With NBA 2K18's release just around the corner, 2K continues to reveal more details about its various modes and features. But one of the most anticipated bits of news concerns its player ratings, and we now know who the game considers to be the very best.
Among other things, 2K has shared a list of the top 10 players by overall rating. Unsurprisingly, LeBron James occupies the No. 1 spot with a 97 rating, and he's followed just behind by Kevin Durant with a 96. Kawhi Leonard and--in a surprise--James Harden come in tied for third, putting Harden ahead of both Steph Curry and reigning MVP Russell Westbrook. I'm a bit taken aback by that given Harden's defensive...deficiencies.
Also notable is rising superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo making the top 10 but Kyrie Irving--the cover star of 2K18--not making the cut. As revealed in the top 10 point guard ratings (seen in the gallery above), Irving is actually the fourth highest rated player at the position, trailing Curry, Westbrook, and Chris Paul. Irving's overall rating is a 90, compared to 89 for Isaiah Thomas, who was one part of the package that Irving was recently traded for, thereby wrecking the game's cover.
Keep in mind, these player ratings can and will change throughout the season as roster updates are released. And you can, of course, always tinker with players' stats as you wish, although you're stuck using the official ones--it's utter madness that Draymond Green is only an 88--when playing online.
By Anonymous on Sep 01, 2017 11:56 pm Preacher flashes back to Jesse Custer's torturous past in Angelville, while Hitler and Eugene attempt to break out of Hell. How would you react if someone took your plum cake? Don't miss Ryan's breakdown of Episode 11 "Backdoors." Fun fact: Marie L'Angell's first comic book appearance was in 1995's Preacher #8
In addition to this week's standard batch of deals, Sony is holding another impromptu flash sale on PSN this weekend for North America. Right now, PS4, PS3, and Vita owners can find a large selection of discounts on some great titles as part of the PAX West Sale.
PS4 owners in particular have quite a few titles to choose from this weekend, including some of the console's biggest releases. Both Bloodborne and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition can be downloaded for $8 apiece, while XCOM 2 and its Digital Deluxe Edition are available for $24 and $30, respectively. RPG fans, meanwhile, can pick up Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and Tales of Zestiria for $15 each. Other notable PS4 games on sale include:
The PAX West Sale runs until September 5 at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET. You can find the full list of discounts on the PlayStation Store. You also have until that day to pick up discounts on a number of Far Cry titles for PS4 and PS3.
If you're eagerly awaiting Total War: Warhammer II on PC, its developer The Creative Assembly has shared some key info. It has revealed the recommended and minimum system requirements for the game, which comes out September 28.
Creative Assembly is also revealing new graphical features it's rolling out for release. Those include improved Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO), a new volumetric fog system that thickens the air (producing god-ray effects), a new sharpening filter, and impressive wet-look surfaces.
"Continuing the series trend for optimization and performance improvement, the second game in CA's fantasy-strategy trilogy will be playable on a wide range of PC systems," the company said on its website. Alongside the minimum and recommended specs, Creative Assembly have outlined a recommendation for 60 FPS gameplay at 1080p.
PC Recommended Specifications
Expected around 45-55 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs. 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to High, running at 1920×1080:
Operating System: Windows 7/8.1/10 64 Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 3.20 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB
Install Size: 60 GB
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2 GB/AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB at 1080P
PC Minimum Specifications
Expected around 25-35 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs. 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to Low, running at 1280×720:
Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 Ghz
RAM: 4 GB/5 GB
Install Size: 60 GB
Video Card: Nvidia GTX 460 1GB/AMD Radeon HD 5770 1 GB/Intel HD4000 at 720p
PC 60 FPS+ Specifications
Expected 60 FPS+ on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs. 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to Ultra, running at 1920×1080:
By Anonymous on Sep 01, 2017 10:58 pm Erick heads back into the private beta for Call of Duty: WWII to try out the M1A1 Carbine, the M1903 Sniper, Mortar Scorestreak and a new map.
