The Best Funko Pop Deals Of Amazon Prime Day 2020

At long last, Amazon Prime Day 2020 has arrived. There’s no end to the deals available on October 13 and 14 as Amazon slashes price for its Prime subscribers. Whatever you’re looking for, chances are the online retailer has some options.

If you’re looking to beef up your Funko Pop vinyl figure collection, you’re in luck, because Prime Day has tons of discounted options that cover a wide array of pop culture favorites, from festive Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars figures to toys commemorating your favorite video games, movies, and people–there is plenty for you to get your hands on. In fact, there’s more than just the standard Funkos on sale, as there are even some deluxe models and keychains for you to peruse.

You can take a look at all of the Funko Pops on sale during Amazon Prime Day 2020 below. Why stop there, though? There are also deals to be found on video games, TVs, movies, and so much more–all of which you can find in our Prime Day 2020 hub.

Prime Day 2020: Best Webcam Deals On Amazon For Live Streaming And Work

It’s been tough tracking down a decent webcam these days. With the increase in remote work and the amount of people relying on video calls to visit with family and friends, the best name-brand webcams remain in high-demand and often out of stock. If a webcam has been on your wishlist for a while and you don’t mind-lesser known brands, Amazon Prime Day is as good an opportunity as ever to grab one for a decent price.

Below we’ve rounded up some of the best webcam deals during Amazon Prime Day this year, whether you need one for live streaming games, chatting with friends, work, and more. Check out our Amazon Prime Day deals hub for more as the sale continues today and tomorrow.

These are by no means the best webcams you can buy for streaming, but webcam stock has been low in general and most of the highest-rated brand name options are sold out and on backorder. With Prime Day savings and bonus coupons combined though, these are some of the most popular and affordable options available right now. If you’re looking to save even more money, don’t forget to grab one of Amazon Prime Day’s best deals, which is basically free money with the purchase of a $40 gift card.

Best Target Deals During Prime Day: Games, Headphones, Blu-Rays, And More

Amazon Prime Day is in full swing, and retailers across the board are slashing prices in their own anti-Prime Day sales. One of the biggest Amazon competitors to throw its hat into the ring is Target, which has brought back its Deal Days sale to run alongside Prime Day on October 13 and 14. As with other retailers, Target has cut the cost of a bunch of recent games, like NBA 2K21 and The Last of Us Part II.

The Deal Days page includes markdowns on a variety of items, including furniture, toys, and clothes in addition to games, accessories, and other electronics–there’s plenty to go through if you’re in the market for new stuff or upgrading your setup. We’ve dug through it all to round up some of the best deals below, and we’ll update this page as more big sales arise during the course of the sale.

The upshot of sales like Deal Days is that it’s open to all customers, unlike Amazon Prime Day, and Target often offers in-store pickup so you can get around shipping. And Target isn’t just cutting its game prices–although there are a ton of games you might be interested in at low prices ahead of the holidays. Also on the list are items like TVs, headphones, and gaming accessories. We’ve dug through to round up all the best gaming deals Target has to offer–check them out below.

Best Video Game Deals

A whole lot of games from a variety of publishers are on sale at Target, although the most notable discounts might be those on Nintendo first-party games for the Switch, whose prices tend to stick closer to their MSRP for longer. There are also a few Xbox One versions of games that are available for cheaper than their PlayStation 4 counterparts, so if you’ve got the choice, you can save a few bucks on Xbox versions.

Best Movie Deals

Target hasn’t hacked down its prices on many Blu-rays, but it is running a buy two, get one free deal on select movies, books, and music. Combined with a few notable discounts, there’s an opportunity to fill out your collection for a lot less than you might normally spend.

Best Electronics Deals

In addition to games, Target has discounts on a number of gaming headsets, headphone and earbud sets, TVs, and other electronics that you might want to nab, especially if you’re looking to upgrade your setup ahead of the launch of the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. Some of these are online-only doorbuster deals, so make sure you check their availability in your area if you’re hoping for in-store pickup.

Apex Legends Season 7 Teasers Have Appeared, Hint At New Gravity-Based Character

Respawn has begun teasing Apex Legends Season 7, which looks to be starting sometime in mid-November, seeing as the Season 6: Boosted battle pass appears to end on November 10. If we had to wager a guess, we assume Respawn is timing Season 7 to launch with the release of both the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Regardless, this is the most elaborate setup for a new season that Respawn has ever done.

If you now boot up the game, you’ll be greeted with a message from a mysterious character, who needs your help to test out some tech. Head to the Firing Range and find the screen hooked up to a generator. It’s here that the voice will reach out to you again and ask you to run some tests for her.

The silhouette of Apex Legends Season 7's new playable character, as seen in the trailer for the Apex Legends Champion Edition.
The silhouette of Apex Legends Season 7’s new playable character, as seen in the trailer for the Apex Legends Champion Edition.

Exit to the lobby and you’ll see some brand-new challenges alongside your allotment of daily, weekly, and Aftermarket limited-time challenges–these new ones are labeled “A Wee Experiment.” To prove you’re worthy of testing out the mysterious voice’s gravity lift, you’ll have to deal 10 damage while in midair, get 10 knockdowns, and outlive 120 opponents.

