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Watch a Clip From Episode 3 of The Clone Wars’ Final Season

Lucasfilm and Disney have released a clip from Episode 3 of the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, titled “On the Wings of Keeradaks.” The episode will make its debut on Disney+ on Friday, March 6, 2020.

Here’s how the streamer describes the episode: “Jedi Anakin Skywalker and the clones escape Wat Tambor’s trap and return to a local village to help defend the native people against a droid attack launched by Separatist Admiral Trench.”

Check out the clip in the video below or at the top of the page:

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Disney+ also revealed new images from “On the Wings of Keeradaks” showcasing Anakin Skywalker, the Bad Batch, Wat Tambor, and more. You can see the photos in the gallery below:

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For more on The Clone Wars, check out our Season 7 reviews of “The Bad Batch” and “A Distant Echo,” Ahsoka Tano explained, a new Clone Wars five-issue comic miniseries from IDW, and refresh your memory with a recap of The Clone Wars so far and guide to watching in chronological order.

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Tomogunchi Virtual Pet Is Now Available

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Tomogunchi virtual pets are now available and allow players to wear a cute dog, panda, ghost, and more on their wrist that each have moods and can all evolve depending on how you perform in-game.

Revealed by Activision through a fictional Rothwynn Industries paid advertisement, these new Tomogunchi can be purchased in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare store for 1,000 CP or $10 USD, and must be equipped to use.

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When you first join a match with the Tomogunchi equipped, it will appear as an egg ready to hatch. Shortly thereafter, a new baby Tomogunchi will emerge as your new best friend. By taking care of its needs, you will be able to grow it into a Child, a Teen, and a full Adult. Rothwynn also teases there may be “multiple pet forms and options to discover.”

Pressing the d-pad up or the up-arrow key will allow players to use the “Watch Interact” gesture and check up on your Tomogunchi. By doing so, you will be able to see its four faces that represent its emotional states – Hungry, Dirty, Unruly, and Sleepy.

These faces will only appear when your one of your pet’s needs must be met. Kills, Objective Scoring, Killstreaks, and Wins all lead to a happy Tomogunchi. However, failing to do so can cause your friend to go “from happy to neutral, to sad, and finally… to the grave!”

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Underneath your Tomogunchi is a “bonus charge” meter and represents “a bonus method of evolving your pet more quickly than normal.” Each pet requires either Capture, Killstreaks, Plants, or Top Three Wins to fill the meter.

For more on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, check out the latest rumors on its rumored battle royale mode potentially called Warzone and our review of the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Unboxing the Final Fantasy VII Remake Cloud vs Sephiroth TCG Starter Set

With the upcoming release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake game, the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game showcases some of your favorite characters in the latest Cloud Vs Sephiroth Two-Player starter set. That’s right! The set has two new decks, so you can duke it out Final Fantasy-style with a buddy. What’s great about this starter set is that it has some rare cards that will be great for the upcoming competitive scene when the 11th set, Soldier’s Return, releases. It won’t be tough to find those cards with this set, so the barrier to entry is a little easier. A nice touch to this starter set is the inclusion of one full art card of Cloud and Sephiroth that are only available through the starter set.

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In addition to Cloud and Sephiroth, the starter set features characters from the Final Fantasy 7 universe like Azul (Dirge of Cerberus), Kadaj (Advent Children), and Zack (Crisis Core) among other popular 7 characters.

The Final Fantasy TCG Cloud vs Sephiroth Starter Set comes with:

  • Two 50 Preconstructed decks (Cloud & Sephiroth)
  • Two starter guides

Cloud Deck (Fire/Earth)

  • [11-136S] Cloud x 3
  • [11-135S] Vincent x 3
  • [4-075H] Vincent x 3
  • [4-076R] Wedge x 2
  • [4-082C] Jessie x 3
  • [5-082C] Miner x 2
  • [8-085C] Marlene x 2
  • [6-075R] Titan x 3
  • [11-131S] Barret x 3
  • [11-132S] Red XIII x 3
  • [1-016C] Tifa x 3
  • [10-007H] Zack x 3
  • [10-009C] SOLDIER: 3rd Class x 3
  • [1-003C] Red Mage x 3
  • [1-010C] Black Mage x 2
  • [2-005C] Sage x 3
  • [3-020H] Phoenix x 3
  • [11-139S] Aerith x 3

Sephiroth Deck (Ice/Lightning)