It's the beginning of September, which means Xbox Live Gold members can now pick up more free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games as part of the Games With Gold program. Two new games are now free, with another two coming soon.
Later in the month, Oxenfree will go free on Xbox One and Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360. Xbox 360 Games With Gold titles play on Xbox One through backwards compatibility.
Publisher 2K has pulled several of its games off Apple's App Store after announcing they won't be supported in the next version of iOS. Apple is set to release the next upgrade, iOS 11, soon, marking an end for support of 32-bit apps. Anyone who updates their operating system will no longer be able to open 32-bit apps on their device. As a result, 2K has announced that the following games will no longer be available for purchase on the App Store:
2K says you will still be able to make in-app purchases in the games if you already own them, however in-game purchases for Ace Patrol and Haunted Hollow will no longer be available. Many publishers are currently upgrading their games to 64-bit in order to work on iOS 11. But this is unlikely to happen with many games, which means they will also disappear from the App Store. For its part, 2K has pulled two other games from the App Store with the intention of upgrading them to 64-bit: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 and XCOM: Enemy Within.
Several other 2K games are already compatible with iOS 11 and won't be affected if you update your phone or iPad:
Apple is hosting a big conference on September 12, where it's expected it will unveil the iPhone 8 (along with iOS 11). We'll report back then with all of Apple's major announcements.
Life Is Strange has never been subtle about its symbolism. We're regularly reminded of the tornado that threatens the tiny town of Arcadia Bay in the very first scene of the 2015 game, and how it's meant to mirror Chloe Price's chaotic presence threatening everything safe and stable about protagonist Max Caulfield. In the new prequel series, Before the Storm, there's no image that represents Chloe Price's journey better than a black hole.
Set three years before the events of the original game, Before the Storm is a story of absences, painful wounds in Chloe Price's life that she has neither the ability or interest in healing. Most are recognizable if you played the first game: Max fading into the background of Chloe's life after she moves to Seattle, Chloe's father dying in a car crash, and her mom's new redneck boyfriend (who will, eventually, become Chloe's stepfather.) What we've yet to see is the cumulative effect these events on Chloe when no one's around. It was always up in the air just how much of Chloe's angst was performative, a shield to keep anyone from hurting her.
Before the Storm lets you step into Chloe's shoes for the much more complicated and painful truth. There is a lot of legitimate 16-year-old angst, and the game's more cringeworthy, trying-too-hard moments stem from the attempt to portray that. It quickly becomes obvious, however, just how casually cruel Arcadia Bay can be towards a relative outsider like Chloe. She needs more than her mother, her town, her life, can offer, and so far, Before the Storm makes an earnest go at navigating the oppressive weight of that harsh reality.
Unlike the original game, however, Before the Storm doesn't rely on a supernatural phenomenon to get its points across. This means no time travel, no rewinding and replaying moments, and no bunny-hopping between alternate timelines. Chloe's big gimmick is a Backtalk system, allowing you to start a timed dialogue tree based around finding the sharpest retort in any given situation. It's a creative twist, but this is also where Chloe's portrayal wavers between between believable and miscalculated.
Aesthetically, Before the Storm doesn't stray far from the original game, aside from trading a lot of its depth-of-field trickery for more evocative lighting. The aural landscape is right in line with the previous game's peaceful, lighter-than-air post-rock soundtrack, though a smattering of edgier songs grounds you in Chloe's--rather than Max's--reality. Gameplay is also familiar: walk around, interact or speak with everything you can, and make choices that dictate how Chloe speaks to others and interprets their interactions in the long run. Once again, it's striking just how many of those tiny interactions there are, and how many you can miss entirely, even if you're thorough.
The lack of a supernatural gimmick or a central mystery forces Before the Storm to find a new focus for the narrative, and it does, in the form of Chloe's burgeoning relationship with Rachel Amber. We finally meet this girl who so drastically changed who Chloe Price is, to the point where Max almost doesn't recognize Chloe the first time they meet in the original game, and whose disappearance sends Chloe's life into a tailspin.
