10 Reasons to Be Excited for Metro Exodus

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Best-Selling Game in 2018, Smash Bros. Wins December

According to the December 2018 NPD report, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling game in 2018 in the United States, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the best-selling game of December.

It’s been a close race between Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earning the title of best-selling game of the year, as Black Ops 4 beat RDR2 out as the best-selling game of October while RDR2 won out in November. As of November Black Ops 4 had been the best-selling game of the year, though their positions have ultimately switched.

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Everything You Need to Know About The Magicians

It’s funny to think that Season 4 of Syfy’s The Magicians will find our titular heroes decidedly magic-less. But that’s exactly the kind of genre subversion that the Sera Gamble and John McNamara-created series (based on the Lev Grossman novels) excels at. Over the course of its three previous seasons, the show has grown exponentially from its origins (arguably for the better) – by creating a rich, layered, nuanced look at personal issues and societal themes through the story of a group of foul-mouthed, pop culture-savvy millennial twentysomethings, the magic of the show is boundless.

It’s also twisty-turny, and full of insane surprises; few shows approach their storytelling with such playful, insightful, and bonkers aplomb – describing the series as a grown-up Harry Potter or Narnia fails to do justice to its creativity. When it comes to being entertained, thrilled, and forced to think, The Magicians will throw you up against a wall, sing you something sweet, and leave you reeling. It’s one of the smartest shows on TV, the Stefon of TV series, the kind of show Beck from Netflix’s You would’ve guilty-pleasure watched when she wasn’t making questionable dating choices (the two series both count Sera Gamble as their showrunner, and it shows).

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Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises Over $347,000 for Charity

Over the weekend, a charity stream of Donkey Kong 64 raised over $347,000 and included a notable guest appearance from New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The stream was held by English YouTube personality Hbomberguy (Harry Brewis) to raise funds for Mermaids, a British charity that supports gender diverse and transgender youth in the UK. Though his initial goal was to raise $500 during the stream, he ultimately raised over $347,000 as evidenced by the final tally of his twitch stream.

Brewis announced the stream on YouTube on January 14, saying he chose to stream Donkey Kong 64 because he never beat the game as a kid, even after playing a single save file for nearly 60 hours. As to why Brewis picked Mermaids, he said “I chose to support this charity because, as a person living in Britain, I find the media discussion surrounding

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The Flash Needs to Move Past Cicada

Warning: full spoilers for The Flash, Season 5, Episode 11 below. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 5, Episode 10.

The Flash’s recent 100th episode wasn’t quite everything it could have been. Looking back, the most frustrating thing about “What’s Past Is prologue” is that it didn’t take the opportunity to neatly wrap up the Cicada storyline. What initially seemed like a dramatic final battle between Team Flash and their current nemesis instead became one more skirmish in an ongoing war. At this point, Cicada comes across as little more than a stalling mechanism until the show is ready to dive headlong into the far more compelling Nora/Eobard Thawne alliance. “Seeing Red” did little to counteract that perception.

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True Detective Season 3 Episode 3 Breakdown “The Big Never”

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Sopranos Prequel Movie Casts James Gandolfini’s Son as Young Tony Soprano

The upcoming prequel movie to the Sopranos has cast James Gandolfini’s son to play the young version of his famous character, Tony Soprano.

Deadline reports Michael Gandolfini has been cast to take on his late father’s iconic role after an extensive audition process. Reportedly, Gandolfini had the screen presence and ability to replicate the original Tony Soprano’s mannerisms, which when coupled with his family resemblance made him the standout choice.

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Dead Or Alive 6 Devs Want To Make The Jump To The Larger Esports Stage

Though the Dead or Alive series hasn’t reached the same heights as Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, it’s still a fighting game series that’s carved out a place for itself alongside the others since its debut nearly 23 years ago. With Dead or Alive 6 slowly approaching its March 1 launch–releasing on PC, PS4, and Xbox One–the developers at Team Ninja plan for the next game to offer more single-player and online content, with the aim that this will attract greater interest for large-scale competitive play.

While attending a recent hands-on session for the soon-to-be-released fighter, we talked with game director Yohei Shimbori, who spoke about the lessons learned from the free-to-play experiment with DOA5, and what the series hopes to accomplish in 2019.

“There’s many different kinds of fans for fighting games,” said the director. “Some play it for the story, some play it for esports. We saw that when Street Fighter 5 came out, it didn’t have a story mode, and there was a lot of controversy around that. Once we saw that, we knew that people really wanted a story mode in their fighting games. There are also a lot of fans who really gravitate to certain characters. We focused more on that in DOA5 and the free-to-play versions, and with the expanded customization in DOA6, we wanted the fans to create their own personal versions of that character.”

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Recently, the game’s launch was delayed till March 1, away from its original release on February 15. According to the developers, this was to ensure that the game would be in stable shape for its debut. While the DOA series has had a particular reputation for blending fast, fighting action with characters that leaned heavily into fan-service territory, the developers want the series to be taken more seriously as a contender with DOA6, which they hope will push the franchise further into the spotlight.

“I’m very proud of how we’re able to release this game after DOA5, as there was a pretty long gap when that game launched,” Shimbori said. “Also, I’m very happy to see that the esports movement has gotten bigger in recent years. I really want to work with fans to help DOA expand and reach that type of stage. My dream is for the DOA fanbase is for it to grow even larger than from what it is today.”

For more on Dead or Alive 6, such as the current roster and what to expect from the comprehensive customization options, be sure to check back with GameSpot.

2019 Oscar Nominees: Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Roma Up For Awards – GameSpot Universe News Update

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