Best Black Friday 2020 Gaming Chair Deals

If you’ve been on the lookout for a good gaming chair deal this year, Black Friday 2020 is the perfect time to pick up a great deal on one. Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping events of the year, and while things look a bit different in 2020, the online deals certainly haven’t slowed down one bit. Whether you’re looking for a cheap gaming chair to upgrade your regular old office chair or you want to go all-in on something a little more high-end, there’s bound to be a Black Friday sale that has what you need.

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Black Friday 2020 gaming chair deals

Find some of the best Black Friday gaming chair deals below, including high-end options, rocker chairs, and ergonomic chairs. Plus, see the Secretlab gaming chair Black Friday 2020 sale for more deals–some of the absolute best gaming chairs you can buy are getting big discounts.

$350 (was $420)

Secretlab’s Omega series has some of the most popular gaming chairs out there. They’re extremely comfortable and high-quality, made with Secretlab’s trademark PRIME 2.0 PU leather, SoftWeave fabric, or NAPA leather, plus carbon fiber PVC. They’re available in a number of designs, from stitching to skins, which include logos from popular esports teams, games, and other pop culture favorites. Prices differ based on design.

$390 (was $450)

Secretlab’s Titan series offers a high-end gaming chair from a brand that’s already top-notch, so you know you’re getting the best quality there is. Like the OMEGA, it comes in Secretlab’s trademark PRIME 2.0 PU leather, SoftWeave fabric, or NAPA leather, with dozens of variations. Prices differ based on design.

$177 (was $253)

On sale for less than $200, this popular gaming chair from Walmart is a great budget option. Both the lumbar cushion and headrest pillow are detachable, which adds an important layer of customizability to its ergonomic design. In fact, this chair comes with pretty much everything a gaming chair can, including an extendable footrest and a high-level of tilt and swivel adjustability. It’s also black and white, so it should match any gaming setup.

$69 (was $131)

If the standard gaming chair is too tall for you and you’d prefer something more compact, the Omaha Gaming Chair from Walmart is a solid and affordable option at nearly 50% off. It’s still a tall back-style office chair for good lower and mid-back support, but it’s slightly shorter than most of the standard racing-style gaming chairs on the market. This one offers a pop of color as well, available in black and white as well as blue, green, and red.

$35 (was $45)

One of the most popular gaming chair options on Walmart is the Crew Classic rocker-style gaming chair. The black option is on sale for $35. These floor chairs are popular with younger gamers and console gamers, but they also make a great addition to any family room with a TV, reading corner, or dedicated board game space. They’re on the more affordable end too, making them excellent gift options.

$255 (was $350)

At $255, the AKRacing Core Series EX gaming chair is definitely on the higher-end of luxury office chair options, but that also means it’s high-quality. Like the best office chairs, this one comes with a detachable lumbar cushion and headrest pillow, adjustable armrests, and an advanced gaslift system for precise height adjustment. Another perk is that the seat and backrest are made of cloth, rather than cheap, fake leather, which wears easily. Its understated design also makes it one of the classier options if you go all-black, but if you do want those pops of color, they’re available for a bit extra.

$80 (was $200)

If “understated” isn’t your thing and you do want to show off your gamer colors, the Fortnite Skull Trooper-V gaming chair might be for you. This is an excellent option under $100 that comes with all the ergonomic design features you’d want in a solid office chair, with the added gamer flair. There’s a skull embossed on the armrests and “Fortnite” stamped across the headrest, but it’s not so flashy that it stands out more than you want it to.

The best gaming chairs and what to look for

For more gaming chair options, be sure to check out our guide to the best budget gaming chairs under $200, which also covers what to look for in a gaming chair. In a nutshell, a good gaming chair is generally better than a cheap office chair, but only if it features a supportive ergonomic design and prioritizes comfort over flashiness. When gaming for long hours (not really recommended, but it happens), you want a chair with good lumbar support and head/neck support. Having a lumbar cushion or backrest to support your lower back and a headrest to support your head will promote a healthy posture. Height adjustment is also an essential feature, and you might also want something with adjustable tilt, swivel, and a comfortable seat. Really fancy gaming chairs might come with something like an extendable footrest, which is another ergonomic design feature recommended by the Mayo Clinic, but looking for an office chair that comes with this might be overkill. You’re better off just picking up an under desk foam footrest, especially if you spend long hours in front of the computer.

As far as looks go, leather and fake leather are sleeker, but keep in mind these materials can wear out pretty fast, especially if you’re on your computer for long periods every day. It helps to invest in a good cushion or seat cover. If you’re not looking for a PC gaming chair but rather something for console gaming on the big screen, you might want to buy a rocker-style chair. Regardless, comfort is the most important factor in a gaming chair. Everyone is different, so what’s comfortable for one person might cause issues for another.