Here, we see Rachel Amber as she was: A model student, beloved by everyone, undoubtedly ready to achieve her dreams, but whose sunny facade obscures serious damage, the extent of which Episode 1 of Before the Storm barely touches on. The second half of Before the Storm has Rachel and Chloe ditching school on a pure whim, and their day together is a whirlwind of new emotions, surprising vulnerability, and deep-seated resentments bubbling to the surface.
What ends up being the narrative thrust of Before the Storm is the attempt by the physically and emotionally scarred Chloe to let someone into her life after literally everyone who needed and deserved to be has vanished. Where Life Is Strange is a game of uncertainty and naivete blossoming into maturity, Before the Storm is a game of emotional Breakout, figuring out which walls to lower, when, and how to do so. There's nothing here to solve, no lives to save, just the challenging work of choosing to trust, even love, another human being.
Despite using the same graphical engine, the same gameplay elements, and some shared, familiar locations, the experience of inhabiting Chloe in Before the Storm is a completely new experience. Episode 1 promises a series that uses love and empathy as a sword and shield, the only way to either stay safe or strike back at a harsh life, harsher still by nature of being a teenager. That's a special ability we are so seldom asked to employ in games and it's so heartening to know there's at least two more episodes of Before the Storm where we get to do it again.
Update: After initially revealing the new PS4 controllers for Europe only, Sony has now announced the new range will also come to the US. The Crystal one is exclusive to GameStop in the region, Red Crystal exclusive to Best Buy, and Blue Crystal exclusive to Walmart. Each one costs $65 in the US and will arrive in the region in September, though Sony is still yet to reveal whether the set will come to Australia. Original story follows.
Sony has revealed a new set of translucent PS4 controllers, seemingly inspired by similar see-through pads released for the original PlayStation 20 years ago. The new DualShock 4s are all semi-transparent, and they come in three color variants: Crystal, Blue Crystal, or Red Crystal.
The trio boast the same features incorporated into the most recent DualShock 3 models, meaning they have a light bar on the top of the touch pad and are able to communicate with the PS4 directly using USB connectivity (bypassing Bluetooth, should you wish to do so). All three models launch in Europe on October 17.
So far, the new designs have only been announced for European markets, with no word on an American or Australian launch. The UK, meanwhile, will only receive the colorless Crystal model. Brits had previously received a Crystal DualShock 4 in June as part of a limited release, but that model was the old DulaShock that did not include wired communication or the new touch pad light bar. GameSpot has contacted Sony to confirm whether the controllers will come to the US and Australia.
Europe, along with Australia, will also receive a special Destiny-themed DualShock 4 very soon. That's not coming to the UK (or Russia or Poland) either, however. There's now quite a few versions of the DualShock 4 out there; if you want to know which is the best for you, check out our review roundup of the best PS4 controllers.
With Destiny 2's release coming up next week, Bungie has now answered more key details about the launch and more. Starting off, Bungie confirmed when the game's servers will go live: it'll be a rolling midnight release across the world. In other words, you can start playing at 12 AM on September 6 in your country. In the US, this means the servers will unlock at midnight ET. While Destiny 2 won't unlock until September 6, people on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can begin pre-loading now.
Bungie also confirmed when Destiny 2's first Nightfall Strikes, Raid, and Trials will launch. The Nightfall Strikes will be available right away, while the Raid kicks off at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST on September 13 (3 AM AET on September 14 in Australia). Trials will become available at the same time on September 15 (16 in Australia).
Bungie is intentionally not sharing any details on Destiny 2's first Raid. "If you have witnessed the race to become the first to topple the final boss, you know we keep Raid info well under wraps," Bungie said. "These are your moments to discover--your mysteries to solve. We've given you the when. You will soon discover the who, the what, and the where. Together, as a team, you might even discover the how."
We also learned that Destiny 2's Guided Games system won't be available until September 12 at 10 AM PT. This will be rolled out as part of what Bungie is calling a "soft beta," in that only some players can get in at the start. Guided Games is a new feature coming to Destiny 2 that will help solo players link up with Clans to tackle the most profound challenges in the game as a Fireteam.
