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Massive Xbox One Countdown Sale Is Now Live

This week’s Xbox One game sale on Xbox Live was suspiciously weak. A sale like that right before Christmas might have clued you in that Microsoft was working on a bigger sale that would be unveiled later. If so, you were right. The Xbox Countdown Sale, which drops prices on a heap of blockbuster games, is now live. And if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you’ll get a bonus discount on many of the items. The sale runs through January 3, so read on to see if any of the deals spark your interest.

If you’re looking to pick up some recent releases you missed, you can grab Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for $39 / £36, or Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and the WWII-set shooter Battlefield V for $30 / £30 each. Fallout 76 is down to $40 / £40, while Hitman 2 is on sale for $30 / £39. Sea of Thieves and Valkyria Chronicles 4 are also discounted to $30 / £30 apiece. And if you’ve been waiting to grab arguably the year’s best racing game, you can get Forza Horizon 4 for $39 / £33.

Those up for a challenge can pick up Dark Souls Remastered on sale for $30 / £26; the rest of the series has gotten deep discounts as well. Fighting game fans can nab SoulCalibur VI for $42 / £35 or prepare for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 by picking up Mortal Kombat XL for $5 / £16.

Some of the best recent indie games have also gotten the discount treatment, like Dead Cells for $20 / £13 and Overcooked 2 for $19 / £15. The narrative-driven game What Remains of Edith Finch and the puzzle-platformer Inside are both down to $10 / £8 each.

That only scratches the surface of the games on sale between now and January 3. You can check here for the full list of games. There’s a good chance you’ll find something worth trying.

Bumblebee Is The Best Transformers Movie (Spoiler Review)

Michael Bay’s Transformers series may have been a big money box office draw but for many longtime fans of the Robots in Disguise the movies were missing a bit of the magic. There was always a low-fi charm to watching the adventures of Optimus Prime and his gang of Autobots, which made them endearing. And their heroic personalities shone through to make them figures to aspire to. While both of those elements were diminished in Bay’s CGI-fest flicks, they’re at the core of Bumblebee.

Taking place before the events of the previous movies, Bumblebee follows the loveable Autobot as he lands on Earth for the first time. Instructed by Optimus Prime to protect the planet from the Decepticons until they arrive, Bumblebee quickly finds a friend in Charlie, a young teenage girl that is struggling to find her place in the world. As kindred spirits, the two form a bond, but with the government and the Decepticons hot on their heels the friendship is really put to the test.

We’ve seen Bumblebee and have put together a spoiler-filled chat that digs into every aspect of the movie. To make things interesting for you, we’ve peppered the discussion with 80s movie titles to reference the era the movie takes place in. As you watch, see if you can pick up on them and at the end of the video there’s a supercut of every instance. Let us know how many you got in the comments.

Our written Bumblebee review said the movie hits the “perfect tone with a great mix of action, humor, and heart. The soundtrack strikes all the right chords, the action is mostly clear and easy to follow even when two massive robots are rapidly grappling and transforming into various forms, and the characters are instantly relatable, without screenwriter Christina Hodson relying too much on cliches.

“Bumblebee was only Travis Knight’s second turn in the director’s chair, his first being the also excellent Kubo and the Two Strings; clearly he’s a director to watch going forward, and if Bumblebee is the new bar for Transformers movies, then the series is in for a bright future as well.”

PlayStation Store’s Huge EU January Sale Discounts Hundreds Of PS4 Games

If you thought Christmas seemed to get earlier every year, how about this: Sony has kicked off its January sale on the European PlayStation Store already. Hundreds of PS4, PSVR, PS Vita, and PS3 games are on offer, including some of the biggest games of this year.

God of War: Digital Deluxe Edition, for example, is down from £53 to £25, while another PS4 exclusive, Spider-Man, is down to £35–you can also grab Insomniac’s entire City that Never Sleeps expansion for £10. Shooter fans can grab Battlefield V for £30 or Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for £36, while those more into their sports can pick up FIFA 19 for £30 or PES 2019 for £20.

A couple of standout open-world games are also on offer: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is down to £30, while the PS4 version of Grand Theft Auto V is available for £13 and Bethesda’s latest title, Fallout 76, is on sale for £30.

The sale runs until January 18, with more deals to be added on January 4. For the full list of games on offer, head over to the PlayStation Store. Sony US is also holding a holiday sale right now–check out all the big PS4 game deals on PSN US for more.

The Best Portable Projectors

Forget watching movies on your laptop. Consider setting up a mini movie theater with a portable projector.

Best Cheap TVs for Gaming

Looking for the best cheap TV for gaming? The TCL 55R617 is your best bet, but there are plenty of other cheap TVs in full HD and 4K to meet your needs.

Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island Review

Forza Horizon 4’s first expansion may lack the unbridled madness of the previous game’s Hot Wheels expansion, and it’s not as immediately divergent as Blizzard Mountain was (which brought winter conditions and snow for the first time), but Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island is a great add-on that features some of the most brilliant and fun stretches of road in the series to date.

Set on a fictional, high-latitude island far off the coast of Britain, Fortune Island is more of a driving purist’s playground than Forza Horizon 3’s more experimental DLC. The star attraction is the Needle Climb, a several-mile stretch of sealed switchbacks that winds up Fortune Island’s highest peak. The Forza Horizon series has been begging for a ribbon of road like this since the beginning, and the Needle Climb doesn’t disappoint.

Aquaman Post Credits Scene Explained

Full SPOILERS ahead for the ending of Aquaman! You’ve been warned …

Aquaman, like a tidal wave, has crashed into theaters, telling the story of Arthur Curry’s battle for the throne of Atlantis. The film’s mid-credit scene provides an ominous glimpse at what threats Arthur may be facing in the sequel. We’re going to break down what those threats are, but before we dive in, know that we’re going to be wading into spoilery waters, so consider yourself warned.

The mid-credits scene opens on a coastal shack belonging to Randall Park’s Doctor Stephen Shin, a marine biologist who appears throughout the film on TV news programs arguing that the kingdom of Atlantis actually exists because apparently, Aquaman’s fame post-Justice League wasn’t good enough to convince people. Before long, it’s revealed that Shin has a house guest: Black Manta, who we assume was rescued by Doctor Shin after being defeated by Arthur in Sicily. Manta wakes up and Doctor Shin immediately peppers him with questions about his encounters with Aquaman and Mera. The two strike a bargain – a squid pro quo if you will – for Manta to lead Shin to Atlantis in return for Shin’s help killing Aquaman.

Bumblebee Producer on THAT Big Classic Easter Egg

Spoilers ahead for Bumblebee!

Bumblebee, the new prequel to the live-action Transformers movies, is chock full of 1980s Easter eggs and references to the ’80s era it’s set in, including simplified robot designs in line with their look from the original Generation 1 toy line.

But Bumblebee’s biggest callback to the franchise’s ’80s origins is the Easter egg that Transformers fans have waited for the longest.

During a scene where human protagonist Charlie (played by Hailee Steinfeld) tries to muster the courage to dive off a cliffside into the Pacific Ocean to impress some local kids, her VW bug (in reality, the Autobot Bumblebee in disguise) starts blaring a song on its radio to motivate her.