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Fallout Classic Collection

Fallout® Classic Collection Read More Fallout I’m happy to announce that Fallout: London is available now, via GOG. The game is currently free, I’m not sure if it will cost money in the future. You can’t play the game by itself, as it uses the engine and base …

The Fallout Classic Collection is currently free on Epic Games. Originally this collection was supposed to be free in February 2024, as part of the Fallout celebration for the then-upcoming Fallout television show on Amazon… but, for whatever reasons, it was delayed until now.

If I were to hazard a guess, we may possibly get some Fallout news this week. Perhaps a trailer for Fallout Season 2? It’s probably in relationship to the upcoming new Fallout 76 game update for “Milepost Zero – Country Road” (which launches September 3). I honestly tried and tried to get into Fallout 76, but that game is not for me.

Anyway, of course, as the original Weekend Gamer, I bought these “Fallout Classic” games when they were sold in big boxes at software stores. I still have all the original manuals and discs. I love the first two games; as far as I’m concern, they are perfect games of that time period.

For whatever reasons you don’t own these games, now is the perfect time to get it for free on Epic Games.

P.S. I’m putting Fallout: London on hold for now, because the game launch was a disaster. The game crashes, there’s missing assets, there are some bugs that prevents you from creating female characters, and various other bugs… Also, I wish they would have just given us a Pip Boy instead of the British Tablet. Anyway, the game may be too ambitious, especially with a small team of volunteers. They could have perhaps released the game as a limited beta-testing, to iron out all the bugs, before making it a public release. When I have more time, I will give Fallout: London another try.

Fallout® Classic Collection

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization. Talk, sneak or fight your way past mutants, gangsters and robotic adversaries. Make the right decisions or you could end up as another fallen hero in the wastelands...

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future.

It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit and treachery. You begin to wonder if anyone really stands to gain anything from this brave new world.

Mastering your character's skills and traits for survival, Fallout® 2 will challenge you to endure in a post-nuclear world whose future withers with every passing moment...

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling, radiated wasteland.

Your weapons will become more than your tools, they will become your friends. You will use your skills to inspire the lowly and protect the weak... whether they like it or not. Your squadmates will be more dear to you than your kin and for those that survive there will be honor, respect and the spoils of war.

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Gamescom Opening Night Live (20 August 2024)

Gamescom ONL Gamescom ONL Game List InZoi Sniper Elite: Resistance Borderlands 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Goat Simulator Rematered Persona 3: Reload - Episode Aigis Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Dying Light: The Beast The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Infinity Nikki Arc Raiders Path of Exile 2 King of Meat Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Mecha Break Reanimal Dune Awakening Marvel Rivals Genshin Impact Naraka Bladepoint Sid Meier's Civilization 7 Starfield Monument Valley 3 Batman: Arkham Shadow Monster Hunter Wilds Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Secret Level Towerborne Age of Mythology: Retold Masters of Albion Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Little Nightmares 3 Squid Games: Unleashed Dark and Darker Mobile Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Mafia: The Old Country The First Berserker: Khazan Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred World of War: The War Within Unknown 9: Awakening Read More Game Awards I normally don’t do live streams, but when I got home from work today, YouTube was heavily promoting the livestream of The Game Awards (happening at exactly the time I turned on my computer). …

Gamescom is one of the world’s largest events for computer and video games, and it is taking place right now in Germany. As the resident Weekend Gamer, I’ve always been interested in this 15-year-old event, but this is the first year that I live-stream their event, courtesy of The Games Award. With various live-streaming partners, including Games Award, Twitch, and IGN, I’m certain this Gamescom 2024 will surpass the 13 million views from last year.

Starting Opening Night Live, August 20, was Kyle Bosman, who did a pre-show top list and introduction.

Canadian game journalist and television presenter, Geoff Keighley was the main host of the event. He previously hosted/produced The Game Awards, as well as hosts of Summer Game Fest, E3, GameTrailers TV, and G4tv.com. Keighley is a genuine video game fan, and fans and developers loves this guy.

