By Anonymous on May 10, 2019 12:09 am As MCU Phase 3 comes to an end with Spider-Man: Far From Home, what Marvel movies are coming next to Phase 4? Here's everything we know about the next Marvel superhero films, including release date predictions!
The leak was true. Ubisoft pulled back the curtain on a brand-new entry in the Ghost Recon series during Thursday's world premiere livestream, titled Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
The game is set in Auroa, a fictional Pacific archipelago. This time around, players will find themselves not in the role of the hunter, but the hunted. Auroa is home to Skell Technology, a corporation specializing in AI drone tech. However, when communication with the company ceases, you're sent to the archipelago to investigate.
Throughout the game, you'll encounter a paramilitary group known as the Wolves, who Ubisoft says are just as skilled on the battlefield as the Ghosts. Because of this, the game places a greater emphasis on stealth. You'll be able to employ drones, or avoid detection by crouching in foliage or covering yourself with mud.
Newegg is known for offering some pretty clutch deals on console and PC games, and the digital store's latest video game sale is no different. Two promo codes are currently available: code EMCTATE25, which gives you 20% off select games and accessories including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and DualShock 4 controllers; and code EMCTATE28, which slashes the price by 50% on a different group of games including SoulCalibur VI, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Kingdom Hearts III, and more. Many of these games are already discounted, so you're getting a discount on top of another discount. Here's a closer look at what's available in each sale:
There are some gems offered in this batch of deals, including Spyro Reignited Trilogy for just $15 on Xbox One, XCOM 2 for only $5 on both PS4 and Xbox One, and SoulCalibur VI for $15 on Xbox One. Battlefield V is down to $20 on PS4--the lowest price we've seen yet--and Kingdom Hearts III is only $30 on both PS4 and Xbox One. The very cute sushi-throwing battle game Sushi Striker: The Way of the Sushido is also selling for $15 on Nintendo Switch.
See some of our picks below--the price indicated is what you pay after the promo code has been applied.
This sale is smaller, but there are a few deals here that stand out. Diablo III: Eternal Collection for Nintendo Switch is available for $48 (it's selling for $50 to $60 most other places). A couple of great PS4 exclusives, God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man, are each selling for $32. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which launched March 22, is down to $44 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. There's also a decent selection of controllers and gaming headsets marked down, so it's worth checking out those deals too.
Once again, you can check out some of our picks from this batch of deals below, including the price you pay after the code has been applied.
Blizzard announced that with this year's first Hearthstone expansion, Rise of Shadows, it would be trying something a little different for this year's single-player component. Now that the expansion is nearly a month old, the studio is ready to roll out the first part of the single-player adventure, The Dalaran Heist.
The Dalaran Heist launches on May 16, and as previously announced, the first chapter will be free. Each subsequent chapter will cost 700 gold or $7, or you can unlock them all as a set for $20. This is the first in an ongoing story that is meant to last throughout the entire Year of the Dragon, and ties in directly with the flavor of the main expansion. Rise of Shadows had you put together a team of Hearthstone villains, and this story details them hatching their plot.
The chapters include a Dalaran Bank robbery, a prison break at the Violet Hold, making your way through the crowded Streets of Dalaran, ducking into the Underbelly, and finally, ransacking the Kirin Tor Citadel. These will include a new loadout system for your hero including alternate hero powers, non-combat encounters to let you edit and customize your deck as you go, and the Anomaly Mode to replay stages with random rule alterations.
As part of the announcement, a Hearthside chat with missions designer Giovanni Scarpati walks through some of the adventure's features. You can check it out below.
The third episode of Life Is Strange 2 takes place two months after we last saw Sean Diaz and his little brother Daniel escaping Beaver Creek, Oregon because of yet another plan gone wrong. There's a lot to get caught up on here, but Sean's journal does a good job of making sure you don't feel like you've missed out. The end of Sean's most recent entry reads, "It's not easy," and as I sat there a couple of hours later completely unable to decide how Sean should proceed in a high stakes situation, I couldn't have agreed more.
The road has taken a toll on the brothers, but they've found themselves a ragtag group of friends and a makeshift community campsite in Humboldt County, California to call home. Their financial situation is also looking up thanks to a couple of not-so-legal jobs working on a weed farm. These were arranged by Finn, a hippie backpacker they first met back in Oregon who now works on the farm. The pace slows right down in Episode 3, and while that's reflective of life on the road, it means that having an investment in the characters and their development is essential in keeping you engaged. Fortunately, with a campsite full of colorful characters to learn from and bounce personalities off of, you get to learn a lot about who the boys are apart from one another and watch them discover who they want to become.
