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Amazon Prime Day 2019 is finally upon us, and there are tons of amazing deals. For the uninitiated, Prime Day is basically Amazon’s own version of Black Friday. As such, there are plenty of limited time gaming deals to be found, which includes a fair amount of Nintendo products. While the massively popular Nintendo Switch isn’t often given many big discounts during these types of sales, there’s a nice offer to be taken advantage of in the US right now.

One such deal is this new one for a Nintendo Switch console and a card with $35 worth of Nintendo Eshop credit for a total of $300. Assuming you put the Eshop credit to good use, that means you’re ultimately getting a Switch for $265. Not bad. What’s nice about Eshop credit is you can put it toward any game you want, including those that won’t be discounted in this sale, like the upcoming Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Alternatively, the credit can be used on a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, letting you play Switch games online, get access to free NES games, and more.

Nintendo Switch + $35 Eshop credit – on sale for $300 at Amazon

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It’s a notable deal given how rarely the Switch–or anything from Nintendo–is discounted. The deal works for both the Gray console and the Neon Blue / Red variant, but you’ll need to be a Prime member to see the discount, which is applied at checkout.

There’s plenty more going cheap on the hybrid console. For a list of all the best promotions, check out our complete rundown of the best Nintendo Switch deals this Prime Day. You can see more of our Prime Day coverage, including some initial deals, below.

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Avengers: Endgame is getting closer to becoming the most successful movie of all time. After another week of playing in theaters worldwide, the Marvel blockbuster is now only $7 million away from beating James Cameron’s Avatar in the all-time box office rankings.

As reported by Variety, Avengers: Endgame made another $2.8 million at the box office last weekend, bringing its total to $2.78 billion. Avatar’s all-time, history-making gross stands at $2.788 billion, just $7.16 million ahead of Endgame. Avatar was released back in December 2009 and has held the record for almost an entire decade.

Endgame hits theaters back in April, but the movie has enjoyed two box office boosts over the past few weeks. Last month, it was rereleased into theaters with some additional content, including an introduction from co-director Anthony Russo and a deleted scene. In addition, Spider-Man: Far From Home released last week–the movie follows directly on from the events of Endgame, meaning that fans might have gone back to remind themselves of the earlier movie.

Marvel returns to San Diego Comic-Con this week. The studio was absent from the convention in 2018, but will feature prominently this year. The big Marvel event takes place in Hall H on Saturday night. It is described as an “an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe,” will feature Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, plus “surprise panelists.” While details are currently unwrapped, it is thought likely that news of the studio’s future release slate, which potentially includes movies such as Black Widow and The Eternals, will finally be revealed.

For more on Marvel at Comic-Con, check out GameSpot’s guide to all the Marvel panels and events at SDCC so far.

Amazon Prime Day 2019 is well underway, offering Prime members deals on hundreds of products across the online store, from movies and TV shows to video game consoles and accessories. Amazon isn’t the only retailer holding a big sale this week, however. Walmart is also offering discounts on a variety of products to compete with Prime Day, including some that will appeal to the retro gamers among us.

For a limited time, you can pick up a variety of Arcade1Up’s replica arcade cabinets at a nice discount from Walmart. The cabinets each stand four-feet-tall and come pre-loaded with several different arcade classics, from early arcade hits like Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command, and Pac-Man to Street Fighter II and Golden Tee.

The cabinets typically retail between $200-$400 USD depending upon which games are included, but nearly all of the ones that are available at Walmart have been discounted to some degree. Some, such as the Pac-Man arcade machine and Galaga arcade machine, are available for $30 off of their regular retail price, which is a decent savings, but others have been discounted by a whopping $100 or more, making this a good opportunity to pick one up if you’ve had your eye on it.

We’ve rounded up the best arcade machine deals from Walmart below, but you can find the full list of classic arcade products here. Of course, there are a lot more deals to be had during Prime Day, be it from Amazon or other retailers; for instance, Walmart has a great deal on Red Dead Redemption 2, dropping the price of Rockstar’s acclaimed Western to just $30 USD. Be sure to check out our full Prime Day 2019 coverage below.

