Thanks to IGN, we have a gameplay reveal for the God of Mischief himself, Loki. Check this out:

Take a look at the latest featuring Loki Laufeyson, Asgard’s cunning trickster. Loki’s mystic illusions and shapeshifting power make him a devious Strategist.

Based on what we see on the reveal, Loki’s staff is going to be his primary weapon, and he’s expected to be a long range hero. His character is also given the ability to make illusions of himself, which should be handy when he needs to make a hasty escape. It also does look like he can teleport around a map.

When it comes to what I assume is Loki’s ultimate ability, he’s able to copy a hero and perform their ultimate as well. It’s pretty much Overwatch’s Echo and her ultimate.

Loki’s is just the first of several other incoming characters. We haven’t even got to the characters that the game hasn’t revealed yet. No doubt the game has several characters to bring into the game, from the Fantastic Four to the full roster of X-Men.

For now, we’re only getting bits and pieces of the game, but we should expect this to be a real moneymaker for Marvel and NetEase. No wonder they made the game free-to-play.

No release date has been set for Marvel Rivals, but fans are hoping it will be available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. The closed alpha for the game is set to launch this May.

According to GameInformer (via @CultureCrave), Lady Qi’ra is expected to run into the game’s protaginist Kay Vell, as one of the main figures of the Crimson Dawn syndicate. We don’t know what exactly her stand will be around in this time, but we do know in Rebels that Maul is already dead by the timeline of this game—which is set between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

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Though she started out as an urchin in Solo, Qi’ra eventually worked her way up the ranks of Crimson Dawn, working directly under Maul. We don’t know what her journey has been since, but they did manage to expand her story via the comics. So far, her role in the galaxy is still pretty much up in the air.

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Besides Crimson Dawn, Outlaws is also said to be featuring more syndicates in the Star Wars universe, both old and new. We have the Hutt Cartel and the Pyke Syndicate, plus a new hive mind clan called the Ashiga who are said to be based in the world of Kijimi (introduced in The Rise of Skywalker).

Personally, I’m still holding out for a Qi’ra and Han reunion in live-action, but for now, I guess Outlaws is the next best thing we have.

Star Wars Outlaws launches on Aug. 30 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

After the release of Korra from The Legend of Korra, the game has brought in classic characters from the original Airbender series in the form of Katara, Toph, and Zuko. Check this out:

Yip yip! Get ready, Avatar: The Last Airbender is coming to Fortnite.

Katara, Zuko, and Toph land in the Shop tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/PlP1PWs7Bl

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 8, 2024

Though these three characters are now available, the game is also expected to make Aang himself a playable character, and players will also be able to use airbending with him. For now, the game has the other three elements, Fire, Water, and Earth, available as Mythic weapons.

One character that a lot of fans are looking for though, is Sokka. Sokka isn’t really a bender, but his weapons are still extra props that come with the Airbender characters. Hopefully they manage to bring him into the game soon so players can have a completed Team Avatar.

With Avatar: The Last Airbender recently blowing up on Netflix, you would think that Fortnite would have decided to release this skins earlier. If anything, it still manages to catch up to the hype of the show, and these should keep fans interested in the world of Airbender for a little while longer as they wait for the next season or an update on the movie from Avatar Studios.

Katara, Zuko, and Toph are now available on the Fortnite shop. Fortnite is now playable for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S,PC, PlayStation 4|5, and mobile.

Star Wars Outlaws is set to come out later this year, and we have our first official story trailer since the announcement back in June 2023. Check this out:

The official description for the game reads:

Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life, along with her companion Nix. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted.

Though most Star Wars games concern the fight between the Empire and the Rebellion, Star Wars Outlaws is unique in that we get to look at the crime syndicates, who are every bit just as ferocious and dangerous. But just like with Han Solo, we should always expect some scoundrels to be leaning closer to a specific side.

Based on what’s revealed in the trailer, we know that this is going to be taking place between the events of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (hence Han in Carbonite), and I’m guessing we could be seeing more cameos down the line besides Han Solo and Jabba.

Are people not sick of Boba Fett yet? How about someone from The Mandalorian like Din Djarin or Bill Burr?

Star Wars Outlaws launches on Aug. 30 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Check out the official reveal for Marvel Rivals:

Introducing Marvel Rivals, the premier Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter!

