Early into Stardew Valley, Gunther from the Museum will come to you with a request. He tells you that the Museum is lacking when it comes to real artifacts and asks you to donate any rare items you find to him. The Museum functions similar to one in the Animal Crossing games, where you need to donate one of each item to complete the collection. Completing the entire collection will earn you a Stardrop, which permanently increases your max energy.

How the museum works

The Museum is open from 8am to 6pm, except during town festivals. It is located in the southeast corner of town, next to the Blacksmith. Inside is a large collection of books, which is where you can read any lost books you find, and a large display area, where new donations go. To donate an item, speak with Gunther and he will let you place any new donations wherever you want, with the option to move them later.

Gunther will also give rewards at certain milestones, including once you donate a total number of certain items, and individual paths for both Artifacts and Minerals. Most of the rewards are nice bonuses, but unimportant, with three exceptions. At 60 items you get the key to the sewers, at 95 items you get a Stardrop, and if you donate all four Dwarvish Scrolls, you get the Dwarvish Translation Guide, which allows you to communicate with Dwarves.

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DC has just released the first trailer for its upcoming animated show, Creature Commandos. It will be one of the first projects to come out under James Gunn's leadership and is scheduled to come out later this year in December. Similar to the Suicide Squad, the show will follow a group of villains who will be sent on dangerous missions for the United States government.

We now have some more insight on what the show will be about thanks to a trailer that was posted to the official Max YouTube channel. The Creature Commandos will follow Rick Flag as he leads a team of non-human villains which consist of The Bride, Dr. Phosphorus, Weasel, G.I. Robot, Nina Mazursky, and Frankenstein. The team still follows the orders of Amanda Waller but is different from the primarily human Suicide Squad--Waller calls this team Task Force M (the M standing for "monster") instead of Task Force X.

Although not much of the overall plot was shown, it appears that Creature Commandos will maintain a lot of the humor that Gunn's other DC projects, such as The Suicide Squad and Peace Maker. Viola Davis will also be reprising her role as Amanda Waller, and the show will also feature David Harbour (Stranger Things), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier).

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A live-action TV series based on Sega's Yakuza and Like a Dragon video games will begin airing on October 25, and at San Diego Comic-Con, more casting details for the show were revealed. Japanese actor and model Ryoma Takeuchi's casting as Kazuma Kiryu, the legendary Dragon of Dojima, was first revealed in June, and he'll be joined by Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama.

Kento Kaku in Netflix's House of Ninjas

In the Like a Dragon game series, Nishikiyama grew up with Kazuma in an orphanage and was one of his greatest allies before the events of the first Yakuza game. A complicated character, Nishikiyama murders the patriarch of the Dojima family, Sohei Dojima, to prevent him from sexually assaulting his close friend Yumi Sawamura in Yakuza. Kazuma would willingly take the blame for Dojima's murder and serve a 10-year jail sentence in his place, and upon his release, found that his sworn brother had radically changed in the last decade, putting the two on a collision course.

Kaku made his acting debut in 2007, and since then, has built up several credits in TV and film projects. His latest lead role is in House of Ninjas on Netflix, a series about a family of ninjas who used to work for the government and are descended from Hattori Hanzo, a legendary shinobi.

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Best VR headset

Meta Quest 3

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Best high-end PC VR headset

Valve Index

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Best standalone high-end VR headset

Meta Quest Pro

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Best display

HTC Vive Pro 2

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Best VR headset for PS5

PSVR 2

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Best VR headset for PS4

PlayStation VR

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Best affordable headset

Meta Quest 2

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There's no shortage of great VR headsets to pick from in 2024. For us, the Meta Quest 3 offers the perfect balance of price and power along with a streamlined all-in-one design to make it our go-to recommendation for the best VR headset, but there are plenty of other worthwhile options. Some leverage the power of gaming PCs or consoles for better performance and visual fidelity. Others might be even more affordable. Whatever you're looking for, there's a VR headset out there for you. So, to help you find the perfect fit, we've put together this list of the best VR headsets available in 2024.

