Tesla Unveils Its First Crossover SUV, The Tesla Model Y

Tesla has unveiled the Tesla Model Y, the company’s first crossover SUV that will be available beginning in 2020.

Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Model Y and revealed that it will come in four different models – the Standard Range, Long Range, Dual Motor AWD, and Performance.

The models range from $39,000 for the Standard Range, which features a range of 230 miles and a 0-60 time of 5.9 seconds, to the Performance, which will cost $60,000, has a range of 280 miles, and a 0-60 time of only 3.5 seconds.

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Review: Star Trek Discovery’s Airiam Just Got a Great Episode

Full spoilers follow for this episode.

Oh, Airiam. We hardly knew you.

And now, we love you! Somehow, this episode’s writer Michelle Paradise, director Jonathan Frakes, and Airiam actress Hannah Cheesman managed to take what was, essentially, a glorified extra for the past season and a half and give her a fleshed-out back story and a character arc that ends tragically yet heroically, all in less than hour. It’s a fairly miraculous feat, and continues Discovery’s strong upward swing that began with last week’s visit to Talos IV.

Airiam is one of several bridge characters in Discovery who has served to give the ship (and show) a sense of continuity, always hard at work with the main cast but rarely getting more than a few lines of dialogue here or a reaction shot there. This group, which also includes helmsman Detmer, ops officer Owosekun, tactical officer Rhys, and communications officer Bryce, has gotten a bit more to do in Season 2, but this is the first time that one of them has really been treated as a full character. And man, in Airiam’s case it was worth the wait.

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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Adds Another Game to Its Roster – GS News Update

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Captive State: Why Rupert Wyatt Wanted a Human Twist on Alien Invasions

There have been countless different approaches to the alien invasion story, from sci-fi epics like Independence Day and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to more personal cultural and political commentaries like USA’s Colony. Director Rupert Wyatt, perhaps best known for his work on Rise of the Planet of the Apes, opted for the latter with his new film Captive State, which is set in Chicago nearly a decade after militarized aliens occupied America and tells the story of both those who are for and against the extra-terrestrial forces.

Wyatt, who co-wrote the story with his wife Erica Beeney, knew they wanted to tell a more modern, timely story through the lens of science fiction. The origin of Captive State was the idea of exploring the stories both the collaborators and dissidents on both sides of an occupied state. But Wyatt and Beeney opted not to go the route of a historical drama (which, coincidentally, he already directed in the pilot of AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies) and instead looked to the near future and “create this idea of we’re putting a documentary film crew into the future and we’re under occupation by an alien life form.”

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Why Some Marvel Fans Don’t Trust the New Avengers: Endgame Trailer

The second full trailer for Avengers: Endgame has hit the Internet, and already the speculation machine is in overdrive. The trailer has us questioning whether Endgame will introduce teen Hawkeye Kate Bishop, and also has fans freaking out over the first meeting between Captain Marvel and Thor.

Speaking of that trailer, you can watch it again below:

If there’s one lesson we learned from the Avengers: Infinity War trailers, however, it’s that sometimes this footage can be misleading. Marvel went through the trouble of adding fake scenes to Infinity War’s trailers, leading fans to believe Hulk would find in Wakanda, Tony Stark would don the Hulkbuster armor again and Thor still had his eye.

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Check Out These Official Shirt Designs for the First 150 Pokemon

The first 150 Pokemon are now part of designs that can be incorporated into shirts through Original Stitch – though they’re currently only available in Japan, and Mew is notably absent.

Through Original Stitch, the designs shown in the gallery below can be incorporated into both men’s and women’s styles of casual, dress and Hawaiian shirts. What’s more, after selecting a size for the shirt, users can mix and match both plain and specific Pokemon designs into the shirt’s base fabric, collar, cuffs and pockets. Theoretically, fans could have a Charizard base with a Tauros collar, Vulpix cuffs and Mewtwo Pockets – though that would look like one hot Poke-mess.

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Black Ops 4 Giving Free Multiplayer Map Access And Double XP This Weekend

Treyarch is giving players plenty of incentives to jump into Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 this weekend. On top of the ongoing Shamrock & Awe event, the developer is holding a free access period for all of the game’s Black Ops Pass multiplayer maps, with a double XP event on top of that for good measure.

Beginning at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on March 15, players across PS4, Xbox One, and PC will be able to jump into all four of the maps included in the paid Black Ops Pass–Elevation, Madagascar, Casino, and Lockup–at no charge. The free period is scheduled to run until the same time on Monday, March 18.

In addition to that, Treyarch is doling out double rewards in all of the game’s modes this weekend. Those who dive into multiplayer or Zombies will receive twice as much XP as normal, while Blackout players will get double Merits. On top of that, Treyarch is offering 2x tier progression this weekend, allowing you to unlock Black Market rewards much faster.

Beyond this weekend’s events, Treyarch has also rolled out a new patch for Black Ops 4. This one primarily addresses numerous bugs and implements stability improvements across modes. Among other things, the developer has adjusted the new Hellcatraz Gauntlet in Zombies and reduced the Purifier’s damage and range in Blackout. You can read the full patch notes on Reddit.

The aforementioned Shamrock & Awe event is now live on PS4 and will expand to Xbox One and PC next week. It adds new content to all of Black Ops 4’s modes, along with St. Patrick’s Day-themed goodies in the Black Market. Everyone who simply logs into the game during the event will also unlock the “Precious” gesture and a new animated calling card.

Our Favorite Mario Memories, and Yoshi’s Crafted World Impressions

Weeeelcooome to NVC, IGN’s weekly Nintendo podcast! Host Casey DeFreitas is joined by Zach Ryan, Tom Marks, and Samual Claiborn to reminisce for Mario Day, give early Yoshi’s Crafted World impressions, and more! Yes, Brian Altano and Peer Schneider were out this week, but don’t worry, they’ll be back.

Our curse struck again last week, and Nintendo announced Labo VR just hours after we recorded, so we discuss it this week. Dead Cells is getting DLC, Octopath Traveler is getting more games, and Nintendo Switch Online updated with more games this week. Tune in for all of that plus a heated Yoshi discussion, our definitive best first game to play, and more.

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That Time Shadow of War’s Nemesis System Took It Way Too Far

I am being hunted by an enemy that refuses to die.

This statement is a bit ironic, considering that in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, I play as Talion, aka the Gravewalker, whose whole thing is that he keeps coming back from the dead. It’s also true that the enemy orcs and trolls you kill in Shadow of War also have a nasty habit of cheating death to oppose you again, but this time… it’s personal.

I didn’t just kill this particular enemy — I completely deleted him. I made the decision recently to replay Shadow of War, and wanted a brand new save file. This meant not only erasing my old my save file, but also erasing my fated enemy’s story, his powers, and all of our interactions, and yet it appears that one does not simply erase revenge. Somehow, though, this particular nemesis has transcended game files and folders, clawing his way back from the icy pits of digital hell, to haunt my new playthrough of Shadow of War — and I am terrified.

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