Look At This $300 Collector’s Edition For SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated

A cult-classic game from the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube era is soon coming to modern consoles–yes, we’re obviously talking about SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, a remake of the 2003 3D platformer based on the popular cartoon. THQ Nordic finally revealed a release date for the game, which is set to launch June 23 on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, so it won’t be long before fans can return to the oceanic town of Bikini Bottom, reimagined with vibrant visuals.

First revealed ahead of E3 2019, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated follows SpongeBob and his friends Patrick and Sandy as they work to save Bikini Bottom from the evil Plankton and his horde of robots. SpongeBob and team must make their way through various platforming levels, avoiding hazards, collecting items, and battling wacky robots. While the original game was single-player only, the remake adds a new horde multiplayer mode (online and split-screen); it also includes original content that was cut from the original, like the Robo Squidward boss fight.

The original game received mixed reviews and currently holds an overall score of 71 on Metacritic (with an 8.3 user score), but it’s since developed a cult following, and it’s a favorite within the speedrunning community.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is available to pre-order now for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, and it has two different special editions, which you can check out below. We’ve detailed what comes with each edition, including the huge and appropriately wacky Collector’s Edition.

Pre-order SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated standard edition

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The standard edition includes just the base game and is available to pre-order for a modest $30. As of right now, no pre-order bonuses have been announced, although retailers may offer their own exclusive bonuses eventually. We’ll note those here when available. Physical console copies are available at the following retailers–you can also pre-order for a slight discount on Steam right now.

Pre-order SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Shiny Edition

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Upgrade to the Shiny Edition, and you’ll get several SpongeBob goodies along with your game. Available for $150, the Shiny Edition is up for pre-order and includes the following collectibles:

  • SpongeBob figurine (8″) with a golden spatula and flexible tongue
  • Wall stickers
  • Six lithographs
  • SpongeBob SquarePants tennis socks

Pre-order SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated F.U.N. Edition

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Only real SpongeBob fans will want to shell out for the $300 F.U.N. Edition, which is more expensive than the collector’s editions for AAA games like The Last of Us Part 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Ghost of Tsushima. In addition to everything in the Shiny Edition, the F.U.N. Edition gets you figurines for Sandy and Patrick along with a set of Tiki keyrings. Here’s a look at what it includes and where you can purchase it.

  • SpongeBob figurine (8″) with a golden spatula and flexible tongue
  • Patrick figurine (7″)
  • Sandy figurine (8″)
  • Set of Tiki keyrings
  • Wall stickers
  • Six lithographs
  • SpongeBob SquarePants tennis socks

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New Trailer For The God Of High School Has Been Released

Crunchyroll has released a new trailer for The God of High School, an upcoming Crunchyroll Original series. The trailer introduces the voice actors for the main cast of characters–it’s embedded below.

Coming in Summer 2020, The God of High School is an anime adaptation of the South Korean webtoon of the same name. The series follows a group of high school students who each decide to participate in an intense fighting tournament to accomplish a personal goal.

As seen in the trailer, protagonist Jin Mori is a high school taekwondo master who joins the tournament after suffering the first loss in his life–now motivated to seek greater challenges and improve himself. In the tournament, he befriends and ultimately teams up with Yoo Mira (a powerful swords-woman seeking a man who’s worthy of marrying her) and Han Daewi (a defensive specialist looking to earn enough money to pay the hospital bills for his friend that’s been diagnosed with a terminal disease).

Crunchyroll Originals are a lot like Netflix Originals–they’re TV series and movies exclusives that have been produced by the streaming service. The God of High School is a part of Crunchyroll’s first wave of Original series, following on the heels of Winter 2020’s In/Spectre and Spring 2020’s Tower of God.

If you’re looking for more anime to watch, check out GameSpot’s Spring 2020 anime guide. We also have a guide for which anime streaming service is best for you.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Release Date Announced

THQ Nordic has announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is launching on June 23 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The game was initially announced in the days leading up to E3 2019.

