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The nominees have been announced for 2018’s The Game Awards. This year Sony Santa Monica’s God of War and Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 are the two front-runners, locked neck-and-neck at eight nominations each including Game of the Year. Other GOTY contenders include Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Celeste, Spider-Man, and Monster Hunter: World.

Fortnite snagged four nominations of its own including Best Ongoing Game, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Destiny 2: Forsaken, and Detroit: Become Human each got three nominations. Fans can vote for their favorites through the official site. The awards will air live on Thursday, December 6 at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT.

As always the award show will feature exclusive world premieres and musical performances. You can purchase tickets here, starting at $70. The show is once again being organized and hosted by gaming industry veteran Geoff Keighley. Keighley will also produce a limited podcast series in partnership with Spotify to take a closer look at the best game music of the year.

A total of 68 media partners, including GameSpot, are voting to decide the winners of the main categories. You can check out the full list of nominees below.

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
• Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
• Overwatch (Blizzard)
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)

Best Game Direction

• A Way Out (Hazelight Studios / EA)
• Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Best Narrative

• Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Best Art Direction

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of Obra Din (3909 LLC)

Best Score/Music

• Celeste (Lena Raine)
• God of War (Bear McCreary)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (John Paesano)
• Ni No Kuni II (Joe Hisaishi)
• Octopath Traveler (Yasunori Nishiki)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson)

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch Studios / Activision)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Best Performance

• Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
• Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
• Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

• 11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart / Aardman Animations / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
• The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories (White Owls / Arc System Works)

Best Independent Game

• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
• Into the Breach (Subset Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (3909 LLC)
• The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)

Best Mobile Game

• Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• PUBG MOBILE (Lightspeed & Quantum / Tencent Games)
• Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Developer Digital)

Best VR/AR Game

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / SIE)
• Beat Saber (Beat Games)
• Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment / SIE)
• Moss (Polyarc Games)
• Tetris Effect (Resonair / Enhance, Inc)

Best Action Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
• Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
• Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
• Mega Man 11 (Capcom)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal / Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Best Role-Playing Game

• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix / Square Enix)
• Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (Level 5 / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
• Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo)
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment / Versus Evil)

Best Fighting Game

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Arc System Works)
• Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
• Soul Calibur VI (Bandai Namco Studios / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
• Street Fighter V Arcade (Dimps / Capcom)

Best Family Game

• Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
• Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games / Team 17)
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
• Super Mario Party (NDCube / Nintendo)

Best Strategy Game

• BATTLETECH (Harebrained Schemes / Paradox Interactive
• Frostpunk (11 bit studios)
• Into the Breach (Subset Games)
• The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil)
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Sega CS3 / Sega)

Best Sports/Racing Game

• FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
• Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
• NBA 2K19 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES Productions / Konami)

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
• Sea of Thieves (Rare / Microsoft Studios)

Best Student Game

• Combat 2018 (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway)
• Dash Quasar (UC Santa Cruz)
• JERA (Digipen Bilbao, Spain)
• LIFF (ISTART Digital – France)
• RE: Charge (MIT)

Best Debut Indie Game

• Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Moss (Polyarc Games)
• The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
• Yoku’s Island Express (Villa Gorilla)

Best Esports Game

• CSGO
• DOTA2
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Overwatch

Best Esports Player

• Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox)
• Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
• Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao (Royal Never Give Up)Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere)
• Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang (New York Excelsior)

Best Esports Team

• Astralis (CSGO)
• Cloud9 (LOL)
• Fnatic (LOL)
• London Spitfire (OWL)
• OG (DOTA2)

Best Esports Coach

• Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)
• Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu (OG)
• Danny “zonic” Sørensen (Astralis)
• Dylan Falco (Fnatic)
• Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi (Team Vitality)
• Janko “YNk” Paunovic (MiBR)

Best Esports Event

• ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
• EVO 2018
• League of Legends World Championship
• Overwatch League Grand Finals
• The International 2018

Best Esports Host

• Alex “Goldenboy” MendezAlex “Machine” Richardson
• AndersBlumeEefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
• Paul “RedEye” Chaloner

Best Esports Moment

• C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE)KT vs IG Base Race (LOL Worlds)G2 Beating RNG (LOL Worlds)
• OG’s Massive Upset of LGD (DOTA 2 Finals)
• SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ (EVO)

Content Creator of the Year

• Dr. Lupo
• Myth
• Ninja
• Pokimane
• Willyrex

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Ebay has announced another sales promotion revolving around Black Friday, but this one boasts that it’s better than Black Friday. The promotion centers on a full week of beating competitor prices for the retail holiday across several items. The promotion runs November 12-18, and the prices go into effect at 5 AM PT each day. [Update: It’s now Tuesday, meaning another of the new deals from Ebay is now live, including the Xbox One controller deal that beats what we’ve seen during Black Friday.]

