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This is a mostly spoiler-free review of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 2. All 8 episodes are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video now.

Back in 2018, John Krasinski successfully stepped into the shoes of one of Tom Clancy’s most beloved characters, imbuing the titular government analyst with just the right mix of boyish charm and deadly proficiency. Pairing Krasinski with Wendell Pierce’s James Greer was a brilliant move by creators Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Graham Roland (Fringe), as their memorable bromance was one of the highlights of the first season. Jump to 2019, and Jack Ryan is back on Amazon Video with a by-the-numbers 8-episode second season that appears to forget what made its first outing so great.

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The demo starts in a cave. You have multiple aesthetic class choices. There are customization presets. The sorceress has two female avatar options.

Barbarian skills: Rallying Cry, Unstoppable (23% increased speed and reduced damage plus fury), Leap

Fenzy and Upheavel requires dual wield or two-handers

Skewer requires two-handed slashing weapon

Cool down resets 10-second cooldown

Wrath of Berserker (every 20 fury you spend increases the effects by 65%)

Berserking increases damage by 25% and movement by 30%

Skill categories:

Basic

Fury

Defensive

Brawling

Weapon mastery

Ultimate

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Pokemon Go‘s Halloween event has ended, which means Darkrai is no longer available in Raids. Before Cobalion arrives next week, however, the Legendary Regi trio have returned to the game, but they’ll only be around for a limited time.

Until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on November 4, Regirock, Registeel, and Regice will appear in five-star Raid Battles around the world. Not only does this give you a new opportunity to add the Legendary Pokemon to your collection if you’ve previously missed them, you’ll also have your first chance to catch their Shiny forms.

In addition to the Regi trio’s return, you’ll be able to find Pokemon that have a type advantage over the Legendaries–such as Geodude, Magnemite, Swinub, Aron, and Spheal–more frequently in the wild, while Aerodactyl, Shuckle, Sneasel, Skarmory, Snorunt, and Beldum will hatch more often from eggs. Incubators will also be twice as effective throughout the weekend, allowing you to hatch eggs in half the time they normally require.

Later this month, the Legendary Regigigas will make its debut in EX Raids. If you can’t wait until then to catch it, Niantic is hosting a Special Research story event on November 2 called “A Colossal Discovery,” which will let you encounter the new Legendary early. However, until other Special Research questlines in the game, you need to purchase a virtual ticket to participate in the event.

Once the Regi trio leave the game again on November 4, they’ll be replaced by the aforementioned Cobalion, the first Gen 5 Pokemon to appear in Go. It will be available in five-star Raids until November 26. Meanwhile, Pokemon Go’s November Community Day is set for November 16. The featured Pokemon this month will be Chimchar, the Fire-type starter from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

Overwatch 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch. The sequel to Blizzard’s team-focused, hero-based first-person shooter was previously announced for Xbox One, PS4, and PC (specifically Battle.net) during the BlizzCon 2019 opening presentation. No release date has been announced.

In Overwatch 2, you’ll have access to both PvP and PvE content. Overwatch veterans will recognize what you’re able to do in PvP, though there is a new mode, Push, which sees teams try to get a robot to move into their opponent’s side of the map. Overwatch lead designer Jeff Kaplan described Push as a “core competitive game mode, so the mode will appear alongside the others in Quick Play and Competitive, and will also be played in the Overwatch League.

To ensure no one gets left behind, Overwatch players will be able to play in competitive PvP with Overwatch 2 players. “Current Overwatch players will battle side-by-side with Overwatch 2 players in PvP multiplayer; they’ll also be able to play Overwatch 2 heroes and maps,” he said. The official Overwatch 2 website says “Your accomplishments and loot collections will be carried forward to Overwatch 2. That means you’ll keep your skins, player icons, sprays, emotes, and more.”

The major change between Overwatch and Overwatch 2 is in the PvE. Overwatch 2 will have PvE Story and Hero modes. In Story mode, you play with friends on a predetermined team of heroes in scripted missions that will continue the narrative of Overwatch. Meanwhile, Hero mode puts your team into objective-based missions–all of which are designed to be repeated with friends to level up your characters and unlock new abilities.

Blizzard clarified that Overwatch will not receive a new Archives event this year during a panel at BlizzCon 2019.

Game director Jeff Kaplan said Blizzard isn’t adding a new event to the story-driven co-op Archives missions due to the team focusing on the newly-announced Overwatch 2. However, Kaplan confirmed that the team has no plans to abandon the existing game, saying there are still some “cool updates” coming and “new stuff” they want to add.

“We are still going to run the Archives event,” Kaplan said. “They will be new skins. There’s going to be new cosmetic content. There are also other awesome features coming to the live game that we think you should be excited about.”

Kaplan detailed an upcoming selection feature that will let you choose how to spend your time while queuing. You can go to the training room or participate in a new deathmatch mode specifically designed for waiting, or you can fire up Custom Game and/or Workshop and play “whatever the hell you want” in the future. Kaplan didn’t specify when this feature will get added to Overwatch.

Overwatch 2 was unveiled during BlizzCon 2019. Though there’s no official release date or window announced, Kaplan said the sequel will appear on “every single platform we support today.” The game will launch on Nintendo Switch, PC (via BattleNet), PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

During BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard pulled back the curtain on Diablo 4 and detailed a bunch of new features about the action-RPG, such as the newly-implemented mounts.

Mounts are new to Diablo’s universe, fitting in-line with Blizzard’s description of a larger world for Diablo 4. Mounts can be used to travel faster between waypoints and in conjunction with class-specific dismount abilities. Further, you can customize your mount’s appearance, changing everything from saddles to armor to horseshoes. Altering your mount’s appearance also improves its abilities, like equipping armor that decreases the damage taken on a mount and more.

For them to feel grounded in Diablo 4’s world, Blizzard intends to include various kinds of mounts–from demon horses to faceless mounts and everything in between. And to give the mounts some flare, each class has specific dismount abilities tailored to their playstyle. The Sorceress, for example, sends out an ice storm that freezes everything in a straight line in front of her; while the Barbarian causes a ground slam AOE attack. Dismount abilities can be used to combo with other players.

Though revealed earlier today, Blizzard didn’t specify a release date or window for Diablo 4. The company did confirm that the latest installment to the beloved action-RPG franchise is now in development for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Alongside the announcement, Blizzard shared official Diablo 4 cinematic and gameplay trailers, showing off the new world and returning classes.