Surprise! A brand new XCOM game is dropping in less than two weeks for dirt cheap. Meanwhile, some concept art for that rumored/cancelled Superman video game appeared in the portfolio of an artist who’s worked with WB Montreal, Sony’s giving out free video games to players and free money to indie devs, Pokémon Pink was almost a thing, firmware datamining suggests a new Nintendo Switch model in the works, our first images of Dune look like depressed arthouse Star Wars and that’s perfect. Speaking of Star Wars….

Thanks to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story we now know how a ragtag group of rebels got the plans to the Death Star. But how did the movie come together?
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Ahsoka Tano reaches out to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi seeking assistance to secure the capture of longtime adversary and former Sith Lord Maul, but the news of Grievous’ attack on Coruscant and Palpatine’s capture forces a difficult decision for the Jedi in “Old Friends Not Forgotten,” an all-new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars this Friday, April 17, on Disney+.

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Cooking Mama: Cookstar reviewed on Nintendo Switch by Travis Northup.

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For fans of cooperative gaming, Moving Out is an action, puzzle, physics-based moving simulator that brings a whole new meaning to “couch co-op”. Play alone or locally with friends, in over fifty levels across arcade, story, and versus modes.

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A review in progress of Valorant by Kyle Campbell based on time playing during its closed beta.

Valorant is a new FPS from Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, that looks on the surface a bit like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mixed with an Overwatch-style hero shooter and the abilities usually found in that genre.

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The recent Ver.10 firmware update for the Nintendo Switch now allows you to remap all the buttons on your JoyCon controllers. This also includes the Pro Controller.

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Welcome to Power Ranking, a show where YOU the fans get to vote on your favorite things in video games, movies, TV and whatever the hell else the internet can get excited for.

This is the fifth and final round of the special IGN tournament event, Power Ranking Face-Off! Here’s how it works: Through our Face-Off voting on IGN.com, YOU, the fans chose your favorite video game characters from over 300 entrants. These Face-Off votes provided a win-loss record for each character which determined the overall ranking. The top 64 of that ranked list have been seeded into our tournament bracket.

From here, we polled across multiple IGN platforms to scientifically determine which video game characters should move on to the next round. Now that we’re in the semi-finals and finals, the candidates are going head-to-head. The winner of each matchup will move on till you all crown Power Ranking Face-Off’s best video game character of ALL TIME! Find out who the champion is now!

00:16 – Tournament Breakdown
01:33 – Fan Predictions
04:37- Semi Finals Winner (Red Side)
06:16 – Semi Finals Winner (Blue Side)
07:59 – Semi-Finals Runner Ups
08:26 – Finals Bracket
08:39 – Road to the Finals (Top 2)
09:26 – Finalists Analysis and Stats
11:24 – Top 2 Prediction Match
12:30 – Video Game Character Champion Reveal
13:04 – Post Tournament Interview with the Power Ranking Face-Off 2020 Champion

Learn more about the whole Power Ranking Face-off month-long tournament here: https://www.ign.com/articles/power-ranking-face-off-who-is-the-best-video-game-character-of-all-time

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How comfortable are you with robots taking over your life? Covering a wide range of potential applications — from the mundane (robot house cleaner) to the mischievous (robot sex partner) to the downright macabre (uploading your brain to live on after death) — technology strategist Lucy Farey-Jones shares data-backed evidence of how our willingness to accept AI may be radically changing.

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The Swamps of Corsus DLC, featuring an upgraded version of the primordial world of Corsus, three powerful weapons and mods, four side dungeons, bosses, enemies, and more, in addition to a new rogue-like game mode called “Survival Mode,” will be released on April 28, 2020 on Steam, and at a later date on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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