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With just over a week to go until the release of Avengers: Endgame, the promotional videos are hitting hard and fast. We’ve already had two new TV spots this week, and a now a third has been released.

This one might be short but it actually features quite a bit of new footage. There’s Rocket coming through a doorway, Hawkeye (aka Ronin) getting into a fight on a street, and a great exchange between War Machine and Ant-Man. Check it out below.

This promo follows a longer one that took a look back over the last decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While there wasn’t much new footage in that one, it was a thrilling montage for fans. There was also this TV spot featuring new footage of Captain Marvel’s new suit, a teaser that focuses on the team’s mission, and the first full clip from the movie.

To get ready for Endgame, you might also want to check out our guide to the best order to rewatch the MCU movies. But be warned–it also looks like the ending to the movie has leaked online, so be careful while searching for Endgame information.

Avengers: Endgame releases on April 26, 2019. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Brie Larson, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Danai Gurira, Paul Rudd, and Josh Brolin. So far ticket presales have far exceeded those for Captain Marvel, Infinity War, Aquaman, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi combined.

The world watched in horror as fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Monday evening, spreading through the top floor of its attic and eventually collapsing the church’s iconic spire. Across the globe, people have expressed their support for the French people, and already millions of dollars have been donated to the cathedral’s restoration efforts. Ubisoft is the latest company to pledge its support; the French video game company announced today it will donate €500,000 (about $565,000) to aid the restoration and reconstruction efforts for Notre Dame.

In addition, Ubisoft is giving away Assassin’s Creed Unity for free–you can download it for PC (Uplay) at no cost now through April 25 at 3 AM (your local time). Once you download the game, it’ll be yours to keep forever in your Uplay games library.

Ubisoft has a special connection to Notre Dame and the city of Paris–the setting was virtually recreated to a precise level of detail in Assassin’s Creed Unity. In fact, the virtual rendition of Notre Dame is so accurate that it may serve as an important piece of historical media. Assassin’s Creed Unity level artist Caroline Miousse told The Verge in a 2014 interview that she spent two years recreating the cathedral from the inside out. “I made some other stuff in the game, but 80 percent of my time was spent on the Notre Dame,” she said.

Assassin’s Creed Unity provides a unique opportunity, especially for those who have never been to Paris, to experience Notre Dame first-hand in its original glory, so be sure to pick up the game while it’s free for the next week.

“Video games can enable us to explore places in ways we never could have otherwise imagined,” Ubisoft wrote in its blog post. “We hope, with this small gesture, we can provide everyone an opportunity to appreciate our virtual homage to this monumental piece of architecture.”

WWE’s Superstar Shakeup has ended. Over the course of two days, both Raw and Smackdown programming switched things up by trading superstars between the two shows–and snagging some wrestlers from NXT. On Monday, Raw received plenty of new stars, strengthened their tag division, and gave War Raiders a cringe-worthy twist.

The chaos continued on Tuesday night with Smackdown, as the blue brand saw 12 superstars head to the show, with the biggest names being Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, and NXT callup Kairi Sane. While the night was all about creating a “shakeup” for the roster, there were some entertaining moments throughout the evening. Here’s everything you need to know about what happened on Smackdown.

Finn Balor

The first person to head over to the blue brand is none other than Finn Balor, a man lost in the shuffle on Raw. Is there a rule that Balor and AJ Styles can’t be on the same brand at the same time? Are we not allowed to see Bullet Club leaders in a rivalry? Regardless, with Balor comes the Intercontinental Championship. So, Smackdown will have both the United States and Intercontinental Championships, which is a bit weird. Maybe we’ll at least get a Balor Club reunions with the Good Brothers, though.

Kevin Owens + New Day = The Best

The New Day is in the spot they should be on Smackdown: the main event. They open the show, they bounce around during the middle, and they close things out. Yes, that’s a lot of screen time, but it’s no different than any other WWE champion. Adding Kevin Owens to the mix this week was a lot of fun. Nothing huge came out of this, but it was a delight.

Where’s Tyler Breeze?

This is more of a complaint from my end, but what’s going on with Tyler Breeze? I really thought he’d come over to Smackdown, especially after Xavier Woods said on live TV, “If I don’t see Tyler Breeze on Smackdown by the end of this show, I’m going to lose my mind.” Woods has made mention of this on Twitter a few times too. If you watch Up Up Down Down, then you know the two are friends, and if you have watched WWE programming, then you know Breeze is exceptionally talented in the ring and on the mic. What’s going on?

Lars Sullivan?

Wait…. I thought he was on Raw. What is going on? Later on in the program, it was announced Sullivan was now on Smackdown. Wasn’t he just announced as a member of Raw yesterday? Is WWE already retconning something for 24 hours ago? This makes utterly no sense.

The Overly-Layered Women’s Segment

During a Becky Lynch promo, Ember Moon and Bayley interrupted and announced they had moved to the blue brand. Moon is a fantastic addition to the roster and will bring a lot to the women’s roster there. The Iiconics interrupted and talked about their championship titles. Then, continuing with the giant shakeup, Paige interrupted the interruption to introduce the challengers for the women’s tag team championships–which was also interrupted by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Anyway, the new tag team on the block is Asuka and the pirate princess Kairi Sane. Smackdown’s women’s division is looking stacked. I cannot wait to see Sane drop that elbow on everyone.

