Everything New in Super Mario Maker 2

Super Mario Maker 2 is the sequel to 2015's Super Mario Maker for the Wii U and features a ton of new tools that will help creators from around the world create even more incredible Mario levels.

We've gathered everything revealed in the 15-minute Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct and broke down all these new additions like multiplayer, Story Mode, and the Super Mario 3D World style.

Enjoy this look as we wait for Super Mario Maker 2 to be released on the Nintendo Switch on June 28, 2019.

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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!
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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

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Game of Thrones: Cersei and Jamie Respond to ‘The Bells’ Ending

Spoiler warning: spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 ahead.

Lena Headey and Nikolaj Costner-Waldau, the actors who portray Cersei and Jamie Lannister on Game of Thrones, have reacted to the ending of the fateful “The Bells” episode on social media. The episode famously saw these siblings pass away in each other’s arms as the Red Keep collapsed around them.

Headey published various Instagram posts following the episode, including one with the caption "There she goes. It’s been fun, and bonkers . I loved her. I am grateful for the opportunity. Massively thankful for your encouraging and supportive love along the way. And now her watch is ended (I know she’d never make it, Nights watch wouldn’t have her .. but still..)” Other posts include a video of Headey behind the scenes with co-stars, a photo with Costner-Waldau and herself in bald caps, and a picture of her and Nathalie Emmanuel wearing winter jackets.

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Marvel Comics Continues the Story of Insomniac’s Spider-Man Game

If you've played Insomniac's Spider-Man video game and are hungry for more of that incarnation of Peter Parker, Marvel Comics' newest Spider-Man series will be right up your alley. A new miniseries called Spider-Man: Velocity will pick up where the game left off and reveal the secrets of Spider-Man's Velocity suit.

As revealed by Marvel.com, Spider-Man: Velocity will debut in August, following the conclusion of Spider-Man: City at War (which adapts the events of the game). Velocity will again be written by City at War's Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum, with art from Emilio Laiso (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) and covers by Skan.

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HBO Reveals Photos for Game of Thrones Series Finale

Spoilers ahead for last Sunday's Game of Thrones!

HBO has released the first spoiler-free batch of photos from Game of Thrones S8, E6 - the final episode of the series. Watch the preview trailer for episode 6 above.

Once again, HBO isn't revealing the episode title ahead of time in an effort to avoid any spoilers for how the finale may play out. But we do know how long Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 6 will be - the GOT series finale clocks in at 1 hour and 20 minutes in length.

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Endgame Directors Address Gamora’s Fate in Endgame

Spoiler warning: spoilers for Avengers: Endgame ahead.

Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have gone on record saying they don’t know if the 2014 version of Gamora survived Endgame or not.

In an interview with Business Insider, the Russos were asked what happened to Gamora at the end of Endgame, as Star-Lord is seen during the end of the film using a computer screen to search for her. Joe replied "We don't know whether she was dusted or whether she survived. That's probably a question that Guardians

will answer."

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Endgame Directors Confirm This Theory About Loki

In an interview with Business Insider, Avengers: Endgame directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, confirmed a speculation that fans had about Loki in the film.

Spoilers follow for Avengers: Endgame. Continue and your own risk and read our spoiler-free review of Endgame if you haven't seen the film yet.

The Russo's have confirmed that Loki did in fact create a divergent timeline after taking the Space Stone in the past timeline when Captain America and Iron Man went back to try and retrieve the stone.

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