House of the Dragon season 2, The Boys season 4, and more new TV this week

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The Elden Ring community is uniting to help relatively new players beat Mohg and access the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Another weekend is upon us, and you’re probably wondering which Xbox Game Pass games you should spend some time with over the next couple of days. Although Halloween is still several months away, the release of a new horror game this week means that I’m recommending some spooky titles from the Xbox Game Pass catalog this time around.

Amazon Luna just added a bunch of new GOG games to its service as it launches in three more countries. 

An player has impressed the community with a massive creation inspired by one of the most iconic locations seen in and its prequel spinoff, . Building is a primary component of and its remake,, as players gather resources out in the open world to build anything from the most basic structures designed for functionality in a bid to survive to more elaborate, massive, multi-leveled facilities with varying durability depending on what building tier players are on.

Showrunner Rolin Jones teased their plan for Season 3 should it receive an official order from AMC. At the moment, the supernatural drama is currently airing its second installment with only two more remaining episodes left for this season.

While keeps the mystery of Black Noir’s identity alive, showrunner Eric Kripke answers whether the show will adapt one of the biggest comic book twists regarding Noir’s connection with Homelander.

While Season 2 premiered on Max with an impressive viewership record, the second season still falls behind Season 1’s record-breaking rating. 

How’s that House of the Dragonepisode sitting with us all, huh? Things ended on a tense note there, and set up what should be a pretty compelling (if tragic) war.

House of the Dragon has always been about how the smallest decisions can have unforeseen consequences, but rarely has that theme been as clear as it was in the season 2 premiere. In the show’s first episode back from break, Daemon Targaryen decides to take matters into his own hands with a plot that probably could have used a little more planning (classic Daemon). But while the book’s version of these events is fittingly brutal, the show’s approach is quieter, more human, and arguably a little more horrifying.

has released a small showcase to inform players of what they can expect from Season 1 of the popular new FPS. combines the different Ubisoft franchises into one high-octane arcade hero shooter. Each faction has two main abilities they can choose from, and one ultra that builds throughout a match. Players can choose from a wide variety of weapons as matches take them across some of the most recognizable locations in Ubisoft gaming history.

It’s an election year in these United States, and as go the headlines, so goes The Boys. Not on purpose — showrunner Eric Kripke, articulating a reality of television production, has noted that his narrative plans often precede their real-world parallels — but the hit Prime Video series has a pretty consistent rep for producing a bloody response to the moment at hand. In its fourth season, the dark satire circles a familiar target, once again arriving in a pivotal election year. Now it’s returned to ask if anyone learned anything since the last go round.