Just in case you've lost track of the events so far (it has been almost four real-world months since the last episode), Episode 3 begins with a flashback to a time before the brothers were forced to leave Seattle. Initially, this feels like retreading ground you're already familiar with, but it serves to reintroduce not only what life was like before the brothers were on the run, but it's also a reminder that the growing pains of their adolescence are the same, no matter how much their lives have changed.
For example, there's a flashback of a sibling tiff that leads to a conversation between Sean and his father Esteban, who asks his son to help take care of his little brother. The discussion is compassionate and respectful; Esteban tells Sean he's proud of him and asks him to go talk to Daniel. Sean does so and this moment mirrors the beats of the prior conversation. The reintroduction of Esteban weighs on your decision-making over the rest of the episode as you try to play the role of brother, father figure, friend, and keeper to Daniel and his supernatural abilities. The realization that there is no way to do all of the above is a frustrating reality for both you and Sean, and this adds nuance to your decision making.
As with the previous episode, Life Is Strange 2's greatest strength is the care it puts into characterization and writing. The ongoing complication of this episode is Sean discovering who he is, what he thinks, and facing very tangible romantic prospects while Daniel feels like he's losing his brother. There are almost a dozen vastly different characters to engage with in Episode 3, and relationships feel fluid and changeable. The relatability of Sean's character makes it easy to sink into his shoes when you talk to your companions. Your connection to Sean's mindset is most clear when Daniel grows close to Finn and you feel an undeniable sense of jealousy when he trades out the watch you gave him for a bracelet from Finn. You feel fear when Daniel acts out and endangers himself, nervous when testing out the waters of a new relationship, and the constant weight of trying to make the right decision when there isn't one. The natural performances, writing, and genuine character moments coalesce to give each character weight and complexity, making them easy to care about.
The environment is lovingly rendered down to the most minute details, and it paints a full and clear picture of what life is like with your makeshift community in the California forest. You can overhear conversations as you walk around the campsite, there's a chore list nailed to a tree, and there are giant redwoods to admire in every direction. There is a larger focus on the series' contemplative cutscenes set to an evocative alternative soundtrack, which underpins the coming of age vibe of the episode.
Aside from a couple of late-game scenes, interactive moments are less of a focus--though there are narrative reasons behind it. Occasions where you're trimming buds of marijuana, sketching your companions, and trying to steal a truck break up the blocks of wandering and conversation in a refreshing way, but they're the minority of your playtime. Fortunately, it's far more interesting to watch Daniel grapple with having to grow up so quickly and Sean trying to decide between doing what's right for his brother or what's right for himself as a young adult figuring out who he wants to be.
With Sean and Daniel spending all their time around other people, there are few occasions for Daniel to use his powers, despite them having grown significantly stronger. While his abilities spark some interesting conversations and eventually shift the flow of the plot, they largely take a back seat to the rest of the narrative right up until they're used to cause some inescapable dramatic upheaval. As they've been used this way multiple times in the story so far, these moments begin to feel predictable--and though the implications are interesting, it's certainly a crisis you can see coming.
Your connection with Daniel will begin to fray regardless of your prior relationship and binary decisions can still not go the way you'd like because characters act out of their own interest. This agency makes the people you interact with far more interesting. Just because you make a choice doesn't mean the story will unravel that way as the motivations of independent characters are prioritized, so they won't necessarily do as Sean asks. The story branches are also starting to bear pretty significant fruit, with a few wonderful scenes regarding the exploration of romance, sexuality, individuality. While there is less interactivity this episode, the achievement in portraying genuine and evolving young characters and the challenges of adolescence remains engaging.
Despite its supernatural themes, Life Is Strange almost always delivers an honest moment instead of a sensationalized one. There's something far more relatable about a teenager mumbling apologies after their "first time" instead of dancing down the street to the tune of "You Make My Dreams Come True," and it's these moments that truly solidify your investment in Sean. At one point, Finn tells Sean, "Memories are just lessons for the future." For a story that so rarely lets its characters escape unscathed no matter how you choose to act, it's a solid adage. The goal of making it to Puerto Lobos feels increasingly immaterial given the escalation of Daniel's powers and the hurdles in their way. As they say, the journey matters far more than the destination, and Sean and Daniel's journey is one that continues to intrigue.