Rehydrated is a remake of the original Battle for Bikini Bottom that released on PS2, Xbox, and GameCube in 2003 (the PC and GBA games were distinctly different.) While the game didn’t review particularly well, it soon became a cult classic and is popular among speedrunning communities.

The remake features “high-end visuals” and “modern resolutions.” There’s also a brand-new Horde mode for up to two players, both online and offline, and some of the original game’s cut content has been restored, such as the Robo Squidward boss fight and more.

Pre-orders are now available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Two special editions of the game have been announced as well. The Shiny Edition includes an 8-inch SpongeBob figurine with a golden spatula and flexible tongue, wall stickers, six lithographs, SpongeBob SquarePants tennis socks, and, of course, the game itself.

The F.U.N. Edition, meanwhile, includes the same 8-inch SpongeBob figurine with golden spatula and flexible tongue, a 7-inch figurine of Patrick, a Sandy 8-inch figurine, wall stickers, a set of Tiki keyrings, six lithographs, SpongeBob SquarePants tennis socks, and the game. You can check out both special editions below.

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Jump Force Deluxe Edition Coming To Switch This Year

The world of fighting games is replete with crossovers of all kinds, and Jump Force is one of the largest in recent years. Now, Bandai Namco’s manga-inspired brawler is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020.

Named after Shonen Jump magazine, one of the oldest institutions in the world of manga, the game offers Super Smash Bros.-like brawling with a large roster of over 50 characters. While there isn’t a firm release date for the Switch version yet, it will feature an exclusive offline 3 vs. 3 mode, which allows six people to fight simultaneously in a tag-style match.

Bandai Namco also announced the game’s second Character Pass for all platforms, including PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This will feature characters from YuYu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Bleach. There’s no word on a release date for that either.

In our review of Jump Force, critic Jordan Ramée felt that the game offered accessible fun, though he found the game’s story lacking. “Jump Force is a worthy celebration of the legacy of Shonen Jump manga, but it honors its source material a little too well with how filler-heavy the middle of its story arc is. However, even if the game rarely provides a clear motivation for stopping evil other than good must always oppose it, the act of stomping out villains in Jump Force’s frantic bouts of tag-team arena combat is an enjoyable test of strategy.”

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Deals: Save an Extra 10% Off Alienware Gaming PCs with Coupon Code

There are several great Dell and Alienware gaming PC deals today thanks to a new 10% off coupon code that has surfaced. The best deal is the Alienware Aurora Ryzen 7 RX 5700 XT equipped gaming PC for only $1044, which is the lowest price ever. Also, starting tonight, PS4 gamers can get The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free. You don’t even need to be a PS Plus member. Finally, save 75% off a Viveport Infinity subscription and get access to hundreds of VR games for your Vive, Oculus, or Valve Index headset.

New Alienware Aurora R9 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming Desktop PC for $1044

Use code “LCS10OFF”

For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with the Intel vs AMD CPU war, AMD has been giving Intel a run for its money with its flagship processors. The new AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core processor is comparable to the Intel Core i7-9700, both in terms of gaming and workstation performance. It’s paired with an RX 5700 XT video card, which is on par with the RTX 2070. If you want to upgrade the RAM or hard drive, I’d suggest doing it on your own. You’ll save money, and the Aurora R9 allows for toolless access without voiding your warranty.

Alienware Aurora R8 Intel Core i7-9700 RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming PC for $1359

Use code “LCS10OFF”

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This gaming PC boasts a 9th gen Intel Core i7 processor and the newest RTX 2080 SUPER video card. It’s about 10% more powerful than the non-SUPER model and considerably more powerful than the GTX 1080 Ti. If you want to upgrade the RAM and hard drive, I’d suggest doing it on your own to save money. Like the new R9 chassis, the R8 features easy toolless entry. Swapping components doesn’t void the warranty.

Alienware Aurora R8 Intel Core i7-9700 RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming PC with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and 2TB HDD for $1503

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For those of you who would rather have a PC preinstalled with all the RAM and storage you’ll ever need, this model has 16GB RAM and dual drive storage for only $144 more.

