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Marvel Crisis Protocol is years into development, with tons of expansions being released after the original core set was launched. In October, Atomic Mass Games re-released the original core set with new sculpts for minis, new command cards, new leadership abilities, and more. This is great for bringing new players into the game, but by changing what was included in the box (although it mimics the original) allows longtime players to get new content as well.

hasn’t ruled out stepping back into the suit of , but it would have to be for something that’s worth it.

is set to star in the upcoming Marvel Studios film after his appearance in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. According to the actor, the movie won’t be your typical MCU film.

The animated spin-off series that’s set to come to Disney+ next year will reportedly have Ms. Marvel’s Kamala Khan at the center of the story according to star .

Tony Todd has revealed that a huge amount of the work he did for was cut from the final game. The horror icon appeared at Fan Expo San Francisco over the past weekend to talk about his role as Venom in the acclaimed superhero sequel and offered an insight into another storyline involving the symbiote and Miles Morales.

is open to returning to his iconic role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but says no one has approached him about it yet.

ByteDance is making a move away from gaming according to a report from Reuters claiming that that the TikTok owner will shutdown of its major gaming arm and Marvel Snap publisher, Nuverse. Snap developer Second Dinner releases a statement reassuring concerned fans.

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with set decorator Kathryn Orlando to celebrate the 4K release of the first Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series. Orlando spoke about the process of designing sets from different eras and her work on the original Iron Man movie. WandaVision is now available to purchase on 4K UHD and Blu-ray SteelBook.

After developing social media apps like TikTok, ByteDance made a big push into the gaming market with its Nuverse brand. Now the company may be reversing course. 

Marvel has unleashed a special behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming WandaVision spin-off Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, and fans have already spotted a major MCU Easter egg.

Rueters recently reported that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is planning to wind down its gaming business, which will entail restructuring for its Nuverse publishing label. That’s a story that has caught the eye of Marvel Snap fans in particular, with the card battler being published by Nuverse, though developer Second Dinner has issued a statement to assuage concerns.

The first footage of has been revealed, showing series star Kathryn Hahn during the filming of the Marvel Cinematic Universe show.

Following a report that Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse is being wound down by parent company ByteDance as part of a complete withdrawal from the videogame business, developer Second Dinner says the game «will continue to operate and flourish» into the future.

Marvel Snap developers Second Dinner have reassured players of the digital card game that it will continue to “operate and flourish in the future”, in the wake of reports that publishers Nuverse are set to step away from the mainstream games space.

It’s no secret that the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe work hard to get superhero bodies to show off on the big screen. When it came to Ant-Man ‘s diet, though, he describes it as awful.

Chinese company ByteDance is best known for its ownership of TikTok, the international video platform, but it owns a number of other companies as well. One of those companies is Nuverse, a game publisher best known in the West for its work on Marvel Snap. Fans of the superhero card-battler had reason for concern this morning, as an article from Reuters reported that ByteDance had plans to leave the gaming space entirely, with intentions to «divest from titles already launched.» This seemed to spell doom for Marvel Snap.

Chinese internet technology firm ByteDance is restructuring the video games side of its business.

TikTok owner ByteDance is looking to get out of mainstream gaming, including at its subsidiary Nuverse, the publisher of Marvel Snap. ByteDance confirmed Monday in a statement to Polygon that it will “restructure” its gaming business. The decision is expected to lead to hundreds of layoffs, according to Reuters, which first reported the news. ByteDance has not confirmed the scope of its layoffs.

The parent company of Marvel Snap's developer may be shutting down entirely.

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

The official Marvel Snap Twitter account claims that the popular collectible card game will “continue to operate and flourish in the future” despite the reports that its publisher, Nuverse, is facing “structural changes.”

Well-received online card game Marvel Snap has issued a statement aimed at reassuring concerned players after its publisher was reportedly set for significant trouble.

