It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The faux trees that have been set up since July are finally selling, the roads are deadlier than ever and every coastal city on the East and West coast is prepping itself for an influx of bare-footed Joburgers in shopping malls. Tis also the time of deals when it comes to video games, something that has become an annual tradition with Sony and their PlayStation platform. This year, Sony is kicking off its 12 Deals of Christmas with a blast from the past: Crash Bandicoot.

Ghost of Tsushima is clearly the kind of game that has had and still will have years of development pumped into it. In fact, it’s that lengthy and secret development time which had many a Sucker Punch fan worried about the future of the famed developer. After 2014’s inFAMOUS: Second Son, you couldn’t even squeeze a mouse fart out of the company, as they toiled away on Ghost of Tsushima. Was this a case of Sony playing its cards close to its chest and delaying the announcement of the game for as long as possible as they sought the perfect time to unveil it?

Black Friday is a day that has very little significance in South Africa beyond one thing: Great discounts. Here are some astounding deals on games.

While you won’t see any chaos on the same level as the madness shown at North American Black Friday sales that our local retailers have copied with staggering 5% off discounts, you can expect to still see some hefty savings on the video game front. Sony is jumping on that ship from November 17 until November 24, with some solid savings on their consoles and games.

You’ve conquered the Red Legion, ended the Red War and engaged in some regicide in the Leviathan raid of Destiny 2. What’s next? After weeks of teasing, Bungie’s first full-fledged for Destiny 2 was shown off at Paris Games Week. The titular Curse of Osiris finally brings the infamous renegade Guardian into the light, as players need to fight back against an all-new Vex threat on Mercury.

One samurai, overwhelming odds and an enemy who knows where to hurt the Japanese warriors where it really counts. Only this is one fight that the invaders might not be prepared for, when a warrior comes back from the dead as a ronin seeking vengeance. Here’s the first trailer for Ghost of Tsushima.

There’s nothing in life that wrestling can’t solve. Grabbing a mask, suiting up in your finest luchador boots and tossing said problems from the top of a turnbuckle and onto the ring below? Magic stuff. Guacamelee knew this a couple of years ago when it first launched, giving players plenty of charm, style and pop-up powerbombs aplenty. Also, chickens. An unstoppable feathery force most foul if I remember correctly. What could be better? A brand new sequel from developer Drink Box. Here’s the first trailer for Guacamelee 2.

Cross platform multiplayer is the dream. In video game utopia, we’d all just be able to play the games we wanted, with the people we wanted, no matter their choice in platform. For same games and systems, that’s already happening. Just not with PlayStation.