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Directors Anthony and Joe Russo recently revealed to CBR that they originally wanted Captain America: Civil War to be an Avengers movie. They explained that after the success of Captain America: Winter Soldier, pitting the heroes against each other felt like a logical progression, fueled by fans’ enthusiasm for the characters. As they developed the story, it grew beyond a typical sequel, leading them to believe it deserved the scope of an Avengers film.

We were really hoping the Japanese setting of Forza Horizon 6 would feature some great music, and we’re especially excited that they included the bands BABYMETAL and YOASOBI.

Matthew Lillard, recently appearing as Mr. Charles in Season 2 of Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again, is now joining the DC Universe. Deadline reports he’s been cast in Man of Tomorrow, though his specific role hasn’t been revealed.

To honor the memory of Kentaro Miura, Kouji Mori, who is now continuing the Berserk manga, shared a heartfelt message about his friend. He said it feels like time has stopped since Miura’s passing five years ago. They often talked about traveling together once Berserk was completed, with Miura playfully estimating it would finish around the time Mori finished his own manga, Tiger and Diver. Mori admitted he didn’t always believe those calculations! He expressed a desire to finish both Berserk and Tiger and Diver properly, and finally take that trip together. He shared a photo of them taken during a trip to Okinawa, recalling how much he enjoyed swimming. Dark Horse Comics, who publish the English version of Berserk, also posted a moving tribute.

I was really excited to hear from Abrak at IO Interactive! They seem open to making another 007 First Light game, which is awesome. The big thing is everyone – both at IOI and Amazon, who now own James Bond – wants to make sure any sequel is really good. Luckily, Amazon already seems to love First Light, apparently they already think it’s a fantastic game! So, if players connect with the version of Bond IOI has created, a sequel could definitely happen. Fingers crossed!

The team behind the popular game Shovel Knight has been working on this for a while. Originally planned to release on October 31st, it was postponed to allow for further refinement. Yacht Club Games said the delay wouldn’t be significant, but looking back, that might not have been entirely true.

Two manga series on Shueisha’s Jump+ app are nearing their conclusion. Unlike the main magazine, Jump+ has less strict requirements for success, and as noted by @WSJ_manga on X, both The Trembling Right Hand by Riki Someya and Toyotaka Haneda, and Kemonokuni by Kei Tsuchiya, will end with their next chapters. One of these series has been running for a significantly longer time than the other.

In the comic A Mischief of Magpies, teenager Mar has a strange secret: he unexpectedly and randomly finds himself transported to a breathtaking, enormous city. This city is also a massive machine, traveling across an endless ocean and split into two distinct areas – a bright, vibrant world above the waves and a shadowy, threatened world below. A talkative group of magpies lives on the beach connecting these two halves. While this other world seems amazing, it’s also dangerous, and Mar’s life back home is already complicated. ComicBook had the chance to preview A Mischief of Magpies, and it’s not only a fantastic comic, but it could be the best work yet from Spurrier and Bergara.

In many games with large worlds, like open-world RPGs or massive online games, horses and other mounts offer a faster way to get around. However, often these mounts are just for show – they don’t add much to the gameplay beyond being a convenient way to travel, much like a weapon or shield. While mounts don’t need to be more than practical, the ones that are well-developed can become just as memorable as the characters you interact with.

Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, formerly the lead quest designer for CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, told GamesRadar he prefers game settings that are more contained and where player choices have a noticeable impact.