[WARNING: We've done everything we can to minimize spoilers in this walkthrough so you can enjoy the game even if you need help finding collectibles. However, if you want to know nothing about the game before playing, you should stop reading now.]If you're reading this guide, you've no doubt gathered that The Last Of Us Part II has no one, but two different types of collectibles. You've no doubt found all the trading cards using our Last Of Us Part II trading card guide, and now you're here to finish the job... with coins! There are 32 coins in total to find in the game's second half, and doing so will earn you a PlayStation trophy that you can show off to all your friends and relatives when they ask you what you achieved this month.The coins can certainly a little bit trickier to find than the trading cards, not just because they're smaller, but some of them are certainly in some devilish locations. In this guide, we'll point you towards the location of every coin in the game, divided by chapter. As we recommended in the trading card guide, for additional help we recommend turning on the game's High Contrast mode in the accessibility options, as well as the Enhanced Listening Mode in the Navigation and Traversal accessibility menu if finding these things means a lot to you.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In the world of The Last of Us Part 2, finding supplements can help you build new skills to do all kinds of things, from developing more efficient crafting to improving your stealth capabilities. But earning those skills first requires that you first unlock them by discovering Training Manuals, books that impart new knowledge to Ellie so she can start to hone her new abilities.The thing is, many of those Training Manuals require some scavenging to discover, and are often hidden off the beaten path. To help you out, we've tracked down every Training Manual in The Last of Us Part 2, to help you grab every skill and earn a variety of Trophies. Check out the full list below. It's worth noting that it's possible you might find Training Manuals in places we haven't marked--it seems The Last of Us Part 2's items are somewhat dynamic, and if you miss a manual at one location, it might appear further into the game in another. That said, we've definitely located manuals at all these places, and if you follow our guide, you should too.There's tons of more coverage of The Last of Us Part 2 for your enjoyment now that the game is out. Check out our big The Last of Us Part II guide roundup, which includes our spoiler-free complete walkthrough. You'll also want to check out our The Last of Us Part 2 review, which comes in non-spoilery and more-spoilery versions.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Editor's note: You may have seen our spoiler-free The Last of Us Part II review, originally published on June 12, 2020. Due to a strict embargo, we were limited in what aspects of the game we could touch on in that review. While I critiqued the game in full for that embargo, there may be some parts of the review that could use more explanation. Now that the embargo has lifted, I've expanded on my thoughts here; this review has the same arguments and score as the first one and is simply more detailed in my analysis. Note that this review contains spoilers, including one major character death.The Last of Us Part II begins with serious tonal whiplash. One moment, Ellie and her close friend Dina are becoming more than friends in a basement filled with weed plants and Naughty Dog porn puns; the next, Joel is being savagely beaten to death with a golf club. It's the first of many, many gruesome deaths. Some happen whether you want them to or not, in intimate cutscenes that are hard to watch, while others happen just because an NPC got in between you and your objective and killing them was the easiest thing to do. Either way, that brief glimpse of happiness at the beginning is left very much in the dust.But while the scale and severity of death and loss in this game is incredibly high, The Last of Us Part II is more a character study than a musing on the nature of violence. On that front, the story of Ellie, her playable foil Abby, and their quests for revenge and redemption is a gripping and harrowing one, and I found myself deeply emotionally entangled with each woman and her strengths and flaws. The bloodshed is very much a part of that story, but it's far from the most effective one, and it's where the game stumbles a bit.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many office workers have been working from home for months now, and if you count yourself among that group, you might be thinking about upgrading your home office setup. If you're not a dedicated PC gamer, you might not own a monitor already, but fortunately, there are plenty of budget monitor options out there that can make working from home much easier and even offer an affordable entry to PC gaming. A new deal at Best Buy offers a great discount on an already affordable Acer monitor, but the deal is only available for today.As part of Best Buy's latest one-day sale, Acer's 23.8-inch Full HD FreeSync monitor is on sale for $100. That's $60 off its usual price of $160, making this budget monitor's price even more appealing. The deal comes with free shipping, with delivery available as soon as Friday (may vary based on your location).Acer 23.8-inch Full HD Gaming Monitor - $100 (was $160)The Acer monitor features Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, enough to deliver a solid gaming experience beyond just a standard budget monitor. Of course, you're getting what you pay for here--this monitor doesn't have 4K resolution and won't stack up against more expensive gaming monitors--but it's still an excellent option for light PC gaming and doing general office work. This 23.8-inch monitor also features AMD FreeSync technology for delivering tear-free images as well as an antiglare coating and smooth 75Hz refresh rate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

