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GameStop’s Memorial Day 2021 sale is now live. It runs between May 25 and May 31, and it features deals on games for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, plus PC accessories and collectibles. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s dive in.

Lots of first-party Nintendo Switch games are on sale for $40, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Yoshi’s Crafted World, and Splatoon 2. A whole bunch of PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X games are also deeply discounted.

GameStop’s Memorial Day Sale 2021

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And if you go the previously-owned route, you can save a lot more cash. Not only are the used game prices cheaper than even the discounted prices on new games, but there’s also a used game promotion going on for Memorial Day 2021. If you buy two pre-owned games under $20, you’ll get a third one free. That’s a great deal for anyone looking to bulk up their gaming collection quickly and cheaply.

All of these deals go away after Memorial Day 2021, so be sure to grab them before Monday, May 31 comes to an end.

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Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert at IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently said in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz that he believes that the additional sales and revenue that the video game industry racked up due to the pandemic represents a “permanent shift.” This follows Take-Two’s year-end earnings report last week, where the publisher cited a “transformational shift in entertainment consumption” that would benefit not only the company, but the video game industry as a whole.

“Interactive entertainment is now the number one entertainment vertical in terms of revenue, and I guess people still don’t fully realize that,” Zelnick said. “And a good deal of that growth was driven by people either discovering or rediscovering interactive entertainment and its social aspects during the pandemic. And what we’ve found is that while certain trends should be expected to moderate, that shift is permanent.”

Zelnick further clarified that he believes that the social aspects of popular games are driving this growth. He said that consumers who enjoy “shared entertainment experiences” are coming into the video game market, similar to those who enjoy going to theme parks or watching movies together. Additionally, Zelnick said that Take-Two would like to take its popular core brands and extend them into the mobile space, similar to what Activision did with Call of Duty Mobile.

The interviewer also asked Zelnick for his thoughts on the ongoing Epic Games and Apple lawsuit, which some observers feel will likely have a large impact on how the revenue pie is split up in the future. Zelnick stated that he’s not really concerned about the outcome, because Take-Two will continue to meet consumers where they are. However, he did predict that platform-holders will take smaller shares of revenue in the future.

Square Enix will be hosting a special live stream celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series on Wednesday, May 26 at 8:30 PM PT, promising to share information about upcoming games in the series.

Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Stream Start Time

The Dragon Quest stream goes live at 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET. The live stream will “showcase all of the latest information about what’s going on–and what’s yet to come–in the world of Dragon Quest.” The stream will also feature live English interpretation for the first time in the series’ history, so international fans can enjoy the presentation as well. Square Enix has not said how long the stream will be nor what games fans can expect to be there, outside of anything with Dragon Quest in the title.

• 8:30 PM PT
• 10:30 PM CDT
• 11:30 PM ET
• 4:30 AM BST

How to Watch the Dragon Quest Live Stream

In addition to the embedded live stream above, the stream will be available on the official Dragon Quest YouTube page as well.

According to a translated tweet, Yuji Horii, the series creator, teased that there would be tons of information during the live stream, including information on “that game.” While this doesn’t guarantee it will be there, it seems to imply that Dragon Quest XII might make an appearance at the show. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age released in the West in 2018 on PS4 and PC, later getting ported to the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The series also has a number of spin-off titles, like Dragon Quest Builders and Dragon Quest Heroes, that could also make an appearance at the event.