A programmable Crock-Pot, All-Clad skillets, and the Starship Enterprise lead off Saturday’s best deals.
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The League of Legends 2016 World Championship Finals Are Tonight, Here's What You Need To Know
Tonight, one team, SK Telecom T1, chases its third-ever League of Legends World Championship win, while another, Samsung Galaxy, shows us if it has any tricks left up its sleeve to prevent that from happening. Matches will begin at approximately 7:30PM EDT, held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. You can watch them live in the stream below. Additionally, there’s an alternate stream with commentating aimed at first-time viewers and newcomers to League of Legends, available here.
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Toy Time Plays With Cozmo, The Little Robot With A Big Brain
Anki, the makers of Anki Drive, graduate from robotic cars to full-blown robot buddies with Cozmo. He might be tiny, but he’s hiding some powerful tech behind those baby blue box eyes of his.
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You can download a free, ad-supported version of Sonic CD from the App Store for a limited time.
You can download a free, ad-supported version of Sonic CD from the App Store for a limited time. That’s according to a tweet from Sonic himself. A $1.99 IAP will remove ads, which apparently were showing up even for people who had already purchased the game after a recent update. This problem now seems to be fixed.
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Watch: Short Japanese Teaser Trailer for the 'Kong: Skull Island' Movie
From the looks of it, this is going to be one of the highlights of 2017. A very short, 30-second teaser trailer has debuted online for Kong: Skull Island, the brand new King Kong movie hitting theaters next year. Jordan Vogt-Roberts directs this adventure to Kong Island, telling a new origin of King Kong, where they encounter the giant ape and try to take him out with weapons. But we all know it will take more than that. Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson star with a cast including Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Tian Jing, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, John Ortiz, Thomas Mann, Shea Wigham, Toby Kebbell and Tian Jing. There isn’t much new footage revealed in this teaser, and I still prefer the first US teaser more, but I’m looking forward to this film and any new glimpse we get is exciting. ›››
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First Trailer for Broadway Comedy 'Opening Night' with Topher Grace
“This is why I hate musical theater.” A trailer has debuted for an indie comedy about the opening night of a Broadway show titled simply Opening Night. The film stars Topher Grace as a failed Broadway singer who is now working as a stage manager on a big Broadway show that is about to open. Everything that could go wrong backstage seems to have gone wrong and more. This is pretty much the polar opposite of Birdman, which was also about a Broadway show’s opening night and things going wrong. In addition to Grace, the eclectic ensemble cast includes Alona Tal, Taye Diggs, Rob Riggle, Anne Heche, Paul Scheer, J.C. Chasez, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Lapkus and Brian Huskey. This actually doesn’t look seem that bad, there’s some genuine humor found within, especially for those familiar with the stage world. Have fun. ›››
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"Ultimate Gaming Deodorant" Kickstarter Campaign Launches
A crowdfunding campaign for what’s being called the “ultimate gaming deodorant” has gone live on Kickstarter. Creator Tim L Cooley says in the announcement video that, “I wanted to do something for the community that we really needed. So we came up with a deodorant line. Because we know it’s something in this industry that’s a really big need.”
He’s asking for $25,000 to get the project off the ground. As of October 29, funding stands at $1,162. The campaign wraps up on November 24, so there is still a lot of time left. Check out a video for the deodorant, called Plus Five, in the video below (via Kotaku).
You might be wondering what Plus Five smells like. “It seems like many gamers they feel like it should smell like a combination of Mountain Dew, Cheetos, and pizza, but it actually smells really nice,” Cooley said. He specified that it’s a “blend of lavender, coriander, and orange flower.”
Pledges of $7 get you a single stick, while pledging $13 gets you three. Put down $24 and you’ll get a six-pack of Plus Five. Go to the product’s Kickstarter page to learn more.
Plus Five is made in America, something Cooley noted with a banner that says, “FREEDOM.”
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Ultra-Rare Pokemon Card Expected to Go for $50,000 at Auction
Some Pokemon trading cards are rare, but then there’s the Pikachu Illustrator promo hologram card from 1998. Only 39 are believed to have been ever released.
So it’s not a total surprise, then, that an auction for one of these is expected to fetch top dollar. According to IGN, auction site Heritage Auctions believes the card will bring in $50,000.
“What makes it so rare is that it was not sold, but awarded as a prize in an illustration contest through CoroCoro Comic,” reads a line from its description.
Three first place winners got the card, along with 20 second place winners. Cards were given out in other contests that year, meaning there are a maximum of 39 copies ever released. Heritage Auctions notes that this card is certified authentic, “a very important note because there are many counterfeit copies.”