"This will allow us to slowly ramp up players over the course of September (and allow Clan populations to grow) so that everyone has a great experience," Bungie said. "During the Guided Games Beta period, we need your Clans to fully test the system at scale. All Clans will be able to guide solo players, so once you've mastered the Nightfall, Fireteam up and guide solo players to the highest heights."
Here is a breakdown of when the Guided Games feature will begin:
Nightfall Guided Games Beta: September 12th, 10AM PT
30-50% of players will be given seeker access, depending on clan participation in Destiny 2 during the first week.
Nightfall and Raid Guided Games: September 26th, 10AM PT
Target: 100% of players will be given seeker access.
Nintendo is continuing its weekly rollout of Splatoon 2 content. The game's next free DLC weapon arrives later today, and it comes with a brand-new special in tow.
Starting tonight, players will be able to purchase the Forge Splattershot Pro from the Ammo Knights shop. Like the recent string of DLC items, the Forge Splattershot Pro is a returning weapon from the first Splatoon. It's a high-powered shooter, but it burns through your ink supply quickly.
The Forge Splattershot Pro comes with Suction Bombs as its sub-weapon. Most notable, however, is its special: the Bubble Blower, a brand-new ability in Splatoon 2. Once activated, players can create up to three large bubbles that will explode when shot with your team's ink.
The Forge Splattershot Pro will roll out just ahead of Splatoon 2's next Splatfest. The competition kicks off tonight at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET and, as before, runs for a full 24 hours. This Splatfest asks players which superpower they'd rather have: flight or invisibility.
Splatoon 2's next Splatfest competition is set to begin soon. The event kicks off in the US tonight at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET and in the UK tomorrow, September 2, at 3 PM BST.
As before, the Splatfest runs for a full 24 hours. This time, the theme revolves around superpowers. Players must pick which ability they'd rather have: flight or invisibility.
To participate in the Splatfest, choose a side from the voting booth in Inkopolis Square and you'll be matched up with other players from your team, with each win going toward your team's overall score. All participants will be rewarded with Super Sea Snails depending on your rank by the end of the Splatfest, which can be used to add additional slots to your gear.
Stages take on a slightly different look during Splatfests. While Turf Wars are typically held during the day, each map is set at night for Splatfests. The game's newest stage, Manta Maria, will be one of the maps featured during this weekend's competition, as will the Splatfest-exclusive stage Shifty Station, which will have a different layout this time.
Also arriving tonight is Splatoon 2's next free DLC weapon, the Forge Splattershot Pro. This high-powered shooter is complemented by the Suction Bomb sub-weapon and a brand-new special, the Bubble Blower. Once activated, players can create up to three large bubble that can explode if shot with your team's ink.
The results for the competition will be revealed on September 3. So far, this is the second Splatfest in Splatoon 2 since the game launched earlier this summer. Last month's event saw Team Mayo narrowly defeat Team Ketchup in a battle of condiment preference. Prior to the game's release, Nintendo held a Splatfest World Premiere demo event that asked players to choose between ice cream or cake.
Season 7 of Game of Thrones gave fans more than just dragons blowing stuff up and family members engaging in coitus. There were quite a few reunions between our favorite characters. In Game of Thrones, everyone is always on a journey, and lots of these characters haven't seen each other in years. Here's who reunited during the season, in the order they happened.
During the tail end of the first episode, entitled "Dragonstone," Daenerys Targaryen makes her way to Dragonstone. Although we never see her there during the series, the Mother of Dragons was born here, so this is truly a homecoming moment for the character.
Arya Stark and Hot Pie
Hot Pie first met Arya Stark during Season 1, when he was bullying Arya to give up her sword, Needle. At this time, Arya was pretending to be a boy in order to hide that she was a Stark, while travelling with a group of Night's Watch recruits. Eventually, the two settled their differences and became friends. The last time Arya and Hot Pie saw each other was during Season 3, when Hot Pie gave Arya some bread as they parted ways.
