The New Call Of Duty Is Already Playable, Despite No Announcement

This year’s Call of Duty is still yet to be announced, but some people have seemingly already played it. A select few American athletes have shared images across social media of them playing this year’s game.

Riley Ridley, Tajae Sharpe, and N’Keal Harry have each posted pictures of themselves playing the new shooter at what looks to be an official event, while All Games Delta has more images. We’ve reached out to Activision to verify this isn’t some elaborate ruse from the American footballers.

The publisher is yet to announce this year’s Call of Duty. Traditionally, each game in the series gets announced in the May before it eventually launches, so we might be just around the corner from Activision lifting the lid on this year’s game.

We do know it’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare developer Infinity Ward working on the upcoming shooter. Infinity Ward also created the Modern Warfare sub-series, as well as Call of Duty: Ghosts. There are rumors this year’s title is Modern Warfare 4, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Activision has confirmed, however, that 2019’s Call of Duty game will include a single-player campaign, despite last year’s Black Ops 4 doing away with the traditional story mode. Activision also confirmed the new game will have a “huge expansive multiplayer world,” as well as “fun co-op gameplay.”

Top 10 UK Games Chart: World War Z Takes No.1 In Debut Week

PS4, Xbox One, and PC shooter World War Z has made a strong start in the UK games chart, finishing top in its debut week. Sales monitor Chart-Track says the co-op game, which is set in the same universe as the 2013 film of the same name, sold more physical copies than any other title in the UK for the week ending April 20. That’s despite the PC version not even receiving a boxed edition in the UK.

Below Saber Interactive’s zombie game, FIFA 19 holds its place at No.2–a position it has now held for three consecutive weeks. The Division 2, however, falls two places to No.3 this week.

Two other new games enter the chart this week: Snooker 19 debuts at No.9, while My Time at Portia finishes at No.27. You can read more about the latter in our My Time at Portia review, in which Ginny Woo awarded the management sim a 6/10.

World War Z, meanwhile, has sold well since launching on April 16, with more than 1 million copies shifted worldwide already. Our review for the game is currently in the works; for now, check out the launch trailer above or 90 minutes of World War Z gameplay.

You can read the full top 10 sales chart for this week below, courtesy of UKIE and GfK Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

  1. World War Z
  2. FIFA 19
  3. The Division 2
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  5. Red Dead Redemption 2
  6. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
  7. Yoshi’s Crafted World
  8. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  9. Snooker 19
  10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Thinblood Disciplines Revealed

Paradox Interactive has revealed more information about the background and disciplines for Thinbloods in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which the player will begin the game as.

Thinbloods are a second-class group of vampires who have abilities that are weaker than the “great clans.” Though players will begin as a newly embraced Thinblood, they will eventually have the choice to join one of these five “full-blooded Kindred clans.

Paradox has released an animated trailer that you can see below that gives a glimpse of some of the lore and powers the Thinbloods possess, with further clans being revealed in the coming weeks.

Thinbloods may be a recent and weaker strain of vampires, but Seattle’s leadership has been “uncharacteristically tolerant” of them. Seattle recently became under Camarilla control, and while Thinbloods still have the opportunity to “navigate their way into the higher circles of vampire society,” they are rarely shown the same level of respect as the full-blood clan members.

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Cheaper Nintendo Switch to Launch by June, According to Report

Update 4/24: A new report indicates that Nintendo will launch a new, cheaper version of Nintendo Switch by the end of June, with a “modest” upgrade to the existing model allegedly coming later this year.

In a financial report by Bloomberg, a small excerpt suggests the cheaper Switch model is coming very soon. An outright “more powerful version” is allegedly not in the works, though details on this claim are sparse. Whether this alludes to a PS4 Pro or Xbox One X-like hardware boost, or simply a series of hardware redesigns akin to the DS Lite remains to be seen. The report is based on claims from two unnamed sources.

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Daily Deals: Xbox One X Starting at $359.99, Huge Amazon 1-Day Board Game Sale

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xboxonexfreecontrollerXbox One X 1TB Gaming Console with 2nd Wireless Controller for $380 (or Xbox One X with PUBG for $360)

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DC’s Heroes in Crisis: The True Killer Finally Revealed

The central mystery of Heroes in Crisis #8 has finally been solved, as the architect of the mass-murder at Sanctuary is revealed.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Heroes in Crisis #8!

