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If you haven’t picked up a Nintendo Switch yet, a new bundle offers a pretty good deal to get you started. The Walmart-exclusive set includes the console along with Mario Tennis Aces and 1-2-Switch for $360. Since both games are still regularly priced at $60, the bundle essentially includes one for free.

Mario Tennis Aces is a pretty well-regarded arcade tennis game, despite some initial balance issues that have since been addressed. In GameSpot’s Mario Tennis Aces review, Justin Clark wrote, “I still crave the satisfying thwack from a Power Shot, mentally replay matches and imagine how I might do things differently given a bit more focus and know-how. Mario Tennis Aces does what this series has done best, and for the most part, improves what it’s rarely gotten right prior.”

1-2-Switch received a more middling reception. As a Switch launch game, it seemed mostly a tool to show off the new tech with a variety of somewhat inventive but short mini-games. It was among the top-selling Switch games so far, but the lack of depth meant the games didn’t have much longevity.

The bundle will be available at Walmart locations starting on September 5. Both games are included as download codes, so you may want to look into expanding your space with an SD card. For more discounts, check out this week’s best Eshop deals on Nintendo Switch.

If you live or plan in to visit the New York City area, you can take part in a special bit of promotion for the upcoming Spider-Man PS4 game from Insomniac. Community manager James Stevenson has shared photos of the Times Square Shuttle, the subway car that has been decked out with a special paint job to celebrate the wall-crawler.

The images show a subway car emblazoned in bright red with a giant Spidey portrait on one side. The interior is just as bright, with the same red color scheme, posters advertising the game, Spider-Man logos on each seat, Daily Bugle ads, and a Daily Bugle paper printed onto one of the seats.

Stevenson’s tweet didn’t specify just how long the special train will run, but it’s a smart bet it will go at least until the game’s release date on September 7. If you plan on visiting Manhattan before then, you may want to head towards the Times Square subway stop and see if you can catch it.

Our first few hours with Spider-Man show good reason for the proverbial (and now literal) hype train. Aside from some reservations about the dated tower-climbing mechanic, it has a lot going for it. The launch trailer recently showed even more signature Spidey action beats. Check out our pre-order guide for more details.

Xbox Game Pass is becoming a fantastic service for anyone who wants to play games without spending a lot of money. For $10 a month, Xbox One owners can get access to over 100 games they can download and play until their subscription runs out. The newest addition to the service is a game that just released: Graveyard Keeper.

Advertised as “the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time,” Graveyard Keeper has you build and manage a graveyard before the days of science and health codes. You’ll gather resources to craft items and expand your morbid business. As you can probably tell from the description, it’s a quirky game.

To maximize your profits, you’re encouraged to cut every corner you can and make increasingly ethically questionable decisions. For instance, to make a few extra bucks, you can do some under-the-table things with the corpses coming through your business. If you want, you can sell their organs to the butcher down the lane, or use them as a burger substitute for the attendees of the witch-burning festival.

The tone is lighthearted, so it doesn’t come off as disturbing as it might sound. You can also go on quests and explore dungeons to get new crafting materials and alchemy ingredients. You can fish and chat up villagers and plant crops.

If you don’t have Xbox Game Pass, Graveyard Keeper costs $20. But grabbing a six-month subscription for $60 gets you access to it, plus an array of other Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games. This month’s Xbox Game Pass additions include Hitman, Rage, and Doom. You also get access to exclusive first-party games at launch.

The financial woes continue for subscription service MoviePass. Parent company Helios and Matheson, CEO Ted Farnsworth, and CFO Stuart Benson are now being sued by shareholders over alleged false and misleading statements about its business prospects.

Deadline reports that shareholder Jeffrey Braxton filed the class action suit, claiming that he was misled by the company and suffered significant financial losses as a result. The suit claims the business model was unsustainable and that it was always inevitable that the parent company would run out of cash. It claims there was “no reasonable basis to believe” that MoviePass could monetize the model fast enough to maintain the business.

The company has been bleeding losses recently, having closed the most recent quarter with a reported operating loss of $126.6 million. HMNY has remained between $0.03 and $0.08 for the last week, after having fallen sharply in late July.

The sharpest stock drop came the week after the release of Mission Impossible: Fallout, when money problems with the subscription service led to it restricting tickets to blockbuster movies. It subsequently announced a change that would deny access to big new releases, then quickly changed course to offering access to new releases but only to three movies per month. Most recently, a report surfaced that MoviePass was subtly signing users back up after they had cancelled.