His co-host was Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere) who is a Belgian tv presenter and eSport player. She currently hosts multiple League of Legends World Championships.

The majority of ONL were just video game trailers, with some spots for interviews with game developers: Peter Molyneux talking about his upcoming Masters of Albion game, Blizzard’s rep talking about Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, a pre-recorded Troy Baker voice over on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Nick Baynes’ pre-recorded introduction to Mafia: The Old Country.

Personally speaking, of all the games that were announced and shown, I wasn’t particularly interested in any of them, except perhaps the Diablo expansion (but I’ve already talked about it previously).

Keighley closed the ONL with somewhat of an advertisement for his upcoming Games Award 2024, which is premiering on December 12. He said that it will be the special 10-year anniversary of the Games Award, and that he planned on something very special for the event. I’m certainly interested.

There’ll be two more days of Gamescom, and I’ll definitely check them out. I don’t know if I’ll be live-streaming them, but I’m definitely going to watch it at a later date. I’m interested in seeing what Xbox has to say, since they now own Bethesda and my favorite game series, Fallout.

As far as predictions for the next couple of days, someone said that they’re predicting Nintendo Switch 2, which I highly doubt. That’s because Nintendo has been very tight-lip about it, and the only announcement will be coming from them through their own Nintendo Direct. The chance of the Switch 2 is 0% in my opinion.

The other predictions I’ve read is that there’ll be a new Tomb Raider game. I can see this happening, only because the trilogy from Crystal Dynamics was so beloved and fans (including myself) are just itching to play something new. Since I’m a fan, I want to believe this, so I’m giving it a 30% chance that this might happen.

Since Xbox is so invested in Gamescom with two days of game announcements from the studio, I would probably bet we’ll hear something new for the Elder Scrolls series… or even just mention that they’re working on a new single-player Fallout game. After all, it’s been 9 years since Fallout 4, I want something new for the ten-year anniversary. That’s my prediction, I give the Elder Scrolls thing at least 75% confidence.

Yours,

Weekend Gamer

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Fallout: London

Fallout: London Read More Fallout This upcoming mod for Fallout 4, will take place in London. The game is set in the year 2237, events between the original two Fallout games. This will be the first game that is strictly British, so I’m very curious about …

We last mentioned Fallout: London in February 2024. The game was originally set to launch in April 23, 2024, but unfortunately due to developer Bethesda’s Next Gen Update, Team FOLON (the developer behind Fallout: London) had to put their game on pause “indefinitely”, as they test out if the Next Gen Update would break their game.

I’m happy to announce that Fallout: London is available now, via GOG. The game is currently free, I’m not sure if it will cost money in the future. You can’t play the game by itself, as it uses the engine and base gaming assets from Fallout: Game of the Year Edition… so you need to own that version of the game. Don’t worry, the game is very cheap and seems like it’s always on sale. As of this writing, you can pick up the GOTY version for $7. What a steal.

Anyway, I’m downloading the game as I write this, so I haven’t actually experienced the game (will update once I start playing the game)… but it looks like they changed a lot of artwork, including the London’s version of the Pip Boy (it looks like a tablet).

Other new things in this London game: 200 quests, 20 different factions, 7 new companions, 15 boroughs, new original soundtrack, original voice acting, 7 unique settlements, new craftable items/new weapons, and new animations.

Before you can play, here are some instructions from GOG. Note: You need to disable cloud saves.

If you own Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition on Steam, please click here to access the installation's instructions provided by Team FOLON. You will have to downgrade your version, then install the Fallout: London via our dedicated launcher.

If you own Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition on GOG, since our version is directly compatible with Fallout: London, you will only have to follow these easy steps:

Install the English version of Fallout 4: GOTY Edition via GOG GALAXY and disable your cloud saves.

Get Fallout London in our store for free.

Install Fallout London via GOG GALAXY and launch it.

