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Amazon’s Big Summer Sale has some great deals on video games

Amazon is running “The Big Summer Sale Event” through September 7, and it features a multitude of discounts on all types of items. It also offers some great deals for fans of video games.

Some console games are slashed 30% in prices. It’s mostly PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games, but there are a few Switch games included too.

For fans of Final Fantasy, the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is $30 from $40. The notoriously hard Dark Souls Remastered title is discounted to $18 from $30 for both the PS4 and Xbox One versions.

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, is half off at $25 from $50. The game features all four seasons of the popular game, as well as the 400 Days DLC, and The Walking Dead: Michonne game as well.

For anyone who’s ever wanted to try the Baldur’s Gate franchise on the Switch, now is a good time to snag the game. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is priced at $30 from $50. It features enhanced editions of Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, and Siege of Dragonspear. The PS4 version is priced at $24.

Deal seekers can also snag Legendary Fishing for the PS4 for $14 from $30. The game is compatible with Playstation Move to take advantage of motion controls.

Popular RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition is also heavily discounted to $21 from $30 for both the PS4 and Xbox One. Fallout 76: Wastelanders for the PS4 is $10 from $60, and Rage 2 is $10 from $60 for Xbox One.

A number of accessories and peripherals are on sale as well. The Sega Genesis Mini also saw a price drop, to $53 from $80. The mini throwback-console comes with 42 games, two wired controllers, a power cable, USB adapter, and an HDMI cable for your TV.

“The Sega Genesis Mini faithfully recreates Sega’s glory days with excellent hardware design and a large library of great games,” Digital Trends said in a review of the retro system.

For all of those Animal Crossing fans out there, a stainless steel double wall insulated water bottle is on sale for $20. It features characters from the popular game as designs on the bottle. Fans of Halo can get a Halo Master Chief Plush, officially licensed by Microsoft, for only $13 during the sale. It’s 6 inches tall and sits upright on flat surfaces.

Steam Winter Sale 2023: best deals, how long is the sale, and more
A group of four adventures stands on the ends of a cliff in Baldur's Gate 3.

Prepare your wallets, because the Steam Winter Sale 2023 is here to drain whatever cash you have leftover from any holiday spending. Thankfully, you don't have to have a lot left in your bank account since Steam consistently offers some of the steepest discounts on the platform's biggest titles for these sales. From award-winning AAA experiences to smaller, more personal indies, there's a deal here you will want to know about.

Like any sale, the Steam Winter Sale is only here for a limited time. Even if you have too many games in your backlog already, there's no harm in adding a few more since games don't have an expiration date. This could also be a perfect time to grab a game as a gift or maybe a multiplayer game to play with friends over the break!
When is the Steam Winter Sale 2023?
The Steam Winter Sale 2023 began at 10 a.m. PT on December 21, 2023, and will conclude at 10 a.m. PT on January 4, 2024.
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Amazon’s Blue Protocol has the potential to be my gateway MMO
A group of Blue Protocol players stands together.

I’m not a big fan of MMOs. I find them much too grind-heavy and often find the gameplay of titles like World of Warcraft to somehow be both unnecessarily complex and boring at the same time. More traditional games in the genre fell out of favor throughout the 2010s, which is why Amazon’s concerted effort to corner the MMO market recently intrigues me. Has it found the secrets to creating a compelling modern MMO?

That’s why I agreed to check out two Amazon MMOs at Summer Game Fest Play Days last month. While Throne & Liberty failed to impress me, I had a much better time with Blue Protocol.

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Steam Summer Sale: best deals, how long is the sale, and more
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It's officially summertime! While most folks are getting outside and enjoying some sunshine, real gamers know that its the season of one of the best gaming sales: the Steam Summer Sale. This massive Steam sale will slash prices for all sorts of games, from blockbuster AAA hits to indie darlings you may have missed so far this year.

Now is the perfect time to scout the sale and pick up any games you've had on your wish list for a while or take a risk on a deeply discounted game you normally wouldn't pick up. You can even buy a game to send directly to a friend so they'll game with you instead of going camping this weekend. These deals don't last forever. Check out all the details below so you don't miss out.
When is Steam Summer Sale 2023?

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