Another week has arrived, which means retailers are kicking off new sales with discounts on tech, video games, and accessories. The best deals for Monday, March 22 include a great budget headset option for PS5, Xbox Series X, and other platforms: Turtle Beach's Recon 200 headset for $50. A new buy two, get one free sale at Amazon offers a great opportunity to stock up on video games (including next-gen options), board games, Blu-rays, and more for cheap. Plus, don't miss deals on specific games like acclaimed JRPG Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition, which is just $25 for PlayStation and Xbox, and Dead Cells' collector's edition (Switch) for less than $72. Buy 2, get 1 free sale at Amazon Target's running a buy two, get one free promotion this week, and you know what that means: Amazon has already kicked off a competing sale of its own. Amazon's buy two, get one free sale covers not only video games but also Blu-rays and board games, and you can mix and match between categories. As usual, we expect the top games to sell out soon--as of our last update, the sale options included Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Hitman 3, and more. See sale at Amazon Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition $25 (was $40) The definitive edition of one of the best JRPGs in recent years, Dragon Quest XI S, is down to just $25 for PlayStation and Xbox at Amazon today. Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition gets you the full base game as well an orchestral soundtrack, new character scenarios, a photo mode, and the ability to speed up battles. Notably, it also adds a 2D 16-bit mode that lets you play through the entire game in the classic Dragon Quest style. See at Amazon Turtle Beach Recon 200 Gaming Headset $50 (was $60) If you're looking for a solid yet affordable headset to use with your PS5, Xbox Series X, or other gaming systems, you can pick up Turtle Beach's Recon 200 headset for even cheaper this week. Down to $50 at Amazon, the Recon 200 wired gaming headset features multiplatform compatibility, amplified audio, immersive surround sound for Xbox and PC, a flip-up mic, and a comfortable over-ear fit.For a more premium headset, the Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 is on sale for $200 (down from $250) today and offers excellent audio along with a noise-canceling microphone so your voice comes through crystal-clear. (Note: If you prefer a wireless option, Turtle Beach's Stealth 600 Gen 2 wireless headset is one of our top headset picks for PS5.) See Recon 200 at Amazon See Elite Pro 2 at Amazon Dead Cells: Prisoner's Edition $71.50 (was $120) One of the best roguelike action-platformers received a new physical collector's edition in late 2020. Dead Cells: Prisoner's Edition bundles a physical copy of the acclaimed game along with various other physical goodies, including three collector pin badges, four metallic stickers, an exclusive art print card with a numbered collector's certificate, and a 7" two-track orange vinyl record. The Prisoner's Edition is currently the cheapest it's been at Amazon, and you can get the Switch version for less than $72 today in a limited-time deal. See at Amazon Star Wars Squadrons $20 (was $40) EA's Star Wars Squadrons hit a new low price today at Best Buy, which has both the PlayStation and Xbox versions for 20 bucks each. Though we've seen the game at $25 in past sales, this is the first time we've seen it at an even $20, an excellent deal on the space dogfighting game. Star Wars Squadrons has also received improvements on next-gen consoles, including 4K resolution at 120fps on Xbox Series X. See PlayStation version at Best Buy See Xbox version at Best Buy Bloodborne: The Board Game $88.20 (was $110) Bloodborne: The Board Game is often sold out at Amazon, but today it's back in stock with a 20% discount as well (though not much stock is left). The tabletop version of From Software's acclaimed video game features branching quests, card-driven combat mechanics, highly detailed figures, and more. See at Amazon Logitech G923 Racing Wheel and Pedals $350 (was $400) Logitech makes some of the best racing wheels for gaming, and there's a rare markdown on its G923 racing wheel for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC today. On sale for $50 off, the G923 racing wheel and pedals feature Logitech's TrueForce technology that delivers "next-gen force feedback" for heightened realism and detail. It also has a programmable dual clutch to assist with launch and game controls built right into the steering wheel for easy access.The G923 wheel is compatible with most racing games, including Need for Speed Heat and Forza Horizon 4, though its TrueForce technology is currently only supported by select games such as Grid, Snowrunner, and Assetto Corsa Competizione. See at Amazon Persona 5 Strikers (Steam key) $47.39 (was $60) If you loved Persona 5, you can embark on a new adventure with the gang in Persona 5 Strikers, which released last month and trades turn-based combat for hack-and-slash battles. Fanatical has Persona 5 Strikers Steam keys for less than $48 today (the game costs $60 if you buy directly on Steam). The Deluxe edition can also be had for $55.29 (down from $70) and gets you bonus digital items in addition to the game. See at Fanatical Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition $30 (was $40) Devil May Cry 5 is one of the best games to play on PS5 if you pick up the Special Edition, which adds Dante's brother and arch-rival Vergil as a new playable character. The Special Edition also adds a new challenging horde mode, a Turbo mode that lets you play at 1.2x speed, ray-tracing support, and a high frame-rate mode to take advantage of the next-gen