Avengers: Infinity Waris finally here. The arrival of "destiny" as promised by Thanos, after ten long years of waiting and 18 movies, the moment we've been waiting for has come. It brought with it a whole bunch of questions, most importantly: what do we do now? With the movie's post-credits scene, that becomes just a tiny bit more clear.
The end of Infinity War is very literally an end--the actual, genuine annihilation of half the universe at the hands of Thanos, armed with a fully powered Infinity Gauntlet. Not exactly the feel good, heroic, triumphant superhero vibe of Avengers past. Thanos has won, and from where we're sitting, it looks like his victory is absolute.
But all hope isn't lost. Though Infinity War deviates from Marvel's post-credits formula slightly by including only one stinger, rather than what's become the customary two, the movie's final moments give us the briefest glimpse of what's on the horizon.
Here's the scene: Nick Fury and Maria Hill speed through a New York City that is slowly descending into chaos. As Fury notes that something big is happening in Wakanda, he tells Hill to get in touch with someone named Klein, likely this guy from Winter Soldier and Age of Ultron--which may point to more progress in Fury's somewhat forgotten efforts to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D in the wake of its official Hydra-fueled destruction.
But the effects of Thanos's finger-snap are reverberating across the galaxy and, one by one, people are disappearing at random. This means literally anyone--pilots, drivers, pedestrians--vanishing into thin air, no matter what they may have been in the middle of. So naturally, as more and more people crumble, helicopters are crashing, cars are veering off the road--you get the idea. The world is not in a great place, and Fury and Hill are left trying to puzzle through what's happening.
Unfortunately, even their time is limited. As they scramble out of their car, Hill begins to crumble and abruptly vanishes, leaving Fury on his own. He pulls out a device--something that looks almost like a beeper--and dials out just as he himself begins to disintegrate.
This guy might turn out important?
As Fury blows away in the wind, the device he was holding clatters to the ground and we're left staring at what we can only assume is the transmission of a distress signal. Though there is no text on the screen to give an official destination, a logo soon appears--the blue, red and gold emblem associated with none other than Captain Marvel.
We've known for some time that a Captain Marvel movie is coming--set photos of Brie Larson in costume have been filtering in since filming kicked off--but her role in the still unnamed Avengers 4 remains shrouded in mystery, just like the rest of the film. We do know, however, that her solo movie will be released in March of next year (two months prior to the next Avengers, due in May) and be set in the '90s, which leaves her in an interesting position considering Infinity War's very present day ending.
Just how long has Fury known about Captain Marvel? Where has she been all this time? Is the distress signal actually going to Carol Danvers or is it going to someone like, say, her mentor Captain Mar-Vell instead?
Perhaps more importantly: what exactly can Captain Marvel do in the face of a fully powered Infinity Gauntlet?
Carol Danvers traditionally gets her powers from her Kree heritage, making her similar to what we might expect from an Asgardian in the MCU, with a few twists. In the books she has enhanced durability, strength and speed, as well as the ability to fly and shoot energy projectiles from her hands. She also has an abundance of military and tactical training both on Earth and with the Kree army, making her a formidable force both in the heat of battle and in any war room--so it's not that she's incapable, by any means.
But all the training and superpowers in the universe seem dwarfed by the force of the Infinity Stones, even with the Infinity Gauntlet in the damaged state that the movie leaves it in, so it's unlikely that she'll be able to show up on Earth without some sort of back up and expect to make a difference. Luckily, there are a few other cosmic Marvel heroes who have been alluded to in the past who just might be able to lend a hand. We saw the Nova Corps in Guardians of the Galaxy, which paves the way for Nova to get involved, especially if Thanos destroyed the entire Corps when he nabbed the Power Stone from them, which would fit with Nova's origin in the comics. And don't forget Adam Warlock, who was referenced in the Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 post-credits scene.
For a movie like Avengers: Infinity War, it's definitely best to go in expecting the unexpected. But no matter how well you've tried to prepare yourself, chances are you're still going to be thrown for a major loop at least once. Case in point: Infinity War's Red Skull cameo.
It turns out that the key to the Soul Stone has actually been with Gamora this whole time, a relic of a mission Thanos sent her on years before. She's kept its location hidden as best she could, but unfortunately for her, Thanos has some pretty persuasive ways of getting information out of people, including but not limited to torturing their adoptive sisters within an inch of their life. Reluctantly, Gamora agreed to take Thanos to the Soul Stone, located on a planet called Vormir in some undisclosed far reach of the galaxy.
When they arrive, the planet seems to be pretty much uninhabited--a relic of some ancient civilization that's moved on maybe, covered in mountains and strange rock formations peppered across still bodies of water. As they climb to the top of one of those rock formations, they're interrupted--a figure shrouded in flowing black robes materializes in their path, and, as they step out of the shadows, we see their face.
Or, well, we see their skull. Which just so happens to be red--because, that's right, the Red Skull, the villain of Captain America: The First Avenger, a guy who was last seen seven real time years ago, is back.
Surprise!
In case you're not quite as up on your vintage Cap history, here's the abbreviated version of events from Steve Rogers' origin story. Back in the 1940s, Hydra founder and Nazi science officer Johann Schmidt tried to recreate the super serum that created Captain America. He tested his formula on himself, only to become horribly disfigured with his trademark red, skull-like face. On top of his scientific pursuits, Schmidt became obsessed with occult objects and mythology, leading him on a quest to uncover an artifact known as the Tesseract, or "Cosmic Cube," which we later learned contained the Space Stone.
Schmidt used the Tesseract to create energy weapons of mass destruction for his own personal Hydra splinter cell, which he planned to use to take over the world. This, obviously, was thwarted by Steve Rogers in the accident that left him frozen where he'd later be revived in the present day. Schmidt was less lucky, and, prior to the plane crash took hold of the Tesseract in its raw form only to have its energy tear him apart.
Or, at least, that's what it looked like.
It turns out that the Tesseract did not actually kill Schmidt, but instead the Space Stone used its teleportation powers to move and transform him into some sort of Infinity Stone connected cosmic entity. He describes his role on Vormir as something along the lines of the Soul Stone's keeper--it's his "curse" he says--and he certainly seems to know quite a bit about the Stone. But he doesn't elaborate much beyond that, other than to say that he himself can never actually possess the the Stone because he was judged "unworthy."
