Walmart has cut $700 off the HP HyperX OMEN 15-inch gaming laptop, bringing it to $1,199 with free shipping. Built around a GeForce RTX 5060 running at its full 115W TGP, a Ryzen 7 8745HX, 16GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD, it outclasses a $1,049 Steam Machine on raw power. Here is what the deal delivers, where it falls short, and who should grab it before the price moves.

Backrooms director Kane Parsons has confirmed meetings with Valve, but he isn’t promising anything yet. Speaking on The Kyle Buchanan Show on October 28, Parsons said he has no plans to adapt any Valve game unless it can be done well. He has also said he wants to make a Portal movie, and he described three “dream projects” tied to childhood favorites. Gaming fans have waited more than a decade for a new mainline Portal game, so any move involving the series draws immediate attention.

Amazon is selling the COOLGUARDER LED Light Up Halloween Mask for $14.24 after a 50% off coupon code, X6SSNNMQ. No Prime membership is required, and the mask may still arrive before Halloween, which is only days away. The mask has 234 RGB LEDs, up to 50 patterns, and a battery that lasts about ten hours. A deals specialist who bought one says it is worth about $16, not the $32 full price.

Sony’s Prism Collection brings back the late-’90s transparent craze with DualSense controllers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green, and Graphite Gray, plus matching PS5 covers. Preorders open November 10 at 10am local time, with a full launch set for February 4. Controllers retail at $84.99 and covers at $74.99. Here’s what the design team says went into the see-through shells.

Amazon is selling the Daran 89.6Wh 100W LiFePO4 Power Station for $49.99 after applying coupon code ‘DDDD4999’, a 50 percent discount that arrives ahead of Black Friday. Shoppers do not need an Amazon Prime membership to claim it, which was a requirement for earlier versions of the same offer. It measures 6.5 x 3.3 x 4 inches and weighs 2.5 pounds. It has seven charging ports, including two 120V AC outlets, and uses LiFePO4 cells instead of NCM.