As the maker of some of the best graphics cards on the market, the stakes are high for Nvidia this Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping season. Not only did we anticipate Team Green to discount its last-generation Pascal GPUs, but now that the RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti cards have been out for a few months now, it isn’t too far fetched to expect those to go on sale as well. But to say Nvidia surprised us with its official master list of savings this month would be an understatement. In addition to the obvious graphics card rollbacks, we’re seeing deals on full-fledged desktops and laptops in addition to G-Sync monitors. So while you won’t see an RTX 2080 Ti for much lower than MSRP this early, there are some steep price drops worth writing home about, such as Gigabyte’s overclocked GeForce RTX 2080 for $150 off, making it even cheaper than Nvidia’s own Founders Edition card.Some of Nvidia’s deals this year are active right now whereas others … [Read more...] about The best Nvidia Black Friday deals 2018
Enter the Gungeon expansion plans scrapped, development ending after next update
The roguelike bullet hell Enter the Gungeon was quite good when it came out in 2016 and got better this summer with the big Advanced Gungeons & Draguns update, which enabled Shaun to suck less at it. As it turns out, that will be the final expansion for the game: Developer Dodge Roll said in a lengthy update on Reddit that after five years of working on the game, it's ready to move on to something else. "Working on Gungeon, in particular the last year of development, has become very taxing. Frankly, we are far better at making video games today than we were four and a half years ago; this is good, of course, but it shows just how shaky our foundations for Gungeon truly are," the studio wrote. "This is compounded by the nature of the game that Gungeon is: every new item, gun, or enemy has to interact with (or at the very least, not break) every other gun, item, or enemy. Putting any new piece of content in the game has become a chore of navigating years-old code and ensuring … [Read more...] about Enter the Gungeon expansion plans scrapped, development ending after next update
Twitch is streaming Pokémon for Thanksgiving
If you’re anything like me, your Thanksgiving consists of some combination of the following: a lot of turkey; a lot of quiet, solitary introspection; a lot of gaming in my pajamas; a return to the aforementioned quiet, solitary introspection; and a lot of television, ranging from bad to mediocre in quality. I hope you’re nothing like me, and that your holiday is very little like mine. But should any of this sound familiar, at least Twitch is swooping in to help us out on one level. The streaming platform will air the first five seasons of the Pokémon cartoon starting at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 22. The first portion of episodes will run until Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET, before picking up again on Dec. 24 for a Christmastime special. That will end on Jan. 3, 2019 (yikes). The Twitch Presents channel will host the marathon, as it did in August. A similar Pokémon stream ran for several days and consisted of 936 episodes and 16 movies. This holiday mini-marathon will be … [Read more...] about Twitch is streaming Pokémon for Thanksgiving
Street Fighter 5 Gains a Trio of Resident Evil Costumes
Capcom is about to add some more Capcom to its premier fighting franchise. Just missing the Halloween season, the publisher has announced that three spooky costumes coming for Street Fighter 5. Not spooky like Ghosts and Goblins, but spooky as in Resident Evil, Capcom’s coveted horror series. Street Fighter 5 players will get a chance to dress up as Ada Wong, Jill Valentine, and Albert Wesker. All three Resident Evil costumes will become available on Steam and the PlayStation Store on November 27 for an undetermined price. Cammy is putting on a pair of pants for once as she takes on franchise heroine Jill Valentine. This is the classic S.T.A.R.S. costume from the original games, not the mind controlled version seen in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Considering that both highly trained ladies typically work in uniform, it’s a good fit. Kolin, a DLC character from Street Fighter 5‘s second season, takes on the role of Ada Wong. While this … [Read more...] about Street Fighter 5 Gains a Trio of Resident Evil Costumes
GameStop Black Friday Deals List – Consoles, Games, Pre-Built PCs, and More
Christmas is coming and it’s time for that yearly retail tradition: Black Friday. If you’re looking for gifts for loved ones, or just some awesome new swag for yourself, these GameStop Black Friday deals will save you a bundle. Hundreds of games are on sale, and you can finally pick up a current-gen console of your choice without putting a dent in your wallet. GameStop Black Friday Hardware and Console Deals In addition to the deals below, you can get a free $50 Gift Card with the purchase of any new Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, or PS4 Console (Except for the Xbox One S Minecraft Creator’s Bundle and PlayStation 4 Spider-Man Bundle). The deals will go live tomorrow at 8 PM ET, though you can check out the extensive list of what will become available ahead of schedule. Be sure to bookmark this page in preparation of the deals going live tomorrow: Console Bundles and Deals Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle – Sale Price: $299.99 Xbox One S Minecraft … [Read more...] about GameStop Black Friday Deals List – Consoles, Games, Pre-Built PCs, and More