What we're left with is the knowledge that the Red Skull has, essentially, been acting as an interstellar Ring Wraith for nearly 100 years without anyone having even the slightest idea. It's all bizarrely poetic: Schmidt and the Tesseract were the heralds of the MCU's very first Infinity Stone, even though we didn't quite know it at the time, so it only makes sense in a book-ending sort of way that he'd be the guardian of its last.
Strange as it may sound, this is not all that out of character, or all that unexpected, for someone like the Red Skull. Throughout his long comics history (he's existed since 1941), Schmidt has been killed off and cosmically reincarnated more times than anyone could really count. His nonstop obsession and association with the Cosmic Cube (not generally called the Tesseract and a separate entity from the Infinity Stones in the comics) has spun him into a sort of unkillable poltergeist to perennially haunt Steve Rogers at every turn. Typically his motivation for doing so involves becoming Captain America, cloning Captain America, or otherwise replacing Captain America with something he's engineered all in order to help topple the country and make way for a new Hydra empire.
It's probably unlikely that the Red Skull is going to be reincarnated back on Earth now that his duty to watch over the Soul Stone's, uh, ritual platform? Home planet? Resting place? Has been fulfilled, but it might be best not to rule anything out. More importantly, Schmidt's survival and return at the hands of the Infinity Stone's powers opens the door for all kinds of previously unthinkable revivals and surprise cameos as the MCU goes on--after all, if Schmidt's been around all this time, who else might still be out there hiding somewhere in the stars?
Sony has released its earnings report for the most recent quarter, which ended on March 31, 2018. This provides us with an updated look at the PlayStation business, which saw another 2.5 million PS4 units sold worldwide during the quarter. That brings lifetime sales of the console to approximately 79 million units, which means the system has now nearly topped the sales total for the PS3, which passed 80 million back in 2013.
Sales for Sony's Game & Network Services division increased 18% to 1,943.8 billion yen for the quarter. The company attributed this in large part to an increase in PS4 software sales, which were up to 52 million units from 50.6 million during the same period last year. That included a major uptick in digital sales, as 43% of games sold were digital, as compared with 37% the year prior. For the full year, 32% of full games were sold digitally.
Sony also made note of an increase in PlayStation Plus subscribers. As of March 31, it has 34.2 million members, up from 26.4 million a year earlier and 20.8 million the year prior. The company announced recently that it will stop offering free monthly PS3 and Vita games as part of the subscription beginning next year.
Image source: Sony IR
For the current fiscal year, which runs through the end of March 2019, Sony said it expects sales for the division to drop about 2%. That's due primarily to a decrease in PS4 sales, which isn't a major surprise given that we're coming up on the console's five-year anniversary. In other words, these earnings provide no indication of an imminent launch for the PS5.
For the full fiscal year, Sony overall saw sales and operating revenue increase 12% year-over-year to 8,554 billion yen. Game & Network Services for the full year also saw an increase to 1,943.8 billion yen, up from 1,649.8 billion yen during the year that ended on March 31, 2017.
It should come as no surprise that Avengers: Infinity War is cleaning up at the box office. However, you might not have expected it to do this well. Thanks to its Thursday night preview screenings, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has already raked in $39 million domestically--giving it the fourth best opening night ever.
The news comes from Variety, which reports that Infinity War's Thursday night haul trails only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2. That makes it the highest opening night for a movie in the MCU, destroying Avengers: Age of Ultron's $27.6 million from 2015. It also outpaces the $25.2 million Black Panther made during preview screenings two months ago.
Now all eyes are on the opening weekend gross. Infinity War is estimated to earn between $225 and $245 million domestically in its first weekend, though Variety notes there's a possibility it would cross $250 million. Should that happen, it would become the biggest opening weekend of all time, besting the $248 million that Star Wars: The Force Awakens bowed to in 2015.
Whatever the case, Infinity War is going to make a ton of money and Marvel is going to get to do it all over again next year when Avengers 4 hits theaters, concluding the story introduced in this movie. Have you seen Avengers: Infinity War? If so, take a look at GameSpot's spoiler coverage, from an explanation of Peter Dinklage's character to what that post-credits scene means.
Ubisoft has been making games for decades and has established a healthy number of successful franchises during that time. We often tend to look to what's next as gamers, but right now Ubisoft is looking back during its Ubisoft Legacy Sale. This sale puts classic PC games, often ones that helped kick off or popularize current hit franchises, on sale for $5 each. Note that you'll have to access these games through your Uplay library, and that the sale is only live through this weekend. Let's dig in and see what might be worth buying in this sale.
On the same subject, a certain Ubisoft spy turned up in Wildlands recently. His name is Sam Fisher, and you can see where his story began by picking up the 2002 game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell for $5. Or if you want to skip ahead, you can grab 2013's Splinter Cell Blacklist, the most recent game in the series. It's also on sale for $5, even though it normally retails for $30, making it a great bargain.
Far Cry 5 is one of the hottest games these days, but you can grab the original Far Cry for $5 to see just how much the series has evolved. Also available are Assassin's Creed II and Rainbow Six Vegas, both on sale for--you guessed it--$5. And why not prepare yourself for the eventual launch of Beyond Good and Evil 2 by catching up with the original for $5.
Speculation has been ramping up about Peter Dinklage's mystery Avengers: Infinity War role for a while now, with guesses ranging from Black Order voice acting to secret S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, so the truth has been a long time coming--and it's not the first thing we expected.
Far from a brief cameo or a voiceover, Dinklage was actually a key player in Infinity War's proceedings in the surprise role of Eitri, the king of the Dwarves of Nidavellir, one of the Nine Realms in Asgardian mythology and the home of a legendary forge.
Unlike the other Nine Realms worlds we've seen in the MCU thus far like Midgard (Earth) and Jotunheim (home of the Frost Giants), Nidavellir is less of a planet and more of a strangely medieval space station. It's a planet-sized building constructed around the heart of a dying star--the only known energy in the universe powerful enough to allow the forging of Uru, the mystical metal used to make Thor's old (now destroyed) hammer, Mjolnir.
It's replacing Mjolnir that drives Thor (and Rocket and Groot) to Nidavellir in the first place--though what they find is a little less than the bustling, grand Dwarven city any of them expect. Instead, the realm has all but crumbled after a visit from Thanos, where he forced the Dwarves to use their forge to craft the Infinity Gauntlet and then unceremoniously (and unsurprisingly) murdered everyone there except the king. Eitri has been stranded there, forced to shoulder the burden of his guilt over arming the Mad Titan.
