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Black Friday 2020 is nearly here, but some of the discounts have already begun to appear. Below, we’re tracking all of Best Buy’s early Black Friday deals, as well as the discounts the big blue retailer has announced for the big day itself. Whether you’re looking for a deal on video games, TVs, or other electronics, there’s a lot of savings to be had.

If you want a look at the full slate of deals, check out Best Buy’s Black Friday ad. And if you’re interested in even more deals during the shopping event, be sure to check out our Best Black Friday Deals mega-post, where we’re tracking all the best deals available now, through Black Friday, and onto Cyber Monday.

Best Buy Early Black Friday Deals (LIVE NOW)

Best Buy is treating Black Friday more like a month-long event than a single-day sale. That means a cascade of discounts will be available during the run-up to the big day.

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Best Buy Black Friday Official Start Date

Best Buy’s Black Friday Sale starts online on Sunday, November 22. The retailer isn’t being more specific than that, apparently in an effort to make sure the site doesn’t crash. So check back regularly if you’re itching to grab some deals.

Best Buy Black Friday Deals (NOT YET LIVE)

Here’s where we’ll put the best Black Friday deals you’ll find at Best Buy once the deals go live. Some of them will be available on Sunday, November 22, while others will go live on Best Buy’s website on Thursday, November 26 (a.k.a. Thanksgiving). If this section is empty as you read this, rest assured we’re working to fill it up in time for the sales to go live.

Each Black Friday, Nintendo generally offers a Switch bundle that includes the console and an extra or two for the normal price of the Switch itself. This year’s Black Friday Switch bundle goes live Sunday, November 22. It includes a Nintendo Switch, a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and three months of Nintendo Switch Online, all for $299. The Best Buy listing is already up (though the deal isn’t available yet).

How to Get Free Shipping at Best Buy

Best Buy offers free shipping on all orders $35 and up. Many items qualify for free next-day delivery. Free curbside pickup is also available at most locations. Same-day delivery may also be available, though additional fees may apply.

What Is My Best Buy?

My Best Buy is a free membership program that gets you access to certain bonuses. Preordering some video games, for instance, gets My Best Buy members a $10 credit they can spend on future purchases. You also get access to special sales and you accrue points for every dollar you spend. Additional paid membership levels that grant more bonuses are also available. You can find more information and sign up here.

Best Buy’s Extended Return Policy

‘Tis the season for gift shopping, which means Best Buy’s extended return policy is now in place. Basically, most items you buy between October 13, 2020 and January 2, 2021 have an extended return period that lasts through January 16, 2021. Some restrictions apply; you can find the full details here.

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Chris Reed is a commerce editor and bonafide deals expert at IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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Taron Egerton is set to lead the cast of Tetris, a new biopic coming from director Jon S. Baird and producer Matthew Vaughn.

Deadline reports that all of the pieces have started to fall into place for the upcoming Tetris movie, which is set to chronicle the complicated history of the legal battle that ensued over the intellectual property rights for the popular puzzle game in the late ’80s. Egerton will portray Dutch video game designer Henk Rogers, who played a pivotal part in the dispute over the franchise’s copyright.

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With the project starting to move forward, more and more details have started to drop online. The latest news brings word of Apple boarding the Tetris biopic, which is being produced and financed by Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, together with Leonard Blavatnik’s AI Film. Unigram’s Gregor Cameron is also involved as a producer alongside Gillian Berry.

Director Jon S. Baird is said to be finalizing the rest of the cast for the video game-inspired movie, as he is reportedly gearing up to start production in Scotland at the beginning of December. There are several major players in the story that are yet to be cast, including Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov and British businessmen Robert and Kevin Maxwell.

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Egerton seems to be a good starting point though, as he has now become well-versed in portraying real-life figures on the big screen. Most notably, he played the titular character in 2016’s Eddie the Eagle, followed by singer-songwriter Elton John in the 2019 musical Rocketman. IGN praised his part in Rocketman for contributing to “a compelling, exhilarating and heartbreaking journey.”

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Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has suggested that a new game could tie up any lingering story threads left behind by Kingdom Hearts 3. Speaking to Dengeki Online and translated by Gematsu, Nomura spoke about creating a brand-new Kingdom Hearts experience.

“I intend to tie up remaining loose story ends but also want to change the format a bit. I want to drastically change the world and tell a new story, but also tie up loose ends,” Nomura said.

If Nomura and Square Enix do return to Kingdom Hearts, it’ll still be a long time before that new entry in the series appears on PS5 or Xbox Series X. Nomura is currently working on the second part of Final Fantasy VII Remake and will be busy on that project for quite some time.

“If we make a Kingdom Hearts game for next-gen consoles, it’s going to be released after many other companies have already released their titles, so I believe we’d have to make something that could compete,” Nomura explained. “Of course, that’s only a hypothetical since we haven’t announced that there will be a new title for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.”

