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What’s New To Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, And Shudder This Week? Movies, TV, And More

More than likely, you subscribe to some sort of streaming service, like Netflix. In fact, you probably have yourself signed up for more than one. Every week, services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Shudder release new content for you to binge from the sanctity of your own home.

This is actually a pretty quiet week for releases. Most of Amazon’s new releases come out on June 30, and next week is July, so expect a slew of new movies, TV shows, and more to hit next week. You’ll have a lot to watch during your holiday weekend. Let’s check out a couple of the highlights for this week.

True Grit heads to Amazon Prime Video on Saturday, June 29. The Coen brothers western follows a teenager whose father was murdered. She hires a U.S. Marshall to track down the killer. It’s a great genre film and one of the few times where the remake is better than the original. If you don’t have Prime and you want to watch the film, don’t worry, as True Grit will be available on Hulu on Sunday, June 30.

The only other notable movie coming this week is 2018’s The Spy Who Dumped Me. The action comedy stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as best friends that become involved in a conspiracy when one of them discovers her ex-boyfriend is a spy.

Below, you’ll find the full list for everything being released on Amazon, Hulu, and Shudder this week. If you want to look into the future, both Amazon and Hulu have revealed what’s coming ahead for July.

Monday, June 24

Amazon Prime Video:

  • Juliet, Naked (2018)

Hulu:

  • Hurley (2019)
  • Juliet, Naked (2018)

Shudder:

  • Next of Kin
  • Viy

Friday, June 28

Amazon Prime Video:

  • The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

Hulu:

  • Diane (2019)

Saturday, June 29

Amazon Prime Video:

  • Moose (2015)
  • True Grit (2010)

Hulu:

  • The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

Hearthstone Retiring Two Original Cards, Introducing 10 More

Blizzard has announced some big changes slated for the next major Hearthstone update. The collectible card game will add two more cards to the Hall of Fame, which makes them ineligible for Standard mode play, and at the same time it will introduce a whopping 10 new cards.

In an update on the Hearthstone Blog, the team explained how it tries to define class identity, and outlined what it sees as the core strengths and weaknesses of each class. The studio has concluded that two Basic cards don’t fit the theme of their classes’ identities, and so they’ll be retired into the Hall of Fame: the Rogue card Vanish and the Priest card Mind Blast. Both will still be playable in Wild mode.

Vanish is a spell that returns all minions to their owners’ hands, but Blizzard feels the efficient board clear is counter to one of its intended weaknesses. Mind Blast allows Priests to do a lot of damage to their opponent in a pinch, especially with spell damage boosts, while Blizzard intends the class to be limited in its direct damage. Those two will be replaced by two new cards, Plaguebringer and Radiance.

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In addition, Blizzard is introducing ten new cards to the Classic set, which will be obtainable through Classic packs or crafting. It says it wants to steadily introduce new Classic cards to maintain a “healthy amount of easily-obtainable cards” through Standard games, as it rotates some out into the Hall of Fame. The studio said these cards will be coming in the next major update, but didn’t announce a date.

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Hearthstone has traditionally introduced a handful of new expansions per year with only minor balance changes in-between. This season the game has been noticeably more active in filling the months between major expansions with other in-game events and changes. After the latest expansion launched in April, its single-player component began rolling out in May, and in June the game issued its first-ever batch of card buffs alongside a brand-new card. You can still claim that card for free by logging in by July 1.

Fortnite 14 Days Of Summer Event Starts Tomorrow

Summer is officially here, and Fortnite is celebrating the start of the season with a two-week-long event. 14 Days of Summer kicks off on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices tomorrow, June 25, and it’ll bring a load of new things to do and see in Fortnite’s Battle Royale, Creative, and Save the World modes.

On the Battle Royale front, developer Epic will unvault one weapon for only 24 hours every day during the 14 Days of Summer event, giving you a chance to play around with some of the items that have been removed from the game. On top of that, there will be new challenges to complete and rewards to unlock each day of the event, as well as new outfits and other items to purchase from the in-game shop.

Finally, Battle Royale players will be able to jump into a new limited-time mode every day during 14 Days of Summer. Epic hasn’t yet revealed the order these modes will arrive, but it has given fans an overview of all 14 LTMs on the Fortnite website, and they include the John Wick crossover, Wick’s Bounty, as well as a handful of new modes, such as the summer-themed Splashdown Squads–in which players will try to eliminate opponents with a new water balloon item–and Storm Chasers Surfin’ Squads.

In Save the World mode, meanwhile, players will be able to complete new quests every day during the 14 Days of Fortnite event. Clearing these quests will earn you Summer Tickets, and if you mange to complete all 14 before the event ends, you’ll unlock a “new explosive weapon.” Fortnite Creative will also feature a new island every day during the event.

