Game of Thrones Writer Joins Lord of the Rings Project at Amazon

Amazon is reportedly getting veteran fantasy producer Bryan Cogman to consult for their upcoming Lord of the Rings series.

According to sources close to Variety, Cogman, who served as both a writer and an executive producer on Game of Thrones, has already signed on to consult for the show, although Amazon told IGN they have no comment at this time.

Cogman, whose most recent work includes writing for the second episode of Game of Thrones' final season, is also set to write for the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Sword in the Stone for Disney. Cogman was also tapped to write for a Game of Thrones spin-off series for HBO, but he told Variety the project was "not moving forward."

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Comics Industry Mourns Passing of Marvel Artist

The world of comics lost one of its most prominent artists on May 18, 2019 when Justin Ponsor died after a two-year long battle with cancer, according to a post made by his family on his professional Facebook page (via Newsarama).

Ponsor, known to friends as J-Po, has been working primarily as a colorist for Marvel Comics since 2005 where he was a common name on high-profile titles like New Avengers, Spider-Men, Infinity, and Death of Wolverine, not to mention it was his palette seen across Marvel’s Ultimate line including Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spider-Man.

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Comics Industry Mourns Passing of Marvel Artist

The world of comics lost one of its most prominent artists on May 18, 2019 when Justin Ponsor died after a two-year long battle with cancer, according to a post made by his family on his professional Facebook page (via Newsarama).

Ponsor, known to friends as J-Po, has been working primarily as a colorist for Marvel Comics since 2005 where he was a common name on high-profile titles like New Avengers, Spider-Men, Infinity, and Death of Wolverine, not to mention it was his palette seen across Marvel’s Ultimate line including Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spider-Man.

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Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer Debuts Thursday

Terminator: Dark Fate is set to receive a new trailer this Thursday.

Revealed by The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger posted on Twitter "Since I’m from the future I can officially report that the Dark Fate trailer is 48 hours away.” This was accompanied by a text video that confirmed the trailer will drop on May 23, 2019 at 6:00 am PST/9:00 am EST/2:00 pm UK/11 pm AEST.

Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer Debuts Thursday

Terminator: Dark Fate is set to receive a new trailer this Thursday.

Revealed by The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger posted on Twitter "Since I’m from the future I can officially report that the Dark Fate trailer is 48 hours away.” This was accompanied by a text video that confirmed the trailer will drop on May 23, 2019 at 6:00 am PST/9:00 am EST/2:00 pm UK/11 pm AEST.

Every IGN Game of Thrones Episode Review

So that's it: Game of Thrones has come to an end as of this past Sunday, with its final episode, "The Iron Throne," hitting a ratings high for HBO. The epic tale of Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister and all the rest went out with a bang, even if it was a divisive bang at that.

And while there has been no lack of analysis of the finale since it aired, this is also a good time to look back at the show's entire arc over its eight seasons since it debuted in 2011. Fortunately, we have the following handy Every IGN Game of Thrones Episode Review gallery, the perfect way to refresh your memory on what came before, and perhaps help illuminate how things ended in King's Landing.

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Every IGN Game of Thrones Episode Review

So that's it: Game of Thrones has come to an end as of this past Sunday, with its final episode, "The Iron Throne," hitting a ratings high for HBO. The epic tale of Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister and all the rest went out with a bang, even if it was a divisive bang at that.

And while there has been no lack of analysis of the finale since it aired, this is also a good time to look back at the show's entire arc over its eight seasons since it debuted in 2011. Fortunately, we have the following handy Every IGN Game of Thrones Episode Review gallery, the perfect way to refresh your memory on what came before, and perhaps help illuminate how things ended in King's Landing.

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Mortal Kombat 11 and Days Gone Were April’s Best-Selling Games

The NPD report for April 2019 is in, and Mortal Kombat 11 and Days Gone were the month’s best-selling games in the United States.

The report, with analysis from Mat Piscatella, notes that Mortal Kombat 11 instantly became the second best-selling game of 2019 year-to-date, and was the best-selling game on every platform it was released on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. This is the first time a third-party published game has been Nintendo Switch’s best-selling title since Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was released in 2017.

Days Gone’s debut month sales rank as the seventh highest in history for a Sony-published game, and in the time since its release has already become the best-selling game developed by Sony Bend in lifetime revenue.

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