Marvel Studios has a massive slate of upcoming TV projects--and some of them may be getting second seasons, according to studio head Kevin Feige. The Marvel Studios CCO spoke with the press today at a virtual Television Critics Association panel from the set of Ms. Marvel, confirming that while the story will dictate the direction of the shows' respective futures, continuing with multiple seasons is not out of the question."We've already said that [Elizabeth] Olsen will go from WandaVision to the new Doctor Strange film. The fun of the MCU is obviously all the crossover we can do between the series' and the films. It will always be very based on the story, sometimes they'll go into a season two, sometimes they will go into a feature and then back into a series as is the case with Ms. Marvel after he debut on Disney+, she'll be in the second Captain Marvel film."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A semiconductor shortage brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to become detrimental to a wide range of industries, prompting President Biden to launch an investigation into how it can be resolved.President Biden is expected to sign an executive order today that will kick off a 100-day review of the semiconductor production pipeline, so that alternatives and strategies can be formulated to alleviate its effect on the American economy. This follows a collective call from companies such as Apple, Sony, AMD, and Qualcomm for the president take notice of the shortages and what it might mean for the economy in the short and long term."Semiconductors play a critical role in enabling the products and services that fuel our economy, contribute to American innovation, and enhance our national security," the groups said in a letter to the president last week. "Given the central role of semiconductors, strengthening the US position in semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing is a national priority."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The sci-fi action game Defiance, which tied into the TV show of the same name, is closing down for good. Developer Trion Worlds has announced that the servers for Defiance and Defiance 2050 will close on April 29, 2021."This decision was not an easy one to make. We concluded that both games could no longer sustain themselves," the studio said in a blog post. "While we are discontinuing the games service, we will never forget the incredible journey we embarked on together. It is never easy to announce the shutdown of any game, knowing how much time and effort we have all put into making Defiance and Defiance 2050 enjoyable for many years."Starting immediately, Trion Worlds is no longer accepting cash purchases in the games. If you already have an allotment of in-game currency, you can spend it freely until the servers close.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Clark Gregg began his Marvel Cinematic Universe journey as Agent Coulson in 2008's Iron Man, then appearing in numerous MCU films afterwards before starring on ABC's Agents of SHIELD for seven years. In 2019, Gregg returned to movies, reprising his role as Coulson in Captain Marvel. And many fans want to know if other cast members of Agents of SHIELD could return as well.During the TCA winter press tour conference, Marvel Studios CCO Kevin Feige held a Q&A session to discuss just that. "It was a great fun to having Clark Gregg come back to the MCU and in Captain Marvel," said Feige. "[He's a] founding, important member of the MCU for us--Agent Coulson."However, when it comes to seeing more people from Marvel's SHIELD agents popping up somewhere in the MCU, Feige was being tight-lipped, telling reporters, "We'll just have to wait and see."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Electronic Arts and BioWare have decided to cease development on Anthem, following an internal review. In a statement, BioWare Austin studio head Christian Dailey says that the team has been working hard on its concepts for "Anthem NEXT," but the pandemic has had an impact on studio productivity."I know this will be disappointing to the community of Anthem players who have been excited to see the improvements we've been working on," Dailey said in the update. "It's also disappointing for the team who were doing brilliant work. And for me personally, Anthem is what brought me to BioWare, and the last two years have been some of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career."He goes on to say that going forward BioWare will be focusing its efforts on the Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and updates to Star Wars: The Old Republic. Anthem's live service will continue running for the current player community, without further updates.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With WandaVision's first and potentially only season of TV coming to a close next week, all eyes are on the upcoming debut of Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, which stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, reprising the roles they have played elsewhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Interestingly, though, Falcon and Winter Soldier is only six episodes long, compared to WandaVision's nine episodes.According to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, however, there's a reason for that. Appearing at the TCA winter press tour, Feige addressed the season lengths of all of the upcoming MCU shows."Six hours is what we've sort of landed on as, the best way to tell our stories," he explained. "Six hours, whether it's six episodes as it is in the case of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, nine shorter episodes as it is with WandaVision, is just what we landed on early."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The PlayStation Store has kicked off its latest sale, and this one is focused entirely on independent games for PS5 and PS4. The PlayStation Indies sale features nice discounts on a wide variety of games, including Cuphead, Spiritfarer, Dead Cells, and Hollow Knight. The sale runs until March 11, so you have a few weeks to scoop up some of the best indies in recent memory for cheap.Fans of side-scrollers of all stripes really have a ton to choose from in the PlayStation Indies sale. A trio of great metroidvanias are discounted to great prices. Hollow Knight's Voidheart edition is only $6, The Messenger is $10, and Dead Cells: The Fatal Seed Bundle is $21. The Dead Cells bundle comes with all three DLC packs as well as the base game. You can also grab the wonderful run-and-gun Cuphead for $15 and the gorgeous adventure game Gris for $6.79.Spiritfarer, one of our favorite games of 2020, is discounted to $22.49. Spiritfarer blends platforming and resource management into one brilliant and moving experience that tackles tough topics with grace. It's a lengthy adventure filled with memorable characters and gameplay systems that deftly intertwine to create a consistently fulfilling experience.