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ChiliDog Interactive revealed this week they will be releasing Space Robinson onto another console as the game drops onto the PS4. The game has actually been out for a minute on PC when it was released by developer Luxorix Games and then publisher Alawar Premium for Steam in 2019, and again on the Nintendo Switch back in 2020 through Crytivo. Now PS4 players will be getting what is essentially a complete version of the PC title, with a little bit of a clean-up and some enhancements. You can check out the trailer down below to see how it will play on the PS4 as we wait to see when it will be released.

Space Robinson is a new game in a fan-favorite genre, loved by millions of fans roguelike. You'll get all your favorite things in one package: daring battles on a harsh monster-infested mysterious planet, large variety of weapons, procedurally generated locations, character progression, secret missions and even boss levels! Our protagonist is a casual repairman who was sent on a distant planet with one task to fix the equipment in some local colony.

You are an ordinary engineer sent to Colony 21 located on a distant planet to perform maintenance works. You end up surviving a spaceship crash and make it to the abandoned Colony Base. While you are trying to find the answers, you understand that this place is not as friendly as it seems. You are just like a Robinson, trying to survive on a hostile planet lost in outer space. When he arrived at the colony, he was unable to find any living soul, but instead the planet crawled with hungry monsters willing to take a bite of our hapless hero. Now it's your turn to find out what has happened with the local population, and to get that info you will have to fight your way to it.

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The International Space Station (ISS) has been circling the Earth for more than two decades now, contributing to major scientific experiments that have laid the groundwork for deep space explorations.

ISS, which was launched in 2000 and has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth, has hosted more than 200 astronauts from 19 different countries.

However, ISS is now nearing the end of its service life, with US space agency NASA announcing plans to crash it into the Pacific Ocean in 2031. The famed piece of space technology will be pushed out of orbit before plunging into the ocean.

NASA revealed the detailed plan in a report submitted to Congress last week. It outlined a transition plan for the ISS, including the costs associated with the move and the future plans.

In 1993, the United States and Russia had announced plans to build the ISS together, with Japanese, Canadian, and European space agencies joining later.

A Russian rocket carried the first section of the space station, a control module, into space in 1998. Two weeks later, a crew on the US space shuttle Endeavor joined the control module to another component, the Unity node.

The space station was built over the next two years until it was prepared to bring a crew onboard. The first crew was dispatched on November 2, 2000. Since then, the space lab has housed more than 200 astronauts, establishing a permanent human presence in space.

Several historic firsts have been documented onboard the International Space Station over the past two decades. For example, in 2018, NASAs Cold Atom Lab became the first facility in space to create the fifth state of matter, known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

However, the ISS is becoming increasingly dilapidated as time passes. Duncan Steel, a space scientist at Xerra Earth Observation Institute in New Zealand, told ABC News, Its not just humans living on board. Bacteria, fungi, and other microbes survive and thrive there too.

He added that there are bacteria colonies inside the space station that we dont always see, but that could cause a slew of issues. When theres a lot of recycled air, it can go into electronics and other things.

Moreover, the space stations structure has been strained by the docking and undocking of vehicles shuttling supplies and people back and forth, and different cracks and leaks have been fixed over time.

The cost of regular maintenance and upkeep is exorbitant; therefore eliminating the space station will save a significant amount of money.

According to NASAs International Space Station Transition Report, the ISS was supposed to crash in the South Pacific Oceanic Uninhabited Area, also known as Point Nemo. The deorbit would occur in January 2031.

Point Nemo has turned into a type of space graveyard, where defunct spacecraft are frequently laid to rest. The location is roughly around 2,700 km away from any land and is named after a figure in Jules Vernes novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

Operators on the ground will use thrusters to regulate the space stations fall once it has been emptied and stripped of anything that needs to be retained, ultimately placing it on course for its eventual collapse.

ISS operators will perform the ISS re-entry burn, providing the final push to lower ISS as much as possible and ensure safe atmospheric entry, the transition plan explains.

The ISS was originally scheduled to be active for 15 years, but NASA decided to extend its stay in orbit by another 10 years in 2014. NASAs latest revelation means it will be around for nearly a decade longer than it was previously planned.

The ISS will be replaced by one or more commercially owned and operated space platforms, according to NASA. The private sector is technically and financially capable of developing and operating commercial low-Earth orbit destinations, with NASAs assistance, Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at NASA Headquarters, said in a statement.

