Cute but Deadly: Meet Honkai Impact 3rd’s Trio of Valkyries

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Having tallied 35 million downloads across Asia, Honkai Impact 3rd just made its North American debut. Apparently it’s popular here, too, receiving great feedback from the community with a 4.8 star review rating and even featured by both the iOS App Store and Google Play after the first week of launch!

But what’s all the fuss about? To get an idea let’s delve into the gameplay, focusing on the trio of Valkyrie who comprise your initial team of Honkai-busting badasses.

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Amazon Reportedly Committed to 5 Seasons of Lord of the Rings TV Series

Amazon’s ambitious Lord of the Rings series will reportedly be at least five seasons long.

THR reports Amazon’s $250 million rights deal with the Tolkien estate, publisher HarperCollins and New Line Cinema includes a five-year commitment from Amazon. The company will also reportedly need to start production within the next two years, according to the terms of the deal.

Per recent reports from Reuters, the first two seasons could cost as much as $500 million, with THR also stating that total costs could very well be north of $1 billion. This factors in production expenses such as casting and visual effects. Peter Jackson’s original film trilogy reportedly only cost $281 million to make.

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Game of the Year Watch 2018 Begins

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN’s weekly video game talk show. This week we’re kicking off Game of the Year Watch 2018 with Monster Hunter World, Spider-Man, God of War, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.

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