Dark Phoenix Explained: What Is the Real Story Behind the New Movie?
With the (last?) X-Men movie Dark Phoenix hitting theaters, Jean Grey once again loses control and becomes the cosmic destroyer known as the Dark Phoenix.
If you're feeling a sense of deja vu right now, you're not alone. This is actually the second time Fox has adapted the classic Dark Phoenix Saga storyline from the X-Men comics, after 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. So with the new iteration of the story about to be released, now is as good a time as any for a quick refresher on the Phoenix Force and its role in the X-Men mythos...
Dark Phoenix Explained: The Basics
The Phoenix Force is one of the most powerful and dangerous entities in the Marvel Universe. It exists as a living embodiment of creation and passion. Its sole purpose is to burn away the old and outdated and make room for new life to grow and flourish in its place.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall Is a Sci-Fi 4X with XCOM-Like Tactical Battles
Of all the varied visions of the future we see in games, some of my favorites have always been the ones that include dinosaurs. Age of Wonders: Planetfall doesn’t skimp on these Cretaceous throwbacks, and it’s all the better for it. Combining a detailed 4X campaign layer with XCOM-like tactical battles, Triumph’s first foray into sci-fi has a lot of elements that will look familiar to a turn-based strategy veteran. But the way they’re assembled is not quite like anything I’ve played before.
The backdrop for all this hex-based expanding, exploring, and exterminating is that there used to be a grand, galactic government that ruled over settled space peacefully, and everything was great. You know, unless you were a slave. Every shining beacon of spaceborne civilization has to have a rotting, decadent core after all. But a couple hundred years back, that all fell apart and left scattered groups of ragtag survivors to pick up the pieces and try to make something with them.
Fallout 76 2019 Roadmap Details Content Seasons
On the 100-day anniversary of the release of Fallout 76, Bethesda has revealed its 2019 roadmap for the game, including a major spring update.
Detailed on Bethesda.net, the 2019 roadmap for Fallout 76 includes three major timeframes for free updates, with the Wild Appalachia update hitting in spring, Nuclear Winter coming in summer, and Wastelanders coming in fall. They bring with them different types of content, from new modes to a new main quest. Specific dates for when content will drop are included in the image below.
Venom Retcons Eddie Brock’s History
Marvel's current Venom comic has already dramatically rewritten the history of the symbiote, and now it's doing the same for its host, Eddie Brock.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Venom #11!
Much of Eddie Brock's story over the past 15 years has been dominated by his battle with cancer. The 2003 Spectacular Spider-Man series first revealed Eddie's cancer diagnosis, while also showing that the symbiote was drawn to Eddie specifically because it feeds on the adrenaline his sick body releases. Later, 2004's Marvel Knights Spider-Man featured a storyline where the dying Eddie auctioned off the symbiote to the highest bidder. And even as other characters like Mac Gargan and Flash Thompson had their stints as Venom, Eddie himself found himself cured by Mister Negative and transformed into Anti-Venom.
5 of the Best Black Lead TV Shows You Can Watch Right Now
In the late '80s and early '90s, black lead TV shows were mostly relegated to sitcoms, like The Cosby Show, Martin, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While many of those titles are still popular in syndication, the twenty-first century has ushered in more drama series, like Empire and How to Get Away With Murder.
Most of these creative changes can be attributed to the rise of black showrunners in Hollywood. Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes is the perfect example. She recently signed a lucrative 9-figure deal with Netflix to develop new original programming. While this creative pool of black showrunners is still small when compared to the overall television landscape, it's inspiring to see new diverse perspectives in entertainment.
Batman, Avatar: The Last Airbender and More Blu-Ray Deals
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Here's some good news for anyone who likes excellent Blu-ray and 4K UHD collections: Walmart has some great deals on them right this instant. Going out can be great and all, but isn't it nice to stay home? Doesn't it feel good to put on pajamas, sink into your couch, and watch something on the old TV or laptop?
The only problem is finding something to watch. And while you could scroll endlessly through Netflix to find something you only half care about, you'd be better off picking up one of these sweet deals on Blu-ray and 4K UHD collections. Let's take a look at what's on sale.
How to Get 2,150 Apex Legends Coins for 99p
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With Season 3 of Apex Legends now live it's only natural demand for new skins and unlockables to increase. It's possible to earn new cosmetics simply by playing, but purchasing Apex Legends coins is a fast-track way to getting extras (although you're not guaranteed to get what you want).
Apex Legends coins are only used to unlock cosmetics, characters and weapons - they do not provide any actual advantage in the game, so it's not 'pay-to-play' via the currency,
Can Wolverine Survive in Space?
Wolverine’s healing factor allows him to survive numerous otherwise-lethal injuries. Over the years he’s been subjected to all manner of stabbings, shootings, and fiery explosions and merely shrugged them off. But is his healing factor enough to withstand the cold vacuum of space? What about a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere? Marvel Comics’ Return of Wolverine #5 has just given us some answers.
Warning: spoilers for Return of Wolverine #5 by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven!
Art by Steve McNiven. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
Get a New GTX 1660 Ti-Equipped PC Starting at $899
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The rumors were true: Nvidia has a non-RTX enabled Turing-based graphics card after all. The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the surprise new GPU from Nvidia, and in spite of lacking the ray tracing capabilities of its RTX 2060 contemporary, it's one of the best graphics cards on the market. Check out our review of the Asus GTX 1660 Ti to see why. And you can get one right now, either from one of Nvidia's partners or in a prebuilt PC.
IGN UK Podcast #476: Kenny Mammarella’s Donut Dreams
Joe, Dale and Cardy are here in an attempt to delight your ear holes. Will they succeed? Who knows. On the course of their mission they discuss topics ranging from the latest Nintendo Direct, the DICE awards, Rainbow Six Siege, Dreams, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite. Too many subjects for one podcast frankly. Do enjoy.
There's also the return of The Endless Search™. Which has returned to form, thanks to Joe's new game.
IGN UK Podcast #476: Kenny Mammarella's Donut Dreams
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