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The pricing and availability of Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro have been quite a rollercoaster ride lately. But when it comes to the price of Apple’s wireless earbuds, two of the three models are currently sitting at their all-time lows at Amazon, with Walmart and Best Buy not far behind. So if you’re in the market for wireless earbuds, particularly if you’re in the Apple ecosystem, now’s a great time to buy. Let’s check out where you can find them and what they cost.

Apple AirPods are $30 Off at Amazon

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• See at Amazon – $128.99 (was $159)
• Also at Walmart and Best Buy for $139

Amazon’s sale price for AirPods with a regular charging case beats the deal Walmart and Best Buy are offering by $10. Amazon’s price matches the lowest price we’ve ever seen on the wireless earbuds — including Black Friday. That’s a good deal!

AirPods with Wireless Charging Case are $40 Off

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• See at Amazon – $159.99 (was $199)
• Also at Walmart and Best Buy for $169

AirPods with wireless charging case are on sale at Amazon for just a few bucks above the lowest price we’ve ever seen (and they only dropped that low briefly). Again, Walmart and Best Buy have them on sale for $10 more than Amazon’s deal. But if you need them today or something, you can pick them up there on sale.

AirPods Pro are $14 Off at Amazon

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• See at Amazon – $234.99 (backordered)
• Also at Walmart and Best Buy for $249

While $14 isn’t a massive price drop for AirPods Pro, it’s as low as Amazon has ever gone with the wireless, noise-canceling earbuds. In fact, it’s surprising they’re even bothering to offer a discount, since AirPods Pro are temporarily out of stock. Still, if you place your order now, you’ll lock in the sale price and they’ll ship out as soon as Amazon gets more in. Walmart and Best Buy have them in stock, but they’re selling at full price.

What’s the difference between all of these earbuds? The first two are nearly identical. They’re both Apple’s second-generation AirPods, and they come with easy setup on Apple devices and access to Siri. They have a new Apple H1 chip that the company says offers even faster wireless connection. And the case they come in contains a battery that charges the earbuds when you store them in it.

The only difference between AirPods and AirPods with a wireless charging case is that the latter can be charged on a wireless Qi charging pad like this one. It’s a cool, futuristic trick to be sure, but you’ll have to make the call whether that’s worth the extra $30 they cost.

AirPods Pro cost more, but they offer a number of additional features standard AirPods don’t have. Active noise cancelation is the big one, silencing the outside world, which is great on airplanes and whatnot. They also include a transparency mode for when you need to hear what’s going on around you. They come with three sizes of soft silicon tips so they’ll comfortably fit ears of any shape. They’re sweat- and water-resistant, which makes them great for working out. The case is also compatible with wireless Qi charging pads.

Whichever model you pick, you’re getting a great pair of wireless earbuds for the money.

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Chris Reed is IGN’s shopping and commerce editor. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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You just never know what to expect when Nicolas Cage leads a movie these days. We’ve seen so many cheap, off-kilter turns from Cage that when we get something like Mandy, we all have to stop and say “wait, he’s still got it?” Well, now that Color Out of Space is here, time to stop and say it again: he’s still got it. Director Richard Stanley’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story is a tense, gorgeous, darkly funny nightmare, anchored by a roller coaster of a Nicolas Cage performance.

The film brings Lovecraft’s short story into the modern-day and follows the Gardner family, living on a secluded farm in the fictional Arkham County, Massachusetts. Nathan (Nicolas Cage) has moved the family there to focus on his wife Theresa’s (Joely Richardson) recovery from breast cancer. Before long, a purplish alien meteorite crashes into their yard, and the psychic shockwaves it sends through the house are just the beginning of a slow descent into madness for the Gardner family. The Color, the disembodied force that escapes this meteorite and plagues the Gardners, proves to be an effective and malleable threat, and director Richard Stanley never runs out of new ways of using it to disturb and shock. The bounds of the Color’s power and influence are intentionally left vague, so the only real gauge of what it’s capable of is the deterioration of the Gardners. Sure, it starts with standard horror red flags, like phone calls from no one and youngest kid Jack (Julian Hilliard) ominously drawing scary monsters, but the Color proves to be much more adept at taking over its new home, warping time and enticing the Gardners to make increasingly dangerous choices in service of its purpose.

