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Green Man Gaming has introduced a new bundle on the site called LEGO DC vs Marvel Collection. It includes 7 Steam Deck-compatible games and two DLCs, and you can score them for just $8.

The MSI Aegis R2 is currently available with a massive discount at Costco, thanks to which you can score it for $2,899.99 instead of $3,699.99. The PC comes equipped with the RTX 5080, Intel Core Ultra 9 285, and more.

PlayStation recently announced a special Black Friday sale set to go live tomorrow. However, it looks like the PlayStation Plus discounts are already live in Japan.

The GTA 6 story may be shorter than some fans expected, with a review leak estimating 50 hours. Even so, side missions and trophy hunting quickly inflate that number. The PS5 platinum trophy demands 200 hours of single-player gameplay and laborious animal hunting.

Rockstar says GTA VI will encourage empathy through Jason and Lucia’s evolving relationship and reward carefully planned crimes, while preserving players’ freedom to cause chaos. A developer-led preview highlights these systems and a Criminal Profile that shapes the world’s response to aggression, though their impact on the story remains untested by independent players.

With intuitive shifting, comprehensive everyday equipment and a battery housed in the frame, the Image 1 Advance is a relatively affordable e-bike by the manufacturer's standards that should also be well suited to touring.

Garrack has revealed four Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba S-Meister automatic watches: Tengen Uzui (SMS-41-KY-UT-S7), Hantengu (SMS-42-KY-J4H-S7), Gyokko (SMS-42-KY-J5G-S7) and Daki & Gyutaro (SMS-42-KY-J6DG-S7). Prices range from ¥74,800 to ¥77,000, with Japanese preorders opening on 19 November 2026.

Seiko’s four HFJ rectangular solar watches can now be ordered outside Japan via an exporter. The catch is the price. They are nano universe shop-only models in Japan, and the exporter asks up to 38 percent more than Seiko’s 35,200 yen starting price.

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa reported losses of around €100 million after attackers breached its systems through a compromised service provider and used fraudulent instant transfers to move funds from the bank’s own account. Chairman Julien Carmona said the attack was “very likely” aided by advanced AI, but provided no supporting evidence, while efforts to recover the money and a criminal investigation continue.

Casio has postponed the Japanese release of its limited-edition G-Shock MR-G Haruka (MRG-B2100HR-1AJR), originally scheduled for 13 November 2026. The ¥1,100,000 anniversary watch features a handcrafted platinum-leaf dial and is limited to 800 pieces worldwide, but no replacement launch date has been announced.

Asus has released an even cheaper version of its new budget laptop internationally. Featuring a 120 Hz OLED display and a haptic trackpad, the Asus ExpertBook A7 boasts over 20 hours of battery life in official tests while featuring an aluminium unibody chassis.

Sony has shipped more than 100 million PlayStation 5 consoles, making it the fourth PlayStation to reach the mark. AMD, which supplies the console's chips, marked the occasion with a signed PS5 Pro, but the milestone arrives as price hikes and a memory shortage weigh on sales.

Huawei has shown off the Mate X8 foldable for the first time, revealing its design but keeping the hardware details under wraps. Leaks suggest it could feature larger displays, a more powerful Kirin 9050 Pro processor and up to 16 GB of RAM.

Does a great camera phone have to cost a four-figure sum? The OnePlus 16 shows that you can spend less and still take good photos, even in low light and when zooming.

A new Seiko Year Watch Collection model marks the 2027 Year of the Sheep. Limited to 2,027 pieces, it has an off-white fleece-textured dial with a golden ram, a quartz movement, a 47 mm steel case and a price of 54,780 yen in Japan through I.E.I.

Samsung has launched the Galaxy A18 4G in Singapore with a MediaTek Helio G99+ processor. The smartphone features a 6.7-inch 90Hz Super AMOLED display, a 5,000mAh battery and three rear cameras.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, which lets its always-on dots agents pay online with a substitute card number instead of the real one. Every purchase needs Face ID, Touch ID or a fingerprint. For now, only US ChatGPT Pro subscribers get it, and OpenAI's help page lists two details worth checking before the first order.

From Xiaomi's value-for-money pick to its flagship tablet. We compare the Xiaomi Pad 9, Pad 9 Pro and Pad 9 Pro Max using our test results. Read on to find out which new Xiaomi tablet offers the best overall value for money in our reviews.

Timex and jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche have launched two 24 mm True Intentions watches. The $400 TW6A15300 has a black enamel dial, the $500 TW6A15400 a malachite one, and both get a tribe eye motif, crystal markers and 28 crystals on the bezel.

The full 34-song tracklist for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album leaked on November 14 from a vinyl sleeve, five days before the record and the game launch on November 19. It adds Dua Lipa, Playboi Carti, Lana Del Rey, Jennie, Camila Cabello and Burna Boy to a lineup that already included Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen and Keith Richards.

To honor the Xbox 25th Anniversary, Microsoft has showcased every console in a series of social media posts. Having already featured all past systems, the November 15th post may involve Project Helix. On the other hand, rumors now point to a late 2028 release date as component prices remain high.

Tesla has begun inviting selected US customers to purchase its steering-wheel-free Cybercab for $29,990. However, the autonomous two-seater requires a $299 monthly subscription to operate, while placing an order involves a non-refundable $1,000 deposit.

Thanks to an ongoing sale on Walmart, the well-equipped Asus TUF A16 Laptop equipped with a potent RTX 5060 Laptop GPU and an 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 APU is now available with a sizeable $700 discount.

Huawei's compact MateBook Fold S foldable laptop is now available for pre-order in China. It features an OLED display that expands to 14.7 inches, with configurations offering up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.

