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If you like your consoles extremely textured and spiky, you’re in luck: Microsoft has announced a promotion for the upcoming film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, with four custom-themed Xbox One X consoles as the prizes. Each one is modeled after an iconic creature from Godzilla lore, including the King of the Monsters itself.

You can enter the sweepstakes by retweeting the promotional Xbox tweet by June 7. You have to be age 14 or over, and minors need a parent or guardian’s permission. If you win you’ll be notified via Twitter direct message. Four winners will get one of the specialized Xbox One X consoles.

Those consoles are modeled after Mothra, Rodan, Ghidorah, and of course, Godzilla. The film, which releases on May 31, refers to this collection of monsters as “Titans” and has them brawl for monster supremacy. It’s directed by Michael Dougherty and stars Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Vera Farmiga (The Departed), and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones).

These consoles are all the Xbox One X, the more powerful revision of the original Xbox One. Microsoft also offers the Xbox One S, a revision to the Xbox One size that doesn’t boost its power. It also recently introduced the Xbox One S All Digital Edition, which is similar to the standard S model except it lacks any disc drive.

Call of Duty is one of the biggest video game series around. Black Ops 4‘s popularity is still going strong, even with the next Call of Duty game on the horizon. And although the series was huge from the very beginning, it owes a decent proportion of its success to the groundbreaking game that was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

CoD4’s multiplayer modes completely changed the series–and the shooter genre–and its popularity continued into the sequels Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3. If rumors are to be believed, the next Call of Duty will be Modern Warfare 4 and will no doubt leverage the franchise’s legacy. But how much can you remember of the first game in the subseries?

To test your knowledge, we’re asking you to name all 20 of the game’s multiplayer maps, just by glancing at images of their respective loading screens. We’ve also given you the teams that fight on the map in question to help you out. However, you’ve only got five minutes, so you’ll need to be quick. Let us know your score in the comments below, and be sure to share the quiz with your friends and family to see who has the superior gaming knowledge. For more quizzes, check out our previous brain-teasers below.

• Can You Name Every Game Of Thrones Death?
• Can You Name All 25 Super Smash Bros. Melee Characters?

Can You Name All 20 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Maps?

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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is the latest movie in the hit action series, in which Keanu Reeves stars as a former assassin reluctantly brought back into action. It hits theaters later this month, but some critics have already seen the movie, and their first reactions are rolling in via social media.

The movie is directed by Chad Stahelski, who helmed John Wick: Chapter 2 and co-directed the first movie. It also stars Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Halle Berry, Lance Reddick, Asia Kate Dillon, Anjelica Huston, Jason Mantzoukas, and Mark Dacascos.

The reactions on Twitter so far are very positive. Unsurprisingly, many critics have highlighted the action sequences, which go beyond anything seen in the series so far in terms of their scale and invention. There is also praise for the way the movie broadens the mythology of its hitman underworld, plus the performances from Reeves, Berry, and Dillon.

Check below for a roundup of reactions. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum releases on May 17. For more, check out the latest trailer and this tense first clip.

The Strong Museum has announced the 2019 round of inductees into its World Video Game Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include Windows Solitaire, Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Kart, and Colossal Cave Adventure.

They were selected by a panel of experts from a pool that also included Centipede, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, Myst, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilzation, Candy Crush Saga, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. Those titles will have a chance to enter the Hall next year.

In a statement, the museum said this year’s four inductees have all “significantly affected the video game industry, popular culture, and society in general.”

The World Video Game Hall of Fame opened at the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York in 2015 with the aim of honoring the best, most influential games ever. To enter the Hall of Fame, a game must have “enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general.”

Microsoft released a celebratory video to mark Solitaire’s inclusion in the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Microsoft Casual Games boss Paul Jansen said Solitaire getting inducted into the Hall of Fame is a “historic day” for what he said is one of the most-played games ever. Windows Solitaire launched in 1990 as a tool to teach users how to use a mouse.

Mortal Kombat series creator Ed Boon said on Twitter that NetherRealm is “very honored” for Mortal Kombat to be added to the Hall of Fame.

Some of the previous Hall of Fame inductees include classics like Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon Red & Green, and World of Warcraft, among others. The inductees are on display permanently at The Strong Museum.

2018 World Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductees

• Microsoft Windows Solitaire
• Mortal Kombat
• Super Mario Kart
• Colossal Cave Adventure

Previous World Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductees

• Donkey Kong
• Doom
• Final Fantasy VII
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• John Madden Football
• The Legend of Zelda
• The Oregon Trail
• Pac-Man
• Pokemon Red and Green
• Pong
• The Sims
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Space Invaders
• Spacewar!
• Street Fighter II
• Super Mario Bros.
• Tetris
• Tomb Raider
• World of Warcraft

Metallica singer James Hetfield has a small role in the new Ted Bundy movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile, and Evil that stars Zac Efron as the serial killer. Hetfield plays the police officer who caught Bundy for the first time–for a traffic violation. It’s a pivotal moment in Bundy’s life and the movie, and Hetfield “absolutely nailed the part,” according to Efron.

Speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, Efron said he expected Hetfield–who has limited acting experience–to ask for some advice or a note. He didn’t.

“James Hetfield, to his credit, he came in and he absolutely nailed the part,” he said. “He just crushed it. It’s like he’s been acting his whole life. He did a great job.”

“James Hetfield is the shit.”

A Netflix movie, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile follows the crimes of Bundy but told from the vantage point of his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, who is played by Lily Collins (Tolkien, To the Bone). Kaya Scodelario, Jim Parsons, John Malkovich, and Haley Joel Osment.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile hits Netflix on May 3; it is directed by Joe Berlinger. He was nominated for an Oscar for the documentary Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.

Netflix paid a reported $9 million to acquire the film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile and Evil will also have a limited theatrical run.

BioWare’s newest game, Anthem, received a mixed critical reception upon release in February. It sold very well but it might not have had the impact some expected it to. BioWare later delayed a lot of the game’s anticipated content, leading some to worry about its future. Some of Anthem’s top developers are now speaking up to stress to fans that that BioWare is committed to the project. Anthem’s head of live services, Chad Robertson, said on Twitter that BioWare remains fully committed to the game and expanding it with new content.

“We remain 100% committed to Anthem and look forward to showing players the new content we are working on,” he said. “We want to make sure we aren’t overpromising, so our updates on what’s coming in the game will be focused when we have things near completion.”

A “big team” is working on Anthem’s upcoming content across BioWare’s Austin and Edmonton studios, Robertson added. The teams are specifically working on “improving the game.”

BioWare lead producer Michael Gamble weighed in as well. He said BioWare’s commitment to Anthem “has not changed,” despite what you might have heard.

In April, BioWare acknowledged that it hadn’t done an optimal job of communicating with fans. Going forward, BioWare plans to stay quiet until work is closer to being finished.

“A lesson we have learned is we have been talking about things too early. There are so many factors that can cause us to pivot on our plans–whether it’s bugs & stability issues, player feedback, or complications with a feature that require us to take more time to deliver it,” BioWare said. “Our goal is to tell you about new content and features once the work is closer to being done.”

As part of BioWare’s effort to communicate with fans and involve them, BioWare is launching a Player Feedback Environment (PFE) server for Anthem’s PC version. The purpose of this is to give a small amount of players access to new content before it’s released publicly to share feedback with BioWare.

“We believe in Anthem. We believe the game will be great, but we recognize getting there will take a lot of hard work,” the developer said. “We want to do that work and we want you all to join us on the journey to get there.”