Everything You Need to Know About Game of Thrones’ Age of Heroes

You’re about to hear a lot more about the Age of Heroes, a period predating the events of Game of Thrones by thousands of years.

HBO has ordered a pilot for one of the four Game of Thrones prequels in development, with George R. R. Martin noting that more could be greenlit: “Everything I am told indicates that we could film at least one more pilot, and maybe more than one, in the years to come,” Martin wrote on his blog. “We do have an entire world and tens of thousands of years of history to play with, after all.”

HBO’s official logline for the new series reads: “Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know.”

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GLOW’s Second Season is Even Better Than the First

This is an advance, non-spoiler review for all 10 episodes of GLOW: Season 2 on Netflix – premiering Friday, June 29th.

Netflix’s Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are back for another triumphant team-up, trying to capitalize on their cult following as a local San Fernando Valley ’80s TV oddity and transform into something thriving and meaningful.

And while this bodacious band of misfits, hailing from all walks of life, attempts to turn a shoddy and lovable wrestling/variety act into a successful venture, the series itself continues its wonderful winning streak as a totally addictive, utterly consumable, dramedy.

GLOW is one of Netflix’s best offerings.

It’s not overlong (10 episodes at around 30 mins each), it doesn’t feel like one long movie (there are actual memorable, themed episodes), and it makes for a dynamite binge. Though serialized, GLOW isn’t cruelly so. It’s all one story, but it’s framed and presented in polished, palatable package so that you want to keep eating the popcorn, watching the next chapter. And tonally, it’s terrific. Sometimes the comedy carries the weight, sometimes the drama, and they’re never forced to wrestle for full control. Like an actual well-booked wrestling card, there’s something for everyone.

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E3 2018’s Biggest Surprises

E3 is the one time of year all eyes are on the games industry, from media and investors to fans. That makes it the perfect place for publishers to drop their biggest bombshells. This year was no exception, thanks to some curveballs from the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, and more–from revivals of long-dormant franchises to new games we never saw coming.

EA kicked off the week’s festivities with its EA Play event, which delivered both a game release and the promise of more Star Wars to come. Microsoft followed with first-mover advantage, offering several big announcements of its own along with big debuts from third-parties. Bethesda dropped one of the biggest names in its stable of franchises, and Nintendo wowed with the sheer level of content included in this year’s tent-pole title.

Some of the surprises this year came from unexpected places. Microsoft announced a series of unexpected acquisitions, and Cyberpunk 2077 offered a twist ending to one of the major press conferences. EA and Bethesda both proved that just dropping a title can be enough to excite eager fans.

Check out the gallery for all of the biggest surprises from E3 2018, and catch up with which games are coming this year.