Destiny 2's newest dungeon, Sundered Doctrine, has arrived and with it comes new loot, including an Exotic weapon, Finality's Auger, that awaits players brave enough to take on the mysteries of Rhulk's pyramid inside Savathun's Throne World. Episode Heresy brings with it a bunch of new weapons, but among the most exciting is Finality's Auger--a linear fusion rifle that behaves differently than you'd typically expect.Finality's Auger is a distinct new weapon that has some interesting behaviors not seen in a weapon before, almost giving players a class ability to spawn a turret alongside them. Here's everything we know about Finality's Auger so far, including how to get it from the Sundered Doctrine dungeon and more--we will report back once we know more on how to unlock the weapon's Catalyst and other secrets surrounding this weapon.Table of Contents [hide]How to get Finality's AugerHow to get Finality's AugerThe Flower-Game Stamp ornament for Finality's Auger in Destiny 2Finality's Auger is a reward that's only available in the Sundered Doctrine dungeon. That means you'll need access to the dungeon, which requires the Final Shape Dungeon Key. If you don't already own it from purchasing the last Destiny 2 expansion, you can buy it in-game for 2,000 Silver, Destiny 2's in-game currency. That amounts to about $20 and also gets you access to the Sundered Doctrine dungeon.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Grand Theft Auto parent company Take-Two's stock price is soaring this week following the company's recent earnings report on February 6. Why is the share value surging? It's often hard to know what makes a stock price move in the market, but there are some strong signals for what might be causing it this time.Starting with the numbers, Take-Two's stock price is currently trading above $210 per share, which is about $35 higher than where it was when markets closed on Thursday. That's a gigantic gain for a single day, and it helped propel Take-Two's stock price to the highest value in the company's history.Take-Two's previous high of around $210 per share came in 2021 during the pandemic, when many entertainment companies saw huge gains due to stay-at-home orders. For a historical comparison, when GTA V was released in September 2013, Take-Two stock was trading at around $17 per share. Anyone who bought back then, or earlier, and still holds Take-Two shares today is doing quite well.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Players will need to destroy 21 Dead-eye Targets in Sniper Elite: Resistance in order to get one of the game's many achievements/trophies. These Dead-eye Targets are also known as Stone Eagles in the game. There are 3 Stone Eagles present in every mission, except mission 1 and mission 9.

Ubisoft's Far Cry series has some of the most celebrated games in the first-person shooter genre. The original Far Cry,which was developed by German studio Crytek, was revolutionary back in the day, due to its impressive visuals and open-ended gameplay. Its follow-up, Far Cry 2, was similarly praised for its realistic fire simulation, intelligent AI, and immersive survival mechanics. These two games, however, were not nearly as influential as Far Cry 3. The third numbered entry in the Far Cry series laid the framework for the modern open-world video game and basically invented what would later be known as the Ubisoft gameplay formula.

