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[UPDATE] As promised, Microsoft has added even more deals to its Xbox Live Black Friday sale now that it’s actually Black Friday. Go to Major Nelson’s Blog to see a full rundown of all the Xbox One and Xbox 360 deals. The offers run until Monday, November 28.

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Microsoft is starting Black Friday early. As announced previously, the Xbox Live Black Friday sale starts today, November 18, and Microsoft has now revealed the initial lineup of deals.

Throughout the course of the sale, Microsoft will offer more than 250 deals in all, spread across Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. However, only a section of the offers are available now, as more will go live on November 25, the real Black Friday. Xbox Live Gold members have the first crack at the deals, as they’re exclusive to subscribers until November 22. The promotion wraps up on November 28, which is Cyber Monday.

Below you can see a sampling of the Xbox Live Black Friday deals available now; be sure to go to Major Nelson’s blog to see a full rundown of deals.

Highlighted Xbox One deals:

• Battlefield 1 — $40.19
• FIFA 17 — $36
• NBA 2K17 — $42
• Forza Horizon 3
• Grand Theft Auto V — $30
• Inside — $13.40
• Titanfall 2 — $36
• Madden NFL 17 — $36
• The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition — $25
• Overwatch — $36

Highlighted Xbox 360 deals:

• Red Dead Redemption — $15
• Call of Duty: Black Ops — $15
• Skate 3 — $10
• Halo 4 — $10
• Grand Theft Auto IV — $11
• Fallout 3 — $4.94
• Fallout: New Vegas — $4.94

Later in the sale, titles like Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Skyrim Special Edition, and Fallout 4 will be marked down. We’ll update this post when those deals and others are added.

Additionally, new Xbox Live Gold members can get a one-month subscription for only $1. Go to Major Nelson’s blog to see a full rundown of game, TV, and movie deals.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for more Black Friday coverage in the days ahead. For now, check out what some of the big retailers are offering through the links below.

• Best Buy
• Costco
• Dell
• Kohl’s
• Sam’s Club
• Target
• Walmart
• GameStop
• Toys R Us

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James Cameron has been talking about his Avatar sequels for a long time, but the first of these is yet to be given an official release date. While this still remains the case, Fox has now scheduled a movie from Cameron’s production company that may be the follow-up to his 2009 sci-fi blockbuster.

As Deadline reports, the studio has set a date of December 21, 2018 for a film from the director’s Lightstorm Entertainment. Avatar 2 has been rumoured for Christmas 2018 release for some time, and Cameron himself has spoken about his hopes to have it ready by then.

In September, the director was asked about the movie arriving in December 2018. “We haven’t moved that target yet,” he told Variety. “The important thing for me is not when the first one comes out but the cadence of the release pattern. I want them to be released as close together as possible.

“If it’s an annual appointment to show up at Christmas, I want to make sure that we’re able to fulfill on that promise.”

Earlier this month, Cameron revealed that he hoped to make Avatar 2 and the preceding three films in glasses-free 3D. “I’m going to push,” he said. “Not only for better tools, workflow, high dynamic range and high frame rates–the things we are working toward. I’m still very bullish on 3D, but we need brighter projection, and ultimately I think it can happen–with no glasses. We’ll get there.”

The first Avatar earned $2.7 billion worldwide, making it the most successful movie ever made in terms of box office earnings.

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