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Deathstroke is and probably always will be the best antagonist Arrow has to offer. The series has established an incredibly rich dynamic between Oliver Queen and Slade Wilson over the years, as they’ve evolved from fellow survivors to brothers-in-arms to bitter enemies to… however you care to describe their current relationship. It’s great to see Season 6 continuing to give that dynamic the attention it deserves. It’s not as if this season has any other compelling villains on tap at the moment.

As with last week’s “Deathstroke Returns,” the Ollie/Slade material in “Promises Kept” far outpaced the scenes set in Star City. Though in truth, Stephen Amell mostly took a backseat this week, literally hiding in the shadows and letting Manu Bennett and Liam Hall do most of the heavy lifting. As usual, Bennett didn’t disappoint. Slade’s fearsome edge has been tempered since his return at the end of Season 5. He’s now less a hardened killer and more an aging soldier coming to terms with the life he could have had and may still be able to achieve. Honestly, Bennett’s Slade Wilson may be my favorite interpretation of the character in any medium, because there’s so much pathos and sadness to this version.

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The live action Pokemon movie has cast The Get Down actor Justice Smith in a lead role.

Variety reports that Smith will star as a yet-to-be-named character in the Detective Pikachu film, which will be written by Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter Nicole Perlman and Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch. Smith is best known as the break-out star from Netflix’s single season show The Get Down, and will also be seen in Jurassic World 2 when it comes out June next year.

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[UPDATE 3] Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners weighed in on the news on Twitter, pointing out that microtransactions and loot boxes are not going away. “They’re already accepted,” he said. “All that’s happening is EA tweaking the system to make it ‘fun and addictive” instead of ‘intrusive and predatory.”

[UPDATE 2] VentureBeat is reporting that EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke with Disney CEO Bob Iger over the phone today before the Battlefront II changes were announced. The report doesn’t mention what they might have talked about, though a chat about Battlefront II’s loot crate system seems more likely than discussing plans for the weekend.

[UPDATE] EA released a statement on Battlefront II’s microtransactions, confirming they have been removed, but only temporarily. “We’ve heard the concerns about potentially giving players unfair advantages,” DICE boss Oskar Gabrielson said. “And we’ve heard that this is overshadowing an otherwise great game. This was never our intention. Sorry we didn’t get this right.”

All in-game purchases for Battlefront II are now removed, with all progression now exclusively tied to gameplay. EA is bringing back microtransactions “at a later date,” but not until the studio has time to make unspecified “changes to the game.” More details on this changes will come later as DICE considers more feedback and date. One possibility is that Battlefront II’s microtransactions will return as cosmetic only, as is the case in Overwatch and other games, though this is just speculation.

“We have created a game that is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow,” Gabrielson explained.

As it stands, all of Battlefront II’s DLC maps will be free, though there is no word as of yet about if today’s announcement changes anything. The removal of the game’s microtransactions comes just hours before Battlefront II is due to launch everywhere on November 17, though as mentioned, it’s been available for some already.

Microtransaction systems are commonplace in AAA games today. In fact, it is rare for a big game to not have a microtransaction system. What’s different about Battlefront II’s system is that players could spend real money for the chance to unlock items and weapons that actually affect gameplay, and that’s part of the reason why players got so stirred up. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto Online also offers microtransactions, and they make parent publisher Take-Two lots and lots of money.

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It looks like big changes may be in the works for Star Wars: Battlefront II‘s microtransaction system. It was discovered today that you can no longer purchase the game’s virtual currency, Crystals, with real money.

Accessing the Crystals purchase page on Xbox One today yields the screen below. As you can see, it does not give you the option to buy Crystals. However, you can still purchase them through the Xbox.com store, at least for the time being (though that may have something to do with Microsoft, not EA, controlling that page). We’re working to confirm the situation on PlayStation 4 and PC. Keep checking back for more.

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s microtransaction/loot crate system has been highly contentious and controversial running back to when players discovered how the system worked in October’s open beta. Loot boxes come with random items, but instead of things that are cosmetic only, they can also contain game-affecting things like deadlier grenades or cloaking abilities that give players a theoretical advantage.

Naturally, some portion of the audience did not enjoy this. Developer DICE made major changes to the credit-unlock values for heroes, reducing the in-game currency cost by 75 percent for characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. However, no changes were made to the actual microtransaction system, at least until now.

Today’s action comes just a day after Belgium’s gambling authority launched an investigation into Battlefront II (and Overwatch) over concerns that its loot crate system could constitute gambling. In response to that, EA came out with a statement that stressed that Battlefront II’s loot crates “are not gambling.”

Earlier this week, DICE held a Reddit AMA in which it responded to, among other things, concerns about Battlefront II’s microtransactions. The developer said microtransactions are available as an optional way to potentially speed up your progression. Everything that you can get in a loot crate can also be obtained via gameplay.

“Regarding microtransactions, we want players to enjoy their progression through the game and want gameplay to be fair along the way,” the developer said. “Microtransactions are there for player choice, but won’t be a requirement to play or succeed at the game. And like everything else, we’ll continue tweaking and tuning until we achieve these goals.”

It’s almost Black Friday, that wonderful time of the year when seemingly everything is on sale. This of course includes video games. And if you’re looking for the newest Call of Duty game, numerous retailers will offer Call of Duty: WWII for a discount next week.

