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Why go to the arcade when you can bring the arcade home to you?

Arcade1Up is a video game manufacturer that recreates classic arcade games at a small scale, but with a modern twist. Instead of old CRT displays from the ’90s, Arcade1Up uses modern LCD displays for a sharper and crisper picture quality with smoother motion.

Right now, you can save on in-home arcade machines booted up with games from your childhood — including, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam Deluxe and Ms. Pac-Man and much more — on sites like Walmart and Amazon. The best part? Systems from Amazon will ship to you before Christmas, just in time to surprise your loved ones with gaming gifts.

And since you can shop Arcade1Up at Walmart, you’ll get cabinets shipped to you for free if you’re a Walmart+ member. Otherwise, your cart has to be more than $35 to get free shipping. If you’re not a member, then you’re in luck: You can sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of everything the retailer’s rewards program has to offer with perks such as free, fast delivery; fuel discounts’ streaming access to Paramount+ to watch hit originals; additional savings with early access deals and much more.

In addition, Walmart+ comes with access to SiriusXM for all sorts of talk radio and music — including popular channels like “The Coffee House” for stripped-down songs from Noah Kahan, Kacey Musgraves, The Lumineers, Phoebe Bridgers and others. Learn more about what Walmart+ can offer you here.

Scroll down and shop the best Arcade1Up deals:

Arcade1Up Class of ‘81 Ms. PAC-Man/Galaga Countercade

$129.99 $149.99 13% off

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A counter arcade with three retro games included.

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This Arcade1Up Class of ‘81 is a countercade, small enough to fit atop your counter. Right now, the mini machine is just $129.99, 13% off the OG price, and is booted up with classic titles like Ms. PAC-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug. If you’re not willing to shell out on a bigger arcade machine or just don’t have the space, this is a sort of middle ground that we can get behind.

Arcade1Up PAC-MAN Deluxe Arcade Machine

$449.99 $499.99 10% off

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An in-home arcade machine with PAC-MAN Delux.

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This PAC-MAN Deluxe machine is 10% off right now on Amazon and comes with a whopping 14 retro games that’ll instantly ignite nostalgia, including Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Rompers, PAC-Mania and Mappy, among others. The machine stands at five feet with a 17-inch LCD screen, displaying some of gaming’s most iconic titles in crisp, clear color. This is our pick if you want more out of your arcade gaming experience.

ARCADE1UP NBA Jam Deluxe 2-Player Control Panel Arcade Machine

$449.99 $499.99 10% off

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An in-home arcade game of NBA Jam Deluxe.

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Play intense games of basketball without ever having to step onto the court with this NBA Jam Deluxe arcade machine, currently marked down 10% off on Amazon. It’s also booted up with other NBA titles like NBA Jam Tournament and NBA Hang Time. Unlike some of the models featured on this list, this arcade machine is meant for multiplayer gaming, allowing you to face-off with your loved ones in a quick game or a round after round matchup for hours upon hours of fun. This machine is tall and slim, fitting snugly between shelving or bookcases in tight spaces, so you won’t be sacrificing needed room for fun.

Arcade1Up Galaga Deluxe Arcade Game Machine

$449.99 $499.99 10% off

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A free standing arcade machine for Galaga Deluxe.

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Galaga is one of those games that you’ve just got to play in your life. It’s borderline addicting, blowing up alien vessels, dodging projectiles at every turn. The game basically established the fixed shooter genre with the ability to change your ship into a “dual fighter.” You can experience the retro game, along with Galaxian, in the comfort of your very own home with this Galaga Deluxe machine, currently marked down 10% off at Walmart. 

Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat II Deluxe Arcade Game

$474.99 $499.99 5% off

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A standing arcade game for Mortal Kombat II Deluxe.

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Mortal Kombat II is one of the greatest fighting games of all-time thanks to its smooth gameplay, wide range of characters and epic finishing moves. The Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat II Deluxe, which goes for $474.99 (reg. $499.99), is an exact replica of the classic fighting game’s arcade cabinet with a few extra goodies built-in — namely the inclusion of the entire Mortal Kombat Trilogy. It also has other games included, such as Rampage, Joust, Gauntlet and more.

Arcade1Up Infinity Display

$469.99 $499.99 6% off

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A gaming display with a library of retro titles.

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Not your average board game. On sale for $469.99 (reg. $499.99) at Walmart, Arcade1Up Infinity Gaming Display features more than 50 digitized games, including Monopoly, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit, Clue, Scrabble, Operation, Candyland and much more.

All Arcade1Up cabinets feature replica artwork, joysticks, buttons and designs, while games and music are emulated with true-gameplay. Shop additional Arcade1Up cabinets below:

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As final-round Grammy voting opens on Friday (Dec. 12), Recording Academy members will see that four of the five Grammy nominees for best album cover list the recording artists themselves as art director (or co-art director).

