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The Xbox One has come into its own over the last few years. With 4K Blu-ray and HDR support on both the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X, as well as gorgeous native 4K on the Xbox One X, it’s the best possible way to enjoy 4K movies and games right now. But Microsoft’s console also plays Xbox 360 and even some original Xbox games, making it great gift for anyone who still has a stack of great, older games on the shelf.
If you want to give the best Xbox gifts this holiday season, we’ve put together this guide to help you out.
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HP.com launched some coupons today that work specifically on HP Pavilion Gaming and HP OMEN laptop and desktop computers. These prices are the lowest we’ve seen all year for comparable configs, but don’t let that fool you into thinking these laptops are built with budget in mind. The HP OMEN in particular is HP’s premium line and build quality is superior to anything else you’d find in this price range. The coupons are as follows:
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Updated: November 2018
It wasn’t long ago the best gaming laptops were too expensive, too underpowered, and too cumbersome to really compete with desktop gaming, but times have changed. Right now, the best gaming laptop in 2018 can replace a desktop in many cases. A gaming laptop won’t compete one-to-one with a comparably priced desktop in terms of cost, but the best gaming laptops make up for it by virtue of convenience. In fact, the cost of gaming laptops has come down to where that convenience becomes ever more attractive.
Dropping an entire building on my enemies while leaping up in the skies and going through the windows of a building has never been so colorful until I did it in the multiplayer mode of Crackdown 3. At this past weekend’s X018 event, Microsoft gave a new, earlier release date for their next big first-party exclusive (February 15) and formally presented its multiplayer mode. It’s called Wrecking Zone, it puts the “power of the cloud” to work, in real time, and we got to play it.
The mode we tried is called Agent Hunter. This is a 5v5 match where both teams have to face each other in a 10-minute round. The objective is to kill and obtain the greatest number of Badges that the enemies drop when they die. The twist in this mode is that what counts is not the kills, but the Badges obtained. These disappear after 10 seconds, so you must be fast or have been close to the enemy to get them, otherwise your effort will have been in vain. Considering that enemies can be over or below you, you have to think twice when and where you make that final shot.
Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics legend who co-created some of its most famous heroes like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four, died Monday in Los Angeles at the age of 95. Lee was reportedly rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he later died, according to TMZ. The cause of death has not been immediately released.
Lee’s legacy is defined by his numerous popular comic book character creations for Marvel Comics, where he began working in 1939 when the company was called Timely Comics. The company changed its name to Marvel Comics in 1961 when Lee and artist Jack Kirby co-created the Fantastic Four and saw it go on to become a hit.
Greetings, true believers! We have six exclusive new character posters for you to enjoy from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony’s upcoming animated feature film based on the Marvel Comics characters.
The posters in the slideshow below feature Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (voiced by Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (voiced by Nicolas Cage), Peni Parker (voiced by Kimiko Glenn), and Spider-Ham (voiced by John Mulaney).
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the origin story of how high schooler Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man following the death of his dimension’s Peter Parker. For the first time, a Spider-Man movie revolves around a central character who isn’t Peter Parker. The latter is in the film, but it’s an older, slightly more jaded incarnation of the character, this one from another dimension. But Peter isn’t the only other-dimensional wall-crawler Miles allies with here.
I mean you could like Just Cause for the story. You might be interested in the dark history of the South American island nation of Solís, and its connection to Rico Rodriguez. And perhaps the hero’s ongoing intercontinental tussle with the Black Hand gets you going.
But my guess is that the majority of people are into Just Cause for what happens in between the story – the ridiculous explosions, the grappling hook tethers, the complex interplay of car, building and NPCs’ faces.
And somewhere, underneath it all, there’s a physics engine struggling to make sense of all of this and, just occasionally, reacting in completely insane ways. My friends, if this is your thing, our latest IGN First video is for you.
Steven Spielberg, the iconic director behind films such as E.T., Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan, reportedly played quite a bit of Pong in his day.
In this month’s IGN Unfiltered, Underworld Ascendant creative director Joe Fielder mused about his brief time working alongside the enigmatic filmmaker on 2008’s Boom Blox.
“Spielberg, he came up with the initial idea for throwing the ball and would check in regularly,” Fielder said. “It was great to be able to tell my dad ‘Steven Spielberg stopped by my desk the other day.’ He’s a gamer. He told a story about how he first got introduced to games, when he was working on Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss said ‘Oh, come here. You’ve got to check this out.’ He and Steven Spielberg went off and played Pong on one of the piers until the machine was full of quarters and couldn’t play anymore. So that was his in for video games.”
Black Friday is quickly approaching on Friday, November 23, the day after Thanksgiving in the US. Walmart has released its circular for the retail holiday, and it contains hundreds of physical copies of moves and television shows–along with TVs–for exceptionally low prices.
Many of these deals, including games, will be available online on Wednesday, November 21 starting at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT, while the in-store shopping kicks off on Thursday, November 22 at 6 PM, locally. Walmart will not be closing during the early morning hours. However, make sure to check with your local Walmart as hours may vary.
There will be hundreds of movies on sale during the event. In the circular, Walmart only listed a small portion of what will be available in store. It states over 110 movies will be priced at $2, 180 at $4, 70 at $6, 30 at $8, 50 at $9, and 90 at $10. The selection will be very wide for the Black Friday event, but there is a limited stock, so you’ll want to get to your local Walmart early to pick these up.
From the $2 items listed on site, there isn’t anything exceptionally notable, aside from the original Jumanji on DVD. There were, however, a couple decent selections on Blu-ray in the $4 category: Spider-Man: Homecoming and Home Alone. Walmart is also discounting a few movies in 4K to under $10 like Wonder Woman, Deadpool 2, and Rampage. You can also pick up this year’s Mission Impossible: Fallout for only $8, but keep in mind, this is a digital code for Vudu and not a physical copy.
Below is the full list of the DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K movies listed in the Walmart Black Friday ad. This is not the complete list, but if more get added, this list will be updated.
DVDs:
Movies:
Hotel Transylvania 2 — $2
The Peanuts Movie — $2
Rio 2 — $2
Jumanji — $2
Smurfs — $2
Captain Underpants — $2
Fifty Shades Freed — $2
Jurassic Park — $2
The Secret Life of Pets — $2
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip — $2
Jurassic World — $2
San Andreas — $2
It (1990) — $2
The Wizard of Oz — $2
Goosebumps — $2
Ice Age: Collision Course — $2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — $4
Justice League — $4
Wonder Woman — $4
Ferdinand — $4
Hotel Transylvania 3 — $4
Despicable Me 3 — $4
How the Grinch Stole Christmas — $4
Spongebob Christmas $4
The Greatest Showman — $4
The Fate of the Furious — $4
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — $4
Deadpool 2 — $6
Miracle on 34th Street — $6
Annihilation — $6
Sherlock Gnomes — $6
Ice Age Movie Collection — $6
Solo: A Star Wars Story — $8
Avengers: Infinity War — $8
TV:
The Flash: Season 4 — $10
Game of Thrones: Season 5 — $10
Rick and Morty: Season 3 — $10
The Big Bang Theory: Season 11 — $10
The Walking Dead Season 8 — $10
Blu-Ray:
Movies:
Mission Impossible: Fall Out — $8 (Digital only through Vudu)
