• Daily Deals: $200 Off The New 48″ LG UltraGear OLED Gaming Monitor, ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3080 GPU for $799, and More

    For those of you who wanted the image quality of an LG OLED TV packaged in a dedicated PC gaming monitor, your wish has been answered. Today Amazon is offering $200 off the newly releaesd LG UltraGear 48" OLED gaming monitor with anti-glare low-reflective screen and DisplayPort. Pair it with the top-of-the-line ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3080 12GB GPU, which has now dropped to only $799. In other deal news, get four $9.99 preowned games for $20 at Gamestop, score a Dell G15 RTX 3050 Ti gaming laptop for under $700, or pick up the newest Apple TV for only $129.99 on Amazon.

    New Release: 48" LG UltraGear 48GP900-B 4K HDR OLED Gaming Monitor for $1298.87

    For those of you who love LG OLED TVs (for good reason) but don't like the idea of using a TV for a computer monitor, there's now an answer. LG has released its first UltraGear OLED gaming monitor. At first glance, the 48GP900 with its 48" LG WOLED 10-bit color HDR display seems very similar to the 48" LG C1 OLED TV. The panel is very similar, but there are some key differences. Instead of the semi glossy coating found on the OLED TV, the 48GP900 features an anti-glare low reflective coating that is undoubtedly a better fit for close up monitor usage. It also has DisplayPort connectivity and lacks the built-in Smart TV interface. It does carry over the HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K @ 120Hz compatiblity for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners, as well as VRR and G-SYNC support, but the 120Hz refresh rate can be overclocked to 138Hz when used as a PC monitor. Last and certainly least important of all, there is subtle RGB backlighting on the rear of the monitor that isn't present on the OLED TVs. This is one of the best gaming monitors you'll find on the market right now.

    The Best of the Best: ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 OC 12GB GPU for $799

    The GeForce RTX 3080 GPU really doesn't need any introduction. This is the de facto card to get if you plan to run current generation games at 4K, since it's up to 50% faster than the previous generation RTX 2080 SUPER and doesn't command the exorbitant price of the RTX 3080 Ti or RTX 3090 (both of which are a mere 3%-5% faster in real world performance). It has an HDMI 2.1 port for passing through 4K @ 120Hz, which it has the power to drive even in resource hungry games like Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042 or Cyberpunk 2077.

    The ASUS ROG STRIX model is considered by many to be the very best RTX 3080 variant on the market. It's usually hundreds of dollars more than the 3080 FE price. That's in large part because of the incredible cooling potential of the massive 3-slot heatsink combined with the quietest triple fan cooling you'll find on any RTX 3080. Despite the low noise levels, the ROG STRIX offers a significantly OC'ed 1890MHz boost clock compared o the stock 1710MHz boost on the 3080 FE. This model also comes with 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM instead of the 10GB of VRAM that comes standard and most other RTX 3080 GPUs.

    GameStop Buy More Save More Sale: Get Four $9.99 or Less Pre-Owned Games for $20

    GameStop is offering an excellent deal on its huge selection of preowned games. If you buy four preowned games that each cost $9.99 or less, you only pay $20 total, or $5 per game. That's up to 50% off some already heavily discounted PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch titles like Death Stranding, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, The Last of Us Remastered, Marvel's Avengers, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and much more.

    Dell G15 15" RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop for $649.99

    This is the lowest price we've seen so far for an RTX 3050 Ti equipped gaming laptop. At under $700 you can't really find a mobile GPU with more power than the RTX 3050 Ti; it's a little bit more powerful than the previous generation's GTX 1660 Ti, plus it offers ray tracing and DLSS support. It should handle 1080p gaming at high settings without a hitch.

    Newest Apple TV 4K for $129.99

    This isn't exactly as cheap as Amazon Prime Day of $109, but it's still $50 cheaper than MSRP and the best price you'll probably see for a while. The newest Apple TV features two major upgrades. It boasts an A12 Bionic processor that boosts graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing and delivers high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision. It also includes a new Apple TV remote. The overall build quality is better than before, but the biggest enhancements are a 5-way clickpad, mute button, and dedicated power button that works for your TV, receiver, and Apple TV.

    Razer Anzu Smart Glasses

    These Razer smart glasses retail for a ridiculous $199.99. Fortunately, they're on sale today for a much more reasonable price of $48.96. The Razer Anzu glasses comes with two types of interchangeable lenses; blue-light filtering lenses for PC use and polarized lenses for outdoor use. They also feature a built-in mic and bluetooth speaker for hands-free calling.

