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Housemarque Is Teasing Something New For Returnal

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 02:02 PM PST

There might be something new coming to Returnal in the near future. Housemarque teased an image of some sort of rock creature, saying, "Atropos...?" which is the name of the planet that Returnal takes place on.

Housemarque senior narrative designer Eevi Korhonen retweeted the studio's teaser and said, "We filmed something really amazing today. Hope we get to share more soon!" This is possibly going to be new content or DLC for Returnal, as the rock creature doesn't seem to be seen anywhere in the main game. For now, we're left waiting to hear more.

Returnal has seen a few updates since it launched exclusively for PlayStation 5 back in April. Patch 1.4.0 was released in June, helping balance the game's difficulty and fix some bugs. The latest 2.0 update came out last month and added the ability for players to suspend their progress when closing the game and shutting down their PlayStation 5 system. A new photo mode was included as well. Housemarque is also now part of the PlayStation Studios family after Sony acquired the developer back in June.

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Fortnite: The 10 Most Important Characters In The Lore

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 09:37 AM PST

Fortnite lore is a bit difficult to get caught up with. Across many seasons and even more story arcs within those seasons, the Fortnite islands have seen more than their fair share of cataclysms, catastrophes, and, well, cats. We won't blame you if you need a refresher on who's who in the Fortnite lore universe. Admittedly, even writing this was a good reminder for us too. Below you'll find a countdown of the major characters in Fortnite lore. As Epic loves to drip-feed its big reveals, we'll update this story as needed--for example, as we meet more of the mysterious Seven or we're introduced to more of the Imagined Order chain of command. For now, here are the 10 most important characters in the Fortnite story so far.

10. The Prisoner

If theories prove true, The Prisoner would be the fifth member of The Seven who we've met.
If theories prove true, The Prisoner would be the fifth member of The Seven who we've met.

We're reserving this tenth spot on the list for The Prisoner, who may actually be one of The Seven, a secretive group that seems to be at war with the Imagined Order (IO) for control of the Zero Point and thus the Fortnite island. The Prisoner was held captive in Polar Peak by the Ice King in Chapter 1, Season 7, before the icy mountain melted and allowed The Prisoner to escape. He later formed a volcano, burning down parts of Athena, before he was never seen again. That is, at least, until his photo appeared alongside confirmed members of The Seven in The Bridge, the facility that houses the Zero Point. Whoever put up the corkboard and decorated it with clues seems to think The Prisoner is a member of The Seven, and judging by his helmet, they may be correct.

9. Midas

The man with the supposedly golden touch merely turned everything wet in Chapter 2, Season 3.
The man with the supposedly golden touch merely turned everything wet in Chapter 2, Season 3.

As the leader of GHOST, an apparent paramilitary and espionage branch of the IO, Midas took on a huge role at the start of Chapter 2, becoming the focal point of the story for almost a year. His actions have led to sweeping changes in the Fortnite omniverse, like when he tried to break through the Storm and ended up causing a major tsunami that flooded the entire island for Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 3. He was clearly given a lot of power within GHOST, though his actions regarding the Storm don't seem to have been sanctioned by the IO, as they could've threatened the stability of the Zero Point. Thus, Midas seems to have defected to SHADOW just before initiating his Device, which would go on to introduce some of the island's biggest changes ever.

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Trials Of Osiris Rewards This Week In Destiny 2 (Nov. 26-30)

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 09:31 AM PST

Destiny 2's Thanksgiving weekend has kicked off, and now's a great time to be thankful for going Flawless in the highly-competitive Trials of Osiris multiplayer mode. Starting from 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, the pinnacle PvP event features a rotating selection of maps and new gear to earn every weekend, and runs until the weekly reset at the same time the following Tuesday.

  • Map -- Twilight Gap
  • 20 rounds won -- Pinnacle Trials Engram
  • 7 matches won -- Pinnacle Trials Engram
  • Reputation Rank 10 -- Trials Weapon
  • Reputation Rank 16 -- Trials Weapon
  • Flawless run -- Eye of Sol, (Adept) Sniper Rifle

As usual, a Flawless run rewards players with an alternate Adept weapon that has some of the best stats and perks in all of Destiny 2, and to get started you'll want to pay a visit to Saint-14 in the Tower to pick up a Trials card, which dictates which certain bonuses you'll earn (such as whether you get bonus rewards at certain milestones or if a loss will be forgiven).

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has kept Trials mostly unchanged over the last few weeks, and other than offering the Freelance option on select weekends, the mode is now a more inviting space that rewards skill and participation. Matchmaking also attempts to pair you--if possible--with other players who have both a similar number of wins on their current card and a similar number of overall wins for that specific weekend.

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Where Is Xur Today? (Nov. 26-30) - Destiny 2 Xur Location And Exotics Guide

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 09:08 AM PST

Destiny 2's favorite Exotic arms dealer is back for another weekend, and while the agent of the Nine isn't hosting a Black Friday sale on his wares, he still has an assortment of gear to offer. With Trials of Osiris, upcoming Anniversary celebrations, and the Dawning around the corner, now's a great time to stock up on any weapons and armor that might be missing from your arsenal.