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Despite early evidence pointing to either Booster Gold or Harley Quinn as the culprit, and despite the fact that he himself is included among the dead at Sanctuary, Wally West is revealed to be the true killer in issue #8. Wally methodically lays out the series of events that led to his psychological breakdown, the deaths at Sanctuary and the resulting cover-up.

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How Hawkeye Became the Most Human Avenger

Today we continue our look at each of the founding MCU Avengers and how their stories have led them to their final confrontation with Thanos. Next up is Hawkeye and his journey to Avengers: Endgame.

Across the entire Infinity Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, every member of the Avengers has endured personal consequences because of Thanos’ machinations. The events set in motion by the Mad Titan’s alliance with Loki is directly responsible for the team forming in the first place, placing the heroes on a path hurtling straight for Thanos, even if they didn’t know it at the time. Yet while most of the team are exceptional individuals suited for battles of cosmic importance, one founding member stands out by being the most “normal” Avenger on the roster: Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, who has become a symbol of the effects Thanos’ quest for the Infinity Stones has had on regular people across the universe.

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Here’s Everything Leaving Netflix in May

The official “Last Call” list for Netflix in May is here – to simultaneously let you know what’s leaving the site next month and also what’s actually on the site right now that you probably didn’t even know about!

The first three Jaws films are expiring as well as notable movies like Dances with Wolves, From Dusk Till Dawn, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Birdcage, The Notebook, 8 Mile, and Watchmen.

As usual, a bunch of James Bond flicks are leaving (they’re always coming and going), and with them a few Disney stragglers, as Disney+ preps for launch in the fall.

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Netflix: What’s Coming And Going In April 2019? New Movies, TV, And Originals (US)

It’s almost May, and that means Netflix is about to drop new content to its streaming service. The upcoming month has plenty of offerings from movies, to TV shows, to a ton of Netflix original programming you may want to check out.

Beginning on May 1, there are a few movies you may have seen before that you’ll want to watch again. The classic ’80s movie Gremlins comes to Netflix that day, and the horror/comedy still holds up as a fantastic flick. Speaking of classic ’80s movies, the unintentionally horrifying Frank Oz and Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal arrives. The film follows Jen, who was taken in by the Mystics, and his duty is to heal a cracked magical crystal and keep it from the evil Skeksis. Back in 2017, Netflix announced a prequel series titled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, so hopefully, the new Netflix original will arrive soon.

As far as original series go, there is plenty to keep your eye on, and this includes returning series. Originally a Fox series–based on a DC comic book–Lucifer heads to Netflix for its fourth season on May 8. The show follows the devil, living on Earth, and helping a local detective solve crimes. It’s actually a lot better than it sounds. Also returning is The Rain for a second season on May 3. The Danish science-fiction show follows a group of survivors after rain carrying a deadly virus kills almost everyone in Scandinavia.

Coming on May 6 is the Netflix original Abyss. The Korean fantasy drama follows two people brought back from the dead through a marble called “Abyss.” However, the revived people find themselves in completely different bodies. For those who are fans of the true crime genre, which Netflix does a lot of, on May 31, Killer Ratings arrives. The documentary follows a Brazilian TV host who literally killed people for better ratings, and used his crime TV series to cover it up.

Below, you’ll find everything coming to and leaving Netflix in May. If you’re interested in more arrivals at streaming services, check out what is arriving at Hulu and Amazon Prime Video for the upcoming month.

Coming To Netflix In May

May 1

  • Knock Down The House — NETFLIX FILM
  • Munafik 2 — NETFLIX FILM
  • Angels & Demons
  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  • Casper
  • Chasing Liberty
  • Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 1 & 2
  • Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
  • Dumb and Dumber
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  • Godsford Park
  • Gremlins
  • Hairspray (1988)
  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
  • Her Only Choice
  • Hoosiers
  • Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer: Season 2
  • John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
  • Just Friends
  • Revolutionary Road
  • Roswell, New Mexico: Season 1
  • Scarface
  • Scream
  • Snowpiercer
  • Taking Lives
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • The Dark Crystal (1982)
  • The Matrix
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Matrix Revolutions
  • To Rome With Love
  • Wedding Crashers
  • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • Zombieland