As a genre, cosmic horror (Lovecraft’s jam) generally calls for a lack of comprehension of the antagonists’ origins and motives. Stanley took that to heart, as the Color feels oppressive and dangerous thanks to the fact that we never end up learning too much about it. For such a destructive force, the Color is also beautiful, terraforming the area into a fantasyscape and tinting many scenes in a dreamy wash of pinks and purples. Color Out of Space seldom disappoints on the visual front, from the heights of the Color’s interdimensional tomfoolery all the way down to the way lights cut through the mist on the Gardner farm. Much of the film has a surreal quality, with a fantasy-tinged score and drawn out moments of quiet that feed into a permeating unease as things proceed.

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Color Out of Space walks an impressive tonal tightrope, deftly drifting between moments of real tension and a bizarre sense of humor that persists even through some of the film’s scarier moments. The film does occasionally stumble on that score, as there are a few times where characters say something off-kilter at a strange time to get an uncomfortable laugh, but for an adaptation of a Lovecraft story not known for its chuckles, the comedic beats are remarkably solid. Of course, if you’re telling a story that vacillates between raw horror and madcap mania, there’s only one person to call. Nicolas Cage’s hyper-energetic and over-the-top turn as Nathan Gardner is the standard-bearer for Color Out of Space’s weird tone, and it’s rare these days to see him fit into a story this well.

Oftentimes, when Cage turns the ol’ dial up to 11, he’s doing it in a movie where everything around him is markedly calmer. But here, at a farm with glowing wells and mutated animals, he’s got a lot of competition in the crazy department, and it’s a competition he tries his damndest to win. Sure, he starts off as a normal human, but as soon as the Color gives him an excuse, Cage is off to the races. Whether it’s a bizarre TV interview with a local reporter, a full volume solo meltdown in the front seat of a car, or his absolutely hilarious obsession with his alpaca scheme (yes, alpaca scheme) in the face of clearly more important matters, Color Out of Space adds plenty to the pantheon of weird Nicolas Cage moments.

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But with how little the rest of the world seems to make sense after that meteorite comes down, weirdly, Cage’s lunacy feels right at home. A wacky Nic Cage performance is fine on its own, but what makes it doubly appreciated here is how it actively services Color Out of Space, adding to the constant unpredictability of the story’s turns. Richard Stanley knew exactly what he was doing putting Cage in the lead, and by channeling his energy into how the story unfolds, Stanley creates an atmosphere where nothing seems safe or reliable. That sense of dread is Color Out of Space’s heartbeat and it’s steady throughout. The other performers also benefit from the tone Cage’s performance sets, with Joely Richardson and Madeleine Arthur, in particular, getting the opportunity to lean into their gruesome moments with a similar kind of abandon. Richardson especially gets to have fun with some prosthetic-related gags, with one truly horrifying sequence of body horror coming late in the film.

Color Out of Space is less successful when it strays away from the Gardner farm. Hydrologist Ward Phillips (Elliot Knight) stumbles onto some of the effects of the Color and checks in on the Gardners now and again, but as the family disintegrates, Ward’s action takes place mostly back in the city. When things really hit the fan, his theories and attempts to involve the police are distracting, especially as we know just how pointless his efforts are in the face of the Color’s awesome power. Color Out of Space burns slowly to begin with and the aimless B-story never quite makes the case for its own inclusion.

Respawn has revealed the first official details for Apex Legends Season 4. Called Assimilation, Season 4 will add new character Forge (not the rumored Revenant), new weapon Sentinel (not the rumored Volt), and new map changes to World’s Edge. You won’t just be playing on World’s Edge during Season 4 though; Apex Legends’ original map, Kings Canyon, makes a return.

That said, the map isn’t coming back as we expected. During Assimilation, Apex Legends Ranked Mode is being reworked so that it’s now split into two separate series. The first series will begin with the new season and continue through to March 23. The second series picks up on March 24 and continues until the end of Season 4, May 5.

Like in Season 3: Meltdown, you’ll see your rank knocked down two notches at the start of Assimilation, and your ranking will similarly reset halfway through the season when the second series begins–allowing you to earn two different rankings. Your end-of-season rewards will be based on whichever series you rank higher in. So if you reach Diamond IV in series one but only Platinum I in series two, for example, you’ll be awarded Diamond-tier items at the end of Assimilation.

