Geek Culture
Hulk cut from Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War

Fans of Marvel’s not so jolly green giant will probably be slightly disappointed with the upcoming Captain America: Civil War as, despite starring many other superheroes including other Avengers, the Hulk will not be appearing at all. What’s worse is that he was planned to be in it.
When asked why his character was cut, Mark Ruffalo, who has played the role of both Bruce Banner and the Hulk in the previous Avengers movies, said “The reason is too great to be revealed in this movie. I was in the script but then they removed my character. They don’t want to reveal where he is and why. I don’t even know if Hulk will be back soon.”
Given the Hulk’s position at the end of Age of Ultron, it’s probably not all that surprising to not see him turn up. While Marvel has no plans to give him another shot at a solo outing, we can at least expect him to return to crack some skulls in Infinity War when Thanos decides to rear his ugly head.
Captain America: Civil War will be released in May 2016 and is an adaptation of the Civil War story arc from the comics where the superhero community was split down the middle following the introduction of the Superhero Registration Act, which meant superheroes had to sign up to work for the government or be considered criminals. This led to an all-out war between the Pro-Registration movement, led by Iron Man, and the Anti-Registration movement, led by Captain America.
The film will see Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr return to reprise their roles as Cap and Iron Man respectively. Several other characters will be returning, including Black Widow, Hawkeye, War Machine, Falcon, the Winter Soldier, Vision and even Ant-Man. It will also introduce Black Panther and Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

This… this is just awesome.

Eh, this isn’t as awes- WAIT IS THAT ANT-MAN?!

Ant-Man is probably regretting agreeing to the superhero thing.
Gaming
As Disney Speedstorm Ends, Arendelle Hits PS5, PS4

Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.
Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.
The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.
Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?
Gaming
New Destiny 2 Microtransaction Is Bad Bungie Removed It from PS5, PS4

Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.
The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.
This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.
Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.
After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”
This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.
Gaming
PlayStation planted over 500,000 trees last year

Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.
Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.
Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.
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