we are still awaiting official word. But in the meantime, Sony has now taken to the official PlayStation Blog to officially announce this week’s next State of Play. 

Noooooooo! After being delayed earlier this year, the most anticipated game, maybe ever, has now been delayed again. Rockstar has now announced that Grand Theft Auto VI has been pushed once again until even later in 2026. 

Coming in behind the new LEGO releases that started hitting shelves a few days ago, the LEGO Group is now giving us the headliner for its upcoming Black Friday promotions, of which we still know very little about. The veil is being lifted from the upcoming LEGO Icons 10356 Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D set, which is taking us where no brick-built set has gone before. Head below to get all the details and check out the collected photos.

Today Pebbelbee is announcing its next-generation tracking devices for Apple Find My and Google Find Hub. Once again taking a platform universal approach, the 5th generation trackers come in the form of the updated Card 5 and Clip 5. Scope them out below. 

California-based SANDMARC is a well-known and beloved Apple gear accessory maker around here. It’s new metal and leather iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air cases have been a poplar option among readers and its metal Apple Watch bands are simply gorgeous (I’m wearing one right now), but the brand’s real expertise is on iPhoneography gear and it just unveiled its brand new Telephoto Tetraprism Lens Edition for iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max – head below to land an exclusive launch deal on one. 

It appears as those some of the upcoming PlayStation Black Friday deals have leaked. Not only did PlayStation seemingly just post some quick details and key art for an upcoming PlayStation Store sale before it even went live, but the PlayStation 5 Black Friday console bundle has also surfaced online. 

There have been a couple major brands to unleash new 25W Qi2.2 MagSafe charging stands – the display-equipped model from Anker and the Belkin UltraCharge Pro we reviewed previously come to mind. But now, Nomad – a top-tier accessory maker and one of our favorites – is ready to unleash its very first 25W models in the form of the next-generation Stand One and Stand One Max. 

After debuting the new MX Master 4 ergonomic mouse not too long ago, Logitech is now back with another new peripheral. This time, it’s debuting a new keyboard called the Alto Keys K98M, which is now joining the brand’s growing lineup. This one, however, is different from the ones we’ve seen from Logitech, and it’s now going after enthusiasts with some neat features. The Alto Keys K98M is now up for grabs in Off-White, Graphite, and Lilac colorways, and you can snag one for $119.99 shipped. Head below for a closer look and more details.

SanDisk’s has unleashed its new Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive, which it’s touting to be the “world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive.” This new model is available in capacities ranging from 64GB to 1TB, and they’re all up for grabs now, starting at $15.99 shipped directly from SanDisk and Amazon. There are plenty of compact flash drives out there, but this new model definitely takes the crown for being an ultra-tiny flash drive that’s super easy to carry around. Head below for a closer look and more details.

Nintendo finally revealed the December launch date for the long awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond after nearly a year of waiting, and it just debuted a brand new trailer for the game you can check out below. 

Now that Halloween has led us into November, access to LEGO’s newest building sets are opening up for Insiders ahead of general release in the coming days. This month is more focused on the upcoming Insiders Weekend and Black Friday events, and as such we’re only seeing two sets – plus some GWPs – stocking the shelves, but boy are they heavy hitters. You can head down below to get a rundown on these new sets and the available GWP sets that are accompanying them for November 2025.

Update: Pre-orders are now live on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition via Best Buy at $64.99. 

Nintendo has just official revealed Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with a series of upgraded features specifically for the new console, as well as a FREE update coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch. 

Nintendo has now officially launched Luigi’s Mansion for the GameCube Nintendo Classic library. As we reported previously, and after teasing the game months ago, Nintendo has launched the retro ghost hunting action right on (ahead of) schedule. 

Update: The new Resident Evil Requiem Switch 2 Pro Controller is now up for pre-order at Best Buy. 

