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Best Xbox Black Friday Deals So Far
With Black Friday 2022 rapidly approaching, major retailers have really started to ramp up deals on gaming products, including Xbox Series X|S games and accessories. You can save big on blockbuster exclusives, first-party controllers, headsets, and more at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, and the Xbox Store.
Whether you’re shopping for an action-RPG or a fast-paced sports game, a little bit of everything is on sale. This includes Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands for $20 and The Quarry for $20. As for accessories, you’ll find some stellar controller deals, a handful of popular headsets, and some unique gadgets to upgrade your game room or make it easier to bring your console with you on the road.
You can even save on the Xbox Series S ahead of the holidays, but it’s unclear at this time if the Xbox Series X will be available at a discount.
Here’s a closer look at all the best Xbox Black Friday deals. We also have roundups for the best Black Friday Nintendo Switch and PlayStation deals. Also, make sure to take a peek at early Black Friday sales at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target.
Xbox Series S + Extra Controller
$280 ($360)
Xbox Store Black Friday Sale
For digital game deals, make sure to check out the full Black Friday sale on the Xbox Store. There are more than 900 items on sale.
Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controller
$100 ($130) with promo code 5BFBYA5372
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1X Gaming Headset
$48 ($60)
The DioField Chronicle
$40.19 ($60)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
$20 ($40)
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
$20 ($40)
Grand Theft Auto V Premium Edition
$15 ($30)
Marvel’s Avengers
$10 ($20)
Nier Replicant
$25 ($40)
Life is Strange: True Colors
$25 ($60)
Red Dead Redemption 2
$19.79 ($60)
PGA Tour 2K23
$39-$49 ($60-$70)
Tales of Arise
$24 ($60)
NBA 2K23 – Michael Jordan Edition
$50 ($100)
NHL 23 X-Factor Edition
$60 ($100)
Alan Wake Remastered
$20 ($30)
Chorus
$15 ($40)
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
$24 ($60)
Diablo III Eternal Collection
$21.75 ($40)
Elden Ring
$50 ($60)
Far Cry 6
$19.79 ($60)
FIFA 23
$54 ($70)
Forza Horizon 5
$35 ($60)
Guardians of the Galaxy
$20 ($60)
Hades
$10 ($20)
Halo Infinite
$20 ($60)
Hot Wheels Unleashed
$17 ($60)
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
$29 ($50)
Madden NFL 23 + SteelBook
$50 ($70)
Rainbow Six Extraction
$19 ($40)
Riders Republic
$18 ($60)
Saints Row: Criminal Customs Edition
$52 ($60)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
$24 ($40)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
$40 ($60)
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
$20 ($60)
The Quarry
$20 ($60)
WWE 2K22
$30 ($60)
Dying Light: Anniversary Edition
$11 ($40)
Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controller + Watch Dogs: Legion
$110
Xbox Wireless Controller + Watch Dogs: Legion
$50
Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
Xbox Series X Carrying Case
$90 ($100)
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3-Month Membership)
$41.66 ($45)
Xbox Core Wireless Controller
$49 ($60)
Astro A10 Wired Gaming Headset
$35 ($60)
Xbox Controller Charging Station
$24 ($30)
Razer BlackShark V2 X Wired Gaming Headset
$50 ($60)
Razer Kaira Pro Wireless Gaming Headset
$118 ($150)
Seagate Storage Expansion Card (1TB)
$200 ($220)
Xbox Wireless Controller – Lunar Shift
$55 ($70) with promo code 5BFBYA5376
HyperX CloudX Gaming Headset
$40 ($70) with free Modern Warfare II in-game content
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Best Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals So Far
With Black Friday 2022 just a week away, more and more Nintendo Switch deals are popping up at major retailers. We already know the slate official deals from Nintendo, including the Nintendo Switch holiday bundle, whichwill be making an appearance for the fourth straight year. The bundle will be complemented by deals on some popular Nintendo Switch exclusives. In addition to those deals, there are already plenty of stellar discounts on Nintendo Switch exclusives and third-party hits. We’ve rounded up the best Black Friday Switch deals.
