Halo: The Master Chief Collection continues to get new content–both on consoles and PC–more than six years after its release, and that also applies to the “flighting” pre-release program that brings new features and updates to Halo Insider members before they go live in the public game. In the next flight, a number of big features are getting added, including mouse-and-keyboard support on console.
Yes, this would have seemed borderline sacrilegious in a Halo game just a few years ago, but times are changing. Around February 18, but possibly slightly later, the next public flight for Halo: The Master Chief Collection will add mouse-and-keyboard play on consoles. Other console-specific features include FOV slider support on Xbox One, as well as an unlocked FOV slider for Xbox Series X|S if you’re running your devices at 120hz. This option was previously not available at this setting.
Other features coming with the flight include a new Halo 3 map originally seen in the Russian game Halo Online, which was lost after the game was shut down. Who would have thought that we’d get a new map for that game more than 13 years after it released?
Custom game browsers and more Season 6 content will also be available in the flight, as well as double keybindings and new audio options. 343 is certainly doing its best to keep players interested as we continue waiting for Halo Infinite. The game is expected to arrive later this year after being delayed from its original Xbox Series X|S launch day release date.
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The world of Valheim, the new Early Access viking survival game from developer Iron Gate, is full of danger, and it may feel pretty overwhelming at first. The game expects you to figure things out for yourself, which can make the early goings seem very daunting. Fortunately, we’re here to help you become a better viking.
In the video above, we go over some essential tips for Valheim beginners that should help you in your goal to conquer the land. Building a base camp out of abandoned houses is a vital thing to keep in mind; not only do they provide valuable shelter, but they’re a good source for wood and other resources. We’ve got plenty of other tips as well, so be sure to give the video a watch before you begin your viking adventure.
Valheim launched in Early Access on Steam earlier this month, and it’s already wildly popular on the platform, selling more than a million copies in its first week. Check back on GameSpot for even more Valheim coverage.
You might have heard of Valheim, a recently released Viking inspired survival game, where your goal is to conquer the land and hunt down mythical creatures so you may ascend to Valhalla. Like in any good survival game, the world of Valheim is full of danger, and the game expects you to figure things out for yourself. But if you find yourself a little overwhelmed after dropping off the Viking battle bus, don’t worry, as we’ve got some beginner tips to help to get started.
If there are other aspects of the game that you’re curious about, let us know in the comments below, and we’ll be sure to make a guide in the coming days.
Use Abandoned Houses for Early Shelter
Your first goal is going to be building up a base camp. You’ll need a fire to keep warm once night kicks in, a bed next to that fire so you can sleep through the night and have a respawn point, and a workbench so you can start crafting more advanced tools and building structures.
Abandoned Houses make for great shelter early on.
Here’s the catch: the bed needs to be covered with a shelter for it to work. You could place down a workbench and start building your house right away or even create the most barebone requirements for a “shelter,” but the best course of action would be to take advantage of the many abandoned houses around. They have just enough room to fit a bed, chest, and maybe even the workbench if you Tetris it out hard enough, and it will be the perfect temporary accommodation for you while you build your dream house. Just make sure there isn’t a beehive that has already set up shop.
Abandoned Houses Are Also Good For Free Wood
If you find other Abandoned Houses in the wild, be sure to break them down for plenty of wood.
Abandoned houses aren’t just suitable for early game housing or the occasional chest, but fun fact: they are made out of wood and an excellent way to gather the resource quickly. Don’t waste time with your axe, though. That’s simply too slow. Instead, place a workbench next to the structure. Workbenches also allow you to dismantle any structure within range. See where I’m going with this?
Use this method to dismantle abandoned homes in seconds, collecting a ton of wood in the process. Just keep in mind this will whittle down the durability of your hammer quite quickly.
Essential Building Tips
Now comes the time to build your first home, and we have a few tips to make it easier for you.
You’ll be spending a lot of time building up your house in Valheim.
The terrain in Valheim is rarely flat and smooth, which might be frustrating for first time builders. This is why the first thing you should do is flatten the ground you’re going to build on using the hoe. You can craft one at a workbench that’s covered by a shelter. Aren’t you glad you squeezed it into the small rundown shack?