NASA claims the switch to renting space on commercial platforms could save the space agency billions of dollars. The money saved will be applied to Nasas deep space exploration initiatives, allowing the agency to explore deep space further and faster.

The ISS presently costs NASA roughly $3.1 billion per year, with more than $1.3 billion going to station operations and research, and about $1.8 billion going to personnel and cargo transportation. According to a graph contained in the transition report, spending will remain flat until the fiscal year 2027.

NASA is expected to be one of the customers for commercial space stations to cut costs. If we are just one of many customers, the providers will be able to amortize their fixed cost over a bigger base, McAlister said. We will see cost savings just from that alone.

Aside from the US, Russia and China are both building their own space stations. Russia, which constructed and operates one side of the International Space Station, aims to develop and launch its own spacecraft in five or six years, the Russian Orbital Service Station.

China will finish the construction of its Tiangong (Heavens Palace) space station this year. By the time Tiangong becomes fully operational, China will be the only country to have its own space station as ISS will complete its service life.

The ISS never had a Chinese crew member on board, nor was it involved in any Chinese project. The Wolf Amendment, enacted by US lawmakers in 2011, effectively prohibited NASA and Chinese organizations from cooperating, due to human rights and national security concerns.

With the retirement of the ISS insight, NASA is facilitating private corporations to make a strong foothold in the space industry. NASA veteran Michael Suffredinis firm Axiom Space is at the forefront to develop a privately-owned space station a reality. And it plans on making this space station 97% cheaper than the ISS.

In October last year, aconsortium led by Lockheed Martin announced its plans to construct a permanently crewed commercial space station named Starlab which could be launched by 2027.

Jeff Bezos firm Blue Origin also unveiled plans for Orbital Reef, a joint venture with Boeing and some other firms. The Reef will host up to 10 people and is supposed to serve as a mixed-use business park. This orbiting industrial estate is expected to open by the end of the decade.

Although private-enterprise missions such as the ones offered by Elon Musks rocketry firm SpaceX have existed for several years, these projects are significant because they are planned on a much more splendid scale.

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The Japanese conquest of Singapore in southeast Asia, on 15 February 1942, is often referred to in Western historical annals as the Fall of Singapore, as though this island had, for the first time, been captured by an imperial power.

The Japanese takeover of Singapore heralded an exchange from one set of colonial masters (the British Empire) to another (the Empire of Japan).

Read more: Japanese forces reach southern Malaya and Singapore outskirts, 80 years ago

The failure of Britain and its allies, to hold Singapore, was a severe blow to Londons prestige and power in the Far East. Writing in his memoirs Winston Churchill labeled it the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history. As Britains prime minister and war leader, Churchill was ultimately responsible for military losses.

Yet at the time Churchill tried to absolve the British government of blame, saying that the Singapore defeat was due to Britain having to allocate war resources to Soviet Russia, as part of conditions stipulated in US president Franklin Roosevelts Lend-Lease Act of March 1941.

English historian Chris Bellamy wrote, As early as the beginning of 1942, British politicians used the resources diverted to Russia as an excuse for losing Singapore Churchill and [Anthony] Eden both said they had given to Russia what they had really needed for the defense of the Malay peninsula. This was untrue. British and Australian ground forces had been poorly trained and equipped for jungle warfare, and were simply outmatched and outfought by aggressive Japanese troops, enjoying superior morale.

The Japanese 25th Army, tasked with capturing British Malaya and the island of Singapore, comprised of about 30,000 men. The 25th Army was led by one of the most formidable commanders of the entire war, Lieutenant-General Tomoyuki Yamashita; and the force he commanded was the best led and equipped army that Japan had at its disposal, Mark E. Stillestated, a retired US Navy commander. Advancing through difficult terrain including extensive jungle, the 25th Army had captured all of the Malayan mainlands against bigger enemy forces in less than 8 weeks, by 31 January 1942.

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On that day, 31 January, the last British troops had retreated across the narrow Strait of Johore, traversing the bridge called the Causeway at Johore Bahru, which separated Malaya from Singapore; where Britains allies, the Indians and Australians, had now retired to, or at least those who survived the fighting on the Malayan mainland. The defending forces could still call on about 85,000 men to fight, though they were lacking in equipment and training while their morale was not good.

From his position at the Strait of Johore, Lieutenant-General Yamashita was looking through his binoculars at Singapore and its coastline. He again demonstrated his military acumen, by correctly assessing that the most heavily defended part of Singapore was in the northeastern section of the Strait. Yamashitas opposite number, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival, had positioned his strongest force there, the British 18th Division.

