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January marks the first wave of new releases in 2018, and IGN has gathered a list of the latest eShop releases of the week for Nintendo Switch and 3DS in North America.

ACA Neo Geo King Of The Monsters

Originally released by SNK in 1991, King of Monsters is an action brawler that allows you to take control of one of six monsters, and battle your way across Japan to claim the title of champion. In addition to standard attacks such as punches and kicks, you’ll also be able to master more destructive abilities such as flame and beam attacks to defeat your enemies. ($7.99)

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Ahead of Black Lighting’s premiere later this month, The CW has pulled back the curtain on Thunder.

Get your first look at the superhero alter-ego of Anissa Pierce (played by Nafessa Williams) below:

Nafessa Williams as Thunder in The CW’s Black Lightning

Black Lightning premieres Tuesday, January 16 at 9pm ET/PT on The CW. The show will air during DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s usual time slot. As such, Supergirl will take a nine-week break while Legends of Tomorrow assumes its time slot to finish out its third season.

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Family Guy will air an extended-length episode focusing on Stewie.

The episode, titled “Send in Stewie, Please,” will premiere with limited commercials on FOX on March 11 at 9pm ET/PT. The story follows Stewie (Seth MacFarlane), who, after pushing one of his classmates, gets sent to his school’s child psychologist, Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (guest voiced by Sir Ian McKellen).

During Stewie’s session with Dr. Cecil Pritchfield, he experiences a series of emotional and personal revelations about himself.

Now currently in its 16th season, Family Guy’s landmark 300th episode “Dog Bites Bear” will air on January 14 at 9pm ET/PT. For our thoughts on why Season 16’s “meta-heavy premiere” is a strong start to the season, read IGN’s “Emmy-Winning Episode” review.

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Game of Thrones will officially return for its eighth and final season in 2019, HBO announced today.

The hit HBO drama will take 2018 off and return for a six-episode final season next year. However HBO has not confirmed an exact premiere date as of this time.

HBO also announced the directors for the season, with David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik returning to helm episodes in the final season. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will also be directing this season. Benioff & Weiss, Bryan Cogman, and Dave Hill are confirmed as writers for Season 8.

Sapochnik has directed several episodes of the show, including “Hardhome,” “Battle of the Bastards,” and “The Winds of Winter,” while Nutter directed “The Rains of Castamere,” “Mother’s Mercy,” and others. Benioff and Weiss have previously directed as well on the series with “Two Swords.”

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