So how does this relate to Kings Canyon? Well, the first series of Assimilation will take place on World’s Edge, while the second will see you play on Kings Canyon. So Kings Canyon is coming back to Apex Legends in Season 4, just not until March 24.

Kings Canyon was the only map in Apex Legends during Season 1: Wild Frontier and Season 2: Battle Charge, only to be completely replaced by World’s Edge at the start of Meltdown. The map has made reappearances in certain limited-time events during Season 3–specifically, Fight or Fright and Grand Soirée Arcade–though its return in Assimilation will be the first time the map has been in the game for longer than a few weeks since its removal. When the map was removed, Respawn explained that Kings Canyon was taken out because the developer was worried that most players would gravitate to the original map without trying the new one if both were available at the same time.

Kojima Productions could expand beyond big budget video game projects, according to a new interview with Famitsu.

The interview with Hideo Kojima and artist Yoji Shinkawa was translated by Dualshockers (via GameSpot), and Kojima said he’s interested in developing smaller video game titles. This could allegedly include episodic games or digital-only projects. However, he added that these small projects would not replace the studio’s desire to work on big games like Death Stranding.

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Apart from video games, the studio could branch out to manga and anime. Kojima and Shinkawa both said they’d like to work on a project using Shinkawa’s mecha designs. Shinkawa said working on a manga would be nice because he likes to be able to touch his work directly.

Finally, Kojima added that he’d still like to make movies, which matches an interview from last year when Kojima said, “In the future Kojima Productions will start making films. If you can do one thing well, then you can do everything well.”

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Death Stranding was IGN’s winner for the Best PS4 Exclusive of 2019. The Kojima Productions title also won Best Game Direction at The Game Awards 2019. Kojima says he’s considering developing a sequel to Death Stranding, but that the game would “start from zero.”

For more, read about when Death Stranding is coming to PC, or read our official Death Stranding review.

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Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN’s weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Apex Legends Season 4 has been revealed to be called Assimilation, and Respawn has confirmed our suspicions that it will begin on February 4. Respawn has also provided the first official look at the new playable character coming in Assimilation. It’s not Revenant, as many speculated and Fight or Fright’s Shadowfall seemed to suggest; it’s Forge.

Respawn didn’t provide many details about the new character but did provide a screenshot, which is embedded below.

This story is developing.

Today’s spotlight deals include the lowest price we’ve seen on a low-risk refurbished 2nd generation Nintendo Switch, lowest ever prices on fully illustrated hardcover Harry Potter books, new discounts on the AirPods and AirPods Pro, and a way to watch the new Picard show for free. Check out all these deals and more below.

Refurbished 2nd Generation Nintendo Switch “V2” Model for $259 at Walmart

This is a refurbished model sold from Walmart direct (not a marketplace vendor). That means it’s probably going to look completely brand new, and worst case scenario it’s easy to return it at your local Walmart store. Gamestop and Amazon are currently selling pre-owned units for $280. This is the V2 model with about 2 hours longer battery life than the original.

• Get it at Walmart for $259

Harry Potter The Illustrated Edition Hardcover Books 1-3 for $45.28 Total on Amazon

There’s currently a buy 2 get 1 free promotion on select books at Amazon and these three Harry Potter books qualify. That averages out to about $15 per book (normally around $22 per book). These are the coveted hardcover editions will full-color illustrations.

• Add all three of these to cart and check out to see final price
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Not part of the 3 for 2 deal but still cheap:
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for $19.19 (clip coupon)

$15 Off Apple AirPods Pro, Now $234.98

The price of the AirPods Pro is back down to what we saw on Black Friday. These are truly wireless AirPods with built-in active noise cancellation and despite that that they actually have longer play time on a single charge than the vanilla AirPods. Other features include three sets of silicone tips for customized fit, a sweat and water resistant outer shell, and a wireless charging case that can provide an additional 24 hours of battery life.

• Get it on Amazon for $234.99

Newest Apple AirPods 2 Wireless Earphones for $129

It’s a bitter fight to the end to get Apple to drop prices on their very popular Apple Airpods. Today, the AirPods have dropped 20% off down to $129, which is the lowest price that we saw on Black Friday. These are truly wireless earphones with no cord connecting the two ear pieces. It also includes a charging case.

