Marvel’s X-Men Relaunch Turns Mister Sinister Into Mister Sassy
Marvel's ambitious X-Men relaunch continues this week with the release of Powers of X #4. This latest issue adds further wrinkles to the 1000 year saga of the X-Men. But perhaps more importantly, it transforms an iconic X-Men villain from Mister Sinister to Mister Sassy.
Read on for a full breakdown of what happens in Powers of X #4, but beware of spoilers ahead!
Year 1 - Mister Sinister Reborn
This issue opens with a flashback to the earliest days of the X-Men. Having learned the secrets of Moira MacTaggert's ten lives, a united Professor X and Magneto pay a visit to Bar Sinister, a hidden city populated entirely by clones of Mister Sinister. They want to recruit the lead Sinister to their cause, hoping to convince him to create a comprehensive genetic database of every mutant on Earth.
How to Properly Setup (and Calibrate) Your New TV
Televisions nowadays are normally pretty accurate right out of the box, but there are still some things you can (and should) do to maximize their performance and color accuracy. This can range from choosing the (generally) most accurate picture mode, to using a setup disc to adjust menu options, to getting a full-blown calibration with specialized equipment from a trained professional. On some inexpensive budget TVs your menu options might be more limited, missing color temperature for instance or maybe even restricted to just brightness control, but for sets over $500 these settings have thankfully become the norm. Let’s take a look at the options from the most basic to the most involved.
How to Properly Setup (and Calibrate) Your New TV
Televisions nowadays are normally pretty accurate right out of the box, but there are still some things you can (and should) do to maximize their performance and color accuracy. This can range from choosing the (generally) most accurate picture mode, to using a setup disc to adjust menu options, to getting a full-blown calibration with specialized equipment from a trained professional. On some inexpensive budget TVs your menu options might be more limited, missing color temperature for instance or maybe even restricted to just brightness control, but for sets over $500 these settings have thankfully become the norm. Let’s take a look at the options from the most basic to the most involved.
Joker: Joaquin Phoenix Was Only Actor Asked to Star in Title Role
Joker writer and director Todd Phillips has revealed that the film was written for Joaquin Phoenix and no other actors were sought for the role of the classic DC comic villain.
Talking to the New York Times, Phillips dismissed rumours that Warner Bros. had approached Leonardo DiCaprio to play the Joker. “We wrote the movie for Joaquin,” Phillips said.
See what we thought of Joker in our video review below.
However, while the film had been written with Phoenix in mind, convincing him took many months of conversation. “He was not keen on jumping into costume in any comic-book movie,” Phillips said.
Joker: Joaquin Phoenix Was Only Actor Asked to Star in Title Role
Joker writer and director Todd Phillips has revealed that the film was written for Joaquin Phoenix and no other actors were sought for the role of the classic DC comic villain.
Talking to the New York Times, Phillips dismissed rumours that Warner Bros. had approached Leonardo DiCaprio to play the Joker. “We wrote the movie for Joaquin,” Phillips said.
See what we thought of Joker in our video review below.
However, while the film had been written with Phoenix in mind, convincing him took many months of conversation. “He was not keen on jumping into costume in any comic-book movie,” Phillips said.
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Ubisoft Will Not Return to Creating Shorter Games Says CEO
Ubisoft will continue to focus on huge open-world games that take many hours to play, but has the goal to provide smaller-scale adventures within large worlds, says the company’s CEO.
Talking to gamesindustry.biz, Yves Guillemot said “No,” to the question of if the company would ever return to games of the scale of Assassin’s Creed Unity, in which the main story can easily be finished in around 15 hours. That’s a very brief trip compared to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which on average takes up 60 hours of people’s time.
See what we thought of Ubisoft's biggest Assassin's Creed ever in our Odyssey review.
Ubisoft Will Not Return to Creating Shorter Games Says CEO
Ubisoft will continue to focus on huge open-world games that take many hours to play, but has the goal to provide smaller-scale adventures within large worlds, says the company’s CEO.
Talking to gamesindustry.biz, Yves Guillemot said “No,” to the question of if the company would ever return to games of the scale of Assassin’s Creed Unity, in which the main story can easily be finished in around 15 hours. That’s a very brief trip compared to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which on average takes up 60 hours of people’s time.
See what we thought of Ubisoft's biggest Assassin's Creed ever in our Odyssey review.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake TGS Trailer Shows Turks, Summons, And More
Update 9/11: The latest trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been released as part of Square's Tokyo Game Show 2019 reveals, and it shows plenty of iconic moments from the 1997 original.
The trailer features key scenes from the game, including the Turks' encounter with Cloud and Aerith in the slums church, the encounter with Don Corneo, and the destruction of the Sector 7 plate. There are also plenty of hints to other famous moments; the squatting mini-game, summons in the form of Ifrit and Shiva, Tifa's 7th Heaven bar, and the motorcycle chase are all glimpsed here.
Importantly there are also glimpses at moments that appear to be brand new for the Remake. There's a paragliding segment (that could potentially be Avalanche's escape from the plate drop, rather than the original wire swing) and the reveal of what appears to be a new SOLDIER character on a motorbike. There's also another sighting of those ghost-like things we first saw at E3 2019.