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James Gunn has confirmed that the script for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has now been “written,” as the project continues to make steady progress in the wake of his rehiring last year.

The filmmaker, who guided the first two installments in the Guardians franchise to box office success, shared a fresh update about the third movie on Twitter, assuring fans that steady progress was being made on the project. Speaking about the sequel, Gunn confirmed that the script for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had been completed and that the production heads had also been chosen.

Script is written and most of the production heads have been hired. https://t.co/57nRIgchN4

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) November 10, 2020

In a follow-up tweet, Gunn revealed that “very little” had changed with the script from the original version that he penned before being fired and later rehired by Disney to write and direct the franchise’s third installment. Before being reinstated, MCU architect Kevin Feige confirmed that Gunn’s draft script would be used for the movie, regardless of the director’s involvement.

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Although Gunn is back on board for the third volume, he has previously indicated that this next movie will “probably” be the final one with him sitting in the director’s chair and “probably be the last with the current team” of Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora, Nebula and Mantis, though he cautiously added that “you never know.”

At one point, Guardians Vol. 3 was meant to be the first, if not one of the first, titles in Marvel’s Phase 4 line-up. However, with the deck being reshuffled, and Gunn directing The Suicide Squad for DC before Vol 3., the next Guardians flick didn’t end up in the final slate. Fortunately, it sounds like it’ll be worth the wait, as Karen Gillan said the third movie has the best script of the trilogy.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

No matter your age, there is something just incredibly wonderful about retro video games. They tell a story of the rise of a beloved form of media that has just jumped into the next generation with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

It’s important not to forget your past, and luckily there are many out there who are making it their mission to ensure our memories never fade. From mini consoles of the SEGA Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 to art books that give a behind-the-scenes look at companies like Atari, to shirts and figures with some of the most iconic characters in history, there is something for everyone out there.

Whether you have a loved one who was Team SEGA or Team Nintendo or just loves taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane, there are gifts that can truly make their holiday season a special one.

We’ve gathered some of the best retro gaming gifts, and whether you are looking for a full-size arcade cabinet with classic games or an 8-bit Mario figure, this holiday guide has been made to help make your quest for finding the perfect gift just that much easier.

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Best Retro Nintendo Gifts

If your loved one was, or still is, Team Nintendo, here are some incredible gifts for this holiday season.

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Best Retro SEGA Gifts

If your loved one was, or still is, Team SEGA, there are some great gift options out there, and we’ve gathered them here.

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Best Retro Game and Console Gifts

If your loved one grew up in the days of Atari and Arcades, there are some very cool gift options that will hit them right in the nostalgia.

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Best Retro Game Gifts Under $25

You don’t need to purchase a retro console for someone to ensure a great holiday season. If you are looking for cheaper but awesome options for the retro game lover in your life, we’ve got you covered.

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The Best Gifts for 2020

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

For most of my life, every time I’ve started a new game, the first thing I’ve had to do is make sure the Y-axis is inverted. I don’t know why my brain likes to push down to look up, it just does, and it causes a consistent burst of faff before I can get to any shiny new game I’ve bought. PS5 may, finally, have gone some way towards fixing that issue.

The solution comes in the form of PlayStation 5’s Game Presets menu, a settings option that allows you to choose your preferred experience in PS5 games from a number of categories, which is then applied as best as possible to every game you play. That menu includes game difficulties, subtitles, performance vs. resolution modes, and preferred audio languages – all options regularly fiddled with before play can really begin.

But the option I truly love is being able to choose to invert the Y-axis in both first person and third person viewpoints automatically. So far I’ve used it to fix Astro’s Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Demon’s Souls, and I’ve been delighted every time I confirm it’s worked again.

To be fair, I actually only discovered the menu when I realised Astro’s Playroom doesn’t actually include a Y-axis preference option, which briefly made me absolutely furious until I was told about the beautiful Elysian Fields of Game Presets. In hindsight, it feels like another one of Astro’s attempts to teach me a little something about my new console (although I’m not convinced it’s an intentional one in this case).

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As covered in our PS5 guide, the menu is found in Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings > Game Presets, and will attempt to apply all of your choices as accurately as possible, depending on the game in question. If you find your choices aren’t working out for you, Game Presets will only attempt to change the settings when you first start the game, so you can tinker with them and not have them switch back by accident.

It may sound like a small thing – mainly because it is a small thing – but after years of low-level annoyance at starting every game with a boring trudge to the options menu, it’s genuinely refreshing to see a little bit of thinking applied to how to stop that. I’m sure the same will go for many fellow inverters, not to mention subtitlers, language changers, hard moders, and other similarly inconvenienced players. Forget haptic feedback, this is my next-gen.

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Joe Skrebels is IGN’s Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].

Fallout 76 is getting ready to introduce one of the most iconic pieces of series lore next month. The Steel Dawn update adds a new questline that will introduce the Brotherhood of Steel, the techno-religious military that has appeared throughout the series. A new trailer promises the update is coming on December 1.

In Steel Dawn, you’ll meet Paladin Leila Rahmani, who has moved her troops from California to establish a foothold in Appalachia. You can choose to work with or against the new Brotherhood faction, and either way, you can unlock Brotherhood weapons and armor.

The game started laying the groundwork for this over the summer, with a Brotherhood of Steel themed community event that gave away some cosmetic items. Those included a beret, camp banner, Brotherhood Collectitron station, and more. The Brotherhood is a well-known part of Fallout fiction, especially notable for their hulking power armor.

Fallout 76 had a rocky start, and a recent Wastelanders update aimed to make it function more like a traditional Fallout game. GameSpot’s Fallout 76: Wastelanders review found it to be an improvement, but still held back by some of its enduring issues.

Steel Dawn will be free for all Fallout 76 players, which includes Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

EA’s FIFA series has been in the spotlight recently over its controversial FIFA Ultimate Team mode and the potential impact that this has on its younger audience, with government and lobby groups comparing it to a form of gambling. In a big change for the annual soccer franchise, an upcoming patch will allow parents to control several aspects of FIFA 21.

As reported by Eurogamer, you’ll be able to limit how many matches can be played in the game, monitor playing time, and limit how many FIFA Points can be purchased and spent. EA won’t be able to tell you how much you’ve spent in terms of real-world money, as the details of these transactions from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo aren’t shared with the publisher.

FIFA Points are the in-game currency that is acquired from the relevant platform provider in exchange for real-world cash and are used to buy FIFA Ultimate Team packs. Each FUT pack contains random soccer players with varying degrees of rarity and skill.

The higher the rarity, the more sought-after these athletes are by players who seek to create the ultimate team for online play. This has led to concern over the years that FIFA games were grooming younger players with pay-to-win mechanics that encouraged gambling for better FUT packs.

“Play should always be fun, so we’re amping up the information and tools to help you play on your terms,” EA said in a blog post. “Back in June, we rolled out the Positive Play Charter – an updated set of community guidelines designed to make our games and services more inclusive, safe, balanced and fair. This is another step we’re taking to make play more positive.”

EA has made a number of changes to FUT over the years, such as actually showing how shockingly low your chances are at scoring a rare player in FIFA 19, and still insists that FIFA loot boxes do not violate gambling laws.

Several countries haven’t agreed with EA though, with the Netherlands fining the company €10 million in October and ordering EA to change the way that FIFA 19, FIFA 20, and FIFA 21 work within that country.

Belgium also took EA to task in 2019, eventually forcing the company to stop selling FIFA points within its borders.