What does it mean for Strange to be a central Avenger? 2016’s Doctor Strange introduced the titular superhero to movie audiences as it explored how Dr. Stephen Strange went from an arrogant world-class surgeon to a still-over-confident Sorcerer Supreme. Since then, Strange has appeared in several other MCU films, including Spider-Man: No Way Home, where his attempt to help out Tom Holland’s Peter Parker ended with disastrous results for both parties....

Having said that, fans do at least have two titles from BioWare to look forward to in Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 4. Now, it appears that Dragon Age 4 could be here soon enough. According to an episode of GrubbsNax, industry insider Jeff Grubb claims that the latest installment in BioWare’s epic fantasy series is on track for a late 2023 release. To be specific, Grubb describes the game’s development to be in “very good shape” and that it is at least 18 months away from launch....

Several years and films later, Johnson is now back to playing the bad guy. Johnson feels like he was “born to play Black Adam” At the DC FanDome event last Saturday, Johnson presented the first-ever trailer for the upcoming DCEU film, Black Adam. Before the trailer dropped, Johnson took his time to hype up Black Adam. He promised viewers that they’ll see huge action sequences with breathtaking scenes. Considering that the entire internet is all praise for Black Adam right now, it’s safe to say that Johnson delivered....

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is not as expansive as the Marvel Cinematic Universe or even the DC Extended Universe. And, unlike both aforementioned film universes, Sony hasn’t produced a critical darling or even something remotely close to it. 2018’s Venom holds an approval rating of 30% based on 359 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and its 2021 sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, didn’t fare any better at all. However, both have been huge commercial hits, with the Venom sequel pulling in half a million despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns at the time....

Many interesting easter eggs have been uncovered, several of which indicate there is more to be discovered. Games these days increasingly incorporate on-going meta scavenger hunts involving in-game easter eggs, since players absolutely love deciphering these - and they make for great publicity, too. The sheer number of Destiny 2 puzzles that keep making headlines is a good example. Call of Duty Game Media Many of the locations throughout the map of Verdansk are callbacks to popular Call of Duty maps from the series’ history, such as Burger Town....

According to Insider Gaming, EA Motive has started the playtesting phase for its upcoming game. Specifically, the playtesting sessions run from October 31 to November 2. Before you get too optimistic, EA will not show actual gameplay during this period. Instead, this 1-on-1 test will involve asking players for feedback on potential gameplay features such as plot points and game modes as well as so much more. Here’s what’s written on the EA Playtest website: If nothing else, it wouldn’t surprise us much that EA Motive has put in a ton of work on the Iron Man project....

When is the Fortnite x Matrix crossover coming out? After the fourth The Matrix film got an official title at this year’s CinemaCon with a new trailer released back in September along with a premiere date, it was only a matter of time before we found out what kind of marketing promotions Warner Bros. had in store for the highly anticipated sequel. With only a few weeks to go before the film’s premiere on December 24, it makes sense for Epic Games to release a Fortnite x Matrix crossover soon....

Facebook out-incentivizes Twitch in the streaming war For a long time, Twitch has offered creators a 50% cut of the subscription revenue they earn. However, Facebook Gaming is outdoing Twitch by offering a 100% revenue cut for streamers. The only catch? The subscriptions have to be paid for using Facebook Pay, which is an additional small but inconvenient step that most subscribers probably won’t mind doing for their favorite streamers....

Beware of the Fake Animal Crossing Game Being exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, New Horizons has had players on other platforms begging for a port. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon. But, this hasn’t stopped others from attempting to con interested players. Perhaps the biggest con of them all is the fake Animal Crossing game listed on the Microsoft Store. The game, which is listed as Animal Crossing New Horizons on the Microsoft Store, is currently being sold for $2....

The most recent example of a potential GTA 6 tease is the new shirts added to GTA Online. Some players believe that this is Rockstar’s way of teasing the setting for GTA 6. At first glance, the new GTA online clothing line features black and white photos of random locales. But, a closer inspection might suggest that they’re from a GTA game. Several users from various online communities have spent days trying to make out where Rockstar took these photos from....