LEGO Games have been going strong since the '90s and yet there's nothing as exciting as zooming around as Iron Man, smashing up the city as Hulk or summoning a giant lightning bolt as Thor in LEGO Marvel's Avengers.

A Marvel's Spider-Man 2 actor has claimed the game only used roughly 10% of Venom's recorded dialog.

has set up a lot of villains for its sequel. While it may be exciting to see what Insomniac Games has in store for some of Marvel's most iconic villains, there is some concern that the studio may not be able to do justice to each character's arc, especially as it has spoken out about not wanting to do overly long games when discussing 's length. This seems to be a common complaint surrounding some of Sony's movies, with both 2007's and 2014's criticized for juggling multiple villains without giving a satisfactory amount of screen time to each villain's arc.

Kelsey Grammer recently reprised his role as X-Men‘s Beast with a surprise cameo in . According to the actor, he’s sure he’ll be back following the appearance.

Lego might technically be a toy, but when its creators put age zero to 99 on the side of some of its boxes, they really mean it. Lego is for everyone and there are sets for all ages and all abilities. Yes, most are simpler sets made up of a few hundred pieces, at most but some, like the Avengers Tower set, will need a lot more of your time. Made up of more than 5,000 pieces, it'll need a lot more of your money too, and it's finally available to buy through the Lego store link below right now.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is undoubtedly one of the biggest PlayStation 5 exclusives to come out recently. Off the success of the first game and Miles Morales' own title, the series has become immensely popular with avid and casual gamers alike. So, when you get a Black Friday discount on the PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 bundle, you grab it with both webshooters!

A Marvel fan has created a pretty impressive list of all the open and yet-to-be-explored plot threads in the MCU.

The spin-off title isn't quite as long as its predecessor, but it still manages to juggle a handful of villains. Insomniac Games' first game in the series,, put players in control of an experienced Peter Parker, thus including a deluge of villains, including the Sinister Six. ' villain slate is comparatively modest, clocking in at a total of five, but this smaller cast works for the benefit of the spin-off's runtime and the constraints of its narrative.

The hunters will become the hunted this February, as long time Marvel Predator writer Ed Brisson is joined by artist Francesco Manna for The Predator: The Last Hunt, a new limited series in which Theta, a character from Brisson's previous Predator volumes, continues her quest for vengeance against the bloodthirsty Yautja.

Insomniac had its work cut out for it with Spider-Man 2 . To say expectations were high going into this sequel is an understatement, buffered by both the first game's major success and the bridge between console generations that was Miles Morales. This new Spidey adventure had to take the best elements from those games, mix them with new characters, features, and stories, and produce the kind of game fans will talk about for years. Somehow, they did just that; Spider-Man 2 is, to get the easy pun out of the way early, amazing. 

More than a week since the theatrical debut of, new behind-the-scenes details about Marvel Studios’ latest superhero movie continue to surface online. According to insider <a href=«https://twitter.com/CanWeGetToast/status/1726359782641045563?ref_src=» https:>CanWeGetSomeToast

Despite relatively poor box office returns, and Ms. Marvel star isn’t too worried about how much money the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe film has made.

Peter Parker and Miles Morales face several villains throughout . While most of these villains have complete arcs in the game's campaign or are used to set up future appearances in sequels or potential DLC, there is one villain who appears in the game but doesn't have a clear story arc ahead.

With Insomniac Games, the developer of the series of games going on to create a video game starting Wolverine, , a question emerges regarding which other Marvel superheroes deserve their own game. Despite producing enormously popular comics, movies, and TV shows, Marvel has arguably only reached its video game peak fairly recently. While many of Marvel's most notable figures have been the leading characters in video games, only a select few of the adaptations of the comic book giant's franchises come even remotely close to the quality of gameplay or storytelling that the most recent series of games possess.

delivers a New York City that's larger and more detailed than its predecessors, with new gameplay additions to accompany it. This means there are plenty of nooks and crannies for developer Insomniac Games to sequester hidden secrets. From gameplay quirks to easily missed encounters and Easter eggs, there are plenty of things players may never notice in .