Finding the best VR headset for you

The first thing that's important to know before buying a VR headset is that some VR games are exclusive to specific headsets. Meta and both PlayStation headsets have their own storefronts that offer unique games, unavailable to HTC, Valve, and other companies' headsets. Of course, you can still get an impressive experience with the Valve Index or HTC Vive line of headsets, especially considering the great library of VR games on Steam. Each VR headset has its advantages and unique qualities, such as high resolutions, AMOLED displays, and built-in speakers.

The Meta Quest 3 is a powerful mobile VR headset that gives you great experiences without connecting to a PC--no sensors required (though you can, if you so choose). The Valve Index requires you to connect to a PC and use sensors, but it also provides the most high-end VR experience available today. And, of course, there's the PSVR 2, which has the benefit of being compatible with Sony's first-party lineup of VR games. Keep in mind the original PSVR has its own library of games separate from the PSVR 2. You cannot play original PSVR games on PSVR 2 unless the developer releases an upgraded version. Each headset has its unique features and benefits, so you'll need to decide which one is the best for you, based on your price range.

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During San Diego Comic Con, NetherRealm Studios, the team behind Mortal Kombat 1, just revealed its latest batch of DLC characters. This new expansion includes various fighters from across the franchise, as well as a handful of iconic movies from the 1980s and '90s. Some of the characters include Conan the Barbarian and Ghost Face.

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By default, you're given a basic skin for your character in Minecraft. While you can easily go through an entire save with the "Steve" skin equipped, you might be looking to add some flair to your character. Below, you can see how to change your Minecraft skin and where to download new ones to equip.

Changing your Minecraft Skin

The process of swapping your skin in Minecraft works almost the same as changing your username, which we also covered in a previous guide. However, the process works differently between Java and Bedrock Editions. We'll list the methods to change your skin in both editions below.

Java Edition

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This weekend, Deadpool and Wolverine may have the biggest box office opening of the year. But would it have had the same impact if Hugh Jackman's Wolverine had been left out of the title? We'll never know, because Ryan Reynolds changed the name of Deadpool 3 thanks to the immediate backlash against it.

Reynolds and Jackman appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live as guest hosts, via Yahoo Movies UK. During the interview segment, Reynolds revealed that the original title was Deadpool and Friend, which was a cheeky way to acknowledge Wolverine without saying his name. But once fans got wind of the title, the response was almost universally negative.

"The title leaked," recalled Reynolds. "We looked at it and listened, and they hated that title. We were not feeling so good about that anymore."

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The Desert Trader in Stardew Valley can be found in the Calico Desert. They offer a selection of different items, many of which cannot be bought from any other vendor. The catch here is that the Desert Trader isn't interested in your money, so you will have to trade other items for their wares, with the asking price changing for each item.

Desert TraderThe Desert Trader is open 24/7 almost every day of the year.

The Desert Trader is found in the Calico Desert, just a little east of where you get off the bus and they are open all day every day, except for during the Night Market on Winter 15-17. In order to reach the Calico Desert, you will need to repair the bus, which can be done in two ways. If you are pursuing the community center path, you need to complete the Vault, which requires four donations totaling 42,500G. If you are doing the Joja Mart path, it costs 40,000G to have the bus repaired.

More Stardew Valley guides:

• Every Barn Upgrade In Stardew Valley

• Stardew Valley: How To Upgrade Your Tools

• How To Unlock The Skull Cavern In Stardew Valley

• Should You Choose Miner Or Geologist In Stardew Valley

With the bus repaired, you can head to the Calico Desert and see the Desert Trader whenever you want for the price of 500G for a ticket. The Desert Trader's inventory is made of two categories; permanent items and rotation stock, the ladder of which changes depending on the day of the week.

