Monthly Archives: June 2019

Deadwood: The Movie Ending Explained (Spoilers!)

Full SPOILERS ahead for Deadwood: The Movie!

Fans of Deadwood were no doubt pleased that the acclaimed series, which was canceled back in 2006, finally received a proper inclusion in the form of a two-hour feature film that debuted on HBO this weekend. While the show took plenty of creative license with the facts of the Wild West town’s history, it never deviated too far from established events, such as a character based on an actual person dying before they did in real life. That is until Deadwood: The Movie.

In the film, both Charlie Utter and, apparently, Al Swearengen die decades before the real men did. While Utter’s historical counterpart is believed to have moved to Panama and died there sometime in the early 1900s, the Deadwood character is killed in 1889 by agents of George Hearst, a murder that triggers the main plot of the flm.

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Unboxing Hasbro’s Iron Man Infinity Gauntlet

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Marvel's Avengers: Endgame sees Tony Stark create a brand new Infinity Gauntlet from his own tech, which gets worn by both the Hulk and Thanos. Hasbro has an impressive replica of the Power Gauntlet (as they call it) on the way as part of their Marvel Legends line. While it's not hitting store shelves until Fall 2019, we got our hands on one to give you a closer look. We also compared it to Hasbro's original, golden Infinity Gauntlet so you can see how the two weapons of snap destruction stack up to one another.

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15 Big Things Coming From Marvel and DC in August 2019

Marvel and DC Comics have released their full lineup of solicitations for August 2019. August is shaping up to be another big month for the industry, with Marvel kicking off the epic Absolute Carnage crossover and DC ramping up its focus on Year of the Villain in a number of titles.

Read on to see all the major new projects in the works for August.

Carnage Declares War on the Marvel Universe

Absolute Carnage #1 cover by Nick Bradshaw. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics) Absolute Carnage #1 cover by Nick Bradshaw. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Craziest Reference

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

With the release of director Michael Dougherty's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, newcomers to the classic franchise are being introduced to three characters -- well, monsters -- from the original Toho series that are near and dear to most fan's hearts: King Ghidorah, Rodan, and the Queen of the Monsters, Mothra.

And it's the latter creature -- a giant moth who is a friend to Godzilla and helps him in his battle with the nasty Rodan and the three-headed space dragon Ghidorah -- who winds up leading to the biggest Easter egg in the film. Because not only do we get Mothra herself, but the film also hints at the existence of the "Mothra twins." The who?!

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15 Disappointing Video Game Endings

Did Game of Thrones' ending drive you crazy? What about Lost's? The Sopranos'? Or, moving away from TV for a second, what about a video game where you've invested dozens upon dozens of hours of your time, become deeply invested in its lore and characters, only to discover its ending has the consistency of a wet fart?

Here, we've rounded up some of the IGN staff's most hated video game endings. Take note, not all of these are 100% serious, and feel free to tell us why we're wrong in the comment section below!

Borderlands

As fulfilling as the loot system might have been in the original Borderlands game, you spent the entire campaign learning about a vault full of wondrous treasure and alien technology. By the end of it, you learn there was only a giant tentacle monster hoarding... nothing.

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15 Disappointing Video Game Endings

Did Game of Thrones' ending drive you crazy? What about Lost's? The Sopranos'? Or, moving away from TV for a second, what about a video game where you've invested dozens upon dozens of hours of your time, become deeply invested in its lore and characters, only to discover its ending has the consistency of a wet fart?

Here, we've rounded up some of the IGN staff's most hated video game endings. Take note, not all of these are 100% serious, and feel free to tell us why we're wrong in the comment section below!

Borderlands

As fulfilling as the loot system might have been in the original Borderlands game, you spent the entire campaign learning about a vault full of wondrous treasure and alien technology. By the end of it, you learn there was only a giant tentacle monster hoarding... nothing.

Continue reading…

Original Baldur’s Gate and More RPGs Coming to Consoles

Five classic Dungeons & Dragons-based RPGs are coming to consoles for the first time, developers Skybound Games and Beamdog announced today.

The Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, Neverwinter Nights, Planescape: Torment, and Icewind Dale will be sold in three separate collections, all of which are set to be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later this year.

You can watch the reveal trailer above, and here’s a breakdown of what comes in each collection:

  • The Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pack: Includes Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, all previous DLC, the Siege of Dragonspear expansion, and “new original content developed by Beamdog to bridge the two games.”
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Original Baldur’s Gate and More RPGs Coming to Consoles

Five classic Dungeons & Dragons-based RPGs are coming to consoles for the first time, developers Skybound Games and Beamdog announced today.

The Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, Neverwinter Nights, Planescape: Torment, and Icewind Dale will be sold in three separate collections, all of which are set to be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later this year.

You can watch the reveal trailer above, and here’s a breakdown of what comes in each collection:

  • The Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pack: Includes Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, all previous DLC, the Siege of Dragonspear expansion, and “new original content developed by Beamdog to bridge the two games.”
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