Thanks to Twitch’s new stream filters, you’re now able to filter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds streams based on surviving players. Twitch launched this new set of custom filters earlier, and they’re available to everyone watching PUBG streams. The filters allow you to sort by team type (solo, duo, squad), and even by the number of remaining players in the round. You can choose from ‘More than 50′, ’25-50’, or fewer than 25 for the most hectic streams. The filters work in a similar way to the language filters, and you’ll be able to see the results on the spot. No one likes a chicken dinner when it’s cold. Be there for the big moments by watching @PUBG on Twitch with our new custom filters. pic.twitter.com/A4w2z0Bs2s — Twitch (@Twitch) May 15, 2018 The new filters definitely sound cool, but they are not the first PUBG-related innovation from a streaming platform. Late last year, Microsoft’s Mixer debuted the HypeZone channel , a channel that automatically features streamers ...
It’s that time again – albeit slightly earlier than normal. Let’s look at this week’s best gaming deals.
Another week down, another week closer to the madness that is EGX Rezzed 2018 and a step closer towards the mythical release of Shenmue 3. Though, I’m getting increasingly convinced I might be the only person looking forward to that.
Either way, we’ve got deals that’ll work in the UK, deals that’ll work in the US and some deals that will work in both the UK and US, as well as presumably many other places. Let’s get started.
UK & US Deals
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Time for a new Humble Indie Bundle! The 19th entry into that particular series features Superhot, Soma, Mini Metro and more, with a bunch of other games being added next week. Here’s how the whole bundle shakes out.
Pay what you want
Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition
Mini Metro
Rakuen
Pay more than the average
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
SOMA
Poly Bridge
More to be added next week
Pay $14 (£10) or more
SUPERHOT
Pay what you want for the Humble Indie Bundle 19
Sign up for a Humble Monthly subscription in March and you’ll get yourself early unlocks of Mafia 3 with its DLC, God Eater 2: Rage Burst and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Not only that but, of course, you’ll be getting a stack of other games at the end of the month, too. All that will cost you $12 / £10.
UK Deals
One of Sony’s headline console exclusives is seeing a nice discount today – Horizon Zero Dawn is down to £13.49 while stock lasts.
Horizon Zero Dawn for £13.49 from Amazon UK
If you’re daring enough to be building a new gaming PC in this particular economic climate, you may as well save some pennies where you can. Ebuyer is currently offering £50 off this bundle of a Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor and Seidon Cooler, all for £250 today.
Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition
For the next week, you can check out a whole bunch of discounts over at TheGameCollection as part of the site’s Easter Sale. Most notably, you’ll find copies of Final Fantasy 15 Royal Edition for only £19.95, Destiny 2 for £12, and more.
Easter Sale live from TheGameCollection
Persona 5 is back in stock and cheaper than ever right now, thanks to Argos’ price cut, which brings the cost of the game down to £23.99 at the moment.
Persona 5 on PS4 for £23.99 from Argos
The latest (and possibly final?) Uncharted adventure, The Lost Legacy, is currently discounted to only £13.49 and comes with a copy of That’s You just thrown in for good measure.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and That’s You! Download for £13.49 from Amazon UK
Fancy getting an Xbox One? Why not go all in and grab a bundle with a whole bunch of games and save some cash? This 1TB Xbox One S console comes with Sea of Thieves, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Fallout 4, Forza 7 and Doom, all for £249.99.
This set of Jabra Elite 65t ‘True Wireless Earbuds’ is one of the nicer sets out there, and is not only discounted here but also comes with a free Amazon Echo Dot, which is a bit of a nice addition. Buying the bundle is currently £5 less than buying the headphones separately.
Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds with Amazon Echo Dot for £144.99 from Amazon UK
If you happen to be an Amazon Prime member, you can currently pick up a whole range of digital movies with up to 50% off, including newer titles like Baby Driver, Get Out, Spider-Man Homecoming, and more.
Up to 50% off digital movies with Prime from Amazon UK
Over at Very, you can save about £70 off the price of a very slick looking Alienware gaming laptop. This particular model is a 24.5-inch with FreeSync, a response time of 1ms and a refresh rate of 240Hz. It’s down to £280 right now.
Alienware AW2518HF 24.5-inch 240Hz FreeSync monitor for £279.99 from Very
Since the price of graphics cards is still kind of insane (thanks Bitcoin), if you’re looking to get yourself a new setup, you might be better off going for one of those pre-built gaming PCs. At least in terms of value. At LaptopsDirect currently, you can pick up an Asus G11CD Core i5-7400 PC with 8GB of RAM and a GTX 1060, all of which will cost you £668 right now.
Asus G11CD Core i5-7400 8GB gaming desktop with GTX 1060 for £667.97 from LaptopsDirect
US Deals
Mass Effect Andromeda – a game that has likely seen more discounts than any other game released at the same time as it by now – is once again discounted on consoles. This time, entering the code EMCPSRW82 at checkout will let you grab a PS4 or Xbox One copy of the game for $7.50 while stock lasts.
Mass Effect Andromeda on PS4 for $7.50 using code EMCPSRW73 from NewEgg
Mass Effect Andromeda on Xbox One for $7.50 using code EMCPSRW73 from NewEgg
Store a whole batch of data in one tiny place or expand your Nintendo Switch’s storage capacity with this 200GB Micro SDXC card, currently discounted to $69 at the moment. Nice.
SanDisk Ultra 200GB Micro SDXC card for $68.99 from Amazon US
If you think it’s finally time to jump onboard with Capcom’s latest entry into the Street Fighter franchise, you can currently grab the PS4 version for only $10 when you enter the code EMCPSRW82 at checkout.
Street Fighter 5 on PS4 for $9.99 using code EMCPSRW82 from NewEgg
If you have a particular love of all things from the worlds of Mario and, of course, puppetry, you’re in luck. This ThinkGeek exclusive Bowser hand puppet is currently on offer for $20, making it that much easier to entertain your kids or freak out your friends.
Super Mario Bowser Puppet for $19.99 from ThinkGeek
With that, we’re done for another week. Keep in mind that deals, prices and availability can change at the drop of a hat, so apologies if you miss out on something you wanted. I’ll be over at Jelly Deals, scouring the world wide web for more deals. Feel free to visit, or follow us on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
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