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Whether you’re in it for movies, electronics, or kitchen gear, Amazon Prime Day 2021 is stacked with deals. With services like Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Streaming and Amazon’s upcoming Luna service growing in popularity, we have more ways than ever to get gaming on our phones.

Thankfully, the Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller is on sale for 35% off its usual price as part of Amazon Prime Day 2021–that’s $53 for the Android version and $67 for the iPhone and Xbox-specific versions. The Kishi for Android is compatible with a wide variety of phones, including Google Pixel phones, many Samsung Galaxy phones, and of course Razer’s own phones, as well as many other Android phones with center-mounted USB-C ports, while the Kishi or iPhone is compatible with a most iPhones 11 and later. In addition, it was our pick for best phone controller.

$53 (Android) / $67 (iPhone) (was $79 / $99)

The Kishi expands to clamp onto your phone and plugs into the phone’s data port for a direct, latency-free connection. Once connected, it gives you the full gaming experience with four face buttons, a directional pad, two clickable analog thumbsticks, and two shoulder triggers to top it all off.

If you’re a fan of Razer gear or are looking to build up your gaming library, Prime Day has tons of other deals. Three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $30 will give you access to not only tons of games to play on your Xbox or PC, but also Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Streaming service, currently in beta, which will act as a perfect companion to this new controller. You could also pick up one of a number of Bluetooth-compatible gaming headsets on sale for Amazon Prime Day to get the full gaming experience right from your phone. For more general gaming purposes, Razer is offering its Basilisk Ultimate HyperSpeed Wireless Gaming Mouse for nearly 50% off, and the BlackShark V2 Pro PS5 Headset for almost $50 off.

We have you covered with the best Prime Day deals and best Prime Day gaming deals to fill out your gaming needs for both hardware and software alike.

Following the reveal of Battlefield 2042, it seems that a decent number of players have hopped back into 2013’s Battlefield 4. In response, EA is firing up some extra servers just to serve the eight-year-old game’s bolstering population.

In a post on the EA Answers page, an EA community manager addressed the need for more Battlefield 4 servers, saying “We’ve been monitoring your experience and notice queue times in the US West region were far longer than in other regions. Good news, we’ve increased server capacity for this region–you can expect less waiting, and more playing.”

While only the US West region needed extra servers to accommodate more players, it seems that EA has plans in case those issues continue to grow. “We’ll continue monitoring queue times and will make further adjustments as necessary,” continued the community manager.

It should be no surprise that Battlefield 4 has seen a resurgence, considering how much of that game has been channeled in Battlefield 2042. Besides the upcoming game’s modern setting, its reveal trailer even included a jet stunt from Battlefield 3, exciting older fans of the franchise.

Part of Battlefield 4’s resurgence could also be chalked up to a recent Prime Gaming deal. From June 2 to June 20, Amazon Prime members could claim a free copy of the game for Origin. The version of the game that was given away excluded its five DLC expansions.

This marks the second time this year that an EA-owned title exploded in popularity years after its initial release. This past April, Titanfall 2 saw a sizable increase in its player base, beating its concurrent player count from the summer of 2020, when it originally arrived on Steam. In Titanfall 2’s case, the boost was attributed to the launch of the ninth season of Apex Legends, which referenced Titanfall and its story directly.

Battlefield fans may be hopping back into Battlefield 4 until beta tests launch for Battlefield 2042. A technical playtest for the game will be launching in July, although details from that will be under an NDA, so unless you play it or someone breaks that agreement, you’re probably not going to hear about it.

Warzone is the latest game to get new Pride month-related content, with eight new Pride flags being added as Calling Cards. The new flags join six other Pride flags that were added as part of last year’s celebration, bringing the total to 14 flags representing varied LGBTQIA+ identities.

The newly added flags include designs representing the genderqueer, agender, aromantic, intersex, genderfluid, and pansexual communities. The new flags also include one specific to gay men, as well as the Progress Pride flag, which combines the rainbow Pride flag with the colors of the trans Pride flag.

The Pride Calling Cards added last year are also still available, consisting of the standard rainbow flag, the bisexual flag, the lesbian flag, the asexual flag, the transgender flag, and the nonbinary flag.

Unfortunately the Pride rollout isn’t quite global–as reported by Game Rant, the flags aren’t available in some Middle Eastern countries. A screenshot posted to Reddit shows how Raven Software has censored the Calling Cards for countries where LGBTQIA+ content is illegal. The list still shows a handful of cards labelled “Pride,” but the graphics have been replaced with placeholder images and the cards are not selectable.

For all other countries, the new Calling Cards were added as part of the game’s most recent update, and have been automatically added to all players’ inventories for free.

Amazon Prime Day is offering thousands of deals at amazing prices, but sadly few of these deals are on gaming PCs. Fortunately, Amazon isn’t the only merchant hosting deals today. If you’re looking for gaming PCs equipped with the latest and greatest RTX 30 series video cards, then look no further than Dell’s 48-Hour Sale. Dell’s doorbuster deals are scheduled to go live at regular intervals from June 21 to June 22. Fortunately, we know exactly what time they’ll go live. Keep in mind that the better the deal, the faster it will sell out. Some deals can go out of stock in seconds.

