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A new month is here, but Magic: The Gathering play is still being dominated by Zendikar Rising and the freshly-rotated Standard format. As Magic play contains to remain primarily remote to keep players safe, Magic Arena is the main place for many players to get in some drafts and Constructed games this month. Magic Arena rotates events on a weekly basis, so players are usually able to keep things fresh if they happen to need a break from the latest set....

Magic: The Gathering’s next major expansion is less than a month away, which means we are heading into spoiler season. As the late September launch of Zendikar Rising prepares to take TCG players back to one of MtG’s most iconic planes for a third visit, the first few cards have already been revealed. Spoiler season for Zendikar Rising will start rolling forward a lot more quickly after September 1, but players have already had a chance to get some clues about the upcoming set and get a look at the first two planeswalkers that will be available in the mythic rarity slot....

I was wary of Makoto Niijima when I first played Persona 5. She was bossy, invasive, and spouted the importance of school to an extraneous degree (my knowledge skill could only go up so fast!) I knew she’d become a Phantom Thief soon enough, but wasn’t sure how she’d fit in with characters I’d grown to love so much. But after her own awakening, where she threw away the formalities and stood up for herself with her motorcycle in tow, I saw myself....

YouTuber Reetae27 wanted to pee his name in the snow in Death Stranding, and he went to extraordinary lengths to achieve that goal. There’s a lot that you can do in Death Stranding, but the most important, by far, is the ability to pee. But unlike the pioneering pee-on-stuff simulator Postal 2, players’ ability to control their urinary trajectory is a little bit less precise. This means that the time-honored tradition of leaving a yellow-tinted monument to your own greatness is a little bit harder to pull off....

San Diego Comic Con 2019 will be the venue for the unveiling of the future of X-Men comics, according to Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics, via Twitter, unveiled a bit of the contents of their ‘Next Big Thing’ panel at SDCC this weekend. The tweet in question relates to two future X-Men miniseries and the following reverberations from those events. Marvel Comics is teasing a few choice nuggets of information about the future of X-Men and showing off a new logo, essentially....

There have been dozens and dozens of movies based on Marvel Comics at this point. Across the numerous rights holders and film franchises, many characters and concepts have come and gone. No matter if a movie is good or bad though, there will always be plot points that are brought up and are never resolved. The chief among these would have to be of course the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the universe coming on their tenth birthday soon enough, there has been a lot of ground covered....

A hefty day one patch for Marvel’s Avengers will introduce bug fixes and optimization based on beta feedback. Throughout August, Marvel fans had the opportunity to participate in three beta weekends for Marvel’s Avengers. The data that Crystal Dynamics acquired from more than 27 million hours of gameplay has allowed them to more fully understand what aspects of their game needed to be improved for release. Luckily, the developers have published patch notes for the day one update on consoles and PC....

There’s a giant treasure trove of Marvel characters to choose from when designing a game like Marvel’s Avengers, but so far, the main cast has no black leads. During our interview with Philippe Therien, the Warzones director of the game, he chimed in on whether or not we’ll see any black heroes. “I think there’s such a cool, diverse array of heroes that I would answer yes without giving specifics because there’s just so many cool heroes,” said Therien, when asked, about the possibility of a black character, “I think people are going to be really excited to see what we come up with....

Tali’Zorah is one of Mass Effect’s most popular characters, and she’s by far one of the most important from a story perspective. As a member of the Quarian race, Tali has had to contend with bigotry from other races who perceive her own as second-class. Nevertheless, she always does her duty, and she cares about those within her circle. This unique character goes through quite a story swing throughout the Mass Effect trilogy, but there are a lot of gamers who probably don’t know a whole lot about her....

Our quick take MeacoFan 260C Portable Cordless Fan - 4.0 / 5 Design and functionality Manual angling (vertical only): 65-degrees upward, 10-degrees downward Dimensions: 268.5 x 166 x 139.6mm / Weight: 490g Integrated nightlight Performance and battery Claimed: up to 14 hours battery life (on lowest fan speed) USB Type-C recharging (takes six hours minimum) Four fan speeds - on-product button controlled Integrated nightlight To recap Looking for a small, cord-free and effective fan for cooling?...

