The 2025 Cyber Monday sales are finally here, and that means, more than anything, that all the deals that I've been bugging you about will soon be gone.
PlayStation's Black Friday sale has been fairly good so far, and a lot of those deals have carried on into Cyber Monday, while more than a few more have now expired.
The Best PS5 Cyber Monday Deals
If you missed out on some of the top discounts, do not fret, as there are still some excellent offers up for grabs on the last day of the sale, and even some brand-new discounts.
If you're looking for the best Cyber Monday deals for PlayStation gamers, you're in the right place. As a certified PS5 nerd, here's what I'd suggest picking up before the end of Cyber Monday.
DualSense Edge Controller for $160
Let's talk on what is probably the best deal going right now for PS5 gamers. The premium DualSense Edge controller has dropped to just $159.99 at Amazon in the Cyber Monday sales, and this is your very last chance to pick it up before it just disapears until this time next year. This was a hot deal in the run up to Black Friday, but quickly sold out, and I can even see it going before the end of the day anyway.
At just under $160, it's the best price we've ever seen on the pricey gamepad. While it's still an extrvagent purchase (I mean you can get a PS Portal for just $10 more!), it's perfect for anyone who wants the best PS5 controller money can buy. Built to stand the test of time, you can even replace the thumbsticks on this bad boy. $40 off is the best we're likely to get for a long time, so pick it up while you still can.
God of War Ragnarok for $20 at Best Buy
20 big ones for one of the best games ever made? You've got to be kidding me! Sure you can just boot this up with PlayStation Plus, but considering this costs just a tiny bit more than a monthly Premium membership, I truely think its worth owning like Wicked... "For Good".
Okay yeah that was a bad joke and not entirely relevant. Here's the rub. God of War Ragnarok is just $19.99 at both Target and Best Buy (while stock lasts). It's a brand new deal for Cyber Monday, and probably the best PS5 game deal we're getting in the sales today. I love this game, and considering this is a $50 discount, I truely think its worth it. We gave this a 10/10 when it came out, and I would stand by that rating with reviewer Simon Cardy, as well.
PS5 Pro for $649
Right, PlayStation consoles. They're $100 off for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so this is your last chance to pick up a PS5 Pro at its best price yet. Sure, these got a $50 price bump earlier in the year, but a $100 discount more than compensates, if slightly annoys me that it's not $150 off to bring it down to a crisp $600 instead.
Still! If you've been eyeing up the most powerful console on the market, this is the best deal going, and it won't be this price again for a long ol' time. Snap it up while you can, as PS5 stock as been a bit ropey these past few days, since loads of people are snapping them up in the run up to the holidays, just like the Switch 2.
GameStop Buy 2, Get 1 Free Sale on Pre-Owned Games
Okay so this techinically isn't a single deal to add to your basket, but it's well worth including. One thing I'm noticing right now is with how the world is (you know), and how short on money we all are (you know why), it's a little hard to justify paying $70 for games new, or even $80, if you're Mario Kart World or, checks notes, The Outer Worlds 2? Oh wait, that jokes outdated, Microsoft went back on that.
Still! My point stands, games are pricey as all hell these days. Back when I was younger, I went all out for preowned games, but somehow became a little hesitant of them as I grew older. These days, they are looking mighty fine again. And while I don't love GameStop, it's ongoing Buy 2 Get 1 Free Cyber Sale is rather excellent, and even includes some new PS5 games. The only catch is, like most of these other deals, that is ends TODAY. So, buckle up, and bag some cool games. Cheapest one is free, so choose wisely, friends.
DualSense Controllers from $55
So we've talked plenty on the DualSense Edge controller, but it's also worth noting that you can still save at least $20 on the standard DualSense controllers right now as well.
This is the same deal as last year, but if you're looking for a new gamepad, and don't want to pay full price, it's your last chance to do so today.
My favorite deal is on the DualSense Gray Camo controller, down to just $55, and dropping from its original $75 list price at Amazon. But, there's loads of colors to pick from, simply choose your favorite!