The Continued Destruction Of 205 Live

It’s no secret the ranks of 205 Live are thinning, after [Mustafa] Ali joined Smackdown a few months back and Cedric Alexander moved to Raw on Monday. Now, Buddy Murphy is headed to Smackdown. You’re probably more than familiar with the former Cruiserweight Champion, as he was consistently putting on a clinic on PPV Kickoff shows, defending his title. He is a more than welcome addition to Smackdown, even if WWE’s main rosters are over-stuffed.

Vince’s Big Announcement

Vince McMahon came out to announce his big acquisition, and it’s Elias. However, that wasn’t all. Roman Reigns came out, beat up Elias and McMahon and announced he’s part of Smackdown. With the Tuesday night show eventually moving to Fox, this is a great get for the weekly series, and they’ll need a big name to draw in viewers.

Full List of Smackdown Superstar Shakeup

• Finn Balor
• Bayley
• Ember Moon
• Kairi Sane
• Lars Sullivan
• Buddy Murphy
• Elias
• Roman Reigns
• Liv Morgan
• Chad Gable
• Apollo Crews
• Mickie James

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Sony shared a few tidbits about its next-generation PlayStation console–which doesn’t yet have an official name but will likely be called PlayStation 5–in an interview with Wired this week. Among other things, PS4 lead system architect Mark Cerny confirmed the new console will be backwards compatible. One of the biggest questions surrounding the system, however, is its price, but Sony suggests it will be offered at a good value.

While the subject of price didn’t come up in the interview, Wired writer Peter Rubin did broach it during his discussion with Cerny, and he shared their exchange on Twitter. Naturally, Cerny was coy about saying too much about the topic, but he did tease the system will launch with an “appealing” price tag. “I believe that we will be able to release it at an SRP [suggested retail price] that will be appealing to gamers in light of its advanced feature set,” he said.

Of course, Cerny’s response leaves a lot of wiggle room, and his comment about the console’s “advanced feature set” suggests it won’t be cheap, although we likely won’t know just how much it’ll cost until closer to launch. As for when that will be, Sony hasn’t yet announced a release window for its next console. Last May, however, head of PlayStation John Kodera said the new system was three years off, so it presumably won’t arrive until 2020 at the earliest.

In addition to confirming backwards compatibility, Cerny revealed that the PS5 will use an AMD chip with a CPU based on the third-generation Ryzen, as well as a custom version of Radeon’s Navi graphics chips. The system will also support 8K and utilize solid-state drives, allowing for much faster loading times.

Beyond that, Sony didn’t share many other details about its upcoming console, and it’s unclear when the company will reveal more information. For the first time since entering the gaming market, Sony is skipping this year’s E3, so any more news about the system will likely be reserved for its PlayStation Experience event or new State of Play streams, assuming the company plans on revealing it this year.

Noted invisible professional wrestler and former WWE Champion John Cena may finally be throwing his hat into the superhero movie ring. The self-proclaimed “Doctor of Thuganomics” is reportedly in talks to join the cast of the Suicide Squad follow-up being written and directed by Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn.

The news comes from Variety, which says Cena may join Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney–who starred in the first Suicide Squad as Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang, respectively–as well as Idris Elba in the film. At this point, Elba and Cena’s roles remain a mystery, as does the state of the rest of the Squad. However, Variety previously reported Will Smith would not reprise his role as Deadshot.

Interestingly, this wouldn’t be Gunn’s first time working with a WWE star. He previously directed Dave Bautista in both Guardians films, with a third installment in the works. It would, however, be Cena’s first role in a movie adaptation of a comic book. His previous big screen work includes roles in Bumblebee, Blockers, and the animated film Ferdinand. He’ll next be seen on the big screen in Project X-Traction, alongside Jackie Chan.

Gunn’s Suicide Squad film hasn’t started filming yet but is scheduled to hit theaters on August 6, 2021. As for Cena, he recently made his WWE return at Wrestlemania during a segment with the guitar-strumming Elias, though there’s been no mention of him getting back in the ring anytime soon.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s big 3.0 update wasn’t the only Smash news Nintendo had to share this week. The company has also announced that a trio of new Amiibo figures are on the way, and they’re slated to hit stores this summer.

Starting July 26, players will be able to pick up the Pichu, Pokemon Trainer, and Isabelle Super Smash Bros. Amiibo at retailers. Nintendo hasn’t specified how much these new figures will cost, but previous Smash Ultimate Amiibo have run for $16 USD each. You can take a look at images of the new figures below.

Nintendo has released nine other Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Amiibo thus far, with even more on the way this year. The most recent batch, which consisted of Young Link, Daisy, and Ken, arrived earlier this month. Figures of Squirtle, Ivysaur, Snake, and Simon Belmont are also slated to release sometime in 2019.

In the meantime, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update arrives today, April 17. The biggest addition is undoubtedly Persona 5’s Joker, who is joining the roster as a playable character. Joker arrives alongside a new stage, Mementos, as well as an assortment of music tracks taken from the Persona series. The whole Joker pack is available for $6 / £4.49, or as part of the $25 Fighters Pass.

In addition to Joker, the 3.0 update introduces a Stage Builder to the game, allowing players to create and share their own levels. Additionally, the Nintendo Switch Online phone app is receiving an update that adds the previously announced Smash World hub, which lets players view user-created videos and stages. Finally, the update adds a new assortment of Persona and Sonic Mii Fighter costumes to purchase.