Walmart has a massive 75-inch Samsung 4K UHD QLED Smart refurbished TV on sale for $1999 right now, and even better, you can get it with free shipping. Gone are the days of dropping an extra $50-$100 to get a huge television set delivered to your home.
With games like Death Stranding and The Last of Us 2 on the horizon, and the gorgeous Gears 5 available right now, getting a 4K TV with a 4K console is crucial for getting the most out of your games’ graphics.
For some of us, pesky work travel can interrupt important progress in our gaming. While the Nintendo Switch can be an excellent solution, the screen size and audio leaves much to be desired. Plus, you can’t play Red Dead Redemption 2 on Switch (yet). GAEMS has been attacking this problem head on for close to a decade and offer some great portable console solutions. This past summer GAEMS released its upgrade to the Sentinel G170 Personal Gaming Environment – the Guardian Pro XP (See it on Amazon). It has a built-in 24-inch 1440p IPS monitor, stereo speakers with dedicated subwoofers, camera mount points for streaming on the go, and enough space inside to fit all your accessories.
Microsoft’s newest big-time exclusive, Gears 5, released in September and it enjoyed a record-breaking release. However, not everyone is happy with the game, with some voicing concerns over its microtransactions and in-game economy. Now, the head of Gears 5 studio The Coalition has responded.
Responding to someone who voiced concerns about the prices of items and the grinding it takes to earn them without spending money, Fergusson said the in-game economy is a work in progress. Fergusson pointed out that Gears 5 has a “completely different” economy compared to Gears of War 4 because the new game gives away its new DLC maps and more for free.
“We’re learning as we go,” he said. “This is a completely different economy from Gears 4 (removed Gear packs) so it will take a little time to work through any issues. Our first attempt is not our last and we will continue to evolve until we get it right.”
In another tweet, Fergusson said Gears 5 offers “way more” free content than Gears of War 4, and the developer is planning to release even more free extra content down the road. Some of the upcoming free DLC will include more maps, characters, and skins.
“We’re learning and improving as we go. There’s no magic wand here. Even small changes take time to create content and design skills and Ultimates,” Fergusson said in yet another tweet.
We’re learning as we go. This is a completely different economy from Gears 4 (removed Gear packs) so it will take a little time to work through any issues. Our first attempt is not our last and we will continue to evolve until we get it right https://t.co/oHTM3dT4rf
— Rod Fergusson (@GearsViking) September 29, 2019
Gears 5’s in-game virtual currency is called Iron, and players can buy it in various allotments with corresponding prices. The Iron can be spent on things like XP boosts for 1-30 days, World Flags for player cards, weapon skins, emotes, marks, executions, and more. Gears 5 adopts a Fortnite-style rotating system whereby certain items are only available for a limited time, which in turn encourages players to buy the content before it leaves the store.
Today in very important news, Hideo Kojima has confirmed that the Death Stranding baby-in-a-jar character, BB, is capable of speaking to players through the DualShock 4 controller.
Kojima made the announcement on Twitter. He said the option to have BB speak from the DualShock 4 controller’s speaker will be available as an option for the special-edition, Death Stranding-themed DualShock 4 controller. It’s unclear if this functionality will also work on standard controllers.
By setting, you’ll be able to have BB’s voice coming out from this BBish controller👍🌈🦀☔️🐟🐋🐬💀👶✋🤩 pic.twitter.com/BzBRI4Oyxb
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) September 27, 2019
The Death Stranding PS4 Pro bundle comes with a limited edition 1 TB console, DualShock 4, and physical copy of the game. Pre-orders are available now.
As we reported earlier, the PS4 Pro is white and black with oil-stained handprints on the top. The DualShock 4 controller is translucent yellow–it definitely looks like pee. It also has the words “Death Stranding” printed on the touchpad.
Death Stranding launches on November 8 for PS4. The game’s main character, Sam, is played by The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus. The game also features James Bond movie actors Mads Mikkelsen and Lea Seydoux, as well as Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), as well as movie directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn. Veteran voice actor Troy Baker also appears in Death Stranding.
A new trailer for the Kingsman prequel, The King’s Man, has arrived–and it’s excellent. The movie tells the origin story of the secret spy agency from the 2014 movie Kingsman: The Secret Service and its 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Ralph Fiennes plays the agency’s founder and Harris Dickinson portrays his protege. Fiennes’ character explains in the trailer that the service service group is the first independent intelligence agency, and it’s capable of moving more swiftly than governments. “While governments wait for orders, our people take action,” he says.
“As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man,” reads a line from the movie’s description.
The movie also features Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, with Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance. It is directed by Matthew Vaughn, who made the previous Kingsman movies. As it is a prequel, the stars of the earlier films–including Colin Firth and Taron Egerton–do not appear in The King’s Man.
The entire film series is based on the “Secret Service” comic franchise created by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. The King’s Man comes to theatres in February 2020.