PlayStation Portal for $179
Hey, it's that deal I mentioned earlier! $20 off the PlayStation Portal might not seem like a lot, well that's because it isn't, but it's still the first ever major discount we've gotten for Sony's cloud streaming device.
Plus, with all its new bells and whistles that allow PS Plus Premium members to stream games to it, this handy device just got a whole lot more relevant. Pick one up at a discount while you still can, is my advice, I can see these only continue to rise in popularity.
Astro Bot for $40
While it's not as good as God of War Ragnarok for 20 bucks, this still continues to be one of the best deals of the Black Friday to Cyber Monday sales.
The reigning Game of the Year 2024 winner sitting at just under $40 at Walmart, and absolutely justifies it. This is the first big discount we've gotten on the incredible platformer, and it's an easy recommendation for anyone who likes to have fun.
PSVR 2 Call of the Mountain Bundle for $300
I feel like this is a bit of a harder sell than the rest of the top picks in the sale, but I'm still going to give it a go. While I haven't used a PSVR 2, I have heard its one of the best VR headsets on the market right now, and can produce some absolutely breathtaking visuals.
At $300, its $100 off, and it's your last chance to secure it at that price for a long while. If you like VR, and like PlayStation games, this is a great deal, and well worth it now at this price point.
Ghost of Yotei PS5 Bundle for $500
My final piece of hardware recommendation in the Cyber Monday sale is on the limited edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 bundles dropping to $499.99, a straight $100 off its $599.99 MSRP, and including the game.
At $500, you're saving $20 versus buying separately in the sale, and getting a beautiful special edition console to boot. You can't argue with that.
PS Plus at 33% Off
PlayStation Plus is finally getting a proper price cut for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and today is the last chance you can secure the discount. New signups can grab 33% off a 12 month membership, which is about as generous as Sony gets these days.
If you're already locked in, you can still shave 33 percent off by upgrading whatever time you have left from Essential or Extra to Premium or Deluxe. Simple, and actually worthwhile for once.
It's a cleaner offer than last year's messy tiered discounts, which spread 20 percent across Essential, 25 percent across Extra, 30 percent across Premium, plus smaller cuts on upgrades.
And while it doesn't quite top the Lunar New Year blowout with its steeper Premium and upgrade savings, it does match or outdo the more recent Days of Play numbers, where Premium and Premium upgrades also hit 33 percent.
Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN's resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.
As one of the most popular franchises ever, it's no wonder why there are dozens of Stranger Things brand collabs, both past and present, from KFC to Pandora Jewlery. So, while you're catching up on newly-released episodes 1-4 (Volume 1) and discussing theories and predictions for the rest of season 5, I'm here to share all of the best Stranger Things collabs and gift ideas from the Upside Down and across the web to celebrate all that is strange. I'm talking everything from limited-time Gushers to retro-inspired clothing drops, to collectibles, and even Demogorgon rings. All of this is to say, it's a very exciting time to be a Stranger Things fan.
Here's what's worth checking out with every budget and catagory in mind, with some items even discounted today for Cyber Monday, too.
The Best Stranger Things Merch You Can Get Your Hands On
Let me rip the Band-Aid right off and confirm the Stranger Things Demogorgon Popcorn Bucket sold out even as a pre-order item back in October. However, you can still try your luck getting it on eBay right now, so hope is not lost! I had to tell you, as friends don't lie.
Shop this and the rest of the merch picks below.
Stranger Things Demogorgon Popcorn Bucket
D&D x Stranger Things Edition
Stranger Things Logo Pajama Pants
DEMOGORGON CRUNCH Cereal
Otherland Stranger Things Wax Jar Candle 8oz
Gushers x Stranger Things Variety Pack - 4.8oz/6ct
Gatorade x Stranger Things - Green Retro Squeeze Bottle
Silver Buffalo x Stranger Things: Hellfire Club 32-oz Water Bottle and Stickers
Lite-Brite x Stranger Things
Funko Pop! Xmas Advent Calendar
Dustin Henderson Upside Down Collector Figure
Steve Harrington Plush (Season 3) - 8"
LEGO x Stranger Things: Mike, Dustin, Lucas and Will Figures
Wrangler x Stranger Things Upside Down Ringer Tee
Pandora x Stranger Things - Hellfire Club Sterling Silver Ring
Last but not least, but definitely most surprising to me, Pandora has an exclusive collab with Netflix on a whole Stranger Things jewelry line. If this is the right gift for the fan in your life, today is the best time to pick out the perfect piece, as most items are 50% off right now during Pandora's Cyber Monday sale, including this cool Hellfire ring. The deals will likely expire tonight, so best to jump on it if you see something you like here.