Black Friday 2020: Lord Of Rings Props Studio Launches A Big Sale

The Black Friday 2020 shopping season is here, and the acclaimed Lord of the Rings props company Weta Workshop is getting in on the action with its own savings extravaganza.

The company’s Black Friday 2020 sale has begun, offering discounts on collectibles and other goodies spanning some the biggest titles in its catalog, including The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Dark Crystal.

Some of the discounted items include prop replicas of the pipes that Bilbo and Gandalf smoked in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film series, lovely art prints of various locations across Middle-earth, and necklaces and other jewellery. This includes the big-ticket item itself: a prop replica of the One Ring.

Head to Weta’s website to see a full rundown of the deals, which are available through December 1 or while stocks last.

To help you save money, we’ve created a Black Friday hub where you can find all the best deals on gaming, tech, and more.

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Fallout 76’s Steel Dawn DLC Is Now Coming Out Tonight, Instead Of Next Week

Bethesda has a surprise for fans of Fallout 76: the Steel Dawn expansion–originally scheduled to release on December 1–is now going to go live tonight. You can jump into the new content following a maintenance period that is scheduled to end around 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET.

In a blog post, Bethesda admitted that the update for Steel Dawn has accidentally already gone live on Xbox One, allowing players to download but not yet play the new expansion. Rather than try and pull the update back, Bethesda decided that since Steel Dawn is technically good-to-go, that it made more sense to just push the update live for all platforms a week early.

Steel Dawn sees you interact with the Brotherhood of Steel–allowing you to either work with or against the group. Your point of contact for the expansion is Paladin Leila Rahmani, who has decided to transfer her troops from California to gain a foothold in Appalachia. Regardless of your choices, you’ll be able to unlock some brand-new Brotherhood of Steel weapons and armor.

Fallout 76 is available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The game is also included in the library of Xbox Game Pass titles.

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Review in Progress

With around six hours under my shiny new +84 Agility belt, I can already see that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands doesn’t only straddle the line between life and death – it straddles the line between what was and what could be for Blizzard’s 16-year-old MMO. While it bombards us with familiar characters like Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, and Darion Mograine in its opening fanfare, it also proceeds to gleefully kick open the doors to new corners of the Warcraft universe and introduce the intimidating Jailer. As the first main bad guy in WoW’s history who didn’t originate in the RTS games in some way, his arrival seems like the start of a whole new chapter that isn’t so beholden to rehashing past glories.

This isn’t the first time WoW has ventured outside of Azeroth; we’ve already seen the destroyed orc homeworld of Outland and even the terrifying depths of the Burning Legion base of operations on Argus. But the various afterlives of the Shadowlands are on a completely different plane of existence, and prove that Blizzard’s zone designers can still surprise us. The soaring, angular spires of the city of Oribos and the muted, dreamlike fields of Bastion effectively sell the idea that we’re really not in Elwynn anymore with their otherworldly architecture and diverse denizens. The skies are filled with enigmatic gates and impossible light shows of twisting energy. The colors are far less saturated than we’re used to seeing on terrestrial Azeroth, and the creatures who live here are bizarre, distinct, and wonderful.

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Our introduction to this new world is a bit light on whimsy, though, since we’re dumped pretty much immediately into the Maw – basically Warcraft’s version of Hell, where the most wicked souls go to suffer eternally. Everything from the foreboding music to the sickly orange color palette feel as oppressive as Icecrown while completely departing from its icy, blue and black look. The wicked enemies and buildings are still in line with the Lich King’s sense of style, though, reminding us that we’re seeing the realm from which his power originated.

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While The Maw might be appropriately horrific, the launch itself was almost shockingly pleasant. I didn’t have to wait through long server cues, and there has been little to no lag and no serious quest bugs on my end so far. WoW has had some really rough expansion launches in the past, but this seems to be by far one of the best ones from a technical standpoint. And it only took eight tries to pull it off!

Same Old Song and Dance

The pace slows down considerably once you get out of The Maw, with plenty of standard quests to kill random wildlife for their spleens not unlike those we’ve been doing for the last 16 years. You gather materials to repair soulforged constructs. You find hidden tablets that reveal more of the story. You ferry McGuffins from one important NPC to the next. The first dungeon has an interesting boss fight where you need to get a necromancer down from a platform by tricking his own abomination into hitting him with a meat hook, so I can see some promise in terms of encounter design. That’s always where WoW has given itself room to innovate, more so than the open world quest content.

