Black Sails: "XIV" Review IGN All

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

With last week's excellent reveal about Flint now backlighting the proceedings, two deals were negotiated this week. One leading to an amazing character moment and the other, well, stalling things a bit.

In fact, even Silver was worried about the beached Urca gold and how long it was taking everything regarding Vane and the fort to get sorted out. Speaking on behalf of the viewer, in some respects. Plus, the actual value Flint was placing on Abigail Ashe was called into question when Vane was not only unwilling to accept "the future" as a commodity to be traded, but also feared that Eleanor and Flint pleading for legitimacy would make New Providence look week and actually bring about the invasion they're trying to avoid. But Eleanor and Flint are back in full agreement over their shared-dream pirate paradise, so she used her "in" with Vane to sneak off and set Abigail free.

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Suicide Squad Director Calls Leto's Joker 'Majestic' IGN All

Suicide Squad director David Ayer is active on social media, and he took to Twitter today to answer some fan questions about his upcoming DC Comics movie adaptation.

One question in particular concerned what Oscar winner Jared Leto's Joker will be like in the movie. Here's how Ayer described him:

“@pottertardis: @DavidAyerMovies could you please describe jared letos's joker in one word ?” Majestic #skwad

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) February 28, 2015

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Destiny: Did The Weapon Adjustments Ruin PVP? - Fireteam Chat IGN PS3

This week Destin, Fran, and Lauren discuss whether or not the weapon adjustments have ruined PVP and need to be adjusted again.





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Tearaway Unfolded Could Release Summer 2015 IGN All

While Tweeting about his departure for studio Media Molecule, Head of Audio Kenneth Young may have teased when the PS4 game Tearaway Unfolded will release.

"I'll be working with my friends here

until we ship Tearaway Unfolded this summer. Then I'm going to have a rest!" Young said on his personal Twitter account.

Previously announced during Gamescom 2014, Tearaway Unfolded is the PlayStation 4 version of the original Vita exclusive Tearaway. It's not exactly the same game, however; rather than being a straight port from the handheld to the console, Tearaway Unfolded will feature a number of tweaks and enhancements, including a higher resolution, better frame rate, and a new control scheme.

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Meet Once Upon a Time's New Disney Villain Trio IGN All

Once Upon a Time returns Sunday night from its midseason break, with a trio of new villains along for the ride. Established in the midseason finale, Ursula (Merrin Dungen), Maleficent (Kristin Bauer) and Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit) will be a major part of the show’s spring storyline, as the trio team with the banished Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle).

As to how Once came to use these specific villains, Once Upon a Time co-creator Edward Kitsis explained, “Maleficent was previously on the show and we always wanted to get back to her which is why we never fully killed her. Ursula we kind of set up a little bit and teased in the Ariel episode and we think she’s a lot of fun. Cruella, we just liked her; there’s a sass to her."

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Parks and Recreation's Top 10 Episodes IGN All

NBC's Parks and Recreation just wrapped up its stellar seven season run and the feels are still fresh. It's hard to believe that there will be no more new episodes featuring Leslie, Ben, Ron, April, Andy, Tom, Jerry and Donna but at least we can take solace in the fact that Parks built up a near-pristine back catalogue of classic chapters. So many, in fact, that this top 10 list was very tough to break.

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Can a New Rock Band and Guitar Hero Both Survive? IGN PS3

The word on the street is that both are seeking a return to the market. The crew of Podcast Unlocked weighs on in whether or not that's a good idea.





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7 Last Man on Earth Movies Worth Checking Out IGN All

Some spoilers follow.

The end times, they are a-coming -- this Sunday, actually, when Will Forte’s great new FOX comedy The Last Man on Earth debuts. And that’s gotten us thinking about all the other last men out there…

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It’s a genre many of us at IGN love, so let’s break down a few of the other Last Man on Earth movies that are worth checking out. A quick note, though: While the Last Man movies almost always wind up not being about just one guy (other folks or mutants or monsters pretty much always show up), we’ve decided to keep this list to just the films that depict a character who is essentially the only guy left for at least part of the movie in question. In other words, while end-of-the-world flicks like Mad Max and Dawn of the Dead are of a similar ilk, they would not count for this list. But with that said, let’s take a look at some Omega Men. Speaking of which!

