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First-party Nintendo Switch games rarely receive discounts. It’s even more rare to see them get meaningful discounts, but today is your lucky day, Nintendo Switch fans. Walmart has discounted a bunch of first-party Switch games to $44 or less, and Amazon, to no one’s surprise, is price-matching this sale, too. There’s no guarantee you’ll see games like Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for less than their current prices on Black Friday, so now might be the time to stock up on great Switch games, either for yourself or for awesome gifts.

Though Breath of the Wild released in 2017 alongside the Switch, we can’t recall ever seeing it this cheap. Walmart and Amazon are both selling it for $43.94. The same goes for the superb 3D platformer Super Mario Odyssey, which is also discounted to $43.94.

More into side-scrolling Mario? Walmart and Amazon have you covered there, too. The create-your-own Mario experience Super Mario Maker 2 is down to $43.94 as well, its lowest price since releasing this past summer. And New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, which compiles two superb Wii U side-scrollers, is also available for the same price at both stores.

Pokemon Sword and Shield are right around the corner, but the compelling reimagining of Pokemon Yellow can be bought for just $42.94. You can choose between Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee for this deal. The Poke Ball Plus controller that can be used in Let’s Go has a more modest discount, down from $50 to $43.70.

You can browse the full list of first-party Switch game deals at Walmart and take a look at our picks below.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — $43.94 ($60)

Super Mario Odyssey — $43.94 ($60)

Super Mario Maker 2 — $43.94 ($60)

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe — $43.94 ($60)

Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu — $42.94 ($60)

Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee — $42.94 ($60)

Poke Ball Plus — $43.30 ($50)

Splatoon 2 — $43.94 ($60)

Yoshi’s Crafted World — $43.94 ($60)

Super Mario Party — $43.94 ($60)

Update: WWE has released an official statement on the flight delays from Saudi Arabia and how Smackdown will be handled tonight. 175 WWE talent and crew boarded a charter flight that had mechanical problems and never took off. Everyone on the plane was stuck inside for more than six hours during this time.

Other WWE superstars booked a separate charter in order to make it to tonight’s Smackdown in Buffalo, New York, but they will not land until after the live broadcast. WWE exclaimed that tonight’s show will feature Daniel Brian, Miz, Carmella, Nikki Cross, Dana Brook, and additional surprises. The wrestlers stuck in Saudi Arabia will leave later tonight.

This may be a good week to watch Smackdown, believe it or not, as fans should get a chance to see more midcard talent that gets lost in the shuffle at times. Additionally, we may even see talent from NXT or Raw show up, depending on the deal between WWE and USA and Fox networks.

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If you’re planning on watching tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox, be prepared to not see some of your favorite superstars. After an issue in Saudi Arabia following the live event Crown Jewel, many wrestlers are stuck in the country.

According to multiple reports from Dave Meltzer and PWInsider, a flight for WWE talent leaving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia–after its annual Crown Jewel event–and headed to Buffalo, New York has been delayed and everyone has been sitting on the plane for hours due to a mechanical issue. As talent has already gone through Saudi customs, they can’t leave the plane, unless they want to go through customs again.

Reportedly, these stuck wrestlers are trying to find another way home, but the problem is that it’s already a 13 hour flight, minimum, and many of the flights leaving the country make stops in Germany or England before flying to the states, making the trip a day long. Smackdown starts at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT, so there is no way these wrestlers stuck in Saudi will make it back in time.

According to PWInsider, Brock Lesnar left on his own private plane. WWE does have other talent who did not go to Crown Jewel like Sami Zayn, The Miz, Daniel Bryan, and the vast majority of the women’s roster, among others.

There have been a few matches and events being promoted for tonight’s Smackdown, which probably won’t happen. While Miz didn’t go to Saudi Arabia, Bray Wyatt did, and there is a decent chance that he didn’t get out of the country in time to make it to the show, so we may not see the new Universal Champion on Smackdown tonight. Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin was also being promoted, and considering both men were at Crown Jewel, you can count this one out.

The only match that will for sure happen is the women’s tag match: Bayley (c), Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. Nikki Cross, Carmella, & Dana Brooke. Regardless, WWE has a deep enough roster to make the show work, even with a dozen members of its roster missing.

Smackdown airs on Fox on Fridays at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.

Writer and director Clive Barker is the man behind Hellraiser, Candyman, and Nightbreed, and one of the most revered names in modern horror. It’s now been reported that his classic ’80s six-volume anthology Books of Blood will be adapted into a movie for Hulu, with Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane producing.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will feature three stories, based on Barker’s books. The cast includes Anna Friel (The Girlfriend Experience) as a psychologist who meets a man who claims he can speak to her dead child, Britt Robertson (Under the Dome) as a woman who cannot stand any sound, and Yul Vazquez (Russian Doll) as a hitman hunting for a mysterious book. It will be directed by Brannon Braga, who will be making his feature debut, having helmed several episodes of McFarlane’s sci-fi show The Orville.

This isn’t the first time that Books of Blood has been adapted for the screen. The movies Candyman, Midnight Meat Train, and Rawhead Rex were all based on stories from the collection, while an adaptation of the wraparound story, titled Book of Blood, was released in 2009.

Farlane isn’t the only actor and writer best known for comedy to get involved with horror over the past couple of years. Danny McBride co-wrote last year’s hugely successful Halloween reboot and has also written next year’s sequel Halloween Kills. In addition, Chris Rock developed the story and will star in the next Saw movie, which hits theaters next May.

For more, check GameSpot’s guide to the biggest horror movies of 2019, as well as everything hitting Hulu in November.

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