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At this point, we don’t yet know why the Shadowlands are broken, and all mortal souls are being sent to The Maw instead of being judged and forwarded on to somewhere less horrifying as intended. Cryptic references abound to some kind of ancient beings called the First Ones and other corners of the cosmos we’ve never glimpsed before. These core mysteries have me very motivated to continue the story, even when some of the smaller pieces along the way are not quite as enticing.

[poilib element=”quoteBox” parameters=”excerpt=Professions%20don%E2%80%99t%20seem%20to%20have%20changed%20much%20since%20the%20last%20expansion.”]Mechanically, Professions don’t seem to have changed much since the last expansion. Archaeology, which I’ve really enjoyed since it debuted in Cataclysm, seems to still sit forgotten and abandoned. This is especially a shame given how much cool, ancient stuff there is in the Shadowlands I’d love to learn more about. As a leatherworker, I can make my own armor with semi-randomized stats that’s competitive with or better than quest rewards, as well as disposable armor kits which grant a two-hour buff to my health pool. Pretty standard stuff. Hopefully at max level there’ll be a little bit more to do with these skills.

Casting Shadows

There’s still a long road ahead: I’m still only level 53, out of a new cap of 60, and haven’t seen the other three main zones, the other seven new dungeons, rewards for joining a Covenant, or how the max level experience plays out. I’m particularly excited to finally unlock Torghast, a replayable roguelike tower of the damned that represents Blizzard’s most exciting new idea for this expansion. I’ll be back to share more impressions early next week (we’re taking a brief pause for the Thanksgiving break), with a full review to follow when I’ve gotten a better look at all the fun death has to offer.

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EA Reveals Another $70 Game For PS5 And Xbox Series X, FIFA 21

Electronic Arts has announced its second game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S that will carry a $10 premium. The publisher confirmed as part of the wider next-gen announcements about FIFA 21 that the game’s standalone PS5 and Xbox Series X|S edition will carry a premium price tag of $70 USD.

To be very clear, this is the standalone next-gen version of FIFA 21 aimed at people who have picked up a PS5 or Xbox Series X|S but didn’t own a previous-gen console. It’s more than likely that you can get FIFA 21’s next-gen enhancements without spending that much money.

For people who already bought FIFA 21 on PS4 or Xbox One, they can upgrade to the next-gen edition for free until FIFA 22 launches in 2021. All progress from the FUT Club and Volta modes carry forward to the next-gen edition.

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The standalone next-gen version of EA’s Madden NFL 21 also costs $10 more, but this version includes various extras for Ultimate Team. EA did not say if FIFA 21’s standalone next-gen edition comes with any bonuses like that. Both games launch on December 4.

FIFA 21’s next-gen upgrades are extensive, covering things like strand-based hair technology. Yes, really. Check out our full rundown to see what’s new and improved with FIFA 21 on the new consoles.

If you want to get the next-gen version of FIFA 21 for as little as $27, both the PS4 and Xbox One versions are on sale at GameStop this Black Friday.

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Get An RTX 3080 Gaming PC During Black Friday 2020

If you’ve been trying to buy an RTX 30 series graphics card and have been hit with constant sold out messages, then you may have another chance to snag one before Black Friday 2020. Starting November 26 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, NZXT is discounting all gaming PC builds by 10%, including those that have graphics cards like the RTX 3080 installed. 10% off a $2,000 PC build is quite a bit of money, though unfortunately, supplies are limited, and NZXT may sell out of the RTX 3080 and other 30 series cards by the time its sale comes around.

Includes RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and RTX 3090

Building a gaming PC on NZXT is easy. Its website gives you a pre-built set of components, and from there, you can customize to your liking. If a specific graphics card or motherboard is sold out, it’ll let you know and give you a number of options to choose from, telling you what will change about your setup as you make your decision.

You can currently choose a build with an RTX 3070, RTX 3080, or RTX 3090, with varying prices based on the graphics card and other specs you select. Right now, you can get a gaming PC with an RTX 3080, an i9-9900K processor, and 32GB RAM for $2,454. With NZXT’s 10% off sale, you’ll be able to get the same PC for $2,209 before tax. This is a high-end gaming PC that will last you a very long time.

If you’re looking for accessories to go with your gaming PC, check out the best gaming monitor deals as well as Razer’s Black Friday sale. The peripherals company has discounted a number of its best products, including the excellent Razer BlackWidow Elite gaming keyboard. And if you want to take advantage of the RTX 30 series’ HDMI 2.1 capabilities, then you should check out the best Black Friday TV deals, which feature a number of HDMI 2.1-compatible TVs.

