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Sound the alarm: we just got an instant classic Batman story. A comic book that joins the ranks of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Year One, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke, and Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s The Long Halloween as one of the best Batman stories ever told. “The War of Jokes and Riddles,” written by Tom King with artists Mikel Janin and Clay Mann, is timeless, gorgeous, and adds a game-changing twist to the the Dark Knight mythos.

Now I won’t spoil the best bits, but be warned that I will be going over some plot details to explain just why this story is so unbelievably good.

Art by Mikel Janin. (DC Comics)

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Gears of War 4 will receive two new maps on October 23, and a Halloween event on October 27.

In a post on Xbox Wire, The Coalition announced that the October Update includes the final two maps for Gears of War 4, as well as support for the incoming Xbox One X enhancements. Further details regarding the Xbox One X enhancements will be released very soon.

The two maps included in the update are Fuel Depot and Lift Apex. Fuel Depot is a returning map from Gears of War 1 and 2. The map features a larger size that provides opportunities to flank enemies, and tension for players navigating the open spaces while avoiding Longshot sniper fire.

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Sony’s trademark for the Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion The Frozen Wilds has reportedly been suspended because of a mobile slot machine game.

NeoGAF user Rösti discovered the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) suspension notice, which is reportedly over a month old. In the notice, USPTO states that mobile game developer Huuuge Games filed for a similar trademark before Sony.

Huuuge Games filed a trademark for its mobile slot machine game Frozen Wild.

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The next episode of The Gifted will have huge stakes as the mutant underground makes a play to rescue Polaris and Reed during a Sentinel Services prisoner transport. The teaser for the episode shows just about every major character present for the big confrontation with lots of mutant powers and fiery explosions, but before all that, the Strucker kids take some time to practice using their powers together. We have an exclusive preview of that scene along with some commentary from The Gifted showrunner Matt Nix.

Take a look at the clip:

As you can see, siblings Lauren and Andy are able to use their abilities in conjunction to take Andy’s unwieldy, destructive power and precisely aim it with Lauren’s bubblewrap shields. Nix teased that this will prove key to giving the rescue mission a shot at success.

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Limited Run Games has announced it is approved to publish physical editions of Nintendo Switch games, continuing the publisher’s trend of highlighting digital indie games in physical form.

Limited Run Games, a publisher that deals in limited edition physical versions of various games, made the announcement on its Twitter.

The publisher doesn’t have any details about which specific games are coming, but did say its first release is coming in 2018. According to a follow up tweet, Limited Run plans to set a slow pace for Switch releases initially, with a focus on console exclusives.

On PlayStation, Limited Run Games has released nearly 100 different games, ranging from small indies to titles from larger studios, including Firewatch, Shadow Complex, and Rainbow Moon. You can see some of its past releases on its website.

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Final Fantasy XV’s upcoming multiplayer expansion, Comrades, has been delayed.

Square Enix announced on Twitter the expansion, previously dated for October 31, will now be released sometime in early November. According to the publisher, the delay is “due to final adjustments and to create the best possible experience.”

Players will be able to create their own character and take on quests with up to three friends online in Comrades. By equipping royal sigils, players will be granted special powers from the Lucian bloodline as they strategize and form a balanced team to take on the challenges that await.

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Warning: Spoilers for Stranger Things: Season 1 follow…

Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and – yes – Eleven are all back for a second helping of Stranger Things as the scary and sinister forces of the Upside Down seek to invade Hawkins, Indiana when Season 2 hits Netflix on Friday, October 27th.

If you didn’t have time to re-binge this modern gem of 1980s sci-fi goodness from The Duffer Brothers, here’s a rundown of where the show left off and all we currently know about what’s to come in Season 2. It seems as though, with the “Demogorgon” monster gone, a new alt-dimension terror is trying to push its way through into our reality and use Hawkins as its first stomping ground. Let’s get down to it…

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Whatever appeal there may have been in trekking through the wilderness, chopping through foliage with a machete and inevitably wading through quicksand has, by now, been thoroughly dashed by movies like Jungle, which seem to have a grudge against survivalism. It’s all fun and games until something’s growing inside you and the fire ants attack.

Daniel Radcliffe stars as Yossi Ghinsberg, an Israeli tourist traveling through Bolivia in 1981, who comes across a charismatic adventurer named Karl (Thomas Kretschmann), who has a wild story about secret indigenous tribes and gold by pocketful, deep inside jungle. Naturally, only Karl knows where it is. And since Yossi apparently lost track of that nice businessman who offered to sell him the Brooklyn Bridge, he jumps into this opportunity with both feet, and convinces his new friends Kevin (Alex Russell) and Marcus (Joel Jackson) to join him.

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Leatherface is easily the worst Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. Now in theaters and On Demand.

The votes are in, tallied, and certified. The fans have spoken! Here is the list of the Top 50 WWE Wrestlers of all time, as voted by you, the IGN readers. Where did your favorite wrestler land on the list? Read on to find out…

Agree with the rankings? Think your favorite wrestler should have been included? Want to plead your case for a new number one? Sound off in the comments!

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