81 Images of LEGO’s Avengers: Infinity War Sets Released

LEGO has provided dozens of new images for its upcoming Avengers: Infinity War sets featuring Iron Man, Spider-Man, and more.

All six sets will be released on March 3, two months ahead of Infinity War’s May 4 release date. Older photos of the sets were leaked last month and it’s important to note all new and old photos may offer slight spoilers for the upcoming MCU film. Check out Infinity War sets in the gallery below:

The Outrider Dropship Attack includes 124 pieces, 4 minifigures of Captain America, Black Widow, and two Outriders, and more. Meanwhile, the Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown has over a 1,000 pieces and comes with a 3-level New York City building complete with the Sanctum Sanctorum, Peter Parkers’ apartment, a pizzeria, and more.

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Learn Game Development and Design With These Classes

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Odds are you visit this site because you love games. And there’s also a chance you have an idea for your own game, but you’ve just never had the skills to make your dreams into a reality. While there’s a lot more to making a game than just making sure you “tighten up the graphics on level three,” it’s not impossible. From powerful and flexible software like RPG Maker to no-previous-experience-required tutorials on Uniity and programming languages like C++, there are a wide variety of legitimate online hobbyest courses to help teach you how to make games at your own pace.

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Jessica Jones Season 2: All The Plot And Characters You Need To Remember

It’s been over two years since Jessica Jones Season 1 premiered on Netflix, and with Season 2 right around the corner, it’s time for a refresher.

The first season of Jessica Jones was one of Netflix’s stronger outings with Marvel, especially considering how disappointing much of what came after was. Jessica Jones Season 2 might get off to a slow start, but it builds momentum from there. And in its early episodes, it spends a lot of time looking back toward its past.

That means you’ll have to remember a lot from Season 1. Check out the following slides to find out exactly what, and check out Jessica Jones Season 2 on Netflix March 8.

Walking Dead Showrunner Confident Lauren Cohan Will Return

The Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Gimple remains optimistic about Lauren Cohan returning as Maggie for Season 9.

THR reports Cohan, who’s been on the hit series since the second season, has been locked in contract renegotiation with AMC for months. The actress recently signed on to star in the ABC action drama pilot Whiskey Cavalier as the female lead, and currently does not have a contract to return for Season 9.

However, Gimple is still confident an agreement could be reached to have Cohan remain on the show. “We’re talking; I’m pretty positive,” Gimple said. “We’re figuring it out. The timing could work well, so all good.”

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Shenmue 3 Will Have an Open Ending to Allow for a Sequel

Shenmue series creator, Yu Suzuki, says the ending of Shenmue 3 will allow for a sequel.

In an interview with French website, Gamersflag, Suzuki confirmed that “the end will be open for a sequel,” saying that it wouldn’t be possible to finish telling the story with the third installment.

Suzuki has always been keen to make a fourth game and said as much in an AMA on Reddit back in 2015.

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Arrow Needs to Become Something Else

There’s no denying the impact Arrow has had over the past six years, paving the way for an entire shared superhero universe and helping The CW transition into the genre show-driven network it is today. But that being said, Arrow has often been the weakest link in the larger “Arrowverse” in recent years. That’s certainly the case right now, with Season 6 likely to go down as the show’s worst year yet. It’s become increasingly clear over the past few months that the long-running show needs some fundamental changes if it’s going to survive much longer. Much like Oliver Queen, Arrow needs to become something else.

Arrow reached a pivotal moment when Season 5 started in 2016. At that point, the show had delivered two bad seasons in a row and really needed to do something to win back wary fans. Season 5 generally succeeded in that goal, some missteps notwithstanding. Above all, the series benefited from the intense rivalry between Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen and Josh Segarra’s Adrian Chase. Season 5 culminated in the series’ best episode to date, leaving viewers and Ollie reeling as Chase carried out his final plan and destroyed Lian Yu with most of Team Arrow still on site.

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Big Square Enix Steam Sale Going On Now For A Limited Time

Square Enix has discounted a wide range of its recent and legacy Windows releases with a Steam sale this weekend. The promotional push is aimed at raising attention towards the impending release of Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition, which is prominently featured but not discounted. Still, lots of other games, and even other Final Fantasies, are being sold on the cheap.

The featured selection includes Nier: Automata for $30, Rise of the Tomb Raider for $19.79, Life is Strange: Before the Storm for $9.85, the recent Lost Sphear for $35, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for a whopping 80% off at $7.