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During a panel interview with the Television Critics Association, Marvel Studios CCO Kevin Feige confirmed that while they have begun "working with Deadpool," a famously R-rated character they recently acquired during the Disney merger with Fox Studios, other MCU projects will likely stay PG-13. This confirmation came thanks to a question about the future of Marvel's projects skewing more adult.This news may put a damper on the buzz surrounding the rights to characters like The Punisher and Jessica Jones returning from Netflix to Disney. The famously ultra violent Netflix Marvel universe has been a point of much speculation and theorization for fans now that the MCU stepped into the streaming TV show arena in earnest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo Switch owners can snag a free copy of Ghosts 'n Goblins if they claim it by February 25. It comes as part of Capcom Arcade Stadium, which is a digital arcade that you can fill with a bunch of classic Capcom games. The arcade collection comes with 1943: The Battle of Midway, and there are additional game packs you can purchase it. You can claim Ghosts 'n Goblins below--just sign into your Nintendo account, then "purchase" it. Get Ghosts 'n Goblins for free Ghosts 'n Goblins is one of Capcom's most beloved retro games, and while it did release on the NES and multiple home computers, Capcom Arcade Stadium focuses on the company's arcade titles. That means you'll get the arcade version of Ghosts 'n Goblins, which is considered by most to be the superior version.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first details on David Fincher's next movie have come to light, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-winner is adapting the Alexis Nolent graphic novel series, The Killer, for a movie.Fincher is working on the project with screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who wrote the script for Fincher's murder movie Seven. Sources told Deadline that Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the movie, though no deal has been made.The movie is headed to Netflix, according to the report. Fincher recently inked a four-year deal with the streaming company that began with the movie Mank, which told the story of the process of making Citizen Kane and starred Gary Oldman.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After The Simpsons recently recast Dr. Hibbert with a Black voice actor, Kevin Michael Richardson, show creator Matt Groening has finally spoken out on the bigger shift the show initially had been slow to provide a definitive stance on: A move to longer use white actors to voice non-white characters. Speaking with the BBC (via Deadline), the prolific cartoonist said: "Times change but I actually didn't have a problem with the way we were doing it. All of our actors play dozens of characters each, it was never designed to exclude anyone."When asked whether he regretted the show's previous silence and slow public deliberation, Groening remarked, "At a certain point it doesn't matter what you say. You're going to be attacked by whoever, you know? We're not going out of our way to comfort bigots. On the other hand, if you do any kind of gesture and people perceive a weakness, you'll be criticised." This comment isn't all that different from past reactions from Groening, which were initially dismissive of the criticism.Earlier in the show's current, 32nd season, The Simpsons recast Carl Carlson with Alex Désert (Better Things, Better Call Saul) in for Hank Azaria. The move was met with a wide spectrum of reactions from fans, from wholehearted enthusiasm to shrugging indifference. Following a much-publicized, lengthy controversy over representation, whitewashing, and stereotyping sparked by comedian Hari Kondabolu's 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu, The Simpsons has opted to either re-cast or, in the case of Apu, seemingly completely phase out the objectionable roles.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 2 will launch on all platforms on February 25 at 12 AM ET, or 9 PM PT on February 24. However, the content varies a little bit based on the game you're playing. It introduces new multiplayer modes and maps, new weapons, and new zombie-themed challenges across both games. Read on more for about what Season 2 has in store, including a link to the patch notes where you can find a full breakdown.In the case of Call of Duty: Warzone, there's a rolling update happening on February 24 between 9 PM PT and 11 PM PT. The Outbreak content will last until March 5, so you won't want to wait to try it out.For Black Ops Cold War, updates are also rolling out to prepare for the full Season 2 launch, and you can gain immediate access to the new Death Machine scorestreak reward as well as other minor cosmetic additions.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Destiny 2's Presage Exotic mission will earn you Dead Man's Tale, a new Exotic scout rifle. But if you want to further improve the gun with its Exotic catalyst, you'll have to take on a much tougher version of the mission, while also seeking out a whole lot of secrets aboard the Glykon. Here's how to get the Dead Man's Tale catalyst, what it's good for, and how to unlock it quickly.Earning the catalyst requires you to complete Presage at least twice, but you'll get faster progress on the catalyst if you're willing to run it several times. There are a lot of moving parts involved with the new Exotic quest, however. It seems that you'll want to run the mission at least once a week to get the maximum speed out of your catalyst progress.We've got plenty more coverage of the Presage mission, including a complete guide of how to access Presage and how to uncover all of its secrets, and a rundown of all of the hidden lore found within it so far.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Superman and The Witcher TV series actor Henry Cavill made a cryptic post on Instagram that's leading some fans to speculate he's working on a Mass Effect project.The post reads, "Secret project? Or just a handful of paper with random words on it.... Guess you'll have to wait and see. Happy hump day all." It's accompanied by a piece of paper with the writing blurred to obscure its contents. But when the text is sharpened, it appears to show some key phrases like "Cerberus," "Tali'Zorah," and "Geth," via GamePressure.GameSpot de-blurred and noted some of the same words, though it's always possible that being primed to see certain key words influenced that perception. The paper could be a description of the Rannoch mission, pulled from the Mass Effect 3 Wiki, as it includes those key phrases in that order. It's unknown why Cavill would be studying a particular game mission for a role, however.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Mighty Ducks are skating back into action on the upcoming Disney+ original series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, but things are different this time. As you'll see in the first trailer for the series below, the Ducks are the villains this time around. Some things never change, though, and it wouldn't be a piece of the Mighty Ducks movie mythology without Coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) involved. Granted, this isn't the same hopeful and inspiring Bombay fans will remember. At least, not yet.As it turns out, though, he might not be the only cast member from the original trilogy of films appearing on the show. Asked directly at the series' TCA winter press tour panel about whether or not Joshua Jackson would return to reprise his role as Charlie Conway, former team captain of the Ducks, executive producer Steve Brill--who also wrote all three movies--wouldn't deny it."We've talked to Josh over the years in developing this, and he's part of the family and part of the group and him and everyone else when and where they show up is an open exciting question," While that's not a confirmation, it certainly sounds like seeing Charlie on the ice one more time could be in the cards.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com