Follow the launcher’s instructions, and enjoy!

Yours,

Weekend Gamer

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Weekend Gamer: Fallout Edition

Fallout (Television Series) Season 1 Based on one of the greatest video games of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them above. Read More Fallout I was most excited to see some of the main cast (Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell, and Aaron Clifton Moten) for the upcoming Fallout television show from Amazon Prime on stage. They even had a guy in a power armor suit! …

Ahead of the highly anticipated Fallout television show, which is set to debut on April 12, 2024, we are getting a ton of Fallout goodness. I have compiled everything Fallout here.

Fallout: McFarlane Toys

FALLOUT: MCFARLANE TOYS
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In breaking news, McFarlane Toys announced their partnership with Amazon MGM Studio and Bethesda to create brand new Fallout collectibles based on the upcoming television.

I will, of course, be buying these, as I am a fan of their DC Comics 7-inch toyline and generally happy with their prices. Unfortunately, based on their bad sculpting for The Witcher or “statues” of Diablo IV, this might not be a knock out of the park.

Although I want to see Fallout action figures, based on their comment of “collectibles”, I think McFarlane may be making statues or props. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Fallout: London

FALLOUT LONDON
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This upcoming mod for Fallout 4, will take place in London. The game is set in the year 2237, events between the original two Fallout games. This will be the first game that is strictly British, so I’m very curious about the unique UK-only guns and armor, and fashion.

The free mod is scheduled to be released on April 23, 2024.

Magic: Fallout

MAGIC: FALLOUT
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It’s the crossover you never saw coming: Magic: The Gathering and Fallout. I love both, so this is pretty awesome…. Unfortunately, I know that I will be spending quite a few caps trying to collect all the cards. I really want a Power Armor and I want those Bobbleheads cards.

I got so excited about the Fallout crossover, that I ended up re-downloading the Magic Arena card game in anticipation of getting free Fallout digital cards.

Magic: Fallout will be out March 8, 2024. I will be poor March 9th…

Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Anthology

Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Anthology
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Finally, Bethesda will be selling the Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Anthology. You can pre-order it now directly from them, and it will likely ship in a few months. I am disappointed in the release, as it’s Steam digital codes only… and I already own all those Fallout games on Steam. In fact, I own all these games on pretty much all platforms.

The $60 Anthology comes with 7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Cards with Steam game codes and one Mini-Nuke, with bomb sound. I only really want the Mini-Nuke… so if Bethesda can just sell that product for, say, $20, I will be happy to hand over the cash.

Details:

The Complete Award-Winning Collection
Experience the definitive collection from the award-winning Fallout® series. The Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L Anthology features all seven critically-acclaimed games (Fallout 76, Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition , Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 2, Fallout) and official add-ons in a premium collectible set, packaged in an exclusive mini-nuke storage case, complete with audible bomb sound.

INCLUDES:

7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Cards with Steam game codes

One Mini-Nuke, with audible bomb sound

Prime Gaming: Fallout

Briefly:

Amazon is giving away the original Fallout game for free via GOG at Prime Gaming. Unfortunately, I already own the game, so I won’t be redeeming.

Epic Games was going to offer all three original Fallout Trilogy for free this Thursday, however they pulled down the leak. Instead we’re getting Super Meat Boy this week. Fear not, I believe those games will be available for free sometime within the two months before the television show is launched. I’m actually not that excited about it, since I already own all three games on Epic already.

Yours,

Weekend Gamer

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Starfield

Read More Fallout Fallout 3. Obviously, I'm still playing the game. At one point in the game, you have to go into Vault 112's virtual environment and it's seriously straight out of the Twilight Zone. You need a high Charisma or Speech skill …

This week, it’s all about Starfield, the triple A game from Bethesda. As you know, I’m a big fan of this company, I have enjoyed most of their games, including the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series (Skyrim).

All the hype points to that it’s basically “Fallout In Space”, which is the same description that was used for The Outer Worlds, but I hated Outer Worlds… so I wasn’t convinced for Starfield just yet.

