Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Trailer Shows The Yiga Clan, Now With Voice Acting

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll often be beset by the Yiga Clan when you’re out and about in Hyrule. The banana-loving ninja clan, which you were forced to avoid during an annoying stealth section of the Switch launch game, are back for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and it looks like we’ll find out more about them this time.

This new trailer showcases Link and company facing off against the Yiga Clan, who are following a mysterious leader. It looks like the Legend of Zelda series is getting another “pale hooded figure with a bejeweled forehead” enemy in Age of Calamity; some things never change.

You can watch the trailer below. It doesn’t show off any new combat, but it shows that members of the Yiga Clan will now speak with full voice-acting.

The map for Age of Calamity will be very close to the map for BOTW, and like that game there will be Koroks to hunt down. You’ll get a bonus weapon in this Switch exclusive if you’ve played the Zelda launch game, too.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity arrives on November 20. There’s retailer exclusives and amiibo to consider, too; check out GameSpot’s preorder guide.

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WoW Shadowlands Pre-Patch Out Now In NA, Patch Notes Released

It’s a very big day for World of Warcraft. While the Shadowlands expansion has been delayed to a later date in 2020, the pre-patch that contains a number of significant updates and improvements is available right now in North America.

The European launch is next, with other regions presumably to follow thereafter.

This is a gigantic update that introduces the “majority” of the game system changes that will come in Shadowlands, including the first-ever level squish for the MMO. Players are now reduced to a maximum level of 50, in preparation for the new level cap of 60 when Shadowlands releases. The pre-patch also introduces the Exile’s Reach starting zone, new customization options for all races, and adjustments to item and stat levels.

Also new with the pre-patch is a limited-time event called Death Rising. As part of this, players must defend Azeroth from an “undead invasion” that takes over the continent. This event is only available until Shadowlands releases, and it offers special rewards.

In terms of the new customization options, Blizzard has “revitalized” the experience with a new UI and new options such as eye color, more skin tones, additional hair styles, and color options for your hair or fur.

There is also a “newcomer chat” channel for new players seeking help and advice getting started in the MMO. Players will be removed from this channel once they reach level 20. Experienced players who want to help newcomers can become a guide by visiting the Stormwind Embassy or Orgrimmar Embassy. Players seeking to become guides must have an account in good standing, be level 50, and have completed more than 3,000 quests, among other things.

For a full rundown of what’s in the pre-patch and to see the full patch notes–which are incredibly in-depth, detailed, and lengthy–head to the WoW website.

Shadowlands was recently delayed to give the team more time to polish the expansion. It’s still coming in 2020, but an official release date has not been announced yet.

Shadowlands is the eighth expansion for WoW since the game’s release in 2004.

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The Weirdest And Wildest Amazon Prime Day 2020 Deals

During Amazon Prime Day 2020, there are plenty of sales you’ll want to partake in, from deals for Nintendo Switch to smart TVs and board games. However, while we tend to highlight some of the very best deals for Prime Day, it’s time to look at some of the most absurd things on sale.

Across Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and other retailers, there are plenty of discounted items you probably didn’t know existed until today or things on sale that should have been discontinued years ago. These are all items that will have you scratching your heads–right before you sincerely say to yourself, “I need this, right?”

BioShock Director’s Next Game, A Sci-Fi Immersive Shooter, Is In “Later Stages Of Production”

It’s been a while since we last heard anything from Ghost Story Games, the small team from BioShock’s Ken Levine. A year ago, we learned from a job ad that the game is an immersive sim with FPS and RPG elements. Now, in another job ad (this time for a senior producer), we’ve gotten a little more insight into the under-wraps project.

The studio, which is currently made up of fewer than 35 people, is still “working on a new immersive sci-fi game with RPG elements.” They note that details have not yet been announced, but the game is “in later stages of production.” The studio was first formed in 2017, so this first game has likely been in the works for some time now.

The job ad also gives some insight into how their studio operates. “We are known for having genuine open communication with a flat structure,” it says. “You’re welcome to join any meeting, walk up to (or Slack) anyone and have your voice heard. Team-based decision making is important to us, regardless of your position–every opinion counts and matters!”

The ad also suggests that watching Ken Levine’s 2014 GDC talk for some insight into what they’re trying to do with the game.

This isn’t a lot to go on, admittedly, but it sounds like the new game hasn’t drastically changed direction since we last heard about it–it’s still a sci-fi immersive sim with FPS and RPG elements.

Over at developer Cloud Chamber, there’s a new BioShock currently in the works. It’s likely still a few years away from release, though, and won’t involve Levine.

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The Best Anime Deals Of Amazon Prime Day 2020

Amazon Prime Day is here, which normally would entail an avalanche of anime deals to talk about. Unfortunately, that’s not really the case this year–there are far fewer than what we’ve seen in the past. However, there are some notable standouts worth pointing out, and, of course, simply having Amazon Prime Video nets you access to some truly phenomenal anime, such as Vinland Saga and Wotakoi: Life is Hard for Otaku.