There are still a few weeks left in Season 9 of Fortnite, but Epic has already announced it is making some changes for next season. Specifically, Fortnite’s minimum requirements on PC will change beginning in Season 10. In the meantime, you still have a few weeks left to complete any remaining challenges from this season. If you need help, you can find tips and guides for all the trickier tasks in our complete Fortnite Season 9 challenges roundup.

AEW’s Fyter Fest PPV: Match Card, How To Watch, And Time

Last Month, All Elite Wrestling’s first PPV outing, Double or Nothing, debuted. It was a smashing success, and one of the better wrestling events of 2018. How does AEW follow that up? Well, they’re involved with CEO Gaming’s annual tournament, all while mocking the failed Fyre Festival at the same time.

The PPV has been a part of Kenny Omega’s storyline on AEW’s YouTube series Bring The Elite, which is one of the few ways to keep up with what’s going on in the company. Most recently, Omega has been having a meltdown because his show can’t get finer foods (all they have is bread and cheese), and everything is falling apart. The PPV is a part of CEO Gaming–the fighting game championships–and Fyter Fest will take place on Saturday, June 28 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida at 7:30 PM ET / 4:40 PM PT. There is a preshow, but at the time of this writing, it’s unclear if it starts at 7:30 PM ET or an hour prior.

How To Watch

If you’re interested in watching Fyter Fest, then there is no reason to miss out on the show. Why? Because you can watch it all for free. B/R Live is hosting the event for the low, low cost of $0. All you need to do is go to the event on the B/R Live website and watch it. You’ll probably have to create an account, but you will not need to put credit card information in.

There is a downside, and that is the fact that B/R Live doesn’t have many options for you to watch. Both iOS and Android devices have an app, and you can supposedly cast from your devices, but during Double or Nothing, that was not something I could do. The app would timeout or crash. The best course of action, on my end, was to connect my TV to my computer, using an HDMI cable, and use it as an extra monitor. Using this method resulted in zero streaming issues as well.

Below, you’ll find the full match card for Fyter Fest. If there are any changes leading up to the event, you’ll find updates below.

Match Card:

  • SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) vs. Best Friends vs. Private Party (Winners get first round bye for AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament) — Buy-In Pre-Show
  • Christopher Daniels vs. Cima
  • Michael Nakazawa vs. Alex Jebailey (Hardcore match)
  • Yuka Sakazaki vs. Riho vs. Nyla Rose
  • Hangman Page vs. Jungle Boy vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. MJF
  • Cody vs. Darby Allin
  • Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela
  • The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. The Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid

Make sure to come back to GameSpot on Saturday, June 29 for live coverage and a review of the show!

Moons of Madness Delivers Horror In Outer Space By Way Of Lovecraft

It only took a few minutes for me to understand the tone Moons of Madness is aiming for. The beginning of the 30-minute demo at E3 2019 was set within a gloomy space station where inky black vines crawl across the walls. Your character is hyperventilating; he’s stressed by the confusion of his whereabouts while being drawn into horrible memories, haunted with ghostly apparitions that jump out from the dark for an effective scare. This dream didn’t last long, but it was effective at setting the tone for this Lovecraft-inspired horror on the surface of Mars.

You’re on a journey to the red planet with a small crew, inhabiting a sterile and labyrinth laboratory on its surface. Moons of Madness plays similar to adventure games like Tacoma and Firewatch, incorporating the sharply detailed items from the former and introducing dialogue as interactive scenes like the latter. You move around your room and the branching hallways slowly, which is meant to let you take in all the small details they contain and interactive objects waiting for you to examine. I solved a straight forward puzzle to get a password for my desktop and read through a handful of emails, vaguely detailing both the secretive mission to Mars and the target the corporation you work for is hunting.

As I walked through the ship, I quickly noticed many areas that reminded me of the dream sequence at the start of the demo, which isn’t lost on the main character either. Speaking over a radio to another character fueled a growing sense of paranoia, punctuated by visually effective flashes of pain from an associated migraine. You use a button press to manually respond over the radio, giving you time to ponder your scripted response or just forgo it entirely. You choose both the pace and even existence of conversations in Moons of Madness, letting you take in as much of it as you want.

Considering how great the writing is in general, you’ll likely appreciate the opportunity to fully absorb it all. It was easy to become enraptured by both the nightmarish horrors and the urgency with which Moons of Madness’ characters are thrust into survival mode. There are also smaller stories at play too, which touch on an uneasy relationship with your parents back on Earth and a romantic complication with a high-ranking crew member. These beats were all presented naturally with some great corresponding writing, which made me excited about the potential to explore them further when Moons of Madness is eventually released.

