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Mass Effect and No Man’s Sky are crossing over. The famous Mass Effect spaceship SSV Normandy SR1 has been added to No Man’s Sky, but it’ll take a little work to unlock it.

To get the Normandy, you must complete the “mysterious expedition” that appeared recently in the game. The mission is only available until May 31, but if you complete it by then, the Normandy from Mass Effect will be yours forever inside No Man’s Sky.

The Mass Effect crossover in No Man’s Sky is connected to an object called the Historiographical Dosimeter, which appeared in the game recently. No Man’s Sky players solved the mystery and now it’s been revealed to be a Mass Effect crossover.

“This is a lovely little Easter Egg moment, and something hopefully no one was expecting,” developer Hello Games said on the No Man’s Sky website. “We are thrilled and flattered that BioWare and EA let us pay tribute in this way. As huge fans of the series, it’s a lovely moment for sci-fi fans.”

Sean Murray of Hello Games added, “Like everyone else we’ve been rediscovering the amazing universe of Mass Effect through the release of the Legendary Edition. I still have chills every time I see this incredibly iconic ship warping in, and was delighted to see so many people have the same reaction.”

For more on the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, check out GameSpot’s coverage linked below.

Matt’s had a good ol’ look at Deathloop and won’t stop banging on about it so we let him on the podcast despite it being his week off. Cardy has been continuing his Mass Effect journey and is joined by Joe to talk about how exciting being able to fight in Nakatomi Plaza in Warzone is. There’s also three Netflix shows, Castlevania, Jupiter’s Legacy and Love, Death and Robots that are recommended to varying degrees.

Plus, a fantastic Chain Brain battle and of course, your feedback. One that produces vivid flashbacks to the conclusion of the fabled Sandwich Special.

Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: [email protected].

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AEW Games has pulled back the curtain on new details for upcoming management sim AEW Elite GM, the wrestling company’s second foray into mobile gaming after AEW Casino: Double or Nothing.

Executive producer for AEW Games–and referee for AEW itself–Aubrey Edwards hosted a brief livestream showing full gameplay of Elite GM, showcasing the management sim’s extensive offering of fantasy booking options while offering new details on the project. The video also announces the opening of registration for a closed beta test coming soon, for which those interested can sign up here.

Players will be able to take on the head booker job for their own wrestling federation, doing everything from drafting a roster to booking and building feuds. Running shows will gain revenue for the organization, which will then be used to sign more wrestlers and continue to grow the brand. AEW Elite GM also includes a PvP multiplayer element, letting players compete with other bookers’ federations in a ladder-style ranking system.

“We’ve said from the beginning that it’s imperative we listen to our fans and strive to implement their feedback into our games,” Edwards–who previously worked as a developer for Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell–said in the official release. “We’re excited to give our fans a voice as we take this beloved genre to new heights and deliver an authentically AEW experience on a global scale.”

AEW Games has also announced a currently untitled wrestling game, in development for all major consoles. Elite GM joins a growing list of wrestling management simulation games, two examples being Total Extreme Wrestling 2020 on PC and 80s Mania Wrestling Returns on mobile.

There’s a new glove in town. Hasbro is gearing up to release the Iron Man Nano Gauntlet in its high-quality Marvel Legends series. The glove is up for preorder now, and it looks pretty great (see it at Amazon). It’s set to release November 1.

This is a full-scale replica of the gauntlet Tony Stark uses in Avengers Endgame. The fingers are flexible and articulated enough to let you do the snap. It even makes a sound effect when you do. (Try to use the power for good, not evil). It also comes with a full set of removable Infinity Stones that actually light up and pulsate.

Preorder Marvel Legends Iron Man Nano Gauntlet

• Get it at Amazon – $124.99
• Get it at Best Buy – $99.99
• Get it at Hasbro Pulse – $124.99

The gauntlet retails for $124.99, but Best Buy is offering it for $99.99. Amazon may match the price at some point; if it does, anyone who has it preordered from Amazon will get the lower price automatically. No guarantees there, though, so you may want to lock it in at Best Buy.

Here’s the full list of features from the product listing at Hasbro:

• Premium Marvel Legends Series roleplay item in 1:1 full scale, right-handed design
• Re-create the iconic scene from Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame with the authentic Iron Man Nano Gauntlet complete with glowing detachable Infinity Stones and movie-inspired snap! sound FX
• Infinity Stones feature pulsating glow light effects in red, purple, blue, orange, yellow, and green
• Open Hand Display Mode ideal for display in your Marvel Legends collection
• Premium Roleplay Gauntlet features movie-accurate sculpting, details, and 5 flexible articulated fingers

Also, if you’d like to build Thanos’s gauntlet for display, check out the upcoming LEGO Infinity Gauntlet set that’s up for preorder now.

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Note that the electronic portions of the gauntlet require AA batteries that are not included. Smh.

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As teased at the last Square Enix Presents in March, the Red Room Takeover event for Marvel’s Avengers is now live. The event runs until May 31, and is the culmination of the last two weeks of gameplay, which has seen players investigating the mysterious “Rooskaya Protocols.”

The Red Room Takeover has completely transformed the game’s HARM Room, turning a harmless training room into a life-threatening trap. The story sees the mysterious Yelena Belova having booby-trapped the HARM Room, forcing the heroes to run these deadly challenges to regain control of the compound.

