Power Rangers Actor Won’t be Charged in Stabbing Death

Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Power Rangers: Samurai and Power Rangers: Wild Force actor Ricardo Medina Jr. following the stabbing death of his housemate.

The incident, which took place over the weekend in Southern California, saw Joshua Sutter stabbed in the abdomen with a sword. The Associated Press reports the Los Angeles County district attorney's office have asked sheriff's investigators for further investigation.

The initial report claimed the actor got into a fight with his housemate, which led to Sutter forcing his way into Medina's bedroom. It was there the incident took place.

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Podcast Beyond: Uncharted 4, Shovel Knight 2, and the Telltale Swap

Greg, Colin, and Marty sit down and discuss a whole mess of PlayStation stuff.  We weight in on the possible fall match-up of Uncharted 4 vs Rise of the Tomb, discuss whether or not we'll see a Shovel Knight 2, and hypothesize on why Game of Throne's 2 came out before Tales From the Borderlands 2. Also, Greg and Colin have an announcement.

All this and more on the Internet's No. 1 PlayStation podcast.

BEYOND!

Podcast Beyond, Episode 380 (MP3)

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New Story and Gameplay Details for Rise of the Tomb Raider

New details regarding Rise of the Tomb Raider's gameplay, story, and setting were revealed in Game Informer's March cover story.

Some spoilers for 2013's Tomb Raider follow: 

After the events of Tomb Raider, Lara Croft is, mentally, in a difficult place. We saw as much in the debut trailer, which showed us a hooded Lara discussing her trauma with a professional.

After she encountered an immortal being, Lara spent a year researching eternal life to both understand and prove what she saw. This research leads on her on a quest to find Kitezh, a mythical city both founded and lost in what is now Russia's Siberian tundra.

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Surgeon Simulator Sells Over 2 Million Copies

UK-based Bossa Studios has revealed its absurd medical game Surgeon Simulator has sold more than two million copies.

Surgeon Simulator began life as a small project built in 48-hours for the 2013 Global Game Jam but Bossa Studios continued to develop it for a full commercial release on several platforms in the months that followed.

“Thanks to everyone who has played Surgeon Simulator and made it such a global success,” said Bossa founder Henrique Olifiers in a statement. “It has been really amazing to see this title go from a game jam project to a full release across multiple formats and is testament to the originality and creativity we nurture here at Bossa Studios.”

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The 100 Preview: Clarke & Abby Try to Save Lives

On this Wednesday's brand new episode of The 100, "Coup de Grace," Bellamy and Lincoln's attempt to sneak into Mount Weather has brutal consequences.

And we've got an exclusive clip for you featuring what may be some of those consequences, as Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and Abby (Paige Turco) do their best to tend to the wounded after a violent altercation.

And of course, Indra (Adina Porter) has her own idea about what should be done with one of the injured men. "Just another day on the ground," Clarke realizes. Check out the clip below.

The 100 airs on Wednesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

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TV Podcast: Super Bowl Ads, Supergirl Casting, More

Hey guys, Eric and Roth here, as we finally (Finally!) are posting the entire Channel Surfing in video, for those who enjoy a visual accompaniment to us chatting about TV shows! This week, we talk about the Super Bowl ads -- including that bizarre Nationwide one with the dead kid -- and some big casting announcements regarding Supergirl and AKA Jessica Jones. Plus, what TV opening credit sequences do we like best?

Listen to our latest podcast by clicking the lovely red type below - right click to download. Or watch it in the video above!

Channel Surfing Podcast, Episode 239

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Girl Meets World: Shawn to Reunite with Angela

Boy Meets World fans, rejoice -- Trina McGee, who played Angela Moore on the TGIF show, is headed to Girl Meets World: Season 2!

Angela was Shawn Hunter's longtime girlfriend on Boy Meets World (and was briefly mentioned in the the previous GMW episode). We had heard that another BMW alum would be joining Will Friedle (Eric Matthews) and William Daniels (Mr. Feeny) in GMW's second season, and ETOnline has confirmed that alum is McGee.

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Iceland Is Building a Temple to Norse Gods

Iceland begins construction this month on a temple to the Norse gods, the first such temple to be built since the Viking age.

High priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, leads neo-pagan ceremony at the Pingvellir National Park near Reykjavik. High priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, leads neo-pagan ceremony at the Pingvellir National Park near Reykjavik.

The temple will be built by Ásatrúarfélagið, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods. It is circular with a dome top that lets in sunlight, and is being dug four metres (13 feet) down into a hill that overlooks the Iceland capital Reykjavik.

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This Week on the PSN (February 03, 2015)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

Here are this week's new PS4 games. You can begin pre-ordering Mortal Kombat X today, as well.