In today's best gaming and tech deals, snag a preorder for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania art book for $32 and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit for $87 at Amazon. Plus, you can save $400 on the highly portable Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 at Best Buy, and for those needing a new pair of headphones, the Beats Solo Pro are down to $170. A bunch of first-party Switch games are still on sale post-Mario Day as well, including Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Maker 2 . Keep reading for more of the best gaming, tech, and entertainment deals we're seeing today, and don't forget to check back tomorrow for more great deals. Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania $32.05 (was $40) Square Enix is releasing a hefty new compendium that's all about Final Fantasy VII Remake, and though it's not out until December, preorders are on sale for $32 today. The 300-plus page collector's book compiles production art and CG art assets, including … [Read more...] about Today’s Best Deals: FF7 Remake Art Book, Beats Solo Pro, Mass Effect Steelbook, And More
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How Back 4 Blood is using a card system to be different from Left 4 Dead
Many have said that Back 4 Blood is something more than the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead as, despite the new publisher, team, and name, the DNA of Valve's co-op zombie shooter should be clear for all to see. But, for those dining in on its nostalgia, there's something new to explore that's going to even further improve the game's inherent replayability - a Roguelike card system. "We are definitely trying something a little bit different," explains Lianne Papp, executive producer at Turtle Rock Studios in an interview with GamesRadar for the Future Games Show . "We've got the elements that you want out of a cooperative zombie shooter, so you can gather up with your three friends and take out a bunch of Ridden [the game's zombies]; we're also adding some rouge-lite elements with our card system that's actually pretty cool, and we think it will provide a different spin on it and provides more replayability to the game." For those of you who didn't manage to jump into … [Read more...] about How Back 4 Blood is using a card system to be different from Left 4 Dead
Here’s everything announced in Nintendo’s Indie World showcase
Nintendo has unleashed another of its indie-focussed showcases, firing out more announcements of games heading to Switch in the coming months. And in case you missed the livestream - or have an exceptionally short memory - here's everything it contained. Digixart - the developer behind acclaimed World War 1 narrative adventure 11-11: Memories Retold is bringing its striking procedural road trip adventure, Road 96 , to Switch later this year. Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is parkour-infused 3D runner set in a eye-catching, futuristic Tokyo - and to a "dope-tastic" soundtrack by Detroit artist Danime-Sama - that's heading to Switch on 19th May, with an eShop demo right now. The ever-reliable Annapurna Interactive has two titles coming to Switch. Virginia developer Variable State's Last Stop - which features three intertwined, supernaturally hued stories in one - comes to the console in July, while Joel MacDonald's Hindsight , spanning the entirety of a woman's life from birth … [Read more...] about Here’s everything announced in Nintendo’s Indie World showcase