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WWE Summerslam 2018: The Best Events To Check Out This PPV Weekend
Whenever a city hosts a major cultural event, it becomes an economic boon for the entire area. People fly in from all over the world. Hotels are booked. Restaurants are reserved. And everyone with an affiliation or connection to the major event hosts satellite events to capitalize on the public interest.
For years, this has been the case for Wrestlemania. It’s no longer a single event; it’s a full weekend of activities. Wrestlers host autograph signings. Commentators hold live Q&A sessions. Indie promotions book shows in smaller, nearby arenas. WWE hosts community events around town to further visibility.
Starting in 2015, when Summerslam moved from the Staples Center in LA to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, WWE has made efforts to turn this single, major pay-per-view into a Wrestlemania-esque weekend of fun activities. And if you’re in the New York area–even if you can’t find last-minute tickets for NXT Takeover or the big show–there’s still plenty of other things to do.
Here’s everything happening this WWE Summerslam weekend. Check out the full Summerslam match card and our latest event predictions. And be sure to check Gamespot Universe this Sunday starting at 5:00 PM ET. We’ll have live coverage of every match.
10. Amazon Treasure Truck
Where: MCU Park, Brooklyn, NY
When: Friday, August 17, 11:00 AM ET
According to AJ Styles, Amazon’s famed, elusive Treasure Truck will be in MCU Park on Friday. Exclusive action figures, along with other discounts, will be available. Kevin Owens and Big E have been announced as special guests, starting at 2:00 PM ET.
9. Numerous WWE Meet and Greets
Where: 40/40 Club, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When: Multiple times (see below)
Instead of bothering the WWE Superstars in their hotel lobby or in the baggage claim of the airport, you should go see them at a Meet and Greet instead. Below are the major Meet and Greets at the 40/40 Club in the Barclays Center on Friday and Saturday.
This site has an updated list of other Meet and Greets in the Tri-State area.
Friday, August 17
- 1:00 PM ET: AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan
- 3:30 PM ET: Alexa Bliss, Bella Twins, Samoa Joe
- 7:30 PM ET: Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
Saturday, August 18
- 10:00 AM ET: Kurt Angle & Paige, Braun Strowman
- 12:30 PM ET: Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins
- 3:00 PM ET: Roman Reigns, The Miz & Maryse
8. House of Glory: High Intensity 7
Where: Amazura, Queens, NY
When: Friday, August 17, 7:00 PM ET
If you get into town early and want to take in some independent wrestling, you can go to House of Glory’s High Intensity 7 event. Indie stars Low-Ki and Sami Callihan will be there, and former WWE Superstars Austin Aries and Real1 (Enzo Amore) will both make appearances.
7. GCW Presents: Janela’s Lost in NY
Where: Melrose Ballroom, Long Island City, NY
When: Friday, August 17, 8:00 PM ETThe other independent show that you might want to check out is Janela’s Lost In New York, presented by GCW. The main event is indie star Joey Janela vs. former WWE Superstar Hakushi (Remember him? The White Angel with the tattoos all over his body?). Also scheduled to be there are legitimate tough guys Meng/Haku and Hart family member Teddy Hart.
6. DZ & Friends
Where: Caroline’s, New York, NY
When: Friday, August 17, 11:59 PM ET
Dolph Ziggler is a comedian, and he’ll be at Caroline’s in Times Square on Friday at midnight. Also scheduled are Zack Ryder, Tyler Breeze, Renee Young, and Charly Caruso. We’re not sure what they’re planning to do, but if you’re a fan of the Show Off, you can pay a cover charge plus a 2-drink minimum to see them do it.
5. WWE Presents: Walk With Elias [CANCELED]
Where: Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY
When: Saturday, August 18, 5:00 PM ET
In a perfect example of art imitating life, Elias will be playing a concert at the Gramercy Theatre on Saturday evening. He already has a trending album on Spotify; it’ll be interesting to see how this next step of his musical career pans out. Is he going to play a legitimate set, with cover songs and original material? Or is he just going to play a few chords and spend the entire time insulting the audience? These are relatively uncharted waters for WWE, which makes this interesting.
Update: Elias tweeted, “WWE Management insisted I postpone my solo concert this Saturday in New York City, however they have given me the opportunity to perform that concert live at Summer Slam.” PWInsider believes the show was canceled because of low ticket sales.
4. WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When: Saturday, August 18, 7:00 PM ET
As a general rule of thumb, the Brooklyn editions of NXT Takeover are especially good shows with especially good cards. This year looks to be no different. Among the highlights: Tommaso Ciampa (c) will take on Johnny Gargano in Last Man Standing Match for the NXT Championship; Shayna Baszler (c) will face Kairi Sane for the NXT Women’s Championship; and Adam Cole (c) will square off against Ricochet for the NXT North American Championship.
3. WWE Summerslam
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When: Sunday, August 19, 7:00 PM ET
The biggest party of the summer has a particularly early start time on the WWE Network; the official start time is 7:00 PM ET, but the pre-show begins at 5:00 PM ET and includes three kickoff matches. Check out this link to see the full match card and all of our predictions.