During Season 7, in "Stormborn," Arya enters an inn where Hot Pie is working--still making bread--and he catches her up on everything that's happened since she's been gone.
Nymeria and Arya Stark
During Season 1, the Stark children adopted six direwolves, and Arya's was named Nymeria. However, Queen Cersei Lannister ordered the execution of the wolf after it protected Arya by attacking Joffrey. To protect her, Arya sends Nymeria off into the wilderness, and that's the last time we saw her.
In "Stormborn," Arya comes across a pack of wolves while travelling, which is led by Nymeria. The two have a quick moment before the pack of wolves leaves.
Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow
Tyrion and Jon met each other in Season 1, and Tyrion felt they were kindred spirits as the black sheep of their families. Tyrion helped Jon realize that he should be helping train the recruits at Winterfell, not embarrassing them with his superior fighting skills. Tyrion traveled to the Wall with Jon, but soon after, Tyrion left while Jon stayed to become a member of the Night's Watch.
Both of these characters have come a long way since the first season. Jon is now the King of the North and Tyrion is Hand of the Queen to Daenerys. The two reunite during "The Queen's Justice," and Tyrion is the only person Jon can rely on since they have a history together.
Cersei Lannister and Ellaria Sand
Cersai and Ellaria first met during King Joffrey's wedding in Season 4, the day he was assassinated. The two women butted heads over their cultural differences from the get-go. Later, Ellaria poisoned Myrcella Baratheon, which didn't please Cersei.
During Season 7, Euron Greyjoy captured and delivered Ellaria--and her daughter--to King's Landing, where Cersei imprisoned them. In the episode titled "The Queen's Justice," Cersei uses the same slow-acting poison that killed Myrcella on Tyene, and a chained Ellaria is forced to watch her die.
Sansa and Bran Stark
During Season 1, Bran Stark is pushed from a tower after seeing Cersei and Jaime Lannister having sex, and the fall paralyzes him. During Season 2, Bran leaves Winterfell after Theon Greyjoy captures it. This is where his journey to become the Three-Eyed Raven began. Sansa, on the other hand, was on her own journey, which led to her being passed around between men to be married to.
During "The Queen's Justice," Bran returned from beyond the Wall to Winterfell and reunited with Sansa. The conversation between the two was awkward as Bran refused to explain what being the Three-Eyed Raven was to his sister.
Jaime Lannister and Olenna Tyrell
The Tyrells and Lannisters had a tepid relationship. Olenna and Jaime first met during Season 3, when her granddaughter, Margaery, was engaged to King Joffrey. During the wedding Olenna poisoned Joffrey, but she had a few run-ins with Jaime, as they served on a council together. Olenna's main problem was with Cersei, whom she saw as a monster.
Cersei sends Jaime to do her bidding during "The Queen's Justice," and he provides Olenna with a painless poison, rather than capture her and subject her to Cersei's torture. However--before she died--Olenna got the last laugh by telling Jaime that she was the one who killed Joffrey.
Sansa and Arya Stark
The last time Arya Stark saw her sister was during Season 1, at King's Landing, right before her father was executed. As stated earlier, Arya was on the run after that, while Sansa was with Joffrey.
During "The Spoils of War," Arya returns home to Winterfell for the first time in years. The two sisters embraced in the crypts, and even though they've both gone through some incredible changes over the years, everything seemed right again.
Bran and Arya Stark
These two didn't share much screentime after Bran was paralyzed during Season 1. He stayed in Winterfell while Arya joined her father and sister in King's Landing.
In "The Spoils of War," all three remaining Starks reunited at Winterfell, even though one is now the Three-Eyed Raven and another is an assassin. Bran and Arya shared a hug, and it was the first time that these characters were in the same scene together.
Jon Snow and Theon Greyjoy
In Season 1, Theon Greyjoy was living in Winterfell as Ned Stark's ward. Theon was cocky and arrogant and at times, would pick on Jon. They seemed like brothers. Once Jon has joined the Night's Watch, Theon seized the castle at Winterfell, which led to the deaths of citizens and put Bran on the run.