This week you can find Xur on Nessus, in the Watcher's Grave. Here's what he's selling this week:

  • Exotic Engram -- 97 legendary shards
  • Merciless-- 29 legendary shards
  • Sealed Ahamkara Grasps-- 23 legendary shards
  • Stronghold-- 23 legendary shards
  • Lunafaction Boots-- 23 legendary shards
  • Legendary weapons and armor -- 50 legendary shards, 1,000 Glimmer

Xur usually hangs around the European Dead Zone, Nessus, or the Tower hangar, and he'll be active in one of those areas from November 26 - 30.

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Fortnite Chapter 3 Map May Have Leaked As Epic Teases Big Changes

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 08:37 AM PST

Fortnite Chapter 3 is, by all accounts, just around the corner. Even though Epic hasn't officially confirmed Chapter 3 by name, we do know Chapter 2 ends on December 4, and it's safe to assume a new chapter with a new island awaits us on the other side. Epic's latest tweet seems to wink at players holding out for more clues as to what lies ahead, and the potential for a brand-new island looks strong. In fact, we may already be looking at it.

Epic's tweeted tease includes an image of Chapter 2's map, but its accompanied caption is the first sign since the announcement of the Chapter 2 finale that what's coming on the other side of that battle with the Cube Queen may be a whole new world, much like we saw when Fortnite moved into Chapter 2 in 2019. Back then, Epic sent off the original island, named Athena, in favor of the current island, Apollo, adding things like fishing, vehicles, and NPCs as the chapter went on for the two years since.

According to rumors, the next island is to be named Artemis, and while we're actively investigating the mythological significance behind these naming conventions, it's also worth noting that some players think the Chapter 3 map has already leaked.

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Fortnite Nick Fury Skin Brings The Avengers Recruiter To Battle Royale

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 07:28 AM PST

Fortnite has added Nick Fury this holiday, bringing yet another Marvel hero to battle royale as part of Epic's years-long agreement with the company to sprinkle in new heroes routinely. The burgeoning metaverse has already seen most of the Avengers arrive, and now their S.H.I.E.L.D. recruiter has dropped in as well. Here's everything that comes in the Fortnite Nick Fury set.

Fortnite Nick Fury skin

Nick Fury comes alongside a full set of cosmetics. Bundled with the character no matter what is his F.I.E.L.D. back bling, while an additional pickaxe and glider are available as well. If you buy the Nick Fury bundle, you'll also get an exclusive loading screen that features Fury's famous VTOL. By name, the Nick Fury bundle includes:

  • Nick Fury skin
  • F.I.E.L.D. Pack back bling
  • Director's Scythe pickaxe
  • First Strike Infiltration glider
  • Quinjets In Flight loading screen
Now you can recruit the recruiter.
Now you can recruit the recruiter.

Like most of Fortnite's Marvel skins, the hero is modeled loosely on his MCU counterpart, but it's not meant to be Samuel L. Jackson. Instead, Fury is the latest Marvel character to bring an original look to the game, always familiar but rarely identical, which allows Epic to establish its own canon in the Fortnite world.

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This Unity And Unreal Black Friday Special Can Get You Making Your Own Video Games For Just $9

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 07:00 AM PST

If you've ever wanted to make your own games, you'll need experience in a programming language and a graphics engine. This Black Friday bundle deal can get you started on both, with The Unreal & Unity Game Development for Beginners Bundle available for $9 (reg. $1,200) after you use the code BFSAVE70.

The Unreal game engine has been around for 25 years, and has become one of the top engine choices for game developers. Unreal is a mainstay in the gaming community for its graphical power and visual scripting. Taught by ZENVA Academy, the lessons on Unreal will cover all you need to know to get started, even if you have never coded before.

Useful for games on both PCs and smartphones, Unity has flexibility and ease of use that beginners and indie developers should find welcoming. This bundle will take you through the steps of scripting in C# to create all the components that you'll need in Unity, and by the end, you'll have more than 20 mini-projects of your own to use in your portfolio. Taught by developer Raja Biswas, the founder of Charger Games, the course teaches you the ins and outs of Unity.

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Nier Replicant Is Just $30 For Black Friday

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 06:18 AM PST

Nier Replicant is a fantastic upgraded version of the original 2010 Nier, with much-improved visuals, better combat, and extra story content that fits more in line with the creators' original vision. It's currently available at Amazon for just $30--at least for the Xbox version--and it's fully compatible with the Xbox Series X, as well.

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Taking place before Nier: Automata, which became an unexpected success and retroactively ignited interest in writer-director Yoko Taro's earlier work, Nier Replicant is a sci-fi action-RPG that takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by a mysterious plague. Already on the verge of complete collapse, civilization is threatened by shadowy creatures who may hold the secret to humanity's past.

Its story was acclaimed at launch in 2010, but the new version includes much better combat that will feel familiar to those who played Automata. It retains composer Keiichi Okabe's incredible music.

