Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is more than just a pair of ambitious Disney theme park lands. It’s also a new branch of the canonical Star Wars universe. Details on a new novel, titled Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, tell us for the first time exactly how the Resistance and the First Order arrived on the scene. Black Spire, just like Disney’s twin theme park expansions, is set during the modern trilogy. Fans have known about its existence since at least January, but now its main character finally has a name. Meet Resistance spy Vi Moradi: The cover shows Moradi to be a dark-skinned woman with blue and black hair. She’s wielding a baton not unlike the one wielded by Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. On the left breast of her jacket is the unmistakable symbol of the Resistance. She’s shown lurking in the shadows just out of sight of a group heavily armed First Order stormtroopers. Here’s a synopsis published Friday on the Disney Parks Blog: In … [Read more...] about New details revealed for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge prequel novel
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Black Friday Sale for Xbox Live Gold Members Now Available
Microsoft has discounted over 500 digital Xbox games as part of their Black Friday sale for Xbox Live Gold members. Those who aren’t Gold members will have to wait until November 19, 2018 to participate, or they can purchased a month of Xbox Live Gold for only $1 in Microsoft’s annual promotion during the holidays. These discounts join other Black Friday sales from Xbox that discounted Forza Horizon 4, State of Decay 2, and brought the Xbox One S to $199.99 USD. Some other Black Friday sales from PlayStation and Nintendo have gone up as well. And while the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X have been out for some time now I have to agree with Joel that the Slim and S are the consoles to pick up this holiday if you haven’t already jumped into the new generation of consoles. All games are discounted up to 65% for non-Gold Members and an additional 10% for Gold subscribers. This Black Friday sale will last from today until November 26, 2018. There are 603 games discounted … [Read more...] about Black Friday Sale for Xbox Live Gold Members Now Available
Microsoft’s Black Friday 2018 deals on gaming include the Xbox One X at its lowest price ever
Microsoft announced its Xbox Black Friday deals yesterday at X018. The first ones go on sale through the Microsoft Store (physical locations or online) beginning Sunday, Nov. 18 and they last through Monday, Nov. 26. (Xbox Live Gold members can get at them beginning Nov. 15). The specials include the lowest price ever for an Xbox One (at $399.99) and $100 discounts on other Xbox One consoles and console bundles. All of the deals are below. We’ll update this post with any new deals as they drop and remove any products that haave sold out. As always, we’ll also be tweeting highlights from this and other Black Friday sales over at @PolygonDeals. Xbox One X and Xbox One S The Xbox One X will be offered for $399.99. Normally it goes for $499. The Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle is discounted by $100. Other console bundles (including Forza Horizon 4) get a $70 discount. Peripherals The Xbox Wireless Controller is $10 off, and this includes custom controllers ordered from … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Black Friday 2018 deals on gaming include the Xbox One X at its lowest price ever
I went mingling with Eve Online’s space scoundrels in Las Vegas
“Any excuse for explosions.” “GreyGal” says this with a good-natured shrug as she finishes telling me her story. A few years back, an Eve Online player got a touch too merry in Planet Hollywood and hit on somebody’s wife. It led to a “fairly moderate war”. The offence took place here in Las Vegas, but the fighting only broke out later, once the belligerents had showered off the last traces of Sin City’s excess and rejoined their comrades in New Eden. The incident is a fairly well-known piece of Eve Vegas lore among regulars of this yearly meet-up. I’m green though. Greener than the new pilots this ten-year veteran likes to take under her wing and introduce to the finer points of space murder. “I take ‘day one’ players out in a fleet,” she says. “I get them into a fight, their hands are shaking, their heart is racing… it’s like, a disappointment when they don’t get killed.” Now a … [Read more...] about I went mingling with Eve Online’s space scoundrels in Las Vegas