Category: Games

It appears the ending to the highly anticipated superhero movie Avengers: Endgame has leaked online ahead of its theatrical release at the end of the month. As a result, it might be a good idea to mute Avengers-related hashtags on Twitter and just to be generally extra mindful of social media if you want to go into the theatre without knowing what happens at the end.

Endgame hits cinemas in Australia on April 24 and comes to the United States on April 26, so the leak comes about 10 days before the film’s release. Spoilers are always a concern, but the profile is higher with Endgame considering the dramatic conclusion to Infinity War where Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the galaxy.

Endgame is believed to wrap up more than 10 years worth of Marvel Cinematic Universe storytelling that began back in 2008 with the original Iron Man. The film marks the end of the MCU Phase 3. Marvel is expected to provide the first details on Phase 4 after the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home in July, so keep checking back for that.

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Brie Larsson, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Danai Gurira, Paul Rudd, and Josh Brolin star in Endgame. Tickets went on sale last week, and so far presales have far exceeded those for Captain Marvel, Infinity War, Aquaman, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi combined.

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Disney+ will launch on November 12, the company announced today. It’ll cost $7/month or $70 for 12 months (which works out to around $5.83 per month). The price and release date is only confirmed for the United States at this stage. This was described by management as the “initial price point,” which suggests it could rise in the future.

Notably, $7 USD per month is below competitor Netflix and other streaming services.

Disney+ will launch first in the United States and then “rapidly expand globally.” Disney’s plan is to release the service in “nearly all” major regions globally within the next two years. However, pricing for other markets was not announced.

In Year 1, Disney+ will offer more than 25 episodic series, including the new Star Wars show The Mandalorian, which will be available at launch, or at least the first episode. There will also be more than 10 new movies/specials for Disney+ in the first year. In terms of back catalog content, Disney+ will have around 7,500 episodes of shows, along with more than 100 recent movies and more than 400 library titles.

Netflix is expecting to get between 60 million and 90 million people to sign up for Disney+ by the end of Fiscal Year 2024. Around 1/3 of subscribers are expected to come from the United States, with 2/3 coming from international markets.

All content on Disney+ can be downloaded. The service will available on pretty much every screen you can imagine, including game consoles like PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

After more than 15 years with the company, longtime Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime is officially stepping down from the role as of today, April 15. Fils-Aime’s retirement means he’ll no longer serve as the face of the company’s North American operations, as he has for the past decade. But while his presence will sorely be missed at events and Nintendo Directs, fans have a new way to follow the Regginator’s adventures.

Fils-Aime has opened a personal Twitter account, which despite only being live for a few hours, has already garnered more than 190,000 followers at the time of this writing. For his first tweet, the former Nintendo president shared an image of the Reggie doll from Nintendo’s E3 2014 presentation holding a card with his Twitter handle written on it, and in a subsequent tweet, he shared a picture of another piece of memorabilia: his badge from E3 2004, when he first appeared on-stage as part of the company.

Nintendo announced Fils-Aime’s retirement back in February. Shortly after the news, the company shared a heartfelt video message from him thanking fans for their support over the years. “Thank you for your never-ending support, and for your passionate love of Nintendo. And personally, for giving me a Mushroom Kingdom full of incredible memories that I will never forget, ever,” Fils-Aime said.

“From the first time I saw the nickname ‘Regginator,’ I realized that Nintendo fans share a unique sense of community, a bond that goes beyond just a love of video games. For these past 15 years, I’ve been honored to be included as part of your family.”

Fils-Aime’s successor as Nintendo of America president is Doug Bowser, who previously served as the company’s senior VP of sales and marketing. In his farewell message, Fils-Aime called Bowser “a passionate and powerful leader, and a guy who in his youth probably spent too much time in front of a Donkey Kong arcade machine.”

A few weeks ago, Gearbox announced Borderlands 3 at its PAX East panel, and the developer also confirmed that a remastered Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition was coming soon. That enhanced edition of the acclaimed role-playing shooter became available early this month. If you already owned the Game of the Year Edition on Steam, you should have received a free update with the remastered version already–but if you don’t own the game on Steam and want to try out the new enhanced edition, Amazon is offering a PC download of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for only $7 right now. The game normally sells for $30, so you’re getting it for 77% off.

Get Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for $7 (Steam key) »

The digital Steam key will be available to use immediately after purchase. Unfortunately, this deal is only limited to North America.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition initially launched in 2010 and, in addition to the base game, contains all four DLC packs: The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, and Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution. The enhanced GOTY edition, which is described as the “brand new definitive edition,” adds gameplay tweaks, new guns, more character customization options, and, of course, visual improvements in terms of lighting, textures, and character models. The enhancements apply to both the base game and DLC.