Based on what we’ve seen so far in terms of Black Friday ads, it appears Best Buy will have Call of Duty: WWII for the cheapest, offering it for $40. Walmart ($43), Target and Toys R Us ($45), and GameStop ($50) are also discounting the game on Black Friday. Those deals may not sound so great, but for a game that only just came out a few weeks ago, and one that is selling quite well at full price, any discount is notable.

Another notable deal comes from Walmart, which is offering a combo pack that includes Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for $59. And if you’re looking for older Call of Duty games, Advanced Warfare, Black Ops III, Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles, and Infinite Warfare are also discounted at a handful of stores.

Call of Duty: WWII is getting strong reviews, with GameSpot scoring it a 9/10. It returns to the franchise’s origins in World War II, beginning with a D-Day mission. Some of the actors featured in the game include Josh Duhamel from Transformers and Kingdom‘s Jonathan Tucker. And in multiplayer, that means no more super-powers or exosuits, but instead boots-on-the-ground only. The game also includes a Nazi Zombies mode that we quite enjoyed, along with a brand-new, larger-scale multiplayer experience called War.

You can check out a complete list of Call of Duty deals for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One below. We’ll continue to update this as more Black Friday ads are revealed. Amazon, for instance, has still yet to announce anything, so there’s plenty more to come. You can also check out all of our other Black Friday coverage through the links at the bottom of this post.

Call of Duty Black Friday 2017 Deals (as of Nov. 17):

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

1. $12 (Walmart)

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

1. $19 (Walmart)
2. $40 (Toys R Us – unconfirmed)

Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition

1. $29 (Walmart)
2. $35 (Best Buy)

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

1. $19 (Walmart)
2. $25 (Best Buy/Target)

Call of Duty: WWII

1. $40 (Best Buy – Doorbuster)
2. $43 (Walmart)
3. $45 (Target/Toys R Us)
4. $50 (GameStop)

Call of Duty Combo Pack (WWII / Infinite Warfare)

1. $59 (Walmart)

Black Friday 2017 Deals

• All The PS4 Black Friday 2017 Game, Console, And Accessory Deals
• All The Xbox One Black Friday 2017 Game, Console, And Accessory Deals
• GameStop Black Friday 2017 Game Deals
• Target Black Friday 2017 Game Deals
• Walmart Black Friday 2017 Game Deals
• Toys R Us Black Friday 2017 Game Deals
• Microsoft Store Black Friday 2017 Game Deals
• Best Buy Black Friday 2017 TV, Movie, And Tech Deals
• Target Black Friday 2017 TV, Movie, And Tech Deals
• Walmart Black Friday 2017 TV, Movie, And Tech Deals
• Micro Center Black Friday 2017 PC Hardware Deals

A new trailer for Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One and PC pirate game Sea of Thieves has landed. The trailer invites players to “be more pirate” by showing off things like stealing treasure and drinking grog without throwing up. You know, be more pirate.

This video also provides a closer look at the game’s nice-looking art style and gorgeous water, in particular.

Sea of Thieves was originally slated to launch for Xbox One and PC at some point this year, but at E3 2017 Microsoft announced the title would be pushed back into 2018. Developer Rare has confirmed that the game will allow cross-play between Xbox and PC players. The developer also added 540p and 15 FPS lock options to the PC version.

In other news, a Sea of Thieves art book from Dark Horse is on the way. Additionally, you can watch us drink a little too much in Sea of Thieves in this gameplay video.

On the eve of Star Wars: Battlefront II’s worldwide launch, EA has removed all microtransactions from the game’s multiplayer.

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Even though Pyg’s endgame, the final piece in his multi-episode revenge plot, was yet another elaborate Gotham hostage situation, even one that somewhat evoked the crucible Mad Hatter laid out for Jim back in Season 3’s “Follow the White Rabbit” (other similar situations can be found in Season 2’s “The Last Laugh” and “Tonight’s the Night”), there was a fun sadistic flair to the proceedings.

Pyg’s overall look, and Michael Cerveris’ performance, have been spot on. It’s Pyg’s motivations that have been shaky. Granted the Pyg here in “Let Them Eat Pie” was the most horrific Pyg so far, and the one most deserving of the title “Pyg” and the horror that name represents in the comics, but he’s still just out to send a muddled message about class warfare. Sorry, about police corruption. Or both. It’s not really clear. We still don’t know why he’s targeting Penguin, or why now he’s totally fine killing innocent homeless people when before his victims were those he deemed crooked and compromised, so he still feels more like a shoehorned device than an actual character.

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Destiny 2 is adding a new way to earn double XP. The Clarion Call event, which was announced last week, goes into effect starting on November 17 at 10 AM PT.

To earn double XP in the Clarion Call event, you have to be in a clan, though if you’re not already you can create or join one during the event and still get the reward. Once you’re in a clan, fighting alongside teammates in activities will yield double XP toward bright engrams for Destiny 2 Season 1. The double XP event ends on November 20.

All the information about how to create or join a clan can be found here on Bungie’s website. It’s a relatively simple process, and well worth doing to get that double XP reward if you are interested.

If you’re a solo player, you’ll have a chance to earn double XP at a later date. Bungie announced recently that future Clarion Call events will offer rewards for solo players, though as of yet, there are no specifics about when the event will happen.

In other news, Bungie has announced that Destiny 2’s Iron Banner event is coming back next week. It marks the first Iron Banner for PC, and the last one in Destiny 2’s Season One. Additionally, Destiny 2’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris, launches in December.