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PlayStation Survey at EVO Asks Players What NFTs They’d Like to Buy

At EVO 2022, PlayStation is asking players through a survey about what kind of NFTs they would be interested in purchasing.

On Twitter, user snorlaxownz posted a screenshot of a survey they received from PlayStation asking, “Which of the following NFT/Digital Collectibles would you most be interested in purchasing?” The answers include EVO-branded collectibles, favorite music artists, favorite esports players and teams, PlayStation items, and favorite game characters.

IGN confirmed the survey ourselves at EVO, suggesting at the very least PlayStation is gauging user interest for NFTs at the event.

Hey @wario64 a special PlayStation quest at EVO is asking players about what gaming NFTs they want to see from PlayStation. pic.twitter.com/Vwd5Q3cHn1
— Snorlax Ownz (@snorlaxownz) August 5, 2022

PlayStation previously addressed NFTs before. Last month, Sony launched a new PlayStation Stars loyalty program that allowed players to earn digital collectibles such as figurines of its iconic characters. However, Sony clarified that these digital collectibles in the program are not NFTs as they do not utilize any blockchain technology.

Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad notes that this survey at EVO isn’t related to the PlayStation Stars program and that the term “digital collectibles” is only just a term that is commonly used interchangeably with NFTs.

The gaming industry has been vocal against NFTs. Big players such as Valve banned NFTs from Steam, and Xbox’s Phil Spencer says that NFTs, in their current iteration, are more exploitative than creative. Other companies, however, like Square Enix have started to embrace them. Square Enix recently started selling a Final Fantasy VII figure of Cloud that functions as a NFT.

PlayStation acquired EVO last year. It’s unclear what stance Sony is taking towards NFTs, as the PlayStation Stars program doesn’t have them. However, this survey at EVO implies that they could still be under consideration.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

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PlayStation Survey at EVO Asks Players What NFTs They’d Like to Buy

At EVO 2022, PlayStation is asking players through a survey about what kind of NFTs they would be interested in purchasing.

On Twitter, user snorlaxownz posted a screenshot of a survey they received from PlayStation asking, “Which of the following NFT/Digital Collectibles would you most be interested in purchasing?” The answers include EVO-branded collectibles, favorite music artists, favorite esports players and teams, PlayStation items, and favorite game characters.

IGN confirmed the survey ourselves at EVO, suggesting at the very least PlayStation is gauging user interest for NFTs at the event.

Hey @wario64 a special PlayStation quest at EVO is asking players about what gaming NFTs they want to see from PlayStation. pic.twitter.com/Vwd5Q3cHn1
— Snorlax Ownz (@snorlaxownz) August 5, 2022

PlayStation previously addressed NFTs before. Last month, Sony launched a new PlayStation Stars loyalty program that allowed players to earn digital collectibles such as figurines of its iconic characters. However, Sony clarified that these digital collectibles in the program are not NFTs as they do not utilize any blockchain technology.

Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad notes that this survey at EVO isn’t related to the PlayStation Stars program and that the term “digital collectibles” is only just a term that is commonly used interchangeably with NFTs.

The gaming industry has been vocal against NFTs. Big players such as Valve banned NFTs from Steam, and Xbox’s Phil Spencer says that NFTs, in their current iteration, are more exploitative than creative. Other companies, however, like Square Enix have started to embrace them. Square Enix recently started selling a Final Fantasy VII figure of Cloud that functions as a NFT.

PlayStation acquired EVO last year. It’s unclear what stance Sony is taking towards NFTs, as the PlayStation Stars program doesn’t have them. However, this survey at EVO implies that they could still be under consideration.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for August 5-9

The vendor who cannonically loves ultimate frisbee, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at Winding Cove in the EDZ on August 5 through August 9. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Winding Cove. When you arrive, make for the rock cliffs at the far end of the cove and look for a cave winding up to a platform next to some Fallen. There you'll find the freakish salesman we all adore.

What's Xûr Selling Today?

Exotic Engram

Tractor Cannon - Exotic Shotgun

Lucky Pants - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

28 Mobility
3 Resilience
2 Recovery
16 Discipline
6 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 67

Peacekeepers - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

3 Mobility
3 Resilience
24 Recovery
9 Discipline
13 Intellect
6 Strength
Total: 58

Aeon Soul - Exotic Warlock Gauntlets

9 Mobility
9 Resilience
16 Recovery
2 Discipline
6 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 62

The only must-have exotic this week is the Hunter boots, which are a great exotic in general, but this week also have very high stats and a very spikey Mobility stat that's ideal for some Hunters.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

Paracausal Shot
Full Bore
Alloy Magazine
Hip-Fire Grip
Heavy Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

Cranial Spike
Fluted Barrel
Steady Rounds
Vorpal Weapon
Fitted Stock

Hawkmoon and Dead Man's Tale are both great weapons generally speaking, and the roll for latter this week is actually pretty good for the first time in awhile. I'm a big fan of Vorpal Weapon on that bad boy, so reccomend picking it up this week if you've been holding off!

