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Cobra Kai: What That Sensei Kreese Twist Means For Season 3

With Cobra Kai Season 2 now released on YouTube Prime, fans of the Karate Kid series are getting a proper reintroduction to John Kreese (Martin Kove), Johnny’s (William Zabka) former sensei and the founder of the Cobra Kai dojo. Now the big question is what his presence means for the future of the series. Warning: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 of Cobra Kai.

In the final scene of the Season 2 finale, it’s revealed Kreese has taken control of the dojo, essentially stealing it away from Johnny–he even managed to get the property it’s run on signed over in his own name. With his star pupil, Miguel, clinging to life in a hospital and Cobra Kai’s remaining students now being mentored by Kreese, it sets the stage for what could be a very emotional showdown in Season 3.

For Kove, though, it’s easy to justify why Kreese made the move against his former student. “It happens because he sacrifices what the essence is of Cobra Kai [is], what it really means. And it means no mercy,” the actor told GameSpot. “I see that he’s violating the very concept of Cobra Kai. And so, I sort of sway the students.”

For Zabka, this rift between them has similarities to a father-and-son dynamic. “A father has a different point of view than the kid, and maybe Kreese doesn’t agree with what Johnny’s doing,” he said. “But Johnny loves these kids and he loves his dojo, and he’s not just going to go down without a fight.”

And his refusing to give up is what should make for a very interesting Season 3. With Johnny booted from Cobra Kai, perhaps this will finally be the moment he and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) bury the hatchet and work together to overcome the greater evil. After seeing how out of hand things got with them on opposing sides in Season 2, it’s clearly time for this war to come to an end.

Cobra Kai Season 2 is streaming on YouTube Premium now.

Deal Alert: Save 28 Percent on an Xbox One X

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Perhaps you’ve just added a 4K TV to your entertainment setup, or you’re thinking about it now (if so, see the TV deals below). Either way, an Xbox One X can help you get the most of your investment. Not only is it the most powerful console on the market, but it’s capable of pumping out games in 4K and playing 4K UHD Blu-rays in all their wicked-sharp, crystal-clear glory. And better yet, the Xbox One X is on sale for 28% off its list price right now at Walmart, saving you tons of cash.

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Who Died and Who Lived in Avengers: Infinity War

Refresh your memory on who bought the farm and who survived in Infinity War as you prepare for Avengers: Endgame.

Complete Fire Emblem: Three Houses Preorder Guide

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A major new turn-based strategy game is heading our way. Fire Emblem: Three Houses is set to release on July 26 exclusively for Nintendo Switch. This anime-style game puts you in the role of a professor at an officer academy, where you’ll teach students from one of three houses and lead them on the battlefield in skirmishes that could leave them straight-up dead.

If you’re ready to lock down a copy of Fire Emblem: Three Houses for yourself, you’ll probably want to know what your options are. We have you covered below.

Mortal Kombat 11 Has a Really Cool Story Mode

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN’s weekly video game podcast. This week we’re discussing Mortal Kombat 11, Square Enix’s hot new E3 slot, Castlevania, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.

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Super Mario Maker 2 Release Date Announced

Nintendo has announced the release date for Super Mario Maker 2.

The follow-up to 2015’s Super Mario Maker will launch on June 28th, 2019 on Nintendo Switch. The information came by way of a post on Nintendo America’s official Twitter account.

Imperator: Rome Review

Tackling the tumultuous years of the Roman Republic’s rise to power in a grand strategy game is no easy task, but Imperator: Rome proves Paradox is definitely up to it. This is a game built on columns of interesting internal politics, a fun and involved warfare system, and an enormous and detailed map stretching from Ireland to India with strategic elements that make previous Paradox games look downright archaic. I can’t give nearly as much praise to the interface or the mechanics for tribal nations, unfortunately, but Imperator still may set a new standard for historical grand strategy.

Imperator’s real-time historical sandbox gameplay is probably most comparable to Europa Universalis 4 at its heart, but it weaves in strong ideas from many of Paradox’s other games as well: population units from Victoria, characters and traits from Crusader Kings, and army automation from Hearts of Iron. There is a lot to keep track of, even for a Paradox game, to the point where it can feel a bit messy. But Crusader Kings 2 remains my favorite strategy game ever partly because it’s messy; Imperator feels like a return to a messier age of Paradox games, which is honestly refreshing in a way – except that the interface doesn’t keep up with the times.

Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven’s Hunt Is Heating Up

While “Hunted” has proven disappointing so far, the problems with this latest Spider-Man crossover are mostly in the execution, not the premise. Writer Nick Spencer and artist Humberto Ramos have all the right ingredients for another classic Kraven vs. Spider-man tale. The hitch has come in the form of the agonizingly slow pace and the fact that most of the best material has been shoved over to the tie-in issues. Fortunately, that finally seems to be changing with Amazing Spider-m=Man #20. This issue gives the series a much-needed momentum boost and shows that the strong character work doesn’t need to take place in ancillary books.

The general sense of pacing is much tighter in this new chapter. Spencer finally pushes the conflict beyond its initial starting place, revealing more layers to Kraven’s plot that go beyond simply turning the world’s richest hunters on captured supervillains like fish in a barrel. That, combined with Spider-Man’s growing frustration over his own inability to stop the hunt and new complications surrounding characters like Black Ant and the Lizard, serves to give “Hunted” the richness and energy it had been lacking.

Super Mario Maker 2 Gets Release Date

One of the major surprises to come out of February’s big Nintendo Direct presentation was Super Mario Maker 2, a Switch follow-up to the acclaimed Wii U/3DS creation game. Nintendo had previously announced the title would arrive sometime this June, but now the company has pinned down an exact release date: June 28.

Much like the first Super Mario Maker, the Switch game allows users to create and share their own custom Mario levels. As before, the stages can be created in the style of the original Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, or New Super Mario Bros. U, and this time around Nintendo has also added Super Mario 3D World assets to the suite of options.

That isn’t the only major difference in the upcoming game; unlike the original, Super Mario Maker 2 also gives players the ability to create slopes and angled surfaces, something that wasn’t previously possible. Other improvements include the ability to customize how autoscrolling levels scroll, and an assortment of new tools such as on/off switches and more. You can watch the Super Mario Maker 2 announcement trailer above.

The first Super Mario Maker launched for Wii U back in 2015 and was subsequently ported to 3DS the following year. GameSpot awarded it a 9/10 in our original Super Mario Maker review and called it “a game of joyous creation and fun surprises.” Critic Justin Haywald wrote, “The game won’t necessarily turn you into the next Shigeru Miyamoto, but you can almost feel a little bit of that magic rubbing off every time you upload a new creation.”

The other big surprise announcement from February’s Nintendo Direct was the Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake for Switch. That game is likewise slated to launch this year, although Nintendo still hasn’t announced a firm release date. You can read more about it and all the big Nintendo exclusives of 2019 in our roundup.