PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a household name at this point since it helped propel the battle royale-style game into unprecedented popularity. Fortnite took the genre to new heights, and now new entries in long-running franchises are adopting the style; namely Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V. We had the chance to speak with Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene, and one of the many topics of discussion was the emergence of big names doing battle royale, and if that affects PUBG's development in any way.
During the interview, Greene said, "Oh, no. We have our own internal roadmap. And of course there's going to be competitors. This year is a battle royale of battle royales. Everyone has their own royale, which is great, I love seeing the genre grow. It's going to be interesting to see if it's going to develop as a full genre."
Greene continued, "We look internally, we have our own goals. We don't really look at what other people are doing. We kind of have blinders on. We've had these, sort of, stretch goals for quite some time. While, yes, competition is great to keep people on their toes, we don't necessarily look at what others are doing."
At Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference, PUBG made its big announcement that a snow map is on the way to both PC and Xbox One versions of the game. It's set to launch sometime in Winter 2018, and it will be the fourth map in PUBG's rotation. No details were given as to how the snow map will be designed. The third and much smaller map, named Sahnok, will go live for PC players on June 22 and for Xbox One users sometime in the Summer this year.
There's an on-going story among battle royale games, too. Development studio PUBG Corp. filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, developers of Fortnite, for copyright infringement in Korea. Epic is also the company behind the Unreal Engine, for which both PUBG and Fortnite are built on. You can read more details in our story here.
In an interview with Dengeki Online, Octopath Traveler producer Masashi Takahashi said there is no planned DLC for the upcoming Switch title. "We haven't even thought of having DLC," Takahashi said, "The retail version is a complete game." Siliconera has the full interview translated into English.
Square Enix's Octopath Traveler is a turn-based RPG portrayed in a 2D pixelated aesthetic that's similar to what's seen in the developer's Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. Players begin as one of eight different adventurers before setting out on their journey. How the game begins is determined by which character the player starts as. Throughout Octopath Traveler's story, players encounter the seven other characters, each in the middle of their own journey, and can choose whether or not to recruit these characters and pursue their stories as well.
During the interview, Takahashi also said Octopath Traveler was always scheduled to launch on the Nintendo Switch, even though development of the game started well before anyone even knew of the console's existence. Square Enix and Nintendo's positive relationship, forged through the two companies' partnership on Bravely Default and its sequel, influenced Square Enix's decision to launch Octopath Traveler exclusively on Nintendo hardware.
Takahashi went on to deny the inclusion of any sort of New Game Plus mode, but added that Octopath Traveler's difficulty would evolve organically and make certain parts of the game harder based on player decisions. For example, it's possible to beat the entire campaign without recruiting a single character, but this limits the number of skills players will have access to when trying to interact with Octopath Traveler's world.
Takahashi also said that Octopath Traveler has a 50-60 hour story, but the game will take up to 100 hours for any completionists who want to tackle every side mission and optional dungeon.
Octopath Traveler is releasing for Nintendo Switch on July 13. During E3 2018, Square Enix announced a second demo for the game. You can play it right now.
New week, new Netflix! The streaming service has a slew of new titles arriving, including a highly anticipated new season of a Marvel favorite. Of course, that's not the only Netflix original to be on the lookout for.
Naturally, the biggest new arrival of the week is the new season of Marvel's Luke Cage. The second season follows the titular superhero in the aftermath of Defenders, as he grapples with his fame, while also coming up against a new threat in Bushmaster. If that's not enough of a Marvel fix for you, the fifth season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD also arrives on Netflix this week.
As for other originals, the competitive cooking show Cooking on High debuts this week. The unique spin on this particular food show is all of the recipes include cannabis as an ingredient. The original movie Brain on Fire also arrives on June 22, along with Season 2 of Heavy Rescue: 401. Lastly, don't forget to revisit Disney's Tarzan when it begins streaming on June 23.
Another week means another Fortnite update is on the way. Developer Epic Games has confirmed the latest patch, version 4.4, is slated for release quite soon. And while we don't have patch notes just yet, we do know what looks to be one of its headlining features.
In a post on Twitter, Epic confirmed that server downtime will begin for Fortnite at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 9 AM BST / 6 PM AET on Tuesday, June 19. An exact schedule for servers to return hasn't been announced, but whenever they are back online, update 4.4 will be available for download. This is described in-game as a "content update," so you can expect it to do more than just fix bugs.
Fortnite: Battle Royale's in-game New Updates screen teases an item called the Stink Bomb that's coming soon. It looks to be a new type of grenade that "explodes into a cloud on impact and slowly damage anyone inside." Just how lethal it will be is unclear, but given Epic's usual time table for adding items listed in the New Updates area, you can expect to begin playing with this on Tuesday.
One other element of the patch could be a fix for shopping carts, which have had to be disabled more than once recently due to a bug. These were added to the game not long ago and serve as Fortnite's first vehicle. They can be operated on your own, but the most fun use for them sees one player push while another rides inside, where they can fire their weapon.
As noted in the New Updates image above, Sniper Shootout v3, one of the current limited-time modes in Battle Royale, ends soon. That could mean that patch 4.4 will roll out another mode to mix up the usual set of playlists. 50v50 v3 is also currently available.
Update 4.4 is the game's first since the launch of Battle Royale on Nintendo Switch. That came shortly after it was confirmed during Nintendo's E3 press conference broadcast, though it had been leaked and rumored for quite some time.
WWE and 2K are dropping a flurry of news about WWE 2K19, including when you'll be able to play the game and special editions you can pick up if you want to score some extra content and collectibles. The game will release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 9, and in addition to the standard version, there will be a Deluxe Edition and a Collector's Edition. Here what's in each:
WWE 2K19 Deluxe Edition: The full game, plus special packaging and access to the game's Season Pass, pre-order digital content, and Collector's Edition digital content.
WWE 2K19 Collector's Edition: The full game, including all the content from the above Deluxe Edition, plus "exclusive and rare collectibles" and limited edition WWE SuperCard content.
The WWE says 2K will reveal more detailed information about what's in the Deluxe and Collector's editions this summer. There's no word yet on a possible Nintendo Switch version; WWE 2K18 came out on Switch several months after it released on other platforms. Meanwhile, 2K also announced who the face of the game will be: WWE Champion AJ Styles will grace the cover of WWE 2K19.
In a conference call about the game, Styles himself also announced a special contest for everyone who picks up a copy of the game. "I have a challenge for everyone out there," he said. "If you win the contest and beat me, AJ Styles, in WWE 2K19, you could win a million dollars. That's right. You heard me right. $1 million. Let's do this. I'm calling it the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge. All entrants can participate on the PS4, the Xbox One." You can find more details on the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge on the contest's website.
