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Games retailer GameStop is bringing back its “Pro Days” sale, offering special deals exclusively to members of its PowerUp Pro rewards program. The deals include some significant deals on recent games, as well as some much bigger discounts on older games you may have missed.

The headliner is a $50 gift card with the purchase of a new Xbox One console, essentially paying for most of any new game you might want to buy with it. You can also snag $10 in rewards cash toward a future purchase with the purchase of Spider-Man or Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

On top of that, the store has marked down the retail price of several 2018 games: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Destiny 2: Forsaken, NBA 2K19, Madden NFL 19, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, FIFA 19, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, and God of War. Those all from $30-$40, except Odyssey which is still going for $50.

If you’re still catching up with the older games, it’s offering 50% off Detroit: Become Human, Black Ops 3, Call of Duty: WW2, and Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Remastered Edition. Other assorted discounts apply to Lego DC Supervillains, WWE 2K19, and Dragon Quest 11, among others.

For collectibles, you can get 25% off statues and a B2G1 deal on all Pop vinyls. The sale is going on November 9-11, and a Pro membership will cost you $15 per year. Check out the full Pro Days flyer for all the deals. And if you’re in the market for more discounts, keep an eye on our round-up of all things Black Friday.

Fallout 76 has just one beta test left, and Bethesda has issued a statement regarding some fixes it is already planning based on feedback from the testing. Some of the tweaks are more technical in nature, while others address unintended bugs that could severely hamper the game experience. For other points, Bethesda explains why it isn’t intending to implement certain requests, at least not right away.

On the technical end, the company is planning to support ultra-wide 21:9 displays sometime post-launch. It won’t be implementing a field-of-view slider, however, citing concerns of it breaking animations and causing clipping. PC players are said to have requested a push-to-talk option for voice chat, and the studio said it will look into adding this feature. It also said that some common social menus and friends features have already been addressed, and it promised to fix various exploits with a future update.

For gameplay, Bethesda says it plans to increase the stash size. “While the Stash size at 400 weight limit can get easier to deal with over time, we do plan on increasing it in the future,” it said. Some beta players reported that the hunger bar would never replenish, and Bethesda says this has been fixed. Finally, the occurrence of random gunshot or other loud noises near Appalachia will be addressed shortly after launch.

These are the most prominent issues Bethesda chose to focus on, but the company has been clear that it sees Fallout 76 as an ongoing project. In an open letter to the fans just before the beta launched, it suggested that this was just the beginning and it would need everyone’s help to find the bugs and help them build the game.

Fallout 76 is certainly ambitious as the franchise’s first connected persistent world, but we have some concerns about the sense of emptiness it creates. Once the full game launches, we may see a different picture emerge. One factor that’s already changed during the beta is the addition of the in-game store, which has a full inventory but doesn’t allow for purchases yet.

Nintendo is working with Despicable Me studio Illumination on an all-new Super Mario Bros. movie. The announcement in January was met with a degree of skepticism, given that the 1993 Mario movie was a trainwreck and that video game movies in general are rarely any good.

Illumination boss Chris Meledandri spoke to Variety about why he thinks the new Mario movie, which will be animated and not live-action like the earlier movie, stands to be more of a success. The key difference with the new Mario movie is that Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto is involved; he’s a producer alongside Meledandri.

“We are keeping [Miyamoto] front and center in the creation of this film,” he said. “I’ve rarely seen that happen with any adaptation where the original creative voice is being embraced like we’re embracing Miyamoto. There’s a history in Hollywood of people believing that they know better than the people responsible for a property. I’ve made that mistake before.”

There are a number of challenges in making a Mario movie, Meledandri said.

“It’s an ambitious task,” he said. “The challenge is taking things that are so thin in their original form and finding depth that doesn’t compromise what generations of fans love about Mario, but also feels organic to the iconography and can support a three-act structure.”

According to the report, the new Super Mario Bros. movie is a “priority” at Illumination, with the expectation for it to be in theaters potentially by 2022.

Back in February, Miyamoto said the script for the new Super Mario was “progressing,” but there is no word yet on the story or who will voice any of the characters. Miyamoto said Nintendo may abandon the movie if he and Meledandri can’t come up with a good enough idea.

1993’s live-action Super Mario Bros. movie was a critical and commercial failure, with star Bob Hoskins–who played Mario–said it was the worst movie he’s ever been a part of. Hoskins and co-star John Leguizamo reportedly drank whiskey between takes to get through filming.

Nintendo has been very hesitant to bring its franchises to movies and TV, so this new Super Mario Bros. movie is a big step forward. In addition to this film, Nintendo is reportedly working on a Legend of Zelda TV show, while the company also partnered with Universal to create a Nintendo theme park that could feature real-life Mario Kart.

There may be an explanation for why Nintendo is working on so many licensing efforts. In 2016, then-CEO Tatsumi Kimishima said fewer and fewer young people are finding out about Nintendo games through…games. Instead, they’re discovering Nintendo and its characters through things like officially licensed Mario toothbrushes. So you can expect these kinds of licensing deals to continue and possibly increase, the executive said at the time.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was indeed the commercial juggernaut it was expected to be. Parent publisher Take-Two announced that the game has passed 17 million copies shipped worldwide following its October 26 release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It needed just over a week to pass the lifetime shipment figure of the 2010 game, Red Dead Redemption. According to Take-Two, Red Dead Redemption 2 shipped more units over its first eight days than the 2010 title shipped in its first eight years.

