The Samsung 49-Inch Odyssey OLED G9 Monitor is one of the most premium options on the market, offering not just tons of real estate, but also an impressive refresh rate, response time, and overall design. It’s also one of the most expensive–clocking in at $1,300, it’s a huge investment. However, ahead of the holidays, Samsung is slashing its price to $900 and bundling in a free 2TB 990 Pro SSD. That makes this one of the best times to upgrade your setup, though it’s unclear how much longer the deal will stick around.
While the above Samsung Odyssey G9 is arguably the best deal on the manufacturer’s 49-inch panels, it’s not the only one to consider.
The newer Samsung 49-Inch Odyssey OLED G9 Curved Monitor is discounted to $950 (was $1,600) at Amazon and offers a faster 240Hz refresh rate. Give it a look if you don’t mind spending an extra $50 and won’t miss out on the free SSD.
Call of Duty player and YouTuber Whoovie challenged themself to not only beat Black Ops Cold War Zombies’ Mauer der Toten Easter egg, but the goal was to complete the quest in under an hour using a piano.
Season 4’s Mauer der Toten is Cold War’s most recent round-based Zombies map, bringing players to the zombie-infested streets of Berlin. This map’s main Easter egg has several complex parts and even timed steps that can end your game if you fail them, so attempting to beat the quest with a piano in lieu of a controller or keyboard and mouse sounds bold. However, this isn’t Whoovie’s first attempt at playing Call of Duty with a piano. There’s an in-depth video where Whoovie talks about playing Warzone with a piano, how they convert their piano inputs into keyboard inputs on PC, and how they trained for a month to improve their aim with piano keys.
For the Mauer der Toten Easter egg, Whoovie released a 6-minute YouTube video, where they provi…
Read moreThere was a naked man in my court.
On June 14, 1073 AD, my steward, vassal and knight, Earl Muiredach mac Carthach of Desmond arrived at the meeting of my small council dressed only in, well… his birthday suit. This was the man I’d entrusted to manage the paperwork of my realm, to ensure taxes were being collected. Was this newfound fashion choice a portent of his impending madness? Was it some bold power move designed to put me off my game? A sign of the contempt in which he held his ruler? Or was it a bug, a highly specific graphical glitch that just happened to leave one of my councillors undressed? I didn’t know.
Perhaps it’s a credit to Crusader Kings 3 that I didn’t have an immediate answer, a sign of the depth and complexity of its simulation and its capacity for surprise. Perhaps it was also a failing, a breakdown somewhere between the calculations of a mass of colliding gameplay systems and how their results were communicated to me. Perhaps…
Read moreAmid rumors that Halo Infinite co-developer Certain Affinity is making a new mode for Halo Infinite that could be inspired by battle royale, the Austin, Texas-based company has teased that is working alongside 343 to evolve Halo Infinite in “new and exciting ways.”
In a tweet today, Certain Affinity said, “We’re honored to say we are deepening our relationship with 343 and have been entrusted with further evolving Halo Infinite in some new and exciting ways.” The tweet also links to Certain Affinity’s careers page, which has a whopping 40+ open positions. It’s possible the tweet is an attempt to help the company with recruiting–and that wouldn’t be surprising given many companies in the video game business and outside are trying to staff up right now.
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Read moreIn addition to announcing a new GTA trilogy bundle, Rockstar Games outlined what’s next for Grand Theft Auto Online, and it sounds like a lot is coming, including an “exciting new adventure” later this year.
First off, GTA Online will be updated to add 20th anniversary celebration content for GTA III in the form of commemorative clothing and liveries later this fall. Players can collect this gear by taking part in various events, Rockstar said.
Outside of that, Rockstar said GTA Online will host new events later this month that contain “special surprises.” This includes the “upcoming possibility of some unusual activity occurring in and around Southern San Andreas…” Rockstar said. This is presumably a reference to GTA Online’s annual Halloween event.
Perhaps the most exciting piece of news is that GTA Online is adding an “exciting new adventure” later this year. This will feature “well-known contacts and familiar friends.” Players will help them grow their totall…
Read moreDeveloper Hazelight Studios has announced It Takes Two has sold over 10 million copies. The cooperative adventure game, published by Electronic Arts, originally launched in March 2021.
The major sales milestone was publicized on Twitter by Hazelight Studios. “Our minds are officially blown,” the developer said. “… Potentially twice as many players have enjoyed our game–we never dared to dream of so many fans! Thank you for all the love.”
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Read moreQuake was re-released this week, boasting improved graphics and the return of the game’s original soundtrack. In an added bonus, the E2M6 map “Dismal Oubliette” has been restored to its original, extended length, a detail noted by original designer John Romero on Twitter.
Romero explained that the version of E2M6 that made it into the game was the one he originally designed, but that the extended entrance was added when Romero decided to “make the start of it better.” Sadly the improvements pushed the map over the 1.44MB size limit the team had placed on the maps, and E2M6 had to be stripped back to its original form.
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Read moreTenet star John David Washington has signed on for True Love, the next movie from Godzilla and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards. The news comes via Deadline, which states the film is “an original sci-fi project.”
Edwards will write, co-produce, and direct True Love for Regency Pictures. Washington, who is also known for Blackkklansman, Malcolm & Marie, and the HBO sports comedy Ballers, will play the lead character. No plot details have been revealed about the movie so far, although Deadline describes it as “near future sci-fi story.”
After working in VFX for several years, Edwards made his breakthrough with 2010’s acclaimed independent sci-fi drama Monsters. This led to 2014’s Godzilla, the first movie in Legendary’s Monster-Verse. He next helmed the 2016 Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, although post-production issues led Disney to hire Tony Gilroy to oversee reshoots.
Washington will be seen next in the Netflix thriller Beckett, which also stars Alicia Vikande…
Read moreHalfbrick Studios, the developer behind the highly successful Fruit Ninja, released the original Jetpack Joyride in 2011, and today, more than a decade later, Jetpack Joyride 2 is finally available exclusively on Apple Arcade.
The original game, which continues to receive updates, is a free-to-play endless runner, but for the sequel, the team opted for an experience with a full campaign featuring levels and bosses. You can also upgrade all of protagonist Barry Steakfries’ weapons and jetpack, and since the game is on Apple Arcade, you won’t encounter any in-game monetization.
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Read moreLego’s Black Friday sale runs through tomorrow, November 27, and one of the best deals is the Lego Star Wars Razor Crest Ultimate Collector set for $420 (down from $600). In addition to the massive discount, you’ll get two free Lego sets as gifts: Winter Market Stall (271 pieces) and Majisto’s Magical Workshop (365 pieces). Amazon also has this set for the same price as part of its Cyber Monday sale, though you won’t get the two free sets. Alternatively, you can get a smaller, 1,023-piece Razor Crest kit for $98 (was $140) at Amazon.
The massive 6,187-piece set assembles into a 28-inch long model of the Razor Crest gunship piloted by Din Djarin, aka The Mandalorian, throughout the first two seasons of Star Wars The Mandalorian.
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