HBO's The Last of Us adaptation has picked up a prolific Hollywood actor for a pivotal role, casting Patrick Wilson as Jerry, the father of Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever.

The casting was first reported as a rumor by Jeff Sneider, and Deadline confirmed the news in a subsequent report. Wilson is best known for his work in the 2009 film adaptation of Watchmen, The Conjuring and Insidious franchises, and the Aquaman movies. On television, Wilson starred in HBO's 2003 adaptation of Angels in America and Season 2 of FX's Fargo.

The show also cast Matlock actor Jason Ritter as Hanley, a Washington Liberation Front (WLF) soldier. Ritter's also married to actress Melanie Lynskey, who portrayed the villain Kathleen in the show's inaugural season. Deadline also reported that Season 2 cast members Ariela Barer (Mel), Tati Gabrielle (Nora), and Spencer Lord (Owen) have been promoted to main cast members.

As the war in Iran continues, Pope Leo has called on journalists to "show the face of war and tell it through the eyes of the victims so as ​not to turn it into a video game."

The first Pope from the US said this during a meeting with newspeople from Italy's TG2 TV show today, March 16, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Cardinal Blase Cupich took direct aim at the videos that the White House has posted recently featuring footage of video games and movies, calling them "sickening."

Pope Leo, for his part, said, "In the dramatic ​circumstances of war, such as those we are experiencing, information must guard against the risk of turning into propaganda."

A free game on Steam is looking to take some of the stress out of World of Warcraft raid nights, allowing players to practice upcoming boss mechanics from WoW's latest Midnight expansion.

Midnight Season 1 will introduce three raids for WoW players to overcome, and the free game Vellum: Raid Night Study Hall wants to help make sure players are prepared. The game features eight practice encounters from across WoW's upcoming Voidspire, Dreamrift, and March of Quel'Danas (or, as Vellum: Raid Night Study Hall calls them, the Annoyed Spire, Gleamdrift, and Starch for Quail-Ganache) raids.

The game comes from developer Alvios Games, creator of the spellcasting co-op roguelike Vellum, and uses many of the same assets from the indie game to teach players Midnight's new raid mechanics. While players play, dynamic tips appear to help teach each fight, and an in-game codex (similar to WoW's dungeon journal) gives additional insight and information.