With the cast of the upcoming having been potentially revealed, a new report is suggesting that Mads Mikkelsen is being eyed for an iconic villainous role.

Marvel Comics is previewing its Free Comic Book Day 2024 titles, including a look at next year's big Avengers crossover, and what could be our first hint at what's to come for the X-Men following the end of the Krakoa era.

Save nearly $100 on select Marvel HeroClix, or pick up a new board game for cheap.

Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani has revealed that the finale's major mutant reveal wasn't always a sure thing. 

The Fantastic Four reports keep pouring in, as the latest one suggests that Marvel Studios wants .

Though rumors previously swirled about potentially playing Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in the Fantastic Four movie, it sounds like money may have stopped that from happening.

The trailer for What If…? season 2 features everyone from Hela to Scarlet Witch, but eagle-eyed fans of the animated multiverse series think they've spotted another character hidden in the new clip.

A serious shake-up of Marvel Phase 6 could be on the cards, according to a new report. 

Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special was a celebration of Disney Plus’ second anniversary. During the event, Disney Plus unveiled new announcements and sneak peeks from the Marvel Universe. It included updates on upcoming Marvel titles, both previously known and surprises, generating excitement among fans. The special was exclusive to Disney Plus subscribers. Viewers could tune in to catch all the exciting news and content related to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to a new report, has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four movie.

Marvel’s upcoming series on Disney+ will reportedly released under the recently announced Marvel Spotlight banner.

Marvel Studios has released the first for the animated series set across the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s multiverse.

The director of has left the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, though will remain on some other projects.

The greatest challenge for any discipline in game development is the ultimate demon: math. More specifically, exponential math. As the upper boundaries of game development have become more polished and detailed, the effort needed to meet higher bars of quality requires more assets, more content, and more resources—all variables that grow exponentially larger when designers try to support features built around player choice.

Destin Daniel Cretton is reportedly no longer directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.

There's no shortage of side activities in , with an abundance of suits for both Peter and Miles often unlocked as a reward for completing them. While some side activities such as "" can function somewhat independently of the game's main narrative, and act as a way to set up a potential future DLC storyline, others such as the Emily-May Foundation experiments feed directly into Peter Parker and Harry Osborn's main aspirations to «heal the world».

Sony Pictures has released the first Madame Web trailer for its upcoming Spider-Man spin-off movie set in its Spider-Man universe.

Video game analyst group Circana has released its October 2023 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights report and in it, the company reveals that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was the best-selling game of the month. The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console of the month, too. 

Marvel Comics is about to introduce a brand new Spirit of Vengeance as Ghost Rider relaunches in March with a new #1 from writer Benjamin Percy and artist Danny Kim, apparently with a new character in the lead role.

star Tom Hiddleston has hinted at the possibility of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe coming back from the dead.

was at the helm of the last two Thor films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but judging by his recent comments, the director may be done with the God of Thunder.

Taika Waititi says he won't be working on another Thor movie anytime soon.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe can’t escape the quippy protagonist. Throw a stone at any of the series’ 33 movies and you’re bound to hit a sarcastic hero with a tough(ish) exterior but a heart of gold underneath. It’s a good archetype, but fill a universe (and a superhero team) with just one type of person and it’s bound to get a little stale. One disappointment of the franchise’s latest entry, The Marvels, is that it comes so close to giving us a totally new kind of hero. But in the end, Carol Danvers never quite becomes the well-meaning but slightly dense super-jock that we deserve.

became a quick fan-favorite character with his portrayal of Ouroborous — or O.B. — in Loki Season 2. According to the actor, getting the role was an extremely emotional moment.

The viewership numbers for have been revealed, showing some growth since the Disney+ series’ premiere.

