To celebrate the release of GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION in 4K Ultra HD, we have two sets to give away.
Based on the best-selling novel series by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones has earned a total of 161 Emmy® nominations and 59 wins, which are the most nominations and wins of any Comedy or Drama series in Emmy history. The Cultural Phenomenon also stands as HBO’s most-viewed program ever, with the final season averaging a record-setting 44 million viewers in the U.S.
The 4K Ultra HD discs of Game of Thrones: The Complete Collectionwill feature Dolby VisionTM HDR that dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range and uses dynamic metadata to automatically optimize the picture for every screen, frame by frame.
Also, the 4K Ultra HD discs of Game of Thrones: The Complete Collectionwill feature Dolby Atmos® soundtracks remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, a Dolby Atmos enabled AV receiver and additional speakers are required, or a Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar; however, Dolby Atmos soundtracks are also fully backward compatible with traditional audio configurations and legacy home entertainment equipment.
The 4K Ultra HD release includes over 15 hours of bonus features originally released on the 2019 Game of Thrones: The Complete Series and The Complete Collection (Limited Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray sets.
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PLAYMOBIL have released a number of fun Advent Calendars, this one is the Pirate Cove Treasure Hunt for the Advent.
Adventures are afoot on the high seas this Christmas! Young buccaneers can count down to the big day in this Piratey scene. These dastardly pirates are not after a stocking this year, but the gold hidden on the remote island. It will not be an easy feat as it’s guarded by a cannon and a host of creatures including scorpions, monkeys, snakes and a giant squid!
Begin the countdown to Christmas with an exciting PLAYMOBIL Advent Calendar! Behind every door is a gift, from figures and animals to vehicles and accessories, providing children with 24-days’ worth of entertainment during the lead up to the big day. Once all the surprises have been discovered, the box folds open into a backdrop to complete the scene. With four new advent calendars to choose from, whether your child likes Ice Father Christmas, Farming, or Pirates, PLAYMOBIL has a calendar that will bring a smile to all faces this Christmas.
The Pirate Cove Treasure Hunt for the advent Calendar is available now priced £19.99 and is suitable for children aged 4 to 10.
Ninth century AD. Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources, a Viking raider, Eivor, leads a clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England’s broken kingdoms. Their mission: establish a new permanent home, no matter the cost. Wars will rage. Kingdoms will fall. This is the age of the Vikings.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be available on 10th November, 2020 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC, as well as on UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service, and Stadia.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will release on PlayStation 5 alongside the launch of the console from November 12th, 2020.
For me, The Mandalorian has been some of the best Star Wars story telling outside the animated series in recent years and last October it became an overnight sensation as Disney Plus launched as a streaming service. But it was not available yet in all regions so many fans, myself included, had an agonising wait for it to come to us and when it did….wow was it good.
Well today Season 2 has launched and we can all enjoy the opening episode as it has now launched today Friday 30th October:
However this season will be a little different in that instead of all the episodes dropping at once, Season 2 is using the traditional weekly release style schedule and to be honest, I am kind of glad it is being paced to run all eight episodes to end just before Christmas rather than just binge watching them all today which I absolutely would have done. Gives us fans something to look forward to every week.
Here we review the PowerPic Phone Charger from Twelve South.
Looking for a wireless phone charger that doesn’t look like another dock or charger? Meet PowerPic, the picture frame that wirelessly charges your phone. Just set any Qi-compatible phone inside the frame to begin charging. The contemporary frame is made of New Zealand Pine and holds any 5″ x 7″ photo. PowerPic is, hands down, the best looking wireless phone charger – that you’ll never see.
Features
Works with all Qi-enabled smartphones (iPhone, Pixel, Galaxy etc.)
Qi-certified fast charger delivers up to 10W wireless power
Wirelessly charges through most phone cases up to 3mm thick
New Zealand pine frame holds any 5″ x 7″ photo
A Closer Look
Final Thoughts
The PowerPic wireless charger is a really useful bit of kit if you have a phone that can charge wirelessly (which most current phones do).
It looks like a good quality picture frame that will fit any 5×7 photo perfectly. The power cable itself is tucked neatly behind the frame and it also comes with a removable stand to hold the frame safely in position.
Placing a photo in the frame is simple and is just like any other picture frame.
Once the frame is plugged into a power socket, you just need to place your phone against the glass rested on the lower part of the frame to start charging. There are status lights on the back of the frame if you have any issues and need to check what’s going on.
This is a really great bit of kit that can sit on your desk or your bedside table and not look out of place.
The PowerPic Phone Charger from Twelve South is available now priced around £55.
The current COVID world situation continues to have a knock effect as you would expect and this week seems to be the week for delays to major video games releases to be announced. Ubisoft has now confirmed that Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine have both been delayed beyond their original 2021 release dates after being given “more time” to develop them. Far Cry 6 was due for a February 2021 release.
