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Where Marvel Gets it Right
While many can debate on the quality of superheroes or stories between Marvel and DC, this isn’t about that. This is about one of the things that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has consistently done a phenomenal job in. Casting the characters in the MCU.
From the start, Marvel has done a great job with it’s casting. Ten years ago when Iron Man first stepped on the scene none of us ever expected for the MCU to grow into what it has become. And while some MCU movies have done better than others, they have consistently done well. This is in large part due to their excellent casting. Robert Downey Jr. is most likely the best example of this though almost every example is a good one. Many consider RDJ to essentially be Tony Stark and the man has basically become synonymous with either name.
Chris Evans plays the goodie two shoes, Captain America, and few can imagine anyone else wearing the stars and stripes. Whether its Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Chadwick Boseman as the Black Panther, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Marvel has consistently picked the perfect candidate for the job that can play the role for years. One almost can’t tell whether the actors were made with the role in mind or the roles were made with those actors in mind.
But with the next Avengers movie drawing close and the end of an era within the MCU fans can only ask, who fill the shoes of those leaving. Chris Evans has stated his intent not to renew his contract and to work on other things. So it seems as if Steve Rogers will hang up his armor for good. Other actors won’t be able to play their characters forever. What will the MCU be like without these pillars? One can only hope that Marvel does as well finding new characters and creating new stories as they have before. I for one trust them to do a good job.
High on Life gets its first major paid DLC next week. From October 3, you can experience High on Knife. The offering was announced by a strange claymation trailer, and while you can still expect a silly experience, the developers wanted to make it spooky.
Announcing the DLC, Squanch Games CEO Mike Fridley said: “High On Knife is still hilarious and weird, but we’re getting spooky. Maybe not ‘I may never sleep again’ terror, but ‘my dreams are going to be broken for a while’. Imagine body horror, but your horrible body gets worse. We need your trust for now.”
Consider our curiosity piqued. Would you have bought High on Life for PlayStation or played it before? Any thoughts on High on Knife? Are you considering another serving?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 appears to be a completionist’s dream, like its predecessors. Famous developer Insomniac Games has revealed a partial list of Trophies for the upcoming release, likely excluding spoilers. The lesson is that you must do almost everything to get Platinum.
Gongs include 100% completing every district in the game, including quests, collectibles, and crimes. You must also buy all gadget upgrades, unlock all suits, and complete combat missions as Peter Parker and Miles Morales. It seems simple, but you must do everything.
Here is a partial list of spoiler-free Trophies. After browsing, let us know if you’ll go Platinum. Doesn’t it look fun to unlock?
After an alleged data breach this week, Google Trends registered a 277% increase in “delete PlayStation account” searches. Ransomware group claimed to have “successfully compromised all of Sony’s systems” and sold stolen data. The Japanese giant says it’s investigating.
Despite no leak confirmation, search data suggests many gamers are eager to close their accounts in the aftermath. A 277% increase in search traffic is alarming, but we don’t know how many queries it represents.
Sony was hit hard over a decade ago when a PSN data breach took down its online network. This led the company to offer free security and several games as compensation. Naturally, it increased behind-the-scenes security.
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