A bunch of Black Friday deals are still live in the UK, so here's a quick round-up to look over all the remaining offers before Cyber Monday kicks off. We've even managed to find some new deals. But, before you make the trip into deals, here's our top tip: if you're planning to spend money at Amazon this weekend, or Cyber Monday, make sure you top up £50 on your balance, and you'll be awarded an extra £6 for free.

Black Friday has been huge this year in the UK, and there's so many deals still active and running through to Cyber Monday. We're going to break through some of the noise, and bring you the absolute top, top deals. Nothing more, nothing less. To keep in the know Black Friday weekend, and Cyber Monday, keep this page bookmarked throughout. Or, for more deals head on over to @IGNUKDeals on Twitter.

Best Black Friday Deals (Our Favourites)

WOW! New Apple AirPods 3rd Gen (2021) for £159

Limited Time: Top Up £50 at Amazon and Get £6 Extra for Free

AD: £10 Off Norton 360 Deluxe

NEW! Mario Party Superstars for £35 (was £49.99)

NEW! Get Two Amazon Echo Dots for £29.99 (Use Code 2ECHODOT)

AD: 72% Off NordVPN 2-Year Plans + 3-Months FREE

Incredible Deal: Oculus Quest 2 + Free £50 Amazon Gift Card

Top Deal: 2x Lindt Lindor Maxiball, 500g (includes 2) for £12.51

Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Gift Bar for £5.90 (was £9.99)

AD: Up to £90 Off Facebook Portal Devices

Best PS5 SSD Black Friday Deals

PS5 Heatsinks

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is Down to £32.99 (Save £27)

Get 12 Months of PS Plus for £32.99 (Save £17)

Best PS5 4K TV Deals: £600 Off LG OLED 65-Inch 4K TV

Best Black Friday Amazon Subscription Deals

Best PS5 Black Friday Deals on Games

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PS5 and Xbox Series X Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 Stock (UK)

Even a year later, PS5 and Xbox Series X stock is still hard to find. We're still providing constant stock updates @IGNUKDeals, but with the ongoing supply shortage globally, the hunt for next-gen systems continues.

We actually saw some console stock in and around Black Friday last year, so fingers crossed, this might happen again at the likes of Amazon, GAME, Currys, Argos, and more during Black Friday week.

PS5 Stock for Black Friday 2021

Xbox Series X Stock for Black Friday 2021

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A new version 2.0 update for PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal has added a system that allows players to temporarily save their progress and shut down their console. This fixes a long-standing player complaint, and will allow players to play a run of the roguelike across multiple sessions of play.

Revealed on the PlayStation Blog, the new system is called Suspend Cycle. This feature allows you to pause your current run, exit the game, and turn off your console. Rebooting the game will then allow you to continue your run.

It's important to note that while Suspend Cycle creates a save state, this save is not permanent, and can only be reloaded once. As Returnal's Game Director, Harry Krueger, explains: "The structure of the game remains unchanged, so this functionality is not a traditional mid-game “Save Game” option: by suspending the cycle, Returnal will simply create a single use suspend point, and once you resume playing the suspend point is deleted and cannot be used again. Your game will continue directly from the moment you left it, and if you want to suspend the cycle again, your progress will be captured from that new point onwards."

"With this approach, we can keep the roguelike spirit and “high stakes” commitment to your run intact, while still providing some quality-of-life convenience for players who like to experience Returnal in shorter bursts," concluded Krueger.

The Suspend Cycle system does have some limitations; it will not be able to create suspend points during boss battles, cinematics, first-person sequences, or "intense combat scenarios".

In addition to Suspend Cycle, the Returnal 2.0 update adds a photo mode, which functions much like similar modes seen in many other games. Alongside fine tuning an angle for your subject, there are also different sources of light to highlight the scene, a variety of different filters, effects, frames, coloring options, and more to be used.

Returnal was critically acclaimed, but players quickly became frustrated by how long its runs are. Roguelikes typically do not have saves, but are usually short games that can be attempted in a single session. The multi-hour length of a single run of Returnal meant that it demanded a lot of time from players, especially if they died and had to start over. Where roguelikes such as Hades have systems that hold your progress from the start of an area, Returnal's design did not originally incorporate anything like that. This new Suspend Cycle system will hopefully make it accessible to those who don't have so many hours each day to dedicate to playing games.

For more, check out this breakdown of Returnal's VFX features, and the devs reacting to a blisteringly fast 46 minute speed run.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Charles Martinet, the actor known for his iconic work as the voice of Mario (as well as a number of other characters in the Nintendo franchise) has said that he would like to continue in the role until he dies.

Martinet, who has been voicing Nintendo's beloved character since 1992, recently answered questions about his time as Nintendo's renowned mascot as part of a Q&A session at FAN EXPO Canada: Limited Edition.

As reported by The Game Creator, when asked by a fan how long he could see himself continuing as Mario, Martinet told the audience, "I want to voice Mario until I drop dead," though he quickly followed this up with a further caveat, adding, ‘‘If someday I think I am no longer capable of doing it, I will tell Nintendo to look into finding someone else.’’

