Due to the rise in popularity of online shopping, this time of the year is the hardest on delivery drives with companies like UPS, FedEx and the United State Postal Service. The USPS alone will deliver roughly 750 million packages before Christmas! Many of us will be receiving multiple packages each day throughout the month of December.

One cool way to thank your delivery drivers is to leave a little treat for them on your doorstep, namely snacks & drinks (depending on your climate). This trend has grown in popularity over the past few years, as more people post pictures of baskets of goodies on social media along with an accompanying note of thanks.

To start, you will need a container of some sort to place all the drinks / snacks inside. You can use something as simple as a cardboard box or you may have something on your front porch already that can be used to hold stuff. Here are a few options:

• Woven Strap Storage Tote:  LINK
• 16-Gallon Oval Steel Tub: LINK
• Weathertight Storage Box, 30 Quart: LINK

Then just fill it up with treats! Most people include bottled water, cookies & chips, but you can mix it up with other options such as granola bars, beef jerky, gatorade, apples / bananas (as a healthier option), trail mix, pretzels, crackers, sodas, etc…

Here are some bulk options on Amazon so you don’t keep having to drive to the grocery store:

• Frito-Lay Party Mix Variety Pack, 32 Count: LINK
• Nestle Pure Life Purified Water, (12 count): LINK
• Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Variety Value Pack, 18 Bars: LINK

If you are looking for a pre-printed sign to add to your basket of goodies, here are a couple options:

• Option 1 in color JPEG: LINK
• Option 2 in color PDF: LINK

Want to thank the folks delivering your holiday packages? Here’s one way

Ever wondered what Jabba the Hut would look like in a Santa hat and red scarf? What about Chewbacca sporting a set of large antlers and a bulbous red nose? How would the Mos Eisley Cantina look all decked out in holiday decorations? And I just know you want to see the hideous Christmas sweater being worn by Salacious B. Crumb!

Created by artist PJ McQuade, this collection of Star Wars Christmas cards incorporates popular characters from everyone’s favorite trilogy into your holiday greetings. Some of the single character cards feature Star Wars characters such as Yoda, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, a prancing Bossk and a silly Tauntaun. There are also double-sided cards that incorporate entire collections of characters at Echo Base on Hoth, Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine and Jabba’s Palace also on Tatooine.

McQuade is selling the cards on Etsy this year, thus you can purchase the cards in packs or as singles here. Check out all of the awesome designs and interior card greetings below:

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The Force is Strong with these Star Wars Christmas Cards

Welcome to “The Deal Dozen,” where we showcase the 12 best and most popular deals of the week on Ben’s Bargains. These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the deals you’d take into a foxhole with you.

*A quick briefing of this week’s highlights*

Just 12 shopping till Christmas, kiddos! In the online world, that really means you’ve got half that amount, since next Friday is generally considered the cutoff point to have your orders delivered by Christmas via standard shipping. After that, you’ll pay exorbitant prices for express shipping (unless you’re sitting pretty as an Amazon Prime member).

Check out our guide to Holiday Shipping Deadlines featuring a list of the major retailers’ cutoff dates. And don’t forget that next Thursday is Free Shipping Day, which has nearly 1,000 merchants participating (many big names among them).

The deals below won’t last long, so get clicking! Also stop by our Freebies page where we’re continually adding new free goodies. Your mission: to save some money!

(Click the image to view the deal on Ben’s.)

ASUS X550LA 4th Gen Core i5 15.6″ Laptop $380 at Best Buy	20% off One Groupon Local Purchase at Groupon	10 MP3 Songs Free at Google Play
Lambskin Thinsulate Gloves $17 at Jos A Bank	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 4th Gen Core i3 15.6″ Touch Laptop $310 at Best Buy	Star Wars Men’s Hoodie $11 at Target
Leatherman 832139 Handy Sidekick $18 at Home Depot	Buy Two Video Games Get One Free at Best Buy	Acer Chromebook 13 Quad-Core 1920×1080 13.3″ Laptop $200 at Amazon
LG 65LB5200 65″ 1080p 120Hz LED TV $699 at Walmart	Monster NCredible NErgy In-Ear Headphones $24 at eBay	51-Piece HDX Screwdriver Set $5 at Home Depot

Top Expired or Sold Out Deals

Don’t forget to set up deal alerts on Ben’s Bargains so you don’t miss out on any great savings!

TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-file + State 2014 Free at Intuit

Microfleece Pullovers $3.49 at The Children’s Place

Extra 20% off Sitewide + Free Shipping at 6pm

The Deal Dozen: Week of December 12th, 2014

If you are still working on your holiday shopping or plan on knocking out everything a week before Christmas, we have compiled your go-to list of 50 shipping deadlines from major retailers as well as the top three shipping companies. (We will continue to update this list over the next week.)

Just an additional tip, over 1,000 retailers are participating in Free Shipping Day on Thursday, December 18th. Shipments will be guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve. You can see the full list here. Also, be aware that many retailers will launch free one or two day shipping promotions as we get closer to Christmas.

Retailer shipping deadlines from A to Z

6pm:

• Standard Shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Expedited Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.

Abercrombie & Fitch:

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 11 a.m. EST.
• Next Day Air Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.

Amazon:

• Free Shipping (Non-Prime): Tuesday, Dec. 16.
• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
• Local Express Delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 24.

Apple:

• Free 2-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Next-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 5 p.m. EST.

Banana Republic:

• Standard (Free on $50+ orders): Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 3 p.m. EST.
• One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 3 p.m. EST.

Barnes & Noble:

(for non-members)

• Standard Shipping: Saturday, Dec. 13.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec 16.
• Expedited Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.

Bed Bath & Beyond:

• Standard Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 16.
• Expedited Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Express Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.

Best Buy:

• Large-Home Delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 17 by 10:59 a.m. CST.
• Standard (Movies & Music): Friday, Dec. 20 by 10:30 a.m. CST.
• Expedited: Monday, Dec. 22 by 10:30 a.m. CST.
• Express: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 10:30 a.m. CST.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 4 p.m. (local time)

Bloomingdales:

• Standard Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Premium Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Express Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 12 p.m. EST.

Dell:

• Televisions larger than 40″: Sunday, Dec. 14 by 11:59 p.m. CST.
• Standard Shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 17 by 11:59 p.m. CST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Sunday, Dec 21 by 11:59 p.m. CST.
• Next-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 10 a.m. CST.

Dick’s Sporting Goods:

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 11:59 p.m. PST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. PST.
• Next-Day Shipping: Sunday, Dec 21 by 11:59 p.m. PST.

eBay:

• Depends on Seller: Refer to holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS and Fedex.

Eddie Bauer:

• Standard Delivery: Sunday, Dec. 21 by 11:59 p.m. PST.
• Express Plus Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 11:59 p.m. PST.

Foot Locker:

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 8 p.m. CST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 10 a.m. CST.
• Next-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 10 a.m. CST.

GameStop:

• Value (Free Shipping): Thursday, Dec. 11.
• Standard (Ground Shipping): Friday, Dec. 19.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Gap:

• Standard (Free on $50+ orders): Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 3 p.m. EST.
• One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 3 p.m. EST.

Hollister:

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 11 a.m. EST.
• Next-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.

Home Depot:

• Standard Shipping (Free on $45+ orders): Tuesday, Dec. 16.
• Expedited Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Express Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.

HP Store:

• Standard Shipping (custom items): Sunday, December 14.
• Two-Day Shipping (custom items): Thursday, Dec. 18.
• Standard Shipping (ready-to-ship items): Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Two-Day Shipping (ready-to-ship items): Monday, Dec. 22.

JCPenney:

• Standard Delivery: Saturday, Dec. 20.
• Express Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 2 p.m. CST.
• Ship to Store: Wednesday, Dec. 17.

KMart:

• All Shipping (Free on $59+): Monday, Dec. 22 by 4 p.m. CST.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 3 p.m. (local time).

L.L. Bean:

• Free Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.

