Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational documentary film festival IDFA has revealed the first films selected for its 34th edition, which runs Nov. 17-28 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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2K Games has unveiled the first look at actual gameplay for its upcoming superhero strategy RPG, Marvel’s Midnight Suns.While the game is, as widely expected from developer Firaxis, a strategy game, it looks far from the mould of the studio’s existing staples XCOM and Civilization VI.
Instead, it seems closer to a deck builder, with superpowers and special moves selected from virtual cards at the bottom of the screen.In battle, players will control a squad of three heroes, seemingly always
.Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational documentary film festival IDFA has revealed the first films selected for its 34th edition, which runs Nov. 17-28 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2021 Emmy Awards, Jean Smart reflected on what it meant to win after «such a difficult last six months.» Smart, 70, took home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on and, as she acknowledged onstage during her acceptance speech, the celebration comes in the wake of the death of her late husband, Richard Gilliland.«He'd be very happy for me,» Smart told ET's Lauren Zima on the Emmys' Winners Walk. The couple, who met as co-stars on, married in 1987.
Lost alum Matthew Fox is set to star alongside Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) in Peacock’s Last Light, a series adaptation based on Alex Scarrow’s bestselling apocalyptic thriller novel. Fox also will executive produce the series from MGM International TV Productions in association with Nordic Entertainment Group’s Viaplay. Production is set to begin soon in Prague with Film United overseeing physical production.
Chris Hughton has been sacked by Nottingham Forest after a torrid start to the season, picking up only one point from seven Championship fixtures.
Marvel game Midnight Suns apparently took inspiration from an unlikely source – none other than Dragon Ball Fighter Z.During an interview with Edge Magazine (via The Loadout), the team behind the upcoming Marvel tactics game explained how anime has influenced its style.Describing Dragon Ball Fighter Z as a “big influence,” art director Denis Moellers said, “there are some moves where they [the camera] zoom out to show the entire planet and you can see this explosion going off.”He also explained
The debut trailer for Disney+ and Marvel‘s new series, Hawkeye, just debuted online!
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy is set to get its own original rock album, of which the first track has been released on Spotify.The album, which has been created entirely for the new Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy game, comes from the fictional in-game band Star-Lord.
Marvel Studios took home its first two Emmy Awards on Saturday night for WandaVision.
Some people will try and tell you that “Malignant” is good: don’t let them. The newest offering by 21st-century suspense maestro James Wan, the film feels like a rough first draft with stock sitcom characters plugged into all roles as placeholders to keep things afloat until its wild third act.
The Matrix Resurrections has been released, marking the return of Keanu Reeves as Neo.Following the launch of a promotional website littered with teasers earlier this week, the highly-anticipated sequel has received a full-length trailer featuring Neo and franchise veteran Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity. You can check it out below.The trailer opens with Neo visiting a therapist played by Neil Patrick Harris, before we’re reintroduced to Trinity inside a coffee shop.
Firaxis has said that Marvel’s Midnight Suns will not just be a tactics game in the vein of XCOM but that its RPG elements will be just as essential, as “a whole other half of the game”.Speaking during a new gameplay showcase shared yesterday (September 7), centered on combat – in particular a comic rivalry between Wolverine and Sabretooth – the team also took time in the latter part of the video to discuss the game’s RPG aspects.This is the focus of the Abbey, the game’s base and hub where the
Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a tactical superhero game in development by Firaxis Games.During a gameplay showcase posted yesterday (September 7), Marvel Midnight Suns used a battle between iconic comic rivals Wolverine and Sabretooth to show off the card-based combat system that fans will be able to play from March 2022. The video is commentated by creative director Jake Solomon as well as franchise producer Garth Deangelis.After leaving the Abbey – a hub where players can explore and socialise with
a livestream earlier tonight (September 7), Sledgehammer Games has revealed a trailer for Call Of Duty: Vanguard’s multiplayer.“Warriors, saboteurs, assassins: their lives turned upside down by the Reich, each one with an axe to grind and when we turn them loose, you better believe they’re coming out swinging,” says the voiceover before the multiplayer action kicks in.During the reveal, Sledgehammer staff explained that the multiplayer team are “putting players in the shoes of a globally diverse
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is set to arrive tonight (September 7), with developer Firaxis showcasing a battle between the X-Men’s Wolverine and his archnemesis, Sabretooth.Publisher 2K Games previously revealed the first look at gameplay last week (September 1), with a broad showcase of general combat, relationship management, and development of the heroes’ base, The Abbey.
Jennifer Yuma editorJanet Jackson has revealed the first teaser for her two-night documentary, “Janet,” which premieres in January 2022 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the star’s first album.Fellow friends and celebrities such as Paula Abdul and Mariah Carey are shown in the teaser, talking about the connection they have to the star while speaking on her career. “She’s an empowered woman,” said Carey.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will not contain any microtransactions, developer Firaxis has confirmed.From free-to-play mobile tie-ins to the live-service nature of Marvel’s Avengers with purchasable cosmetics, microtransactions are a regular staple of Marvel games.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ protagonist, The Hunter, will have over 40 abilities and three paths to choose from, emphasising the light and dark potential of the characters.In an interview with NME, Jake Solomon, the Creative Director of Midnight Suns, revealed that “you can really customise how The Hunter plays in combat” by choosing a path for him based on light, dark, and warrior branches.
XCOM developer, Firaxis. You might not think a developer used to working in the strategy field alongside its publisher 2K Games would be that sensible a fit for a Marvel game, but it’s early days and already we’re pretty convinced by what we’ve seen from the title.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns won’t let players romance character’s like Iron Man and Wolverine, but you will be “very, very, very close friends”.During Gamescom 2021 earlier this week (August 25), 2K and Firaxis announced Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a brand new tactical RPG currently in development.The game is set to launch in March 2022, but the developer behind the XCOM series has also shared even more information regarding the game characters and mechanics.In Midnight Suns, there’s a home base called