To make matters worse, the forge has gone dark, which means it's now up to Thor and Rocket to reignite the furnace and get the Uru flowing once again--even if they're only able to do so long enough for Eitri to pour some into the mold of a new weapon. Unsurprisingly, despite being nearly fatal, the team manages to produce Stormbreaker, an ax with the power to potentially kill Thanos. It may not have Mjolnir's mythological cred or cool "whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy" inscription, but it'll certainly do.
Over in the comics, Eitri and the rest of the Dwarves of Nidavellir have a slightly more protracted (though ultimately less bleak) history. On that side of the Marvel Universe, Eitri was not responsible for crafting the Infinity Gauntlet (Thanos did that himself), but was responsible for making Mjolnir--an event that was so cataclysmic that it actually, in some versions of the tale, caused the extinction of Midgard's dinosaurs. No, really.
Over the years since their early 1980s debut, Eitri and his people have been on-again-off-again key players in Thor's adventures, usually coming to the aid of Odin when there is unrest in the Nine Realms that requires the construction of new armor or weapons. All in all, the Dwarves have historically remained on pretty good terms with the Asgardians in that sense, and have generally always been happy to lend a hand. However, when things started going south for both Earth and Asgard during the 2011 Fear Itself crossover, things went a little off the rails and the Dwarves and their forge had to briefly step into the spotlight in a major way.
Following a sequence of events relating to, in no particular order: the destruction of Asgard in its Earthbound location of Broxton, Oklahoma; the toppling over The Avengers by eccentric billionaire Norman Osborn; the dissemination of multiple evil mind-controlling enchanted Uru hammers all across the globe; and a prophecy about actual, literal Ragnarok carried out by a possessed daughter of the Red Skull; the Avengers found themselves in desperate need of some big guns. Tony Stark, who has some experience in the arms dealing industry, took it upon himself to figure out the solution to that problem.
The answer took him to Nidavellir and to the Dwarves, where he convinced them to create nine special Uru weapons that would be strong enough to combat the oncoming apocalypse. He also coated his own Iron Man suit in Uru before he returned to Earth and doled them out to a group of heroes nicknamed "The Mighty:" Captain America, Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Red She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Hawkeye.
Obviously, the MCU isn't going to completely borrow from the Fear Itself model--half of the featured "Mighty" characters are either off the table or nonexistent in the film universe and Thanos isn't exactly mythological Ragnarok (we saw that already with, well, Thor: Ragnarok last year). Still, Eitri's introduction and the time spent on Nidavellir, as well as the confirmation that Stormbreaker can do some real damage to Thanos, puts some real potential on the horizon.
Another WWE event is here, and the newest show takes place on a Friday morning. It's weird but refreshing at the same time. The show is called Greatest Royal Rumble, and the main event will be a 50-man Royal Rumble match. In addition, there are seven title matches at the event as well as the return of the Undertaker.
Greatest Royal Rumble hits the WWE Network today at 5 PM BST / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT and takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are 10 matches on the card, featuring wrestlers from Raw, Smackdown, and 205 Live. If you don't have the WWE Network, you can sign up for one month free, as this is the only way to watch the event.
There have been a few head-scratching moments when it comes to this event, like the exclusion of women detailed in the video above. Also notable was how Rusev was taken out of the match with Undertaker, replaced with Chris Jericho, and then put back in the match. You can learn more about the event by checking out our predictions, everyone confirmed for the main event, and some of the rumors surrounding the show.
Here is the card for the event.
Undertaker vs. Rusev (Casket Match)
The Bar vs. Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt (For the Raw Tag Team Championship)
Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Kalisto (For the Cruiserweight Championship)
John Cena vs. Triple H
The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The Usos (For the Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe (Ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship)
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (For the United States Championship)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns (Steel cage match for the Universal Championship)
AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (For the WWE Championship)
50-Man Royal Rumble
In case you're not caught up, don't worry; we put the final results in spoiler blocks.
Kickoff Show
No matches happened during the Kickoff.
Main Card
John Cena vs. Triple H
Cena pins Triple H at 15:44.
Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Kalisto
(For the Cruiserweight Championship)
Alexander pins Kalisto at 10:13.
The Bar vs. Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy
(For the Raw Tag Team Championship)
Hardy pins Sheamus at 8:49.
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Jinder Mahal
(For the United States Championship)
Hardy pins Mahal at 6:09.
The Usos vs. Bludgeon Brothers (c)
(For the Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
Bludegon Brothers win by pin at 5:07.
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
(Ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship)
The newest Avengers movie, Infinity War, is in theatres now. If you've seen the film and stayed for the credits (as you should, this being a Marvel movie and all), you might have noticed that the credits include mention of a "character from Arrested Development."
Yes, really. We failed to spot the reference ourselves--it's a blink-and-you-miss-it one. But according to Independent.co.uk, a blue-skinned, mustachioed man can be spotted in the Collector's chamber during the film. And there's only one person that could be.
Anthony Russo told HelloGiggles that diehard Arrested Development fans will see it on their first viewing, though he said you'll need to pay "careful attention" to notice it.
Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo directed multiple episodes of Arrested Development, so it's not completely out of left field. Also, they included an Arrested Development reference in Captain America: Civil War, so this is expected at this point.
"Marvel has accomplished something truly incredible here, although at this point it's no more than the absurdly high quality bar Marvel fans have come to expect," reviewer Michael Rougeau said. "It's been a long road getting here, but it was worth it."
Sony has kicked off the Golden Week Sale, a two-week-long promotion on PS4 games on the PlayStation Store. It has loads of great titles on sale for low prices. And if you're a PlayStation Plus member, you get even deeper discounts on the games. The sale ends on May 8, so read on for our picks for the best deals in the Golden Week Sale. [Update: In addition to this, there's also a new Totally Digital sale that's now underway on PSN.]
As far as big games go, you can get Monster Hunter World for $48 ($45 for PS Plus members). It offers hundreds of hours of monster hunts, loot drops, and character upgrades. The stylish 100-hour RPG Persona 5 is on sale for $33 ($27). Nier: Automata will bend your mind to the point of breaking for $36 ($30), as you find all 26 endings. Meanwhile, the remake Yakuza Kiwami is the perfect entry point in this long-running series about Japanese gangsters. It's on sale for $21 ($18).
Many smaller or more niche games are also on currently on sale. The Metroid-style pixel art game Axiom Verge is on sale for $12 ($10). All installments of the totally bonkers visual novel series Danganronpa are on sale. These games are about a murderous teddy bear who enjoys trapping high schoolers in buildings and making them kill each other to escape. And if you need to lighten up after that, try Dragon Quest Builders, a colorful game that's like a more structured, mission-driven version of Minecraft. It's on sale for $28 ($36).