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for PS4 are Free Starting 8pm PDT Tonight

Starting tonight at 8pm PDT and running through May 5, the PlayStation Store is offering The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free. The Nathan Drake Collection includes Uncharted 1, 2, and 3. Both games scored an “Amazing” 9/10 at IGN.

New Free PC Games at the Epic Games Store

Alienware m15 R2 15″ 1080p Intel Core i7-9750H RTX 2060 Gaming Laptop for $1349.99

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The “R2” is the latest redesign of the very well rated m15 laptop. It still weighs under 5 pounds (4.8lbs) and is a vast improvement over the older bulkier Alienware laptops of the past. The RTX 2060 is slightly faster than the previous GTX 1070 video card. This laptop is outfitted with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. I’d also recommend upgrading the monitor to a 144Hz 9ms capable panel if you plan to play FPS games.

Alienware m17 R1 17″ 1080p Intel Core i7-9750H RTX 2060 Gaming Laptop for $1349.99

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The m17 was the first Alienware 17″ laptop to weigh in at under 6 pounds (it’s about 5.8lbs). It’s already fully equipped out of the box with a 9th gen Intel Core i7 6-core processor, RTX 2060 graphics, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD.

Alienware m17 R1 17″ 1080p Intel Core i7-9750H RTX 2070 Gaming Laptop for $1619.99

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The model has been upgraded with dual 512GB of SSD storage (1TB total) and a more powerful RTX 2070 Max-Q video card. The RTX 2070 is almost as powerful as last year’s GTX 1080 (the previous mobile GPU champ) and will crush any game at 1080p. This is a good laptop to get if you plan on using it for VR or gaming on a higher res external monitor.

Dell G7 15″ 1080p Intel Core i7-9750H GTX 1660 Ti Gaming Laptop for $1124.99

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The G7 is Dell’s highest end gaming laptop outside of Alienware. This particular config comes equipped with a 9th gen Intel Core i7 processor, capable GTX 1660 Ti video card, 16GB of memory, and dual drives (SSD and HDD).

Dell Inspiron 15 5000 15″ 1080p Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Laptop for $675

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If gaming isn’t your primary reason for getting a PC then check this excellent deal out. This Iaptop weighs only 4 pounds (identical to the MacBook 15″) and is equipped with the newest 10 generation Intel Core i7 processor. You also get the Iris Plus onboard GPU, which is leagues better than the Intel UHD graphics and finally on par with the AMD Vega graphics. Rounding out the specs are 8GB of RAM and a generous 512GB SSD.

1 Year of Viveport Infinity Subscription for Only $27

Get 1 year of Viveport Infinity for only $2.25 per month. This service normally costs you $12.99 per month, so this is pretty big savings. Viveport Infinity gives you access to over 750 apps and games, premium channels and content in Viveport Video, and exclusive discounts at the Vive Store. Viveport is compatible with most VR headsets including Oculus.

Free Sling Blue from 5pm to Midnight (Includes CNN, MSNBC, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network)

The Sling Happy Hour promotion starts today! Sling Blue normally costs $30/month but everyone can enjoy it for free from 5pm to midnight. Keep up with live news from CNN, MSNBC, HLN, and Fox News. You’ll also get access to HGTV, Food Network, A&E, Bravo, TNT, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, The Discovery Channel, Nick Jr, and more.

Out April 23: 54% Off Your XCOM: Chimera Squad Expansion Pre-Purchase, Now $9.20

This XCOM 2 expansion normally sells for $19.99 but you can save 54% off by pre-purchasing it through Green Man Gaming. It installs from the Steam client. XCOM Chimera Squad is a big DLC with a new storyline that takes place years after the end of the year. You also get new races with unique abilities at your disposal and new gameplay mechanics like interleaved turns, revamped tactical combat system, coordinated breach mode, and more.

