Welcome back, deal hunters, to Amazon Prime Day—the day of days if you love to save. Take it from a veteran, this is indeed one of the largest retail events this side of Boxing Day, so definitely bookmark this living list and circle back as the week progresses. This time, you've got until the end of July 21 to snag a bargain. One important note before we get to the best picks on Amazon devices, games, controllers, monitors, wireless headphones, SSDs, and much, much more. To take advantage of most of these deals, you'll want to (freely) sign up for Amazon Prime. Side bonus: said subscription will let you "forever own" some free games, like the following... Table of ContentsConsoles / Laptops VRSwitchPlayStationXboxPC MousePC KeyboardHeadsetsLEGOSmart Home4K TVWireless EarbudsMonitorsMicro SDsSSDs and HDDsAmazon Prime Day Consoles Deals Amazon Prime VR Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Nintendo Switch Deals Switch Accessories Back to top Amazon Prime Day PlayStation Deals PlayStation Accessories Back to top Amazon Prime Day Xbox Deals Xbox Accessories Back to top Amazon Prime Day PC Peripherals Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Gaming Headset Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day LEGO Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Smart Home Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day 4K TV Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Wireless Earbuds Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Monitor Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day Micro SD Memory Card Deals Back to top Amazon Prime Day SSDs and Hard Drive Deals Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article
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Genshin Impact is facing more accusations of cultural appropriation and whitewashing, and some of its voice actors are asking publisher HoYoverse to make changes. The ever-expanding Genshin Impact universe features stories and locations seemingly inspired by the real world. Similarities range from the geography of in-game settings to architecture, mythology, music, food, and history in general. These connections have been extended to a new region, Natlan, which was revealed in a trailer released last week. Fan outcry stems from what many feel is a ******** to accurately represent the cultures each character pulls from, including the fact that Mavukia, Kinich, and Ororon — who seem to be inspired by real-life deities like the Maori's Mahuika — are all white. It continues a trend in Genshin Impact that has seen players begging for proper representation. Now some of the actors behind Genshin Impact’s faces have begun to chime in. Albedo actor, Khoi Dao, published a statement on X/Twitter calling for change in Genshin Impact. "I hope y’all keeping make your voices heard, and I hope they listen. “If a game draws so heavily from real-world cultures and bases a character on the supreme deity of Yoruba religion, and that character ends up looking like pale Sasuke Batman, people are absolutely within their rights to demand better representation, ESPECIALLY when said game has a clearly-stated commitment to a *global* audience.” Dao continued: "I hope y’all keeping make your voices heard, and I hope they listen." Zeno Robinson, who voices the recently released Genshin Impact character Sethos, also called out HoYoverse, highlighting a worldwide ******* for better representation. “If even your base audience, the ******** fans, are asking for better representation/or character with different shades of melanin, who are you making these characters for?” Robinson said. Ọlọrun Is the supreme Yoruba deity. You could find that with a quick Google search, even. This is unforgivable. Look at what a ***** job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!! [Hidden Content] — Valeria Rodríguez (@ElvisBadger) July 13, 2024 Sucrose actor Valeria Rodríguez brought more attention to the issue with a string of posts, too. One post compares Olorun’s appearance in Titan Forge Games’ MOBA title, Smite, to their appearance in Genshin Impact, saying, “Look at what a ***** job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!!” "It shouldn’t be a ******** ******* to want to see yourself reflected in the media you consume," Yoimiya actress Jenny Yokobori said in her own post. Natlan hasn’t been officially added to the Genshin Impact universe yet and has no release date. With there still time between now and its launch, Cyno actor Alejandro Saab took note of the complaints surrounding Ororon and put out a request to the HoYoverse team. “I didn’t know THAT’S who he’s based on… AH that’s bad,” Saab said. “You still got time to fix it.” there is so much beauty in the world—so many stories that can be told or drawn from, and when it’s not done to its full extent it ends up feeling disrespectful, even if that isn’t the intent. I hope it’s possible to make changes at this stage. — Allegra Clark (@SimplyAllegra) July 13, 2024 Anne Yatco, who plays Genshin Impact’s Raiden Shogun, added, “I really hope that a video game company listens to its fanbase when valid criticism is made multiple years in a row about the ********** of its research and inclusion of elements/aspects of other cultures.” Genshin Impact released in 2020 and has continued to build on its foundation with new locations and characters in the years since. HoYoverse has yet to respond to calls for better representation or the BoycottHYV movement. IGN has reached out for comment. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article
A former Maxis Studios employee has suggested that at least one version of The Sims 5 has been canceled. The overall fate of The Sims 4 sequel ******** unclear. View the full article
Heroes of the Storm just released a new balance patch on its Public Test Realm. These hero updates and bug fixes will likely go live in the iconic Blizzard MOBA proper within the next month or so. View the full article
Modules in The First Descendant are one of the ways you can buff your character and your weapons. This allows you to further customize your build and make changes to your characters. Generic ones can be added to any character or *******, depending on which one it affects, while unique ones are ******* to obtain but can take your build to a new level. View the full article