Keep in mind this isn’t Minecraft, and you can’t completely transform the landscape. The hoe is good for basic flattening and raising the ground to get it smooth enough for a foundation for your home.
But what’s the best way to actually build a house? Well, those abandoned homes across the land are built with the same parts you can create. This means you can simply use them as inspiration when building your first structure. I would recommend making yours larger, though, so you have plenty of space to move around and fill it with stuff.
A final bit of advice: if you’re struggling with getting building pieces to connect, instead of trying to place it where you want it to be, aim your reticle at the side of the piece you want to connect. That was tripping me up at first, so utilize this method to save yourself a headache.
How to Repair Items
You’ll likely go through a few axes and hammers while gathering the necessary materials for your home. However, the item doesn’t break once you’ve exhausted it. So how do you repair them? Well turns out it’s relatively easy. Once you have your workbench under a shelter, you can craft and upgrade items and tools. On the left of the menu is this little square icon. Tap that to repair one of your tools.
Your workbench is the place to go for fixing and crafting items.
That’s it. No cost or materials necessary. As long as you have access to the workbench, you can repair all your tools and gear to your heart’s content. By the way, if you’re like me and created a few extra axes before you had access to repair, go ahead and throw those in a chest. It’s always good to have backups on hand in case you meet your demise.
Improve Your Skills by Doing Literally Anything
Once your basic needs are out of the way, you’ll want to start focusing on boosting your character’s ever-growing list of skills. How? By performing that action. Chopping trees levels up your axe cutting, shooting arrows increases archery, and so on.
These skills are invaluable as they will actually carry over if you bring your character to a different server, saving you the hassle of starting entirely from scratch. Be warned, though, a penalty for dying is losing skill levels, so make sure not to be too risky.
Like real life, you get better at things by doing it more in Valheim.
You’ll naturally level up these skills by playing the game, but if you’re looking to improve a particular skill, you can spend the time in a rigorous training routine. Find a low-level enemy and block them with your shield over and over, or punch a tree stump to improve that hand to hand.
If you want to get really cheesy with it, have a friend join your server, turn off PVP damage, and then swing away. This feels a little broken, so don’t be surprised if it’s patched in a later update.
Tame Boars for a Personal Supply of Food and Leather
Boars are easy enough to find and kill, but it’s always nice to have your own personal hogs to love and care for and slaughter for resources. You might have seen a stone message that implies it’s possible to tame the creatures.
The first thing you’ll want to do is build a basic pen. Make it large enough to hold several hogs. Build a gate or leave an opening and then go and find two hogs and agro them. Once they are nice and upset, lead them back to your pen and trap them in.
Taming boars can ensure you a steady supply of valuable resources.
With the hard part is done, all you need to do is tame them. Drop food like berries or mushrooms into the pen, and slowly over the next few days, their tameness percentage will rise until they love you.
Soon your pen will be filled with little piggies who eventually grow into regular hogs, giving you an excellent supply of meat and leather scraps. Nothing quite beats the fulfillment of achieving sustainability. Just remember to keep throwing food into the pen for them.
The Pokemon Company has rolled out a new update for Pokemon Home on mobile. The update makes an assortment of quality-of-life improvements to the service, particularly to the search and trading functions.
First, a “Receive All” option has been added to Wonder Box, allowing you to claim all your traded Pokemon much more quickly than before. In addition, you can now see the date you first met a Pokemon in that monster’s display page.
The search function has also been improved. The app now gives you the option to search for Pokemon of a specific language or Poke Ball type. You can also tap on the “OT” field in a monster’s display page to quickly look up all the Pokemon with the same Original Trainer.
Finally, if you also have the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon Home linked, you now have the option to arrange your list of Pokemon in the mobile version in the same order as on Switch. You can see the full patch notes for the latest Pokemon Home update below.
In other Pokemon news, a special Valentine’s Day Max Raid event has begun in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Until February 14, Milcery with the Gigantamax factor will be appearing in Max Raid dens more frequently than normal, and you’ll have a chance to encounter Shiny Milcery. The Pokemon Company is also giving away a handful of free items as a reward for defeating more than 1 million Cramorant during last week’s event.
Pokemon Home Version 1.3.2 Patch Notes
What’s New
A “Receive all Pokémon” feature has been added to the Wonder Box.
