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Xbox Games Showcase has displayed several titles that will be released as Xbox timed console exclusives. Over time, this means that those will be coming to other platforms as well, even though that hasn’t been mentioned at the showcase. Kotaku has reached out to some developers to clarify how long those exclusivity deals are, and what happens when they expire. Some were slightly transparent, others preferred to stick to their original positions and even sent press releases as a response....

Patrick Stewart fans rejoice, for Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard is returning to the small screen! An announced project back in summer that none saw coming but never knew we needed, in which details were extremely scarce. According to CBS Corporations newly appointed chief creative officer David Nevins, the untitled series will premiere at the end of 2019 on CBS All Access. More details have just been revealed! The co-creator and executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, Alex Kurtzman, will oversee all development of the show’s life cycle, which will further showcase the glorious life of our dear captain....

Vanity Fair recently released new images for Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker along with revealing Keri Russell and Richard E. Grant’s characters in the film. You can check out the covers and a few of the images down below (Courtesy of Vanity Fair, author Lev Grossman, and photographer Annie Leibovitz): Your first look at #StarWars: The Rise of Skywalker is here! Let Vanity Fair introduce you to the final chapter in the Skywalker saga....

Star Wars The High Republic is a brand-new series introducing fans to the golden age of the Jedi, a time otherwise untouched by other medias. The next novel, Into The Dark, is set to hit shelves in the beginning of February. Each book in The High Republic series tells an independent tale, but each story connects in one way or another: Into the Dark is a young adult novel written by Claudia Gray....

Earlier today, PlayStation held a State of Play entirely dedicated to one of its upcoming exclusive releases. For the first time, fans got a look at actual gameplay from Horizon Forbidden West on a PlayStation 5, and there was a lot to show off. They showcased 14 minutes of gameplay from Horizon Forbidden West before deep-diving into everything shown. Narratively, the clip focuses on Aloy rushing to rescue a familiar face, Erend, from a group of rebel raiders....

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ 14th annual BAFTA Games Awards ceremony is already here, and to celebrate, Steam is hosting a sale dedicated entirely to the show’s finalists. The Steam BAFTA Finalists Sale, which began earlier today, features deals on everything from Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. There’s also sizable discounts on indie hits like Hollow Knight and Slime Rancher. Not every BAFTA finalist is up for sale, but a sizable portion have a discount....

Super Mario Run is a runaway success story for Nintendo. Ugh, sorry about that. Anyway, the game is a huge hit with tens of millions of downloads. There’s some discussion about how many of those end up actually paying for the game, but let’s save that for another time. Right now Super Mario Run Update 1.1.0 is hitting the iOS App Store, so let’s break down what it adds. The big one is the addition of a new Easy Mode which give players “unlimited Bubbles and removes the time limit....

The Super Smash Bros. series has always been known for its very unique stages, especially in the last two outings, so the upcoming entry in the series has a lot to live up to when it releases for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. With each version mostly having different stages, we should have a lot of different ones to choose from in total and today’s Miiverse update brings us another one that has a ton of potential....

After getting a ton of complaints, Samsung has finally confirmed to remove ads from its stock apps like Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme. The company will stop showing ads inside stock apps with a One UI update that will roll out for users in the coming days. ADs are a disgrace, my $300 phone has no ADs in the weather app, but my $1200 phone has ADs in the damn weather app, also with every Galaxy Store app update, Samsung tries to sneak in the Samsung Pay app, even if I never installed it, “The Samsung Experience” needs a change...

Everything you need to know about picking up your dropped weapon. So, you’re up against an opponent who knows what they’re doing. Using one of Samurai Shodown’s signature disarming techniques, they’ve caused you to drop your weapon, leaving you at a disadvantage. Don’t worry though: you can pick it back up. Picking Up Your Weapon In the chance your opponent forces you to drop your weapon, all you need to do is press A (Light Slash) while standing over it....