Best Classic Arcade Machine Deals

Golden Tee Arcade Machine — $398 ($500)

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Deluxe 12-in-1 Arcade Machine with Riser — $300 ($400)

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Street Fighter 2 Arcade Machine — $199 ($299)

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Centipede Arcade Machine — $175 ($299)

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Asteroids Arcade Machine — $165 ($299)

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Amazon Prime Day is filled with ridiculous deals, and with numerous other retailers jumping on the commercial bandwagon to host their own sales, there’s a whole lot of bargains out there. Arguably the best we’ve seen so far, however, comes from Google Express. Seller AntOnline is offering an Xbox One with three games and a Nintendo Switch for $400.

The Xbox One in question is the smaller, quieter Xbox One S All-Digital model in white, along Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 3, and Minecraft–which are included with the All-Digital edition as standard, but are great games nonetheless. Also included in the bundle is a standalone Nintendo Switch, without any games. Still, $400 is a great deal considering it’d ordinarily cost around $550 for all those together, saving you $150.

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If you want to complete the console trifecta and get a PlayStation 4, Amazon has the PS4 Slim version with Spider-Man and Horizon Zero Dawn for just $250. You can find more bundles, and standalone game discounts, in our Prime Day PS4 deals round-up.

There’s way more than just consoles on sale right now as, between all the retailers trying to cash-in on the thirst for discounts, pretty much anything you can think of is on sale, whether that’s headsets, keyboards, mice, laptops, speakers, arcade machines, or collectibles. We’ve gathered all the best deals and put them in our Amazon Prime Day hub, and we’ll be continuing to update the hub with more offers as they appear, so check back regularly.

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In case you somehow forgot that Avengers: Endgame came out this year and has an imminently approaching home release date, Anthony and Joe Russo are happy to remind you–and they’ve partnered with Marvel to set up a whole “tour” to do just that. Welcome to the “We Love You 3000 Tour,” a warm-and-fuzzy nod to Tony Stark’s dying words to his family, now a series of promotional events to make sure that failed Avatar record-breaking attempt doesn’t sting too badly for too long. For the first time, the MCU directors will hit the road like traveling snake oil salesmen, zig-zagging across the country (though mostly just hopping from Best Buy to Best Buy) for special fan events and activations.

The We Love You 3000 Tour kicks off this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, where the Russos also have a special spotlight panel (though not officially connected to Marvel Studios) in Hall H, just before Endgame’s writers–Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely–take the stage for their own one-hour spotlight. Don’t worry, Marvel has plenty of other events–both Endgame related and otherwise–planned for the show as well.

While the bulk of the tour does indeed feature Best Buy in-store events, it also includes a stop at the Funko HQ in Seattle for a “fan experience,” a night at Oracle Park in San Francisco where the directors will throw out the first pitch during a Giants game, and a bus tour of scenic Cleveland Ohio, Marvel’s go-to NYC double, to see filming locations of MCU movies. The tour will culminate at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim California in August, but details as to the big finale event are still to come.

Each stop will apparently feature “special guests” from Marvel Studios and the MCU in addition to Anthony and Joe, but participating celebrities and executives are, unsurprisingly, left up to the imagination. Who knows, maybe Jeremy Renner will show up to promote his new album? He could be the tour’s opening act.

Amazon Prime Day is on, marking some deep discounts on games, hardware, Funko Pops, and tons of other goods. If you’re looking for some games that are even cheaper than cheap, the PlayStation Hits line is on sale. The budget-priced PlayStation 4 games usually cost $20, but for Prime Day they’re even less.

Some of the deals include Until Dawn for $13, Uncharted Collection for $14, and Yakuza 0 for $16, among others. Other assorted games in the Hits line are discounted by a dollar or two, as well.

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As part of Prime Day, these deals are exclusive for Amazon Prime users. If you aren’t a member yet and you want in on the deals, you can always sign up for a one-week trial for $2. Be sure to cancel before it auto-renews into an actual subscription, though.

