This article contains plot details about Avengers: Endgame! While Disney showed it to the press, some may nevertheless find the following details spoilerish.
Disney showed two scenes from Avengers: Endgame at CinemaCon on Wednesday, footage which revealed the status of the Infinity Stones and explains — to a degree — why Captain Marvel has been a no-show until now.
The first scene is set in Avengers headquarters and it’s the same scene from the trailer where Thor faces off with Captain Marvel. The footage opens mid-scene with Carol Danvers about to walk out on Cap, Banner, Natasha, Thor, Rhodey, Rocket and Nebula. No sign of Tony Stark or Scott Lang here. When asked where she’s going, Carol says matter-of-factly, “To kill Thanos.”
On this week’s episode of IGN’s weekly PlayStation show, Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, Lucy O’Brien, and Max Scoville discuss all the biggest PlayStation news of the last week, offer impressions on some awesome-looking PSVR games to come, share a fun Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater memory, and more!
Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – News Crunch (Borderlands 3, Driveclub, PS Plus and more!)
One of the nice things about 2018’s comic book lineup was that Marvel gave readers a bit of a break on the crossover event front. While they still published franchise-specific events like Spider-Geddon and Infinity Wars, there was nothing on the level of Civil War or Avengers vs. X-Men that dominated the bulk of Marvel’s output for months at a time. Like it or not, 2019 is not continuing that trend. War of the Realms is here, and it’s going to spill into many corners of the Marvel Universe in the months ahead. Fortunately, it has a solid backbone beneath all the usual event comic spectacle.
In fact, the biggest selling point with War of the Realms is the fact that it serves as the grand climax of Jason Aaron’s six-year-long Thor run. It’s all been building to this. Malekith’s slow consolidation of power now culminates in a massive invasion of Midgard. Worse, this invasion comes at a time when Asgard’s strength has never been weaker and Thor himself is still separated from Mjolnir. Where Asgard fails, it now falls on the Avengers to clean up this mess.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member who’s not taking advantage of the included Twitch Prime benefits, now’s a great time to check out the perks of the streaming platform’s premium service. For one, Nintendo recently announced that Twitch Prime members can claim a free three months of Nintendo Switch Online–and after 60 days, you can get another nine months free if you remain a Prime member. A year of free Switch Online is pretty sweet on its own, but don’t forget that you can also get free PC games every month through Twitch Prime. And once you claim the games, they’re yours to keep. April’s free Twitch Prime games are available now–here’s a quick look at the four titles being offered:
Her Story is a video game that plays more like an interactive movie–you’ll watch video clips from fictional police interviews (created with live-action footage) with a woman named Hannah Smith, whose husband has gone missing. Your goal: to piece the clues together and solve the case. InnerSpace is an exploration-flying game set in a universe where planets are inside-out and gravity pulls you outward rather than inward. Another freebie: Joggernauts, a co-op platformer with auto-running characters that must quickly switch back and forth to navigate color-coded puzzles. Finally, there’s Keep in Mind: Remastered, a horror adventure where you play as a man named Jonas who is forced to face his demons in a shadowy mirror world. Thought-provoking and creative, these four indie titles are worth checking out.
As a reminder: in order to claim these free games, you must 1) be an Amazon Prime member and 2) link your Amazon account to Twitch. In addition to free PC games every month, Twitch also gives away free in-game loot, exclusives, and other digital content on a regular basis, so it’s worth keeping an eye on the current deals if you’re a Prime member.
Layers of Fear 2 adds new twists on what the original game laid out. There’s still a series of twisting rooms to match the hero’s paranoia, but the trimmings have all been changed. The first game featured a painter haunted by acrylic monsters in a large house. The sequel stars an actor on a cruise ship, and the monsters flash and stutter as they move, as if they crawled right off a film reel. One particularly haunting hallway features an army of mannequins, locking their arms together to prevent you from moving forward.
You can see these scares in action in the video above, in a PAX East 2019 demo from developer Bloober Team. Layers of Fear 2 is headed to PC sometime this year.
It’s fair to look at Iratus: Lord of the Dead and be reminded of Darkest Dungeon, and developer Unfrozen isn’t afraid to make the comparison itself. But where Darkest Dungeon has a troop of adventurers battling through all manner of monsters, Iratus puts you in the shoes of an evil necromancer. Your troop is comprised of wraiths, specters, death knights, vampires, and other assorted beasts. The more enemy soldiers (or are they the good guys?), you slaughter, the more body parts you collect to build your own undead army.
That’s easier said than done, however, as enemy soldiers have plenty of tricks up their sleeves. One enemy type ignites a bomb that kills neighboring characters at the end of a round, while another whips his own teammates to buff their stats. For your part, you can deal damage to an opponent’s health or sanity, and if you totally deplete the latter, you have a chance to one-shot them with a terrifying heart attack.
We got hands on with the game at PAX East 2019, and you can some of those tough battles in the video above. Iratus: Lord of the Dead is headed to early access on Steam sometime in May.