After the news that Transformers will be coming this November as a 15-card Universes Beyond set in the upcoming The Brothers’ War expansion set, Wizards of the Coast added more hype with the addition of video game franchises. What does the future have in store for MTG’s Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed collaborations? Check out the details below. The news was announced as part of the Hasbro Investor Day on October 4, 2022....

Disney is hyping Book of Boba Fett ahead of launch After Boba Fett’s formal return in Season 2 of The Mandalorian, audiences have wondered how the famous bounty hunter is still alive. The events of Return of the Jedi suggested that his encounter with the Sarlacc meant certain death for Boba Fett. However, since the Book of Boba Fett (and by extension, The Mandalorian and other spin-offs) is set in the years following the original trilogy, longtime fans are curious to find out exactly why Boba Fett is still alive and how he survived the encounter....

Firebase Z Map Intro Firebase Z is the second map in Black Ops Cold War Zombies. This new map has two locations - Spawn Village & Outpost 25. Both these locations are linked together via teleporter. You can use this teleporter free of cost, to teleport back and forth. You start in the Village, which many of you will be familiar with since the assets used in this village are from the Black Ops Cold War campaign....

Tom Henderson claims that Snoop Dogg is part of a shortlist of new operators coming to Call of Duty, specifically Warzone and Vanguard. Even the trusted industry insider couldn’t help but clarify what he just said, stressing that he was “not joking”. Meanwhile, @ZestyCodLeaks posted a potential skin of Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty that features the newly-minted Death Row Records owner wearing a jacket, trilby, and sunglasses. Unfortunately, the latter’s photo is no longer available, which suggests that the publisher took it down....

According to the same trailer from Sony that confirmed FF16’s six-month exclusivity period, Forspoken will be exclusive to the PS5 for two years after it launches on January 24. This means that it will be available on other console platforms on January 24, 2025. However, you don’t have to worry too much if you don’t have a PS5. Forspoken will be available on the PC at launch as well, which is to say that this is Sony’s way of blocking Forspoken from the Xbox Series S/X....

Ahead of the game’s release on November 9 on the Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC, and the Xbox Game Pass, critics got a chance to get a hold of the game, and here’s what they had to say about Forza Horizon 5. GameSpot “Forza Horizon 5 is another meaningful evolution of the series as opposed to a reinvention, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a case of more of the same....

GamesRadar didn’t exactly reveal all the attendees for the upcoming showcase, but the press release did include known publishers like Team17, Nacon, as well as Frontier Foundry. Fans can expect more unannounced publishers to be in attendance, guaranteeing that the show will cater to anyone who has a last-gen or a current-gen console as well as a PC. In addition to the event itself, GamesRadar confirmed that the Future Games Show will include “a bunch of announcements” in the next few weeks....

Portuguese Twitter user and gaming insider Supernovas has posted a short clip of an unnamed game on the social media platform. The footage lasts only a few seconds and features a character shooting at what looks like a giant alien creature. “Here’s the leak of an early game first party from Sony,” Supernovas tweets. “This is a Sci-fi RPG, probably made in UE5. The studio would be XDev and more leaks will appear this year....

According to Esposito, he recently had a meeting with Marvel Studios where he revealed his interest in playing the role of Charles Xavier, otherwise known as Professor X. This isn’t the first time that a veteran actor would take on the role of the venerable leader of the X-Men and heir to the Xavier estate. Keep in mind that the most iconic actor to take on the role, Patrick Stewart, was already in his late 50s and early 60s when he played the powerful telepath in the live-action X-Men films throughout the 90s....

The big Winter Update for Halo Infite finally arrived last month and signalled that even bigger things are coming for the first-person shooter, in an attempt to turn things around. Coinciding with the arrival of the much-awaited content came some harsh news though. Tom French announced on Twitter that he is leaving the company after eleven and a half years of working on the Halo franchise. “After over 11 1/2 years on Halo, I step out of my Spartan armor for the last time today to head off to new adventures,” French tweeted....