From now through Wednesday, we’ll be on the lookout for any new Amazon Prime Day anime deals and add the best ones to this guide. In the meantime, if you’ve got cash in your wallet that you’re looking to burn, we’ve rounded up the Prime Day anime deals that are available right now, as well as anime deals available today that you can find elsewhere, like Rightstuf’s Optimus 2-Day Sale.

Amazon Prime Day Anime Deals

Alrighty, let’s start with why y’all are here. Like we said before, it’s unusually slim pickings–Funimation is the big anime seller on Amazon, and it doesn’t seem to be participating in Prime Day this year. But there are still a few deals worth shouting out, which are listed below.

Rightstuf Optimus 2-Day Anime Deals

If you expand your search to other anime retailers, you’ll find a few more deals. Rightstuf doesn’t have too many discounted titles for its Optimus 2-Day Sale, but like Amazon, there are a few notable gems.

Rapper Logic Buys Pokemon Card For $220,000, And He Has A Surprisingly Sweet Reason

The rapper Logic, whose real name is Robert Bryson Hall II, has purchased an ultra-rare Pokemon card for a pretty penny. He said on Twitter that he was the bidder on a PSA 10 Base Set 1st Edition Charizard card with a winning bid of $183,812.

With the 20% buyer’s premium factored in, the total price of the purchase climbs above $220,000 (via GameSpot sister site CNET). This was actually Logic’s second massive Pokemon purchase this week, as he also shelled out $23,000 on a base set box earlier in the week.

Posting on Instagram, Logic spoke about his love and appreciation of Pokemon and how spending top-dollar on these new cards is “not about the material, it’s about the experience.”

“When I was a kid I absolutely loved Pokemon but couldn’t afford the cards,” he said. “I remember even trying to trade food stamps for theirs and now as an adult who has saved every penny he has made being able to enjoy something that I’ve loved since childhood now as a grown man is like buying back a piece of something I could never have. It’s not about the material, it’s about the experience.”

In other news about expensive Pokemon card purchases, the YouTuber Logan Paul recently spent $200,000 on a first edition box–watch him open it here.

Diablo 3 PTR 2.6.10 Has Been Extended Indefinitely

Diablo III‘s current PTR, 2.6.10, hasn’t been a smooth experience for all players, with some reporting issues with logins and latency. Now, Blizzard has announced that the PTR will be extended “for an unspecified amount of time” while they test some changes with users.

Blizzard is encouraging players to jump into the PTR to help with testing, and has announced two changes that have been made. The Shadow Clone seasonal theme has been temporarily turned off, and will likely be back on by some point on October 14; once it comes back on, the fourth slot in Kanai’s Cube will be disabled. It will eventually come back, too, but only after some further testing is completed.

Blizzard is planning for more testing beyond this, too, and will update with further details when they know what other changes are going to be introduced. Seasonal themed content started coming to the PTR earlier this month.

Blizzard is inviting feedback on the PTR Feedback forum and the PTR Bug Report forum.

Diablo IV was announced at BlizzCon 2019, and is still a while away from release. In September, Blizzard unveiled the game’s reworked skill tree.

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Burger King Is Giving Away PlayStation 5s, Here’s How To Enter

As suspected, Burger King and Sony are teaming up for a PlayStation 5 promotion in the US. The fast food giant is giving away 1,000 PS5 consoles, as well as copies of the Demon’s Souls remake and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and you can win by eating a lot of burgers.

To enter for a chance to win, you’ll need to download the BK app or visit BK.com. When you spend $5 or more, you’ll get one token, and these can be redeemed for a shot at the prizes. The campaign runs from October 15 through November 22.

The top-tier prize is a PS5 console, and Burger King is giving away 1,000 of them. The fine print states the value of the console is $500 USD, so this is the standard disc version.

The secondary prizes include copies of PS5 launch titles Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Demon’s Souls, of which there will be 2,000 winners for each. Burger King is also offering up 1,000 codes for a three-month subscription to PlayStation Now.

You can see the full terms and conditions of the giveaway here. Close to 16 million people eat at Burger King in the US every day, so your chances of winning a prize are terrible, but you never know. The PS5 might be difficult to find in the US this holiday season, so eating burgers could be your ticket to gaming happiness.

For its part, Microsoft has teamed up with Taco Bell for an Xbox Series X promotion, so this is not the first time a gaming company has worked with a fast food chain.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Minecraft Steve Classic Mode Gameplay

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been available for almost two years and has received two DLC character packs as part of its Fighters Pass. The first pack included characters like Joker from Persona 5, Hero from Dragon Quest, Banjo & Kazooie, Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury, and Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The second pack started with Min Min from ARMS, and the second character is Minecraft Steve.

Minecraft has been around since 2009, when its first official public alpha released, and has grown to be the best-selling video game of all time with over 200 million copies sold. Microsoft purchased Mojang Studios, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion in 2014. Despite this, Minecraft has continued to appear on Nintendo platforms such as the 3DS, Wii U, and Switch.

Masahiro Sakurai explained in his presentation that Steve can gather resources, build weapons, and create blocks. There are also variations of Steve that include Alex, Zombie, and Enderman. For Steve’s final smash, he shoots you into a zombie-and TNT-infested house while he enjoys some steak. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2 is available now, with four more fighters coming sometime before December 2021.