Upcoming Dell & Alienware Doorbuster Deals

HOT DEAL! Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 PC

This is the deal that we’ve been waiting for. Dell has the absolute best “Amazon Prime Day” RTX 3080 PC deal in the guise of this 2021 Alienware Aurora R12 gaming PC equipped with an RTX 3080 video card for only $2199.99. You will not find any other PC, no matter the brand, equipped with an RTX 3080 at this price. I’m surprised it’s still available!

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Alienware Aurora R10 RTX 3060 Ti PC

If your gaming needs doesn’t require a super high end video card like the 3080, you could save hundreds of dollars and settle on the very capable RTX 3060 Ti video card. The RTX 3060 Ti is actually slightly more powerful than the RTX 2080 SUPER video card, which means it will still run pretty any games at up to 1440p at a rock-steady 60fps. Like the RTX 3080, it supports DLSS 2.0 and ray tracing.

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Alienware AW3420DW 34″ Gaming Monitor

Dell makes very good gaming monitors, and their AW3420DW is one of the best 34″ gaming monitors out there. It boasts a 3440×1440 21:9 resolution, G-SYNC, 2ms response time, 120Hz refresh rate to keep up with gamers. The IPS panel offers a 98% DCI-P3 color gamut and super wide viewing angles.

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Dell XPS SE RTX 3060 Ti PC

The Dell XPS SE series is Dell’s best desktop outside of Alienware. This particular model is equipped with an RTX 3060 Ti video card, which runs slightly faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER. It’s paired with an 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor and dual types of storage (SSD for boot and HDD for storage).

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Alienware Aurora R10 RTX 3080 PC

Starts June 22, 11am EST

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Dell G15 15″ RTX 3060 Laptop

Starts June 22, 2pm EST

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Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3070 PC

Starts June 22, 2pm EST

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Expired Deals

Alienware m15 R3 15″ 4K OLED RTX 2080 SUPER Laptop

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Amazon Prime Day 2021 is ongoing and bringing in more fantastic deals across great gaming tech products. Whether you pick up a Prime Day gaming laptop deal today or are just looking for a better audio setup for your consoles, you’re probably going to want a headset–and the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro, which is currently our pick for the best PS5 headset, has a great discount on Amazon right now. While we like it for the PS5, it’s also fantastic for Nintendo Switch and PS4 owners, too.

$130 (was $180)

This Prime Day deal brings the BlackShark V2 Pro down to just $133, a discount of $47 off its normal price of $180. This isn’t just a basic headset, either: it’s wireless and boasts support for THX 7.1 surround sound on PC. In addition, it’s got a detachable mic and is usable across PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, in addition to PC.

If the BlackShark doesn’t strike your fancy, there are a bunch more great Prime Day headset deals going on right now. In addition to headsets, Prime Day has a ton of other deals on gaming tech you can take advantage of. There are a number of great Prime Day monitor deals, discounts on WD SSD drives, and a killer 50% sale on the Razer Basilisk Ultimate mouse.

And who doesn’t love a great deal on software? We’ve got you covered with the best Prime Day gaming deals to snag your wishlist games, alongside more specific lists of the best Prime Day PlayStation deals and best Prime Day Xbox deals.

Amazon Prime Day 2021 is here, bringing some of the best deals of the year, including some great discounts on fitness equipment, home gyms, and much more. Save roughly $500 on complete home gym solutions, or just pick up some smaller fitness equipment to get started.

Amazon Prime Day 2021: Best Bowflex & Fitness Deals

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Picking Fitness Gear

Whether you are trying to stay in shape without paying for a gym membership, enjoy working out alone, or are picking up a workout routine for the first time, there are lots of easy ways to get into better shape, or simply improve your strength.

Grabbing a pair of adjustable dumbbells is a great way to get started with some basic lifting, and a full workout station (like the BowFlex Home Gym) will allow you to focus on a wide range of muscle groups and exercises without taking up much room in your house. When developing an exercise plan, be sure to stay realistic, start small, and work your way up as you need.

More Amazon Prime Day 2021 Deals

If you want to know about every major deal available, check out our massive guide to all the best Amazon Prime Day deals, or just get your gaming habit off the ground with the Amazon Prime Day video game deals.

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Abandoned, the mysterious indie horror game that’s kickstarted an internet rumor mill in recent weeks, is currently billed as a PS5-exclusive. But developer Blue Box Studios has confirmed it will also be coming to PC “eventually.”

The studio has acknowledged a PC release in a number of replies to tweets at the official account in the last few days, most specifically this tweet in reply to a person asking if Abandoned was coming to PC. Blue Box simply replied “eventually.”

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That’s the extent of the details we have, and we still don’t have a window for its initially exclusive PS5 release beyond “later this year.” Earlier this month, Blue Box suggested it would be announcing a release date alongside the unveiling of a PS5 app that would showcase realtime trailers and gameplay reveals. The app reveal date got delayed slightly and is set to launch June 25; however, Blue Box has deleted the tweet in which it promised a release date and has not mentioned a release date announcement since.