100 Thieves, the gaming organization known for running teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Fortnite esports competitions, has announced that its upcoming Black Lives Matter charity tournament has been delayed. The four-week competition, Gamers for Equality, will no longer start on June 18 because publisher Activision has allegedly denied the organization access to use Call of Duty: Warzone.In a tweet by 100 Thieves, the organization said it hopes to "still host [the Gamers for Equality] tournament and are working to find alternative solutions." The competition--which was scheduled to happen on June 18, June 25, July 2, and July 9--was a Warzone tournament raising money to support organizations fighting racial injustice, with 100 Thieves donating $100,000 over the four-week period. A new start date for Gamers for Equality has yet to be announced.Unfortunately, Activision has denied our request to use Warzone for this charity tournament so we'll need to postpone Gamers For Equality. We hope to still host this tournament and are working to find alternative solutions. https://t.co/rZAeYIMCQj — 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) June 17, 2020Activision has not yet said anything publicly about the matter, and we have reached out to the company for comment.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Carrion, the gory reverse-horror game where you play as the monster, will now launch on Nintendo Switch alongside its previously-announced Xbox One and PC versions.Publisher Devolver Digital says that the game is still launching during Summer 2020, and to expect a firm date soon. Devolver Digital is hosting its own online event in lieu of E3 being cancelled, which is set to take place in mid-July. Carrion will be present at the show, with the publisher promising "something really gross".In Carrion you control the slimy tentacles of a horrible lab experiment gone wrong, crawling through vents and tearing through scientists in your way in brutal fashion. It's not all about bloodlust though, as dangerous security measures and well-equipped soldiers are there to quickly reduce you to nothing. But the more you kill, the more powerful you become, letting you enjoy the other side of a horror thriller for a change.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There are a lot of free games you can claim right now and keep forever, and now GOG has a new one that's available for the next couple of days. Eye of the Beholder Trilogy can be snagged at no charge until June 19 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. The Eye of the Beholder Trilogy is a series of real-time first-person RPGs based on Dungeons & Dragons.The Eye of the Beholder Trilogy includes three classic games: the original Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder, Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon, and Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor. The original 1991 game was critically acclaimed, receiving high review scores across the board. Eye of the Beholder II released the same year and was similarly praised, while Eye of the Beholder III was not received as favourably when it released in 1993. See Eye of the Beholder Trilogy at GOG Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft has announced that 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins will be free-to-play from July 19-21, with pre-loading available right now in preparation for the open-world action-RPG's free play weekend.To play Assassin's Creed Origins for free this weekend, all you have to do is sign-up for a free Uplay account and visit the game's official Uplay store page to learn when it will be free to download and play. Any progress you make during the free-play weekend will be carried over to the full game should you decided to buy it. Origins is also 80% off on the Uplay store right now, going for $12 instead of the usual $60. You can check the system requirements below to see if your PC can run Origins through Uplay.Full Assassin's Creed Origins PC System Requirements (Uplay)Minimum: Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite Season 3 is here with a whole new map and a fresh series of challenges for players to dig into. More than half the map has been completely submerged in water, making some well known spots unreachable.Major locations, like Sweaty Sands and Salty Springs, are still on the same spot on the map, they're just flooded after Midas set off The Device on June 15. Homely Hills, located above Pleasant Park, has also been untouched. There are new bosses, vaults, and places of interest scattered throughout the water-filled world.New spots to look out for include The Fortilla, Rickety Rig, and Catty Corner. Check out the full map below--it should be of use if you're looking to complete the challenge to search gnomes at Homely Hills.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Perhaps the most mind-blowing thing about the Mandalorian TV show on Disney+, aside from Baby Yoda, was the reveal that absolutely none of it was shot outside. The sweeping visuals and alien worlds were all built on indoor sound stages with the aid of a digital background which made them look and feel real. So it should come as no surprise that good ol' Mando won't be the only show in the Star Wars stable to take advantage of the new technology. In an interview with ACE Nation, star Ewan McGregor confirmed that his upcoming Obi-Wan show will make use of the digital environments as well."The prequels were all blue screen and green screen and it was hard to imagine," McGregor explained, "but nowadays I think things have moved on so much, and I think a lot of what you see is gonna be what we see on the set. I don't know if you've seen the behind-the-scenes of The Mandalorian series, but they employ that incredible screen. It makes you feel like you're in the place, it's going to feel realer for us, as actors. And I think we'll be using some of that technology on our show."