If you’re in the market for PlayStation 4 games, lots of PS4 games (and even hardware) are on sale too. Plus you can snag a new console, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch games, and much more with some of the ongoing sales. Plus lots of Amazon competitors are setting up their own discounts to compete with the online retailer. Check out all the deals below.

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Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 is an impressive achievement in video game design and development. It depicts an open-world that envelops you and fills it with characters and stories that will stick with you long after the credits have rolled. If you haven’t already played it–and a gritty, emotionally powerful wild west story sounds appealing–there are a couple of discounts as part of the Amazon Prime Day sales that will get you the game for cheap.

Ironically, the game is actually cheapest at Walmart, which–like many other retailers–is capitalizing on the increased desire to spend money created by Amazon’s Prime Day by having a sale of its own. The upshot is that Red Dead Redemption 2 is available at the retailer for just $30, which is half the usual $60 asking price. If you’ve got a Walmart nearby you can have it ordered to a store and pick it up for free so you’re not spending extra on delivery.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Sale Prices

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Red Dead Redemption 2 received a 9/10 in GameSpot’s review. Kallie Plagge said that, while the game focuses on Arthur Morgan’s story, it’s also “about the entire Van der Linde gang–as a community, as an idea, and as the death rattle of the Wild West. It is about Arthur, too, but as the lens through which you view the gang, his very personal, very messy story supports a larger tale.

She continued: “Some frustrating systems and a predictable mission structure end up serving that story well, though it does take patience to get through them and understand why. Red Dead Redemption 2 is an excellent prequel, but it’s also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it’s a world that is hard to leave when it’s done.” Read our full Red Dead Redemption 2 review for a deeper analysis of the game.

In addition to Red Dead Redemption 2, Walmart is also one of the few retailers offering a discount on the Nintendo Switch. It also has games like Destiny 2, Skyrim, Fallout 76, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K19, and more on sale. Check out our full list of deals at Walmart on Amazon Prime day for everything noteworthy. For more Amazon Prime Day deal content take a look below.

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Fortnite‘s Week 10 challenges are now live, which means Season 9 of Epic’s popular battle royale shooter is starting to wind down. Before Season 10 arrives, however, there’s another new Fortbyte up for grabs, and the clue to where you can find it rests within the special loading screen you’ll unlock when you complete this season’s tenth Utopia challenge.

The Fortbyte in question is number 33. Much like the secret Battle Stars you can collect after completing odd-numbered Utopia challenges, the only in-game hint you’ll receive to the item’s whereabouts is tied to the aforementioned loading screen, which you can take a look at below. However, the clue isn’t within the loading screen itself, but rather in its description, which reads, “You’re a long, long way from Lonely Lodge…”

Naturally, this means Fortbyte #33 is hidden in Lonely Lodge, which is located on the eastern edge of the island. However, the Fortbyte isn’t with the main lodge, but rather inside a smaller cabin to the east of it. We’ve marked its exact location on the map below. If you need a more visual guide, you can watch us collect the Fortbyte in the video above.

Unlock the aforementioned secret Battle Stars you can collect for completing this season’s Utopia challenges, you don’t actually need to finish the corresponding tasks before you can find these Fortbytes; you simply need to own a Season 9 Battle Pass. That means you’re free to go collect the item even if you haven’t unlocked the above loading screen. However, you will want to complete as many challenges as you can this season, as that’s the only way to quickly level your Battle Pass up and unlock rewards. If you need help, we have tips and guides in our complete Fortnite Season 9 challenges roundup.

Ahead of Week 10’s challenges, Epic released Fortnite’s third 9.30 content update. Much like the previous week’s, this update was a minor one, introducing a single new item to Battle Royale mode: the Air Strike, a throwable canister that calls in a hail of missiles on opponents and structures. Season 10 still isn’t slated to start for a few more weeks according to Epic’s website, but the developer has already announced the game’s minimum PC requirements will be changing as of next season.