• Get it on Amazon for $129

1 Month Free Trial to Commercial Free CBS All-Access (Normally 1 Week)

Sign up for CBS All Access and watch the first episode of Jean-Luc’s return in Picard. In fact, with the free 1 month trial you’ll be able to watch half of season 1. This deal won’t last.

It’s also really simple to pull off. Create an account, select the No Commercials option, and at checkout, apply code “JANUARY”. Gain access to popular exclusive shows like Star Trek: Discovery and The Good Fight. Afterwards, you can renew for only $5.99/mo (or $9.99/mo for the ad-free option), or just cancel before your trial ends. The trial normally is for 7 days, and this 1 month extension usually only happens two to three times a year.

• Use code “JANUARY” to get a 1 month trial to CBS All-Access

Alienware m15 15″ 1080p 144Hz Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core GTX 1660 Ti Gaming Laptop for $1149.99

Use code “AFF600OFFAW”

The Alienware m15 is the newly designed 15″ laptop and weighs only 4.8 pounds, which is remarkable given its payload. We reviewed the m15 and highly recommend it.

• Use code “AFF600OFFAW” to get it at Dell for $1149.99

Alienware m17 17″ 2560×1440 120Hz Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core RTX 2060 Gaming Laptop for $1299.99

Use code “AFF700OFFAW”

The m17 is one of the lightest 17″ gaming laptops, weighing in at only 5.8 pounds.

• Use code “AFF700OFFAW” to get it at Dell for $1299.99

Oculus Quest VR Headset with Vader Immortal for $399 (Compatible with Half-Life: Alyx)

Oculus Quest will support Half-Life: Alyx, however you’ll need an Oculus Link cable to connect it to a PC. Many generic USB Type C Gen 1 or Gen 2 cables will work like this $18 cable right here. The Oculus Quest has been one of the hottest selling gaming peripherals over the holidays and it’s sold out practically everywhere. Although you can get it from Oculus directly, it ships out at in March. Amazon is the only vendor with an earlier ship date. For a limited time, purchase an Oculus Quest and you’ll get all three episodes of the Vader Immortal VR game.

There are many reasons why the Quest is the best VR headset to get right now. It’s completely untethered with no external sensors to set up, it’s powerful enough to play games like Beat Saber (the best VR game of 2019), Vader Immortal, and Pistol Whip, and it’s far less expensive than all the other newer generation VR headsets that have been released. The Oculus Link software which allows you to connect the Quest to a PC using a Type C cable and use it like a regular VR headset powered by your gaming PC.

• Get the 64GB model on Amazon for $399
• Get the 128GB model on Amazon for $499
• Get the 64GB model at Best Buy for $399
• Get the 128GB model at Best Buy for $499

Score 11% Off the Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, Now $159.99 (Compatible with Upcoming Xbox)

Amazon is offering a Prime exclusive discount of about 11% off, dropping the price from $179 to $160. This is very likely the nicest first party controller you can buy. This professional-grade controller features adjustable tension thumbsticks, shorter hair trigger locks, wraparound textured grips, interchangeable thumbsticks and paddle shapes, and includes a USB Type C cable with charging dock. It boasts up to 40 hours of battery life and can be used for both the Xbox and PC and will supposedly work with the next gen console too.

• Get it for $159.99 with Amazon Prime

Bloodborne The Card Game for $17.47

Today you can score this board game at the lowest price ever. Bloodborne is top rated among tabletop games adapted from video games. Says designer Eric M. Lang, “My goal with Bloodborne was to channel the intensity and frustration of the video game into a contest between players. Lots of death.”

• Get it on Amazon for $17.47

EVOO Gaming 15″ 1080p 144Hz Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core GTX 1660 Ti Gaming Laptop for $799

If you’re looking for a 15″ gaming laptop, it’s hard to find a deal better than this. This EVOO laptop comes equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, GTX 1660 Ti video card, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of SSD storage, all for under $1K. It even sports a 144Hz refresh rate, THX tuned display and speakers, and an RGB mechanical keyboard.

• Get it at Walmart for $799

Binge The Mandalorian with Disney Plus Free Trial

Disney+ offers a 7-day free trial for you to decide whether or not you want to sign up for the service. The excellent Mandalorian Season 1 TV series is over. Considering the fact that it’s only comprised of eight 30-minute episodes, it’s super easy to run through it during the trial. The live action Aladdin just launched on D+, and The Lion King is coming later this month.