After doing all of that, you’ll get a new message to meet back up in Firing Range. Go there and the voice will give you a keycard to access the gravity lifts scattered throughout Kings Canyon and World’s Edge. They won’t be marked on your map, but brand-new challenges under “A Wee Experiment” hint that you can discover them in Refinery, Skyhook, Airbase, and Repulsor Station. You’ll know you’ve found one if you see a small node on the ground connected to a generator like the one hooked up to the monitor in Firing Range. Swiping the card activates the lift, allowing you to travel vertically upwards several stories.

So what does all this mean? Well, the voice on the other end of this experiment is likely Season 7’s new playable legend–which we finally get to see in one of the final shots of the new trailer for the Apex Legends Champion Edition. Leaks, rumors, and datamines have pointed to Season 7’s new character being Horizon, a legend who can manipulate gravity with her tech. Though it hasn’t been confirmed, it’s speculated that her tactical ability is Gravity Rift, which matches this latest string of teases. Dataminers propose her passive ability buffs her when she lands from a great height (whether from a fall or jumping off her Gravity Rift) and her ultimate ability creates a temporary black hole that drags all nearby targets towards one spot.

Of course, we won’t know for sure who the new character is until Season 7 officially begins. Until then, we can really only point to these latest teasers as probable hints to one of the new legend’s abilities. Respawn has repeatedly done this in the past–for example, it placed Octane Launch Pads around Kings Canyon ahead of Season 1, featured Revenant’s Death Totem effect in Shadowfall ahead of Season 4, included Loba’s Burglar’s Best Friend bracelet in a World’s Edge vault ahead of Season 5, and called out Rampart’s Emplaced Minigun “Sheila” with some graffiti around World’s Edge ahead of Season 6.

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Assassin’s Creed Explained: Pieces Of Eden, Isu, + MORE | Lorescape

Assassin’s Creed is a long-beloved series of over a dozen games, each with vast, complex lore. The series spans from Ancient Greece to the Viking Age to modern day, with players wielding tomahawks in Rome and slicing heads with hidden blades in Ancient Egypt. However, the age-old battle over magical, advanced technology is secretive and altogether more complex.

Assassin’s Creed tells an alternative history of the creation and development of human civilization, and it all ties back to an ancient, super-advanced species that ruled over Earth long before the Assassins and Templars even existed. Many Assassin’s Creed games not only reference an alternate history, but also religions and figures from ancient civilizations like Greece, Egypt, and Italy. It seems possible the next installment in the series, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, could not only involve the Isu and Norse mythology, but also Norse pieces of eden, or a humanity-threatening event like Ragnarok.

The ways in which Assassin’s Creed games weave together an alternative historical timeline with the ancient species that created humanity makes the series even more interesting to play and immerse yourself in. So in preparation for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla next month, let’s dive in and see where this massive series and the origin of humanity, all began.

Apple’s New iPhone 12 Models Leak Before Today’s Event

Today’s online Apple event was expected to reveal the iPhone 12 and several variants, but before the company could share the news itself, images of the full iPhone 12 lineup have leaked online. Noted leaker Evan Blass has unveiled four different iPhone models that will likely be showcased today.

The lineup includes the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. These names align with previous leaks and fall in line with expectations for the event, although the photos don’t offer a full view of what to expect from the devices, which are believed to feature a boxier look reminiscent of the iPhone 4. In terms of naming conventions, the iPhone 12 Mini is the only real divergence from Apple’s established formula. It’s rumored to feature a 5.4-inch screen, which would make it smaller than any of Apple’s recent iPhones.

In terms of colors, here are the options that are pictured:

  • iPhone 12: black, blue, green, red, white
  • iPhone 12 Mini: black, blue, green, red, white
  • iPhone 12 Pro: blue, gold, graphite, silver
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max: blue, gold, graphite, silver

We don’t have confirmed details on what to expect from the devices themselves, but they are rumored to feature the usual performance and camera improvements, as well as the iPhone debut of 5G functionality and OLED displays.

We should be getting all of the official details later today when the Apple event kicks off at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. This news will be coming later than is usual. While Apple did host its usual event in September, that was focused on revealing two new iPad models and the latest Apple Watch devices. iPhone skipped the event entirely for this October premiere.

Apex Legends Patch Finally Moves Pathfinder’s Shoulder Out Of The Way

After Apex Legends tweaked the cooldown on Pathfinder’s grapple as part of the Aftermarket Collection event update, players soon found that the character’s shoulder was getting “stuck” on the screen post-grapple, blocking a large section of the player’s field of view. Now, almost a week after the update that introduced the bug, Apex Legends has pushed a new patch to fix it.

Although the issue that made Pathfinder basically unplayable for some players is now fixed, fans still aren’t happy with Respawn. Replies to the original tweet chronicle ongoing issues with matchmaking spawned by the October update, which some have blamed on the introduction of cross-play between PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Origin. The devs have also had to disable the Sentinel Sniper Rifle in order to work on an exploit introduced in the latest patch.