    Alienware Aurora Core i7 RTX 3070 Ti PC for $1399

    This is currently the best deal you'll find for a gaming PC for $1400 or less. The RTX 3070 Ti is a 2nd generation RTX 30 series GPU and it sits right in between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080. This card is about as good as it gets for high refresh rate 1080p or 1440p gaming. It's not a huge upgrade from the RTX 3070 (non-Ti), but considering the fact that you probably won't find an RTX 3070 (non-Ti) equipped gaming PC for any cheaper, this is a no brainer. It's paired with a liquid cooled 11th gen Intel Core i7 unlocked processor, 16GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD,

    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Or Mario Tennis Aces + Free 12-Month Nintendo Switch Online Membership for $49.99

    Nintendo Switch Online is automatically added to cart

    Gamestop is offering a free Nintendo Switch Online 12-month individual membership when you purchase Super Mario Kart Deluxe 8, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or Mario Tennis Aces. The games normally cost $59.99 each, but they are all on sale for $49.99. An annual Nintendo Switch Online membership normally costs $19.99. In addition to access to online play modes in various games, NSO gives you plenty of perks like cloud based saves, access to dozens of NES and SNES classic games, and exclusive discounts at the eShop.

    Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" Intel Core i7-12700H Alder Lake RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop for $1599

    Walmart is offering an outstanding deal on the new Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop that is also equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core i7 Alder Lake CPU and RTX 3070 GPU. The RTX 3070 GPU in this gaming laptop also has a TGP rating of 140W, and it performs as well as the MSI Crosshair on paper. In real world benchmarks, the Legion 5 Pro is one of the best performing gaming laptops on the market. It also looks more like a standard laptop, so you might want to pick this over the Crosshair if you're not into the gamer aesthetic.

    XPG S70 1TB M.2 SSD with Heatsink for $109.99

    The XPG Gammix S70 Blade is the least expensive 1TB PS5 compatible SSD available right now. Just because it's the cheapest doesn't mean it's the slowest. In fact, the S70 is actually one of the fastest SSDs available with transfer rates up to 7,400 MB/s. It's on par with the likes of the WD Black SN850, the Samsung 980 Pro, or the Seagate Firecude 530. This is a PCIe Gen4 SSD that was pretty much released specifically for PS5 gamers in order to double or triple the storage capacity of their PS5 without limiting the speed. To make this deal even sweeter, it already comes with a very low-profile heatsink.

    ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Ti Gaming PC

    Walmart is offering this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X GTX 1660 Ti equipped gaming PC for only $799. The GTX 1660 Ti is still a very capable video card that can handle just about any game at 1080p resolution. You certainly won't find a more powerful video card for this price.

    New Apple AirPods Pro for $179.99

    The current generation Apple AirPods Pro is one of the best sounding "truly wireless" earbuds you'll find, especially at this price point. "Truly wireless" earbuds have no wires whatsoever; even the earbuds aren't hardwired to each other. In addition to the excellent sound quality, the AirPods Pro is the only AirPods with active noise cancelling technology. That, combined with the inherent nature of in-ear earbuds, means that the AirPods Pro will provide better noise isolation than over-ear headphones like the Bose QuietComfort or the Sony WH1000XM5. If you're thinking of getting a pair of new AirPods, we highly recommend jumping on this particular model.

    Dell S2721DGF 27" 1440p GSYNC Gaming Monitor

    This excellent monitor has hit a new price low for Black Friday. It's one of the best 27" gaming monitors you can buy for under $500. The S2721DGF boasts a high quality IPS panel (better than the VA panel found on the popular S3220DGF model). It features wide viewing angles and excellent color rendition including 98% DCI-P3 color coverage, a super fast 1ms response time and up to 165Hz refresh rate through the DisplayPort. It's also FreeSync Premium Pro and G-SYNC compatible.

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    The Art of God of War: Ragnarok to Release in November 2022

    2022 promises to be a big year for God of War fans. God of War: Ragnarok has been confirmed for a November 9, 2022 release date, and now the game will be joined by a hardcover book called The Art of God of War: Ragnarok.

    Check out the dynamic cover to this new hardcover collection below:

    As with Dark Horse's previous art books, The Art of God of War Ragnarok features several hundred pages of concept art, developer commentary and other behind-the-scenes material for the game.

    Dark Horse will also be releasing a Deluxe Edition version of the hardcover. The Deluxe Edition features a unique, faux-leather clamshell case and an art portfolio containing two lithograph prints of Kratos and Atreus.

    The standard version of The Art of God of War: Ragnarok is priced at $49.99, while the Deluxe Edition will cost $129.99. Both versions will be released in bookstores on November 29 and comic shops on November 30. You can preorder The Art of God of War Ragnarok now.

    Previous Dark Horse art books include The Art of Horizon: Forbidden West, The Art of Halo Infinite, The Art of Deathloop and The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

    For more on God of War: Ragnarok, find out how you can preorder the game and what special editions will be available.

    Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: First Trailer Held Back Because the VFX Aren’t Quite Finished

    Director James Gunn has decided against releasing the first Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer to the public for the time being because he isn't completely satisfied with the VFX.

