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I’ve been handed the controller for my first taste of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in a behind closed doors demo here at Gamescom. My character Kassandra is level 50, and I’m assured the quest line I’m about to experience is indeed very late in the game. My task is to track down the ‘Writhing Dread’, a mysterious and much feared monstrosity on the island of Lesbos currently residing in the bowels of the nearby Petrified Valley, one whom has recently stolen the daughter away from a local. That ‘Writhing Dread’ I’m about to find out, is more commonly known to her friends as Medusa.

As far as first looks at games go, this isn’t just being thrown into the deep end. This is like being sparta-kicked into a bottomless pit.

Nintendo Switch Eshop Sale Highlights Some Very Good Games (US Only)

If you’ve had your eye on an Ubisoft game for Nintendo Switch, now might be the time to scoop it up. All week long, the developer and publisher is running a sale on many of its Switch games on the US Eshop. Take a look at the discounts below. But hurry, because they’re going away on August 27.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, the turn-based strategy game that brings together Ubisoft’s critters with the clan from the Mushroom Kingdom, is on sale for half price, bringing it down to $30. If you want the season pass as well, you can pick up Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition for $40 (regularly $80).

Platforming fans can download Rayman Legends Definitive Edition for just $20. It’s a colorful, well-received game that includes a bunch of levels from its predecessor, Rayman Origins, which isn’t available on Switch. For people who like a bit more edge in their cartoonish games, South Park: The Fractured But Whole is on sale for $30. And Hungry Shark World, which started as a mobile before coming to Switch, is down to $8.

Anyone who likes a good game night can pick up the classic card game Uno for $7, or the time-tested game of real estate ruthlessness, Monopoly, for $16. And if you could use some physical movement in your gaming life, you can pick up Just Dance 2017 for $24 or Just Dance 2018 for $30.

For more Eshop games on sale, check out our rundown of the best discounts of the week.

Captain Marvel to Make MCU Debut in Marvel Prelude Comic

Captain Marvel isn’t coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe until 2019, but Marvel is prefacing the film with a prelude comic starring Nick Fury and Maria Hill.

As reported by CBR, Captain Marvel Prelude #1 was among the advanced solicitations for Marvel’s November comics. Written by Will Corona Pilgrim with art by Andrea Di Vito, the issue incorporates “life-or-death” missions undertaken by Fury and Hill (portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders in the MCU) that will directly lead to the appearance of Captain Marvel.

This 32 page one-shot will run for $3.99 USD and will be released at some point in November.

HTC Announces Release Date for Vive Wireless Adapter

For anyone who’s been waiting for HTC to cut the cords before taking the plunge on a Vive headset, next month might be the time to buy. The HTC Vive Wireless Adapter will arrive on Sept. 24 for $299, HTC announced today.

Available for pre-order starting on Sept. 5, the adapter will work with both the Vive and Vive Pro, but Pro owners will also need to purchase a $60 compatibility pack to use the adapter. Included in the compatibility pack is a connection cable, foam padding, and an attachment device.

“Since the first demos of Vive, we’ve known that to deliver on the best of premium VR, we wanted it to be wireless,” HTC Vive GM of Americas Daniel O’Brien said in the announcement post. Daniel also acknowledged that developing the adapter, which was first announced along with the Vive Pro in January, took time.

Gamescom 2018: More Nvidia RTX Details Revealed

Last night Nvidia yanked the curtain off its much-anticipated RTX series GPUs, and though a lot of questions were answered, more questions remain, and more details have come to light. Now that it’s the day after the marketing blitz let’s take a look at the official specs of all three of the newly announced GPUs that comprise the RTX Family, and address a few issues.

Spec Chart

To recap, the big news with these GPUs is that the Turing architecture is dramatically different from Pascal, as there’s now hardware specifically designed for ray tracing and functions associated with it. This feature is so paramount that aside from the expected clock speed and memory differences between the models, one of the biggest differences between models is the number of Gigarays each GPU can process. A Gigaray is 1 billion light ray calculations. As you go up the product stack the cards can calculate more rays, it’s as simple as that.

Now Is a Great Time to Get a GTX 1080 Graphics Card

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Nvidia’s new line of GPUs has officially been announced, and the RTX 20 series cards have a release date of September 20. In fact, you can already preorder the RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080 and the RTX 2070 right now. Maybe hold off until they’ve been benchmarked and tested, but preordering is the best way to ensure you get one on or near release.

The prices of the new 20-series cards are pretty high, but that’s good news for anyone looking for a great card from the current line-up. The GTX 1080 is an absolutely excellent card for gaming at better-than-HD resolutions. I have a GTX 1080 in my personal rig and I play PUBG at ultra settings in 1440p and still get 70-90 fps, depending on how well PUBG is running on that particular day.

Every Xbox One Bundle and Accessory Revealed at Gamescom

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This year at Gamescom, Microsoft announced a slew of new Xbox One bundles and accessories, so if you have been looking to snag a deal on an Xbox, here’s the rundown:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Bundles

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is getting an Xbox One X and Xbox One S bundle, and each is available for preorder now.

Netflix’s American Vandal to Feature the ‘Turd Burglar’ in Season 2

Netflix’s American Vandal will center on the “Turd Burglar” in Season 2, which premieres next month on September 14.

The new season will feature a new case, new conspiracy theories, and a mostly, new cast. For a look at the exciting Season 2 trailer, click here.

The story follows the returning Peter Maldonado and Sam Ecklund, two documentarians who will now help a Catholic school try to capture an unknown individual known as the “Turd Burglar,” who’s been pulling ambitious poop-related pranks. You can check out some images from Season 2 in the slideshow below.

Season 2 stars Tyler Alvarez (Peter), Griffin Gluck (Sam), Taylor Dearden (Chloe), DeRon Horton (Lou), Travis Tope (Kevin), and Melvin Gregg (DeMarcus).

Galaxy Quest TV Series on Hold, Will Honor Star Trek and Star Wars

The long-awaited Galaxy Quest TV series that is currently being written by Paul Scheer, has been put on hold.

Speaking to The Wrap, Scheer confirmed the TV adaptation for Amazon is being delayed due to the recent firing of Paramount TV president Amy Powell. However, Scheer is still confident the series will get made and promises it will honor both Star Trek and Star Wars.

The series will be a continuation of the 1999 sci-fi comedy which starred Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and the late Alan Rickman.

“We want to create this kind of thing that feels like this epic sequel, but a continuation,” Scheer said. “I compared it to what The Force Awakens is to Star Wars. It is continuing a story but bringing in new characters.