At long last, the cover superstar for WWE 2K19 has been revealed. WWE Champion AJ Styles--otherwise known as the face that runs the place and the champ that runs the camp--has the honor of gracing the cover of the next installment of WWE's annual video game.
The news was revealed by Styles himself, who also announced a special contest for everyone who picks up a copy of the game. "I have a challenge for everyone out there," Styles said during a conference call to reveal his role in the new game. "If you win the contest and beat me, AJ Styles, in WWE 2K19, you could win a million dollars. That's right. You heard me right. $1 million. Let's do this. I'm calling it the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge. All entrants can participate on the PS4, the Xbox One."
The rules are rather simple. Users will have to beat a yet-to-be-announced new mode in the game, then submit a video of themselves explaining why they deserve a shot at Styles. Four players will be chosen to fight in the semi-final round, with one winner going on to face-off with Styles in the game. Make sure you check out the complete rules for the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge.
If you want to start training for Styles early, he tipped his hand a bit during the press conference, admitting he normally plays with the Crow version of Sting from WCW when he plays the 2K games. "Sting was always my favorite," he says. "And so, that's the guy that I always played with. And my son actually plays with AJ Styles, and he whips my tail. But Sting is my choice. I've always been a big fan. The Crow Sting was my favorite, and will forever be my favorite."
More details about the new WWE game, including any pre-order bonuses and DLC content, will be announced at a later time. WWE 2K19 will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on October 9--in both standard and deluxe editions.
The next edition of WWE's flagship wrestling game franchise is now available for pre-order. The cover athlete for WWE 2K19 is AJ Styles, and Publisher 2K promises the game will contain a sizable roster of WWE and NXT superstars and legends. It's slated for release on October 9, 2018 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but you can reserve your copy now.
Note that no Nintendo Switch edition has been announced yet, but WWE 2K18 did end up coming to Switch after it launched on other platforms. If you're ready to lock in your WWE 2K19 pre-order, we have you covered with all the information you'll need below. We go over any pre-order bonuses, what's included in the various editions, where you can find it, and how much it costs.
WWE 2K19 Pre-Order Bonus
If you pre-order WWE 2K19, you'll get what 2K is calling "bonus digital content." What that means is anyone's guess at this point. We'll update this article when the details emerge later this summer.
WWE 2K19 Standard Edition
The standard edition of WWE 2K19 comes with the game itself and any applicable pre-order bonuses--and that's it. But that's what you'd expect from a standard edition. Here's where you can pre-order the standard edition now.
The Deluxe Edition comes with the core game, plus a few extra goodies thrown in for good measure. For starters, you get to play the game four days early, on October 5. You also get the Season Pass and access to the Collector's Edition digital content, both of which will be detailed sometime this summer. Here's where you can pre-order the Deluxe Edition.
The Collector's Edition comes with all the goodies in the Deluxe Edition (early access and digital extras), plus "exclusive and rare physical collectibles" and "limited edition WWE SuperCard content." Presumably, details about those items will be forthcoming. We'll update this section when we know more. For now, here's where you can pre-order the Collector's Edition.
Pokemon Go has been steadily adding new features since it launched in the summer of 2016, from a more robust gyms system (including group raids), to daily and weekly quests and events with a fun variety of rewards. But if there's one thing the game is still missing--one that players have been requesting since Pokemon Go's release--it's Pokemon trading. Now, it's finally happening: Pokemon Go is getting trading, Niantic confirmed during a meeting with journalists at E3.
Trading will arrive in Pokemon Go "soon," meaning in the next month--Niantic representatives confirmed that players will be able to trade Pokemon with one another by the time Chicago's Pokemon Go Fest 2018 begins on July 14. Along with trading, Pokemon Go is also getting a robust friends system, and the two features will tie together in various ways.
Making Friends
Beginning soon, Pokemon Go players will be able to send one another friend requests using lengthy numerical friend codes, similar to the codes used on Nintendo consoles like the Switch. Players won't need to add one another's codes; if you have another player's code, you can send them a friend request, and they don't need to enter your code as well. At launch, each player's friends list will be limited to 200 players, and although that may expand in the future, Niantic confirmed that it has no plans to charge players in-game currency, which can be bought with real money, for expanded friends space. In other words, you'll never have to spend money to make room for more friends.
Your friends list will live as another tab on the trainer screen accessed by tapping on your character portrait in the bottom left of the screen. From there, you can see various stats (level, distance walked, number of Pokemon caught, etc.) and send your friends "gifts," which are a new item you'll collect from PokeStops. When you open a gift received from a friend, you'll see a postcard of the location where they collected it (take a screenshot if you want, because there's no way to save these postcards), and you'll receive a handful of items that may include new 7km eggs that can contain Alolan forms of Pokemon originally from the Kanto region (Pokemon Red/Blue). This will be the only way to obtain some Alolan forms, while others will be exclusive to raids or will appear during special events, like Alolan Exeggutor did briefly before E3.
You can also see your "friendship level" with each friend, which is tied closely with the new Pokemon trading feature. There are four levels of friendship, with "best friends" at the very top. You can increase your friendship level with specific friends by battling at rival teams' gyms together, raiding together, sending and receiving gifts, and trading Pokemon. Battling with friends also applies bonuses during battle that include attack buffs and extra balls for the catch phase. These don't stack for the whole raiding group; instead, the highest friend bonus of the entire raiding group is applied for all players.
Your friendship level with a specific friend can only increase once per day. More importantly, Niantic has designed the requirements to reach the highest levels of friendship so that it should take months to become "best friends" with another player.
"To get from 'friend' to 'good friend' is one day, and then from 'good friend' to 'great friend' is seven days total, and then 'great friend' to 'ultra friend' is 30 days total, and then 'ultra friend' to 'best friend' is 90," said Niantic engineer Kirsten Koa, the tech lead for these new features.
This is crucially important for one specific reason: The higher your friendship level, the less stardust it costs for two players to trade Pokemon.
Trade-offs
Collecting Pokemon is intrinsic to enjoying Pokemon Go, and two years into the game's lifespan, many players have impressive collections of powerful, rare, shiny, region-exclusive, and otherwise unique Pokemon in their games. If trading Pokemon in Pokemon Go was easy or cheap, it would ruin an essential part of what makes the game special. Niantic is acutely aware of that, and they designed Pokemon Go trading with limitations and costs designed to not detract from the pride many players feel in their Pokemon collections and the work players put into finding unique Pokemon.
"People work really hard to catch all these different pokemon," Koa said. "They travel to different continents and all that stuff. We don't want to devalue their effort by making trading so easy."
Trading Pokemon costs stardust, an in-game resource that's obtained through everyday play activities like catching Pokemon and hatching eggs. Currently, stardust is used to power Pokemon up, which has made it a scarce material for many high level players. (You can't buy stardust with real money, although you can spend money on special item boxes that contain items which increase the rate at which you gain stardust through other activities.)