Afterwards you’ll be paying $6.99 per month (or better yet, get a  $69.99 annual subscription). You can also sign up for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all for $12.99 per month. The included Hulu subscription is with limited commercials but there is a way to get ad-free Hulu.

• Sign up for Disney Plus

More Deals From Today:

• 1 Year of PS Plus Membership for $39.99 at Newegg (use code “EMCDGFE43“)
• Anker USB C to HDMI Adapter for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT“)
• Anker USB C to Ethernet Adapter for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT“)
• Anker USB C to SD Card Reader for $8.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT2“)
• All Half-Life Games Are Free at Steam
• Anker Powerline II 3ft Lightning Cable for $6.79 on Amazon
• ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Video Card for $999.99 at Newegg
• Sony WH-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Headphones $230 at Google (use code “TQZIRQ“)
• Google Home for $44.97 at Gamestop
• WD Blue 1TB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive for $99.99 on Amazon
• Fitbit Inspire HR Activity Tracker for $69.95 on Amazon

Video Game Deals:

• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4 or Xbox) for $29.88 on Amazon
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) + $10 Best Buy Credit for $59.99
• Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (Switch) for $41.99 on Amazon
• Injustice 2: Legendary Edition (Xbox) for $15.17 on Amazon
• Man of Medan (PS4 or Xbox) for $19.89 on Amazon
• Our World is Ended (Switch) for $19.99 at Gamestop
• Persona 5 Royal Edition (PS4) Qualifies for Target Buy 2 Get 1 Free Games
• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (PS4) for $8.99 at PSN
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PS4 or Xbox) for $39.99 on Amazon
• The Mystery of Woolley Island (Switch) for $0.12 at Nintendo eShop
• The Outer Worlds (Xbox) for $34.66 on Amazon
• Enter the Gungeon (PC) Free with Twitch Prime Membership

More Deals for January:

• Taotronics Wireless Sport Headphones for $9.99 on Amazon (use code “SFESJZYA“)
• Anker GaN Tech Power Delivery USB C Charger for $21.99 on Amazon
• Godzilla The Showa-Era Films Criteria Collection on Blu-ray for $109.99 on Amazon
• Modvel Memory Foam Seat Cushion for $14.99 on Amazon (use code “9103MO“)
• Samsung Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds Both for $149.99 at Samsung
• All New Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet for $99.99 on Amazon
• Homall Racing-Style Gaming Chair for $86.43 on Amazon
• Sid Meier’s Civilizations: A New Dawn Board Game for $22.29 on Amazon
• Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Preowned Games at Gamestop
• Xbox One X Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
• Xbox One X Gears 5 Limited Edition Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
• Xbox One X NBA 2K20 Limited Edition Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
• Dell XPS 13 Touch 4K i5 Laptop for $849.99 at Dell (use code “LTXPS133AFF“)
• Microsoft Surface Pro 7 10th Gen i5 Iris Plus with Keyboard for $800 at Costco
• PS4 Slim with God of War, Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn for $249.99 at Best Buy
• Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Select Video Games on Amazon
• EVOO 14″ Intel Celeron N Windows Laptop for $179 at Walmart
• EVOO 11.6″ Dual-Core Windows Laptop for $89 at Walmart
• 20% off Sale at Nike (use code “ALLYOU“)
• Kingston DataTraveler 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $3.99 on Amazon
• 65″ Hisense 65H6570F 4K Smart HDTV for $349.99 at Best Buy
• LEGO Technic Compact Crawler Crane (920 Piece) for $79.99 on Amazon
• 55″ Vizio M-Series Quantum 4K HDR QLED Smart HDTV for $358 at Walmart
• Blue Microphone Yeti with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint for $99.99 at Best Buy
• 20% off Thousands of Used: Like New Items at Amazon Warehouse
• Aukey USB Type C PD Car Charger for $11.19 on Amazon
• Aukey 10,000mAh USB PD Power Bank for $20.99 on Amazon (use code “5UST2ZYM“)
• HTC Vive Pro Complete Kit for $1063.62 on Amazon
• Dell XPS 13 Touch 4K i7 with 2TB SSD  for $1399 at Dell (use code “LTXPS132AFF“)
• Samsung 32″ Curved 1080p Gaming Monitor for $149.99 at Walmart
• Spigen USB Type C to Apple Lightning Cable for $9.79 on Amazon
• Sony XBR75X900F 75″ 4K HDR Smart HDTV for $1698 on Amazon
• Dell UltraSharp U2717D 27″ 2560×1440 IPS Monitor for $269.99 at Dell
• Buy 1 Dozen Donuts, Get Another 1 Dozen Free at Krispy Kreme
• Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 WiFi Router for $63.88 on Amazon
• LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express 801-Piece Set for $63.99 on Amazon
• God of War Nendoroid for $19.99 on Amazon
• eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S Robot Vacuum Cleaner for $169 on Amazon
• Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Black for $39.99 at Walmart
• Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Glacier White for $39.99 at Walmart
• Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Green Cambo for $39.99 at Walmart
• HP 25MX 25″ 1080p 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Gaming Monitor for $154.99 at Walmart
• 1 Month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $1 (New Customers) at Microsoft
• Philips Sonicare Essence Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush for $19.95 on Amazon
• Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $39.99 at Best Buy
• Anker PowerWave Qi Wireless Charger for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “AKA25241“)
• LEGO Overwatch D.Va and Reinhardt for $23.99 on Amazon
• LEGO Overwatch Watchpoint: Gibraltar for $58.99 on Amazon
• SNES Classic Edition for $69.99 at Nintendo
• NES Classic Edition for $49.99 at Nintendo
• SecretLabs TITAN 2020 Series Gaming Chair for $374 at SecretLabs
• $50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card for $45 at Costco
• Beats Studio3 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones for $189.99 at Best Buy
• Game of Thrones Seasons 1-8 Collectors Edition Blu-ray $198 on Amazon
• TurboTax Deluxe + State 2019 for $39.88 on Amazon
• TurboTax Premier + State 2019 for $54.99 on Amazon
• Rick and Morty Seasons 1-3 on Blu-ray for $34.99 on Amazon

