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Whether you’re an Apple fan, or just someone out there looking for a cool piece of technology, Walmart is currently selling several Apple products at deeply discounted prices. Instead of making you sift through them all, we gathered them up in one handy article, so look down below to see the best of the best in terms of deals for this Friday afternoon.
Id Software’s Doom is leaving the fiery pits of hell and making its way to television screens. American television company USA Network has ordered a TV pilot for Masters of Doom, produced by brothers Dave and James Franco.
Masters of Doom is a 2003 non-fiction book written by Rolling Stone contributing editor David Kushner. It recounts the story of id Sofware co-founders John Carmack and John Romero, best friends turned bitter rivals as they create one of the most influential first-person shooters in gaming–Doom. Deadline reports that Masters of Doom, who’s television script is being written by Tom Bissel (Gears of War: Judgment, Batman: Arkham Origins, Battlefield Hardline), is an anthology series.
Dave and James Franco’s production company Ramona Films will produce the series, alongside The Gotham Group (Abduction, The Maze Runner). Universal Content Productions (Mr. Robot, The Umbrella Academy) is also attached. No further details are known, including casting announcements and release date.
2016’s Doom released to universal praise. In our review, we said, “Doom is the product of a tradition as old as shooters, and while it’s not the model to follow in every case, modern shooters could learn a thing or two from Doom’s honed and unadulterated identity.” The sequel, Doom Eternal, is slated to launch on November 22 for Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Like clockwork, Xur has returned to Destiny 2 with another slate of Exotic items for purchase. There’s a lot happening in the game right now, with even more to come in the near future, but as always you’ll likely want to set aside a moment to head to the tentacle-faced merchant for some easy Exotics. Here’s where Xur is located this week and what Exotic weapon and armor he has for sale.
Xur is located in the Tower for this visit. He can be found in his usual spot in the Hangar. Simply spawn in at the standard Courtyard landing zone and head to your left, making your way into the Hangar and then taking a left when you see Amanda Holliday. In the back of this section, near the open area, you’ll find Xur hanging out on a set of stairs just behind where the Dead Orbit vendor would be situated.
It’s the standard lineup of one Exotic weapon and one piece of armor for each class, as always. The weapon is the pulse rifle Vigilance Wing, which fires five-round bursts and heals you when an ally dies. Of the four items Xur has this week, it’s one of two Exotics from the base game, rather than any of the expansions.
Hunters are the unlucky ones this week, also getting an Exotic from the base game: St0mp-EE5, the leg armor that buffs your sprint, slide, and jump. Titans get the One-Eyed Mask helmet, which marks targets that damage you (in Crucible, this lets you track their location through walls for a short time, which is tremendously useful). Successfully killing that enemy then gives you an overshield and damage boost. Finally, Warlocks get the Chromatic Fire chest armor, which causes elemental explosions when you pull off precision kills with a Kinetic weapon.
Beyond this, you can get a Fated Engram, which you can only buy one of per week but will decrypt into an Exotic you don’t already own. That costs a whopping 97 Legendary Shards. You can also pick up an Invitation of the Nine for nine Legendary Shards, giving you some special objectives to complete, or the Five of Swords challenge card to adjust Nightfall Strike modifiers.
Xur will stick around until the weekly reset on Tuesday, July 2, so make sure to visit him before then if you’re interested. That week will see some new content arrive, include the Lumina quest for Annual Pass owners. Additionally, Crucible players will see the return of Breakthrough.
In the meantime, make sure to knock out Werner 99-40’s bounties; once you do, you’ll get a set of treasure maps pointing to a reward. Check out our guides below for help doing that.
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The Nintendo Switch’s surprising battle royale-like Tetris 99 is getting some competition. A new Tetris battle royale game, Tetris Royale, is now in development for iOS and Android.
The Verge reports that the game is a mobile version of Tetris 99. It will feature a Solo Marathon mode and daily reward challenges, alongside its 100-player competitive mode. Though no release date has been announced, beta testing for the game will start sometime later this year.
Tetris 99 was announced during and released after a February 2019 Nintendo Direct. It’s free to download and play for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers and pits you against 98 other Tetris players around the world. Tetris 99 also recently added paid DLC that includes offline modes (CPU Battle and Marathon) for $10 USD / $14 AUD / £8 GBP.
In our Tetris 99 review, we said, “Tetris 99 may not be a proper battle royale game, but it taps into the same emotional well, where a large number of players vying for supremacy creates an ever-present intensity that’s difficult to shake. Add that layer to a game that’s plenty capable of instilling tension on its own, and you’ve got a riveting experience that even at its worst is still a game very much worth playing.”
Super Mario Maker 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch. Not only does the game feature nearly all of the tools available in its Wii U predecessor, it adds a ton of new features and items to tinker around with as well, such as some classic Mario enemies like the Angry Sun. But while the game makes most of its tools available from the outset this time around, there are still a couple of things to unlock, including an obscure power-up from the series’ past.