For more Stranger Things, keep it right here on IGN for the latest reviews, news and interviews.
Lindsey (she/her) is IGN's Director of Audience Development and Commerce. She's been at IGN since 2021 and has a background in SEO, especially in the gaming, entertainment, and tech media spaces.
They came, they saw, they Super Horned! The Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown, sponsored by Nintendo, stormed onto IGN Entertainment channels last Friday, leaving a trail of discarded bananas, Spiny shells and (virtual) burnt rubber in its wake.
24 variety and gaming influencers from across the UK took part in the contest, which saw competitors completing all 8 rallies in the Knockout Tour mode of the game. With a holiday to Universal Orlando – home to Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe – up for grabs, racers had to contend with high-pressure rounds of elimination in each sprawling race, as they fought for the all important top spot on the leaderboard. But there was additional pride at stake, as streamers were also split into six teams of four, with unique commemorative trophies for the quartet who racked up the most points throughout the competition.
On hand to oversee proceedings were IGN UK’s George Forsyth-Nash (aka Nash) and Outside Xtra’s Jane Douglas. And stepping up to the mics on colourful commentary duties were Jane’s OX colleague Mike Channell and presenter Jules Hardy, who both provided juicy tidbits of analysis in race previews and debriefs.
Amidst the racing action, the IGN Guides team shared some expert Mario Kart World tips, and the Nintendo Life crew tested their friendship with a track session of their own, using the Switch 2’s GameChat feature for some lighthearted trash-talking (as is Mario Kart tradition).
But the Knockout Tour was the main event, and it began with a tense tussle in the Golden Rally, with Purple Team’s TooBizyGaming stealing the win from Blue Team’s GetMadz right at the finish line. There was a strong showing from the Blue Team in the follow up Ice Rally, with KickThePj avoiding a Blue Shell that obliterated Green Team’s OwengeJuiceTV to emerge victorious, and GetMadz again having to settle for second place.
As a result, ahead of the third race Blue Team were leading the pack, with Purple Team in second and a solid set of results in the upper half of the field pushing the Orange Team into third. The Moon Rally turned up the heat with lava-lined tracks and a resurgence in the use of Bullet Bills, and Team Purple triumphed again with SeaPeeKay taking the crown. However, a second, third and fifth placed finish for the Orange Team (with Solidarity, InTheLittleWood and Ravs landing those spots respectively) saw them shuffle up the team rankings, falling just shy of Purple’s two-point lead.
The Spiny Rally marked the midway point of proceedings, and the final leg in the tricky Wario Shipyard saw first place switch hands multiple times, before TheOrionSound chalked up another win for the Orange Team. Adam Savage took second for the seemingly ever-present Purple Team, with Beky rounding out the top three with another important result for Team Green.
In the Cherry Rally, TheOrionSound flew to the finish line unchallenged to make it two wins on the trot, with DeanDobbs grabbing second for Blue Team. ChocolateKieran gave the Yellow Team their highest placement yet, finishing in third, whereas previous contender InTheLittlewood tumbled out in twenty-second place.
The Acorn rally dialled up the drama, with InTheLittlewood making a comeback surge to secure first, with his Orange teammate Solidarity taking second. The top three was completed by Purple Team’s ReadySetBen, to the dismay of Green Team’s Mac_griffiths, who led the race in the approach to the final elimination checkpoint. Upon passing through the gate that whittled down competitors from eight to four, he mistook it for the finish line and began celebrating, before clocking his slip up and facing the insurmountable task of regaining ground.