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is set to release May 18 for PC, and on June 2 for PS4 and Xbox One. It’s a gothic, wintry expansion that adds the titular region located in Western Skyrim. It introduces a yearlong storyline about an ancient army of vampires and is set 900 years before the events of The Elder Scrolls V. In addition to vampires, you’ll get to interact with witches, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night.

If you’re ready to place your preorder or are interested in seeing what’s in the various editions, we have all the info you need below. Let’s get to it.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Collector’s Edition Upgrade (Physical)

Where to Preorder

• Walmart: PS4 | Xbox One | PC – $129.99
• Amazon: PS4 | Xbox One | PC – $129.99
• Best Buy: PS4 | Xbox One | PC – $129.99
• GameStop: PS4 | Xbox One | PC – $129.99

The physical collector’s edition comes with some awesome digital and physical extras, but not the base game, which must be purchased separately. It includes the Greymoor expansion, as well as the following items:

Physical Items

• Vampire Lord Statue
• Greymoor Game Map
• Greymoor Steelbook
• Collectible Coins

Digital Content

• 1 Month ESO Plus
• Exclusive Mount – Crypt Warden Death Hound
• Exclusive Pet – Death Hound
• Exclusive Skyrim Emote pack
• Exclusive Outfit Style – Swordthane outfit style
• Exclusive Memento – Orb of Magnus

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Collector’s Edition Upgrade (Digital)

• Xbox One: Xbox Store – $49.99
• PC: Steam | GameStop
• PS4: Not Yet Available

The digital collector’s edition upgrade doesn’t come with the base game or any physical objects, but it includes the Greymoor expansion and the following digital items:

• Exclusive Mount: Crypt Warden Death Hound
• Exclusive Pet: Death Hound
• Exclusive Skyrim Emote Pack
• Exclusive Outfit Style: Sword Thane Outfit Style
• Exclusive Memento: Orb of Magnus

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Upgrade

This digital preorder upgrade doesn’t come with the base game. It includes the Greymoor expansion and any applicable preorder bonuses (see below).

• Xbox: Xbox Store – $39.99
• PC: Steam | GameStop
• PS4: Not Yet Available

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor

This or the ones below are the ones to preorder if you don’t already own the base game. This particular SKU includes immediate access to the base game, Elsweyr, Summerset, and Morrowind chapters, plus access to Greymoor when it releases.