You'll find our picks for the best PS4 deals below, but you can see the full list here.
Following the first official image for Fortnite's Season 4, developer Epic Games has now released an updated version. Like the first, this also features the likeness of what appears to be a superhero, further reinforcing theories about what's likely to be the theme of Season 4 in Battle Royale.
The newly updated image still features the first superhero, but now the streak across it shows a female character who looks a bit like Wonder Woman. Epic Games hasn't explicitly said anything about Season 4, though it stands to reason that these are previews of what skins we can expect to be available for Battle Royale players.
Like the first version, the image on Fortnite's website still has the words "brace for impact" on it. That would suggest that these superheroes and Season 4's theme might be related to the meteor that players have believed would crash into Tilted Towers (or somewhere on the island). Just recently, meteors have begun hitting land, although nothing of any real significance has come of that yet.
With Season 3 wrapping up on May 3, Season 4 is expected to follow immediately after. Based on what we've seen from past seasons, we can expect this to introduce a new Battle Pass (presumably purchased with V-Bucks for about $10/£8) that offers a new batch of skins and other rewards. Season 3's theme has primarily revolved around space, which makes sense given the ongoing events with the meteor, though it's also fueled speculation that aliens may show up in some fashion. As of yet, that hasn't happened.
The end of Season 3 means this is the final chance for players to complete the current batch of weekly challenges. A small number of these are available to all players, while the majority require you to own the Battle Pass. We've got a complete guide on how to complete them all, including the new Week 10 challenges.
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon players now have a chance to add another free pair of Legendaries to their teams. Beginning this weekend, The Pokemon Company is giving away Entei and Raikou as part of its ongoing Year of Legendary Pokemon celebration, but they'll only be available for a very limited time. [Update: The April 25 deadline for Europeans has passed; those in the US have a bit more time, but the freebies go away after April 28.]
To claim the Legendaries, fans in the US will need to travel to a specific retailer and pick up a download code for the Pokemon. This time, the free code will be available at the electronics section of participating Target stores across the country from April 22-29. Players in Europe, meanwhile, can download the Legendaries via an online Mystery Gift from the games' main menu until April 25.
The code is redeemable in any seventh generation Pokemon title, although the Legendary you receive depends on which game you're playing. Those with Sun or Ultra Sun will get the Fire-type Entei, while Moon and Ultra Moon players will receive the Electric-type Raikou.
If you redeem the code in either of the Ultra games, the Pokemon will come equipped with a rare Gold Bottle Cap, which can be exchanged to max out a Pokemon's IVs in Hyper Training. The Legendaries also know different moves depending on the version. You can see their movesets in each game below.
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Entei -- Level 100
Sacred Fire
Stone Edge
Iron Head
Flame Charge
Pokemon Sun
Entei -- Level 60
Stomp
Bite
Swagger
Lava Plume
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Raikou -- Level 100
Thunderbolt
Volt Switch
Extrasensory
Calm Mind
Pokemon Moon
Raikou -- Level 60
Reflect
Crunch
Thunder Fang
Discharge
To redeem the download code, first select Mystery Gift from the games' main menu, then choose the option to receive your gift via a code/password. Input the code you picked up and your Legendary Pokemon will be downloaded. You will then have to retrieve it from the deliveryman, who will be waiting inside any of the games' Pokemon Centers. You'll need to have an empty slot in your party to claim the Legendary.
We're in Golden Week right now, a week when a number of Japanese holidays just happen to be bunched together on the calendar. To celebrate, Square Enix has dropped prices on a number of PC games, notably on many entries in the Final Fantasy series. (Sony is doing a Golden Week PS4 sale as well). Below are the standouts from Square Enix's sale, but you can find the full list here.
Just about every Final Fantasy game available on PC right now is currently available for half off. Core installments III - VI are $8, while the later games range from $6 to $10 each. Those are great prices on some of the best RPGs in history--even if you don't prefer the art style changes Square Enix made to some of the games.
In non-Final Fantasy news, Dragon Quest Heroes and its sequel are also on sale for between $20 and $30, and a handful of other more niche titles are on sale as well.
The 50-man Royal Rumble match is coming to the WWE Network on Friday, April 27 for Greatest Royal Rumble. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will host it, which means it will have a special air time--one that's much earlier than usual in North America. There are seven title matches, none of which are women's titles, in addition to the largest over-the-top-rope battle royal match in the company's history, so this will be a packed show. You can check out live coverage of the event right now.
The card for the show is starting to come together, with new matches being added to the event over the course of the next two weeks. If you're wondering why there aren't any women's matches on the card it's because of the country's extremely conservative views, and women can attend the show but cannot wrestle.
Because of the time difference, the show will air in North America at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT with a Kickoff show on the network starting one hour prior, as the show begins in Saudi Arabia at 5 PM BST / 7 PM AST. As of this writing, there's no clear indication of how long the show will be, but advertisements for it have said all the major WWE titles--minus the two women's ones--will be on the line, so expect this to be a longer event.
The main event of the evening will be the Greatest Royal Rumble match, a Royal Rumble consisting of 50 wrestlers. Prior to this event, the 2011 40-man Royal Rumble was the only Rumble to have more than 30 superstars involved. We'll keep you updated when new matches are added to the card. As of now, there are seven confirmed matches for it.
Greatest Royal Rumble Match Card
Undertaker vs. Rusev (Casket Match)
The Bar vs. Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt (For the Raw Tag Team Championship)
Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Kalisto (For the Cruiserweight Championship)
John Cena vs. Triple H
The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The Usos (For the Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe (Ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship)
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (For the United States Championship)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns (Steel cage match for the Universal Championship)
AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (For the WWE Championship)
50-Man Royal Rumble
If for some reason you can't watch Greatest Royal Rumble when it airs--because it's on in the early morning--don't worry because GameSpot will be covering it live.
You can now dress up like everyone's favorite paranormal mercenary thanks to a new Monster Hunter World event. The latest in Capcom's cross-promotional quests lets you play as Dante, if you're able to grind out enough materials from a relatively tough battle on PS4 and Xbox One.
The official Twitter account announced the new events. Dante is tied to the "Code: Red" event, a rank 14 Arena quest that has you slaying Anjanath, Odogaron, Rathalos, Teostra. Beating them all will net you Red Orbs, a special material used to craft Dante's equipment. Each individual piece of armor needs one Red Orb, and his signature Devil Sword needs two, so you'll need seven in all to get the full look. The full armor set is called Dante α, and his sword is a Charge Blade. The event quest will be available until May 10 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET.