Yamashita chose instead to attack a weakly-defended portion of the Strait, held by the 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade, between Tanjong Buloh and Tanjong Murai. The Japanese general decided to amass 16 of his battalions, to be launched in the first wave across an area of land 4.5 miles in breadth, with 5 battalions held back in reserve along with a tank regiment. Yamashita scheduled the assault on Singapore to begin at 8 pm on 8 February 1942.

To mount his attack across the Strait of Johore to Singapore, Yamashita had at his disposal many scores of collapsible boats, 30 small landing craft, along with numerous pontoons, the latter consisting of floating platforms used to support temporary bridges. Yamashita went to great lengths to disguise where his main thrust would fall. Churchill acknowledged that the Japanese hadundertakenlong and careful planning for their raid on Singapore. The Japanese Imperial Guards built dummy camps in the northeastern sector, so as to make the British believe they were preparing to attack in that area.

Percival, in overall command of British and Commonwealth forces, was confident that the weight of the Japanese landing would indeed come there, in the northeast. Pre-attack Japanese artillery raids were also concentrated in the northeast, strengthening Percivals impression that he would be proved right. The Japanese assault troops were not moved forward until the night prior to the landing. About 24 hours before the attack on Singapore had commenced, the Australians detected extensive enemy activity opposite them, but it was too late for Percival to reconstitute his forces.

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Churchillwrote, The preparation of field defenses and obstacles, though representing a good deal of local effort, bore no relation to the mortal needs which now arose The spirit of the Army had been largely reduced by the long retreat and hard fighting on the peninsula. The threatened northern and western shores were protected by the Johore Strait, varying in width from 600 to 2,000 yards, and to some extent by mangrove swamps at the mouths of its several rivers.

On the morning of 8 February 1942, Japanese planes and artillery started bombarding the positions held by the 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade. The barrage intensified as the day went on. At about 8:30 pm on 8 February, after nightfall, the Australians sighted Japanese landing craft nearing their area. Regardless of having no artillery support, the Aussies resisted strongly and sank some Japanese vessels but, even so, the enemy soon broke through their thinly spread rearguard.

By 4 am on 9 February, the Australian forces had all been ordered to fall back, a difficult task in the dark, and they suffered debilitating losses. The Japanese had established a toehold on Singapore and they could not be dislodged.Percivals command center was unable to implement operations in Singapore at any level.On 9 February Percival himself admitted that the situation is undoubtedly serious. Yamashita sensed the British confusion, and he ordered a full-blooded drive to capture Singapore as quickly as possible. Within 2 days, the Japanese hadcapturedone-third of Singapore.

On the 3rd day of the offensive, during the evening of 10 February, the enemy had penetrated British defenses, such as the critically important Jurong Line, before Percival had realized the attempt had been made. Stille recognized, The loss of this line was the last chance to defend Singapore city.

British-led counterattacks could either not be executed in time, or were poorly organized. On 10 February Churchill wrote of the position at Singapore, There must at this stage be no thought of saving the troops or sparing the population. The battle must be fought to the bitter end at all costs The honor of the British Empire and of the British Army is at stake With the Russians fighting as they are and the Americans so stubborn at Luzon [northern Philippines], the whole reputation of our country and our race is involved.

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At 6 pm on 11 February, day 4 of the Japanese offensive, the landmark British naval base in Singapore had been abandoned, and explosives were deployed, but the base was merely partially destroyed. Yamashitas soldiers did not let up on 12 February, as they moved down the strategically vital Bukit Timah road towards Singapore city.Beginning at around noon on 12 February, the British and their allies started withdrawing to a final perimeter around Singapore city.

By the morning of 13 February, the defenders held a perimeter stretching 28 miles around Singapore. Their forces were depleted. The British Governor in Singapore, Shenton Thomas, gave orders that the broadcasting station be blown up, and the contents of the treasury burned.The supplies of rubber in Singapore were incinerated, while the tin-smelting plants and a number of other factories were liquidated. At some plants, the attempt to demolish them was prevented by its owners and staff. Other facilities were deemed necessary for the islands inhabitants.

Some troops at the rear fled their positions from the approaching Japanese, and there were reports of armed deserters looting. A few seized small vessels to escape from Singapore, and others tried to board ships exiting the port area. During the early afternoon of 13 February, Percival held a conference with his principal staff and officers. Those present concurred that a counterattack had no hope of succeeding, and that the situation was desperate. Later that day, Percival confessed that resistance would probably last for another 24 or 48 hours.