Lowe’s

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 12:00 p.m. EST
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 6 p.m. (local time)

Macy’s:

• Standard Shipping (Free on $99+ orders): Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Premium Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 12 p.m. (local time)

Microsoft Store:

• Standard Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18.
• Expedited Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Newegg:

• Super Eggsaver shipping: Friday, Dec. 12.
• Large item delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Three-day shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Two-day shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• Next-day shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
• Pickup at will call centers: Wednesday, Dec. 24. (Order must be placed at 8 a.m.)

Nike:

• Standard Shipping (free): Friday, Dec. 19 by 5 p.m. EST.

Nordstrom:

• Standard Delivery: Friday, Dec. 19 by 3 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 3 p.m. EST.
• Next-Day Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 3 p.m. EST.

Old Navy:

• Standard (Free on $50+ orders): Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 3 p.m. EST.
• One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 3 p.m. EST.

Overstock.com:

• Standard Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18 by 11:59 a.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 11:59 a.m. EST.
• Overnight Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 11:59 a.m. EST.

QVC.com:

• Standard Delivery: Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Express Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 11:59 a.m. EST.
• Premium Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 11:59 a.m. EST.

Sam’s Club:

• Freight Shipping: Sunday, December 14.
• Standard Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18.
• Premium Shipping: Saturday, Dec. 20.
• Express Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.

Sears:

• All Shipping (Free on $59+ orders): Monday, Dec. 22 by 4 p.m. CST
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 3 p.m. (local time)

Sephora:

• Standard Shipping (Free on $50+ orders): Thursday, Dec 18 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 12 p.m. EST.

Sharper Image:

• Ground Delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 17 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Next-Day Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.

Sony Store:

• Televisions 50″ and up: Monday, Dec. 15.
• Standard Shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Express Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Rush Shipping: Sunday, Dec. 21.

The Sports Authority:

• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Shipping: Saturday, Dec. 20 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Overnight Shipping: Sunday, Dec. 21 by 11:59 p.m. EST.

Target:

• Seasonal Shipping: Saturday, Dec 20.
• Premium Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 1:30pm CST.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 1:30pm CST.

ThinkGeek:

• Standard shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Expedited shipping: Sunday, Dec. 21.
• Express shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.

TigerDirect:

• Ground Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Second Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Next Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 5 p.m. EST.

Toys R Us:

• Economy / Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19 by 3 p.m. EST.
• Expedited Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 3 p.m. EST.
• Express Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Wednesday, Dec. 24 by 4 p.m. EST.

True Value:

• Ship-to-Store: Tuesday, Dec. 16.
• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 12
• Expedited Shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Express Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18.

Urban Outfitters:

• Standard Shipping: Thursday, Dec 18.
• Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• Next-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Victoria Secret:

• Standard Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 16 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Three-Day Delivery: Friday, Dec. 19 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Two-Day Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 5 p.m. EST.
• Next-Day Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 5 p.m. EST.

Walmart:

• Value Shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 17.
• Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
• Expedited Shipping: Sunday Dec. 21.
• Rush Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
• Buy Online In-Store Pickup: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Williams-Sonoma:

• Monogrammed Delivery: Sunday, Dec. 21 by 2 p.m. EST.
• Standard Delivery: Monday, Dec. 22 by 12 p.m. EST.
• Next-Day Delivery: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 9 p.m. EST.

Zappos.com

• Free Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22 by 1 p.m. EST.
• Overnight Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23 by 4 p.m. PST.

Gift Shipping Deadlines

United States Postal Service:

• Standard Post: Monday, Dec. 15.
• First class mail: Saturday, Dec. 20.
• Priority mail: Saturday, Dec. 20.
• Priority Mail Express: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

FedEx:

• SmartPost delivery: Friday, Dec. 12.
• FedEx Home Delivery or FedEx Ground: Wednesday, Dec 17.
• FedEx Express Saver: Saturday, Dec. 20.
• FedEx 2Day and FedEx 2Day AM.: Monday, Dec. 22.
• FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight or FedEx First Overnight: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
• FedEx Same Day: Thursday, Dec. 25.