• Xbox One: Xbox Store – $59.99
• PC: Steam | GameStop
• PS4: Not Yet Available

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Collector’s Edition

• Xbox One: Xbox Store – $79.99
• PC: Steam | GameStop
• PS4: Not Yet Available

Not to be confused with the collector’s edition upgrade listed above, this preorder includes immediate access to the base game, Elsweyr, Summerset, and Morrowind chapters, plus access to Greymoor when it releases. It also includes the following digital items:

• Exclusive Mount: Crypt Warden Death Hound
• Exclusive Pet: Death Hound
• Exclusive Skyrim Emote Pack
• Exclusive Outfit Style: Sword Thane Outfit Style
• Exclusive Memento: Orb of Magnus

Preorder Bonus for Greymoor

Preorder The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, and you’ll receive the following in-game items:

• Jarl Finery Costume
• Sacrificial Pocket Mammoth Pet
• Nightfall Preview Crown Crate
• Western Skyrim Treasure Maps
• Jarl Crown Adornment
• Two XP Scrolls
• Holdbreaker Warhorse Mount (digital preorders only)

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Much like the comic book series that inspired it, Crisis on Infinite Earths has ushered in huge changes for the Arrowverse. Some of these changes were expected, such as the creation of a new Earth-Prime where the casts of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, and Black Lightning all coexist. But other changes have come out of left-field. And with the dust of Crisis only beginning to settle, these shows have only begun to scratch the surface of the crossover’s ramifications.

From Earth-Prime to superhero doppelgangers, here are all the Crisis-related changes we’ve discovered so far. We’ll continue to update this article as more twists are revealed. Check out our slideshow or scroll down to learn more.

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The Creation of Earth-Prime

Many fans predicted Crisis would end with all of The CW’s DC shows being rolled into one universe, and the crossover didn’t disappoint. Where once Supergirl and Black Lightning existed on their own parallel Earths, now these heroes coexist with the rest on the new, unified Earth-Prime.

Because Earth-Prime was created at the dawn of time and became the foundation on which the renewed multiverse was built, most of its citizens have no memory of their old existence. As far as they’re concerned, Flash, Supergirl, and Black Lightning have always coexisted. Whereas most DC heroes existed as fictional comic book characters on Black Lightning’s Earth, now they’re a living reality.

Only the seven Paragons retained their memories of the old multiverse, along with the handful of heroes who have had their memories unlocked by Martian Manhunter’s powers or Cisco Ramon’s tech. The rest of Earth-Prime will continue to live on, blissfully unaware of how close they came to being permanently wiped out of existence.

The Missing Multiverse

Unlike the Crisis comic, The CW’s Crisis crossover ends with the multiverse being almost completely restored. Apart from the creation of Earth-Prime, the only difference we’ve seen so far is that the old Earth-2 (which was destroyed in Arrow’s Season 8 premiere) has seemingly been replaced by a new version that will serve as the setting of DC Universe’s Stargirl series. But all the other live-action DC universes – including those of Titans, Doom Patrol, and, judging by Ezra Miller’s Flash cameo, even the DC movie universe – are still around.

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However, it seems the heroes of Earth-Prime don’t know that. As far as anyone on that world is concerned, the multiverse is gone. They can no longer detect alternate worlds moving at different vibrational frequencies, suggesting Earth-Prime has somehow become isolated from the rest of the multiverse. It may be up to a future crossover to explore the significance of this change, or it could simply be that The CW wants the Arrowverse to become more simple and accessible by eliminating the many alternate universe doppelgangers running around.

Star City 2040’s Rebirth

The past three seasons of Arrow have explored the dark future of Star City, as the children of the present-day Team Arrow carry on their parents’ crusade. Several of these futuristic heroes were dragged into 2019 shortly before the events of Crisis, allowing Oliver Queen a valuable chance to connect with his children before his death.

Mia Queen and the others have returned to 2040, but their city is a very different place now. Ollie’s heroic sacrifice has reverberated across time, transforming his once hellish city into a crime-free utopia in 2040. Where once Mia and John Diggle, Jr. were deadly enemies, they’re now engaged to be married.

Unfortunately, that utopia isn’t set to last. Both Mia and JJ have since had their memories restored, an act that threatens to reopen their old rivalry even as a new enemy threatens to destroy the city in 2041.