Spoilers follow for Super Mario Maker 2’s story mode.
Clearing Super Mario Maker 2’s new story mode will unlock a handful of goodies, including Game Boy graphic items for your Mii. The best rewards, however, are two new power-ups, one of which is the Superball Flower from the original Super Mario Land. This item can only be used in the Super Mario Bros. style and looks and functions similarly to the standard Fire Flower, except it allows you to lob “Superballs,” which will bounce around the level and ricochet off walls.
The other new power-up you receive for clearing story mode is the Super Hammer. This one can only be placed in the Super Mario 3D World game style, and it’ll transform Mario into his Builder form. It works somewhat like the hammer from the original Donkey Kong arcade game, allowing you to smash enemies and even break through hard blocks. Builder Mario is also able to conjure up boxes that you can then stand on.
Story mode is one of the many new features in Super Mario Maker 2. In this mode, Mario is tasked with helping rebuild Princess Peach’s castle. To do so, he’ll need to earn coins by taking on jobs, which come in the form of 100 Nintendo-made levels to complete. Mario Maker 2 also introduces local and online multiplayer. At launch, you’ll only be able to play online with strangers, but Nintendo will release an update that adds the option to play online with friends as well.
Super Mario Maker 2 has been received very positively by critics. GameSpot awarded it an 8/10 in our Super Mario Maker 2 review-in-progress. Critic Peter Brown wrote, “With the story mode and dozens of custom-built stages under my belt, I’m anxiously waiting for the floodgates to open upon Mario Maker’s 2 release. What I’ve played so far has proven, once again, that the Mario series is worth all the admiration it gets, and Mario Maker 2 is an excellent tool for picking it apart by pushing its enemies, mechanisms, and Mario, to their limit.”
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Iconoclasts is the metroidvania-inspired breakout hit by Joakim Sandberg, who developed the game completely on his own. The game puts you in the shoes of Robin, a woman who works as a mechanic without a license, dooming herself and those she knows to be labeled as sinners and killed. Robin manages to survive the attempt, however, and vows to put an end to the totalitarian government that rules the planet.
The story that follows is intricately layered, with themes of faith, human kindness, overconsumption of natural resources, good vs. evil, friendship, and personal purpose all explored through multiple lenses, symbols, and plotlines. There is no traditional conclusion to Iconoclasts, as the narrative is left open to personal interpretation. Even if you don’t understand what the ending is trying to say, the journey is a fascinating one, with hours of world-building to dissect and theorize about.
Gameplay-wise, Iconoclasts wears its Metroid influences on its sleeve, featuring challenging bosses, platforming puzzles, and environmental hazards that can only be overcome by unlocking certain abilities. Robin’s Stun Gun even evolves in a similar manner to Samus’ Arm Cannon. If you like playing action platformers or unraveling symbolic stories, then you’ll probably love Iconoclasts. — Jordan Ramée, associate news editor
Sony has announced it’s setting a big PSVR exclusive free this weekend. Firewall Zero Hour will be free for PS Plus members from June 28 through July 1. In addition, all players will receive double XP for the duration of the free-play weekend.
The PS4 game launched in August 2018 to a positive reception. The tactical shooter is multiplayer-based, pitting squads of four against each other. It ordinarily costs US $40 / £25 / AU $40–though it is currently discounted to £16 / AU $25 if you want to own it permanently.
Firewall has also received a number of updates in the past few months, from new missions and rewards to a completely revamped user interface. Two new maps have also been released for free just recently. We said the game “showed that tactical multiplayer FPS games can work on PSVR” in our 2018 VR gaming review.
The free PS Plus games for July 2019 have also been announced. The PS4 games available at no extra cost for PlayStation Plus members next month will be PES 2019 and Horizon Chase Turbo.
EA Access was recently announced for PS4, ending its Xbox One exclusivity. Now, EA has finally confirmed the date its subscription service will come to Sony’s flagship console: July 24.
EA Access costs $30 / £20 / AU $40 for a year or $5 / £4 / AU $40 per month. A subscription grants you access to a vault of free EA titles, such as Titanfall 2, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and FIFA 18. Subscribers also get a 10% discount on all digital EA games, as well as their respective expansions and in-game purchases. Members can also take advantage of EA Access’ Play First Trials, which typically give you 10 hours of early access to new EA titles prior to their official release. Battlefield V also made its way to the EA Access Vault recently.
Sony allowing EA Access on to PS4 represents quite a change in stance. The company blocked EA from launching the service on PlayStation in 2014, saying it had “evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect.” The company has not explained its recent change of heart.
Elsewhere, the free PS Plus games for July 2019 were announced just recently. The PS4 games available at no extra cost for PlayStation Plus members next month will be PES 2019 and Horizon Chase Turbo.
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