Destructoid’s Black Friday videogame buyin’ guide

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Merry Thanksgiving, everyone! (And by “everyone,” I mean those in the US; happy Thursday to everyone else.) It’s on this, the holiest of days, that we remember the Pilgrims that selflessly died so that we may pursue our god-given right to frenzied capitalism and cheap electronics (sort of).

We’ve posted a lot of Black Friday deals over the past few weeks, and it’s tough to remember what each one entailed. Why don’t we go ahead and recap with the highlights of each ad from the major retailers? If nothing else, it’ll get you a few minutes away from your great-aunt Sally and that awful conversation about sweaters or whatever it is she’s droning on about.

Wal-Mart:

• Xbox One Master Chief Collection bundle with $30 gift card — $329.99
• Over 20 titles at $35 including Destiny, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition, and Mario Kart 8.
• Over 40 titles at $25 including Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and inFAMOUS: Second Son
• Nintendo 3DS XL Super Mario Bros. 2 Gold Edition Bundle — $149.99
• Full ad

Best Buy:

• Wii U 32 GB Deluxe bundle with Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo Land, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and Super Smash Bros. — $359.97
• PlayStation 4 and Xbox One controllers — $39.99
• Handful of games for $30 including Watch Dogs, Alien: Isolation and Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
• Handful of games for $25 including Titanfall, The Evil Within, and Metro: Redux
• Full ad

Target:

• Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle with $50 gift card
• $15 gift card with the purchase of various titles including Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Far Cry 4.
• Nintendo 2DS — $99
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Amazon:

• Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle –$329.99
• Honestly, nothing sticks out too much here. Everything’s mostly a mixture of $20-$40 games that are available everywhere else. The only real benefit is that you get physical copies without having to leave the house.

Steam (All PC, obviously):

• The Evil Within — $20.39
• Wolfenstein: The New Order — $20.39
• Lords of the Fallen — $29.99
• The Stanley Parable — $7.49
• BattleBlock Theater — $3.74
• Full site, deals change daily

Green Man Gaming (Also, all PC):

• Using this code should net you 20 percent off most purchases at GMG, even games that are on sale: B9J1L1-0AZCS9-S0IASV
• Thursday: The Evil Within — $20.39, Wolfenstein: The New Order — $20.39, Thief — $7.49
• Friday: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 — $23.99, DmC: Devil May Cry — $12.49
• Saturday: Alien: Isolation — $24.99, Remember Me — $7.49, Fallout 2 — $4.99
• Sunday: Resident Evil: Revelations — $12.49, The Wolf Among Us — $12.49
• Monday: Murdered: Soul Suspect — $7.49, Strider — $7.49, Ultra Street Fighter IV — $19.99
• Full site, deals change daily

Origin (Once again, all PC):

• Titanfall — $4.99
• Need for Speed: Rivals — $14.99
• Mass Effect 2 — $4.99