CapcomAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Monster Hunter Wilds, the latest entry in Capcom’s massive creature-hunting franchise, launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on Feb. 28. In addition to an expanded menagerie of monsters to hunt down and devour, Monster Hunter Wilds offers a much larger map with dynamic weather conditions, which can be traversed with the help of new mounts called Seikrets.Of course, if you’d like to try the game yourself before purchasing, an open beta giving you a look into character creation, a story trial, and a Doshaguma hunt will be available on all launch platforms through Nov. 3.If you’re ready to join the hunt, we’ve t…

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.As if it weren’t already a massive treat to see each of the Lord of the Rings films (and their extended editions) in luscious 4K, the 9-disc trilogy is just a fraction of what’s inside the One Ring Gift Box that’s coming this December. The box set of films and a replica of the One Ring from Noble Collection are included in book-like case that has a faux leather hardcover, pages with gold foil, and a map of Middle-earth on its inside flap.The One Ring Gift Box edition will start shipping on Dec. 20, according to its Amazon listing, which is shortly after the Black Friday and Cyber Monday rush — but just in time to have it wrapped and gifted fo…

ModiphiusAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.If you need some new blood for your tabletop RPG, Humble is currently featuring a discounted collection of 25 rulebooks, campaigns, and one-shots for Vampire: The Masquerade. The World of Darkness bundle allows you to add over $500 worth of supplementary material for the fifth-edition ruleset to your library for just $40.In addition to PDFs of the core rulebooks for Vampire: The Masquerade and Hunter: The Reckoning, this collection also includes over two dozen pieces of supplementary content in the form of sourcebooks and standalone adventures. Cults? Check. Blood Gods? Of course. London and Chicago? Perfect setti…

Bethesda Game StudiosAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Oct. 23 is Fallout Day, which canonically in the game’s universe is when The Great War began and ended shortly after in a blaze of nuclear attacks. It’s a bit of a weird thing to celebrate, but retailers are using the date as an excuse to drastically cut prices on the popular post-nuclear roleplaying franchise for PC. Who are we to argue?The best deals are currently available through Oct. 29 at Fanatical, where you can pick up Steam keys for The Fallout Classic Collection, Fallout 76 Skyline Valley Deluxe Edition, Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition, and Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition together…

Photo: Cameron Faulkner/PolygonCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.We’ve written previously about Govee’s smart TV lights, which mimic the colors from your screen and splash them behind the TV. They’re a great and somewhat affordable way to make watching movies or playing games more fun and immersive.If there’s a main downside to most of its models, it’s that they require you to have a camera on top of your TV, which the system uses to interpret what colors the lightstrips should be to best match the video. From a usability standpoint, the camera’s limited viewing range means that it can’t see every inch of your TV clearly, and it’s also susceptible to picking up other …

Cameron Faulkner/Polygon | Source image: AppleAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.The extremely capable 10.2-inch, ninth-generation iPad is currently matching its lowest price ever at multiple retailers. Originally priced at $329.99, Amazon, Best Buy, and Target have discounted the 64 GB model to just $199.99. This discount makes the versatile tablet more affordable than either the Steam Deck or ROG Ally, and the same price as a Nintendo Switch Lite. Its 64 GB of storage should be more than enough to accommodate a substantial library of mobile games, comics, books, or whatever media you’d like to enjoy away from your desk.Apple iPad (ninth generation)$200$…

Larian Studios via PolygonRoss Miller (he/him) is Polygon’s Senior Commerce Editor for the summer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in media and was a founding editor of The Verge.Baldur’s Gate 3 continues to reign as one of greatest RPGs of all time. Even at full price we called it gaming’s best deal — something you can easily spend hundreds of hours playing and still have more to see after multiple playthroughs. The game has further evolved since its release with a number of free, content-rich updates, including this week’s Patch 7 that added new evil endings, an in-game mod manager, and revamped split screen gameplay.This weekend, Larian Studios is offering steep discounts across its entire portfolio of games for both Steam and GOG, the latter of which has the added bonus…

Graphic: Cameron Faulkner/Polygon | Source images: 8Bitdo, ValveCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.Valve’s Steam Deck LCD and Steam Deck OLED are major players in the console space. While they’re technically handheld-shaped PCs that run Linux, they are accessible and affordable enough to be the preferred option for many gamers, especially those who want more power and a larger game library than the Nintendo Switch can provide.It didn’t take long after the 2022 launch of the original LCD model, followed in late 2023 by the OLED, for the Steam Deck accessory scene to blossom. Those range from all but necessary (a microSD card and glass screen protectors) to some that are just nice…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…