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Earth Defense Force 6 launched this week for PC, PS4, and PS5, and the Steam version has faced criticism for requiring an Epic Games Store login for online play. But a change to this controversial requirement is already being explored by the game's developer."

The announcement seemingly came out of nowhere, as the Epic requirement wasn't communicated to players until launch day when the developers revealed it in a Steam post. Of course, players weren't thrilled about this, and the review status of the game was "mostly negative" upon launch, as Gamesradar reports.

Developer Sandlot responded to the backlash with a new post on Steam, saying, "The EDF 6 development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign-in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback."

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M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, Trap, is scheduled to hit the big screen on August 2. A fan recreated the Grand Theft Auto 5 the film launch, and Shyamalan recently praised the fan-made project.

The video was initially posted on the Final Flame Productions YouTube channel. This account has a history of recreating movie trailers within GTA 5, including Joker 2 and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Shyamalan caught wind of the video featuring his new movie, prompting him to say on X/Twitter, "This is so cool!"

Trap tells the story of a father who takes his daughter to a pop concert. But the catch is that the father is a serial killer, and the police have set up the concert to catch him.

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If you haven't seen Deadpool and Wolverine yet, we'll refrain from stating how the film references Logan in both hilarious and poignant ways. Logan was originally intended as Hugh Jackman's final Wolverine performance before he changed his mind and returned for the third Deadpool movie. Now, Logan director James Mangold is weighing in on what he sees as a big problem for shared movie universes like the MCU.

"I don't do multiverses," said Mangold during an interview with Rolling Stone. "It's weird that I've even worked in the world of IP entertainment because I don't like multi-movie universe-building. It's the enemy of storytelling. The death of storytelling. It's more interesting to people the way the Legos connect than the way the story works in front of us."

Mangold has previously directed The Wolverine and Logan, as well as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. But the surprising thing about the director's aversion to multi-movie universes is that he's lined up for two of those franchises. Mangold will direct a Swamp Thing reboot for DC studios, and a Star Wars film about the origins of the Force. Those projects will undoubtedly be referring to other films, or they will be referenced by movies in the future. But Mangold insists that his approach is to put characters first.

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When constructing a base in Minecraft, one of the essential items you need to have is a simple door. While it might seem obvious, a door is the only way for you to enter your base with ease and protect it from the outside world. To see the crafting recipe for a door in Minecraft and how to place one at your base, read the guide below.

Making a Door in Minecraft

Fortunately, the process to craft a door only requires one basic resource, and it's available as soon as you begin a new world in Minecraft. This means you can have a protected base up and running within the first 15 minutes of a game if you're so inclined. You can see the crafting recipe for a door below:

• At a crafting table, place six wood Planks/Iron Ingots in two columns

The crafting recipe for a door in Minecraft

As you can see, a door only requires six wood Planks to craft at the start of Minecraft. You're able to use any kind of Planks you want, but they need to all be from the same wood. You can't mix Oak and Spruce Planks for the recipe, for instance. To obtain wood Planks in Minecraft, chop down a tree and secure its logs. Then, at a crafting table, place the logs in the middle box and you'll make dozens of Planks that match the wood logs you chopped down.

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Indie developer The Behemoth outlined its plans for the future in a recent livestream, and it includes major updates to games like Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater, as well as work on a new game that will soon be in the prototype phase.

Castle Crashers, the side-scrolling beat-em'-up originally released in 2008, will receive a major update on Steam called Painter Boss Paradise, which is the first new content added to the game since the introduction of new playable characters back in 2012. The update will add Steam Workshop support, allowing for players to create their own characters and share them with others. The Behemoth states in its roadmap trailer that creating characters will be as simple as swapping out a single image and then letting the game handle all the hard stuff like animations.

For those who don't want to craft a character of their own, there will also be an official new playable character, Paint Junior, who uses their imagination to create art and defeat enemies. Painter Boss Paradise will additionally introduce redrawn models for all of the game's playable characters and weapons, but don't worry: The new models can be toggled on or off in the options menu.

