Before you get your fill of Baby Yoda in Episode 4 of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, or before you watch the chapter a second time, check out this terrific Thanksgiving Instagram post from series creator/writer Jon Favreau!
As you know, on set, Baby Yoda was a practical puppet, though for safety reasons, scenes with the adorable critter were shot twice (once without the physical Yoda) in case the puppet didn’t work and they needed to use CGI. It was a move that caused director Werner Herzog, who plays The Client on the series, to call the crew “cowards.”
Note: this is a mostly spoiler-free review of Harley Quinn: Season 1, which airs on DC Universe weekly beginning on Friday, November 29. You can also check out our previous Season 1 premiere review. Depending on reader interest, we may circle back and do a full-spoiler review after the season finale airs in February 2020, so let us know in the comments if that’s something you’d like to see.
Harley Quinn represents an important test for DC Universe, as it’s the first wholly original animated series to debut on the streaming service. Terrific though it was, Young Justice: Outsiders hardly qualifies as an original project. Luckily, DCU passes that test with a fun, wacky and very foul-mouthed romp that proves what comic readers have know for years – Harley Quinn is at her best when she’s a free and independent woman.
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker has been confirmed for release in China, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. It’s due out on December 20, which is the same day the film is releasing in the rest of the world. This means that Star Wars fans in China will be able to enjoy the movie along with everyone else.
This is significant for a few reasons. China puts limits on the number of Hollywood movies allowed into the country each year–it used to be 34, but that number has been quietly relaxed in recent years as Hollywood films make huge money in the country. Some Hollywood franchises have found enormous success in China, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Fast & Furious movies (Furious 7 outgrossed The Force Awakens outside of America). The growing importance of China to Hollywood has led to an increase in Chinese co-financed productions, such as The Meg and Terminator: Dark Fate (which was made largely because of the success of Terminator: Genisys in China, but unfortunately has not performed well.)
It’s also significant because China has been far less exposed to Star Wars, with the original trilogy not releasing in the country until 2015, leading up to the release of The Force Awakens. Rogue One and The Last Jedi also performed poorly in the country upon release. However, Disney and Tecent have teamed up to release several Star Wars novels in Chinese for the first time, hoping to spark enthusiasm for the end of the saga. It remains to be seen whether the movie will make a significant profit in China or not.
The Rise of Skywalker is not expected to struggle at all in the USA, with (conservative) estimates putting its opening weekend at around $200 million. The Force Awakens remains the highest grossing release ever in the USA, bringing in $936,662,225 domestically.
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The weekend has finally arrived. Black Friday weekend has begun, and for many PC gamers, that means only one thing: another round of ridiculous game sales on Steam. Valve’s storefront is once again loaded with huge discounts on some of the biggest (and smallest) games of the year join a handful of PC games on sale elsewhere.
Steam’s Black Friday sale runs from November 26-December 3 and features discounts on a plethora of titles up to 90% off. Some noteworthy sales include deals on newer games like Code Vein ($42, down from $60), Gears 5 ($30, down from $60), The Surge 2 ($30, down from $50), Void Bastards ($22.49, from $25), and plenty more.
Post-apocalyptical first-person shooter Rage 2 has a pretty steep discount right now, going from $60 to $19.79, a total savings of 67 percent. Elsewhere, a bunch of indie games are up for grabs with some solid discounts. These include Dead Cells ($17.49), Forager ($16), Terraria ($5), The Escapists 2 ($6), and many more. A bulk of Rockstar Games’ library is also on sale, such as Grand Theft Auto V ($15 USD), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ($5.24), Max Payne 3 ($7), L.A. Noire ($7) and others.
It’s worth shopping around, though, as you may find better deals at places like Green Man Gaming and Fanatical. Further, some of those codes can sometimes be redeemed on Steam.
In conjunction with the Autumn sale, Steam has opened voting for its Steam Awards, which includes accolades like Game of the Year and Better With Friends. Winners will be announced on December 31.
