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Black Friday 2018 is nearly upon us and with it comes numerous sales in video games. PlayStation is no exception, of course, with the PS4 Slim 1TB Spider-Man bundle being one of the best Black Friday 2018 deals so far. We’ve been collecting the announced deals to let you know what to expect from the top Black Friday 2018 sales events, and we’re adding the best PlayStation deals right here. There’s still no sign of one of the most requested Black Friday 2018 deals, and that would be a Black Friday PS4 Pro sale. So far, there’s no sign of one, but there are still some surprises and announcements in store for Black Friday 2018.
There are plenty of games going on sale this Black Friday, including the recently released Red Dead Redemption 2. The game is being discounted at a few select retailers, as well as on online stores.
All the current RDR2 Black Friday deals are outlined below. We will continue to add to the list as new discounts are announced. Be sure to stay on top of when specific retailers–like Best Buy and Walmart–open and close their doors for Black Friday so you can plan accordingly.
It’s worth noting that, instead of discounting the standard edition of RDR2, most retailers seem to be selling the game with a free additional bonus. For example, at Best Buy, the Black Friday deal comes with RDR2 and a special collapsible cup. At Walmart, the Black Friday deal is for the store’s exclusive steelbook edition.
For now, the best Black Friday Red Dead Redemption 2 deal is available through the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The normally $80 Special Edition is being lowered to $72 for Black Friday. The Special Edition comes with the base game, as well as a bank robbery mission and gang hideout, Dappled Black Thoroughbred horse, talisman and medallion in-game bonuses, boosts, cash discounts, the Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger outfit, and several free weapons. You can take advantage of the deal on Xbox right now if you have a Gold online membership.
There’s also a “Better Than Black Friday” sale going on at Ebay right now, and one of the games that’s been discounted is Red Dead Redemption 2.
There’s also a few deals on the original Red Dead Redemption this Black Friday as well. We’ve outlined them below.
Xbox One
In our Red Dead Redemption 2 review, Kallie Plagge gave the game a 9/10, writing, “Red Dead Redemption 2 is an excellent prequel, but it’s also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it’s a world that is hard to leave when it’s done.”
Red Dead Redemption 2 is only available for Xbox One and PS4.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee take a number of cues from the wildly successful Pokemon Go. The new Switch games borrow Pokemon Go‘s catching mechanics, for example, and in doing so introduce a major change to the Pokemon RPG formula. But on top of that, you can also connect Pokemon Go to Let’s Go directly and transfer any first-generation Pokemon you’ve caught onto your Switch.
Before you begin, know that once you transfer a Pokemon from Go to Let’s Go, you cannot undo it–that Pokemon is gone from your Go account forever. Other than that, there aren’t many restrictions. You can disconnect your Go account from your Switch at any time, so if your friend wants to give you a Pokemon, they can connect their Go account to your Switch with no problem. This is a lot easier than trading the Pokemon in Go itself before transferring, as Pokemon Go trades can cost quite a bit of Stardust.
How To Connect
Connecting your Go account to your Switch is relatively straightforward. In Pokemon Go, open Settings and select Nintendo Switch > Connect to Nintendo Switch. Then, go to the Options menu in Let’s Go and select Open Pokemon Go Settings. When asked if you would like to pair a Pokemon Go account, say yes. As long as both devices are actively “searching” for each other, your Switch should be able to find your Pokemon Go account and allow you to connect.
How To Transfer
To initiate the transfer, head to the Go Park complex in Fuchsia City. Talk to the man at the front desk, select Bring Pokemon, pick a Go Park, and then select Start Communication. From there, open your Pokemon list in Pokemon Go, press the Nintendo Switch icon, and then select the Pokemon you want to transfer. Remember that this is permanent, and the transfer is one-way.
Once transferred, enter the Go Park you selected during the transfer, where you’ll be able to find the Pokemon. Just walk up to the Pokemon and press A to initiate catching it. And don’t worry–if it happens to run away during the catch sequence, you can just try again. You also have 20 Go Parks available with space for 50 Pokemon each, and there’s no limit on how long they’ll stay in the parks.
How Stats Work
Before you transfer a Pokemon, get it appraised in Pokemon Go. We followed Pokemon Go Hub’s guide to check our Pokemon’s stats in Go before transferring them, and we found that the stats do transfer (though the CP won’t be the same). Pokemon in Go have three stats–HP, Attack, and Defense–while those in Let’s Go have the full six, so the stats end up mirrored. For example, a Pokemon with perfect Attack in Go will have both perfect Attack and Special Attack in Let’s Go. The same goes for Defense and Special Defense. The only stat that is randomized as far as we can tell is Speed, so keep this in mind when you’re catching your transferred Pokemon.
How To Get Meltan
Although the transfer from Go to Let’s Go is one way, you do get a bonus in Go for doing it: a Mystery Box. This item allows you to catch Meltan, a new Pokemon that currently is only catchable in Go and can be transferred into Let’s Go. You can read our full guide on how to catch Meltan and its evolved form, Melmetal, for more details.