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, was announced for PlayStation 5 recently, but had no mention of a release window. A new deep-dive into the sequel is more detailed, however, while also revealing that Guerrilla's latest game is set for launch in 2021.Mathijs De Jong, game director on Forbidden West, explains in the video that the additional performance of the PS5 is allowing the team to create larger and more richly detailed worlds for you to explore, with a landmass that will expand from Utah to the western shores on San Francisco. The speed of the PS5's SSD will also allow for almost no loading, whether you're fast-travelling or reviving from an unfortunate death.Aloy will also now be able to explore underwater, with various biomes to uncover. These areas go hand-in-hand with some new robotic foes you'll encounter, like the hulking Shell Snapper that guards marshes and swamps. New hostile tribes have also found ways to reprogram wildlife to follow their command, equipping already massive enemies, like the new Mammoth-like one, with additional weapons.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Riot Games has announced the Valorant Ignition Series, a spotlight program for tournaments based around their competitive first-person-shooter. In a post on the game's official website members of Riot announced the new series for which it has partnered with over 20 esports organizations.The Ignition Series will focus on spotlighting tournaments each week in addition to helping discover players and building recognition for Valorant pros and teams. Riot plans to support the series by showcasing them on its channel and by posting the schedule on the series website.Riot plans to announce more events for the series in the future but plans to have events in North America, Brazil, Latin America, Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Oceania, Europe, Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East. Unlike Blizzard's Overwatch League, the Ignition Series events are not being produced by Riot directly, with the developer taking a supporting role to assist esports organizers in creating their own event.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There is something really exciting headed to Disney+ in July. The hit Broadway play Hamilton arrives in July. However, that's not all that's coming to the streaming service. Another Star Wars movie arrives as well.The solo Han Solo movie aptly titled Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives on July 10. The film follows the early days of everyone's favorite smuggler as he joins the Empire, meets Lando Calrissian, and accidentally funds the beginning of the Rebel Alliance.As previously mentioned, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton lands on July 3. Originally, this was going to release in theaters in October 2021; however, the filmed play was moved forward more than a year in order to land on Disney+ while many Americans continue to shelter in place. Hamilton is a biography of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States. The play is set to hip-hop and R&B music, and it debuted in 2015. The Disney+ version features the original cast of the musical.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Massive tech giant Google has announced that another Stadia Connect is on the way. This livestream, set to air on July 14 at an undisclosed time, will feature a glimpse at "some of the games coming to Stadia later this year."The company did not clarify what it intends to show during the upcoming Stadia Connect livestream. Still, you can stream it on Google's official Stadia YouTube channel. The last Stadia Connect showcase, which happened in April, revealed a handful of games that became available to Pro members in May. This included SteamWorld Heist, The Turing Test, and Zombie Army 4: Dead War.Recently, Google started offering a cheaper way to get into the streaming-only platform by slashing the price of its Premier Edition. Instead of $120, the Premier Edition now retails for $100 and will still include the Chromecast Ultra and Stadia Controller for free. However, the free three-month trial for Stadia Pro is no longer part of the package.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortunately for those who don't have much extra space in their home for physical board games or other tabletop-loving friends to play with, many of the best board games tend to make their way to digital platforms, and one great strategy game is making its way to Steam this year. Publisher Asmodee Digital has announced A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition will launch in Q3 2020 on Steam for both PC and Mac. The asymmetrical strategy game is based on the physical board game of the same name and, of course, the fantasy series created by George R. R. Martin. The digital edition is now available to wishlist on Steam.In the Game of Thrones board game, which is rated among BoardGameGeek's top 150 board games of all time, you'll take charge of one of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, which are vying for control of the Iron Throne through use of diplomacy and warfare. The game also involves resource management, area occupation, hidden action orders, and hero cards featuring characters from the series. In true Game of Thrones fashion, the board game also involves forming alliances and making promises that are never binding and may involve back-stabbing.Great board game deals today:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com