Best Samsung Galaxy S10 Accessories

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So you're thinking about picking up the Samsung Galaxy S10, eh? You talked to your loan shark and now you have your money ready for the handset, but what about everything else you may need to improve your experience with the latest from Samsung? Sometimes a case is necessary, and a screen protector, and of course you might even need an extra charger or two. Well, look no further, because as a longtime Android aficionado I'm intimately familiar with the accessory market based on what I've used on my previous phones, and what my friends have splurged for. Without further ado, here are the best accessories for the newest member of the Galaxy family.

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Everything We Know About Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame is easily one of the most eagerly anticipated movies in a very crowded year, and it's about to arrive later this week! It's the final culmination of 10 years' worth of Marvel movies, the blockbuster epic that will chronicle the fallout of Avengers: Infinity War and once again pit the Avengers against Thanos and pass the torch from one generation of heroes to the next.

As we gear up for the release of the fourth Avengers movie, here's everything you need to know about this ambitious sequel, from the release date to the cast to the trailers to what little we actually know about the plot.

Be sure to also check out everything we know about Star Wars: Episode IX.

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How Nintendo Switch Is Becoming the Best Place for New Games

There’s been a massive wave of indie love and support for the Nintendo Switch. Everyone wants every game to come to Switch, and that desire is shared by many of the game developers out there making them as well. But the Switch didn’t just stumble into being one of the best places for new games – we spoke to a number of the indie devs showcased in this week’s Nindie Direct, and all of them gave credit to Nintendo itself for putting in the effort to make it that way.

If you ask Kirk Scott, Nintendo of America’s Manager of Publisher-Developer Relations (and all-around Nindie guy), you wouldn’t think what they are doing is such a big deal. “I think what Nintendo is doing specifically to support the indie devs is just making ourselves more available,” Scott told me. When you put it that way, it sounds simple, but Scott explained that they have a whole team dedicated to finding, elevating, and supporting great indie games – and the active support they provide is, in reality, a very big deal.

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Microsoft Announces Indie Showcase Stream, Starting March 26

Microsoft has announced ID@Xbox Game Pass; a new series of livestreams to showcase indie games coming to Xbox Game Pass. The first broadcast will be on Tuesday, March 26.

Announced on the Xbox Wire blog, the first episode will premiere at 9:00am PT (12:00 ET, 04:00pm UK, 02:00am AEST), and offer new dives into After Party, Void Bastards, and Supermarket Shriek.

There will also be a behind-the-scenes element to the stream, with a segment featuring Afterparty and Oxenfree developer Night School Studio.

The blog posts promises new reveals, gameplay highlights, and conversations with developers.

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John Wick: Chapter 3 Will Explore John Wick’s Backstory

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum will dig deeper into the mythology of the world of John Wick, and reveal the more about the man behind the gun.

IGN exclusively visited the set of the third installment of the John Wick franchise where we learned how Parabellum will offer us the long-awaited origin story of the title character. Watch the video for our full set visit featuring interviews with Keanu Reeves, director Chad Stahelski and stars Ian McShane, Lance Reddick and Asia Kate Dillon:

"We wanted to open up the world a bit. So the world of the High Table, the world of the Continental and to see a little bit of where John Wick comes from," star Keanu Reeves told IGN during an exclusive visit to the John Wick 3 set.

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Hellboy Characters Will Be Added to Brawlhalla Next Month

In celebration of the upcoming Hellboy film, Ubisoft has announced that it has partnered with Lionsgate and Millennium Media to bring Hellboy, Nimue, Gruagach, and Ben Daimio to Brawlhalla, its free-to-play platform fighting game.

These characters from Hellboy will be new guest characters that will be joining a roster of over 40 characters that also features Rayman, which was made possible after Ubisoft purchased Brawlhalla developer Blue Mammoth Games last year.

Hellboy, created by Mike Mignola, is being adapted once again into a feature film and will see "the legendary half-demon superhero called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants."

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‘Absolute Carnage’ Unleashes Spider-Man’s Deadliest Foe on the Marvel Universe

Marvel Comics started off its C2E2 announcements with a bang, revealing a new crossover event called Absolute Carnage. This story will put Spider-Man's most deadly foe in the spotlight, as Cletus Kasady hunts down every person who's ever been bonded with a symbiote.

Absolute Carnage will be handled by the current Venom creative team - writer Donny Cates, artist Ryan Stegman and colorist Frank Martin. The story will unfold in a four-issue Absolute Carnage miniseries, which begins in August 2019.

Absolute Carnage art by Ryan Stegman. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics) Absolute Carnage art by Ryan Stegman. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)

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Judgment Actor Replaced for Western Release, Still Launching June 25

Judgment, the next game from the developers of the Yakuza franchise, will have the character model and Japanese voice of Kyohei Hamura adjusted for the Western release following the arrest of the character's voice actor for alleged drug use, but the release date will not change.

Announced by SEGA, this change does not appear to affect Judgment's Western release date of June 25, 2019 on PlayStation 4. Judgment was released in Japan on December 13, 2018.

SEGA has also announced that all screenshots and trailers featuring Hamura have been temporarily removed from its official channels and it will be updating these and bringing them back in the future.

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Control Gets a Release Date

Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment's next game, Control, now has an official release date.

Control's release date was first seen on Microsoft's Xbox store as it appeared to be published early, and now Remedy has confirmed to Eurogamer that Control will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 27, 2019.

Control will be the first Remedy multiplatform title since Max Payne 2 and puts players in the shoes of Jesse Faden, who was recently given the title of director of the Federal Bureau of Control.

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