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Scary movies based on urban legends are nothing new. As long as the horror genre has existed, old stories and folklore have been mined for content, whether it was The Amityville Horror or Candyman. Now, thanks to an upcoming film, there’s one more piece of folklore coming to the big screen.

The Curse of La Llorona is based on a Latin American folk tale about the “Weeping Woman,” who is a ghost that cries over the loss of her children after drowning them. A trailer for the new film, which stars Linda Cardellini as the subject of La Llorona’s torment, is putting a bit of a new spin on the story.

In the trailer, Cardellini’s Anna Garcia is a social worker who, as a synopsis for the film explains it, “[ignores] the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment.” Soon enough, she can no longer ignore that is happening, as the weeping woman is coming for her own kids and leads her to figure out how to vanquish the spirit. The synopsis continues, “Their only hope to survive La Llorona’s deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.”

This isn’t the first time La Llorona has been adapted. In addition to the story being portrayed more than once in Mexican cinema, the legend was the basis of the pilot for the Supernatural TV series. What’s more, before this film was ever announced, a Curse of La Llorona haunted attraction was featured at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights at both the Hollywood and Orlando parks.

The film comes from producer James Wan (The Conjuring series of films) and director Michael Chaves, who is making his feature directorial debut and already attached to helm The Conjuring 3. Joining Cardellini in the film’s cast are Raymond Cruz (Major Crimes), Patricia Velasquez (The L Word), and Sean Patrick Thomas (Halloween: Resurrection). The Curse of La Llorona is in theaters on April 19.

Bandai Namco is bringing the biggest Shonen heroes and villains together in Jump Force, a three-on-three tag-team arena brawler launching for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on February 15. The game is a veritable who’s who of manga and anime characters, featuring a star-studded cast drawn from a wide variety of Shonen Jump comics over its 50 year history, including Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Bleach, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Rurouni Kenshin, Black Clover, and more.

Jump Force sees the denizens of the Shonen Jump multiverse cross over into the real world to stop a new evil threatening all of their worlds. The game tells an original story and features more than 40 playable characters in total, including Goku, Vegeta, Izuku Midoriya, Ichigo, Luffy, and many others, with non-playable appearances by the likes of Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk.

Like most of today’s biggest releases, Jump Force will be available in standard and various special editions, and Bandai Namco is offering a few pre-order bonuses to entice you to reserve a copy ahead of its release. To help you figure out which version you should pick up, you can find details on what’s available in each of these editions below.

Jump Force Pre-Order Bonuses

Depending on where you reserve a copy of Jump Force, you’ll receive a few different bonus items. Doing so at most retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy will net you a free lobby vehicle and three exclusive costumes (pictured above). If you reserve the title at GameStop, you’ll also receive a free physical wall scroll, while pre-purchasing it digitally on the PlayStation Store will get you a Jump Force PS4 theme.

Jump Force Standard Edition

The standard edition is the most basic version. It retails for $60 and comes with the base game for your platform of choice. Here’s where you can purchase it:

Jump Force Deluxe Edition

The Deluxe edition of Jump Force is available for PS4 and Xbox One. It costs $90 and comes with the base game, as well as its Characters Pass, which grants four-day early access to nine planned DLC characters.

• Amazon — $90 — Xbox One (Digital) | PC
• GameStop — $90 — PS4 (Digital) | Xbox One | PC
• Microsoft Store — $90 — Xbox One (Digital)
• PlayStation Store — $90 — PS4 (Digital)

Jump Force Ultimate Edition

The Ultimate Edition of Jump Force costs $100. It includes all of the contents of the Deluxe edition and and packs in an additional 16 exclusive avatar shirts and the Jump Start pack, which features an assortment of consumable items to help you out in the game. Purchasing the Ultimate edition will also allow you to play the game three days early, beginning February 12.

Jump Force Collector’s Edition

The priciest option, the Collector’s edition of Jump Force, costs $260. Along with the base game, it comes with an assortment of physical goodies, including a steelbook case, three art boards, and a diorama statue featuring Goku, Luffy, and Naruto. However, quantities are limited.

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While the future of Marvel’s output on Netflix remains uncertain, the studio is still continuing to form relationships with other streaming services. It has been announced that Marvel Television is teaming up with Hulu to produce four new animated shows, all aimed at an adult audience.

The four upcoming shows are M.O.D.O.K, Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler Show, and Howard The Duck, and all arrive with some impressive creative names attached. The character of M.O.D.O.K. dates back to 1967 and is described by Hulu as “an egomaniacal supervillain with a really big head and a really little body, who struggles to maintain control of his evil organization and his demanding family.” That show will be co-written by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt.

Hit-Monkey is written by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, who are best known for directing movies such as Office Christmas Party and Blade of Glory. The character of Hit-Monkey first appeared in a 2010 issue of Deadpool, and is a “wronged Japanese snow monkey, mentored by the ghost of an American assassin.”

