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The first trailer for Hellboy is here. The movie is a reboot of Guillermo Del Toro’s action fantasy series, based on Mike Mignola’s comic books. Stranger Things star David Harbour plays the titular demonic hero, and the movie hits theaters in April.

The trailer delivers plenty of spectacular action-packed footage, and Harbour looks tremendous in the role. However, fans who had read previous comments from director Neil Marshall about the movie’s much darker approach might be surprised at how lighthearted the trailer is–the jokes and wise-cracking tone are very reminiscent of Del Toro’s movies. But it still looks like huge fun–check the trailer out above.

Hellboy hits theaters on April 12 2019. It also stars Milla Jovovich as the Blood Queen, Ian McShane as Professor Broom, Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, and Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimo. Marshall is best known for his work on Game of Thrones and the recent Netflix show Lost in Space, plus movies like Doomsday and The Descent.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harbour explained that the movie won’t be an origin story–as the film starts, Hellboy is already working for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Development. “It’s not an origin story, but it’s his coming to terms with where he came from,” he said. “He’s been Hellboy for a long time, but there’s a new turn of events at the start of the film, where people start to bring up the fact that he might bring about the end of the world, and it’s really the first time he’s heard anything like that. The question that comes up in the movie is where does he really belong?”

Nintendo has announced a new in-game event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Fire Emblem Fest will be a two-part event featuring a variety of Spirits drawn from the tactical RPG series, with the first part set to begin on December 20.

Much like last week’s Spectacled Spirits event, the Fire Emblem Fest will run for three days. During that time, characters from throughout Fire Emblem’s history will appear much more frequently on the Spirit Board, including the Legend-class Spirits Caeda and Azura, as well as the Ace-class Spirits Eliwood and Eirika.

Additionally, players will receive extra SP for defeating the Spirits. Nintendo notes that some of the Spirits that appear during the first part of the Fire Emblem Fest will change for the second part, so you won’t want to miss your opportunity to get them while they’re more readily available. The second part of the event is slated to take place next month.

The Fire Emblem Fest is the second event announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo says there will be a new event in the game every week. During the aforementioned Spectacled Spirits event, characters who wear glasses, such as Jeff from EarthBound and Brittany from Pikmin 3, appeared more frequently on the Spirit Board.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been a critical and commercial success since it launched earlier this month. The game smashed sales records for the series around the globe and was selected as one of GameSpot’s 10 best video games of 2018. “There are so many wonderful things packed into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that, even in the short time between its release and our Best Of The Year discussions, it has filled us with an immense amount of joy,” we said.

Steam’s winter sale might start tomorrow, but Green Man Gaming has kicked off a winter sale of its own, dropping prices up to 75% on over 1,000 games, including some of the year’s biggest hits. The deals run between now and January 12, with most of them coming in the form of Steam codes. And if you enter promo code GMG12 at checkout, you’ll save an additional 12%. Since any sale is only as good as the games that are discounted, let’s take a look at what’s available.

Some of the biggest recent games are already discounted to around half off. The ancient-Greece-set Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is down to $30, while the apocalyptic multiplayer game Fallout 76 is on sale for $36. If creative–and often absurd–murders are up your alley, you’ll want to pick up Hitman 2 for $38. And fighting game fans can grab SoulCalibur VI for $42.

Anyone who likes the relative simplicity of side-scrolling games can grab the devilishly challenging Cuphead for $15 or the painterly (and challenging) Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition for $10. If you missed out on some of the big games from early in the year, you can pick up Monster Hunter World for $35 or Far Cry 5 for $24.

Strategy fans can put their brains to work with Civilization VI or XCOM 2 for $13.50 each. Those who enjoy watching TV show-quality cut-scenes can grab Quantum Break for $10. And if you want to fight off Skaven hordes with your friends, consider picking up Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for $15.

That only scratches the surface; many more games are also on sale right now. You’ll find more of them listed below, or you can check out all of the deals on GMG.

Bandai Namco has announced that My Hero Academia protagonist Izuku Midoriya will be a part of Jump Force. Although the studio did not come out and confirm it, an image in a tweet implies Midoriya will be a playable character and not just a part of the story like Death Notes’ Light and Ryuk.

