Powers of X Reveals a Sinister Future for the X-Men
Last week's House of X #1 officially kicked off writer Jonathan Hickman's grand plan for the X-Men franchise. But House of X itself is only telling half of the story. This week it's joined by sister series Powers of X, a book that provides a wider view of the mutant race in both the past and future of the Marvel Universe.
Read on for a breakdown of what happens in this first issue, how Powers of X connects to House of X and why the bright new future dawning for the mutant race may not last. And if you need a refresher, check out our recap of House of X #1.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Powers of X #1 and House of X #1!
Get a First Look at Treadstone, USA’s New Bourne Spinoff Series
After five blockbuster movies that have grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, the Bourne universe is making the jump to the small screen with Treadstone, a globe-trotting, time period-hopping action series that will explore the titular black ops organization that created Jason Bourne and numerous other CIA assassins.
Premiering this fall on USA network, Treadstone "explores the origin story and present-day actions of the infamous covert program that uses behavior modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. The first season of Treadstone follows sleeper agents across the globe as they’re mysteriously 'awakened' to resume their deadly missions." The plot of the series will span decades as it delves into Treadstone's history and present activities - and while Jason Bourne is in the wind after the events of the last movie, his "presence will be felt" in the new show.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – New Monster Impressions and Gameplay
Subspecies aren't totally new to Monster Hunter World, but they're making a comeback to the series in a big way in the upcoming Iceborne expansion. We recently got to play the beginning of Iceborne, and some of the first few monsters we faced were three brand-new monsters: Nightshade Paolumu, Coral Pukei-Pukei, and Viper Tobi-Kadachi! They may look familiar, but these subspecies are more than just a reskin.
We also noticed at least nine exciting quality-of-life improvements in Iceborne, but continue on to see gameplay of each new monster with hands-on impressions and comparisons to each of their parent species.
9 Exciting Improvements in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Monster Hunter World’s upcoming Iceborne expansion brings some big changes and bigger monsters. But while cool new tools like the Clutch Claw have likely already caught your eye, there are tons of less flashy tweaks that will probably make seasoned hunters yell “YES FINALLY” with the same level of enthusiasm.
We got to play through the first few hours of Iceborne last week, and while you can watch us take on three of its new subspecies monsters here, these little quality-of-life improvements really stuck out. There are surely plenty more, but here of nine of the most exciting tweaks we've seen saw so far - be sure to watch the video at the top of the page to see them in action!
EA Explains Why It Offers Limited Nintendo Switch Support
EA CEO Andrew Wilson has opened up on why the publisher offers limited support for Nintendo Switch, saying it's because people prefer to play EA games on other platforms.
During EA's first quarter earnings call this week an analyst floated the idea for The Sims on Switch, but EA's head honcho disagreed.
“Any time we’re evaluating platform conversations we’re really looking at a couple of things,” said Wilson. “One, does the game really fit the profile of that platform in terms of the control or the community ecosystem? Two, do we think the community playing on that platform would appreciate the game and go there, or would they prefer to play it somewhere else?
“We have a lot of data that would suggest a great many Switch owners also own a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One or a PC and very often choose to play the games that we make on those platforms, even though they have a Switch and they enjoy a lot of great content on the Switch."
Avengers Writers Reveal Smart Hulk Was Cut From Infinity War
The writers of Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War have revealed that Smart Hulk originally made his debut in Infinity War, but a late change saw him cut from the film and reserved for Endgame.
As reported by Gamespot, screenwriter Steve McFeely explained in the Avengers: Endgame audio commentary that the merging of Bruce Banner and the Hulk was supposed to happen in Avengers: Infinity War.
"The whole arc of the story was Banner and Hulk were not getting along. Hulk wouldn't come out to help him. And at his hour of greatest need
FIFA 20: The FUT Changes That Actually Matter
Unsurprisingly, Ultimate Team is back for another year in FIFA 20, complete with its familiar addictive squad building, plethora of game modes and microtransactions - or “surprise mechanics” as they are now known. These aspects aren’t changing, for better or worse, but what actually IS new this year? Here are what we think are the biggest changes to FUT in FIFA 20.
Season Objectives
“A new sense of progression” is apparently crucial to FUT this year and key to that are the new Season Objectives. EA hope that these will have the same impact on the game mode that Squad Building challenges did when introduced in FIFA 17. Essentially these work similar to a battle pass system - you earn XP for completing challenges, which will move you up into higher levels, thus earning better rewards.
IT Returning to Theatres With Special Sneak Peak of Chapter Two
Stephen King's IT is scheduled to return to theatres in August with a post-credits sequence of footage from its upcoming sequel IT: Chapter Two.
Fandango made the announcement on Twitter, revealing that tickets are now available for Chapter One, which will return to theatres on August 3rd and August 6th at participating venues. The re-release of the original Pennywise picture will conclude with an eight-minute special sneak peak of the sequel.
The extended preview attached to this limited-time re-release comes just over a month before the sequel debuts in theatres, though curious cinemagoers might be enticed towards this refresher simply to catch a glimpse of Chapter Two.
Rabbids Nintendo Switch Party Game Announced in China
A new Ubisoft Rabbids party game is due to be shown at ChinaJoy this week according to a new trailer.
As highlighted by noted games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, the new Rabbids game is a 4-player party game developed by Ubisoft Chengdu. It has a Journey to the West theme, with the Rabbids dressed in a variety of Chinese-influenced costumes. Ahmad’s tweet includes the game’s trailer, which can be seen in the embed below.
New Rabbids Party game coming to Nintendo Switch.
Will be shown at ChinaJoy this week.
Rabbids meets Journey to the West. 4 Players. Developed by Ubisoft Chengdu. pic.twitter.com/E9AAV1g3N5
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