The future is here. Season 9 of Fortnite is officially underway on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, and a lot has changed in the hit battle royale game. Not only are there a load of new skins and cosmetics to unlock, developer Epic Games has introduced new areas of the map to explore. Tilted Towers, which was destroyed toward the end of Season 8, has been replaced by a futuristic, neon-soaked city called Neo Tilted, while Retail Row has morphed into the sleek Mega Mall.
Of course, a new season also brings with it a new Battle Pass, which gives those who purchase it access to an exclusive assortment of challenges to complete each week as the season progresses. Week 1's challenges are now live on all platforms and feature the usual mix of straightforward tasks and those that require a bit more legwork, such as visiting all Sky Platforms. There's also a two-stage challenge that first asks you to ride a Slip Stream, a new type of wind tunnel found in Neo Tilted and Mega Mall.
As usual, the Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks--roughly $10. Purchasing it unlocks two new outfits right off the bat: Sentinel and Rox. The latter is a progressive skin, which means it can be leveled up throughout the season into new styles. If you'd like to get a head start, Epic is also offering a Battle Bundle for 2,800 V-Bucks. This comes with the Battle Pass and the first 25 tiers unlocked, giving you immediate access to those rewards.
Like in previous seasons, each set of weekly challenges in Season 9 is divided up into two categories: those that are available to everyone, and those reserved for players who've purchased a Battle Pass. This means that even if you don't spring for a Pass right away, you'll have access to some challenges, and you'll retroactively unlock any rewards you would have earned if you decide to purchase it partway through the season. This time around, however, Epic is giving players an extra incentive to pick up a Battle Pass: Fortbyte challenges. These missions are exclusive to Battle Pass holders and involve finding new computer chip-like items, which can be obtained either by following clues or reaching specific milestones, such as gaining a certain amount of XP. Each Fortbyte you collect will unlock a small portion of a larger picture that will be revealed by the end of the season.
Season 9 also features a secondary set of missions called Utopia challenges--this season's equivalent of the Discovery challenges from Season 8. As before, these can only be completed by finishing all seven challenges from a given week, and they'll reward you with a special loading screen that features a unique piece of artwork. More importantly, these screens also contain a subtle clue that leads you to either a free Battle Star or Banner hidden somewhere around the island. The Battle Star will level your Battle Pass up by one full tier, while the Banner can be used as a profile icon.
You can see the full list of Fortnite Season 9 challenges below, along with links to our dedicated guides to help you complete them. We'll continue to update this list throughout the season as more challenges become available, so be sure to check back regularly as Season 9 progresses for all the latest tips and guides.
Fortnite: Battle Royale Season 8 Challenges
Week 1
Free
Stage 1 of 2: Ride the Slip Stream around Neo Tilted (1) -- 2 Battle Stars
Visit all Sky Platform (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Deal damage to an opponent within 10s after using a Shadow Bomb (200) -- 10 Battle Stars
Premium
Pick up a Legendary Item in different matches (5) -- 5 Battle Stars
Search chests at Lucky Landing or Loot Lake (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Scoped weapon eliminations (3) -- 10 Battle Stars
Stage 1 of 3: Deal damage to opponents from at least 2 stories above (300) -- 3 Battle Stars
Reward: 5,000 XP (after completing four challenges, only for Battle Pass owners)
By Anonymous on May 09, 2019 08:40 pm Season 9 has launched and Fortnite Battle Pass owners can dive right into Week 1's exclusive challenges. One of these challenges require you to visit the brand new sky platforms across the map in over 7 different locations. Here's where to go.
If you're a PS4 owner who regularly plays online with friends, you're probably very familiar with PlayStation Plus, Sony's premium membership that grants access to not only online multiplayer but also steeper game discounts and free monthly games (May's freebies are two excellent indies). While the perks are great, the annual fees are less exciting--a year of PS Plus generally sells for $60. However, for a limited time, you can grab a 12-month PS Plus subscription for $40 at MassGenie.
The digital code can be redeemed in the PlayStation Store, and even if you're already subscribed, you can stack subscriptions to automatically extend your membership, so you're still saving money down the road.
MassGenie's PS Plus deal is running through May 31 (or while supplies last). The 24-hour countdown timer resets every day, so you have more time than what it indicates to claim the deal. Here's how to claim the Power Deal: On the product page, click the Power Deal circle. You'll be prompted to sign in or create a free account (there's no guest checkout for Power Deals). After you've signed in, you'll be redirected to checkout, where you'll see that the coupon PLAYSTATIONPLUS2 has automatically been applied, dropping the price to $40.