Although it hasn’t been confirmed, 2K has announced that cross-play could be a possibility for Borderlands 3. The upcoming sequel to one of the studio’s most popular franchises is scheduled to launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PC on September 13. The PC version will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store first, though, before also releasing on Steam in April 2020.
When asked about cross-play, a 2K spokesperson told GameSpot, “Cross-play is something we’re looking at closely, but we don’t have anything to confirm or announce at this time.” Cross-play support for Borderlands 3 was seemingly announced when the Microsoft Store listing of the game advertised the feature under the game’s Capabilities section. However, cross-play support has since been removed from the store listing.
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Gearbox released a new trailer–which can be watched above–for Borderlands 3 that offered a closer look at four brand-new playable Vault Hunters. There’s Moze the Gunner, who, similar to Borderlands 2‘s Gaige, summons a mechanical helper to aid her in combat. However, Moze’s companion, Iron Bear, is a giant mech that can be piloted by either Moze or one of her companions. Amara is a Siren, and like Lilith and Maya before her, she can summon powerful elemental energies to aid her in battle. Unlike the support-focused Sirens before her, though, Amara appears to be able to stand on her own as a more melee-focused fighter.
Like Borderlands‘ Mordecai, FL4K the Beastmaster is a hunter-focused Vault Hunter. FL4K can command pet-like beasts, such a Skag and Spiderant, to aid him and his allies. Finally, Zane the Operative uses holographic decoys–not unlike Borderlands 2’s Zer0–to get the drop on his enemies. Unlike Zer0, though, Zane comes equipped with a few other high-tech gadgets.
Both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel added new Vault Hunters post-launch, but Gearbox has not confirmed whether that will also be the case for Borderlands 3. However, the Borderlands 3 Diamond Loot Chest Collector’s Edition does come with five character lithographs as opposed to only four. So, similar to Gaige in Borderlands 2, there may be a fifth unannounced Vault Hunter in Borderlands 3 who’s added to the game almost immediately after its release as a secret free pre-order bonus.
If you’re an Xbox One Game Pass member or have considered signing up for the service, this might be your best chance at a cheap subscription: order a three-month Xbox Game Pass at Amazon, and you’ll receive an extra three-month Game Pass for free.
While there’s no countdown or end date listed for this offer, Amazon does specify that it’s a “limited-time offer,” and you must redeem the Xbox Game Pass code before June 30 to be usable. There’s also a limit of one free code per customer or mailing address. But even if you’re already signed up for Xbox Game Pass, here’s a great chance to get your next six months for basically 50% off.
When you first look at the product page, it’s easy to look over the offer. Scroll down the page a little, and you should see this section:
As long as that offer is still listed on the page, the deal should still be valid. Add the three-month Game Pass to your cart, and just before you place the order, check that it says “Qualifying offers: offer applied” in the Order Summary box (right under where it lists your order total). After you purchase, the digital code you bought will be available under “Games and Software” in your Amazon account. The free bonus code will be directly emailed to you.
Ubisoft has announced the latest update for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Patch 1.2.0, will go live on Xbox One, PS4, and PC tomorrow, April 4. The update is 4.1 GB on Xbox One, 4.4 GB on PS4, and 3.9 GB on PC.
Patch 1.2.0 implements in-game support for several upcoming content drops in Odyssey. The largest of those content drops–the first episode of Odyssey’s Fate of Atlantis DLC, titled Fields of Elysium–releases April 23. Patch 1.2.0 adds in-game support for upcoming Lost Tales of Greece side missions as well. Like the Fate of Atlantis DLC, you can expect these Lost Tales of Greece missions to launch at a later date.
The update adds new features to Odyssey too. Patch 1.2.0 implements custom gear loadouts, allowing you to quickly switch between your favorite combinations of armor and weapons for different combat encounters. Lost Tales of Greece missions will also be highlighted in the Quest log, making it easier to keep track of how many you have left and which tasks you still need to do to complete each one.
The rest of Patch 1.2.0 outlines fixes for some of Odyssey’s balancing issues and bugs. The full notes are outlined below. Be warned, the patch notes for this update do contain spoilers for certain mid- to late-game storylines.
In our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey review, Alessandro Fillari gave the game an 8/10, writing, “…Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s ambition is admirable, which is reflected in its rich attention to detail for the era and its approach to handling the multi-faceted narrative with strong protagonists at the lead. While its large-scale campaign–clocking in at over 50 hours–can occasionally be tiresome, and some features don’t quite make the impact they should, Odyssey makes great strides in its massive and dynamic world, and it’s a joy to venture out and leave your mark on its ever-changing setting.”
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes
Balancing
The Legendary sword, Prometheus’ Sika, now has a warrior engraving as intended.
Addressed an issue that prevented Primary attributes from upgrading.
Players will now take damage when the oxygen bar is depleted.
Miscellaneous
Players can now change the resolution modifier by increments of 10%.
The newly added Viewpoints with TU1.1.4 will now be automatically completed when the region was discovered already.
