Monthly Archives: November 2017
Black Friday 2017 Deals – Updated
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Updated 23/11 by Johirul Hassan - more early Black Friday deals are added
During this week, expect all the usual retailers like Amazon, GAME, John Lewis, Currys PC World, Argos, Tesco and Microsoft, and more to run deals across every range of products. You can either head straight there, or browse through my hand-picked deals on this page.
All the Best Gaming Deals From SCDKey for Black Friday
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These deals are brought to you in partnership with SCD Keys: There are some great deals going on right now at SCDKey's Black Friday sale. The two deals that have specifically caught my eyes are the 12 Month Xbox Live Subscription, which is £35.49 at SCDKey, but £39.85 at Amazon and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Xbox One Preorder), which is the cheapest at SCDKey (£21.74).
Our Recommended Gaming Headsets for 2017
It can be a little overwhelming deciding on the gaming headset that’s right for you, so to give you a better look at what’s available, and what their strengths and weaknesses are, we’ve decided to highlight some of the best out there. These are headsets that we’ve tested and would recommend, and we’ve broken them up into budget, mid-range and high-end categories so you can see what’s available in the price range(s) that work for you.
Turtle Beach Recon XO Three / Recon 150
Price: $99.95
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Marvel Heroes Developer Gazillion Reportedly Shut Down
The developer of Marvel Heroes, Gazillion, has been reportedly shut down with all its staff laid off the day before Thanksgiving.
This comes via multiple employees on Twitter, who claim they were laid off without their PTO or severance pay. The closure comes after Disney and Marvel shut down Gazillion's free-to-play action RPG, Marvel Heroes. According to a MassivelyOP tipster, Marvel Heroes will now be shut down on Friday, rather than the original December date.
We Can All Relate to Chrissy Teigen’s Super Mario Odyssey Journey
Everyone is loving Nintendo's latest hit Super Mario Odyssey and it looks like even Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle host Christine Teigen is not immune from the little plumber's charm.
The model and actress is a long time Mario fan and shared her excitement on Twitter while visiting Shanghai, with sentiments we can all relate to.
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— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 2, 2017
Like many of us, she was a bit surprised at the premise.
U.S. Legislator Wants to Limit Sale of Games With Loot Boxes in Wake of Battlefront II
Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee is taking a stand against what he calls "the spread of predatory practices in online gaming."
As mentioned in an announcement specifically about EA and Star Wars Battlefront II, Lee and others are currently "looking at legislation" in the upcoming year that could prohibit the sale of games to players that are under 21 years of age, and possibly even restrict the inclusion of gambling elements, which Lee believes are present in Star Wars Battlefront II via the game's loot boxes.
Lee and his team have also been in conversations with other legislators who are examining similar options for their own states in an effort to curb what he describes as "predatory behavior" on the part of game publishers.
New Image Comics Documentary Traces the Crazy History of the Company
A new documentary detailing the rise, fall, and return of Image Comics has been released.
Available on SyFy Wire, So Much Damage: How Image Comics Changed the World details the journey of the seven Marvel comic book artists Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Jim Valentino, Marc Silvestri, Eric Larsen, and Whilce Portacia who banded together to form Image Comics.
Featuring interviews with all original partners as well as other prominent members of the industry the five-part documentary details how the company began during the 90's comic boom to becoming the creator-owned comics specialty publisher.
Geoff Johns Explains Rorschach’s Return
Writer Geoff Johns already revealed that Rorschach would be returning in the pages of Doomsday Clock #1 back during his panel at New York Comic Con, but now that the issue has released, we have a bit more information.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Doomsday Clock #1!
If you already haven't, check out the pages that lead up to the big reveal:
Doomsday Clock is a sequel to Watchmen where the characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal serial make their way to the DC Universe for the first time to meet the likes of Batman and Superman. It’s been shrouded in secrecy, but IGN was among a small group of press invited to a private art gallery during NYCC in October where Johns shared the contents of the first issue and gave some insight on his storytelling decisions with artist Gary Frank.
Tencent to Localize PUBG for China
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is coming to China, and there are changes coming to the popular survival game.
Chinese gaming company Tencent Holdings will alter the game to bring it more in line with socialist culture and values, according to Reuters.
Last month China's content regulator criticized the violence in PUBG, saying it would likely be blocked because it "severely deviates from socialist core values."
Tencent says it won the exclusive rights to PUBG in China, and will alter the game to meet China's exacting standards.
Civ 5 Designer Leaves Paradox Over ‘Creative Differences’
Sid Meier's Civilization V designer Jon Shafer and Paradox Interactive have "decided to part ways due to creative differences," Paradox has announced.
"Jon is an ambitious person with a lot of drive and passion and he has led some good discussions in our teams over the past few months," said Executive Vice President of Studios at Paradox Interactive Mattias Lilja. "However, during the course of these discussions, it has become clear that we want different things creatively and we have therefore taken the mutual decision that it is best to part ways."