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SHIELD: Clark Gregg on the Introduction of Inhumans IGN All

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD returns on Tuesday and suffice to say, there’s a lot for Director Coulson (Clark Gregg) to process, in the wake of the earthshaking events in the midseason finale.

I spoke to Gregg about the introduction of the Inhumans into the series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what Coulson knows or doesn’t know about recent events, including Skye’s Inhuman powers (and true identity as Daisy “Quake” Johnson), the show’s darker tone in Season 2 and more.

IGN: So much happened in the midseason finale, a lot of which right now, your character is not even privy to. He didn’t see any of that…

Gregg: How do you point that out to people?

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Animated Adventure Time Movie Heading to the Big Screen IGN All

Adventure Time, the wildly popular Cartoon Network show created by Pendleton Ward, is making its biggest journey yet—to the big screen.

Deadline revealed that Warner Bros. is developing a full-length animated feature based on the Adventure Time series, which follows the adventures of 12-year-old Finn the human and his best friend Jake the dog who embark on various quests in order to protect their home, the mystical Land of Ooo, such as battling characters like the Lich, or doing favors for Princess Bubblegum.

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Black Sails Cast on the Jack/Anne Bonny/Max Dynamic IGN All

Things have gotten decidedly tangled on Black Sails this season when it comes to the situation with Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny and Max. Longtime friends/lovers/pirates Jack and Anne suddenly had their relationship disrupted when Anne and Max began sleeping together... only for the vulnerable yet deadly Anne, not wanting to lose either of them, bringing Jack into bed with them. But this was hardly portrayed as a celebratory moment, but rather only muddled things further for everyone involved.

When I was on the set of Black Sails last month, I asked Clare Paget ("Anne Bonny"), Toby Schmitz ("Jack Rackham") and Jessica Parker Kennedy ("Max") what they thought about the situation and what their characters truly felt about one another.

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Syfy to Air Leonard Nimoy Tribute Marathon IGN All

After the loss of Leonard Nimoy earlier today, two networks will air special programming blocks in tribute to the deceased Spock actor.

From 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, Syfy will begin a five-hour marathon of shows featuring Nimoy, beginning with a Twilight Series episode he appeared in and ending with the last original Star Trek cast movie, Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country. The full Syfy schedule can be seen below:

• 9 a.m. ET - The Twilight Zone: A Quality of Mercy

• 9:30 a.m. ET - Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification Part

• 10:30 a.m. ET - Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification Part II

• 11:30 a.m. ET - Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country

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American Horror Story: Hotel Takes Guests This Fall IGN All

American Horror Story: Season 5 now has its official title.

The news was revealed via Twitter that season 5 will be called American Horror Story: Hotel, with the first of 13 episodes to debut in October.

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— AmericanHorrorStory (@AHSFX) February 28, 2015

Just days ago, Lady Gaga announced that she would be headlining the season, most likely replacing Jessica Lange who has starred on the series since the show's beginning. Most recently, Lange portrayed Elsa Mars, matriarch of Fraulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities in last season's American Horror Story: Freak Show.

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Will Net Neutrality Give Us Everything We Wanted? IGN All

In the wake of this week's FCC Net Neutrality ruling, the Tech Fetish crew considers the potential mirror universes that we'll never know. We also discuss a wearable that harnesses kinetic energy, Pebble's next smartwatch, Hyperloop technology, and a smattering of news on bionic body parts. Oh, and Mark Ryan solved a long-running mystery. No big deal.

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The Problem with Going Dark and Gritty IGN All

This week a dark and gritty fan film titled Power/Rangers took the Internet by storm, sending quite a few 20- and 30-somethings into a tizzy. The bright and corny team of space ninjas was reimagined in a grim world full of things that get movies an R rating. While there were some detractors, including the original Green Ranger himself, the widespread praise of the movie, plus over a million YouTube views, shows that people love them some dark and gritty. Yet while this mature short film seems to have struck the right chord with many fans, the bigger movie productions continue to miss the mark.

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12 Monkeys: "The Keys" Review IGN All

Note: Fullspoilers for the episode follow.

