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Victrix Pro AF Gaming Headset Review

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What happens when a company takes aviation technology and uses it to create high-end headphones for competitive gamers? You get the Victrix Pro AF headset (See it on the Victrix website). This high-end, $300 wired gaming headset sets out to offer everything you could ever need for competitive gaming, while also throwing in some features you probably never knew you wanted.

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WWE Money In The Bank 2018 Match Card: Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Ronda Rousey, And More

Money in the Bank takes place on June 17, and it will have been a while since the last PPV, and boy oh boy, the fans needed a break. It’s a new era for WWE as future major events will feature both Raw and Smackdown superstars, much like Backlash did last month. Coming live from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, Money in the Bank will stream over the WWE Network and available on PPV.

WWE is pushing this PPV to be a bigger event, and Money in the Bank will have an earlier start time compared to other shows, starting at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, with a Kickoff show starting one hour prior. We’re expecting this show to be as long as Survivor Series or Royal Rumble. As of this writing, no matches have been announced for the Kickoff, and currently, there are ten matches on the card with a couple more expected to be booked.

The main events of the evening will be the two Money in the Bank matches: one for the men and one for the women. Last year, Baron Corbin and Carmella–with help from James Ellsworth–won those respective matches with Carmella successfully cashing in her contract earlier this year. In 2018, the ante has been upped as there will now be eight superstars instead of six in each MITB match. As of this writing, all the combatants are locked in, but the New Day just needs to decide which member will compete in the men’s match.

Alongside those two ladder matches, Ronda Rousey makes her singles debut. Her last match was at Wrestlemania when she teamed with Kurt Angle to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Rousey will be fighting current Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax for the title. Additionally, Sami Zayn will fight Bobby Lashley, which comes from the fallout of a terrible segment where Zayn interviewed Lashley’s supposed sisters who were men in drag. Even after Zayn gave a heartfelt apology, Lashley still wants revenge.

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However, aside from the MITB matches, the bout to watch will be AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing match. The two men have been involved in a bitter rivalry filled with numerous punches and kicks to the groin, many of which have ended the match for numerous reasons. Now, the only way to lose this match is to be knocked out until the ref counts to 10. Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of low blows in this match.

Money in the Bank Match Card:

  • Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
  • Nia Jax (c) vs. Ronda Rousey (For the Raw Women’s Championship)
  • Carmella (c) vs. Asuka (For the Smackdown Women’s Championship)
  • Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal
  • Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
  • Seth Rollins (c) vs. Elias (For the Intercontinental Championship)
  • The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The Good Brothers (For the Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
  • AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship)
  • Lana, Natalya, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte, Ember Moon, Becky Lynch, Naomi, and Sasha Banks (Money in the Bank match)
  • Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, The Miz, Rusev, Finn Balor, and one member of The New Day (Money in the Bank match)

Come back to GameSpot on Sunday, June 17 for live coverage of the show.

How to Get a Job at IGN

Updated 6/4/18: We’ve just opened a Homepage Editor role. Apply!

We’re hiring! IGN is hiring roles in all departments, but we (as editors) are especially excited about these jobs in Editorial (well, there’s just this one at the moment):

The primary goal of the Homepage Editor role is to increase visibility of the cool stuff we make by deciding where and when big stories are promoted on IGN. Side quests may include developing new tools to help us organize our content (there’s a lot of it), running experiments and tests with traffic analysis tools, sharing successful experiments with the entire team, and  creating videos and writing articles. Apply!

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iOS 12 Details Announced

Details on iOS 12 have been announced, and the update, which comes this fall, will bring significant performance enhancements to older devices.

Apple revealed the contents of iOS 12 at its annual WWDC conference, confirming the update will make quite a few quality of life enhancements, including improvements to FaceTime and Siri. Apple also announced the addition of several new apps, according to The Verge.

iOS Performance Improvements, More Siri Integration

Software Vice President Craig Federighi said Apple is “doubling down on performance,” for iOS 12, in an effort to improve functionality while devices are in heavy use. After the update, apps should launch 40% faster, the keyboard should appear 50% faster, and the camera will open 70% faster on older devices.

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Sony To Announce New PS4 Games Ahead Of E3 2018

E3 2018 starts in a little under a week, and ahead of the massive showcase, Sony has released an announcement schedule on the PlayStation Blog leading up to its press conference on Monday, June 11. Starting Wednesday, June 6, Sony plans to announce three new games, a release date for an upcoming game (more than likely a PlayStation 4 exclusive), and details of “An Eagerly Anticipated Game [Coming] to PS VR,” each being offered once a day for the next five days, effectively concluding on Sunday, June 10. From Wednesday to Sunday, each announcement will be held at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET (4 PM BST), as we join Sony for its countdown to E3 2018.