During "Spoils of War," Theon showed up at Dragonstone. Jon was there and not pleased to see him. Jon said if it weren't for him helping Sansa escape from Ramsay Bolton, Jon would have killed him right there.
Tyrion and Jaime Lannister and Bronn
Viewers saw Jaime and Tyrion interact with each other quite a bit during the first few seasons of the series. As for Bronn, he and Tyrion were incredibly close early on, as Bronn was his personal bodyguard and only real friend. After Tyrion killed his father, Tywin, he fled King's Landing.
During "Eastwatch," Tyrion--who is Hand to Daenerys--headed to King's Landing to discuss matters of a truce between the armies, in order to fight the White Walkers. There was a lot of tension between the brothers, as the last time Jaime saw Tyrion, he was helping him escape his cell, which led to their father's murder.
Gendry Baratheon and Davos Seaworth
Gendry is the bastard son of Robert Baratheon and was captive at Dragonstone during Season 3, as Melisandre wanted to sacrifice him because there's powerful King's blood inside of him. Davos helped Gendry escape by giving him a rowboat.
During "Eastwatch," Davos sneaked off to King's Landing and found Gendry working as a blacksmith. However, Gendry was more than happy to leave this life behind, even if it meant going north of the Wall and freezing his butt off.
Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont
A few years back, during Season 5, Jorah had been cast out of Meereen by Daenerys. Jorah stumbled across Tyrion--who was actually travelling to Meereen himself--and kidnapped him, with the hopes that this prize would put him back in Daenerys' favor. This journey ultimately led to Jorah contracting greyscale. Tyrion eventually became Daenerys' advisor, and Jorah left her as his greyscale worsened.
During "Eastwatch," Jorah made his way to Dragonstone and saw Tyrion once again. This reunion was overshadowed by another, which happened moments later.
Daenerys Targaryen and Jorah Mormont
Daenerys first met Jorah during her and Khal Drogo's wedding. Jorah was there to serve her and her brother. While he was actually sent there to spy on Daenerys for Varys, Jorah came to admire her, even trying to win her back after she learned of his betrayal. Eventually, Jorah left because of his greyscale infection.
Right after the Tyrion/Jorah reunion in "Eastwatch," a healed Jorah met with Daenerys. She called him her friend, once again, and he was accepted back into the fold.
Benjen Stark and Jon Snow
Benjen Stark was a member of the Night's Watch, and the one who invited Jon Snow to Castle Black, during Season 1. While on a mission north of the Wall, Benjen disappeared. It was later revealed that Benjen was attacked by White Walkers but later saved by the Children of the Forest. However, he must stay north of the wall.
In "Beyond the Wall," Jon was left alone while fighting the wights and White Walkers, and just as he was about to be attacked, Benjen rode in and saved him. He put Jon on his horse and had him escape while Benjen fought the undead army. It was a short but sweet reunion between the Starks.
Podrick Payne and Tyrion Lannister
Podrick was originally Tyrion's squire in Season 2 of the series. He was by Tyrion's side right up until the aftermath of Joffrey's assassination. After Tyrion was arrested, he persuaded Podrick to flee King's Landing, so he wouldn't get implicated in the King's death. Tyrion called Podrick a loyal squire, and it was a tearful goodbye.
During "The Dragon and the Wolf," Tyrion was reunited with Podrick, who had been serving Brienne of Tarth for the past few seasons. It was brief, but Podrick said he was glad to see his former lord again.
Sandor Clegane and Brienne of Tarth
Sandor, who was travelling with Arya Stark at the time, met Brienne and Podrick during Season 4. Brienne was looking for the Stark sisters, as she made a vow to their mother to protect them, but Sandor refused to give her up. This escalated to a fight, which resulted in Brienne biting off part of Sandor's ear, and he ended up bloodied and near death at the bottom of a hill.