Legendary Weapons

Talons of the Eagle - Scout Rifle

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Accurized Rounds/Alloy Magazine
Full Auto Trigger System
Moving Target
Stability Masterwork

Gnawing Hunger - Auto Rifle

Corkscrew Rifling/Extended Barrel
Accurized Rounds/Steady Rounds
Field Prep
Rampage
Stability Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
Balanced Guard/Enduring Guard
Tireless Blade
Surrounded
Impact Masterwork

Widow's Bite - Sniper Rifle

Fluted Barrel/Polygonal Rifling
Accurized Rounds/Steady Rounds
Feeding Frenzy
Eye of the Storm
Range Masterwork

Ikelos_SR_V1.0.2 - Sniper Rifle

Fluted Barrel/Full Bore
Appended Mag/Extended Mag
Feeding Frenzy
Disruption Break
Stability Masterwork

Survivor's Epitaph - Hand Cannon

Chambered Compensator/Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds/flared Magwell
Feeding Frenzy
Moving Target
One Quiet Moment
Impact Masterwork

Vulpecula - Hand Cannon

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Extended Mag/Alloy Magazine
Killing Wind
Adagio
Impact Masterwork

My top picks this week are Vulpecula with Killing Wind and Adagio, and Gnawing Hunger with Field Prep and Rampage. Not much else jumps out at me, but those two are quite good in this humble Guardian's opinion.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

24 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
17 Discipline
6 Intellect
10 Strength
Total: 61

Righteous Chest Armor

2 Mobility
26 Resilience
2 Recovery
9 Discipline
2 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 61

Righteous Helmet

2 Mobility
18 Resilience
12 Recovery
20 Discipline
6 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 60

Righteous Leg Armor

16 Mobility
6 Resilience
12 Recovery
14 Discipline
14 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 64

Righteous Bond

The best thing Warlocks have to offer this week are the boots, with 64 overall stat points with a pretty even distribution, but those are only really good if you've got a specific use case so I can only tepidly recommend them. Nothing else is worth considering.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

14 Mobility
12 Resilience
7 Recovery
10 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Chest Armor

10 Mobility
7 Resilience
16 Recovery
10 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Helmet

15 Mobility
2 Resilience
15 Recovery
16 Discipline
12 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Leg Armor

22 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 59

Righteous Mark

Most of the armor for Titans this week is just okay overall with no especially spikey rolls, so I have a hard time getting very excited. Sorry, Titans!

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

2 Mobility
16 Resilience
12 Recovery
10 Discipline
12 Intellect
11 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Chest Armor

24 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
7 Discipline
8 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 59

Righteous Helmet

2 Mobility
23 Resilience
6 Recovery
9 Discipline
7 Intellect
15 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Leg Armor

10 Mobility
2 Resilience
20 Recovery
6 Discipline
12 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Cloak

Similar to Titans, there aren't many things to get jazzed about this week in the legendary armor category. Thankfully Hunters have the amazing roll of Lucky Pants to be happy about.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! What do you think about Bungie's announcement of a new PvP game mode called Eruption? Let us know in the comments! For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for August 5-9

The vendor who cannonically loves ultimate frisbee, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at Winding Cove in the EDZ on August 5 through August 9. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Winding Cove. When you arrive, make for the rock cliffs at the far end of the cove and look for a cave winding up to a platform next to some Fallen. There you'll find the freakish salesman we all adore.

What's Xûr Selling Today?

Exotic Engram

Tractor Cannon - Exotic Shotgun

Lucky Pants - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

28 Mobility
3 Resilience
2 Recovery
16 Discipline
6 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 67

Peacekeepers - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

3 Mobility
3 Resilience
24 Recovery
9 Discipline
13 Intellect
6 Strength
Total: 58

Aeon Soul - Exotic Warlock Gauntlets

9 Mobility
9 Resilience
16 Recovery
2 Discipline
6 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 62

The only must-have exotic this week is the Hunter boots, which are a great exotic in general, but this week also have very high stats and a very spikey Mobility stat that's ideal for some Hunters.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

Paracausal Shot
Full Bore
Alloy Magazine
Hip-Fire Grip
Heavy Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

Cranial Spike
Fluted Barrel
Steady Rounds
Vorpal Weapon
Fitted Stock

Hawkmoon and Dead Man's Tale are both great weapons generally speaking, and the roll for latter this week is actually pretty good for the first time in awhile. I'm a big fan of Vorpal Weapon on that bad boy, so reccomend picking it up this week if you've been holding off!

