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PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store

The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store February 15. For a limited time*, players can enjoy a variety of games for less, including Gotham Knights, FIFA 23, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and more. PlayStation Plus members will get double the discount percentage for the duration of the promotion.

*The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion runs from February 15 at 00.00am local time until Wednesday March 1 at 23.59pm local time.

First Major Hogwarts Legacy Update is Here, PS5 Patch Delayed

The first major Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy patch is here… if you’re playing on PC and Xbox Series X|S. PS5 owners will have to wait a bit longer for an update due to “unforseen issues.”

Warner Bros. released patch notes on its official site, including fixes for performance, cinematics, and saved games. You can find the full patch notes right here.

Xbox Series X and PC players, expect a patch today that resolves a number of bugs and performance issues!
PS5 players, due to some unforeseen issues, we’re targeting later this week to get your patch to you. Thanks for your patience! https://t.co/hPF39oNyGz
— WB Games Avalanche (@AvalancheWB) February 14, 2023

Bug Fixes:

General
- Online
  - Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
- Gameplay
  - Owl Mail
    - Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission.
  - World Events
    - Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning.
  - NPC
    - Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
    - Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
  - Characters
    - Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
- UI
  - Updated localization text for additional content items.
  - Added Build version to first time EULA.
  - Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.
- Cinematics
  - Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
  - Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
  - Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
- Save Game
  - Fixed error of rewriting last autosave slot.
  - Fixed an issue when restarting from last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after initial conversation. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-412, HL-494, HL-246, HL-1063, HL-590, HL-542, HL-976, HL-965, HL-1158, HL-1184, HL-1089, HL-1240, HL-1031, HL-1490, HL-1433, HL-89, HL-1930, HL-1086, HL-1636, HL-1585, HL-1028, HL-1933, HL-2606, HL-2062, HL-1587, HL-488, HL-498, HL-162, HL-1706, HL-2626, HL-2865, HL-2888, HL-2804, HL-2910, HL-2944, HL-3000, HL-3043, HL-3024.
- Performance and Stability
  - Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
  - Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map.
  - Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
  - Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
  - Fixed a rare crash with map assets state.
  - Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events.
  - Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313.
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- Performance and Stability
  - Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes.
PC Steam/PC Epic Games
- Cinematics
  - Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
- Controllers
  - Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346.
- Upscalers
  - Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled.
  - Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
- Raytracing
  - Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
  - Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
- Performance and Stability
  - Shader type compilation optimization.
  - Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements.
  - Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability.
  - Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265.
  - Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD.
- DirectX Version 12
  - Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and the player experience.

PS5 owners, for their part, will have to wait until later this week for a patch, WB says. It includes a fix for the Collector’s Edition Trophy, which is obtained by completing Hogwarts Legacy’s various collectibles (of which there are many).

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy has seen strong sales out of the gate, but its reception has been controversial owing to series creator J.K. Rowling’s outpoken anti-transphobic views. Our review noted that the game itself is weighed down by technical issues, but that it’s ultimately a well-executed open world fantasy game.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Deal Alert: This 2TB PS5 Compatible SSD with Heatshield Is Only $149.99

Amazon is offering the Patriot Viper VP4300 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x 4 Internal Gaming Solid State Drive, which is compatible with the PS5 console, for only $149.99. This makes it definitely the lowest price we’ve seen for a brand name 2TB PS5 SSD, especially since this one even includes a slim aluminum heatshield.

Patriot Viper VP4300 2TB PS5 SSD for $149.99

The Patriot Viper VP4300 is an M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 solid state drive with rated transfer speeds of 7,400MB/s read and 6,800MB/s write. That makes it well above the PS5’s recommended 5,600MB/s speed requirement. It also makes the Viper’s performance on par with other high-speed SSDs like the WD SN850 or the Samsung 980 Pro.

The Viper includes two heatsinks: a thicker aluminum one and a thinner graphene one. We recommend using the aluminum heatshield because it offers better cooling, it can be removed if necessary, and most importantly for PS5 gamers, it still fits in the console.

Both the WD SN850X with heatsink and Samsung 980 Pro with heatsink cost $179.99. That’s a great price, nevertheless it’s still $30 more than getting this Patriot Viper right here. Patriot has a good reputation in the enthusiast PC RAM and SSD market, so you won’t go wrong with choosing any of these three brands.