Steam Autumn Sale Picks
Of course, Steam’s Black Friday sale isn’t the only stop to get discounts on some of this year’s best games. We’ve compiled Black Friday sales for all of this generation’s platforms: the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In addition, we’ve also put together a list of retailers with incredible Black Friday deals, including Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy, and more. Check below for even more deals, sales, and discounts.
More Black Friday 2019 Deals
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Ghost Recon Breakpoint has received another major patch, less than a month after update 1.0.3 released. If you’re logging in for the new raid, you’ll find that there’s a big new download to get through. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One the 1.0.3.1 update weighs in at 11.3 GB, whereas PC players will have to download 8.5 GB. Once they do, they’ll find that there are now more customization options in the game than ever before–and new players will especially feel the benefits.
At the beginning of the game, post-patch, players will have 40 more items unlocked by default than they did before. This means that there will be more customization options than before, as you’ll be able to kit your Ghost out with the following items right away:
Additionally, players can now change the appearance of their face, as well as their gender, at any time from the menu. This will allow for a greater level of customization, and it means that you’re not stuck if you decide, a few hours in, that you don’t like your character. This is, thankfully, a far cry from the Ubisoft that once argued that letting you play as a woman in Assassin’s Creed Unity would double the amount of work involved for the animation team.
Beyond this is a huge list of bug fixes and additions, including improved physics and handling for the Spider vehicle, a fix for an issue that was causing players to lose items when switching from PvP to PvE, and improvements to adaptive magazine pouches on tactical vests.
Ghost Recon Breakout is discounted during a few Black Friday sales. You can get the game digitally on both the Xbox Store and Ubisoft Store for 50% off, and it’s also discounted on PlayStation 4.
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The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams has opened up about his decision to bring back the Knights of Ren for Episode IX, saying he felt they deserved more screen time in the Star Wars universe.
In an interview with Esquire, Abrams admitted that he had a lot of ideas for the elusive group of masked warriors after their brief introduction in The Force Awakens, so he wanted to expand on their story while he still had the opportunity.
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Even Nintendo is getting in on the Black Friday discounts.
Nintendo is having one of its surprisingly rare sales on digital games right now, with plenty of its fantastic first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild available for cheaper than usual. If you prefer having all your games on your Switch at once instead of swapping carts in and out, Black Friday weekend 2019 is your best chance to stock up on games for the console.
That said, don’t expect especially steep discounts in Nintendo’s Black Friday Eshop sale–this is still Nintendo, after all. But after digging through everything on sale, there are a few discounts that are worth calling out. In the following gallery, GameSpot’s editors and producers highlight some of their favorite games that are being discounted on the Nintendo Eshop for Black Friday. Nintendo’s sale includes both Switch games, which we’ve focused on, but also 3DS games, with the likes of Persona Q2 on sale for $20.
The aforementioned Breath of the Wild is the best deal of the lot (discounted from $60 to $42). On Switch, Nintendo has several notable single-player sequels to its main exclusive franchises–Super Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Pokemon Sword / Shield just to name a few–but, unfortunately, Breath of the Wild and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are the only two on sale this Black Friday. You’ll have more options if you’re open to buying physical games, as detailed in our roundup of the best Switch game deals.
There are several excellent third-party and indie games on sale that you should consider picking up if you haven’t already. Celeste is a big one, one of the best indie games to come out in 2018, which has been discounted from $20 to $10. Dead Cells has a decent deal too, which is being sold for $17.49–a nice cut from its usual $25 price tag.
Read on for a look at all of our picks from the sale, which runs from now until December 4.
Take advantage of Black Friday savings to get $100 off the latest model of Apple iPad on Amazon. While it normally sells for $429, you can get this 10.2-inch 7th Gen Apple iPad for just $329.
Black Friday Deal: Apple iPad 128GB (Latest Model) for $329
Right now you can save $100 on the latest model Apple iPad. With a 10.2-inch screen, Wi-Fi connectivity, and 128GB of storage space, you can get it for just $329 on Amazon now, and get free one-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
Black Friday 2019
Black Friday is here, and you can find all the best deals our Black Friday sales guides.
