Avengers: Infinity War is probably going to smash the record for biggest opening weekend. Black Panther, which premiered Feb, 16 and is still showing in about 1,500 theaters, is up to more than $680 million in North American receipts, third-most all time. Worldwide, Black Panther has taken in $1.3 billion in sales; it and Infinity War have brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise to $15 billion all-time. Four other Marvel films, The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Iron Man

Midway through your playthrough of God of War, you’ll encounter a spirit on the shores of the Forgotten Caverns. A note on God of War spoilers God of War is full of surprises, and that makes guides particularly tricky to write. So we want you to know that we’ve written every guide with spoilers in mind. Dead Freight walkthroughYou’ll find the crew in three different locations across the map at the Isle of Death, the top of Niflheim Tower and the Iron Cove. Niflheim TowerWhen you reach the top of

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Geirdriful, God of War’s Foothills Valkyrie, is exceptionally tough to defeat. Be preparedBefore you begin a Valkyrie fight, do three things:Fill your Runic attack meters . Begin every Valkyrie fight with back-to-back Runic attacks (L1 + R1 and L1 + R2). Begin every Valkyrie fight with back-to-back Runic attacks (L1 + R1 and L1 + R2). Collect Geirdriful’s lootDefeat the Valkyrie, and you’ll receive Geirdriful’s Helmet, the Heart of Vanaheim Epic enchantment, Asgardian steel and perfect Asgardian

Twenty-six-year-old packaged goods, for a video game platform discontinued during the Clinton administration, was sold by a retailer last month just like it was 1992. That fascinating oddity came this afternoon from Mat Piscatella, who is an analyst for the NPD Group covering video game sales in the United States. — Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 28, 2018But he’s sure this is a retailer reporting the sale of new goods it acquired — even if it acquired them decades ago. — Mat Piscatella (@

So, yes, this is an ad for The UPS Store, and yeah, they’re cribbing off the interest and attention for Nintendo Labo. In their defense, the carrying case they built for Labo is pretty damn cool. And since we’re such experts at packing things in boxes, well… pic.twitter.com/OM1BFo8UuT — The UPS Store (@TheUPSStore) April 26, 2018Stipulated: UPS has decades of expertise on the subject of cardboard. Looking through UPS’ timeline though, they’re being coy about whether these secret plans actually

Twenty-six-year-old packaged goods, for a video game platform discontinued during the Clinton administration, was sold by a retailer last month just like it was 1992. That fascinating oddity came this afternoon from Mat Piscatella, who is an analyst for the NPD Group covering video game sales in the United States. — Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) April 28, 2018But he’s sure this is a retailer reporting the sale of new goods it acquired — even if it acquired them decades ago. — Mat Piscatella (@

Electronics retailer Newegg is offering 50 percent off select games and accessories for Xbox, PS4 and PC with promo code EMCPTRV53. Also on sale at Newegg this weekend are select consoles and accessories, including the brand new Nintendo Labo kits and an open box Nintendo Switch. The Sketch Kit attaches to a Wonder Workshop robot (not included) that can be programmed to draw shapes and patterns. Polygon Deals is a biweekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerc

So, yes, this is an ad for The UPS Store, and yeah, they’re cribbing off the interest and attention for Nintendo Labo. In their defense, the carrying case they built for Labo is pretty damn cool. And since we’re such experts at packing things in boxes, well… pic.twitter.com/OM1BFo8UuT — The UPS Store (@TheUPSStore) April 26, 2018Stipulated: UPS has decades of expertise on the subject of cardboard. Looking through UPS’ timeline though, they’re being coy about whether these secret plans actually

[Warning: This post contains MINOR spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.] Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t just rebel against this attitude — it moves aggressively in the other direction, despite being one of the most expensive movies ever made. Infinity War drops you straight into the deep end and never looks back. Infinity War even assumes you remember a lot about those past Marvel movies, and it rewards your study of them. All that being said, Infinity War is a triumph of confidence and planning

[Warning: This post contains MINOR spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.] Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t just rebel against this attitude — it moves aggressively in the other direction, despite being one of the most expensive movies ever made. Infinity War drops you straight into the deep end and never looks back. Infinity War even assumes you remember a lot about those past Marvel movies, and it rewards your study of them. All that being said, Infinity War is a triumph of confidence and planning

But he is not giving up on charting Steam games’ sales, popularity and player base. Related Steam Spy was a great hype buster for wary consumersBigger picture, though, “many features of the site” are still unavailable, even if Galyonkin says they may be coming back soon. On April 11, Valve announced changes that pulled a user’s owned games from the information shared to the Steam API unless that owner actively opted-in. This was vital information to Steam Spy, which launched in 2015. Using “a to

But he is not giving up on charting Steam games’ sales, popularity and player base. Related Steam Spy was a great hype buster for wary consumersBigger picture, though, “many features of the site” are still unavailable, even if Galyonkin says they may be coming back soon. On April 11, Valve announced changes that pulled a user’s owned games from the information shared to the Steam API unless that owner actively opted-in. This was vital information to Steam Spy, which launched in 2015. Using “a to

Making it compliant would require either rewriting large parts of that system or porting Super Monday Night Combat to Microsoft’s PlayFab platform. In a note to players, Uber said that Super Monday Night Combat will remain active through May 23. Vox has a more detailed examination of what GDPR does and what American law does not require relative to that. Super Monday Night Combat was the descendant of 2010’s Monday Night Combat, Uber’s debut game published as part of Microsoft’s “Summer of Xbox”

Making it compliant would require either rewriting large parts of that system or porting Super Monday Night Combat to Microsoft’s PlayFab platform. In a note to players, Uber said that Super Monday Night Combat will remain active through May 23. Vox has a more detailed examination of what GDPR does and what American law does not require relative to that. Super Monday Night Combat was the descendant of 2010’s Monday Night Combat, Uber’s debut game published as part of Microsoft’s “Summer of Xbox”

If you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly exotic item merchant. This scales to your character’s power level, so make sure you’re buying Xur exotics on your highest level character. A situational PvP exotic doesn’t cut it when Hunters already have very good PvP catchalls like the Foetracer helmet. WINGS OF SACRED DAWNWings of Sacred Dawn is one of the weirdest looking exotics in all of Destiny 2. Wings of Sacred Dawn is very fun to use but requires you to equip Dawnblade.

Sometimes, in #1 Comic of the Week, I recommend that you read a new first issue of a comic series. This week, I’m just going to scream at you to read The Kamandi Challenge. The Kamandi Challenge, however, was probably the weirdest of DC’s efforts — and therefore the most Kirby-reminiscent of the bunch. The Kamandi Challenge wasn’t just created to honor a Kirby character, but to honor Kirby’s dramatic, operatic, suspenseful, go-big-or-go-home style of adventure stories. And in The Kamandi Challen

This week’s episode is a weird one. Join us for some strange fruit talk, spoiler-free God of War mentions, the irreplaceable experience of Blockbuster and Jet Set Radio Future. The Polygon Show will be available for you to listen to every Friday on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to rate and review The Polygon Show on Apple Podcasts — seriously, every little bit helps! Email us at polygonshow@polygon.com and we might read it on the next episode.

A special God of War panel moderated by Polygon managing editor Chelsea Stark is streaming live on the Tribeca Games Twitch channel today. Guests include game director Cory Barlog and three voice actors: Christopher Judge (Kratos), Jeremy Davies (The Stranger) and Danielle Bisutti (The Witch of the Woods). Here’s the panel’s official description:Cory takes players inside the creative process of reimagining the franchise and its Nordic inspirations. This in-depth discussion will, for the first ti