Become stronger by expanding your Brain Map Brain Points (BP) will easily be your most valuable resource in Scarlet Nexus, as they are required for expanding your protagonist’s toolkit and moveset. Every single major upgrade to your character is based on where you spend those Brain Points and can really change the way a battle unfolds. There are all sorts of traits and abilities you can unlock through the Brain Map, the skill tree where you spend those BP at, from stat boosts, additional plug-in slots, new moves, and many, many more....

Our Heartstone Secret Rogue Deck List Guide takes a look at this new archetype from the Ashes of Outland expansion! We’ve got a look at the best list for the deck as well as mulligans, play strategy & tips, and card replacements! Rogue has always felt like a class that should have Secrets! I mean, it really suits the flavor of their class, so it’s good to see that they are finally getting a bit more support....

The Warrior archetype is getting another new Mech in Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, The Boomsday Project. Security Rover is a six-mana Mech with two attack and five health. It has a pretty strong effect, though—whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/3 Mech with Taunt. This card looks like it could be pretty good, even though it may seem expensive for its stats. If you can combine Security Rover with a Whirlwind effect, you can get great value out of this minion....

Save the Divine Heir and defeat your rival. You fought your way through the Ashina Outskirts, you defeated Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa, and you slashed your way through the Blazing Bull. All of those things led you here, to Ashina Castle where Genichiro Ashina holds the Divine Heir hostage. As you make your way to the top of Ashina Castle you will begin what seems like the toughest boss fight yet. And while it is epic, it’s not the ultimate boss battle in the game....

Do you ever wonder what happens in a Mario world after you leave? In Super Mario 64, the worlds behind the paintings are little ecologies, small worlds that you must learn the rules of in order to progress. 3D platformers broadly have an environmental intimacy, forcing players to learn the rules and interactions between a variety of creatures and landscapes. Generously, this relationship is fleeting. Harshly, it is extractive. Mario and Banjo are in their respective colorful worlds to get something and then leave....

New enemies and allies emerge in this second episode! She-Hulk: Attorney at Law just premiered its 2nd of 9 planned episodes for the season, and while it was a short one, it had quite a few moments worth discussing. Jen Walters, now fully out as a Hulk, has found herself oddly embraced by the public for her superpowers, although her career opportunities are severely altered as a consequence. The resulting events of She-Hulk episode 2 are largely what follows this and sets up for a compelling episode 3 from there....

Youtubers Life 2 fits right in with other social simulation games, such as Sims 4 or Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The genre is marked by daily tasks, personal character growth, management of money, and home furnishing. UPLAY Online’s latest life simulator checks all of the boxes for the genre, not straying outside of the norm very often. But fans of life simulators might find this package lacking in meaningful content....

High on Life is a humorous adventure starring two humans and a retired alien bounty hunter who can’t seem to take a hint. You’ll be asked to make different conversational decisions with different characters that you’ll meet. Of these, many characters are your sister Lizzie and Gene, the retired alien bounty hunter. They will have many arguments with one another about different things that are happening within the story. Lizzie will meet her new boyfriend, Tweeg, and Gene will argue about her sudden trust in him....

Not long into the game, you come across your first side quest called Axe and Splinters, and you’re tasked to side with a group of dwarfs or a band of humans. The dwarfs are lumberjacks working for the Fort Crucis, the prison you just got released from, and the humans are on the side of justice, to starve out the fort, so the prisoners can be set free. Depending on your choice, it is entirely based on a roleplaying perspective, as each decision you make is part of the four ideals of the game, Power, Finesse, Anarchy, and Order....

An update on the game is coming soon. Skybound Games, the company that has taken over production of The Walking Dead: The Final Season after the closure of Telltale Games, has recently taken over the abandoned Telltale Games social media pages, which had gone unused since the company’s majority studio closure last September. In a post directed towards Telltale fans who may not know about the company’s closure, Skybound promises an update on the game’s development next week....