Month: November 2019

Posted on

2019 Black Friday Steam Sale Is Live, See The Best Deals

The weekend has finally arrived. Black Friday weekend has begun, and for many PC gamers, that means only one thing: another round of ridiculous game sales on Steam. Valve’s storefront is once again loaded with huge discounts on some of the biggest (and smallest) games of the year join a handful of PC games on sale elsewhere.

Steam’s Black Friday sale runs from November 26-December 3 and features discounts on a plethora of titles up to 90% off. Some noteworthy sales include deals on newer games like Code Vein ($42, down from $60), Gears 5 ($30, down from $60), The Surge 2 ($30, down from $50), Void Bastards ($22.49, from $25), and plenty more.

Post-apocalyptical first-person shooter Rage 2 has a pretty steep discount right now, going from $60 to $19.79, a total savings of 67 percent. Elsewhere, a bunch of indie games are up for grabs with some solid discounts. These include Dead Cells ($17.49), Forager ($16), Terraria ($5), The Escapists 2 ($6), and many more. A bulk of Rockstar Games’ library is also on sale, such as Grand Theft Auto V ($15 USD), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ($5.24), Max Payne 3 ($7), L.A. Noire ($7) and others.

Steam also has a smorgasbord of JRPGs on sale. The list is extensive, but some noteworthy titles are Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy XI, God Eater 3, Romancing SaGa 3, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, and more.

It’s worth shopping around, though, as you may find better deals at places like Green Man Gaming and Fanatical. Further, some of those codes can sometimes be redeemed on Steam.

In conjunction with the Autumn sale, Steam has opened voting for its Steam Awards, which includes accolades like Game of the Year and Better With Friends. Winners will be announced on December 31.

Steam Autumn Sale Picks

Of course, Steam’s Black Friday sale isn’t the only stop to get discounts on some of this year’s best games. We’ve compiled Black Friday sales for all of this generation’s platforms: the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In addition, we’ve also put together a list of retailers with incredible Black Friday deals, including Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy, and more. Check below for even more deals, sales, and discounts.

More Black Friday 2019 Deals

Posted on

Ghost Recon Breakpoint Patch Adds More Customization, Gender Swapping, And More

Ghost Recon Breakpoint has received another major patch, less than a month after update 1.0.3 released. If you’re logging in for the new raid, you’ll find that there’s a big new download to get through. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One the 1.0.3.1 update weighs in at 11.3 GB, whereas PC players will have to download 8.5 GB. Once they do, they’ll find that there are now more customization options in the game than ever before–and new players will especially feel the benefits.

At the beginning of the game, post-patch, players will have 40 more items unlocked by default than they did before. This means that there will be more customization options than before, as you’ll be able to kit your Ghost out with the following items right away:

  • 5 vests (5.11 TACTEC Plate Carrier, 5.11 VTAC LBE, Blackhawk STRIKE Cutaway, Crye AVS1000, Blackhawk Strike Shoulder Pad)
  • 5 pants (5.11 Apex, 5.11 Tactical Stryke Pant, Jeans, Cargo, Chino)
  • 5 headgear (Crye Airframe, Reversed Cap, Military Cap, Berret, ACH Helmet)
  • 2 gloves (S&S WetWorX, S&S WetWorX Assault)
  • 4 boots (Under Armour Alegent, Under Armour Valsetz RTS, Under Armour Speed Freek, Under Armour Shoes Infiltrator)
  • 4 gear paints (Gray Solid, Red Solid, Blue Solid, Coyote Brown Solid)
  • 1 shirt (Vasily Sniper)
  • 1 eyewear (Gatorz Magnum Sunglasses)
  • 1 karambit (Casper)
  • 4 emotes (Shotgun, Pistol, Rifle, Sniper)
  • 4 emblems (Red Fox, Lion, Grizzly Bear, Golden Eagle)
  • 4 card banners (Urban Tech, Mountain, Swamp, Coastal)

Additionally, players can now change the appearance of their face, as well as their gender, at any time from the menu. This will allow for a greater level of customization, and it means that you’re not stuck if you decide, a few hours in, that you don’t like your character. This is, thankfully, a far cry from the Ubisoft that once argued that letting you play as a woman in Assassin’s Creed Unity would double the amount of work involved for the animation team.

Beyond this is a huge list of bug fixes and additions, including improved physics and handling for the Spider vehicle, a fix for an issue that was causing players to lose items when switching from PvP to PvE, and improvements to adaptive magazine pouches on tactical vests.

Ghost Recon Breakout is discounted during a few Black Friday sales. You can get the game digitally on both the Xbox Store and Ubisoft Store for 50% off, and it’s also discounted on PlayStation 4.

Posted on

Fortnite: Play A Full Game Made Entirely Within Creative Mode

Fortnite is best known for its battle royale mode, which recently rebranded as Fortnite: Chapter 2. But there are other modes within the game, including the Save the World PvE mode the game launched with and a “Creative” mode for people who want to build things without being killed. Now, a team of Creative users have become the first to use this mode to make a full single-player game.

The game, The Fourth Dimension, was created by YouTuber Mustard Plays (who is, Kotaku points out, the brother of Fortnite’s creative director Donald Mustard), along with the four person team TeamCre8. The announcement video below shows off the map, the code for which is 1500-2565-8566. Mustard Plays promises that the game is can be a 6-10 hour experience for players.

The game is set on May 12, 3254, after the icecaps melted. There’s a full plot about a refractory network that was built to save the planet, but it also seems that people have mostly disappeared from the world. Based on the trailer, it looks like the game is about exploring the six worlds the team built, solving puzzles, platforming, and some light shooting. Clues that you’ll need to finish the game are hidden within the announcement video, too. Alternatively, Mustard Plays has created a full walkthrough video for anyone who gets stuck.

Fortnite continues to go strong, and just brought back daily challenges and patch notes in its latest update, patch 11.20.

Posted on

Black Friday Deal: Get a New Nintendo Switch and an Amazon Gift Card for $298

Right now you can take advantage of the most popular Black Friday Switch deal and get the updated version of the Nintendo Switch (which has significantly improved battery life) on Amazon for $298 and score a $25 promotional Amazon credit by using the promo code “397BFFA5” at checkout.

Black Friday Deal: Nintendo Switch (Ver. 2) and $25 Amazon Credit for $298

Right now you can get the second version of Nintendo Switch (which has improved battery life) for just $289.99 on Amazon. Enter the promo code “397BFFA5” at checkout to get a $25 gift card. This Switch has a Red/Blue Joy-Con pair, a dock, and everything you need to get started.

Continue reading…