Oculus Rift VR Headset (Factory Refurb) at the Oculus Store for $299 (Compatible with Half-Life: Alyx)

Includes 6 Month Oculus Warranty

The Oculus Store has refurbished Oculus Rift VR headsets and they are clearing them out at a great price, $100 less than the Oculus Quest and Rift S. This is the only way to get an Oculus Rift with warranty. I bought my Oculus Rift headset over 3 years ago and still use it to this day. I’ve never had the urge to upgrade to the newer VR headsets, especially at their ridiculous price points. The original Oculus Rift controller is, in my opinion, still the best controller for Beat Saber because it is the lightest and least bulky compared to the rest (even the Rift S controller). It also has exceptional tracking, even with only two sensors. Also, the higher resolution on the newer VR headsets requires an even more demanding computer. My GTX 1070 equipped PC can run the Rift perfectly well, but may not suffice for a VR headset with nearly double the pixel count. Half-Life: Alyx is also compatible with the Oculus Rift.

The First IPS Monitor With 1ms and 240Hz and G-SYNC: Alienware AW2521HF 25″ 1080p Gaming Monitor for $394.99

This is a new monitor from Dell. The major upgrade for this one compared to last year’s model is the switch over from a TN panel to an IPS panel. In fact, this is the only IPS monitor that Dell makes that has 1ms response time and 240Hz refresh rate, specs that are normally reserved for TN panels. An IPS monitor is superior because it has wider viewing angles and better color.

This AMD FreeSync monitor is also certified NVIDIA “G-Sync Compatible”. That basically means people with GeForce cards can take advantage of the built-in adaptive sync capabilities of the monitor without paying an arm and a leg for a G-Sync monitor. it also futureproofs you, in case you want to swap over to an AMD video card.

Online Learning Course Bundles from Stack Social

Want to be more productive at home? Stack Social has plenty of practical courses that can kick start your career. For under $40 per bundle you get dozens of hours of online instruction in programming, game creation, video production, ethical hacking, and more… all from the safety of your home.

1 Month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $1 (Includes Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass)

May work for both NEW and EXPIRED accounts

This price is reserved for new and expired accounts. Game Pass Ultimate is basically Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass combined into one membership. You even get access to Game Pass for PC. Normally you’d be paying $14.99 for one month, but Amazon is offering an additional month for free. Game Pass gives you access to tons of high profile games like Kingdom Hearts 3, NBA 2K20, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Gears 5, Forza Horizon 3, The Outer Worlds, Grand Theft Auto 5, State of Decay, and more.

ComiXology Free Trial Extended to 60 Days

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The ComiXology trial period is normally 30 days.  ComiXology is Amazon’s digital comic platform and is the largest digital retailer of American comics. The site hosts 20,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, and more. Here’s your chance to access all of it, totally free, for 30 60 days. If you’re an avid comic reader, you might want to consider continuing on afterwards, since it’s only $5.99/month. You can even sign in with your Amazon account.

3 Months of Amazon Music Unlimited for Free

This deal only works for new Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers, but you don’t have to be a Prime member. Normally you’d be paying $9.99/month for this service (or $7.99/mo for Prime members). Amazon Music Unlimited works alot like the paid ad-free versions of Spotify or Pandora. Get access to millions of songs and playlists that you can stream anywhere.

40% Off 3 Months of Audible Membership

Or 30-Day Free Trial for New Subscribers

An Audible membership normally costs $15 per month. With this deal you’re only paying $8.95 per month for the first 3 months The Audible membership gives you access to an extended audiobook library whenever and wherever you want (includes all Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Witcher books). Every month you also get one free audiobook of your choice and two free Audible Originals (which you keep forever even when your subscripion ends), and 30% off additional audiobook purchases.

If you have never signed up for Audible before, you can instead get a free 30-day trial and you’ll still get a free audiobook and Audible Originals to keep indefinitely.

New Licensed Castlevania Apparel at the IGN Store

Do you enjoy Netflix’s original Castlevania animated series? If so, the IGN Store has added a host of officially licensed Castlevania apparel. Sign up for our newsletter and get a 20% off coupon code. Alternatively, save 10% off using coupon code “igndeals10“.