We're now well into the new month, and for PlayStation Plus members, that means there are free games to grab if you haven't already done so. While this month's offerings can't live up to last month's killer lineup, players will find plenty of free fun in April.
Leading the pack is the often-overlooked Mad Max, an open-world game about building a destructive car and taking out apocalyptic marauders. In GameSpot's Mad Max review, Peter Brown came away unsatisfied with the ground combat, but thoroughly enjoyed bashing up enemies while behind the wheel of his "Magnum Opus."
The second-biggest game in this month's PS Plus lineup is TrackMania Turbo, which also puts you behind the wheel of a car, but with very different goals from Mad Max. Your job in this arcade racer is to reach the finish line on gravity-defying tracks in as short a time as possible. It's also compatible with PSVR, in case you have a need for speed.
Thanks to PlayStation's Cross Buy functionality, three of the other games also run on PS4. First is In Space We Brawl, a multiplayer twin-stick shooter that also works on PS3. Next is the side-scrolling beat-'em-up 99Vidas, which plays on PS3 and PS Vita as well as PS4. Then there's Q*Bert: Rebooted, which is compatible with all three PlayStation platforms, but unfortunately isn't very good. Finally, PS3 owners get Toy Home, a charming, colorful racing game.
Fortnite's meteor saga appears to be nearing its climax. After harmlessly adorning the sky in Battle Royale in recent weeks, meteors are actually crashing into the island, according to reports by several players.
Videos such as the one below have been making their way onto social media and Reddit. Small meteors streak down out of the sky and collide with the ground, destroying anything in their path--whether it's part of the island or a player-made structure. It's unclear at this point if the meteors would actually damage a player if someone is unfortunate enough to be hit by one, but it's likely only a matter of time before we find out.
Beyond them hitting the ground, there's been no further developments--they aren't leaving behind any aliens or having any other effect. Meteors eventually crashing seemed inevitable when it was discovered that sound effects related to just that were included in a recent update's game files.
There doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason to where the meteors are landing. While the video above shows one hitting Tilted Towers, they've also struck down elsewhere, too. Fans have speculated that Tilted Towers would be demolished by a large meteor, something that Epic acknowledged in the 3.6 update. But so far, the map hasn't been changed in any way by meteors finally starting to touch down.
This week saw an emergency broadcast show up on TVs in-game, and Epic has teased that something is about to unfold. Meanwhile, it's also offered up the first image related to Season 4, and it suggests that it could be superhero-themed. How that connects to the meteors or speculation about aliens--if it does at all--remains to be seen, but Fortnite players certainly have a lot to keep them busy between all of this and the new Week 10 challenges.
Epic Games is in the process of rolling out a new Fortnite hotfix update that's intended to resolve two new problems that have emerged since the launch of the recent 3.6 patch. One of these addresses an accuracy issue that emerged from one of the patch's changes, while the other seeks to improve the new floating rings that were added with the final set of Season 3 challenges.
On the challenge side, players are sometimes not receiving credit for skydiving through the floating rings that now hover over the island. The hotfix is meant to improve the situation--the blur rings should be fixed, but things still may not be perfect with the purple ones that are higher up in the air. In a post on Reddit, Epic recommends that players try to go through the very center of the ring to increase the likelihood of it being registered correctly.
It's an unfortunate bug, given that Season 4 is right around the corner, meaning there's only a limited time to get this done. Luckily, you only need 10 rings total, and it's not terribly difficult to get two per game. Despite being told to "skydive" through them, you can actually equip your glider and ease your way through them. You can find out more in our week 10 challenges guide.
The other bug being addressed in this hotfix is more serious. Update 3.6 made it so that first-shot accuracy would be reset when you crouch or uncrouch, a change meant to avoid letting players "quickly uncrouch, fire a perfectly accurate shot, then crouch again for cover." However, the tweak accidentally resulted in a delay when transitioning from hip-firing to aiming down sights. As a result, the hotfix will remove the accuracy change, and the crouch/uncrouch issue will be dealt with "in a future update."
With the release of Avengers: Infinity War upon us, the reviews are in. The movie is the culmination of 10 years of storytelling, with 22 movies released since the Marvel Cinematic Universe launched with Iron Man in 2008. So what do the critics think of this truly epic superhero team-up?
The reviews are extremely positive, if not quite as unanimous in their praise as the recent Black Panther. Infinity War currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 86%, compared to Black Panther's hugely impressive 96%. It also currently sits behind the like of Thor: Ragnarok (92%) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (92%).
Nevertheless, many critics loved the movie. The Avengers: Infinity War review from GameSpot's own Mike Rougeau says the film "does justice both to the promise Marvel has been riding on for the last decade, and the source material that inspired it. Somehow, for all its fire and fury--the raw spectacle of it all--Infinity War is a surprisingly human story. Marvel has accomplished something truly incredible here, although at this point it's no more than the absurdly high quality bar Marvel fans have come to expect."
Most critics were unified on the impressive scale and spectacle of the movie. "The scale and grandeur of Infinity War surpasses anything else to date in the genre," said Mark Hughes of Forbes. "It makes a loud, bold declaration of what is truly possible in superhero cinema, challenging filmmakers to reach higher and challenging audiences to keep demanding more."
Den of Geek's James Hunt agrees, writing, "Avengers: Infinity War is epic and operatic, with scope and ambition. It'll leave you simultaneously breathless and emotionally devastated--and when you've pulled yourself together, you'll want to do it all over again."
The challenge that directors Joe and Anthony Russo faced by juggling so many characters was something that a number of writers focused on . Sara Stewart of the New York Post stated that prior knowledge of the MCU is essential. "You'll need some context to properly appreciate the reunions, the awkward first-time meetings, the snark and the sheer incongruity of seeing wildly different characters interact," she wrote. "[But] with a cast as talented and genial as this one, nearly every matchup is a winner."
The Seattle Times' Moira MacDonald also thought that it was sometimes hard to keep track of every character. "Watching the enjoyable but overstuffed superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War is kind of like attending a crowded cocktail party where you more-or-less know everyone, but sometime struggle to put names and backstories to the faces," she said.
However, not everyone loved Infinity War. Matt Zoller Seitz of RobertEbert.com liked the movie, but thought something was missing. "This movie shouldn't just engage and amuse and occasionally move us; it should shock and scar us," he said. "Deep down, we all know that modern superhero movies are operating with even lower dramatic stakes than Star Wars or James Bond movies. This is, as many have pointed out, one half of a story broken in two, but it feels like less than half somehow."