For more SSD deals, check out our best PS5 SSD deals of 2023.

Pick up Samsung’s ludicrously capacious 8TB SSD for £413 after a 40% discount

Daily Deals: PS5 Digital Console In Stock, Cheap 2TB PS5 SSDs, $700 Off 55″ Samsung Odyssey Ark Gaming Monitor, and More

Today’s daily deals include cheap PS5 compatible SSDs, a PS5 Digital Edition console actually in stock on Amazon, a massive 55″ Samsung Odyssey Ark gaming monitor, a handy Elgato Stream Deck controller, a rugged Samsung T7 portable SSD, and more.

PS5 Digital Edition on Amazon Without Invitation

The PS5 Digital Edition is finally available for order on Amazon without having to wait for an invite. The PS5 Digital is exactly the same as the $500 PS5 Disc Edition minus the Blu-ray drive. Unlike the gimped Xbox Series S, it has the same power and performance as its more expensive sibling. We haven’t seen the Digital Edition in stock (without invite) on Amazon for ages, and traditionally this console has been hard to find elsewhere as well.

WD Black SN850X 2TB PS5 SSD From $159.99

Amazon has the newest WD Black Series SN850X M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD for the best price we’ve seen. In fact, this is lower than the price we saw on Black Friday. The SN850X is the successor to the SN850 SSD. It has newer flash chips (BiCS5 vs BiCS4) and an updated firmware, which combined offer improved sequential and random read/write speeds. For PC gamers, there’s also an updated Game Mode 2.0 utility that’s designed to tune the SSD for better performance during gaming sessions.

Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD From $159.99

Samsung SSDs need no introduction. They’ve made some of the most popular and reliable PS5 SSDs on the market. The 980 Pro has been out for a while now, and it’s still Samsung’s fastest M.2 PCIe SSD. It is fully PS5 compatible in terms of form factor and performance, with blistering speeds of up to 7,100MB/s. It goes toe to toe with other well-known options like the WD Black SN850 and the Seagate Firecuda 530.

Samsung Odyssey Ark 55″ QLED Mini-LED Gaming Monitor for $1999.99

This is the first time we’ve seen Samsung’s flagship 55″ gaming monitor drop in price to under $2K (it was about $2300 on Black Friday). The Odyssey Ark is a 55″ QLED Mini LED gaming monitor with a 4K (3840×2160) resolution and an aggressive 1000R curve for maximum immersion. What’s amazing about this monitor is that despite the garganuan size, the stand actually allows you to rotate this monitor 90 degrees into portrait mode. Samsung calls it “cockpit” mode and allows you to view it as three screens stacked one atop another.

Samsung T7 Shield 4TB Portable SSD for $279.99

The Samsung T7 Shield is a external solid state drive. SSDs are much faster than traditional hard drives, and combined with the USB 3.2 Type-C interface, the T7 is capable of transfer speeds of up to 1,050MB/s read and 1,000MB/s write. As a comparison, a traditional portable hard d rive is only capable of transfer speeds of about 100MB/s over USB 3.0. That’s a veritable order of magnitude in difference. The Samsung T7 Shield in particular is more durable than your typical SSD enclosure. It’s rated for IP65 water and dust resistance, and it’s shockproof to 10 feet. The soft touch enclosure on the T7 Shield is less prone to general wear and tear and it’s also easier to grip.

Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 Studio Controller for $119.99

If you’re looking to add a little something extra to your streams, the Elgato Stream Deck can turn your stream into a professionally-slick presentation. The buttons are customizable to whatever you like, so the possibilities are limited by your imagination. This is the lowest price it’s ever been on Amazon, too, so this is a perfect opportunity to take your streaming game to the next level.

Alienware Aurora R13 Intel Core i7-12700F RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for Only $1099.99

As part of its President’s Day Sale, Dell is offering an Alienware Aurora R13 gaming PC equipped with an Intel Core i7-12700F CPU and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU for only $1099.99 after $600 in instant savings. This is the best price right now for an RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC from Alienware or Dell. In fact, it’s even cheaper than any Dell XPS RTX 3060 Ti desktop even though the Alienware R13 has better components.

