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Assassin's Creed Valhalla   is an   action role-playing   video game   developed by   Ubisoft Montreal   and published by   Ubisoft . It is the twelfth major installment and the twenty-second release in the   Assassin's Creed   series, and a successor to the 2018 game   Assassin's Creed Odyssey . Set in 873 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the   Viking invasion of Britain . The player controls Eivor, a   Viking   raider who becomes embroiled in the conflict between the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order. The game was released on November 10, 2020, for  Microsoft Windows ,  PlayStation 4 ,  Xbox One ,  Xbox Series X and Series S , and  Stadia , while the  PlayStation 5  version came out on November 12. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the graphics and story, but criticized its technical issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As...

The Joker  is a fictional  supervillain  created by  Bill Finger ,  Bob Kane , and  Jerry Robinson  who first appeared in the debut issue of the  comic book   Batman  (April 25, 1940) published by  DC Comics . Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero  Batman . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(character) ------------------------------ Funko is an American company that manufactures licensed  pop culture  toys. Funko is most known for producing over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures. In addition, Funko produces licensed  plush ,  bobbleheads ,  action figures , and licensed electro...

Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's  The Lion King  franchise. Introduced in  Walt Disney Animation's  32nd animated feature film  The Lion King  (1994), the character subsequently appears in its sequels  The Lion King II: Simba's Pride  (1998) and  The Lion King 1½  (2004) as well as  the upcoming 2019 remake  of the original film directed by  Jon Favreau . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simba ------------------------------ Timon and  Pumbaa  are an animated  meerkat  and  warthog  duo introduced in  Disney 's 1994 animated film  The Lion King . Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by  Nathan Lane  (in all three films and early episodes of the show),  Max Casella  (the original actor in  The Lion King Broadway musical ),  Kevin Schon  (in certain episodes of the show),  Quinton Flynn  (in cert...

In video gaming , a life is a play-turn that a player-character has, defined as the period between start and end of play. It is sometimes called a chance or a try, particularly in all-ages games, to avoid the morbid insinuation of losing "lives". Generally, if the player loses all their health points , they lose a life. Losing all lives usually grants the player-character " game over ", forcing them to either restart or stop playing. The number of lives a player is granted varies per game type. A finite number of lives became a common feature in arcade games during the 1980s and mechanics such as checkpoints and power-ups made the managing of lives a more strategic experience for players over time. Lives give novice players more chances to learn the mechanics of a video game, while allowing more advanced players to take more risks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(gaming) ------------------------------ A  gamer  is someone who  plays intera...

The Avengers  are a fictional team of  superheroes  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The team made its debut in  The Avengers  #1 ( cover-dated  Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor  Stan Lee  and artist/co-plotter  Jack Kirby , inspired by the success of  DC Comics '  Justice League of America . Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the Avengers originally consisted of  Ant-Man , the  Hulk ,  Iron Man ,  Thor , and the  Wasp . Ant-Man had become  Giant-Man  by issue #2. The original  Captain America  was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. A rotating roster became a hallmark of the series, although one theme remained consistent: the Avengers fight "the foes no single superhero can withstand." The team, famous for its battle cry of "Avengers Assemble!", has featured humans,  mutants ,...