We're coming to the air from our coverage of The Game Awards to let our readers know about some of the best deals happening this weekend. If you'd like to experience some of the Game Awards 2023 winners for yourself, you can find discounts on various titles at Steam. Some other highlights you might want to check out include a sitewide sale on Blu-Rays The Criterion Collectionand the Xbox Series X matching Black Friday price Walmart And Amazon.
As we do every weekend here at Polygon, we've put together a collection of our favorite deals from the world of gaming and entertainment, along with some of the best-selling products to hit our site recently.
This week's best gaming deals
Steam ignores many Game Awards 2023 contenders and winners from the past nine years. This is a fantastic opportunity to fill out your library with some of 2023's biggest releases, such as Diablo 4 And Starfieldbut you can also find discounts on essential titles you may have missed, such as Brave hearts, Her storyor Celeste. Below we've highlighted some of the winners of the 2023 Game Awards, but we've also included a larger list of winners from previous years.
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Cocoon is the latest title from a studio founded by Jeppe Carlsen, the person responsible for the disturbing narrative platformers Limbo And Inside. A personal favorite among much of the Polygon staff, this psychedelic odyssey won Best Indie Game at the 2023 Game Awards.
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The hyper-stylized, rhythm-based action game HiFi rush was nominated for a number of categories at the 2023 Game Awards and ultimately took home the prize for audio design, and for good reason. HiFi rush is a witty and wild game with an excellent original soundtrack alongside licensed tracks from Nine Inch Nails, The Flaming Lips and The Prodigy (to name a few).
We've said it before, but again, I'm not politely asking anyone to pay more than $350 for an Xbox Series If you missed the chance to get the Diablo 4 Xbox Series X Bundle for $349.99, Walmart And Amazon are currently offering the Xbox Series
It's a bit of a shame that this Xbox Series Amazon, for example, offers some modest discounts $50 Xbox Gift Cards, so you can pick up as many as you want for $45 each. Target has also discounted for three months Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions up to $44.99 (was $49.99), giving you access to a rotating library of excellent titles for the Xbox Series HiFi rush, Cocoon, Venba, Starfieldand more.
The 8BitDo Arcade Stick for Xbox Series is still available from Woot for $74.99, the best price yet for the $119.99 controller. This massive gamepad is a must for fighting game fans, so whether you've picked them up recently Street fighter 6 or Mortal Kombat 1or you are looking forward to the launch of Tekken 8 this February is the perfect time to pick up your new favorite weapon.
The best selling stuff on Polygon this week
This week's best entertainment deals
If you are a fan of The legend of Vox Machina series on Prime Video, you can purchase a Limited Edition two-disc vinyl LP of the soundtrack for just $37.56 on Amazon, the lowest price yet. The soundtrack is packaged in a full-color gatefold sleeve and even includes exclusive songs not featured in the series.
We recommend a lot of vinyl in our weekend posts, so it seems fitting that we point you towards a solid record player. The Victrola Revolution Go record player is one of the more unique suggestions from our 2023 Christmas Gift Guide and currently retails for around $125 in a variety of eye-catching colors. This portable record player, which normally costs €199.99, comes equipped with a convenient carrying strap, built-in speaker and a built-in battery that can run it for up to 12 hours on a single charge.
The massive 6,187-piece Lego version of Din Djarin's iconic ride The Mandalorian currently matches the Black Friday price on Amazon and retails for $419.99 (was $599.99). This is an ideal gift for any fan of the show and is packed with details including a large luggage compartment, complete with carbonite prisoner storage. In addition to minifigures of Mando and Grogu, you will also find a Lego version of Kuiil riding his Blurrg (yes, that's actually its name).
Through December 22, The Criterion Collection is offering some impressive discounts on some excellent selections from its catalog of 4K UHD Blu-Rays and box sets (including pre-orders). Many of the titles in The Criterion Collection feature custom box art, making them an excellent addition to any physical media collection.
We've rounded up some of our favorite highlights to watch below, such as Train spotting, Time bandits, The Godzilla Showa-Era box setAnd Moonage daydream. But if you want to see what else is on offer, check out The Criterion Collection deals page to see the dozens of other titles you can add to your library.