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Niantic may be involved with a project to turn the hit boardgame Catan into a Pokemon Go-style AR game.

As originally reported by TechCrunch, the makers of the Settlers of Catan boardgame announced last month that it was working on a “massively multiplayer location-based game” called Catan: World Explorers.

Catan Studios launched a website for Catan: World Explorers and internet sleuths uncovered multiple hidden references to Niantic in the website’s code. When IGN reached out to Niantic, the studio confirmed it was involved with the project in some capacity.

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Borderlands 3 is barely two months old, but we’re already seeing savings as big as 50% off for Black Friday this year, courtesy of Best Buy. $28 is the lowest price we’ve seen for Gearbox’s critically acclaimed, over-the-top loot-based shooter so far.

Borderlands 3 – $28 at Best Buy (usually $60)

Borderlands 3 — $28 ($60)

Best Buy’s Black Friday ad only mentions the PS4 version, so it’s not entirely clear if the Xbox One version will be discounted to $28 as well. We imagine it will be, but if for some reason it’s not, Walmart will have Borderlands 3 for $30 on both Xbox One and PS4.

We’re still waiting on GameStop‘s Black Friday ad, and we don’t know what price Amazon will sell it for, so there’s a chance a better deal on Borderlands 3 could crop up. But make no mistake: $28 for a recently released AAA game is an awesome deal.

In our Borderlands 3 review, Jordan Ramée awarded the game an impressive 8/10, commending the story for bringing the ten years of Borderlands 3 to a rewarding close. He also praised the new emphasis on weapon brands and character class variety, but he wasn’t too fond of the bullet-sponge bosses.

Borderlands 3 Black Friday Deals

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Unlike a traditional stealth game focused on keeping yourself out of view or secretly taking out unsuspecting foes at close range, in sniping games like Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts you’re better off keeping your distance. It’s all about reveling in the careful, precise sniping that requires methodical movements and attention to detail. Contracts, in particular, is slow at times and the obligatory escapes can be a bit boring, but the long stretches of downtime are often punctuated by exhilarating explosions of gore that make it worthwhile.

A mostly inconsequential story about oil companies, international espionage, and vague politics loosely connects 25 contract objectives across five enormous sandbox-style maps. A forgettable prologue explains why it’s morally okay to assassinate each target for money. It was nice getting some context for why I’m being asked to murder dozens of people, but at the end of the day the game is called Sniper and it gives me a long gun with slow-mo powers so I don’t need much other motivation beyond that. From there it’s just a matter of completing your objectives and cashing the check. Sometimes you’re also hacking computer terminals, planting bombs, or stealing intel – all basic stuff.

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A new Jedi adventure begins with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and its got plenty of puzzle and challenging encounters. Solve them with ease with IGN’s Fallen order guide. Below you’ll find a walkthrough, tips, how-to guides for some unclear tasks, tips for getting started, and collectible location guides. We’ve also listed enemy weaknesses and created a handy guide to the tough boss fights.

Update: We’ve added Chapter 5: Dathomir to our campaign walkthrough, a guide for obtaining every Terrarium seed, a break down of every Lightsaber color, upgrade, and customization option, along with detailed guides for every major tomb and puzzle space.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Walkthrough

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Forza Horizon 4 has an enormous car list, but one major manufacturer is underrepresented on it. Toyota, the world’s largest car manufacturer, has limited licensing agreements on most of its models. Toyota has been unclear on why this is the case, beyond previously intimating in a since-deleted tweet that games like Need for Speed promote illegal street racing. While Toyota is prevalent in Gran Turismo Sport, they were scarce in Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4. Toyota has three vehicles in Horizon 4 as of right now, none of them street racers–at present the game contains two models of Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks, the AT37 and AT38, and the #1 T100 Baja Truck.

But now, it seems, something has changed, and as of December 12 Forza will feature a proper Toyota street racing car. The 1998 Toyota Supra RZ is coming as part of the Series 17 update, which is exciting for car enthusiasts. There’s no mention of how much the car will cost in-game, or whether it will be released as paid DLC. Hopefully other models will follow.

This is, according to a recent Forza Horizon 4 developer livestream (viewed and described by Full Throttle Media), part of a new agreement with Toyota that will bring the manufacturer’s cars to the series “for years to come.” This includes the return of Lexus model cars to the series as well, as Toyota is the brand’s parent company.

2019 marks the first year without a new Forza game since 2010, unless you count the spin-off free-to-play title Forza Street. Forza Horizon 4 continues to be supported with updates and seasonal content over a year after its release.

We all love our mouse and keyboard, but it’s not ideal for all situations. For those of you need a gamepad, so here’s our list of the best PC gaming controllers.

Gamepads are fine for some games, but to truly experience a fighting game you need a fight stick. Here are some of the best.

Don’t get stumped on any of Fallen Order’s challenges with these guides.