Author: Game Infliction

Nintendo Switch fans, you’re in for a treat here. There’s up to £20 off the very best Nintendo Switch games right now across UK retailers, with both physical and digital copies of big games like Mario Kart 8, Animal Crossing, Sonic Frontiers and more have been heavily discounted. Other great deals today include the perfect PS5 1TB SSD with Heatsink for £84, or 2TB with heatsink for £147, The Last of Us Part 2 down to just £8.39 for PS Plus members, the entire Harry Potter book collection for just £33.49, and a whole lot more. For even more gaming and tech deals, check out all the links just below, or follow @IGNUKDeals on Twitter for more instant updates.

TL;DR – Best UK Deals Right Now

Check Out This Awesome Sale on Nintendo Switch Games

There are some great deals here to check out, with some of my personal favourite Switch games included just below as well. Sonic Frontiers for £32 is a great deal and one of my top games from 2022, and LEGO Star Wars is absolutely one of the best portable games on the market at the moment. I’ve left all the relevant links, just below.

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AD: Avast One Individual Down to £23.99/Year (was £79.99/Year)

Looking for comprehensive protection for your digital life at a price that won’t break the bank? Look no further than Avast One Individual. For a limited time only, you can get offering the top-of-the-line digital security suite for just £23.99 per year – that’s a massive 70% off the regular price of £79.99.

With Avast One Individual, you’ll get all the features you need to stay safe online, including advanced antivirus protection, a powerful firewall, and cutting-edge anti-phishing technology. Plus, you’ll get real-time alerts to keep you informed of potential threats and the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your digital life is protected by one of the world’s most trusted names in cybersecurity.

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Perfect PS5 1TB SSD with Heatsink for £84 (Incredible Deal)

This is a very good deal on PS5 SSDs, especially as you don’t need to further invest in a separate heatsink for the Netac NV7000. Plus, if you want o go even further, 2TB for just under £147 is an incredible offer and well worth considering if you’re still on your base PS5 storage.

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The Last of Us Games Are On Sale Right Now

Here’s a great deal for those who are loving the latest HBO hit, The Last of Us. Yes, this is based on the game as many of us know, and many of us might also know that there’s a sequel to that game. The Last of Us Part 2 is a critically acclaimed darling (with a few controversies thrown in), and it can be picked up for just £8.39 if you’re a PS Plus member right now (down from £34.99).

More Video Game Deals to Check Out

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Best Random Deals I Love Right Now

These are the best random-ish deals that I want to highlight, but can’t necessarily fit anywhere else. A favourite of mine today is definitely the unisex hoodie blanket, down to just £12.99. This is a great price considering you’re looking at £20-30 anywhere else for a similar quality blanket. My top tip for when you buy one, wash it immediately on its own, once it’s dry it’ll be 10/10 comfort.

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Amazon Hogwarts Legacy Console Bundle Deals

There’s some great deals floating around at the moment for PS5 and Xbox bundles, and they even include the hottest game right now, Hogwarts Legacy. You can currently get the PS5 with Hogwarts Legacy Bundle for just £516.98 at Argos. (There’s also a bunch of other superb bundles to check out just below as well).

Overall that works out at £479.99 for the PS5, and just £36.99 for Hogwarts Legacy, about £23 off the new game already. Make sure to just click the ‘Money Off Bundles’ section which will take you to all the current bundle offers Argos has got, including the new Hogwarts Legacy deal. See our full 9/10 review for the game here.

Amazing Discounts on Anker Tech Right Now

There’s some great deals on Anker headphones, USB cables and more at Amazon right now. My favourite is definitely on the Soundcore Q45 Adaptive Noise Cancelling Headphones, dropping down to just £97.99. This is a great option for an affordable but amazing set of headphones (instead of dropping £300 on a Bose or Sony set).

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Amazing Password Manager Deal from Keeper (AD)

With Keeper, you can store all of your passwords, credit card info, and other sensitive data in one secure, encrypted digital vault. Plus, they use top-notch encryption technology to keep your stuff safe and have added bonus features like password generation, password sharing, and two-factor authentication.

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Where to Preorder The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the UK

The best Tears of the Kingdom (or Breath of the Wild 2 as many of us called it for years) preorder deal in the UK is still at Hit for £49.85, or ShopTo for the same price. In case you’re wondering, both ShopTo and Hit are 100% legit UK retailers. We’ve linked out to both of them before, and have had no complaints! I’ll leave all the relevant links down below for Tears of the Kingdom preorders.

Where to Preorder Tears of the Kingdom Collector’s Edition and Amiibo

Preorders for the Collector’s Edition are currently sold out everywhere, including Smyths, GAME, and ShopTo. Amazon currently has a listing up, but has not gone live with it yet.

You can also register your interest in the Collector’s Edition, or the Link – Tears of the Kingdom amiibo (£12.99) from Nintendo right now in the UK. Otherwise, follow and set notifications on for @IGNUKDeals on Twitter as we’ll tweet when more preorders go live.