After checkout, the PlayStation Plus digital code will be the tracking ID in your order history. To see the digital code, click "track your package" in the tracking email you receive, and you'll be redirected to your order history where you'll see the tracking ID at the bottom right.
Captain Marvel is one of the biggest movies of 2019, introducing one of the most powerful superheroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Grossing more than $1 billion in the box office, Captain Marvel was a smash, and very soon, it will be available for you to own, coming with a slew of special features.
On May 28, Captain Marvel will be released to digital storefronts with exclusive content, including featurettes on creating the visual effects, a breakdown of the "Mind Frack" sequence, concept art, and on-set images. Additionally, the digital release will contain all of the special features listed below. The May 28 digital release will be available in UHD, HD, and SD.
On June 11, Captain Marvel will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD at various retailers. The 4K edition comes a 4K, Blu-ray, and digital copy of the movie, while the Blu-ray comes with a digital code, in addition to the main movie. There are retailer exclusives as well, each with its own unique packaging and extras. The Target exclusive comes with a limited-edition 40-page filmmaker book, while the Best Buy exclusive comes in exclusive steelbook packaging.
The release of Captain Marvel is littered with special features. There are six featurettes on subjects like Brie Larson joining the MCU, Nick Fury's first chronological appearance in the MCU, and the Kree and Skrulls. In addition, there is a gag reel and six deleted scenes.
Where To Preorder:
There are a few places you can pre-order your copy of Captain Marvel. If it is a physical copy, keep in mind that won't hit stores until a couple weeks after the digital release. Additionally, different retailers may have exclusives offered with them.
Movie with Intro – An introduction by directors/screenwriters Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.
Movie with Commentary – Commentary by directors/screenwriters Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.
Featurettes:
Becoming a Super Hero – Follow Brie Larson's journey as she joins the MCU, and see what it takes to be a Marvel Super Hero in every sense of the word.
Big Hero Moment – Explore how impactful Captain Marvel's entrance into the MCU is, and how she inspires audiences around the world.
The Origin of Nick Fury – Witness some of the MCU's most significant events through Nick Fury's eyes, and see how his influence helped shape the MCU.
The Dream Team – Discover why Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck are the perfect pair to direct Marvel Studios' most powerful hero.
The Skrulls and the Kree – Take a deeper look into the Skrulls and the Kree, their ongoing conflict, and the importance of shifting perspectives in the film.
Hiss-sterical Cat-titude – The cast and crew dish on working with Goose and the raw talent it takes to portray such a complex character on-screen.
6 Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Digital Exclusives:
Journey into Visual Effects with Victoria Alonso
What Makes a Memory: Inside the "Mind Frack"
Concept Art
On-Set Images
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The first trailer for It: Chapter Two is here. The sequel to 2017's blockbuster Stephen King adaptation It is set 27 years later and features a new cast playing the adult versions of the kids in the first movie.
The trailer opens with a fairly long sequence in which Beverly (Jessica Chastain) returns to her home town of Derry and visits her old apartment. There is now a weird old lady living there, who seems to hold a dark secret. It's a really effectively creepy scene, and is followed by a quickly-cut montage that alternates between the new cast and their younger counterparts--plus a scary appearance from the evil clown Pennywise. Check it out above.
It: Chapter Two also stars James McAvoy as Bill, Bill Hader as Richie, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stan, and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike. Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, one of the guises of the terrifying interdimensional entity of the title. The movie hit theaters on September 9.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Skarsgård spoke about how Pennywise has changed in the years between the two movies. "He's been doing this forever really, so he doesn't change in the sense that you would look differently," he explained. "He looks however he wants to look for any particular prey at the time, but I do think there's a change. His last line--'Fear' --is him experiencing it for the first time, and he's sort of shocked and perplexed and surprised. Like, what is this?
"It fuels hatred and anger towards the kids, who will be adults in this one, so I think there might be an even more vicious Pennywise. He's really going after it."
In related news, a new TV version of King's fantasy series The Dark Tower is on the way. A movie adaptation arrived a few months before the first It movie in 2017 but flopped at the box office. This new version is being overseen by former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara and is being produced for Amazon.
The Week 1 challenges for Fortnite are now available with Season 9 underway. For the most part they're fairly easy going and mostly intended to push players to check out the new locations, Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, while using the new Slip Stream transportation system. However, one of the challenges requires a little bit of extra effort, so we've put together a guide to make it easier for you.
