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Ghost Rider is one of Marvel’s coolest characters, but many fans would argue that the two critically-maligned movies starring Nicolas Cage didn’t exactly do him justice. This might be about to change when the supernatural anti-hero makes his Marvel TV debut in Agents of SHIELD this month. The first image of actor Gabriel Luna as the character has been released–check it out below, via EW:

This version of Ghost Rider is Robbie Reyes, who has been his alter ego since 2014. Unlike Agents of SHIELD, the two earlier movies were not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and focused on Johnny Blaze, the ‘classic’ Ghost Rider.

In addition to the image, the show’s official Twitter feed released a short ‘found footage’ style video that reveals that Ghost Rider will be driving the cool black car associated with Reyes, as opposed to Blaze’s motorcycle. Watch it here.

At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb spoke about the decision to introduce Ghost Rider in Agents of SHIELD‘s fourth season. “The Marvel catalogue is filled with all kinds of really interesting, new, and often weird things,” he said, via ComicBookMovie.com. “So we hit on Ghost Rider and in particular the character of Robbie Reyes, because our show really hinges on the idea of family and how that works in the world.

“Robbie and his relationship with [his brother] Gabe and his relationship with the Ghost Rider are all really interesting things for our SHIELD folks to encounter, possibly in negative ways.”

Agents of SHIELD season 4 premieres on ABC on September 20, 2016.

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Upcoming slasher-cross-shooter game Shadow Warrior 2 now has a scheduled release date of October 13 for PC, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Flying Wild Hog announced today. A new trailer has also been dropped, which you can watch below.

The game will be available via Steam, GOG, and Humble for $40. Customers who pre-order will get a ten percent discount off the original price and earn the exclusive Razorback chainsaw katana. In addition, owners of Flying Wild Hog’s previous games Shadow Warrior and Hard Reset Redux will earn an additional ten percent off the pre-order price as a “thank you for being a ninja from the start.”

Shadow Warrior 2 was first announced in 2015. The game is a direct sequel to 2013’s Shadow Warrior, which itself was a reimagining of the 1999 game of the same name. Shadow Warrior protagonist Lo Wang has returned for the sequel, which continues the story from the previous game. Shadow Warrior was positively received in GameSpot’s review, earning a 7 out 10 for its well-executed humour and high-energy, colourful shooting action.

Earlier this year, we spoke to writer and narrative designer Slawomir Uliasz about the game’s comparisons to Doom, the challenges of writing jokes that align with the game’s trademark humour, and more.

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Tactical Power Rangers-inspired role-playing game Chroma Squad will be released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and mobile devices in “early 2017,” publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment announced today.

The game sees players take control of a team comprised of five stunt actors who have quit their day jobs to create their own Power Rangers-inspired television show. Gameplay includes purchasing and upgrading equipment, crafting weapons, and building giant mechs to engage in battles against monsters–all for the goal of achieving high TV viewer ratings. Combat is tactical and turn-based.

Chroma Squad was first released in 2015 for PC as the result of a successfully crowd-funded project on Kickstarter. The game features sprite-based graphics and a chiptune soundtrack. It is developed by the Brazil-based Behold Studios.

In addition to drawing heavy inspiration from Power Rangers, Chroma Squad employs some rather quirky humour. Check out the game’s style (and amazing song lyrics) in the trailer above. Chroma Squad will be priced at $15 at release.

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Racing game WRC 6 will be coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide this October, publisher Bigben and developer Kylotonn Racing Games have announced. The title is 2016’s official game of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

The game’s multiplayer split-screen mode was also shown for the first time in a new trailer, which you can see for yourself in the embed above. The mode will allow two players to play simultaneously on the same screen. WRC 6 will have cover art that varies between regions, with a different car featured on the front of each version.

The game will include all 14 WRC events, all official WTC drivers and teams, and a selection of WRC 2 and Junior WRC drivers. WRC 6 is being developed by Kylotonn Racing Games, who also worked on 2015’s WRC 5.

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