Marvel Studios has reportedly tapped up Jade Bartlett to work on the screenplay for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
According to Collider, the studio has hired the up-and-coming screenwriter to contribute to the long-awaited sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange, though it is unknown whether she is working on the project in sole or co-writing capacity, or if she is re-writing the script.
At this time, there has been no official announcement from Marvel Studios in regards to this update.
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Given the Switch’s immense popularity, there’s no need to discount the console when seasonal demand is starting to reach its peak. That’s not stopping Amazon from dishing out a welcome $24 instant discount. It is SUPER rare to see a straight up discount on the Switch (it’s usually a gift card or a discounted game). Aside from the new packaging, the main difference is that the new Switch has a much more robust battery life. Expect 4.5-9 hours of charge versus 2.5-6.5 hours for the previous model.
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Following the release of the most recent hotfix update, Bungie has revealed the first details about Destiny 2‘s next update. Patch 2.6.1 is expected to launch on October 29, which is shaping up to be a big day for the game between the launch of the Halloween-themed Festival of the Lost, the new dungeon, the new Momentum Control PvP mode, and the Xenophage Exotic quest. But in terms of the update launching on that day, Bungie has outlined some of the balance changes we can expect, and it’s not good news if you’re a fan of a particular Titan or Warlock Super ability.
The Super changes impact Titan’s Striker (the Code of the Juggernaut path) and Warlock’s Dawnblade (the Attunement of Flame path). In both cases, moves are being made to reduce the amount of Super energy you can regain by killing enemies with the Super, thereby extending its duration.
Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep and Season of the Undying calendar
“For a while now, Trample and Everlasting Flames have been an outlier, especially in PvP,” Bungie explained. “We’ve previously done a pass to add diminishing returns to this but it’s proven to not be enough. In this update, we’ve tightened the curve a bit and split it out over PvE and PvP. This should allow Guardians to keep dunking on combatants for longer while being less oppressive against one another.”
Striker also gets a further nerf, increasing the cost of the Super’s light attack, which players use to get around more quickly, and the regeneration effect is no longer available for Super kills.
“We still want this to be used as a way to run people down or dodge and be shifty, but this change should make it costly enough as to be prohibitive as a form of long-distance travel,” Bungie said. “Finally, regeneration will no longer proc on melee kills while in Super. The combination was just too strong and overly forgiving of strategic or positional mistakes.”
Additionally, the Armor of Light timer provided by Titans’ Ward of Dawn now lines up with the life of the Ward, and a bug that allowed 1-2 Punch’s damage buff to apply to shoulder charges has been removed.
Phantasmal Cores, a new item in Shadowkeep, will no longer be capped to three in your inventory; with the update, you’ll be able to stack up to 999 of them. Forsaken’s Supers will finally display the correct icon in the HUD during PvP matches, and there have been some improvements to the inventory while in space flight. Specifically, a bug has been addressed that caused gear previews to take longer than they should, which should let you see gears and preview ornaments or shaders more quickly while in space flight.
Beyond what’s outlined in the preliminary patch notes, Bungie said it’s “aware of feedback about other abilities and gear” that it hasn’t outlined in this particular blog post. It called out One Eyed Mask in particular, saying to “expect a change in a future update,” though it didn’t share anything further.
Striker – Code of the Juggernaut (Bottom Path)
Dawnblade – Attunement of Flame (Bottom Path)
Sentinel – Code of the Protector (Top Path)
Nightstalker – Way of the Wraith (Middle Path)
Shoulder Charge We’ve removed a bug that allowed players to shoot immediately before activating shoulder charge, which allowed players to apply the 1-2 Punch damage buff to shoulder charge. This bug was caused by a quality of life change made for Tempest Strike. Before Shadowkeep, if player’s had the sprint button configured as “hold to sprint”, then they would need to be holding the sprint button while sliding in order to activate Tempest Strike. With the release of Shadowkeep, we added a small window of time where players could activate Tempest Strike after letting go of the sprint button. This change had unexpected effects on other melee abilities, so we have reverted this change until we can find a better fix for Tempest Strike.
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Google Pixel 4 is the lastest addition to the Google smartphone lineup and is released on October 24. There are plenty of new features included in the upgraded device, such as radar hands-free technology, and a brand new camera setup. The handset also features an OLED display and is available in Just Black, Clearly White, and a limited edition Oh-So-Orange.
The Pixel 4 starts at £669 in the UK, with the Pixel 4 XL costing slightly more at £829 SIM-free.
Google is giving away a free Chromebook alongside all preorders of the Pixel 4. This is a great deal definitely worth considering if you’re interested in the latest device. For under £40 per month, you can pick up the Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL on release day. This deal is packed with 45GB data on O2. You can also get a £50 Currys PC World, Google Play, Just Eat or Pre-Paid Mastercard when purchasing the Google Pixel 4 & 4 XL on a pay monthly contract at Carphone Warehouse.
Daisy Ridley has confirmed that Rey and Kylo Ren’s relationship will be explored further in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Ridley assured “Reylo” fans that the complex connection between the pair will not be glossed over in Episode IX, knowing that some moviegoers are invested in their dynamic.