Ubisoft has said that Far Cry 6 is the most ambitious entry in the series yet and will feature multiple endings, as such the decision to delay the original release does make sense and Ubisoft delayed titles following the disastrous reaction to Ghost Recon Breakpoint back in 2019 which is why Watch Dogs Legion was delayed and only released yesterday October 29th 2020.
Rainbow Six Quarantine’s developer team made this statement once the announcement had been made via the Ubisoft News site:
Hi everyone,
Back at E3 2019 we announced that we were working on an exciting new addition to the Rainbow Six series: a squad-based tactical shooter called Quarantine. Of course, we’re massive fans of Rainbow Six ourselves, and we want to ensure our game does justice to this incredible universe and community. We know you’re excited to find out more about the game, and we are equally as excited to share more details as soon as we can.
Quarantine is an ambitious project. In order to enable the game to reach its full potential, we’ve decided to give ourselves more development time to get it right.
We recently passed a major production gate, where we presented an intense core-experience built upon unique coop tactical gameplay. We will now be focusing on overall polish and reaching the level of quality this game deserves.
Just like many of you, we’ve spent a lot of the past few months working in exceptional conditions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re thankful to have this extra time. We are committed to bringing players a high quality experience, and most importantly, providing the space and time to keep the development team healthy at the same time.
Thank you all for your understanding and support, and we’ll be back with more to share in 2021!
Ubisoft has plenty of games already coming out with Watch Dogs Legion out now, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla out on November 10th and Immortals: Fenyx Rising in December. Reports suggests both delayed games will not release until after March 2021 at the earliest.
Play together with Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. November’s 2020 Games with Gold lineup includes the Xbox One titles, Aragami: Shadow Edition and Swimsanity!, and through Xbox One backward compatibility, the original Xbox title, Full Spectrum Warrior, and the Xbox 360 title, LEGO Indiana Jones.
Xbox Live Gold members will have exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold, you get the most advanced multiplayer service, free games, and exclusive member discounts on games in the Microsoft Store — get Xbox Live Gold today to get in on the action or join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which includes all these fantastic benefits plus access to over 100 high-quality games with Xbox Game Pass.
It’s time to look at where you’ve been and to understand where your road leads. As your journey continues, you will carry the Light into the Darkness and see how much farther there is to go. Eyes up, Guardian – Darkness is here, and a new era is nigh!
The frontier of Europa holds many lost secrets from the past, including the dark power of Stasis. Work with the mysterious Exo Stranger to harness this new power before Eramis, the Kell of Darkness, bestows it on her Fallen forces. Grow your arsenal, command Stasis, and go beyond the Light.
Destiny 2 is officially available with Xbox Game Pass meaning players can jump into Bungie’s epic adventure at no additional cost using their subscription. Destiny 2 with its Forsaken and Shadowkeep expansions are only available on Xbox Game Pass for consoles but coming to Game Pass for PC soon. Beyond Light will also be available with Xbox Game Pass on launch day, and Destiny 2 is to be enhanced further for Xbox Series X/S soon.
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From PlayStation Studios and Bluepoint Games comes a remake of the PlayStation classic, Demon’s Souls. Entirely rebuilt from the ground up and masterfully enhanced, this remake introduces the horrors of a fog-laden, dark fantasy land to a whole new generation of gamers. Those who’ve faced its trials and tribulations before can once again challenge the darkness in stunning visual quality and incredible performance.
Demon Souls can be pre-ordered now for its release on November 12th for PS5 US Launch.
Today, SQUARE ENIX launched the official teaser website for the latest standalone mainline title in the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY XVI. The website showcases newly revealed key artwork for the ground-breaking, all-new action RPG (“role-playing game”), featuring the game’s protagonist, Clive Rosfield, as well as a set of character illustrations and vignettes that offer a glimpse of the connections between them. The website also presents a deeper look into the setting of FINAL FANTASY XVI, the complex realm of Valisthea, a land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals —glittering mountains of crystal that tower over the world below.
FINAL FANTASY XVI brings players into a world where Eikons are powerful and deadly creatures that reside within Dominants—a single man or woman who is blessed with the ability to call upon their dreaded power. The story follows Clive Rosfield, a young man dedicated to mastering the blade, who is dubbed the First Shield of Rosaria and tasked to guard his younger brother Joshua—the Dominant of the Phoenix. Unexpected events set Clive on a dark and dangerous road to revenge. For more information on the world and characters of FINAL FANTASY XVI, visit the official teaser website at: http://na.finalfantasyxvi.com.
FINAL FANTASY XVI is a single player action-RPG being developed for the PlayStation 5 console (“PS5”). This title is not yet rated.
Netflix is doubling down hard on Video Game adaptations with both anime and live action versions of popular video games, The Witcher being the most recent example and success of one. Now just two weeks away from the launch of the next title in the video game series, ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’, Netflix has teased that a live adaptation of Assassin’s Creed is coming to their streaming service:
The series, which will be executive produced by Ubisoft Film & Television’s Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik, is currently looking for a showrunner.
