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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from Xbox Ally, Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

 While there's no sign of a discount on the PlayStation Portal or Xbox Ally, portable gamers can still get in on the Black Friday action. From handheld PC gaming devices to Nintendo, there's plenty on offer.  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 gettting 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 Europe and US markets.  Not all deals have kicked in yet, but the official list is:  Up to 30% off all cartridges released before September 2025 20% off all hardware released before September 2025 US and Canada to receive 20% off all lines released...

Shinobi and Gradius Origins get physical with Limited Run

The delightful news of a new Shinobi game, Art of Vengeance from the mighty LizardCube is followed by the inevitable reveal of a physical limited edition and collector's edition from Limited Run. 

More news on these to follow, but well worth supporting LizardCube's sterling retro efforts. 

Shinobi

While we're on the subject, retro arcade fans can also bask in the joys of a classic, standard or a $180 collector's edition of Gradius Origins. Konami's newly announced collection of classic Gradius games, with multiple vcrsions of Gradius, Gradius II, Gradius III, Salamader, Salamander 2, and Life Force, plus a brand new title, Salamander III.

Gradius

Editions of Gradius Origins are coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, with pre-orders starting later today and running until May 11, 2025. 

Featuring three covers to choose from, soundtrack CDs, art prints, and more, players will be able to choose the perfect edition for their physical collection.

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