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GoT: Gendry Actor Hints at Larger Role in Season 8
Gendry actor Joe Dempsie hints at a larger role for the Game of Thrones character in Season 8.
In an interview with Digital Spy, Dempsie teased that Gendry has “done well” for himself in the upcoming final eighth season of the show, but has also made sure to add that this doesn’t necessarily mean Gendry will survive till the end of the story.
“I’ve done well out of it this year, for sure,” Dempsie said. “As with all these things, we never shoot in chronological order – so you might have people coming in at the beginning and at the end, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they make it all the way through!”
Spider-Man PS4 Gameplay, Story Details Revealed
Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man officially has a release date, and with that reveal has come plenty of new information on the webslinger’s next adventure.
Game Informer’s cover story and supplementary interview with Creative Director Bryan Intihar dives deep into the opening of the game, while also offering plenty of new story details. If you’ve already read up the newest updates regarding the game’s unlockable costumes and lack of microtransactions, check out what else GI’s story has revealed.
God Of War PS4 Pre-Order Guide
The next major PlayStation 4 exclusive is God of War, a game that launches April 20, but you can pre-order it now. This time around, developer Sony Santa Monica promises Kratos, the GoW himself, has some depth to him. He’s not just raging at the world, as he’s been known to do in previous entries. This time around he’s joined by his son Atreus as they head into the land of the Norse gods. Most importantly, he has a beard.
But fans of the series shouldn’t worry Sony has created a low-key game about feelings. This is still a God of War game, and although Kratos has traded in his chain-blades for a magic axe, he still slices through enemies, spilling gallons of blood and gore.
If you’re planning to pre-order God of War, you’ll want to know where you can get it, what comes in the special editions, and how much each version costs. Strap in. Here comes a firehose spray of God of War pre-order info.
Pre-Order Bonus
First, the pre-order bonus. If you pre-order God of War from a participating retailer, you’ll get three shield skins. They’re called Buckler of the Forge, Dökkenshieldr, and Shining Elven Soul Shield. Now say that three times fast.

Pre-order God of War from GameStop, and you’ll get the Luck of Ages XP Boost, an in-game item that gives you additional experience points.
God of War – Standard Edition
Suggested retail price: $60
This is the standard version of the game, so all you get are any standard pre-order bonuses depending where you buy it.
Where to buy the Standard Edition:
- Amazon: $60 ($48 with Amazon Prime)
- Best Buy: $60 ($48 with Gamers Club Unlocked)
- GameStop: $60 (comes with Luck of Ages XP boost)
- Newegg: $50
- PlayStation Store: $60 (comes with six avatars)
- Target: $60
- Walmart: $60
God of War Digital Deluxe Edition

Suggested retail price: $70
The Digital Deluxe Edition comes with a digital version of the game, plus the following digital goodies:
- God of War Digital Artbook by Dark Horse Comics
- God of War Digital Comic Issue #0 by Dark Horse Comics
- Death’s Vow Armor Set
- Exile’s Guardian Shield
- Dynamic Theme for PS4
Pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition in the US or Canada, and you’ll get a physical Kratos & Atreus pin.
Where to buy the Digital Deluxe Edition:
- PlayStation Store: $70 (comes with six avatars)
God of War Collector’s Edition

Suggested retail price: $130
The Collector’s Edition comes with all the digital extras in the Digital Deluxe Edition, plus the following physical items:
- 9″ Kratos and Atreus statue
- Steelbook case for the game
- 2″ Huldra Brothers carvings
- Lithograph
- Cloth map
Where to buy the Collector’s Edition:
- Amazon: $130
- Best Buy: $130 ($104 with Gamers Club Unlocked)
- GameStop: $130 (comes with Luck of Ages XP boost)
- Newegg: $120
- Target: $130
- Walmart: $130
Stone Mason Edition

Suggested retail price: $150
The Stone Mason Edition comes with all the digital goodies from the Digital Deluxe Edition, plus all the physical items from the Collector’s Edition. The extra $20 this edition costs goes toward the following small items:
- Stone Mason’s ring
- Mimir’s head talking keychain
- 2″ horse and troll carvings
- Defender of the Chosen Shield (in-game item)
Where to buy the Stone Mason Edition:
- Amazon: Unavailable at the time of this writing
- Best Buy: $150 ($120 with Gamers Club Unlocked)
- GameStop: $150 (comes with Luck of Ages XP boost)
- Newegg: $140
- Target: $150
- Walmart: $150
Sony Limited Edition God of War PS4 Pro Bundle





Suggested retail price: $400
If you want to think about God of War each time you pick up a controller or glance at your console, buy the Limited Edition God of War PS4 Pro Bundle. It comes with a 1TB hard drive and some slick God of War ornamentation.
Where to buy the Sony Limited Edition God of War PS4 Pro Bundle:
- Amazon: Unavailable at the time of this writing
- Best Buy: $400
- GameStop: $400
- Newegg: $400
- Target: $400
- Walmart: $400
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Watch Us Play Through the Original God of War – Live Now!
As part of my ongoing mission to revisit all the God of War games, I’m going to be streaming the first God of War live on twitch.tv/ign and youtube.com/ign. Come hang out with me as I go through the first two hours of the original game and talk about what made Kratos’ first outing both a genre defining and platform defining game.
Monster Hunter World Update Out Now, Here’s What It Does (Not Much)
Capcom has rolled out a new update for Monster Hunter World. The patch is available now on both PS4 and Xbox One, but it’s fairly minor, primarily addressing a few problems that cropped up in the wake of the game’s big 2.0 update.
Specifically, the new patch addresses an issue with the bow’s Dragon Piercer attack. In the game’s previous update, Capcom tweaked the attack in order to squash a bug that allowed players to fire past the attack’s angle limitations. However, this resulted in a new issue with the target reticle.
“[D]ue to this update, when the target is lined up with the reticle at a very fast speed and the Dragon Piercer fires, it was discovered that the player may not be able to face in the direction of the reticle,” Capcom said. “This has been fixed so that even if the player is aiming at a target quickly in a direction they are not facing, the reticle will still be able to aim in that direction.”
In addition to that, the update fixes an issue with item window order when choosing a loadout during Arena Quests. Capcom says this has now been “retooled as part of the game design,” so going forward players will find fixed items in the following order from left to right: Whetstone, Capture Net, Fishing Rod, and BBQ Spit. You can find the full patch notes on Capcom’s blog.
This week marks the start of the Spring Blossom Fest, the first seasonal event in Monster Hunter World. Along with a new look for the Gathering Hub, players will be able to participate in daily activities and a number of new Event Quests, including ones for the retro Mega Man Palico armor. The Tempered Deviljho Event Quest is also slated to return during the Spring Blossom Fest.
