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In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, numerous films, TV shows, and video games that had been in development before the tragedy had to make last-minute changes or postpone their release. Notably, this includes changes made to the 2002Spider-Manfilm, which removed the World Trade Center from promotional material and the movie. Another example isGrand Theft Auto 3,which was delayed so that changes could be made to the game map to make it look less like Manhattan....

Accurate representations of minorities and other worldly issues are something that more games have been tackling one way or the other, and especially so indie games, due to greater freedom in showing what the developers care about. Games likeLife is StrangeandPsychonautsboth dealt with mental health in different ways, with the formeraddressing bullying and LGBTQ+ themes, and the latter mainly focusing on psychology because of story and gameplay elements. In a way, allLife is Strangegames,Psychonauts, andPsychonauts 2have a similar approach to how they handle mental health, and yet they also differ in how it is implemented in the games....

GhostRecon Breakpointfeatures raids that push the skillsets of players into unfamiliar territory, while also forcing them to work together to overcome challenging boss encounters.The new in-game Titan Raidis still in beta, but already information is swirling about how to beat the challenging bosses that lie in waiting forGhost Recon Breakpointplayers. It seemsUbisoft has been putting in the hoursto makeGhost Recon Breakpointthe game it truly needs to be for players, and the Titan Raid is the result....

The new Experimental Card system inOverwatchsimply wasn’t what some players were hoping for. Jeff Kaplan, VP of Blizzard Entertainment, stepped in to give his comments. It’s no secret that a significant portion of theOverwatchplayerbase has been calling for an updated hero balancing system. The Experimental Card is a feature thatBlizzard has used in the past to test big changes to gameplay, and the most recent Card was geared toward better hero balance....

Summary A major shake-up at Marvel Studios regardingAvengers: The Kang Dynastymay reveal the future of the Kang storyline amid Jonathan Majors' controversy. Between Major’s domestic violence charges in March of this year and Marvel Studios' plummeting box office numbers, creatives behindThe Avengershave been struggling to find a path forward. Writers at the studio, finally able to work again after the months-long WGA strike, have been weighing their options. Rumors of the murky MCU future have ranged fromrecasting Kang the Conqueror to replacing himwith a new villain entirely....

Summary Ryomen Sukuna has proven himself to be quite an incredible villain, and he stands inthe path of the Jujutsu Sorcererseven now. Sukuna has put up an incredible fight in Shinjuku so far. Not only has he gotten rid of the strongest modern sorcerer, but he continues to fight despite taking several serious injuries. Even after Yuji managed to awaken his powers, Sukuna is still going strong, and in the previous chapter, he finally manifested a proper domain expansion, even after Gojo fried his brain....

Almost a decade after its release,Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicis still widely considered to be the bestStar Warsgame ever made. Despite the unparalleled visuals inmodern games likeStar Wars: SquadronsandBattlefront 2, these contemporary titles don’t offer the same world-building, character development, or immersive story present inKnights of the Old Republic. All these years later, fans still return to the game every now and then to relive the groundbreaking experience....

M3GAN 2is officially in the works at Blumhouse Productions and James Wan’s Atomic Monster. Universal Pictures has scheduled theM3GANsequel for a theatrical release in early 2025. Blumhouse’sM3GANcentered on a life-sized humanoid robot doll created by a roboticist named Gemma (Allison Williams). Designed to assist in caretaking duties and provide companionship to children, Gemma decides to test M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android) on her recently-orphaned niece, Cady(Violet McGraw), who mourns her parents' death....

Since the two Hawkeye characters launched inMarvel’s Avengers, the playerbase has been in for a long wait before the next playable hero will arrive. The game has started receiving limited time events and enemies, which does help keep the grind feeling a bit more fresh, but the next major content addition won’t arrive untilthe War for Wakanda DLCis ready. The Black Panther-themed War for WakandaMarvel’s AvengersDLC was revealed months ago and has been tentatively scheduled in the “Summer and Beyond” category on theAvenger’s Road Map....

Summary Metal Gear Solid: Master Collectionhas received Update 1.3.0, aimed at enhancing overall gameplay and addressing specific issues, including a save error and various bugs. Unveiled during the PlayStation Showcase,Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1includes five titles: the originalMetal Gear,Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake,Metal Gear Solid,Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, andMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Released on October 24, theMaster Collectiondrew considerable attention, though not all were positive....

One of the key factors ofMinecraft’s continued success is the amount of post-launch content that the game receives. Even the most seasoned players have something to look forward to when a new content update drops, adding an impressive amount of depth to the popular sandbox title. Minecraftis set to launch its anticipated 1.20 Tales and Trails update this year, with much of the event’s involved content already being revealed by Mojang....

This month,Amazon Prime Gamingmembers are able to grab theIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadevideo game for their Amazon Games library. This comes at a time when Disney is preparing to expand the series withIndiana Jones 5next year, and many fans are excited to see what that will entail. While the game may be a bit dated, it serves as a great way forPrime Gamingmembers to jump back into the franchise, and theIndiana Jonesfun should not stop there....

InThe Witcher 3, there’s a lengthy list of terrifying, capable, and altogether quite impressive monsters that populate the world. It’s up to the player to rid the landscape of these monsters, taking on contracts to do battle and slay them with alarming efficiency - such is the way of a witcher, after all. RELATED:The Witcher 3: The Top Main Quests, Ranked Owing to an event called The Conjunction of the Spheres, worlds collided, bringing umpteen monsters into the world ofThe Witcher 3....