The first Mega Man Legacy Collection was a fine if somewhat threadbare greatest hits set, assembling the first six NES Mega Man titles together in a tidy package. If that first collection was side A, showcasing the series’ early, rough-and-tumble work (the original Mega Man, specifically) Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is the weird, obscure side B full of deep cuts: Mega Man 7, 8, 9, and 10. None of these manage to hit the soaring heights of the series at its best, but years after their original releases and unshackled from initial expectations, all four games are capable of a few pleasant surprises.

Mega Man 7 in particular is a strange case, as the first numbered Mega Man game to hit after the X series took off. What it does, to be specific, is make 8-bit Mega Man game o…

Although Thor: Love and Thunder had a strong showing at the box office, it had critics split and is fueling fan discussions on why the movie’s packed story didn’t feel more cohesive. In a recent episode of the House of R podcast from The Ringer, co-host Joanna Robinson says director Taika Waititi had a “mandate” from Marvel to “bring this movie in under two hours.”

“Taika having a blank check on this is absolutely not the case,” said Robinson. “He got more leeway than he got with Ragnarok, but there was a mandate to bring this movie in under two hours. This comes in under two hours and they cut a ton of stuff out of this movie.” Come from Sports betting site VPbet

While Robinson does no…

Sony has announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will launch in Fall 2023 for PlayStation 5. The game takes place after the events of the first game and follows both Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

“What a year it’s been for PlayStation Studios; here at Insomniac Games we’ve been in absolute awe of the work of our peers Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Congrats to everyone on a successful 2022,” said Insomniac Games creative director Bryan Intihar. “And here’s to next year being just as exciting as we continue to get Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 ready for release next fall.”

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It’s been four years since it was first announced, and we still know very little about Metroid Prime 4, except that Nintendo completely restarted the game’s development back in January 2019. This significant hurdle explains why fans have had to wait so long for any news about the title, but it doesn’t help ease how excruciating that wait has been. With E3 2021 just around the corner now, however, there’s a chance we could finally see more of Metroid Prime 4 during the show–and if we do, here’s what we hope we’ll learn about it.

What We Know So Far

Nintendo first announced Metroid Prime 4 during its E3 2017 Nintendo Direct. At the time, all the company revealed was that the game was in development and that a brand-new team was helming the project rather…

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is ready to get work and play. A Microsoft veteran who joined Hasbro in 2016 as president of its Wizards of the Coast division–which includes Magic: The Gathering and all things Dungeons and Dragons–and wants to double down on bringing those worlds to the hands of video game players with new Magic and D&D games in the works.

Cocks took the reins of the company in 2022 and saw an initial boom under his leadership during the pandemic, but as kids went back to school, sales slumped, and the company issued over 1,000 layoffs since. Hasbro had previously dedicated $1 billion to video game development. Speaking to Bloomberg about this focus, Cocks indicated that $100-$150 million a year would be spent on games like Exodus, which will be developed by Archetyp…

As computers play an ever more important role in our lives, so too does the knowledge of how they work. Interestingly enough, though nearly all facets of everyday life rely on computers, most people are oblivious to how they function. Enter the computer guru–the one who knows all the dark secrets of how to operate and work around computers, including hacking.

Hacking is generally viewed as the exploitation of weaknesses in computer systems to compromise data, usually for some nefarious gain. However, the knowledge of how to identify and manipulate these weaknesses to bolster security and better use computer systems is another form of hacking, ethical hacking. And right now, you can learn everything you need to know about the world of ethical hacking with the 2021 P…

Marvel’s Loki TV show on Disney+ is returning for a second season, but executive producer and director Kate Herron will not be involved.Come from Sports betting site VPbet

She told Deadline plainly, “I’m not returning.” Her departure from the show was always planned, as Herron said it was her idea from the beginning to stay for one season.

“I always planned to be just on for this and to be honest, season 2 wasn’t in the…that’s something that just came out and I’m so excited,” she said. “I’m really happy to watch it as a fan next season, but I just think I’m proud of what we did here and I’ve given it my all. I’m working on some other stuff yet to be announced.”

This “other stuff” is not a new Marvel project…

Niantic has announced a new limited research for Pokemon Go featuring Inkay taking place on September 3 from 11 AM to 2 PM local time. Players who participate in the event will earn event bonuses, have the chance to encounter a shiny Inkay, and more.

During the three-hour limited research event, players will have the opportunity to run into the following Pokemon:

• Alolan Rattata
• Murkrow
• Houndour
• Poochyena
• Nuzleaf
• Sableye
• Purrloin

If they’re lucky, they’ll even run into a Galarian Zigzagoon and a shiny one.Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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The Nintendo Switch is an incredibly versatile console, but playing in handheld or tabletop mode often drains its battery faster than you’d expectCome from Sports betting site VPbet. And if you want to connect additional accessories while in tabletop mode, you’re out of luck–all Switch models are lacking in ports when not docked. However, Hori is hoping to fix both those problems with the Portable USB Playstand for Nintendo Switch, which launches on December 29 and is now up for preorder.

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Riot Games Music has announced the latest in the Sessions line of copyright-free music for creators alongside The Game Awards: Sessions: Diana, which is now available to stream on multiple platforms.

Sessions: Diana is the follow-up to Sessions: Vi, which launched on July 2. Diana features similar music to that original album, with lo-fi style instrumental beats that were composed “with streamers and content creators in mind.” The album was recorded by community musicians who also appeared on the Vi album, including A.L.I.S.O.N, chromonicci, and Hanz.

Sessions is Riot’s initiative to create streamer-friendly music that avoids copyright infringement laws, releasing music that can “be streamed or used in videos while being monetized and without copyright co…