Xbox Game Pass has already had a stacked July but it's about to become even better for those itching for a new Legend of Zelda-inspired adventure. Microsoft kicked off the month with a strong initial lineup of Game Pass additions that catered to all manner of subscribers: The biggest inclusion was arguably Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 which may not have impressed critics but served as an excellent multiplayer game for subscribers looking for something to play with friends. Fortunately, single-player lovers will soon have their own treat with the upcoming release of this indie darling. View the full article
Third-party teleports allow players to join each other’s instances and play Roblox together. Encountering error 769 will delay Roblox’s players’ gaming plans as they won’t be able to teleport to their desired locations and instances. Considering the map sizes in some Roblox maps, teleporting becomes the best way for players to find each other. While your natural instinct could be running to a meeting spot, you may just get to teleport again after making the following changes. View the full article
If you’re a college football fan wondering just what or who “Lorem Ipsum” is, you are not alone. College Football 25 is having some issues around its early access launch. On top of the servers being full or just going offline completely, it appears that there is an issue with the game’s Dynasty Mode as well. Lorem Ipsum has reared its ugly head and interrupted what was meant to be a glorious day of college football, but just what exactly is it and what does it mean? View the full article
There are several resources you need to hunt down while playing Once Human, scattered throughout the game for you to find. Starchrom is a significant item you need to get, but you can only find it in select game areas through specific activities. Unlike other resources where you have to harvest them from nodes or get them by completing quests, Starchrom is available through activities. These are available to all players in Once Human, but it comes down to working your way through the game. If you don’t focus on these or know where to look and what you have to work on, things can become complicated and you might miss how to get Starchrom. View the full article
World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Phase 4 added a new dungeon called ****** Fall Canyon. While previous phases of the World of Warcraft servers have revamped certain instances in the past, ****** Fall Canyon is special in that it is a Season of Discovery original. View the full article
A pre-release build of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has reportedly leaked online. According to Reddit users, the developer build was uploaded to a torrent site in late June. It appears to be fully playable from start to finish and can even be done so with friends. Read More... View the full article
It’s finally time to return to the academic gridiron. College Football 25 is here, after years of feeling like it would never happen again. Everyone around the world has the chance to bring their favorite school squad to the championship game or live out their dream of becoming the star player on campus. Yeah, we all had that dream at one point or another. View the full article
During Japan Expo 2024, Ubisoft displayed a number of ********* cultural items to decorate a booth promoting *********'s Creed Shadows, but fans quickly noticed that one of the items on show was actually a replica of a katana from the smash-hit manga and anime One Piece. *********'s Creed Shadows has already faced a slew of controversies, and this latest gaff has once again drawn the ire of audiences. View the full article
Kickoff has been delayed for many in College Football 25, mainly because the game is already such a big success with its early access launch. Just minutes after the game went live for its early access ******* and 10-hour trial for EA Play subscribers today, some players reported having issues even getting past the main menu thanks to server overload. View the full article
If you like action platformers, you’ll love Gestalt: Steam and Cinder. It’s a shorter affair, to be sure, but it explodes with love for the genre with a world and story that is both equal parts fun and tense to explore. View the full article
Quick Play: Hacked is returning for a brief window in Overwatch 2, this time letting players choose their role passives. Overwatch 2 players are currently enjoying the game's superhero-themed 11th season, named Super Mega Ultrawatch. The season added a new Push map named Runasapi, a Summer Games 2024 event, and introduced another major collaboration, giving popular heroes Reinhardt, Bastion, Ramattra, and Illari impressive skins based off fan-favorite Transformers. View the full article
Blox Fruits, a popular One Piece-inspired game on Roblox, revolves around efficiently boosting your character's power to overcome opponents by consuming various fruits. Players can use Blox Fruits codes to gain free bonuses and boosts, such as doubling their XP for a limited time, injecting currency, or receiving cosmetic items. These codes are essential for enhancing gameplay and are often released during game updates, holidays, or to celebrate social media milestones. View the full article
Rising to the top of the Raider ranks in the Fallout 4 DLC Nuka-World is a fun ride but one player took their dedication to their kingdom ever further by constructing a massive throne worthy of a ruler. While the theme park-inspired DLC was largely slammed by critics and fans for its busy-work quests and underwhelming content, most players agree that the standout moment of the expansion is competing in the Gauntlet and eventually overthrowing Overboss Colter. It's a memorable sequence with a fun reward even if the default throne is a touch disappointing. View the full article
It's nearly that time of year again, soccer fans - the hype train for EA FC 25 is about to depart. July almost always summons an announcement trailer and early details about the year's new EA Sports soccer sim, and things are no different this time around - an official reveal is coming on Wednesday, July 17. However, ahead of time, leakers are claiming that the series' street football mode, Volta, is getting axed in favor of a brand new 4v4 game mode in FC 25. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: EA FC 25 Heroes list EA FC 25 Icons list Is EA FC 25 coming to Game Pass? View the full article
