Star Trek: Discovery Season Finale Review

Full spoilers follow for this episode.

And there you have it: The USS Discovery has disappeared a thousand years into the future, apparently never to be heard from again in the 23rd century. And not just that, but everyone who knew of its true mission into time has agreed to keep it a secret even from Starfleet Command, essentially wiping the ship and her crew from the history books. I guess…?

Look, the Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 finale crams a lot into its running time, and it’s as sloppy as much of the overall season has been, raising as many questions as it answers in its attempts to sync with canon. But like much of this second season, it’s also pretty effective, offering up nice character interplay, crazy visuals and effects, and some “whoa” moments of Star Trek grandeur.

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Will Smith Has Invested in Esports Organization Gen.G

Actor Will Smith is among investors who raised a $46 million investment for Gen.G, a global esports organization.

Revealed in an official post from Gen.G, this funding round includes contributions from Smith and Japanese soccer player Keisuke Honda’s Dreamers Fund, Dennis Wong, Michael Zeisser and David Rogier along with New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Conductive Ventures, Battery Ventures, Canaan Partners, SVB Capital, and Stanford University.

Smith and Honda will  join NBA star and Gen.G player management advisor Chris Bosh in supporting Gen.G’s creative and commercial endeavors.

“I am excited that Dreamers Fund, the fund that I co-launched with Will Smith, is now investing in Gen.G,” said Honda. “Esports is not yet big in Japan, but we are seeing tremendous growth there and globally, which is very positive. We decided to invest in Gen. G because of their incredible team and grand vision to become a leader in the space.  We truly look forward to working with Gen.G to boost the esports industry around the world.”

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Here’s How Gotham Sets Up Batman’s Rise

Since Gotham is wrapping up its final season, we’ll be reviewing the final two episodes This review contains full spoilers for Gotham Season 5, episode 11, “They Did What?” 

Gotham’s penultimate episode – the storm before the storm, if you will – closed out the series as we know it in preparation for a massive 10-year time jump that will give us both Batman and Joker in next week’s finale. This chapter paid off the forward-glimpse we caught in the beginning of the season, where Jim teamed with Penguin and Edward in a firefight against an aggressive clump of soldiers.

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The Last of Us Part II: Capturing Wrapped for Ellie and Joel

Update 4/18: Following yesterday’s update that the final scene for The Last of Us Part II has been shot using performance capture, the last scene with Joel and Ellie is now finished as well, and “the most ambitious cinematic shoot” ever for Naughty Dog has wrapped.

Posted by writer and director Neil Druckmann on Twitter, the announcement comes with a picture of Joel actor Troy Baker and Ellie actress Ashley Johnson in their motion capture suits with a champagne flute in hand. Druckmann included the caption “And that’s a wrap on Ellie, Joel, and the most ambitious cinematic shoot we’ve ever done. Tears were shed…”

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Avengers Endgame: We Decide Who’s Going To Die The Old Fashioned Way

Avengers: Endgame will be in theaters before you know it. And while spoilers from the final film in the Infinity Saga have already been leaked, you’ve hopefully managed to avoid them completely. That all said, though, clearly some Avengers are going to die by the time Endgame comes to a close. Who will bite the dust permanently, though?

At this point, all we can do is speculate. But if you’re going to speculate, you might as well do it with toys. GameSpot’s Chris E. Hayner and Meg Downey got a big box of Avengers: Endgame action figures and Nerf blasters from Hasbro and decided the only way to make a definitive decision about the fates of Earth’s mightiest heroes was by lining them up and taking them out.

Take a look at the video above to see which Avengers we’ll be saying goodbye to. Some of these choices are tough. However, others are less so. Sorry, Hawkeye or Ronin or whatever you’re called now. We simply don’t need you anymore. Good luck on Disney+!

After you’ve seen the video, there’s still plenty more for you to devour from Endgame. Take a look at even more Avengers toys, plus the latest teaser for the movie, and a detailed guide to how you can avoid spoilers at all costs.

Avengers: Endgame is in theaters on April 26.