Avengers: Infinity War is in theaters on April 26.
For some time now, Fortnite players have speculated that some big event is coming to Battle Royale. The theories have ranged from a meteor--seen in the sky above the game world--crashing into Tilted Towers to some kind of alien invasion. Something is definitely afoot, as evidenced by a new emergency broadcast that's now entered the game. [Update: Fortnite's meteors are now crashing down into the island.]
Official Twitter and Facebook accounts for Fortnite sent out the image below, which features the standard SMPTE color bars or bars and tone you've likely seen at some point, but with the outline of a dead llama laid over the top. There's no accompanying message with it, leaving fans to wonder what's going on.
This isn't just limited to social media. The same image has popped up in-game; as shared on Reddit, TV screens on the island are showing this with some accompanying static. Does this signal a coming alien invasion? Are players being warned about the meteor's imminent impact?
Nothing else has changed in-game since the release of the new 3.6 update. However, with Season 3 winding to a close next week, it seems all but assured that something is going to happen. Epic acknowledged fans' speculation by adding some small details to Tilted Towers in the new patch, and there's reason to think something space-centric is coming. Aside from the meteor that's been visible in the sky, many of the Season 3 Battle Pass items are space-themed.
Fans have generated theories about when the next stage of the meteor event will happen, only to be let down time and again. With Epic offering up something much more direct like this, though, it seems like it's just a matter of time until we find out what's next for Battle Royale and perhaps Season 4.
As it's been since launch, you don't have to pen a penny to play Nintendo Switch games online. But that's going to change in September when Nintendo rolls out a paid membership plan akin to PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold. We know how much it will cost (and it's considerably less than PS Plus or Gold), but other details about the service are unknown.
That's set to change soon. Nintendo announced today that it will reveal more details about the Switch's online paid membership in "early May." This information will be shared through Nintendo's website, but that's all Nintendo had to say on the matter for now.
Nintendo did say, however, that the online service "will provide consumers with a richness of online features that allow them to continuously enjoy Nintendo Switch."
The Switch's paid membership program was originally supposed to launch in late 2017 before Nintendo delayed it to 2018. If the previously announced prices stay the same, you can subscribe for 1 month ($4), 3 months ($8), and 12 months ($20). By comparison, Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus cost $60/year.
Earlier this year, Nintendo management said online services are an important way to help reach new players. "That is why we want to apply substantial resources to the online service, with the thinking that we will devote our energies to making this a for-pay service," Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said at the time.
Regarding how Nintendo plans to popularise the Switch's online membership, Kimishima teased that Nintendo will offer "products" that gamers hopefully find appealing. "It is less about the mechanism and more a question of what kinds of products we can offer, and the spread of the service will depend on whether consumers want what we offer
Nintendo's upcoming announcement about the Switch's online service will be some big news, apparently. "We have some ideas about how to make Nintendo Switch Online appealing when it becomes a for-pay service, so I think our next announcement will be worth the wait," Nintendo executive director Shinya Takahashi said.
By comparison, the paid memberships for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 offer things like free games every month and discounts, among other benefits.
Amazon is raising the price of its annual Amazon Prime membership in the United States by a significant margin. The retail giant said today that the price will go up to $120 per year, up from $100. The price change goes into effect for new subscribers on May 11, while existing Prime subscribers will have to pay the 20 percent extra starting June 16 onwards.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to GameSpot sister site CNET that you cannot re-up at the lower rate if your renewal comes up on or after June 16. This is just the second time Amazon has upped the Prime membership price; in 2014, it went from $80 to $100.
Amazon Prime has more than 100 million paid subscribers worldwide by Amazon's latest count. According to Amazon's finance boss Brian Olsavsky, Prime remains the "best deal in retail," even at its higher price point. Olsavsky added that Amazon is always working to make Prime a better, more attractive service.
Olsavsky went on to note that the price increase is related to increased shipping fees and offering other benefits. Even at $120 a year, that's still better than the price of subscribing month-by-month, which would come out to around $155 per year.
Fortnite has evolved once again this week with the release of its latest update, version 3.6. The official patch notes reveal a new item, the Clinger, and much more available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile.
The Clinger is a new type of grenade available now that sticks to your environment or enemies and explodes a short time later. It's an uncommon item discoverable in Floor Loot, Supply Drops, Supply Llamas, and Treasure Chests, and it's available in both Battle Royale and Save the World.
Save the World also gains a new weapon called the Noble Launcher, which you can charge up to inflict more damage on enemies. Note this weapon wasn't available immediately--it launched in Fortnite on April 25/26. Meanwhile, in Battle Royale, some kind of event is seemingly about to happen.
A few other changes have been made to Fortnite with the latest update. Short fences will no longer block you from building structures, for example, while Supply drops now spawn twice as high and fall twice as fast. In terms of weapon tweaks, the minigun has seen its accuracy and damage increase and its recoil decrease; Remote Explosives, meanwhile, are now 40% less likely to appear in Treasure Chests. Read more in the full patch notes, via Epic, at the bottom of this article.
Fortnite's Week 9 challenges are available now, tasking you with some simple things--like dealing a certain amount of damage to opponents' structures--and some more complicated objectives such as visiting three Taco Shops. The game's week 10 challenges, meanwhile, have been leaked ahead of their full release, and they include tasks such as searching chests in Fatal Fields and racking up 250 headshots.
Weekly challenges, despite the name, are typically available for more than a week, although Week 10 is the final week of Season 3. Anyone who purchases the Battle Pass has the entirety of Season 3 to complete them. You can see all the Fortnite skins and rewards up for grabs with this Battle Pass to get an idea of what awaits if you dive in.
Whether or not you've purchased the Season 3 Battle Pass, you can log in to claim some free Battle Stars to help you earn some rewards: Epic Games recently granted some freebies to all players to make up for server issues. Meanwhile, it's removed the Guided Missile, which proved to be a contentious addition.
Fortnite Update 3.6 Patch Notes
General
Twitch account linking has been removed from the game client due to scalability issues.
Twitch Prime account linking can still be done through the Epic Games website.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue with metal doors not making a sound when closed.
The first of several test sessions in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Xbox One for the Miramar desert map did not go go smoothly. There were a wide variety of technical issues that prevented the map from being played, though developer PUBG Corp. says those have now been resolved. To make up for the problems, it briefly extended the test's availability.
