Get Armored Core 6 for just $42 on Xbox or PlayStation this weekend

In case you didn’t know, we love it Armored Core 6: Fire of the Rubiconand at the moment the PlayStation and Xbox stores are offering a rare discount on the frenetic mecha shooter. This is your chance to snag a digital copy at nearly the lowest price ever.

But just in case big, stomping robots aren’t your style, there are plenty of other great gaming deals this weekend, including the GOG.com New Year’s Sale, a Humble Bundle full of excellent games playable on the Steam Deck. Plus, Barnes & Noble is offering 30% off an impressive selection of board games and tabletop accessories.

In addition to sharing with you our favorite gaming and entertainment offerings, we’ve also listed the best-selling products that have recently appeared on our site.

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This week’s best gaming deals

Armored core 6 Thanks to its fast-paced combat and staggering amount of mech customization options, it quickly became one of the most popular games of 2023 among the Polygon staff. Even though it was made by the same studio that made it Elden Ring, it feels completely different than you might expect. If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet AC6 for yourself, the digital version for PlayStation and Xbox is reduced to $41.66 (was $59.99). A few months ago, physical copies were selling for $39.99.

Even though business on the planet Rubicon is sometimes unforgiving, we would strongly recommend that you give something Armored core 6 Check it out if you’re a fan of epic boss fights, challenging battles, or just big robots in general. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you, 621.

You may already know that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is included with Xbox and PC Game Pass. But just in case you haven’t subscribed to the service (it’s one of the best deals in gaming), The Master Chief Collection is currently available for purchase Xbox And steam for just $9.99. As the name suggests, this collection brings together the modernized campaigns and multiplayer for the four main lines gloriole games, in addition to Halo Reach And Halo: EPISODE It’s just a staggering amount of content for just $10.

GOG.com has launched its New Year’s sale (a little late, but whatever) and discounted thousands of titles from its library of classic and modern DRM-free games. Feel free to visit their landing page to take a look at what they have to offer. For example, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the excellent spy thriller expansion to CD Projekt Red’s first-person role-playing game, is available for $25.49 (was $29.99). Other standout pieces we recommend taking a look at if they aren’t already part of your collection include: tunic, Against the storm, Cult of the LambAnd Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

Some other titles worth checking out are: System shockNightdive Studios’ phenomenal reboot of the original immersive cyberpunk simulation and Warhammer 40K-like FPS Bolt gun.

The Controller’d Chaos Pack at Humble is offering a collection of seven controller-based games that play exceptionally well on Valve’s handheld for $14 through February 21st.

Games featured in this collection include: Sunset Overdrive, a colorful open-world shooter that emphasizes speed and movement. If you are a fan of Sucker Punch Notorious franchise or the newer one Marvel Spider-Man 2you should definitely give it Sunset Overdrive a rotation.

This bundle also includes the excellent remaster of Ghostbusters: The Video Gamein which, in addition to Troy Baker as Slimer (Look it up!) and is by far the best script for a Ghostbusters film of the last decade.

Destroy all humans!, No more heroes, Orcs must die! 3: Complete editionAnd Rain on your parade along with a 50% off coupon for the DLC make up the rest of this bundle, worth a total of $195.

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This week’s best-selling items on Polygon

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This week’s best entertainment

If you have room for a tome on your bookshelf, we’ve found the perfect copy to fill it. The opulent, illustrated version of Lord of the Rings is currently available on Amazon for around $39 (was $74.99). This one-volume hardcover contains 30 color illustrations, maps and sketches by JRR Tolkien himself and even a pair of removable fold-out maps created by his son Christopher.

The illustrated versions of The Silmarillion And The Hobbit are also available at a similar discount and are definitely worth purchasing provided you can find the space to store these massive tomes.

The Barnes & Noble sale, which marks 30% off its collection of board games and tabletop accessories, is still happening. There are hundreds of items to choose from, including some of our personal favorites like dune, Star empires, Marvel villainsand the second edition X-wing miniatures Game.

Sonos is currently offering Super Bowl discounts of up to $340 on its soundbar and accessory collections through February 11th Sonos Arc is a 45-inch soundbar recommended by our friends The edge for its amazing sound quality, voice control, Dolby Atmos spatial audio and the ability to wirelessly connect to other audio devices like the Sonos sub. Normally priced at $899, it’s currently available for just $719.

However, if you want to go all out with your new home theater, Sonos also has its huge offering Ultimate immersive setwhich bundles the Arc soundbar, Sonos wireless sub-subwoofer, and a pair of Era 300 speakers for $2,256 (was $2,596).