The IGN Offers crew has greater than 30 years of mixed deal-hunting expertise. We have been discovering reductions lengthy earlier than it was even our job to take action and can proceed to take action lengthy after we retire. The artwork of saving cash is one thing anybody can study to do, however solely a choose few have the dedication and drive to actually grasp it.
Fortunately, our crew of consultants shall be doing many of the deal-hunting for you throughout Black Friday season this 12 months. We’ll be utilizing varied methods of the commerce to hunt out the perfect offers every day to assist information you towards reductions on the stuff you truly need to purchase this vacation season.
Eric began his skilled deal looking profession at Techbargains again in 2007, later taking up further managerial roles at LogicBuy and ExtremeTech. In 2016, he assumed his present place as IGN commerce supervisor in control of discovering the perfect gaming and tech offers each day. When Eric is not attempting to find offers for different folks at work, he is attempting to find offers for himself throughout his free time. The most effective deal he is not too long ago discovered was a LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 751982 package for about $200 (usually $800) due to a Goal value error. When he isn’t racking up freemogems in Genshin Impression or making an attempt to drop pounds with Beat Saber, Eric’s out within the Pacific ocean on his kayak fishing for salmon and halibut.
Robert has been with IGN for nearly seven years, first beginning his profession writing about broadband and cell phone contracts within the UK. He is since gone on to be IGN’s resident gaming offers knowledgeable, and has lent his discount looking expertise to a handful of IGN’s sister websites like Eurogamer, RockPaperShotgun, VG247, PCMag, and Mashable. Alongside his knack for gaming offers, he loves a dive deep to seek out elusive reductions on TCGs like Pokémon or Magic, 4K UHD Blu-rays, comics, and a a lot extra. When he isn’t writing for IGN, you will discover him enjoying Darkest Dungeon on his Steam Deck with a piping scorching cup of tea. Cheers!
Chris has been writing professionally for 15 years. It began when he acquired an iPod Contact and began on the lookout for video games and thought, “I might assessment these items.” In brief order, he acquired a job as a cell gaming editor earlier than shifting on to cowl console and PC video games at websites like The Cheat Sheet and GameSpot. He’s all the time had a watch out for deal, so becoming a member of IGN as a commerce editor was a simple match. He’s lined Black Friday and Cyber Monday for seven years and counting, digging up all the perfect offers out there at any given second.
Seth G. Macy, Sr. Social Commerce Producer
Seth has been writing about video video games professionally since 2009, beginning at 1UP.com and shifting to IGN as a information freelancer in 2014. He was employed on full-time in 2018 as Tech & Commerce editor earlier than shifting to Government Editor, IGN Commerce and now Sr. Social Producer, Commerce. Because the begin of 2025 he is grown the IGN Offers social commerce accounts by 38,000 followers, an nearly 11% enhance YoY. A combination of as much as the minute offers, intelligent graphics, and well timed postings have pushed this development. He additionally reveals up in a whole lot of IGN’s video content material, attributable to his boyish appeal.
Jacob has been writing professionally for a bit over eight years now, however he is been clipping coupons his total grownup life. He first acquired his begin working at Digital Developments the place he naturally fell into commerce protection round tech offers and reductions. There, he led the crew’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday protection for 2 years earlier than shifting right into a broader position. Since he is been at IGN, he has continued to work on bigger content material tasks, however nonetheless helps help with gross sales occasion protection all year long. Jacob’s position on the IGN Offers Staff throughout Black Friday this 12 months shall be masking broad gross sales developments at main retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Finest Purchase, and Goal.
Blythe is the latest member on the IGN Offers crew. After two years at a digital advertising and marketing company, she arrived at IGN in 2024 to help basic protection technique whereas pitching in throughout main gross sales occasions. She largely handles streaming protection as a result of she suffers from excessive FOMO any time she misses a reduction. Over Black Friday, she’ll be maintaining a tally of Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, and Crunchyroll particularly. As a collector herself, Blythe’s additionally all the time on the lookout for bodily media offers from main retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Her main factors of curiosity are books, DVDs, and TCGs like Magic: The Gathering.
Lindsey Salzer, Director of Viewers Dev. and Commerce
Lindsey (she/her) has a background in digital advertising and marketing, website positioning and viewers improvement, spanning over 10 years. She has worn many hats in her profession, however has most not too long ago been overseeing the affiliate enterprise at IGN, guaranteeing IGN’s viewers will get the perfect buying steering on the entire cool tech, devices, toys and video games each day. She shall be very arms on throughout Black Friday, supporting the crew any approach she will be able to to optimize and promote IGN consultants’ offers throughout the craziness that’s Black Friday week. On a private stage, Lindsey grew up thrift buying along with her mother, so discount looking is in her blood. (She even had a vogue weblog at one level.) That stated, she’s an enormous fan of resale websites like Depop and eBay.