Let’s start with the official Nintendo deals. These include a pair of Zelda games, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and more. These games will be available for up to $20 off. You can also save big on Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.
Thankfully, those aren’t the only Switch exclusives that are available at nice discounts. You can save on multiple Pokemon games, including Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, as well as Super Mario titles and a range of great Nintendo Switch RPGs.
Though not technically Nintendo Switch related, Lego Super Mario sets are currently available for 20% off on the Nintendo Store. This in an early Black Friday promotion, with deals ending on November 16.
Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch holiday bundle and game deals will be available starting November 20. All deals expire on Sunday, November 27.
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- Lego Super Mario Black Friday deals
We’ve rounded up all of the official Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals below. Of course, there will certainly be even more Switch-related deals during Black Friday, including discounts on other exclusive games at select retailers. In fact, right now there are other plenty of awesome, early Black Friday Nintendo Switch game deals, so we’ve included those below the official deals.
Nintendo Switch holiday bundle
$300
The Nintendo Switch holiday bundle comes with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and three months of Switch Online. It will be available at all major retailers, but keep in mind that it tends to sell out quickly each year.
November 20-27
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
Bravely Default II
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
Mario Party Superstars
$40 ($60)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
WarioWare: Get It Together
$33.49 ($50)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain
$20 ($30)
November 20-27
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
$60 ($100)
November 20-27
Best deal right now
More Nintendo Switch deals
In addition to the official deals from Nintendo, there are plenty of other great discounts on Switch games right now. Some of these prices, such as discounts on Bayonetta 3 and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, likely won’t be beated when official Black Friday sales kick off.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
$25 ($60)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
$25 ($40)
Monster Hunter Rise
$25
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
$25 ($40)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
$25 ($40)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
$25 ($40)
Bayonetta 3
$48.40 ($60)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
$40 ($60)
Use promo code SBSPMR10 at checkout
Pokemon Scarlet And Violet
$49 ($60)
Use promo code SBSPKMN at checkout.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
$49.49 ($60)
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
$32.88 ($40)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
$38 ($60)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
$49.30 ($60)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
$38 ($60)
Mario Strikers: Battle League
$47 ($60)
Mario Tennis Aces
$47.49 ($60)
New Pokemon Snap
$39 ($60)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
$44 ($60)
Paper Mario: The Origami King
$30 ($60)
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
$44 ($60)
Pokemon Shining Pearl
$39 ($60)
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
$47.80 ($60)
Pokemon Sword/Shield
$30-$39 ($60)
Shin Megami Tensei V
$30 ($60)
Splatoon 3
$53.49 ($60)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
$38 ($60)
Super Mario Party (preowned)
$40 ($60)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (UK, region free)
$48.88 ($60)
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Warzone 2 DMZ missions are like a Far Cry game inside Call of Duty
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Warzone 2 DMZ missions work very similarly to a Far Cry game, except dropped inside Call of Duty, as the battle royale game approaches launch alongside Modern Warfare 2 season one, and Infinity Ward and Activision share more details on Warzone 2 factions.
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So far I’ve kissed four of my friends’ boyfriends – I fear for my reputation
DEAR DEIDRE: SO far I’ve kissed four of my friends’ boyfriends – though only one friend has found out and thankfully she has forgiven me.
But I’m worried my cheeky snogs are going to catch up with me and I’ll get a bad reputation.
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I don’t set out to misbehave, but I get caught up in the moment.
I’m 23 and seem to attract a lot of male attention – especially from the bad boys.
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iPhone SE 4: All the Rumors So Far
No new iPhone SE is expected until 2024, but we’re already hearing rumors, so we’ve rounded up all of the information in one handy guide.
Design
The current third-generation iPhone SE is Apple’s smallest device, modeled after the iPhone 8. It measures in at 4.7 inches, and it is the only iPhone that includes thick bezels and a Touch ID Home button.
That’s set to change with the next iPhone SE update, with rumors indicating that Apple has a new design planned. The fourth-generation iPhone SE will feature an all-display design like Apple’s flagship lineup, with Apple eliminating the Home button in favor of another authentication method.