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Deadpool And Wolverine just hit the silver screen, and while fans of the merc with a mouth are flocking to theaters, one person seems especially disappointed with the film: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia star (and personal friend of Ryan Reynolds) Rob McElhenney. McElhenney aired his grievances on Twitter after attending a screening of the film and discovering his cameo--which he says he flew 6,000 miles to film--was nowhere to be found in the theatrical release.

"I hope you enjoyed [the cameo] because the theater I was watching in had mistakenly cut it out," McElhenney tweeted alongside a photo of himself and Hugh Jackman on the set of the film. "Since I KNOW Ryan wouldn’t do me like that, I look forward to catching the movie and my cameo again today!"

I traveled 6 thousand miles to shoot my cameo. I hope you enjoyed it because the theater I was watching in had mistakenly cut it out. Since I KNOW Ryan wouldn’t do me like that, I look forward to catching the movie and my cameo again today! #DeadpoolandWolverine pic.twitter.com/0yhZqLuiLz

— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) July 26, 2024

The third installment in the Deadpool film series sees Reynolds' Deadpool teaming up with Hugh Jackman's Wolverine to take on the film's villain, Cassandra Nova. While universe-hopping in search of Wolverine, Deadpool stumbles across multiple variations of Jackman's iconic character, each of them played by a different actor. Based on the photo McElhenney shared in his tweet (which shows him donning Wolverine's signature metal claws), he was meant to play one of these alternate-universe Wolverines.

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Riot's 5v5 hero shooter Valorant has now entered open beta on consoles. Anyone playing on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S can join the fun.

Before the announcement, the only way to play Valorant on console was through a closed beta that players needed to sign up for. In a series of posts made on the official Valorant X/Twitter account, the studio explained that console players won't be able to play PC players. However, those on Xbox and PlayStation can join each other's games.

no more codes. download now. pic.twitter.com/fwCNYapH7M

— VALORANT (@VALORANT) July 26, 2024

There'll also be shared cross-progression for PC and console, which will give players full access to everything they've purchased. All progress made towards the battle pass will count towards both platforms. Those who are subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will automatically unlock all agents. The open beta is currently only available in the United States, Canada, Europe, Brazil, and Japan.

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Lord of the Rings fans can rejoice as the highly anticipated Season 2 of Prime Video's The Rings of Power is just one month away. It's been two years since the show based on J. R. R. Tolkien's lore of Middle-earth Second Age premiered, and on August 29 the adventure continues.

At Comic-Con during their panel presentation, Prime Video unleashed an epic trailer for the new season that runs almost four minutes long and doesn't simply hint at the things to come but screams them from the top of Mount Doom. Outside of more Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards), there's much to take in. From the first trailer, we saw the forging of the Elven and Dwarven rings--that's 10 right there, but now Sauron (Charles Vickers) is demanding nine more. We see more of the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) and Nori (Markella Kavenagh) still on their quest to recover his lost memories. There's even a brief look at the Balrog, who has been asleep in Moria, and a couple of Ents, the tree-giants.

Considering the wait time fans have endured, Prime Video is releasing a three-episode season premiere, with new episodes airing on Thursdays. This trailer feels exponentially more Tolkien-esque, sprinkling in more elements to fans who might only be familiar with the Peter Jackson films. Much like the previous season, Season 2 looks to introduce previously untouched Tolkien material for live-action.

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During San Diego Comic-Con, Prime Video made a big surprise announcement: A new prequel series for The Boys is in the works. Vought Rising, as it's called, stars Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash reprising their characters from The Boys in a period piece set during the 1950s.

This is just the latest spin-off, as it follows the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and Gen V. Plans are also in place for The Boys: Mexico, but it still has some hurdles to clear to get made. Gen V Season 2 is in the works now and is coming up next before The Boys Season 5--its final season--comes sometime later.

