Ars Technica
It’s time for another Dealmaster. Leading our latest roundup of the best tech deals we can find is the Epic Games Store’s annual holiday sale, which kicked off earlier this week and runs until January 6.
Though sales at PC gaming storefronts are fairly common, this one is notable for bringing back a recurring coupon promo that takes $10 off any eligible game priced at $14.99 or more on Epic’s store. You have to claim it first, but the $10 coupon applies on top of any existing discounts—e.g., a game already on sale for $15 will only cost $5—and automatically renews after each transaction you complete.
Also of note: Epic finally added a shopping cart to its three-year-old storefront earlier this month, so you can now check out with multiple games at once. If you do, the $10 coupon will apply to each eligible game in your cart individually, not as a one-time discount. If you pick up five games priced at $15 or more, for instance, you’ll get $50 shaved off the total cost.
All of this has brought several recommended games down to their best prices to date. The roguelike Hades, our 2020 game of the year, is down to a new low of $6 after applying the coupon, while the RPG Disco Elysium, the runner-up on our 2019 list, is down to a new low of $8. The PC ports of Death Stranding and Horizon Zero Dawn are at new lows of $11 and $15, respectively, while critically acclaimed 2021 games such as Death’s Door, Hitman 3, Loop Hero, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Inscryption, and The Forgotten City are also as cheap as we’ve seen them. We have a more complete list of deals we particularly like from the sale below. If you’re a PC player looking to catch up on some games over the holidays, there’s good value here. If you’d rather shop elsewhere, though, note that Steam plans to kick off its own winter sale on December 22.
If you’re already drowning in things to play, meanwhile, our weekend deals roundup has plenty more to offer, including strong price cuts on various Apple Watch and AirPods models, ongoing Black Friday prices on 4K media streamers and noise-canceling headphones we recommend, a couple good deals on Philips Hue lights, and more. You can see our full curated list below.
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Featured deals of the day
- Epic Games Store Holiday Sale 2021: Clip Epic Coupon to take $10 off various PC games priced $14.99+
- Apple AirPods (3rd gen) wireless earbuds for $140 (
$170) at Amazon, Costco - Apple AirPods Pro wireless ANC earphones for $179 (
$196) at Amazon, Target, Walmart - Apple Watch SE (40mm) smartwatch for $229 (
$270) at Amazon, Target, Walmart - Jaipur board game for $16 (
$20) at Amazon - Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K media streamer for $40 (
$50) at Target, Best Buy, Walmart - The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (4K Ultra HD + Digital) for $54 (
$75) at Amazon - Samsung Evo Select (256GB, A2, V30) microSDXC card for $27 (
$37) at Amazon - Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance (3-pack) smart LED bulbs for $90 (
$115) at Amazon, Best Buy - Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD V2 (2TB) for $220 (
$265) at Amazon (discount in cart) - Buy one, get one 15% off sale on Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, and Xbox gift cards at Target
Video game deals
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- It Takes Two (PS4, Xbox) for $20 (
$30) at Target, Best Buy, Walmart (also on Game Pass) - Deathloop (PS5, PC) for $23 (
$50) at Amazon, Best Buy - Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4, Xbox) for $17 (
$40) at GameStop - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS5, PS4, Xbox) for $15 (
$30) at GameStop - Life is Strange: True Colors (PS5, PS4, Xbox) for $30 (
$55) at Amazon, GameStop - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (PS4) for $17 (
$35) at GameStop - Persona 5 Royal (PS4) for $20 (
$40) at GameStop - Persona 5 Strikers (PS4) for $25 (
$40) at GameStop
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Electronics deals
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Laptop and desktop PC deals
- Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 laptop for $650 (
$850) at Best Buy—Core i5-1135G7, 14-inch 1080p, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD - Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop for $2,001 (
$2,200) at Microsoft—Ryzen 9 5900HX, 14-inch 1440p 165 Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD - Apple Mac Mini (2020) desktop PC for $570 (
$650) at Costco, Amazon—Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD - Samsung SSD 980 (1TB NVMe) PCIe Gen 3 internal SSD for $100 (
$120) at B&H (discount in cart) - Samsung 980 Pro (1TB NVMe) PCIe Gen 4 internal SSD for $160 (
$185) at B&H (discount in cart) - SK Hynix Gold S31 (1TB SATA) 2.5-inch internal SSD for $76 (
$100) at Amazon
Amazon
TV, media streamer, and home entertainment deals
- The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (4K Ultra HD + Digital) for $54 (
$75) at Amazon - Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K media streamer for $40 (
$50) at Target, Best Buy, Walmart - Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max media streamer for $35 (
$50) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Roku Ultra 4K media streamer for $69 (
$80) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Nvidia Shield TV Pro 4K media streamer for $180 (
$200) at Amazon, Best Buy - Hisense U6G (2021) 55-inch 4K TV for $449 (
$520) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Hisense U7G (2021) 55-inch 4K TV for $600 (
$725) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart
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Gaming deals
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Accessories and miscellaneous deals
- $100 Apple Gift Card + $10 Target Gift Card for $100 (
$110) at Target - Apple Pencil (1st gen) iPad stylus for $80 (
$90) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Apple Pencil (2nd gen) iPad stylus for $99 (
$110) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Tile Mate (2022) Bluetooth tracker for $18 (
$22) at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart - Tile Mate (2022) + Tile Slim (2022) Bluetooth trackers for $40 (
$54) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance (3-pack) smart LED bulbs for $90 (
$115) at Amazon, Best Buy - Philips Hue White (2-pack) A19 smart LED bulb for $15 (
$30) at Best Buy - RavPower RP-PC145 65W 2-port USB-C PD charger for $19 (
$40) at RavPower (code: DNS145) - Samsung Evo Select (256GB, A2, V30) microSDXC card for $27 (
$37) at Amazon