If you just started a TV show made in the last five years, theres a good chance whatever you saw in episode 1 is going to be critically important to the finale. After all, how could it not be the season only has six, or maybe eight or 10, episodes in total. The problem is, when every moment of a show is critical to its overall plot, the less we actually get to understand about the characters as people. But the fourth episode of Severance season 2 is a perfect reminder that TV wasnt always like this. It used to make space for its characters and their lives and bizarre adventures that only existed to expose their personalities just a little bit more. And boy do I miss TVs old ways.[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for Severance season 2 episode 4.]Severances latest episode sends the Macrodata Refinement team on a field trip. The four members venture into a frozen wilderness for some camping, hiking, and good old-fashioned team building. The group traipses around the woods, encounters strange doubles of themselves, and gets to know each other a little better, and for the most part thats the entire episode. Its fun, refreshing, and exactly what TV has been missing for the last several years.On its face, the tight narrative cohesion that short-season TV is built off of sounds like a strength. After all, Chekhov would tell us that the best narratives make economical use of their elements, letting nothing go to waste. But Chekhov wrote plays, not television. Throughout its history as a medium, whats made television so special is the way that a specific, definable story crawls out of a seasons narrative sprawl. And todays shows are losing touch with that idea because they arent giving their characters the time or space it takes to develop.Character is the single thing that TV can do better than any other medium. Before Game of Thrones blew the doors off of what you could reasonably spend on a show, TV didnt have the luxury of million-dollar effects, or The Mandalorians Volume stage, to send it to the far corners of the galaxy. Shows were limited to a certain number of sets, where nearly every scene had to take place. Even the famously expensive Lost was contained mostly to a few specific places on the island for its first several seasons. The one thing these shows did have was time to let us get to know their characters.Across the span of 24 episodes (or 10 to 13 for the really prestigious shows), TV writers rooms could show us who their characters were. For upward of 16 hours a year, we could simply hang out with our favorite characters, getting to know them a little better 42 minutes at a time. A whole team of writers gave voice to these fictional people across dozens of small, seemingly unimportant moments that started to build a fully fleshed-out person, and they could build plots that were driven by the personalities and decisions of those carefully crafted characters.What makes shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, or The Sopranos great is the fact that theyre driven by the decisions, both good and bad, of believably complex characters that were familiar with. Outside circumstances may provide the inciting incident, but most of the plot movement comes from the fallout of these peoples choices. If the plot of any given show is the dial on a safe or the lock on a door, the characters of television were traditionally the imprecise tools of a lock-picking set, delicately toying with the narrative pins until they were perfectly and invisibly aligned. The characters of todays shows, more often than not, feel like keys, perfectly molded to the peculiarities of their shows plot to slot right in and smoothly unlock. They have no flaws that might cause unneeded friction, no bumps unless theyre absolutely necessary to the story thats unwinding around them.Shows driven by their characters havent disappeared completely. Andor, in all its 12-episodes-a-season glory, is a terrific example, as is last years Shgun. Severance, to its credit, is better at this than most shows, particularly on Apple TV Plus Silo is a particularly egregious example of a show where every moment is driven by the necessities of its plot; meanwhile, Slow Horses is a terrific example of a plot-first show that still manages to work in moments of character, despite its very short seasons.Severances characters at least occasionally grope around in the dark for answers and come up short, or go about their day at work without the need for a crucial reveal. But the show has never felt so fully committed to these moments of pure character development as it does in Woes Hollow. For most of the episode, we just get to understand Dylan, Mark, Irving, and Helly (sort of) through a completely different lens simply because of how they act in a scenario theyll likely never return to. Severances writers rightly understood that its characters are interesting enough that anyone watching the show would love to just watch them wander around in the woods for a while.Woes Hollow was the first time it truly felt like we were getting a good old-fashioned TV hang with our friends in MDR. Sure, the episode ended on a pretty critical moment for the plot, but its one that felt quietly and carefully driven toward. All the seemingly innocuous little moments we had witnessed from Irving were quietly building to his innies snap. What makes it great, though, is that it didnt feel like the character knew that until it happened. We just saw him make a believable decision, rather than do something that felt forced. And just like that, for 50 or so minutes, we were back in TVs golden age.

Changing weapons mid-hunt is now possible for the first time in Monster Hunter Wilds.Players can now bring two weapons on a hunt allowing you to further optimize your equipment for the battle at hand. The Seikret, your trusty mount, carries your secondary weapon in a sheath, and is ready to swap your weapons as long as you call for its aid.Heres how to change weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.How to set primary and secondary weapons in Monster Hunter WildsBefore you head out on a hunt, youll need to set your weapon loadout at any camp:Enter the tent and switch over to the Equipment Menu.Select the Change Equipment button where youll see your equipped weapons and armor pieces.Select either your primary or secondary weapon to open a new menu with every available weapon.Choose your two desired weapons.Make sure to set your main weapon in the primary slot as itll be the weapon you start with.How to change weapons in Monster Hunter WildsTo change weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds mid-hunt, youll need to call your Seikret over by pressing X on PC or Right D-Pad on Console, so you can switch your weapon for the one in the sheath.Its important to note doing this will make your character automatically mount your Seikret, so try not to swap weapons as youre getting attacked.If youre looking for other Monster Hunter Wilds explainers, we have pages on finding the training area and how to pause.