[PC] Added support for MSI Mystic Light.
Bug Fixes
Legacy of the First Blade
Addressed a visual issue with the reward for looting the three letters in The Last Magi.
Addressed an issue in Smoke and Fury where a Persian NPC wouldn’t participate in combat.
Lost Tales of Greece
Addressed an issue in Daughters of Lalaia where Thyia could sometimes be MIA in the cinematic when interacting with the Magistrate in Phokis.
Untracked Lost Tales of Greece quests will now appear blue instead of white.
New Game Plus
Addressed an issue in New Game+ where players sometimes could become stuck in the Forge.
Uncollected Orichalcum nodes are now present in the world in New Game+.
Addressed an issue where players could lose their items in New Game+ upon looting the same item with a higher level.
Legendary Upgrade in New Game+ will no longer make the item higher level than the player.
Addressed an issue where A Friend Worth Dying For couldn’t be started in New Game+.
Main Game
Quest
Addressed an issue that prevented Myrrine from reaching her destination.
Addressed various quest progression issues upon killing and confirming the kill of various NPCs.
Addressed an issue where snakes wouldn’t be inside the bathhouse in Enough Is Enough. Enough Hiss Enough.
Addressed an issue in Moving On where the quest would be completed when the requirements weren’t met.
Addressed an issue where players couldn’t upgrade their spear at the forge.
Addressed an issue in Paint It Red where the quest markers would sometimes disappear before reaching the destination.
Addressed an issue where The City That Cried Wolf couldn’t be completed as the wolves wouldn’t spawn.
Addressed an issue in Bare It All where players couldn’t loot the Amulet.
Addressed an issue where players were missing the sub-quest Speak No Evil.
Addressed an issue in The Doctor Will See You Now where players couldn’t process with the quest after getting the forceps.
Addressed an issue where Nikolaos will have a different hairstyle after the conquest battle in The Last Fight of Aristaeus.
Addressed an issue where players were missing all main story quests after a loaded game save.
Addressed an issue in Throw the Dice where the quest items could sometimes be missing at the intended locations.
Addressed an issue where players couldn’t interact with the Sphinx or complete the quest Lore of the Sphinx.
Addressed several issues where NPCs could sometimes die after a cut scene.
Addressed an issue where the Eagle Bearer in Would the Real Eagle Bearer Please Stand Up can be killed by the player before speaking with him.
Addressed an issue in Ashes to Ashes that prevented players from completing the quest.
Herodotos will no longer slide right after the dialogue is finished in Regrets.
Character and AI
Addressed several behavior issues with Lieutenants once they have been assigned to the Adrestia.
Adrestia and Naval
Addressed an issue where enemy ships could exceed Level 99.
Addressed an issue that caused Athena/Octopus’ bows to be missing.
Graphics, Animations, and Audio
Addressed some graphical issues that occurred in various regions.
Addressed various lighting issues.
Addressed various gear texture issues.
Improved an animation when activating Rapid Fire while crouched.
Addressed an animation issue with the Fury of the Bloodline ability when attacked by another NPC.
[PC] Addressed an issue where the game looked washed out with FreeSync 2 enabled on HDR monitors.
Abilities, Perks, and Engravings
Increased the invulnerability window at the end of Fury of the Bloodline.
Addressed an issue where players couldn’t use combat and melee special abilities under certain circumstances.
Elemental resistance now works as intended and provides bonuses to the player based on the total value.
Hephaistos’ Workshop Tier S2 20% discount is now applied properly.
Addressed an issue that caused the Crit Chance at full health perk to not work as intended with overpower attacks.
User Interface, Menu, and Subtitles
Addressed various localization issues.
Addressed various UI/HUD display issues.
Addressed various lip sync issues.
Addressed an issue with the Transmog System where the hidden item slot wasn’t working as intended under certain circumstances.
Addressed an issue with the Sceptre of Samothrace where its visual wouldn’t be available as a Transmog option.
Addressed an issue where Aya’s lieutenant would be missing a legendary perk after Title Update 1.1.4.
Addressed an issue that could cause a double fade when accessing the Engraving section of a blacksmith.
Addressed an issue where fast travel was grayed out.
Addressed an issue that caused the Level 99 pop-up to display a wrong message.
Addressed an issue where the Olouros Fortress location is not marked as completed.
Addressed an issue where Tomb locations wouldn’t be marked as completed upon activating the Stele.
The Pond of Tainaros is now marked as a Historical Point of Interest.
Addressed an issue where unused ability points could be missing after Title Update 1.1.4.
Addressed an issue that could occur when scrolling rapidly between Mercenary tiers.
[PS4] Addressed an issue where PlayStation®Vita system controls overlap with the ability menu.
[PC] Addressed an issue where the Skip button during cut scenes has Controller feedback while using M&K.
[PC] Addressed an issue with the Benchmark tool where the Adaptive Quality option didn’t function.
[PC] Addressed an issue with the HDR option that would be displayed as off while activating after changing graphics settings.