Alienware m15 RTX 3060 Gaming Laptop $1299.99

As part of its President’s Day Sale, Dell is offering an Alienware m15 R7 gaming laptop with RTX 3060 video card for $1299.99 after $550 off discount. This is currently the least expensive RTX 3060 equipped Alienware gaming laptop at Dell and includes some nice upgrades like a 15″ 2560×1440 QHD display and a beefier 1TB SSD.

HP OMEN 25L RTX 3070 Gaming PC for $1210

Here’s a pretty nice deal on an excellent gaming PC for around $1200. This HP OMEN 25L laptop features a 12th gen Intel Core i7-12700 12-core Alder Lake CPU, GeForce RTX 3070 GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and 1TB HDD. The RTX 3070 is a very solid video card for this price level… in fact I don’t think you’ll find another prebuilt PC with a better card. It will easily get you 60fps+ at up to 1440p gaming.

$700 Off Alienware Aurora R15 Intel Core i9-13900KF Raptor Lake RTX 4090 Gaming PC

Dell (Alienware) is offering $700 off this totally badass Alienware Aurora gaming PC. No that doesn’t make it cheap, but this is pretty much Dell’s top of the line gaming PC with everything you could ever want. Specs include the new 13th gen Intel Core i9-1300KF 24-core Raptor Lake CPU (equal to or better than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X), GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, 32GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM, 1TB SSD, and 1TB HDD. The PC has been upgraded with Alienware’s best Cryo-Tech 240mm AIO CPU liquid cooling, a massive 1350W power supply, and a clear side panel to show off all of your contents.

GeForce RTX 4090 Starting at $1659.99

Here are some RTX 4090s at or close to MSRP! Everybody knows by now that the RTX 4090 is the undisputed king of the hill. It’s significantly more powerful than any other NVIDIA card out there. It’s laughably more powerful than any AMD card, thanks to its support for DLSS 3.0 and it’s marvelous domination of ray tracing tech.

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Guild Wars 2 expansions will be smaller and more frequent in future

Guild Wars 2 is over ten years old now, and last year it brought its long-running storyline to a close with its third expansion. Now its developers say they want to release smaller and cheaper expansions more regularly, with quarterly updates filling the gaps in between.

Minecraft‘s 1.20 update, including two of the things pictured above: the new Sniffer mob, which won a public vote to be included in the game; and the less expected new cherry blossom biome. Both seem adorable.

Feature: Rating The Best Zelda/Link Relationship In The Legend Of Zelda Games

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Zelink might be one of the biggest ships out there, and it’s hardly controversial to want Zelda and Link, the two owners of the Triforce that aren’t evil, to end up together. They’re entwined in destiny, fated to keep meeting, and falling into the princess/hero dichotomy that keeps them separate once more. And yet, they’ve never really had a romantic relationship. It’s wild!

We’re big Zelink shippers here at NL, of course, so we’ve created the ultimate list of the best Zelda/Link relationships as represented in the Legend of Zelda games. We’ve skipped a few of the games — notably spin-offs like Hyrule Warriors and Four Swords — but all the mainline games are here.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

MLB The Show 23’s Negro Leagues Feature is the Start of a Powerful Multi-Year Journey

Summary

The Negro League Baseball Museum is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball.
Leroy “Satchel” Paige, Jackie Robinson, Andrew “Rube” Foster, Hilton Smith, Hank Thompson, John Donaldson, Martin Dihigo, and John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil will be the players featured in Storylines: Season 1.
MLB The Show 23 is now available for digital pre-order on the Xbox Store in a variety of versions, including Standard, Digital Deluxe, and will be available to play day one with Xbox Game Pass on March 28, 2023.

As a tremendous fan of baseball, I was thrilled to see the news that MLB The Show 23 is bringing a new feature to the upcoming game known as “Storylines: The Negro Leagues.” For this first season, many of the league’s greatest stars will be profiled in a new interactive mode in partnership with the Negro League Baseball Museum and their President Bob Kendrick, a national institution dedicated to preserving the rich history of Black baseball and its impact on America.

Because of racist segregation laws at the time, Black Americans were not allowed to play alongside white players or participate in Major League Baseball. To counter that, Rube Foster — an amazing player in his own right and founder of the Chicago American Giants — lead the formation with other Black club owners to create the Negro National League in 1920, giving an avenue for Black people to play organized baseball. The result gave us some of the greatest legends to ever play the game, many of which we as gamers will learn more about in this new Storylines feature for MLB The Show 23.

