Apple TV+’s Show About A Game Developer Gets Its Own Quarantine Episode

If there’s one show that’s ever truly captured what it’s like to work in the video game industry, it’s Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. If you’re a gamer or at all interested in the industry, Mythic Quest almost single-handedly makes subscribing to Apple TV+ worth it. And now the show is jumping on the COVID-19 bandwagon and getting its very own quarantine special, much like Parks and Rec and others before it.

Mythic Quest: Quarantine will stream on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, May 22. The special will follow the developers of the titular massive online video game as they contend with the new Work From Home world necessitated by the global pandemic. Given that MQ is an Apple TV+ exclusive, it’s not surprising to hear that this half-hour episode was shot entirely on iPhones. Check out the trailer below.

Mythic Quest stars It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney, who also serves as executive producer and co-creator along with Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz. It’s produced in part by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Lionsgate Television. The cast also includes F. Murray Abraham, Charlotte Nicdao, Community’s Danny Pudi, Imani Hakim, Ashly Burch (known for her video game voice work), David Hornsby (Rickety Cricket on It’s Always Sunny), and others.

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The Destroy All Humans Remake Has A Whopping $400 Collector’s Edition Up For Pre-Order

Another remake of a cult-classic game is about to make its way to modern consoles. Based on the 2005 action-adventure game, Destroy All Humans will release July 28 on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia. The game is available to pre-order now with several editions and pre-order bonuses available, including an extremely pricey collector’s edition clearly aimed at longtime fans of the series.

Destroy All Humans is an open-world game set during the 1950s and parodies Cold War-era alien films. The game follows an alien named Crypto, who is part of a race known as the Furons who clone themselves to continue existing. The game opens with Crypto being sent to harvest human brain stems, which contain precious Furon DNA (due to a previous clash between Furon warriors and humans in ancient times) that’s crucial to preserving his species. Crypto is also searching for his predecessor, Sporidium 136, who crash-landed on Earth years prior; now, the humans have him as well as Furon technology. As Crypto, you’ll burn cities to the ground with your mighty Death Ray, use your Abducto Beam to toss around tanks, crush a farmer under his own cow using psychokinetic powers, and much more. Generally, you’re just causing chaos.

The original game earned a 7.5/10 in GameSpot’s Destroy All Humans review, which praised its embrace of cheesy sci-fi themes and awesome dialogue. “You take on the role of a comically murderous alien on a mission of domination and destruction against humanity. It isn’t all just blasters and explosions, however, as the game takes a decidedly tongue-in-cheek stance on the subject matter, modeling itself after the good-natured cheesiness of 1950s-era B-grade science fiction,” wrote Alex Navarro. “Flying saucers, death rays, mysterious G-men, government conspiracies, and lots of anal probing are the order of the day here. And while the gameplay doesn’t really do anything especially remarkable, and the adventure is unfortunately quite short, Destroy All Humans shows such enthusiasm for its thematic inspiration that you can’t help but at least appreciate what it tries to do.”

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Get This Fantastic Anti-Virus Software For Half Its Regular Price

Every PC, laptop, and smartphone is at risk of being infected with malware. Thankfully, malicious software like viruses are easy to protect against on all of these devices, as there are plenty of options for anti-malware software out there. My personal favourite is MalwareBytes, a type of anti-malware software that I’ve used for the last eight years. Newegg currently has a great deal on one year of Malwarebytes Premium for $30, down from $60, with promo code 52PTYHC4. The deal runs through the weekend and ends on May 18.

Newegg’s Malwarebytes Premium deal comes as a digital code, so you don’t have to worry about shipping or waiting for it to arrive. You can also buy more than a single one-year subscription from Newegg and still take advantage of the promo code discount. This lets you stack multiple years of your overall Malwarebytes subscription, so you won’t have to pay again until the subscription ends.

Malwarebytes, one-year of protection for five devices

$30 with promo code 52PTYHC4 ($60)

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New Scooby-Doo Movie Skips Theaters, Here’s How To Watch It Right Now

Back in April, Warner Bros. announced the latest Scooby-Doo animated film–Scoob!–would be skipping theaters and headed straight to VOD, as theaters have been and will be closed for the foreseeable future thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Scoob is available to rent on VOD.