As soon as we get through the year, Resident Evil Requiem will quickly become the most anticipated thing in gaming, if it isn’t already, and no matter what platform you want to play it on. Alongside pre-order listings for the new RE9 going live across console and PC, a brand Resident Evil Requiem Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller has been revealed alongside the announcement of upcoming amiibo and details on the deluxe edition and pre-order bonuses. Pre-orders for all platforms are starting to appear on Amazon and over at Best Buy.

As Nintendo previously announced, the next additional to the Switch 2 Nintendo Classics GameCube library is officially set for release tomorrow. Much as we predicted, the original Luigi’s Mansion for GameCube is arriving just in time for Halloween this year and all eligible Switch Online members with a Switch 2 will be able to dive in starting…as early as tonight.

Well folks, we’re getting closer and closer to November, which means the LEGO shopping season is about to heat up, and now we have LEGO’s official and complete 2025 holiday gift guide. There are 40 pages of ideas that would make great gifts for the builders in your life, spanning popular themes like the Winter Village sets, advent calendars, Botanical decorations, Disney sets, Star Wars kits, and so much more. The LEGO Group has already geared up its holiday gift guide page here, with things continuing through the next two months, all the way up to Christmas. Below, you’ll find a rundown on LEGO’s 2025 holiday sale, including dates, as well as all 40 pages of the gift guide scan.

November is almost here, which means we’re getting more and more LEGO news and unveilings, particularly on the newest building sets that will be releasing next year. That doesn’t mean we haven’t also gotten news on sets hitting shelves in 2025 too, like the long-awaited LEGO Ideas 21363 The Goonies set that will be the final addition to the theme for this year, and more. Today, we’ve gotten the official schedule and some details on the upcoming LEGO Insiders Weekend 2025, which will only last a few days with special offers and GWPs (which we have no information on yet). We’ve also got some details to answer your LEGO Black Friday and Cyber Monday questions, all waiting for you below.

It is Mario’s 40th anniversary this year and we have already detailed all of the new releases Nintendo is set to drop in celebration – there’s even a Talking Flower collectible from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. But Nintendo isn’t done yet, as it just announced that Mario will be soaring the skies through the streets of NYC this Thanksgiving in the Macy’s Day Parade. 

After some exciting new LEGO reveals this month, the LEGO Group is finally ripping the veil off a long-awaited Ideas set that we first got wind of over a year ago, right alongside the now-released Ideas Gremlins: Gizmo set that hit shelves at the top of the month. The new LEGO Ideas 21363 The Goonies set will mark the final build to join the theme in 2025, coming packed with blast-from-the-past details from one of the most beloved films of the 80s – and the best part is you won’t have to wait very long from today to get your hands on it! It’s going to be a massive set, worthy of taking center stage in your display, and we’ve collected all the details and photos for you below.

It’s been 10 years since Fallout 4 released, and Bethesda thinks it’s a good time to re-release the game. Not only will the new Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition including all of the already released DLC packs and even some Fallout 4 Creation Club goodies, but it is also slated for release on Nintendo Switch 2.

The worst kept secret in Switch 2 ports is now official. After the better part of a year’s worth of leaks, rumors, and hints straight from Ubisoft, an official trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2 just hit the official Nintendo YouTube channel. 

SanDisk is getting playful with its new launch, teaming up with Crayola to introduce a lineup of USB-C flash drives shaped like actual crayons. Available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities, these colorful drives come in Cerulean Blue, Electric Lime, Mango Tango, and Vivid Violet, and the pricing starts at $14.99 shipped. Best Buy appears to be stocking them as well, though only the blue version is currently listed – and marked “Sold out” for now. We’ll be keeping tabs and updating this space once more buying options go live. Head below for all the details.

Nintendo Direct goes live again this morning, and it’s all about the new Kirby Air Riders. As was officially announced earlier this week, Nintendo will livestream its next Direct presentation very soon on its official channels to give us another particularly lengthy look at the new Kirby racing title.