Trades will cost the same amount of stardust for both players, which will discourage uneven trades and prevent players from trading with themselves via dummy accounts. Niantic showed journalists several examples of how much a Pokemon trade might cost. For players at lower friendship levels, making a "special" trade--trading a legendary Pokemon, a region exclusive, a shiny, or one that either player doesn't already have in their Pokedex--might not be possible at all, or might cost up to 1 million stardust.
Some high level players might have that much stardust to spare, but by anyone's measure it's a huge amount. In contrast, if you've achieved the highest possible level of friendship with someone, that same trade might cost only 40,000 stardust.
There are several other caveats designed to prevent the trading feature from de-valuing players' collections, and which Niantic hopes will prevent a "black market" from springing up around the feature. You can only trade with other players in person--there are no online trades in Pokemon Go. Both players must be level 10, and you have to be friends with one another. "Special" trades (as described above) can be made once per day. And a Pokemon's base stats--in other words, its IVs, or the stats that the game hints at when you use the "appraisal" feature--will change when it's traded, a limitation that is sure to frustrate the most hardcore players.
The thinking behind that is complex, but at its core it's designed to encourage players to trade Pokemon based on external attributes like shininess, rarity, and Pokedex completion, and not on intrinsic, semi-hidden attributes like specific IVs. Pokemon Go allows players to determine individual Pokemon's general base stats using a nonspecific "appraisal" feature that assigns each Pokemon a vague rating, but many players use third-party tools, like the phone app Poke Genie, to determine a Pokemon's exact IVs.
By randomizing IVs when a Pokemon is traded, Niantic ensures that those hidden stats won't be a factor in trades. Players with 100 IV Pokemon--Pokemon with perfect base stats, in other words--will want to keep those Pokemon instead of using them in trades. It's not all bad, though; a Pokemon's IVs can improve during a trade, and the higher your friendship level, the higher the Pokemon's base stats might become.
"One of the considerations for trading is we don't want there to be a black market," Koa told GameSpot after the presentation of these new features. "When Pokemon Go first came out, people were selling accounts online, and when trading comes out, we don't want the same thing to happen with like, 'perfect' Dragonites or something. And this is one way to prevent that."
"You can still get stronger Pokemon, though," she explained further. "Like I was mentioning with the friendship level, you can trade low IV Pokemon, and then maybe it will become something special when it gets to your phone." The likelihood of that happening--versus the alternative, which is trading a Pokemon with good stats and having them become worse--depends on your friendship level, she said.
(As a side note, Koa also provided an interesting glimpse at how Niantic communicates about these things internally, versus how the company speaks about them publicly: "We call them IVs internally, but since it's not communicated in the game, we don't really want to say IVs [in public], because we want to be friendly to casual users," she told GameSpot.)
It's not all limiting. You can get a Pokemon candy bonus when trading Pokemon that increases based on how far away the Pokemon were caught. Niantic showed an example where one player traded a Dratini caught over 100km away and received three candy. You can also change a Pokemon's nickname even after receiving it in a trade.
More To Come
Niantic said there are more features related to friends and trading coming this year. One thing they want to implement is sending friend requests via social networks, including Facebook. Their goal is to make Pokemon Go "the most sociable game in the world," according to the game's global product marketing manager, Kento Suga.
"Implementing trades for this type of game is very, very difficult, so we believe that this is the best way to be fair to the users, and safe for the users, and also fun for the users," Suga said. "This is just the first step of implementing new social related features. There are more and more coming later this year."
"Friends and trading is a really important aspect of the Pokemon franchise, so leading the implementation of these features has been one of the most exciting--but stressful--points of my career," Koa said, explaining that she played the original games and traded Pokemon cards with friends and family as a kid. "We wanted to make sure that we got things right. We needed to take into account how to introduce trading into this game, where exploring new places is really important to the game balance. We didn't want to mess with that. I hope we came up with something that's enjoyable and natural and safe for our users."
Pixar is used to box office success, with movies such as Toy Story 3 and Finding Dory among the most successful animated movies ever made. But even by the impressive standards elsewhere in the studio's catalogue, the record-smashing opening weekend for its latest movie, Incredibles 2, is an amazing result.
The film made a stunning $180 million over the weekend in US, which is the biggest ever opening for animated movie by some distance. The previous record-holder, Finding Dory, made $135 million in its first three days in 2016. In addition, that total gives Incredibles 2 the eighth biggest opening of all time and makes it the highest-ever weekend debut for a PG-rated title.
Incredibles 2 was helped by a lack of competition from other new movies this weekend. The only other new films to get a wide release were the R-rated comedy Tag, which debuted at No.4 with $14.6 million, and the Blaxploitation remake Superfly, which made $6.3 million and entered the chart at No.7.
The heist comedy reboot Ocean's 8 slipped down to No.2 in its second week on release, with a $19.5 million take, while Solo: A Star Wars Story dropped to No.4. The Star Wars spin-off has been something of a commercial disappointment compared to other recent movies in the long-running franchise, and has only made $192 million after four weeks in theaters. Elsewhere, the superhero sequelsDeadpool 2and Avengers: Infinity War continued their impressive runs at No.5 and No.8 respectively, while the acclaimed horror movie Hereditary is at No.6.
You can see the full Top 10 list for the June 15-17 US box office below, as compiled by Box Office Mojo.
Production has officially begun on Wonder Woman 1984, the much-anticipated sequel to 2017's DC blockbuster Wonder Woman. The movie's title was confirmed last week, along with the surprise return of Steve Trevor, the character played by Chris Pine in the first film. Now star Gal Gadot has revealed the first image of herself in her costume, which you can see below.
Gadot posted the image on Twitter with the caption "she's back." The image is largely as you'd expect--there's no changes to the costume--but it does have a distinctive gold background, which is very different to the more muted colors of the 1940s-set Wonder Women. Check it out below.
Wonder Woman 1984 hits theaters on November 1, 2019. Alongside Gadot and Pine, it stars Kristin Wiig as the villainous Cheetah, plus Game of Thrones and Narcos actor Pedro Pascal in an as-yet-unspecified role. The movie is directed by Patty Jenkins, who helmed the first film. Her deal is reportedly in the $7-9 million range, which has set a record for a female director.
We've known for some time that the film will have an '80s-setting. Last year, it was reported that the movie will "send Diana against the forces of Soviet Union in the closing days of the Cold War." In addition, Jenkins has teased that the movie will be a "funny and a great love story [with] a couple new unbelievable characters who I'm so excited about, who are very different than were in the last movie."