Check out the D23 footage for Stars Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, showing Rey and Kylo Ren in action:
“It does not bother me, people writing theories,” Ridley said of the speculation surrounding the film. “It’s really fun hearing them. Plus, because I know what’s sort of going to happen, I think it’ll be really interesting to see people’s reactions to
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Final Fantasy XIV isn’t slowing down one bit even after the recent release of the celebrated expansion Shadowbringers. The first major update since then, patch 5.1, delivers a wave of new content which was detailed in the update’s trailer and the latest “Letter from the Producer Live” stream. Game director Naoki Yoshida showed off many new features, including a quick look at the much-anticipated Nier Automata raid, the new dungeon tied to the next story quests, and more. It was announced that patch 5.1 will be live on October 29.
First thing’s first, we finally got a look at The Copied Factory, the first phase of the Nier Automata crossover raid. It appears that you’ll be fighting alongside a black-haired 2B-like model who wields similar weapons and abilities as 2B herself–she even pilots a YoRHa Flight Unit at some point in the raid. You’ll be going through areas reminiscent of the source material, too; rusty, abandoned structures and overgrown buildings seem to nail the Nier Automata aesthetic. It’s a real treat for FFXIV and Nier fans, especially considering Nier series creator Yoko Taro is directly involved in developing the raid series–you can watch the trailer below.
The Copied Factory is only part one of the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse 24-player alliance raid series that takes us through the world of Nier Automata and possibly include lore implications. Note that these are high-level activities that require you to finish Shadowbringers and have top-tier gear. You can expect subsequent parts in future patches (likely 5.3 and 5.5, based on previous expansions’ cadence).
The other huge part of patch 5.1 is the continuation of FFXIV main story–in the trailer above, you see many other major characters like The Crystal Exarch, Krile, Alphinaud, Zenos, Gaius, and Estinien still involved. Gameplay-wise, however, you explore The Grand Cosmos, the next four-player dungeon; it appears to be a luxurious palace built by elves that has since been abandoned. The dungeon will be compatible with the Trust system so you can take story characters into the instance to fill the necessary roles to complete it.
We’ll be breaking down the finer details of patch 5.1 soon, as there are changes to jobs/classes, and New Game+ rolling out. In the meantime, you can read our previous coverage of FFXIV; we did a deep dive into the Trust system, and recently had the chance to speak with main story writer Natsuko Ishikawa and art lead Takeo Suzuki about how they created the Shadowbringers story. We also talked with Naoki Yoshida to look back at the work the team did to make Shadowbringers possible.
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We highlighted a $25 off Nintendo Switch deal at Amazon yesterday. Sadly, that deal is gone, but you can still take advantage of a nice Nintendo Switch promotion at Target. If you buy the new model Nintendo Switch at Target at full price ($300), either online or in-store, you’ll get a $25 gift card. The promotion ends tomorrow, October 19 at 11:59 PM PT.
See Switch with Neon Red/Blue Joy-Con at Target
See Switch with Gray Joy-Con at Target
The refreshed Nintendo Switch model released in August. Besides the new red packaging, the updated model’s main draw is its significantly better battery life. The new model has a battery life range of 4.5 to 9 hours compared to the 2.5 to 6.5 hour range of the launch model. The battery life even surpasses the smaller Switch Lite, which is only slightly better than the original Switch at 3 to 7 hours of battery life on a full charge.
While a gift card isn’t the same as a straight discount, if you’re buying a Nintendo Switch, you’re definitely going to purchase some games and accessories. The $25 gift card will come in handy with that. For help deciding which games to buy, take a look at our roundup of the best Nintendo Switch games. We also have a list highlighting the essential Nintendo Switch accessories.
There’s never been a better time to buy a Nintendo Switch. In 2019 alone, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Super Mario Maker 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening further strengthened the Switch’s exclusives and helped the console reach a new sales milestone. Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pokemon Sword and Shield are right around the corner, too.
If you pre-order Luigi’s Mansion 3 at Target, you’ll get a free canvas bag when the game launches on October 31. Meanwhile, an exclusive steelbook edition of the Pokemon Sword and Shield double pack will be available to pre-order this Sunday at Target ahead of its November 15 release.
Minor spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen, but really it’s nothing that’s not in the trailers already.
In HBO’s new sequel to the classic graphic novel Watchmen, series creator Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) has gone out of his way to create a world that is a faithful extension of what happened in the original book by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Set in a 2019 that has been impacted by the events of the comic’s 1985, this Watchmen is full of thematic and visual connections to the original while also setting out to tell an all-new story with new characters. And yet, at the same time, Lindelof and his team are making sure to update us on what happened to several of the characters from the classic story.
The Sony Xperia 1 (See it on Amazon) is a fancy flagship Android phone with a hyper-unique form factor. It’s tall, thin, and fast. With a 4K display and a 21:9 aspect ratio, it’s a phone tailored to watching movies. There’s no notch or hole punch to obstruct that view, either. It’s equipped with Dolby Atmos sound, a filming app built for cinematographers, three rear cameras, and a just-stock-enough version of Android 9 Pie.
It’s capable in all the right ways. But at $950, it’s competing with the best-of-the-best, many of which have better specs, better cameras, or more features (like a headphone jack, a larger battery, and wireless charging). So is the Xperia 1’s character enough to help it compete? Let’s find out.