Monthly Archives: April 2019
Explaining the Most Complicated Part of Avengers: Endgame
Note: This story is updated with new (and conflicting) information from the filmmakers! Be sure to also read whether or not there's an Endgame post-credits scene, the essential films to watch before Endgame, whether or not the new season of Agents of SHIELD takes place after Endgame, and Endgame's biggest questions.
Google Thanos and See What Happens
In celebration of Avengers: Endgame, Google has created a little Easter Egg for fans who search for the name Thanos.
As seen by CNN, when you search for Thanos on Google on desktop or mobile, you will be treated to 103,000,000 results and will see a small Infinity Gauntlet on the right side of the screen. When you click on the Gauntlet, it...well...snaps...and some magic happens.
Be sure to turn your sound as random results begin disappearing a la Avengers: Infinity War and the amount of results go down by half to 51,500,000.
Google Thanos and See What Happens
In celebration of Avengers: Endgame, Google has created a little Easter Egg for fans who search for the name Thanos.
As seen by CNN, when you search for Thanos on Google on desktop or mobile, you will be treated to 103,000,000 results and will see a small Infinity Gauntlet on the right side of the screen. When you click on the Gauntlet, it...well...snaps...and some magic happens.
Be sure to turn your sound as random results begin disappearing a la Avengers: Infinity War and the amount of results go down by half to 51,500,000.
Everything We Know About the Crystal Dynamics Avengers Game
Though it’s been two years since The Avengers Project from developers Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal and publisher Square Enix was announced, it feels like updates on the game have been few and far between. Still, even though news has been infrequent, there’s still quite a bit about this mysterious project we’ve been able to assemble.
Here’s everything we know about the Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal Avengers game, from its initial announcement to who’s working on the project.
The Announcement
In January 2017, Square Enix and Marvel announced a “multi-game partnership” that would begin with an Avengers game made by Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics and Deus Ex developer Eidos Montreal. At the time, it was due to be released in 2018, though this timeframe has since come and gone.
Everything We Know About the Crystal Dynamics Avengers Game
Though it’s been two years since The Avengers Project from developers Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal and publisher Square Enix was announced, it feels like updates on the game have been few and far between. Still, even though news has been infrequent, there’s still quite a bit about this mysterious project we’ve been able to assemble.
Here’s everything we know about the Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal Avengers game, from its initial announcement to who’s working on the project.
The Announcement
In January 2017, Square Enix and Marvel announced a “multi-game partnership” that would begin with an Avengers game made by Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics and Deus Ex developer Eidos Montreal. At the time, it was due to be released in 2018, though this timeframe has since come and gone.
Captain Marvel’s Post-Credits Scene Was Kept a Secret Even From Brie Larson
SPOILERS ahead for Captain Marvel and Avengers: Infinity War.
Brie Larson has revealed that even she didn't know what Captain Marvel's post-credits scene was until the world premiere, even though she filmed it!
As reported by Digital Spy, Larson discussed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the lengths that Marvel goes to protect the universe from spoilers or leaks, even from the actors and actresses in the scenes they are shooting.
"We filmed Endgame before Captain Marvel. We didn't even have a script yet for Captain Marvel," she remembered. "I flew to Atlanta to start shooting. I had no idea what I was doing, and I arrived and they gave me a piece of paper that was a full page of dialogue and action, but all of it was redacted except for my one line!"
Captain Marvel’s Post-Credits Scene Was Kept a Secret Even From Brie Larson
SPOILERS ahead for Captain Marvel and Avengers: Infinity War.
Brie Larson has revealed that even she didn't know what Captain Marvel's post-credits scene was until the world premiere, even though she filmed it!
As reported by Digital Spy, Larson discussed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the lengths that Marvel goes to protect the universe from spoilers or leaks, even from the actors and actresses in the scenes they are shooting.
"We filmed Endgame before Captain Marvel. We didn't even have a script yet for Captain Marvel," she remembered. "I flew to Atlanta to start shooting. I had no idea what I was doing, and I arrived and they gave me a piece of paper that was a full page of dialogue and action, but all of it was redacted except for my one line!"
Who Was That Mystery Character in Avengers: Endgame?
Full SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Endgame!
Iron Man dies in the final act of Avengers: Endgame. Utilizing the cosmic power of the Infinity Gauntlet, Tony Stark gives his life in order to snap Thanos and his army out of existence and save the universe from extinction.
Tony Stark’s lakeside funeral includes appearances by all of the surviving Avengers as well as Michelle Pfeiffer’s Janet Van Dyne, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders’ Maria Hill, Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May, William Hurt’s Thunderbolt Ross … and one particularly noticeable teenager who’s there all by himself.
Avengers: Who Was That Mystery Character in Endgame?
Warning! Full SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Endgame!
Going to see Avengers: Endgame again this weekend? Then be sure to catch up on our review, our explainer on its ending, how it may set up this classic Marvel villain for Phase 4, our biggest WTF questions, what's next for the Endgame cast, and our breakdown of the film's rules of time travel.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Will ‘Emphasize’ Switch Handheld Mode
Pokemon Sword and Shield are being developed to “emphasize the fun of playing Nintendo Switch in handheld mode."
Revealed in a financial results briefing for the fiscal year ending March 2019, Nintendo says that last year’s Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! were “designed to highlight the fun of Nintendo Switch in TV mode... by waving the controller at the TV screen to capture Pokémon.”
The report went on to clarify that Nintendo is designing the games for both longtime fans and relative newcomers, saying "We want these games to be played not only by longtime Pokémon fans, but also by consumers whose first encounter with the series was on a dedicated video game platform with Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!"