The deal for today, Monday, for example is a Samsung 32″ Smart LED HD TV for $175, beating the advertised Target deal of $179. Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13, it’s offering an Xbox One wireless controller for $35, undercutting Walmart’s price of $39. The deals will also include NBA 2K19 for $27 (vs $30 at Target) and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for $44 (vs $45 at Target). Apple AirPods are going for $149.

Naturally, these game and tech deals come alongside several other discounts on other items, from coffee makers to boots to watches. Ebay is also offering free shipping on these deals, and a “Best Price Guarantee” that will give 110% the price difference on competitors. You can check out the full line-up at the Ebay deal site.

Black Friday is traditionally the Friday immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday, but as retailers compete for customers the discounts have begun expanding to the weeks before and after as well. It’s a good time to grab cheap games and hardware, so check out our Black Friday deals roundups for all the best prices.

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Alongside a release date for Crackdown 3, Microsoft took time at its X018 stage presentation to show off the first look at its open world game’s new multiplayer mode. The Wrecking Zone mode takes place inside a custom, destructible arena and has you wreak havoc.

Presented as a training exercise for Agents, Wrecking Zone pits two teams of five against each other. An extended gameplay demonstration showed the teams smashing their ways through walls and crumbling the floor beneath them. The brief show detailed two maps, called Blackout Zone and Nova Station, along with two modes, Territories and Agent Station. It was co-developed by Sumo Digital, Elbow Rocket, and Certain Affinity.

Crackdown 3 is now slated for a February 15, 2019 release, after multiple delays. As a first-party game it will be available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers on the day of release. Plus it’s a Play Anywhere game, so you can purchase it on Xbox One and play on PC, or vice-versa.

As part of the promotion now that a release date has been announced, Microsoft is giving away the original 2007 Crackdown as a free backwards compatible download through November 30.

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Fences–merchants, not boundary markers–in Red Dead Redemption 2 are the only businesses that will buy goods you’ve found while looting strangers and rifling through private property, and by gum, they sure are hard to find. Considering the size of RDR2’s map, and that there are only four fences in all the land, odds are you may be wondering where they’re hiding. We’ve got a handy reference guide to help locate the black-market traders that peddle in illicit goods.

Fair warning: you have to first complete Chapter 2’s ‘The Spines of America’ mission before you can use any fence, and you won’t be able to access either of the specialized fences–for horses or wagons–until you reach certain progress milestones in the game’s main story.

Let’s start off with the first location you’re likely to find: Emerald Ranch

Fence #1: Emerald Ranch (Unlocks after Chapter 2, Pouring Fourth Oil)

The first fence location you might stumble across during the natural trajectory of the story’s early mission is located on the south-west edge of Emerald Ranch, on the backside of a massive barn. In additional to its usual services, this is also the only fence that will pay you for turning in stolen stagecoaches and carriages. The same time that you unlock the standard fence at Emerald Ranch, you will also unlock the ability to trade in stolen carriages; simply ride them up to the barn doors to engage the wagon fence.

Fence #2: Van Horn Trading Post
On the far-east edge of New Hanover (practically due east of Emerald Ranch) lies Van Horn Trading Post. The fence at this location is tucked away within the rear of building along the docks.

Fence #3: Rhodes
Due south of Emerald Ranch lies Rhodes, a small town with a small trailer park to the north. There you will find a bright red trailer, and on the backside you’ll find a counter and a window where the local fence awaits your business.

Fence #4: Saint Denis
The far-off bustling streets of Saint Denis are where you’ll find the most well-hidden fence of them all. Tucked under the busy market square, it’s easy to spot if you keep an eye out for the brick archways, or the green building with bright green shudders. This is also the only fence that will purchase gold bars, valued at a whopping $500 a piece.

