Amazon tends to roll out some warehouse deals around Earth Day and 2019 is no exception. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Amazon is discounting used consoles, games, and accessories. Act quickly and you can take advantage of discounts on the Nintendo Switch console (the used Switch has sold out, but there is a refurbished option still available), the Pro Controller, and some recently released Switch games like Buy at Nintendo and another game that made our list of the best Nintendo Switch exclusives.
If you miss out on the console deal, you can check out another great deal that allows you to select one of five games to bundle with your Nintendo Switch purchase.
The latest Smash Bros. game explores the entirety of the franchise by pairing every single fighter that has made an appearance in the series with fresh new faces. Joker from Persona 5 is the newest fighter to join the battle, launching via the Challenger Pack DLC and there’s more on the way. Grab Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and experience the biggest crossover in gaming where Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy VII can face off against Samus Aran from Metroid.
This game just came out at the end of March, so you may want to act quickly while supplies last if you’re interested and haven’t picked it up yet. You’ll only save a couple of bucks, but every dollar counts when you’re trying to play through the Nintendo Switch’s vast software library of new, remastered, and exclusive games.
In Yoshi’s Crafted World, players take control of the dinosaur and set out on a treasure hunt in worlds that can be played forward and backward. The game features co-op and a Mellow Mode that gives Yoshi wings so you can relax while collecting all the gems.
Whether you’re playing or planning to play the Nintendo Switch docked or on the go, you may be wanting to improve the gamepad experience. The Joy-Cons and the grip that’s included with the console may a bit uncomfortable for some and also as able to endure rigorous gameplay for long periods. That’s where the Switch Pro Controller comes into play.
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Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Gaming laptops and I have a complicated relationship. One of my first gaming rigs was an Acer Predator that was already outdated when I bought it. I was a broke college kid, and that was the best I could afford. So trying out high-end gaming laptops is always fun. But ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 is a lot more than a laptop that can run AAA games. It is portable, so you're not lugging around a 2.5kg machine everywhere you go. It is built well, none of that plastic chassis, and can even function as a normal laptop outside of just gaming.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.