Apex Legends is now five years old, and still going strong. The game is currently headed toward season 23 in early November, and while its player numbers aren't quite at the heights they used to be, the hero shooter still seems to be doing all right for itself. Some companies might be thinking right about now as to how they can refresh and replenish that playerbase with a sequel, but EA CEO Andrew Wilson doesn't seem interested.During today's Q2 earnings call, Wilson stated in answer to an investor question that large live service games such as Apex that reach massive audiences must continue to creatively innovate and update, or they risk losing that coveted top spot. For that reason, he continued, EA recognizes a "need for meaningful systematic innovation that fundamen…

Netflix is rolling out a new feature that lets you save and share your favorite scenes as it prepares to release Squid Game Season 2 in December.Netflix is rolling out a new feature called Moments that lets you bookmark and share scenes on social media. Image source: Netflix.The new feature, called Moments, allows you to "easily save, relieve, and share your favorite Netflix scenes." It's detailed in a blog on the official site featuring gifs showing how it works. Netflix viewers on their phones can select "Moments" in the pop-up menu, after which it is viewable along with a time stamp on the My Netflix tab.According to Netflix, you can revisit your Moments at any time on your phone, and it can serve as something like a bookmark that lets you pick up directly from …

The David Tennant and Michael Sheen-starring Good Omens Season 3 will only consist of one, slightly longer episode as the Amazon Prime Video show moves forward without showrunner and creator Neil Gaiman.Word on the drastically shorter third and final season comes from Variety, which says that Prime Video has confirmed Season 3 will be one 90-minute episode. That’s just 40 minutes longer than the average 50-minute episodes seen so far, with both of the first two seasons consisting of six episodes each. Production on the remainder of Good Omens is currently paused but is expected to pick back up in early 2025. It’s unclear when the final episode will release.Good Omens Season 3 Reportedly One 90-Minute Episode.Last month, Deadline reported that Gaiman, who is best known as author of proj…

Microsoft has revealed a revamped Xbox Wireless Headset is available today, October 22, and comes with improved audio, an upgraded battery life, and a bigger price tag. An Xbox Wire post revealed the new Xbox Wireless Headset is available for $109.99, which is $10 more than the original at $99.99. You can buy it now at Best Buy and the Microsoft Store.Headlining the changes is improved audio, of course, as the new gaming headset features support for Dolby Atmos ("now included at no extra cost," Microsoft said), Windows Sonic, and DTS Headphone:X to provide what Xbox called "immersive, spatial audio that brings games to life in vivid detail."Image credit: Microsoft.It also has improved battery life, with Xbox promising up to 20 hours of playtime. The small print makes cl…

Disney has removed troubled Marvel movie Blade from its 2025 release schedule.According to Deadline, Disney will instead launch 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands on November 7, 2025, Blade’s prior release date.As part of Disney's release calendar update, three untitled Marvel movies have release dates: February 18, 2028; May 5, 2028; and November 10, 2028.The delay to Blade comes as little surprise given the behind-the-scenes drama it has suffered. In June, news surfaced that director Yann Demange had left the project, which will see Mahershala Ali portray the titular vampire slayer should it eventually get off the ground and into production.Marvel Studios announces Blade at Comic-Con 2019. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.Even original Blade actor Wesley Snipes poked fun…

Insomniac Games made the shock announcement last week that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 won’t get any additional story content, putting to bed fan hopes for DLC.The announcement came in the same breath that Sony announced a PC version of Spider-Man 2 launches in January — one of the quickest turnarounds from single-player PS5 exclusive to PC from the company so far.Since Spider-Man 2 came out in September 2023, Insomniac has released a number of updates for the game, adding New Game+, mission replay, new suits, and more. But fans had hoped that story DLC would give them more of a reason to return to Insomniac's wonderful recreation of New York that the addition of new features. Now, those hopes have been dashed.

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A new patch for Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped earlier this week, adding options within the game's settings to prioritize either graphics or performance. The latter should help improve the game's oft-lamented framerate issues, which developer Capcom is now saying were a direct result of Dragon's Dogma 2's many NPCs…thinking too much.In a Famitsu interview (via Google Translate, which IGN independently verified), the development team was asked about one of the purported improvements in the update, specifically to "excessive load on the CPU." In response, the team said that CPU power in Dragon's Dogma 2 is allocated to process the "thoughts" of each NPC and how they interact with physics calculations.A new update for Dragon's Dogma 2 is avai…

New York Comic Con 2024 has officially begun and promises another weekend of big announcements in the world of movies, TV, video games, comics, and so much more. There's a lot to look forward to and this roundup will ensure you don't miss a thing.While the show has just begun, there have already been some exciting reveals, including a trailer and release date for Dune: Prophecy, a new look at some upcoming MCU projects, a glimpse at the future of current Dragon Ball games, a new comic series where Doctor Doom is emperor of the Marvel Universe, and much more.You can check out all the news below, and be sure to keep checking back as we will be updating this page with all the biggest moments from NYCC!

HBO Prequel Series Dune: Prophecy…

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