On the night of 13 February, the last ships and other craft were ordered to leave the Singapore coastline, and set sail for the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, with 3,000 evacuees on board. Through 14 February, the Japanese pressure on the western part of the Singapore perimeter increased. Late on the 14th, the Japanese 18th Division had advanced to less than 3 kilometers from the southern edge of Singapore city.

In the center, attacks by the Japanese 5th Division, supported by tanks, made further progress down the Bukit Timah road in central Singapore. They descended on a residential area at the fringes of Singapore city. Compounding Percivals woes, on the morning of 14 February he had been told, by the Director General of Civil Defense, that the citys water supplies would but cut off at any moment, with the islands reservoirs in Japanese hands.

By now, the Japanese artillery and air attacks were raining down at will on the city, leading to widespread civilian casualties and suffering. During a staff meeting that began at 9:30 am on 15 February, Percival was forced to confront the inevitable. There were chronic shortages of fuel and heavy ammunition. At 5:15 pm on 15 February, Percival and his Chief-of-Staff obeyed Japanese instructions to go to the Ford Factory at Bukit Timah, in order to discuss surrender terms with the Japanese officers.

Once the opposing sides had convened at the Ford Factory, Yamashita, as he was entitled to do, repeatedly demanded unconditional surrender from the reluctant Percival, under threat of renewed Japanese attacks. With Yamashita becoming increasingly impatient, Percival at last consented after a 55 minute meeting. The unconditional surrender was signed at 6:10 pm on 15 February 1942, and became effective at 8:30 pm.

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Stille wrote, The 70-day campaign for Malaya and Singapore was over, and the greatest military defeat in British history complete. Throughout the 10 weeks of fighting, the British-led forcessuffered138,708 losses, of which more than 130,000 were prisoners taken by the Japanese, about 80,000 of them in Singapore.

From the total casualties, 67,340 were in fact Indian, 38,496 were British, 18,490 were Australian and the local units suffered 14,382 killed, captured or wounded. Japanese casualties amounted to 9,824, that is just 7% of British Commonwealth losses.Taking into account that the Malayan campaign involved British-led divisions, on paper it entailed the largest surrender of forces in the field in British history.

The Japanese taking of Malaya and Singapore meant the British Empire was rapidly disintegrating. Japans victory on the Malayan peninsula foreshadowed their capture of Burma (Myanmar) and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in the spring of 1942. The deep natural resources of Malaya, notably its tin and rubber, were now under Tokyos command; which the Japanese leadership calculated to be almost as significant as the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies.

The above conquests enabled Japan, an otherwise resource poor country, to prosecute a vast war for nearly another 4 years.How could such a disaster have befallen the British in Mayala? Among the most important factors, as Bellamy alluded to earlier, was that the Japanese infantry were better trained, more determined and utilized superior tactics compared to the British and Commonwealth forces. The Japanese Army was not famed for its prowess with tanks and armor but, under Yamashitas leadership, the 25th Army made ample use of such vehicles on the Malayan peninsula.

By evening on the first day (8 December 1941) of the Japanese landings, northern Malaya had been lost to the enemy almost without a fight. On 10 December, the Japanese further wrested control of the nearby seas having on that day destroyed prominent British warships. Also at this time, they were winning command of the skies.

The British-led units were poorly deployed in Malaya, as they were dispersed over too wide an area, and could not concentrate their forces to repel the Japanese advance. The fighting for central Malaya in early January 1942 was pivotal. A successful stand by the defenders there could have enabled them to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese, which may have knocked the latter off balance and at least delayed their march.

Read more: Japanese advance through British Malaya: 80 years ago

Once central Malaya and the capital city Kuala Lumpur were lost, it was inevitable that the southern portion of the peninsula would thereafter capitulate, along with Singapore. No further British reinforcements could be sent to Singapore, nor was the island prepared for an attack from the north.

Shane Quinn has contributed on a regular basis to Global Research for almost two years and has had articles published with American news outlets Peoples World and MintPress News, Morning Star in Britain, and Venezuelas Orinoco Tribune. The views expressed in the article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Global Village Space.

