Now that The Acolyte has wrapped up its first season, fans may have to wait before the fate of the series is decided by Disney+. In the meantime, one of the stars of The Acolyte has revealed that an alternate ending was filmed that would have opened up a romantic relationship between two of the leading characters.
Warning: the following contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of The Acolyte on Disney+. If you haven’t seen the episode or don’t want to know what happens, stop reading now.
After trying to get Mae (Amandla Stenberg) murder a Jedi without a weapon for most of the season, Qimir/The Stranger (Manny Jacinto) witnessed Mae’s sister, Osha (Stenberg), pull off that …
When Castlevania is discussed today–at this point far-removed from any new games in the series–we often hear about the same few retro titles. The original game paved the way for other action-platformers. Symphony of the Night influenced decades of non-linear action-RPGs, including a long line of great games on the Game Boy Advance and DS.
However, another game rarely discussed in these conversations, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, was a radical departure from the series’ past that drew more from Zelda and God of War than it did from Castlevania. Its departures from the series’ conventions only helped make its big twist even more unexpected–and its ending was so badass that it only made Lords of Shadow 2 more disappointing.
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After a three-year hiatus, Ubisoft’s storied stealth-action franchise returns with Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which follows a young Assassin named Basim as he navigates the dangerous streets of Baghdad’s golden age. With the game set to launch on October 5, reviews have begun to surface online.
Ubisoft Bordeaux assumed the lead studio role for this Assassin’s Creed installment, as they followed Ubisoft Montreal’s stint as lead with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. In fact, Mirage was originally intended to be a downloadable expansion for Valhalla before being turned into a standalone entry in the series.
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