• Daily Deals: Xbox 20th Anniversary Wireless Controller Preorders Live at Amazon

    The highly anticipated Xbox 20th Anniversary Controller is now available to preorder at Amazon for £59.99. It will release on November 15, and this is your best opportunity to get hold of the gamepad after the Microsoft Store went out of stock.

    Also, you can now pick up Metroid Dread for just £35 in what must be one of the absolute best deals of the year. All you need to do is enter code GAMENEXTDAY at checkout from Currys. These sorts of promotions at Currys rarely last very long, so don't hang around and get your order in as soon as possible.

    TL;DR – Best Deals

    Xbox 20th Anniversary Controller Now Available to Preorder

    Crucial M.2 1TB SSD Down to £125.99: Works with PS5

    Compatible M.2 Heatsinks

    Metroid Dread Down to £34.99 with GAMENEXDAY at Currys

    Save on Amazon Devices: Fire TV Stick, Echo Buds, and More

    Mass Effect Legendary Edition Down to £30 at Amazon (was £50)

    Switch OLED in Stock at Amazon (£309.99)

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

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    Aussie Deals: Up to 80% Off Fallouts, Tomb Raiding, Just Causes and More!

    Three franchises that I dig got the discount chop today. The Fallout series probably needs very little introduction, so I'll simply use this space to recommend you score New Vegas at any cost (a pip over 4 clams). Not into the post-apoc or RPGs? Maybe get your action fix in Just Cause 4 or experience some of the most on-point reboots ever devised—Crystal Dynamics' do-over of Tomb Raider. The first two, at least, belong in a museum. They represent master-Croft-smanship.

    Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch

    Purchase Cheaply for PC

    Exciting Offers for XO/XS

    Product Savings for PS4/PS5

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    Adam's an Aussie deals wrangler who spends too much of his income on the bargains he finds. You can occasionally find him @Grizwords.

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    Brian Goldner, the Hasbro CEO Who Spearheaded the Transformer Movies, Has Died

    Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner, who ushered the company's arrival into live-action blockbusters, has died. He was 58 years old.

    Hasbro made the announcement in a press release on Tuesday. Variety reports that Goldner was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. On Sunday, Goldner resigned from Hasbro to focus on his health.

    "After careful consideration, I have decided to take a medical leave to focus on my health,” Goldner said in a statement released on Sunday, according to Variety. "I feel confident knowing the Company will be in the skilled hands of Rich Stoddart as Interim CEO, our highly experienced management team and the best employees in the business."

    Goldner joined Hasbro in 2000 and became CEO in 2008. The Hasbro press release credits Goldner with broadening the company to include movies, video games, and more. The Transformers movie series is now one of the most successful franchises in box office history and the first two G.I. Joe movies were blockbusters. Even the Ouija board became a successful movie series.

    Goldner also oversaw Hasbro's acquisition of eOne in 2019. Now, Hasbro gets to work with other popular properties including Peppa Pig.

    Interim CEO Rich Stoddart paid tribute to Goldner and the joy he brought to so many people.

    "Since joining the Company more than two decades ago, Brian has been the heart and soul of Hasbro," Stoddart said in a press release on Tuesday. "As a charismatic and passionate leader in both the play and entertainment industries, Brian’s work brought joy and laughter to children and families around the world. His visionary leadership, kindness, and generosity made him beloved by the Hasbro community and everyone he touched. On behalf of the Hasbro family, we extend our deepest, heartfelt condolences to his wife, daughter, and entire family.”

    The next movie to be released based on a Hasbro property is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in June 2022. After that, a Dungeons & Dragons movie will be released in theaters in March 2023.

    Rise of the Beasts will introduce the Beast Wars to the Transformers movie franchise with Ron Perlman announced as playing Optimus Primal.

    IGN recently talked to Paul Palmer, Hasbro's Star Wars brand manager, about Hasbro's big bet acquiring the rights to Star Wars: Episode I toys.

    Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.
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    Marvel’s Wasp Is Still ‘An Enigma’ For Evangeline Lilly Even After Multiple Movies

    Evangeline Lilly has been playing Hope van Dyne since 2014's Ant-Man, but she says the character is still hard for her to understand.

    Speaking to THR, Lilly said, "the truth is that I find it harder to know and understand Hope than any other character I’ve ever played before.”

    Lilly says she wants to honor Hope in her portrayal of her, but that she's an "odd enigma" for her. According to Lilly, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is about halfway through filming, and this script has helped her get more of a grasp on the character.

    "I will say that after I read the script of the film, I did have a kind of eureka moment; I said to [director Peyton Reed], 'Oh my God, I think I finally get her.' Three or four films in, I thought, 'I think I get it now'," Lilly said. "So I’m hoping that when we come to wrap and when I see the movie, I’m going to know the difference. But I don’t think anyone else will. I think I’m a good bluffer."

    Hope van Dyne is introduced in Ant-Man. She has a more prominent role in the sequel where she got the second billing in the title, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and where she takes on a starring role alongside Paul Rudd. Lilly also makes appears in Avengers Endgame and voiced the character on an episode of What If…? as a variant in another universe.

    Ant-Man 3 was revealed late last year, and is set to release on February 17, 2023. Before that, MCU fans can look forward to 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home and Eternals, which will have a "very big effect" on the MCU's future.

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

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    Surprising No One, Forza Horizon 5 Is Awesome – Unlocked 515

    It's the busy fall games season and we've got a LOT to talk about, from Forza Horizon 5 preview impressions (spoiler: it's absurdly good) to Back 4 Blood first impressions, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy remasters being real, Ubisoft's latest uninspiring announcement in Ghost Recon Frontline, and more. Plus a special show announcement!

    Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our new YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 download of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our Halo Infinite Flight performance preview, which does a deep-dive tech analysis on the still-in-development slice of Halo Infinite multiplayer:

    Oh, and you can be featured on Unlocked by tweeting us a video Loot Box question! Tweet your question and tag Ryan at @DMC_Ryan!

    For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X review, our Xbox Series S review, and our PS5 review.

    Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

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