Silent Hill Producer’s Meme-Driven Hype and the Best Black Friday Deals for Gamers and PC Enthusiasts in 2025

Cyber Monday Deals: Top Gaming Peripherals for 2025

PC Gamer highlights Cyber Monday deals on gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, graphics cards, monitors and laptops across the annual sales bonanza.

• Cyber Monday gaming keyboard, and controller mouse deals 2025: Majestic mechanicals and righteous rodents — PC Gamer
• Cyber Monday gaming headset deals 2025: Giving the gift of great audio this deals season — PC Gamer
• Cyber Monday graphics card deals 2025: The best prices on the best GPUs in the annual sales bonanza — PC Gamer
• Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals 2025: Cheap screens, OLED, ultrawide, or 4K, it’s all here — PC Gamer
• Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2025: The best discounts on gaming laptops, no matter your budget — PC Gamer

Silent Hill Producer Says Memes, Jokes, Fan Art, and Theorising Keep the Franchise’s Hype Alive

According to Silent Hill producer, memes, jokes, fan art, and theorizing are fueling the franchise’s sustained popularity.

• Your memes, jokes, fan art, and theorising is keeping Silent Hill f’s “hype” alive “for longer”, says producer — Eurogamer
• Your memes, jokes, fan art, and theorising are keeping Silent Hill f’s “hype” alive “for longer”, says producer — Eurogamer

“dying in horror games is always a reminder you’re playing a game”

In this article, Eurogamer explores the unique experience of dying repeatedly while playing horror games. The authors argue that these deaths serve as constant reminders that players are interacting with a digital medium designed to evoke fear and tension. By analyzing specific examples from popular titles like Resident Evil 2 Remake and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, they demonstrate how game designers use failure states to immerse players in the narrative and heighten emotional stakes. Ultimately, the piece argues that it’s through these frustrating moments of death that horror games achieve their distinctive impact.

• What makes a great remake? — Eurogamer
• What we’ve been playing – “dying in horror games is always a reminder you’re playing a game” — Eurogamer

Lenovo Legion Go S and iBuyPower RTX 5070 Rig Black Friday Deals

This weekend’s Black Friday deals include a $250 savings on the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS, along with a $500 discount off an iBuyPower RTX 5070 gaming rig.

• Save $250 on the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS this Black Friday weekend — Rock Paper Shotgun
• Save $500 on this iBuyPower RTX 5070 Rig for Black Friday — Rock Paper Shotgun

Fallout Co-Creator Tim Cain on Canon: ‘Whatever the IP Owner Says It Is’

In a recent interview, Fallout co-creator Tim Cain discusses the flexible nature of canon in the Fallout franchise. He states that canon is ultimately determined by whoever owns the intellectual property rights, but adds that this freedom allows for creative interpretation without fear of being wrong.

• Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says canon is ‘whatever the owner of the IP says it is’ but that’s okay because ‘the best part of interpretation is you can’t be wrong’ — PC Gamer

PC Gamers’ Audio Evolution: From Little Speakers to RGB Headsets

A PC Gamer article reflects on the shift from simple speaker setups to RGB headsets among PC gamers, highlighting two affordable speaker deals that capture this nostalgic aspect of gaming culture.

• We used to be a society in which PC gamers had little speakers on their desks instead of RGB headsets—here are 2 speaker deals that I like — PC Gamer

Magic Puzzle Company Offers Black Friday Sale on Puzzles

The Magic Puzzle Company is offering a major discount on its puzzle products for the upcoming Black Friday weekend, with select puzzles available at half price.

• Magic Puzzle Company Puzzles Are Half Off for Black Friday — IGN
• Magic Puzzle Company Puzzles Are Half Off for Black Friday Weekend — IGN

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Likely to Win Game of the Year, Says Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer

A developer for Hollow Knight: Silksong believes that Team Cherry’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will likely win Game of the Year due to its exceptional and broadly palatable qualities.

• Hollow Knight: Silksong dev thinks Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will win Game of the Year: “It’s exceptional and broadly palatable” — Eurogamer
• However a non-Hollow Knight game from Team Cherry might look, there’s a particular through line you can still expect — Rock Paper Shotgun

Minecraft Map Recreates Notorious Slum, Redefines Level Design Priorities

PC Gamer explores a Minecraft map that faithfully recreates one of history’s most notorious slums, sparking reflection on the role of environmental context and social commentary in 3D level design.

• This Minecraft map that recreates one of history’s most notorious slums made me reconsider what’s important in 3D level design — PC Gamer

South Park Season 28, Episode 4: “Turkey Trot” Review

In ‘Turkey Trot’, the South Park gang embarks on a wacky quest to win a community race. Amidst absurd antics and clever satire, they encounter hilarious obstacles and confront their own ridiculous stereotypes. The episode skewers American culture with its usual razor-sharp humor while delivering heartwarming moments that remind us of what truly matters.

• South Park Season 28, Episode 4: “Turkey Trot” Review — IGN

Silent Hill 2 Returns in Stunning Remake on Xbox Series X/S

Eurogamer praises the return of last year’s acclaimed Silent Hill 2 to Xbox Series X/S, calling it an ideal remake that captures the original’s haunting atmosphere and psychological depth.

• Last year’s brilliant Silent Hill 2 is finally on Xbox Series X/S and it’s exactly what a remake should be — Eurogamer
• I’ve returned to last year’s brilliant Silent Hill 2 now it’s finally on Xbox Series X/S, and it’s exactly what a remake should be — Eurogamer