We are all destined to become crabs. It might feel that way in 2020 but fortunately, that's not the case...for humans, at least. It turns out that five different groups of non-crab crustaceans have evolved into crabs in a process known as carcinization, according to a study from the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society as reported by Popular Mechanics. Carcinization is a type of convergent evolution that occurs when a non-crab-like crustacean evolves into a crab-like form. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] "Although enormous morphological disparity is observed in the internal anatomy of the crab-like taxa, reflecting the fact that the evolution of the crab-like habits was indeed convergent, various corresponding dependences are found across the different lineages between the external characters of a crab-like habitus/morphotype and inner structures," according to the 2017 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society about this topic. "In other words, as a result of carcinization, certain structural coherences led to the specific anatomical pattern found in crab-like forms." What all of this means is that nature's natural evolutionary track really likes the shape of crabs. What happens is that animals living in similar habitats of crabs — in this case, crustaceans, which do live in habitats similar to crabs — face similar obstacles that crabs face. These obstacles lead the non-crab-like crustaceans down the same evolutionary path as crabs and over time, you get a non-crab-like crustacean that has evolved into something very crab-like. As pointed out by Popular Mechanics, this phenomenon occurs elsewhere in nature too. For example, birds and bats are two different species but both fly using mechanical wings because their habitat and survival needs require wings. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/30/scientists-revive-100-million-year-old-lifeforms-ign-now"] The five crustaceans that evolved into crab-like forms didn't just take on a similar look — they took on similar circulatory systems as well, despite the differences in their organs and bodily systems when compared to crabs. You can read more about this phenomenon in Popular Mechanics' story but the takeaway is that there might be a timeline where we are all crabs one day. For more weird science like this, read about how some scientists claim evidence of a parallel universe where time runs backward (maybe everyone has already evolved into crabs there) and then read about a bionic moon jellyfish recently created by scientists (checkmate: can't evolve into a crab if you're already bionic moon jellyfish). [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker. He is also a crab. You, too, will be a crab one day. We will all be crabs. You can follow this crab on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

We are all destined to become crabs. It might feel that way in 2020 but fortunately, that's not the case...for humans, at least. It turns out that five different groups of non-crab crustaceans have evolved into crabs in a process known as carcinization, according to a study from the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society as reported by Popular Mechanics. Carcinization is a type of convergent evolution that occurs when a non-crab-like crustacean evolves into a crab-like form. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] "Although enormous morphological disparity is observed in the internal anatomy of the crab-like taxa, reflecting the fact that the evolution of the crab-like habits was indeed convergent, various corresponding dependences are found across the different lineages between the external characters of a crab-like habitus/morphotype and inner structures," according to the 2017 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society about this topic. "In other words, as a result of carcinization, certain structural coherences led to the specific anatomical pattern found in crab-like forms." What all of this means is that nature's natural evolutionary track really likes the shape of crabs. What happens is that animals living in similar habitats of crabs — in this case, crustaceans, which do live in habitats similar to crabs — face similar obstacles that crabs face. These obstacles lead the non-crab-like crustaceans down the same evolutionary path as crabs and over time, you get a non-crab-like crustacean that has evolved into something very crab-like. As pointed out by Popular Mechanics, this phenomenon occurs elsewhere in nature too. For example, birds and bats are two different species but both fly using mechanical wings because their habitat and survival needs require wings. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/30/scientists-revive-100-million-year-old-lifeforms-ign-now"] The five crustaceans that evolved into crab-like forms didn't just take on a similar look — they took on similar circulatory systems as well, despite the differences in their organs and bodily systems when compared to crabs. You can read more about this phenomenon in Popular Mechanics' story but the takeaway is that there might be a timeline where we are all crabs one day. For more weird science like this, read about how some scientists claim evidence of a parallel universe where time runs backward (maybe everyone has already evolved into crabs there) and then read about a bionic moon jellyfish recently created by scientists (checkmate: can't evolve into a crab if you're already bionic moon jellyfish). [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker. He is also a crab. You, too, will be a crab one day. We will all be crabs. You can follow this crab on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

The Haunting of Verdansk will bring The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw villains into the game alongside spooky new game modes and more in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Set to launch on October 20 and run through November 3, The Haunting of Verdansk is a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone’s Season Six that brings Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw bundles into the game. This Halloween-themed event will also feature a new “Trick or Treat” reward system and new Halloween-themed game modes. You can check out a trailer of what to expect below.

