Watchmen’s Doctor Manhattan Discovers the DC Metaverse

Forget everything you thought you knew about the DC multiverse. Watchmen’s Doctor Manhattan has just discovered something called the metaverse.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock #10!

The latest chapter of Doomsday Clock provides a comprehensive account of what happened to Doctor Manhattan after the end of Watchmen. Manhattan ventures into the multiverse and soon finds himself in the DCU circa-1938. He’s perplexed by this strange new world and its emerging lineup of heroes, finding that even ordinary people like struggling actor Carver Colman have a selfless, heroic streak completely unlike anything in the Watchmen universe.

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Apple Watch and iPads Are Still on Sale for Up to 30% Off

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Apple is expected to unveil updates to Apple Watch and iPad software on Monday. But you don’t have to wait for the announcement to get the devices that will run the new OSes. In fact, right now you can save a bunch of cash on various models of Apple Watch and iPad at Walmart and Amazon. Let’s look at the deals.

Apple Watch Series 4 is $50 Off

Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS)

Why The Flash Had Another Rough Year

Note: This is a mostly spoiler-free review of the fifth season of The Flash, which is now available to stream on Netflix. I’ll discuss basic character and plot details but save direct spoiler chatter for the end of the review.

For most of its life, The Flash has followed a fairly similar pattern to that of Arrow. The first two seasons set a high standard that the show has never really been able to match since. Like Arrow, Season 3 marked a significant drop-off in quality, while Season 4 really dove off a cliff. Were The Flash to continue following Arrow’s example, Season 5 would see the series rebound and recapture some of its lost glory. Sadly, this is where The Flash finally changed gears and stopped following Arrow’s example. Season 5 may not quite rank as the show’s worst to date, but at some point that’s an almost meaningless distinction.

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Rambo: Last Blood Trailer Is As Brutal And Violent As You’d Expect

The first trailer for Rambo: Last Blood is here. The fifth movie in the long-running action series stars Sylvester Stallone as former soldier and mercenary John Rambo who is called back into his old life for one last mission.

The trailer doesn’t really give much about the story away, but it delivers everything that fans of the series will expect. Namely, Stallone shooting, stabbing, and blowing up lots of people, this time in Mexico, while his voiceover tells us that “death is coming” for his enemies. Check it out above.

Rambo: Last Blood hits theaters on September 20 and is directed by Adrian Grunberg, who previously made the Mel Gibson thriller Get the Gringo. The movie also stars Spanish star Paz Vega (Spanglish, The OA) as a reporter who teams up with Rambo to rescue her sister from a drug cartel.

The Rambo series kicked off in 1982 with First Blood and was followed by two sequels in 1985 and 1988. The most recent movie was 2008’s Rambo, which Stallone directed and made $113 million worldwide.

Marvel’s Avengers Will Feature Hero Customisation, Single and Multiplayer

Marvel’s Avengers only got an official title yesterday, but seems to have mistakenly gotten some early gameplay details soon after.

As spotted by Evan Filarca on Twitter (via PC Gamer) a since-revised E3 Coliseum show listing for the game seemed to reveal elements of what’s in store from the Crystal Dynamics game. Here’s that original description in full:

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reportedly Getting VR Support This Week

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, according to dataminers, will potentially be getting Labo VR support and new amiibo modes this week.

SSBUBot, a feed that pulls server update information for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has posted notes about the latest potential upcoming update – 3.1.0, which will add, as early as tonight, a VR mode that is compatible with the Toy-Con VR Goggles to Smash Ultimate.

While not much is known as to what this mode will entail, it promises that “a whole new perspective on the Smash action awaits,” and means Smash Ultimate will join Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as big Nintendo first-party titles that have added VR support.

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Death Stranding: Special Guest Directors Don’t Play Their Own Characters

Yesterday’s Death Stranding trailer confirmed the appearances of both Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn in Hideo Kojima’s next game. But they really are, quite literally, just that: appearances.

In a tweet, Kojima explained that Winding Refn has had his face and body scanned for the game’s Heartman character, but that another actor is responsible for animating and voicing him. The same process has been applied to del Toro.

Hexagears Nova Gaming Keyboard Review

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When it comes to keyboard manufacturers, many have likely not heard the name Hexgears, yet they’ve been quietly striving to deliver quality parts for a more convenient price for some time now. The company has partnered with Kailh to offer its BOX switches in its lineup of unique keyboards, and Hexgears’ Nova keyboard is a semi-affordable all-metal mechanical tenkeyless keyboard (See it at Amazon).

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