In related news, the first images from DC's upcoming Aquaman were revealed last week. The pictures showed many of the main characters, including Black Manta (David Kane), Vulko (Willem Dafoe), Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), Mera (Amber Heard), and, of course, Jason Momoa as Aquaman himself. The film hits theaters this November.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes a lot of movies, and while last year's Baywatch was a commercial disappointment, he's still had some big hits over the last 12 months. The biggest of the lot was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a pseudo-reboot of the classic '90s comedy adventure, which stands as Johnson's most successful movie ever. Unsurprisingly, a sequel is on the way, and the actor has now confirmed that work has started on it.
Johnson likes to keep fans updated on his many projects on Instagram, where he posted a new message about Jumanji 3. He revealed that writer/director Jake Kasdan will be returning for the film and that Kasdan had delivered a "dynamite pitch" for its story. In addition, Johnson stated--perhaps jokingly--that co-star Kevin Hart "dies in the first 15 seconds of the movie." Check the post out below:
Johnson's post also suggests that he will be joined by his other co-stars Karen Gillian, Jack Black, and Nick Jonas, although they are yet to be officially announced. The movie does have a release date however--it's due to hit theaters in December 2019.
In related news, Johnson's latest movie, Skyscraper, hits theaters next month. The action thriller sees the star play a former US Marine who now assesses security for skyscrapers and inevitably finds himself up against a terrorist gang who have taken over the most advanced building in the world. Check out the latest Skyscraper trailer here.
It may not be a surprise, but it's official: Madden NFL 19 is coming to PS4 and Xbox One on August 10. This year's installment features improvements to the graphics and animation, thanks to Real Player Motion Technology. Players will also have better tools for building their roster and new ways to train and develop the players. You can find more details here.
Whether you buy the new edition each year or you're looking to get into the franchise for the first time in 2018, you might be wondering what editions are available, how much they cost, and where to pre-order Madden NFL 19. We have you covered below.
Madden NFL 19 Standard Edition
Suggested retail price: $60
This is the standard version of the game. Pre-ordering it from Best Buy gets you a $10 reward certificate, but Newegg has it for $10 off. The cover athlete hasn't been revealed at the time of this writing.
Where to buy the Standard Edition:
Best Buy - PS4 / Xbox One: $60 ($10 reward certificate with pre-order)
The Hall of Fame Edition has 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, wide receiver, Terrell Owens on the cover. It costs $20 more than the standard edition, but it gets you the core game, plus a number of extras. It also lets you choose between Owens or four other NFL legends (Brian Urlacher, Rod Woodson, Dan Marino, and Terrell Davis) to add to your team. Additionally, you get 12 Gold Team Fantasy Packs, one Elite Madden 19 cover athlete (TBA), and two All-Madden Uniforms.
As above, pre-ordering from Best Buy gets you a $10 reward certificate redeemable at Best Buy, but Newegg gives you $10 off the price from the start. And if you pre-order it anywhere, you get access to the game three days early (August 7).
Where to buy the Hall of Fame Edition:
Best Buy - PS4 / Xbox One - $80 ($10 reward certificate with pre-order)
Insomniac's next game is Spider-Man, an action-filled game that doesn't just rehash the hero's origin story. Instead, it finds an experienced Peter Parker and his superhero alter ego defending New York City from a super villain threat. The game launches September 7 exclusively for PlayStation 4.
E3 2018 brought a ton of new footage of the game, showcasing its fluid combat and navigation. It's still too early to make any judgments, but our experience showed that it nailed the feel of Spidey, which is essential for a good Spider-Man game.
If you're ready to pre-order Spider-Man for PS4, you'll probably want to know what your options are. We have you covered below, with all the information you need about pre-order bonuses, the various editions, where to buy it, and how much it costs at each retailer. Let's swing into the details (sorry).
Pre-order bonus
Pre-order any version of Spider-Man, and you'll get a number of extra digital goodies. Here's a rundown of what you'll receive.
Spidey Suit Pack--Gain instant in-game access to three suits that alter your appearance and unlock new suit abilities.
Skill Points--Get a head start by having skill points to unlock abilities from the start of the game like active finishers, web grab, or faster web swinging.
Early unlock of a Spider-Drone Gadget--Unleash a mobile Spider-Drone to distract and web your enemies.
Spider-Man PS4 Custom Theme--Customize your PS4 with artwork from legendary comic book artist Adi Granov.
Spider-Man PSN Avatar--Represent your PSN profile online with the bold White Spider icon for your PSN avatar.
Spider-Man Standard Edition
The standard edition is just the core game, but if you pre-order it, you'll get the bonuses listed above. Here's where you can find the standard edition.
Amazon -- Currently unavailable at the time of this writing
The Digital Deluxe Edition of Spider-Man comes with the core game, the pre-order bonuses, plus a couple of extras, both digital and physical.
Marvel's Spider-Man: The City that Never Sleeps--consists of three post-launch story chapters featuring new characters and missions. Users will receive DLC by March 2019.
If pre-ordered before September 7, 2018, receive all pre-order bonus content, plus a custom, one-of-a-kind physical pin for Marvel's Spider-Man.
Here's where you can find the Digital Deluxe Edition:
Amazon -- Currently unavailable at the time of this writing
The Collector's Edition of Spider-Man comes with all the stuff included in the Digital Deluxe Edition, plus the following items.
Custom steelbook
White spider sticker
Mini artbook--contains unique, early-look concepts and unreleased artwork
Collector's Edition Marvel's Spider-Man statue by Gentle Giant
Marvel's Spider-Man: The City that Never Sleeps--Consists of three post-launch story chapters featuring new characters and missions. Users will receive DLC by March 2019.
Here's where you can buy the Collector's Edition.
Amazon -- Currently unavailable at the time of this writing
The list of things in life that are totally dependable is short, but it contains things like death, taxes, and a new Smash Bros. game on every Nintendo console. Nintendo's latest hardware is no exception--the company has announced that Super Smash Bros. will be coming to Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018.
There's still a lot to learn about the game, but we have learned it will boast a massive roster comprised of every character seen in the series to date--including Snake. Beyond that, Ridley is also being introduced as a new character alongside Splatoon's Inklings, who were showcased during the initial reveal. Another change of note is support for all Smash Bros. Amiibo figures and the ability to select a stage before choosing characters.
If you're one of the many people looking to pre-order Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch, you've come to the right place. We've gathered all the information you need about the pre-order bonuses, special editions, and pricing below.
No Pre-Order Bonuses
Nintendo has not announced any pre-order bonuses for Super Smash Bros. for Switch. Some retailers are offering discounts for pre-ordering the game, which you can find below.
No Special Editions
As yet, Nintendo has not announced a special edition of Super Smash Bros. for Switch. If that happens, we'll update this article.