consoles' power. Unfortunately, this deal is only for the PS5 edition, as the Xbox Series X version is out of stock. See at Amazon Humankind Digital Deluxe Edition (Steam key) $40 (was $60) with code GAMESPOT33 Our latest exclusive deal with PC game store Fanatical drops the price on Humankind: Digital Deluxe Edition to just $40 when you use promo code GAMESPOT33 at checkout. If you're planning to play the upcoming historical 4X strategy game (which releases April 22) on Steam, this is a deal worth taking advantage of, as Steam is selling the game for $10 more, and you'll still get a Steam key with your purchase (along with a handful of preorder bonus items). This deal is only available until April 1. See at Fanatical Mario Switch games $38.88 (was $60) each Mario Day is behind us, but there are still some lingering deals at Walmart. You can snag Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Maker 2, and more for just under $39 each this week, which is about as cheap as they get outside of Black Friday.Super Mario OdysseySuper Mario Maker 2Super Mario PartyNew Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeYoshi's Crafted WorldMario Tennis Aces See at Walmart WD Elements 6TB Hard Drive $100 (was $190) with promo code 93XQR25 One of Newegg's best Monday deals includes an $80 markdown on WD's Elements 6TB USB 3.0 hard drive, which drops from $190 to $100 with promo code 93XQR25 at checkout. It's plug-and-play ready for Windows PCs, though you could also use it to store PS4 and Xbox One games to play on next-gen consoles. See at Newegg Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In celebration of the game's 25th anniversary, Capcom has announced that a Resident Evil-focused livestream is set to go live sometime this April.The studio neither specified what will be shown during the livestream nor when it goes live. However, Capcom is currently working on Resident Evil Re:Verse and Resident Evil Village, so it's likely both titles will make an appearance. Capcom doesn't want to "spoil any surprises" and urged fans to "keep an eye on Resident Evil channels" across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for livestream updates.How to Watch the Resident Evil April ShowcaseCapcom didn't state the day or time the showcase goes live, so we'll update this post when we learn more. We'll also embed the livestream here once it goes live.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite Season 6 brought lots of new mechanics like hunting and taming wildlife and all-new weapon-crafting abilities for players to learn, but it also brought along some new bugs which the team at Epic Games says will be addressed in upcoming patches. One of the most invasive bugs in Fortnite Season 6 is a new visual flaw when players are caught in the Storm.Players on Reddit and elsewhere are voicing their concerns with the game's near-absent visibility when they get stuck in the Storm on some platforms other than PC. Storm visibility comparison with and without performance mode. Is this even fair? from r/FortNiteBRPerformance mode is currently a PC-only feature, and even as Fortnite has been optimized for new consoles, players on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 are having the same issue as those on other platforms such as Switch and last-gen consoles. Players are reporting an inability to even compete properly at times.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Promising Young Woman writer/director Emerald Fennell has been hired to write a movie based on the DC superhero Zatanna. The news comes via Variety.The Zatanna movie is being developed at Warner Bros. by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. There's no word on whether Fennell will direct the movie too, but it's possible if the film is greenlit. The dark drama Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan, and has been nominated for five Oscars, including best director and best original screenplay for Fennell.Zatanna first appeared in DC comic books in 1964, and is a powerful sorceress. She is known as a member of the supernatural superhero team Justice League Dark alongside John Constantine. Zatanna previously appeared in the DC live-action show Smallville, played by Serinda Swan, and has also featured numerous animated DC shows and movies.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Lord of the Rings actor Dominic Monaghan has shared his thoughts on the recasting of Aragorn, saying it was a "big blow" for the original actor. As is widely known, Stuart Townsend was hired to play Aragorn originally, and he trained for some time, before director Peter Jackson decided to make a change and bring in someone older, Viggo Mortensen.Monaghan told the Manchester Evening News that it was especially difficult given the times--in the late 1990s, the lack of technology made it more challenging to communicate, so Townsend left set without much of a goodbye."He left very quickly. I think he was probably sad about how it turned out," Monaghan, who played the hobbit Merry, said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After Zack Snyder was given the ability to release his cut of 2017's Justice League on HBO Max, some DC Comics fans were hopeful they'd get to see a new version of 2016's Suicide Squad, which was directed by David Ayer. According to WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff, though, that doesn't--and won't--exist anytime soon.When asked in an interview with Variety about the possibility of giving Suicide Squad the same treatment as Justice League, Sarnoff simply said, "We won’t be developing David Ayer’s cut." Given that a James Gunn-directed sequel is on the way, debuting in theaters and on HBO Max this year, this isn't too surprising.Still, anyone who's seen the sheer number of deleted scenes on the home release of Ayer's Suicide Squad will know there is quite a bit of story that didn't make it into the final film. In fact, as Ayer himself revealed on Twitter, the critical reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice led Warner Bros. to change the tone of the film entirely.