Assemble your favorite Marvel characters and engage in 6v6 battles, utilizing brand-new Team-Up Skills in destructible locations from across the Marvel Multiverse!

The Closed Alpha test is coming this May!

The announce doesn’t really go into heavy details, but the game has been confirmed to be free-to-play, and we are expected to see more heroes added to the roster as time goes by. Though there is already an established roster of heroes and villains which include Iron Man, Hulk, Loki, and Magik, it’s also been confirmed that we’re also going to get Storm, Star-Lord, Mantis, Punisher, Magneto, and Scarlet Witch down the line.

Though you don’t need a story to enjoy a hero shooter game, NetEase does give us a backdrop for Rivals and how these heroes have found themselves tangling with each other:

Marvel Rivals features a storyline crafted by the NetEase writing team where the merciless clash between the tyrannical dictator Doctor Doom and his future counterpart from the year 2099 has forced countless universes to collide in the Timestream Entanglement, creating new worlds and crises still unknown. Now, Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the multiverse must fight together and against one another as disparate groups seek to defeat both Dooms before one achieves domination of these realities. Familiar faces become newfound foes while former enemies become the greatest of allies in Marvel Rivals!

With Overwatch 2 currently getting bashed by the online community, a lot have been teasing that Rivals would be the game that would ‘murder’ OW2, but we’ll just have to wait and see. NetEase may be considered Blizzard’s rival, but they have been criticized for having too many microtransactions within their games. Even Overwatch 2 has already started pivoting their model to have all heroes come for free.

No official release date has been announced for Marvel Rivals, but the Closed Alpha is set to launch this May.

There have been rumblings about an upcoming character who can dig through maps before, but now we have our official look at Venture. Check them out:

You can’t spell Adventure without Venture!

Our newest Damage Hero is here and they’re ready to break new ground! Equipped with a Smart Excavator and a spunky personality, this spirited archeologist is ready to send shockwaves through the enemy team and emerge victorious.

Like Sojourn, Venture is said to come from Canada and will be the 40^th hero added to the game. It’s also said that they could be Egyptian, which kind of makes sense because Overwatch used to have a map where players would fight among ancient Egyptian runes.

So far we get a good look at Venture’s skillset which are all drill-based. I can’t help but shake that their ability to tunnel into the ground is something akin to swimming across ink in Nintendo’s Splatoon. We should expect some more specifics as the character undergoes the limited time trial this weekend.

Venture arrives for Overwatch 2 Season 10 which launched on April 16, but they will be available to play for limited-time trial which runs from March 28–March 31.

Overwatch 2 is now playable for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

We know that there was a Black Panther/Captain America game in the works for a while, but now Skydance New Media has given us our first look at the upcoming Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Check out the story trailer:

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra – In the chaos of war, worlds collide. Skydance New Media and Marvel Games share an original story where an ensemble of four heroes must overcome their differences and form an uneasy alliance to confront their common enemy.

The four playable characters of the game include Steve Rogers/Captain America, the Black Panther Azzuri (T’Challa’s grandfather), US soldier/Howling Commando  Gabriel Jones, and Wakandan spy Nanali.

Besides the IP, probably the biggest hook of this game is that it’s being directed by Amy Hennig, the creative director behind the first three Uncharted games. We don’t have a look at the gameplay yet, but we should expect Rise of Hydra to be a platformer/shooter with just a little bit of puzzle solving.

Hopefully we get the gameplay reveal soon, but for now, I’m just excited to enter a different era of the Marvel franchise. After the modern settings of Spider-Man and the Avengers game, I want to explore more of the IPs alternate reality.

No specific release date has been announced for Rise of Hydra, but we should expect the game to launch sometime in 2025.

The show, set in an alternate dystopia heavily inspired by 50s Americana is set to premiere this April, and a lot of fans are curious about what Nolan and his team are going to bring to the series. As it turns out, pleasing fans is the last thing on Nolan’s mind.

“It’s kind of a fool’s errand to try to figure out how to make [other] people happy,” Nolan tells T3,  “You’ve got to make yourself happy. And I’ve made myself very happy with the show.”

Though Nolan does say that he isn’t trying to please the other fans of Fallout, he does confirm that he’s a huge fan of the franchise himself, having spent an entire year getting obsessed with Fallout 3. He shares, “It started, for me, with Fallout 3,  which devoured about a year of my life… I was an aspiring young writer at that point, and it almost derailed my entire career. It’s so ludicrously playable and fun… seriously, the games were just incredible.”