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The Dark Pictures: Little Hope Pre-Orders Up At Amazon: Price, Release Date, And More

Known for its critically acclaimed survival horror game Until Dawn, Supermassive Games kicked off its next project, The Dark Pictures Anthology, in 2019 with Man of Medan, which told the frightening story of a group of college students who find themselves aboard a ghost ship. Now, the next entry in the horror franchise is nearly here. A recent trailer revealed the anthology’s next installment, Little Hope, will release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC sometime this summer, nearly one year after Man of Medan. And if you already know it’s a day one purchase for you, Amazon is starting to open up pre-orders for The Dark Pictures: Little Hope.

As with Until Dawn and the first Dark Pictures game, Little Hope will involve playing as several different characters from a third-person perspective and making decisions as the story progresses that will affect various outcomes. The decisions you make for each character affects how their personality evolves over the course of the game, and those decisions also affect their relationships with each other. As a result, there are multiple endings and different ways that things can play out in Little Hope, and as always, the stakes are high–no one is guaranteed to survive if you don’t think carefully about your next move.

Story-wise, Little Hope follows a new group of college students along with their teacher, who find themselves stranded in a quaint, isolated town shrouded in fog after their bus crashes in a storm. You soon discover the town has a dark and bloody past–in the 17th century, the town was “gripped by witchcraft,” and nobody was safe from the accusations that would cause your death. The trailer shows flashbacks to 1692, when these Salem-inspired events took place, and it seems as though your actions in the past will affect how the future plays out, although it’s unclear exactly how much agency you’ll have in these scenes.

“All that suffering, all that malice leaves a profound effect. It creates repercussions. And there are always repercussions,” teases the mysterious Curator in the trailer, the omnipresent narrator from Man of Medan who returns to guide you and speak to you directly as the player in Little Hope.

While similar to Until Dawn in many ways, The Dark Pictures Anthology innovates on the genre with its multiplayer gameplay, which is set up perfectly for a spook-filled game night. In the couch co-op Movie Night mode, each player will pick a character (or two, depending on your group size) to play as, and every time that character has a playable scene, you’ll pass the controller around. You can also play online with a friend in the two-player Shared Story mode. While each player will experience the story together, at certain points the story will branch off, giving each player a unique perspective of the events. The new multiplayer elements in The Dark Pictures Anthology were inspired by the immense popularity of Until Dawn streaming and the fact that many people would gather to play through the game together. Of course, you can still play the entire story solo if you wish.

Pre-order The Dark Pictures: Little Hope

The Dark Pictures: Little Hope official box art
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope official box art

As of right now, there’s only a standard edition available for The Dark Pictures: Little Hope. It’s selling for $30, the same price as Man of Medan at launch. The first pre-order listing has gone live at Amazon, where you can currently secure your copy of the PS4 version. It’s not available for Xbox One or PC yet, but we expect more listings will go live soon. The Amazon listing below offers free release-day shipping and the pre-order price guarantee–if the game gets discounted before launch, you’ll be charged only the cheapest price once it ships.

Little Hope is a self-contained story that doesn’t require playing the first game, but if you never checked out Man of Medan, you can grab it on sale right now below. There’s also a free Curator’s Cut available on each platform that shows you new playable scenes from other characters’ perspectives, offering new decisions to be made and new consequences to be had.

Now Playing: The Dark Pictures: Little Hope – Official Reveal Trailer

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Devs Ending Explained By Creator Alex Garland

After eight episodes, Devs, the limited series from Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland, has come to a close. The “FX on Hulu” show began as a murder mystery set in the world of massive tech companies, before becoming much more. In our review of Devs, we described the series as “luxurious comfort food” and an “art piece that will be worth revisiting and analyzing time and time again.”

Now that viewers have reached the end of the road, though, there’s plenty to analyze based on how the story played out. Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Devs finale, “Episode 8.” If you haven’t watched the final installment of the limited series, stop reading now.