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Silent Hill will return in the form of DLC for the indie multiplayer game Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals on March 23. While it isn't the new Silent Hill that fans have been hoping for for years at this point, the DLC does bring back some franchise favorites like Heather Mason, killer nurses, and--of course--Pyramid Head.The gameplay trailer below shows off the lakeside town's foggy streets, as well as several locations from the first game, including Midwich Elementary School. Watch out for those flying harpies, though, they're pretty nasty. The DLC even includes some lesser-known characters from the series, including Silent Hill 1's cop Cybil Bennett. As a whole, it looks like a fairly substantial chunk of content for the game, though its price is not yet listed on Steam. This isn't the only Silent Hill crossover that's happened recently: Pyramid Head and co. were added to Dead by Daylight last year.Rumors of new Silent Hill projects have swirled over the past few months. The latest flare-up came when series composer Akira Yamaoka seemed to tease a new entry in the series in a video interview that was taken down shortly after it was posted. Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama announced that he's working on a new horror project late last year. Meanwhile, Silenthill.com still redirects to a picture of Pyramid Head, an apparent reference to the height of Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu.Info from Gamespot.com

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a new limited series that will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who directed the Oscar-winning drama Training Day. Legendary movie director Martin Scorsese is attached as an executive producer.According to The Hollywood Reporter, this project has been in development for a long time as a film, but it's now being pitched as a limited series. There is no word yet, however, on which TV networks or companies might be interested in signing the series."I have been looking to tell my story for quite some time," Tyson said in a statement. "With the recent launch of Legends Only League and the excitement from fans following my return to the ring, now feels like the perfect moment. I look forward to collaborating with Martin, Antoine, Jamie, and the entire creative team to bring audiences a series that not only captures my professional and personal journey but also inspires and entertains."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Video game preservation group Hidden Palace has released more than 700 demos, builds, and prototypes from the PlayStation 2 era in an ongoing effort that they're calling "Project Deluge." The lot itself is over 860 gigabytes of data. According to the project page, this massive release is but one part of a "gigantic lot" of unreleased and unseen gaming assets that "[spans] multiple console generations."As the group details in the description, the lot itself had to be carefully curtailed to remove final retail builds, and the group created scripts to collect metadata on each build to categorize and evaluate each item. The group also states that the quality of the dumped files themselves "could be much better" and "could contain errors," but due to its sheer size, they were unable to redump all the files with proper hardware. However, Hidden Palace says that they may revisit the disks in the future. Overall, however, Project Deluge will be so large that Hidden Palace says it will "eclipse everything we've tackled up until this point."Builds included in the lot include several E3 prototypes of notable games, including Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex and Shadow of the Colossus, as well as prototypes of God Hand and Dino Stalker. There are also accessible debug tools in many of the builds, including for classics like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It's a truly staggering amount of content, and it'll take hackers and game researchers months if not years to figure out everything that's in there.Info from Gamespot.com

Right now, you can get an excellent racing wheel at a discount on Amazon. The Logitech G923 racing wheel is currently available for $350, down from its regular price of $400. The Xbox and PS5/PS4 models are on sale, both of which are also compatible with PC. With the start of a new generation, it's an excellent time to snag a new racing wheel as both Microsoft and Sony have announced the next entries in the Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo series respectively. Logitech G923 wheel $350 (was $400) The G923 racing wheel boasts Logitech's TrueForce technology, which provides the controller with force feedback that synchronizes with your gameplay. It sends signals through the wheel, providing you with realistic tension that simulates what it feels like to drive a real car. You can also customize the wheel's sensitivity, force feedback, tension, and more in Logitech's G-Hub gaming software. See at Amazon In addition to the excellent wheel, the G923 features a programmable dual clutch, 24-point selector, RPM LED lights, and included pedals. The whole setup is made of high-quality materials. Both the wheel and pedals are made of metal, while the wheel itself is encased in hand-stitched leather, giving it a premium, sturdy feel.