“We’re excited to partner with Ubisoft and bring to life the rich, multilayered storytelling that Assassin’s Creed is beloved for,” said Peter Friedlander, VP, Original Series, Netflix. “From its breathtaking historical worlds and massive global appeal as one of the best selling video game franchises of all time, we are committed to carefully crafting epic and thrilling entertainment based on this distinct IP and provide a deeper dive for fans and our members around the world to enjoy.”
Jason Altman, Head of Ubisoft Film & Television added: “For more than 10 years, millions of fans around the world have helped shape the Assassin’s Creed brand into an iconic franchise, we’re thrilled to create an Assassin’s Creed series with Netflix and we look forward to developing the next saga in the Assassin’s Creed universe.”
My thoughts….well the big screen adaptation was quite frankly awful, it ignored the basic rules of the Assassin’s Creed universe but did manage to actually improve on a couple of things including its take on the Animus. For me Assassin’s Creed suits an episodic television series because of the very nature of being able to go into an Animus and revisit history but also a show’s season will allow enough time to tell and build a story that you just can’t do in a feature film, the games themselves are often 40 hours or more to complete with the more recent ones hitting the 100 hour mark so a two hour film cant do it justice but a ten hour TV season could do more with it.
So far Netflix is on a role with Video Game adaptations so I am hoping this will have the same level of success as long as they stick to what made the games so loved just as they did with The Witcher in honouring the books and the games.
As skies turn gray and the season of fright approaches, now is the perfect time to prepare yourself for a terrifying journey to Little Hope. Turn down the lights, get your family or roommates to join you or play alone, if you dare…
Abandoned and all alone, four college students and their teacher become stranded in an isolated town miles from anywhere after their bus crashes in bad weather. Trapped by a mysterious fog in the town of Little Hope, they search desperately for a means of escape whilst visions from the past haunt them from the shadows. Will your decisions and quick actions be enough to save each character in the party?
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope officially launches on October 30, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PCs via STEAM.
Additionally, both entries of The Dark Pictures Anthology, Man of Medan and Little Hope, will be compatible with PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.
As the nights draw in and pumpkins pop up in unexpected places, it’s time for Sea of Thieves to celebrate the scariest of seasons with its latest free update, available today to all Sea of Thieves players across Xbox One, Windows 10 PC, Steam and with Xbox Game Pass.
This year, pirates will be dealing with a sudden influx of dangerous enemies known as Shadows of Fate – a tricky type of skeleton normally confined to the Fort of the Damned. Working together with the Bilge Rats, players will uncover the story behind this emerging threat as it unfolds week by week, carrying crews into different regions of the seas.
Nowhere is completely safe during the Fate of the Damned update, as an advancing threat spreads across the seas. Pirates will receive Mysterious Notes before they set out on their adventures, urging them to speak with Larinna outside the tavern to find out what she’s learned, as well as which regions are being menaced by the Shadows of Fate that week – and those places are likely to be a hive of piratical activity, encouraging crews to plan their adventures accordingly.
Larinna will also be offering free Voyages that send players in search of her missing Bilge Rat crews, a task that guarantees some spectral scuffles along the way. Luckily, these same Voyages will give players the knowledge and tools to find the light that can banish the Shadows of Fate. The Ferryman aboard the Ferry of the Damned will also offer advice on how pirates might best defend themselves.
Players who choose to help turn the tide against this invading enemy, or who gather Flames of Fate to celebrate the Sea of Thieves’ traditional Festival of the Damned at this time of year, will find their efforts rewarded in the Fate of the Damned Event that forms part of this update. New Challenges will be unveiled as the Event progresses, each containing a number of varied Goals for pirates to tackle.
As more Goals are completed, new rewards will be made available, including the striking Soulflame weapons and lantern. Pirate Legends who go the extra mile and complete all Challenges will find they have access to the envy-inducing Soulflame Crew Set, available to them and anyone who’s currently sailing aboard their ship!
Last year’s spooky Fort of the Damned update saw a Skeleton Parrot and Monkey find their way into the Pirate Emporium – and not to be outdone, a Skeleton Cat and Dog have just arrived in search of loving owners who don’t mind their pets being a bit on the skinny side. They’re just as loyal as their flesh-and-blood friends, and guaranteed not to leave hair all over the furniture.
Elsewhere in the Emporium, the Soulflame Ship Set is ready to light up the seas with an eerie glow that captures the ethereal essence of the Well of Fates. If you prefer to travel by firelight, you can also acquire the free, irreverent Lantern Dance Emote that helps lighten even the gloomiest moments. Speaking of emotes, there’s a new set that allows your pirate to play the fool courtesy of a skeleton arm that’s a lot less dead than it should be, plus fear-inducing facepaints and plenty more.
The update is available for free to all Sea of Thieves players who have bought the game on Xbox One, on Windows 10 PC or via Steam, or players who have access to it with Xbox Game Pass. Simply download and install the latest Sea of Thieves update to get access.
The development team behind OkunoKA Madness must have been thinking that the world needed a sequel for the tough original game. Those that are into games that punish them for the slightest of mistakes might have been pleased when OkunoKA Madness got announced, but will it prove to be just as challenging as the original?