As a 12 Monkeys viewer, I feel like we graduated to "The Keys" by watching the first six. By sticking around, we proved that we were ready to experience our trickiest jump yet. Cole's call to Cassie was a real mindbender. He's calling to let her know that she has to get him all the information he already has so that a week from now, when his past self shows up in her future, she can maintain the present. Right? Right.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Which feels fitting this week. Can we talk about how adorable Cole was at the museum party, loading up on hors d'oeuvres and wanting to touch the paintings and of course, getting a very sweet dance lesson from Dr. Railly? The beauty of his surroundings are finally having an effect on our apocalyptic refugee, and he's wanting to slow things down. But Cassie is all business and keeps things on task. Well, until the dancing. They remind me a little of Mulder and Scully in the early days. Whether you want that connection to be romantic or not, you can't deny its intensity.

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Ranking the Top 10 3DS Games with IGN's Community IGN All

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Artist Pandamusk predicts that Gold Mario will bring us the NVC-apocalypse.

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Maps to the Stars Review IGN All

David Cronenberg is considered the master of body horror. He films a lot of orifices, cavities, and diseased flesh. He had bodies fall apart, or be taken apart, in The Fly, Scanners, Dead Ringers, The Brood, etc. Body horror is a label that’s been affixed to him like a skin graft. But now that he’s been a filmmaker for 30 years, if you step back and take a broader view from his gaping body holes, you’ll see that his interest in the body is mostly about how the mind ruins it—because it’s always seeking more. More stimulation, more prestige, and ultimately, more separation from the body itself.

His newest film, Maps to the Stars, is about how a place can ruin the body because it stirs up the idea of the unattainable, and makes people do horrible things to each other, and to others. The place, in this film, is Hollywood. It’s an easy target, and many films have been made about the rotting nature of “the industry,” because it’s the gaping orifice that filmmakers get to see up close. But zoom out and you begin to see that Cronenberg isn’t picking at the surface scab. He’s seeing generations of nepotism, turning naturally into incest and if that trend goes even further, Hollywood will breed itself completely out of existence. As it is right now, it’s the land of freaks and ghosts.

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Destiny: Bungie's Listening To You IGN PS3

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This week Jose is out again so Fran Mirabella III joins Destin Legarie and Laced up Lauren as they discuss the app that allows you to switch items between characters using your phone, the multiplayer adjustments, the leaked social area on the Reef and their 3 wishes for Destiny. What did they think? Listen and find out.

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Fireteam Chat Ep. 7 - Bungie's Listening - IGN's Destiny Podcast IGN PS3

This week guest Lauren joins us to discuss the mobile app update, leaked areas and our 3 Destiny wishes.





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From Batman to FFXV, It's The Top 5 News of the Week - IGN Daily Fix IGN PS3

This week's top 5 gaming news highlights Batman: Arkham Knight going mature, a mass overload of Final Fantasy XV news, Mortal Kombat X reveals and more.





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Zombies and Havoc in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - IGN Plays Live IGN PS3

Bobbya and Alfredo take the Havoc DLC out for a spin, complete with zombies and trash talking.





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Destiny: Bungie's Listening To You IGN All

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This week Jose is out again so Fran Mirabella III joins Destin Legarie and Laced up Lauren as they discuss the app that allows you to switch items between characters using your phone, the multiplayer adjustments, the leaked social area on the Reef and their 3 wishes for Destiny. What did they think? Listen and find out.

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Oblitus Review IGN All

A voice speaks to me from beyond: “A new Harbinger awakens. Find me beneath the trees.” I’ve heard this voice and its message before, and I know I’ll be hearing it countless more times. With no saves or checkpoints, such is your often short-lived existence in the bleak and somber 2D action platformer world of Oblitus. How you decide to live that life makes up some of its best moments, while the manner in which you die often highlights its weaknesses.

Finding the speaker, Mudd, wherever he has randomly decided to spawn will mean defeating a towering and fearsome boss in one of three foreboding zones. Doing so will grant you passage to the final treacherous area, and whether you win or lose, the cycle will continue regardless. This type of conclusion may feel like a non-ending, and it’s not readily apparent that one of the few things that carries over is the collection of a hidden artifact piece that can unlock a “true ending”, especially if you missed it during your run. A skilled player can get to the end in just 25 minutes or less, but rest assured you will be spending countless hours (and deaths) building up to your perfect run, and countless more with the promise of unlocking new enhancements and the true ending. Even though only a few enemy placements, side paths, and item locations actually change in each iteration, it remains enjoyable enough that you’ll be constantly testing new strategies and trying to find the best upgrades - and getting the power of slow-falling wings, rapid-fire spears, or fire enchanted armor can make your run wildly different from not getting any upgrades at all.