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This stunning 3D Mother 3 fan tribute video from Curiomatic (formerly Smashified) will blow you away, even if youve never touched the original game. Its easy to call the footage a lively recreation of some of the RPGs original highlights, but its so much more than that. Classic characters like Lucas and Kumatora have a claymation-like style as their 3D models trot around familiar locations. Even the combat has been given a colorful facelift, with battle themes and animations that are more vibrant than ever. See how Curiomatic reimagined Mother 3 in its 3D fan tribute video below.

Its a magical tribute and, sadly, nothing more. Curiomatics loving project is an impressive five-minute trip down memory lane but nothing you can actually play. Curiomatic specializes in visual experimentation in the gaming space, and it says its 3D Mother 3 tribute video has been in the works for more than two years, calling the project its most ambitious yet. It exists to commemorate the YouTube channels seven-year anniversary.

Although it would be nice to say the video is part of some official Mother 3-related celebration, many gaming fans have yet to experience the original classic. Mother 3 released exclusively to the Game Boy Advance more than 15 years ago and is only available in Japan, though a professional-level English fan patch is available. Although Mother 2 came West as EarthBound andMother 1 eventually arrived asEarthBound Beginnings, Nintendo has never done anything to suggest it is planning to localize the third entry, despite Mother 3 protagonist Lucas appearing in several Super Smash Bros. entries as a playable character.

In related news, Nintendo recently announced that EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings have joined Nintendo Switch Onlines SNES and NES libraries.

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Mother 3 Tribute Video Is a Stunning 3D Recreation of a Nintendo Classic - The Escapist

If you're looking for some big premieres and finales to mix in with all that Olympics coverage, we have you covered this week.

Netflix is leading the charge with the premiere of its Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, plus the second season of Space Force starring The Office alum Steve Carell. AMC has the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead (which encompasses the latest batch of episodes in the super-sized final season) and Apple TV+ has its mind-wiping new drama Severance.

Our latest superhero obsession Peacemaker is wrapping up its first season (though there are apparently good odds it'll return for Season 2) and SYFY is bringing the alien-and-demon double shot with new episodes of Resident Alien and Astrid & Lilly Save the World. The CW has the season finale of 4400, Paramount Plus has a new episode of Star Trek: Discovery, HBO Max has a new Raised By Wolves, and The King's Man lands on streaming at Hulu (along with HBO).

Check out the full rundown below and let us know what you'll be watching.

Resident Alien (SYFY), Wednesday 9 p.m. - "Radio Harry"

Asta is concerned Harry is building another bomb and hopes to find out when they go camping on the reservation.

Peacemaker (HBO Max), Thursday - Season 1 Finale

SEASON FINALE: Explores the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises in the aftermath of executive producer James Gunn's 2021 film The Suicide Squad a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it!

Space Force (Netflix), Friday - Season 2

SEASON PREMIERE: A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency Space Force ready for lift-off.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix), Friday

FILM PREMIERE: In this sequel, influencers looking to breathe new life into a Texas ghost town encounter Leatherface, an infamous killer who wears a mask of human skin.

Severance (Apple TV+), Friday - Series Premiere

SERIES PREMIERE: Severance centers around Mark Scout (Adam Scott), a leader of a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. This experiment in work-life balance' is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work and of himself.

The Walking Dead (AMC), Sunday 9 p.m. - "No Other Way"

MIDSEASON PREMIERE: Daryl, Maggie, Gabriel, Negan and Elijah battle the Reapers for food; Aaron and the Alexandrians must survive a storm.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Monday 8 p.m. - "Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding, Bobsled, Alpine Skiing"

LIVE: Coverage of the women's aerials final in freestyle skiing, the women's big air final in snowboarding, the first and second runs of the two-man event in bobsled and the women's downhill event in alpine skiing.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (BBC America), Monday 8 p.m.

NETWORK PREMIERE: A boy's close encounter with an alien stranded on Earth leads to a unique friendship in Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film.

4400 (The CW), Monday 9 p.m. - "Present Is Prologue"

SEASON FINALE: Tensions rise as an attack is made on the Bois Blanc, putting everyone's life in danger; Shanice and Logan do their best to keep Hayden safe; Claudette and Jharrell try to reason with Manny; Mildred still believes her sister can be saved.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Tuesday 8 p.m. - "Bobsled, Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Speed Skating"

LIVE: Coverage of the third and final runs of the two-man event in bobsled, the women's short program in figure skating, the first runs for the men's slalom in alpine skiing and the men's team pursuit in speed skating.

Bloodshot (FX), Tuesday 8 p.m.

