New Hearthstone Expansion Rise of Shadows Revealed

The latest Hearthstone expansion – Rise of Shadows – has just been revealed! Rise of Shadows will feature 135 new cards, and will launch on April 9 in North America and April 10 in Australia/New Zealand.

The set introduces the “League of E.V.I.L.”; a coalition of returning villains led by Arch-Thief Rafaam, and featuring King Togwaggle, Madam Lazul, Dr. Boom and Hagatha the Witch.

These familiar faces bring with them a number of new gameplay mechanics. Schemes, for instance, are spells that grow in power each turn they’re in your hand. So far we’ve only seen Hagatha’s Scheme, which is obviously a horrible top deck, but can be insanely powerful if given time to charge up.

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Massive Sale on Acer Computers, Accessories, and More Today Only

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Amazon has a huge selection of Acer products on sale for its Deal of the Day today. Beyond just the expected laptops and desktops, Amazon also has backpacks, mousepads, messenger bags, and more Acer gear marked down between 20 and 50 percent.

Acer Laptop Deals

The Acer Aspire E 15 isn’t the most powerful laptop, but for $529.99 it’s a great pick-up. There are two configurations on sale right now, one with an Intel i5-8250U and the other, more expensive option with an Intel i7-8550U. Both have an Nvidia MX150 graphics card, which definitely beats out onboard graphics. If you want a low-cost laptop for some light gaming, pick one of these up today. There’s also an Acer Swift 3 powered by an AMD Radeon RX 540 for 50 bucks less than the i7 Aspire.

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Daily Deals: Last Chance to Take 12% off Division 2 for PC and Get a Bonus Free Game

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Battlefield 5’s Firestorm Battle Royale Mode Release Date Announced

Battlefield 5’s long-awaited battle royale mode Firestorm will be added as a free update on March 25.

Firestorm will be a 64-player battle royale with the option to play solo or in squads of four, and will take place on a new map called Halvoy. EA says it’s “Battlefield’s biggest map ever,” roughly 10 times the size of Battlefield 5’s already huge Hamada map, and will have “expansive terrain that ranges from snow-covered mountains to open waterfronts and everything in between.”

A new cinematic reveal trailer gives us a first glimpse at that map and some of the other features of Firestorm, which includes airstrikes, vehicles, and destructible environments. You can watch that trailer above:

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Turtle Rock Announces Spiritual Successor to Left 4 Dead

Turtle Rock Studios, the developers behind Evolve and the Left 4 Dead franchise, has announced that they’re working in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive on a “next-gen cooperative FPS” entitled Back 4 Blood.

Something of a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead and its sequel, which were originally published by Valve, was announced via a news post in the Turtle Rock forums, and will be “designed from the ground-up as an original, premium title and marries the best of what made the co-op zombie shooter so successful with new features and state-of-the-art technology.”

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How to File Your Taxes for Free Online and Get the Best Tax Refund

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You’ve long known IGN is the best place for video game and entertainment news, but did you know we’re branching out into giving you the hottest new info on free tax preparation software? It’s true. We’re here to help. We know all too well doing your taxes sucks, so we went ahead and rounded up the best and easiest ways for you to file for free and maximize your refund.

The freest and most direct way to file is to go right to the IRS website and start from there. But if you have questions or need assistance, good luck. That’s why we put together this list. There are lots of ways you might be leaving money on the table without even realizing it, for example. Like, if you make income from streaming, did you know you can write off games and your equipment? It’s true. I didn’t know that until I had my taxes done professionally and now I’m kicking myself for not having monetized my hobby earlier.

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Explaining the Avengers New White suits

Happy new Avengers: Endgame trailer day! While at first glance the new trailer might seem to be heavy on flashback footage from previous films, in fact there’s quite a bit to dig into here and speculate about. Which is of course half the fun of these movies. Take, for example, those new Avengers: Endgame white suits. What’s the deal with those things?

The reveal of the suits comes near the end of the trailer, as we see a bunch of Avengers marching through the hangar bay of their headquarters The Right Stuff style (which, by the way, was one of the VHS movies Captain Marvel checked out in that Blockbuster Video in her film). A variety of Avengers — and at least one Guardian of the Galaxy — are donning the costumes, including Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, War Machine, Ant-Man and Nebula. (And yes, we know Ant-Man isn’t technically an Avenger in the MCU yet — though maybe he is by the time this scene takes place, as membership is definitely down since the Great Decimation).

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Get 31.4% Off ThinkGeek Site-Wide for the Pi Day Sale

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Anyone who’s into video games, Marvel superheroes, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, or really any geeky-cool franchise will want to head over to ThinkGeek today. In honor of Pi Day — everyone’s favorite mathematical holiday — the site is offering a 31.4% discount on everything on the site. All you have to do is enter promo code PIDAY19 at checkout. And if it bothers you that they moved the decimal point for the discount, just be glad that it works in your favor.

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