Posts

Posted on

PS5 Shortages Addressed in Saturday Night Live’s Parody of Eminem’s Stan

Saturday Night Live and Eminem have parodied Eminem’s Stan to comically address the PS5 shortages across the globe.

Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson starred in this parody as Stu, an obsessive fan who frequently writes to Santa Claus in hopes he can help him secure a PS5 for Christmas.

As with the Stan, which was released in 2000 as the third single from Eminem’s The Marshal Mathers LP, the song gets a bit dark as his quest for a PS5 continues to fail. Kate McKinnon appears as Dido, who was also featured in Stan, and Bowen Yang portrays Sir Elton John. Eminem and And John performed the song together at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Eminem himself makes a cameo at the end of the skit, saying “that’s crazy, a PS5? I didn’t even ask for one. I guess Shady must have been a good boy this year. Sorry Stu, you f***** up.”

[widget path=”global/article/imagegallery” parameters=”albumSlug=the-best-ps5-games&captions=true”]

While Sony has announced that the PS5 was its biggest console launch ever, demand for the latest console has also been “unprecedented.” Sony promises more PS5 inventory will be coming to retailers before the end of the year, but it will most likely remain one of the most difficult items to get this holiday season.

If you are still looking for a PS5 for yourself or a loved one, be sure to follow IGN Deals on Twitter and check out our guide that features the latest info on how and where to purchase a PS5.

[poilib element=”accentDivider”]

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Posted on

State of Decay 2’s Xbox Series X/S Optimizations Are Now Available

State of Decay 2’s latest update brings optimizations for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, including “lightning-quick load times, improved world and shadow detail, and a responsive 60 frames-per-second presentation at up to 4K resolution.”

Announced on Xbox Wire, this update also adds a new Lethal difficulty that developer Undead Labs has “tuned right to the edge of impossible.”

Open-world resources are much scarcer, enemies hit much harder, and the blood plague is even deadlier. Plague hearts are also growing everywhere, and destroying one no longer offer safety from other nearby zombie hordes. Additionally, the special “freak” zombies have been swapped for their blood plague variants.

[ignvideo url=”https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/05/17/state-of-decay-2-review”]

Lethal Difficulty also brings with it new achievements for a total of 100 Gamerscore, and aspects of this new difficulty can be mixed and matched with Custom Difficulty so players can create their perfect apocalyptic scenario.

State of Decay 2 will also get the Stay Frosty Pack which adds over a dozen winter-themed items that can be earned through in-game challenges or discovered in the open world. This pack includes winter-camouflage weapons and outfits and the ability to use the new Maintenance Bench facility mod to minimize weapon breakage while in the field.

The Stay Frosty Pack, like all State of Decay 2 bounty packs, is available free of charge but is only available for a limited time.

[widget path=”global/article/imagegallery” parameters=”albumSlug=the-best-xbox-one-games-fall-2020-update&captions=true”]

State of Decay 2’s Xbox Series X/S optimizations join other first-party Microsoft games that take advantage of the next-gen systems like Gears 5, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Sea of Thieves.

[poilib element=”accentDivider”]

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.