The date a Pokémon was first met is now displayed in its Trainer notes.
From the “OT” (Original Trainer) field in a Pokémon’s detailed information, you can now search for Pokémon with the same original Trainer.
You can now specify “Language” and “Poké Ball” when searching for Pokémon.
You can now arrange your list of Pokémon in the same order used by your Pokémon Boxes in the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME.
(Note: This option will be available only for users who have linked to the Nintendo Switch version.)
Other issues have also been addressed in order to ensure a user-friendly experience.
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Presidents Day weekend is upon us, and it’s bringing a ton of sales across tech, gaming, and more. Among all the Presidents Day sales happening this weekend is Best Buy’s, which has just kicked off and features the usual mix of deals on TVs, laptops, appliances, phones, and more. Some solid gaming deals are included in Best Buy’s Presidents Day sale as well, so it’s worth taking a look before the deals end on Monday.
As always, Best Buy has a bunch of 4K TVs on sale, and notably, Vizio’s lineup of OLED 4K TVs are discounted, dropping the 65-inch option to $1,500 while the 55-inch version is down to $1,000. LG OLED TVs are marked down too, with the 65-inch CX Series OLED 4K TV down to $2,000. A couple of gaming laptops are featured as well, including the Dell G5 15.6-inch gaming laptop with an AMD Radeon RX 5600M graphics card for $850. Apple users have a variety of deals available as well, from MacBook Pros to iPads.
In terms of game deals, it’s somewhat slim pickings, but there are a few nice options on sale for Presidents Day. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim launched only on PS4 last year and may have flown under your radar, but it’s a brilliant mashup of visual novel narrative gameplay with real-time tactics combat. It’s down to $40 this weekend at Best Buy.
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Ubisoft’s latest major releases, including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Watch Dogs Legion are all marked down as well. This includes discounts on the PS5-specific versions of these games, though they come with free next-gen upgrades as well for those who don’t have the new consoles yet.
You can check out some of the best Presidents Day 2021 deals at Best Buy below, but be sure to browse the entire sale while it’s live for the next few days.
Vizio released its first OLED TVs in fall 2020, and you can get both the 55- and 65-inch models on sale for a great price this weekend. As CNET points out, these were the least-expensive OLED TVs announced last year, undercutting LG’s 2020 OLED TVs by a couple hundred dollars, and now they’re even cheaper, making them a great option for shoppers on a budget. The Vizio OLED TVs feature HDMI 2.1 ports and support 4K gameplay at 120 Hz, so they’re also a solid pick for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners.
You can pick up a new LG 4K TV for $300 off this weekend: The 65-inch NanoCell 81 Series smart TV is down to $700 for a limited time. This LED TV features active HDR as well as a local dimming feature that balances backlighting when you need it to enhance the contrast. It also comes with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built-in, and there are five HDMI inputs to connect all of your consoles and devices.
Equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, a Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, and a 512GB SSD, the Lenovo Legion 5 is on sale for $950 right now, down from $1,100. It has a 15.6-inch full HD 1080p display and comes with a free month of Xbox Game Pass for PC as well.
One of Best Buy’s spotlight Presidents Day deals is the Dell G5 15.6-inch gaming laptop for $200 off. It features a full HD 1080p display with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H mobile processor and AMD Radeon RX 5600M graphics card, which will give you some great performance for the price. We also recommend checking out CNET’s thoughts on this 2020 model in their Dell G5 15 SE review.
Great for runners and others who need a pair of earbuds that won’t slide off, the Powerbeats Pro true wireless earphones are $100 off, dropping them to $150 at Best Buy. The deal applies to the Lava Red and Spring Yellow versions. The Powerbeats Pro offer up to 9 hours of listening on one charge, and they feature a sweat- and water-resistant design to resist the toughest of workouts. You can take phone calls while wearing these, and the ear hooks are customizable to help you find the right fit.
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN’s weekly video game podcast. This week your Omega Cops — Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis — are talking about Ubisoft’s plan to rely less on AAA games and more on free-to-play and “games as a service.” There’s also a release date for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the bizarre return of Six Days in Fallujah, completely random new additions to the Nintendo Switch Online service, and more.