This left teams jostling for positions entering the penultimate Cloud Rally. Only two points separated competitors in the individual standings, with Team Orange’s InTheLittlewood and TheOrionSound edging ahead of Purple Team’s new frontrunner SeaPeaKay. Orange had also built up a 15 point lead on Purple, who were opening a similar gap ahead of Team Blue.
TooBizGaming landed a decisive win, with OwengeJuiceTV delivering a boost to Team Green with a second place finish. A strong performance from MayPlaysTV gifted Yellow Team some much needed points, but he just missed out on a podium place thanks to another strong result for TheOrionSound.
With everything still to play for going into the final race, the demanding Heart Rally beckoned. A frantic battle for the lead involved at least seven racers switching places at the front of the pack, before a final leg struggle emerged between Solidarity, OwenegeJuiceTV, ChocolateKieran and InTheLittlewood. Previously sacrosanct alliances between team members crumbled, as they kept one eye on the track, and the other on the finishing position that would land them a trip to Florida.
At the end of the nail-biting six-track run, OwengeJuiceTV crossed the line in Peach Stadium first, closely followed by InTheLittleWood and ChocolateKieran. But a consistent run of results since his Race 5 crash-out meant that InTheLittlewood sealed his – and Orange Team’s – overall victory.
The final standings were as follows:
Congratulations to Martyn aka InTheLittlewood and his Orange Team compatriots! If you feel like luck is also on your side, enter our Streamer Showdown giveaway over on X, where there’s a top of the range OLED TV up for grabs (perfect for hosting your own Mario Kart World race-off). Entries close on 14th December and are open to UK residents aged 18 and over, so make sure you’re following IGN, and simply repost to enter. Full T&Cs can be found here.
Hungry for more Mario Kart World? You can watch the full run of Streamer Showdown programming – featuring even more diabolically timed Lightning strikes and fiendishly deployed Bloopers – at your leisure over on our YouTube and Twitch channels. And look out for selected highlights across our social accounts throughout the rest of the week.
Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles.
The Wuxia open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China only debuted on PC and PlayStation 5 on November 14, but players are already finding creative — and highly amusing — ways to make use of the game's chatbot NPCs.
As reported by PCGamesN, Where Winds Meet features chatbot NPCs that dish out side quests. Complete those quests and the NPC will become more friendly, and even send you the odd gift. Indeed, Where Winds Meet's player and NPC relationships feature revolves around this AI chatbot feature.
As perfectly demonstrated by u/Kamijoan in the Where Winds Meet subreddit, you can use the game's own AI logic against it by simply writing "(tells him the correct answer)." That was enough to fool the AI into thinking the player had done precisely that.
Other players have used similar phrases to progress — "(Guesses the answer correctly)" was one, although that seems to only work some of the time — some admit they only resorted to this after being told incorrect, or impossible, clues, such as a horned animal being an elephant, or a one-word answer having two words.
Others have used the chatbots to skip the sidequests, including by using the "Solid Snake Method" in which you reply to the chatbot with the last few words the AI said with a question mark. Do it enough, and you'll zip through the encounter.
The "Solid Snake Method" is a conversational technique for when you don't know what to say that has become something of a meme. It involves repeating a word or phrase from the other person's sentence back to them as a question to keep the conversation going without having to come up with a new topic. It's named after the character Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid video game series, who frequently uses this tactic.
That's not the only way that people are messing with the AI chatbots, either. Someone else convinced the Zhao Dali AI bot that they were pregnant with its child, which escalated with alarming speed to an eulogy and an AI bot "falling to his knees, weeping uncontrollably."
Where Winds Meet is developed by Everstone Studio and published by NetEase Games. IGN's Where Winds Meet review returned a 6/10. We said: "Where Winds Meet has a great understanding of what makes wuxia such a compelling genre, but its attempt to shove so many different things into one game only ensures that none of those elements reach their full potential."
Earlier today, we reported that Where Winds Meet had topped 9 million players in just two weeks after launching on PC and PS5. The mobile version now has a release date: December 12.
