Monthly Archives: May 2019
Endgame: Widow’s Big Scene Originally Included Thanos
Warning! Full Avengers: Endgame SPOILERS below!
Avengers: Endgame editors Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt revealed that there is another version of Black Widow's death scene on Vormir that did not make the final cut of the film.
In a recent interview with Business Insider, Ford and Schmidt explained how the scene was originally shot. "On script and what we first shot was an excellent scene," Schmidt told BI. "Thanos and his soldiers show up on Vormir and a small battle ensues between them and Natasha and Clint. Natasha decides to run off the cliff. Clint tries to stop her while also fending off the attack."
The Most Infamous Leaks in Video Game History
The art of leaking games is as old as the hobby itself. Even before the internet, everybody had their favorite story about someone’s Uncle from Nintendo. With the proliferation of technology, it’s now easier than ever to sneak information about an as-yet-unknown game to the masses. With that in mind, here are ten of the craziest gaming leaks of all time.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Revealed by a Keychain
GoT: Daenerys Targaryen Has Always Been a Mad Queen
It’s said that when a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land: madness, or greatness. And in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, "The Bells," the world finally saw that madness take hold of our purported hero, Daenerys Targaryen.
This character turn sparked instant debate and backlash for the most-watched episode of the HBO series. How could the woman who was set up to be Westeros’s savior, who learned from past tyrants’ mistakes and who outright said she would not burn King’s Landing turn so quickly on all of the morals she held dear? How could the daughter of the Mad King who promised to break the wheel, to be better than those who came before, become the same evil that these characters have fought so hard to destroy?
Marvel Reveals Plans for ‘Entire New Universe’ of X-Men Comics
Writer Jonathan Hickman is making his long-awaited return to Marvel Comics this summer, and now we know that the upcoming House of X and Powers of X are just the start of Hickman's ambitious, multi-year plan for the X-Men franchise.
Hickman shed more light on his plans in an interview with ComicBook.com. He revealed that Marvel will be cancelling the rest of the X-Men line this summer in order to keep the spotlight on House of X and Powers of X. Once those two miniseries end in September, Marvel will relaunch the entire X-Men line with new titles and creative teams.
Netflix Will Host an E3 Panel About Turning Its Original Content Into Games
Netflix will host a panel at E3 this year called “Bringing Your Favorite Shows to Life: Developing Netflix Originals into Video Games.”
The company said the panel will consist of "game developers and show creators who are feeding fan passion by adapting Netflix original content into video games.” IGN's own Lucy O'Brien will be hosting the panel.
Prior to the official invitations going out, the official Netflix NX and E3 accounts discussed the details rather publicly on Twitter to build excitement for the event. As for what games the streaming giant will actually highlight, Netflix mentioned the upcoming Stranger Things 3: The Game but added that “there’s definitely more to come.” Given that, it’s possible we could get some new game announcements at the panel.
George Clooney Told Ben Affleck Not to Play Batman
George Clooney, who portrayed the Caped Crusader in Batman & Robin, gave Ben Affleck some solid advice about playing Batman: “Don’t do it."
Revealed in an interview on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, when asked if Clooney talked to Affleck about potentially playing Batman in Dawn of Justice while working together on Argo, Clooney said “I actually did talk to him about it. Yeah, I said ‘Don’t do it.’ It was only from my experience... He did great, though.”
SEGA Genesis Mini Is Out This Week: Everything You Need to Know
The SEGA Genesis Mini is nearly upon us. With a September 19 release date, there's not much time left before we're all living the 16-bit dream of the early '90s on release day. With 42 games, two controllers, and an AC adapter included in the box, it has everything you need to start reliving SEGA's console glory days. Be sure to check out our SEGA Genesis Mini review to see what we thought of this retro powerhouse.
Where to Preorder SEGA Genesis Mini
Game of Thrones Ratings: S8, E5 Is Most Watched Episode Ever
Game of Thrones' penultimate episode, "The Bells," set a new record for the series across all HBO platforms (linear, HBO GO, and HBO NOW) with 18.4 million viewers this past Sunday.
"The Bells" surpassed "The Long Night," the episode that aired a couple weeks ago and featured the much-anticipated Battle of Winterfell, which held the previous series high of 17.8 million viewers.
Furthermore, "The Bells'" 9:00pm airing reached a time-period high for Game of Thrones with 12.5 million viewers, exceeding the 12.1 million viewers that the season seven finale earned in 2017.
Star Wars Movie From Game of Thrones Creators Is Next in Line
Disney has revealed that the next Star Wars film to be released after the Skywalker Saga concludes will be from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
Talking on an investor call earlier today, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that the next film will be the mystery project written Benioff and Weiss. It will release in 2022, meaning a three year gap for the series that has seen annual releases since 2015’s The Force Awakens.
“We’re hard at work already,” Igor said
“But we felt three years was the proper amount of time to not only take a breather and reset, but to gear up for the next film’s release.”
From the launch of the new film, the schedule will be a pre-Christmas weekend release every other year, putting the first three releases at December 2022, 2024, and 2026. It is unclear if Disney will alternate between two concurrent Star Wars projects as they have with the current trilogy, or if all three of the upcoming films are part of a single story.
SteamWorld Quest Coming to PC This Month
SteamWorld Quest is getting a PC release on Steam later this month.
Image & Form’s latest game in the SteamWorld series will be released on Steam on May 31, just five weeks after its Nintendo Switch exclusive launch back on April 25.
The PC release will support Windows, macOS, and Linux, so all Steam users will be accounted for.
No further platforms have been announced, but previous SteamWorld games have been available on PlayStation consoles, too, so a PC launch may eventually lead to a wider release later on down the line.
Our SteamWorld Quest review offers glowing praise for the card-based RPG, noting the amount of choice and flexibility its systems offer. As such, it's one of the best Switch games you can pick up right now, and should be just as good on PC later this month.