It’s difficult to say what those three new games could be, as a few of Sony’s studios are already working on named projects: Bend Studio is working on Days Gone, Japan Studio is supposedly working on Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, London Studio is working on Blood & Truth, Media Molecule is working on Dreams, Naughty Dog is working on The Last of Us Part II, and Sucker Punch is working on Ghost of Tsushima.

However, in the past four or so years, Sony has opened four new studios: PixelOpus, established in 2014; Manchester Studio, established in 2015; ForwardWorks, established in 2016; and San Mateo Studio, also established in 2016. PixelOpus is currently working on Concrete Genie, which is slated for a 2018 release, but there’s no official confirmation of what the other studios are working on, so Sony could have these three studios announce their projects.

Sony’s E3 2018 press conference is Monday, June 11 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET (2 AM BST / 11 AM on June 12). Be sure to check our E3 2018 page for coverage of all the latest games, including interviews, previews, trailers, and more.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Editions Outlined, Up For Pre-Order

Red Dead Redemption 2‘s special editions were teased last month, but we’re finally getting a peek at what these special editions have to offer. Note “special editions.” There’s not one, but three different versions to choose from.

The first of the three is the Special Edition ($80 in the US), which includes several story mode additions and a physical world map. It includes a bank robbery mission and a gang hideout in story mode; a dappled black thoroughbred horse; talisman and medallion accessories to enhance Arthur’s skills in-game; gameplay boosts, cash bonuses, and discounts; the Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger outfit; and free access to several weapons: the volcanic pistol, pump action shotgun, and Lancaster varmint rifle.

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The Ultimate Edition ($100) includes all of the content from the Special Edition and more. This version tacks on two bonus outfits, the Blackrose Bounty Hunter and Copperhead Enforcer outfits; a black chestnut thoroughbred horse with a high plains cutting saddle; free access to the survivor camp theme; and rank bonuses in online play.

The Collector’s Box ($100) however does not have any digital content, or the game. Instead, it focuses on physical items from the Red Dead universe. Everything included will come in a metal tithing box with a lock and key. It includes a collectible challenger coin; double-sided 100-piece puzzle; Six Shooter bandana; treasure map; pin set; playing cards featuring illustrated versions of Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Javier Escuella, Bill Williamson, and Dutch van der Linde; a replica of the 150-page Wheeler, Rawson and Co. Catalogue; and 12 collectible cigarette cards inspired by the ones that can be found in-game.

Both the Special and Ultimate Editions are up for pre-order digitally on the Xbox Store and Playstation Network. Check out the pre-order bonuses here. All three versions, including the Collector’s Box, are available to pre-order on the Rockstar Warehouse. Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on Xbox One and PS4 October 26.

Destiny 2’s Year 2’s First Expansion Revealed, Details Coming This Week

Bungie has given us our first look at its newest expansion, Forsaken, and a small glimpse of what will be showcased tomorrow during the Destiny 2 Year 2 reveal stream.

Though the tease lasts but a few seconds, Cayde-6 and a Guardian are shown arriving on a location that very much looks like the Reef. Destiny 1 Guardians will remember the Reef as the second social space after the Tower and the home of the Awoken.

State Of Decay 2 Hits 2 Million Players In 2 Weeks

State of Decay 2 has reached a new player milestone. Undead Labs’ Xbox One and PC open-world zombie game reached 2 million players in its first two weeks since launch on May 22, publisher Microsoft announced today. That’s up from 1 million players in its first two days.

The game has not sold 2 million copies, however, as State of Decay 2 is available for free to Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Still, it’s a very big number and shows that the game has found an audience despite not going over so well with critics.

Microsoft announced the 2 million figure in a blog post today where it also shared some new player statistics. Players have collectively killed almost 2 billion zombies. Microsoft also shared that players stayed alive for an average of three days during a tracking period last week.

State of Decay has attracted lots of players, but it hasn’t been a total success, as there have been a number of bugs and other oddities. In the blog post, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg said Undead Labs will continue to bring out new updates to improve the experience. The latest update, 1.2, sounds like the one players have been waiting for, as it promises significant quality-of-life improvements in the areas of stability and interactions with vehicles; it also makes the game crash less often.

This is an absolutely massive update, as it comes in at 20 GB. One of the notable fixes is for a problem where grenades would get stuck and explode in front of your character’s face or behind their head while throwing them. The patch also fixes serious-sounding issues where entire character story arcs could not be completed. You can see highlighted patch notes here.

GameSpot’s State of Decay 2 review scored the game a 5/10. “State of Decay 2 feels like the lumbering enemies that populate its country mountains. Aimless, wandering, and just out of place,” reviewer Alessandro Barbosa said.