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“This Halloween-themed event will feature the ‘Trick or Treat’ reward system, where special Supply Boxes may either contain frights or frighteningly good blueprints and personalization items,” a blog post about the update reads.

“Come prepared for infiltrations at day or night, as select modes feature a nighttime variant of Verdansk that includes more than a few Halloween-themed frights. Rather spend the night fighting both the living and the dead? Then prepare for Zombie Royale, an undead twist on Battle Royale where dead operators use unnatural powers to feast on the living in order to rejoin their ranks.”

When the event begins, players can purchase bundles based on Saw and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Saw bundle gives you the Billy skin for Morte, the Phlebotomozier Lethal Equipment piece, which is a special throwing knife that drills into enemies upon impact, and two Saw-themed weapons: an assault rifle and a shotgun. You’ll also receive a Cargo Truck skin, a tricycle Charm, and four other pieces of personalization content.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre bundle includes the Leatherface skin for Velikan and the Family Heirloom LMG blueprint, which comes with a unique stock attachment that allows Leatherface to wield a chainsaw. You’ll also receive the “Anybody Home?” melee blueprint that turns your secondary into a one-handed hammer, an SMG blueprint weapon, a vehicle horn, and five other pieces of personalization content.

Other operators will get Halloween-themed skins as well, like the Dr. Karlov skin found in the Dr. Karlov Lives bundle that includes a new skin for Bale, two high-voltage weapon blueprints, an electric throwing knife, a vehicle skin, and other cosmetic items. Throughout this event, Activision says that other spooky bundles will appear in the store like the Ghost: Grim Reaper bundle and the Mace: Dia de Los Muertos bundle.

This update will also include a new weapon: the JAK-12 Shotgun. This a fully-automatic shotgun that has a faster fire rate than any other weapon in its category, according to Activision, and it includes unique attachments like the 8-Round FRAG-12 Mags and the 32-Round Drum Mags. This shotgun can be unlocked via the in-game challenge or as a blueprint variant acquired by purchasing the “Lacedaemon” store bundle.

On the Warzone side of things, there will be a limited-time Trick or Treat event, where zombies will infiltrate Verdansk in a new dark version of the map that sees it illuminated only by the Moon. Players can expect to see Billy on screens throughout the map and they might run into Leatherface in the Krovnik Farmland section of Verdansk.

In the Trick or Treat event, there will be special Trick or Treat supply boxes in Verdansk that, upon opening, could reward players with universal rewards like the “Return to Dust” assault rifle blueprint or “The Cleaver” legendary melee blueprint. A holographic watch, charms, stickers, sprays, calling cards, and emblems can be found in these boxes as well. The boxes might also include a more sinister trick, although Activision didn’t detail what this could mean.

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Players that collect all 16 rewards in the Trick or Treat boxes will receive the “Pumpkin Punisher" legendary assault rifle blueprint.

If you’re looking for more zombie action in Verdansk, The Haunting of Verdansk includes a new Zombie Royale mode that sees dead operators come back to life as zombies instead of being sent to the gulag. Zombies have increased speed, improved jumps, powerful melee attacks, and thermal vision, but they can’t use weapons. When a player is killed, they’ll drop a syringe. If a zombie collects two syringes, they’ll be dropped back onto the map as their operator for another chance at survival.

On the Modern Warfare side of things, all of the multiplayer’s game modes will be Halloween-themed. For example, operators that get three kills in a single life will see their head turned into a jack-o-lantern. Other spooky changes include skulls instead of dog tags in Kill Confirmed and scarecrows at each Domination point instead of the standard flags.