Server and matchmaking issues began occurring as soon as the first test period began on Wednesday evening (US time). PUBG Corp. took servers offline for a period of time to address the matters, and they remained down for more than seven hours. Servers were back online on Thursday, and the test period was extended to run until 11 PM PT on April 26 (2 AM ET / 7 AM BST on April 27). As detailed on PUBG's forums, you can see the updated test schedule below.
PUBG Xbox One Miramar Test Schedule
North America
April 26: now - 11 PM PT (2 AM ET on April 27)
April 27: 5 PM PT - 11 PM (8 PM ET - 2 AM)
April 28-29: 11 AM PT - 11 PM (2 PM ET - 2 AM)
Europe
April 27: now - 8 AM CEST
April 28: 2 AM CEST - 8 AM (1 AM BST - 7 AM)
April 28-29: 8 PM CEST - 8 AM (7 PM BST - 7 AM)
This test is the first appearance of the Miramar map on Xbox One. As it stands, the Xbox One version only features a single map, Erangel, with a third map (Codename: Savage) in the midst of testing on PC. Miramar is only accessible on Xbox One through a special test client, which is a separate download on the Xbox Store from the PUBG game itself. It's available for anyone who owns PUBG on the system. Miramar is expected to launch for everyone in May.
Players who take part in the test have been warned that there could be problems--PUBG Corp. said "some aspects may not function as expected." Only North American servers are offered for the test, and third-person is the only perspective available.
Meanwhile, over on PC, PUBG Corp. has rolled out a major test server update. It finally adds a map-select feature alongside a variety of new content (like a weapon, vehicle, and more attachments) and other changes.
A major update for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been released to the game's test server ahead of a full release on PC. PUBG Corp. has detailed everything to expect with full patch notes, which range from new content--like a weapon, vehicle, and attachments--to numerous balance changes and the long-awaited map-select feature.
Right from the main menu, players can choose which of the game's maps they wish to play on, alongside their choices of perspective and team. With the Codename: Savage map still in testing, you can choose either Erangel or Miramar to guarantee that's the map you play on (although you'll see a "coming soon" icon for Savage). If you have more than one map selected, you'll be randomly placed into a match featuring one of them. PUBG Corp. says it may change how this works in the future as more maps are released.
In terms of new content, there's a new gun, the SLR. It's a DMR with a 10-round magazine (20 when extended) that uses 7.62mm ammo. The developers say it's "more powerful than the SKS but has more recoil. Recoil control is the key to using the SLR effectively." There's also a new vehicle, the Mirado, that's only found on Miramar. It's a muscle car with four seats.
This update also brings with it a bunch of new attachments, including the duckbill for shotguns that reduces vertical pellet spread, several grips, and two new scopes. Here's how PUBG Corp. describes them all:
Duckbill: A new attachment for shotguns (S1897, S12K). It reduces the vertical pellet spread but increases horizontal bullet spread
Attachable to S1897, S12K
Light Grip: It reduces recoil recovery time but increases vertical and horizontal recoil
Attachable to ARs, SMGs, DMRs (UMP9, AUG, M416, SCAR-L, SKS)
Thumb Grip: It reduces vertical recoil but increases horizontal recoil. It also increases the recoil recovery time
Attachable to ARs, SMGs, DMRs (UMP9, AUG, M416, SCAR-L, SKS)
Half Grip: It reduces vertical and horizontal recoil and also reduces recoil recovery time
Scope 3x: This scope has fixed 3x magnification with an illuminated reticle. It's discoverable as a common world-drop item
Scope 6x: This scope has variable 3x-6x magnification. It's discoverable as a rare world-drop item.
The weapon balance changes have been discussed previously and are fairly extensive. In short, the goal is to make more weapons viable so that assault rifles are not so widely considered the best option at all times. It sees a drop in damage for a number of assault rifles, but an increase for various pistols, SMGs, and LMGs.
Other adjustments include Level 3 helmets now only being found in supply drops, improvements to Miramar (adding and removing some buildings and cover), and a variety of bug fixes. You can see the full patch notes for Update 12 here.
Microsoft's Netflix-style subscription service for Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, is set to enjoy another big month in May. Alongside the standard additions we've come to expect, two different titles will be available through Game Pass on the same day they're released for sale. The company is also offering new subscriptions for just $1.
One of the two new releases is State of Decay 2, which is among Xbox One's bigger exclusives of the year so far. The open-world survival game looks to build on its predecessor with, among other things, new co-op multiplayer. The game will be available on both Xbox One and PC for Game Pass subscribers, and it actually supports cross-platform multiplayer between the two for up to four players. It launches on May 22.
The other game making its debut on Game Pass on its release day is Laser League. It's a new arcade-style multiplayer shooter from Roll7, the developer of the excellent OlliOlli skateboarding games. It's been available in early access on Steam since last year, but it leaves that state and arrives on consoles (both Xbox One and PS4) on May 10. It'll be available for Game Pass owners on Xbox One on that day.
The last of the bunch is a bit of an unusual one--PES 2018, the Pro Evolution Soccer series' most recent entry, will also join the lineup on May 1. Whereas it's understood that third-party Game Pass games aren't necessarily in the library forever, we know exactly when PES 2018 leaves: August 31. That's roughly a few weeks before we'd expect PES 2019 to arrive.
You can check out the full lineup of May additions below, or see what was added in April. While we don't know what the future will bring, we do know that Microsoft's first-party titles will continue to release through Game Pass right on release day, including this year's Crackdown 3.
With Star Wars Rebels having recently completed its four-season run, the Disney Channel has announced a new animated show, titled Star Wars: Resistance. The show has been created by Dave Filoni, who oversaw both Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and it's set to premiere in the fall.
Star Wars: Resistance will be set before the events of the 2015 movie The Force Awakens and according to Disney will focus on a young pilot named Kazuda Xiono, who is "recruited by the Resistance and tasked with a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order."
The voice cast for the new show includes Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live), Christopher Sean (Hawaii Five-0), Scott Lawrence (Avatar), Myrna Velasco (Elena of Avalor), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), and Donald Faison (Scrubs). In addition, fans can expect appearances from some of the recent Star Wars movie cast members, such as Oscar Isaac (as Poe Dameron) and Gwendoline Christie (as Captain Phasma). Droid fan favorite BB-8 will be in there too.
In a statement, Filoni revealed the inspirations behind Star Wars: Resistance. "The idea for [the show] came out of my interest in World War II aircraft and fighter pilots" he said. "My grandfather was a pilot and my uncle flew and restored planes, so that's been a big influence on me. There's a long history of high-speed racing in Star Wars, and I think we've captured that sense of excitement in an anime-inspired style, which is something the entire team has been wanting to do for a long time."