In "The Dragon and the Wolf," Brienne and Sandor reunited and recounted the last time they met, both claiming they were protecting Arya. Brienne said Arya was alive, fine, and the only person who needed protection were the people who got in her way. They both shared a smile.
Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister
While Jaime Lannister was imprisoned by Robb Stark, Brienne was there, alongside Catelyn Stark, during Season 2. She helped Jaime escape and was later tasked with escorting him back to King's Landing, where they are later taken captive by Locke of House Bolton. The two bonded as captives, and after they eventually returned to King's Landing, Jaime gave Brienne his Valyrian steel sword, while she set off to find the Stark daughters. In Season 6, they were reunited briefly, as Jaime allowed her and Podrick to escape Riverrun.
During "The Dragon and the Wolf," the two reunited again, as Brienne begged Jaime to try and convince Cersei to help fight the White Walkers. While these two characters had been on opposite sides for much of the series, they always tried to find common ground with each other.
Sandor and Gregor Clegane
Sandor and Gregor Clegane were two warrior brothers who hated each other. When Sandor was a child, his brother burned his face for playing with one of his toys. The two appeared together during Season 1 of the series, and Sandor got quite a kick out of his brother being knocked off his horse during a jousting competition. However, Gregor stayed by Cersei's side for the majority of the series, while Sandor had his own journey.
The Hound and the Mountain came face-to-face in the Season 7 finale, and Gregor didn't have much to say, since he's essentially undead. Sandor had a few words for his brother, and none of them were good, which will hopefully lead to an all-out-war between them in Season 8: Cleganebowl.
Tyrion and Cersei Lannister
Cersei and Tyrion Lannister have a complicated relationship. She's always seen Tyrion as a thorn in her side and murderer of her family--even though he only killed Tywin. They've been apart for quite some time, since Tyrion escaped his imprisonment during his trial for Joffrey's death.
During "The Dragon and the Wolf," the brother and sister reunited, as Tyrion spoke privately with Cersei about the war in the north. Their conversation was merely political and manipulative. This reunion went about as well as it could have. No one died.
Capcom has announced that Dead Rising 4 will be available on PlayStation 4 on December 5. The open-world zombie game initially launched in December 2016 for Xbox One and March 2017 for PC. It has remained exclusive to those Microsoft platforms until now.
The PS4 version is called Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package and, as the name implies, includes the main game as well as all additional DLC released post-launch. It will also include a new game mode called "Capcom Heroes," which allows protagonist Frank West to "wear over a dozen outfits and perform outrageous special attacks inspired by classic Capcom characters."
Capcom Heroes mode for Dead Rising 4 will be available as a free update for the Xbox One and PC versions of the game when the PS4 edition launches on December 5.
The full list of content included in Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package can be found below, courtesy of Capcom.
Dead Rising 4: Latest version of the main game with all difficulty settings.
All downloadable content: Stocking Stuffer Holiday Pack, Frank Rising, and Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf.
All bonus content: Street Fighter Outfit Pack, My Bloody Valentine Pack, Candy Cane Crossbow, Slicecycle, Sir-Ice-A-Lot, Ugly Winter Sweater, and X-Fists.
In GameSpot's Dead Rising 4 review the game earned a 7/10, with critic Scott Butterworth saying the "zombie-slaughtering formula has started to wear a bit thin after all these years."
He continued: "The surprisingly well-crafted story, wild new combo weapons, and expansive open world elements, however, turn Dead Rising 4 into an over-the-top piece of popcorn entertainment that captures the series' best elements."
Preacher flashes back to Jesse Custer's torturous past in Angelville, while Hitler and Eugene attempt to break out of Hell. How would you react if someone took your plum cake? Don't miss Ryan's breakdown of Episode 11 "Backdoors." Fun fact: Marie L'Angell's first comic book appearance was in 1995's Preacher #8
Erick heads back into the private beta for Call of Duty: WWII to try out the M1A1 Carbine, the M1903 Sniper, Mortar Scorestreak and a new map.
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