It is definitely safe to say, that a television show is at peak popularity when a video game company wants to get involved with said show in some capacity. Because that is a signal that audiences and fans want to be around the characters that populate said show as often as possible and plopping them into a video game is one easy way to make that happen, since the player/fan can go on adventures with those characters whenever they choose while they wait for a brand-new episode. If anything, that aspect of popularity is top of mind today, simply because one video game company in particular, is ready to pay tribute to the enduring admiration of The Walking Dead.

For yesterday it was announced that the Ubisoft game Brawlhalla is going to add Negan and Maggie to the game as playable characters, joining others from the franchise as well and let’s be honest… this is pretty darn cool. Because you’ll get to wield Lucille, and if you so wish, you can dispense justice with Maggie or play the hero as Michonne, Rick Grimes or Daryl Dixon. But rather than continue to uncontrollably geek out about this, there are details that you are undoubtedly eager to learn about this addition. So without further ado, here are all the details on this wonderful update to the game, courtesy of Ubisoft and AMC Networks.

‘We can’t hold them! Ubisoft, in collaboration with AMC, announced that The Walking Dead will be featured once again in Brawlhalla with Negan and Maggie joining the squad as new Epic Crossovers on September 22.

The latest reunion of fan favorites from The Walking Dead kicks off with an in-game event that features Negan and Maggie joining the previously released Michonne, Rick Grimes, and Daryl Dixon in Brawlhalla. The Walker Attack Game Mode will be featured as the Brawl of the Week, where players must fight off endless waves of walkers for as long as they can.

Developed by Blue Mammoth, Brawlhalla is an epic free-to-play platform fighting game that transports over 70 million players to a fight for glory in the halls of Valhalla. Choosing from more than 50 unique characters, players can jump into single-player and co-op modes, as well as online and local competitions. Brawlhalla also supports cross-platform play between the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation 4® and PlayStation 5® system, PC, iOS, and Android devices where players can play custom games and queue together for all online matchmaking.

In its 11th season, AMC’s The Walking Dead remains cable’s #1 drama.  Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead is produced by AMC Studios and executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Angela Kang, Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Joseph Incaprera and Denise Huth. The epic journey to the series finale continues Sundays 9/8c on AMC, with all episodes available one week early on AMC+, part of a massive 24-episode story arc that will bring the show’s decade-long successful run to conclusion.

For more information on Brawlhalla, please visit: brawlhalla.com

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Well, hello once again my fellow captain and admirals, it is hailing frequencies open on another edition of The Admiral’s Log and in today’s recap, we are celebrating the end of an epic journey in Star Trek Online, one that started two years ago. Because it was spring of 2019 when players in this game, were introduced to J’Ula and her machinations and her violent ‘Vulcan Hello’ set off one epic story. One that spanned two centuries and saw J’ula eventually become an ally thanks to Chancellor J’mpok’s desire to rule over every little thing in the Klingon Empire and well… at long last, the next episode in this phenomenal and sweeping story arc brings that adventure to a close in the most epic manner imaginable.

For ‘A Day Long Remembered’ is an episode that sees J’Ula’s coalition of the willing amass to fight the chancellor on his home turf, and of course… you’re invited to the party and that leads to one stunning battle. One where Klingon and Gorn and Elachi and humanity duke it out with the chancellor’s forces in the remnant of Praxis and above the proud cities of Qo’noS, and this really is quite the breathtaking battle. One that genuinely makes it clear that there are plenty of players in the Klingon Empire that fear what it will become under J’mpok’s twisted rule and that really does add a sense of urgency to the fight. The kind that is amplified by the fact that eventually, J’mpok threatens to use the planet destroying bomb that Emperor/Captain Georgiou planted on the home world in the season one finale of Star Trek: Discovery, to end this war in a bitter fashion.

Which means that a planet side fight awaits the player next, to stop J’mpok before he feels threatened enough to press that button and that too, leads to some intense moments. The kind where even the bravest of warriors take their lumps in combat, since you are forced to watch General Martok, one of the greatest heroes of the modern Klingon era… return to his ship to receive medical care after being sucker punched with a disruptor by Aakar, and the strife in this battle doesn’t there. For Aakar has set up a great deal of traps within the Great Hall to ensure that the chancellor is victorious over J’Ula when their final battle begins and that leads into a fierce fight and struggle to neutralize Aakar’s defenses and tricks and well… once you do, quite the ending comes into play.

One where J’Ula and L’Rell are victorious at last and the Empire stands united and well, this really is quite the satisfying ending to this journey. In large part because a mad tyrant gets his ass kicked on screen and loses his power without a shred of honor, ensuring him a lovely suite in the bowels of Gre’thor, but also because… this really is a moment of redemption for a lot of side characters. Since we learn that Gowron finally makes his way into Sto’Vo’Kor and J’Ula has transformed herself from bloodthirsty warmonger to Hero of the Empire. One that they will undoubtedly sing songs of for generations to come. Plus, this ending allows for the once and returned Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, L’Rell… to eventually have a proper ending. For her time on Discovery abruptly ended once the U.S.S Discovery made its way to 3289 in ‘Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2’.

But most important of all, this ending means that peace has returned to the Milky Way Galaxy and now, the Alliance can continue to grow and continue to unify all the species of the quadrants and well, now that this incredible story has ended, we can relish in its outright wonder. Because this is a story arc that genuinely offered up a cinematic adventure through and through, one complete with incredible cameos and quality writing and it also celebrated the best parts of the franchise. Since it spoke to unity and teamwork, and the desire for a better tomorrow and well, now that this scary chapter in the Empire’s long history has been closed, it’s back to daily Endeavor Missions and hopefully a few Retro Replays while we wait for the new season to arrive. Until then, Galactica out.