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Amazing Spider-Man Delivers Hilarious Spectacle

It’s easy to picture Marvel’s latest Amazing Spider-Man relaunch turning out poorly. Writer Dan Slott was a near-impossible act to follow, given the huge mark he left on the franchise. Yet over the course of this opening storyline, Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley have managed to make the series their own even as they continue very naturally from where Slott left off. The result is a comic that manages to bring Spidey back to basics even as it continues to push him forward and challenge him in unexpected ways.

Issue #5 caps off the series first major story arc, with Peter Parker and Spider-Man still occupying separate bodies and a fleet of Tri-Sentinels putting New York in danger. It’s a great premise that really speaks to the unique blend of high-concept storytelling and goofball humor the creators are going for here. The Tri-Sentinel threat gives this issue ample scope and drama, but Spencer’s script rarely wavers from its focus on the Peter/Spidey dynamic. What happens when the two halves of his life become physically separated? And can Peter impart that lesson about power and responsibility to a Spider-Man who has no memory of Uncle Ben? It’s a fascinating dilemma that proves Spencer has no trouble thinking outside the box.

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Red Dead Company: We Make Entertainment, Not Games Alone

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V recently surpassed Wii Sports to become one of the most commercially successful games in history. With sales of more than 95 million units globally, GTA V is also one of the biggest pieces of entertainment of any kind in history.

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive, says in a new interview that Take-Two doesn’t necessarily see itself as a video game company. While the company’s labels, including Rockstar and 2K Games, do make video games, Zelnick says a better description is that its products are pieces of wider entertainment that transcend the video game label.

“We’re not a video game company. We’re not an interactive entertainment company. We’re an entertainment company,” Zelnick said on a recent episode of the KindredCast podcast. “Our teams have proven that our titles can be the most important entertainment properties on Earth. And yet, it’s just the beginning of this industry, and therefore, I think, for us.”

Zelnick elaborated and said what makes Rockstar’s games so widely appealing is that they are often designed to be easy to approach but difficult to master. As a result, their games appeal to the masses while also giving dedicated players a level of depth that keeps them coming back–and spending money. Regarding GTA V’s immense popularity, Zelnick said–perhaps jokingly–that every hardcore gamer on Earth over the age of 17 owns the open-world game.

This is not the first time that Zelnick compared video games to entertainment. The executive–who was the CEO of movie studio 20th Century Fox in the ’90s–said Red Dead and GTA franchises are similar to the James Bond series because they are “permanent.”

Rockstar’s next big game is Red Dead Redemption 2, which launches at the end of October for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In other news, Rockstar recently confirmed that the sequel will feature one playable character instead of three that you switch between as was the case in GTA V.

A PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 hasn’t been announced, though evidence suggests that it may come to the platform. You can read more about the title in our roundup of everything we know so far about Red Dead Redemption 2.

Aussies: Get Overwatch for Its Lowest Price Ever

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If Overwatch somehow passed you by, now’s the time to catch up. Our friends at Humble Bundle have a new Monthly Bundle coming up and not only does it include Overwatch, but you can get playing Blizzard’s incredible hero shooter right now.

So. What is the Monthly Bundle? It’s a subscription service that delivers a bunch of games to you each and every month for USD $12 (just under AUD $17 at time of publish). If you’re already a subscriber, you can start playing Overwatch, the October early unlock game, right away. If you’re not, you can subscribe now and get one of the biggest games around, plus a host of others.

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Judge Eyes (Project Judge) – Japanese Demo Highlights Gameplay

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Trials Rising – PC Closed Beta Gameplay

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Henry Cavill Posts Weird Video in Wake of Superman Exit Reports

Henry Cavill posted a cryptic video on his Instagram Wednesday evening following the multiple reports of he and Warner Bros. parting ways for any future Superman installments or cameos.

The video on Cavill’s Instagram shows him in front of the camera wearing a shirt that reads “Krypton Lifting Team” with music in the background while he slowly lifts up a Superman figure to the beat of the music, and then lowers it back down as the video ends.

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Castle Rock’s Anticlimactic Season 1 Finale Disappoints

Warning: FULL SPOILERS follow for the Castle Rock Season 1 finale, titled “Romans.”

Hulu’s Castle Rock had a difficult task in its first season to create a compelling new narrative, while also adhering to the worldbuilding guidelines laid out by Stephen King’s numerous bestselling novels. If you’re telling a story in the Kingverse, it had better feel like one of author’s stories, and for most of the season, creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason accomplished their mission with few missteps. Sadly, the show doesn’t stick the landing in the Season 1 finale, titled “Romans.”

Castle Rock was at its best this season when it found ways to balance its excellent character development with all of the Kingian jargon about schismas, the Voice of God and alternate realities. Episode 7, “The Queen,” was a prime example of everything neatly coming together, as the writers crafted a poignant story about a time-traveling superhero named Ruth (Sissy Spacek). For a deeper look into the finale and what it all means, check out the video below.

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