I am playing the game, thanks to it being free on Xbox Gamepass, so, again, what an amazing value called Gamepass.

I’m very early into the game, I’ve only made it to the main city. I’m not sure if I like it. I’m certainly glad that I didn’t pay money for it, because right now, it’s not that fun for me.

For me, I like to run and gun and shoot and level up… but Starfield has so many ways to play: ship combat, upgrading ship, building colonies, recruiting crew members, and so on. Maybe I’m not playing it right, or maybe I need to take a different approach.

Also, it’s worth noting that this game is an Xbox console exclusive. You can also play it on the PC via Steam or Xbox’s app (which is what I’m using).

The game is $70 for the basic game, and $100 for the upgraded edition.

Yours,

Weekend Gamer

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Fallout: Pip-Boy 2000 Mk VI (Limited Edition)

Fallout Pip-Boy 2000 Mk VI Vault-Tec Limited Edition Product Description Limited Edition Only 2,200 worldwide Individually-numbered Includes Certificate of Authenticity Fully-Assembled Light-up display Button on top box powers up display and vacuum tubes Display screen lights up and vacuum tubes illuminate (with metal spring filament inside) Display and vacuum tubes periodically flicker, replicating a loose internal connection – tapping the top of the Pip-Boy “cures” the flickering Read More Fallout Fallout 3. Obviously, I'm still playing the game. At one point in the game, you have to go into Vault 112's virtual environment and it's seriously straight out of the Twilight Zone. You need a high Charisma or Speech skill …

Like all Fallout fans, I’ve always wanted my own Pip-Boy. When Fallout ‘76 came out, Bethesda licensed The Wand Company to produce a build kit. That was four years ago, but I’ve never seen it sold at Gamestop, which was the official distributor.

I have seen the Bluetooth Pip-Boy holder, but never purchased it. It didn’t make sense as I didn’t have a Pip-Boy.

About a year ago, in Oct 2022, Bethesda announced 3 New Limited-Edition Pip-Boys: The Vault-Tec™, Sugar Bombs, and Enclave variants.

They are exactly the same, but in different color variants. Personally speaking, the Vault-Tec (Fallout 76 colors), is my favorite. I just love that color scheme… but the others aren’t bad either. I wish they made a Nuka-Cola variant, as I’m sure that would be more appealing than Sugar Bombs.

Before I knew it, I saw that Big Bad Toy Store bought a ton of these to re-sell to their customers, which I was more than happy to pre-order this item. The nice thing about BBTS is that they won’t actually charge you the $200 until they’re ready to ship. Some companies, such as Hasbro will charge you the money upfront and then takes over a year to actually mail you the toy.

So, I got my Pip-Boy today (April 12th), and it’s just amazing. I knew it had a light-up screen, but I had no idea it flickers or that the vacuum tubes lights up! That was beyond cool, and the effects looks great too. I do wish the screen was animated… perhaps maybe later down the line, I can mod it to include an old phone screen to display the Fallout animated Pip-Boy. It might be fun, but I honestly don’t want to mess it up!

Anyway, for now, I’m super happy with the Pip-Boy.

If I have the extra cash, I may end up getting the other two color variants. I hope The Wand Company might go back and re-issue the stand or offer the working AM/FM Radio add-on (as now I’m interested!)

Yours,

Weekend Gamer

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Weekend Gamer: Hogwarts Legacy and Encased

Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack) Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack) Read More Harry Potter The J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter-themed dance party named Wizard Fest just took place at the Cabooze in Minneapolis on Thursday night (September 27th). ... Harry and the Potters We’ve been kind of fascinated with these guys, Harry and the Potters, ever since we wrote about them as the leading pioneer of “Wizard Rock” (yes, that is a thing) in 2007. The brothers (Paul and Joe DeGeorge) just released …

Hogwarts Legacy
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Harry Potter fans are loving the new Hogwarts Legacy video game. However, there are some people that are banning the game and some “reviewers” are giving it a 1 out of 10 based on their dislike of J. K. Rowling’s transgender comments.

