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♦Target offering Buy 2 Get One Free on all video games starting today through the 14th.
♦EA Sports put out an infographic going over the numbers of FIFA 16 through 16 days.
♦Details on the latest patch to have gone out for NHL 16.
♦Super Mega Baseball free DLC pack of two new stadiums is now available on PS4.
♦Details on the patch that has gone out for Super Mega Baseball.
♦Two special edition Fallout 4 cars are making their way into Forza 6.
♦Details on the first patch that has gone out for Forza 6.
♦Details on a patch that has gone out specific to the PC version of NBA 2K16.
♦New teams feature will be coming with an update to the MyNBA2K app.
♦Quote from my review on Sporting News made it into the latest NBA 2K16 ad.
♦Extensive patch details have been released for WWE 2K16.
♦New update has added private lobbies and more into Driveclub.
♦Payouts from the O’Bannon lawsuit settlement will be distributed to claimants soon.
♦New in-ear stereo headset for the PS4 is coming out in December.
♦Fallout 4 can still be preordered with discount for Amazon Prime.
♦Rise of the Tomb Raider can still be preordered with discount for Amazon Prime.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Terminator Genisys and Trainwreck.