Even with the holidays in full swing, Polygon is here to help all your last-minute shopping needs with some excellent gaming deals and other associated nerdery. This weekend might be your best chance to pick up an Xbox Series as low as $349.99, or bundled with a free game for $399.99. The Epic games store offers a site-wide 33% discount on games, while you can find some top literature on sale at Amazon.
As we do every weekend here at Polygon, we've rounded up 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
This week, Microsoft announced that it would officially discount the Xbox Series X to just $399.99 this holiday season. However, currently you can find the standalone console on sale for just $349.99 at Walmart. We're not sure how long this discount will last, but it's worth a look if you're in the market for Microsoft's console.
Microsoft's discounted price for the Xbox Series Diablo 4 bundle, available from XboxAnd GameStop for $399.99. But if Diablo 4 isn't your style, a variety of bundles included Modern Warfare 3, Forza Horizons 5, Forza Motorsport, Halo Infinityor additional controllers are also available for $399.99 from Antononline.
Here's your weekly reminder of that the Epic Games Store Holiday Sale is live and through January 10, 2024, you can save 33% on thousands of games in the Epic Games catalog. While Epic typically offers a single-use coupon during the holidays, this year it is offering unlimited 33% off coupons that can be applied to purchases of $14.99 or more.
We've highlighted a handful of new releases and personal favorites for you to check out. But if you're only going to buy one game, we recommend it Alan Wake2, that is supplied a voucher for a free copy of Alan Wake remastered if you purchase a copy during the Epic Holiday Sale.
Epic is also giving away 17 free games through December 31, starting with the Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. The Legacy Collection will remain available through December 20, when it will return to its regular price of $59.99.
The best selling stuff on Polygon this week
This week's best entertainment deals
The latest version of the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series X-Wing is also the largest, with a whopping 1,949 pieces. This version of the legendary starfighter is currently available from Walmart for $199.99 (was $239.99). In addition to the folding S-Foils, the model features a display stand, nameplate and minifigures of both R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker.
Blanche: The Rise of Grimdark, the authorized biography of fantasy/sci-fi illustrator John Blanche, is available for purchase at Amazon for $43.46 ($50.39). Blanche is responsible for a great deal of bad work, but is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Games Workshop and his contribution to establishing the setting and flavor of Warhammer and Warhammer 40K.
If you plan on walking into Mordor, a map can help. The illustrated version of The Lord of the Rings And The Hobbit are currently discounted to their lowest price ever on Amazon. Normally $74.99 each, The Lord of the Rings retails for around $27, while The Hobbit is available for around $39.
Each single-volume hardcover contains thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches (all produced by the author), along with removable, fold-out maps of Frodo and Bilbo's travels through Middle-earth, produced by Tolkien's son Christopher.
Video Game of the Year from author Jordan Minor not only highlights the best games of the past 40 years, it's a crash course in the cultural impact of gaming and its history. The 296-page chronicle is currently available from Amazon for $16.79 (was $27.99).