The people calling for the boycott or gave it a bad review is probably not going to buy the game anyway, so I wouldn’t pay attention to their outrage.

From what I’ve seen, this looks like a great game for Potter fans. Of course, having said that, I personally haven’t bought the game as I’m not a huge Potter fan… but I am mildly interested in picking it up when it goes on sale. I do this for most games, and I know all prices goes down a year later (in some cases like Gotham Knights it went on sale a month after it was released). So eventually, one day, I’ll probably own this game to play on my Steam Deck.

Anyway, if you bought the game and love it and want more… I’m happy to report that WaterTower Music has released two separate albums of music from Hogwarts Legacy. The two albums offer a total of 75 incredible tracks from the game soundtrack composers chuck e. myers “sea”, J Scott Rakozy, and Peter Murray.

The two albums are named The Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack) and Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack). The first one, Original Video Game Soundtrack version is available on vinyl (via Mondo), streaming, and digital. The second one, Study Themes version, is available for streaming and digital only.

The composers, Myers, Rakozy, Murray, along with Alexander Horowitz, had this to say:

“We feel so unbelievably lucky, privileged, and grateful to be a part of the amazing team behind Hogwarts Legacy. So many talented and brilliant people have poured their hearts and minds into this game - made by fans for fans. It is so impressive on a multitude of levels. The moment you step foot inside these great halls of Hogwarts, you can sense the love and passion that each person involved gave to this project. It’s an experience like no other. It is our sincere hope that fans of Hogwarts Legacy will experience the joy, the awe, and the magic we felt when immersing ourselves into the game and its music. We’re excited to see players' reactions as they see and hear this world for themselves.”

Hogwarts Legacy is out now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. PlayStation®4 and Xbox One will launch on April 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 25.

The Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack) and Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack) are available now on WaterTower Music.

Track List: The Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack)

1. Overture to the Unwritten* 2. The House Cup 3. Fig’s Search 4. A Proper Hogwarts Welcome 5. Potting Mandrakes 6. Seeking the Keepers 7. Ranrok’s Rage 8. A Lost Friend 9. Everybody Grab a Broom 10. All Roads Lead to Hogsmeade 11. Anticipating Rookwood *(from "Hogwarts Legacy")

12. Miriam’s Memory 13. Grasslands Vivarium 14. A Fitting New Home 15. Isidora’s Pain 16. See You After Class 17. Hog’s Head Jig 18. Guardians Awaken 19. Accio! 20. Legacy of Magic 21. Ruins of a Noted Seer 22. A Portrait of Love 23. The Greenhouse

24. Ollivander’s Wand Shop 25. Coastal Vivarium 26. The Four Houses 27. You’ve Made Your Choice 28. Soaring over Hogwarts 29. Haven 30. The Halls of Hogwarts 31. The Room of Requirement 32. Niamh’s Lullaby 33. Trespassers 34. Tribute

Track List: Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack)

1. Your Journey Awaits… 2. Sorting Hat Ceremony 3. Slytherin Common Room 4. Gryffindor Common Room 5. Hufflepuff Common Room 6. Ravenclaw Common Room 7. Honeydukes 8. Hogwarts’ Best & Brightest 9. Focus on What You Need 10. Gateways to the Far Stars 11. How to Care for a Beast 12. Contemplation 13. Aire on the Side of Love 14. Hall of the Keepers

15. Morning at Marunweem Lake 16. The Room of Hidden Things 17. A Trick of the Light 18. A Delicate Art 19. The Quest Begins 20. Forbidden Forest Waltz 21. A Focused Mind 22. Mysteries of the Cosmos 23. The Escape 24. “Intra Muros” 25. A Faded Path 26. Lost 27. Outside the Castle Walls 28. The Observation Deck