  • [11-138S] Sephiroth x 3
  • [11-137S] Azul x 3
  • [3-099R] Angeal Penance x 3
  • [1-121C] Red Mage x 2
  • [4-120R] Restrictor x 2
  • [8-110R] Reno x 2
  • [9-098C] Reeve x 2
  • [7-103C] Ramuh x 3
  • [11-134S] Don Corneo x 3
  • [11-133S] Cait Sith x 3
  • [3-040C] DGS Trooper 1st Class x 3
  • [3-041C] Deepground Soldier x 3
  • [3-042C] Deepground Soldier x 3
  • [10-034H] Sephiroth x 3
  • [4-030C] Black Mage x 3
  • [7-028C] Black Mage x 3
  • [8-032R] Shiva x 3
  • [11-140S] Kadaj x 3

The Final Fantasy TCG Cloud vs Sephiroth Starter Set is available now. With the always unique starter cards and other competitive rare cards, this dual pack is a great way to jump into the game. If you’re looking for a Final Fantasy tabletop fix in the meantime, Chocobo Crystal Hunt is out now as well as the Chocobo Party Up! board game.

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Mike Mamon is a Syndication Editor at IGN and loving FFXIV Shadowbringers. Follow him on Twitter @xpmnms

Altered Carbon Season 2 Spoiler Review

The first season of Netflix’s Altered Carbon presented viewers with a fascinating futuristic world that was dense with detail. For those looking to throw themselves into a fresh sci-fi universe, Altered Carbon was packed with world-building and explored genre tropes in an interesting way. For Season 2, the show has traded Joel Kinnaman for Anthony Mackie, but that’s not the only thing that has changed.

While Season 1 grapples with moral greys and heavy questions to do with the identity and existence of a person, Season 2 aims to be a more personal story about protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. It’s also more driven by action and set-piece moments. But how does this come together and will fans of the first season be into it? That’s exactly the questions we answer in our video review.

Lucy and Tamoor were big fans of Season 1 and, in the video above, talk about how they feel about the follow-up. They highlight the highs and lows, and deliver their overall impressions. They also discuss whether there should be a third season. If you need to get prepared for watching the second season, we have an explainer on the many technical terms and weird concepts, as well as a recap of Altered Carbon Season 1. Once you’ve finished watching the show, make sure to check out our article explaining the Altered Carbon Season 2 ending.

WWE Gets Edge-y When Beth Phoenix Gets An RKO

At 2020’s Royal Rumble, WWE hall of famer Edge returned to the ring after retiring in 2011 due to a neck injury. On the episode of Raw the night after his return, he was reunited with his former tag team partner Randy Orton who turned on him, “injuring” Edge again. On the March 3 episode of Raw, Edge’s wife Beth Phoenix came out to give an update on her husband, and Orton decided to attack her as well.

Before Orton attacked Phoenix, he gave an explanation for the attack. He said he wanted to attack Edge before someone else did, trying to make a name for themselves–and possibly, putting Edge in a wheelchair for life. Yes, logically, that thought process is bizarre and hilarious. Orton went on to say Phoenix enabled Edge and his dreams to return. This eventually resulted in a slap and then a kick from Phoenix to Orton, and to retaliate, Orton RKO’d the former women’s champion and WWE hall of famer, which you can see below.

Sure, the reasoning behind the attack is a bit comedic if you think about it, but that’s what Orton does. His character isn’t all there at times, and he acts on impulse. It’s pretty obvious that WWE is working the angle to build a match between Edge and Orton for Wrestlemania 36. It will be the first time we’ve seen Edge in one-on-one competition in nine years. More than likely, this match will be booked after Elimination Chamber, taking place on the WWE Network on Sunday, March 8.

While this is a good start to building this match, what about Beth Phoenix? She’s a well-accomplished WWE wrestler based on her own merits. Why not let her duke it out with Orton in the ring? If WWE wants to push the boundaries and have Orton attack her, let Phoenix retaliate. Because she’s one of the larger female wrestlers–nicknamed The Glamazon–she’s faced men in the past, including her inclusion in the 2010 men’s Royal Rumble match. Why not let her go one-on-one with Orton herself?

Chances of that happening are slim-to-none; however, we’ll see how this plays out in the upcoming weeks, as we traverse the road to Wrestlemania. Make sure to come back to GameSpot on March for live coverage of Elimination Chamber and on April 5 for Wrestlemania.

Get This Free PS4 Theme For Pre-Ordering Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Hyped Final Fantasy fans can pick up a free PlayStation 4 theme if they own Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers and pre-order Final Fantasy VII Remake ahead of its April 10 launch.