With Nolan’s approach, he says that he does believe that as long as he’s pleased with his own project, then other fans like him who’ve also enjoyed the games would also find something to love about his series.

If properties like Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have proven anything, it’s that IPs with huge established fandoms are always hard to please. So while we should expect some people to absolutely trash Fallout when it releases; we can be rest-assured there will be some that share Nolan’s taste that would think the show was a great adaptation.

Catch Fallout when it premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 12.

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Not only are the heroes getting skins that are inspired by the characters from the anime, but you can see that their accessories are also inspired by other elements from the show. Cassidy/Spike is wielding a gun that’s inspired by Spike’s jet the Swordfish, and BOB has a new skin that also looks like Faye Valentine’s own personal ship. Sombra’s look is also filled with all kinds of easter eggs based on Ed as a character.

With the Cowboy Bebop franchise currently not having anything new at the moment, this collaboration should give us an idea on just how popular the crew of the Bebop is until now. We don’t know if we can see a revival down the line (or maybe another attempt at a live-action adaptation), but maybe this small collab can give us a clue on where to take the characters in the future.

Fingers crossed they make some kind of Marvel /Star Wars crossover in the future, because it’s unfair that Fortnite gets to hog all that licensed DLC content.

The Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop collab launches on March 12. Overwatch 2 is now playable for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 4|5.

The show is set to premiere this April, and we have a new trailer showcasing the main characters of Lucy (Ella Purnell), the Ghoul (Walton Goggins), and Maximus (Aaron Moten). Check this out:

Fans of the original Fallout games will immediately remember the song used in the trailer I Don’t Want to Set the World of Fire by The Ink Spots since it was also used to promote the release of Fallout 3.

We don’t know how much of the game’s influence is going to be in the series, but the show pretty much has the aesthetic down. The games really did build a very unique atmosphere with the soundtrack, so it would also make sense that the series would adapt the same thing.

Just like The Last of Us before it, fans are hoping that this series adaptation will bring even more into the Fallout fandom. Nolan and Joy have done some great work with previous series; so fingers crossed that they hit a home run with this one.

Here’s the official series description:

Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them.

Fallout premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 11.

Like with every adaptation, fans are wondering how exactly this would be connected to the established canon of the games, and Nolan says that it’s essentially like writing the story for the next Fallout game. “Each of the [Fallout] games is a discrete story – different city, distinct protagonist – within the same mythology,” explains Nolan to TotalFilm, “Our series sits in relation to the games as the games sit in relation to each other. It’s almost like we’re Fallout 5. I don’t want to sound presumptuous, but it’s just a non-interactive version of it, right?”

With a world that has very dense lore and a huge landscape, it would be pretty easy to just make some new characters that just exist in that world. Albeit, it does seem that the story in the series is going to take some inspiration from the games, what with Ella Purnell’s character seemingly looking for her long lost dad (Kyle MacLachlan).

Then again, I’m just guessing that plot point based on the trailer.

With Nolan’s brother being infamous for adapting Batman on the big screen, he also explains how adapting Fallout is kind of like the same task. “Fallout, in my career, is closest to the work we did in adapting Batman, where there’s so much storytelling in the Batman universe that there is no canonical version of it, so you’re free to invent your own,” says Nolan.

We don’t know how Fallout will be received when it comes out, but so far I think everything looks fantastic. Fingers crossed they have another Last of Us on their hands (and not another Halo).

Watch out for Fallout when it premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 12.

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Here’s the official description:

Rise from survival to dominance on the most dangerous planet in the universe. Arrakis is a test that few humans survive.

 Dune: Awakening combines the grit and creativity of sandbox survival games with the social interactivity of a large, persistent multiplayer game to create a unique and ambitious Open World Survival MMO.

It’s unclear if the game is going to have an overarching story, but we do get to see that some houses from the film are also going to make their appearance in the game, what with the symbol for House Atreides.

Besides that, it does look like the game is going to focus on allowing players to build their own house and find their own kind of harmony with the desert. Maybe you can even form alliances with existing houses besides the Atreides. Who wouldn’t want to have access to the Imperium’s resources?