Pre-Order Super Smash Bros. for Switch
And now for the goods: Here's where you can pre-order Super Smash Bros. for Switch and how much it costs. Note that Amazon Prime members currently get the best deal, with $12 taken off the standard retail price. But if you set up a free My Best Buy account, you can get a $10 reward certificate for pre-ordering at the big blue retailer.
According to Michel Ancel, director of Beyond Good and Evil 2, the first playable beta for the Ubisoft title won't launch until the end of 2019. Considering Ubisoft typically launches demos or betas for games several months prior to an official release, it's probably safe to say that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is currently scheduled for no sooner than 2020.
The announcement came via an Instagram post. In a post of a screenshot of Beyond Good and Evil 2, Ancel responded to a user comment asking for clarification on the title's release date by saying, "We aim for a playable beta for the end of next year."
We were impressed by the gameplay in Beyond Good and Evil 2's E3 2018 demo, and were shocked to see Jade, the protagonist of the original game, show up in the final moments of Beyond Good and Evil 2's new cinematic trailer. Perhaps most unexpected of all was an announcement from Joseph Gordon Levitt, who's company is partnering with Ubisoft to promote a campaign where anyone can create content for Beyond Good and Evil 2.
Beyond Good and Evil 2 is scheduled to launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Preacher Season 2 ended with quite a twist, with one of the main characters in a seemingly un-fixable jam. Season 3 picks that story right back up, so if you're not caught up on Preacher, you're going to want to stop reading now. And definitely don't watch this exclusive Preacher Season 3 clip. There are Preacher spoilers ahead!
When last we saw Tulip, she'd recently expired--died--exited this mortal coil--from a severe case of bullet to the gut syndrome. It's pretty clear that she'll be back in Season 3--if they'd wanted to keep it a secret, they probably wouldn't have included that Season 2 flashback where Jesse's grandmother resurrects a chicken.
So it's not surprising that in this exclusive Preacher Season 3 clip, Jesse and Cassidy have a mission: gathering Tulip's favorite things to help Grandma bring her back to life.
The clip comes from the Preacher Season 3 premiere, "Angelville," whose official description reads thus: "In a last-ditch effort to save Tulip, Jesse and Cassidy take her to Angelville, Jesse's family home, and Jesse is reunited with the people he fears the most: his own family."
It's certainly an interesting way to do it, and a big change from the comics. But if there's one thing we've come to expect from Preacher, it's that the show will always defy our expectations.
Preacher Season 3 premieres June 24 on AMC. If you want to catch up on Preacher's first two seasons, head to https://www.hulu.com/preacher.
We talk about all kinds of things here at GameSpot, but one area in which we remain sorely lacking is our discussion of boats. BOATS. With a "b".
Think of it this way: 70% of the world is water, while, on a good day, maybe only 3% of the world is video games. It seems reasonable to devote just a little more time thinking about this other 70% of the world and how we will inevitably bend it to our indomitable will using technology, cunning, and one badass boat.
That badass boat, my friends, is the M80 Stiletto.
Cribbing directly from your dating profile, America's Navy describes the M80 Stiletto as a powerful, sleek, ultra-high-profile, carbon fiber-and-steel scythe of a ship perfect for close-combat situations. It is, in fact, the boat to end all boats. Here are five reasons why:
1) Actual Navy SEALs Call it the "Bat Boat"
Sure, "Boaty McBoatface" may be cute--the kind of boat you'd invite over for a night of board games and cocoa--but it's not the boat any self-respecting, flying mammal-inspired, super-detective vigilante would call his own. The M80 Stiletto is, and that's why actual Navy SEALs call it the "Bat Boat." The shallow draft, along with its low-profile and faceted superstructure, allows the M80 to deliver a dozen Navy SEALs and Spec Ops personnel to their insertion points quickly and quietly, with a minimal radar signature. While SEALs execute the toughest missions out there, they can't do it alone.
2) Gotta Go Fast!
6,600 hp engines allow the M80 Stiletto to plow through waves at up to 60 knots (about 70mph). Speeds like that would bounce a smaller boat--and its occupants--right out of the water, but the Stiletto's wide, M-shaped hull forces waves through underwater troughs to generate lift. This also reduces the Stiletto's draft to just three feet when fully-loaded, enabling the ship access to inland waterways and coastlines that would ground other vessels. (Fast, flexible, and able to access inland waterways… Note to self: Update dating profile.)
3) Release the Drones
Talk about two great tastes that taste great together--the M80 Stiletto combines everything you love about boats with everything you love about drones, carrying both airborne and seaborne drones that can provide a continuous stream of data to its onboard supercomputer. This allows SEALS to train using real-time reconnaissance information. New technologies from government and private developers are constantly being tested and tweaked using the M80 platform. Navy Information Systems Technicians can do it all.
4) It's No Showboat (hey!), It Does Real Work
The Stiletto isn't just for training and testing, it's out there doing work. The boat has been deployed to recover NASA test vehicles that have splashed down in the Atlantic and has even seen action in counter-narcotics operations, successfully chasing down drug runners off the coast of Colombia.
5) The Price is Right
Perhaps the best thing about the M80 is its cost. At less than $10 million, the Stiletto is a bargain, representing a fraction of the cost of most boats in the Navy's fleet. Seriously. This is a helluva lot of boat.
Like specs? Check these out!
Type & class: Experimental Pentamaran
Launched: January 31, 2006
Displacement: 60 tons (full load)
Length: 88.6 ft
Beam: 40 ft
Height: 15 ft
Draft: 2.5 ft
Propulsion: 4 × 1,650 horsepower C-30 CAT
Top Speed: 60+ knots (70 mph)
Cruising Speed: 40 knots (46 mph)
Range: 500 nm at full load/max speed
Crew: 3
Troops: 12 SEALs
Home port: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Norfolk, Va.
Ready to accept this badass boat as your new boaty overlord? Think you have what it takes to code and command the systems in the M80 Stiletto? Check out these high-demand Cyber Warfare Engineer, Cryptology and Information Systems careers in America's Navy.
Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale is underway. In addition to taking part in matches like normal, that also means there are special challenges to complete. Beyond the regular Starter and weekly challenges, Season 4 also presents some additional ones: Blockbuster and Carbide. Here's everything you need to know and details on all of the challenges revealed so far.
All Fortnite players on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile are eligible to complete the Starter challenges. These are relatively run-of-the-mill and offer different rewards, including Battle Stars and various minor cosmetics. The Battle Stars allow you to rank up the Battle Pass, which is where the vast majority of Season 4 skins and rewards are located, such as the coveted Omega skin pictured below. However, the free tier has a very limited number of goodies on offer. You'll need to purchase the full Season 4 Battle Pass for 950 V-Bucks to be able to obtain all of the rewards as you level up.
Purchasing the Battle Pass also entitles you to all of the weekly challenges. Another set of these opens up each week during the season and can be completed anytime between now and when Season 4 ends on July 9.