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Battlefield 2042 Gets A Nice Discount For Black Friday

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 10:20 PM PST

If you haven't picked up Battlefield 2042 yet, now's your chance to grab it for less on Black Friday. The newly released online multiplayer shooter is on sale for $47 at Walmart. This deal is available for the PS5, PS4, and Xbox physical editions of Battlefield 2042. This is the first significant discount we've seen on Battlefield 2042 since it launched last week. It's just one of the many great game deals available for Black Friday.

Battlefield 2042 is a multiplayer-only shooter that has a lot to love, even if it's still a tad rough around the edges at the moment. Portal allows you to take a trip down memory lane to revisit popular content from the franchise's history as well as create your own custom game modes with the included editor. Battlefield 2042 has large, sprawling maps and a nice variety of game variants, including Hazard Zone, which implements some of the key ideas from the battle royale formula.

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Massive Exotic Weapon Tweaks Coming With Destiny 2's 30th Anniversary Update

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 06:34 PM PST

The weekly Bungie posts have been hefty leading up to the Bungie 30th Anniversary event, which brings tons of new updates. Just this month, the This Week At Bungie posts have gone over grenade and melee abilities regeneration and Super cooldowns, but another important part of the upcoming update is weapons and mods.

A recent TWAB listed changes coming to weapons in player-vs-environment and player-vs-player modes. In PvE, slug Shotguns will have their damage reduced by 10%, while pellet Shotguns get a 10% increase. Linear Fusion Rifles are the go-to weapon currently for damage against large enemies and bosses because of the Particle Deconstruction mod from the Seasonal artifact. Linear Fusion Rifles will become more powerful with a 10% damage increase in PvE. Bows will do an extra 10% damage against rank-and-file enemies, which are basic red bar enemies. Lastly, Fusion Rifles and Sidearm will have increased projectile speed, and Caster Swords will have a reduced ammo cost of 5 instead of 8.

Exotic Weapons

Changes to Exotic weapons will revitalize older weapons that players rarely use and fine-tune some newer ones. A total of 14 Exotic weapons will see changes, including this season's Lorentz Driver.

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Best Black Friday Gaming Desk Deals

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 10:37 AM PST

A good gaming desk can be both functional and stylish, and with Black Friday here, deals on cutting-edge slabs of horizontal storage for your gaming rigs have gone live. We've rounded up the best Black Friday gaming desk deals that we've seen so far. For more PC gaming deals, check out our roundups of the best gaming monitor and best gaming laptop deals. If you opt for the Secretlab Magnus, make sure to take a peek at our Black Friday gaming chair deals, which features the new 2022 Titan Evo Series from Secretlab.

Secretlab Magnus Metal Desk

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At the top of our list is the Secretlab Magnus, an all-rounder which combines good looks with solid construction. It's not just an attractive surface on which to house even the heftiest of PC gaming equipment and monitors thanks to its metal design, but it's also practical for gaming thanks to its built-in cable management system. The premium finish is an eye-catching piece of design and it includes a full length cover called the Magpad, a premium oversized mouse pad that will cover the entire desk.

If you're into accessories, Secretlab also sells optional extras a headset hanger, bumpers, and other useful gear that clips in using the power of magnets.

Flexispot EB8 Standing Desk

$400 with coupon (was $500)

A desk that could easily be used for gaming or an art studio, the Flexispot EB8 is a more elegant solution for horizontal display technology. It's a standing desk that features an industrial-grade steel frame, a built-in electric motor lift mechanism, four programmable height presets, and it can charge up to three devices with integrated USB ports. There's even a handy drawer to save a few office supplies inside of it.

Linsy Home Gaming Desk

$70 with coupon (Was $90)

Another good-looking gaming desk, the Linsy Home Desk is built from thick materials and is loaded with extra storage options. There's a cup holder, headphone hook, handle rack, and a mouse pad for all your gaming needs, while the carbon-fiber construction means that it's both lightweight and durable.

Walmart Black Friday Sale Now On: Check Out The Best Gaming And Tech Deals

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 10:21 AM PST

Walmart's Black Friday sale is live and includes some incredible game deals, such as steep discounts on new releases like Deathloop, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Resident Evil Village. Walmart is also deeply discounting TVs, laptops, and many other tech and entertainment products. While in-store deals are live right now, we've also rounded up some of the best online discounts so that you don't have to risk going outside this Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Best Black Friday deals at Walmart

PS5

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PS5 Digital

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Xbox Series X

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Xbox Series S

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Console restocks

Walmart will have the Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S in stock for Walmart+ members at 1 PM PT / 4PM ET. Stock for the PlayStation 5 Disc and Digital Editions will be available for Walmart+ members at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on Monday, November 29.

It's unclear if restocks will also be available for non-subscribers later tonight, but Walmart has been staggering restocks lately, so we wouldn't be surprised to see more restocks at Walmart throughout the week. Walmart will also have the holiday Nintendo Switch bundle, which comes with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and three months of Nintendo Switch Online for $300.

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