The "X-Men Disassembled" storyline lives up to its name, as the team suffers a crushing blow in the final chapter.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Uncanny X-Men #10! 

"Disassembled" culminates in one final battle between a massive X-Men team and Nate Grey (the young version of Cable from the Age of Apocalypse universe). Faced with his imminent death and further empowered by taking over the body of Legion, Nate is determined to use his might to create a utopia for mutantkind.

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The Pokemon Company International has unveiled a line of Detective Pikachu products, including toys, apparel, Pokemon Trading Cards and more.

Wicked Cool Toys is supplying a series of action figures, plushies and more that will be available at select retailers beginning in April 2019. These include a Detective Pikachu plush that comes with 14 responses, motorized ears, a detective’s hat and two voice modes: Detective Pikachu and a standard Pikachu. There will also be a line of 2-inch scale figures of Detective Pikachu, Psyduck and Bulbasaur, as well as 3-inch scale articulated figures like Ludicolo, Mr. Mime and more.

Mattel will also be supplying Mega Construx building sets including a 232-piece, 6.25-inch Detective Pikachu figure and a similar Mr. Mime figure. Both feature articulated limbs and display poses.

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From the beginning, there's been a very strange relationship between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Netflix's Marvel shows. Tonally and stylistically, these shows could hardly be more different from the movies to which they're supposedly connected. And now with Netflix seemingly ready to jettison these shows entirely, it's time we all admit what's been obvious for a while. These shows don't actually connect to the MCU.

As it is, there's always been a very one-sided relationship between Marvel Studios movies and the various MCU-connected shows. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. constantly reinvents itself to match the current state of the MCU, yet characters and events from that series are almost never referenced in the movies. Still, at least Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. occasionally draws in familiar MCU faces like Nick Fury and Lady Sif. The connection may be one-sided, but at least it exists.

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I played a lot of The Division when it came out. Going by its record-breaking sales numbers, you probably did too.I got close to level cap, spent a bunch of time in the Dark Zone – getting screwed over, and occasionally, screwing over others – and had a brilliant time. Then I stopped and never went back.

The Division was a huge success for Ubisoft – it broke a company sales record – but that drop-off is something the sequel wants to address. Its developer, Massive Entertainment, wants more people to be playing The Division 2 for longer, and to achieve that the team is Sweden is making a host of changes – some big, some subtle – to the sequel.

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Broly is back (and better than ever?)! Dragon Ball Super: Broly is in U.S. theaters in January and lots of Dragon Ball fans have been eagerly awaiting his return to the silver screen, excited to see how everything will play out between these three (dare we say, legendary) Saiyans.

Well, we’re taking a deeper look at the ending, how it affects Broly, and how it could impact the entire franchise.

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

Gogeta vs. Broly: Foes or Friends?

Gogeta and Broly have an epic battle -- no, for real though -- at one point. It seriously looks like they break a dimensional barrier -- or they’re trapped in an insane kaleidoscope. Anyway, they relentlessly attack each other at ridiculous speeds and insane power levels. But our protagonists prevail, finally getting the upper hand against their beastly foe. Gogeta’s about to disintegrate him with a massive energy blast, but in typical Dragon ball fashion the deus ex machina fans are so used to -- and love -- kicks in: THE DRAGON BALLS! Summon Shenron!

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Digital streaming network Rooster Teeth is releasing an ambitious new sci-fi animated series, titled gen:LOCK, featuring the vocal talents of Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), and David Tennant (Doctor Who), and IGN has the exclusive first look at the trailer.

Here's how Rooster Teeth describes the series: "Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world." In addition to voicing main character Julian Chase, Jordan's production company, Outlier Productions, is co-producing the project alongside Rooster Teeth. For a deeper look at Rooster Teeth's second anime-style series, check out the official Season 1 trailer below:

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Someone outside of Kojima Productions finally knows what Death Stranding actually is. Sadly, it's not us.

Hideo Kojima has shown off the first two hours of gameplay to developers at Horizon: Zero Dawn studio, Guerrilla Games.

However, don't take that to mean it's ready for the rest of us yet – Kojima Productions head of marketing and communications, Aki Saito makes clear that the game isn't yet complete:

Showed the first 2 hours of gameplay to our Guerrilla brothers. Yes, Hideo was demonstrating it! (The game is not fully completed...yet)

The picture show’s the friendship between us! Keeps our mutual secrets here! pic.twitter.com/UejLW2oAeb

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The latest free update for Gran Turismo Sport features eight new vehicles and, for the first time, the return of an existing original GT track from a previous instalment of the series: Special Stage Route X.

Special Stage Route X began life as DLC for GT5, and later appeared in GT6. Its pedigree doesn’t trace back as far as the likes of classic original circuits like Grand Valley or Trial Mountain but its unique layout has made it popular with fans looking to hit absolute top speed. Special Stage Route X is an enormous, 18-mile oval – two huge banked corners connected by a pair of seven-mile straights – so it’s been a useful place to benchmark a variety of performance metrics.

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Microsoft's streaming platform Mixer has added a premium currency in order to allow viewers to more directly support their favourite streamers.

An update to the Mixer blog explains this new currency is called Mixer Embers and is already in early access for mobile app users. Once purchased the Embers can be used to buy skills which include animated stickers and full-screen effects, much like the already established free currency, Sparks.

Sparks are earned by watching streams on Mixer and can be spent in the chat of a Mixer Partner's channel. Where Embers will differ is that Sparks go towards achieving milestones to unlock cash bonuses while Embers will translate directly to cash. Viewers will also be able to purchase different premium skills with Embers as opposed to Sparks.

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