Two new multiplayer modes are included with this update as well: Onslaughter and Snipers Only. In Onslaughter, squads must “wrest control of a Juggernaut suit that spawns somewhere on the map and advance into a specific goal area.” In Snipers Only, players will only be able to use five pre-built sniper loadouts in standard Team Deathmatch rounds.

You can read even more about The Haunting of Verdansk in Activision’s blog post detailing the update. For more of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone’s sixth season, be sure to check out the Season Six cinematic trailer and then read about Warzone’s new fast travel system.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

The Haunting of Verdansk will bring The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw villains into the game alongside spooky new game modes and more in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Set to launch on October 20 and run through November 3, The Haunting of Verdansk is a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone’s Season Six that brings Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw bundles into the game. This Halloween-themed event will also feature a new “Trick or Treat” reward system and new Halloween-themed game modes. You can check out a trailer of what to expect below.

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“This Halloween-themed event will feature the ‘Trick or Treat’ reward system, where special Supply Boxes may either contain frights or frighteningly good blueprints and personalization items,” a blog post about the update reads.

“Come prepared for infiltrations at day or night, as select modes feature a nighttime variant of Verdansk that includes more than a few Halloween-themed frights. Rather spend the night fighting both the living and the dead? Then prepare for Zombie Royale, an undead twist on Battle Royale where dead operators use unnatural powers to feast on the living in order to rejoin their ranks.”

When the event begins, players can purchase bundles based on Saw and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Saw bundle gives you the Billy skin for Morte, the Phlebotomozier Lethal Equipment piece, which is a special throwing knife that drills into enemies upon impact, and two Saw-themed weapons: an assault rifle and a shotgun. You’ll also receive a Cargo Truck skin, a tricycle Charm, and four other pieces of personalization content.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre bundle includes the Leatherface skin for Velikan and the Family Heirloom LMG blueprint, which comes with a unique stock attachment that allows Leatherface to wield a chainsaw. You’ll also receive the “Anybody Home?” melee blueprint that turns your secondary into a one-handed hammer, an SMG blueprint weapon, a vehicle horn, and five other pieces of personalization content.

Other operators will get Halloween-themed skins as well, like the Dr. Karlov skin found in the Dr. Karlov Lives bundle that includes a new skin for Bale, two high-voltage weapon blueprints, an electric throwing knife, a vehicle skin, and other cosmetic items. Throughout this event, Activision says that other spooky bundles will appear in the store like the Ghost: Grim Reaper bundle and the Mace: Dia de Los Muertos bundle.

This update will also include a new weapon: the JAK-12 Shotgun. This a fully-automatic shotgun that has a faster fire rate than any other weapon in its category, according to Activision, and it includes unique attachments like the 8-Round FRAG-12 Mags and the 32-Round Drum Mags. This shotgun can be unlocked via the in-game challenge or as a blueprint variant acquired by purchasing the “Lacedaemon” store bundle.

On the Warzone side of things, there will be a limited-time Trick or Treat event, where zombies will infiltrate Verdansk in a new dark version of the map that sees it illuminated only by the Moon. Players can expect to see Billy on screens throughout the map and they might run into Leatherface in the Krovnik Farmland section of Verdansk.

In the Trick or Treat event, there will be special Trick or Treat supply boxes in Verdansk that, upon opening, could reward players with universal rewards like the “Return to Dust” assault rifle blueprint or “The Cleaver” legendary melee blueprint. A holographic watch, charms, stickers, sprays, calling cards, and emblems can be found in these boxes as well. The boxes might also include a more sinister trick, although Activision didn’t detail what this could mean.

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Players that collect all 16 rewards in the Trick or Treat boxes will receive the “Pumpkin Punisher" legendary assault rifle blueprint.