The most recent game in the series, musical spin-off Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, was released earlier this month and has a demo that you can try out right now. A new mobile game is also on the way after being delayed, called Dark Road.

Nintendo has published a set of new guidelines informing businesses and organizations how they may use Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of their operations. Among those rules is a request that businesses “refrain” from using the game for political purposes.

The full guidelines are split into two segments; permitted and prohibited activities. In the section covering things Nintendo wishes business to avoid, the company asks “Please refrain from using the Game inappropriately or creating any content within the Game that would be considered vulgar, discriminatory, or offensive. Please also refrain from bringing politics into the Game.”

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The guidelines do not elaborate on what Nintendo means by ‘politics’, so it’s unclear if it refers purely to the use of Animal Crossing in reference to government politics, or if this applies to the wider social political landscape. It is possible that this specific clause has been created in response to the Joe Biden campaign in the recent US election, which hosted an island with information on the Biden Harris campaign and instructions on how to vote.

Nintendo has made it clear that it intends to take action against any business it deems to have broken these guidelines. “If we see your activity is not following these guidelines or is damaging or having bad influence on the community, we may ask you to stop such activity or usage of our contents, and take appropriate actions, including prohibiting your future business usage of the Game,” the company said.

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As for what businesses can do with Animal Crossing, Nintendo stipulates that they may provide custom designs to other players provided they are not sold for financial gain, Dream Addresses may be sent to other players, island invites can be sent, and screenshots/gameplay clips can be uploaded to websites and social media.

It should be noted that these guidelines are for businesses, not for the general public. There are no specific rules that target political protesting from an individual player’s game.

For more, be sure to take a look at everything coming in the Animal Crossing November update, and all the new and leaving critters and villager birthdays in November.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced Project 007, a new James Bond game.

Announced in a teaser trailer today, IO describes the game as a “wholly original Bond story” in which “players will step into the shows of the world’s favorite Secret Agent to earn their 00 status in the very first Bond origin story.”

In active development for consoles and PC, Project 007 (a working title) will be created on IO’s own Glacier engine, which was used for the recent Hitman games. It’s not clear exactly what kind of game Project 007 will be, but given IO’s history with stealth and espionage games, the studio’s Hitman model seems like a potentially close fit.

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The point about this being the first James Bond origin story is slightly confusing, given that Casino Royale features Bond earning 00 status, and there has been a series of Young Bond books by writer Charlie Higson. We’ve asked for clarification on that.

The game is being made in collaboration with Bond movie studios MGM and Eon Productions. No release date or actors have been announced at time of writing.

“It’s true that once in a while, the stars do align in our industry,” said IO CEO Hakan Abrakin a press release, “Creating an original Bond game is a monumental undertaking and I truly believe that IO Interactive, working closely with our creative partners at EON and MGM, can deliver something extremely special for our players and communities. Our passionate team is excited to unleash their creativity into the iconic James Bond universe and craft the most ambitious game in the history of our studio.”

IO is recruiting for the project in both its Copenhagen and Malmö studios. There’s also the small matter of Hitman 3, which comes to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Stadia and PC on January 20. Later, it will even come to Nintendo Switch as a cloud game.

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GeForce has announced that its cloud streaming system, GeForce Now, is coming to iOS, and that it has partnered with Epic Games to bring a touch-controlled version of Fortnite to the platform. This will essentially bring Fortnite back to iOS, without the need for an App Store listing.

GeForce Now is Nvidia’s platform that allows users to play compatible PC games that they own via the cloud. The system is already available via bespoke apps for PC, Mac, and Android, but the new iOS version for iPhone and iPad is accessed via the Safari browser by visiting the GeForce Now website. The service goes live in beta form today.

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Because GeForce Now streams ‘proper’ PC games, you’ll need a controller linked to your iPad or iPhone, such as the Razer Kishi or a compatible bluetooth controller to play (keyboard and mouse-only games are not supported). However, in order to act as a true replacement for the iOS version that was pulled as part of Epic and Apple’s legal battle, Fortnite will be provided with touch controls. Because of the work needed for this feature, Fortnite will not be available when the service launches today, and will be added in the “near future.”

If you’ve not heard of GeForce Now before, Nvidia’s system allows you to play PC games in the cloud, powered by Nvidia’s tech, rather than on your gaming PC. This means you can use a phone or underpowered laptop to play games at 1080p, 60 FPS, with ray tracing turned on and at highest settings. You do need to own the games, but GeForce Now imports your existing Steam/Origin/Epic/Ubisoft libraries, rather than you buying them specifically from Nvidia. The service can be used for free with some limitations, or with more features for a $4.99 monthly subscription.

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By using GeForce Now on iOS, you’re effectively playing games using Nvidia’s new RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics card technology, including ray tracing and DLSS, without needing to buy an expensive GPU. Hopefully your data plan is up to the job, though; it might bring Fortnite back to iPhones, but it is a streaming system rather than installed game, and so will need a good network connection and enough data to eat.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.