Month: December 2024

Two more classic games are now available to play for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Both F-Zero: GP Legend and F-Zero Climax made their debut on the service’s Game Boy Advance library on October 11.Originally released in 2003 and 2004, respectively, GP Legend and Climax are the final two F-Zero games released for the Game Boy Advance. In addition to the standard Grand Prix and Time Attack modes, GP Legend boasts a story mode and an extensive roster of racers.F-Zero Climax, meanwhile, has previously never been localized, making this the first time it is officially available outside of Japan. It features a course editorFree Bonus and is notable for being the series’ final new installment. Following Climax’s release, the F-Zero franchise remained dormant for more than 19 years until F-Zero 99 arrived in 2023.

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When Fox put the first X-Men movie together, producers looked at the pages of the comics and worried about whether moviegoers would be put off by the silly clowns dancing around on the pages even as they salivated at the potential profits those silly clowns promised. They took inspiration from The Matrix, according to Kevin sports bettingFeige, and instead put the team in black leather–and then wrote in a joke about yellow spandex just to remind us what a bunch of dummies we are for liking the source material, comic books.Nearly a quarter of a century later, Marvel Studios has changed the conversation, giving us great-looking, faithful reproductions of characters like Wolverine, Ant-Man, Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man among many others. They made $30 billion doing it. So why are there still so many productions out there that seem to be terrified of acknowledging their source material?DC recently debuted the movie Joker: Folie à Deux, and we’re a few episodes into HBO’s The Penguin–two dramatic adaptations of well-known DC villains that promise an in-depth look at these villains as if they were real people. Both seem to be b…

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HBO is bringing the behind-the-scenes chaos of making a superhero movie with The Franchise. Created by Mendes, Jon Brown, and Armando Iannucci, the series focuses on a crew for an upcoming superhero franchise film, trying to rein in the chaos of egos and their lives outside of the production.”The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe,” the official show description reads. “The comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question–how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f***-up has an origin story.” HBO announced the series will premiere on October 6 and released a trailer. You can check it out below. You have to admit that HBO is pretty bold to allow this sort of thing where it’s not just poking fun of superhero movies but the people behind them, including the higher-ups. If you look closely, you can see the WB shield logo in the backlot and on the trailers.The cast includes Himesh Patel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Darren Goldstein, and Isaac Powell. Recurring guest sta…

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After years of rumors, the PlayStation 5 Pro has officially been announced by Sony, and it’s arriving in less than two months. And while Sony’s mid-generation console update is a powerful machine, the social media reaction to its $700 price tag has been less than enthusiastic so far.One of the most common complaints among gamers is that neither the disc drive nor the vertical stand are included with the PS5 Pro.

Another drawback for fans is that only a select number of game…

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