If you’re looking for more zombie action in Verdansk, The Haunting of Verdansk includes a new Zombie Royale mode that sees dead operators come back to life as zombies instead of being sent to the gulag. Zombies have increased speed, improved jumps, powerful melee attacks, and thermal vision, but they can’t use weapons. When a player is killed, they’ll drop a syringe. If a zombie collects two syringes, they’ll be dropped back onto the map as their operator for another chance at survival.

On the Modern Warfare side of things, all of the multiplayer’s game modes will be Halloween-themed. For example, operators that get three kills in a single life will see their head turned into a jack-o-lantern. Other spooky changes include skulls instead of dog tags in Kill Confirmed and scarecrows at each Domination point instead of the standard flags.

Two new multiplayer modes are included with this update as well: Onslaughter and Snipers Only. In Onslaughter, squads must “wrest control of a Juggernaut suit that spawns somewhere on the map and advance into a specific goal area.” In Snipers Only, players will only be able to use five pre-built sniper loadouts in standard Team Deathmatch rounds.

You can read even more about The Haunting of Verdansk in Activision’s blog post detailing the update. For more of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone’s sixth season, be sure to check out the Season Six cinematic trailer and then read about Warzone’s new fast travel system.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

There's good news for fans of the Marvel Unlimited digital comics subscription service. Effective immediately, Marvel will begin adding new comics to the service three months sooner than before. Marvel Unlimited features a library of roughly 28,000 digital comics accessible for a flat monthly fee. Traditionally, new comics are added to that library six months after their original publish date. But going forward, Marvel will start adding new comics after only three months. For example, the October 19 batch of comics includes recent releases like Empyre #1 and Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 “Since the beginning of the year, we’ve seen our stories read tens of millions of times on Marvel Unlimited, and we’ve seen a rising number of fans now looking to dive into more of their favorite stories featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, the X-Men, and more,” said Jessica Malloy, VP of Marketing, Marvel New Media in a statement. “This expansion for Marvel Unlimited delivers exactly that: fans can now read more of their favorite comics sooner! No other service can provide this kind of value and access to so many Marvel comics in one place. We’re thrilled to now be able to offer even more to readers.” This shakeup comes at an ideal time for subscribers. Because Marvel's primary distributor Diamond Comics temporarily halted new deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel Unlimited subscribers seemed about to face several months with no new books being added to the library. Adjusting the schedule allows Marvel to skip right over that new release dead zone and continue weekly content updates. But to be clear, IGN confirmed with Marvel that the three-month release schedule is a permanent change going forward, not a temporary response to that gap in publishing. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-comics-of-the-decade-2010-2019&captions=true"] This move may also be intended to help Marvel Unlimited remain competitive with the DC Universe app. DC Universe is currently priced at $7.99 a month versus Marvel Unlimited's $9.99 price tag, but DC currently still follows a six-month release window for its comic library. Recently we learned all of DC Universe's original series will be migrating to HBO Max, and DC will relaunch the subscription service as the comic-focused DC Universe Infinite in January 2021. It remains to be seen if DC will follow Marvel's example and accelerate its digital comics timetable. Comic readers have a third option for a digital comics subscription service in the form of ComiXology Unlimited. Check out IGN's ComiXology Unlimited review to see how that service compares to Marvel Unlimited and DC Universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/09/14/dc-universe-review-is-the-subscription-service-worth-the-price"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

