Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Mouse Review

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The Mamba has been Razer’s flagship mouse for years, and the company recently introduced a new wireless version (See it on Amazon). It’s more affordable than the previous version, and is essentially a stripped-down iteration with an optical sensor (finally) and longer battery life for $50 less than the previous Mamba. It’s a good mouse, as long as you don’t need too many advanced features.

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9 New Things in Just Cause 4 – IGN First

Rico Rodriguez is back, and so is IGN First.

All month, we’ll be showing off exclusive footage and impressions of the most insane open world Avalanche has created yet, from the game’s new Army of Chaos features to using physics alone as a weapon. But first, let us get you up to speed.

Just Cause has always had a fairly straightforward philosophy – blow s**t up, and look cool doing so. But just because that approach hasn’t changed doesn’t mean you won’t have new ways to do it. Here are 9 new features coming along with Rico for the new adventure.

Grapple Upgrades

Just Cause is not a back-to-basics kind of series. Rico’s grappling hook has become more and more useful over the course of the series, and now it’s a truly multifunctional device. Aside from helping traversal and tethering objects and enemies together, it can now also attach rocket boosters and airlifter balloons from close to the start of the game. All of those functions can be combined – ever wanted to make a flying rocket bus? – and even modded to act exactly as you want them to. Oh, and you can have ten tethers of any kind equipped at any one time. Have fun.

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Crunchyroll Reveals Fall 2018’s Most Popular Anime by Region

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has released several new infographics detailing the most popular new anime from its fall 2018 simulcast lineup in various regions around the world.

Goblin Slayer is the clear favorite in the United States and Australia, while Europe, Canada, and Latin America feature a mix of various shows, including (but not necessarily limited to) Sword Art Online: Alicization, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, and the aforementioned Goblin Slayer.

For a region-by-region breakdown, check out the infographics in the slideshow below.

 

It’s worth noting the popularity of each show was determined by the number of current viewers it’s had since its most recent episode. Additionally, only shows debuting this season were considered, so continuing series from last season like Black Clover were not included.

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Out This Week: Tetris Effect, Overkill’s The Walking Dead, BlacKkKlansman

With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.

Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

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After Luke Cage and Iron Fist: Every Upcoming Marvel Movie and TV Show

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is already a massive, sprawling enterprise that includes 20 films to date, and numerous TV spinoffs. And that cinematic universe keeps getting bigger all the time, with more films and new TV seasons arriving on a regular basis.

As the MCU heads towards the culmination of all that has come before in Avengers 4 next year, we figured now was a good time to once again look at every new MCU project in development. From Captain Marvel to new seasons of the hit Netflix shows — not to mention the cancellation of Luke Cage and Iron Fist — here’s everything you need to be on the lookout for in the next few years.

Unfortunately, not all the news has been good lately when it comes to the future of the MCU. As noted, Netflix recently announced the cancellations of both Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and Marvel has put Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold after the controversial firing of director James Gunn. On the other hand, fans can now look forward to several new MCU series on Disney’s upcoming streaming service.

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Fortnite Challenges: How To Get The Lil Kev Back Bling

Fortnite has opened up a new set of limited-time challenges in honor of everyone’s favorite sentient otherworldly cube. Your reward for completing the event is a Kevin the Cube to call your own, nicknamed Lil’ Kev, as a new piece of back bling.

The event takes place in two phases. First, you have to log on anytime before 1 PM ET on November 5 to unlock the Lil’ Kev challenge pack. That will unlock a set of three challenges, which themselves are pretty simple. You’ll have until November 11 at 1 PM ET to finish them to earn the back bling.

Unlike Fortnite’s weekly challenges, which are usually catered toward some specific seasonal content, these challenges will be naturally obtained if you play some Fortnite over the coming week. You’ll get completion simply by playing matches, earning XP, and outliving opponents.