Legendary Weapons

Talons of the Eagle - Scout Rifle

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Accurized Rounds/Alloy Magazine
Full Auto Trigger System
Moving Target
Stability Masterwork

Gnawing Hunger - Auto Rifle

Corkscrew Rifling/Extended Barrel
Accurized Rounds/Steady Rounds
Field Prep
Rampage
Stability Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
Balanced Guard/Enduring Guard
Tireless Blade
Surrounded
Impact Masterwork

Widow's Bite - Sniper Rifle

Fluted Barrel/Polygonal Rifling
Accurized Rounds/Steady Rounds
Feeding Frenzy
Eye of the Storm
Range Masterwork

Ikelos_SR_V1.0.2 - Sniper Rifle

Fluted Barrel/Full Bore
Appended Mag/Extended Mag
Feeding Frenzy
Disruption Break
Stability Masterwork

Survivor's Epitaph - Hand Cannon

Chambered Compensator/Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds/flared Magwell
Feeding Frenzy
Moving Target
One Quiet Moment
Impact Masterwork

Vulpecula - Hand Cannon

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Extended Mag/Alloy Magazine
Killing Wind
Adagio
Impact Masterwork

My top picks this week are Vulpecula with Killing Wind and Adagio, and Gnawing Hunger with Field Prep and Rampage. Not much else jumps out at me, but those two are quite good in this humble Guardian's opinion.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

24 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
17 Discipline
6 Intellect
10 Strength
Total: 61

Righteous Chest Armor

2 Mobility
26 Resilience
2 Recovery
9 Discipline
2 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 61

Righteous Helmet

2 Mobility
18 Resilience
12 Recovery
20 Discipline
6 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 60

Righteous Leg Armor

16 Mobility
6 Resilience
12 Recovery
14 Discipline
14 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 64

Righteous Bond

The best thing Warlocks have to offer this week are the boots, with 64 overall stat points with a pretty even distribution, but those are only really good if you've got a specific use case so I can only tepidly recommend them. Nothing else is worth considering.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

14 Mobility
12 Resilience
7 Recovery
10 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Chest Armor

10 Mobility
7 Resilience
16 Recovery
10 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Helmet

15 Mobility
2 Resilience
15 Recovery
16 Discipline
12 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Leg Armor

22 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 59

Righteous Mark

Most of the armor for Titans this week is just okay overall with no especially spikey rolls, so I have a hard time getting very excited. Sorry, Titans!

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Righteous set which includes:

Righteous Gauntlets

2 Mobility
16 Resilience
12 Recovery
10 Discipline
12 Intellect
11 Strength
Total: 63

Righteous Chest Armor

24 Mobility
2 Resilience
2 Recovery
7 Discipline
8 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 59

Righteous Helmet

2 Mobility
23 Resilience
6 Recovery
9 Discipline
7 Intellect
15 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Leg Armor

10 Mobility
2 Resilience
20 Recovery
6 Discipline
12 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 62

Righteous Cloak

Similar to Titans, there aren't many things to get jazzed about this week in the legendary armor category. Thankfully Hunters have the amazing roll of Lucky Pants to be happy about.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! What do you think about Bungie's announcement of a new PvP game mode called Eruption? Let us know in the comments! For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

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Kevin Feige, Edgar Wright, and James Gunn Have Reached Out to the Batgirl Directors

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have been inundated with support from fellow filmmakers, including Kevin Feige, Edgar Wright, and James Gunn.

After Batgirl was unceremoniously canceled just a few days ago, El Arbi was contacted by Marvel CEO Kevin Feige who offered his support.

“My friends, I had to reach out and let you know we are all thinking about you both,” said Feige, whose email to El Arbi was revealed via Instagram. “Because of the wonderful news about the wedding (congrats!) and the disappointing news about Batgirl. Very proud of you guys for all the amazing work you do and particularly Ms. Marvel of course! Can’t wait to see what is next for you. Hope to see you soon.”

This message of support is a stark contrast to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s comments that suggest Batgirl wasn’t up to scratch.

“We're not going to release any film before it's ready,” he said. “We're not going to release a film to make a quarter, we're not going to release a film — the focus is going to be, how do we make each of these films, in general, as good as possible. But DC is something that we think we could make better, and we're focused on it now.”

Warner Bros. Discovery has since announced a new 10-year plan for DC films going forward… but the upheaval hasn’t gone down well, even with those inside the company.

DC films president Walter Hamada was reportedly on the brink of quitting over the high-profile cancellation of Batgirl. Meanwhile, the company has even begun ditching HBO Max Originals – a move that’s left critics and pundits wondering exactly what Warner Bros. Discovery is doing.

Still, actors and filmmakers alike have rallied around the Batgirl directors.

“I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!” said the film’s star, Leslie Grace. “To every Batgirl fan - THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’”

Even Jams Gunn and Edgar Wright reportedly reached out to the directors to show their support.

“Thanks for all the messages of support all over the world!” said El Arbi via Instagram. “Shoutout to directors @edgarwright & @jamesgunn! Your kind words and experience mean a lot and help us through this difficult period. #batgirlforlife”

It clearly means a lot to see so many messages of support, especially coming from Gunn and Wright. After all, both directors have experienced the difficulties of cancellation when it comes to superhero projects.

Wright famously worked on Marvel’s Ant-Man until he left due to creative differences, while Gunn was once fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 before eventually behind rehired.

Still, it’s a troubling time for DC filmmakers, and you have to wonder which other DC projects could be next. For now, we’ll have to wait and see.

Want to find out more about the Warner Bros. Discovery shake-up? We break down exactly what happened to Batgirl and take a look at which other DC heroes are facing the axe.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.