Some of the rewards available in Season 4
That's how things have worked in past seasons, but Season 4 also has new types of challenges. Blockbusters involve completing all of the challenges from a given week. Doing so earns you an additional reward on top of what you'd get from finishing those challenges anyway. The first Blockbuster challenge you finish pays out a loading screen, which serves as a clue that directs you to an in-game location where you can get a free Battle Pass tier. To find that, though, you'll have to actually complete all of the challenges from a week.
Also new in Season 4 are Carbide challenges. One of the rewards you immediately get for buying the Battle Pass is the Carbide skin. As you reach certain level milestones during Season 4, you'll complete Carbide challenges, which unlock different "styles" that let you customize the look of the Carbide skin. Completing three Carbide challenges also nets you a matching pickaxe.
Below, you'll find a complete list of all Season 4 challenges to be revealed so far, along with links to our maps and guides that will help you complete them all.
Fortnite: Battle Royale Season 4 Challenges
Starter
Outlive opponents (1,000) -- 5 Battle Stars
Play matches with friends (10) -- 5 Battle Stars
Deal damage to opponents (5,000) -- 5 Battle Stars
Land at different Named Locations (10) -- 5 Battle Stars
Play matches (50) -- Ace of spades cosmetic item
Play matches with at least one elimination (10) -- concept art
Hard: Win a match -- #1 cosmetic item
Reward: 5k XP (after completing four challenges)
Blockbuster
Complete all challenges in a week -- #1 loading screen
Complete all challenges in 2 different weeks -- #2 loading screen
Complete all challenges in 3 different weeks -- #3 loading screen
Complete all challenges in 4 different weeks -- #4 loading screen
Complete all challenges in 5 different weeks -- #5 reward
Complete all challenges in 6 different weeks -- #6 reward
Complete all challenges in 7 different weeks -- #7 reward
June is officially underway, which means another free Legendary Pokemon is now available for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The Pokemon Company is continuing its Year of Legendary Pokemon giveaway with another limited-time freebie for all seventh-gen Pokemon games, and this time it's another Legendary from the Kalos region: Zygarde.
Unlike all of the past distributions this year, which offered a different Pokemon depending on which version you're playing, all players will receive the same Legendary this time around. What makes this Zygarde special, however, is that it's a Shiny, which is very difficult to obtain through normal play.
Once again, the download code will be available in the US through a specific retailer. This time, players will be able to pick one up at participating GameStop stores from June 1-24. Those in Europe and Australia, meanwhile, will be able to receive the Legendary via Mystery Gift over the Nintendo Network.
While the Legendary you can receive this month remains consistent across games, it'll come equipped with a rare Gold Bottle Cap if you redeem it in either Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon. Similarly, Zygarde will come at a different level and know a different moveset in the newer titles. You can see its attacks in each version below.
Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Zygarde -- Level 100
Thousand Arrows
Outrage
Extreme Speed
Dragon Dance
Pokemon Sun / Moon
Zygarde -- Level 60
Land's Wrath
Glare
Safeguard
Dragon Breath
To redeem your download code, select Mystery Gift from the games' main menu and choose the option to receive your gift via code/password. Input your code and the Pokemon will be downloaded into your game. (Players in Europe and Australia will simply choose the option to receive your gift via internet instead.) You can then pick the Legendary up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center.
Nintendo is famously stingy when it comes to sales and price drops on its first-party games. Until the company releases a Nintendo Selects edition of a game, you can generally expect to pay full price, regardless of how long ago it came out--especially digital versions. So it's nice to see Nintendo offering a pre-order bonus for Mario Tennis Aces, which is set to launch June 22.
If you buy the game on the Nintendo Switch Eshop between now and June 21, you'll get 300 bonus Gold Points, for a total of 600 Gold Points for the purchase. That's worth $6 in Eshop credit you can use on any future purchases.
Granted, this doesn't amount to a huge savings, especially compared to Amazon's 20 percent off game pre-orders with Prime. It's also limited because you have to spend it on future Eshop orders instead of getting an immediate discount. But seeing as this is an unreleased digital Nintendo game, it's surprising to see.
Nintendo offered a demo/beta of sorts for Mario Tennis Aces earlier this month. By participating, you were able to unlock a free bonus costume in the full game. You can look for our review in the coming days.
Microsoft has launched another set of games to be added to its all-you-can-eat Game Pass service on Xbox One, this time for June 2018. Those include a brand-new co-op dungeon crawler along with several other games joining the service.
The headliner of the bunch is Next Up Hero, a co-op dungeon crawler that has you gather loot and upgrade your skills. Every time you die you'll leave behind an echo, which can be raised by the next hero to fight as an AI companion. It will come sometime in June, alongside its debut on the store for non-subscribers to purchase.
Microsoft has been adding a handful of new games to the service every month, often with a single headliner new release that's added the same day as it becomes available to purchase for non-subscribers. Microsoft's first-party Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2 were both the big-ticket items of their respective months.
The Monster Hunter series is famous for its crossovers, bringing gear and equipment themed around numerous other games. With Monster Hunter World proving to be a major success, it's now World's chance for a cross-company crossover. During its E3 press conference, Square Enix revealed that Monster Hunter World content is on the way to the MMO, Final Fantasy XIV.
Square Enix offered a brief look at a forthcoming update. Patch 4.3, Under the Moonlight, will bring new Monster Hunter World-themed content in the next few months. We saw a Palico companion in Final Fantasy XIV's world, as well as a Rathalos. It's unclear what the Palico will do, but it looks like Rathalos will be a boss fight in the MMO. A press release states it will "bring new challenges to players of Final Fantasy XIV Online featuring characters from Monster Hunter World to the world of Hydaelyn."
Under the Moonlight's Monster Hunter World content launches sometime during Summer 2018. It looks to be a completely free update, although you will need to own the Stormblood expansion pack, have completed it, and reach level 70 in order access it. Of course, Final Fantasy XIV is a subscription-based MMO, so you'll need to have an active subscription if you hope to check out the new Monster Hunter content and whatever else might be added. More details will be shared during a Square Enix stream on June 12 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM BST.
Square Enix's press conference also brought news about Dragon Quest XI and offered a new look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider, among other things. It was a relatively brief event; you can see everything that was shared in our Square Enix briefing news recap.
Anyone who wants to save money on PC games is in luck because GOG has kicked off a massive summer sale, with over 1,000 games available for up to 90 percent off. They're even throwing some free PC games into the mix, some of which are only available for a limited time. The sale runs between now and June 18 and, as always with GOG, the games are DRM-free. [Update: It's now June 18, giving you just a few more hours to take advantage of this sale.]
