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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI for Switch

When I first reviewed Civilization VI back in 2016, here’s what I had to say about it as I awarded it a score of 9.4 (for amazing) and nominated it for game of the year:

“Civilization VI will go down in history as the most fully-featured launch version in the series. Many of those are smartly revamped versions of Civ classics, but it finds its own identity with great new ideas like spread-out cities, customizeable governments, research boosts, and leader agendas. And even though the AI has some improving to do, it can put up enough of a fight to make world domination a challenge.”

13 Best Zombie Games of All Time

Zombies make marvelous antagonists. They’re plodding dark mirrors parodying our society’s short sightedness. They’re plentiful and emotionless eaters of flesh, which makes them perfect cannon fodder for action films and twitch shooters. Their wasted visages serve the purposes of both horror and humor with equal effectiveness. They’ve been a part of the video game landscape for decades – so long that they’ve carved out their own subgenre: the “zombie game.”

Strangely, the still-shambling corpses of the damned have been important to some of gaming’s more notable narratives and innovations.

Here are the 13 best zombie games of all time.

13. Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men Relaunch Is Frustratingly Bad

The past 18 months have marked a rare period in Marvel’s history where there’s been no ongoing Uncanny X-Men comics. Sure, there have been plenty of other X-books during that time, but no clear contender for the flagship book of the line. Therein lies the appeal of the newest volume of Uncanny X-Men. Not only does it just feel right to have Uncanny as a regular part of the Marvel lineup, it’ll be nice to have the franchise re-center itself around one book and one central conflict. That was the hope, anyway. Judging from the first issue, Uncanny X-Men won’t be the cure-all solution this franchise has been needing.

With this relaunch, Marvel is basically applying the Avengers: No Surrender formula to the X-Men line, bringing together multiple writers for one weekly epic. That story in this case is called “X-Men Disassembled,” an obvious nod to 2004’s status quo-shattering “Avengers Disassembled” storyline. The hope is that this new series will have a similar impact on the X-Men, providing a fresh jumping-on point, an exciting new mutant conflict and a general quality boost for a franchise that’s been all over the place for the past four years.

Jack Reacher Author Says Streaming TV Reboot in the Works Without Tom Cruise

Lee Child, the author who created and penned 23 Jack Reacher novels and various short stories, has confirmed that a TV reboot of his prolific series is on the way, albeit without Tom Cruise in the titular role.

In an interview with BBC Radio, Child claimed that, despite various fitting qualities, Cruise was simply too short for the role, clocking in at 5’7”. Jack Reacher, on the other hand, is supposed to be 6’5” tall.

“I really enjoyed working with Cruise. He’s a really, really nice guy,” said Child. “We had a lot of fun, but ultimately the readers are right. The size of Reacher is really, really important and it’s a big component of who he is. The idea is that when Reacher walks into a room, you’re all a little nervous just for that first minute. And Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality.

The Avengers #10 Teases a Thrilling Future for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Marvel is taking a surprisingly subdued approach to the release of The Avengers #10. This issue also happens to be the 700th Avengers comic overall. But rather than officially renumbering the series yet again or drawing in all sorts of guest creative teams to celebrate the franchise’s long history, this issue simply focuses on the road ahead. It’s impossible not to be excited for the future of the franchise after reading this issue.

One of the great things about Aaron’s Avengers run is that it taps into elements that fueled two of the best Avengers runs of the 21st Century – Brian Bendis’ original New Avengers and Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch’s The Ultimates. You can see the former in this small, eclectic band of heroes Aaron has assembled for this new incarnation of the Avengers. It’s a an enjoyable blend of traditional favorites and unusual picks, with the end result being a fun and slightly dysfunctional team dynamic. It’s not everyday you see Thor turning to Captain Marvel for help in his middle school-level relationship with Hulk.

Is the Next-Gen Exclusives Race Already Heating Up?

BEYOND!

On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Tom Marks to discuss Microsoft’s recent trend of buying up studios, and what that potentially means for the next-gen exclusives space.

Then, producer Barrett Courtney, much to Jonathon’s chagrin, joins the cast to round up some of the latest Sony news, including Spider-Man’s upcoming DLC, PUBG coming to PS4, and more. The crew also offers their thoughts on this week’s releases, including Spyro Reignited Trilogy — Jonathon’s review is now live! — Fallout 76 beta impressions, and Tetris Effect.

HTC Vive Wireless Adapter Review

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The HTC Vive is still the most powerful virtual reality headset you can buy, thanks to its go-almost-anywhere room scale tracking. But when you’re shackled to a bulky cable, that room scale experience can feel a bit restricting. Enter the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter (See it on Amazon); a small device that attaches to your headset for truly untethered gaming. It’s available for both the regular Vive and the Vive Pro, though the Pro version costs an extra $60.

Certain Telltale Games Have Been Removed From Steam As It Prepares to Shut Down Completely

Certain Telltale games have been removed from Steam as the troubled company is in the process of completely shutting down and liquidating its assets.

As reported by GameDaily.biz, Telltale Games is working with Sherwood Partners to help it through its complete shut down.

In a process similar to bankruptcy, Telltale is currently going through assignment proceedings, where “they were able to find someone to give them enough money for assets to pay any creditors or they had the money on the hand.”

These assets include “physical goods, trademarks, copyrights, software, and source code.”

Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson and Others Sign Letters Urging Warner Bros. to Save FilmStruck

Several prominent filmmakers are taking the case to save FilmStruck directly to Warner Bros. in a series of letters.

The first letter, which was sent on November 12 to Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich, acknowledges that Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg have already contacted Warner Media Group to voice their support for continuing the streaming service.

“So we want to add our names to the petition started by Marty and Steven and want you (and Warners) to know that we feel equally strongly and would do anything to support the service being saved,” the letter states.

THQ Nordic Has 55 Games In Development; Acquires Goat Simulator And Wreckfest Devs

Austrian game publisher THQ Nordic is staying busy. The company announced as part of its latest earnings report that it had 55 games in development at the end of last quarter, 35 of which have not yet been announced. That is a lot of games.

In addition to the franchises that it already owned, THQ Nordic has been on a buying spree of late. Just this week, the company announced that it acquired Bugbear Entertainment (Wreckfest, Ridge Racer: Unbounded) and Goat Simulator developer Coffee Stain. In September, THQ Nordic acquired the Alone in the Dark and Act of War franchises from Atari and the Kingdoms of Amalur franchise from the defunct 38 Studios. In August, THQ Nordic bought the TimeSplitters series, further boosting its roster of franchises.

In February this year, THQ Nordic acquired Koch Media, and in doing so took ownership of the Saints Row and Dead Island franchises, among others.

In 2017, Nordic Games announced it was rebranding to THQ Nordic. The company acquired a number of THQ’s intellectual properties during the company’s bankruptcy auction, including the Darksiders, Red Faction, and MX vs. ATV franchises.

Given THQ Nordic’s aggressive acquisition history so far, you might think the company would be slowing down in the future, but that may not be the case. In a statement, THQ Nordic said it “foresees further strategic investments in owned studios and/or publishing deals going forward.”

The next major releases from THQ Nordic are Darksiders 3 (November 2018) and Metro Exodus (February 2019).