The challenge asks players to visit all the Sky Platforms on the new Season 9 map. This might be familiar to you if you played a bunch of Season 8. If you cast your mind back to when the Pirate Camps appeared--it's basically the same challenge. All you've got to do is visit the locations and before long you'll have the challenge completed.
The actual platforms are very easy to spot as they'll look like weird, hovering drones. Just hop on board, and then move on to the next one. Below you'll find a map of all the locations as well as a list of where the platforms can be found.
Sky Platform Locations
South-east of the volcano in the newly named area, Pressure Plant
By Anonymous on May 09, 2019 07:30 pm Even though he's such a good boy, Ghost keeps being ignored in Game of Thrones, and we won't stand for it any more. Here's the best moments of the best boy in the Seven Kingdoms. You suck, Jon.
The rollover to Fortnite Season 9 is complete. We've got a brand new Battle Pass that's absolutely packed with cosmetics to unlock, including some very cool skins. But if you want any of those, you'll need to earn Battle Stars so that they level up your Battle Pass and make them accessible. The best way to do that is the weekly challenges, the first batch of which is now available.
Remember, everyone that plays Fortnite will have access to a small selection of the weekly challenges, but there's a second set that's exclusive to players that have spent 950 V-Bucks on a premium Battle Pass. That also includes exclusive unlocks and, overall, is the quickest way to earn Battle Stars, thanks to the extra set of challenges.
In Fortnite Season 9, Week 1, players will need to ride the new Slip Stream travel system around Neo Tilted, one of the new areas. On top of that, they'll need to visit the seven sky platforms, and deal damage to enemies immediately after using the Shadow Bomb item.
Players that have the premium Battle Pass will have to grab a legendary item in five different matches, search seven chests in either Lucky Landing or Loot Lake, take out enemies using scoped weapons, and deal damage to opponents from at least two stories above them.
Free
Stage 1 of 2: Ride the Slip Stream around Neo Tilted (1) -- 2 Battle Stars
Visit all Sky Platform (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Deal damage to an opponent within 10s after using a Shadow Bomb (200) -- 10 Battle Stars
Premium
Pick up a Legendary Item in different matches (5) -- 5 Battle Stars
Search chests at Lucky Landing or Loot Lake (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Scoped weapon eliminations (3) -- 10 Battle Stars
Stage 1 of 3: Deal damage to opponents from at least 2 stories above (300) -- 3 Battle Stars
Epic Games has released the patch notes for Fortnite's 9.0 update, which details everything that's new to the game for Season 9. On top of that, there's info on all the tweaks that have been made, including a list of items and weapons that have been vaulted.
Season 9 of Fortnite: Battle Royale has begun, bringing new skins, a new battle pass, a new v9.0 update, and more. There's a ton of new content to dig into right now, like checking out the new map areas Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, but it also gives dataminers a lot to work with. And they've been at it already: It seems there's a John Wick event coming to Epic's battle royale game.
According to Twitter user and Fortnite dataminer FortTory, a set of John Wick challenges are on the way to Fortnite very soon. It appears they'll task players with collecting coins, dealing damage with the new combat shotgun, and winning a match of a seemingly new limited-time mode named Wick's Bounty. The challenges also make reference to a new gun named the tactical assault rifle. There's no word on when the LTM or any of this will go live, but it's likely it will be fairly soon.
Beyond this, there's actual concrete in-game evidence of this, as John Wick's house, seen in the first two movies, can now be found on the map. You can get a look at it above.
Another Fortnite leaker, Lucas7yoshi, has uncovered a new John Wick cosmetic set that seems to have the codename "assassin suit." Fortnite received a series of John Wick-style cosmetics named the hired gun set all the way back in Season 3, over a year ago. With John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum coming to theaters on May 17, now would be a perfect time for an official crossover event to occur.
Nintendo has announced its plans for E3, once again including a pair of tournaments and a special Nintendo Direct presentation in lieu of a formal press conference. The Nintendo Direct will detail its plans for Nintendo Switch throughout 2019.
The Direct presentation will kick off on June 11 at 9 AM PT--the morning the E3 show floor opens, as usual. After that, Nintendo will follow up with its three days of Treehouse streams, which often include developer chats revolving around the games revealed during the presentation.
Before any of that happens, though, Nintendo is planning two game tournaments for the weekend prior to E3. First on June 8 at 11 AM PT, the company will host the Splatoon 2 World Championships. Then, once that wraps up around 2 PM PT, the company will host a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship tournament, composed of 3v3 teams.
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