The Best Justice League of America Team Lineups

The Justice League is DC's premier superhero team. And with so many heroes occupying the DC Universe, the League roster has evolved quite a bit over the years. Sometimes it features the best, brightest and most famous heroes and sometimes the up-and-coming newbies, but more often it's a mixture of both. That's definitely the case with the newest incarnation of the team making its debut in Justice League of America #1 this week.

To celebrate the newest Justice League, we're looking back at our favorite JLA rosters in DC's comics, ranging from the classic 1970's team to the modern New 52 incarnation. We'll break down some of the essential stories for each and the easiest way to read them.

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More Evidence of Doomfist Emerges in Latest Overwatch Update

While the latest Public Test Region update has brought some big changes to Overwatch, the Internet is going quietly wild about a very, very small one.

Reddit user Venxa points out that the model for the payload on the game's Numbani map has received a small change in the game's back-end - the glass case on top now appears to be smashed.

The in-use payload model, next to the wireframe update. The in-use payload model, next to the wireframe update.

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Overwatch’s Capture the Flag Is Made A Permanent Mode

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has announced that Capture the Flag will remain a playable part of Overwatch, with nine more maps being added to the roster - but there's a caveat.

Capture the Flag was introduced during the Year of the Rooster event, which celebrates Chinese New Year. Previous modes introduced for timed festivities have included Lucioball and Mei's Snowball offensive, both of which were made unavailable once their associated events ended.

However, Kaplan confirmed in a developer update that the decision to make Capture the Flag a permanent fixture of Overwatch will spark a few changes. The mode will only be available as a custom game (not Quick Play or Ranked), so in conjunction with this news Blizzard is introducing the server browser.

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Pokemon Go Valentine’s Day Event Offers Double Candy

Niantic has announced a new Pokemon Go event for Valentine’s Day.

Beginning today and running until February 15, players will receive double candy when catching Pokemon, hatching Pokemon from eggs, transferring Pokemon to the Professor, or finding candy with a buddy Pokemon.

Pink Pokemon including Chansey, Clefable, and Porygon will have an increased chance of spawning, and players are also more likely to hatch baby Pokemon including Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Smoochum. Lure modules, which normally last 30 minutes, will last for six hours during the event.

This is Pokemon Go’s fourth holiday event, following increased chances of meeting ghost Pokemon for Halloween, double experience for Thanksgiving, and free egg incubators for Christmas.

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The Surge Is Succeeding at Being More Than a Sci-fi Souls

Tough-as-nails, combat-focused RPGs have, since 2009’s Demon’s Souls, became one of gaming most fashionable genres. Adored by many, respected by those who don’t even play them and supporting a whole subculture of Let’s Plays, memes and dedicated forums - few genres have made such an impact so quickly.

The result of this rise in popularity is that more developers are devoting time and money to the production of such games. Alongside FromSoftware hall-of-famers Dark Souls and Bloodborne, Lords of the Fallen and Nioh have also made an impact, whilst independently-made fare such as Salt and Sanctuary and the upcoming Eitr offer a slightly different spin on the formula.

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UK Deals: £15 off Amazon Fire Tablets and £10 off Kindle E-Reader

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Getting into Games: What Do AI Programmers Do?

It’s easy to forget how much work goes into making a videogame, particularly the AAA kind. We tend to associate games with one or two visionaries – the Miyamotos, the Levines, the Kojimas – while overlooking the dozens, sometimes hundreds, of men and women who strive daily to implement their vision.

In this multi-part feature, we shine a light on the forgotten, the overlooked – the unsung heroes. Drawing on the expertise of over a dozen experienced developers, we get an insider’s overview of five vital but seldom celebrated roles in game development. We find out what makes these roles so important, what it’s like to work in one, and what it takes, skills and knowledge-wise, to obtain one.

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Power Rangers Assemble for New International Poster

A new international poster for the upcoming Power Rangers movie has been released.

The image, first shared on Twitter, promptly features all five of the rangers and their striking suits. You can also spot the line "Together We Are More" and the words "Go Go" with the iconic Power Rangers logo.

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Power Rangers international movie poster. 

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