March 2018 – Page 85

Jessica Jones Full Season 2 Review (Spoiler-Free)

Note: This is a generally spoiler-free review of Jessica Jones Season 2, intended to be safe for those who have not yet begun or finished all 13 episodes of the season. If you’d like to read our thoughts on specific episodes or plot points, please check out our individual Season 2 episode reviews, which include full spoilers.

There’s no other superhero series that grapples with the true cost of being a hero the way Jessica Jones does, and in Season 2, that introspection remains the show’s greatest strength, while also contributing to some of the story’s weaknesses.

Legends of Tomorrow Gets a Boost From Elvis

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.

Throw the plots of Footloose and The Sixth Sense in a blender and you pretty much arrive at the premise of this week’s Legends of Tomorrow. More than just an installment that checks off another name on the list of obligatory historical guest stars, “Amazing Grace” served as an effective rumination on death, the constantly changing nature of life and the transformative power of rock and roll. Not bad for a single hour of television.

I’ve mentioned before how I’ve been a little iffy on the whole totem element driving this season’s conflict. But the idea of the sixth mystery totem being a death totem affixed to the same guitar that Robert Johnson sold his soul to possess and that launched Elvis Presley’s career? That’s pretty nifty. The supernatural angle really helped this episode stand out. We’ve already seen Legends episodes where the team travel back to help an artist bring their defining work to life. “Raiders of the Lost Art” comes to mind. It wouldn’t have been enough for the show to simply recycle that formula and swap out George Lucas for Elvis (Raising Expectations’ Luke Bilyk). But by setting up a conflict where Elvis has to play his heart out in order to stop an army of the undead? That’s a whole new ballgame.

Marvel Releases 9 New Avengers: Infinity War Photos

Marvel Studios has released several new Avengers: Infinity War photos.

Some of the characters featured in the images, released via Marvel Studios’s official Facebook page, include Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Captain America (Chris Evans), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), and Shuri (Letitia Wright).

There’s also a lone image of Thanos using what seems to be one of the Infinity Stones. Check out the photos in the gallery below:

Avengers: Infinity War opens in theaters on April 27. Find out what films Marvel’s superhero ensemble movie is opening against.

Nintendo Switch 5.0 Firmware Released

Firmware update version 5.0 is now available for Nintendo Switch.

As outlined on Nintendo’s official support site, the update has added Facebook and Twitter Friend Suggestions, which suggests friends to add based on the Facebook and Twitter accounts linked to your Nintendo Account.

The update, which was outed earlier today, also adds 24 new ARMS and Kirby-themed user icons, as well as the ability to filter news to content from specific channels or just unread news.

Jessica Jones: Season 2 Premiere Review

Even without Kilgrave, Jessica still comes out swinging.

Jessica Jones: Season 2 Review Hub

Check out our reviews for every episode of the new season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones.

How to Sign Up For the Fortnite Mobile Invite Event (Beta)

Fortnite is coming to iOS and Android! Here’s how to sign up for their invite event to beta test Fortnite on mobile devices.

Fight In Nazi-Controlled Alaska In Wolfenstein 2’s Final Expansion

The third and final piece of expansion content for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will be here very, very soon. “The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins,” as it’s called, launches at midnight local time tonight.

This expansion brings US Army hero Captain Gerald Wilkins into battle on a mission to a Nazi-occupied Alaska. Your objective? To take down Operation Black Sun, which is the secret and mysterious Nazi project in Alaska.

The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins is priced at $10 on its own or you can get it with the game’s $25 Freedom Chronicles Season Paass. This also includes the two previously released expansions: The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe and The Diaries of Agent Silent Death.

The New Colossus, a sequel to 2014’s A New Order, launched in October 2017 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Our New Colossus review scored the game a 9/10. Developer MachineGames says it sees the franchise as a trilogy, so another game could come.

While we wouldn’t expect a third game anytime soon, Bethesda may have some surprises up its sleeve for this year or next. We may find out more during Bethesda’s E3 2018 briefing in June.

Walking Dead Star: It Would Be a ‘Thrill’ to Play Batman in Flashpoint

The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan would love to play Batman in Flashpoint.

In an interview with Total Film (via Games Radar) Morgan, who plays Negan on The Walking Dead and Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas Wayne in Batman v Superman, said it would be a “thrill” to potentially put on the Batsuit in Flash’s movie.

Overwatch Player Let Go by Pro Team After Posting ‘Offensive Meme’

Felix Lengyel, known by the handle “xQc,” has parted ways with Overwatch League team Dallas Fuel.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Lengyel and Dallas Fuel have “mutually agreed to part ways” after the player received his second suspension for repeatedly posting an “offensive meme” and using disparaging language against league casters and players. Lengyel made the posts and remarks on both social media and his personal streams.