The Last Of Us 2 Receives Its First Major Discount

Marquee first-party games don’t usually get discounts until long after release, but PS4 users can now snag The Last of Us Part II at a great price, thanks to its first major markdown since launch. You can buy The Last of Us Part II for $50 from Amazon. The deal is also available through Best Buy and GameStop–if you’re a PowerUp Rewards Pro member, you can get it for $45 from GameStop today only.

It’s unclear how long this deal will last for, so you’ll want to order as soon as possible if you’re interested. All retailers offer free shipping and can arrive by the end of the week–though you’ll need Prime for two-day shipping if you’re buying from Amazon. Best Buy and GameStop also offer in-store pickup if you’d rather grab it in person.

The story from the first game continues in The Last of Us Part II, as we follow Ellie and her partner Dina on their hunt to find a group of survivors that have wronged them. It’s a dark story about revenge and anger, but it’s also about companionship and what we’d do for those we love. The combat is also very tense and quite violent, so if you’re into stealth action, you’ll likely enjoy it.

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Rocket League Won’t Require Nintendo Switch And PlayStation 4 Online Memberships

Developer Pysonix has confirmed that once its soccar game Rocket League goes free-to-play later this summer it won’t require online memberships on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 systems.

A patch for Rocket League will be arriving “around mid-September,” with the free-to-play update following “shortly after.” While an exact date for when Rocket League will go free-to-play has not been disclosed yet, Psyonix made it clear that Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 players will not need active NSO and PS Plus subscriptions in order to participate in online matches against other competitors. This is just one of the many changes coming to Rocket League once it’s free-to-play.

Some other adjustments include the addition of a new difficulty for bots, the removal of the Solo Standard Playlist following Competitive Season 14’s conclusion, Heatseeker being playable in private matches, tweaks to Rocket ID friends and Quick Chats, and more.

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Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville Final Update Coming Soon

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the latest 3D shooter iteration of the franchise, will get its last update at the end of the month. EA announced what’s coming through this final month of content, which will culminate in an appropriately harvest-themed Fall Festival event.

According to the announcement, this month will add two new characters: Wildflower and TV Head Zombie. Those were previously exclusive to weekly events in August, but you can pick them up with Coins in late September. You can use your Prize Bulbs in the Fall Festival map to score cosmetics like epic hats, victory slabs, emojis, and special costumes for Chomper, Imp, and Z-Mech. The Ranked Battle Arena will return to an unranked mode and away from the seasons.

Moving forward, the game will begin rotating previous Festivals and their associated Prize Maps, so you can collect any cosmetics that you missed out on at the time. What’s more, each of the Festival Prize Maps will remember your progress from the last time it came around, so you can just pick up from where you left off.

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Roman Reigns Is Exactly What WWE Needs Right Now

After months of programming that was, to be completely honest, subpar, WWE is finally rebounding. The first big move was to finally shift weekly programming away from the Performance Center and into the Thunderdome. The tone of the product immediately changed and Raw and Smackdown felt important again. Now, the return of a single talent has seemingly resurrected one of the company’s two main roster shows, making it feel like can’t-miss television once again.

Roman Reigns is back. The Big Dog made his return at SummerSlam, attacking Braun Strowman and the newly-crowned WWE Universal Champion The Fiend, leaving them lying in the ring and showing the audience a new edge to his character. Then he added Paul Heyman as an on-screen advocate, and went on to take the WWE Universal Championship, picking his spot in a triple threat match after Strowman and The Fiend destroyed each other at Payback.

This is the Roman Reigns WWE fans need right now. What’s more, this is the shot in the arm that Reigns, who never fully rebounded as a top character in WWE after taking time off for health reasons, needed.

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Discounted Ahead Of Its Release Date

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 releases this Friday, September 4, and if you want to preorder it ahead of time, you can do so for cheaper than its regular price. Amazon and Walmart have Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 for $33.88, down from its regular price of $40. Both retailers offer free shipping and can deliver the game as early as its release date, though this depends on where you live and when you order it.

If you’re interested in the collector’s edition, you’ll be happy to hear that GameStop currently has it in stock with release-day delivery. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2’s Collector’s edition costs $100 and comes with the game, Digital Deluxe content, and a limited-edition Birdhouse deck.

Alternatively, you can buy Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2’s Digital Deluxe edition for $50, which comes with access to the Warehouse demo, “The Ripper” skater, retro content for Create-a-Skater, and retro outfits for Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and Rodney Mullen. It’s unclear if this content will be sold separately.

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Borderlands 3 News For PAX Online Teased By Gearbox

PAX Online, a virtual event replacing both PAX Australia and PAX West due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is set to go live from September 12-20. For the event’s first day, Borderlands 3 creator Gearbox Software has teased some sort of announcement related to the Borderlands franchise.

Starting on September 12 at 12:45 PM PT / 3:45 PM ET, Gearbox will unveil “what’s coming next” in Borderlands and from its publishing division, Gearbox Publishing. It’s unclear how long the broadcast, titled the Gearbox Digital Showcase, will last or what specific announcements will be made. In either case, you can watch the presentation on Gearbox’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.

Before the Gearbox Digital Showcase goes live, though, the company will launch Borderlands 3’s next DLC on September 10. Titled Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck, the new DLC will also increase the level cap again, add more mini-events leading up to its launch, and introduce new gear, among other things.

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Pokemon Go September 2020 Field Research List

September is here, and a lot is happening in Pokemon Go this month. On top of all the September events taking place over the next few weeks, new Field Research tasks are now live in the game, along with a new Research Breakthrough encounter: Alolan Raichu.

Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in September 2020, you’ll get a chance to catch Alolan Raichu. There’s a possibility this Raichu could be Shiny as well, giving you another incentive to complete as much Field Research as you can this month.

While you’ll receive one bonus Field Research task in the game each day, Field Research is typically obtained from PokeStops. There’s no limit to how many tasks you can do daily, but you’ll receive one stamp for the first task that you complete each day. Once you amass seven stamps, you’ll achieve a Research Breakthrough, leading to the aforementioned encounter with Alolan Raichu.

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Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Preorders Are Live

It’s been a busy year or so for the Kingdom Hearts franchise, with the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 3 finally releasing in 2019 and a follow-up expansion arriving earlier this year. The story will continue with Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory on November 13 for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The rhythm-action game is available to preorder now at multiple retailers.

Kingdom Hearts is essentially getting the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy treatment in Melody of Memory. You move along an on-rails track and execute timing-based moves to the rhythm of beloved Kingdom Hearts and Disney tunes. All told, there will be more than 140 songs from the series, and gameplay takes place across Disney worlds such as Agrabah and Atlantica as well notable series locales like Twilight Town.

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