The logo for Vought Rising

Vought Rising is described as a "twisted murder mystery" that digs into the origins of Vought, the evil megacorporation, in a story set in the 1950s. The story will focus on Ackles' character, Soldier Boy, and the character Stormfront, who was going by the name Clara Vought back in the '50s.

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Activision is shining some light on how it approaches skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty multiplayer, and in a detailed blog post, the developers of the popular FPS series reveal that the sometimes-controversial practice is still used for a fairly simple reason--fewer players quit under a skill-based system than they do without it.

The topic of skill-based matchmaking (or SBMM, as it's often abbreviated) in Call of Duty has been a long and ongoing one, with some arguing that behind-the-scenes skill ratings that help determine who matches up with whom should be a thing of the past. Those against SBMM argue that since there are ranked playlists, those who want to be matched with players of equal skill can simply play there, leaving the rest of the game's modes open to a more luck-of-the-draw-type of matchmaking experience.

From the blog post, it doesn't seem like Call of Duty will ditch SBMM any time soon, largely because the developers have revealed they have solid data on the effects doing so would have on the game. In a test conducted with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 where one group of players played with the current SBMM rules and another group that played under "loosened skill consideration," the developers found that the group playing with a wider skill gap were "more likely to quit matches in progress and did not return to the game at a higher rate than players with unchanged matchmaking."

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Preorder Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Tekken 8 Rage Art special edition

$200

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Our favorite modular PS5 controller, PDP's Victrix Pro BFG, is getting an official Tekken 8 edition. The new model comes with all the same features and components that make it one of the best PS5 controllers available--including a six-button module that's perfect for fighting games--plus a unique Tekken 8-themed Rage Art design. Preorders for the Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art edition are available now at Amazon.

Preorder Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Tekken 8 Rage Art special edition $200

Like PDP's other Victrix Pro BFG wireless models, the Tekken 8 Rage Art edition is a fully modular gamepad that comes with multiple components you can mix and match on the fly. The parts include:

• One reversible left stick and D-pad module
• One standard right module with thumbstick and four face buttons
• One 6-button fight pad module
• Four interchangeable thumbsticks
• Four thumbstick gates
• Three swappable D-pads

Along with the modular components, you can further customize the Victrix Pro BFG with four remappable back buttons and adjustable trigger sensitivity. The included Profile button also lets you swap between up to three button mappings on the fly.

Like the other models, the Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art edition works on PS5 and PC, and supports PS5's integrated Sony 3D audio. You can preorder the controller at Amazon.

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In case the Tekken 8 Rage Art edition sells out, you can also grab the standard Victrix Pro BFG. The standard black version is on sale for $159 (down from $180), or you can pick up the white variant for $180, and the Call of Duty Midnight Mask edition for $200. Aside from the different paint jobs, all three are nearly identical to the Tekken 8 Rage Art version.

• Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller (Black) -- $159 ($180)
• Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller (White) -- $180
• Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller - Call of Duty Midnight Mask edition -- $200
• Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller - Tekken 8 Rage Art edition (preorder) -- $200

Victrix Pro Fight Sticks

Fighting game fans who prefer using arcade-style controllers can also pick up PDP's excellent Victrix Pro fight stick. It's available in a six-button arcade stick version and a 12-button leverless Victrix Pro FS-12 version, and you can bundle either model with a copy of Tekken 8. The fight sticks work on PS5, PS4, and PC, and all models are available in either white or purple color options.

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Returning Elden Lord MissMikkaa has once again reminded everyone why she's among the best in the game. Just recently, she beat the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss while simultaneously playing on a dance pad and a controller.

Spoilers for Shadow of the Erdtree below

Shortly after she was done giving Promised Consort Radahn a back-to-back whooping, MissMikkaa posted a clip of her accomplishment on X/Twitter. What was even more impressive about this is that she was able to kill both versions of him within seconds of each other.

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