Winter is here, and it's going to be a cold one. Spoilers ahead!
A year and a half ago in August 2017, we watched the Season 7 finale of HBO's Game of Thrones, and our jaws dropped. The Wall came down. Littlefinger died. And Jon Snow did a lot more than bend the knee to Daenerys Targaryen.
At the time, it seemed we'd have to wait forever to see the final six episodes in the series. But now, finally, we're there. Season 8 will premiere on April 14, and we'll finally get to see who, if anyone, will win the game of thrones. But first, our heroes have to deal with a little threat up North. The Night King has it in for the Starks, the Lannisters, and anyone else with warm blood coursing through their veins. That includes Cersei, cold-blooded as she seems.
The extended break since the last episode has given the show's most dedicated fans time to theorize. We scoured the Internet to see what they've been saying, and found 9 of the best theories we've heard so far for Game of Thrones Season 8. If you liked this gallery, be sure to check out our frame-by-frame breakdown of the newest Game of Thrones trailer. Winter is here, and it's going to be a cold one.
1. The Bran and Night King Connection
Bran Stark returned in Season 6 after a season-long absence. This late-game resurgence is pretty clear proof than Bran will have a crucial role to play in Season 8. And with Bran still exploring his three-eyed-raven abilities, fans' imaginations are running wild.
One theory is that Bran is the Night King; in the process of trying to stop the Children of the Forest from creating the first White Walker, he perma-warged himself into its body and became the Night King.
Bran's actor, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, all but disavowed this theory. And although we typically can't trust the actors to give us correct information or spoilers, we believe him this time; He's right when he calls this theory "cheesy."
The other Bran theories are a bit more intriguing. In the same way that Bran damaged Hodor's mental state by warging back in time, what if Bran affected other key events in the timeline? Could he have warged into the mind of his ancestor, Bran the Builder from the Age of Legends, and told him to build the wall? Could he have warged into the Mad King's head to warn him about the White Walkers, but instead drove him mad and instilled the directive to "burn them all?"
Time travel has a way of of making anything and everything possible. It'll be interesting to see how far the writers can take this concept while maintaining the suspension of disbelief.
2. The Destiny of Direwolves
There's a well-circulated observation that the Stark children's direwolves each reflect something about the personality or fate of each child. Jon Snow's direwolf, for example, is named Ghost; Jon's death in Season 5 and subsequent resurrection in Season 6 gives this name a fresh, new meaning. Nymeria is the name of a warrior queen that Arya admires; between her training with the Faceless Men and her overall resourcefulness, Arya has evolved into quite the warrior herself. Sansa's wolf's name was Lady, and Lady died back in Season 1--around the time things started going sour for Sansa, who had to let go of the delicate part of herself to survive.
Which brings us to Bran's direwolf. It's dead, but its name was Summer--a telling name in a show that is preoccupied with encroaching Winter. Perhaps this means that Bran will be the key to defeating the Night King, or that his actions could bring about about a new season of fertility and peace? We can only hope.
3. Does Daenerys Have To Die?
The books have a detailed prophecy about a legendary figure named Azor Ahai, who will return to lead our heroes out of the darkness. There are lots of theories as to who this Azor Ahai might be. And if you're one of the fans who believes it's Jon Snow, then you might be upset about the implications.
According to legend, to forge Lightbringer, the sword he wielded, Azor Ahai plunged it into the chest of his true love, Nissa Nissa. So, if Jon's true love is Daenerys Targaryen, will she have to die to bring peace to the realm?
It seems that at best, any happy ending to this series will be be bittersweet. One or more main characters may have to be sacrificed for the greater good.
4. Who is Arya Running From?
In the first official trailer, you can see Arya running through the Winterfell Crypt, seemingly terrified for her life. And although she could be running from typical wights or White Walkers, fans believe she's running from something more specific and terrifying.
What if the Night King was able to reanimate the Starks that are being buried in the crypt? Could we see an undead Catelyn chasing her daughter through the corridors? That's certainly creepy and unsettling enough to send even the most hardened warrior fleeing for her life.
5. Putting On A Good Face
The Faceless Men have so much narrative potential; their ability to impersonate anyone, both living and dead, has led fans to believe that one of them is hiding amongst the main characters, right now. A small percentage of fans theorize that Arya is already dead; that she bled out back in Braavos, and the Waif is currently wearing her face, pretending to be her.
