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Okay, so it’s Saturday, July 5. No clue why, but it feels significant. Maybe the air smells a bit sharper? Or is it just me? Anyway, here’s some stuff you might not want to miss.
### Samsung Monitors: Because Gaming is Life or Something
Scrolling through Woot this weekend, and boom — Samsung’s got two gaming monitors that seem like a big deal. Just something about those pixels. The 32″ Odyssey G8 is all about OLED magic and a refresh rate that practically hyperventilates at 240Hz. Blacker blacks? Sure, maybe that’s a thing. Then there’s this 49″ beast, the G9. Curved like it’s hugging your soul. Almost $1,900, but voilà, just under a grand if you’re quick. Does this make them irresistible? Possibly. Or not.
### Storage Wars: Crucial Edition
You know how storage is never enough? Like caffeine or sleep. Enter the Crucial T500 SSD. 2TB with a heatsink. Speeds that blur past 7,400MB/s. That’s fast, right? Perfect for all those PlayStation 5 games you’ll half-play and forget. I mean, who actually finishes every game?
### Wandering in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Somehow, Assassin’s Creed Shadows seems like it’s everywhere, but maybe only in my dreams. It’s $49.99 now. The game’s huge, like a bottomless bucket of storylines. Our review said something about “sharpening edges” — sounds like a knife ad, but okay, it scored an 8/10. Good enough?
### Borderlands 3: Because We All Need An Escape
Rollercoaster of a game. Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition is $17.97 on the Switch. It’s got more DLCs than I can count — love, tentacles, and chaos. Seriously, don’t we all need a little pandemonium with our adventures?
### Metaphor: ReFantazio Strategy Book
Now, this is a hefty one. A guide so thorough it probably knows your life story. Nearly 600 pages on Metaphor: ReFantazio. Perfect walkthroughs, which honestly, sound a bit controlling, but who am I to argue with thoroughness?
### Steam Summer Madness
If PC games are your jam, Steam’s Summer Sale is the playground. RPGs galore, some Final Fantasy magic, even Guardians of the Galaxy. All for less than a fancy coffee, almost.
### Donkey Kong Bananza: Just Bananas
So, Donkey Kong is doing something fresh. Pre-orders are open — isn’t Pauline tagging along this time? They’re venturing to the planet’s core, which sounds hot and risky. It’s all bananas, literally. If there’s one Switch 2 thing you need, maybe it’s this. Or maybe not. Who knows?
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Well, that’s the scoop, or an attempt at it. Whether any of this sticks in your head, cheers to weekend madness!