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At this point, any Marvel fan worth their salt knows that it pays to stay in your seat after the credits roll on their latest superhero film. Since Samuel L. Jackson’s eye-patched Nick Fury appeared at the end of 2008’s Iron Man, the studio has become famous for its post-credit …

Although next year’s Batman v Superman will obviously focus on the conflict between DC’s biggest superheroes, it’s important not to forget the film’s subtitle – Dawn of Justice. With Wonder Woman already said to be playing a big part, and Aquaman and Cyborg also due for introductions, the worry that …

Last month, we learned that Blizzard’s team hero shooter Overwatch (opens in new tab) would be coming to PS4 and Xbox One (opens in new tab) as a full-priced game and not (as some had speculated) a free-to-play title. Today, game director Jeff Kaplan has revealed that additional Overwatch heroes …

By Sam Prell and Louise Blain Telltale Games is adding Batman to their library of properties adapted to episodic video games. That’s right, a Batman Telltale game is on the way for 2016. No official title was given but Telltale says (opens in new tab) that the game will “give …

Xur, Destiny (opens in new tab)’s weekend merchant, is back once again (much like the Renegade Master). Hope you’ve been saving your Strange Coins, because he’s got a coat-full of Exotic swag to sell you. This week Xur is over in the Reef, so don’t wander round the Tower looking …

HBO’s cheeky marketing for the upcoming 6th season of Game of Thrones is almost painfully contemporary in its latest turn. The latest teaser is happily smashing through the show’s odd narrative blockade, waving at George R.R. Martin’s source novels as it zooms by with a smirk. [Spoiler alert: This teaser …

Marvel fans who’ve seen even one episode of Jessica Jones have already met Luke Cage – formerly known as Power Man in the comics but now mostly known as “the unbreakable guy with big muscles having lots of sex.” Well, Cage is getting his own Netflix series (opens in new …

EA has already revealed “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey as one of the UFC 2 cover stars (opens in new tab), but who’s going to stand next to her and beckon to gamers’ wallets? Turns out that even EA doesn’t know yet, because it’s waiting to see who wins the featherweight championship …

It’s plague vs plague in Plague, Inc: Evolved (opens in new tab) on PC and Xbox One. A new update has introduced (opens in new tab) competitive multiplayer, along with a plethora of new evolutions for your deadly disease/fungus/mutation/cooties. Send a plane full of sick passengers to a far-off country, …

Ever since its Minecraft demo at E3 2015 (opens in new tab), people have wondered about the gaming potential of Microsoft’s augmented reality headset, the HoloLens. Yesterday, YouTube user Varun Mani posted a video of himself playing Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab) while wearing the headset, and the …