This is very unlikely, given that the Waif would have no cause to murder all the Freys, which Arya did in the Season 6 finale/Season 7 premiere. But there might still be some Faceless shenanigans in Season 8.
For instance, there is a prophecy that Cersei Lannister will die at the hands of her younger brother. Since that same prophecy also predicted that all of Cersei's children would die before her, we can assume that this final part may also come true.
So which brother will do the deed? Few fans believe that Tyrion will kill Cersei; it's too obvious, for one, and he seems busy with his role as Hand to Daenerys. Most fans think Jaime will be the one to kill his sister; he developed a conscience last season, and he might feel compelled to kill Cersei, for the good of Westeros, if she puts everyone's livelihood at risk. He already killed one king for the same crime, after all.
But there's also a third theory that Arya will do it, while wearing Jaime's face. This will technically fulfill the prophecy, while also crossing Cersei off Arya's lengthy kill list.
6. Dragons Beneath Winterfell
The evidence for this is mostly symbolism and hearsay. But could there be dragons hidden in the crypts of Winterfell? Winterfell is built over hot springs; the only other location in Westeros associated with hot springs are also associated with dragons. And one of the companion books to the novels, Fire and Blood, reports rumors of dragon eggs hidden in Winterfell, although it was dismissed as the ramblings of a fool.
7. Littlefinger Is Dead, We Think
The duplicitous, Iago-esque Petyr Baelish met a bad end in the final episode of Season 7. He tried to turn the Starks against one another, and for one of the first times in the show's history, Littlefinger got into a dilemma he couldn't talk his way out of. Arya Stark slit his throat, and finally, we were rid of him. Or were we?
There is some speculation that Littlefinger faked his death. In Episode 5 of Season 7, we see Littlefinger give a cloaked woman a coin, and she whispers to him, "Your time is up," Fans are theorizing that this woman is a Faceless Man (or a Braavos citizen who knows the Faceless Men), and the coin is a form of Braavos communication, similar to the coin that Jaqen H'ghar gave to Arya in Season 2.
So perhaps, the man who died at Arya's hand was not Littlefinger, but a Faceless Man wearing Littlefinger's face. If so, then Littlefinger escaped from Winterfell long before his "death."
It would certainly be an interesting twist; Littlefinger has always been smart enough to see danger coming, and it's difficult to believe he would have suspected nothing prior to his untimely execution.
8. Gendry the Blacksmith
After spending three seasons on the sidelines, Gendry, the surviving bastard son of Robert Baratheon, took a more prominent role in Season 7 after Ser Davos found him in King's Landing. He played a key role in Jon's mission beyond the Wall to capture a wight and prove to Cersei Lannister that the White Walkers and the army of the dead are real.
As a trained, skilled blacksmith, he might know how to work with Valyrian steel; in the books, his master, Tobho Mott, is the one who forged two Valyrian steel swords from Ned Stark's original Ice sword.
This gets complicated, since in the show, Mott is not the one who forged the new swords. But perhaps in the series, Gendry will have learned this skill anyway. And since the special steel is one of the only materials that can destroy White Walkers, it's especially important.
9. Samwell The Storyteller
According to Hobbit lore, Bilbo Baggins wrote down his adventures in a book called There And Back Again. This has led some fans to theorize that Samwell Tarly is the corresponding storyteller of Game of Thrones.
His dumbstruck reaction to the Citadel's library underlines the writing connection. The chandelier in the library and the Maesters' magnifying glasses can also be seen in the Game of Thrones' opening credits, as the camera swoops toward and around different landmarks.
Perhaps this clockwork world map, which we've been looking at now for seven seasons, is in the Citadel library, and a Maester (maybe Samwell himself?) is retelling the events from the perspective of someone who survived them.
Captain Marvel may be an MCU prequel set 25 years before Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet ever arrived on Earth, but it's still full of potential Avengers: Endgame clues. Yes, there was the whole post credits scene, and yes, obviously we know from the latest Endgame trailer that Carol is on her way to help--but now we've finally got some idea of what that means for the immediate future. And with Endgame only weeks away, no detail can remain unexamined--partly because we're genuinely curious, and partly because we're just so anxious we've gotta get some of this nervous energy out of our systems.
