Nonstop Chuck Norris is not a game you should download. It’s really not a game I should be writing about. In my quest to tell people about good mobile titles they should try, it’s the type of game I would play for five minutes before deleting and never picking up again, like Power Rangers: Legacy Wars or Transformers: Forged to Fight, both equally uninteresting apps that briefly graced my Android home screen earlier this month.
If there ever was a Warhammer weekend in 2017 it's probably this weekend. The open beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is live right now (signup here). If it looks worthy of a purchase GMG is hosting a solid 25% discount slashing the price for PC gamers from $60 to $44.99. If you click through and don't see the discount, simply login or create an account to see the full 25% off the Steam copy of Dawn of War III, which releases next Thursday, April 27.
Following the RTS is another release for next week with Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. While on its 3rd installment, the title is far from popular when compared to Dawn of War III, which is currently sitting #2 on the top seller list. For Sniper Ghost Warrior 3? You'll find it sitting pretty at #31. Unsurprisingly, beyond a 20% off discount, you'll also score the Season pass for free if you pre-order before its release date next Tuesday, April 25.
Still haven't picked up last month's popular PC port of Nier: Automata? PC gamers are getting the discount treatment once more, this time the best price being DLGamer with a drop to $45.99. While most retailers have gone back to full price, DLGamer is sporting a 23% price break for the weekend.
Finally, this week Star Wars Battlefront II became available for pre-order at various retialers now that more details of the game have been revealed. If the hype has you looking to pick-up a copy Best Buy is running the typical 20% off discount for Gamers Club Unlocked members. Even better, anyone pre-ordering can pick up Best Buy's free $10 Gift Card as an extra incentive. Previously, this was a common Best Buy pre-order bonus but it has since been relegated to select titles (for example, only Battlefront II and Destiny 2 qualifies for this promo so far in 2017).
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Turn-based loot-gathering simulator Expedition: Viking sets sail (you think I could resist that?) on April 27th. In celebration of the impending launch, developer Logic Artists invites you to a free weekend and steep discount (currently at $4.99) of their previous title, Expedition: Conquistador, which Patrick Hancock greatly enjoyed, despite being awful at it.
Vikings, which Patrick played a demo of last year, puts you in the sturdy boots of a viking Thegn (or Thane, you Saxon swine) seeking wealth and glory (see: more wealth) across the sea in Britannia. It is confirmed to cost $29.99 at launch. If you don't mind late-game footage, you can watch the Logic Artists ransack the Scottish town of Dumfries in this video -- because no one likes watch diplomacy.
My name is Christopher Trout, your new editor-in-chief. You may not recognize my name, but chances are you've read something I've written. When I arrived at Engadget nearly seven years ago, I was a freelancer fresh off of unemployment, our rivalry with Gizmodo was going strong and Josh Topolsky was planning an exit to start The Verge. In the coming years, I'd serve under three other editors, first as a full-time writer, then as the executive editor of our award-winning digital magazine, Distro. I've also been the managing editor of the whole damn thing, and, most recently, the main site's second-in-command.
Oh, and, yes, I am that sex robot guy.
With each new editor at Engadget came a new direction, meant to reflect the state of technology. In those early days, we were the go-to place for exhaustive hardware news, and as gadgets went mainstream we followed suit. We broadened our vision beyond the narrow scope of gadgets, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a tech blog. We took on gaming, entertainment, politics, culture and science. We acquired the archives and expertise of early digital publishing pioneers like TUAW, Joystiq and gdgt. We moved away from aggregating press releases and started focusing on original reporting, invested heavily in new formats like video and social. Some of those changes paid off; others proved to be a distraction.
Now it's time to do what we do best. Going forward, we'll concentrate on the areas where we have the deepest expertise: consumer electronics ("gear"), gaming and entertainment. That doesn't mean we'll give up on things like diversity in the tech industry or NASA's latest milestone, but we'll be more selective about how we cover culture and science. You'll also see more of the stuff Engadget built its reputation on: authoritative reporting on the tech industry and the people, products and ideas that power it.Of course, innovation doesn't occur in a vacuum, and what happens today can change the course of tomorrow. The future is an exciting and unexpected place and our editors have front-row seats to the action. That's why, after 13 years in the game, we're leveraging our history to bring the future into focus. You'll see more on the next phase of Engadget in the coming months, but in the meantime, allow me to introduce you to the people leading the charge.
Dana Wollman, our former managing editor and the person responsible for our industry-leading gadget reviews, has moved up the masthead to become our executive editor. You can expect her expertise to come in handy as we put the focus back on our core coverage.Terrence O'Brien, news junkie, voice of the Engadget Podcast and our current managing editor, will remain in his position to oversee our East Coast headquarters. He'll be joined by resident drone expert and audiophile James Trew, and Mat Smith, previously our man in Japan, who will oversee our West Coast and European operations, respectively.
Senior Editor Aaron Souppouris will be stepping up as features editor in an effort to bring you in-depth, long-form reporting on the topics you care most about. He's the monster who's been teaching AI to take our jobs.Nathan Ingraham is moving up to become our deputy managing editor and will be joined by Senior News Editors Billy Steele and Richard Lawler in steering our daily news efforts. You already have these guys to thank for our 24-hour news coverage, breakneck event updates and liveblogs ... all the liveblogs.
Director of Video Production Olivia Kristiansen is the woman who brought you the Webby Award-nominated documentary Super Humans: Inside the World's First Cyborg Games.Evan Rodgers, formerly of Vice, The Verge (because everything comes full circle) and a short retreat to the Deep South recently joined us as our social media manager.
Amber Bouman, our community manager, is the one putting the smack down in the comments, so be kind.And then there's you. As we look to the future, your input is more important than ever. You can get at us in the comments, on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and wherever quality, ad-supported media is found. We may be strange, but don't be a stranger.
- Christopher Trout, Editor-in-chief