UPS:

• Normal pickup and delivery service: Monday, Dec. 22.
• UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Freight, UPS 2nd Day Air: Monday, Dec. 22.
• UPS Next Day Air: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
• UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages: Wednesday, Dec. 24..

Procrastinate much? Here are the 2014 holiday shipping deadlines

While receiving gifts is always fun, giving gifts is substantially more rewarding, especially when the recipient has a unique reaction.

Frantic screaming, incredulous remarks, tears of joy, it’s all covered below. Make sure to adjust the volume on your speakers or headphones a bit as some of these videos can get a bit loud.

Anyway, here are our 10 favorite Christmas gift reactions (that aren’t jokes played on children at the command of Jimmy Kimmel). Check them out below:

I’m King of the World!

Apple, Making Girls Cry Since 2007

Books for Christmas?! What The Heck Is That?

You Got Me a Baby?

Ohhh S#@T, Are You Serious?!

One Direction Fan Freakout

The Classic Puppy-Switchero

Roll Tide!

 I Hope Those Are Tears of Joy

(Skip to 2:25 for the waterworks)

Screaming Mom is Excited about the Baby

10 Christmas Gift Reactions That Would Even Make the Grinch Smile

The holidays are a time for merriment and cheer… so why is a big sock one of the main decorations?  Spreading Christmas joy and goodwill towards men starts with inner-joy and goodwill towards yourself, so why not trade in those traditional decorations for something a little more geek chic?  If you have to stare at a fat guy with facial hair and a red suit, is it Santa or Mario?

So deck the halls with pokéballs, and line your tree with friends of Stan Lee!  This year the holidays belong to the nerds, and no one can stop us (unless they score a critical hit with a roll of 20).

R2D2 Light Set

Is there anything less imaginative than bulb holiday lights?  It’s like, you wouldn’t use a lamp with no lampshade or hang a bare bulb from the ceiling (unless you were building a horror film set of a murderer’s cellar).  So why not add a little spectacle to your lighting display.  This R2D2 Light Set will transform the outside of your house from a backwater Tatooine farm into a Coruscant palace!

Check Amazon for R2D2 Light Set

Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set

The holidays are a time of tradition of an remembering the past.  With all the coming together of families and old friends, it’s a time for recalling old memories… and we’d wager there’s less time gathering around the hearth and more time gathering around the TV set with the video games.  The Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set helps you take a moment to reflect on the past… on the games that are now outdated, on the consoles of Christmas pasts.

Buy the Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set Here

Star Trek Cookie Cutters

Try as we might, we just can’t get excited about biting into the ass of a reindeer cookie.  Stars, trees, socks… aren’t you tired of holiday cookies designed by kindergarteners still uncertain about basic shapes?  This year, take your holiday treats to where no man has gone before with these Star Trek Cookie Cutters.  How about a Vulcan Salute to whet the appetite?  Maybe a Phaser will stun your taste-buds?

Buy the Star Trek Cookie Cutters Here

Zombie Night Before Christmas

Sure, you read a child a soothing Christmas story to put them to bed quickly… but wouldn’t it be way more fun to scare the crap out of them?  The Zombie Night Before Christmas is a twisted retelling of the beloved holiday poem, outlining with graphic illustrations our hero St. Nick as he wards off a festive zombie invasion.

Check Amazon for Zombie Night Before Christmas

LEGO Holiday Wreath

Is there anything you can’t make out of LEGOs?  This LEGO wreath is both seasonal and in keeping with our nerdy theme.  Besides, it just seems smarter to hang decorative plastic than dead tree branches.

Buy the LEGO Holiday Wreath Here

LED Motherboard Menorah

Of course something called the Festival of Lights is going to have cool techy decor!  The LED Motherboard Menorah makes counting off the days of Hanukkah as easy as flipping a switch… literally.

Buy the LED Motherboard Menorah Here

DIY Gingerbread Tardis

Whether you have a gingerbread house or a DIY Gingerbread Tardis won’t make much difference when you’re shoveling it down your throat, but while it’s displayed on your dining room table, which one will remind you of happy sci-fi thoughts, and which will remind you of witches that eat children?

