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Festive portable deals take off from Xbox Ally, Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

This page started for black Friday but has moved on as the deals come and go. I will update across the festive sales, as new portable hardware deals appear. I won't hype them as "pocket change" or "fire sale" like some sites, because that's bollocks.  December deals :  Evercade has 30% off various hardware, depending on the store, check the blog for details .  PlayStation Portal is currently £20 off on Amazon UK  (another £10 off for refurbs)  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: Xbox Ally has various deals (pretty short-lived, but likely getting cut again for the post Christmas sale).  Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europ...

Freedom Wars reviews starting to pop up

In what is universally a bad sign, Sony has apparently delayed sending out review copies to sites. However, some folks are getting their copies early, and the game is out in the States today, reviews are starting to appear online.



I  expect the major sites to dole out their usual cynically-loaded reviews. But, if the true game players are having a bad time then I guess we know Freedom Wars isn't all it is cracked up to be. Perhaps the high concept, action focus could drown out the RPG elements, especially if folks only have a few hours/days to do a review.

On the other hand, if it manages to blend all its concepts well and doesn't confuse or bury players in endless guff and complexity, Sony could have a hit on its hands. Shame there's no bundle to try and shift some hardware, or a price cut to goose sales. Guess we'll find out soon enough. Let me know if you see any reviews going live. If anyone is playing it now, let the world know your first impressions!

Brash Games 8/10
TheSixthAxis 6/10
PocketGamer Silver
EuroGamer 5/10
IGN 8/10
Destructoid 8/10
GodisaGeek 7.5/10
Metro 6/10
Just Push Start 7/10
PlayStation Lifestyle 7/10
Hardcore Gamer 3.5/5
PlayStation Universe 8.5/10
DualShockers 8/10
PS Nation 9/10
NicheGamer 7.5/10
Dealspwn 4/10

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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