Red Dead Redemption 2 earned more than $725 million in revenue of its opening weekend, which represented the best opening weekend for any piece of entertainment in history, according to Take-Two. Rockstar’s previous game, Grand Theft Auto V, made $1 billion over its first three days, but it launched on a Tuesday compared to a Friday for RDR 2. That means cowboy game can claim largest opening weekend ever while GTA V remains the biggest overall three-day launch.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was also the most pre-ordered game ever on the PlayStation Network, while it also drove the most single-day sales on PSN and the most sales over three days on PSN.

While Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally here, the game’s online mode, Red Dead Online, isn’t slated to launch until later this month. It is expected to be a big-time money-maker, following on from the oversized success of GTA Online. Like GTA Online, Red Dead Online is expected to contain microtransactions, which could prove to be lucrative if GTA Online is anything to go on.

Another way Red Dead Redemption 2 could make even more money is by launching on PC, as is rumoured. In the newest episode of GameSpot’s original show, Steam Punks, Jess McDonell and Edmond Tran talk about the reasons why Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on PC yet and why it may eventually come to the platform. You can watch the new show in the embed above.

The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday, a consumer holiday where the people of the United States invade retail stores like the Chitauri entering New York City. Shoppers are looking for the best deals on everything from video games to electronics to this year’s hottest items, in hopes of getting their Christmas presents for cheap.

For many people, this is the perfect time to buy a new television, as most retailers have some pretty deep discounts on all their TVs during this time. Whether you’re looking for a huge new 4K smart TV or something smaller and cheaper to give away as a gift, stores like Target, Kohl’s, Meijer, and more have them available for the upcoming Black Friday.

There are a few 65″ televisions available this Black Friday, three of which can be found at Target. Two of these are from Samsung, both of which are 4K and smart TVs. One is $650 and the curved one is $800. Additionally, there is an LG 4K smart TV for $750. All of these are doorbuster deals, so it’s first come, first served when Target opens on on Thursday, November 22 at 5PM. The store will close at 1AM on Friday, November 23, then re-open at 7AM that morning. However, you may want to check with your local stores, as times may vary.

If you are in the market for something small and cheap, there are a few HDTVs for under $200. At Meijer, there is a Element 55″ Smart Roku 4K UHD TV for $200; however, it’s part of the store’s doorbuster deals, so supplies will be limited, but the deals will be good Thursday, November 22 at 6 AM-Friday, November 23. Again, check with your local stores to see if opening times vary.

Check out all the TV deals from this year’s Black Friday circulars, so far. If you’re on the lookout for more huge deals, check out our round-up of all the Black Friday specials.

Target

• Element 32″ Smart LED TV — $120 [Doorbuster]
• Element 55″ Smart 4K UHD — $200
• LG 43″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $270 [Doorbuster]
• LG 49″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $330 [Doorbuster]
• LG 55″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $470 [Doorbuster]
• LG 60″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $550 [Doorbuster]
• LG 65″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $750 [Doorbuster]
• Philips 50″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $250 [Doorbuster]
• Polaroid 32″ LED TV — $80 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung 32″ Smart LED TV — $180 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung 43″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $280 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung 50″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $330 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung Curved 55″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $580 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung 55″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $400 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung 65″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $650 [Doorbuster]
• Samsung Curved 65″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $800 [Doorbuster]
• TCL Roku 55″ 4K UHD HDR Smart TV — $350 [Doorbuster]
• VIZIO 40″ Smart LED TV — $200 [Doorbuster]
• VIZIO 50″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $300 [Doorbuster]
• Westinghouse 40″ 1080p FHD Smart TV — $125 [Doorbuster]
• Westinghouse 50″ 4K HDR UHD Smart TV — $230 [Doorbuster]

JC Penny’s

• 55″ LG UHD 4K LED TV — $400

Costco

• TCL 50″ 4K UHD LED TV — $280
• Vizio 40″ HD SmartTV — $200 (Online only)
• Vizio 55″ 4K UHD SmartTV — $450

Kohl’s

• Samsung 58″ 4K Smart TV + $165 Kohl’s Cash — $550 [Doorbuster]
• LG 49″ 4K Smart TV + $90 Kohl’s Cash — $330 [Doorbuster]

Meijer

• Doorbuster 6am Thursday-Friday, November 23
• Element 32″ LED HDTV — $90
• Element 40″ LED HDTV — $130
• Element 50″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $220
• Element 55″ Smart Roku 4K UHD TV — $200 [Doorbuster]
• Element 65″ smart Amazon 4K UHD TV — $400 [Friday only]
• LG 43″ LED TV — $220
• LG 49″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $330
• LG 65″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $600
• Samsung 32″ LED TV — $170
• Samsung 43″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $280
• Samsung 55″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $400
• Vizio 40″ Smart LED TV — $200
• Vizio 50″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $300
• Vizio 55″ Smart 4K UHD TV — $380