Abandoned and its studio Blue Box have been at the center of a wild internet rumor mill lately suggesting that the game has ties to Silent Hill, Konami, or Hideo Kojima. Blue Box has denied these rumors multiple times, with both Geoff Keighley and IGN’s own investigations supporting the denial.

We do know that Abandoned is just a code name for the game, and that Blue Box is a real studio based in The Netherlands headed up by CEO Hasan Kahraman, with a team of over 50 people. Blue Box has had two previous titles, one that never left Steam Greenlight, and another that was sold off to another company while still in Early Access. It’s been working with Sony since 2015 on Abandoned, and revealed a teaser for the game earlier this year. Gameplay is expected to be shown at a later date this year, alongside further game info that will hopefully put the rumors to rest for good.

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Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

A Final Fantasy 9 animated series is currently under development, Kidscreen reports. It will reportedly be co-developed with Square Enix by French studio Cyber Group Studios, with Cyber Group also handling distribution, licensing, and merchandise.

Episode count and length have not been finalized, Cyber Group Studios CEO Pierre Sissmann says in the report. However, it will be in production by the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022, and will reportedly be aimed toward children between the ages of eight and 13. According to Sissmann, Cyber Group Studios is currently putting the final touches on the series bible and is getting ready to pitch it to broadcasters.

Originally released in 2000 for the PlayStation, Final Fantasy 9 has grown into one of the most popular games in the series. It’s lauded for its storytelling and its sense of humor, with Vivi — a Black Mage in the midst of an existential crisis — a particular favorite. We gave it a 9.2 in our original review.

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Cyber Group Studios is a Paris-based developer and distributor of children’s television. Its stable includes Mini Ninjas, as well as adaptations of Zorro and Tom Sawyer.

According to Kidscreen, Cyber Group Studios was attracted by Final Fantasy’s overall popularity, with more than 154 million copies sold worldwide, and the potential to expand the studio’s brand. In the report, Sissmann says the series will be geared toward both fans and newcomers to the series.

Warner Bros. and New Line’s upcoming Black Adam movie will see members of the Justice Society of America take the screen alongside Dwayne Johnson’s anti-hero, including Pierce Brosnan as the mystical Doctor Fate. With production well underway, Brosnan has provided some insight into how his character will be realized on-screen, stating that he has been wearing a motion-capture suit for the role.

“I do have to put the motion-capture suit on, which is an acting challenge in itself,” Brosnan stated in a video for People (via Black Adam News). “Luckily I was brought up in the theater, so I know how to get into tights.”

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Motion-capture technology is a fairly common tool for modern superhero movies. Many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s costumes are created digitally, including Spider-Man and Iron Man. While there are still plenty of practical costumes being used in superhero movies, the look of a digital outfit could be fitting for a character with magical powers like Doctor Fate.

Along with Doctor Fate, the Black Adam movie will feature other members of the Justice Society of America, including Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone.

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Black Adam is the next New Line/DC film production after 2019’s Shazam! Johnson was originally slated to appear in Shazam! as a villain, though the project was reworked to give the star his own solo film. In other superhero costume news, director David F. Sandberg recently unveiled the costumes that will be worn by the heroes in Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

Black Adam has nearly completed principal photography. The movie is set to hit theaters on July 29, 2022.

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J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

There’s a regular ole’ door that can insta-kill you in Call of Duty: Warzone following the game’s recent update for Season 4.

Activision’s popular battle royale received its Season 4 update last week and it brought with it a new Gulag, new limited-time events, a Zombies Outbreak region, and more. It also made an otherwise boring door a stone-cold killer.

This news comes by way of Kotaku, which reports that this mysterious killer door can be found in the Salt Mine area on the recently-revamped Verdansk map in Warzone. It is, by all accounts, just a standard door, not at all unlike the hundreds of other doors found on the map.

However, if a player gets too close to the door, it will instantly down you. Redditor Rxelik seemingly discoverd the bug first and posted a video showcasing what happens when a player gets too close to the door on the official Warzone subreddit. Getting killed by the door is as easy as it sounds: get close to it and you will immediately drop into the battle roylale’s bleeding-out stance.

Because it doesn’t completely kill you, a teammate can revive you, but the downed player will need to drop back away from the door to avoid a deadly door cycle.

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Players on the subreddit are trying to determine what might be happening — Rxelik, who discovered the killing door, is wondering if the door was previously a door that opened before the update. It’s not currently an openable door at the moment and redditor JoPOWz responded to Rxelik and said that perhaps the deadly door and the openable door that was previously there swtiched locations.

Some players think this might have to do with the new red doors introduced to the game with this update, which act as a fast travel-like system that allows players to enter through a red door in one location and exit in a different location.

Considering this door can take a player with full armor and health down in an instant, this door is now in the running for best player in Warzone. If this door isn’t careful, though, it’s likely to join the 500,000 Warzone cheaters who have been banned from the game since its launch last year.

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None of the development teams behind Warzone like co-developer Raven Software have addressed this door at the time of this writing. While waiting to see what might come of this killing door, read about everything added to the battle royale in the Warzone Season 4 update and then read about how a new Call of Duty game set to release this year is reportedly called Vanguard and set in World War 2.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.