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Each week we search and gather up the coolest comic book art you won’t see in actual comics. The reason you won’t is because professional artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, blogs, and Tumblrs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out. This is a way to see the artists working on one book draw characters from other comics or publishers.

Mike Henderson posted new art on his Instagram. You can buy his original art here.

Paolo Rivera posted a Cyclops commission on his blog.

Jim Cheung posted new art on his Instagram.

Andrew Robinson posted new art and commissions on his Instagram.

Chrissie Zullo posted more daily sketches on her Facebook page.

Dustin Nguyen posted a Fiona and Cake pic on his Instagram.

Rod Reis posted some commissions on his Instagram.

Ryan Stegman posted more daily sketches on his Tumblr. You can find info on buying or pre-ordering his original art here.

Chris Giarrusso posted a Spider-Man sketch on his Facebook and put more sketch cards up for sale on his website.

Giarrusso did a couple jam pieces with Franco, posted on Franco’s Instagram. You can buy those and other pieces here.

Mike McKone posted a Wolverine vs. Hulk sketch on his Twitter.

Joel Gomez posted some new art on his Tumblr.

Agnes Garbowska posted some recent commissions on her Tumblr.

Brett Booth posted a new sketch on his Twitter page.

Todd Nauck posted some recent commissions on his Tumblr.

That’s it for this week. Let us know which ones you dug. We’ll have more awesome art next time.

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With a bunch of My Nintendo’s rewards leaving earlier today, new ones have now taken their place.

The new batch is comprised of full game downloads for Wii U and 3DS, as well as discounts on digital games for those platforms. The new full games are available only if you have gold points (earned by purchasing digital games), while some discounts can be had for gold or platinum points (earned by browsing the eShop, playing Miitomo, etc.).

60 gold points gets you Super Mario Kart for Wii U or Mario Kart 8‘s first DLC Pack (the one with Link, the Blue Falcon kart, and other stuff), while 40 nets you Wario Land 3 for 3DS or Super Mario Bros. 3 for Wii U.

On the discount side, Earthbound Beginnings is 30 percent off for 20 gold points, while The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is 30 percent off for 50 gold points. Platinum-point discounts take only 15 percent of the price, but are available for NES Remix (150 points) and Super Mario 3D World (300).

The full list of new offers follows below (links take you to the My Nintendo site). These are available now in addition to some existing offers for full games and Miitomo items.

New July 1 My Nintendo Rewards

Full Games:

• Metroid II: Return of Samus (3DS) — 30 gold points
• Wario Land 3 (3DS) — 40 gold points
• Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wii U) — 40 gold points
• Donkey Kong 3 (3DS) — 40 gold points
• Super Mario Kart (Wii U) — 60 gold points
• Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 (Wii U) — 60 gold points

eShop Discounts:

• 30 percent off:
  • Earthbound Beginnings (Wii U) — 20 gold points
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) — 50 gold points
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) — 80 gold points
  • Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS) — 100 gold points
  • Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) — 140 gold points
• 15 percent off:
  • NES Remix (Wii U) — 150 platinum points
  • Yoshi’s New Island (3DS) — 300 platinum points
  • Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS) — 300 platinum points
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) — 300 platinum points
  • Wii Party U (Wii U) — 600 platinum points

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Pacific Rim 2 finally has a release date. The sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi action movie has been without a confirmed slot since it was pulled from schedules in September last year. But producers Legendary have now revealed that it will hit theaters on February 23, 2018.

Despite the recent hiring of director Steven S. DeKnight and star John Boyega, this is the first official confirmation from Legendary and distributors Universal that the film is still happening. A joint statement reads:

“John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) leads the cast of PACIFIC RIM 2, the follow-up to 2013’s cinematic battle for global domination that took audiences to future Earth’s land, skies and seas and introduced an entirely new kind of warfare. Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Daredevil) directs the next chapter of the film that generated more than $400 million at the global box office, including a strong performance in China. The 3D epic adventure will be produced by returning PACIFIC RIM producers Thomas Tull, Guillermo del Toro and Mary Parent. Boyega joins the production team alongside Femi Oguns.”

Although the first film was indeed a huge success in China, its domestic box office return was more disappointing, making just $101.8 million in the US.

In January, Legendary Pictures was bought by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, for a massive $3.5 billion. Pacific Rim opened with the sixth biggest gross ever for a Hollywood movie in China, and ultimately earned more than a third of its entire international gross there.

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Competitive gaming platform FaceIt will soon be available as an Xbox app for users around the world. The platform currently has four million players on PC, where it regularly hosts automated tournaments and ladders for players to compete in. The Xbox app will integrate with existing FaceIt accounts and provide a way for players to connect to the esports organisation’s tournaments on Xbox One, as well as stay up to date with tournament details on other platforms.

