This Week’s PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Deals At Best Buy In The US

Best Buy has posted its latest weekly ad, which means PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch owners can peruse a new set of gaming deals on a wide range of titles both new and old. This week’s sale has a little something for everyone, with strong showings in particular from Ubisoft and Bethesda. Let’s dive in.

It only came out in June, but The Crew 2 is already on sale for $42. It’s a versatile open-world racing game that lets you speed across the entire U.S. in an array of vehicles. The twist is that you can swap instantly between cars, airplanes, and boats. Other relatively recent discounted games include Assassin’s Creed Origins for $30 and Call of Duty: WWII Gold Edtion for $40.

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The Xbox One exclusives Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and Recore are on clearance for $5 each. That’s a killer deal–if you can find them in stock. Xbox One owners can also save $20 on a Turtle Beach Stealth 700 wireless headset, bringing the price down to $130.

The RPG remaster Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has gotten a permanent price drop down to $20. The action-RPG Vampyr is permanently marked down to $40. And in case you want to fill your head with the stuff of nightmares, you can pick up The Evil Within 2 for $25.

Finally, it’s official: preseason football has begun. If you’re willing to let go of your copy of Madden NFL 18, you can trade it in to Best Buy to get a $10-off coupon for Madden NFL 19. The coupon stacks on top of the game’s trade-in value, lightening the hit to your wallet for this year’s installment.

We have more highlights of Best Buy’s gaming deals below. And if that’s not enough for you, you can check out the full list of deals here.

First Look at Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Tarantino’s Next Movie

Margot Robbie, best known for her roles as Harley Quinn and Tonya Harding, has revealed the first look of her as Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s next film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Shared via Instagram, Robbie looks the part of Tate in the late ’60s. She’s wearing a black turtleneck, a short white skirt and fittingly tall go-go boots in front of an industrial door. If there were any doubt that this is Robbie as Tate, the hashtag #OnceUponATimeInHollywood sealed the deal.

Margot Robbie Sharon Tate

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MoviePass Drops Price Increase, Limits Movies to Three Per Month

In the midst of customer dissatisfaction, MoviePass announced Monday that it will keep their subscription price at $9.95, but will now have limitations on the number of movies members can see, according to Variety.

Starting Aug. 15, MoviePass customers will have their unlimited service cut to the offering of only three movies per month. The company will also offer subscribers up to a $5 discount on any additional tickets they purchase.

MoviePass said in a press release that only 15% of its members see four or more movies per month, so they expect the new subscription model will have no impact whatsoever on over 85% of their subscribers.

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Here’s How Venom Co-Creator Todd McFarlane Would Change The Movie Version

While comic book legend Todd McFarlane is perhaps best known for the demonic anti-hero Spawn, he also played a vital role in bringing the Spider-Man villain Venom to life. McFarlane worked for Marvel back in the late-’80s, and is credited as the co-creator of Eddie Brock, the character that was the first host for the alien symbiote. McFarlane’s work on The Amazing Spider-Man helped turn Venom from just a scary costume to a fully-formed supervillain, making McFarlane one of the most iconic artist/writers of the era.

With the Venom movie set for release in October, McFarlane took to Facebook to critique the movie’s representation of the character. In a new video, McFarlane is actually quite complimentary about the movie Venom, stating that he thinks it looks “pretty cool.” Nevertheless, McFarlane had a few adjustments to make to the freeze frame of Venom from the latest trailer, and set about making the character look distinctly scarier. Check it out below:

Venom hits theaters on October 5. The movie stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, plus Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, and Woody Harrelson. The new trailer was released week, and it gave us the first look at what appears to be Riot, another symbiote.

In related news, McFarlane is set to make his directorial debut with a movie reboot of Spawn. The film will star Jamie Foxx as the title character, and it will be produced by Blumhouse Films, the company behind Get Out, Paranormal Activity, and the Purge movies. It was also announced last month that Foxx will be joined by Avengers star Jeremy Renner. The film does not yet have a release date but McFarlane has previously stated that he wants it to have a hard-R rating and expects the budget to be between $10-12 million.

Black Panther Becomes Third Film Ever to Take $700 Million in the US

Black Panther has hit yet another major box office milestone, six months after its initial release.

Per Box Office Mojo, the MCU movie has now become the third film ever to cross $700 million in the US theater market. Black Panther now only trails behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936 million) and Avatar ($760 million).

Black Panther has also grossed roughly $646 million internationally, making for an estimated $1.346 billion global box office total. THR reports Disney and Marvel slightly increased the movie’s theater count so it’d successfully achieve the domestic record.

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FX CEO Blames Marvel For Canceling Donald Glover’s Animated Deadpool Series

FX CEO John Landgraf has blamed Marvel for canceling Donald Glover’s adult animated Deadpool series.

Marvel ordered the “adult action-comedy” series last year, with brothers Donald and Stephen Glover (Atlanta) attached as showrunners, writers and executive producers. However, the project was canceled earlier this year with “creative differences” being cited as the main reason for the cancellation.

Per Deadline, Landgraf revealed that the decision to abandon the idea was solely Marvel’s. “Marvel controls the IP and the decisions around the IP,” Landgraf said. “It was their decision not to go forward with Donald and Stephen’s version, I personally liked it.”

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New Bumblebee Poster Has Some Serious Iron Giant Vibes

A stunning new poster for the upcoming Bumblebee solo film has some Iron Giant vibes.

The image, which you can view below, features a gorgeous night sky backdrop, with Bumblebee kneeling next to Hailee Steinfeld’s Charlie Watson.

New Bumblebee poster.

Bumblebee is set in the 1980s in a small Californian beach town, where Charlies discovers a battle-scarred Bumblebee. The pair will be dealing with some Decepticons, including Shatter and Dropkick.

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