Games

To kick off this month, all three films from the original “Blade” series have been added to Paramount+’s streaming library. This means that the entire franchise is now accessible on a single platform, an occurrence less common than one might imagine. The first movie, released in 1998, as well as its sequels, 2002’s “Blade II” and 2004’s “Blade: Trinity”, are now all available for streaming on Paramount+.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Hamill discussed his initial reservations about joining the sequel trilogy and revealed what ultimately convinced him to return. “I felt it would be a mistake,” he stated. “Recreating that lightning in a bottle once more seems unlikely – they should instead focus on introducing new characters.” He added, “Initially, I thought Harrison [Ford] wouldn’t participate either due to his apparent frustration with constantly discussing Han Solo.” When Ford eventually agreed to return, Hamill felt as though he had been drafted, fearing the backlash if he were the only one to decline, thus earning the title of “the most hated man in nerd-dom.

As an enthusiastic storyteller, I delved into portraying the enigmatic character of Doma – a seemingly carefree demon with a hidden maliciousness. I found that his charm lies in his childlike spirit and endless playfulness, always acting like the mischievous little brother among the Upper Ranks, much to everyone’s annoyance. He doesn’t see himself as a villain but rather as someone simply having fun, and doing what he thinks is right.

Drawing from personal experiences with little brothers and their antics, I brought Doma to life as if he was one of my own bothers, creating a character that audiences can relate to and understand, even if they can’t empathize with his malicious intentions. After all, everyone has had a little brother or someone in their lives who acted just like Doma!

Issue #1 of “X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha” is a captivating comic that transports fans to the “Age of Apocalypse” realm once more. However, this world deviates significantly from the familiar one we’ve come to know, and the story itself provokes an intriguing question: Is this the genuine timeline or merely a different universe? This is indeed a compelling conundrum; while it can be argued that our current 616 universe is authentic, even that is debatable. Characters like Moira MacTaggert, and the fate of the “Age of Apocalypse” as depicted in stories such as “Age of Apocalypse” (2005) #1-6, “The Dark Angel Saga”, and both volumes of “Age of Apocalypse”, have left room for speculation about whether we’re residing in the “correct” X-Men universe or if Marvel has made their own universe an alternate reality instead.

Originally planned for a summer release, this hybrid fighting game, featuring characters from both Falcom’s renowned series, has been postponed to give the developers at refint/games additional time to perfect and enhance the overall gaming experience.

Originally, I was all set to dive into the console version of the downloadable content alongside my PC gaming buddies on March 28. However, it seems like we’ll have to wait a bit longer as there’s been a delay in its launch.

At present, the game is essentially completed according to Sri Kankanahalli, creative director, as stated in a press release. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as just clicking a button to release it. We have to factor in the schedules and certification requirements of various platform providers, physical distribution companies, and Retroware itself, which has a busy fall schedule. We contemplated staging the launch by releasing on certain platforms before others, but ultimately opted for a simultaneous release, considering it worth preserving at all costs.

Following the latest deployment of Patch 3, crossplay functionality has now been incorporated into the game, a feature that was initially missing upon its initial debut.

As a gamer, I’m super excited to share that we’ve got a physical copy of this game coming up! It’ll be available through Limited Run Games, and they’ll be dishing out the deets about it a bit later down the line. So stay tuned, gamers!

Here is an overview of the demo, via its Steam page: