Best Buy Slashes Prices on Pokémon TCG Temporal Forces Elite Trainer Box
Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet - Temporal Forces Elite Trainer Box is at an all time low on Best Buy.
https://www.ign.com/articles/best-buy-pokemon-tcg-temporal-forces-elite-trainer-box-deal
The Best Apple Watch Deals Ahead of Father's Day (June 2024)
These Apple Watch deals are absolutely fantastic and well worth checking out if you haven't yet secured one.
Best AirPods Deals Right Now Ahead of Father's Day (June 2024)
Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Gen have dropped to $189. Plus, here are the best of the other AirPods deals you can find in 2024.
Our Favourite Power Bank for Steam Deck Gets Another Massive Discount In The UK
The best power bank to use with your Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch is back on sale in the UK right now.
Alan Wake II: Night Springs DLC Review
Alan Wake II: Night Springs veers from ultra violence to tense survival horror, before settling into the multiversal madness of the series at its best.
https://www.ign.com/articles/alan-wake-ii-night-springs-dlc-review
The Acolyte Episode 3 Review
The third episode of The Acolyte adds a lot of tantalizing new layers to how we perceive both the Jedi and the Force, even as there are still frustrating aspects to how the story is told.
https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-the-acolyte-episode-3-review
Score a Pair of Apple AirPods Earbuds for Only $79.99 for Father's Day
You can never go wrong with a pair of AirPods as a gift. Just in time for Father's Day, Amazon has dropped the price on the 2nd generation Apple AirPods wireless earbuds to only $79.99. We rated these the best budget AirPods of 2024 (and there's really no other competition in that category).
Apple AirPods (2nd Gen) for $79.99
If you're looking for a pair of Apple AirPods that work seamlessly with your iPhone, you don't want to spend a lot of money, and you don't need active noise cancellation, then this is the best deal for you. As soon as you take the AirPods out of their case and put them in your ear, they'll be instantly and automatically paired with your iPhone. You can easily pause, play, and skip songs by double tapping either earbud. Their ease of use makes them a perfect candidate for people who might not be proficient in modern day electronics.
The battery life on the 2nd gen AirPods is a respectable 5 hours of listening time, and the charging case gives you over 24 additional hours. The charging case is quick charge compatible so just 15 minutes of charging will give your AirPods an additional 3 hours of listening time. The case doesn't support wireless charging, so you'll have to use a Lightning connector, which you should already have with your iPhone.
If you're never used Apple Music before, you're also eligible for 6 free months of Apple Music. Apple Music is a music cloud streaming service not unlike Amazon Music, Spotify, or Pandora Premium. There are over 100 million songs available and Apple Music supports high quality audio including spatial audio with Dolby Atmos.
Check out our 2024 Father's Day Gift Guide for more ideas.
https://www.ign.com/articles/best-airpod-deals-2024-for-fathers-day-gift
Get a 34" Alienware QD OLED Gaming Monitor for Only $719.99 After a Dell Coupon Code
After a 10% off Dell coupon code
Sumo Group, Company Behind Still Wakes the Deep and More, Laying Off 15 Percent of Its Workers
Sumo Group, which encompasses Still Wakes the Deep publisher Secret Mode and developer Sumo Digital, has announced layoffs that affect 15% of its staff.
Shop Titans Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with a Myriad of New Content
The free-to-play tycoon simulator/adventure RPG Shop Titans is celebrating its fifth anniversary with gifts to players. The game just launched a big new update that's available now — players can earn several rewards by logging in during the anniversary event, and there will be giveaways and sales too.
Since its launch in 2019, Shop Titans has attracted players with its cozy, relaxing gameplay, charming aesthetic, and endless options for creating and customizing their perfect shop. Available on both PC and mobile devices, the game lets you step into the life of a new shopkeeper. Set in a fantasy world filled with character-driven banter between its Champions and city Workers, you can become a fantasy shop tycoon by crafting epic weapons, managing a store to success, building a team of adventurers to quest for loot, and selling items for huge profits.
Customers will consistently come by your shop, but won’t know what you have to offer if it's not on display. So you need to create weapon racks, armor mannequins, and the like to show off your crafted gear. Customers will buy items off the rack, giving you money that you can use to improve your shop. You can expand your space, add decorations, or hire more craftspeople to give you access to new types of items.
As you craft more of each item, you’ll unlock blueprints for higher level items that will make you more money. Some of them will require materials you don’t have on hand, so you’ll need to hire Heroes to go out and gather the materials for you. That’s where the RPG elements come in. After you hire Heroes, you’ll equip them before sending them on quests to gather the materials you need. Once their quest is over, they’ll return with the materials you requested in addition to treasure chests with even more loot.