Horse Fence, North Of Rhodes (Unlocks after Chapter 3, Horse Flesh For Dinner)
After completing the gruesomely titled mission mentioned above, you can speak to a pair of strangers northwest of Rhodes, along the waterside, to turn in stolen horses.

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It’s shocking the amount of stuff you can find in Red Dead Redemption 2. Heck, the Stranger missions, Legendary animals, and camp side-activities were already enough as it is. But it seems another major discovery has been made, and it’s not what you’d expect. UFOs were one thing, but this is another entirely.

To keep you from getting spoiled, we’re going to be vague with the details of this discovery. It’s really worth seeing it through the end so you can experience it yourself. The objective of this mission is quite simple: find five mysterious writings scattered across Saint Denis. Once you’ve found all those, you’ll get a map that points you to an alleyway near the church in town. However, in order to trigger the event properly, you need to visit at night. If you really want to know what it is, hover your mouse over the text below:

You find five mysterious writings that inevitably lead you to finding an actual vampire. Seriously. A vampire!

Below we detail the locations of all five mysterious writings, as well as provide directions on how to get to the alleyway by the Saint Denis church. You can find the writings in any order, but for the sake of clarity, we’ve numbered them to make it easier to follow. Massive props to Luke Lawrie of Stevivor, who deserves all the credit for being able to discern these clues and find them all across town. With bizarre stuff like this, it seems there’s no shortage of secrets tucked away in Red Dead Redemption 2, so if you’ve discovered something crazy, be sure to let us know about it in the comments below.

Clue 1

“I drink from the maiden and I live again in the dead. The heart of the king of blood.”

The first clue is located on the building just above the second “N” in “Saint Denis” on the map. You’ll see it written on the wall of a red building with white doors.

Clue 2

“I feed again. The blood of life. The circle has begun.”

The second clue is near the Saint Denis market place where the local Fence and Trapper are. It’s tucked away in an alleyway behind a gate where there are some neatly stacked barrels.

Clue 3

“Five bones under the perfect star. Nosferatu with Dominica will become mortal again.”

The third clue is located by the Butcher and General Store on the southwestern side of town. It’s on the other side of the shops, tucked away under an overhang.

Clue 4

Oh sweetest of napes, may your blood remain forever on my lips. Six there will be before the lust is sated.”

The fourth clue is found directly north of the post office, tucked away in a corridor. Look to the shot above to chart a path to its locations.

Clue 5

With one long kiss, I draw the life from her and await the outpost of advancing day.”

The final clue is found on another wall of the building the previous clue was written on. Simply head up north to get to it, but you’ll likely have to run around the building to reach it. This building complex is a bit of a labyrinth but stick with it and you’ll find it eventually.

The Big Reveal

As stated above, you’ll get a map once you’ve gathered all the clues. It’s a tad vague in the direction it’s trying to point you, but it’s ultimately trying to get you to go to a secluded alleyway to the west of the General Store and Butcher. However, the special event won’t trigger until nighttime, so be sure to advance time at the local saloon. Once it’s night, head to the alleyway and prepare yourself for a bizarre event that defies expectations.

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As you play Red Dead Redemption 2, you’ll start to see notifications informing you that you’ve completed a challenge. Now this all sounds fine and dandy, but you’re likely asking yourself: “What does completing challenges do? Heck, why should I even bother completing them?” That’s a fair question, and we’re here to answer it.

Challenges are gameplay feats you complete to earn XP and unlock upgraded equipment for purchase at your local trapper, such as new Gun Belts, Bandoliers, Holsters, and Off-Hand Holsters. Each piece posses its own perks that increase either ammo capacity or decrease weapon degradation rate. Equipping them even improves your general statistics, but more on that in a second.

There are nine challenge categories in total, each with ten feats to complete. As you’d expect, the feats vary per category. For example, the Bandit challenges has you working to hold up townsfolk, steal wagons, and amass a sizable bounty, while the Explorer challenges focus on you finding treasure. It’s important to note that you must complete challenges in sequential order, so you can’t just prioritize completing the seventh challenge over the first few only because it’s easier.

Completing challenges is a worthwhile endeavor, as the equipment you unlock offer bonus bars around your Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Cores when you complete the set. You are rewarded an extra bar when you complete one of the three sets associated with that statistic. And you unlock an additional bar to that statistic once you’ve acquired all three sets associated with it. The table below contains details on which equipment set is associated with which attribute.

