Explaining the Villain of Jessica Jones Season 3
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Jessica Jones Season 3!
Jessica Jones has a bad habit of attracting the attention of the most sadistic killers in the Marvel Universe. That's been true in both the comics and the MCU. Jessica Jones Season 3 pits Jessica against Gregory Salinger, a highly intelligent psychopath whom comic readers may know as Foolkiller.
Who is Gregory Salinger, and how did this comic book vigilante inspire the final season of Jessica Jones? Read on to find out.
Who Is Foolkiller?
10 Biggest News Stories from E3 2019
Year after year, E3 spawns some of the biggest and most-read news stories at IGN, and 2019's show was no different.
As the industry nurses its collective E3 hangover, we decided to look back on all the news from last week and share which stories resonated most with the IGN audience. From Microsoft's next-gen plans and Nintendo's comments on crunch, to surprise announcements and release date reveals, these are the 10 biggest news stories from E3 2019, based on IGN traffic.
10. George R. R. Martin and FromSoftware's Elden Ring Officially Revealed
Bloodborne and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware officially revealed Elden Ring, its collaboration with A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin, during Microsoft's E3 press conference. Elden Ring is an open-world, third-person action-RPG with Dark Souls-like gameplay, according to director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Martin, meanwhile, was responsible for crafting the world's mythology.
Spiritfarer is All About Making Friends With the Deceased
I have a few weaknesses that will instantly interest me in a game: Stealth games that don't let you shoot your way out. Exploring creepy forgotten ruins and piecing the lore together. NPCs that give you actual directions instead of putting a big marker on your map. After playing Spiritfarer for 10 seconds, I found another weakness - being able to hug almost every character you meet. Sure it may be a gimmick, but it's also the most genuine way to show your appreciation for a non-player character in any game in recent memory. Think about all the friends you've made in Animal Crossing that never really knew how much they meant to you. With Spiritfarer, you get a double-edged sword of being able to connect with the people you meet and make an impact in their lives (afterlives?), but must be ready to eventually say goodbye.
Yes, the Netflix MCU Is Cancelled
In Brief:
- The final season of Jessica Jones debuted on Netflix on June 14, 2019.
- The series was cancelled in February, 2019.
- All the Netflix Marvel shows have been cancelled at this point, including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Punisher.
- A key contributing factor to the cancellations is believed to be Disney's impending Disney+ streaming service.
Now that Jessica Jones Season 3 debuted on Netflix, the era of the Marvel/Netflix MCU has come to an end.
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey: ‘I Wanted a Better’ End
SPOILERS FOR GAME OF THRONES FINAL SEASON BELOW
As the final season of Game of Thrones came to an end, a common concern among fans was that major characters were being quickly killed off to facilitate a shorter-than-usual production, neutering much of the emotional catharsis built up over the past near-decade. While secondary players like Varys and Euron Greyjoy being dispatched might make sense, it was the death of Cersei and Jaime Lannister that perhaps upset fans the most, and actress Lena Headey feels similarly, according to a feature from the Guardian.
Mortal Kombat 11: Kombat League Ranked Mode Added This Week
NetherRealm Studios announced the Kombat League ranked mode will be added as a free content update tomorrow, June 18.
Kombat League is a four-week, seasonal ranked mode where players compete against other fighters online to earn exclusive in-game rewards. It’s comprised of nine tiers, where players start as Apprentice and fight their way to the rank of Elder God, with each rank unlocking exclusive in-game items. Players can also earn in-game items playing in daily and seasonal quests, and once a season ends, a new season will start immediately with new rewards and incentives.
You can see some of these unlockable costumes and learn even more about how Kombat League works in the trailer below.
Hunger Games Prequel Announced, Takes Place in ‘Dark Days’ of Panem
Good news for fans of Panem; the Hunger Games is coming back with a prequel book set 64 years before the original Hunger Games novel, and a film adaptation is almost certain to follow.
According to author Suzanne Collins, the novel is set to be released on May 19, 2020, and will take place in the "reconstruction period 10 years after the war," which led to the creation of the Hunger Games, themselves. The news comes by way of The Hollywood Reporter.
Although details concerning the plot or characters have not yet been revealed, Collins did hint at thematic elements present in the prequel; "The reconstruction period... commonly referred to as the Dark Days - as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet - provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity."
Cyberpunk 2077 E3 Demo Will Be Made Public During PAX West
The extended gameplay demo of Cyberpunk 2077 shown behind closed doors during E3 2019 will be made public during PAX West 2019.
Revealed by CD Projekt Red global community lead Marcin Momot on Twitter, industry insider Shinobi602 wrote "Cyberpunk 2077 extended gameplay demo won’t be made public until after Gamescom 2019 (August 20-24),” to which Momot responded “It’s going to happen exactly during PAX West.” This year’s PAX West is set to take place in Seattle, WA from August 30 - September 2.
CD Projekt Red previously revealed it wouldn’t show this demo publicly until after Gamescom, but didn’t initially announce a specific timeframe.
Carrion is the Horror Movie Monster Game I’ve Always Wanted
It says a lot about Carrion that the first human you're able to ambush and rip to pieces can be found sitting on a toilet. You play as an escaped creature—an amorphous amalgamation of tendrils and teeth—stalking down dimly lit corridors and slinking through vents in your quest for freedom and vengeance on the scientists that imprisoned you. At first you'll be fairly puny looking, but as you expand and devour, you'll gain health and mass until you start looking like a spaghetti monster from hell. Developer Phobia Game Studios has created a sort of reverse-horror game—the best kind—as it lets you re-enact scenes from your favorite creature features. Do you slowly crawl though a duct and pop out to yank scientists to their doom one by one? Or would you prefer to madly rampage through a lab with incredible speed—grabbing everything you can wrap your tentacles around and flinging them at any who dare stand against you? You'll be able to choose for yourself when it's out on PC sometime next year.
Is Marvel Teasing the Return of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man?
Marvel Comics is teasing a mysterious new Spider-Man project that could either involve a crossover with the Fantastic Four or a series set in the universe of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.
Check out the teaser image below:
The logical assumption is that Marvel is teasing an upcoming crossover between Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. The two franchises have a long history of intermingling, with the first team-up between Spidey and the FF happening way back in 1963's The Amazing Spider-Man #1. More recently, Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four in 2011 in the wake of Human Torch's death, and even took over ownership of the Baxter Building following the team's post-Secret Wars disappearance. This would be the first official team-up between Spidey and the FF in several years, with Marvel only recently bringing back the monthly Fantastic Four comic last summer.