29. Potions Class 30. Meeting with Professor Weasley 31. Caring for a Puffskein 32. Friendship to Be 33. An Intense Aversion 34. Dance of the Mooncalves 35. Central Tower 36. The Arrival 37. Hope Fades 38. A Forgotten Mystery 39. Ancient Magic Coda 40. Submerged 41. Gringotts Vault

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG Read More Encase Currently, the free game is Encase. I don’t know too much about the game, but it looks like it was inspired by that Fallout gameplay… so I’ll check it out. …

Encased
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I’ve been playing a lot of Encased, by Dark Crystal Games, over the weekend (I’ve already sunk 33 hours into the game so far). The game is over two years old now, originally early access in 2019 and a full release on September 2021. I didn’t know about the game until I got it for free via Epic Game’s Christmas Giveaway 2022. I tried it out and I love it, so I bought it again on Steam during their Winter Sale 2022.

If you’ve ever played the first two Fallout games, it plays the same way. My biggest criticism is that, as far as I know, there is no way of resetting your stats. For example, I had to restart the game a few times because I was putting my points into the wrong traits. Wish I’d known that I can’t get a certain “Perk” if I have some stats too low, etc.

My third time restarting the game, I think I have the best solution: go for the Renaissance Perk, since that boosts all your stats to 6. Once I started with that strategy, I was able to level up much faster and it made the game much easier (I’m playing on Normal). The game can be very punishing and unforgiving if you don’t know what you’re doing.

Right now, my build is an Energy Weapon user. I’m at level 12 right now and got my first Power Armor after becoming champion of Junktown. It feels so much like Fallout, I love it. The more I play, the more I wish Bethesda would make a new Fallout game in this style.

Encased is normally $30, but sometime it’ll go on sale - such as GOG currently listing it for $6.

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Play at Home

With the current Coronavirus / COVID-19 climate of self-isolation, many businesses are offering free games and books to help keep us entertained, while we’re stuck indoors.

Read More Playstation 4 Last week my PlayStation Network account got hacked/compromised. The person removed my email and added his or her email and took $50 from my bank account (that is tied to my account …

SONY’S PLAY AT HOME
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Jim Ryan, President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is introducing Sony’s “Play At Home” infinitive. They are offering two free games: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey, completely free from April 15 to May 5.

I already own both games (one game on physical discs), but it’s a nice and convenient way of playing these games. Also note, technically the Nathan Drake is actually three games (Uncharted 1, 2, and 3), and well-worth the price of admission (Free).

My only complaint about these free games is that Sony doesn’t exactly advertise them when you launch your PS4. You think it would be under the “FREE” section, but it’s not. You’ll basically have to do a search for these games and click on “Download” to get those games into your library.

If the shutdown continues well passed May 5th, I wonder if Sony might follow up with two additional free games.

Also worth noting, Epic Games usually offers two free games on their website, epicgames.com. This week’s free games: Just Cause 4 and Free Now. On April 23rd, you can grab For The King for free.

Bethesda is bringing their games back on Steam. As a promotion for Fallout 76 being on Steam, if you already own Fallout 76 on Bethesda’s Launcher, it’s FREE on Steam for you (plus you also get the Fallout Classic Collection for free as well). The biggest news about Fallout 76 is that it’s now worth playing with the new and free update called Wastelanders. They’ve finally added NPC (Non Player Characters) back into Fallout, and it’s awesome! Nice job, Bethesda.





MARVEL FREE COMICS
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This is pretty impressive! Marvel Comics is offering about $100 worth of digital comics for free! I recommend just grabbing them all, even if you’ve no interest in reading them.

I can recommend X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga, the classic Chris Claremont/John Byrne run.