Leaker Jon Prosser has suggested the iPhone SE 4 could look similar to the 2018 iPhone XR, a device that featured rounded edges rather than the squared off look of modern iPhones. Prior versions of the iPhone SE have all been modeled after earlier iPhones, so the suggestion is plausible.
The original iPhone SE was based on the iPhone 5s, while the second and third-generation versions resemble the iPhone 8. That said, Apple could instead model the iPhone SE after the iPhone 12 and later, adding the more modern look that the company has been using for the last few years.
Display Size
The iPhone XR had a 6.1-inch display, and multiple rumors have suggested that Apple is considering a 5.7 to 6.1-inch display for the device.
Prosser and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believe Apple will use a 6.1-inch display, while display analyst Ross Young believes that Apple is considering both 5.7-inch and 6.1-inch display options for the next iPhone SE. Young said that Apple has not yet finalized its plans for the iPhone SE 4, so both options are still possible.
Display Material
The iPhone SE is the last remaining iPhone that has an LCD display, and other iPhones in Apple’s lineup are equipped with OLED. Apple has used all OLED technology for flagship iPhones since the iPhone 12, in fact.
It is not yet clear if Apple will use LCD or OLED technology for the iPhone SE 4, and Young says that both are possibilities. Apple is considering 6.1-inch OLED displays from two suppliers, as well as 5.7 to 6.1-inch LCDs. The iPhone SE is much more affordable than other iPhones and the cost of OLED may see Apple opting for an LCD instead, but OLED prices may have come down enough for Apple to transition to OLED for the next iPhone SE.
Notch
With an all-display design, Apple is expected to adopt a notch for the iPhone SE, which is the design that Apple has used for flagship iPhones since the 2017 iPhone XR.
A notched display will give Apple a place to put the front-facing camera, but it is not yet clear if the iPhone SE will support Face ID and the TrueDepth camera system given the cost of the hardware.
By the time the iPhone SE comes out, the flagship iPhone lineup will have transitioned entirely to the Dynamic Island, so the older notch design will set the iPhone SE apart.
Touch ID or Face ID?
Apple has been transitioning away from Touch ID and the iPhone SE is the last remaining iPhone with Touch ID. Because Face ID has been around since 2017, Apple could opt to use it for the next-generation iPhone SE.
Information from MyDrivers and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicates that the iPhone SE 4 could have a Touch ID power button, similar to the iPad Air, iPad, and iPad mini. This technology has not been used for an iPhone as of yet, but a Touch ID power button could keep costs low and differentiate the iPhone SE from the flagship iPhones.
A-Series Chip
The current iPhone SE is equipped with the same A15 chip that was in the iPhone 13 models, so the iPhone SE could get a prior-generation chip when it launches.
Since it’s coming in 2024, it will be available in the same year as the iPhone 16 lineup and a year after the iPhone 15. The standard iPhone 15 models are expected to use the A16 in the iPhone 14 Pro models, so there is a good chance the iPhone SE 4 will have an A16 chip.
5G
The current iPhone SE is equipped with 5G technology, and the next-generation version will likely get an upgraded 5G chip with support for more bands.
Release Date
Rumors suggest that the iPhone SE will launch in 2024, with no refresh for the line planned for 2023.
This article, “iPhone SE 4: All the Rumors So Far” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Surprise? Elon Musk’s $8 Twitter Blue hasn’t made very much money so far.
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Twitter has descended into absolute chaos in recent days as its new owner, Elon Musk, chases his new revenue stream: Twitter Blue, the platform’s refurbished paid user subscription.
When asked by a Twitter user to confirm how subscription numbers were going, Musk simply replied, “Needs some tweaks, but overall proceeding well.”
But that doesn’t seem to be the case.
New Twitter Blue subscriptions were put on pause on Friday, just after the updated program launched on Nov. 9. Fake accounts were impersonating brands and notable individuals, which certainly did not please the advertisers that remain on the platform.
The mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower provided Mashable with revenue stats for Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 when subscriptions were open for anyone with Apple iOS devices in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
Twitter Blue brought in $488,000 in those two days. Accounting for the $8 price tag, that’s 61,000 new subscribers at most.