Now, before you go down the rabbit hole with us here, head over to our Captain Marvel review where we spend some time taking a look at some of the bigger picture parts of the movie. "Captain Marvel expands the scope of the MCU significantly; just as Guardians of the Galaxy added a whole universe and Doctor Strange introduced magic to the world, CM brings a long running Marvel comics conflict to the silver screen: the war between the Kree and the Skrulls," reviewer Mike Rougeau wrote.
Now the question has become: How will the introduction of the Kree and Skrulls affect the story of Avengers: Endgame? And what else in Captain Marvel provides potential clues for the conclusion of the Avengers' clash with Thanos? let's zoom in and take a look at just what else Captain Marvel has to say about the MCU's future, one tiny detail at a time.
1. The Skrulls are, presumably, still out there.
We may not be getting the full scale Secret Invasion of the Skrulls on Earth like we all feared--but that doesn't mean the Skrulls still aren't out there, and potentially ready to return as allies. It's a weird possibility to consider for anyone who has spent some time with Marvel comics in the past and knows the Skrulls as a terrifying invading force, but in the MCU, they might just show back up somewhere as bystanders. There might actually still be some on Earth--but they're probably not a major threat. Will they play a part in Avengers: Endgame? It's possible, but we just don't know yet.
2. Fury's pager has an origin story
The story of Fury's weird retro-futuristic pager is actually a lot more simple than we would have guessed. Turns out it really was just a normal pager from 1995 that Carol updated with Kree tech. This probably won't have any bearing on the plot of Endgame but, hey, at least that's one mystery down.
3. Carol's already on Earth
This is a big one: We learned care of the post credits scene that Carol is actually on Earth relatively soon after the end of Infinity War--just look at Nat's hair and Steve's beard as they're examining Fury's pager--which is pretty wild considering she's only had one brief appearance in any of Endgame's trailers. This could mean a lot of things--maybe she shows up on Earth and then leaves, maybe she's off sneaking around somewhere, maybe the Avengers don't trust her and refuse to work with her right away--honestly, who knows? But she's definitely going to be there right from the start.
4. Steve's beard was still around for a hot minute
Everyone's favorite costume choice of 2018, Captain America's amazing beard, was still around for the post credits scene of Captain Marvel. This is significant, not only because it looks incredible, but because it helps us establish a little bit of a timeline of events after Infinity War--Carol shows up and Steve's still rocking his beard, but during the Endgame trailers, he's clean shaven (RIP), so we can assume that at least a little time has passed between the post credits and the first trailer. That is, of course, unless Carol showed up and Steve immediately went to shave like, right then and there. Who knows?
5. Talos and co. might be heroes down the line
Not only are the Skrulls still (probably) out there somewhere in the galaxy, but we think it's pretty safe to say Talos and his friends owe Carol a favor. It's possible that they'll--or their relatives, depending on the whole Snap situation--will come back into play for Endgame as a trump card Carol is able to call in.
6. Maria and Monica Rambeau are on Earth somewhere
Maria and her daughter Monica stayed on Earth and they've both got some intimate knowledge of the weirder, more cosmic side of things thanks to Carol--at least way more than the average civilian. Also, Monica has her own comic book history as a hero in her own right--she was even Captain Marvel for a while--which could amount to something cool come Endgame when she'll have grown up. Maybe an adult Monica Rambeau is going to come storming in at the last minute as Photon and save the day?
7. Carol's powers came from the Tesseract
This is majorly significant, all things considered. In the comics, Carol's abilities come from a wacky sci-fi piece of technology called the pscyhe-magnetron, but in the MCU, she's directly empowered from a blast of the Tesseract, aka the Space Stone. This means she's the only other hero in the MCU next to Wanda Maximoff and Vision who is directly connected to the Stones. We saw just how much Wanda could do in Infinity War when she destroyed a stone with one hand all while holding off the rest with her other--if Carol is anywhere near as powerful, that's great news for our heroes.
8. Carol doesn't age
The time jump between the end of Captain Marvel in 1995 and the beginning of Endgame is pretty significant--not to mention the undefined amount of time between the end of Infinity War and the start of what we've seen in Endgame--yet Carol shows up on Earth looking exactly the same as she did back in the 90s. This is obviously thanks in part to her Kree biology, but it could also have something to do with her Tesseract powers, which could be significant.
