Dune: Half 2 is lastly in theaters, and we hope you take pleasure in it as a lot as we did (seize additional napkins for those who’re shopping for the themed popcorn bucket). In the event you’re indulging within the second a part of the Denis Villeneuve-directed saga and wish much more methods to interact with the Dune universe, we’ve uncovered some superior offers that pay homage to the home of Herbert. For instance, you’ll be able to at present choose up a complete assortment of core rulebooks and supplementary supplies for the Dune: Adventures within the Imperium TTRPG from Modiphius for simply $18 at Humble. You can too discover discounted hardcover and paperback field units of the Dune books at Amazon.
In the event you’re within the temper for one thing rather less dusty, we’ve discovered some spectacular reductions on a PlayStation 5 {hardware} bundle, and following Pokémon Day earlier this week, some Pokémon video games are discounted, too.
As we do each weekend, we’re offering you with our favourite offers from the worlds of gaming and leisure, plus the news on the best-selling merchandise which have made a latest look on our website.
One of the best gaming offers this week
Probably the greatest Dune video games ever, Dune: Adventures within the Imperium, is at present featured as a part of a formidable bundle occurring now at Humble. This $17 bundle contains all the pieces you must get began with the spicy tabletop setting with PDFs of its core rulebook, character sheets, the Gamemaster’s Toolkit, and over a dozen different supplementary supplies to construct out your individual campaigns. Buying this bundle additionally entitles you to a 50% low cost on an array of bodily Dune: Adventures within the Imperium merchandise from the Modiphus retailer.
Finest Purchase has delivered the primary huge deal on the PlayStation 5 of 2024. Since Thursday, the retailer has provided a $50 deal on the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 console bundle, which features a copy of the sport and the newer, slim model of the disc-based PlayStation 5, for simply $449.99 (was $499.99). At its common value, this bundle already saves you the $69.99 price of shopping for the sport by itself. Now, you’re getting a good value lower on the {hardware} itself.
We haven’t seen a greater deal on the PlayStation 5 for the reason that holidays, and with the PlayStation 5 recreation library solely getting larger (and with loads of nice titles in its backlog), there’s by no means been a greater time to choose up Sony’s console.
Whereas the opening weekend for Dune: Half Two is actually thrilling, we additionally obtained to see a lot of cool bulletins from the Pokémon Firm, courtesy of Pokémon Day 2024. Whereas we’ll have to attend patiently till 2025 for our subsequent full-fledged title, titled Pokémon Legends Z-A, you’ll be able to at present discover a number of Pokémon video games for the Change on sale for $39.99 at Walmart, together with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Good Diamond and Shining Pearl, and extra.
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a feudal-era spinoff that reimagines the Sinnoh area in a time way back and experiments with open-world gameplay.
The highest-selling stuff on gamerjive this week
One of the best leisure offers this week
We’re not completed with Dune. A putting, hardcover assortment of the primary three books of the Dune saga is out there on Amazon for $83 (was $149.99). Along with some superb cowl artwork, every guide options an illustrated poster inside its mud jacket. This assortment contains the unique Dune novel along with its sequels, Dune: Messiah and Kids of Dune.
For a extra expansive assortment, yow will discover the primary six books in Frank Herbert’s Dune saga collected on this paperback field set that’s at present accessible at Amazon for $59.99 (was $108). This set combines Dune, Dune Messiah, Kids of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune right into a single field set with minimalist cowl artwork for every.
In the event you’re a fan of romantic drama/comedies (rom dramedies?) Amazon is at present discounting the fourth quantity of the Columbia Classics assortment to $149, the bottom value up to now for the $216 field set. This assortment options six 4K Blu-rays together with His Woman Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch Drunk Love, all contained in a good looking bi-fold field. You’ll additionally get an 80-page colour booklet with uncommon pictures and commentaries detailing the historic significance of every movie. It’s a wierd assortment of films, to make sure, but it surely could be precisely what you or a present recipient could also be in search of this weekend.
Dune is one other basic romantic dramedy (for those who love sand, that’s). In the event you’d like so as to add the 2021 movie to your assortment of bodily media in beautiful 4K, you’ll be able to at present choose up a reduced 4K Blu-ray copy from Amazon for $23.99 (was $33.99). You can too discover a particular version 4K Blu-ray of the 1984 authentic Dune movie on sale at Walmart for $23.97 (was $34.99).
Don’t ask me why, however I’ve been on one thing of a Battlestar Galactica kick currently, so think about my disappointment after I discovered that the entire Ronald D. Moore sci-fi sequence isn’t accessible to stream on any platform. Fortunately, you’ll be able to choose up the complete sequence on Blu-ray from Amazon for $64.99 (was $99.99), or accessible digitally from Vudu for simply $34.99 (was $232).
I’m keen on the Blu-ray field set, because it contains each episode of the sequence with bonus options and commentary, along with the one-shot episodes “Razor” and “The Plan.” Vudu’s digital model, nevertheless, solely contains the fundamental episodes playable via the Vudu app. It’s nonetheless not a nasty deal.
