While theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)stands tall as Marvel’s most successful venture into the box office, not every Marvel movie has hit it big at the box office, as proven by releases likeThe New Mutants. While the early 2000s saw franchises like Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and the Fox X-Men movies take off, not every Marvel property was so successful. And that’s part of the reason why the sudden and complete takeover of the MCU from 2008 onwards was a surprise....

Final Fantasyseems to have forgotten how to have fun. The once-great series is at a bit of a crossroads today. Its most recent mainline entry,Final Fantasy 16, was generally well-received, but didn’t come close to its all-time greats, and was critiqued for its sluggish story. The ongoingFF7 Remaketrilogy has been similarly praised, but the second entry,FF7 Rebirth, struggles with an overwhelming amount of content bloat. With quality of service for its highly successful MMO,FF14, on the decline, the series is struggling to find an internal role model....

In a bold move, Marvel just transformed a foundingAvengershero, giving them a major new purpose in its shared universe. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes boast some of the most iconic superheroes of all time as members, but there’s always room for improvement, and in this case, it’s been a long time coming. Until now, magic didn’t have an opposite force in Marvel lore. That just changed. In a preview ofMoon Knight #9- from Jed MacKay, Devmalya Pramanik, Rachelle Rosenberg and Cory Petit - the vigilante visits Hank Pym, aka the founding AvengerAnt-Man, for help with the new street drug Glitter....

Blade Runneris one of Harrison Ford’s most iconic roles, but based on the way his character is portrayed in the original novel, he wasn’t right for the part of Deckard. Directed by Ridley Scott,Blade Runnerwas something of a notorious disappointment upon release, but has since become one of the greatest cult classics of all time. Its rich landscape of science fiction and noir was unlike anything seen in the genre before, and the complexity of the story has captured the imagination of audiences for well over four decades....

EA announced its decision to bring its popular battle royale gameApex Legendsto mobile devices last year, but fell more or less silent on the subject until its recent third-quarter earnings call. During the call, EA finally confirmed that the release ofApex Legendsfor mobile is moving forward as planned, as EA spent those months of radio silence locking in a publishing partner in China. Amobile version ofApex Legendsfirst come onto the radar during the game’s season 2 content, but both EA and Respawn had little else to say at the time, and definitely no release date....

Over the past week, Epic Games has been at “war” with Apple. It started with implementing a direct payment system inFortnitethat cut out Apple, leading to Apple removingFortnitefrom the iOS store. Since then,Epichas filed a lawsuit against Apple, and Apple has threatened to take away Epic’s developer tools, which could end Unreal Engine support on the platform. The latest action by Apple is a legal filing alleging Epic pursued a special deal forFortnite, a claim that Epic CEO Tim Sweeney claims is misleading....

The MCU is finally set to re-introduce Krysten Ritter’sJessica Jonesyears after the unfortunate cancellation of her Netflix series, and there’s one Marvel Comics series that remains a high point for the character which should inform her return to the screen. While the character of Jessica Jones has had many different adventures and misadventures since her debut in 2001,Jessica’s original comic series is still her quintessential story. Jessica was introduced inAlias, which is now also known asJessica Jones: Alias, a 28-issue series written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn (mostly) by Michael Gaydos....

Call of Dutyis one of the biggest franchises in gaming history, with the FPS series covering everything from World War 2 to the distant future. Despite a game releasing every year for over a decade, theCall of Dutyseries always manages to sell incredibly well, with the franchise’s name bringing a certain level of prestige along with it. Regardless of the developer behind each new entry, every game is guaranteed to boast a certain level of quality with its mechanics, visuals, and presentation....

Playable at EGX London this week at the Positech booth One-man studio Twice Circled has announced a new strategy sim for PC that will put players in control of a pharmaceutical business and, damn, what a great setup that is. Big Pharmais described as “a really tight puzzle game about production lines” but there’s the larger context of the industry — seasonality, patents, and morals — that has me interested....

Ricochetwas an early starring role for Denzel Washington, but it was originally intended forClint Eastwood’sDirty Harrymovie franchise. Having already won an Oscar for his performance inGlory,Washington’s movie career in the 1990ssaw him establish himself as a true movie star and one of the most celebrated actors. The decade was a varied one for Washington, mixing prestige projects, likeMalcolm XandPhiladelphia, with box office hits likeCrimson TideandThe Pelican Brief. Long beforeThe Equalizermovies, Washington was also building a solid career as an action star....

The first Iron Banner ofDestiny 2is active in the game this week, with the special playlist dolling out tokens for players to earn, take back to the event’s in-game host Lord Saladin, and collect someexclusive Iron Banner weaponsand armor. A nice touch to Iron Banner is that Lord Saladin’s voice replaces that of Lord Shaxx from normal Crucible matches to comment on and announce each match. However, it appears that some of those voice lines may be bugged....

Following the launch ofDestiny 2’s Scourge of the Past raid, the conclusion of therace to World’s First was not without controversy, for it seems as if the members of the Tier1 clan inadvertently took advantage of an error giving them more revive tokens than usual. While the issue has caused the outcome for World’s First to become a matter of debate within the game’s community, there’s no doubt that the players of Tier1 possess plenty of skill....

As players begin to complete the activities found on the four destinations inDestiny 2, they will cross Lost Sectors,Adventures, and World Quests off their lists (and they will disappear from their Director map). But there’s something else for players to find and collect while out on a destination—golden chests. InDestiny 2, golden destination chests will award destination tokens used to level up with the vendor on each planet. In addition to tokens, there’s a chance that chests can also contain Rare weapons, Legendary engrams, and even Exotic engrams....