Dune: Half 2 is lastly in theaters, and we hope you take pleasure in it as a lot as we did (seize further napkins should you’re shopping for the themed popcorn bucket). In the event you’re indulging in the second a part of the Denis Villeneuve-directed saga and wish much more methods to interact with the Dune universe, we’ve uncovered some superior offers that pay homage to the home of Herbert. For instance, you possibly can presently choose up a complete assortment of core rulebooks and supplementary supplies for the Dune: Adventures in the Imperium TTRPG from Modiphius for just $18 at Humble. It’s also possible to discover discounted hardcover and paperback field units of the Dune books at Amazon.
In the event you’re in the temper for one thing rather less dusty, we’ve discovered some spectacular reductions on a PlayStation 5 {hardware} bundle, and following Pokémon Day earlier this week, some Pokémon games are discounted, too.
As we do each weekend, we’re offering you with our favourite offers from the worlds of gaming and leisure, plus the scoop on the best-selling merchandise which have made a current look on our website.
One of the best gaming offers this week
One among the greatest Dune video games ever, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, is presently featured as a part of a formidable bundle taking place now at Humble. This $17 bundle contains the whole lot it is advisable to get began with the spicy tabletop setting with PDFs of its core rulebook, character sheets, the Gamemaster’s Toolkit, and over a dozen different supplementary supplies to construct out your individual campaigns. Buying this bundle additionally entitles you to a 50% low cost on an array of bodily Dune: Adventures in the Imperium merchandise from the Modiphus store.
Best Buy has delivered the first huge deal on the PlayStation 5 of 2024. Since Thursday, the retailer has supplied a $50 deal on the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 console bundle, which features a copy of the recreation and the newer, slim model of the disc-based PlayStation 5, for just $449.99 (was $499.99). At its common worth, this bundle already saves you the $69.99 value of shopping for the recreation by itself. Now, you’re getting a good worth lower on the {hardware} itself.
We haven’t seen a greater deal on the PlayStation 5 since the holidays, and with the PlayStation 5 recreation library solely getting greater (and with loads of nice titles in its backlog), there’s by no means been a greater time to choose up Sony’s console.
Whereas the opening weekend for Dune: Half Two is definitely thrilling, we additionally obtained to see various cool bulletins from the Pokémon Firm, courtesy of Pokémon Day 2024. Whereas we’ll have to attend patiently till 2025 for our subsequent full-fledged title, titled Pokémon Legends Z-A, you possibly can presently discover a number of Pokémon video games for the Change on sale for $39.99 at Walmart, together with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and more.
The highest-selling stuff on Polygon this week
One of the best leisure offers this week
We’re not achieved with Dune. A striking, hardcover collection of the first three books of the Dune saga is on the market on Amazon for $83 (was $149.99). Along with some superb cowl artwork, every e-book options an illustrated poster inside its mud jacket. This assortment contains the unique Dune novel in addition to its sequels, Dune: Messiah and Kids of Dune.
For a extra expansive assortment, you’ll find the first six books in Frank Herbert’s Dune saga collected in this paperback box set that’s presently out there at Amazon for $59.99 (was $108). This set combines Dune, Dune Messiah, Kids of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune into a single field set with minimalist cowl artwork for every.
In the event you’re a fan of romantic drama/comedies (rom dramedies?) Amazon is presently discounting the fourth quantity of the Columbia Classics assortment to $149, the lowest worth to this point for the $216 field set. This assortment options six 4K Blu-rays together with His Woman Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch Drunk Love, all contained in a lovely bi-fold field. You’ll additionally get an 80-page coloration booklet with uncommon pictures and commentaries detailing the historic significance of every movie. It’s an odd assortment of flicks, to make sure, however it could be precisely what you or a present recipient could also be trying for this weekend.
Dune is one other traditional romantic dramedy (should you love sand, that’s). In the event you’d like so as to add the 2021 movie to your assortment of bodily media in gorgeous 4K, you possibly can presently choose up a reduced 4K Blu-ray copy from Amazon for $23.99 (was $33.99). It’s also possible to discover a particular version 4K Blu-ray of the 1984 unique Dune movie on sale at Walmart for $23.97 (was $34.99).
Don’t ask me why, however I’ve been on one thing of a Battlestar Galactica kick recently, so think about my disappointment after I came upon that the full Ronald D. Moore sci-fi sequence isn’t out there to stream on any platform. Fortunately, you possibly can choose up the whole sequence on Blu-ray from Amazon for $64.99 (was $99.99), or out there digitally from Vudu for just $34.99 (was $232).
I’m a fan of the Blu-ray field set, because it contains each episode of the sequence with bonus options and commentary, in addition to the one-shot episodes “Razor” and “The Plan.” Vudu’s digital model, nonetheless, solely contains the primary episodes playable by the Vudu app. It’s nonetheless not a nasty deal.