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Metroid Prime Remastered Is Now on Nintendo Switch

After years of rumors, Metroid Prime Remastered is real. If that wasn’t exciting enough, Nintendo has already released the game digitally. But, if you’d prefer to wait for a physical copy, it’s out on March 3, 2023, and can be preorder right now from the links below.

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Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.

Microsoft admits in a court filing as part of the proposed Activision-Blizzard acquisition that game sales suffer when games get added to Xbox Game Pass. We discuss why it doesn’t really matter, why Game Pass matters for games both big and small, and more! Plus: why Kotick has to go if the acquisition is approved, Dead Island 2’s release date changes AGAIN (but for the better this time!), and plenty more!

Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out our interview with Todd Howard, who answered all of our Starfield questions after the big reveal at the Xbox Showcase:

For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X review, our Xbox Series S review, and our PS5 review.

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s executive editor of previews and host of both IGN’s weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He’s a North Jersey guy, so it’s “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

It turns out Toothless will be taking to the skies in live-action.

Universal Pictures has greenlit a live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dean DeBlois, who directed the entire How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, will return to write, direct, and produce.

And in a show of confidence, Universal has already set a March 14, 2025 release date.

The franchise primarily follows a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, voiced by Jay Baruchel, who eventually becomes a dragon expert alongside his trusty companion Toothless, a rare Night Fury dragon.

How to Train Your Dragon has been one of DreamWorks Animation’s strongest and most reliable properties. The first film, which was co-directed by Chris Sanders, grossed nearly $500 million globally after its release in 2010, spawning two sequels – 2014’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 2019’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. All three movies received critical acclaim, and were each nominated for that year’s Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

A TV series, DreamWorks Dragons, aired on Cartoon Network from 2012 to 2014 before moving to Netflix under a new subtitle, Race to the Edge, in 2015, where it would run for six more seasons. Universal also partnered with Netflix for two other related TV shows: DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders and the currently airing DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms.

Prior to taking on How to Train Your Dragon, DeBlois was best known for writing and directing 2002’s Lilo & Stitch. He’s also credited as story co-head on 1998’s Mulan.

Alex Stedman is a News Editor for IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.

When Super Smash Bros. made its debut in 1999, it was an oddity among the Nintendo 64 library, a clear contrast from its monolithic status as a heavy hitter in the Nintendo pantheon today.

Along with the now iconic N64 commercial promoting the game, Nintendo devised creative ways to get it out to its audience. That effort included a bizarre yet amusing real-life slug fest with fighters wearing Nintendo costumes called SlamFest ’99. And now, some sleuths on Reddit have uncovered high-quality photos of the event, showcasing how this early, high-concept gaming event went down.

A legendary event

The event itself has been something of a legend in online gaming communities. Vice previously reported on efforts from communities trying to find media back in 2020, but not much has come from it. Once referred to as the “melee of the millennium” on the original site (which is now lost to time), this IRL Super Smash Bros. exhibition went down in Las Vegas at the beginning of 1999 in front of a live audience.

During the event, the fighters in Nintendo costumes would duke it out, with the referee determining which of the characters from the Smash Bros. lineup had the upper hand. Looking at it in retrospect, the event itself has pioneered many of the familiar convention or geek-centric spectacle events that are common today. Not only did it feature some fairly high-end cosplay for Pikachu, Mario, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong — the very same ones from the famous N64 commercial — it was also broadcast on the internet for fans to watch online.

Despite the spectacle, much of the footage for this event has yet to be recovered — something that’s common for content from the early days of the internet. However, content creators and Redditors still need to try to seek out photos or even a recording of the event. In recent years, GameXplain creator Andre Segers called for fans to find any photos or video of the showcase, which have led to some good finds. In addition to interviewing Ed Espinoza, one of the key producers behind Slamfest ’99, some Redditors have uncovered anecdotes and some stories heard about the exhibition.

Does anyone else remember the real-life Smash Bros battle (using the same costumes) that Nintendo live-streamed to promote the game? (Yep! a live stream in ’99!) I’ve never heard anyone else mention it and I can find zero evidence of it ever existing online. https://t.co/vR8gkTv3yY

— André (@AndreSegers) May 11, 2020

A new treasure trove of photos

Recently, Reddit user bozo_ssb posted a treasure trove of photos showcasing the event and what happened behind the curtain. These photos were taken by Ed Espinoza while working at the event. It is an exciting find, which showed off the growing scale of gaming events and how video games were becoming increasingly more mainstream. The photos from this SlamFest ’99 event are also an excellent time capsule from 1999. Video games, and the rest of the world, have changed a lot in the years since.

It’s fun to look back on where gaming events used to be. Hopefully, some more folks will step forward with actual footage of the event; I think any respectable Smash Bros fan would want to see footage of a real-life Pikachu make awkward swipes at Donkey Kong.

Thumbnail credit: Ed Espinoza
Alessandro Fillari is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @afillari.