The upcoming pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death has added some new cast members. The HBO Max series is executive produced by Thor Ragnarok and JoJo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, who will also act in the show and direct the pilot.
As reported by Variety, the latest actors to join the show include Kristian Nairn, best for playing Hodor in Game of Thrones, who will play a character named Wee John Feeney, plus Nathan Foad (Bloods) as Lucius, Samson Kayo (Truth Seekers) as Oluwanda, Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) as both Captain Nigel Badminton and Chauncey Badminton, Con O’Neill (Chernobyl) as Izzy, and Vico Ortiz (American Horror Story: 1984) as Bonifacia.
Kristian Nairn in Game of Thrones
Our Flag Means Death is created by David Jenkins and is loosely based on true adventures of Stede Bonnet, a wealthy landowner who gave up fancy living in 1717 to hit the high seas as a pirate. Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) plays Bonnet, while Waititi will appear as dreaded pirate Blackbeard. The show doesn’t have a release date yet.
Our Flag Means Death is one of many new projects that Waititi is involved with. The prolific filmmaker’s upcoming sports comedy Next Goal Wins, starring Michael Fassbender, was shot in late 2019, and he recently wrapped production on the Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder, ahead of its February 2022 release. He’s also developing two animated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series for Netflix, co-producing the FX comedy Reservation Dogs, and is attached to a future Star Wars movie.
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Microsoft has announced the first three gaming monitors optimized for its Xbox Series X/S gaming consoles as part of the company’s Designed for Xbox program.
As noted in an Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft collaborated with Acer, ASUS, and Philips to create gaming monitors that would take full advantage of the Xbox Series X/S hardware and support HDMI 2.1, which allows for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates.
Philips’ Momentum gaming monitor measures at 55 inches, and is described as a monitor that is “a TV and soundbar in one.” It features a dedicated Xbox picture mode, meaning players can have a high-contrast HDR with a VESA Certified DisplayHDR 1000, which allows for local dimming and peak luminance. This will be the first monitor to launch out of the trio with a slated summer launch and a steep retail price of $1600.
Asus’ ROG Strix Xbox Edition is a 43-inch gaming monitor with a moving picture response time of 1ms. Co-developed between Asus and the Designed for Xbox Team, the monitor is claimed to be the best monitor for color, contrast, and hue settings when connecting it to either a Series X/S console. Asus ROG Strix Xbox Edition will launch sometime in October of this year; pricing will depend on the region but in the US, it will cost $1,400.
Acer’s Xbox Edition Gaming Monitor is 28 inches, and Xbox claims it is among the first monitors to be TUV/Eyesafe certified, meaning it will minimize eye strain for gamers. Acer’s monitor is the most affordable, retailing for $950 and launch sometime this fall.
The news comes following Microsoft’s announcements to grow the Xbox ecosystem, yet still make its Xbox hardware the “flagship experience.” Alongside new gaming monitors designed for Xbox, the tech giant has begun thinking outside the box of traditional hardware devicies for gaming by way of Cloud Gaming and integrating the experience to everyday tech, like streming sticks and smart TVs.
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We’re in day 2 of Amazon Prime Day and there are still so many deals. We’ve already looked at the best Amazon Prime Day deals under $25 and 13 of the absolute best Amazon Prime Day deals of all, but now I’m bringing you a list of your favorite deals. These are the items on sale during Prime Day that were most popular with you, the IGN deals audience. Sadly some of the top Prime Day deals, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and WD_BLACK 5TB HDD deals, are no longer available. But the rest of them are, and they’re great.
I’m kind of surprised to see how popular 4K Blu-rays still are, but as someone who’s a sucker for new media, I get it. I’ve already dropped a few bucks here and there on 4K versions of movies I already own on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s also awesome to see Returnal getting a substantial price drop so soon after release. I haven’t tried it out yet, but the price is right and it’s calling me. I must remain strong, however.
No movie library is complete without some classic British films on the shelf, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better collection of films than Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy that starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. For Amazon Prime Day, you can grab the cult classic films on a single Blu-Ray for the low price of $20–down from its usual price of $32–adding Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End to your collection.
Edgar Wright’s classic series of films is now available in one convenient collection of zombie apocalypses, buddy cop action-adventures, and a pub crawl to decide the fate of the entire planet. All three films and a whole lot of special extras in this ultimate edition.