We had a chance to catch up with Communications and Brand Strategist at San Diego Studio, Ramone Russell and talked about how MLB The Show 23 plans to use an interactive medium to tell this powerful piece of American history, the ways in which it fits within the framework of the game, and what future iterations of this mode may look like in following seasons.

“The Negro Leagues are an important part of baseball and American history, whose iconic figures are not nearly as well-known as other baseball players of the era,” explains Russell. “We plan to use MLB The Show and the interactive medium which is gaming as a gateway; a gateway to expose new generations of baseball fans to these historic figures and their stories of triumph over adversity.”

MLB The Show 23 - Storylines: The Negro Leagues Asset

“Storylines is a new game experience in MLB The Show 23,” continues Russell. “It will lead gamers through a sequential narrative focusing on a single player, watching short informational videos about the player. After which they will play as them in Moments to reflect on important events in that player’s career.”

Obviously, part of what makes this such an incredible journey for these players are the social hardships they endured, overcoming significant adversity in their professional and personal lives. It was refreshing to hear that this ‘gateway’ to the past aims to be very honest in its telling of these players’ history.

“We don’t gloss over the adversity they faced or the ugliness of American segregation during that time,” says Russell. “But MLB The Show is an E-rated game and 100% of the storytelling is done by our narrator, Negro League Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick.”

Founded in 1990, the Negro League Baseball Museum, as described on its official site, is “the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its profound impact on the social advancement of America.” Bob Kendrick, who first began working with the NLBM as a volunteer in the early ‘90s and was later named President in 2011, has been responsible for many of the museum’s educational programs, events, and more.

As part of his role with the museum, Kendrick has been a tremendous advocate for telling the history of the Negro Leagues and sharing stories about many of its legendary players, many of which will be featured in the Season 1 Storylines roster that will include Leroy “Satchel” Paige, Jackie Robinson, Andrew “Rube” Foster, Hilton Smith, Hank Thompson, John Donaldson, Martín Dihigo, and John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil. Having someone like Kendrick front and center will lend a degree of authenticity to this feature that fans of baseball are sure to appreciate.

In addition, as part of this historic partnership with the NLBM, MLB The Show and San Diego Studio are donating $1 to the museum for every MLB The Show 23 Digital Deluxe Edition or The Captain Edition sold in the United States through December 31, 2023.

In talking more about how this partnership came to be, Russell indicated that this has been something the San Diego Studio, which has been developing MLB The Show for nearly two decades, has wanted to do for a very long time — it was just a matter of finding the right partner to tell the story the team envisioned and to do it the right way.

“The Negro Leagues are not only an important part of baseball history; more importantly they are crucial part of American history,” explains Russell. “The inspiration to introduce the Negro Leagues into MLB The Show has always been there, however we never had a good grasp on how to do it and that’s always been the conundrum. The stars aligned and we finally figured out a way to do it the right way.”

Best of all, this is just the beginning of this new Storylines feature for MLB The Show. Next year’s release will feature a new group of Negro League Legends and will profile their unique stories of grit, grace, and triumph in the face of adversity.

“The Storylines feature is a vehicle we created to tell meaningful stories in the baseball universe with a controller in your hand,” says Russell. “The possibilities are endless; however, our focus right now is on the Negro Leagues. It’s going to take us years to properly tell their stories with the respect, dignity, admiration, and appreciation they deserve.

In asking what he hopes people will take away from this new gameplay feature, Russell summed it up succinctly.

“We hope everyone who plays Storylines walks away feeling inspired, educated, and enlightened by these stories,” he says. “Anything past that is a bonus.”

MLB The Show 23 is available for pre-order today for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and will be available day one with Xbox Game Pass on March 28, 2023. We’ll have more exciting news to share soon about MLB The Show 23 here on Xbox Wire, so stay tuned!

