• Natalie Portman Says She’ll Never Reveal Her Whispered Line in Thor: Love and Thunder

    Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder.

    Natalie Portman has no intention of ever revealing what Jane Foster whispered to Thor in the final act of Thor: Love and Thunder.

    Many people have been discussing the mighty return of Natalie Portman's Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder, but one scene, in particular, has become the subject of much debate. That scene occurs towards the end of the movie when Jane shares her final moments with Thor and supposedly whispers her "perfect" new catchphrase into his ear.

    The whispered line of dialogue isn't shared with the audience and it doesn't sound like that's going to change any time soon, as Portman told CinemaBlend she won't be letting anyone in on the secret. "That scene was really, really fun to shoot," she said of Jane and Thor's parting exchange. "And yes, there is a specific line, but I will never reveal it."

    Jane, who we discover is battling Stage 4 cancer, basically ends up sacrificing herself in the MCU sequel to save the children. Earlier in the movie, she tells Thor that every time she becomes Mighty Thor, it saps her of more of her strength as Jane Foster. Jane still chooses to use Mjolnir in the final battle despite the fact that she knows it will kill her… and it does.

    Her closing catchphrase is not the only mystery left lingering in the air at the end of the film. There is both an end-credits and mid-credits scene to mull over as well as plenty of Easter eggs to crack open now that the movie has debuted in theaters and secured a victory worthy of the gods, having earned $302 million at the global box office during its opening weekend.

    IGN awarded Thor: Love and Thunder a 7 out of 10, noting that the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have been "held back by a cookie-cutter plot and a mishandling of supporting characters," but the fourth Thor movie ultimately succeeded as the "MCU's first romantic comedy thanks to Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman's chemistry."

    Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

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    Skyrim Multiplayer Mod Passes 80,000 Downloads, But the Dev Team Is Moving Onto New Projects

    Skyrim Together Reborn, a mod that adds co-op to Bethesda's beloved RPG, has been downloaded more than 80,000 times in three days.

    Despite its success, however, the development team behind the mod are officially moving on to other projects, telling the community that it's now up to them to improve it.

    The team shared an update on reddit following Skyrim Together Reborn's release on July 8, saying it was happy with the launch as, while there were some technical difficulties, these were expected and most players were seemingly able to play as intended. The only major issue was that some servers didn't work, but a hotfix for this will be released soon.

    "We are excited about the future of Reborn," the post read. "With thousands of man hours of work put into the project already, we have done most of the heavy lifting for you. With the mod going open source, it is now up to you, the community, to step up, and further develop Reborn

    "The current dev team is very tired, and frankly, is simply interested in branching out and doing other projects. We will still be here to guide new developers, review code, and perhaps occasionally implement features and fixes. As for right now though, we need a break."

    It's unclear what these other projects will be, but the team is also working on a Fallout Together mod that, as the name implies, brings co-op to Fallout 4.

    Bethesda games have always had an avid modding community but Skyrim Together Reborn adds a whole new way to play for those still roaming around Skyrim more than a decade after it was released.

    With Elder Scrolls VI likely still years away, it offers a new way to play the Elder Scrolls for many. Director Todd Howard revealed last year that Bethesda's new space RPG Starfield had taken priority over the Skyrim sequel and the sci-fi game was recently delayed until next year itself.

    Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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    Aussie Deals: Amazon is Rocking a Mad Meta Quest 2 VR Deal Right Now!

    As our deals soaked hub page suggests, Amazon Prime Day is now in full swing. Are there some amazing discounts in there? Absolutely. There's also a fantastic opportunity if you've been planning to make a trip into the mind-blowing medium that is VR.

    For a limited time you can score a great deal on the Meta Quest 2 (once known as the Oculus Quest 2). Back when this unit debuted, we loved it to the tune of a 9 out of ten. Later on, we also rated it as the number one VR headset available in 2022—beating out stiff competition like PSVR, HTC Vive Cosmos and the Valve Index. Basically, the TL;DR is this: Meta Quest 2 improved upon an already amazing VR headset, thanks to better resolution, refresh rate, and a lower price tag.

    Has said price tag gone even lower today? Short answer "kinda" with an if. Long answer "no", with a but. Basically, Amazon is going to hand you $100 worth of credit to use as you see fit. You're also scoring two free games, Population: One (normally $42.95) and Onward ($35.95). Last but not least, this purchase will net new members 1-month of Xbox PC Game Pass. Needless to say, there's more VR gold in that thar subscription.

    Do you want to know what sold me on the Meta Quest 2, personally? Resident Evil 4 VR and the (slightly annoying) fact it's utterly exclusive to this one headset. We 9'd RE4 VR for very good reasons in our video review. Alternatively, allow it to sell itself to you in this raw, pistol-flippin' gameplay vid.

    Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He's @grizwords and games on YouTube.

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    Ubisoft Appears to Be Removing Access to Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD, Even for Owners

    Ubisoft is removing access to Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD on Steam – seemingly even for users who have already bought the game.

    As spotted by Nors3 on Twitter (below), the game can no longer be purchased on Steam following instruction from Ubisoft to remove it from sale. "At the request of the publisher, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD is no longer available for sale on Steam," a notice on its page reads.

    Beyond just being removed from sale, however, "this title will not be accessible following September 1, 2022", a second notice adds.

    Ubisoft announced last week that it was shutting down online connectivity for 15 games on the same date, with Liberation HD being one of them, but nothing suggested access to the game would be removed completely. "You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features," Ubisoft said of the PC version. "Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable."

    This version of Liberation – which is an HD port of the original PlayStation Vita game – is also accessible for free with Assassin's Creed 3, but this costs $39.99, and users who have bought and paid for the original version would essentially have to buy it again.

    Removing access to a game customers have paid for without at least offering refunds is relatively unheard of on Steam, though it appears that Ubisoft will set that precedent with Liberation HD.

    IGN has reached out to both Ubisoft and Steam's parent company Valve for comment.

    Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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    Marauders Beta Kicks Off Next Week

    Marauders, the upcoming PvPvE loot-and-raid sci-fi first-person shooter that combines on-foot FPS gameplay and spaceship dogfighting, is heading into a closed beta session next week.

    From July 20-25, anyone who preorders Marauders will be able to participate in the closed beta on Steam. Developer Small Impact Games and publisher Team17 say that the closed beta will add two new Raid locations since the closed alpha a couple months ago: Merchant Ship, which they describe as "an expansive, breach-able frigate perfect for intimate and long-range firefights" and Terraformer, a "newly abandoned agricultural hub built on top of an asteroid shard."

    We previewed Marauders during the closed alpha recently and came away impressed with the core gameplay loop. The closed beta will add a number of improvements made since the alpha, including the addition of the Heavy Thompson and the Klobb Machine Pistol weapons, as well as the ‘Scrap Bomb’ heavy explosive and "numerous quality-of-life improvements such a ‘Quick Loot’ option and foldable bags for economic inventory management."

    Marauders will launch into Steam Early Access and Game Preview via PC Game Pass later in 2022.

    Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

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