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Dinah Drake Forgotten

Life is never easy for the various women who have worn the mantle of Black Canary. Dinah Drake was given a painful reminder of that fact thanks to Crisis. Dinah returned home to Star City to find that no record of her remains on Earth-Prime. She seems to have slipped through the cracks of the new multiverse. In response, Dinah has traveled to 2040 and established a new life as a jazz singer/vigilante.

We doubt Dinah will turn out to be the only example of a hero whose life is erased by Crisis. And perhaps not all of these forgotten souls will take the shock as well as she does.

John Jr. and Sara Diggle Both Exist, But What About Connor?

For a guy who hates super-powers, alternate universes, and all the other larger-than-life trappings of the DCU, John Diggle sure does have a knack for getting caught up in these matters. After Barry Allen created the Flashpoint timeline, Diggle’s daughter Sara was transformed into his son, John, Jr. Then Diggle found out his wife Lyla has been collaborating with the Monitor as the mighty Harbinger.

Luckily, the Diggle family got a happy ending out of Crisis. In the new world of Earth-Prime, John, Jr. and Sara both exist as twin siblings.

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That does seem to have had one negative consequence, however. Arrow’s flash-forwards previously established that the Diggles adopted Brock Turner’s son Connor, raising him alongside John, Jr. But in the new 2040 timeline, Connor is a very bitter and troubled man, suggesting he was never brought into the Diggle family and never learned to follow Diggle’s strong example.

Lex Luthor: Nobel Prize Winner

Lex Luthor was given a second lease on life thanks to Crisis, and he took full advantage of that opportunity. Lex used the Book of Destiny to rewrite reality so he could become one of the seven Paragons. And when Earth-Prime was reborn, Lex used his ill-gotten power to ensure his new life would be more to his liking.

Thanks to Lex’s meddling, he’s transformed himself from one of Earth-38’s most hated criminals to Earth-Prime’s favorite son. In this new reality, he’s a respected businessman who owns the DEO and can’t seem to walk outside without being showered in awards. Supergirl and her sister have no choice but to work alongside Lex and hope they can catch him in his next act of supervillainy.

However, Lex has been more affected by his death and resurrection than Supergirl realizes. He seems determined to prevent a second death at all costs, even if it means working with heroes, aliens, and even his own mother. And because Leviathan has survived the death and rebirth of the multiverse, Lex may be just the ally Supergirl needs right now.

Multiverse Doppelgangers

The events of Crisis raise some significant questions about how the populations of three Earths can be consolidated into one, but it appears that all parallel universe doppelgangers have been condensed to form a single person on Earth-Prime. Though as we’ve already seen, there are exceptions to that rule.

Supergirl’s first post-Crisis episode introduced several doppelgangers of Brainiac-5, all of whom survived the Crisis even as their worlds were destroyed or bottled up.

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On Batwoman, Kate Kane has been confronted by what appears to be a doppelganger of her twin sister Beth. Where Earth-1’s Beth went insane and became the villainous Alice, this Beth is a carefree college student on holiday. She seems entirely unaware of her other self, suggesting she still has the memories from whatever Earth she originally hails. This could be the first example of a larger problem for the Arrowverse, where some doppelgangers still exist and not everyone’s life has properly synced up to this new reality.

For more on Crisis, check out our full review of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, then find out how Ezra Miller’s Flash cameo came to be and why Arrow is flashing back to Season 1 for its series finale.

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The Nintendo Eshop has added another slew of games for Nintendo Switch this week, with more on the way before the end of the month. The latest Eshop update includes a whopping 37 games, many available now and others dropping throughout the coming week.

The headline release of the week is Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, the console copy of the long-awaited adventure game that is finally releasing on consoles alongside its final episode release. Its episodic releases on PC have been sporadic but critically acclaimed, and starting January 28 it will all be available to play from the comfort of your Switch.

The week’s releases also include the atmospheric puzzle game Mosaic and a Switch port of the 2005 classic Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. Other notable releases include a couple more seasons of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, and two new Sega Ages releases–Fantasy Zone and Shinobi.

You can check out the full listing of this week’s Nintendo Switch Eshop releases below. Plus if you’re looking for a bargain, check out some of January’s best Switch deals.

Nintendo Switch Eshop Releases (week beginning January 23)