9. The Kree are terrible, and still out there
We know that Carol didn't end the Kree's galactic reign of terror when she left Earth with Talos thanks to Ronan's continued existence and alliance with Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy--so that begs the question, just what, if anything, does the Kree empire have planned? Yon-Rogg is still alive, we can assume, given the Kree's slowed down aging, and he's obviously going to have a bone to pick with both Carol and Earth. Is it possible we'll be seeing him again come Endgame? Maybe picking up where Ronan left off as an ally of Thanos?
10. Project Pegasus was helmed by a Kree scientist
Project Pegasus was first referenced in the MCU all the way back in Iron Man 2 as a joint project between the military and SHIELD to work on engineering tech from the Tesseract--we now know that the Kree were directly involved via Mar-Vell, which could have some significance come Endgame. Carol's relationship with the Kree might mean some answers--or at the very least--some theories of how to undo the damage done by the Infinity Stones, or how to unlock Carol's full potential with her Tesseract imbued abilities.
11. The Avengers might not trust Carol
The post credits scene gives us a very clear look at just how wary the remaining Avengers are of Fury's pager, which makes us think they might not be stoked to just accept Carol's sudden arrival with smiles on their faces. The major question is how exactly does Carol win them over--or does she even bother? We could very well be looking at a movie where Carol leaves Earth yet again and winds up helping Tony and Nebula rather than Steve and company.
12. There's a baby Skrull who "won't change her eyes," whatever that means
One of the most bizarre throwaway lines in Captain Marvel came from Monica Rambeau when she told a little Skrull child that she should "never change her eyes" when she changes shape. We're not exactly sure what this could mean, but it seems like a bit of foreshadowing for a Skrull return somewhere down the line. Maybe if Talos and company don't come back to Earth full force, the grown up version of this little Skrull will--and who knows, maybe they'll take the form of someone familiar. Maybe Kamala Khan will get her MCU intro not as an Inhuman--which are largely out of the picture for the MCU thanks to the failed TV show--but as a Skrull? It sounds crazy but, hey, we're not ready to count anything out at this point.
EA has announced the next update for Anthem is now live. This update patches Anthem's loot system--specifically buffing the drop rates for Masterwork and Legendary items. The full patch notes are listed on EA's website.
The new update has taken immediate effect on the server-side of Anthem so you don't have to actually download anything. If you boot up Anthem right now, the update should have already taken effect. Because of the update, drop rates for all Masterwork and Legendary items have been increased on Grandmaster 2 and Grandmaster 3 difficulties. Across all difficulties, Masterwork and Legendary items now have a higher chance of dropping from Anthem's harder enemies--which includes Legendary and Epic Titans, Legendary Furies, Legendary Acid Ursixes, and Legendary Luminary Elders.
This new update comes out after BioWare community manager Jesse Anderson put together a lengthy response to a Reddit post that expressed concerns with Anthem. "All I'll say on this is that Anthem is here to stay. Do we have a lot of work to do to fix parts of the game? Yes, and the team is committed to making improvements and releasing new content," Anderson wrote. Anthem did not have the smoothest launch--releasing to mediocre review scores. BioWare even implemented a patch that accidentally fixed a bug that players wanted to stay in the game. However, BioWare seems to be taking most of the criticism in stride, and has repeatedly released follow-up hotfixes and large scale patches for the game in response to community complaints--which Anderson also pointed out in his Reddit post.
"For feedback, we've made a large number of changes based on what players have told us. Not wanting to run to the Forge every time to launch an expedition? We added the ability to launch anywhere in Fort Tarsis, that was because of player feedback. Wanted to visually see loot drop from bosses in Strongholds? Added because of player feedback," Anderson wrote. "If you are talking about feedback on loot in general...I've already said that the team is discussing and that more will be likely be shared in the coming days. I know everyone wants to know when, but I don't have that answer." He continued, "Like Chad Robertson said in a tweet, we aren't happy with where loot is either, so know that it's high on our priority list."
