Beyond Ep. 553: Is God of War’s Final Easter Egg Satisfying?
BEYOND!
This week on IGN's #1 PlayStation show, host Jonathon Dornbush and panelists Casey DeFritas, Tom Marks, and Mark Medina discuss how they feel about God of War's official final Easter egg being discovered, and the intrepid players' search for it, as well as Spider-Man for PS4 going gold, and whether the concept of a game having "gone gold" holds the same weight it used to.
NES Classic Was June’s Top-Selling Console
June 2018 saw an exceptionally strong period of growth in the industry, with spending across hardware, software and accessory sales up 25 percent from 2017.
According to the June 2018 NPD report, Mario Tennis Aces for the Switch was the best-selling game of June, and God of War for the PS4 continues to sell strong in second place, making it the tenth best-selling game of the last twelve months.
The highest-selling console of the month was not the Switch or PS4, however, it was instead the NES Classic Edition.
"The NES Classic was June 2018's highest unit-selling hardware platform, while the PlayStation 4 led the market in dollar sales. This is the first time a Nintendo Entertainment System console has led in monthly unit sales since NPD tracking began in 1995," NPD's report reads.
Infinity War: Why Thanos Didn’t Make His Move Sooner
While Thanos knew the location of most of the Infinity Stones for some time, he didn't make his move on attaining them all until he finally had a sure way to locate the Soul Stone, according to the filmmaker commentary track on the home release of Avengers: Infinity War.
"The catalyst for the whole movie was when Thanos figured out where the Soul Stone was because he captured Nebula on his ship
and rooted around in her brain and found out that Gamora knew where the Soul Stone was," co-screenwriter Stephen McFeely explained in the commentary track he recorded alongside co-screenwriter Christopher Markus and directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Joe Russo explained that it's the reason why Thanos had not gone after the Infinity Stones until this point "because the minute he does, the forces of the universe are going to line up against him. If he doesn't know where the Soul Stone is, then what is the point?"
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Infinity War Commentary Track Reveals Kenneth Branagh Cameo
Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War is now available on Digital HD, and while fans are scouring through the film and the special features, the commentary track reveals a surprise cameo almost immediately. Director Joe Russo, who is featured on the commentary track with his brother Anthony Russo and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, states right away that Kenneth Branagh lends his voice to the Asgardian who sends out a distress call, which is literally the first thing heard in the movie. The character is never seen, but director Joe Russo said Branagh’s involvement came very late.
“This was an amazing surprise, by the way. We had this idea very late in editorial, to ask the amazing Sir Kenneth Branagh to come in and do the opening distress call, over the logo, that sets the stage and carries us into the scene with Thor and Thanos and Loki on the arc.”
Who Killed Thanos in Marvel’s Infinity Wars?
Infinity Wars #1 has revealed the true identity of Requiem, the newest cosmic heavy-hitter in the Marvel Universe.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Infinity Wars #1!
Requiem made a pretty strong impression in her debut appearance in Infinity Wars Prime #1 last week. As Marvel has been showcasing on Twitter all week, this new villain quickly and easily killed Thanos, cutting short the Mad Titan's latest quest to gather the six Infinity Stones. In this issue, Doctor Strange gathers together the current stewards of the Infinity Stones, hoping to create a new Infinity Watch to protect the planet from Thanos. Needless to say, this motley crew of heroes and villains is displeased to discover that a mysterious new player has taken Thanos off the board.
Transformers: The Movie Returning to Theaters for One Night
The original 1986 Transformers movie is returning to U.S. theaters for a special one-night event.
Fathom Events, Hasbro Studios, and Shout! Factory have teamed up to bring Transformers: The Movie to U.S. theaters on September 27 at 7:00 pm local time.
Transformers: The Movie poster, via Fathom Events.
DC Super Pets Movie Reportedly in the Works at Warner Bros.
The writer of The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Jared Stern, has been hired by Warner Bros. for an animated movie, Super Pets, according to Collider.
Stern will write and direct Super Pets, which is focused around the famous DC characters' pets.
The property has most recently been an animated series on Cartoon Network, starring Maria Bamford, Diedrich Bader, and Debra Wilson. It is unknown whether he will use DC's Legion of Super-Pets or the Cartoon Network series for the script.
Elon Musk Announces Classic Atari Games Will Come to Tesla Cars Soon
Elon Musk announced on Twitter Wednesday his collaboration with Atari to release some of the classic games in the Tesla V9.0 update in approximately 4 weeks.
The tweet reads: "Some of best classic @Atari games coming as Easter eggs in Tesla V9.0 release in about 4 weeks. Thanks @Atari!"
Some of best classic @Atari games coming as Easter eggs in Tesla V9.0 release in about 4 weeks. Thanks @Atari!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2018
Valve Announces Artifact Release Date
Artifact, the Dota 2 influenced digital collectible card game from Valve, is set to release on Steam November 28, 2018 for PC, MacOS and Linux, and later in 2019 for iOS and Android devices.
The game offers more than 280 cards in its shipping set and players will be able to buy and sell their cards on the Steam Community Marketplace.
Artifact will be playable by attendees of this year's PAX West in Seattle, which runs from August 31 to September 3. At PAX, players can battle each other over a continuous, single-elimination gauntlet in order to win the right to challenge a champion on the main stage. Each participant can earn Artifact merchandise, like signed prints of artwork and two keys for free copies of the game when it's released in November.