The Best Dell Black Friday Deals: Alienware RTX 3070 Gaming PC From $1499

The Dell Black Friday Sale has officially kicked off with some great Black Friday Doorbuster deals on select Dell and Alienware laptops and PCs, as well as a sitewide coupon code that works on several configs that you can customize yourself. These even include the newest 2020 Alienware gaming PCs equipped with the uber powerful RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 video cards. Since this is IGN, we’re focusing on gaming PCs, monitors, and accessories, but we’ll also cover any fantastic deals we find on non-gaming computers and peripherals as well.

Dell and Alienware Black Friday Coupon Codes

These codes work on various configs but exclusions do apply.

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Dell and Alienware Black Friday Gaming Desktop Deals

Dell is one of the only vendors that has a reliable inventory of RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 gaming PCs. They’re an extra $50-$150 off with code depending on the starting price.

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If you value portability, consider an RTX 2070 equipped gaming laptop. They’re powerful enough to run pretty much any game on a 1080p laptop display.

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Alienware’s flagship gaming monitor is on sale at the lowest price we’ve ever seen. If it’s out of your budget, though, there are plenty of other gaming monitors with fast response times, high refresh rates, and FreeSync or G-SYNC support.

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes Revealed For November 24

Developer Treyarch has rolled out another update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S / Series X. Along with adding an ’80s-inspired Nuketown map, the patch address various bugs and gameplay stability issues.

The headlining feature is the addition of Nuketown ’84, an updated version of the classic Nuketown map flavored with a dash of the ’80s. Nuketown ’84 has been included in the Quick Play Core and Hardcore rotation list, as well as Custom Games, the 24/7 feature playlist, and Onslaught on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Treyarch has also enabled the Double XP event until November 30 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

The update also addresses stability issues across multiplayer and Zombies, fixes hit detection issues in Zombies, irons out problems with knife camos in multiplayer, and more.

This patch comes a day after Treyarch pushed out a separate update that made some gameplay changes. This includes reducing spawns in Hardpoint and ironing out issues with Field Upgrade charges in Zombies being freely handed out, as well as stabilizing the game. Check out the full patch notes below.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes (November 24)

Global

  • 2XP + 2WXP:
    • Double XP and Double Weapon XP enabled in Multiplayer and Zombies through 10 AM PT Monday, November 30.

Multiplayer

  • Maps:
    • Nuketown ’84
      • Added Nuketown ’84 to 6v6 map rotation in Quick Play Core and Hardcore playlists.
      • Added Nuketown 24/7 featured playlist.
      • Added Nuketown ’84 to Custom Games map list.
    • Crossroads Strike:
      • Addressed an issue in Crossroads Strike that allowed players to contest a Hardpoint and Control zone outside of the intended objective boundary.
  • Camos
    • Addressed an issue where incorrect images would show for Diamond & Gold weapon camo rewards in the After-Action Report.
    • Addressed an issue where Knife camos would not progress if in the primary weapon slot.
  • Stability
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur in Domination.

Zombies

  • Gameplay
    • Addressed an issue that could prevent zombies from attacking the player after teleporting from the Dark Aether.
    • Addressed an issue that allowed players to leave the gameplay space when teleporting back from the Dark Aether.
    • Addressed an issue that could cause a main quest item from timing out, causing a progression break.
  • Gunsmith
    • Addressed an issue that could cause the player to sometimes lose functionality at the pause menu if the Gunsmith remained open after the intro cutscene.
  • Trials
    • Addressed an issue that sometimes caused an incorrect Pack-a-Punch camo to appear on weapons obtained from Trials.
  • UI
    • Addressed an issue that sometimes caused incorrect Revive UI to appear at the end of a match.
  • Stability
    • Added various stability fixes.
  • Onslaught (PS4/PS5)
    • Added Nuketown ’84 to the Onslaught map list.
    • Added a new Onslaught Challenge with a unique Weapon Blueprint reward.

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Save $110 with This Gaming Desk Black Friday Deal

Amazon has a ton of great deals for Black Friday 2020, and you don’t have to wait until after Thanksgiving to take advantage of the savings. There are tons of sales across the site, on all kinds of items, that are available right now.

If you have been upgrading your PC setup, or you snagged the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, you may be in need of a desk upgrade, too. Right now you can save $110 on this Eureka Z60 ergonomic desk with a special receipt on Amazon, which amounts to a 37% discount.

For other great deals, be sure to check out our Best Black Friday Deals mega-post, as well as more focused articles on where to snag a PS5, and much, much more.

Eureka Z60 Ergonomic Gaming Desk

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