Two games are easy to get for free. If you spend $5 on games during the summer sale, you'll get a free copy of Sunless Sea, a roguelike survival game set in a watery, apocalyptic version of London. Spend $20, and you'll unlock Rime, a game of puzzle-solving and exploration that takes place on a mysterious island.
We have more picks below, or you can see the full list of games on sale here. And if you want even more suggestions, check out this list compiled by GameSpot's editorial team.
Another week of Fortnite challenges presents Battle Pass owners with another opportunity to complete a Blockbuster challenge. As always, completing all of the challenges in a given week provides you with the opportunity to earn an additional free Battle Pass level--provided you know where to look. Here's what to do.
Once you've completed your sixth full set of weekly challenges in Season 4, you'll again receive a loading screen. This gives you something different to look at while waiting for a match to load in, but it also hides a secret waiting to be found. As pictured below, you can see a Fork Knife food truck in the background, and subtly floating above it is a Battle Pass icon.
This food truck is located in Greasy Grove. If you've managed to complete the requisite number of challenges to unlock this loading screen, you can head there in-game to pick up the Battle Pass icon. Doing so ranks up your Battle Pass by one level, getting you whatever rewards await at the tier above your current rank. That could mean skins, V-Bucks, XP bonuses, or other things. You can see all the Season 4 skins to get an idea of what you still have to unlock.
The map above and accompanying images should help you locate the exact spot where the Battle Pass icon is. To earn the loading screen, you'll have to complete all of the challenges during six different sets of weekly challenges. That's no simple feat, but we have a complete guide to Season 4 challenges to help you out. That includes a walkthrough to Week 6 challenges, which involve new posters and another of the "search between" objectives that periodically pop up.
Fortnite: Battle Royale challenges for Week 5 of Season 4 are live. Anyone who owns the Battle Pass on PS4, Xbox One, PC, or mobile can now take on another set of seven objectives. There are the usual, more routine ones to do, but there are others--such as the Greasy Grove treasure map--that points to a location you may need some help finding. You'll also need the cooperation of other players to do some dancing. Here's where to find all of the Week 5 challenges and how to compete them.
First up is the Hard-difficulty challenge to follow the treasure map found in Greasy Grove. You can head to Greasy Grove and track down the map to start this; alternatively, as with past instances of this type of challenge, you can actually head right to where the treasure itself awaits. This one is a bit trickier to find than most--it's on the outside wall of a structure just northeast of Snobby Shores. Simply land on the slanted roof or build your way up and you'll be able to collect the Battle Pass icon.
What isn't labeled as Hard but could be quite difficult is the challenge asking you to dance with others to raise the Disco Ball near Loot Lake. The ball itself is found in the northernmost of the three buildings that line the western shoreline of the lake. Enter the ground floor and you'll see the disco ball in the middle, surrounded by a dance floor in all four corners of the room. You'll need to coordinate with other players to all dance on these simultaneously; the process takes a few seconds as the disco ball rises up toward the ceiling. It's possible to do this with other random players, but your easiest bet will be to squad up with three friends and head there together.
Week 5 also tasks you to use a vending machine three times. This is relatively straightforward, but if you haven't used a vending machine before, you might be at a loss. Vending machines allow you to exchange crafting materials for items; they're located in fixed spots, but they don't always appear in every match. You can consult our vending machine location guide to find likely spots for these to pop up, but make sure to come with wood, stone, or metal--the cost of using the machine may be high depending on the rarity.
Racking up two eliminations with the minigun or light machine gun sounds straightforward enough, though it of course requires you to happen upon one of the two weapons. This is labeled as a Hard-difficulty challenge. (This launched with a bug that Epic Games says it has fixed.) You'll likely want to try doing this in a Solo playlist so that you don't have to worry about a downed enemy being revived.
The same advice holds true for the challenge asking you to eliminate three opponents in Lucky Landing--not having respawns should make this easier. The remaining objectives simply ask you to deal 500 damage with SMGs to opponents (anything in the SMG family will do) and to search seven chests in Dusty Divot, the meteor impact site added as part of the big Season 4 update.
Completing these challenges will reward you with Battle Stars, which rank up your Battle Pass and allow you to earn Season 4 skins and cosmetic rewards. Completing all of the challenges in a given week also completes a Blockbuster challenge, which entitles you to a new loading screen that directs you to spots where you can obtain a free Battle Pass tier. You can see how to complete every Season 4 objective released so far in our Fortnite challenges guide.
Fortnite Week 5 Challenges
Deal damage with SMGs to opponents (500) -- 5 Battle Stars
Search Chests in Dusty Divot (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Use a Vending Machine (3) -- 5 Battle Stars
Dance with others to raise the Disco Ball near Loot Lake -- 5 Battle Stars
Hard: Follow the treasure map found in Greasy Grove -- 10 Battle Stars
Amazon and Twitch Prime members can now download their free games for June 2018. To collect your freebies, just click the crown-shaped Prime Loot icon next to the search bar on Twitch. That opens a drop-down menu containing your free games, of which there are a total of five this month.
Kicking off the freebies is Strafe, a gory first-person shooter that wouldn't look out of place in 1996. It's a fast-paced roguelike-inspired game with procedurally generated levels and tons of blood-spilling weapons. Next up are The Banner Saga and The Banner Saga 2, tactical RPGs about a Viking caravan trekking through a world inspired by Norse mythology. The many decisions you'll have to make will determine your success or failure.
Also included is Tumblestone, a puzzle game you can play alone or with friends that involves clearing out columns of colorful blocks. Last up is Treadnauts, a side-scrolling arena battle game in which you and some buddies control nimble tanks trying to blow each other up.
Twitch Prime is a perk for members of Amazon Prime. All you have to do to sign up is link your Amazon Prime account to your Twitch account. Once you do, you can download all five games for no cost between May 31 - July 1. They're yours to keep forever, even if you cancel Amazon Prime down the line. The only catch is that you need the Twitch desktop app to install them.
Other Twitch Prime benefits include free monthly in-game loot for popular games like Fortnite and Heroes of the Storm, ad-free viewing on Twitch, and a channel subscription every 30 days.
If you follow these sorts of things, you'll know Sony is always happy to put on a sale. This year, between June 8-18, Sony is bringing back the Days of Play sale, a promotion that, according to a blog post, "celebrates the passionate PlayStation community and your endless support by offering epic deals at participating retailers across the US and Canada, while supplies last." You can find details about the European version of the sale here. [Update: The Days of Play sale ends today, Monday, June 18, making this your last chance to take advantage of the sale prices outlined below.]
What kind of deals are we talking about? On the hardware side, you can get a PS4 Pro for $350--which is $50 off its normal price. PlayStation VR bundles will be available starting at $200. All colors of DualShock 4 wireless controllers will be $40 instead of $60.