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Secrets and Lies: Series Premiere Review IGN All

Don’t let the title mislead you — there are actually minimal secrets and lies in this incoming ABC series, debuting Sunday night, at least in the pilot. But that’s because the episode is too busy setting up the twists and turns to come. If the big reveal at the end of the first installment is any indication, there will be plenty of both in the subsequent nine episodes.

But let’s back up, shall we?

Secrets and Lies, a 10-episode American remake of a six-episode Australian original, is another crime anthology series that at the outset reveals a small boy has been found murdered, and the remaining episodes are then spent trying to figure out who did the actual crime. (Whether the series can maintain the intensity of the original without drawing it out with its extended episode order remains to be seen.)

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Thank You, Leonard Nimoy IGN All

Even Vulcans cry sometimes.

That’s got to be why I’m all choked up today. I mean, crying over the passing of a famous person, someone who I never even met? It is not logical.

Except this time, it is. Leonard Nimoy had a big impact on me, on my whole life, really. I don’t think I ever realized quite how much he affected me until now, however. It turns out both he and his alter ego, Star Trek’s Mr. Spock, helped to shape and inform who I am today.

As with many, many fans of his work, my connection with Nimoy began at a young age. I first started catching Star Trek episodes with my dad -- Sunday afternoon reruns on my local station, WPIX. Soon midnight airings followed, which you had to work really hard to stay awake for. (The Twilight Zone always followed at 1am for the over-achieving nerd.) Mission: Impossible and In Search of… were also in the mix during this time, again because my Dad turned me onto them. And looking back on it, I can see in these shows many of the ingredients that now make up my lifeblood.

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A Vulcan Salute For Leonard Nimoy IGN All

This morning's tragic news of Leonard Nimoy's passing has left us in a bit of shock. The legendary actor's famous Mr. Spock has been ingrained in our culture, and can be related to almost everything we do here at IGN.

Here's what the internet has to say about this morning's heartbreaking news.

"I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love."

-William Shatner http://t.co/U8ZN98tVYp

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 27, 2015

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First Look at the Jem and the Holograms Movie IGN All

Brace yourself for some intense '80s nostalgia, folks. Here's the first photo from the Jem and the Holograms movie, based on the Hasbro-Marvel-Sunbow cult animated series.

Check out the film's stars Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott and Aurora Perrineau below:

Image Credit: Justina Mintz/Universal

Here's the official description for director Jon Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and writer Ryan Landels' (Collision Earth) big-screen adaptation: "As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. In Universal Pictures’ JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key to creating your own destiny lies in finding your own voice."

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Is an ACTUAL Dark and Gritty Power Rangers a Good Idea? IGN All

Hey guys, Eric and Roth back here this week, as we kick off with a discussion of the Power Rangers fan film everyone was talking about – and if the intentionally uber-dark and gritty approach would ever make sense in an official version.

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Oh, and shortly after we recorded this podcast on Thursday, word broke that "Power/Rangers" was pulled from YouTube after threats of legal action - or we would have mentioned that as well!

On the news front, we discuss Lady Gaga joining American Horror Story, DuckTales returning and the CW renewing Beauty and the Beast for Season 4 (!).

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Meet Dark Souls 2's New Invader, the Forlorn IGN PS3

A new video from Bandai Namco shows off the "Forlorn," a new invader coming to Dark Souls II with Scholar of the First Sin.

Like other evil invaders, the Forlorn glows a threatening red as he invades your game. In the video above, he has no qualms about teaming up with other enemies to outnumber and overpower you.

Little is known about the invader, only that "he hunts down player through the game with deadly skill and tenacity."

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will be released on April 7. If you need some help getting through the unforgiving land of Drangleic, check out our Dark Souls II walkthrough.

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11 Optical Illusions That Will Break Your Brain IGN All

While the internet continues to tear itself apart over a dress (which is obviously white and gold), now seems like a good time to remind everyone that this isn't the first time an especially brain-bending optical illusion has messed with the internet's collective mind.