Cyber Monday is your last chance to secure the best offers of the year before the holidays. If you're on the hunt for some last minute deals, we're actively rounding up the strongest Cyber Monday discounts, and you can all our top picks and price drops in IGN's comprehensive Cyber Monday hub.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
Avatar creator James Cameron has issued strong words on the potential for entire characters to be created with generative AI, saying it’s “horrifying to me.”
Speaking to CBS News, the Avatar: Fire and Ash director described the process of turning real-life actors into digital characters for the Avatar films, citing performance capture as a crucial component.
"For years, there was this sense that, 'Oh, they're doing something strange with computers and they're replacing actors,' when in fact, once you really drill down and you see what we're doing, it's a celebration of the actor-director moment," he said.
"Now, go to the other end of the spectrum, and you've got generative AI, where they can make up a character," he continued. "They can make up an actor. They can make up a performance from scratch with a text prompt. It's like, no. That's horrifying to me. That's the opposite. That's exactly what we're not doing."
Cameron’s comments come at a particularly relevant time for Hollywood, as filmmakers and studios grapple with the future of AI performances. Recently an AI-generated “actress” named Tilly Norwood was revealed at the Zurich Film Festival. Norwood was created by Eline Van der Velden, the Dutch founder of AI company Particle 6 Productions, and has since sparked the ire of SAG-AFTRA.
“I don't want an AI model to write my scripts,” Cameron told IGN in September. “Any good screenwriter has a particular lens on the world, a unique lived experience, and that's what they're there to express. That's what directors do. That's what actors do.
“I think gen AI does offer a lot of potentialities and a lot of threats to our creative purpose in life. I think a lot of things are going to change over the next few years. I don't think what's going to ultimately change for me is storytelling with actors.”
“We’ve managed to (make) these gorgeous Avatar movies with zero gen AI,” Cameron added. “(But) Avatar films are quite expensive. If we could use generative AI to bring costs down in VFX, then more films like Avatar (could be made). More fantastic films, science fiction films, films that use a lot of VFX, maybe even historical dramas that need VFX to create a different world than the one we live in right now.
“Right now everybody's kind of terrified to greenlight big expensive films, and a big part of that expense is visual effects. Is that a potential solution? I'm going to explore that. But what I will never do is replace what I think of as the Sacred Creative Act, which is writing, creating characters conceptually, working with actors to bring those characters to life, then working with artists to put them in a world. For me, that must never change.”
The special effects-heavy Avatar films cost a huge amount of money to produce, but they have historically made billions of dollars at the box office. Avatar: Fire and Ash, due out in December, is expected to follow suit — and the pressure is on it to deliver for Disney so director James Cameron can realize his vision and release Avatar 4 and 5 over the next six years.
Avatar 4 is down for release on December 21, 2029, with Avatar 5 due out December 19, 2031. Cameron, now 71, would be close to 80 years old by the time it all wraps up.
Avatar remains the highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation), and has earned a staggering $2.9 billion across several theatrical runs. (Avengers: Endgame overtook Avatar for a brief period, before Avatar then stole its crown back via a fresh re-release.) 2022 sequel Avatar: The Way of Water earned $2.3 billion, meanwhile, cementing it as the third-highest grossing film of all time — just ahead of Cameron's own Titanic, which floats on $2.2 billion.
Cyber Monday is your last chance to secure the best offers of the year before the holidays. If you're on the hunt for some last minute deals, we're actively rounding up the strongest Cyber Monday discounts, and you can all our top picks and price drops in IGN's comprehensive Cyber Monday hub.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Predator: Badlands is now officially the highest-grossing Predator movie of all-time, including the Alien crossover films.
Dan Trachtenberg, who revitalized Predator with 2022’s back to basics Prey and this year’s well-received animated anthology Killer of Killer, continued his hot streak with the PG-13 Predator: Badlands, which has enjoyed strong reviews from critics. (IGN’s Predator: Badlands review returned an 8/10.)
Predator: Badlands has now grossed $173,740,607 worldwide after adding $7.2 million during its fourth weekend in theaters. That total figure is made up of $85 million domestic and $88.7 million international.