Ultimately, Devs is an exploration of predetermination versus free will. The Deus quantum computer created by the team within Amaya shows them what will happen in the future. Lily’s (Sonoya Mizuno) future shows her shooting and killing mastermind Forest (Nick Offerman), which ultimately leads to her own death. In an act of what could be seen as free will, though, she makes the choice not to kill him, going against what has been predicted. Ultimately, they still both end up dead when Stewart (Stephen McKinley Henderson) activates an emergency protocol that kills them both.

Did Lily actually make a choice? Or was it predetermined all along that she would be the one to step out of place? Mizuno has her view of her character’s actions in the finale. However, for Garland, the paradox created by Lily’s choice is part of a discussion he wanted to have about Christianity. In this instance, Lily is an analog for Eve, while the Deus computer system is God.

“This is a paradox within Christianity. Devs is deliberately echoing this, deliberately recreating a scenario where Eve takes the apple from the tree and then is punished by God for her act of free will,” Garland told GameSpot during the recent Television Critics Association press tour. “She was instructed not to do it; she exercised her free will and she did do it. As a consequence, God punished Adam and Eve by sending them out of paradise. Now, if God is omniscient, is all-knowing and all-powerful, then God knew before Eve took the apple from the tree that that is what she’d do. In fact, if God is all-knowing, he knew before he even created Eve that that is what she would do.”

Garland continued, “He’s punishing her for something that was predetermined. And that’s not her fault. In a way that’s his fault, having done it. Or, God didn’t know she was going to eat the apple. [Then] it was an act of free will, in which case God is no longer all-knowing and all-powerful, because he didn’t know that that’s what she was going to do.”

With that in mind, what comes next, following the deaths of Lily and Forest, can be viewed as their own personal afterlife. Both are digitally resurrected within a simulation in the Deus machine. Does knowing they now exist in a simulation make their ongoing lives any less real, though?

According to Garland, that is up for debate. “If you are living and experiencing the thing, that’s what real is. So it’s not unreal. It’s just that they have an extra bit of information,” he explained.

If you choose to view the world where Sonoya and Forest now exist as real, you have to give the same consideration to the other versions of the simulation that Forest alludes to. “What Forest is saying is we have a certain awareness that this is the case and [there are] these other worlds,” he said. “And in a way, if you were to believe in that particular multiverse way of looking at the world, that is also the state you and I are in right now.”

In the end, Devs is a series many viewers are going to want to watch multiple times as they find more and more to analyze about the ideas Garland explored onscreen. Thankfully, you can do just that. All eight episodes of Devs are available to stream on Hulu.

Devs Star Explains Lily’s Finale Choices

After eight episodes, Alex Garland’s FX series Devs has come to an end. The Ex Machina and Annihilation director’s first TV show, which explored the inner workings of a fictional tech company and the top secret projects within it, was “luxurious comfort food,” according to GameSpot’s Meg Downey in her Devs review.

Now that it’s come to a close, there’s a lot to discuss. Revelations were made and choices enacted that, chances are, viewers never saw coming. Warning: The following contains spoilers for the final episode of Devs, “Episode 8.” If you’ve yet to watch the finale, stop reading now.

After seeing her future laid out in front of her thanks to the Devs quantum computer, Lily (Sonoya Mizuno) learned that it was predetermined that she would shoot and kill Forest (Nick Offerman) in the vacuum-sealed transport within the lab, ultimately leading to her own death as the transport fell to the ground and exposed her to an atmosphere with no oxygen to breathe. However, this is not how the actual events play out in the end. Instead, she tosses the gun before the doors of the transport are sealed.

Speaking about that moment to GameSpot at the TV Critics Association press tour, Mizuno explained when she believes Lily decided to go against the machine’s predetermination. “In my mind, it was when [Forest] says the thing about ‘Deus,’ that he’s made God. This machine is God,” the actress said. “And she says, ‘I think our time is up.’ For me, in that point, that was when Lily decides that it’s not going to go down the way you think it’s going to go down. And it’s such a simple action.”