Microsoft won’t require that all games run at 60 FPS on the Xbox Series X, even though most of them probably will. In the PC gaming world where your frame rate is determined by your personal hardware, 60 FPS is seen as the minimum target for smooth gameplay. Consoles, however, haven’t always hit that target. Various Nintendo Switch titles and other graphically intensive games drop as low as 30 FPS without too much complaining from gamers....

Microsoft’s new app lets you mirror an Android phone to your PC How to get Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows PC or Mac When was the event? Can you watch the event online? What happened? Surface Pro 6 hybrid announced Surface Laptop 2 clamshell announced Surface Studio 2 all-in-one announced Surface Headphones announced Windows 10 October 2018 Update released Surface All Access payment plan announced Microsoft’s new Surface Headphones support Cortana voice commands Microsoft launches all-in-one Surface Studio 2, pre-orders open Microsoft announces new Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 in black Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 October 2018 Update: How to get it...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War the upcoming sequel to Shadow of Mordor isn’t out until late summer but gamers can find out if their PC will be ready for battle right now thanks to the just-released PC system requirements. The game’s minimum and recommended PC specs were posted to the game’s official Steam page this week alongside the Shadow of War reveal trailer. The requirements are as follows: Minimum OS: Windows 7 SP1 with Platform Update for Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-2550K 3....

Bandai Namco’s first attempt at localizing a Gundam game in many years comes with mixed results, as Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force is a largely average experience. Western fans of the various Gundam game series have been waiting a long time for a localized version of the hit Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. series. The Extreme Vs. games have been a hit in arcades and on handhelds alike, playing out more like a highly tactical arcade fighter than the usual mech-suit action games that have characterized many of the anime’s first forays into the western video game market....

The easiest and most effective way to not be accused of being a cheater is simple; don’t cheat in the first place. Recently a streamer was attempting to show viewers that they weren’t hacking in Modern Warfare, but the end result actually provided evidence that they were indeed cheating. Modern Warfare has a pretty well-known issue with cheaters, so much so that Activision has banned players and made statements on the problem....

As we wait for the next big release on next-generation platforms, many publishers are starting to release tweaked and remastered versions of titles from the PS4 and Xbox One. While maybe a bit redundant as both the PS5 and Xbox Series X feature backward compatibility, it does give new players a chance to experience a game in its best possible form. Much like with Yakuza: Like a Dragon before it, Judgment is now available on new consoles, and it’s likely the only version you should consider if you haven’t played it yet....

The often-times bizarre world of game development can take its toll on the hardiest of game development studios, such as Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us 2. The developer has revealed on Twitter the aspect that took the longest time to get right in the critically-acclaimed title, and it’s absolutely not the jarring turn of events that ignited a fierce debate on an international scale. The Last of Us 2 came out to an uproar, ending a beloved character’s arc after the script was leaked online, with more than a few controversial hot-takes regarding the alleged fall of game design into the “evil throes” of social justice....

Voltron: Defender of the Universe was one of the most beloved TV shows of the 1980s, and since Voltron’s debut it has maintained a very strong following. Thankfully, fans of the titular Super Robot will now have something else Voltron-related to keep them happy, due to an announcement that there is going to be a Voltron-themed LEGO set on the way. This news comes courtesy of the LEGO Ideas Review, which looked at multiple applicants through LEGO Ideas that aimed to become the next LEGO set and that had accumulated more than 10,000 supporters through the LEGO Ideas system....

In today’s retro movie review, our friends at io9 look back at 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie and how its a weird homage to New York City. “One of the interesting things about living in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic has been discovering ways to experience the area vicariously through different forms of media (because it’s dangerous to be out and about beyond necessary errands). While the 1993 Super Mario Bros....

A new short trailer for The Book of Boba Fett reveals a connection to Star Wars: Battlefront, bringing a specific location to life in live-action. “Eagle-eyed Redditor u/yunggravyintern noticed a huge reveal within the grounds of Jabba’s palace. The palace itself isn’t new. We know from The Mandalorian that Boba and Fennec take over Jabba’s entire operation. But Jabba’s hangar, the star of a map in the seminal Star Wars game Star Wars: Battlefront, is faithfully recreated in the teaser....