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Disney+ MCU line-up is expanding. Upcoming TV show Hawkeye is slated for a spin-off series focused around Echo, a deaf Native American hero, played by Alaqua Cox, according to Variety. The new series is in the early development stages but will be written and executive produced by Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen.Alaqua Cox was cast as Echo back in December. The character, who's real name is Maya Lopez, is a superheroic mimic able to copy any hero's fighting style just by observing them. She has previously had ties with both Hawkeye and Daredevil in the comics, and even held the Ronin mantle before handing it over to Clint Barton--though it's too early to tell if this version of Echo will tie into Clint's use of the Ronin name during Avengers: Endgame.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Thanks in part to its latest free weekend and the launch of new content, Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege has set a new peak concurrent user record on Steam. According to Steam Charts, the team-based tactical shooter nearly hit 200,000 concurrent users for the first time, eclipsing the game's previous record of 198,500 in March 2020.Data from Steam Charts (via Esports Observer) says Siege reached a new peak concurrent record of 199,830 for its new lifetime peak. It seems it will only be a matter of time before the game crosses the 200,000 threshold.Siege has been one of the biggest comeback stories in gaming this generation. The game launched in 2015 and hit a record of around 40,000 concurrent players back then. As these latest numbers demonstrate, the game continues to grow, even years after release.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the past three decades of Mortal Kombat video games, the franchise has developed a deep and detailed backstory for practically every character. Now, with a new Mortal Kombat movie about to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max, film director Simon McQuoid has revealed how important that established lore is to the upcoming film."What I wanted to do--and Greg [Russo], the writer, said this even going in very early--is that we shouldn't be changing fundamentals," he said during a press event. "We can add a bit to help amplify lore and amplify stuff that is within."One example of the additions or amplifications is something fans have already seen in the first trailer. "One is the example you've seen, which is Sub-Zero takes Jax's arms," McQuoid explained. "Now we know that was Ermac and there's even been other slightly different iterations of that through the years. But in this particular story, I needed to inform Sub-Zero as much as I needed to inform how Jax loses them."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Resident Evil Re:Verse is getting an open beta in April on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it's free to everyone who has a Capcom account. Re:Verse--which is some sort of multiplayer shooter included for free with the upcoming Resident Evil Village--will launch fully on the same day as Village, May 7.Though Re:Verse will be available for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on launch day, the next-gen consoles will play the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game via backward compatibility. The open beta will last from April 8 at 2:00 AM ET / 11 PM PT (April 7th) to April 11 at 2 AM ET / 11 PM PT (April 10).We haven't seen a ton of Resident Evil Re:Verse yet, but based on the gameplay teaser, it appears to be a multiplayer shooter that stars heroes and villains from the long-running series duking it out for supremacy. Early footage looks a bit wonky so far, but it was just a teaser trailer, so hopefully we'll get a better idea of what it is once the open beta hits this April.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Aside from your console or PC itself, the most important part of any gaming setup is the screen you're playing on. But what's the best option for 2021--the competitive edge of a gaming monitor or the size and bombast of a gaming TV? The question of which is better--gaming monitor vs. TV--was a lot easier to answer when gaming monitors had the clear advantage in speed, accuracy, and response time, but in recent years, many gaming TVs have adopted features that have helped bring them in line. Still, there are key differences between a gaming monitor and TV that are worth noting, especially if you're a dedicated gamer who spends a lot of time looking at your screen of choice.While gaming TVs have started to enter the world of higher refresh rates, gaming monitors have pushed their speeds even higher, climbing up to 360Hz. This makes them hard to beat in the realm of competitive gaming, but if you're looking for the best image possible, a 4K gaming TV with an OLED panel is unbeatable. There are some great 40-inch-plus monitors out there that provide gorgeous visuals, but they can't quite match up to the best TVs. And few gaming monitors use the new HDMI 2.1 interface technology to push 4K and 120Hz, which makes gaming TVs a more viable option for utilizing the full capabilities of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Of course, an excellent 144Hz monitor is still a great choice for PC gamers who use a keyboard and mouse as their main tools--or those who own the smaller Xbox Series S.Despite these differences, gaming monitors and gaming TVs have started to tie up their loose ends, and both can provide an excellent gaming experience. You can't go wrong either way, but there are still some different benefits that each type of screen has, and depending on the type of gamer you are, one might just edge out the other.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com