In case you’ve missed those films, Shaun of the Dead was Wright’s breakout film that breathed new life into the zombie genre. Pegg and Frost had previously worked with Wright on the TV series Spaced, and joined the director for a zombie apocalypse comedy that coined the phrase “you’ve got some red on you.”
Hot Fuzz was a buddy cop film set in the most dangerous location on the planet: a quaint British village that happened to be plagued by a serial killer on the loose. Wright would show off his talent for action scenes in this film, which was also an homage to some of the best cop movies of the 1980s and 1990s.
World’s End may not have the cult following of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but it’s still a solid comedy with some surprisingly dramatic moments, all set against the backdrop of an epic pub crawl to save the entire planet.
Each film in the collection also comes with plenty of extras, such as director’s commentary, behind-the-scenes documentaries, special effects breakdowns, and much more. On Shaun of the Dead you can even watch the film with feature commentary from the zombies, although it’s not exactly fascinating insight into the film to hear the moaning dead.
These aren’t the only deals that Amazon has on right now in its entertainment department, as you can grab a Prime Day TV boxset deal on numerous series. Be sure to also check out the best Prime Day TV deals right now.
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If you’re still using the same guns from Season 3, your loadouts are going to be a bit outdated for this new season of Call of Duty: Warzone. Raven Software made some pretty impactful weapon tuning with the launch of Season 4, nerfing some overpowered weapons like the CR-56 AMAX assault rifle and Streetsweeper shotgun, while buffing some less popular choices. Changes to the barrel attachments for Cold War’s assault rifles and light machine guns will also require a little tweaking to your assault rifle loadouts.
Warzone Season 3 gave a pretty good mix of weapons to use, but Season 4’s balancing changes give the healthiest weapon pool variety we’ve ever seen in Warzone. Instead of getting sent to the gulag by the same overpowered weapon, players are branching out and using a variety of guns.
And this is just the start of what Raven has called “sweeping balance changes” to weapons with the aim of bringing the average time to kill to between 60-100 milliseconds. We’ll be updating our loadout recommendations as more weapon tuning changes arrive to Call of Duty: Warzone.
For now, here are some recommended gun builds to try in your next match of Warzone.
Best MG82 Loadout
The MG82 is Cold War’s newest light machine gun that arrived with Season 4, which has been absolutely beaming in Warzone with very little recoil. This is probably the only overpowered “broken” weapon currently found in Warzone, and Raven already announced a nerf is coming soon. However, if you’re wanting to make a class before or even after the nerf, there are certain attachments you’ll want to unlock and equip.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 16.4″ Task Force Barrel
Ammunition: Fast Mag
Rear Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Best FARA 83 Loadout
Cold War’s FARA 83 assault rifle is still a contender, and after the most recent nerf to the CR-56 AMAX, this might be one of the best assault rifles for Warzone. The FARA can be built as a great long-range weapon to be paired with a submachine gun.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
Barrel: 7″ Spetsnaz RPK Barrel
Ammunition: Spetsnaz 60 Rnd
Rear Grip: GRU Elastic Wrap
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Best CR58 Loadout
The CR58 is Cold War’s newest assault rifle added at the start of Season 4. In addition to the FARA 83, the CR58 is also a solid choice to replace the CR-56 AMAX for a long-range option to pair with a submachine gun.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 18.5″ Task Force
Ammunition: STANAG 55 Rnd
Rear Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
Optic: Axial Arms 3x
Best XM4 Loadout
The XM4 assault rifle has always been viable, but receiving an additional buff for Season 4 makes it even more of a contender for the mid-range assault rifle. This assault rifle is great for pairing with a sniper.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
Stock: Raider Pad
Ammunition: 45 Rnd
Rear Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
Best Stoner 63 Loadout
In addition to the MG82, the Stoner 63 is another solid light machine gun choice for Warzone, especially with Season 4’s buff to bullet velocity and effective damage range on the Task Force barrel. Just combine the Task Force barrel with Fast Mag and a Rear Grip attachment to help with the speed of wielding such a hefty weapon.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 21.8″ Task Force
Ammunition: Fast Mag
Rear Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
Axials Arms 3x
Best Milano Loadout
Previously, the Milano was an undesirable submachine gun for Warzone, but Season 4’s balancing update brings this weapon from peashooter to a viable secondary weapon to pair with your favorite long-range gun. The PPSh-41, MAC-10, and LC10 submachine guns are all still popular in Season 4, but the Milano’s damage buffs make this a new contender for Warzone.