Get the Recipe for the DIY Gingerbread Tardis Here

Superhero Stockings

With their tights and flashy costumes, it makes sense to represent your favorite comic hero with Superhero Stockings.  Perhaps a Mister Fantastic stocking would encourage more gifts?  (Unfortunately, no longer for sale.)

See the Complete Collection of Superhero Stockings Here

Eight Holiday Decorations that will Delight your Inner Geek

Despite what we tell grandma, our favorite part of the holidays is not her roast turkey. The tradition we most look forward to year-after-year is filling the free hours of our vacation with new games!

Dating back to the ’80s, spending your holiday thumb-wrestling your favorite console is now just part of the season… no, the reason for the season! Every time we see a Christmas tree or someone in a Santa suit, we’re not thinking of peace on earth or goodwill towards men – that much is clear.

But this is a new world. This is the post-GTA V world. Everything changed during that September 17 release, and now it’s hard to see how anything will ever be the same. How can anything compare to the new GTA? That’s not even fair to ask…

And yet, we carry on and face this new world with the bravery and the courage to continue video gaming. And in that spirit, The CheckOut presents some of the best games you can pick up this year that aren’t GTA V.

Call of Duty: Ghosts

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… but add a brilliant new campaign, some new customization options, and a gameplay tweak here and there. Call of Duty: Ghosts will deliver the same expected quality for veteran players, and is sure to satisfy new recruits as well. [Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Windows PC]

Check Amazon for Call of Duty: Ghosts

Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Sometimes we wonder if Nintendo chose the name “Link” just for an endless supply of puns for the titles. Regardless, Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the ultimate present for classic gamers – it takes place in the same world as the 1991 masterpiece A Link to the Past. (See what we mean about the name?) [Nintendo 3DS]

Check Amazon for Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

How can they make Assassin’s Creed better? One word: Pirates. What more do we need  to say? [Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Windows PC]

Check Amazon for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

Battlefield 4

It’s a season for togetherness, and what’s a better way of spending time together than blowing each other to pieces? The latest in DICE’s Battlefield dynasty, Battlefield 4 is already getting a lot of hype for its multiplayer mayhem. IGN calls it the “greatest hits album of DICE’s multiplayer legacy.” [Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Windows PC]

Check Amazon for Battlefield 4

Saints Row IV

Saints Row… the other GTA. Saint’s Row IV is a great dessert after you’re full from GTA V. While the comparisons between the two go on and on, the Saints Row series’ humor gives it a slight edge over grittier GTA. [Xbox 360, PS3, Windows PC]

Check Amazon for Saint’s Row IV

Disney Infinity

And here’s something for the children… big and small. Disney Infinity unifies the Disney and Pixar universes and adds the “collectable figurine” element that may or may not be a scheme to make more money. [Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS]

Check Amazon for Disney Infinity

Killzone: Shadow Fall

When was the last time you were really blown away by the way a video game looked and moved? Well, mark the calendar for November 15, because that’s when Killzone: Shadow Fall is released – this game is revolutionizing frame rate and resolution. [PS4]

Check Amazon for Killzone: Shadow Fall

Dead Rising 3

Only a video game like Dead Rising 3 could make “surviving” into something you can’t wait to get home to do. The latest installment brings a new hero into a world reportedly bigger than those of 1 and 2 combined! [Xbox One]

Check Amazon for Dead Rising 3

Batman: Arkham Origins

It’s got “Batman” in the title. Do you really need us to sell you on it? [Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows PC]

Check Amazon for Batman: Arkham Origins

Super Mario 3D World

And it was in the beginning, now, and ever shall be… Mario. It’s not easy to love a hairy, overweight plumber, and yet Mario can do no wrong! We’re expecting Super Mario 3D World to uphold the legacy, and if the past Super Mario titles are any indicator, it will. [Wii U]

Check Amazon for Super Mario 3D World

The 10 Best Holiday Games That Aren’t GTA V