Thanks to a tight market, sky-high prices, and elevated interest rates, the path to home ownership is more littered with obstacles than ever, but buying property remains a key goal for most Americansnearly 70% of us still consider it part of the American Dream. But as much as you might think you want it, it's important to weigh all the financial and emotional factors that go into buying a huge. While it sounds impossible, considering the size of the commitment, it's surprisingly easy to get so focused on the anxiety of never being able to find the right house that you buy the wrong house for the wrong reasons. If you dont want to wind up with a money pit or a house that simply doesnt serve your needs (or your budget), its essential to take a step back from the brink and really examine your reasons for buying a particular property. If its one of the five listed below, you should reconsider.The viewSome homes offer spectacular viewsof nature, of a city skyline, or maybe the ocean. But buying a home for the view it offers is generally a bad idea, for several reasons:Cost. Homes that offer attractive views almost always come at a premium, meaning youll spend more for the same amount of house you could buy in the same area without the spectacular view. And some views come with even more additional costs, like a house with an ocean view that comes with a flood insurance premium.Impermanence. While some views are unlikely to change, you often cant guarantee that someone wont build something to obstruct your view in the future, or that other changes to the environment around your house wont conspire to ruin your view.Imperfections. Amazing views can be distractingif you focus too much on the incredible skyline, you might overlook other problems with the home or things that arent going to work with your lifestyle just so you have a nice view while sipping coffee in the morning.Because its timeIts easy to compare yourself to other people around your age, and if those folks are all buying houses, you might feel pressure to catch up. Or maybe you suddenly realize youre the only person in your group of friends whos still renting. Or just youve more or less arbitrarily made home ownership a box to check on your list of accomplishments.But buying a house before youre financially and emotionally ready for it can be a disaster. Buying a house isnt just about coming up with a down payment and calculating a monthly mortgagethere are a lot of financial factors you need to consider, including whether youre ready to make hard choices if find yourself facing an unexpected repair bill. Youll also need to think about your readiness to tackle the truly endless home maintenance tasks a home requiresor to pay someone else to do them for you.To save on rentIt used to be a golden rule: Paying a mortgage is cheaper than rentingor, if its about the same cost, at least youre not throwing money into a hole every month, but building equity in an investment. The equity part is true enoughyour mortgage buys you more and more direct ownership of your property, while rent merely buys you one more month living in that space. But thanks to elevated prices and higher interest rates, the cost part isnt true anymore, generally speaking: While you might find a specific house in a specific area thats cheaper to buy than the local rents (particular if it's in a larger city with a hot rental market), nationwide averages show that renting is cheaper than home ownership, and will probably stay that way for the immediate future. Plus, there are those pesky insurance and maintenance costs, as well. If youre buying a house because you think it will save you money, forget it.You're betting on the neighborhood to improveHomes in neighborhoods with a lack of services, high crime rates, or lots of unmaintained houses are generally cheaper, and if you have reason to believe that robust improvements are coming to the area, it can be tempting to buy low and then celebrate as your property values rise and rise. The problem with this plan, of course, is that nothing is guaranteed: Whether its business investment, a government-sponsored redevelopment plan, or you think you see the signs of simple gentrification, any number of factorscanceled contracts, local elections, stalled construction projects, a faltering economycan change the course of events and leave you holding the bag.Relying on a neighborhood turnaround also comes with plenty of other downsides:Time. Until your hoped-for revitalization comes to pass, youll be living in a crappy area and dealing with all the associated downsides, which might include higher crime, nastier neighbors, and worse schools.Taxes. If your property values go up, so do your taxes (eventually).Fewer options. If your life takes a turn you might have trouble selling that house or finding reliable renters due to its location. And if its cheap to buy, your equity in it will be relatively low until things pick up (if they pick up), meaning youll have limited resources for improvements and repairs.Its a fixer-upperIf youre buying a house because its a fixer-upper at a bargain price, think twice. If you have experience in home renovation and construction and you have a solid plan for renovating the place, thats one thing. But if youre buying a run-down place with a vague idea that youll fix it up over time, there are a lot of reasons to hesitate:The unknowns. You really have no idea how bad that house is, why its been priced so attractively, and how much it will really cost to fix up until you get in there and start opening walls and floors. Your budget? Fiction until you actually see the wiring, plumbing, foundation, and other essential aspects of the house.Living in a construction zone. Whole-house renovations can take as long as a year to complete, and thats if youre working nonstop and dont encounter any soul-chilling problems once you dig into the property. If youre going to do it piecemeal, the renovation could stretch on for years, and youll be dealing with dust in your cereal bowl and splinters everywhere during the entire experience.Price uncertainty. You can buy a cheap house and put quality work into it, but that doesnt mean the market will cooperate and raise your homes value enough for you to get the return on that investment youre hoping for. Keep in mind that the money you spend fixing up a house is part of the total cost of ownership; if you buy a bargain for $200,000 and spend $100,000 fixing it, you really spent $300,000 on that housenot counting mortgage interest, insurance premiums, and other incidental costs. Adding it all up can transform a bargain into a non-bargain pretty fast.Only you can decide if buying a house is the right movebut if your reasons appear anywhere above, you owe it toy ourself to think again.

