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PlayStation Now Adds 10 More Games, See Them Here

PlayStation Now, the game-streaming service on PlayStation 4 and PC, continues to add more games. February’s releases have been announced, and they include a mixture of PS3 and PS4 games. From EA, the new additions include Battlefield Hardline and Need for Speed Rivals, while NetherRealm’s fighting game Mortal Kombat X is also out right now on PlayStation Now.

Additionally, the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Metro Last Light Redux have been added to PlayStation Now, alongside Earth Defense Force 4.1, F1 2017, Magicka 2, Pillars of Eternity, and Rebel Galaxy. You can see the full list of 10 games at the bottom of this post.

With February’s new additions, the PlayStation Now library feature more than 750 games, including more than 250 PlayStation 4 games.

Sony also announced the most-played PlayStation Now games for January, and they include Mafia III, Red Dead Redemption, Steep, and Prey, among others.

February 2018 PlayStation Now Games:

  • Battlefield Hardline (PS3)
  • Earth Defense Force 4.1 (PS4)
  • F1 2017 (PS4)
  • Magicka 2 (PS4)
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3)
  • Metro Last Light Redux (PS4)
  • Mortal Kombat X (PS4)
  • Need for Speed Rivals (PS3)
  • Pillars of Eternity (PS4)
  • Rebel Galaxy (PS4)

Most played PlayStation Now Games For January 2018:

  • NBA 2K16
  • Mafia III
  • For Honor
  • Prey
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
  • Steep
  • WWE 2K16
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
  • Mortal Kombat

Deal Alert: Save $150 on a New iPad Pro, $50 Off Apple Watch 3

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Today’s a lovely day to save some money on Apple products at Amazon or Walmart. Even if you scoff at the idea of using a Macintosh computer, it’s hard to deny the convenience of an iPad, or the coolness and functionality of an Apple Watch, even more so when they’re on sale. If you’re waiting on a tax refund, or already have one, this would be a good place to spend it, in my opinion. I have a Mac for work and PC as my own computer and I have no real preference, except when it comes to specific tasks like gaming. Then I’m ride-or-die PC all the way. But there’s no denying that a retina Macbook for $1300 or an iPad for $280 are both pretty attractive offers.

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Review: Star Trek Discovery’s Latest Episode Misses the Mark

Full spoilers follow for this episode.

This week’s Star Trek: Discovery episode, “An Obol for Charon,” indulges in not one but two classic Star Trek style plotlines — the trapped starship and the mysteriously sick crewmember — and while it all starts off with a bang, the segment unfortunately soon peters out to become a talky, somewhat unsatisfying installment.

Things kick off with Rebecca Romijn finally debuting as Number One, Pike’s executive officer from the Enterprise who of course was originally played by Majel Barrett all the way back in “The Cage.” The character has always been a figure of some interest for many Trekkies, and in her brief appearance here Romijn and the writers do a good enough job of expanding on Number One and her dynamic with Pike. She’s got a bit of a witty edge to her, and she likes cheeseburgers! She also, apparently, fully avails herself of the Discovery’s mess hall during a mere five-minute meeting with her superior officer. (More on that below.) It would be nice to see more of her in future episodes, and indeed of the original Enterprise crew too — where are you, Doctor Boyce?!

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Death Stranding Is A “Miracle,” Movie Director Says

Death Stranding, the next game from Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, is already playable–and developer Kojima Productions is allowing outside people to play it. Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who is directing the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, recently tweeted that he’s had a chance to play Death Stranding. In short, he was blown away, describing the game as a “miracle.”

“YOU. ARE. NOT. READY,” Vogt-Roberts said of his impressions of Death Stranding thus far.

Vogt-Roberts isn’t the only celebrity to speak highly of Death Stranding. Speaking to Metro, The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus, who plays a character in Death Stranding, said he’s never seen anything like what Kojima is doing with the game.

“The concept is so far out into the future. Instead of eliminating everyone around you, it’s bringing everyone together,” he explained. “It’s a very positive video game, but scary and depressing at the same time. It’s kind of a new movie. I’ve never seen anything like what we’re doing.”

Overall, Reedus said Death Stranding is a “crazy complicated game.” The trailers and information about the title released thus far do not fully encapsulate what Death Stranding is, it seems.

“The trailers show you an aspect of it, but not a whole picture of what the game will be,” he said.

Death Stranding is Kojima’s first new game since his split with Konami. Very little is known about the game, and that appears to be intentional, with Kojima weaving secrets into its new trailers. In addition to Reedus, the game features other celebrities such as Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner, Guillermo del Toro, and Troy Baker. No release date has been set as of yet.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Supernatural Return Is Worth the Wait

This review contains spoilers for Supernatural’s 300th episode, “Lebanon.” 

Supernatural’s 200th episode was a love letter to the fans – a madcap musical trip down memory lane, loaded with more easter eggs and in-jokes than you can shake a shtriga at. But for the show’s milestone 300th episode, showrunner Andrew Dabb and episode co-writer Meredith Glynn have scripted an installment that is far less meta, but no less meaningful, by finally bringing back Papa Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), 12 years after the show first killed him off. In “Lebanon,” we’re revisiting the show’s emotional legacy rather than its plot twists, and that’s a surprisingly effective curveball, since Supernatural has given us plenty of episodes that satisfy its self-referential urges over the years.

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Here’s When Fortnite Season 7 Ends

Fortnite‘s Week 10 challenges have gone live across all platforms, which means we’re coming to the end of the game’s seventh season. Developer Epic Games still hasn’t announced when Season 8 of Battle Royale will begin, but we do know when the current season will formally wrap up.

According to Epic’s website, Season 7 of Fortnite is scheduled to end on Thursday, February 28. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Season 8 will kick off immediately afterward; there have been instances in the past where a new season would begin a few days after the previous one ended. However, it does give us some idea of when we can expect Season 8 to start.

As for what awaits in the new season, that remains remains anyone’s guess. Epic hasn’t shared any details yet about Season 8, although some strange things have begun happening in the game. Recently, players have experienced sudden earthquakes in the middle of a match, and based on audio files gleaned from a datamine, it appears the tremors will only continue to grow in strength.

It’s unclear what these earthquakes portend for Season 8, but Epic typically ushers in new seasons of Fortnite with some sort of world-changing event. Prior to the start of Season 7, an iceberg could be seen drifting toward the island, and Season 6 began after the infamous purple cube known as Kevin plunged into Loot Lake and transformed it.

In the meantime, players still have a little more time to complete this season’s challenges. If you need help, you can find times and guides in our complete Season 7 challenges roundup. Epic has also announced a big Share the Love event for the game, which will encompass new Overtime challenges, additional rewards to unlock, and two double XP weekends.