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Gamescom 2018 in Europe may still be a few days away, but EA DICE is giving Battlefield fans something to cheer about early. After previously teasing the video, it has now unveiled the full Gamescom trailer for Battlefield V, coming in October on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s suitably epic, and may include a tease of the game’s anticipated battle royale mode.

The trailer, called Devastation of Rotterdam, shows just that; in a mix of cutscenes and gameplay footage, we see soldiers battling each other (and dodging a lot of gunfire and explosions) on the Dutch city’s crumbling streets while a haunting rendition of “House of the Rising Sun” plays in the background. The trailer also shows off tank warfare, both what it’s like to control one in the game and what it’s like to narrowly escape being blown up by one, and we get a glimpse of air combat.

Battlefield V’s developers have promised the game will feature emotional story missions, and no doubt surviving the brutal Battle of Rotterdam (which involved an intense Blitz by German planes) will be one of them. However the map looks like it would certainly lend itself to the game’s multiplayer.

The trailer takes an interesting turn towards the end, as well. After the initial part of the video ends, it cuts to shots of a ring of fire quickly closing in on soldiers (and tanks). It’s just a short tease, but could be our first glimpse at the game’s Battle Royale mode, which EA announced during E3 2018. You can get a look at an aerial shot of the ring of fire below.

We expect to see more about Battlefield V during Gamescom 2018 (and learn more about Battle Royale mode, hopefully). Battlefield V will release on October 19, but purchasing the Deluxe edition will get you access three days early, on October 16. In the meantime, PC players can check out the system requirements for the game, and check out our Battlefield V pre-order guide for more details on all the editions.

The weekly challenges for Fortnite have been refreshed on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile, which means there’s a new batch of Battle Stars to be earned. We’ve already put together a guide to all the Season 5, Week 6 challenges, along with a walkthrough of how to complete the Search Where The Stone Heads Are Looking challenge. However, there’s a second challenge in the latest batch that is a little more difficult than the rest. But never fear, we’ve got some tips that will help you through it.

The challenge is exclusive to the paid Battle Pass tier and asks players to complete five timed trials. This is the first challenge of its kind and involves collecting a number timer symbols within a certain location before the allotted time runs out. This is pretty easy on its own, but it’s not simply a case of running to them and grabbing them. Some of the timed trials are much easier if you build your way up to the collectible, so you’ll need to have resources handy. Others, meanwhile, can be done quicker by using an ATK, which doesn’t automatically spawn nearby, so you’ll have to hunt for one.

Thankfully, the trials are repeatable, so you can usually take a shot at one, get a feel for where the timer collectibles are placed, and then figure out what you need to get them all. Completing this is very much a case of trial and error, so set aside a little time to work through the process and get it done. Below you can find a map of where we found the Time Trials.

Once you’ve completed this week’s challenges, there’s still plenty of Battle Stars left to earn for those who haven’t managed to finish previous challenges. To make that easier for you, we’ve put together a round-up of guides for all Season 5’s challenges. Alternatively you can find the specific one you’re looking for below.

Developer Epic Games has released the full patch notes for Fortnite update 5.21, which has a couple of new Limited-Time Modes and a new weapon. The two modes include Soaring 50s, where players get to leap and glide around to their heart’s content, and Sniper Shootout, a mode where the new Heavy Sniper Rifle weapon can be used to pick off unsuspecting enemies.

Fortnite Season 5 Challenge Guides

Fortnite Season 5 Coverage

• Fortnite Season 5 Is Live
• Fortnite Season 5 Update Adds Nintendo Switch Motion Controls
• Fortnite Season 5 Patch Notes Include New Vehicle, Map Areas, Rifts
• Fortnite Season 5: All The Skins, Back Bling, Contrails, Gliders
• Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass: Every Reward
• Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass: Skins, Price, Free V-Bucks, And How It Works
• Fortnite Season 5 Update Adds Nintendo Switch Motion Controls
• Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass’s Big Chase: The Level 100 Ragnarok Skin
• Fortnite Season 5 Adds Autofire On Mobile; Here Are The iOS Patch Notes
• Fortnite Offering $8 Million In Big Esports Event
• Fortnite Playground Mode Is Live; Here’s What New And Different
• New Fortnite Update Adds A Hilarious Tribute To The Map
• Fortnite Skins For Founder’s Pack: Here’s The Two Exclusive New Outfits
• With Fortnite’s Android Release, Epic Will Bypass Google Play
• Fortnite 5.20 Patch Notes: New Double Barrel Shotgun, Steady Storm LTM, Aim Bug Fix, And More

• Fortnite Is Good For Gaming, EA Says

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