The Best Deals Today: Final Fantasy Tactics, ROG Xbox Ally, LEGO Icons, and More

We’ve rounded up the best deals for Saturday, January 31, below. Don’t miss your chance to save on these deals!

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles for $27.99

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles is just $27.99 at Woot today, marking the lowest we’ve seen this game yet. As one of the best Final Fantasy games ever, this remaster is the perfect way to experience the beloved classic with enhanced modern features like fast-forward, autosave, and more.

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally for $489.99

Amazon has the Asus ROG Xbox Ally on sale for $489.99, which matches the all-time low price we’ve seen before. You can save $110 on this portable PC equipped with everything you need to play or stream your Xbox games.

Pre-Order Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Today

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is up for pre-order, with a release date of April 16 revealed earlier this week. This highly anticipated game is playable on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, so you can play this copy on either console without issue. It’s time to make your own island and build a paradise for your Miis!

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for $64.99

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was only released in December, and today, you can save $5 off a physical copy of the Switch 2 Edition at Amazon. The latest adventure of Samus Aran takes place on the planet Viewros, and you’re given new psychic abilities to utilize in navigating the secrets of the planet. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, “Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an excellent, if relatively uneven, revival that reaches heights worthy of the Metroid name in its best moments.”

A Handheld History for $26.68

If you’re looking for a game-themed coffee table book, A Handheld History is a wonderful option. This 272-page book contains a deep dive into portable gaming, with handhelds like the Game Boy, PlayStation Portable, and more included.

Star Wars Outlaws for $29.99

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws is on sale this weekend for $29.99, which is a steal for one of the hybrid system’s best third-party games. This version of Star Wars Outlaws is the Gold Edition, packing in all the DLC and updates that released.

LEGO Icons Poinsettia Building Set

This LEGO Icons set is perfect for any room in your home, recreating Poinsettia flowers. Normally priced at $49.99, you can save $10 off this set for a limited time at Amazon. At 608 pieces and 8 inches tall, this is a great choice for a gift or for an addition to your own collection.

The Sims 4’s next expansion looks perfect for all your reality TV show fantasies

You know, I’m surprised that EA has never made a Sims reality show where contestants have to act out odd, Simish challenges on a Truman Show-esque production lot, given how much the games themselves feel like simulators for the trashiest (said lovingly) TV show genre. In the meantime, while it isn’t at all themed reality shows, The Sims 4’s next expansion, Royalty & Legacy, seems like a perfect fit for a fictitious one of your own making.

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds’s next big update ups the level cap to 99, even though it’s literally pointless right now

RuneScape: Dragonwilds just held its 2026 summit this week, and with it came a bevy of details about future updates and plans for the survival game. Oh what joy for you scaper or runes! The main thing that got a look-in was the game’s next big update, Dowdun Reach: Madness of Zamorak, which certainly has an air of someone looking at any section of a given Dark Souls and thinking “yeah, I want a fortress like that.”

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Feature: Here’s All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I’ve 3D Printed So Far

Resin-dent Evil?

For past me, the idea of 3D printing — just the mention of it, the sound of the words — always conjured up images of stuff like Tom Cruise and his wee red balls in Minority Report.

I know, the ‘precog’ machine in that particular movie wasn’t really a 3D printer, and Tom’s wee red balls seemed to be made of some sort of weird wood rather than filament, but it was the same sort of magic inside my simple mind, and the first time I’d considered a machine that could create a fully 3D object in this way. So the two are forever connected, I’m afraid.

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While the jury’s still out on it, Highguard gets a temporary new mode that ups the headcount in matches

I’m sure there’s been many a Dweet and forum post about Highguard is already a dead game or some such silly thing to say about a game that’s not even a week old, but it does at least seem like developer Wildlight is paying attention to some of the more constructive bits of criticism about the game. Namely, that many aren’t fond of the shooter’s 3v3 Raids simply because it feels like there aren’t enough people for such large maps. So in turn, there’s already an update adding in an experimental new raid mode.

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Poll: What Nintendo Switch 2 Games Are You Most Excited For In 2026?

Will it be a big one?

We’re already a month into 2026, and it’s been a pretty solid start to the year for Switch 2. But there’s plenty to come over the next 11 months, including many likely surprises for Nintendo’s newest console.

Amidst big anniversaries for Zelda and Metroid, we already have a pretty solid suite of games coming out over the next few months for the Switch 2, from the Big N itself to third-parties like Capcom and Square Enix, who have gone all-in on the hybrid.

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st January)

This is the life.

Well done, everyone! We finally made it to the end of January! There was quite a bit of Nintendo news this week, so we’re sure everyone will enjoy kicking back with a couple o’ games over the weekend.

We were treated to yet another Nintendo Direct this week, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream taking the spotlight. It looked really rather sweet, all in all, and it was nice to get some confirmation on the game’s price, release date, and features.