If you’d rather catch up on some classics, several Final Fantasy games are discounted as well. Those include the SNES-era Final Fantasy IV and VI for $8 apiece, the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster for $15, and most recently, the cute Pokemon-like World of Final Fantasy for $20. It also includes all three Final Fantasy XIII entries for $10 or below, so you could get the full set for under thirty bucks. An “Essentials” category features low prices on notable releases like Dragon Quest Heroes 2, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, and Life is Strange, among others.

Meanwhile, you can try the Final Fantasy XV PC demo if you’re on the fence about it. Square partnered with EA and Maxis to offer some Sims 4 goodies as well, in the form of silly costumes in FFXV and slightly more serious, zipper-laden outfits for your Sims. You can see the full list of discounted games on Steam.

Nintendo Switch Eshop Adds 20 New Games, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC This Week

A bunch of new games are now available on Nintendo Switch. It’s yet another busy week for the hybrid console, with a total of 20 titles arriving on the Eshop over the course of the week, in addition to a big new update for the open-world JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Headlining this week’s releases is Mulaka, a Zelda-inspired 3D adventure game steeped in Tarahumara culture. Switch owners can also now pick up the co-op heist game Payday 2; Outlast: Bundle of Terror, which includes the base adventure and its Whistleblower DLC expansion; and Bridge Constructor Portal, a mash-up between the Bridge Constructor series and Valve’s inventive puzzle game Portal. You can learn more about the titles in this week’s episode of New Releases.

Other notable releases this week include another pair of classic Arcade Archives games, Sengoku 2 and Star Force; the critically acclaimed text adventure Subsurface Circular; the horror game Detention; the investigative game A Normal Lost Phone; the 2D platformer Little Triangle; and the Q-Bert-like puzzler Totes the Goat. You can see the full list of this week’s new Switch games below.

In addition to this week’s releases, Nintendo is rolling out a new update for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 tonight, March 1. Players who’ve purchased the game’s expansion pass will receive another DLC items pack, which contains eight Legendary Core Crystals, upgrade parts for Poppi, and other useful items. On top of that, tonight’s update adds a New Game+ mode for all players who’ve cleared the main adventure, which unlocks “many new features” in the game.

This month’s big first-party game for Switch is Kirby Star Allies, which arrives on March 16. Ahead of its release, Nintendo has added a free demo of the game to the Eshop–but so far only in Europe. While Nintendo hasn’t said if it will release the same demo in North America, all Switch owners are able to access the European Eshop and download the demo by creating a new Nintendo Account (with your region set as Europe) and linking it to your console.

This Week’s New Nintendo Switch Releases

February 26

  • Spot the Difference

February 27

  • Outlast: Bundle of Terror
  • Payday 2

February 28

  • Air Hockey
  • Bridge Constructor Portal

March 1

  • ACA Neo Geo: Sengoku 2
  • Arcade Archives: Star Force
  • Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo
  • Detention
  • Guilt Battle Arena
  • Little Triangle
  • Mulaka
  • A Normal Lost Phone
  • Packet Queen#
  • Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated
  • Poisoft Thud Card
  • Subsurface Circular
  • Totes the Goat

March 2

  • Grid Mania
  • Super Toy Cars

Wheel of Time and Dark Tower TV Series in the Works at Amazon

Amazon is continuing its push into genre television.

According to Deadline, Amazon is developing TV shows based on Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time  novels and Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. Deadline reported these developments in a larger story about Amazon acquiring the rights to turn Iain M. Banks’ Culture series into a television series, and no other details were announced.

IGN previously reported that Jordan’s Wheel of Time had found its showrunner, Rafe Judkins. Judkins, a former Survivor contestant, has written for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Chuck.

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Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 5 Live-Action Short Film

Ubisoft announced today the upcoming release of Inside Eden’s Gate, a live-action short film set in the world of Far Cry 5 and starring Greg Bryk, the actor portraying in-game antagonist Joseph Seed, as well as other performers from the Far Cry 5 cast.

The short will be available streaming on Amazon Prime Video beginning on Monday, March 5th, and is being produced in partnership The Asylum.

You can see more about Far Cry 5 in our IGN First coverage, where we spent the month of February exploring Hope County.

JR is an editor and guide writer at IGN. He suggests you check out our Far Cry 5 wiki when it comes out and maybe follow him on Twitter

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