Below are 11 examples of insane optical illusions to show your friends and family:

Perhaps the most famous example of them all - in the image below square A and square B are actually the exact same shade of grey. Yes, really:

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Game of Thrones: Season 5 Poster Revealed IGN All

HBO has released the Season 5 key art for Game of Thrones. The imagery will certainly have fans speculating on whether it's showing an actual scene to come, as it shows Tyrion from behind... facing a dragon! And we all know there's a certain GoT character who tends to be around when dragons are... So does this mean we'll finally see a meeting between them or is just a bit of artistic license?

Check out the poster below and let us know what you think in the comments.

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Meet Dark Souls 2's New Invader, the Forlorn IGN All

A new video from Bandai Namco shows off the "Forlorn," a new invader coming to Dark Souls II with Scholar of the First Sin.

Like other evil invaders, the Forlorn glows a threatening red as he invades your game. In the video above, he has no qualms about teaming up with other enemies to outnumber and overpower you.

Little is known about the invader, only that "he hunts down player through the game with deadly skill and tenacity."

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will be released on April 7. If you need some help getting through the unforgiving land of Drangleic, check out our Dark Souls II walkthrough.

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Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 Coming to Xbox One Soon IGN All

Halfbrick Studios' motion-controlled slashing game Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 is coming to the Xbox One in March.

A sequel to the original Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 promises the same fruit-slashing action, as well as five new game modes, four-person multiplayer, and more characters.

Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 launches March 18 and will cost $15 USD/£10. News first leaked on an Australian ratings board last summer, giving the game a "G" rating.

The original Fruit Ninja app hit iOS and Android devices in 2010, and was later made compatible with the Kinect and ported to the Xbox 360.

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IndieBox is a Monthly Service for Indie Games IGN All

Special editions of indie games are now available through a gamer-centered subscription box.

Called IndieBox, those who sign up for the service will receive a special edition of one select indie game each month, along with other items such as soundtracks, collectibles, and game manuals.

The selected games featured in IndieBox have to meet certain criteria in order to be sent out, including being PC/Mac/Linux compatible and having a Steam rating of 75 or higher. All IndieBox games are DRM free, and a Steam code will always be included.

In the past, games such as Rogue Legacy, SteamWorld Dig, and Luftrausers have been featured.

Visit IndieBox's website to learn more about the service.

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Daily Deals: PS4 With Six Months of Plus and Free Game, Buy One Get One Ubisoft Games, $40 Xbox Live IGN PS3

$360 for a PS4 with Six Months of PS Plus and One Game Download

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Battlefield Hardline Premium Details Leaked - IGN News IGN PS3

EA is planning four separate expansion packs for its upcoming shooter Battlefield Hardline.





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Killer Instinct Gets Ranked League Play IGN All

You can now compete in a beta version of Ranked Leagues in Killer Instinct Season 2, Iron Galaxy Studios announced.

Entering Ranked League play for the first time requires you to complete ten qualifier matches. Based on your performance in these matches, you'll be placed in either the Gold, Silver, or Bronze Tier, the studio detailed on Xbox Wire.

You'll then face-off against other players in your Tier; however you may occasionally fight opponents from other Tiers, which results in additional Tier Points. The outcome of each match will determine whether or not you progress up the ladder, but you'll never drop into a lower Tier. Naturally, winning enough matches will allow you to move up to the next Tier.

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Daily Deals: PS4 With Six Months of Plus and Free Game, Buy One Get One Ubisoft Games, $40 Xbox Live IGN All

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Check Out New Game of Thrones: Season 5 Clips IGN All

While fans still have a little over a month to wait until the season premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones, two new clips have been released that offer more glimpses of what's to come.

The clips are short—both under the one-minute mark—and feature Jon Snow, Mance, Brienne, and Podrick. Not much is revealed but, like all Game of Thrones news, it leaves us all wanting more.

Game of Thrones will kick off the ten-episode season on Sunday, April 12th at 9:00 ET/PT, which will wrap up George R.R. Martin's A Dance with Dragons, the last available book in the Game of Thrones series. As for what to expect in the show's fifth season, Martin warns that some characters "are going to die who don’t die in the books."

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App Store Update: February 27 IGN All

Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.

Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

MATE.. – ($0.99)

A "hypnotic avoidance" game of dashing along an endless tube and ducking through the openings in circular gates along the way.

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