5 Ways the MCU Can Improve the X-Men Movies

If there was any doubt that Marvel Studios would be taking the reins of the X-Men movie empire, they have been put to rest.

Bob Iger confirmed that Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios will be in charge of the X-Men movies once Disney’s Fox acquisition is finalized. It’s all but certain that this will mean a full reboot for the franchise, as Marvel Studios crafts an all-new take on the merry mutants and works to integrate them into the already sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While we’ll be sad to see Fox’s long-running X-men saga come to a close, the simple fact is that there’s a lot of room to improve on that formula. Here are five ways we hope Marvel Studios can improve the X-Men movies going forward.

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6 Things We Learned From Daredevil’s Season 3 Trailer

Warning! SPOILERS follow for Daredevil Season 2 and The Defenders Season 1. 

Marvel and Netflix unveiled the exciting new Season 3 teaser trailer for Daredevil, giving us a brief glimpse at what’s in store for Matt, Foggy and Karen. Premiering on Friday, October 19, this season of Daredevil looks to be its most brutal yet, featuring a beaten and bloodied version of Matt Murdock throughout the trailer.

While the details surrounding the overall plot are vague, the trailer does offer up some information if you look closely. Here are 6 things we learned from the Season 3 trailer in the gallery below:

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AHS: Apocalypse Season 8 Episode 2 “The Morning After” Breakdown!

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Twitch Has Been Blocked in China

Despite a boom in popularity last month, Twitch has been blocked from China.

Users who wish to download the Twitch app in China will find themselves disappointed as the app has been removed from respective mobile app stores. Likewise, trying to access Twitch through a web browser will simply not connect you to the website.

Last month, the Twitch app in China saw huge success when it became the third most downloaded free app on the iOS App Store. The sudden rush of downloads and viewers can primarily be attributed to the Asian Games, an esports event where Twitch was the most popular way to watch.

Why the block? There is no clear answer but according to Abacus, some Chinese users believe this is the government cracking down on the country’s gaming addiction issues. Others believe it is another form of limiting free speech.

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Nintendo Switch Online, Valkyria Chronicles and More!

Well, Nintendo Switch Online is finally real and out there in the world, so we’re giving you our first impressions. Does a small library of NES Games justify your hard earned cash? Probably not, but there’s a bunch of other features that might! Plus, we’ll tell all about Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Peer gets his own special show and tell segment. How quaint!

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN live on Thursdays at 3pm PT. Catch the video and audio 24 hours later on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit that bell! It gives fairies wings!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe to NVC on iTunes or your podcast service of choice.

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New Twilight Zone TV Show Reveals Its Host And First Teaser

Actor-director Jordan Peele will host (and presumably narrate) the new Twilight Zone TV show. He confirmed this in a new video that begins with original host Rod Serling’s voice before morphing into Peele’s. Serling wrote and hosted the original Twilight Zone TV show, and he leaves enormous shoes to fill.

Peele is also producing the new Twilight Zone TV show, which will premiere on CBS All Access in 2019. You can check out the eerie first teaser in the video embed above.

Sons of Anarchy and Daredevil writer Marco Ramirez is attached to write the script and lead the show as its showrunner.

The Emmy-winning show originally ran from 1959-1964, before being revived in the 1980s and early 2000s; there was also a movie. The Twilight Zone rights at held by CBS, which owns GameSpot.

While we now have some more details about the new Twilight Zone, that’s about all we know. There is word as of yet as to who will star in the show, or if it will be an anthology series like the original.

Many famous actors appeared on the first iteration of The Twilight Zone, including Ed Wynn, William Shatner, Cloris Leachman, Don Rickles, and Robert Duvall, among many others.

Teacher Arrested for Sending Daughter into Toy Machine to Steal Nintendo Systems

A Massachusetts teacher has turned himself in after he sent his daughter inside a toy machine to steal Nintendo systems and other prizes earlier this week.

According to the Union Leader, the man was identified as Anthony Helinski after a video of the theft went viral late last week. In it, the man can be seen retrieving items from the opening at the bottom of the machine where the daughter had managed to crawl inside. Prizes inside the KeyMaster machine at the Mall at Rockingham Park included a Nintendo Switch and what one witness called a “Gameboy DS.”

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Switch Online Will Apparently Delete Your Cloud Saves When Your Subscription Ends

Although the much-requested cloud saves system is coming to Switch, there’s apparently a pretty big catch. If you ever stop paying for an online subscription for your Switch, Nintendo won’t hold on to your save data and it will be deleted.

According to an FAQ page on Nintendo’s website, “Save data stored with Save Data Cloud cannot be kept outside of the duration of your Nintendo Switch Online membership.” Nintendo then adds that if you keep your save data stored “locally on your Nintendo Switch console, then you can use it again if you purchase another membership.”

So if you do buy a subscription, it might be in your best interest to also keep your most important game data saved on your console because if there’s ever a problem with your subscription payment, you’ll probably lose your saves. It’s also worth noting that not all games will support cloud saves–like Pokemon, Let’s Go Pikachu!/Eevee and Splatoon 2–so depending on what you play, you might not be able to completely rely on Nintendo’s online storage to begin with.

Nintendo’s online membership can be continuously maintained through automatic renewal. All subscriptions will renew automatically unless you select the “Terminate Automatic Renewal” choice in the Account Information settings. Renewal rates are determined by your latest online membership purchase. If you buy a three month membership and then buy one for 12 months, your account will automatically renew every 12 months.

The FAQ page details a few other clarifications from the other services that relate to a Nintendo Switch Online membership. If you’re playing in an online party with a group who’s using voice chat, you won’t be automatically added to the voice chat group. You’ll be asked beforehand whether or not you want to participate in the group’s voice chat when you first join the party. Also, you’ll only need one online membership for your family of Switch consoles provided all of your consoles are linked to the same account.

Devil May Cry 5 Multiplayer Possibly Leaked By Online Listings

Product listings for Devil May Cry 5 appear to have revealed a feature that Capcom itself hasn’t announced yet. The game listings on Steam, the Xbox Store, and the PlayStation Store all list an online multiplayer component. The Xbox and PlayStation listings specify that it’s for 2-3 players, while Steam says that it’s co-op play.

“With Devil May Cry 5, we are focused on delivering a complete single-player action experience,” a Capcom spokesperson told GameSpot.” “No multiplayer features have been announced.”

DMC5 isn’t due out until March 2019, and Capcom has been slowly revealing more information since it debuted at E3 this year. The company could have been planning a more official reveal for the online co-op. So far Capcom has tied announcements to each of the three big press conferences. At Gamescom it announced a release date alongside a new trailer, and then a Deluxe Edition announced just this week at the Tokyo Game Show.

This Devil May Cry is very pointedly a direct sequel to 2008’s Devil May Cry 4. Capcom attempted to reboot the series in 2013 with DmC: Devil May Cry. That game was critically successful but divisive for fans, which is likely why this one is going back to its roots.

As it happens, the Steam listing also revealed another important tidbit of information for avid demon hunters: the PC system requirements. You can check those out below.

System Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: WINDOWS® 7 (64-BIT Required)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4770 3.4GHz or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX760 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: *Controllers recommended *Internet connection required for game activation.

Recommended:

  • OS: WINDOWS® 7 (64-BIT Required)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4770 3.4GHz or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX960 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: *Controllers recommended *Internet connection required for game activation.