We previously reported that Twitter mistakenly launched Twitter Blue over the weekend, bringing in around 30,000 subscribers. Around 20,000 users also signed up on the Monday and Tuesday prior to Twitter Blue’s launch based on revenue data. And that doesn’t yet count the users that have upgraded from the $5 plan to the $8 plan after Wednesday’s launch.
According to a report in the New York Times, internal Twitter logs show that 140,000 users have subscribed to the new Twitter Blue in total so far.
Looking at just brand new subscribers over the past two-days since the $8 Twitter Blue officially launched, that’s a conversion rate of just over 0.025 percent of Twitter’s 238 million daily active users. If you factor that only the 10 percent of Twitter users that the company considers to be “power users” would be interested in paying, the conversion rate is a bit better but not great at just over 0.25 percent. The average conversion rate in e-commerce is roughly between 2 and 3 percent.
However, there are a few things to note. Some of that two-day revenue includes renewal subscriptions from users who paid for the previous iterations of Twitter Blue, which cost $3 and $5, and did not upgrade. Also, consider that the much-requested edit button feature was added as a perk to the previous version of Twitter Blue on Oct. 6. Renewals for the users who subscribed to that plan in the first week would land within the timeframe of the $8 launch.
According to Sensor Tower, Twitter’s in-app revenue from the launch of the edit button until Oct. 10 was approximately $156,000, which amounts to an estimated 31,200 paying subscribers. Around half of those renewals likely fell on Nov. 9 or Nov. 10, not accounting for cancellations.
On top of that, it’s clear that a number of these $8 signups are from trolls impersonating brands and other users. As these accounts get banned, it’s unlikely that they’ll be able to renew their subscription the following month.
In a best-case scenario where Twitter continues to gain 30,500 subscribers every day with zero cancellations, Twitter is looking at generating $7.32 million per month, or just over $87.8 million per year. That’s not quite the half of $5 billion that Elon Musk seeks.
In a piece published earlier this week, Mashable looked at just how many paying subscribers Twitter could reasonably expect using industry standard e-commerce conversion rates and landed on around 600,000. Using Sensor Tower’s data, Mashable also estimated that the previous version of the Twitter Blue plan only had 105,000 subscribers paying $5 a month. Casey Newton of The Platformer newsletter later corroborated this estimate, finding that Twitter Blue had “a little more than 100,000 active subscribers.”
Musk has put all his eggs in this basket. In his first email to Twitter employees this week, its new owner stated that he wants half of the company’s revenue to come from subscriptions as advertising revenue plummets since he took over. Twitter made $5 billion in 2021, so he’d need more than 26 million users a month to that monthly $8 fee. Musk has also said that Twitter’s losing $4 million a day, so he’d need 15 million paying subscribers just to cover the $120 million in monthly expenses.
For $8 per month, any account on Twitter can now display the verified blue check mark badge, without any actual verification if the account is who they say they are. Fake verified accounts have been popping up, pretending to be various brands on Twitter. This is causing lots of trouble for the platform, as they depend on these advertisers for the bulk of its revenue.
Many companies have already put a pause on their advertising budgets for Twitter since Elon Musk acquired it, questioning the “free speech”-branded direction he wanted to take the company in. For example, on the day Musk took over racial slurs on the platform spiked by 500 percent.
So, can Musk grow Twitter Blue from where it currently is?
It’s important to factor in that a substantial portion of the audience for Twitter Blue’s main feature, the verification badge, has likely signed up already. Twitter’s most requested feature over the years, the edit button, resulted in only 100,000 total paying subscribers when it launched last month. Also note that the allure of the verification badge prior to the new Twitter Blue was that only “notable” users received one. If anyone can just buy it for $8, it loses its appeal and less people will actually want it.
Regardless of what happens with Twitter Blue in the future, between actual subscriber numbers and the decimation to Twitter’s reputation among advertisers, it surely doesn’t seem accurate to say that “overall” it’s “proceeding well.”
UPDATE: Nov. 11, 2022, 7:15 p.m. ET. This article has been updated to include additional reported subscriber numbers.