It's a big week for deals, preorders, and gaming next week, with Prime Day kicking off on July 12 for 48 hours, and then on July 15, it'll be time for God of War: Ragnarok preorders. Many of us will be trying to get our hands on the Collector's Edition, so stay tuned for more updates via @IGNUKDeals on Twitter.

Before then, I'd highly suggest signing up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial to get you set for Prime Day, and ready to take advantage of freebies like 3-months of Audible for free (already live), or Mass Effect Legendary Edition for free on PC (live from July 12). Other deals to check out today include the Nintendo Switch OLED for £284, a reasonably good discount and a drop from its £309.99 RRP. Dying Light 2 is also down to just £29.99 on PS5 at the moment, another top deal for a great game.

TL;DR – Our Favourite UK Deals Right Now

Prime Day 2022: Sign Up for a 30-Day Free Trial

This is the perfect time to sign up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial, as you'll be covered for all the early deals coming this week, alongside the massive shopping event next month on July 12-13.

Nintendo Switch OLED Down to £284 (was £309.99)

Prime Members: 3-Months of Audible for Free and More

The Perfect and Easy to Install PS5 SSD for Just £125

There's never been a better time to upgrade the storage on your PS5 (remember it only has 667.2GB of usable space) as the compatible SSDs are now at their cheapest prices ever. You can get a WD Black 1TB with Heatsink for just £125 (or 2TB for £230).

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Down to £29.99 on PS5

When Will God of War: Ragnarok Preorders Go Live?

God of War: Ragnarok has a confirmed preorder time for next week, July 15. On Friday morning at 10 AM BST, multiple UK retailers will begin to take preorders for the highly anticipated PlayStation exclusive. If you want instant updates when preorders are available, follow @IGNUKDeals on Twitter and stick notifications on ASAP.

I'm also anticipating that the Collector's Edition and Jotnar Edition will be GAME or PS Direct exclusives, but this hasn't been confirmed just yet. Stay tuned for more updates.

Random New Deals Before Amazon Prime Day 2022

Currys Epic Deal Event is Live (With Free Delivery on Everything)

Black PS5 Pulse 3D Headset for £79.95 (was £89.99)

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Dual Pack Steelbook Edition for £89.99 (Save £10)

Incredible Preorder Deal for The Callisto Protocol on PS5

Elden Ring's Official Strategy Guide Preorders Now £35.19 (was £39.99)

Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.

Kazuki Takahashi, the Japanese artist who created the beloved manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! has died, aged 60.

According to reports from Japan public broadcaster NHK, Takahashi was discovered floating in shallow waters off the coast of Nago City, Okinawa Island by the Japan Coast Guard on Wednesday morning, June 6. He was wearing snorkeling equipment when found. Police and the Coast Guard are currently investigating the circumstances around Takahashi’s death.

Originally from Tokyo, Takahashi became a star among manga artists thanks to Yu-Gi-Oh!, his first serialized work. The series was first published in 1996 and ran until 2004. Following the story’s success in print, Yu-Gi-Oh! became a multimedia franchise, with a hit anime series, numerous video games, a card game, and more. Takahashi remained a key part of the series throughout his life, having most recently written the original story for the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions anime film, released in 2017. He predominantly acted as supervisor over many other projects in the franchise.

While Takahasi has worked on several other projects, Yu-Gi-Oh! will be his lasting legacy. The physical card game even has a Guinness World Record for the “trading card game with the highest number of sales in the world”.

IGN’s thoughts are with Takahashi’s family and friends.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

I'm going to use my opening spiel to highlight a potential deal of the year (DOTY). When Amazon's Prime Day hits on 12-13 July, you can snag 30 free games (some of which are available to grab now-now). The catch: you need to be a Prime member to do this. The solution: start your free 30-day trial now to secure those freebies and to have a pain-free Prime Day shopping experience too! And now, onto the deals…

Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch

Purchase Cheaply for PC

Exciting Offers for XO/XS

Product Savings for PS4/PS5

Legit Discounts for LEGO

Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He's @grizwords and games on YouTube.

One week removed from the internet dunking on EA's social media accounts, some of the developer's employees are reportedly unhappy with the post that implied single-player games aren't worthwhile.

Last Thursday, EA's official Twitter account posted what instantly turned into a controversial tweet, saying, "They're a 10 but they only like playing single-player games". The post is a play on the "they're a 10 but…" trend that's dominating social media right now.

The internet did not react kindly to this post, pointing out things like EA's disastrous rollout of microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 and other instances of its shaky history with single-player games. Just hours after the post, EA tweeted again, saying, "Roast well deserved. We’ll take this L cause playing single player games actually makes them an 11."

Roast well deserved. We’ll take this L cause playing single player games actually makes them an 11. https://t.co/PNg4FKOgfB

— Electronic Arts (@EA) July 1, 2022

In a report from USA Today's FTW, a plan was apparently put in place to try and turn a negative into a positive, where EA's studios would publicly ridicule the tweet to gain favor with the audience. However, multiple social media managers reportedly declined, with some EA employees saying that roasting the company would only magnify EA's poor reputation among gamers.

According to the report, there was such a dislike for the tweet among EA employees in part because EA's main social media account is reportedly not managed by the company's social or communication teams. Rather, the Twitter account is said to be managed by people outside of the game industry.

“They’re all new and most of them, to my knowledge, aren’t really game industry people," one of USA Today's sources said. "The person who posted that tweet didn’t know and wasn’t supported properly to ensure something like this didn’t happen.”

Now, EA is apparently hosting roundtable discussions with executives who are angry about the post, since some of EA's studios working on single-player games viewed the tweet as an insult.

For more on EA, you can check out every EA game in development that we know of. Or read up on the upcoming Dead Space remake and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, two upcoming single-player games from EA.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

IGN received an unexpected supply drop today from Wizards of the Coast in the form of two upcoming Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drops, both of which feature Fortnite crossover cards. While this crossover was previously announced, getting this box in the mail is the first we've seen of the specific cards in the drops, which you can take a look at in the gallery below:

The two drops are titled "Secret Lair x Fortnite" and "Secret Lair x Fortnite: Landmarks and Locations," the latter of which is a set of five full-art basic lands (one of each type). The main drop features the following seven cards reskinned with Fortnite art and names:

• Shrinking Storm (Wrath of God)
• Dance Battle (Dance of Many)
• Supply Llama (Etherium Sculptor)
• Crack the Vault (Grim Tutor)
• Battle Royale (Triumph of the Hordes)
• Battle Bus (Smuggler's Copter)
• The Cube (Planar Bridge)

Both sets also have a secret card that WOTC has asked us not to spoil quite yet. (Who doesn't love a surprise?) We don't have all the details on these drops just yet, but both will go on sale starting July 21 at 9am PT on the Secret Lair website. One thing we can assume is that the fancy box they arrived in is not standard.

This isn't the first video game crossover Magic has had, and it likely won't be the last. I intereviewed the minds behind Magic last year alongside dozens of community members to hear about how the game is changing amidst record success, as well as the slightly contentious practice of licensed crossovers like these Fortnite drops.