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A brand new Ratchet & Clank animated short has appeared mysteriously on the Canadian streaming service Crave. But according to PlayStation, Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie is an original licensed animation unrelated to the upcoming PS5 game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Last night, Reddit users discovered a mysterious new Ratchet & Clank animation on the streaming service Crave. More than that, Life of Pie also starred the original voice cast for the Ratchet & Clank video games.
The animation was done by Mainframe, which created the animated movie, and the credits say the feature was produced in 2019. But PlayStation confirmed to IGN that Life of Pie is not related to the upcoming PS5 game and not canon.
“Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie is a standalone, licensed animated special created and distributed by Mainframe Studios,” says a PlayStation spokesperson. “The show is not related to the upcoming Ratchet & Clank game for PlayStation 5 and is not official canon to the franchise’s video game narrative.”
Mainframe Studios is the same production company that created Ratchet & Clank: The Movie, which was itself a tie-in to the PlayStation 4 Ratchet & Clank game (which is fantastic, according to IGN’s review).
The King’s Man is the latest movie in the Kingsman series. The movie is a prequel to the hugely successful action comedy spy movies, and it arrives later this year.
The franchise kicked off in 2014 with Kingsman: The Secret Service, which was based on Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ 2012 graphic novel of the same title. It focused on a secret spy organization and starred Taron Egerton as a young man who is recruited to Kingsman and trained by veteran operative Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth. It was a hugely entertaining mix of Bond-style espionage thrills and over-the-top, violent action and grossed more than $414 million at the worldwide box office.
The success of the first film led to a sequel in 2017, titled Kingsman: The Golden Circle. This movie expanded the scope of the Kingsman universe, and featured a star-studded supporting cast which included Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges. The film was another big success, with a worldwide box office gross of $411 million.
The third movie was announced in 2018, but rather than following the story of The Golden Circle, it will be a prequel that reveals the origins of Kingsman. Like most films set for release last year it has been delayed, but is currently expected to arrive this summer. So here’s everything we know so far about The King’s Man.
The King’s Man release date
The King’s Man is currently scheduled to hit theaters on August 20, 2021. This is the movie’s sixth release date–it had already been delayed twice even even before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of Hollywood early last year. Let’s hope it finally arrives this summer.
Who’s the director?
As with the previous two movies in the series, The King’s Man will be directed by Matthew Vaughn. Vaughn previously helmed movies such as X-Men: First Class, Kick Ass, and Layer Cake.
Who’s in the cast?
The King’s Man is set many years before the previous movies, so features an all-new cast. But as before, the movie will be packed with big names, including:
Ralph Fiennes
Gemma Arterton
Rhys Ifans
Matthew Goode
Tom Hollander
Daniel Brühl
Djimon Hounsou
Charles Dance
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Stanley Tucci
Harris Dickinson
While many of their characters haven’t been confirmed yet, we know that Fiennes will play the Duke of Oxford, the rich nobleman who created the Kingsman organization. Arterton and Hounsou play Kingsman agents Polly and Shola, while Rhys Ifans takes on the bad guy role as notorious real-life Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.
Who’s the writer?
While the previous movies were written by Jane Goldman, The King’s Man has a screenplay by Vaughn and Karl Gajdusek, who previously worked as showrunner on Stranger Things Season 1. Gajdusek’s other credits include the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion and last year’s The Last Days of American Crime.
Is there a trailer?
There have been three King’s Man trailers released so far. The first teaser was revealed back in July 2019, and this was followed by a longer trailer in September that year. The third trailer was revealed in June 2020, and we’re sure to see at least one more before the movie finally arrives. All the promos so far suggest that while the setting of the movie will be different to its predecessors, it will still deliver the same mix of comedy, intrigue, and over-the-top action.
What’s the story?
The King’s Man is a prequel, and focuses on the creation of the Kingsman intelligence agency in the years shortly before the First World War. The Duke of Oxford creates the organization to combat the global threat from what the official synopsis describes as “history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds.” These include Rasputin, plus Tsar Nicholas I, T.E. Lawrence, and Mata Hari. As with the other films, the movie’s main character is a young recruit–in this case, it’s the Duke’s son Conrad, played by Harris Dickinson (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil).
Will there be more Kingsman movies?