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If you’re still looking to complete this season’s Battle Pass and earn your Season 6 rewards, check out our challenges guide. You can tote a new weapon into battle soon, since Epic has been teasing the addition of a new heavy assault rifle to the game that could drop any time. And if you’re a Kevin fan that somehow missed the big world event over the weekend, check out our recap. The cube has been busy making all sorts of weirdness happen in the world.

Challenges

  • Play Matches (0/15) – 500 XP
  • Gain 5,000 XP (0/5000) – 500 XP
  • Outlive Opponents (0/500) – 500 XP

Andrew Lincoln Says Walking Dead Movies Will Tell ‘A Bigger Story’

This story contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 9, episode 5, “What Comes After.”

Rick Grimes’ final episode is “not the beginning of the end – it’s the end of the beginning,” Andrew Lincoln said during an interview on this week’s Talking Dead, after fans learned that, unbeknownst to his loved ones, Rick survived a massive explosion and was transported via helicopter to parts unknown by Anne (fka Jadis). The show then jumped forward several years in time, revealing an older Judith and a new batch of characters from the comics – Magna, Yumiko, Luke, Connie, and Kelly – but no sign of Rick.

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Pokemon: Last Free Legendaries Available Now, Here’s How To Get Them

Since February, The Pokemon Company has been giving away a new Legendary Pokemon for free every month as part of its massive Year of Legendary Pokemon campaign. We’ve now reached the final month of the promotion, and for the last giveaway, The Pokemon Company has saved two Legendaries from the classic Gold and Silver versions: Lugia and Ho-Oh.

For a limited time, you’ll be able to get one of the Johto Legendaries in any of the seventh-generation Pokemon games on 3DS, but the way to claim them differs depending on where you live. Those in the US will, once again, need to visit a certain retailer to pick up a download code for the Pokemon; this time, the code will be available at GameStop from November 2-25. UK residents, meanwhile, will need to go to a participating Game store to pick up a code, while those in Canada can get one from EB Games.

As before, which Legendary you receive depends on which version you own; those with Sun or Ultra Sun will get Lugia, while players with Moon or Ultra Moon will get Ho-Oh. The Pokemon will also come equipped with a Gold Bottle Cap in the Ultra games, have a higher level, and know different movesets. You can see the full details below.

Pokemon Ultra Sun

  • Lugia — Level 100 (w/Gold Bottle Cap)
    • Aeroblast
    • Earth Power
    • Psychic
    • Tailwind

Pokemon Sun

  • Lugia — Level 60
    • Skill Swap
    • Aeroblast
    • Extrasensory
    • Ancient Power

Pokemon Ultra Moon

  • Ho-Oh — Level 100 (w/Gold Bottle Cap)
    • Sacred Fire
    • Brave Bird
    • Earthquake
    • Tailwind

Pokemon Moon

  • Ho-Oh — Level 60
    • Burn Up
    • Sacred Fire
    • Extrasensory
    • Ancient Power

Once you’ve picked up a download code for the Legendaries, you’ll need to redeem it using the Mystery Gift feature from the games’ main menu. Select that, then choose the option to receive your gift via a code/password. Connect to the internet when prompted and input the download code; your Legendary will then be downloaded into your game. You’ll then need to pick it up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center.

While you’re at GameStop, you also still have a chance to pick up a free download code for the new Mythical Pokemon Zeraora, which is starring alongside Lugia in the latest Pokemon animated film, The Power of Us. The Zeraora distribution is scheduled to end on November 9. You can see all the other Pokemon giveaways going on now in our roundup of all the free Pokemon for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

NFL and Fortnite Partnership Allows Players to Suit Up as Their Favorite Teams

Fortnite and the NFL are teaming up to allow Fortnite players to dress up as their favorite teams in-game.

Announced by The Fortnite Team, starting this Friday, November 9, at 4pm PT/7pm ET, Fortnite players will be able to purchase NFL themed Outfits from the in-game store using V-Bucks.

No pricing has been given as of yet, but all 32 NFL teams will be represented, plus an additional Fortnite team, and all can be swapped.

In addition, players will be able to choose a number from 0-99 to place on their jersey to add to the customization and authentic feel.

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