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How PlayStation Can Have an E3 Presence Without Being There

BEYOND!

On this week’s episode of IGN’s weekly PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Brian Altano to discuss how PlayStation can control the conversation at E3 despite not attending this year’s show with a press conference or showfloor booth.

Plus, they discuss what could be happening for Ubisoft in the next year, read a hilarious Memory Card story, and more!

Timecodes:

00:11 – Jonathon talks about Carly Rae Jepsen for a minute (I’m sorry)
1:38 – Beyond 600 discussion!

Super Mario Marker 2 Will Make an Appearance at E3 2019

You can expect to see Super Mario Maker 2 at E3 2019.

Super Mario Maker 2 Features Story Mode, Online Multiplayer, Co-Op Creation Mode

Super Mario Maker 2 will feature a brand-new story mode and a co-op creation mode that will allow two players to build levels together.

Revealed in a 15-minute Nintendo Direct, Super Mario Maker 2 will also feature online multiplayer with up to 4 players as Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Toadette.

Players will be able to play alongside their friends in the Multiplayer Co-op mode where all will work together and when one player reaches the finish line, all will finish and beat the level.

However, Multiplayer Versus mode will also be available and will pit four players against each other on randomly selected courses and will encourage players to get better as a Versus Rating will keep track of your wins and your loses.

Batman Writer Explains Bane’s Master Plan

Warning: spoilers for Batman #71 and all preceding issues!

The Rebirth era of Batman follows one, long master plan orchestrated by one of Batman’s most iconic and imposing foes, Bane. Seventy-one issues have been released as of this writing, meaning we’re almost to the end of writer Tom King’s 100-issue run. With Bane’s plan being rather long, complex and multi-layered, we asked King himself to break it all down and explain how all the hidden clues are setting up what’s to come.

Before we get to the particulars, it’s important to understand Bane’s end goal.

“It’s that ultimate Bane moment which is to lift someone above your head and crack them on your knee. That’s what Bane’s move is. So this is what he’s done to Batman for 75 issues. The first 50 issues, he lifted Batman above his head. He got Batman to the happiest place he’s ever been. He got Batman to be this close to feeling the joy he felt before he was 10 years old, before that alley. In Issue 50 through 75 he brought it down. In issue 74, which is what we’re leading to now, ‘The Fall and the Fallen,’ is where the back hits the knee and you hear the crack. So

Spider-Man’s Hunt Finally Gets Personal

“Hunted” may have started out on a very sluggish note, but the second half of this Spider-Man event is making up for lost time. It’s no coincidence that issue #21 is also the most intimate in scope. This finally feels like a true Spider-Man story again, and one that shows the potential to reinvent more than just Peter Parker by the time all is said and done.

The first several chapters of “Hunted” spent far too much time focusing on Kraven’s group of over-privileged hunters and the dozens of animal-themed villains in their sights. Thankfully, this issue alters course by all but completely ignoring both groups in favor of a much smaller, contained cast of characters. Kraven, Spidey and Black Cat trade off narrating the issue. That process is handled elegantly enough, especially with letterer Joe Caramagna taking great pains to distinguish each narrator’s captions in terms of color and font. It’s especially interesting to see Caramagna break with tradition by not using the all-caps approach to Kraven’s captions. Juxtaposed against Spider-Man’s narration, this creates the effect of a careful, practiced hunter watching over his desperate, thrashing prey.

Gorgeous Art Saves the Day in Marvel’s War of the Realms

We’ve seen time and again how great ongoing comics suddenly become less great when forced into the crossover event mold. Jason Aaron’s Thor run is just one more unfortunate example. War of the Realms is an entertaining romp, yes, but it struggles to blend larger-than life spectacle with real human drama in a way that’s always come easy for the monthly Thor comic. It’s a problem that seems to be growing worse, not better, as this crossover unfolds.

With so many moving pieces to juggle and tie-in books to accommodate, War of the Realms #4 doesn’t have much time to devote to any one character. Portions of the book plays like a greatest hits album, touching on the various scenes of battle but never lingering in any one place for long before venturing elsewhere. The end result being that this chapter delivers a lot of fun, silly moments (such as Punisher coming to the aid of the Light Elves and Ghost Rider living out his worst heavy metal fantasies) but rarely gets to the emotional core of the conflict. As large as the scope of War of the Realms has become, it doesn’t really *feel* like the apocalyptic battle of the ages it was made out to be. It reads more like just another crazy day in the lives of the Avengers.