While the storyline of the event focuses on Black Widow, with a number of encrypted messaged being addressed to her from Yelena Belova, players can run the challenges with any hero in their roster in order to unlock the event’s rewards. Those include exclusive “Widow Maker” comics, XP, and gear, with players at higher levels eligible for the best gear-related rewards.

The Red Room challenges are single player, and will scale from level 1 to 120 so all players can get involved. There are five different challenges to be taken on, with each containing new deadly obstacles that are new to the Red Room.

The event will run until May 31, and is available for players on all platforms, including PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Stadia.

Destiny 2‘s Trials of Osiris competitive event is one of the toughest activities you can find in the game–but it also offers some of the best rewards. There are new weapons to earn in Trials as part of the Season of the Splicer, and you’re going to want to get your hands on them. Trouble is, we won’t know what weapons and armor you can hope to earn or what map you’ll face until the event officially starts with the beginning of the weekend on May 21.

The Trials of Osiris event kicks off each weekend with the daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1 AM ET Friday and runs until the weekly reset at the same time on Tuesday. During the event, you can earn rewards based on how many wins you’re able to rack up on a single Trials “Passage” card you obtain from Saint-14 in the Tower. You can also complete bounties and earn tokens that can get you even more rewards.

As always, this weekend’s Trials event continues to the Tuesday weekly reset, so you’ve got until May 25 to earn rewards and spend tokens with Saint-14.

The Trials of Osiris runs from Friday to Tuesday every week, providing one of the toughest challenges in Destiny 2 for Crucible players. Your goal in the PvP mode is to win as many matches as possible before you suffer three total losses, which forces you to reset your Trials run, or Passage, and try again. It’s worth noting, though, that there’s no team matchmaking in Trials: You have to assemble your own three-player fireteam to run the event. You’ll earn loot at certain points as you rack up victories, but the best rewards in the event come when you go on a winning streak of seven matches in a row–a “Flawless” run.

While the goal in Trials is to hit that flawless run, the reality is that Trials is very tough, and most players may never achieve a flawless run. But the event isn’t just for the very best players in the game. You can still earn Trials rewards, some of the best weapons available, just by playing matches, win or lose. The End Game bounty from Saint-14 awards each week’s three-win reward just for participating.

If you can manage to go Flawless, you’ll visit the Lighthouse and earn exclusive rewards. Opening the chest in the Lighthouse now gets you an “Adept” weapon, which has extra stat boosts you can’t get almost anywhere else. Visit Saint-14 to pick up a Trials Passage and bounties to get started, but remember that you have to spend any Trials tokens you earn for wins with Saint-14 before the weekly reset on Tuesday, May 18. These tokens expire at the end of the weekend you earned them, so get your rewards while you can.

Destiny 2‘s Season of the Splicer is bringing back an old Destiny 1 favorite: the Vault of Glass raid. It launches on Saturday, May 22, which makes this a great time to visit our old buddy Xur to check out his haul of Exotic weapons and armor.

Xur returns to the solar system every weekend in Destiny 2, starting with the daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET each Friday. The thing is, where he’ll land isn’t known until he actually arrives. Xur can hang out at one of several locations, including in the Tower Hangar area, on Nessus in Watcher’s Grave, and in the Winding Cove area of the EDZ. We’ll update this post upon Xur’s arrival with a full rundown of where he’s located, how you can find him, and what he’s carrying. His inventory also changes each week, so it’s worth revisiting him on the weekends for new weapons and rolls on Exotic armor.

Each week, Xur offers one Exotic weapon and three pieces of Exotic armor, one for each character class. The inventory is random, as are the stat rolls you can expect on each of his armor offerings, so if you’re looking to fill out your collection or if you’re hoping for better versions of Exotics you already have, it’s worth visiting him. Xur also brings an Exotic Engram, which is guaranteed to drop something you don’t already have, if there are Exotics missing from your collection on that particular character–but that doesn’t include Exotics you have to earn through activities, including the new Exotic armors added each season, which can only be claimed from Legendary or Master Lost Sectors.

You’ll also need plenty of Legendary Shards to pay for Xur’s wares. The Exotic Engram will cost you 97 shards, while Xur’s weapon will run you 29 shards and each piece of armor costs 23 shards. You can snag another Engram from his haul if you have an Exotic Cipher. You can get more of those by completing Xur’s Xenology quest, which he offers each week.

Last year, LogitechG hosted the Adaptive Esports Invitational, a one-off Rocket League competition that featured players from the disabled community. Now, it’s extending that initiative with the announcement of the Adaptive Esports Tournament, an ongoing esports competition for disabled gamers.

The event has been created in partnership with AbleGamers, a charity dedicated to making video games accessible to people with disabilities–which got a big boost last year when Ryan Reynolds made a video promoting the cause.

The tournament’s other partners come from outside the gaming world–Adaptive Action Sports is a non-profit that offers action sports programs and training for people with disabilities, while Mount Sinai is a medical group based in New York, with programs focused on developing adaptive technology for people in need.

Disabled players who want to enter the next Adaptive Esports Tournament can sign up right now on the website. The first event will take place this fall, which is set to be a 2v2 single-elimination Rocket League tournament with “Logitech G gear and bragging rights on the line,” according to Logitech’s homepage for the event.