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Game Informer's Holiday Buying Guide 2020
Our yearly curated selection of toys, tech, tabletop games, media, and more is here to help you find great gifts for the season ahead.
Introduction
The holiday season is upon us, and so begins the time-honored tradition of hinting to your friends, family, and partners about the gifts you’d like to receive. We’re here to help, with a curated list of some of our favorite stuff from across the worlds of toys, collectibles, tech, tabletop games, active gear, and home decor. Feel free to casually leave this article sitting open on your computer, with certain picks enthusiastically circled. Good luck!
Toys & Collectibles
Toys & Collectibles
Editors' Choice:
Lego Nintendo Entertainment System
Relive the glory days with this gorgeous building-block homage to the system that started it all. Enjoy controller buttons to tap, a cartridge to insert, and even a TV that can manually scroll through some old-school Mario action.
$229
lego.com
Editors' Choice:
Marvel Legends Deadpool Interactive Head
The merc with a mouth has a lot to say, and good luck stopping him with this talking, moving, disembodied head. Aided by a free app, Deadpool will insult your buddies, play stupid pranks, and act as an unreliable alarm clock, just like you always wanted.
$99.99
hasbropulse.com
Editors' Choice:
Halo Infinite Nerf MA40 Motorized Dart Blaster
We may have to wait until 2021 for the new Halo game, but you can feel like Master Chief this holiday with this Nerf rifle. The attached clip feeds 10 foamy darts (included) into the chamber, so the aliens (or your siblings) don’t stand a chance.
$49.99
hasbropulse.com
Books & Comics
Tabletop
Tabletop
Editors' Choice:
WarLock Dungeon Tiles
These awesome 3D tilesets are a perfect choice for dedicated RPG dungeon crawlers looking to up their game. Modular pieces and connecting clips allow you to create custom room setups for big encounters; the doors even open and close! Take your pick between dungeons, towns, and an array of expansions.
$99.99
wizkids.com
Editors' Choice:
Pandemic Legacy Season 0
The celebrated board-game series goes back to the beginning, telling a Cold War spy tale about the early days of a deadly Soviet pathogen that might one day wreak havoc. Legacy elements mean that each game session changes the rules and adds components, all while telling a suspense-laden conspiracy story.
$79.99
zmangames.com
Role-Playing
Tech
Tech
Editors' Choice:
mClassic Graphics Card
The mClassic adds an additional external graphics card to upgrade the output of your favorite video game console. By plugging the tiny dongle into an HDMI port, you can upscale games to 1440p resolution, improve image sharpening and depth of field, and add anti-aliasing. We love using this on the Switch, where you can even select what kind of upscaling you want (with separate settings for modern and retro upscaling), all with no lag.
$99.99
marseilleinc.com
Immersive First-person Action!
Arkade Blaster Motion Controller For PC, Android, iOS
$99.99
arkade.games
Editors' Choice:
Keymander 2 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter For Consoles
Love playing console games, but hate the controls? The Keymander 2 not only lets you integrate customized keyboard and mouse play on console, but also supports crossover controller support, using the gamepad from one console to play on a different one. It’s magic!
$99
iogear.com
Music
Home
Home
Editors' Choice:
Ooni Koda 16 Portable Gas-Fired Outdoor Pizza Oven
If you’re still making pizzas in your KITCHEN oven then you’re missing out on pizza perfection. Ooni’s wood, coal, and gas-fueled pizza ovenS would make a great addition to any backyard. We’re fans of the Ooni Koda 16, which reaches temperatures up to 932°F and is perfect for cooking authentic Neapolitan-style pizza. Go ahead AND toss your oven out now.
$499
ooni.com
TV & Film
Active
Active
Editors' Choice:
Apple Watch Series 6
Beyond some beautiful aesthetic options, Apple’s new wearable touts its blood oxygen sensor as a key wellness indicator, as well as an always-on altimeter, sleep tracking, new workout options, and overall higher processing power for faster app launches without sacrificing battery life.
Starting at $399
apple.com
Classy Tabletop Fashion
LudoCherry Tabletop Themed Skirts and Shirts
Starting at $60.00
ludocherry.com
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Ben Reeves & Matt Miller contributed to this article.
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