Marvel’s Kevin Feige Is Having ‘Fun’ Making Plans for X-Men and F4

It sounds like Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige is having a good time working the X-Men and Fantastic Four into the MCU now that the Disney acquisition of Fox has brought those characters back home.

"It's still early days, but it's been a fun exercise, and it's one, by the way, that we've been doing for years,” Feige told Fandango when questioned about the progress of bringing Marvel characters whose film rights were previously controlled by Fox into the MCU. “Every development meeting starts with cool ideas and fun ideas, and our wheels are always turning in terms of what if... to use a Marvel publishing term,” -- referring to how Marvel Comics explores ‘What If’ ideas that would never happen in normal continuity -- “What if we did this? What if we did that? What if we had access to such and such characters? That's how Spider-Man: Homecoming came together in the first place, and it's fun to now be in this position with the Fox characters, too, because if we come up with a great ‘What If’ we can actually do it."

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Marvel’s Feige Debunks Deadpool Spider-Man Movie Rumor

Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige has shot down a rumor circling online that there are three ideas being kicked around internally for how to introduce Deadpool in the MCU now that Disney's acquisition of Fox is complete.

A recent report by MCU Cosmic claimed the following three options were being explored by Marvel for how to bring the merc with a mouth into the fold:

"A new solo film, such as Deadpool 3. A Disney+ limited series. Guest-starring in Spider-Man 3."

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Spider-Man: Far From Home – First Reactions Twitter Roundup

Members of the press had the opportunity to attend early screenings of Spider-Man: Far From Home. With the embargo now lifted, those who saw the film can freely give their opinions on social media - and reactions are very positive.

Praise has been heaped on Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance as Mysterio and how the film manages to follow up the heaviness of Avengers: Endgame with smart, lighthearted storytelling.

Twitter Reacts to Spider-Man: Far From Home

IGN’s Jim Vejvoda was highly positive on Far From Home, calling it “an extremely fun, cleverly executed, and frequently hilarious culmination of the MCU’s wall-crawler’s journey so far."

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Xbox Head Explains the Sony-Microsoft Partnership

We now have a better understanding of the surprising partnership between Sony and Microsoft.

The upcoming collaboration between the tech giants that was announced this past May, but it wasn't a confirmation of any concrete details. Rather, it was an announcement that the two developers had signed what's known as a memorandum of understanding - essentially a letter saying both parties are interested in working together. "It’s the beginning of the kind of conversation. Sony and Azure looking at the future of cloud gaming," said Phil Spencer, Microsoft's Head of Xbox, in a recent interview with Kotaku.

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‘Traumatic’ Cersei Deleted Scene Revealed

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Game of Thrones

Lena Headey has been talking about the end of Game of Thrones lately. First she admitted earlier this week that she "wanted a better death" for her character Cersei, and now we've learned from her of a deleted scene from the TV series' seventh season that would've been a sad footnote for the dark character.

While appearing at Munich Comic-Con in Germany, as reported by Time (and tweeted by user bb_cersei), Headey recalled the original outcome of her pregnancy by her brother/soulmate Jaime.

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Kevin Feige Confirms Talks With Keanu Reeves About MCU Role

The MCU may have a lot going for it, but there's a distinct lack of Keanu Reeves in this superhero universe. Thankfully, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has given new hope to the prospect of an MCU role for Reeves.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, Feige indicated that there have been regular talks about Reeves joining the MCU. Based on Feige's comments, it appears to be a question of finding the right time and the right role for Reeves.

Keanu in the MCU

“We talk to him for almost every film we make,” Feige said. “I don’t know when, if, or ever he’ll join the MCU, but we very much want to figure out the right way to do it.”

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Bernie Sanders Says the Game Industry Should Unionize

In a tweet earlier this week, senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vocalized his support of video game industry unionization, praising labor organizations like Game Workers Unite for helping lead the movement.

"The video game industry made $43 billion in revenue last year," wrote the official Bernie Sanders account on Twitter. "The workers responsible for that profit deserve to collectively bargain as part of a union. I'm glad to see unions like @IATSE and the broader @GameWorkers movement organizing such workers."

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Sony Santa Monica Hiring for Roles With ‘Knowledge of God of War’

If Sony Santa Monica's job listings are any indication, the developers behind IGN's 2018 Game of the Year-winner God of War may be staffing up for development on a God of War 2018 follow-up — or a game really similar to it.

Recently posted Santa Monica's job listings, for roles like Combat Designer, list under required knowledge and skills that candidates "must have knowledge of God of War (2018) and be able to speak about the combat systems, mechanics and enemies."

God of War: Ragnarok?

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The Witcher 3 on Switch’s Biggest Changes Are Actually UI Adjustments

The Witcher 3: Complete Edition was announced for Nintendo Switch during E3 2019 last week, and developer CD Projekt Red says it is “proud” of the port quality even with certain parts of the game having to be altered to get it running on the system.

In an interview with VGC, CD Projekt Red’s Alvin Liu said that they “understand that there were hardware trade-offs” when porting it as a Nintendo Switch game, including having to reduce foliage in the scenery and lower some of the draw distances, but that he thinks “it still looks amazing.”

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Astral Chain’s Co-op Mode Makes the Switch Exclusive More Difficult

Astral Chain, the upcoming Nintendo Switch game from PlatinumGames, has optional local co-op, but it allegedly makes the game more difficult.

Astral Chain’s director Takahisa Taura revealed this information in an interview with Kotaku, saying (via a translator) “You may have noticed that the characters are connected by a chain... when you’re controlling two characters, that chain allows you to see where the other character is in relation to the one that you’re controlling.”

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