Examples of Martinet's work can be seen far and wide across the popular video game franchise where his voice work has also brought to life the characters Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi. When asked whether or not someone would be able to fill that void once he'd left, Martinet said, ‘‘I am very touched by that. But I hope there will still be Mario after I am gone. Anyways, there are over 5 million audio files of me voicing Mario. I go into the studio and record 45 takes of every sound I can think of, so I’m not going anywhere for a long time!’’

Despite having been synonymous with the role of Mario for so long, Martinet is not set to play the character in the franchise's upcoming Super Mario movie, where Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star Chris Pratt will voice its lead. Martinet is set to appear in the film, however, his role will take shape in a number of featured cameos in the movie.

Following the film's casting announcement during September's Nintendo Direct, it's fair to say that initial reactions to Pratt stepping into the role of the legendary character have been mixed, and fans took to social media to post their own reactions to the news. To keep up with the latest from Nintendo and Illumination's upcoming Super Mario Movie, make sure to check out our dedicated IGN page for the film.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Blue Origin has announced plans to launch a commercial space station called Orbital Reef, which the company aims to open for business in the latter half of this decade.

As reported by Space.com, the Orbital Reef station will be built in partnership with multiple other space companies, including Boeing, Sierra Space and several more. The outpost is scheduled to be up and running by the late 2020s, aligning itself as a possible successor to the International Space Station, which is expected to be retired between 2028 and 2030.

Blue Origin's press release for the newly announced project describes the Orbital Reef station as a "mixed use business park" that will be built in low Earth orbit. It will be designed to support a diverse portfolio of uses across the commerce, research, and tourism sectors and will initially feature 29,311 cubic feet of pressurized volume to accommodate up to 10 people.

Whether film-making in microgravity, opening a space hotel or conducting cutting-edge research, the website for the project suggests Orbital Reef will lease locations according to each vision. The spacious modules host distinct quarters for both living and working, with large Earth-facing windows that allow travellers to "take in the beauty of our planet."

"For over 60 years, NASA and other space agencies have developed orbital spaceflight and space habitation, setting us up for commercial business to take off in this decade," Brent Sherwood, Senior Vice President of Advanced Development Programs for Blue Origin, said in a statement as the plans for the commercial destination in space were unveiled this week.

"We will expand access, lower the cost, and provide all the services and amenities needed to normalize spaceflight," he added, offering further insight into how the team will reimagine living and working in space. "A vibrant business ecosystem will grow in low Earth orbit, generating new discoveries, new products, new entertainments and global awareness."

Other groups involved in the project include Redwire Space and Genesis Engineering Solutions together with Arizona State University — leading a consortium of universities that will act as an advisory council on research. As of now, it's unclear how much of an investment each of the partners has committed for the construction of the Orbital Reef outpost.

Blue Origin has made the headlines a few times on its mission to build a road to space. Star Trek legend William Shatner recently became the oldest person to ever reach space following the successful completion of a flight aboard the company's New Shepard rocket. It was only the second crewed outing for the ship, which had Jeff Bezos aboard for its first launch.

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Some players who have upgraded their Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions to access the new Expansion Pack are upset about the performance of the service's Nintendo 64 games. Fans are reporting issues of input lag, sound delays, frame rate issues, and incorrect controller layouts.

Many issues have been collated into a ResetEra thread, which has attracted further submissions from players who are unhappy with the service. Common complaints focus on input lag; user paftree said "input lag in OoT is so bad". User nogoodnamesleft echoed this, saying "Pretty noticeable input lag and audio delay in all n64 stuff so far."

Famed Zelda: Ocarina of Time speedrunner ZFG posted his thoughts to Twitter, noting that this version is "worse" than the one featured on the WiiU's Virtual Console.

Holy shit OoT on Switch is so bad it might actually be worse than WiiU VC

— CLG ZFG (@zfg111) October 26, 2021

Alongside input lag, players are reporting sound effect delays and issues with music playback, as well as a strange button layout problem that reverses the placement of the A and B buttons, with no option to re-map.

"Considering the aggressive price tag on Expansion Pass, it's understandable why people would be so put off by the myriad of problems that are being seen here," said thread creator HustleBun.

Over on Twitter, user @OatmealDome reports that the emulator being used for Nintendo Switch Online's N64 games is the same one that was used for Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Super Mario 64, albeit stripped of its specific elements designed for just Super Mario 64. The results of that emulation was generally praised, or at least seen as sufficient, in reviews for Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Despite this, it seems as if there is an emulation problem for the Expansion Pack games.

[Expansion Pack – Nintendo 64]

The emulator used in Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Super Mario 64 makes its return.

– Possibly codenamed “Hovercraft”?
– Uses JIT dynarec to emulate the N64 CPU.
– Uses Vulkan as its graphics API.
– ROM files are zlib-compressed .n64 files.

— SpookmealDome 🎃 (@OatmealDome) October 26, 2021

The new Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is available as of yesterday, and costs $49.99 per year. Hopefully Nintendo will be able to address the issues that players are reporting. Despite the performance problems, Nintendo recently announced that all N64 games on the service can be played at 60Hz, even in PAL regions.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.