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‘What the Duck Is This?’ — Arc Raiders Duplication Glitch has Players Running Into Hoarders With Hundreds of Squeaky Bath Toys

A new Arc Raiders duplication glitch has fans worried about exploits, but others just want to know why it’s being used to spawn mountains of rubber duck trinkets.

The Headwinds update brought new content, alongside fresh gameplay tweaks, when it launched for Arc Raiders players across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S earlier this week. While the 40+ level matchmaking option, Solo vs. Squads, was positioned by developer Embark Studios to be its big selling point, some players are more concerned with the return of an item duplication exploit and how it has affected the in-game (duck) economy.

Although players are no doubt using the dupe glitch to amass piles of rare items like blueprints, it seems a few fans are manipulating the system to make some serious coin – and maybe even a quick joke. The duck has slowly become a bit of a running gag for fans on its own, as the squeaky bath toy is one of a few lightweight trinkets that can be found topside and then sold in Speranza for a decent chunk of Raider Coins. It also happens to be the sillier items in Arc Raiders, so when a recently patched dupe glitched returned in a new form, those looking to exploit the system knew just what to do.

Those who are discovering topside players with hundreds of ducks, however, are just confused.

Did we come across the duck Santa Clause or something?

“Did we come across the duck Santa Clause or something?” one Reddit user said a few days before the launch of Headwinds. “Dupe hacking gone wild? At first we thought it was some joke because the stash was just full of ducks but then we realized they were stacks of 15 ducks each.”

“Okay so I actually came across a guy in blue gate in a random house just spamming ducks on the ground,” another replied. “I assumed he was duping. The floor was littered with them, probably like 100 of them. He wouldn’t respond and kinda just stared at me til I walked away.”

Arc Raiders’ mallard problem has only gotten bigger in the aftermath of Headwinds, as the January content update also introduced a handful of more valuable (and more vibrant) ducks to collect as part of the new Bird City map condition. It’s resulted in an abundance of ducks across Buried City…and some very awkward moments.

“A raider caught on fire in Buried City Metro, went down without saying a word, and left behind a mountain of Familiar Ducks,” another user shared. “I extracted with $2.8M. Still confused.”

“Was doing the pharmacist quest for Lance, heard the tell tale duck noise…came upon this silent raider,” one person said, sharing a picture of a solo Raider standing alone in a dark attic.

Referencing a recent cyber-attack against Embark and Arc Raiders, someone replied, “This must be what brought down the servers. DDOS (Duck Duplication on Server).”

In a game that constantly sees players backstabbing each other for a small chance to net worthwhile resources, it’s hard to deny the comedy in PvP players only finding stacks upon stacks of little rubber duckies. Still, it’s definitely the kind of thing Embark promised to clean up earlier this month. Players have complained of cheaters and exploiters in Arc Raiders for weeks, so as goofy as these issues are, they are still causing some players to worry that others have an unfair advantage.

It’s especially concerning for those who have kept up with Arc Raiders updates since launch. Embark issued update 1.12.0 January 20 and fixed a handful of exploits, including an item duplication glitch. It took less than a week for players to begin reporting what appears to be a new version of the exploit, and it’s unclear how long it will take for the developers to publish a new patch or how many other glitches will be discovered in the meantime.

The Arc Raiders cheater crackdown has seen holes plugged in Stella Montis to try and ward off wall explolits, while some players, like streamer Tfue, have found themselves banned (and then unbanned) without notice. As Embark tries to bring cheats to a halt, players are still finding the fun both in and outside of the game. Some have even looked to the real-world Stella Montis hotel to leave positive reviews. Others are just enjoying Headwinds while they wait for everything else promised in the 2026 roadmap.

For more, you can read about why we think the best Arc Raiders loot needs a serious buff. You can also check out why Embark believes players who spawn into a raid late actually benefit more than most.

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Hopes To Share Switch 2 Update In “Very Near Future”

The port is already well underway.

We heard recently from Final Fantasy director Naoki Hamaguchi how the follow up games to Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 would have “exactly the same” gameplay as other platforms, so when exactly can we expect the next title?

Speaking to Polygon recently, Hamaguchi mentioned how a status update on the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will hopefully be shared in the “very near future”. So far, this version of the game has been built, and the team is now working hard to optimise and polish it. Here’s the full exchange:

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Dispatch Dev AdHoc Responds To Nintendo’s Statement, Says It Intends To Address Censored Switch Content

“We’re already working with Nintendo on a path forward”.

Following an official response from Nintendo yesterday about the censorship in the Switch versions of Dispatch, the developer AdHoc Studio has now shared a lengthy statement.

In this update, which follows a comment it made to Nintendo Life earlier this week, the studio explains how the superhero workplace comedy game didn’t meet Nintendo’s content guidelines.

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