This is the first feature-length animated Scooby-Doo movie made for a theatrical release, even though it’s now VOD. The film is an origin story of how Scooby and Shaggy met and became friends. The film will also explore how the duo joined Fred, Velma, and Daphne and formed Mystery Inc. The film stars Will Forte as Shaggy, Gina Rodriguez as Velma, Zac Efron as Fred, Amanda Seyfried as Daphne, Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, and Mark Wahlberg as Blue Falcon.

The film is available to both rent and buy. Renting costs $20, and you have 30 days to start the movie, with a 48 hour watch window afterwards. Or you can buy the movie for $25 through the various retailers listed below.

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Rainbow Six Siege Teases New Operators Ace And Melusi

The next operation for Rainbow Six Siege is coming, and Ubisoft has teased its two new operators ahead of the official announcement. Operation Steel Wave will get a full reveal on May 18 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, but Ubisoft has provided us with the first tease of the two new operators.

The teaser shows both of the operators–the defender, Melusi, explains her philosophy of how force is used by predators, and then the attacker, Ace, confidently boasts of his ability to find you no matter where you might be.

This follows another teaser, delivered via Morse Code, which said “SOS” (and also, apparently mistakenly, “IOS”). That’s the classic distress signal, which fits right in with Ubisoft’s recent bio page for the two characters. According to it, Ace is a paramedic who went to work search-and-rescue operations for the UN. Melusi is an anti-poaching operative with surveillance expertise.

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WWE’s Mick Foley Was Unsure About The Undertaker Documentary, Until He Saw The First Episode

Within wrestling, no character has remained more of a mystery than The Undertaker. Since debuting nearly 30 years ago at Survivor Series in 1990, the curtain has never been pulled back on the man behind The Deadman, until now. WWE Network’s docuseries Undertaker: The Last Ride peels away the mystique of the character to follow the man behind the iconic trench coat and hat, Mark Calaway.

While fans may are very excited to learn more about Calaway as a person and wrestler, some wrestlers weren’t sure if this was a good idea. “Prior to watching it, I was a little concerned because the mystique of that character has always been held so closely, tightly to the vest, but I knew that it was something that Mark wanted to do,” WWE hall of famer Mick Foley told GameSpot. “I knew that it was something the company was really excited about. As soon as I saw the first five minutes, I realized it was a really intriguing look at the end of a remarkable career.”

The idea of “protecting a character” is more of a notion from the wrestling’s past, as you want the audience to believe that person in the ring is the same outside of the ring. The Undertaker was one of the last mysterious characters in wrestling. He was someone that didn’t discuss much about his home life or speak in his normal voice, which has a Texas accent and is almost surreal to hear at first.

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Rick And Morty Creator’s Trover Saves The Universe Is Discounted For Anniversary (Switch, PC)

If you appreciate the comedy in Rick and Morty, chances are you’d enjoy the writing in Trover Saves the Universe, a buddy comedy game from the mind of Justin Roiland. It’s almost one year old at this point, but if you haven’t checked it out, you can save a nice chunk of change right now during Trover Saves the Universe’s anniversary sale. At the moment, you can grab Trover Saves the Universe on Nintendo Switch and PC (as part of Epic’s Mega sale) for $18, which is a 40% savings.

The Epic Games Store deal is especially good, because Epic is currently offering $10 off coupons when you buy a game $15 or more. You can snag Trover Saves the Universe for $8 with the coupon, and then you’ll get a new coupon to use on another game in the Mega sale. You can even get a $10 off coupon by claiming Grand Theft Auto V, which is free right now as part of Epic’s free games program.

Based on the wording of the anniversary announcement, it sounds like Trover will be discounted on other platforms–probably PS4 and Xbox One–later this month. Squanch Games will also be hosting community challenges for fans on its Discord and Twitter channels next week, while giveaways are planned for the week of May 25 on the game’s social channels.

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