Month: April 2019

One of the nice things about 2018’s comic book lineup was that Marvel gave readers a bit of a break on the crossover event front. While they still published franchise-specific events like Spider-Geddon and Infinity Wars, there was nothing on the level of Civil War or Avengers vs. X-Men that dominated the bulk of Marvel’s output for months at a time. Like it or not, 2019 is not continuing that trend. War of the Realms is here, and it’s going to spill into many corners of the Marvel Universe in the months ahead. Fortunately, it has a solid backbone beneath all the usual event comic spectacle.

In fact, the biggest selling point with War of the Realms is the fact that it serves as the grand climax of Jason Aaron’s six-year-long Thor run. It’s all been building to this. Malekith’s slow consolidation of power now culminates in a massive invasion of Midgard. Worse, this invasion comes at a time when Asgard’s strength has never been weaker and Thor himself is still separated from Mjolnir. Where Asgard fails, it now falls on the Avengers to clean up this mess.

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If you’re an Amazon Prime member who’s not taking advantage of the included Twitch Prime benefits, now’s a great time to check out the perks of the streaming platform’s premium service. For one, Nintendo recently announced that Twitch Prime members can claim a free three months of Nintendo Switch Online–and after 60 days, you can get another nine months free if you remain a Prime member. A year of free Switch Online is pretty sweet on its own, but don’t forget that you can also get free PC games every month through Twitch Prime. And once you claim the games, they’re yours to keep. April’s free Twitch Prime games are available now–here’s a quick look at the four titles being offered:

Her Story is a video game that plays more like an interactive movie–you’ll watch video clips from fictional police interviews (created with live-action footage) with a woman named Hannah Smith, whose husband has gone missing. Your goal: to piece the clues together and solve the case. InnerSpace is an exploration-flying game set in a universe where planets are inside-out and gravity pulls you outward rather than inward. Another freebie: Joggernauts, a co-op platformer with auto-running characters that must quickly switch back and forth to navigate color-coded puzzles. Finally, there’s Keep in Mind: Remastered, a horror adventure where you play as a man named Jonas who is forced to face his demons in a shadowy mirror world. Thought-provoking and creative, these four indie titles are worth checking out.

As a reminder: in order to claim these free games, you must 1) be an Amazon Prime member and 2) link your Amazon account to Twitch. In addition to free PC games every month, Twitch also gives away free in-game loot, exclusives, and other digital content on a regular basis, so it’s worth keeping an eye on the current deals if you’re a Prime member.

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Twitch Prime Games for April 2019

• Her Story
• InnerSpace
• Joggernauts
• Keep in Mind: Remastered