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Dialogue and persuasion systems in Starfield were partly inspired by Oblivion. In the latest episode of developer update Into the Starfield, design director Emil Pagliarulo said that Bethesda knew it wanted to do “some kind of persuasion mini-game thing.” In response, quest director Will Shen said “it was funny, we …

Update: X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 has been added to Marvel’s June X-Men line-up. The 72-page one-shot special by Gerry Duggan, Russell Dauterman, Matteo Lolli, C.F. Villa, and Kris Anka tries to up the ante on the now-second annual event.  2021’s Hellfire Gala featured the X-Men changing the face of the …

“My heart is beating, hoping that kiss will not become a scar.” So maybe the dialogue wasn’t Oscar-worthy, but that didn’t stop Star Wars fans from falling in love with Padme Amidala and her troubled beau Anakin Skywalker. Soon, those fans will get to see their favorite couple back together …

“Revelations about Hulk’s past” and “choices Thor makes about the future” shake the Marvel Universe to its very core in the five-part ‘Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War,’ says Marvel Comics, but what fans might really want to know is who is the strongest there is – Hulk or Thor.  …

Planet of the Apes 4 will start filming this year and the script is nearly finished, 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell has revealed. “We are expecting a draft very shortly, and it’s Wes Ball attached to direct. We hope to go by the late summer, early fall,” Asbell said …

Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts may be swapping the MCU for a galaxy far, far away, as he’s reportedly in the running to helm a new Star Wars TV show for Disney Plus.  An untitled series with the working title Grammar Rodeo is going into production this summer, …

Stranger Things season 4 finally has a release date. Well, it actually has two release dates – the new season of the Netflix show is coming in two parts, and they promise to be bumper in size. In an open letter to fans, the series’ creators, The Duffer Brothers, revealed …

A tragic new variant of Black Panther is being introduced at Marvel this coming May – the Vibranium Man. In Avengers Forever #6, writer Jason Aaron and artist Jim Towe are delving into a new universe within the Marvel Multiverse where Black Panther isn’t King of Wakanda – heck, there …

The Skrulls are back in a big way in the Marvel Universe – and not so coincidently, also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 2022.  As a companion to a Secret Invasion follow-up in May by writer Ryan North and artist Francesco Mobili starring Nick Fury and Maria Hill, Marvel is …

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has released the game’s first update of 2022 which has made the game more challenging.   Announced and released today, the No Man’s Sky Sentinel update brings an overhaul of the combat systems and enemies currently in the game in order to make the …