PREMIERE: Killed in action, soldier Ray Garrison gets a new lease on life when the RST Corp. brings him back from the dead. But when the company decides to manipulate his mind and memories, Ray must embark on a mission to find out what's real and what's not.

The Osbournes Want to Believe (Travel), Tuesday 8 p.m. - "Hunt for the Paranormal"

Jack takes Ozzy and Sharon on a virtual Bigfoot hunt and schools them on demonic possession; then the Osbournes hop into their DeLorean for a celebrity time travel game.

Marvel Studios: Assembled (Disney+), Wednesday - The Making of Eternals

An in-depth look at the making of Eternals. This behind the scenes doc features on-set footage, interviews with stars and filmmakers, and more.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Wednesday 8 p.m. - "Freestyle Skiing, Short Track, Alpine Skiing"

LIVE: Coverage of the women's halfpipe qualifying round and the men's aerials final in freestyle skiing, the latest from short track and the downhill runs in the women's combined event in alpine skiing.

Resident Alien (SYFY), Wednesday 9 p.m. - "Radio Harry"

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

Astrid & Lilly Save the World (SYFY), Wednesday 10 p.m. - "One Rib"

Astrid and Lilly feel excluded when everyone does a new viral dance, until they learn it's a monster.

Peacemaker (HBO Max), Thursday - Season 1 Finale

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+), Thursday - New Episode

Fnds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

Raised by Wolves (HBO Max), Thursday - "Control"

Android partners Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), along with their brood of six human children, join a newly formed atheistic colony in Kepler 22 b's mysterious tropical zone. But navigating this strange new society is only the start of their troubles as Mother's "natural child" threatens to drive what little remains of the human race to extinction.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Thursday 8 p.m. - "Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing"

LIVE: Coverage of the women's 1000m in speed skating, the women's free skate event in figure skating and the women's halfpipe final in freestyle skiing.

BattleBots (Discovery), Thursday 8 p.m. - "Edges, Wedges and Wheels"

It's a symphony of destruction as a fresh group of bots look to leave their mark on the 2021 season with a signature victory; the night reaches a crescendo as two of the sport's best drivers square off in the main event.

Nine Days (Starz), Thursday 9 p.m.

NETWORK PREMIERE: A man interviews five unborn souls to determine which one can be given life on Earth.

Space Force (Netflix), Friday - Season 2

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

The King's Man (Hulu), Friday

STREAMING PREMIERE: One man must race against time to stop history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds from starting a war and wiping out millions of people.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix), Friday

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

Severance (Apple TV+), Friday - Series Premiere

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Friday 8 p.m. - "Bobsled, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing"

LIVE; Coverage of the first and second runs of the two-woman event in bobsled, the pairs short program in figure skating and the men's halfpipe final in freestyle skiing.

Knives Out (SYFY), Friday 8 p.m.

The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect.

Antlers (HBO), Friday 8:15 p.m.

NETWORK PREMIERE: A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover that a young student is harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Saturday 8 p.m. - "Bobsled, Figure Skating"

LIVE: Coverage of the third and final runs of the two-woman and the third and final runs of the four-man events in bobsled and the pairs free skate in figure skating.

The King's Man (HBO), Saturday 8 p.m.

PREMIERE: One man must race against time to stop history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds from starting a war and wiping out millions of people.

2022 Winter Olympics (NBC), Sunday 8 p.m. - "Closing Ceremony"

NEW: The Winter Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony from Beijing National Stadium.

Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece (PBS), Sunday 8 p.m. - Season Finale

SEASON FINALE: Fogg meets an old friend at New York's Grand Central Depot and must decide if he wants to continue his trip.

The Walking Dead (AMC), Sunday 9 p.m. - "No Other Way"

See more in our "Highlights" section above.

Two Sentence Horror Stories (The CW), Sunday 9 p.m. - "Heirloom"

A recent widower and his daughter find their new home sits on haunted land with deeply rooted horror spanning generations.

Two Sentence Horror Stories (The CW), Sunday 9:30 p.m. - "Homecoming"

SEASON FINALE: Three brothers return to their childhood home to visit their dying father only to be forced to confront the demons of their past.

Talking Dead (AMC), Sunday 10 p.m. - "The Walking Dead 1109"

Fans, actors and producers discuss "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead."

*TV listing information via streaming and network listings, Zap2it.

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TV THIS WEEK: The Walking Dead, Space Force, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Resident Alien & Peacemaker - Syfy