Super Mario Maker 2 Has A Story Mode, Co-Op Play, and New Features – GS News Update

Nintendo has given us more details on Super Mario Maker 2 and it is packed with lots of new features. Mario Maker 2 will also feature a more fleshed out single-player story mode, several online multiplayer modes such as, multiplayer versus, co-op, and nearby play. There are new tools and customization options coming to Mario Maker 2 such as, building levels using assets from Super Mario 3D World and new course themes for every Mario style. Finally, you’ll be able to share your levels online and try out other players’ creations in the course world hub. However, you’ll need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Answers Lots Of Avengers, MCU Questions In Reddit AMA

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige held a Reddit AMA today, in which he answered lots of questions about Avengers: Endgame and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can wade through the entire AMA here, while we’ve compiled a rundown of notable comments here.

He didn’t give anything away about the much-anticipated MCU Phase 4, but he did offer some intriguing granular updates on the history and future of the MCU.

Feige stated that the upcoming Disney+ MCU shows, including WandaVision and the one about Loki, will feature stories that are “totally and completely” woven in the main MCU movies coming up. The executive also confirmed that Marvel Studios generally has a five-year plan for the MCU, though the team does less specific planning on a much longer timeline.

You can check out some of the AMA highlights below, but be sure to check out the full Reddit AMA here to see everything Fiege had to say.

The next big superhero movie that Marvel is connected to is July’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, which was made by Sony in conjunction with Marvel. Some of the other upcoming MCU projects include a standalone Black Widow movie, Shang-Chi (which could film in Sydney), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as well as sequels to Doctor Strange and Black Panther.

Kevin Feige Reddit AMA Highlights:

The Disney+ MCU shows will be woven “totally and completely” into the new movies. [Full quote]
They planned to adapt the Infinity Gauntlet comic not long after the release of the first Avengers in 2012. [Full quote]
Stan Lee did not get to see the final cut of Endgame before he passed away but Marvel briefed him on the story points. [Full quote]
Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo pitched numerous ideas for The Hulk, some of which led to what was seen in Thor: Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Endgame. [Full quote]
Feige doesn’t like being filmed, but he can be seen as a Weapon X technician covered in blood in the first X-Men. [Full quote]
He knows the truth about Captain America and if he is the father of Peggy’s kids in Winter Soldier. But he won’t tell you. [Full quote]
His team usually has a five-year plan for the MCU, but there is a general, less specific plan that extends “much, much further.” [Full quote]
Of all MCU actors, Feige had to fight the hardest to cast Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. [Full quote]
Feige loved Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse [Full quote]

Steam Link Finally Comes To iOS, One Year After Apple Initially Rejected It

Valve announced today that the Steam Link app, which brings streaming games to your mobile device, is now available as a free download for iOS and Apple TV. This is notable because it was just 11 months ago that Apple rejected the app because it violated a number of Apple’s guidelines.

At the time, Apple said it planned to continue to communicate and worth with Valve to bring Steam Link to iOS and Apple TV, and that’s now happened. However, there is no word on how the two sides came to terms.

The Steam Link app promises to bring “desktop gaming to your iPhone or iPad.” Users can pair a Steam controller or any MFI (Made-for-iPhone/iPad) controller to play games over a network connection provided they are on the same local network.

Here are the requirements and specifications for “best performance,” according to Valve.

Requirements:

iPhone or iPad using iOS 10 or higher
Computer running Steam – Windows, Mac, or Linux
iOS device must be on the same local network as the computer running Steam

Best Performance:

Connect your computer using Ethernet to your 5Ghz WiFi router
Connect your iOS device to the 5GHz band of your WiFi network
Keep your iOS device within a reasonable range of your router

The Steam Link app is effectively a replacement for the physical Steam Link device that Steam discontinued in 2018. Steam Link is already available on Android.

For lots more on Steam Link, check out the official Steam Link page on Valve’s website.

Game Of Thrones Creators Looking For New Overall Deal, Have Already Met With Six Studios – Report

HBO’s Game of Thrones wraps up its eighth and final season this Sunday, but what will the show’s creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff do next? Apart from a new trilogy of Star Wars films for Disney, Weiss and Benioff are currently visiting studios looking for big “overall” deals.

According to Deadline, Weiss and Benioff have met with as many as six “big media companies” for new “overall” deals that would cover TV, film, and streaming projects. Those said to be in the mix are HBO, Disney, Comcast, Netflix, Amazon, and Apple, according to Deadline.

Of course, Weiss and Benioff are already partnered with HBO and Disney for Game of Thrones and Star Wars, respectively, so that could impact negotiations. According to Deadline, the duo are not looking to “rush into a decision.” Given the massive success of Game of Thrones, it certainly seems like Weiss and Benioff certainly have bargaining power.

Overall deals can be very lucrative. For example, comedy legend Michael Schur is reportedly being paid $25 million per year to stay at NBC, while Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is being paid $100 million for her overall deal at Netflix.

In addition to the Star Wars series, the first movie of which is scheduled to premiere in 2022, Weiss and Benioff are working on the controversial HBO show Confederate.

As for Game of Thrones, the final episode airs this Sunday, May 19 on HBO. For more on the show, you can check out GameSpot’s review and recap of Episode 5, “The Bells.”