    The first official footage of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, but it was exclusively screened for those in Hall H and didn't appear online afterwards. Several fans took to social media to share their disappointment over its notable absence online, to which Gunn replied and explained that he felt it wasn't quite ready for public viewing.

    Gunn explained that, while he personally loves the trailer, he has decided to hold it back for "a beat" because the VFX needs some fine-tuning before it receives "repeated views and close inspection" from the general public. He also reminded fans that they only finished filming in May, so there is still quite a lot of work to be completed in post-production at this stage.

    Nevertheless, Marvel gave the Hall H crowd a sneak peek of what's to come in the third and final chapter of Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. It showed some big changes taking place with the cosmic crew, including the debut of Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Spacedog. The trailer also revealed Gamora running a section of the Ravagers, together with glimpses of Groot and Rocket Raccoon.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be part of Phase 5 of the MCU, and is set to be released on May 5, 2023. The trailer was screened during a deluge of news at SDCC, where we learned tons about Marvel's plans for the finale of Phase 4, as well as both Phases 5 and 6, now dubbed the Multiverse Saga, alongside tons of other announcements, trailers, and teasers at the event.

    Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

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    She-Hulk Creators Discuss the Challenges of a CG Lead Character: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Growing Pains’

    The creators of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law have discussed the challenges of having a CG character lead a series, acknowledging the "growing pains" they went through to achieve the desired results.

    She-Hulk head writer and executive producer Jessica Gao spoke to IGN at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 about the extraordinary challenge of relying almost entirely on VFX to bring Tatiana Maslany's titular superhero to life. Gao admitted it had been a process of "trial and error" and not one that they would necessarily rush to repeat, even though they eventually managed to pull it off.

    "This was unprecedented because [Marvel has] never made a TV show where the lead character is completely CG when she's the title character," Gao explained. "When we first started, we didn't really have a plan or know how we were gonna do it. We just knew we were gonna do it and I just figured, 'Look, it's Marvel. They know what they're doing. They're gonna figure it out.'"

    However, Gao admitted that it was not as simple as that and it took time for the team to reach an outcome that they were satisfied with. "It's been a process of trial and error," she added. "There's been a lot of growing pains. I think if we had to do it over again, we would probably think long and hard about how often we want a CG character on screen, but it all worked out."

    Director Kat Coiro, on the other hand, viewed the undertaking as less of a challenge and more of an opportunity to experiment with VFX using the suite of tools that were available to them. She explained that the actors helped them to incorporate that into production, as they worked together to capture the authenticity of their characters.

    "One of the coolest things about working with Marvel is that you get to try every tool that is out there and it's right on the cutting edge, so our methodology was [to use] everything that exists to capture actors' honest performance," Coiro said, sharing more about their approach. "It didn't even feel like a challenge at the end of the day. It felt like a part of the process."

    The first trailer for She-Hulk received significant backlash for the sub-par quality of its VFX but the footage also revealed some important connections to the greater MCU as well as a few new players – including Frog Man, the beloved oaf with a heart of gold who has already made it into the hearts of fans across social media.

    A new trailer for She-Hulk debuted at Comic-Con, teasing more of the series ahead of its premiere on August 17 and confirming the rumored appearance of Charlie Cox's Daredevil.

    Marvel also delved deeper into their plans for the next few years, announcing that She-Hulk would be the penultimate Phase 4 entry and that more Avengers films are on the way.

    Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

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    She-Hulk’s Fourth Wall Breaks Aren’t Just for Comedy: ‘We’ve Got Some Big Surprises’

    Despite She-Hulk: Attorney at Law being a comedy overall, its fourth wall breaks aren't just for laughs, the cast and crew have said.

    Speaking to IGN at San Diego Comic-Con, co-director Kat Coiro said the team has "some big surprises coming regarding the fourth wall", which will be broken for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during She-Hulk's Disney+ series.

    "I think breaking the fourth wall asks a lot of questions that I hope we get to answer for you in the show" added co-director Anu Valia. "So I just don't want to give too much away. But it's very fun, it's very cool."

    The breaks also have a deeper meaning according to actress Tatiana Maslany (who plays Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk), who said the hyper-awareness displayed is representative of "a woman moving through the world".

    Maslany continued: "You have to be so conscious of the systems that you're in, and you are just so aware of how it is when you're walking down the street, who's there, [and so on]. That kind of hyper-awareness in a lot of ways feels like her superpower and I think that's fun.

    "And also, it's a great way to bring the audience in. They already jump into the universe of the MCU but to be like 'hey, I know, I see you coming in so let's go together' is kind of a fun thing."

    Comic-Con also revealed a new trailer for She-Hulk ahead of its premiere date on August 17 and confirmed the rumoured appearance of Charlie Cox's Daredevil.

    Marvel also delved deeper into their plans for the next few years, announcing that She-Hulk would be the penultimate Phase 4 entry and that more Avengers films are on the way.

    Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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