Kickoff for the Super Bowl LIX matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 9. Fox is broadcasting the game live from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, so anyone with a cable or broadcast TV subscription (or an OTA antenna) can view the game via Fox, Fox Deportes, or Telemundo. If you don't have cable, you can still stream the game to your computer, mobile device, or smart TVeven if you're outside the U.S. Here's how. Where to stream Super Bowl LIX in the U.S.Fox-owned Tubi is streaming Super Bowl LIX for free in the U.S. and Canada. The platform supports a wide range of streaming devices and smart TVs as well as Android, iOS, and web browsers, so you can watch from (almost) anywhere, including on your laptop or mobile device. The game will also be available in 4K on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV. You have to create a Tubi account and be logged in at game time, no credit card required. Alternatively, Fox is available to many U.S. viewers via live TV streaming services like DirectTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and Sling TV. If you're not already a subscriber, most of these platforms offer limited free trials, so you can sign up to watch the game and cancel before you are actually billed.While not free, you can also watch the game using the Fox Sports app (if you pay for Fox via cable, satellite, or live TV streaming) or through the NFL+ app (with a $7 subscription) on mobile. Where to stream Super Bowl LIX outside the U.S. The NFL has a full list of international broadcasts for Super Bowl LIX audiences located outside the U.S. An NFL Game Pass will get you full coverage via DAZN in any country except the U.S. and China. DAZN is available on most game consoles, smart TVs, and streaming sticks, as well as mobile devices, and prices vary by country. The game will also be available on ESPN in many countries and on local sports networks in select areas. For example, UK viewers can stream the game for free on ITV1 (or with a subscription to Sky Sports), and Australian fans can tune in on 7mate and 7plus. How to use a VPN to watch Super Bowl LIXIf you have a streaming subscription (or want to watch via one of the free options) but are in an area where that service is blocked, you can use a VPN to connect back to the country where broadcast rights are available. We've got a list of the best free VPNs, which let you select IP addresses in specific locations so you can stream content even when you're abroad.

Spring cleaning (itll be here before we know it!) sure is easier when your faithful robot servant handles the floors. Wellbots has iRobots Roomba j9+ on sale for 46 percent off. The robovac typically costs a whopping $900, but you can use our exclusive code ENGAD415 at checkout to cut its price to $485, a record low. The Roomba j9+ has a three-stage cleaning system, multi-surface rubber brushes and suction that iRobot says is 100 percent stronger than its Combo i Series robovacs. Although this model doesnt mop like its more expensive sibling, the Combo j9+, it will suck up dirt and debris on your carpets and hard floors. Once you set it up, the vacuum creates a map of your home, letting you pinpoint the areas you want it to target. It also has a nifty feature called Dirt Detective that automatically figures out which rooms are the dirtiest and adjusts its suction and cleaning passes accordingly. The Roomba j9+ self-empties dirt into its charging dock, which has an advanced bag inside that stores up to 60 days of debris. That means less emptying for you compared to entry-level robovacs. iRobot Its PrecisionVision navigation system can steer around obstacles like shoes, socks, cords, toys and thankfully pet waste. If it somehow manages to run into an unfortunate present from your pooch, iRobot will replace your j9+ for free through its cleverly named P.O.O.P. (Pet Owner Official Promise). The Roomba j9+ is compatible with all the major voice assistants: Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. So, you can bark at it to clean your kitchen while you kick back in your recliner. Not a bad way to spring-clean. To get the iRobot Roomba j9+ for the $485 sale price, be sure to use our exclusive coupon code ENGAD415. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/irobots-roomba-j9-is-over-400-off-right-now-150041303.html?src=rss

If you're on the market for a new pair of wireless earbuds, the latest sale on the AirPods Pro 2 is a good one to consider. They're down to $169 right now, which is 32 percent off their regular price. While not quite as low as we saw them during the holiday shopping season last year ($154), this is the best price they've been in 2025 so far. Apple's AirPods Pro 2 came out in 2022 and yet we still rate them the best wireless earbuds for iPhone. At the time, we gave them a score of 88 thanks to big improvements from their predecessor, including fantastic sound and an amazing transparency mode. They'll last you six hours at a time with ANC on or seven hours without it. Notably, Apple's newest generation of earbuds are also on sale. The AirPods 4 are down to a new all-time low price of $100, from $129, thanks to a 22 percent discount. We also gave the AirPods 4 an 88 in our review, noting their improved fit, comfort and sound quality. Their biggest drawback is the lack of ANC but, if you don't need that, then this is a great deal. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/apples-airpods-pro-2-are-32-percent-off-and-down-to-169-140656520.html?src=rss