Pokemon Go Confirms Legendary Pokemon Coming Soon

Legedary Pokemon will soon be added to Pokemon Go.

According to the Pokemon Go Team's announcement, unique Legendary Eggs will soon appear at Gyms for players to find. If your team can take down a Legendary Raid Boss, you'll be able to catch your own Legendary Pokemon.

It's important to note that while Legendary Pokemon can aid you in taking on Gym Battles and Raid Bosses, they cannot be left to defend a Gym.

As previously announced, Pokemon Go Fest takes place on July 22, where players in Chicago's Grant Park will work with others around the world to unlock global rewards. If enough Pokemon are captured during the specified Challenge Windows, the first Legendary Pokemon will be unveiled at the event in Chicago. Should the creature be successfully defeated, the Legendary Pokemon will be featured in Raid Battles after the event.

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Comic Book Reviews for July 19, 2017

It was another big week of comics. Batman #27 explored the sad origin of a silly Gotham villain. Astonishing X-Men #1 introduced a brand new team of mutant heroes. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #17 kicked off a major new storyline for the series. And Sons of Anarchy's Kurt Sutter made his return to comics with Sisters of Sorrow #1.

Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.

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Doom Update 6.66 Scraps Season Pass, All DLC Free

Bethesda is ditching the Season Pass for Doom and giving away all multiplayer DLC content for free. The move comes in unison with the game’s newest update, the appropriately-dubbed Update 6.66. It’s available today.

e’ve retired the DOOM season pass and are making all of the multiplayer DLC content available to all players,” explains Doom game director Marty Stratton on Bethesda.net. “That’s three multiplayer DLC packs, which include nine of our best maps, three additional guns, three additional playable demons, new equipment, armor sets and more. That’s on top of the modes and features, like bot support, that players have been enjoying since late last year.”

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Sony’s Venom Will Be a John Carpenter-Style Horror Film

The success of Spider-Man: Homecoming  is being used as a springboard for a series of spinoff films involving characters from the Spider-Man universe. However Sony is planning to use a variety of different and distinct styles for each of these films.

According to Variety, distinctiveness is going to rule the day, with Sony considering the possibility of making an R-rated movie or a more low-budget affair, should it feel right for the project at hand.

Currently, two spinoffs have been announced: Venom, which will star Tom Hardy and be directed by Ruben Fleischer, and Silver & Black, which will be directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Venom is going to be a horror movie, with Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch comparing it to the likes of John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. "I’ve always been drawn to the more antihero superheroes. There’s a dark element to

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Nolan Slams Netflix Over ‘Mindless Policy’ on Theatrical Releases

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has criticized Netflix for its digital distribution model that eschews movie theaters.

While on the promotional circuit for his latest movie, the war epic Dunkirk, Nolan told Indiewire that “Netflix has a bizarre aversion to supporting theatrical films."

“They have this mindless policy of everything having to be simultaneously streamed and released, which is obviously an untenable model for theatrical presentation. So they’re not even getting in the game, and I think they’re missing a huge opportunity.”

Dunkirk is optimized for theaters in 70mm, and it's not the first time Nolan has spoken about the "watering down" of the theatrical experience. He does, however, support Amazon's current model, which gives movies a theatrical release window before they land on the streaming service.

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Patapon Remastered Comes to PS4 Next Month

Patapon Remastered will be released for PlayStation 4 digitally on August 1.

The game will cost $14.99/£11.99. If you pre-order it now via the PSN Store, you'll receive PlayStation 4 avatars of Kibapon, Tatepon, Warrior, Yaripon and Yumipon as a bonus.

PlayStation Plus members will be able to save 20 percent on a pre-order.

This remastered port of the rhythm-based 2D platformer, which was announced last year at PlayStation Experience, features improved 1080p visuals and 4K support on PlayStation 4 Pro.

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Han Solo Director Reveals First Look at Lando

As production on Disney and Lucasfilm's Han Solo movie continues, director Ron Howard has taken to social media to offer an early glimpse at Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian.

Howard posted the photo on Instagram, saying, "lining up a shot today from my director's monitor." See it below:

han-solo Photo via Ron Howard on Instagram

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Game of Thrones Producers Reveal Their Next HBO Series

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the showrunners on HBO's hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones, will return to the network with a new original series called Confederate.

According to HBO's announcement, the series is set in an alternate timeline that tells of the events leading up to the Third American Civil War. After successfully seceding from the Union, the southern states create a nation where slavery is not only legal but has "evolved into a modern institution."

Confederate will feature a wide range of different characters from both sides of the fight, including abolitionists, journalists, slave hunters and politicians.

In addition to serving as showrunners, Benioff and Weiss are writing and creating Confederate, with Nichelle Tramble Spellman (The Good Wife, Justified) and Malcolm Spellman (Empire) partnering as writers and executive producers. Game of Thrones executive producers Carolyn Strauss and Bernadette Caulfield are on board to executive produce as well.

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110 Photos of Star Wars, Justice League From SDCC Floor

With San Diego Comic-Con kicking off today, we have over 100 early-access photos from the show floor to feast your eyes on.

The gallery below features life-size mannequins of the Justice League, LEGO models of Luke Skywalker and Thor, and booth spaces for companies like DC. Of course, there are plenty of toys and figures included as well.

For more on Comic-Con, check out IGN's full SDCC live stream schedule. We also have a rundown of the biggest panels at this year's Comic-Con.

Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix, streams games on his Twitch channel, and chats about movies and TV series on Twitter.

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