Major Tragedy Strikes DC’s Heroes

As DC rebirth kicks off this week, DC is bidding farewell to the New 52, and not everyone is making it out unscathed.

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Warning: this article contains spoilers for Superman #52 and DC Universe Rebirth #1!

Even if you've been avoiding the leaked spoilers for DC Universe Rebirth #1, it shouldn't come as any great shock that Superman #52 features the death of the Man of Steel. After all, it''s the final chapter in a crossover called "The Final Days of Superman," and the conflict has revolved around Superman trying to put his affairs in order before his dying body finally gives out.

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Captain America’s New Comic Reveals a Shocking Change

In today’s Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 by writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz, we learned a shocking secret about Captain America Steve Rogers.

Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Captain America: Steve Rogers #1!

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While on a mission to stop Baron Zemo, Steve Rogers (once again suited up as Captain America after having his super soldier abilities returned in Avengers Standoff) unexpectedly threw his teammate, Jack Flag, out of a jet, before declaring, “Hail Hydra.”

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Titanfall 2 Leak Reveals New Poster and Gameplay Information

A supposed leak of Titanfall 2 information indicates that the shooter sequel will introduce grappling hooks and larger multiplayer maps, and also included concept art that will apparently be adapted as the game's cover art.

Posted (and subsequently deleted) on the Titanfall subreddit, but preserved on NeoGAF, user ilovegoogleglass said that the game will release in October (putting it alongside fellow EA shooter, Battlefield 1).

The seemingly leaked Titanfall 2 poster. The seemingly leaked Titanfall 2 poster.

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Nintendo to Let 500 Fans Play Zelda Wii U Early

Nintendo is offering 500 fans the chance to play The Legend of Zelda on Wii U before anyone else.

The event will take place at the Nintendo store in New York, with sign-ups for the event taking place on June 11. All you’ve got to do is turn up on the day with photo ID (kids must be present with a parent or guardian) and if you’re one of the first 500 people in line, you’ll receive a wristband which can then be traded in for a ticket to the demo event.

The six-day event kicks off at noon ET on June 14. The House of N says it will be streaming to the NY store’s 15-foot TV directly from the Nintendo E3 booth in case you wanted to pop down and have a gander at the new Zelda in action. There’ll also be some trivia and prizes going on.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 Announced

Konami has officially announced PES 2017, and it's coming later this year for PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

Konami is inviting players to "control reality," and the official PES 2017 website has plenty of information regarding areas that will be improved upon in this year's game.

PES 2017. PES 2017.

"Real touch" will have players controlling the ball in different ways depending on where they are, and this will also extend to passing, where timing and situation combine to create the best pass.

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Blizzard Rates Our Own Overwatch Character Designs

Perhaps you saw the story the other day about an adorable Overwatch fan having her fan drawing brought close to reality by a Blizzard artist. "So," thought IGN's UK team, "if a child can do it, why can't a bunch of adults actually employed to think about games?"

And so I found myself trembling in front of Overwatch senior game designer Michael Chu, gauging his thoughts on some incredibly questionable drawings. Here's each of our characters, and Michael's thoughts thereon. Sorry mate.

Key Skills: Jacked arms for no recoil, is a massive gun. Key Skills: Jacked arms for no recoil, is a massive gun.

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DC Introduces Mind-Blowing Joker Twist

Just when you thought Joker's past couldn't be any more mysterious or confusing, DC delivered another huge wrinkle to the iconic Batman villain this week.

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Warning: this issue contains spoilers for Justice League #50 and DC Universe Rebirth #1!

We've known for a while that Geoff Johns has big plans in store for the Joker. This past March at WonderCon, DC released this teaser image along with hints that they were about to reveal the villain's origin story for the first time.

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New Civilization 6 Changes Add Up to Something Big

As an experienced Civilization fan, playing the first 60 turns of Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 felt familiar. A bit more so than I’d expected, relative to Civilization 5 – this isn’t as dramatic a departure as we saw from Civilization 4 to 5, for example. But even in these early-game moments, there are a large number of crucial differences that already started to make their significance felt.

One of the first you’ll notice – after the impressive hand-drawn map art style that covers undiscovered and fog-of-war-covered territory – is that Workers are now called Builders, and have a limited number of uses before they vanish from the map. Playing as the Chinese in this pre-set scenario, I benefitted from one of their cultural bonuses that causes Builders to have four charges instead of the three other civs have. Another distinguishing feature of Civ 6’s Builders is that their terrain improvements happen instantly, instead of over the course of several turns.

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Hitman Episode 3 Release Date Announced

Hitman Episode 3 will see Agent 47 travelling to Marrakesh on May 31.

After Paris and Sapienza, now players will be exploring Moroccan streets. According to the PS Blog, you'll encounter a "maze of alleys, a range of souks that line the medina walls," and you'll also be able to check out Marrakesh's rooftop terraces.

In addition, you can hang out in a shisha bar, or you can find the Swedish consulate building beyond the busy marketplace.

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