Fortnite: Where To Dial The Durrr Burger Number On The Big Telephone (Week 8, Season 8 Challenge Guide)

Fortnite‘s Week 8 challenges of Season 8 are now live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, and mobile, giving players across all platforms another opportunity to level their Battle Pass up and unlock this season’s cosmetic rewards. While many of this week’s objectives are fairly straightforward, a few of them may throw you for a loop if you aren’t familiar with Fortnite’s map, like the one that asks you to dial the Durrr Burger number on the big telephone west of Fatal Fields. That’s why we’re here to help.

The big telephone challenge is one of two multi-step missions available this week (the other ask you to search treasure map signposts). Fortunately, this task is a lot simpler than it may initially sound. To complete the first step, you’ll need to head to the oversized telephone mentioned in the challenge name; it can be found atop a snowy mountain directly west of Fatal Fields. Once you get there, you’ll see the Durrr Burger number already displayed on the phone’s dial, so all you need to do is shoot the numbers in the correct sequence to move on to stage two.

Once you’ve dialed the first phone, you’ll be asked to dial the Pizza Pit number on the big telephone east of The Block; you can see its exact location on the map below. As before, the number is already displayed on the phone, so all you need to do is shoot them in the right order to complete the challenge and earn your Battle Stars. If you need another look at where to go, you can watch us walk you through the whole challenge in the video above.

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There are only a few weeks remaining in Fortnite Season 8, so you still have a little time to complete any outstanding challenges and unlock this season’s Battle Pass rewards. If you need some assistance, you can find tips for this season’s trickier tasks in our complete Fortnite Season 8 challenge guide, which we’ve been updating as new challenges are rolled out. You can also see all the skins and other cosmetics up for grabs in our Fortnite Season 8 rewards gallery.

Week 8’s challenges arrive hot on the heels of Fortnite’s 8.40 update, which kicked off a new limited-time mode called Air Royale. This LTM revolves around dogfighting and features its own set of challenges to complete, which will net you special Wraps. The patch also brought back the Food Fight LTM, but this time around it’s called Deep Fried and features elevated restaurant bases, requiring you and your teammates to build up to them to protect your mascot.

Castlevania Anniversary Collection Includes One Unreleased Gem

Konami has revealed the full set of games to be included in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, and it includes a ton of classics along with one game officially coming to the west for the first time. It’s set to come on May 16 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, priced at $20.

The latest additions that complete the lineup include Castlevania: The Adventure, Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, Castlevania Bloodlines, and Kid Dracula. The Adventure was the franchise’s first release on handheld devices, and Simon’s Quest introduced RPG mechanics. Bloodlines was a Genesis game that complemented the SNES Super Castlevania IV, which is also in the collection.

The gem of the collection may be Kid Dracula, a cute cartoon spin-off that released on the NES in 1990. Konami boasts that it was previously unreleased outside of Japan. The adorable little cartoon vampire adventure probably doesn’t technically count as Castlevania canon, unfortunately.

Altogether, that makes the game library as follows:

  • Castlevania
  • Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
  • Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • Castlevania The Adventure
  • Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge
  • Castlevania Bloodlines
  • Kid Dracula
  • Bonus ebook

The emulation is being handled by M2, and the bonus ebook includes an interview with the animated series producer Adi Shankar.

Remake Of Stylish Shooter XIII Coming This Year

The stylish shooter XIII is coming back as a remake slated for release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch this year. The original 2003 game was known for its mind-bending story, and the remake is said to be borne out of a desire to introduce the story-driven game to a new generation who may have missed it more than a decade ago.

The reveal on the PlayStation Blog includes a few pieces of concept art for both the environments and one character, showing off the new visual style. Among other things XIII was known for its cel-shaded aesthetic, which has been maintained here but updated with a lot more detail.

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In XIII, you play as an amnesiac soldier named Thirteen. You’ve been accused of killing the President of the United States, and the story revolves around your efforts to uncover the truth with only a few clues to go on. This remake is said to be based on the first five volumes of the comic series.

“XIII has a unique and potentially interesting premise, and some will certainly want to drag their way through the single-player campaign just to watch the story unfold, but the game doesn’t really differentiate itself from the wide array of other first-person shooters on the market,” said critic Jeff Gerstmann in GameSpot’s 2003 review. “The cel-shaded graphical style works in the context of trying to re-create a comic book, but the models and other graphical elements fall short. Given the extreme amount of competition in this genre, fans of first-person shooting are advised to spend their time elsewhere.”

The remake of XIII is coming November 13, 2019.