2. WWE Raw
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When: Sunday, August 20, 8 PM ET
Sometimes, if we’re lucky, the best thing about Summerslam are the Raw and Smackdown directly after the PPV. This is where we see the fallout from whatever big twists happened the night before.
Things that will definitely be followed up on during Raw: Dean Ambrose’s return, Paul Heyman’s proposed deal with Roman Reigns last week, and the status of Braun Strowman’s Money in the Bank briefcase.
1. WWE Smackdown
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When: Sunday, August 21, 8 PM ET
At Summerslam, AJ Styles will fight longtime rival Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship. And it’s entirely possible that Joe will walk into the following Smackdown as WWE Champion. OddsShark currently has Styles as a favorite, though not by a blowout. Smackdown will also address the results of the Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz match. Whatever happens on Sunday, that feud is far from over.
15 Actors Who Almost Played Avengers
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Judge Blocks Sales of Programs That Lets GTA Online Players Cheat
A federal judge sided with publisher Take-Two Interactive yesterday by putting in place a preliminary injunction that blocks a Georgia man from selling programs that help players cheat, reports Reuters.
David Zipperer’s Menyoo and Absolute programs allow players to adjust in-game parameters to gain unfair advantages over their opponents. Take-Two alleged that the programs would cause irreparable harm to Grand Theft Auto’s sales, with the publisher’s original March complaint stating Zipperer has cost it at least $500,000.
This Steam Game Will Get Cheaper If Enough People Wishlist It
Most of the time when we want a game to be cheaper, there’s nothing we can do about it. With Bard’s Tale IV: Barrow’s Deep, you actually can do something. Developer InXile is tallying up how many people put the upcoming game on their GOG or Steam wishlists. If enough people wishlist the game, the price will come down.
It’s part of the company’s “Wishlist Initiative,” which it’s calling an “evolution in the relationship between an indie developer and its fanbase.” At certain wishlist milestones, InXile is promising to add rewards to the game–kind of like Kickstarter rewards, except players don’t have to pledge money. They only have to click a button.
Here’s how the rewards break down according to total wishlist placements. At 100,000, the developers will add the Darkest Dungeon torch to the game. With 300,000 wishlist spots, the game’s retail price drops from $39.95 /£29.99 to $34.95 / £27.99.
If 500,000 people add Bard’s Tale IV to their wishlists, InXile will bring the price down to $29.95 / £24.99 and add a free DLC expansion called The Haernhold, “which finds characters adventuring in the dwarven realm of Kinestria.”
Bard’s Tale IV is scheduled to launch September 18. It’s the sequel to a trilogy of first-person dungeon crawlers from the ’80s and is the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.5 million.
If you think you may be interested in this title, there’s no reason not add it to your GOG or Steam wishlist. You’ll help bring the price down and make it more likely to receive free DLC.
Watch the First Trailer for Disney’s Star Wars Resistance Series
Prepare to meet a new band of rebels in the Star Wars universe; Disney has revealed the premiere date and first trailer for upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance, which is set before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Resistance, created by Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni, will debut its hourlong premiere Sunday, October 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD, with other airings to follow on Disney XD and Disney Channels worldwide.
Take to the skies with #StarWarsResistance. Premieres Sunday, October 7 at 10pm ET/PT on @DisneyChannel. pic.twitter.com/GqcM0dS2l7
— Star Wars (@starwars) August 17, 2018
Making A Monster Out Of Monster Hunter World Graphics On PC | Potato Mode
Nothing is sacred when it comes to Potato Mode, so watch Joey and Ben do some horrible, horrible things to Monster Hunter: World’s graphics.Spyro Remaster Trilogy Delayed For PS4 And Xbox One
Spyro Reignited Trilogy will not make its release date. Activision announced today that the trilogy package will now arrive on November 13, which is about two months later than its previously announced September 21 launch. In a statement, developer Toys for Bob said the game needed “more love and care,” so a delay was necessary.
“Everyone here at Toys for Bob is so proud to be reigniting the original Spyro trilogy after all these years,” Toys for Bob co-studio head Paul Yan said in a blog post. “We’re deeply committed to getting these games right, so we’ve decided to move the release date of Spyro Reignited Trilogy to November 13, 2018.
“I really hoped that you would be rescuing dragons and scorching Rhynocs sooner, but the Trilogy needs more love and care. In November when you’re exploring the Dragon Realms, Avalar and the Forgotten Worlds, we know you’ll agree the extra time was worth the wait.”
The Reignited Trilogy comes with updated versions of Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. At Comic-Con in July, it was announced that Stewart Copeland, the original composer, is returning for the Trilogy. Copeland was also the drummer for The Police.
For more on the Reignited Trilogy, check out GameSpot’s feature, “Spyro Reignited Trilogy Shows Why Remastering A Classic Isn’t Easy.”