As part of Amazon’s Prime Day, you can currently purchase the “Slim” model PS4 system with a digital code for Marvel’s Spider-Man, as well as Horizon: Zero Dawn – Complete Edition, for just $250. This is more than $100 off the standard price, and with those two open-world games, you’ll be busy for a long time.
The PlayStation 4 has built up a sizable library of games since its launch in 2013, and several of its best titles are relatively recent. In 2018, we got the excellent Marvel’s Spider-Man, and a year earlier, we were introduced to the desolate apocalypse of Horizon: Zero Dawn. If you’ve been holding off on purchasing a PS4 thus far, Amazon currently has a deal that is too good to pass up.
Marvel’s Spider-Man stars a version of Peter Parker who has already been saving the people of New York City for years, and is coming to grips with the challenges he faces in his personal and professional life interfering with his role as a superhero. It features some of the best graphics we’ve seen on the PS4 to date, and an included photo mode allows you to take stunning screenshots in a variety of novelty costumes. The web-swinging action is exhilarating, as well, allowing you to quickly and fluidly soar across the skyline.
Horizon: Zero Dawn, on the other hand, is an action-role-playing game that takes place years after a mysterious event nearly wiped out humanity. The apex predators are now robotic dinosaurs that protagonist Aloy must eliminate using her archery skills and her wits. It’s an undeniably gorgeous game that requires quite a bit of strategy, as your enemies often have weak points only vulnerable to a certain type of attack. As the story reaches its climax, it’s one of the most exciting games on PS4.
Head on over to our PS4 Prime Day page for even more deals on games and accessories, or check out the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One pages if you’re interested in games for those systems. Prime Day is one of the best opportunities of the year to buy new games, so you won’t want to miss it!
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.