Attribute	Equipment Set
Health	Horseman Sharpshooter Weapons Expert
Stamina	Bandit Gambler Master Hunter
Dead Eye	Explorer Herbalist Survivalist

There’s even an extra bonus in store for you upon completing all 90 challenges. You unlock a special outfit called “Legend of the East,” which provides hefty bonuses to Arthur’s statistics. If that’s something you’re aspiring towards, you’re in luck as we’ve compiled every single challenge in the game for your reference, so get crackin’!

Bandit

Challenge	Description	Reward
Bandit 1	Hold up five townsfolk	Bandit Bandolier
Bandit 2	Rob two stage coaches or complete two stage coach robbery missions	$5 + 25 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 3	Rob a cash register in any four shops in one day	Bandit Holster
Bandit 4	Rob three stage coaches in a single day	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 5	Amass a $250 bounty in one State	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 6	Steal five horses and sell them to the horse Fence at Clemens Cove	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 7	Rob $50 worth of cash and valuables from townsfolk and travelers	Bandit Off-Hand Holster
Bandit 8	Steal seven wagons and sell them to the Fence at Emerald Ranch	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 9	Hogtie someone and leave them on railroad tracks three times	$20 + 150 Dead Eye XP
Bandit 10	Complete five train robberies without dying or getting caught	Bandit Gun Belt

Explorer

Challenge	Description	Reward
Explorer 1	Find a treasure map	Explorer Holster
Explorer 2	Find a treasure	$5 + 25 Stamina XP
Explorer 3	Find a treasure	Explorer Bandolier
Explorer 4	Find a treasure	$10 + 50 Stamina XP
Explorer 5	Find a treasure	$10 + 50 Stamina XP
Explorer 6	Find a treasure	$15 + 100 Stamina XP
Explorer 7	Find a treasure	Explorer Gun Belt
Explorer 8	Find a treasure	$15 + 100 Stamina XP
Explorer 9	Find a treasure	$20 + 150 Stamina XP
Explorer 10	Find a treasure	Explorer Off-Hand Holster

Gambler

Challenge	Description	Reward
Gambler 1	Win five hands of poker	Gambler Holster
Gambler 2	In blackjack, double down and win the hand five times	$5 + 25 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 3	Win three games of five finger filet	Gambler Bandolier
Gambler 4	Bust a poker opponent out in Flatneck Station, Saint Denis, and Valentine	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 5	Win three rounds of dominoes without drawing any tiles against two or fewer opponents	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 6	Beat a blackjack dealer in Rhodes and Van Horn	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 7	Beat the five finger filet player in Strawberry, Valentine, and Van Horn	Gambler Gun Belts
Gambler 8	Win three hands of blackjack with three hits or more	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 9	Win three consecutive games of dominoes	$20 + 150 Dead Eye XP
Gambler 10	Win three consecutive hands of poker	Gambler Off-Hand Holster

Herbalist

Challenge	Description	Reward
Herbalist 1	Pick six yarrow	Herbalist Off-Hand Holster
Herbalist 2	Pick and eat four species of berry	$5 + 25 health XP
Herbalist 3	Craft seven items using sage as an ingredient	Herbalist Gun Belt
Herbalist 4	Pick five mushrooms and feed them to your horse	$10 + 50 Health XP
Herbalist 5	Craft nine items using the Indian tobacco as an ingredient	$10 + 50 Health XP
Herbalist 6	Pick 15 different species of herb	$15 + 100 Health XP
Herbalist 7	Craft and use five special miracle Tonics	Herbalist Holster
Herbalist 8	Use oleander to craft six poison weapons	$15 + 100 Health XP
Herbalist 9	Pick one of each species of herb	$20 + 150 Health XP
Herbalist 10	Season and cook all 11 types of meat	Herbalist Bandolier