Tyler Okonma, better known as Tyler, The Creator, is nominated as the art director of his smash album CHROMAKOPIA. He is competing with Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, for Debí Tirar Más Fotos; Joe Keery, better known as Djo, for The Crux (on which he shared the art director credit with Jake Hirshland, Neil Krug, Taylor Vandergrift and William Wesley II) and Rhian Teasdale, a member of Wet Leg, for moisturizer (on which he shared the credit with Iriz Luz and Lava La Rue).

The only nominee for best album cover who is not the recording artist is Perfume Genius’ album Glory. The nominated art directors are Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S.

The Recording Academy relaunched the best album cover category this year, but the category dates to the first Grammy ceremony in 1959. Frank Sinatra won in the category as the art director of his album, Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. Sinatra’s album was also nominated for album of the year, as are two of this year’s nominees for best album cover – Tyler’s CHROMAKOPIA and Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

The academy announced the new category in June, stating that the award “recognizes excellence in cover art for albums or recordings of any genre of music released for the first time during the eligibility year. The elements judged in this category include the creativity, design, illustration, photography, and/or graphic art of the album cover.” The eligibility criteria stipulates that the cover must be “predominantly new”, and that reissued recordings with minor artwork changes are not eligible. The award goes to the art director(s) of the album.

While the Grammys have had awards for album packaging every year, prior to this relaunch they had a category specially called best album cover just from 1959-61 and again from 1969-73.

Regarding the need for a specific category honoring album covers, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated: “In today’s digital world, album covers are arguably more impactful than ever. Chances are, there’s an iconic cover that’s instantly recognizable to you, even if you never owned the physical album. Their cultural significance is undeniable. That’s one of the reasons members of the art director community and our Awards & Nominations members felt this Category was necessary.”

Recording artists are taking a larger role in the art direction of their albums. In the Grammys’ first 32 years, Sinatra was the only artist to win a Grammy as the art director of his own album.

In the last 35 years, 10 artists won as art directors (or co-art directors) in the best recording package category – Suzanne Vega for Days of Open Hand (1991); Joni Mitchell for Turbulent Indigo (1996); Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel for that band’s Ride With Bob (2000); Ani DiFranco for Evolve (2004); Aimee Mann for The Forgotten Arm (2006); Adam Jones of Tool for that band’s 10,000 Days (2007); Michael Carney of The Black Keys for that band’s Brothers (2011); Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam for that band’s Lightning Bolt (2015); and Josh Tillman, better known as Father John Misty, for Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) (2018); and Charli XCX for BRAT (2025).

When the Grammy nominations were announced on Nov. 7, Shaun Llewellyn and Luis “Panch” Perez were listed as the nominated art directors of Tyler, the Creator’s album. On Dec. 9, their names were removed and the nomination was awarded to Tyler, the Creator. Likewise, when the nominations were announced, William Wesley II was the sole art director nominated for Djo’s The Crux. The other nominees, including Djo, were added on Dec. 9.

These post-announcement changes to the list are routine. In the weeks following the nominations announcement, the academy reviews the thousands of names across the 95 categories and makes adjustments as needed. Here’s a link to the academy’s “Grammy Award Update Center,” where it lists changes. (Billboard continually updates its nominations list to reflect these changes.)

Final-round Grammy voting runs through Jan. 5. The 68th annual Grammy Awards will be presented on Feb. 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Here are this year’s nominees for best album cover in list format:

We’re still awaiting word on who will play the next James Bond following Daniel Craig’s retirement from the iconic role in 2021 after five films. But on Thursday night (Dec. 11) we learned that rock icon Lenny Kravitz will slip into the role of a Bond villain named Bawma in the upcoming video game 007: First Light.

Kravitz attended last night’s Game Awards to make the announcement. “I’ll be bringing the character of Bawma to life in 007 First Light. @007gameIOI,” Kravitz tweeted after the show. “Introducing Bawma, the largest black-market dealer in the Western Hemisphere who’s as charismatic as he is unpredictable. He rose from nothing, broke free, and built his own Kingdom of Aleph.”

The game, set for release next year, will star Patrick Gibson(Dexter: Original Sin) as a young Bond in a third-person action-adventure game that is described as a reimagining of the super spy’s origin story at age 26. A one-minute trailer depicts the youthful Bond leaping between buildings, beating up and disarming bad guys, scaling treacherous mountains and squaring off against the ominous Bawma.

“I am sometimes asked, ‘Bawma, how is it that you hear every whisper in every corner of Aleph,” Kravitz’s character says ominously in the game’s new trailer as he sits in perfect Bond baddie shadow while the held-captive super spy hangs suspended from his ankles in his nemesis’ lair. “And I answer, ‘I built Aleph with my will, my blood, my whole self.’”

As he slowly rises from his leather chair with the aid of a cane, we then get the first glimpse of Bond’s latest power-hungry archenemy who looks, well, kind of like Lenny Kravitz. Shirtless, naturally, with Kravitz’ signature 6-pack abs and a torso covered in animal-print tattoos and sporting facial piercings and Lenny’s long locs, Bawma says, “this city is an extension of my being. My body… today it became infected,” as an unfortunate victim is shoved into an alligator pit to his doom.

“Easy girls, plenty of meat for everyone,” Bawma sneers as the always quippy Bond laments, “the girls, of course.”