Available titles:

Amazing Spider-Man: Red Goblin Avengers: Kree/Skrull War Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 1: The Final Host Avengers vs. X-Men Collection Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 1 Collection Black Widow Vol. 1: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Most Wanted

Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection Captain Marvel Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More Civil War Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Fourever Thanos Wins by Donny Cates X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga

Also worth checking out Devil’s Due is offering their digital catalog for free on their website. If you have a My Shopify account (if you purchased anything from indie developers), you basically don’t need to sign up for a Devil’s Due account. Instead, you’ll get an email from Devil’s Due with a unique download link. The link will expire if you try to download more than 3 times, so I hope you don’t have a bad internet connection.

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iBuyPower Fallout PC: One Month Later

Read More Site Update Since owning the new iBuyPower’s Fallout computer, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the computer. I’ve been really into RGB lighting for my computer and recently purchased and added 16GB of G.Skill RGB DDR4-3000 Ram …

Just a quick update on my iBuyPower Fallout PC. As you recall, I bought a gaming computer in early March 2019 at a reduced entry price point of $710.

I knew going in that I had to replace or upgrade the interior components, so buying cheap, with its basic parts, was really the way to go. I’m still very happy with the original build, but obviously I just wanted it better. After all the upgrade, the Fallout Computer will land in the $2,500+ range… which is an expensive for a computer, but not unheard of for a full gaming PC.

The original basic computer will actually run and work just fine for the majority of light gaming users. However, if you want to play modern games, you do need to upgrade the video card.

The basic computer, right out of the box, will able to run any applications you can throw at it without any problems. Even games will work great, granted that you don’t run them at the highest/ultra setting, but you should be able to run most games.

I’ve ever own an iBuyPower computer before, but based on my experience, it worked out just great. I’ve heard bad things about the company, but I didn’t experience any of their problem… especially getting such a “cheap” gaming computer at around $700 originally.

To summarize, I love the iBuyPower Fallout Computer, it’s the best computer I’ve ever own… and highly upgradable. You can go as cheap or as expensive as you like, there’s enough options for every need.

So here’s the breakdown of the computer parts (and the price I paid):

COMPUTER:

iBUYPOWER Fallout Basic Limited Edition Gaming PC Computer Desktop ($710)

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ($300)

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) ($120)

LG Electronics 34WK650-W 34" Ultra Wide IPS Monitor with Free Sync ($280)

STORAGE:

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB 3D NAND PCIe NVME ($154)

Inland 1TB 3D NAND PCIe NVME ($140)

WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB PC SSD - SATA III ($50)

M.2 PCIe Adapter M.2 NVMe SSD NGFF to PCIe Adapter ($20)

SOUND:

Razer Nommo Chroma 2.0 PC Gaming Speakers ($140)

Corsair VOID PRO RGB Wireless SE Premium Gaming Headset ($75)

CORSAIR ST100 RGB Premium Headset Stand with 7.1 Surround Sound ($60)

INPUT:

Razer Lancehead Tournament Edition ($50)

CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 SE Mechanical RAPIDFIRE Gaming Keyboard ($120)

CORSAIR MM800 Polaris RGB Mouse Pad - 15 RGB LED Zones ($40)

Fallout T-51 Nuka Cola 4 Port USB Charger ($70)

MEDIA:

LG 6x WP50NB40 Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer ($100)

UGREEN USB Card Reader USB 3.0 Hub 3 Ports with SD TF MS M2 Card Adapter and Phone Stand Dock ($20)

TOTAL PRICE: $2,449

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iBuyPower Fallout Gaming PC

iBUYPOWER Fallout Basic PC Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 6-Core 2.8 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) RAM: 8GB-2666mhz RAM DDR4 Hard Drive: 240GB SSD Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB (VR Ready | Display Connectors: HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI) Software: Genuine Windows 10 Home 64-bit Connection: 802.11AC Wi-Fi, RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000 Connectivity: 4 x USB 3.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 | Audio: 7.1 Channel Special Add-Ons: limited edition Fallout case | Liquid Cooled | 16 Color RGB Lighting Remote Controlled Case | Free iBUYPOWER Gaming Keyboard & RGB Gaming Mouse | No bloatware Enough space for more Fallout Bobble-heads! Read More Site Update I have been meaning to upgrade the graphics card in my computer for a long time now. The integrated Intel video card, for the most part, worked fine, but it won't exactly run graphically intensive games (shooters, big diablo-style …