There's good news for fans of the Marvel Unlimited digital comics subscription service. Effective immediately, Marvel will begin adding new comics to the service three months sooner than before. Marvel Unlimited features a library of roughly 28,000 digital comics accessible for a flat monthly fee. Traditionally, new comics are added to that library six months after their original publish date. But going forward, Marvel will start adding new comics after only three months. For example, the October 19 batch of comics includes recent releases like Empyre #1 and Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 “Since the beginning of the year, we’ve seen our stories read tens of millions of times on Marvel Unlimited, and we’ve seen a rising number of fans now looking to dive into more of their favorite stories featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, the X-Men, and more,” said Jessica Malloy, VP of Marketing, Marvel New Media in a statement. “This expansion for Marvel Unlimited delivers exactly that: fans can now read more of their favorite comics sooner! No other service can provide this kind of value and access to so many Marvel comics in one place. We’re thrilled to now be able to offer even more to readers.” This shakeup comes at an ideal time for subscribers. Because Marvel's primary distributor Diamond Comics temporarily halted new deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel Unlimited subscribers seemed about to face several months with no new books being added to the library. Adjusting the schedule allows Marvel to skip right over that new release dead zone and continue weekly content updates. But to be clear, IGN confirmed with Marvel that the three-month release schedule is a permanent change going forward, not a temporary response to that gap in publishing. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-comics-of-the-decade-2010-2019&captions=true"] This move may also be intended to help Marvel Unlimited remain competitive with the DC Universe app. DC Universe is currently priced at $7.99 a month versus Marvel Unlimited's $9.99 price tag, but DC currently still follows a six-month release window for its comic library. Recently we learned all of DC Universe's original series will be migrating to HBO Max, and DC will relaunch the subscription service as the comic-focused DC Universe Infinite in January 2021. It remains to be seen if DC will follow Marvel's example and accelerate its digital comics timetable. Comic readers have a third option for a digital comics subscription service in the form of ComiXology Unlimited. Check out IGN's ComiXology Unlimited review to see how that service compares to Marvel Unlimited and DC Universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/09/14/dc-universe-review-is-the-subscription-service-worth-the-price"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

While Peter Parker has dealt with a number of new challenges since Marvel relaunched The Amazing Spider-Man in 2018 - from the return of Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter to a long-distance relationship with Mary Jane - one villain has been at the heart of the series from the beginning. The mysterious Kindred has spent months plotting against Spider-Man, and now we finally know the identity of this twisted villain. Keep reading to learn Kindred's true identity and why they hate Peter Parker so much, but beware of full spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #50 ahead! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-best-spider-man-comics&captions=true"] Kindred has been one of the main, consistent focal points of the series over the past two years. From the beginning, it's been clear Kindred is someone with both a close connection to and a deep-seated grudge against Peter Parker. He's also seemingly a character with the power to raise the dead, travel between the living realm and the afterlife and command an army of undead insects. But who is Kindred really, and is he truly a master of death or merely a clever con artist? With The Amazing Spider-Man #50 kicking off the "Last Remains" story arc, we finally have an answer to the first question. Kindred is none other than Peter Parker's best friend and occasional enemy Harry Osborn. [caption id="attachment_242590" align="aligncenter" width="865"] Art by Patrick Gleason. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] As longtime ASM readers will know, this isn't the first time Harry has plotted Peter's destruction. Harry inherited his father Norman's mantle as Green Goblin way back in 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #136. That kickstarted a recurring pattern of Harry plotting to kill Spider-Man in revenge for Norman's death, only to be stricken with amnesia and return to his normal life. Harry ultimately died in 1993's The Spectacular Spider-Man #200 after consuming a lethal variant of the Oz serum. The Peter/Harry dynamic was further complicated when Harry returned in 2008's The Amazing Spider-Man #545 (one of several major changes to Spider-Man's world caused by the infamous One More Day storyline). Harry's return was explained with the reveal that Norman had staged his son's death (with a little help from Mysterio) and sent him to a long-term drug rehab facility in Europe. Since his return, Harry has mostly been an ally to Peter, choosing to focus more on raising his son Normie than reviving old grudges. However, it would seem Harry hasn't forgotten the past or forgiven his BFF for all the losses the Osborn family has suffered. In fact, writer Nick Spencer hints this plot twist builds directly on Harry's 2008 resurrection and the fact that his rivalry with Peter was buried and forgotten far too easily. "When Kindred first appeared back in the very first issue of our run, with very few hints given, people were already guessing it was Harry," Spencer told CBR. "And that tells you everything you need to know about why it had to be him, funny enough. There is something about that wound that did not quite heal right. And as a writer, that’s the kind of thing I find myself drawn to." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/19/these-miles-morales-comics-could-inspire-his-ps5-spider-man-game"] Spencer continued, "I’ve said before, but Amazing Spider-Man is the only comic I’ve read throughout basically my entire life without pause. So it’s the one where I have the best aerial view, and what really struck me is how, for a book that is driven so much by a moral lesson about responsibility, there are so many things that have been sort of swept under the rug, never to be mentioned again. There was something fascinatingly meta about that conflict, and the longer I looked at that, the more drawn to it I became. To my eyes, Peter Parker was in need of a fearless personal inventory. And Kindred is very much the personification of that." As for Harry's ultimate goal and whether his powers over life and death are what they seem, we'll surely learn more as "Last Remains" plays out over the next several months. In other recent comic book news, we just got our first look at DC's Future State event and learned how Star Wars: Darth Vader is connected to the events of The Rise of Skywalker and whether Rorschach is a sequel to Doomsday Clock or HBO's Watchmen. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

