Throughout Ms. Marvel there’s been a lot of mystery regarding where Kamala Khan’s superhuman abilities come from. That all changed when, during the series finale on Disney Plus, a huge reveal teased her background – and it looks set to impact the wider MCU in a big way. Before we …
Read More »Enter the Upside Down world of Stranger Things with the new SFX
A Predator is the cover star of SFX issue 355 (though you might need to squint a bit, as they’re being terribly secretive about what it looks like…), as we look forward to new Disney+ movie Prey, which debuts on the streaming service on 5 August. Below we run down …
Read More »This early Amazon Prime Day tablet deal gets you a Fire tablet for under £25
This early Amazon Prime Day tablet deal is great for anyone looking to save cash on a reliable slab this summer – the Fire 7 Tablet is now just £24.99 (coming down from £59.99) (opens in new tab). This is an all-time low for this product and represents a massive …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 developer defends claims that the remake is “just a cash grab”
A developer on The Last of Us Part 1 has responded to claims that the remake is little more than a “cast grab.” Animator Robert Morrison, who worked on The Last of Us Part 1 while working at PlayStation’s Visual Arts Studio before moving to Days Gone’s Sony Bend, tweeted …
Read More »Fable reboot appoints a new narrative lead
Playground Games has appointed a new narrative lead to head up the story for its upcoming Fable reboot. Award-winning writer Anna Megill was already part of Fable 4 (opens in new tab)‘s writing team, but confirmed on Friday that she had recently been promoted from lead writer to narrative lead …
Read More »A Halo Infinite prequel is out next month as an all-new tie-in novel
Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, a tie-in novel that details the events that precede the story campaign in Halo Infinite (opens in new tab), is out next month. While some details of what happened before Halo Infinite kicked off can be gleaned from the game’s various audio logs, Halo: The Rubicon …
Read More »This speedrunner is the third person in the world to have finished Super Mario Bros. this quickly
“A speedrunner has become the third person in the world to have completed Super Mario Bros. in less than 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Getting to the third room of 8-4 in 4:54.948 means Nebula_Composer – who has their eye on the world record – played a “perfect water section” …
Read More »PUBG Update 18.2 releases next week with the new map Deston
PUGB Battlegrounds is ready to unveil its first new map since the battle royale went free-to-play (opens in new tab) at the beginning of the year: Deston. “The wait is over. Our ninth new map we’ve been teasing about all this time is finally here this update,” developer Krafton said …
Read More »Apex Legends developer Respawn is recruiting for a new singleplayer shooter set in the Apex universe
Apex Legends developer Respawn is recruiting for a new singleplayer shooter set in the Apex/Titanfall universe. For now, little is known about it other than its placeholder name: “Apex Universe FPS Incubation Title”. As spotted by Dextero (opens in new tab), Respawn’s careers page (opens in new tab) is currently …
Read More »Overwatch 2 beta update will address Mercys controversial changes
Blizzard has confirmed that it’s making changes to Overwatch 2’s Mercy following fan feedback during the beta test. As we explained at the time the beta went live, fans over on the Overwatch and Mercy Mains subreddits complained that the healer now feels clunky and awkward to play (opens in …
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