May 2

  • Colony: Season 3
  • Olympus Has Fallen

May 3

  • A Pesar De Todo — NETFLIX FILM
  • All In My Family — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Alles ist gut — NETFLIX FILM
  • Cupcake & Dino – General Services: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Dead to Me — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — NETFLIX FILM
  • Flinch — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage — NETFLIX FILM
  • The Last Summer — NETFLIX FILM
  • Mr. Mom
  • Supernatural: Season 14
  • True and the Rainbow Kingdom: Mushroom Town — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Tuca & Bertie — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Undercover — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 4

  • Like Arrows

May 6

  • Abyss — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 7

  • The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
  • Queen of the South: Season 3

May 8

  • Lucifer: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 9

  • Bathtubs Over Broadway
  • Insidious

May 10

  • Dry Martina — NETFLIX FILM
  • Easy: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Gente que viene y bah — NETFLIX FILM
  • Harvey Girls Forever!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Jailbirds — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Pose: Season 1
  • ReMastered: The Lion’s Share — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Shéhérazade — NETFLIX FILM
  • The Society — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Wine Country — NETFLIX FILM

May 12

  • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 13

  • Malibu Rescue — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 14

  • revisions — NETFLIX ANIME
  • Still LAUGH-IN: The Stars Celebrate — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Weed the People

May 15

  • Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!

May 16

  • Good Sam — NETFLIX FILM
  • Take Me Home Tonight

May 17

  • 1994: Limited Series — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Chip & Potato — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • It’s Bruno — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Maria — NETFLIX FILM
  • Morir para contar — NETFLIX FILM
  • Nailed It!: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • See You Yesterday — NETFLIX FILM
  • The Rain: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Well Intended Love — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • White Gold: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 18

  • The Blackcoat’s Daughter

May 20

  • Prince of Peoria: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Rosario Tijeras (Mexico Version): Season 2

May 21

  • Arrow: Season 7
  • Moonlight
  • Wanda Sykes: Not Normal — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 22

  • A Tale of Two Kitchens — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • One Night in Spring — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Flash: Season 5

May 23

  • Riverdale: Season 3
  • Slasher: Solstice — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 24

  • After Maria — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Alta Mar — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Joy — NETFLIX FILM
  • Rim of the World — NETFLIX FILM
  • She’s Gotta Have It: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Perfection — NETFLIX FILM
  • WHAT / IF — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

May 27

  • Historical Roasts — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Outlander: Seasons 1-2

May 28

  • Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

May 30

  • Chopsticks — NETFLIX FILM
  • My Week with Marilyn
  • Svaha: The Sixth Finger — NETFLIX FILM
  • The One I Love

May 31

  • Always Be My Maybe — NETFLIX FILM
  • Bad Blood: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Black Spot: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Killer Ratings — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • When They See Us — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Leaving Netflix In May

May 1

  • 8 Mile
  • Chocolat
  • Cold Justice: Collection 3
  • Dances with Wolves
  • Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  • Dr. No
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • For Your Eyes Only
  • From Dusk Till Dawn
  • From Russia with Love
  • Godzilla
  • GoldenEye
  • Hostel
  • Jaws
  • Jaws 2
  • Jaws 3
  • Jaws: The Revenge
  • Licence to Kill
  • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
  • Sixteen Candles
  • Sliding Doors
  • Somm
  • Somm: Into the Bottle
  • The Birdcage
  • The Dirty Dozen
  • The English Patient
  • The Lovely Bones
  • The Notebook
  • The Other Boleyn Girl
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
  • Watchmen

May 11

  • Switched at Birth: Seasons 1-5

May 15

  • Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Collection 1

May 19

  • Disney’s Bridge to Terabithia

May 22

  • The Boss Baby

May 24

May 31

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • West Side Story (1961)

Today Only: Massive Board Game Sale at Amazon

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Board games are on everyone’s minds these days, it seems. Just yesterday, Bloodborne: The Board Game hit its Kickstarter goal only 20 minutes after the campaign went live. A Stranger Things-themed D&D starter set came out earlier this month (and it’s on sale today), and people all over are enthusiastically embracing the epicness of modern tabletop gaming.

If you want to join the tabletop revolution, Amazon has tons of board game deals going on today as its Deal of the Day. It’s almost overwhelming how many boardgames are on sale. Check them out below to help facilitate the process of picking up and enjoying a game (or two, or three).

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