In our Anthem review, Kallie Plagge gave the game a 6/10, writing, "Anthem has good ideas, but it struggles significantly with the execution. It's a co-op game that works best with no one talking; it buries genuinely interesting character moments and puts its most incomprehensible story bits at the forefront; its combat is exciting until you get to the boss fights and find your wings have been clipped. Even the simple, exhilarating act of flying is frequently interrupted by the limitations of your javelin, and you never quite shake that feeling of disappointment--of knowing, throughout the good parts of Anthem, that you'll inevitably come crashing back down."
James Gunn has certainly been on a roller coaster of a ride with Disney and his role on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. First, he was fired. Then, Disney wouldn't hire him back. Then, Gunn's script was going to be used. Now, Gunn has been hired back to direct.
Shockingly, Disney has changed its tune about Gunn, according to Deadline. He will both write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which currently does not have a release date.
Back in July 2018, Gunn was fired by Disney when controversial tweets, from many years prior, resurfaced where Gunn made joked about pedophilia and rape. Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said, "The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio's values, and we have severed our business relationship with him."
In the aftermath, many of the movie's stars had Gunn's back. Most vocal was Dave Bautista, although the entire cast penned a passionate letter in Gunn's defense. Meanwhile, Horn met with Gunn to discuss Gunn's role multiple times, and the chairman found he was persuaded by Gunn's public apology to reinstate him in the third movie.
Gunn has kept himself busy in the meantime, producing the upcoming May horror film Brightburn. Additionally, he will be writing and directing DC's Suicide Squad sequel, set to come out in 2021, which Will Smith recently dropped out of. Idris Elba will replace him as Deadshot.
This is big news for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as both Guardians of the Galaxy movies were massive hits. The first film brought in $773 million, while Vol. 2 raked in $863 million and helped expand the MCU by telling stories that took place in the cosmos. However, don't expect Vol. 3 any time soon. With Suicide Squad 2 expected to begin production later this year, we probably won't see Vol. 3 until 2022.
By Anonymous on Mar 15, 2019 11:07 pm Invitations Of The Nine is here for Destiny 2: Forsaken annual pass members, but first, it's time to visit the enigmatic vendor himself. Xur of The Nine is back with Forsaken exotics and random rolls on old favorites. Here's where to find him.
If you own a PlayStation console and enjoy online multiplayer games, you're probably well-familiar with PS Plus, PlayStation's annual membership subscription that grants access to online multiplayer in games like Overwatch, Monster Hunter World, or Diablo III. While PS Plus membership is usually priced at $60 per year, it's cheaper than ever for a limited amount of time. From now until March 26, you can sign up for (or re-purchase) PS Plus for only $45 (25% off).
The PlayStation Store is offering this deal as part of its Great Indoors Sale this month, which also features games up to 75% off with PS Plus. So once you snag a membership, you can pick up a bunch of games for even cheaper.
If you're already a PS Plus member, you're also allowed to stack subscriptions, so you can still take advantage of the discount and save money in the long-term. Even if PlayStation launches a new console in the next few years (as it's rumored to), your PS Plus subscriptions will likely be valid on that platform.
Notably, PS Plus is also discounted at third-party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop, likely to price-match the PlayStation Store's current deal. So if you prefer to shop at those stores, you can get the same exact deal, and still swing back over to the PlayStation Store for its latest PS Plus game deals.
Besides access to online multiplayer, PS Plus membership comes with free monthly game downloads (March's free games are available now), better discounts on everyday deals, and online game saves (with 1 GB of online storage for PS4, 1 GB for PS3, and 1 GB for PS Vita).
You awaken in a city under enemy occupation after neighbouring forces swept in and brutally laid waste to soldiers and civilians alike. You're separated from your squad, your Wanzer mech heavily damaged and unable to operate, with nothing but the local army's omnipotent AI, Koshka, to help guide you to safety. Left Alive's opening salvo shows its certain potential, but while the premise pulls you in, the take away once it's all over is one of resounding disappointment. Left Alive is an astoundingly infuriating grind that lacks in almost every area, making a wholly unrewarding experience.
Set in the same universe as the long-neglected Front Mission series, you alternate between three main characters--a rookie Wanzer pilot, a former military veteran turned beat cop, and a ghosted merc who's been presumed dead for two years. Each character is on a different path to try and escape the city that's overrun with enemy mechs and soldiers. Their paths will intertwine over the course of the game's 14 missions allowing for some occasionally fun interplay between the protagonists, but that's about as interesting as their story gets. Moments of both political and personal intrigue go for knockout blows with almost no set up, leaving them feeling flat and impactless, and the story never really gets back on its feet.