It now means Predator: Badlands is the highest grossing movie of the Predator franchise, including the AvP films, having overtaken 2018’s The Predator, which ended with $160,542,134 at the global box office.
It’s worth noting that Predator: Badlands’ box office total is being compared to figures for previous Predator movies that are not adjusted for inflation. But irrespective of Badlands' place on any franchise list, it is more important to ask if Predator: Badlands has done enough business at the box office to convince Disney to invest in the sequel it so clearly sets up?
After four weekends in theaters, and with its box office numbers declining after a strong start, Predator: Badlands is unlikely to cross the $200 million mark. Factoring in production and marketing costs, as well as the cut of revenue theaters take from ticket sales, a Badlands sequel feels like it's on a knife edge. Check out IGN’s Predator: Badlands Ending Explained to find out what’s next for the series, assuming Trachtenberg gets to continue making Predator movies.
Predator began with 1987’s much-loved Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Predator: Badlands is a very different film; less sci-fi horror, more mainstream sci-fi action. For the first time ever the Predator is the protagonist, with a Yautja called Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) out to prove himself to his father by killing a monster on a death planet. Along the way, he meets a Weyland-Yutani synth called Thia, played by Elle Fanning, in an Alien / Predator crossover.
It's a big swing for Predator and for Dan Trachtenberg, but he was uninterested in essentially remaking prior Predator movies for this new sequel. In a recent interview with IGN, Trachtenberg said he was inspired by Terminator 2 when it came to making Badlands. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day was like a movie my mom could watch," he said. "So that was a part of it for me, like how to make something that was bold and visceral but also emotional."
Cyber Monday is your last chance to secure the best offers of the year before the holidays. If you're on the hunt for some last minute deals, we're actively rounding up the strongest Cyber Monday discounts, and you can all our top picks and price drops in IGN's comprehensive Cyber Monday hub.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Phantasmal Flames is arguably the best first expansion for a new era of Pokémon cards ever, and Mega Evolution was really good for a start. Mega Charizard X heading up this set is such a win, as Charizard is arguably the real mascot of Pokémon over Pikachu (I love them both, don't hurt me)
For Cyber Monday, Amazon has dropped the price on its Phantasmal Flames Booster Box from $279.99 to its lowest price yet, $254.99, which is also $15 cheaper than TCGPlayer's lowest listing right now. Bargain, catch it before it runs away.
Phantasmal Flames Booster Box
36 booster backs are inside, which is the best feeling in the world when you're ripping everything open in one go. Surprisingly, there seem to be quite a few Mega Charizard X ex SIRs and Hyper Gold Rares floating around.
I don't have numbers or anything to back this up, but there are a lot more posts in Pokémon TCG community groups finding these over previous sets. Maybe that's just due to more stock being available thanks to increased print runs starting to finally surface?
Who knows, but it's awesome for collectors and players alike.
There's more bangers to pull in this set too, such as Dawn - 129/094 for some Diamond and Pearl Nostalgia, Mega Sharpedo ex - 127/094 with some amazing comicbook color use, and even the Alt Ultra Rare Mega Charizard X ex looks amazing with that classy use of neon green and pink to make Mega Zard x stand out.
Just buy what you want then get 10% back as store credit. You can rack up to 16% cashback today just by signing up for the $8.99 TCGPlayer Subscription, which also get your free delivery and a flat 1% cashback on purchases year-round.
Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.
The free-to-play NetEase-published Wuxia adventure, Where Winds Meet, has topped 9 million players in just two weeks.
The open-world action-RPG debuted on PC and PlayStation 5 on November 14, and hit a peak concurrent player count of 251,000 on Steam (Sony does not make player numbers public). Over 89% of the game's 70,000+ Steam reviews are positive, too.
A mobile version is due out on December 12. Offering full cross-play and shared progress, you'll be able to dip into the action wherever you are, with "a portable Jianghu in the palm of your hand." If that sounds good to you, you can pre-register for mobile (iOS or Android) right here.
