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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from 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: 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 before Sep 2025 Big names, including Evercade Alpha Street Fighter and Mega Man bartop arcade, Tomb Raider, all Super Pocke...
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer hits the Switch

I still play the PS2 sequel Racer Revenge on the PS4 from time to time, so its good to see the original Star Wars Episode I: Racer get a poly-revamp, hitting the Switch in May thanks to Aspyr.

While the pod racer polygons have been tidied up, the user interface and backgrounds still look pretty crappy, a shame but no biggie when the focus is on keeping those engines running and the opposition out of your way.

Star Wars Racer on Switch

But, once those classic sound effects kick in and you're blitzing around corners trying to trash your rivals, I don't think it will matter. More pics and a developer interview over on Star Wars dot com with talk about making best use of the Joy Cons.

Star Wars Racer gameplay

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