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Naturally, the demo ends with a heavy tease of what’s to come throughout the rest of the game, which is said to be around 8 hours in length (depending on how much time you spend soaking in the world and dialogue). The closing moments put me in the path of a ghastly creature making its way into the ship, blending my characters’ nightmares and reality. Moons of Madness’ evocative visuals and strong world-building are spinning a mystery that I’ve only just begun to unravel. With a release date of Halloween this year, I thankfully won’t have to wait too long before my questions are answered.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Sequel Allegedly In The Works

Dragon Ball Super: Broly has grossed $124.5 million since its December 2018 release, signaling a strong return for the fan-favorite character. Becoming the third highest-grossing anime movie in the United States in January 2019 is no small feat, and it seems the head of the Dragon Ball team wants to capitalize on the film’s momentum.

An interview with Akiyo Iyoku, head of Shueisha’s Dragon Ball Room, was included in the movie’s Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray release. In the brief interview, Iyoku admits that the team is “steadily making preparations for the next Dragon Ball movie.” He doesn’t share any more details about the project but teases that “things will probably head in a completely different direction next time around.”

No release date or window for the next Dragon Ball movie was provided, but Iyoku says he’s excited for everyone to see “what’s coming up next.” He concludes by suggesting that “whatever comes next will be even more incredible.”

It’s worth noting that distributor 20th Century Fox Japan and producer Toei Animation haven’t officially announced or confirmed a Dragon Ball Broly: Super sequel. But based on Iyoku’s comments, a new Dragon Ball movie is currently in some form of developmental stage.

GameSpot editors Tamoor Hussain and Will Potter shared their thoughts about Dragon Ball Super: Broly in a spoiler-filled discussion, hoping “that they do more Dragon Ball movies like this” in the future.

See Gears 5’s New Weapons and Escape Character Abilities

Gears 5 Escape has been our first chance to get a look at some of the game’s newest weapons, character abilities, and enemies. While there will surely be more surprises in store for us in the campaign, versus, and Horde, here are the new features we’ve found so far.

Character Abilities

The characters you use in Escape and Horde are called Hero Characters. Each of these characters is equipped with a passive and ultimate ability. We only know about the following three characters who have a unique connection to Escape, but The Coalition said more will be added to Escape. We have yet to see who will be playable in Horde.

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New Avengers Game Doesn’t Make You Play Online

The new Avengers game from Crystal Dynamics has been likened to Bungie’s Destiny in that you’ll be able to team up, online to complete missions with other players. But that is only an option. Crystal Dynamics boss Scott Amos confirmed in an interview that the game is playable offline.

“We want somebody to be able to go buy a disc and never have to go online,” he explained to GI.biz. “You don’t have to. You can have a complete experience and have fun.”

For those who do want to play online, Square Enix is promising a robust, ongoing, and evolving experience with new characters and locations added over time–and for free.

“The idea, from the beginning, is that we want you to be able to customise your hero; how they look, how they play, the gear they have and how they use it,” Amos said. “Your Black Widow could be different to my Black Widow–just a little, maybe a lot depending on what you favour and how you unlock things.”

The Avengers game will make extra money beyond the upfront cost through various microtransactions for cosmetic items. There are no loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics, and Amos promises, “No gameplay paywalls.”

“We want people to be able to play together and go on this journey, but we also want to say if you want to over-invest in your characters and customise them, you’ve got it,” Amos said. “We also have ways for you to earn a lot of those things. We want to give players as much flexibility as possible because it’s for them. We make this for the fans. At the end of the day, we will listen to them and get feedback from them and we’ll adjust everything to serve that need… We want to reward them for the hours they’re investing in our game.”

The new Avengers game launches in May 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, while it’s also coming to Google Stadia. The game features a number of iconic MCU heroes such as Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and the Hulk, but the game doesn’t use the likenesses of MCU actors. Some people were not happy about the new character designs, but Crystal Dynamics won’t change them.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Generated $300,000 In 24 Hours

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite appears to be yet another success for developer Niantic Labs. According to data from research company SensorTower, the free-to-play mobile game pulled in a healthy $300,000 across iOS and Google Play over its first 24 hours of availability last week. And that number only counts revenue in the United States and United Kingdom.

According to the report, Wizards Unite also reached 400,000 installs after its first day.

Wizards Unite is nowhere near as popular or profitable as Niantic’s previous release, Pokemon Go. That title generated around $2 million in revenue after its first day, according to SensorTower.

Wizards Unite is currently featured in the iOS app store’s Games page front and center, which is surely helping its visibility and in turn profitability. Of course the game is also based on one of the world’s most popular media franchises, Harry Potter, and its free-to-play model gives a low barrier to entry. It’ll be interesting to see if Wizards Unite can succeed in delivering new content regularly to keep players interested and engaged (and spending money) on the game.

For lots more on Wizards Unite, be sure to check out GameSpot’s rundown of everything you need to know, including Wizarding challenges, wand choice, friend codes, microtransactions, and more.