Before I bought this iBuyPower Fallout PC, I had two “gaming” computers: one running an Nvidia 750Ti that I bought for $400 (plus $150 video card) in Dec 2013, and an AMD Radeon R9-based computer that I bought in Jun 2017 for $500. As you can tell, I’m a cheapskate gamer, and I’m not running the latest and greatest, but it works for me. In fact, both computers were running just fine and dandy and I really, really didn’t have the need to spend more money on yet another gaming computer.... but... this Fallout Computer just looks so cool!

I knew I wanted it, but I didn’t want to pay full retail price. Recently, they had a sale, and on the cheapest model, the “Basic”, had an $80 off discount. I also had a couple of $5 coupons off from Best Buy, so I decided to pull the trigger. Honestly, on reflection, I should have just bought it from Amazon has they would’ve shipped it to me in two days. With Best Buy, they had to build-to-order (which took a week) and then they shipped it (which took another week). Waiting two weeks for this computer just felt too long, but it’s not unheard of, since I bought an Alienware computer that took nearly a month to ship to me (I’ll never do that again).

Now that I have the computer as my daily driver, I had to retire the 2013 Nvidia Computer. Switching over to the new computer was a little harder to do than I thought, as I had to research all the bookmarks and re-enter in all my passwords and re-authorized everything on the new device. Plus, all the softwares that I need, I had to re-hunt them down and re-install. Trust me, it was a pain in the butt to get everything back and running to the way I had it originally set up.

So far, the Fallout Computer is pretty amazing. It’s whisper quiet, thanks to the liquid cooling and quiet RGB fans. The clear glass window lets you look at the internal and admire all the custom Fallout custom designs. The RBG lights were actually way cooler than I thought. I’ve never own a computer that had a lighting system, so I was pretty impressed with it. Despite what I might gripe about, I think $799 is a fair price for this computer: considering that you are getting an SSD Harddrive (these are expensive probably $200), the custom Fallout artwork case (probably worth $300), the Nvidia 1050 card (probably $240). Trust me, if you were to build from scratch, it’ll probably cost you about the same or more, but you don’t get the amazing Fallout design.

Now for some disappointment: no optical drive (CD/DVD/Bluray drive), no media card reader, poor design of the case blocks off thick HMDI cables, generic iBuyPower keyboard & mouse, bobblehead won’t fit on the mount, and oddly missing a screw (which points to poor quality inspection or lackthereof). They’re minor complaints, but I would’ve liked to have at least a card reader, since that is how I import photos and videos from my computer. Not a big deal, since I have several USB readers around the house. For the Bluray drive, I’ll just have to buy another one... it’s not a problem. The iBuyPower keyboard and mouse that comes with the computer is usable, but you should just provide your own mechanical keyboard or optical mouse.

I’ve also read that not all the motherboards are the same across the line. Mine is an ASRock B360M IB-R1, but someone else said the had an MSI Z370-A Pro (I’m assuming they get an upgrade if they pay more). With the bobblehead situation, it depends on the bobblehead’s base. Most of the recent bobbleheads, they have a bigger base, so it won’t fit correctly on the mount. You can just use tape or replace the bobbblehead with a smaller base one. Not everyone is going to have a spare bobblehead (like I do), so that’s going to be annoying to some fans. But again, you can just buy a different one or use tape.

Finally, it’s limited to 2,000. I think the 2k number applies to all the Fallout PC together, because unique number on my sticker does not say “Fallout Basic”. That’s my theory, I could be wrong. What that means is that once all 2,000 PCs are sold, iBuyPower (in association with Bethesda to market Fallout 76 online game) will not re-issue these beautiful computer case. So, if you’re a Fallout fan or just want a unique and cool computer, you should get it now that it’s currently on sale.

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