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Month: November 2019
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Target’s Best Early Black Friday 2019 Deals: Xbox One Bundles, PSVR, And 4K TVs
Samsung 65-inch Smart 4K UHD HDR TV – $480
Samsung 65-inch Smart 4K UHD HDR TV | $480
Unlike the Element TV, we can safely recommend this Samsung 65-inch 4K UHD Smart TV. It’s not a Black Friday model; it’s one of the more popular TVs that Target carries. On Black Friday, Target is discounting it to $480, which represents a savings of $220. A Smart TV of this size at under $500 is always worth looking at, but this also happens to be from one of the most respected manufacturers. The Element TV may be significantly cheaper, but this is the best TV deal at Target this Black Friday when quality is factored in.
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Fable 4 Concept Art Not Official, Artist Says
Update:
The artist has emailed IGN to clarify that the images are not from any official project, and were tests made for a position. They also clarified that they are not a Playground Games employee, nor affiliated with any project the studio might be working on.
We have since removed the images at the artist’s request. Originally, the test concepts appeared to be for a character that might fit in a Fable game. The notes on the character design specifically state that they’re inspired by the actor Anne Hathaway and that they wield some kind of bladed weapon.
Original story follows:
Castlevania: Netflix Nordic Removes Season 3 Release Date Post From Twitter
After Netflix renewed Castlevania for a third season, fans have been watching closely for an official Season 3 release date announcement. After a post from Netflix Nordic on Twitter earlier today, it looked like Castlevania Season 3 would be coming in early 2020, but now it seems that isn’t the case.
It appears that the now-deleted Tweet from Netflix Nordic was a mistake, according to a source close to IGN. Don’t worry though, Castlevania Season 3 is still on track, it just won’t be releasing as soon as some were hoping.
Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Scarlett Will Have to Wait
Lots of Scarlett next-gen talk this week! Hear why Cyberpunk 2077 won’t be coming to Scarlett as soon as we think – and neither will VR. Plus: leaked concept art gives us our first glimpse of Playground’s next-gen Fable reboot (allegedly…), Resident Evil 3 might be getting remade, Saints Row will return, and more!
Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or grab an MP3 download of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered from our new barcade set, featuring an interview with former PlayStation and Xbox executive Phil Harrison. It’s an open bar; come and join us!
Black Friday Deal Alert: Amazon is Discounting Apple iPads, Macbooks, and More
Contrary to popular belief, it’s very easy to find great great Apple Black Friday deals. There’s a preconception that Apple is very stingy with discounts even on Black Friday, and although that’s true for the Apple Store, there are plenty of other vendors who are very willing to lower their prices. This year, Amazon is released several of their Apple Black Friday deals early. These include Black Friday iPad deals, Black Friday Apple Watch deals, Black Friday MacBook Air deals, Black Friday MacBook Pro deals, and Black Friday Apple AirPods deals. Some deals keep going in and out of stock so definitely don’t hesitate on a deal you really want. Not all of the Amazon Black Friday deals have gone live , so expect more to come.
Facebook Oculus Acquires Beat Saber Developers
Facebook has announced that it acquired Beat Saber developers Beat Games. The Czech Republic-based developer will join Oculus Studios as an independently operated studio in Prague.
In a press release, Facebook says that the acquisition will not impact upcoming content for Beat Saber. Beat Games will continue to ship content and updates for its popular VR rhythm game, including the upcoming 360-degree level mode and new songs in December.
“Beat Games is a strong team with proven potential across VR, games, and music. With the resources and know-how that we can offer, Beat Games will be able to accelerate, adding more music and more exciting features to Beat Saber as well as bringing the game to more people,” Facebook director of AR/VR content Mike Verdu said.
The Best Black Friday Laptop Deals You Can Buy Right Now (Updated)
Some amazing Black Friday laptop deals are already live. They include Black Friday deals on Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, MSI, Lenovo, and Apple laptops that we pulled from Walmart, Best Buy, Dell, and Amazon Black Friday sales. We’ve included laptops for both gamers and road warriors, at a range of price points. You can opt for a $299 Chromebook, or a $2000 Intel Core i9 RTX 2080 equipped HP OMEN. At this point there’s very little risk. Every purchase is covered by an extended holiday return policy that expires in January. It’s a win-win situation.
We’ll be continually adding to this list of Black Friday laptops as more go live.
The 5 Best Black Friday Laptop Deals
Pokemon Global Link Shutting Down, Free Pokemon Being Distributed To Users
After nine years, the Pokemon Global Link is shutting down, The Pokemon Company has announced. Since the release of Pokemon Black and White on the original DS, the website has served as an online battling hub for the mainline Pokemon series, allowing players to join online competitions and view their rankings, but the latest entries, Pokemon Sword and Shield, have moved away from the service, making it no longer necessary.
In a statement on the Pokemon Global Link website, The Pokemon Company revealed the service will cease on February 24, 2020. After that point, players “will no longer be able to use any gameplay features that require a connection to the PGL” in either Pokemon Sun and Moon or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. However, regular online features such as battling and trading will still be available in those titles.
Before the Pokemon Global Link shuts down, The Pokemon Company is giving away one final free Pokemon to Global Link users. From now until February 24, you can claim a free Fennel’s Munna in a Gen 7 3DS game. This Munna is modeled after the one owned by Fennel, the Dream World researcher from Pokemon Black and White.
To receive the Pokemon, log into the Pokemon Global Link and a personal notification about the gift will appear on the homepage. Click on the link within the notification to generate a download code. After that, you’ll need to go into Mystery Gift in your 3DS game of choice (either Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, or Ultra Moon) and go through the following steps:
- Select Receive Gift
- Select Get with Code/Password
- Follow prompts to connect online
- Input download code
- Open your save file
- Retrieve the Pokemon from the deliveryman in any Pokemon Center
While the Pokemon Global Link may be shutting down, its functionality still lives on in Sword and Shield’s Battle Stadium, which lets players compete in ranked online competitions. The upcoming Pokemon Home service will feature some PGL functionality as well. That is slated to launch sometime in early 2020 and will also allow you to transfer Pokemon from 3DS to Switch.
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