If I were a Lovecraftian monster from outside reality I simply wouldn't invade our reality, I think it's a little rude and frankly we could all use a rest. Unfortunately they do like to pop in and make a mess and in Chromosome Evil 2 one such entity has brought about the end of the world. Thankfully there are some trying to keep the spark of humanity alive in these darkest of times, though it's not an easy task. A new update for the RTS, however, has made it a little simpler - at least in some ways. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
******* on Titan Revolution ******** one of Roblox‘s most popular games, so much so that we think it’s worth you having access to the title’s official Trello and Discord links. The creative freedom Roblox offers means your favorite franchises come to life in new ways. There are countless ******* on Titan imitations to be found on Roblox, but arguably the most successful one is ******* on Titan Revolution. View the full article
A new Path in Honkai: Star Rail may be underway sooner than expected, according to a ***** about upcoming content. Currently, there are seven playable Paths in the game: Destruction, Hunt, Erudition, Nihility, Harmony, Preservation, and Abundance. Nevertheless, many others are mentioned by name frequently the Trailblaze and the Beauty are examples of such Path. There are also non-playable Paths that appear in various activities, such as the Divergent Universe that came along with the release of Honkai: Star Rail 2.3, for instance. View the full article
The massive spiraling Point Hope map in Phasmophobia is one of the most detailed and tricky locations to navigate in the ghost-hunting game. It also hides quite a few secrets, including a locked cabinet that can only be opened with the Point Hope key. Obtaining the key you need is a pretty complex task you likely won’t solve on your own since it involves a well-hidden secret. If you’re determined to see what ***** behind the locked cabinet door, here’s how to get the Point Hope key in Phasmophobia. View the full article
Following the example set by HoYoverse's previous game, Zenless Zone Zero allows players to select one free S-rank agent of their choice to receive for free from the standard banner - but only once, and only after 300 standard pulls, making it potentially a tough decision to make. And, while many players will tend to gravitate towards their personal favorites, some agents may be better than others when considered purely from an optimization standpoint. View the full article
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Genshin Impact is facing more accusations of cultural appropriation and whitewashing, and some of its voice actors are asking publisher HoYoverse to make changes. The ever-expanding Genshin Impact universe features stories and locations seemingly inspired by the real world. Similarities range from the geography of in-game settings to architecture, mythology, music, food, and history in general. These connections have been extended to a new region, Natlan, which was revealed in a trailer released last week. Fan outcry stems from what many feel is a ******** to accurately represent the cultures each character pulls from, including the fact that Mavukia, Kinich, and Ororon — who seem to be inspired by real-life deities like the Maori's Mahuika — are all white. It continues a trend in Genshin Impact that has seen players begging for proper representation. Now some of the actors behind Genshin Impact’s faces have begun to chime in. Albedo actor, Khoi Dao, published a statement on X/Twitter calling for change in Genshin Impact. "I hope y’all keeping make your voices heard, and I hope they listen. “If a game draws so heavily from real-world cultures and bases a character on the supreme deity of Yoruba religion, and that character ends up looking like pale Sasuke Batman, people are absolutely within their rights to demand better representation, ESPECIALLY when said game has a clearly-stated commitment to a *global* audience.” Dao continued: "I hope y’all keeping make your voices heard, and I hope they listen." Zeno Robinson, who voices the recently released Genshin Impact character Sethos, also called out HoYoverse, highlighting a worldwide ******* for better representation. “If even your base audience, the ******** fans, are asking for better representation/or character with different shades of melanin, who are you making these characters for?” Robinson said. Ọlọrun Is the supreme Yoruba deity. You could find that with a quick Google search, even. This is unforgivable. Look at what a ***** job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!! [Hidden Content] — Valeria Rodríguez (@ElvisBadger) July 13, 2024 Sucrose actor Valeria Rodríguez brought more attention to the issue with a string of posts, too. One post compares Olorun’s appearance in Titan Forge Games’ MOBA title, Smite, to their appearance in Genshin Impact, saying, “Look at what a ***** job SMITE did with their own interpretation!!! IT’S NOT HARD!!!” "It shouldn’t be a ******** ******* to want to see yourself reflected in the media you consume," Yoimiya actress Jenny Yokobori said in her own post. Natlan hasn’t been officially added to the Genshin Impact universe yet and has no release date. With there still time between now and its launch, Cyno actor Alejandro Saab took note of the complaints surrounding Ororon and put out a request to the HoYoverse team. “I didn’t know THAT’S who he’s based on… AH that’s bad,” Saab said. “You still got time to fix it.” there is so much beauty in the world—so many stories that can be told or drawn from, and when it’s not done to its full extent it ends up feeling disrespectful, even if that isn’t the intent. I hope it’s possible to make changes at this stage. — Allegra Clark (@SimplyAllegra) July 13, 2024 Anne Yatco, who plays Genshin Impact’s Raiden Shogun, added, “I really hope that a video game company listens to its fanbase when valid criticism is made multiple years in a row about the ********** of its research and inclusion of elements/aspects of other cultures.” Genshin Impact released in 2020 and has continued to build on its foundation with new locations and characters in the years since. HoYoverse has yet to respond to calls for better representation or the BoycottHYV movement. IGN has reached out for comment. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article