The Xbox FaceIt app will launch with support for Killer Instinct and Smite. It will act as an extension of the FaceIt ecosystem, which can already be accessed on PC and mobile. According to FaceIt CEO Niccolo Maisto, one of the app’s key features is its ability to handle the logistics of tournament organisation automatically.

“We make it easy for game developers to integrate it with the platform to make sure they can offer better competitive experience on their game,” Maisto told GameSpot in an interview. FaceIt hopes to serve the needs of smaller communities through its automated tournament system.

“When I say make it easy for example, as a platform, we take care of everything. From creating a competition to getting players into the competition, confirming who’s playing, getting them into the right match at the right time, getting them back into a tournament, and playing the next match. All of this is automated; we take care of all of this as a platform. All statistics are gathered automatically. Matches are configured on the game developer’s multiplayer infrastructure automatically.”

Tournaments will be highlighted in the app according to a user’s location, friends list, which players they follow, and other factors. According to Maisto, the events shown to a user are chosen based on whether they are “most likely to be engaged.” Users can use the app to view a tournament’s information such as who is organising the event, prizes, participants, and the player bracket.

Results are automatically saved, and once a player has completed their tournament match, they will be returned to the FaceIt app, where they are able to see when their next match takes place.

Outside of its competitive gaming capabilities, Maisto stated that the Xbox FaceIt app could also be used as a discovery tool for players looking for gaming communities that suited them.

“It’s not just to play competitions, but to access competitive atmosphere. A place with like-minded players who want to take it seriously, that are somehow a part of the same community as you,” he said.

Microsoft first announced the Xbox Live Tournaments Program at the Game Developers Conference this year. Part of the program includes this partnership with FaceIt, as well as the Electronic Sports League. FaceIt plans to expand the app’s repertoire to include other games.

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GameSpot and PlayStation Australia are giving readers the chance to win a Limited Edition Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End PlayStation 4 bundle!

Normally retailing for $579.95 AUD, the bundle includes:

• Limited Edition 1TB PS4 in Gray Blue featuring a silk-screened image of Nathan Drake
• Matching DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller
• Copy of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on Blu-ray disc
• The limited edition PS4 also features the PlayStation logo, Uncharted logo and the phrase “Sic Parvis Magna” in gold – Latin for “Greatness from small beginnings” and the same phrase engraved on Drake’s ring.

For a chance to win, readers will need submit their best screenshot from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End using the game’s built-in Photo Mode, by using the form at the end of this article.

You can enable Photo Mode from the game’s settings menu, and press L3 + R3 to access it at any point in the game.

We also recommend switching your PS4’s Image Sharing file format to PNG for high-quality results. You can adjust this from the Share menu by pressing Options, then selecting “Sharing and Broadcast Settings,” “Screenshot Settings,” and toggling “Image Format” to “PNG.”

Entries are open until 12pm, July 15th! Screenshots will be judged by the GameSpot Australia team based on their creativity, and the top entries will be showcased on GameSpot at the conclusion of the competition!

Need some inspiration? Check out some of our Photo Mode shots here.

This competition is only open to residents of Australia. All entrants must be over 18 years of age.

Please use the form to enter the competition, answers written in the comments section are invalid.

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Video streaming behemoth Twitch continues to expand its categories. The site has now launched one called “Social Eating,” and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a place where you can go to watch people eat things.

Streamer GerstlTV today livestreamed himself eating cat vomit because why not. Below is what he looked like after eating the vomit, apparently. Another user, pokimane, ate so many nuggets that she needed a nap. As of 8:39 AM ET, she’s still napping. Nuggets are good.

Social Eating is part of the non-gaming Twitch Creative umbrella. You can also watch people doing things like glass-blowing, scrapbooking, and crocheting.

The new Social Eating category isn’t all that popular at the moment. There are fewer than a dozen live channels right now, though there are plenty more archived videos to watch. Head to the Social Eating landing page to see all of them, but prepare yourself for some things you may not be able to un-see.

In other news about Twitch Creative, which launched in 2015, the network airs Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting every Monday on a channel dedicated to the late artist. More recently, Twitch ran a 24-hour marathon of Julia Child’s The Joy of Cooking.

What a time to be alive.

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The classic sci-fi show Lost In Space is returning to screens. It has been announced that the iconic series–which was also made into a movie in the 1990s–is being rebooted for Netflix.

As reported by Deadline, the streaming giant has ordered a ten-episode first season, to screen in 2018. The show has been in development since November last year.

The site states that the new Lost In Space will once again focus upon the adventures of the Robinson family, who are stranded in space light years from home. Neil Marshall, director of such cult films as The Descent, Doomsday, and several episodes of Game of Thrones, is to produce as well as helm several episodes.

The original TV show ran for 83 episodes between 1965 and 1968, and was created by pioneering sci-fi and fantasy director Irwin Allen. In 1998, a Hollywood remake was released, starring Gary Oldman, William Hurt, and Matt LeBlanc.

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