MCU Will Not Resurrect Tony Stark

MARVEL Studios president Kevin Feige has quashed rumours that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will bring back the original Avengers and their respective actors. “We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again,” Feige said in relation to Robert Downey Jr’s role as Tony Stark in the emotional climax of Avengers: … Read more

Convinced within three pages

INITIALLY sceptical over the intent behind Wonka, Timothee Chalamet quickly changed his mind after reading the film’s script. “Like many people, when there are remakes, I feel very protective over the original characters and versions you love,” Chalamet told GamesRadar+. “Your eyebrows go up with scepticism about whether this is a legitimate, worthwhile story or … Read more

Free on PC

THOSE itching for a relatively good historical action game set in London involving assassinations, sneaking around and parkouring up, down, through and over buildings can look forward to an early Christmas present from Ubisoft. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, which was released almost a decade ago, is currently free on PC. The only catch is that you … Read more

Ending 2023 with a bang

TERMED “a new beginning” for Fortnite, its developer Epic Games has revealed that the game’s next live event called “The Big Bang” will begin in early December. For now, Fortnite players will still be able to participate in the game’s “Season OG” in its fourth chapter. The season has brought back the popular map from … Read more

Invisible advantage

THE new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, released early in November, is riddled with issues carried over from previous games. The most annoying issue that has been plaguing the online multiplayer side of the game since its Nov 10 launch is the skin cosmetic costumes or rather, one skin in particular. A costume for … Read more

Ubisoft blames it on technical error

GAMERS who played the latest Assassin’s Creed Mirage were interrupted by pop-up advertisements during the week of Nov 20. Rock Paper Shotgun had earlier reported that console players of older Assassin’s Creed games like Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla encountered Black Friday advertisement pop-ups for the latest Assassin’s Creed Mirage while trying to access in-game menus. … Read more

Zegler anxious to meet Lawrence

AS the new face of the Hunger Games film franchise, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes prequel actress Rachel Zegler admitted on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she was a little nervous during her first meeting with Jennifer Lawrence. In the original four Hunger Games films, Lawrence headlined the films as Katniss … Read more

The Legend of Zelda in the flesh

AFTER a long period of speculation, Nintendo has finally confirmed the development of a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda. The game’s creator and developer Shigeru Miyamoto announced this on X (formerly Twitter), claiming that he is working on the film with producer Avi Arad. “I have asked Avi-san to produce this film … Read more

No capes, no spandex

IF things had gone differently, actor Jeremy Allen White would have become yet another actor playing a superhero in spandex, but he is completely fine things did not work out. Popularly known for his role as a chef on Hulu’s The Bear, White told British GQ that he once had a meeting for a “Marvel-y” … Read more

Rumble in the jungle

BLIZZARD finally disclosed the first paid expansion to Diablo IV during the BlizzCon 2023 convention on Nov 4. This came about after the company briefly touched on it during discussions about the game’s long-term plan several months ago. Titled Vessel of Hatred, the expansion will be launched next year, bringing players to the claustrophobic, cult-ravaged … Read more