Japan's ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), is investing in space tourism by taking a stake in Space Quarters, a company that plans to specialize in building large structures in space.

Olight's new Arktac Ultra offers significant improvements over the Arkpro Ultra, particularly in its controls and accessories. We had the chance to take an early look at the company's latest flagship EDC flashlight.

Microsoft posted a new pre-order SKU for the GTA 6 Xbox version on its digital storefront. At $1999.99, the surprising price immediately drew the attention of console owners. Now removed, it was likely attributed to redemptions for the physical code-in-box format.

Casio is set to release two new G-Shock x Charles Darwin Foundation watches in the near future. Leaked images of the product reveal that one of the models will feature a miniature animal on its indicator dial, while the other has a brightly colored case.

The Fulton Japan Puyo Puyo 35th-anniversary moonphase watch features rotating game characters, colourful crystal markers and two diamonds. Limited to 1,991 pieces, the ¥29,700 watch opens for preorders in Japan on 19 November 2026.

Over a dozen guests at a theme park hotel in Germany were injured by excessive chlorine levels. According to local media reports, the incident was caused by a problem with the email-based system used to control chlorine dosing, which was affected by the Microsoft outage.

BYD will launch the Fang Cheng Bao Tai 9, its largest PHEV SUV to date, in China on November 19. The luxury six-seater combines 537 hp and a total range of over 1,000 miles with high-end features. A European launch remains unconfirmed at this point in time.

Nvidia's reported retreat from circular AI financing is unlikely to make GeForce graphics cards cheaper in 2027. Even if the company scales back its financial support for AI customers, differences in memory, manufacturing processes and supply constraints mean that freed-up resources won't quickly translate into more affordable gaming GPUs.

Davosa's new release, Argonautic Meteorite, combines a dial made from a genuine meteorite with a 300-meter water-resistance construction and an automatic movement. The watch is now available in Japan for ¥291,500 (approximately $1,825 / €1,655), while international buyers can already find it through the brand's European and US stores.

Philips has added a 100-inch model, the 100PQS9001, to its The One QLED range, making it the first Ambilight TV sold at that size. The 4K set pairs a direct LED backlight with three-sided Ambilight, AmbiScape, four HDMI 2.1 ports and refresh rates of up to 144Hz.

Kyodo's Myofree tablet wants to reduce the screen fatigue, using special glasses and image processing to simulate looking at a distant object. The crowfunding campaign for the 15.6-inch Android 16 device will start on Makuake on November 18, although its claimed eye-care benefits remain unproven.

A new leak suggests HMD is developing a 4G flip phone with some surprisingly useful features. Alongside dual displays and a Unisoc processor, the device could offer real-time GPS tracking, push-to-talk communication and an SOS function.

New images of the LEGO Minecraft sets scheduled for January 1, 2027, have been leaked. They depict several characters, monsters, and environments. But LEGO has not yet confirmed these details, and they may still change.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 has returned to stock at US retailers after weeks of limited availability, but prices remain far above the official $1,999 MSRP. The cheapest available model at Newegg is listed for $6,249.99, more than three times Nvidia's suggested price.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V-Series in the Poco F9 Pro features a cut-down GPU. Our gaming comparison with the Galaxy S26 Ultra shows that performance losses range from virtually zero to 33%, depending on the graphics settings.

With the new ExpertBook A7, Asus is launching a stylish but unfortunately also relatively slow business laptop, as $1500 only gets you an Intel Wildcat Lake processor.

Four months after it was first revealed, GameSir has finally released its special edition controller based on the Yakuza & Like A Dragon video game franchise. With compatibility for Xbox consoles in wireless mode, the controller can be pre-ordered now.

While the next-gen IJP OLED displays stole the show at DTC 2026, TCL CSOT showcased some interesting advancements in terms of LCD and LED TVs. Among them are a Micro LED TV with a 163-inch screen size and a 130-inch Mini LED model.

During Olight's O-Fan Day, Notebookcheck had the opportunity to talk to Olight about the new MCC4 cable. It is a much better solution thanks to its USB-C connection. But it will be some time until it will be generally available.

Oscal has introduced the Bolt 2, an 11-inch Android 16 tablet powered by the Unisoc T7250 processor. It features a 90Hz IPS display, up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 4G LTE connectivity and an 8,300mAh battery.

Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada urged Microsoft not to repeat the Xbox Series S approach, arguing that its lower specifications create additional optimization work for developers alongside Series X. CD Projekt Red’s Paweł Sasko acknowledged those challenges but defended the console’s affordability and said optimizing for weaker hardware can benefit games across platforms.

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, the roguelite spin-off of the popular co-op series, had a somewhat rocky start. Anyone who hasn't tried the game yet can now do so for free.

Around 20 developers let go from id Software in July have regrouped as Hidden Horses, a studio owned by the people who work there. Its first game, Danger Pay, is a single-player shooter set on a deadly game show, and the team plans to fund it through Kickstarter, although the campaign has no funding goal or launch date yet.

A Meeco leaker lists the Korean Galaxy S27 Pro as using an Exynos chip, unlike the Snapdragon-powered European variant, and the most expensive model is tipped to come with faster memory than its Snapdragon counterpart.

Factory Town is a city-building simulation with plenty of automation but none of the pressure from enemies or population demands. The well-reviewed game is currently available on Steam at its lowest price to date.

id Software has disclosed Doom: The Dark Ages is getting a new update that brings a new game mode. Called Slaughter Mode, players fight an endless and varied horde of enemies to earn rewards that can be used to unlock perks for slaughter mode and the main game.