We can expect lots more Kingsman films in the future. Vaughn previously said that he plans to direct a fourth movie, which will return to the present day and star Taron Egerton and Colin Firth once more. He initially stated that the film would start production in early 2020 but the movie has yet to start shooting. In addition, last year Vaughn’s producing partner Zygi Kamasa revealed that the director was planning “something like seven more Kingsman films,” as well as a potential Kingsman TV show titled Statesman.
The PS5 and Xbox Series X are great gaming consoles, and if you want to take advantage of their full feature set, you’ll need an HDMI 2.1-capable TV. These can get pretty expensive, especially if you want one with an OLED display, but right now, you can snag one of the new Vizio 4K OLED TVs at a very nice discount from Best Buy. The 55-inch Vizio 4K OLED is $1,000 (down from $1,300), while the 65-inch OLED model is $1,500 (down from $2,000). That’s quite the deal for an excellent OLED TV.
The Vizio OLED features four HDMI ports, two of which boast HDMI 2.1. This allows for 4K and 120Hz gaming as well many other features, such as VRR (variable refresh rate) and ALLM (auto low-latency mode). These features bring huge benefits to gaming, especially to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and RTX 30 series graphics cards.
In addition to its gaming-centric features, the Vizio OLED also supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, which help make 4K movies look vibrant. This goes tenfold if you have a great 4K Blu-ray player like the Panasonic DP-UB820–the consoles’ Blu-ray players are not capable of Dolby Vision. However, thanks to the Vizio’s built-in smart features, you don’t need an extra device to watch Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, and a number of other streaming services.
If you’d like more recommendations, check out our guide to the best 4K TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X. There are a number of different display types and features to consider, and many of the available options go on sale regularly.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for recent episodes of WandaVision!
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Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially begun. If there’s one buzzword on every fan’s lips these days, it’s “multiverse.” Between WandaVision’s recent, shocking Marvel cameo and upcoming projects like Marvel’s What If… and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it appears the MCU is now expanding to include alternate realities and other versions of iconic heroes. We’re seeing the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse, and it’s one that may well include familiar faces from Marvel movies of old.
What exactly is the multiverse, and what does it all mean for the future of Marvel in movies and TV? Let’s take a look at everything we know so far and the clues leading up to Marvel’s live-action multiverse.
Marvel and DC’s superhero universes are similar in that they both exist as part of their respective multiverses – cosmic super-structures consisting of hundreds of thousands, or depending on the writer, an infinite amount of parallel universes. Some of these alternate realities are similar to the traditional Marvel and DC Universes, while others are wildly different. The biggest distinction between Marvel and DC is that the core DC Universe is usually treated as the center of its multiverse – the foundation on which all other worlds are built. That’s why it’s usually referred to as “Earth-1” or “Earth-Prime.” Whereas Marvel’s classic comic book universe is classified as “Earth-616,” signifying that it’s just another blip in an infinite sea of universes and alternate realities.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe also exists as part of that Marvel multiverse. According to The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, its designation is Earth-199999. We can assume the various other Marvel movie worlds introduced over the years, such as Fox’s X-Men universe, Sony’s previous two Spider-Man universes, and New Line’s Blade universe, are all included in this multiverse as well. There’s now growing evidence we’re going to see the heroes of some of those various worlds begin to interact.
Spider-Man’s Multiverse Fake-out
While Phase 4 seemingly marks the point where the MCU really starts to acknowledge its place inside a larger multiverse, it’s worth remembering that the concept of the multiverse already played a big role in the final Phase 3 movie, Spider-Man: Far From Home. There, Spidey briefly teams up with Quentin Beck, who claims to be a refugee from Earth-833. Beck also refers to the MCU itself as Earth-616, a nod to Marvel’s traditional comic book universe. But, as we quickly learn, this is all an elaborate ruse designed to gain the trust of Spider-Man and Nick Fury. Beck isn’t actually from an alternate universe; he’s just a jilted former employee of Tony Stark. Who could have guessed a guy who calls himself Mysterio isn’t to be trusted?
Beck’s ruse does raise the question of whether the multiverse concept actually does exist in the MCU. If Marvel faked us out once already, should we really put much stock in rumors about the multiverse coming into play in Phase 4? But as we’ve seen with characters like The Mandarin and artifacts like the Infinity Gauntlet, the MCU does have a track record of subverting a familiar Marvel element, only to backtrack and tackle a more faithful version later on.