The AMD Instinct MI300X & MI300A are some of the most anticipated accelerators in the AI segment which will launch next month. There's a lot of anticipation surrounding AMD's first full-fledged AI masterpiece and today we thought about giving you a roundup of what to expect from this technical marvel.

directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have provided fans with an update about how far along the Disney+ series’ production is.

Marvel Cinematic Universe star Tom Hiddleston has spoken a bit about last week’s and how it serves as the conclusion of a journey.

Miles Morales' mother, Rio Morales has endured a difficult time in the relationship department since the untimely passing of her husband, Jefferson Davis; however, during , she tells her son that she has been on a series of dates and has met a man. Though it is teased a number of times, and while many attempts for them all to have dinner together are made throughout the story of, it is not until the very final post-credit scene that the true identity of Rio's mystery man is revealed to Miles and, by extension, the player.

Insomniac Games' is the latest in a series of video games that has done a phenomenal job of including a vast range of powerful adversaries for Peter Parker and Miles Morales to face — both universally known enemies and those that are little recognized outside the most dedicated Spider-Man fans. Despite this, there are a significant number of enemies that absolutely must feature in the inevitable sequel to the latest entry, — a few of whom have never made it into a game, but absolutely have the potential to be devastatingly powerful bosses that torment both Peter and Miles as well as New York.

brought back an enduringly popular figure from the previous games in the series, but it did so only to almost immediately kill him off in one of the most unbearably emotional scenes in the entire game. weaves a dramatic narrative with numerous characters, and though this tug at the heartstrings of long-time fans of the series is quite cheap, it is devastatingly effective. Ultimately, brought back one character for no reason but to die — their death is not narratively important, nor does their death present a lingering point of conflict.

Marvel Snap’s latest over-the-air update reverts the highly controversial nerf to Mobius M. Mobius and makes other tweaks to cards such as Shang Chi and Strong Guy.

Comic books — that great gutter medium — have always been worlds of fads and crazes. Cowboys, cops, romances, and, starting in the late 1940s, horror. Publishers like EC, Avon, and Atlas churned out lurid tales of murder, betrayal, and inky gore for the next few years.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 star Yuri Lowenthal, who plays Peter Parker in the acclaimed sequel, has a pitch to bring Across the Spider-Verse antagonist Spot into a hypothetical Spider-Man 3 game.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s embrace of multiverse shenanigans took the franchise into a new phase, one where in theory, fans no longer need to argue about whether a given Marvel TV show is canon to the MCU. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has implied that now, they’re all canon, sorta — any story taking place under the Marvel brand can in theory be considered a multiverse story happening somewhere in the realm of possibility.

The infamous cube glitch in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has reared its blocky head again.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto had been discussing a Legend of Zelda movie for about a decade prior to the new announcement.

A fresh round of Marvel delays has seriously reshuffled the release slate – leaving a packed 2025 and a pretty empty 2024 for the MCU. 

When does The Marvels take place on the Marvel timeline? It's a fair question, as the Marvel timeline is becoming one complicated beast indeed. Luckily, we're here to figure it all out for you. 

Insomniac Games' for PlayStation 5 is filled with Easter eggs and character guest appearances. Part of the series' allure has always been finding these secrets and interacting with fan-favorite characters. Now, with Miles Morales being a main character in the series and not simply a spin-off or guest himself, Insomniac has a big job for any upcoming DLC to continue to expand the cast of characters.

With the SAG-AFTRA strike officially over, has announced new release dates for a number of its upcoming movies.

2008’s featured a more serious take on the character of Bruce Banner, something that director Louis Leterrier recently defended star Edward Norton for fighting for.

Just as the Ms. Marvel of today is returning to the MCU in The Marvels, the "Ms. Marvel of Tomorrow" is taking center stage on a pair of covers for Avengers: Twilight #3, following previous covers that highlighted other Avengers of the title's dystopian future world.