A Nest of Vipers ended with a choice worthy of a penultimate Game of Thrones episode, but that didn’t overshadow some of its shortcomings — most notably that it left a ton of ground to cover for the finale, The Ice Dragon. Well, it turns out there was a reason for that: TellTale had no intention of covering it. Not yet, anyway.
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The core Fallout experience is roughly the same, it just looks better and is more refined. You’ll explore the wasteland, embark on a personal quest while picking up dozens of side quests, run into things both humorous and heart-wrenching and shoot a lot of stuff.
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While moving The Hobbit from two movies to three felt unnecessary, it does actually help the final chapter as everything converges on one point: The Lonely Mountain. Outside of a few small deviations — Legolas going to check on Gundabad, Gandalf’s rescue from Dol Guldur — everything takes place in one area. It’s a nice change from the first two films, in which the number of divergent subplots could be a bit of a chore to follow.
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A 16-goal, 33-point scorer last season, Hansen is off to a considerably good start this season with five goals, 11 points, a plus-10 rating, four penalty minutes, 33 shots on goal, eight hits and seven blocked shots in 18 games this season. Don’t expect him to consistently produce, but he could be a savvy pick in leagues with many teams and a very shallow free agent pool.
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This Australian veteran has the right Spurs mentality — sacrificing for the greater good, so you didn’t hear any moaning when injuries and team depth saw him take a back seat last season after looking like he was on the cusp of a breakout in 2013-14. This season, however, Mills is seeing more action than ever, so he needs to be on the radar of owners in deeper leagues as a solid backcourt depth option. This week, at the very least, he may make for a solid pickup in standard sized leagues, too.
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Ritchie does a great job capturing the ’60s vibe, creating a very tailored but still old-fashioned feel to everything — the clothing, the cars, the tech, etc. Vikander looks amazing in the fashions of the time, as does Debicki as the wealthy heiress. There’s a very thorough approach to keeping you caught up in the period, and it helps make the film interesting.
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Fortunately for Black Ops III, the tweaks to the multiplayer formula are well implemented. While the core elements of shooting remain familiar, you now choose a specific character with unique abilities known as a specialist. Each has a special weapon and ability, though you can choose only one before a match, that can be used once you’ve filled a meter.
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