The announcement of Star Wars: Resistance follows February's news that Iron Man director Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars show. The series is set to premiere on Disney's streaming platform, which launches next year.
The direction of the Star Trek series has been uncertain following the release of Star Trek Beyond in 2016. While that movie was not a flop, it didn't match the success of the two movies that preceded it--Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness--and the recent news that Quentin Tarantino was involved with the development of a new Star Trek movie has further confused matters. Now Paramount boss Jim Gianopulos has confirmed that there are two separate films in development at the studio.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gianopulos made the comments at CinemaCon, the annual convention for theater owners. This initial story was subsequently followed by other reports from the event, including Fandango's Erik Davis, who tweeted:
No specifics yet, just that they are working on two new movies. At first he said "several new Star Trek movies" and then clarified that it was two right now in the works https://t.co/96NPdwAoBC
While no further details about these projects were revealed, there have been rumors of two separate Star Trek projects over the past couple of years. In 2016, Paramount announced that Thor star Chris Hemsworth would star in Star Trek 4, reprising the role of George Kirk, who he played briefly in the 2009 reboot. However, this announcement was made before the release of Star Trek Beyond, and there has been little news about the project since.
More recently, it was reported that Tarantino was working with series producer JJ Abrams on a new Star Trek movie. However, earlier this month, Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the series, suggested that Tarantino wouldn't direct it. "He's got in his California movie [Once Upon A Time In Hollywood] to do and then I think [he's] only doing one more film after that," he told the Happy Sad Confused podcast. "And I doubt he could get around to directing a Star Trek in two or three years."
In related news, production has started on the second season of Star Trek Discovery, the latest TV version of the franchise. The show is set to screen on CBS All Access in the US and Netflix for the rest of the world, but does not yet have a premiere date.
From Daisy Ridley and John Boyega to Adam Driver and Felicity Jones, a host of young stars have joined the Star Wars universe in recent years. But while all of these actors were playing new characters, Alden Ehrenreich has a much tougher job; as the star of next month's Solo: A Star Wars Story, he is playing the younger version of one of the franchise's most famous characters. Ehrenreich has now revealed that he's signed on to appear as Han Solo in more than one Star Wars movie.
In an interview with Esquire, Ehrenreich let slip that his contract is in fact for three movies, before admitting that "I don't know if that's officially public." While it's not surprising that Lucasfilm has signed the actor on for more than one film, this is the first indication that the studio is considering further adventures of the young Solo.
Elsewhere in the interview, Ehrenreich spoke about the firing of Solo's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. They left the movie during production in June last year, following rumors of conflicts with Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy. Ehrenreich confirmed that Lord and Miller's directing approach was a lot loose than that of replacement director Ron Howard.
"They had a different style than Ron in terms of the way we were working," he said. "From the first screen test on, we played around with it a lot. We tried a lot of different things, rethinking behind the scenes. That was yielding a different movie than the other factions wanted. I knew what I was doing, but in terms of what that adds up to, you're so in the dark as an actor. You don't know what it's shaping up to be, how they're editing it, so it's kind of impossible without having seen those things to know what the difference [of opinion] was, or exactly what created those differences."
Ehrenreich also states that it was Lord and Miller themselves that told him they had left the movie. "They said, 'We were let go,' and that's it. They had mentioned there were some disagreements before, but they didn't get into it. They wished me the best with the rest of the movie.
"On a personal level, it felt emotional, for them to be going after we'd set out on that course together. Because I spent a lot of time with them, and we had a really good relationship--they also cast me. But I think at that point, they were kind of on board with [the decision], too. Like, 'This is what's happening.' That's not what they said to me, but that was the vibe I got."
Solo: A Star Wars Story also stars Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca and Donald Glover as Lando, plus Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke. It hits theaters on May 25, 2018. The second Solo trailer was released last month.
If you're searching for a PC game to play this weekend and you don't want to break the bank, it's time to boot up Steam. This weekend, you can download and play five games at no cost: Payday 2, Arma 3, Day of Infamy, Front Defense: Heroes, and OrbusVR. They're all free to play through April 29. And if you decide to purchase any of them, you'll get a discount as they're all currently on sale.
Payday 2 is a multiplayer game that lets you and a team of scoundrels plan and attempt to pull of crimes of all sorts. You can rob banks, stores, and nightclubs. You can cook meth and steal from senators. In our Payday 2 review, we wrote, "The systems and mechanics all have small flaws and limitations, but they come together to set the stage for exciting heists that you'll want to pull again and again. As long as you can find some felons to fight alongside, Payday 2 is an addictive and challenging criminal pursuit."
Arma 3 is a multiplayer-focused war game that also has a single-player campaign, while Day of Infamy is a WWII shooter. Front Defense: Heroes also takes place during WWII but is designed as a VR game for HTC Vive. Orbus VR, which works on both Vive and Oculus Rift, is a room-scale MMO that's currently in early access.
If you play these games for free and want to buy any of them when the weekend is over, here are the links you'll need, along with their sale prices:
Here's some good news for anyone who hasn't played PUBG yet. You can buy PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for Xbox One on Newegg right now for $20, using promo code EMCPTRV56 at checkout. That's $10 (or 33%) off the suggested retail price.
PUBG is a battle royale game that has 100 players parachute onto a sprawling map, to scavenge for loot and fight until only one player or team is left alive. The winner's reward is one of the sweetest victories possible in the current gaming landscape: a screen that says, "Winner winner chicken dinner!" That's the only trophy you need.
In GameSpot's PUBG review, Michael Higham wrote, "Each phase of a match presents a different type of tension that is equal parts thrilling and terrifying, driven by the insatiable desire to be the last person (or squad) standing. Whether you play solo or in a group, successfully executing adaptive tactics to win intense, high-stakes firefights makes for an incredibly rewarding experience. Every player has unique stories of their most memorable matches, and even after hundreds of hours, PUBG continues to inspire rousing tales of victory and defeat."
PUBG on Xbox One is in the early access game preview program. As such, it's a constantly-evolving game, with frequent updates and plans to add significant expansions in the future. Its development cycle runs behind the PC version, so it doesn't have all the same content yet.
In any case, whether you've been enjoying Fortnite and want to try the other battle royale game in town, or you're simply curious to see what all the fuss is about, this is the best deal on PUBG you're likely to find anytime soon.
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