With all the hype surrounding the release of the Dune sequel, it definitely isn’t a surprise that Awakening would want to ride on that excitement. Hopefully we don’t have to wait too long until the release.

No release date has been set for Dune: Awakening, but fans are hopeful that it will launch sometime later this year.

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This 3-3, we celebrate Vault 33 and its outstanding residents, like Lucy. It’s a blast down there! pic.twitter.com/qARKwfbcrh

— FALLOUT (@falloutonprime) March 3, 2024

Need a boost? Then stop by our settlement at SXSW later this week, where you can earn and redeem bottle caps in exchange for supplies! pic.twitter.com/QpSVZeOdHX

— FALLOUT (@falloutonprime) March 3, 2024

If you do journey to our SXSW settlement, you may encounter lifeforms that have suffered intense and prolonged radiation exposure. Please use extreme caution at all times! pic.twitter.com/5EcW19CHRg

— FALLOUT (@falloutonprime) March 3, 2024

With the world of Fallout having some rich lore behind it, it does look like the show is going to be exploring characters that belong to three different factions from the game.

Lucy (Ella Purnell) is a vault-dweller who finds herself going outside into the Wasteland; Maximus (Aaron Moten) is a member of the Brotherhood of Steel and is in charge of restoring order to the post-apocalyptic world; and The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), who is a bounty hunter who used to belong to a vault based on the trailer.

You’ll also notice that the fictional product of Nuka Cola is prominent in all three posters. In the game Nuka Cola caps are considered a form of currency and are highly valuable.

We don’t know how the Fallout series will fare when it releases, but with a great world and some great producers behind it, we should expect something special when it comes to this adaptation.

Here’s the official description for the series:

In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.

Amazon’s Fallout series is set to premiere on April 12.

Now IGN is reporting that the FPS game that was being planned has now been effectively cancelled. This includes EA’s recent shake-up which saw the termination of 670 developers from the company. EA Entertainment president Laura Miele said in the official announcement:

“It’s always hard to walk away from a project, and this decision is not a reflection of the team’s talent, tenacity, or passion they have for the game… Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they want is the definition of blockbuster storytelling and the right place to focus.”

As expected, a lot of Star Wars fans were definitely disappointed in the news. There have already been several projects that have been announced and cancelled; as well as other projects that seem to be stuck in limbo (when will we get an update on Star Wars: Hunters?).  It’s only a matter of time before we get official cancellations for projects that haven’t been updated in a while like Star Wars: Eclipse or Star Wars: Outlaws.

Don’t even get me started on the Boba Fett game, Star Wars 1313.

If it’s any consolation, it has been confirmed that other EA projects are very much in the works including the third Star Wars Jedi game as well as the previously announced Black Panther and Iron Man games.

It’s definitely a bummer that EA isn’t going to be focusing on more Star Wars games in the future, but hopefully this opens the door for more eager AAA studios to try and pick up the SW license.

No release date has been set for the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but that game is now playable for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.

The game has been undergoing its final marketing push, with the release of all these reviews, but PlayStation has now given us their final trailer for the game. Check this out:

The Unknown Journey Continues…

After escaping from the mako powered city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends have broken the shackles of fate and set out on a journey into untracked wastelands. New adventures await in a vast and multifaceted world, sprinting across grassy plains on a Chocobo and exploring expansive environments.

The story pretty much picks up where Remake left off, with Cloud and friends off to the desert to have all new kinds of adventures. We should expect to meet some more familiar characters from the FFVII lore, and then some.

One of the biggest hooks of this Remake franchise is that it will likely tell a different story from the one that was told in the original FFVII—which prominently features the death of one of the game’s main waifus. But even if the story could change, is the game really going to allow players to rewrite the timeline?

This is just the second game in a planned trilogy, so we don’t know where they plan to end things with this one; but I am eager to see Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and the rest go through some new adventures with some familiar faces along the way.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launches for the PlayStation 5 on Feb. 29.

Now NetherRealm has dropped a look at the gameplay for Peacemaker, and it’s just John Cena up to his usual shenanigans. Check this out:

Mortal Kombat already has their cop character in the form of Stryker, but Peacemaker is different in that he has ‘powers’ that come from his specialized helmet which he also uses alongside more traditional weapons.

If you’ve also seen the Max series, you’ll know that Peacemaker also comes with his pet Eagly which he can use to delve out attacks in the game like an extra Kameo fighter.