Horseman

Challenge	Description	Reward
Horseman 1	Kill five rabbits from horseback	Horseman Gun Belt
Horseman 2	Jump over three obstacles in 15 seconds	$5 + 25 Stamina XP
Horseman 3	Ride from Valentine to Rhodes in less than five minutes	Horseman Holster
Horseman 4	While mounted, drag a victim for 3,300 feet using your lasso	$10 + 50 Stamina XP
Horseman 5	Trample five animals with your horse	$10 + 50 Stamina XP
Horseman 6	Ride from Strawberry to Saint Denis in less than nine minutes without touching water	$15 + 100 Stamina XP
Horseman 7	Kill seven enemies from horseback without dismounting	Horseman Bandolier
Horseman 8	Kill nine predators from horseback	$15 + 100 Stamina XP
Horseman 9	Ride from Van Horn to Blackwater in less than 17 minutes without touching water	$20 + 150 Stamina XP
Horseman 10	Break every single wild horse breed	Horseman Off-Hand Holster

Master Hunter

Challenge	Description	Reward
Master Hunter 1	Skin three deer	Master Hunter Off-Hand Holster
Master Hunter 2	Get three perfect-quality rabbit pelts	$5 + 25 Health XP
Master Hunter 3	Track 10 different animal species using your binoculars	Master Hunter Bandolier
Master Hunter 4	Get a clean kill after calling to an animal five times	$10 + 50 Health XP
Master Hunter 5	Skin three black bears or grizzly bears	$10 + 50 Health XP
Master Hunter 6	Kill five cougars with your bow and skin them	$15 + 100 Health XP
Master Hunter 7	Use a bait to lure and kill both an herbivore and predator	Master Hunter Gun Belt
Master Hunter 8	Catch three fish without using a fishing rod (aka use dynamite)	$15 + 100 Health XP
Master Hunter 9	Catch an opossum playing possum	$20 + 150 Health XP
Master Hunter 10	Track and kill a Legendary Panther	Master Hunter Holster

Sharpshooter

Challenge	Description	Reward
Sharpshooter 1	Kill three flying birds	Sharpshooter Bandolier
Sharpshooter 2	Kill two different animal species in the same Dead Eye use	$5 + 25 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 3	Kill five flying birds while moving on a train	Sharpshooter Holster
Sharpshooter 4	Kill an enemy at least 80 feet away with a throwing tomahawk	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 5	Kill six animals without switching or reloading your weapon	$10 + 50 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 6	Kill someone at least 660 feet away with a long scoped rifle	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 7	Land seven headshots in a row	Sharpshooter Off-Hand Holster
Sharpshooter 8	Disarm three enemies without reloading or switching your weapon	$15 + 100 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 9	Shoot three people’s hats off in the same Dead Eye use	$20 + 150 Dead Eye XP
Sharpshooter 10	Kill three flying birds with three consecutive long scoped rifle shots	Sharpshooter Gun Belt

Survivalist

Challenge	Description	Reward
Survivalist 1	Catch a bluegill	Survivalist Gun Belt
Survivalist 2	Hand five animals to the camp or trapper	$5 + 25 Stamina
Survivalist 3	Kill five animals using a Varmint rifle	Survivalist Off-Hand Holster
Survivalist 4	Craft dynamite, fire, improved, poison, and small game arrows	$10 + 50 Stamina
Survivalist 5	Catch a fish in the Bayou from a riverboat and while standing on railroad tracks	$10 + 50 Stamina
Survivalist 6	Kill a scavenging animal while it is feeding on a corpse five times	$15 + 100 Stamina
Survivalist 7	Kill eight small game animals using small game arrows	Survivalist Bandolier
Survivalist 8	Craft a homing tomahawk, improved tomahawk, volatile dynamite, and volatile fire bottle	$15 + 100 Stamina
Survivalist 9	Catch a fish that weighs at least 19 pounds	$20 + 150 Stamina
Survivalist 10	Catch one of each type of fish in the world	Survivalist Holster

Weapons Expert

Challenge	Description	Reward
Weapons Expert 1	Kill three enemies with a knife	Weapons Expert Holster
Weapons Expert 2	Kill three enemies in 10 seconds with throwing knives	$5 + 25 Health XP
Weapons Expert 3	Kill three birds of prey with a tomahawk	Weapons Expert Gun Belt
Weapons Expert 4	Kill 10 enemies with a shotgun loaded with crafted ammo	$10 + 50 Health XP
Weapons Expert 5	Kill five mounted enemies with one throwing knife per kill	$10 + 50 Health XP
Weapons Expert 6	Kill a group of four enemies with a single stick of dynamite	$15 + 100 Health XP
Weapons Expert 7	Kill four consecutive enemies by throwing and retrieving the same tomahawk	Weapons Expert Off-Hand Holster
Weapons Expert 8	Kill 15 enemies with a long-barreled sidearm	$15 + 100 Health XP
Weapons Expert 9	Kill nine unaware enemies with a bow	$20 + 150 Health XP
Weapons Expert 10	Kill a grizzly bear with throwing knives without taking damage	Weapons Expert Bandolier

