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With the upcoming Xbox Series X and rumored "Xbox Series S" looming on the horizon, there's no time like the present to score some great deals on Xbox One and its many different versions. The Xbox One X is a powerful 4K gaming machine, and Microsoft's Play Anywhere initiative means you'll be able to play Halo: Infinite on it at release if you can't get your hands on an Xbox Series X on its release date , whenever that may be. Here are the latest chances to save on Xbox. Xbox One Console Deals Right now, there basically aren't any deals on Xbox One X or Xbox One S. In fact, you're lucky if you can even find an Xbox for sale at MSRP, as most major retailers don't have them available online. You might be able to find one at a brick-and-mortar location, but I'd call ahead first. [poilib element="commerceDeal" parameters="slug=gamestop-xbox-console-deals"] [poilib element="commerceDeal" parameters="slug=best-buy-x...

Celebrate Donkey Kong's arrival on the Nintendo Switch Online service with codes for extra lives, test rooms, and more. source https://www.ign.com/wikis/donkey-kong-country/Nintendo_Switch_Online_Cheats

After an unsuccessful detour into competitive multiplayer in Orcs Must Die! Unchained, the Stadia-exclusive Orcs Must Die! 3 is a return to the co-op action/tower defense gameplay that  made this series an old favorite of mine. I have to admit I was a little surprised at how literal that return is, though – so much of the selection of traps and menagerie of orcs is recycled from 2012’s OMD 2 that it feels like the kind of iterative sequel you’d get one year after the last game, rather than eight. And the one big new idea, the large-scale War Scenario maps, are too spread out to really play to the series’ strengths. It’s all still good meat-grinding fun, of course, but it’s very familiar. Orcs Must Die! 3’s story is the same goofy fantasy from the previous two games. The two new warmage characters’ banter has a couple of chuckle-worthy moments as the sassy one berates the oblivious one until they earn mutual respect as they discover they make a good team, but outside of that it’s pr...

Publisher Rogue Games has appointed ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé as a strategic advisor to its board - just a month after it appointed ex-Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton to a similar role. Announced in a press release, Fils-Aimé will serve as a strategic advisor to the board of directors. Rogue is currently actively moving into console publishing, and the ex-Nintendo executive will offer his expertise in that area. “When Rogue shared its console vision with me and I saw the first games that will be arriving this summer on platforms like Nintendo Switch, I was immediately impressed by the levels of ambition and innovation,” said Reggie Fils-Aimé. “I’m always on the lookout for fast-growing and innovative companies that are ready to shape the future of games and I’m excited to join Rogue in their mission to unite and simplify games publishing across all platforms.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/21/rememberi...

Adapting video games to other mediums has always been a hit or miss prospect - admittedly more on the ‘miss’ side - but with the recent news that Amazon is developing a Fallout series, we get yet another chance to reverse the game-to-movie stinker stigma. Amazon’s lucky, though, because Fallout is a series that not only has some excellent established lore to draw from – you could make an entire show just about the split between the Enclave and the Brotherhood of Steel or the founding of the NCR – but with five games worth of stories and sidequests to pull from, the writer’s room could easily just CTRL-C/CTRL-V some of the best and call it a day. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/15/the-best-fallout-stories-for-amazons-new-show"] To that end, we’ve put together a list of some of the most intriguing moments and storylines from the Fallout games, ones that could be good fits for the Amazon series regardless of whether it’s set in The Commonwealth, Appalachia, o...

With Paper Mario: The Origami King, developer Intelligent Systems has once again found a clever new angle from which to explore its spinoff papercraft universe, pitting Mario against an army of origami adversaries who are hell-bent on bringing him into their fold. It has also revamped the series’ gameplay, shifting combat away from single-use stickers and cards and replacing the classic flat combat plane with a circular arena. While there’s plenty of charm here, there isn’t much meat to the mechanics, leaving players without many meaningful choices to make. The Origami King gets off to a good start, introducing the folded fiend King Olly as its villain. It’s a change that frees up Bowser and his minions to play a much more zany role, and for Intelligent Systems to deliver a more intriguing Mario story in general. The overall structure is exactly what you’d expect, however. King Olly has swaddled Peach’s castle with streamers, turning it into a Christo-esque prison, and Mario must find...

Since its full unveiling back at E3 2019, Crystal Dynamics has promised a beta for the upcoming Marvel's Avengers, and now finally, we know when that beta will take place. As part of IGN's continuing IGN First coverage fo Marvel's Avengers, we can confirm the beta dates for Marvel's Avengers: August 7 - PlayStation preorder Beta access begins August 14 - Xbox and PC Preorder beta access begins, PlayStation open beta also begins August 21 - Open beta across all platforms begins [caption id="attachment_2380032" align="alignnone" width="720"] Marvel's Avengers Beta Dates[/caption] Crystal Dynamics will be hosting a second War Table presentation on July 29 at 10 a.m. PT to detail what players can expect out of the beta. While we'll have to wait a few weeks for full details, Creative Director Shaun Escayg did tease that the beta will include a little bit of everything - campaign content, co-op missions, hero progression, and explor...