Surviving the numerous open-world sections of the city is the main point of Left Alive, avoiding combat where possible and traversing slowly and silently through the torn up streets littered with abandoned cars and flaming piles of rubbish. As you move from point to point, you'll scavenge items and components--from empty cans and bottles to stripping parts from destroyed drones--in order to craft traps and projectiles. But even with these tools, progress comes slowly, and arduously, for a variety of different reasons, the chief of which is the game's stunningly poor combat.
Weapons in general feel woefully inadequate and underpowered. Guns are weak and make a lot of noise (inviting any enemy within a block to bear fire down upon your position) and headshots don't ever result in a one hit kill. Bullet impacts feel scattered and inconsistent, with perfect reticle aim not ensuring a hit--even on the first shot. Melee weapons aren't much better, you're more likely to get knocked down yourself before you can them so it's always a high risk move, and there's no stealth bonus for sneaky attacks. Projectile weapons are more stealth-oriented as the AI aren't able to track where a thrown item came from, but they are equally as ineffective at putting the enemy down for good.
The stilted and jittery combat sucks the air out of every enemy engagement, but you're consistently forced into it. Koshka's incessant reminder of "Caution, the enemy is approaching" on a loop when in close proximity to a guard just adds to the annoyance. Checkpoints and save points are scarce, and more often than not the direct route to each is blocked by a number of patrolling guards or worse, a comparably overpowered Wanzer, meaning a lot of backtracking to save points in safer zones in order to avoid replaying tedious sections. Although the game's map tries to usefully point out high alert zones, it doesn't feel like there's any tangible difference between the two; safe zones are just as likely to be teeming with patrolling guards as alert zones are.
Side missions come in the form of other survivors, many of whom only need to be accompanied to the nearest shelter, of which there are a handful strewn about each map. Some will go easily, while others are in distress and need convincing to move via a handful of dialogue choices, though these feel trite--it never felt like it mattered if they were rescued or not. They're helpless and will quickly go down if fired at, unless you clear their path beforehand they have frustratingly little chance of making it to the shelter safely. But the risk of taking more guards head on just to get survivors out quickly turns into a tiring and unfulfilling routine.
Wanzers are the only part of Left Alive that bucks its mediocrity. When moving through the city, these imposing behemoths will patrol along the wider open sections of the map, sweeping the area from on high. Most of the time they can be avoided by finding a clearer route, but sometimes you'll need to get unnervingly close, creating a palpable sense of fear as you try to sneak by them undetected. Getting noticed by a Wanzer spells almost certain death, unless you can get your hands on a rocket launcher and a good sniping spot, which will take them down with a few well placed shots to the torso.
Even better is when you get behind the controls of a Wanzer and give the enemy a healthy dose of their own medicine. Weapons, from rocket launchers and huge assault rifles to shoulder mounted railguns, each has a distinct feel to them. For example, the railgun requires your mech to kneel to make a more stable platform and then a second to warm up before firing, but will cause tremendous damage with a direct hit. All weapons overheat at different times if not allowed to breathe out in between shots, but if you time it right you can easily alternate between your main four to unload continuous fire.
Save for Wanzer-related activities, almost no part of Left Alive feels good to play; it's painfully slow, inconsistent, and looks incredibly dated. Environment textures are muddied and lack detail, animations don't blend together that well which gives everything a slightly jolting look. Blowing up an enemy vehicle sees it simply disappear into thin air behind a flat, low-res fire texture. When you mix moments like that with the already tiring combat, which is compounded further during some utterly infuriating late-game boss fights, it really hits home how far wide of the mark Left Alive is.
Perhaps the worst part is that you can see there's something here, ideas that have some real potential but never even come close to being realised. The Wanzer combat is genuinely rad, but that's it. Everything else comes with a heavy caveat; be it how underpowered you feel, the awkward movement, the inconsistent bullet impacts, the ugly environments… the list goes on. There's almost no joy to be found in playing Left Alive, only bitter disappointment.
