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First big discount on Valve’s hardware If you didn’t hear, Valve hassold over 500,000units of Steam Controllers. GameStop now wants you to join in the hype because the retailer isdiscounting the Steam Controller(and Steam Link) at a big fat 30% off discount. This is the first legitimate (and rather big) discount for the Steam Controller. Previously it has always been at list price and the best we’ve seen was bundle deals at Steam Store or Amazon where you’ll getLeft 4 Dead 2for free if you pick up a controller....

Naughty Dog and Sony have revealed today that the multiplayer beta forUncharted 3starts this summer. June 28 to be exact. Good news for PlayStation Plus members — you’ll be getting it early. People who purchasedinFamous 2can join them, as they’ll get in early as well. What “early” means is unclear, but who cares? This isUncharted 3we’re talking about; the sooner the better, right? Check out Dale North’sfull hands-on withUncharted 3‘s multiplayerfor new details on Naughty Dog’s latest....

Valorant News The VALORANT Give Back Bundle 2023 includes several popular skins and exclusive accessories, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Riot Games is once again using VALORANT for charitable purposes. This time around, they have released the VALORANT Give Back Bundle 2023. It features exclusive accessories and old skins you can add to your collection if you missed them when they first arrived. Just like the previous Give Back bundles, the 2023 version supports the Riot Games Social Impact Fund....

Half-Genie Hero is fully funded and happening Although things were looking a bit iffy for WayForward’s first Kickstarter,Shantae: Half-Genie Herois fully funded, and is now on their way to reach their stretch goals. As of the time of this writing $410,000 has been raised, and the first (and likely only feasible) goal is Risky Mode, which allows you to play an entirely new campaign as Risky — Shantae’s arch nemesis....

Epic Games has brought the High Seas toFortnite, with the introduction of a Pirates of the Caribbean crossover. The new Cursed Sails event will arrive on July 19 inFortnite, and the event pass will offer a Captain Jack Sparrow skin to players. Fortnite’sitem shop will be hosting other characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean series, with the likes of Captain Barbossa, Davy Jones, a cute Little Kraken, and Elizabeth Swann all set to be added....

WhileLyleand I continue to dabble in the potential of these new versions of himself, here’s what’s been happening in video games this past week: I mean, who hasn’t accidentally messed with the laws of nature before? What Lyle did to himself on that night and to plenty other versions of himself shouldn’t concern anyone from the mortal realms. It’s been a slow week for video game news, so of course, we’re going to go down the road of cloning one another and that’s perfectly natural for these unnatural things to happen during these slow periods....

My Nintendo weekly missions can grant you 220 platinum per week now [Update:As a reminder, this program is still currently active, and the “game trial” portion of the reward system can be claimedviaMonster Hunter Rise, which is running through March 18.] Out of nowhere, Nintendo introduced My Nintendo weekly missions, which is another source for platinum points, as well as rewards to spend them on that won’t have the added cost of shipping fees....

Make it so (on a different platform, please) Aspreviously rumored, Sir Patrick Stewart’s famous starship captain Jean-Luc Picard is returning to television. I will attempt with every fiber of my being to resist saying “Engage!” at the end of every sentence. Details are sparse, but Picard will feature in a new television show that will take place afterThe Next Generation, and it will stream on CBS All Access, as doesStar Trek: Discovery....

The Orvillestar and creator Seth MacFarlane shares an optimistic update about the show’s future.The Orville: New Horizon, the sci-fi dramedy’s third installment, debuted in June 2022 on Hulu. Even thoughThe Orvilleseason 3 finaledoes offer a sense of closure, a door is left open to keep the story going. More than three years afterNew Horizonwrapped, there haven’t been any major developments on new episodes. The actors and crew have struck optimistic tones about the possibility when asked, but nothing has been confirmed....

…Kind of The last entry in theAdvance Warsseries,Days of Ruin(2008), never released in Japan. Weird, right? Well, in news that no one expected,Advance Wars: Days of Ruinhas been made available in Japan as a downloadableClub Nintendo Platinum-level members gift. Platinum members can nab it and a 2014 calendar as their prize,. The game will also be made available next May as a regular prize that can be purchased with 800 coins....

Premature or flat-out wrong? [Update:Microsoft sent along the following message: “We’re aware thatControlwas mentioned as coming to the Xbox Game Pass library and can confirm this was in error. While we are always updating the library and looking for new ways to provide our members with value and choice in their games, we do not have plans to bringControlto the library at this time.”] Xbox head Phil Spencer appeared on anExtra Life charity streamearlier this week....

When Microsoft unveiled itsinnovative new Mii ideato the world, a lot of people erroneously believed that Microsoft hadcopiedNintendo in a cynical attempt to capture some of the mythical “casual” market that never existed until 2006. Microsoft, however, hasset the record straightabout itsinnovative new Mii idea, claiming that Avatars were the result of logic and not mimicry. “It’d be remiss to say that we don’t enjoy playing on the other systems and we have a lot of respect for the work that Miyamoto-san and Nintendo do,” stated Xbox Live boss John Schappert....

Just the offline mode at first Here’s the plan for tomorrow’s launch, as described by Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida: “Starting on Thursday, all PlayStation Plus members can downloadDriveclub PS Plus Editionand begin playing the offline mode. Also starting Thursday, we will be rolling out online access to theDriveclub PS Plus Editionand will steadily bring more and more players online while continuously ensuring that all game systems are running smoothly. We know that this might be frustrating after your extra wait already, but hope you can understand that we are taking extra precautions to protect your experience when you do get online....