Monthly Archives: April 2018
How Captain Marvel’s Movie Fits into the MCU Before Avengers 4
Spoilers follow for Avengers: Infinity War!
With the first official photos of Brie Larson's Captain Marvel recently revealed and word coming that a trailer is about to hit, let's take a look at everything we know about Carol Danvers' much-anticipated movie and how she will fit into the MCU.
As that symbol showed up at the end of Avengers: Infinity War in the after credit scene, attention began turning to Marvel Studios' 2019 lineup. Next year will kick off with Captain Marvel, a movie that marks the debut of Brie Larson as Air Force pilot-turned cosmic superhero Carol Danvers and has a release date of March 6, 2019.
Avengers: Infinity War Has an Arrested Development Easter Egg
Avengers: Infinity War has worked hard to establish itself as the biggest crossover event in film history, but directors Joe and Anthony Russo haven’t stopped with just squeezing The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Black Panther crew, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange into a single movie – they’re even shoehorned in a character from Arrested Development for good measure.
Spoilers for the movie continue below!
During the Guardians of the Galaxy’s visit to Knowhere a blue-skinned Tobias Fünke can be seen reclining in one of The Collector’s display cases, slumped against the glass in a pair of denim cutoffs. Tobias’ ongoing obsession with joining the Blue Man Group is one of the show’s most-memorable gags. The cameo was spotted by a sharp-eyed fan, via Pajiba. Even if you did miss the Easter egg, chances are you probably caught the special thanks in the credits to 20th Century Fox for giving Marvel and Disney the rights to include an Arrested Development reference.
Our E3 2018 Predictions, Switch Hardware Hack, Nintendo Labo Review Discussion, and more! – NVC Ep. 405
Weeelcooome to episode 405 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, the NVC crew shares their big E3 2018 predictions!
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Fortnite Is the Biggest Free-to-Play Console Game of All Time
Despite being free-to-play, Fortnite has been bringing in revenue hand-over-fist, reportedly becoming the biggest free-to-play console title of all time and earning $223 million across all platforms last month alone.
Research firm Superdata reports Fortnite has overtaken its battle royale rival, PUBG, in both revenue and the number of active users across all platforms, making it the biggest free-to-play console title of all time. And despite its free-to-play status, last month, across both PC and consoles, Fortntie earned $223 million.
Fortnite's revenue is up 73% from February, when it brought in $126 million, eclipsing PUBG's $103 million. Since its launch on iOS, the mobile version has raked in more than $25 million in the space of a month, with an average daily spend of $1 million.
Star Trek: The Classic Uniforms Are Finally Coming to Discovery
It seems the USS Discovery crew will be sporting a more classic look in Season 2.
Warning: Minor spoilers follow for Season 1...
CBS recently shared a video marking the start of production on the new season, and it reveals that the classic Star Trek uniforms are making a return. However, it looks like the outfits will still have a bit of the Discovery shoulder piping to them.
The design of the uniforms has been a major point of contention for fans considering Discovery is set during the time period of the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage." But the change to the classic uniforms makes sense, since the USS Enterprise will now seemingly be a major focus in Season 2 after appearing in the Season 1 finale.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Screenshots, Box Art Revealed
Square Enix has revealed the box art and first batch of screenshots from Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Revealed in an Amazon listing, the screens show Lara in multiple new environments and vehicles, as well as our first look at a few of the weapons in her arsenal.
Check out the screenshots in the gallery below:
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was officially announced last month, billed as the game that will "deliver Lara Croft's defining moment," according to Square Enix.
Star Trek 4 Hires Franchise’s First Female Director
Star Trek 4 has reportedly hired the film franchise's first female director.
Variety reports S.J. Clarkson has been tapped to helm the fourth Trek film. Plot details nor an official release date haven't been revealed. But recent reports suggest it would feature Chris Hemsworth's George Kirk meeting his son James T. Kirk, portrayed by Chris Pine.
Paramount announced a sequel to Star Trek Beyond in 2016, with J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay penning the script. Little has said been said about the film up until now. Clarkson is known for her work on such shows as Dexter, Orange is the New Black, Jessica Jones, and Marvel's The Defenders.
Here’s How Many Post-Credits Scenes There Are in Infinity War
Marvel has set the precedent for its audience to expect post-credits scenes at the end of their films. Is Avengers: Infinity War any different? This article doesn't contain any spoilers for the actual film, but if you absolutely don't want to know how many post-credits scenes -- if any -- there are in Marvel's latest film, then click away now.
And for more on the film, be sure to check out our explanation of the Infinity War end credits.
While Marvel typically has multiple post-credits scenes at the end of their films, Avengers: Infinity War surprises by only having one post-credits scene in the movie.
Every IGN God of War Review
If you have been living under a rock for the past 13 years or are suffering from a very selective form of amnesia, you're going to want to sit down for this shocker: Sony Santa Monica's new God of War masterpiece is actually the eighth game in the series (counting non-numbered sequels) since it kicked off in 2005 on the PlayStation 2. IGN's been along for the whole ride, so we're now able to go back and look at what our reviewers were thinking in the moment when Kratos first leaped onto the scene and punched said scene in the face. Scroll through the slideshow below to read their review verdicts and scores, ranging from back in the day right up to the present.
Ubisoft Continues Its Q1 Winning Streak
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