Skip to main contentThat’s $1 per Expedition. Other great deals include a Pixel 11 / Pixel Watch 5 preorder perk, 4K Blu-ray sets, and more.

That’s $1 per Expedition. by Cameron FaulknerAug 14, 2026, 2:50 PM UTCImage: The VergeCameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware.

He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. For RPG fans who dig Persona-style turn-based action and who are pursuing games with original stories and fantastic tunes, look no further than Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

This praise might come off sounding weird, but I really like that Sandfall Interactive’s breakout hit isn’t overly long compared to RPGs it was inspired by. 99).

This is a rare opportunity to save quite a bit on one of 2025’s best games, though it’s on Xbox Game Pass if you subscribe to that. Unfortunately, the deal is only available for the Xbox Series X version and doesn’t extend to PlayStation 5.

49, which is also a nice deal. $33Other great Verge-approved dealsThere are some great preorder incentives for Google’s Pixel 11 phones, especially if you also want its new Pixel Watch 5.

The base Pixel 11 with 256GB of storage includes the watch at $130 off the usual combined amount. Normally $1,298, Amazon is offering the bundle for $1,168, which essentially reduces the price of the watch from $399 to $269.

Buying the pricier Pixel 11 Pro that’s bundled with the watch will save you even more. Normally $1,499 together, the bundle is $1,248 — $250 off the watch and now just $100 more than the base Pixel 11 bundle.

If you want more camera features, you should get the Pro. Read our hands-on previews.

I like including good deals on gaming laptops when I find them, and I found another one at Walmart. Gigabyte’s 16-inch A16 laptop that packs Nvidia’s capable RTX 5070 (8GB VRAM) graphics chip, among other powerful components, is down to $1,249 ($600 off).

It’s a great value based on its gaming performance alone; Considering it has Intel’s Core i7-13620H and 32GB DDR5 RAM to go alongside the GPU, there isn’t much you won’t be able to play at the highest graphical settings. The laptop also has a 1200p IPS screen that has a 165Hz refresh rate, and it has a 1TB SSD installed.

Its RAM and storage can be upgraded to 64GB and 4TB, respectively. Gruv is hosting weekend deals on a range of 4K Blu-ray sets through Monday.