Still, Mizuno is quick to admit that she feels this act of rebellion was also predetermined, even if it’s not the future that the Deus machine was showing them, which is why the simulation could not show anything beyond that moment. “It does become kind of confusing because it’s like, was that predetermined too? That she was going to throw the gun? Yes, it was,” she said. “She was always going to be the one who broke the rules.”

Still, in breaking the rules, Lily paid with her life anyway. Though she didn’t shoot Forest, Devs team member Stewart (Stephen McKinley Henderson) activated an emergency protocol that deactivated the electromagnets in the transport and sent it hurtling toward the ground, leading to both Lily and Forest suffocating.

But that wasn’t the end. Thanks to the power of Deus, they were both able to digitally live past the moment of their deaths–inside of the computer as part of a simulation. It’s certainly a complicated existence, as the only two people in their “world” who know it’s not real are Lily and Forest. For Mizuno, it’s a happy ending for her character.

“I did feel like it was a happy ending for her because she goes to Jamie and that, for me, was always the main point for her,” she said. “We talked a lot about how you have these relationships in your teens and early 20s. And then when you’re in your late 20s and early 30s, the kind of relationships, broadly speaking, for a lot of people they change and love means something different.”

The actress continued, “She’s in her late 20s, and she’s made some mistakes and she thinks she loves this guy [Sergei], but she realizes through these circumstances that actually what she really needs and who she really loves on a deeper level is the other guy [Jamie]. And so the machine actually allows her to be with that person after she’s made those mistakes, after he died. It’s still the opportunity to be with the person.”

That’s where the story of Lily and Devs comes to an end. With the show’s status as a limited series, it is not meant to continue beyond this eight-episode story. Of course, that doesn’t mean viewers won’t be wondering what happens next. Will Lily tell Jamie they exist in a simulation? What about Forest? Will he one day share that news with his family?

“That that’s up to the viewer to decide, basically,” Mizuno said.

All eight episodes of Devs are available to stream on Hulu. While you’re still processing the final episode, make sure to take a look at creator Alex Garland’s explanation of what the ending means.

Destiny 2 Introduces The Guardian Games, A New Limited-Time Event

There’s a new limited-time event coming to Destiny 2 between April 21 and May 12. Bungie has announced Guardian Games, a free event for all Destiny 2 players that pits each class against one another to see who comes out on top.

The inaugural Guardian Games lasts for three weeks, with a permanent reminder of the winning class being added to the Tower for the rest of the year. There will be a series of daily class challenges to complete, where every point you earn will be added to a scoreboard for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans.

As part of the event, there’s also a new Exotic weapon for you to get your hands on. The Heir Apparent is a new heavy machine gun that looks rather spiffy with its golden trimmings. The Eververse will also have some new stock in store, featuring two new ships and Sparrows.

There’s also a physical item connected to the Guardian Games. Complete the weekly “On Your Laurels” quest and you can unlock an exclusive Bungie Rewards Guardian Games Box.

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WWE Hall Of Famer Howard “The Fink” Finkel Passes Away at 69

In what has been an emotional week for WWE, but more sad news has surfaced. On April 16, WWE announced that legendary ring announcer Howard “The Fink” Finkel has passed away at the age of 69.

Finkel began his career with the WWWF with Vince McMahon, Sr. in 1975, and would continue working for his son Vince McMahon when the company eventually was rechristened the WWF and becoming one of the fixtures of the wrestling company. Finkel is considered one of the greatest ring announcers in all of sports.

He was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2009 by another “voice of wrestling”, “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Among his contributions to wrestling are actually inventing the term “Wrestlemania” and dubbing Ricky Steamboat “Dragon” as well as being known for being WWE’s chief statistician.

Despite being a ring announcer, Finkel got into a few matches along the way, including battling his longtime rival Harvey Wippleman in a Tuxedo Match on Raw, and later helped X-Pac shave Jeff Jarrett’s head in a Hair vs. Hair Match at SummerSlam 1998.

Finkel’s trademark finish to a match that would crown a new champion was distinctive and entirely all his own, something that future announcers would still try to emulate.