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Microsoft has announced a really good deal on Xbox One hardware this holiday. Starting today, all Xbox One S and Xbox One X bundles are marked down by $100 in the US.

That means you can get a new Xbox One S with a game for only $200, and a new Xbox One X with a game for only $400. It’s the best deal on the console ever, and it matches some of the offers from Black Friday. Microsoft was previously offering $50 off every Xbox One bundle this holiday, but the deal has now been sweetened nicely to $100 off.

With the $100 off deal, you can get an Xbox One S in bundles that come with games like Fortnite, Minecraft, NBA 2K19, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, and PUBG.

Of note, the Fortnite bundle comes with 2,000 V-Bucks to buy extra cosmetics with, along with the Eon cosmetic outfit right out of the box. The Battlefield V bundles come with the game’s Deluxe Edition, which gets you copies of Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 1943, as well as a one-month subscription to EA Access.

The Xbox One X has numerous bundles available going for $400. These include bundles that come with Battlefield V, Fallout 76, PUBG, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, and others. It is difficult to buy an Xbox One and not get a free game.

You can visit the Xbox website to see a full rundown of all the Xbox One S and Xbox One X bundles.

This is an aggressive pricing promotion from Microsoft, and it’ll be interesting to see if PlayStation follows with a PS4 deal of its own this holiday. Microsoft is in second place against Sony, and this price drop, though it is temporary, may help close the gap.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs began its life as a Google subsidiary, but the company spun out in 2015, and reached a new stratosphere of success with the launch of Pokemon Go in July 2016. The San Francisco-based developer is growing still, with a new report claiming the company is working to secure a $200 million round of funding.

According to The Wall Street Journal‘s sources, the further $200 million would raise the company’s total valuation to $3.9 billion. The latest round of funding is expected to be led by venture capital firm IVP, with more money coming from Samsung and aXiomatic Gaming.

There is no word on what the rumoured round of $200 million in funding would go toward at Niantic, but the studio has a new Harry Potter game in the works, in addition to ongoing support for Pokemon Go. The WSJ report says Niantic could be working on games for “other franchises,” but none were named.

Niantic’s new Harry Potter game, Wizards Unite, was initially expected to launch in 2018 but it was later delayed to 2019. Not much is known about the game, but it’s said to use a similar augmented reality set-up that Niantic struck gold with for Pokemon Go.

Pokemon Go is free, and it makes money through in-game microtransactions. While the game might not be as popular as it once was, it still makes a lot of money. In November, the game pulled in $80 million worldwide from its microtransactions on iOS and Android, according to a report from SensorTower.

In other news, Pokemon Go’s latest winter event kicks off this week. Among other things, it lets you earn bonuses, hatch Eggs more easily, and encounter Pokemon from the Sinnoh region. You can learn more about the event in our coverage here.

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It’s time for another WWE PPV, and things are about to get a bit crazy, as the whole show will contain many matches with tables, ladders, and chairs. While these aren’t typically items associated with a regular wrestling bout, many of TLC’s bouts will contain stipulations allowing them to be used during the evening.

Both Raw and Smackdown have plenty of matches planned for the evening. In fact, there are 12 matches on the card, and chances are that many of these won’t go longer than 10 minutes, since this isn’t one of WWE’s “big four” events of the year and there simply isn’t enough time for everything. There is a good chance this show will be moving a mile a minute.

On the Raw side of things, there is only one match that really makes sense. If you’ve been keeping up with the Monday night series, then you know it has not been good in quite some time. However, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship should be fantastic. Aside from that, there’s a lot you can probably skip out on since the storylines simply aren’t there.

For Smackdown, TLC is stacked with great matches. To highlight a couple, (The New) Daniel Bryan takes on AJ Styles for the WWE Championship in what should be an instant classic. Also, the Smackdown Women’s Championship is on the line when Asuka, Charlotte Flair, and “The Man” Becky Lynch battle for the title in a TLC match. Again, this should be an instant classic.

This year’s TLC PPV is coming to the SAP Center in San Jose, California today at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, with a Kickoff Show beginning one hour prior. You can see the event for yourself on the WWE Network or on PPV through your cable or satellite provider.

Here’s what is currently planned for TLC:

• R-Truth & Carmella vs. Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox (Finals of MMC Season 2)
• Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton (Chairs Match)
• Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Cedric Alexander (Cruiserweight Championship)
• Elias vs. Bobby Lashley (Ladder Match)
• Finn Bálor vs. Drew McIntyre
• Natalya vs. Ruby Riott (Tables Match)
• The Bar (c) vs. The New Day vs. The Usos (SmackDown Tag Team Championships)
• Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (Triple Threat TLC Match For The Smackdown Women’s Championship)
• Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Nia Jax (Raw Women’s Championship)
• Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin (TLC Match)
• Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose (Intercontinental Championship)
• (The New) Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles (WWE Championship)

In case you’re not caught up, don’t worry; we put the final results in spoiler blocks. The Kickoff Show begins at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT.

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