Recommended Attachments:
Muzzle: Agency Suppressor
Barrel: 10.6″ Task Force
Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
Stock: Raider Stock
Ammunition: STANAG 55 Rnd Drum
Best Kar98k Loadout
Modern Warfare’s Kar98k marksman rifle is still a top-tier sniper choice in Season 4, which pairs nicely with something like the mid-range XM4 build or the Milano submachine gun.
Recommended attachments:
Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel: Singuard Custom 27.6″ Barrel
Laser: Tac Laser
Optic: Sniper Scope
Stock: STVOL Precision Comb
Again, the weapon balance is really healthy in Warzone, so if you don’t want to try something new like the Milano build, you won’t get punished for keeping guns like the PPSh-41, MAC-10, and LC10 in your loadouts. There is a great variety of submachine guns options for Season 4. However, the nerf to the Streetsweeper was pretty significant, so it’s time to put away that shotgun and try a new secondary.
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Fortnite Season 7 Week 3 Challenges are coming this Thursday, June 24 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM PT, but ahead of their arrival, we’ve got the leaked list straight from the game’s files. With hundreds of thousands more XP to be gained, here’s the full list of new Fortnite challenges for Week 3 to give you a head start.
Fortnite Week 3 Epic Quests
Get Slone’s orders from a Payphone (0/1) – 15,000 XP
This week’s Epic Quests include several which can’t really be practiced since they include challenge-specific items that won’t appear until each related challenge is active on your Quest log. This includes things like how to collect cat food, how to place alien light communication devices on mountain tops, place welcome signs in Pleasant Park or Believer Beach, and how to place boomboxes in Believer Beach.
To converse with Sunny, Joey, or Beach Brutus, use our guide linked above. As for how to get Slone’s orders from a payphone, we assume this can be done at one of the many payphones around the island, but we’ll update this section if that proves to be incorrect.
Season 7 Super Level Styles are now available as Battle Pass endgame rewards.
As for the Legendary Quests, things are much simpler. To dance near a lit campfire, simply light one by interacting with it, then choose any emote. Whenever Fortnite instructions say to “dance,” any emote will do. Fishing Spots are the rippling spots in any body of water, so grab five total fish from there. To destroy boats, look for them near bodies of water and, if you’ve got the time, use your Pickaxe melee attack to conserve ammo. You can glide with a chicken by grabbing it and simply jumping.
To travel between Porta-Potties, enter one and it will spit you out from another nearby, like a short-distance fast-travel mechanic. Lastly, you can find nuts and bolts dropped by AI UFOs or inside red toolboxes scattered randomly around the island, often found in garages or at gas stations.
While you wait for these challenges to go live, there are plenty more available in the game right now thanks to Cosmic Summer. You can also catch up with what’s new the Fortnite 17.10 patch notes.
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Fortnite Cosmic Summer kicks off today and brings with it Cosmic Summer challenges, a host of beachy items for players to unlock, and new summer-themed LTMs to play, all between now and July 5. Here’s everything players need to know about Fortnite Cosmic Summer.
Cosmic Summer LTMs
Fan-favorite limited-time modes are back for another round. including Bios Zone Wars Trio 1.0 – Custom Teams, Pro 100, Freaky Flights – Air Royale, and The Pit – FFA. Across each of these modes, players can complete new Fortnite Cosmic Summer challenges to unlock new cosmetics like the Brain Freeze Back Bling, made to look like a popsicle, and the Cloud Llama Board Glider. Both the Back Bling and Glider include additional styles to unlock, so equipping their default versions is just the beginning.
Players who complete any two Cosmic Summer challenges will unlock the Believer Beach Loading Screen, featuring Fortnite’s resident pro-alien activist, Sunny from the Season 7 Battle Pass. Go on to complete six total Cosmic Summer challenges and players will also unlock the Icy Pop Wrap, which is reminiscent of the classic red, white, and blue Firecracker popsicles we probably all enjoyed growing up.
Epic says the LTMs and related Cosmic Summer Quests will be made available sequentially between now and July 5, and players can complete them anytime before that deadline to earn all the event’s items.
Cosmic Summer Challenges
Here are all the Cosmic Summer challenges, or Quests, available in the game. Note that this list will be updated as more are added to Fortnite over the next nine days.