Xur has returned to Destiny 2 once again, and for the second time in as many weeks, the weekend Exotic vendor has new things to offer. Not only does he have another Forsaken Exotic for Warlocks looking to complete their collections, but he's offering the first Invitation of the Nine, a special bounty that gives new information about Xur's enigmatic masters.
You'll find Xur on Titan this week, hanging out in a small shed on The Rig. Head north from the spawn point and check in a small building toward the edge of the platform. There you can purchase Crimson, a phenomenal Exotic hand cannon that fires a burst of three shots at a time. Kills with Crimson heal you, and precision kills refill the magazine, making it a pretty devastating weapon, especially in Crucible. Crimson is a great hand cannon to take with you on the lengthy Crucible grind if you're working on the quest to get the new Exotic hand cannon Thorn--check out our guide for some handy tips, including where to find the start of the Thorn quest.
For armor, Warlocks win this week with a Forsaken Exotic after missing out on getting one last week. It's Chromatic Fire, a chest armor piece that makes precision kills with your Kinetic weapon detonate enemies with elemental blasts. For Titans, there's Wormgod Caress, a set of gauntlets that increase your melee damage for every melee kill you get, with streaks lengthening the effect's duration. Finally, Hunters can snag the Orpheus Rig Exotic boots, which gives you more shots in the Moebius Quiver version of the Shadowshot super, and gives you ability energy for every enemy tethered by it.
Here are all the Exotics Xur offers this week and what they'll cost you:
Chromatic Fire (Exotic Warlock Chest Armor) -- 23 Legendary Shards
You can also buy a Fated Engram, if you can afford it. Dropping 97 Legendary Shards on the item will grant you one Year One Exotic you don't already have for that character. Xur also offers the Five of Swords challenge card for free, which allows you to add difficulty modifiers that increase your score in Nightfall runs.
Xur is also packing an Invitation From the Nine, a bounty that's new with the Jokers Wild expansion content. The first one requires players to farm enemies in the Lake of Shadows Strike, and you can expect a new one every week. The goal is to finish off nine of them to earn some special rewards.
As the SXSW Gaming Festival kicks off today in Austin, there's another way the rest of us who aren't there can get in on the fun (well, sort of): by heading to Steam. The Texas Sale from SXSW Gaming has kicked off, so now until Sunday, March 17, you can get discounts as high as 75% off on an amazing batch of games. Here's a quick look at the best deals:
Both Borderlands and Borderlands 2 are 75% off right now, and with Gearbox Software teasing an announcement for Borderlands 3 at this year's PAX East, there's no better time to dive in and get acquainted with this stellar series. While Borderlands' standard edition isn't on sale, its Game of the Year edition is for just $7.49; meanwhile, Borderlands 2 is only $5.
On sale for just $3.29, Dishonored is an absolute steal right now. The stealth action game is set in a city struck by plague and full of infected citizens, and your character is an assassin named Corvo, who is pursuing revenge.
Prey is marked down 50%, so you can get it for just $15 this weekend. The survival horror first-person shooter is set in a space station that's been overrun by hostile aliens, and you play as a character named Morgan, who must explore the station and attempt to escape.
Packed with adrenaline-pumping action, the 2016 reboot of Doom is marked down to just $15 (25% off) this weekend. Playing as a space marine, you'll battle your way through Hell while fighting literal demons using a variety of different guns and other weapons.
The entire Banner Saga series is on sale too, both individually and with a few different bundle options. The strategy RPG, which is deeply impacted by players' choices, is set in a world inspired by Viking legends and centers around a war between humans and an ancient race known as the Dredge.
By Anonymous on Mar 15, 2019 09:30 pm On March 16, 2019, EverQuest celebrates 20 years of active development. The high-fantasy free-to-play game, developed by Daybreak Games, continues to grow to-date with 25 expansions, over 1600 unique playable areas, 700+ raid events, 50,000 design scripts, and more than 3 million lines of code. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, we take a look at how EverQuest has inspired and revolutionized the MMORPG genre since 1999.
By Anonymous on Mar 15, 2019 09:30 pm The Division 2 has a fantastic multiplayer system with some welcome quality of life additions, but it won't let down those who want to play on their own, either.