But again, there’s enough evidence elsewhere to suggest the MCU is indeed part of a larger multiverse. And don’t forget that Far From Home’s “Fury” is revealed to be the Skrull leader Talos in disguise, which might actually explain why he so easily buys into Beck’s lie. As a spacefaring civilization with advanced technology, the Skrulls may already be aware of the multiverse’s existence and would have no reason not to take Beck’s story at face value.
The point of Far From Home’s multiverse red herring probably isn’t to make viewers doubt the multiverse’s existence, but to remind them that this subplot may not play out exactly as expected. Marvel’s Kevin Feige may not want to follow the exact path of the comics when it comes to the multiverse, particularly since Warner Bros. is ramping up its own efforts on the multiverse front. Rather than partake in some sort of multiverse arms race where the two studios try to top each other by bringing back beloved icons like Michael Keaton’s Batman on one side and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man on the other, Marvel may be planning something more unexpected. As for what that might involve, we’ll just have to wait and see.
The Watchers and Marvel’s What If…
2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the first MCU movie to allude to the existence of the multiverse, albeit indirectly. That movie’s obligatory Stan Lee cameo features Lee’s astronaut character conferring with a group of Watchers. These omniscient cosmic beings are charged with observing the Marvel Universe, seeing everything that unfolds but forbidden from interfering in mortal affairs. However, they also have the power to peer across the multiverse and observe other worlds where events unfolded differently.
Earth’s designated Watcher, Uatu, will play a prominent role in the upcoming animated series Marvel’s What If…, where he’ll be voiced by Jeffrey Wright. As in the comics that inspired it, Marvel’s What If… showcases a number of these alternate universes where one key alteration to the timeline results in a cascading series of changes. For example, one episode will show a world where Peggy Carter is given the Super-Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers, while another will show a young T’Challa being taken away from Earth in place of Peter Quill. Each of these worlds exists as part of the multiverse alongside the MCU.
WandaVision’s Quicksilver Cameo
WandaVision is the first official release in the MCU’s Phase 4 lineup, and the series certainly hints at a larger focus on the multiverse. WandaVision takes place in Westview, NJ, a surreal town that now exists as a faux-TV sitcom seemingly controlled by a grieving and unstable Wanda Maximoff. Wanda is determined to build the happy family life that was denied to her thanks to the Sokovian Accords and the Blip, causing her to somehow resurrect Vision and conjure twin sons into being.
Episode 5 suggests the series is delving into the multiverse concept, ending with the surprise return of Wanda’s dead brother Pietro. The catch – this Pietro is played by X-Men movie veteran Evan Peters, not Age of Ultron’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Whether through Wanda’s spell-casting or the interference of a secret villain, this version of Quicksilver has apparently crossed over from the X-Men universe to the MCU.
Is this exactly who it looks like?
Obviously, we don’t know yet know if this is the same Quicksilver from X-Men: Days of Future Past, or even if he’s truly Quicksilver at all. Episode 6 compounds this mystery by revealing this Pietro seems to have the memories (and depiction of super-speed) of the MCU version, even though he looks and behaves like the Fox version. For all we know, Wanda has simply brainwashed Hollywood actor Evan Peters into believing he’s Quicksilver.
Doctor Strange, Spider-Man and the Multiverse of Madness
The idea of WandaVision helping set the stage for Marvel’s live-action multiverse makes even more sense when you remember the series is also meant to lead into the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Wanda herself will be a major character in the film, likely either as Stephen Strange’s reluctant pupil or as a tragic villain whose uncontrolled magical powers threaten the very fabric of reality. Or both, perhaps.
That Doctor Strange sequel looks to be tackling the multiverse concept in a very significant way. It is in the title, after all. It’s not entirely clear what the “Multiverse of Madness” is meant to be. Is it a fanciful title for the entire Marvel multiverse? Is it a specific branch of the multiverse where Lovecraftian horrors lurk? Is it less a physical place than a multiverse of dreams ruled by a villain like Nightmare? It’s too early to say right now, but we assume the sequel is a big part of the multiverse puzzle in Phase 4.