Deal damage to players in Bio Zone Wars Trio (1000)
Get headshot eliminations in Bios Zone Wars Trio (10)
Gain health or apply shields in Bios Zone Wars Trio (500)
Assist teammates with eliminations in Zone Wars Trio (50)
Spend coins to buy items at the vending machine in Pro 100 (10)
Deal damage to players with a rocket launcher in Pro 100 (1000)
Revive teammates in Pro 100 (20)
Travel 5000 meters in X-4 Stormwings in Freaky Flights (5000)
Spend coins to buy items at the vending machine in Freaky Flights (50)
Eliminate players while in a X-4 Stormwing in Freaky Flights (25)
Build structures in the put (500)
Eliminate players with 5 different types of weapons in a single the pit match (5)
Get headshots in the pit (50)
Cosmic Summer Skins
Also making their debut during this scorching seasonal event are brand-new skins for some of Fortnite’s fan-favorite characters. Midsummer Midas puts the normally gilded anti-hero in his beach bottoms, while his daughter Jules will be getting new tan lines to go with her tattoos as Beach Jules.
Other new makeovers include Beach Brutus, Scuba Crystal, and the return of previously seen summery-themed skins like Summer Drift and Unpeely, Fortnite’s anthropomorphic banana, now ready for beach volleyball. These new skins will appear in the Item Shop throughout the Cosmic Summer event and will include optional bundles to complete their cosmetic sets.
Once you’re ready to feel the sand at your feet, make sure you also acquaint yourself with the Fortnite 17.10 patch notes.
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Save on home Wi-Fi devices like routers, range extenders, and more during Amazon Prime Day.
Now more than ever, gaming and other home entertainment require great internet, and you’ll need similarly great home Wi-Fi devices like routers and range extenders to make that happen. During Amazon Prime Day 2021, there are big discounts on a variety of devices for nearly every budget, including modem-router combos, mesh systems, and adapters to let you hardwire devices that might not have their own ethernet port.
Netgear is one of the biggest names in home Wi-Fi, and it’s a big part of the sale with everything from the Nighthawk router line to its Wi-Fi range extender marked down by more than half, allowing your Wi-Fi-enabled devices to work in more areas of your home.
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If you ever wanted to build a collection of fine video game art, Amazon’s latest Prime Day special will get your library filled up in no time.
Every video game has to start somewhere, and for some titles, that beginning comes from a page of art that lays the foundation for the world that its developers want to create. For Amazon Prime Day, the retailer has a new special which offers a big discount on video game art books: buy one, get 50% off the price of the next one.
Some of the books on offer–most of which have already been heavily discounted–include deep dives into the making of recent games such as Doom Eternal, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Ghost of Tsushima. For fans of older games, there are plenty of books available as well that are focused on classic properties such as Dead Space, Devil May Cry, and an entire trilogy of Capcom art books from the talented artists at UDON studio.
It’s worth noting that for this special, the cheapest book out of the two that you add to your cart will get a 50% discount. It’s an offer that stacks up pretty well, and you’ll be able to build up an impressive collection of video game art with this deal. For more video game bargains, don’t forget to check out our Best Prime Day Deals and best Prime Day gaming deals.
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With Amazon Prime Day in its second day, you might think you already know the best deals the event has to offer. However, there are still a few hidden gems where you can save big, particularly on gaming monitors, and these LG 27-inch gaming monitors are among some of the best.
This 27-inch monitor is tailor-made for performance, with a 1080p display and 240Hz refresh rate for the smoothest gameplay experience possible. The 1 ms response time, FreeSync support, and compatibility with Nvidia’s G-Sync tech only sweeten the deal, making this a fantastic monitor option. If top performance is more important than pristine visuals, this monitor is for you.
The LG Ultragear 27-inch gaming monitor is currently down to $285, a $95 drop from its usual $390 price tag. That’s a great price for a 27-inch curved monitor capable of 1440p, 144Hz gameplay with a 1 ms response time. Factor in its support for FreeSync and G-Sync compatibility and HDR 10 support, and this deal becomes too good to pass up. This should be the monitor of choice for players who are less worried about the fastest frame rate and more concerned with their games looking as good as possible.
If LG isn’t what you’re looking for, there are still some great monitor deals to be had. If you have a little more room in your budget, check out the Samsung Odyssey G7 32-inch monitor for $560 (down from $800). If your budget’s not quite that high this Acer Predator 27-inch monitor is a great buy at $420 (down from $600).