MLB® The Show™ 23 Digital Deluxe Edition – Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

MLB

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$99.99

Pre-order

Pre-order to get the Gold Choice pack and four days’ early access to start playing MLB® The Show™ 23 from March 24 2023

This edition includes:
• Four Days Early Access.
• Full game for Xbox Series X|S.
• Full game for Xbox One.
• One Captain’s Choice Pack.
• One TBA Choice Pack.
• One TBA Uniform Choice Pack.
• Five Gold Choice packs.
• 20 The Show packs.
• One Ballplayer pack.
• Double daily login rewards.
• 30K Stubs™.

MLB® The Show™ 23 gets you closer than ever to living your Baseball dreams on the diamond. Shock The Game and Own The Show with your favorite players, your favorite rivalries, and all your favorite MLB moments.

Get the next-generation MLB The Show 23 experience when you play on Xbox Series X|S, including the return of Stadium Creator mode, and face your friends with cross-platform play* or continue your progress on other platforms with cross progression**.

MLB® The Show™ 23 Xbox Series X|S

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$69.99

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Pre-order to get the Gold Choice pack.

This edition includes:
• Full game for Xbox Series X|S
• Full game for Xbox One
• Five The Show Packs.
• 10K Stubs™.

MLB® The Show™ 23 Xbox One

MLB

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$59.99

Pre-order

Pre-order to get the Gold Choice pack.

This edition includes:
• Full game.
• 5K Stubs™.

Buy the MLB® The Show™ 23 digital version for Xbox One and when ready, upgrade to the MLB® The Show™ 23 digital version for Xbox Series X|S for an additional cost.

Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Ezio and Altair Statue Available at the IGN Store

You can relive one of the most iconic moments in Assassin’s Creed history, thanks to our latest listing over at the IGN Store. This Assassin’s Creed Revelations diorama recreats the moment that Ezio Auditore comes face-to-face with the remains of Altair, the protaganist of the original Assassin’s Creed. You can check out the epic statue at the IGN Store now.

The statue costs $499.99, and is set to ship in early 2024. It stands at 12 inches tall, 14.5 inches wide, and 9 inches deep, making it an awesome, huge centerpiece for any gaming collection or display. It also has an LED-lit Memory Seal, along with the iconic Assassin’s Creed logo at the base of the statue. You can see the images of the statue in high detail below:

Assassin’s Creed Revelations originally launched in 2011 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The game brought together the franchise’s two lead characters up to that point, Altair from the original Assassin’s Creed and Ezio from Assassin’s Creed II and Brotherhood. In our review of the game, we said, “If you’ve been following the lives of Altair and Ezio this long, you owe it to yourself to see their last adventure.”

Author: Game Infliction

PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store

First Major Hogwarts Legacy Update is Here, PS5 Patch Delayed

Deal Alert: This 2TB PS5 Compatible SSD with Heatshield Is Only $149.99

Patriot Viper VP4300 2TB PS5 SSD for $149.99

Pick up Samsung’s ludicrously capacious 8TB SSD for £413 after a 40% discount

Daily Deals: PS5 Digital Console In Stock, Cheap 2TB PS5 SSDs, $700 Off 55″ Samsung Odyssey Ark Gaming Monitor, and More

PS5 Digital Edition on Amazon Without Invitation

WD Black SN850X 2TB PS5 SSD From $159.99

Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD From $159.99

Samsung Odyssey Ark 55″ QLED Mini-LED Gaming Monitor for $1999.99

Samsung T7 Shield 4TB Portable SSD for $279.99

Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 Studio Controller for $119.99

Alienware Aurora R13 Intel Core i7-12700F RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for Only $1099.99

Alienware m15 RTX 3060 Gaming Laptop $1299.99

HP OMEN 25L RTX 3070 Gaming PC for $1210

$700 Off Alienware Aurora R15 Intel Core i9-13900KF Raptor Lake RTX 4090 Gaming PC

GeForce RTX 4090 Starting at $1659.99

The Best Deals of the Week

Guild Wars 2 expansions will be smaller and more frequent in future

Minecraft 1.20 details new mob, archaeology, and a surprise new biome

Feature: Rating The Best Zelda/Link Relationship In The Legend Of Zelda Games

MLB The Show 23’s Negro Leagues Feature is the Start of a Powerful Multi-Year Journey

Summary

MLB® The Show™ 23 Digital Deluxe Edition – Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

MLB® The Show™ 23 Xbox Series X|S

MLB® The Show™ 23 Xbox One

Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Ezio and Altair Statue Available at the IGN Store