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Is That You?
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In an interview Patrick Stewart has not answered the question.

But he has revealed that on the evening of the Super Bowl during which the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness advertisement ran, he received many communications from friends and also people he hardly knew, asking the question.

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NASA-Punk Starfield
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Closing out our week heavy in major sci-fi game releases and news, Bethesda have released a concept art trailer for their upcoming and highly anticipated space roleplaying game, Starfield.

With it they also announced an art giveaway for which you need to register as a member of their Constellation Group.

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The Boys Diabolical
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Amazon have set a March 4 premiere date and released a trailer for The Boys Presents: Diabolical.

Even being a fan of The Boys and having seen other adult animated programming, this two and a half minute trailer left us wide-eyed.

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Red Solstice 2 - Condatis
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505 Games have released a trailer for Red Solsice 2: Survivors' latest DLC titled Condatis Group.

It's not a game we're familiar with and in a week laden with Super Bowl trailers and major sci-fi game releases this one almost didn't make the cut for us.

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Peacemaker Renewed
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HBO's Peacemaker has been renewed for a second season and finished it's first on a true high with viewership up 44% from the premiere. It was also the best single day performance for any HBO Max original.

For anyone unfamiliar with typical viewer patterns, the norm is for significant drop off over the first few episodes - people checking out a new show and deciding it's not for them - then slow decline.

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Steam Next Fest
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The Steam Next Fest is back and will run from February 21 - 28.

For those unfamiliar with the promotion, it's a week long demo and livestream festival for upcoming content.

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65 + 365
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Mysterious sci-fi film 65 has been delayed a year to April 2023.

No reason was provided. That's another mystery.

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Real Gauss Rifle
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The Drive have published a fascinating interview with a former US Air Force Research Laboratory engineer who has developed and is selling an electromagnetic rifle.

Gauss rifles had previously been the domain of science fiction and this GR-1 Anvil is advertised as the world's first handheld one.

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Submerged Hidden Depths
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Originally developed as a Google Stadia exclusive by Canberra indie development studio Uppercut Games, Submerged: Hidden Depths is coming soon to PC (Steam), Xbox and Playstation.

Not just generically soon either. They've just set a date. March 10.

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Fargo First
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FX chief John Landgraf has announced that their upcoming Alien series won't be shot until after Fargo's season 5, though showrunner Noah Hawley is presently writing scripts for both.

He confirmed that the series won't include any existing characters from the films and revealed that it takes place before them on Earth approximately 70 years from our present time.

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