As far as his characterization goes, Peacemaker is pretty much a suped-up child of the 80s, what with his obsession with big muscles, guns, and 80s hair metal. We don’t know what kind of alternate skins the game has for him, but I imagine they can go crazy with a variety of helmets as well as an unmasked version to show off that John Cena face model.

We don’t know if any other DC characters will be coming to MK1 down the line, but we do know everyone is now looking for the next drop, Homelander from The Boys, maybe sometime around June.

Peacemaker comes to Mortal Kombat 1 on Feb. 28 for Early Access, but will be available for everyone come March 6. Mortal Kombat 1 is now playable for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

Here’s the official announcement for Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed:

Essentially, the game puts you in the shoes of Mickey Mouse, who is somehow thrust into a magical paper world created by Yen Sid (the sorcerer from Disney’s animated short The Sorcerer’s Apprentice). Since it was Mickey that ruined this world by messing around with the Magic Paintbrush, it will be up to him to defeat the Shadow Blot and restore order to what is now dubbed ‘The Wasteland.’

The game is a celebration of Mickey’s history, and delves into all of the projects he’s been in over the years—going as far back as his appearance in Steamboat Willy. The game also includes Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who is widely considered to be the original version of Mickey that Disney wasn’t able to freely use since he was owned by another studio.

For context on how much the game has changed, here’s a look at the original gameplay for Epic Mickey:

Admittedly, we don’t have a look at the gameplay for the Rebrushed version yet, but hopefully we get more reveals as we near the release which is set for this year.

Here’s the official announcement for Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection:

The collection essentially will bring back the original Battlefront games, but they will also be coming with all the DLC content that had been released for the games. Players will be able to get access to all new maps as well as playable characters that were only exclusive to specific platforms.

Battlefront has admittedly become a gold standard when it comes to Star Wars games. Though the modern Battlefront is still pretty great by itself, it still didn’t allow players the ability to get into a ship, fly into a larger enemy ship, and get off and start causing havoc on the ground there.

Though the launch for Battlefront II was considered disastrous, the developers have infamously ‘fixed’ the game over the course of a year since it officially released, adding all kinds of DLC and characters. Hopefully this re-release of the classic Battlefront will get fans geared up for a release of a Battlefront III, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with the Battlefront Classic Collection .

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is set to launch for PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch on March 14.

The movie is set to come out this August, and before we get the trailer drop, the studio has dropped some new stills of the characters, a poster, and a teaser. Check these out:

First poster for the live-action ‘BORDERLANDS’ movie.

In theaters on August 9. pic.twitter.com/dzf3ofu3B8

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 20, 2024

Higher quality versions of those two first look images from the Borderlands movie. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/5NbYSh21tH

— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) February 20, 2024

The synopsis for the movie reads:

Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B., Atlas. Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team – Roland (Kevin Hart), a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a persistently wiseass robot. These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe.

If you’ve checked out the Borderlands games, you’ll know that they have a different twist to the Wasteland aspect. Sure, the Mad Max inspiration is clear, but we also see that the game is more colorful—which is something the movie is trying to emulate.

Fans of the game will also recognize all the characters in the crew, which are a mix of playable and non-playable characters. More characters from the game are also set to make an appearance, but we’ll probably have to wait for the official trailer drop to get a look at them as well.

Catch Borderlands when it hits theaters on Aug. 9.

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For the first time ever, Microsoft Flight Simulator is taking you beyond Planet Earth into the harsh deserts of the world of “Dune” and the planet Arrakis. Aviators can put their courage and skills to the test in the cockpit of the Royal Atreides Ornithopter, mastering tutorials, time trials, and a daring rescue mission.

It’s not clear how exactly the controls will be different when it comes to an Ornithopter, but it’s likely that it will function like a plain what with the same wingspan—but planes’ wings never had to retract when the had to dive downward like a thopter does.

Though the trailer does give us some sandstorms and mountains, I was kind of hoping that they would include a sandworm to escape or fly around; but if they were to put that in the game, you would think that it would be in the reveal trailer.

Maybe somewhere down the line if Dune: Part Three gets greenlit.

The Dune expansion is available for free on Microsoft Flight Simulator today, and you can watch out for Dune: Part Two when it hits cinemas on March 1. Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available for Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.