While Peter Parker has dealt with a number of new challenges since Marvel relaunched The Amazing Spider-Man in 2018 - from the return of Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter to a long-distance relationship with Mary Jane - one villain has been at the heart of the series from the beginning. The mysterious Kindred has spent months plotting against Spider-Man, and now we finally know the identity of this twisted villain. Keep reading to learn Kindred's true identity and why they hate Peter Parker so much, but beware of full spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #50 ahead! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-best-spider-man-comics&captions=true"] Kindred has been one of the main, consistent focal points of the series over the past two years. From the beginning, it's been clear Kindred is someone with both a close connection to and a deep-seated grudge against Peter Parker. He's also seemingly a character with the power to raise the dead, travel between the living realm and the afterlife and command an army of undead insects. But who is Kindred really, and is he truly a master of death or merely a clever con artist? With The Amazing Spider-Man #50 kicking off the "Last Remains" story arc, we finally have an answer to the first question. Kindred is none other than Peter Parker's best friend and occasional enemy Harry Osborn. [caption id="attachment_242590" align="aligncenter" width="865"] Art by Patrick Gleason. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] As longtime ASM readers will know, this isn't the first time Harry has plotted Peter's destruction. Harry inherited his father Norman's mantle as Green Goblin way back in 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #136. That kickstarted a recurring pattern of Harry plotting to kill Spider-Man in revenge for Norman's death, only to be stricken with amnesia and return to his normal life. Harry ultimately died in 1993's The Spectacular Spider-Man #200 after consuming a lethal variant of the Oz serum. The Peter/Harry dynamic was further complicated when Harry returned in 2008's The Amazing Spider-Man #545 (one of several major changes to Spider-Man's world caused by the infamous One More Day storyline). Harry's return was explained with the reveal that Norman had staged his son's death (with a little help from Mysterio) and sent him to a long-term drug rehab facility in Europe. Since his return, Harry has mostly been an ally to Peter, choosing to focus more on raising his son Normie than reviving old grudges. However, it would seem Harry hasn't forgotten the past or forgiven his BFF for all the losses the Osborn family has suffered. In fact, writer Nick Spencer hints this plot twist builds directly on Harry's 2008 resurrection and the fact that his rivalry with Peter was buried and forgotten far too easily. "When Kindred first appeared back in the very first issue of our run, with very few hints given, people were already guessing it was Harry," Spencer told CBR. "And that tells you everything you need to know about why it had to be him, funny enough. There is something about that wound that did not quite heal right. And as a writer, that’s the kind of thing I find myself drawn to." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/19/these-miles-morales-comics-could-inspire-his-ps5-spider-man-game"] Spencer continued, "I’ve said before, but Amazing Spider-Man is the only comic I’ve read throughout basically my entire life without pause. So it’s the one where I have the best aerial view, and what really struck me is how, for a book that is driven so much by a moral lesson about responsibility, there are so many things that have been sort of swept under the rug, never to be mentioned again. There was something fascinatingly meta about that conflict, and the longer I looked at that, the more drawn to it I became. To my eyes, Peter Parker was in need of a fearless personal inventory. And Kindred is very much the personification of that." As for Harry's ultimate goal and whether his powers over life and death are what they seem, we'll surely learn more as "Last Remains" plays out over the next several months. In other recent comic book news, we just got our first look at DC's Future State event and learned how Star Wars: Darth Vader is connected to the events of The Rise of Skywalker and whether Rorschach is a sequel to Doomsday Clock or HBO's Watchmen. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

