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It’s honestly surprising Marvel hasn’t attempted more solo Doctor Doom comics over the years. He’s the only real competition to Magneto when it comes to best Marvel villain. Those few Doom comics Marvel has published (Books of Doom, Infamous Iron Man) have been very enjoyable. This new Doctor Doom series reads like a modest but very welcome attempt at making up for lost time. It’s hardly a flawless debut for the good Doctor, but still one well worth reading.

With Doctor Doom #1, writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Salvador Larroca loosely build on the status quo established in Dan Slott’s Fantastic Four run. Compared to Infamous Iron Man, which focused on a heroic Victor von Doom unafraid to show his face to the world, this is a far more traditional take on the character. Doom is back in the old armor and ruling Latveria with an iron grip. Apart from the minimal presence of Doom’s new herald, Victorious, there’s nothing to really anchor this story in any particular era of Fantastic Four history. That makes for an accessible debut issue, if nothing else.

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This is a spoiler-free review of The CW’s Nancy Drew series premiere, originally published out of New York Comic Con. We won’t be reviewing every week, but we’ll check in at the end of the season to see how the show has progressed.

Taking cues from the sexy and supernatural Riverdale and its Netflix cousin Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The CW’s Nancy Drew (Kennedy McMann) is not the Nancy Drew you grew up with. More mature and spooky than its source material, the show centers on a Nancy who’s past the age of being the lovable, sleuthing wunderkind we’re familiar with. Now she’s an off-track young adult, who finds herself embroiled in a murder that may or may not involve a prom queen ghost.

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This interview contains spoilers for Riverdale’s Season 4 premiere, “In Memoriam.” 

Following the tragic death of Luke Perry earlier this year, Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa faced the painful task of having to write his character, Fred Andrews, off the CW drama while also paying tribute to the actor in the Season 4 premiere, “In Memoriam.” During a screening for the episode, Aguirre-Sacasa told reporters how the emotional story came together.

SAYING GOODBYE

In an episode sure to bring a few tears to viewers’ eyes, “In Memoriam” clearly reflects the cast and creative team’s real-life love for Perry. Aguirre-Sacasa said the writers purposefully chose not to address Perry’s death during the third season, preferring to take their time to craft a story worthy of Fred Andrews and Perry’s legacy: “Very early on we landed on the idea that Fred should have a heroic death and that that would be impactful for Archie and it felt like that’s a way that Fred could have gone.”

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Via Blizzard Battle.net, Activision announced the PC specs for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Both the minimum and recommended requirements are listed, so you’ll be able to check whether your machine can run the game prior to its October 25 release date. We’ve outlined both specifications below.

Both the minimum and recommended PC specs for Modern Warfare are very close to those for last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. If your machine ran Black Ops 4 with no issue, it’s probable that it will handle Modern Warfare as well. Just be sure you clear out enough space on your machine’s hard drive for the new game–175 GB is no joke.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare PC Specs

Minimum Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon HD 7950 – DirectX 12.0 compatible system
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Storage: 175 GB available hard drive space
• Internet: Broadband Internet connection

Recommended Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit latest update
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon R9 390 / AMD Radeon RX 580 – DirectX 12.0 compatible system
• Memory: 12 GB RAM
• Storage: 175 GB available hard drive space
• Internet: Broadband Internet connection

Prior to release, we’ve played through a few of Modern Warfare’s multiplayer modes, including Ground War, Gunfight, and Cyber Attack. There are no major adjustments to the overall Call of Duty formula in any of these game types, but small tweaks–such as movement, weapon feedback, and adaptive loadouts–do make some of these multiplayer modes a joy to play. Both Realism and NVG matches are welcome additions too, if for no other reason than their rulesets.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a soft reboot for the series, utilizing familiar characters from the previous three Modern Warfare games but telling a story that’s disconnected from the continuity. Developer Infinity Ward intends for the game to be hyper-realistic, depicting the horrifying tragedy of modern-day warfare–a statement that seemingly goes against the inclusion of white phosphorus in multiplayer as a kill streak reward, which has sparked controversy. During the game’s open beta, it was revealed that Modern Warfare features cross-save support, allowing you to take your campaign and multiplayer progress with you between Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

We’re inching closer to the end of Fortnite Season 10, and a new Out of Time challenge is available to complete in the battle royale game. This one also has you tracking down audio logs left by the Visitor–the mysterious time-traveling character who first appeared back in Season 4 and returned to the game this season.

While the Visitor’s motives are unclear, these recordings give a bit of insight into what he’s up to and help set the stage for this weekend’s big world-changing event. This time, you’ll need to collect Visitor recordings in Moisty Palms and Greasy Grove. If you need help tracking those down, we’ve put together this guide showing you where the recordings are located.

Where Are The Visitor Recording Locations?

As the challenge states, there are two recordings to find: one in Moisty Palms, the other in Greasy Grove. These recordings look like cassette tapes and are fairly small, so they’ll likely be hard to spot if you don’t already know where to look. The one in Moisty Palms is atop a tall, white brick hotel in the northwestern corner of the area, while the recording in Greasy Grove can be found in one of the booths inside the taco restaurant.

How To Complete The Challenge

Once you know where the recordings are hidden, simply head to the right locations and pick them up as you would any other item in the game. Collect both and the challenge will be completed, earning you more season XP.

There are still a few Out of Time challenges awaiting before Season 10 ends, so these likely aren’t the last recordings you’ll need to find. Be sure to also check out our guide on where to find the Visitor recordings on the floating island and in Retail Row. And if you need hep completing any other challenges from earlier in the season, head over to our full Fortnite Season 10 challenges roundup.

Check out this new clip from TNT’s Snowpiercer series, giving a bit of backstory about the frozen apocalypse.

Lauren Cohan is coming back as Maggie and The Walking Dead is coming back, plus a new character is cast for Season 10.