The auction takes place next month. Get all the details here at Heritage Auctions.
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Weekly Recap: Skyrim Remaster Launches, More Nintendo Switch Details, Halloween Gaming Events
Welcome to another weekend. Here’s a recap of some of the week’s biggest stories and others you may have missed.
The Big Stuff:
The waiting is the hardest part, but wait we must. Nintendo confirmed this week that it will hold a presentation in January 2017 where it will reveal the Nintendo Switch’s price, system specs, and launch lineup. Don’t expect any other big news about the console until then, at least not from Nintendo. [Full story]
The old is new again as Bethesda this week launched a remastered version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim called the Special Edition. It has better-looking characters and environments, as well as support for mods on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Time to go back to Skyrim.
Halloween is right around the corner. Some big-name games are celebrating the spooky occasion, including Grand Theft Auto V, Gears of War 4, World of Warcraft, and many more. Check out GameSpot’s roundup of all the games holding Halloween events here.
The Other Stuff:
Sega may never make an open-world Sonic game, but that doesn’t mean no one will. One fan has started a fan project for an open-world Sonic game and the early results look pretty promising. See the footage and get the details at Kotaku.
What’s being called Cuba’s first independent video game has launched a crowdfunding effort. The game is called Savior, and it’s a 2D platformer in which the characters discover they’re actually in a game. The campaign was launched by Cuban multimedia artist Josuhe Pagliery, the founder of Empty Head Games. The team is looking for $10,000 on Indiegogo to get the project off the ground.
The hunt is on for a Battlefield 1 Easter egg involving headphones and Morse code. DICE is known for its elaborate Easter eggs, and it looks like this could be just the latest one. Read more at GamesRadar.
Nintendo’s iconic platformer has loads of coins to collect. But you will never collect this one coin. Check out this in-depth video to learn more about the unobtainable coin and the story behind it.
Collider has a great interview with Westworld star Jimmi Simpson. Among other things, he talks about how Episodes 1-4 of the HBO sci-fi/western are just a “warm up” for what’s to come. Read the interview here.
It’s almost Halloween. Sony is celebrating with a “Sale of the Dead” on the PlayStation Store, offering discounts on spooky games for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. See all the deals here.
World of Warcraft’s new 7.1 patch for the Legion expansion came out this week. Return to Karazhan, as the patch is called, adds a new raid and makes PvP changes, among a long list of other things. Get all the details on WoW’s 7.1 patch here on Blizzard’s website.
The next expansion for Cities: Skylines is called Natural Disasters. As the name suggests, this add-on is all about horrible things that can happen to your city, like an earthquake, a flood, a fire, or a tornado. Publisher Paradox has now released a trailer for the expansion–and it looks great.
You might not have asked for it, but someone has launched a Kickstater campaign for the “ultimate gaming deodorant.” They want $25,000 to make it a reality. Read all about it at the page here.
What’s it going to take for Alan Wake 2 to happen? According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, developer Remedy has to want to make it. He said that in an interview with Stevivor recently, suggesting that Remedy may be looking at other ideas instead.
Now that Destiny’s Halloween event is underway, people have recreated the music video from Michael Jackson’s Thriller using the new content. Very cool.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Awesome Art Picks: Wonder Woman, Doctor Doom, Ghost Rider, and More
Each week we search and gather up the coolest comic book art you won’t see in actual comics. The reason you won’t is because professional artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, blogs, and Tumblrs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out. This is a way to see the artists working on one book draw characters from other comics or publishers.
Marcio Takara has been taking commissions and posted some on his Tumblr.
Todd Nauck posted new sketches on his Tumblr this week.
Michael Walsh has been posting sketches this month for Inktober on his Instagram.
Mahmud Asrar posted more pre-show commissions from NYCC on his Tumblr.
Mike Henderson posted new sketches on his Instagram. You can buy his original art here.
Ryan Ottley posted sketch covers he did for a comic opening in Modesto, California on his Tumblr.
Marcus To posted commissions from Paris Comicon on his Instagram.
Denis Medri posted a couple new sketches on his Deviant Art page.
Chris Giarrusso has a David S. Pumpking/Walking Dead sketch cover for sale here. He also put up sketch cards on his website.
Jim Cheung posted commissions on his Instagram.
Joel Gomez posted a Batman sketch on his Tumblr.
Andrew Robinson posted a Joker sketch on his Instagram. Hopefully he’ll post the whole thing.
Peter Nguyen posted a Nightwing sketch on his Tumblr.
Agnes Garbowska posted a Catwoman and Batman commission on her Tumblr.
Paolo Rivera posted new art on his blog.
That’s it for this week. We’ll have more awesome art next time.
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