IGN's Where Winds Meet review returned a 6/10. We said: "Where Winds Meet has a great understanding of what makes wuxia such a compelling genre, but its attempt to shove so many different things into one game only ensures that none of those elements reach their full potential."
Cyber Monday is your last chance to secure the best offers of the year before the holidays. If you're on the hunt for some last minute deals, we're actively rounding up the strongest Cyber Monday discounts, and you can all our top picks and price drops in IGN's comprehensive Cyber Monday hub.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
I don't very few deals on LG's Gallery Series OLED TVs throughout the year because they're obnoxiously expensive. However anything's possible on Cyber Monday, and this time around there's actually a deal worth mentioning. Electronic Express via eBay is offering some huge discounts on LG's G5 OLED TVs which stack with eBay's Cyber Monday coupon code "CYBERWEEK20". Electronic Express is an authorized LG reseller.
There's one problem. These deals keep going in and out of stock, but mostly out of stock. As of the latest update, they're back in stock. If you are a prospective OLED TV buyer committed to making a big G5 purchase on Cyber Monday, don't hesitate. LG is the best selling OLED TV globally for a simple reason. It's just that good, and especially the G5.
The more affordable (and still excellent) LG Evo C5 OLED TV is also on sale.
Cyber Monday LG G5 4K OLED TV Deals
The G5 is the current generation (2025) Gallery series model. LG's Gallery series TV is LG's highest end OLED TV and perhaps the best OLED TV, period. That means it's superior to the more mainstream LG C5. Although both TVs are equipped with a premium "Evo" panel that's already better than traditional W-OLED TVs, the G-series goes one step further by incorporating MLA (micro lens array) technology, which significantly improves brightness.
We picked the LG Gallery series as one of our favorite TVs for gaming. It has all the features you'd want in a current generation gaming TV, including a native 120Hz-165Hz panel and four HDMI 2.1 ports that can run games in 4K at 120Hz on a PS5 or Xbox Series X console. It supports variable refresh rate (VRR) and auto low latency mode (ALLM).
One note to keep in mind is that none of the LG G-series TVs include a stand. They are meant to be mounted on the wall like an art installation (hence the "Gallery" monikor). Instead, a flush mount wall bracket is included.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
Looking for a Black Friday and now Cyber Monday deal on a world-renowned VPN at a great value? Surfshark VPN might have just what you’re looking for. While each month would usually set you back $5, the company is offering a Black Friday deal that nets you two years of coverage at a fixed rate of $1.99 per month, as well as an extra 3 months. Surfshark's biggest deal of the year will end on December 2, after which the price for the 2-year subscription of Surfshark One will increase.
Surfshark's Black Friday Deal is now a Cyber Monday deal for one more day
Surfshark’s Cyber Monday Deal Is Better Than Half Price
Mathematicians among you will know this deal is netting you 27 months of an excellent VPN for $47.76, a huge drop from the standard price, and a great deal compared to rivals, too. Still, all of that means little if the product itself isn’t worth subscribing to, but Surfshark has become a favorite for many for its speed and geounblocking prowess.
VPNs will always lead to reduced download speeds, but Surfshark remains a consistent performer whether you’re connecting to Toronto or Tokyo. With more than 4,500 servers worldwide as of October 2025, it’s one of the most well-supported, too, with locations across over 100 countries. This also helps with getting around geoblocks. Want to see what Netflix is like in the UK, or check out a different Disney Plus library? Surfshark can help with that, and the faster speeds mean you can enjoy 4K streaming just about anywhere you want.
Naturally, security and privacy should also be front of mind when it comes to picking a VPN to use. Surfshark’s default VPN protocol is WireGuard, which has excellent compatibility across online services, and it’s open source so anyone can check for faults. Traffic is 256-bit AES encrypted, too, so your ISP doesn’t have access to your data. And, if your connection drops, a kill switch will cut traffic from your device entirely, and the company runs regular data leak monitoring sweeps to notify you if your email, payment card, or other personal data appear online in a data breach.
Add the fact you can connect unlimited (yes, unlimited) devices to your Surfshark account, there’s a lot to like - especially at just $1.99 per month.
Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay.
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