Midoriya has worn three different costumes in the My Hero Academia manga and anime, and each showcases growth in his development of his superpowered Quirk, One For All. The images of him in Jump Force show him wearing the initial design for Costume Gamma, a more heavily armored variation of his suit that comes equipped with braces for his arms and iron soles for his feet. Midoriya first wears this costume when he adopts his new “Shoot Style” fighting form that focuses on kicks instead of punches, so we can assume his combos will probably include more than his fist super moves like Detroit Smash and Delaware Smash.

So far, Midoriya is the only character from My Hero Academia to be confirmed for Jump Force. However, other franchises included in the game–such as Dragon Ball and One Piece–have included half a dozen characters from their respective manga/anime, so there’s a possibility for more of Midoriya’s allies or enemies to appear in Jump Force. Jump Force could also implement a similar system to My Hero One’s Justice and include multiple versions of Midoriya with different fighting styles.

Jump Force is a celebration of 50 years of Shonen Jump manga and anime. The tag-team arena fighting game includes characters from Black Clover, Bleach, City Hunter, Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, Hunter x Hunter, My Hero Academia, Naruto, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Saint Seiya, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Death Note. The game will tell an original story, where characters from across the Shonen Jump multiverse need to unite in order to defeat an evil that threatens all of their respective worlds.

Jump Force launches in Japan on February 14, 2019 and then for North America on the following day. The game will be playable on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

The 14 Days of Fortnite event is now underway in Epic’s hit battle royale game. From now until January 2, Fortnite players on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile can take part in new and returning limited-time modes, purchase new seasonal outfits from the in-game shop, and even earn daily rewards.

On top of the aforementioned LTMs, Epic will offer a new challenge each day during the 14 Days of Fortnite event, which will net you a free seasonal reward once completed. If you manage to finish all 14 of the challenges from the event, you’ll also unlock a special mystery item.

Epic is revealing the 14 Days of Fortnite challenges day by day, so we’ll be rounding up a list of all the tasks from the event and the rewards you get for completing them as they’re unveiled. Be sure to check back here each day of the event as we update the list with challenges, rewards, and tips on how to get them once they’re available.

The first 14 Days of Fortnite challenge is straightforward. You’ll simply need to create or join a server in the game’s new Creative mode, which allows players create their own games and play around as they see fit in their own private matches. Once you do that, you’ll unlock the first of the events daily rewards: an Ornament Spray featuring the letters “GG.”

In addition to daily challenges, Epic will feature a variety of new and returning limited-time modes during the 14 Days of Fortnite event. These will rotate frequently throughout the event; according to the developer, “large team modes” will switch every 48 hours, while “small team modes” will change every 24.

14 Days Of Fortnite Challenges

1. Start or join a Creative server (1) — “GG” Ornament Spray
2. TBD

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My Hero Academia Season 4 will begin airing in October 2019, it has been announced. The acclaimed anime series wrapped up its third season in September of this year, with main character Midoriya being introduced to three third-year students that have distinguished themselves in the hero course. One of those students, Mirio Togata, is featured on a new poster teasing the fourth season.

Mirio is shown alongside Midoriya and is wearing his hero outfit, something which has not yet been seen in the anime. As indicated in Season 3, Mirio will play a crucial part in Midoriya’s journey to fulfilling his role as All Might’s successor, so it makes perfect sense that he’d be featured heavily in marketing around the new season. Having said that, we expect My Hero Academia’s colorful–and beloved–cast of supporting characters will also get their time in the spotlight, ahead of the new season kicking off.

My Hero Academia Season 3 was praised heavily by GameSpot. As part of our Best of Entertainment awards we highlighted it as one of the best anime shows of 2018 and the episode titled “One For All” was also named of the best episodes of a show you could watch this year. If that wasn’t enough praise, My Hero Academia Season 3 was one our picks for Best Superhero Movie or TV Show of the year and was also one of our overall favourite shows of 2018.

2018 was also the year the first My Hero Academia movie released. In our My Hero Academia: Two Heroes review, Dave Klein said the movie “may not hit ‘Plus Ultra’ levels of excitement, and it never matches the highest moments of the show, [but] if you’re looking for a fun extra dose of My Hero, Two Heroes is certain to satisfy that craving.”