Tigra & Dazzler Show focuses on “two woke superheroes and best friends who fight for recognition among powered people,” and will be written by Erica Rivinoja (Girls Trip, Trolls) and comedian Chelsea Handler. As for Howard the Duck, this show sees director, writer, and comic book icon Kevin Smith attempt to what the 1986 movie could not–namely, produce a decent screen version Howard the Duck.

These four sets of heroes will also come together for a Hulu special titled The Offenders, in which these unlikely heroes are “forced to team up in order to save the world and certain parts of the Universe.” There is currently no premiere date for any of Hulu’s new Marvel shows, but late 2019 or 2020 is likely.

In related news, Marvel will also be an important part of Disney’s upcoming streaming platform, Disney+. A Loki show, starring Tom Hiddleston, has been confirmed, and it has been reported that a series focusing on Vision and Scarlet Witch is also in the works. In addition, an Avengers spin-off centered on Falcon and Winter Soldier has been rumored.

It’s the second week of February, and love is in the air as we approach February 14, aka Valentine’s Day. New TV series and movies are being added to Netflix throughout the week–some about love, and others very much not so. So whether you’re spending time with that special someone, or opting out of the season this year to spend time with yourself, there’s something new to watch.

For Valentine’s Day, you can start watching the reality TV series, Dating Around. This Netflix Original fits into the same style of other reality TV dating shows, so if you love (or love to hate) these types of series, you might enjoy Dating Around. The shtick of this particular show is that a young, available bachelor or bachelorette goes on first dates with five different people. After that, the person picks whomever they enjoyed spending time with the most and then they get a second date with that person.

If reality TV isn’t really your thing, there’s plenty of other new series to watch as well. On February 15, The Umbrella Academy releases on Netflix. This Netflix Original is a live-action show based off of the popular comic book superhero series of the same name. Similar to X-Men, The Umbrella Academy focuses on a group of kids, teens, and young adults–each born with incredible, sometimes dangerous, superpowered abilities–who grow up together in a school run by a famous entrepreneur, known as The Monocle, that acts as a surrogate father and mentor. The students grow apart as time goes on, but come back together upon The Monocle’s death, and reform the team upon realizing one of their own has become a supervillain that might destroy the world.

Also on February 15, the second season of the The Dragon Prince premieres on Netflix. Although we enjoyed it, the first season of this fantasy animated series ended rather abruptly with a cliffhanger, so hopefully this follow-up can answer fans’ questions. The show focuses on two human half-brothers who team up with the elven assassin sent to kill them, in order to stop a war between their respective races. You can catch up on the first season on Netflix right now in preparation for this Friday.

Every TV series and movie coming to Netflix this week is listed below. We’ve also outlined every show and movie coming to and leaving the streaming service in February 2019.

Coming To Netflix February 10-16

Avail. 2/10/19

• Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 2 (Streaming Every Sunday)– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 2/11/19

• Flavorful Origins: Chaoshan Cuisine– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Little Women

Avail. 2/14/19

• Dating Around– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho– NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avail. 2/15/19

• Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Breaker Upperers– NETFLIX FILM
• The Dragon Prince: Season 2– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Umbrella Academy– NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Yucatan– NETFLIX FILM

Avail. 2/16/19

• Black Sea
• Studio 54
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Valentine’s Day is this week, and there are plenty of games you can sit down and play with that special someone. Crackdown 3 has its new multiplayer mode, Far Cry New Dawn supports co-op for the full campaign, and Jump Force will let you settle the score with fan-favorite characters. Metro Exodus is the start of a new adventure for Artyom and his pals, and DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders provides something for the whole family to play.

Crackdown 3 — February 15

Available on: Xbox One, PC

Crackdown fans have been eagerly awaiting the series’ return, and the charge is being led by Commander Jaxon, played by Terry Crews. He’ll have to take back New Providence using a bunch of weapons, vehicles, and other destructive toys. You can also level the city with friends in the new multiplayer mode Wrecking Zone.

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Far Cry New Dawn — February 15

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

New Dawn takes place after the nuclear apocalypse ending of Far Cry 5, which means the world looks totally different from how you remember it. Still, your custom character can make use of human and animal companions as they liberate outposts, upgrade their home base called Prosperity, and craft weapons–including the new Saw Launcher. It’s a new dawn with some new toys.

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DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders — February 15

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

It might be based on the hit DreamWorks movie franchise, but this game doesn’t have you play as Hiccup and Toothless. Instead, you take the reigns of Patch and his rider Scribbler, who has lost his memory. You’ll get it back as you explore new islands and fight bad guys.

Jump Force — February 15

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

Shonen Jump is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and with that comes a new fighting game featuring the magazine’s top characters. Heroes and villains from Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and more can all throw down in intense 3-on-3 battles.

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Metro Exodus — February 15

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

Metro Exodus is a departure for the series–and not just because Artyom and company are literally leaving Moscow. This entry leans into open-world level design: each stop along the train track is full of story missions and side quests to complete, supplies to scavenge, and mutated monsters to fend off.

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We’re through a good chunk of February already, but the month still has some big games to come. Next week, we’ll take another look at Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and BioWare’s newest adventure, Anthem.