In a statement, Kravitz added, “The Bond franchise has such an incredible legacy in video games, so to step into it with a brand-new character like Bawma is amazing. He’s magnetic and unpredictable, there’s danger in him, but also heart and purpose. He’s not just a man with power; he is a man who has to fight for every inch of it. Bringing that energy into 007’s world felt incredible.”

In addition to Kravitz, the game’s cast also includes Priyanga Burford (Steve) as Bond boss M, Lennie James (The Walking Dead) as Bond mentor John Greenway, Kiera Lester (Ruby Speaking) as M’s secretary, Miss Moneypenny, Alastair Mackenzie (Backdraft 2) as Bond gadget man Q, Noemie Nakai (Tokyo Vice) as the elusive Miss Roth and Gemma Chan (Eternals) as Selina Tan, an MI6er who helps Bond land his 00 gig. The game is expected to be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC through Steam and Epic Games Store.

Kravitz is new to the gaming world, but he’s flexed his acting chops a number of times over the years, playing himself in Zoolander and appearing in 2009’s Oscar-winning Precious, two Hunger Games films as Katniss’ stylist Cinna, as well as 2013’s The Butler and 2022’s Shotgun Wedding.

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What’s festive, thirst-quenching and pink all over? It’s Stanley’s latest limited-edition holiday collection with LoveShackFancy.

The drinkware brand’s collection with the fashion label dropped (Nov. 12) at 9 a.m. PT/ noon ET after several successful past collaborations, and this drop is even bigger than the last few. You’ve got bow-adorned tumblers, festive décor, gift sets, and other collectible treasures like mini coolers. The collection is obviously gift-worthy, but also super practical if you’re looking to get more mileage out of your gifting this year.

On Nov. 5, LoveShackFancy shared a video on Instagram featuring the new holiday-themed signature and vintage-inspired prints on Stanley’s popular tumblers. “Our next launch is defrosting – the new holiday collection from Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy launches November 12th at 9 AM PT/12 PM ET,” the brand captioned the post. This holiday-inspired collection is available for purchase now at both Stanley and LoveShackFancy’s official websites, with each 40oz tumbler priced at $65.

The Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy holiday collection features four signature quenchers in three coquette bow-adorned prints with shades like Chantilly, Winter Ice and Pink Peppermint, along with a dainty Toile printed quencher in Alpine Blue. They’ve got other best-selling silhouettes like the Reserve Wine Tumbler and Everyday Camp Mug also up for grabs, transformed with prints from the collaborative holiday collection.

Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy Holiday Quencher® H2.0 FlowState™ Tumbler | 40 OZ in Winter Ice

$65

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A 40oz collaborative drink tumbler.

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Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy Holiday Quencher® H2.0 FlowState™ Tumbler | 40 OZ in Pink Peppermint

$65

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A 40oz collaborative drink tumbler.

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The blue quenchers give a winter wonderland feel, with its beautiful mix of soft whites and light blue hues. The two pink quenchers have more of a candy cane feel, with a blend of dark to light pink. Both colors are great options if you’re looking to add a festive touch to your Stanley collection. The custom LoveShackFancy bow topper, first introduced in their initial collaboration, is also back for this festive collaboration, adding a final stylish detail to the straw. The straw topper is a great way to not only accessorize your Stanley Cup but also prevent your beverage from spilling.

Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy Holiday The Quencher ProTour Set 4-pack | 30 OZ

$250

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A pack of 30oz collaborative drink tumblers.

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What makes these quenchers so damn popular? Well, if you’re running errands, hitting the gym or staying cool in the summer heat, these bottles will help your drink stay cold for hours with Stanley’s double-wall vacuum insulation. According to the brand, the quencher’s FlowState lid rotates to three positions: a straw opening, one for sipping and a full-cover top.

If that’s not enough, it also features an “ergonomic handle,” meaning it’s designed to fit comfortably in your hand and reduce strain during use. This also gives you a nice grip, making it easy to hold and carry the tumbler around with you everywhere you go. If you can’t possibly decide which quencher color you want, the brand offers a four-pack with every quencher color in the 30oz size for $250.

Stanley 1913 x LoveShackFancy Holiday All Day Julienne Mini Cooler | 10 Can | 7.4 QT | 7.0 L in Winter Ice

$140

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A 7.4 OT collaborative mini cooler.

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Another one of our favorite pieces from the festive collection are the mini coolers that could double as a handbag with how cute they are. This cooler is adorned with LoveShackFancy’s ultra-cute bow zipper pulls and metallic charms along with a secure hinged top that pops open for packing ease while keeping what’s stored inside nice and cool. A zippered pocket is there to hold your valuables or pop in ice packs, while a strap can be attached to the body of the cooler to create a crossbody or over-the-shoulder fit. According to the brand’s website, the cooler can hold up to 10 cans, just enough to get a small party going. 

For more product recommendations, check out this Stanley x Olivia Rodrigo H2.0 Flowstate Tumbler, alternative floral Stanley Cup’s, and additional TikTok-viral Stanley Cups to add to your collection.