As for which retailers will be participating, that has yet to be announced. You can probably expect Sony to get major video game retailers like Best Buy and GameStop on board, but we'll keep you informed as any new information arises.
Additionally, Sony is also introducing a limited-time Days of Play model of the PS4. It's blue and gold, and it comes with a 1TB hard drive and a blue controller. You can pre-order it now from GameStop.
The month is half over, which means Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now download two more freebies. As usual, one is an Xbox One game, and the other is an Xbox 360 game you can play on Xbox One thanks to backwards compatibility.
The new free Xbox One game is the Smite Gold Bundle, which will be available between now and July 15. Smite is a free-to-play game, but the Gold Bundle includes 20 additional gods, plus skins, announcer packs, and other extra content. Seeing as it normally sells for $100, that's a good deal for anyone interested in this MOBA-of-the-gods.
The Xbox 360 game Gold members can download for free is Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues. Available until June 30, it's an action game that lets you play through Lego versions of all four Indiana Jones films. And if you haven't picked it up yet, you can still download the side-scrolling Xbox One game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia, which is available until June 30.
With June in full swing, PlayStation Plus subscribers have another roster of free games, available to download throughout this month. There are some great titles this month, spread across PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. [Update: In addition to these standard games, Sony announced at E3 that it's offering Call of Duty: Black Ops III for free from now through July 11.]
PS4 players can download the excellent XCOM 2 for free. The strategy game has tons of fans and has gathered lots of critical acclaim over the years for its many tactical layers, fun high-stakes gameplay, and great character development. In GameSpot's XCOM 2 review, Mike Mahardy gave the game a 9/10, calling it a superb strategy game that results in deep and meaningful playthroughs.
The other PS4 title you can pick up for free this June is Trials Fusion. The motorcycle platform-racing game has you zooming your way through courses covered in obstacles and ramps--the goal is to beat out players from around the world in time trials. Another well-reviewed title, it scored 8/10 in GameSpot's Trials Fusion review, where Tom Mc Shea called it "a great game that not only tests your skill and patience, but keeps you laughing at the ridiculous scenarios."
PS3 players can play Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for free. The game blends the Ghost Recon series' realistic shooting action with futuristic tech. The other free game is the Complete Edition of Zombie Driver HD, an isometric action game where you'll drive around a car slaughtering zombies. If you're a PS Vita player, multiplayer action game Atomic Ninjas, and puzzle game Squares are free to download too.
Start summer the right way: By staying inside and soaking up the air conditioning while you binge the month of June away on Netflix. It's officially June, and the streaming service isn't playing around with its new offerings for the month, serving up a number of TV shows, movies, and originals that should keep you very entertained.
The most notable arrival of the month is the second season of Marvel's Luke Cage. Set in the aftermath of Defenders, the new season of Luke Cage follows the titular superhero (Mike Coulter) as he comes to terms with his newfound celebrity, while also facing off against a foe who can bring the pain in Bushmaster (Mustafa Shakir).
Other originals popping up on the service in June are new seasons of Hyori's Bed & Breakfast, Marcella, The Ranch, and the series finale of Sense8. Additionally, the latest seasons of The CW shows iZombie, Supergirl, and Life Sentence will arrive the week after their finales.
It's not all good news, though. Among the titles departing Netflix in June are Captain America: Civil War, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, all six seasons of Baby Daddy, and Men in Black.
You can take a look at everything coming and going from Netflix in June below.
Arriving on Netflix in June
June 1
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Netflix Original)
Disney's 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris (Netflix Original)
Outside In
Righteous Kill
Rumor Has It
Singularity
Taking Lives
Terms and Conditions May Apply
The Boy
The Covenant
The Departed
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
June 2
The King's Speech
June 3
The Break with Michelle Wolf (Netflix Original)
June 5
Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok
June 7
Hyori's Bed & Breakfast: Season 2 (Streaming Every Thursday)
The Night Shift: Season 4
June 8
Alex Strangelove (Netflix Original)
Ali's Wedding (Netflix Original)
Marcella: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Sense8: The Series Finale (Netflix Original)
The Hollow (Netflix Original)
The Staircase (Netflix Original)
Treehouse Detectives (Netflix Original)
June 9
Wynonna Earp: Season 2
June 10
Portlandia: Season 8
June 14
Cutie and the Boxer
Marlon: Season 1
June 15
La Hora Final
Lust Stories (Netflix Original)
Maktub (Netflix Original)
Set It Up (Netflix Original)
Step Up 2: The Streets
Sunday's Illness (Netflix Original)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Ranch: Part 5 (Netflix Original)
True: Magical Friends (Netflix Original)
True: Wonderful Wishes (Netflix Original)
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 6 (Netflix Original)
June 16
Grey's Anatomy: Season 14
In Bruges
June 17
Club de Cuervos presenta: La balada de Hugo Sánchez (Netflix Original)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 5
June 18
Encerrados
June 19
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (Netflix Original)
June 22
Brain on Fire (Netflix Original)
Cooking on High (Netflix Original)
Derren Brown: Miracle (Netflix Original)
Heavy Rescue: 401: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Marvel's Luke Cage: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Us and Them (Netflix Original)
June 23
Disney's Tarzan
June 24
To Each, Her Own (Les Goûts et les couleurs) (Netflix Original)
June 25
Hotel Transylvania: Season 1
June 26
Secret City (Netflix Original)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro (Netflix Original)
June 29
Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits (Netflix Original)
GLOW: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Harvey Street Kids (Netflix Original)
Kiss Me First (Netflix Original)
La Forêt (Netflix Original)
La Pena Maxima
Nailed It!: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Paquita Salas: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Recovery Boys (Netflix Original)
TAU (Netflix Original)
June 30
Fate/EXTRA Last Encore: Oblitus Copernican Theory (Netflix Original)
Mohawk
Throughout June
iZombie: Season 4
Life Sentence: Season 1
Supergirl: Season 3
Leaving Netflix in June
June 1
50 First Dates
8 Mile
Gridiron Gang
J. Edgar
Men in Black
My Left Foot
Neerja
Out of the Dark
Princess Kaiulani
The Angry Birds Movie
The Brothers Grimm
The Spy Next Door
The Young Victoria
Training Day
Untraceable
Vice
What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
While You Were Sleeping
June 2
Shark Men: Season 3
June 8
Grace of Monaco
June 9
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
June 10
Bonnie & Clyde
June 15
Drillbit Taylor
Naz & Maalik
The Giver
The Great Gatsby
Underdogs
June 16
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Seasons 1-8
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
Curious George
Super
June 18
Cedar Cove: Seasons 1-3
June 20
Cake
June 21
Baby Daddy: Seasons 1-6
June 22
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
June 23
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
June 25
Captain America: Civil War
June 26
Alpha and Omega
June 29
Bad Grandpa .5
June 30
On Golden Pond
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