NASA has awarded Nokia Bell Labs $14.1 million to bring a 4G/LTE cellular network to the moon. NASA has given Nokia and over a dozen other companies a portion of $370 million as part of its 2020 NASA Tipping Point competition, as originally reported by Mashable. This is the fifth Tipping Point competition and one of the highlights of this latest edition was the $14.1 million awarded to Nokia so that the cellphone company can build a 4G cellular network on the moon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/signs-of-alien-life-found-on-venus-ign-now"] "Inspired by terrestrial technology, Nokia proposes to deploy the first LTE/4G communications system in space," a blog post about this year's Tipping Point reads. "The system could support lunar surface communications at greater distances, increased speeds, and provide more reliability than current standards." This means your astronaut partner can no longer use being on the moon as an excuse to leave you on read. Typical astronauts. Beyond that, this cellular network will be constructed in such a way that an eventual transition to 5G — which we're only just now seeing become more widely available here on Earth — can happen. This 4G/LTE network will allow for a more sustainable human presence on the lunar surface. "Working with our partners at (Intuitive Machines), this groundbreaking network will be the critical communications fabric for data transmission applications, including the control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation over lunar geography, and streaming of high definition video," a Nokia Bell Labs tweet about the $14.1 million award reads. "The mission critical LTE network we have developed has been specially designed to withstand the extreme temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions of space, as well as the sizable vibrational impact during launch and landing on the lunar surface." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] There isn't a projected launch date for this lunar 4G network at the moment, but NASA does have plans for additional lunar exploration starting in 2024 as it looks towards a more Mars-focused future, and it's easy to see how helpful a 4G network would be for that. If you're looking for more science, check out this story about how the Earth might be the reason why the Moon is rusting and then read about the possible signs of life detected on Venus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

NASA has awarded Nokia Bell Labs $14.1 million to bring a 4G/LTE cellular network to the moon. NASA has given Nokia and over a dozen other companies a portion of $370 million as part of its 2020 NASA Tipping Point competition, as originally reported by Mashable. This is the fifth Tipping Point competition and one of the highlights of this latest edition was the $14.1 million awarded to Nokia so that the cellphone company can build a 4G cellular network on the moon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/signs-of-alien-life-found-on-venus-ign-now"] "Inspired by terrestrial technology, Nokia proposes to deploy the first LTE/4G communications system in space," a blog post about this year's Tipping Point reads. "The system could support lunar surface communications at greater distances, increased speeds, and provide more reliability than current standards." This means your astronaut partner can no longer use being on the moon as an excuse to leave you on read. Typical astronauts. Beyond that, this cellular network will be constructed in such a way that an eventual transition to 5G — which we're only just now seeing become more widely available here on Earth — can happen. This 4G/LTE network will allow for a more sustainable human presence on the lunar surface. "Working with our partners at (Intuitive Machines), this groundbreaking network will be the critical communications fabric for data transmission applications, including the control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation over lunar geography, and streaming of high definition video," a Nokia Bell Labs tweet about the $14.1 million award reads. "The mission critical LTE network we have developed has been specially designed to withstand the extreme temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions of space, as well as the sizable vibrational impact during launch and landing on the lunar surface." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] There isn't a projected launch date for this lunar 4G network at the moment, but NASA does have plans for additional lunar exploration starting in 2024 as it looks towards a more Mars-focused future, and it's easy to see how helpful a 4G network would be for that. If you're looking for more science, check out this story about how the Earth might be the reason why the Moon is rusting and then read about the possible signs of life detected on Venus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.