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Rockstar’s open-world epic, Grand Theft Auto V, may be over five years old at this point, but the game is still consistently one of the best-selling titles on PS4 and Xbox One every month. It’s also one of the most commercially successful video games of all time, shipping more than 100 million units worldwide. If you’re one of the seemingly few remaining people who have yet to pick the title up (or plan on giving it to someone this holiday season), you’ll be able to find some good deals on it this Black Friday.

Many retailers have already begun sharing their Black Friday ads ahead of the big shopping day, giving you the opportunity to scope out all of the sales before embarking on your retail expedition. While there don’t seem to be too many deals on GTA V as of yet, the best one at the moment can be found at Best Buy. The electronics giant is selling GTA V: Premium Online Edition for $20. This edition comes with the base game as well as some freebies for GTA Online, including the Criminal Enterprise starter pack, a handful of vehicles, weapons, and more.

Walmart will also have a discount on the Premium Online Edition of GTA V this year. Starting at 6 PM local time on Thanksgiving, you can pick up the open-world game for $25. You’ll be able to snag it before then if you’re planning on doing your shopping online; Walmart’s Black Friday deals kick off on Walmart.com on Wednesday, November 21 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET, while Best Buy will offer its deals even sooner in some cases.

GTA V first launched to critical acclaim back in 2013. GameSpot awarded it a 9/10 in our GTA V review, calling it “the bar by which all other open-world games, or indeed any game that aims for a cinematic feel, should be judged.” Despite its age, Rockstar continues to roll out new content for its GTA Online mode, such as the recent After Hours nightclub update.

You can see all of the GTA V deals so far below. We’ll continue to update this list as more deals are announced, so be sure to check back often for the best savings you can find on GTA V. This year, Black Friday falls on November 23; you can find even more discounts on other games, TVs, and more in our Black Friday roundup.

Grand Theft Auto V

Best Buy

• $20 — PS4
• $20 — Xbox One

Walmart

• $25 — PS4
• $25 — Xbox One

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Joining retailers like Target, Walmart, and Best Buy, Microsoft has pulled the trigger early and announced many of the deals that will be available through the Microsoft Store on Black Friday 2018. While the official date for the shopping holiday is November 23, Black Friday prices begin online at 12 AM ET November 22 / 9 PM PT November 21.

What kind of deals will we see? For starters, you’ll be able to save money on Xbox One consoles. The Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle will be $100 off, bringing it down to $200. If you have a 4K TV or plan to get one soon, you might be better off picking up an Xbox One X for $400 (also $100 off). Xbox One X and S bundles will be $70 off; these include pack-in games like Battlefield V, Fallout 76, NBA 2K19, and more.

If you’re in the market for services and you’re not already a member, you can get a one-month membership to Xbox Game Pass for $1; that deal is actually live now and will continue through Black Friday. Xbox Game Pass lets you download and play a selection of over 100 games, including all games recently published by Microsoft, like Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 4. Starting November 15, new members can get a month’s worth of Xbox Live Gold for $1 as well.

Starting on November 22, you can save $10 off Xbox Design Lab wireless controllers, whose color combinations you can design yourself. If you’re fine with the pre-made Xbox One controller designs, you’ll be able to pick those up for $20 off (including Elite Xbox One controllers).

No individual game discounts have been announced yet, but we’ve been assured we’ll see price drops on at least a few games on Black Friday. You can see more items in Microsoft’s Black Friday sneak peek, or check out all of the Black Friday deals announced so far.

• Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle — $200
• Xbox One X — $400
• Xbox One S and X Bundles — $70 off
• Xbox Game Pass (one month) — $1
• Xbox Live Gold (one month) — $1
• Xbox Design Lab Wireless Controllers — $10 off
• Xbox One Wireless Controllers — $20 off

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