Those are the only two requirements you need to meet, though it does matter which version of FFVII Remake you pre-order. While there are three available, you must choose either the Standard (Digital) Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition. In either case, you will receive the Chocobo Chick Summoning Materia DLC as a pre-order bonus. You can check out the theme in the tweet below, and see our Final Fantasy VII Remake pre-order guide for more information on the game’s editions and pre-order bonuses.

As you can see, the free dynamic theme transitions between various screens from both games, first starting with the re-imagined Midgar, before capping off with the warrior seen in Shadowbringers’ March 2019 trailer.

Despite the brief delay from March 3 to April 10, FFVII Remake is gearing up for its imminent PS4 launch. Developer and publisher Square Enix surprised fans with the release of a demo, which is available to download and play right now. Running through the demo will award you a separate free theme, which you can pick up when the full game launches next month.

We were able to check out a substantial slice of Final Fantasy VII Remake, experimenting with all the different abilities, party members, and Materia we could get our hands on. Editor Edmond Tran said in his impressions of the game’s first three hours that he felt “much better about letting [himself] be very excited about Remake’s impending release” after getting to spend some time with FFVII Remake’s more complex systems.

Now Playing: Final Fantasy 7 Remake – Official Opening Movie

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Best Xbox One Deals and Bundles for March 2020

The console wars are about to heat up once again, but if you want to snatch some incredible values ahead of the release of the next-gen Xbox Series X, there has never been a better time.

Not only are Xbox One X console bundles on sale for a mere $299, there is still a fantastic deal to be had on 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription cards.

Best Xbox Deals and Bundles

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Expand Your Switch, PC, Xbox or PS4 Storage With These Deals

March is a good month for gaming, and things are only going to get better as the year goes on. Not only are we getting Animal Crossing for Switch this month, we’re also getting Doom Eternal for the major platforms. If your storage situation is looking a little bleak, there are some great deals right now for Amazon’s deal of the day to help you add space for all those upcoming games.

Amazon’s microSD, SSD and Hard Drive Deals

Don’t see the deals below? Click here.

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The deals run today-only, and some of the items are at their lowest prices, ever.

Don’t forget, we just opened an official IGN Store, where you can get shirts from IGN podcasts like NVC and Game Scoop as well as officially-licensed gear from Star Wars, Marvel, and tons more. We’re also running a sale on all our Baby Yoda shirts: buy one, get one 50% off and get an additional $10 store credit.

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Steam’s Deals Are Fantastic This Week: Yakuza Bundle, Visual Novels, And More

Steam has kicked off a new sale this week highlighting Sonic publisher Sega, and while the blue blur isn’t featured in this particular sale, many of the company’s best games are. The sale focuses specifically on Sega’s Japanese-developed PC games, though there are a couple of Western-made titles as well. If you’ve wanted to get into the Yakuza series, then now is the perfect time. Sega’s Best of Japan sale runs through March 10, but there are a ton of other deals and discounts on Steam for a wide variety of games, including the best shooters, survival games, and visual novels.

Yakuza 0 is $5, Yakuza Kiwami is $10, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 is $15–however, you can grab them all in a bundle for $27. Yakuza 0 tells the story of Kazuma Kiryu before the events of the first Yakuza game. Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2, on the other hand, are remakes of the first two in the series–the word “kiwami” translates to ultimate or extreme, meaning these are the definitive versions. All three games received great 8/10 scores in their respective reviews.

Another series featured in Sega’s Best of Japan sale is Valkyria Chronicles. The first Valkyria Chronicles is $10, while Valkyria Chronicles 4: Complete Edition is $17–you can get both games for $24.28 in a bundle. GameSpot’s Valkyria Chronicles review scored it an 8.5/10 when it launched on PS3 in 2008, while our Valkyria Chronicles 4 review awarded the game an 8/10. Critic Ginny Woo called the latter “a return to form for the Valkyria Chronicles series as a whole” after some disappointing entries in the franchise.

The story-focused, third-person shooter Binary Domain is also discounted. It’s set in a world where robots have become so life-like and realistic that not even the robots themselves know that they’re robots. It’s an incredible game where you’ll build relationships with your squadmates, opening up new possibilities in combat and the story. On top of that, Condemned: Criminal Origins is an excellent horror game, while Renegade Ops is a great co-op vehicle-combat game. All three games are discounted to less than $4 on Steam right now.

There are plenty of other games on sale as well, including tense co-op shooters Deep Rock Galactic and Remnant: From the Ashes, as well as Ark: Survival Evolved and a great selection of visual novels. We’ve collected some of the best deals below, but be sure to check out Steam for the full selection.

Best Steam deals this week

Now Playing: Yakuza 0 – PC Launch Trailer