All of these different systems also have their own levels. As you craft items to sell, the craftspeople will level up. As you sell items, your merchant level will grow. As you send heroes out into the field, their levels will increase. They’ll learn new skills and be able to tackle more difficult quests, spurring constant growth.
The new Fifth Anniversary update extends that growth even more, adding several new blueprints, merchant level loops, shop expansion options, and more. Players can look forward to the update's biggest addition — a new type of very rare blueprint called artifacts that come in three minor or major levels.
The six new artifacts are each a different type of equipment — there’s a katana, suit of armor, amulet, cowl, spellbook, and pickaxe. They are difficult to acquire and craft, but they're much stronger than other blueprints of the same tier and give special bonuses that can’t be achieved any other way.
Those bonuses can make certain artifacts especially useful to specific classes. For instance, the new artifact katana gives a 200% boost to critical damage but limits critical chance to 20%. However, the Samurai automatically gets a critical hit in the first round. So that attack gets the benefit of the damage boost without the drawback of lower chance. Similarly, the amulet gives a boost to evasion and skill HP bonus, but it seals that character’s weapon and makes it useless. Well, that drawback doesn’t affect fist fighters.
The artifacts aren’t the only new addition. There are now looping merchant levels that allow you to progress past level 100. Once you pass level 100, you’ll get a new level banner and loop back to level 1. You can level up to 100 again, and you can do this up to five times for a total level of 500. You’ll still get gems every time you level up, and each time you enter a new loop, you’ll get added bonuses with every level of that loop.
Then there are new options for shop customization. You’ve always been able to expand your shop with new sections in a 3x3 grid, but now you can transform any of those sections into yard space. That means you can place outdoor decorations in those spaces, giving you lots of new ways to get creative with the look and layout of your shop.
There’s still more coming, too. There will be a daily giveaway exclusively on the Webstore starting June 14, where players can claim a free item every day. The giveaway item changes every 24 hours, so if you want to get everything, make sure to log in each day. There will also be a big sale from June 14–17, where players can get all kinds of discounts, as well as a new item called the Seed of Merit, which can increase a Hero or Champion’s level past the level cap, available exclusively during the anniversary sale.
In addition, players can expect an in-game anniversary login calendar that will give free rewards, and two additional new artifacts will be revealed during the anniversary event as well. In short, now’s the time to jump into Shop Titans and take advantage of all these exciting opportunities. Players rave about the game on Steam, IOS, Google Play, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, so download the game for free and start your shopkeeping journey.
Our Favorite Anker Power Bank for the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally Is on Sale at Amazon
The Anker 737 has 24,000mAh capacity and 140W of power output
https://www.ign.com/articles/best-power-bank-deal-for-steam-deck-anker-737-24000-mah-usb-type-c-pd-3
Exclusive: Fresh Jurassic Park: Survival Details Revealed, Including New Locations and More
At The Game Awards last December, Jurassic Park reared its scaly head to the audience in the monstrous form of Jurassic Park: Survival. Today, IGN can share an exclusive peek into their rendition of Isla Nublar, and the new surprises it might have in store.
Arcane Season 1 Gets 4K Blu-Ray Release in Rare Move for a Netflix Series
Arcane, the hit Netflix series set in Riot's League of Legends universe, is getting a home entertainment release (including 4K Blu-ray) later this year.
https://www.ign.com/articles/arcane-season-1-4k-blu-ray-release-rare-move-netflix-series
Elden Ring Publisher Warns Fans They Have Less Than Two Weeks to Beat Mohg So They Can Play Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
With the release of hotly anticipated Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree less than two weeks away, publisher Bandai Namco has reminded fans they need to get a move on and prepare for its launch by defeating one of the original game’s optional bosses.
Nintendo Switch Update 18.1.0 Pulls X/Twitter Support, Bringing It In-Line With PlayStation and Xbox
Nintendo Switch firmware update 18.1.0 is out now and pulls X/Twitter support. Check out the patch notes.
Suicide Squad Isekai Release Date Revealed, Will Stream on Max and Hulu in U.S.
Suicide Squad Isekai finally has a premiere date, and it'll debut with a three-episode premiere that'll stream on Max and Hulu in the U.S. later this month.
Gears 6 Devs Promise Return to Horror From the Original Games
The Coalition is taking fans back to where it all started with Gears of War: E-Day, and that means revisiting the horrors of Emergence Day and the Locust horde.
https://www.ign.com/articles/gears-6-devs-promise-return-to-horror-from-the-original-games
Save 20% Off the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise Cancelling Headphones in Time for Father's Day
Lowest price ever
How Assassin’s Creed Shadows Blends New And Classic Ideas With Dual Protagonists
A hands-off preview demo showed us how dynamic Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ will be, bouncing between Naoe’s stealth and Yasuke’s brute force.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, including what comes in each edition, how much it costs, and more.
https://www.ign.com/articles/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-heres-what-comes-in-each-edition