The showrunner of Netflix’s critically acclaimed Castlevania series, Adi Shankar, has announced his next project. Following weeks of cryptic teases, Shankar revealed that he is working on a new animated series based on Capcom’s popular action franchise, Devil May Cry.
No specific details about the series have been announced yet, but Shankar told IGN he “acquired [the Devil May Cry] rights [himself] so the jabronis in Hollywood don’t f*** this one up too.” He also said the series will, along with Castlevania, be a part of what his team is referring to as “the bootleg multiverse.” Shankar confirmed the project by sharing a photo of himself dressed like Devil May Cry protagonist Dante on Twitter, which you can see below.
Prior to the reveal, rumors were rampant about what video game series Shankar would be adapting into a TV series next. The speculation began when he posted a photo on Instagram stating he’s “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.” Soon after, The Wrap reported that Shankar was in talks to produce a series based on the Legend of Zelda franchise.
The Castlevania series premiered on Netflix in July 2017. Its second season arrived on the streaming service last month and is comprised of eight episodes. In our Castlevania Season 2 review, we wrote, “Although the seventh episode is full of slick action and exciting confrontations, it remains true that much of the season is spent introducing us to new characters while the existing ones–the ones you care about if you enjoyed Season 1–do little but mope and tread water.”
Shortly after the premiere of Season 2, Netflix confirmed the Castlevania series is being renewed for a third season. No release date has been announced yet, but the next season will consist of 10 episodes and once again feature director Sam Deats and writer/executive producer Warren Ellis. Shankar, Fred Seibert, and Kevin Kolde will all also return as executive producers. We recently got to speak with Shankar about the challenges of making great video game adaptations.
Note: this is a spoiler-free review of Dogs, which is available to stream now on Netflix.
Netflix has become a great source for documentary and reality TV fanatics lately. But sometimes it’s hard to work up the energy to watch a series like Making a Murderer, knowing full well you’re just going to come away feeling depressed and hopeless. Fortunately, Netflix also seems to have specialized in “comfort food documentaries,” shows that actively work to cheer you up and make you feel a little bit better about the state of the world. First, there was the surprisingly excellent revival of Queer Eye. Now there’s Dogs, a series for anyone who’s ever wasted hours ogling dog pictures on Instagram or used the phrase “H*ckin’ good pupper” in casual conversation.
Today brought some unexpected but very welcome news for fans of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series. As showrunner Adi Shankar revealed exclusively to IGN’s Jacki Jing, work has begun on a Devil May Cry animated series that will exist as part of a shared multiverse with Castlevania. Suddenly, two of the biggest franchises in the gaming world have become intertwined.
While at first glance these might seem like very random pairings of AAA franchises, there’s actually a lot of potential in linking Castlevania and Devil May Cry. Here’s how we think these two shows will connect with each other and begin to forge a larger animated multiverse.
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Amazon announced its dedicating an entire week to Black Friday deals, beginning tomorrow. The sales include “more than 50 deals a day” across all of Amazon’s departments.
Unlike other major retailers, Amazon doesn’t send out or release a flyer for its Black Friday savings like Dell, Walmart, Best Buy, and others have done. Amazon will, of course, have a huge selection of Black Friday deals, but it will also bring its prices down to its competitors’ level on tons of items, making the sheer number of deals even bigger.
Just Cause 4 might still be about freeing an oppressed country through the medium of explosions, but exactly how you’re freeing it has changed since the last game. Welcome to the Army of Chaos.
In this miniseries, we’ll be running through the game’s new systems for taking back regions across the nation of Solís, how you’ll do that (spoiler, there’s are lots of loud noises), and what you’ll get in return.
This week, we get into Strikes, the missions you’ll need to complete to get on with the lovely business of liberating an oppressed nation.
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While they aren’t direct remakes, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee closely follow 1998’s Pokemon Yellow, in which you started the game with Pikachu. Instead of Red and Blue’s choice of Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, you start Let’s Go with either Pikachu or Eevee, depending on your version. However, just like in Yellow, you’ll be able to get each of the three original starter Pokemon if you know where to look.
There are two ways to get the Gen 1 starters: You can catch them in the wild, or you can receive them as one-time gifts from NPCs. The NPC route is the easiest, since the starters can be somewhat hard to find in the wild, and the Pokemon you receive as gifts will always have relatively good stats. All you need to do is catch enough Pokemon total to meet the NPCs’ requirements–this includes repeats of Pokemon you’ve already caught, so it’s all about quantity.
Bulbasaur: Given by a woman in a house in Cerulean City once you’ve caught 30 Pokemon total
Lvl 12; knows Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, and Leech Seed
Charmander: Given by a man on Route 24 north of Nugget Bridge once you’ve caught 50 Pokemon total
Lvl 14; knows Scratch, Growl, Smokescreen, and Ember
Squirtle: Given by Officer Jenny in Vermillion City once you’ve caught 60 Pokemon total
Lvl 16; knows Tackle, Tail Whip, Bubble, and Withdraw
Additionally, you can capture the starters in the wild. We’ve seen Bulbasaur in Viridian Forest, Charmander in Rock Tunnel, and Squirtle on Route 24 and the Seafoam Islands. We will update this article with any other locations they’ve been found, so let us know if there’s anything we missed.