While Respawn appear to be hard at work fixing bugs that have arisen from the sweeping new changes introduced in the October patch, fans are also unhappy about intentional changes that have been made to fan-favorite character Wraith to try and bring down her pick-rate. The patch removed the character’s iconic Naruto run, as the hunched-over posture made it much more difficult to target a running Wraith. The change was implemented to try and balance Wraith’s abilities without nerfing any of her Legend abilities.

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Roblox Has Filed To Go Public, Will Sell Shares In The Company

Roblox announced today that it has confidentially submitted a statement with the SEC for a proposed public offering. The number of shares the company is set to offer hasn’t yet been announced.

With its free-to-play model aimed at younger gamers, Roblox has proven it has staying power after its inception all the way back in 2006. Earlier this year the company was valued at over $4 billion, with TechCrunch reporting that it has attracted over $335 million in venture capital funding.

Roblox targets both players and developers with its model, providing tools for developers to create small games or experiences that can be played within the larger Roblox ecosystem. With an in-game currency, Robux, that can be traded out for real-world money, Roblox also runs its own virtual economy.

“Roblox intends to commence the public offering following completion of the SEC review process,” the company’s announcement reads, though it adds the offering will be “subject to market and other conditions,” which could be a major caveat in a year as financially uncertain as 2020.

While 2020 has been a successful year for the gaming industry, with Roblox as one of the bigger games that has served as a virtual alternative for in-person social events, it has also turned up a handful of controversies for the company.

Earlier in the year a hacker gained access to Roblox user accounts by bribing a worker at the company, while July saw a widespread attack gain access to user accounts and edit them to display Trump propaganda ahead of the 2020 US elections.

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FaZe Ewok Comes Out As Trans

Earlier this week, FaZe Clan’s Ewok announced on Twitter that he was transgender and bisexual, using the occasion of National Coming Out day to share his news. The announcement was received with messages of support from FaZe Clan and Ewok’s fellow streamers.

Ewok shared his news through a TwitLonger linked in a tweet that simply read “coming out.”

“I want to be open about it and educate people but feel comfortable with myself,” the post reads. “I never felt right in girl body and struggled. When I was 11 years old, I dressed up like a boy and grabbed some of my little brother’s clothes. I took pictures. For past eight years, I never was truly happy with myself and struggled.”

FaZe Clan and its other members have shared messages of support, though Ewok has acknowledged that transitioning in his position was never going to be easy. “I know the transition and stuff will be tough for me. I am nervous as hell,” he wrote. “This is huge especially I am in FaZe and first transgender guy in T1 esports organization. There are not many trans people on organizations.”

Ewok has over 314,000 followers on Twitch, as well as 140,000 subscribers on YouTube. He joined FaZe in mid-2019 and later in the year was one of the top-level streamers to sign exclusively with Mixer. He moved back to Twitch following Mixer’s shutdown, after being offered an exclusive deal with the streaming platform where he first built his audience.

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FIFA 21 Has Biggest Boxed Launch Of 2021 In UK, But Switch Version Flops

FIFA is a big deal in the UK, and the launch of FIFA 21 has done big business in the UK–with some caveats. FIFA 21 is the biggest physical game launch in the UK this year, but sales are down compared to FIFA 20, and the Switch version has sold poorly.

Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that sales on FIFA 21’s boxed copies are down 42% on boxed sales of FIFA 20. There’s a few potential reasons for that–the looming next generation of systems (which will bring new versions of FIFA 21), the growth of the digital market, and the COVID-19 pandemic making players less likely to travel to a store to buy the game all factors in.

It’s unknown how well the game has sold digitally, but this is still a big launch, overtaking the launch sales of The Last of Us Part II and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (both of which are single console exclusives).

The Switch version, however, has bombed. The PS4 version of the game accounted for 62% of sales, while 36% of sales were on Xbox One, but just 2% of sales were for the Switch version.

Of course, there’s a good reason for the Switch version to have not sold–it’s a Legacy Edition, meaning it’s the exact same game as the last three FIFA titles on Switch, albeit with updated rosters. The Switch version does not have enough reviews for a rating on Metacritic yet, but the user rating is down to 0.1/10. Hopefully EA will consider releasing a more substantial update for the Switch version of FIFA 22.

Although the game will likely sell well on PS5 and Xbox Series X when those consoles launch too, it’s worth noting that you’ll get a free upgrade to the new versions if you buy the PS4 or Xbox One version.

Here’s the rest of the UK boxed sales charts for the week ending October 10. It’s a good week for EA, with the company claiming the top two spots; Nintendo, meanwhile, has four first-party games on the list.

  1. FIFA 21 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
  2. Star Wars: Squadrons (PS4, Xbox One)
  3. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About TIme (PS4, Xbox One)
  4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
  5. Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch)
  6. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Switch)
  7. Minecraft (Switch)
  8. Minecraft Dungeons (PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
  9. Marvel’s Avengers (PS4, Xbox One)
  10. Ring Fit Adventure (Switch)

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