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Best Buy has now launched a massive Black Friday in July sale alongside a giant selection of new deals landing on Amazon this week – AirPods Pro 3 are still down at $50 off, but you’ll also find a $100 price drop on AirPods Max 2, iPhone Air deals, $250 Best Buy e-Gift Card with select LG major appliances, and much more now live. You can dive into the Best Buy Black Friday in July sale right here as well as some additional details and highlight offers below.

PlayStation sadly announced it will stop producing actual game discs come 2028 – folks are not happy about it – but you can to re-live the golden years of PlayStation forever with the new 2026 Hallmark PlayStation Console with Light and Sound ornament. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon alongside some of the new Nintendo and models, and more. 

Things have been rough over at Xbox lately with mass layoffs spanning some of its biggest studios, id Software, Bethesda, and Obsidian included. But it’s not all doom and gloom as Bethesda has just confirmed a number of new projects in the works, including an all-new Fallout game from Obsidian, as well as remasters for Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. 

This year’s big Switch 2 game release, at least for many folks, is the now confirmed The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake. Nintendo has said it is coming this year, but it has yet to show us any gameplay or provide a release date. However, GameStop might have just leaked the pre-order date. 

One of this year’s big new PS5 releases will see Insomniac bring another one of Marvel’s biggest super heroes like never before as Marvel’s Wolverine is officially set for release this September. Pre-orders for the new game are now live, and Sony just unleashed one of the most epic trailers yet. 

Update 6/15: The Crocs x Super Mario Clogs and Jibbitz are now live for purchase.

The new Crocs x Super Mario collection will be available for purchase today. Earlier this month Nintendo and Crocs made their latest collaboration official, and the new Mushroom Kingdom clogs are now up for grabs on the official Crocs site. 

It appears as though Nintendo could be in the process of developing a new Switch 2 console with an OLED display, according to reports. 

To kick the week off, Best Buy has now launched a special Appreciation Event sale for its My Best Buy Plus and Total members, as well as My Best Buy Credit Card holders. While the base My Best Buy membership remains free, this sale lands after Best Buy officially lowered the price of the Plus paid membership to $29.99 per year and introduced its new point system. 

While we are still awaiting the official release date for Switch 2’s biggest release of the year – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, as well as an official launch for FromSoft’s The Duskbloods, it is time to take stock of the games confirmed to be landing on Switch in 2026. There is a long list of titles already locked down for 2026, from James Bond and brick-built Batman to the new Switch Sports Resort game, the Kingdom Hearts collection, and more. Let’s dive in. 

Back in late May Nintendo and LEGO official teased upcoming Donkey Kong sets. At the time it was unclear whether or not this would be some sort of expansion to the existing Super Mario theme or not, but since then it has started to become clear DK is getting his own sets entirely and the first image of the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade has leaked online. 

SANDMARC has recently expanded its professional-grade iPhoneography ecosystem with the new Tetraprism Telephoto 96mm Lens. Working right alongside, and snapped directly onto the back of, the iPhone already in your pocket, it delivers 4x true optical magnification, expanding your “zoom capabilities up to 32x.” You can also use code 9TO510 at checkout to land an exclusive deal on it. 

Alongside the return of discounts on a series of new upcoming Switch 2 games, and all of the deals you’ll find in this morning’s roundup, Nintendo is now letting folks play the new Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for FREE. 

Update 6/21: Fold 8 and Galaxy Watch 9 series lineup set to debut tomorrow – time is is running out to secure your FREE credit.

Samsung has now officially revealed its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event where we will be seeing the launch of the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series devices, as well as its next-generation Galaxy Watch 9, and more. You can go drop your email down for a no-commitment reservation to net yourself a FREE $30 credit that will stack with the upcoming trade-in discounts. 

Update: LEGO has now officially revealed “five new additions to the LEGO Pokémon range with all-new play experiences for builders.” Pre-orders are now live on the official LEGO store and the brand new LEGO Pokémon Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball with minifigs is now up for pre-order at Amazon.

• LEGO Pokémon Trainer minifigures and Pokémon figures featuring Pikachu and Eevee to be introduced
• The Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza arrives in LEGO form within the assortment, with an accompanying minifigure of Zinnia
• Further new LEGO Pokémon sets in the range include the iconic Arcanine, Munchlax and a Poké Ball display set including the new minifigure-scale Pokémon, Red and Professor Oak

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Nintendo’s big Switch 2 release of the year, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, has been officially revealed, but very little is known about it. Nintendo did mistakenly drop a brief description, and it has told us it is coming this year, but what is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake release date? How much is it going to cost? And what sort of remake are we going to get?

Is Walmart open today? Is Target and Home Depot closed for the 4th of July? Are grocery stores open today? The short answer is most things are indeed open today but you’ll want to watch out for altered holiday hours and the like. Let’s dive in below. 

The holiday weekend is upon with select businesses already observing the federal holiday starting today, and Best Buy has now updated is giant 4th of July sale with a series of all-new deals. 

Nintendo officially acknowledged the long-rumored Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and even capped off its big June Direct with a short teaser. We know the game is real, we know it is scheduled to release this year, but we haven’t seen any gameplay or official confirmation on the price from Nintendo. But if a recent leak is indeed the real thing, retailers are already listing the game at a lower price than what I think most folks would expect. 

It has been a mixed bag as of late for PlayStation fans – PS Plus prices went up and Sony just announced it has plans to stop selling physical game discs, but we did also just get GTA VI pre-orders and now, the July PlayStation Plus Monthly Games have been announced. 

Transitioning from its massive Walmart Deals Prime Day competitor event last week, Walmart has now launched an equally as giant July 4th sale. Featuring thousands of price drops on everything from tech and yard gear, you’ll also find loads of deals on grocery items and decor for your Independence Day celebrations later this week. 

Say goodbye to physical PlayStation games on a disc folks. Rockstar just put the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 up for pre-order with no disc in the box – some gamers were very much not happy about this. And now, in an official post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony just announced it will no longer release physical discs for new games launching on PlayStation consoles.