Have you burned through all of Amazon Prime Video's movies and TV shows? If so, tell me your secret. Anyway, April is right around the corner, and that means there will be tons of new content to binge. If you have Hulu, the list for April is out as well.
On April 1, Amazon is dropping most of its offerings for the month. There are plenty of movies of note, including all three Blade movies, but you might want to skip Blade: Trinity. It's bad, but the first one still holds up. The Marvel character help kick off the new renaissance of superhero movies, and the movie features Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunter, doing what he does best.
Speaking of vampires (what a transition!), also hitting the service on April Fool's Day is the Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt classic Interview With The Vampire. The movie is about a journalist, who interviews a vampire, who tells his story of life, love, and betrayal. If that's too much for you, then you could also watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze, which features wrestling superstar Kevin Nash as Super Shredder.
There are a few Prime original series hitting the service that month as well. The most notable is Season 2 of The Tick, and the first season of which was a lot of fun. On April 5, the Tick and his partner Arthur continue their fight against crime, and it's just as silly as the original comic book series and Fox animated series.
Below, you'll find the full list of everything coming to Amazon Prime Video fro the month of April.
Coming To Amazon Prime Video In April
April 1
Murder, She Wrote, Seasons 1-5
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Addams Family Values (1993)
An Invited Guest (1999)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Blown Away (1994)
Case 39 (2009)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Die Another Day (2002)
Dragonslayer (2011)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
Everything Must Go (2010)
Foxfire (1996)
Funny About Love (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
In a World... (2013)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
Little Monsters (1989)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
Primal Fear (1996)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Sharkwater Extinction (2018)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Stories We Tell (2012)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
The specific running times of individual episodes is rarely discussed in the build-up to a new season of a TV show--but most shows aren't Game of Thrones. For more than a year there has been much speculation about how long each of the six episodes of the show's eighth and final season will be. HBO has now revealed these running times ahead of the season's April 14 premiere.
The length of the first two episodes was confirmed last week, and both clocked in at just under an hour. However, as expected, the next four run much longer. All of them are around the 80 minute mark, which supports HBO boss Richard Plepler's description of the final season as like "watching a movie". The estimated runnings times are as follows:
Episode 1: 54 mins (April 14)
Episode 2: 58 mins (April 21)
Episode 3: 82 mins (April 28)
Episode 4: 78 mins (May 5)
Episode 5: 80 mins (May 12)
Episode 6: 80 mins (May 19)
The full trailer for Game of Thrones Season 8 was released last week. It focuses on setting up the the epic battle against the Night King and his army of the dead at Winterfell--for more insight, check out GameSpot's trailer breakdown.
Although Game of Thrones is nearing the end, there is a prequel spin-off on the way. X-Men: First Class' Jane Goldman will serve as showrunner and has developed the story with creator George RR Martin. The show is expected to start filming early this summer, and premiere in 2020 or 2021.
By Anonymous on Mar 15, 2019 08:30 pm Dirty Arty once again returns to face off with the devil, and discovers that he must now deal with demons crawling all over West Elizabeth.
Hello Games has announced its next big expansion for No Man's Sky. The "Beyond" update is slated for this summer and will be free to all players. It was accompanied by a brief trailer showing a hanger, the title, and not much more.
A blog post introducing the update says that Hello Games had planned three large features, and ultimately decided to roll them all into one expansion. Though two of those are remaining under wraps for the time being, the first component the team is outlining is called No Man's Sky Online. The newly revised online component will allow players to meet up and play together more easily, but the studio cautions that it doesn't consider this a shift to an MMO. It will remain free for all players, won't contain microtransactions, and won't require a subscription (aside from Xbox Live Gold or PS Plus on consoles).
As for the other pieces of Beyond, Hello says it will "talk more about each component when we know we can be precise."
Last year, No Man's Sky had a large-scale update called Next that served as a major overhaul, and earned it a spot among our best expansions of 2018. Since then it's gotten a steady stream of content updates, like The Abyss that added more underwater exploration, and Visions with a host of new biomes, flora, and fauna. Beyond appears to be scaled similarly to Next.
The game has come a long way from its initial release, which was criticized for not quite meeting its lofty ambitions. Part of that was simply not fulfilling some of the promotion surrounding the game, so the blog's comment about not opening up about pieces of Beyond yet seems as if Hello has learned how to manage expectations.
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