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2019 continues to be the weirdest year yet, with Wendy’s announcing a full-blown D&D-inspired tabletop RPG campaign that literally nobody was asking for (but was actually not half bad). But this isn’t the first time the food and beverage industry has crossed over into gaming. Known as “Advergames”, these bizarre corporate mash-ups have been around since the early ‘80s, with titles such as Pepsi Invaders and Kool-Aid Man for the Atari 2600.

So, let’s welcome our new corporate overlords as we look back on some of the more memorable (or…not so memorable) advergames over the years.

Listen To the Latest Game Scoop! Podcast

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN’s weekly video game podcast. This week we’re talking Link’s Awakening and other remakes, Switch game recommendations for a gamer grandma, a Capcom controversy, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.

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Netflix’s Raising Dion Season 1 Review

This is a (mostly) spoiler-free review of Netflix’s Raising Dion, which premiered on Netflix on October 4, 2019.

One of the most interesting things about a superhero is the dichotomy between their secret identity and super alter ego. Beyond the villains they face, it’s this duality that challenges them the most — Spider-Man’s struggle to balance the different aspects of his life is arguably what makes his story so compelling. The same can be said of Netflix’s new superhero/science fiction series Raising Dion.

Based on the Dennis Liu comic/short film of the same name, Raising Dion follows the story of Nicole Reese (Alisha Wainwright) and her son Dion (Ja’Siah Young) shortly after the death of her husband Mark (Michael B. Jordan). As one would imagine, the difficulty associated with being a single parent is ever-present.

The 24-Hour Sword and Shield Stream Keeps Teasing New Pokemon

See screenshots of newly confirmed Pokemon from the Galar Region live stream.

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Review

This is an advance review out of New York Comic Con 2019. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines arrives on Digital starting October 5, 2019, and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack on October 22.

Though it’s only been two years since her solo live-action movie debut, Wonder Woman is headed back to Themyscira in this new offering from DC Animation that once again looks to offer up an origin for Diana Prince. Beginning with the classic meet-cute of Steve Trevor and the Amazonian princess, Wonder Woman: Bloodlines sticks to well-trod ground, with the pair quickly connecting and Diana deciding to abandon her life and family to help save Man’s World. Despite the fact that this character beat makes no more sense here than it does in any other version of her story, Bloodlines at least offers up a strong and emotionally charged backstory that explains why the Princess of Themyscira would choose to stay in the alien society.