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Down to three You know what isn’t moving forward?Luke CageSeason 3. Hot off the heels ofIron Fist’scancellation, it seems thatLuke Cageis the next Marvel Netflix show on the chopping block. Despite Netflix saying earlier that they were “super happy” with how all of their Marvel shows were performing, it’s clear thatLuke Cagewasn’t among those shows. Although there’s no specific explanation for why the series was canceled, rumors have been spreading that there were creative differences on where to take the third season which led to conflict in the writer’s room....

I can’t have been the only one to do a double take when word about Monolith Production’sGotham City Impostorsgot out. Warner Bros. has sent over additional information, including the targeted platforms: PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360 — all via digital distribution. The game is described by senior VP of production and development Samantha Ryan as “an exaggerated take on first-person shooters.” We already know that this is a multiplayer-centric game featuring teams of, well, impostors....

A lot of viewers today, I guess We’re pretty used to movies getting sequels before they’re even released (hell, some get them before they even begin shooting), but television has been slower to pick up on the trend. Probably because they want to avoid awkward situations likeThe Mummy. However, Netflix is probably the fastest to turn around renewals and they’ve done so quickly for theirCastlevaniamini-series. Season 2 has been announced just hours after all four episodes of the show went live this morning....

It’s in Japanese though Another game that has seemingly been around for a while (it started preliminary development in 2004, but was only announced in 2015),Nioh, is nearly here, with an early February release in the west. Get up to speed in the latest story trailer, which sets the stage for the 1600s era demon world, in which Japan consists of multiple warring nations before the reign of Tokugawa. It’s likeYo-Kai Watch,but instead of causing mischief, they kill people....

Speaking at Develop, Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarchandhas statedthat games don’t need producers, and that his company has dispensed with them altogether. Speaking in his production keynote, Lemarchand has talked about Naughty Dog’s lack of official producers, and its unique approach to game design. Naughty Dog’s games are “produced by the people who work on it – designers, team leads, programmers, even our co-presidents. Anyone who wants to step up and take responsibility for an aspect of the game… Is empowered to just stand up and start organizing....

New title unveiled at E3 We’ve known aboutSecret Legendfor a while, but it’s actually be renamed as Tunic during E3. A new trailer was shown during the PC Gaming Show, which will arrive on PC, Mac, Linux, and “consoles,” in 2018 — it looks perfect for the Switch! The trailer is really short but effective, and as our own Cory Arnold puts it — “it’s like if Link was a fox....

Oh shoot Over the last few months, a few dedicated fans have been researching how weapon recoil works inPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. While this is typically done to evaluate which weapons are the best or how to better utilize them in certain situations, the results of this testing have turned up an interesting conclusion. Instead of some guns just being outright better than others, it turns out the framerate ofPUBGdirectly affects the recoil of particular weapons....

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Lightis a new adventure for Lara, but it’s important to note that this is not a newTomb Raidergame.Guardian of Lightis about giving fans of the franchise something to hold them over until the next majorTomb Raideris released by offering a new feel, play style and more importantly, two-player co-op. I was weary at first with where Eidos was taking Lara, but I can easily say now that I’m really looking forward to the new game after getting my hands on it....

Wait. Who is playing Prologue?GT5is finally out! Someone is playing this old demo for some reason, and I’m kind of glad he decided to pop it in. Mathieu H.,on Twitter, has found a secret menu that opens up images of tracks like Nurburgring Nordschleife, Circuit de la Sarthe, and Tsukuba — tracks that weren’t supposed to be in this version. Here’s how you do it: Scroll down to “Miscellaneous” and do the following: while holding the R1 and L1 buttons, press the following buttons: DOWN RIGHT RIGHT DOWN RIGHT RIGHT DOWN RIGHT RIGHT DOWN RIGHT RIGHT finally press the START button....

There really aren’t enough opportunities in life to go searching for clues such as old documents and relics, which is why we play games and movies to simulate the experience. Fans of such detecting missions may enjoyInterpol, a new XBLA title from Sierra Online coming this fall. Your mission? To fulfill your job as an Interpol agent and track down the elusive Dr. Chaos by following a trail of his clues around the world....

Monkey Business Sony Japan appears to be feeling nostalgic about its goofy action seriesApe Escape,now approaching its 20th anniversary. Not only has the publisheropened a new Twitter account, but they have also released a neat retrospective video, looking back at the series and its siren-blaring simians. Ape Escapefirst launched on the PS1 back in 1999. The first release to require use of the DualShock controller, it tasked players with guide a kid, Spike, through a series of worlds on a mission to round up a posse of out-of-control monkeys....

Capcom released a new trailer at Comic-Con for the upcoming crossover fighting gameStreet Fighter X Tekkenin which four new characters were revealed. Keeping with the supposed tradition up to now, half of the characters are from theStreet Fighterseries, and the other half are from theTekkenseries. TheTekkencharacters include Steve and Yoshimitsu. Steve is introduced alongside fellowTekkenfighter Hwoarang, implying their official pairing in the tournament. It’s somewhat fitting as Hwoarang favors kicks for his attacks, while Steve is a fist-only boxer character....

This man is relentless! After being pestered by the millions of fans who don’t want to buy an Xbox One for Swery’s upcomingD4, the famed developerre-iteratedthat the game is in fact an exclusive. Once againspeaking to Gaming Bolt,Swery had a few more things to say on the subject, including the line, “Please don’t expect to be able to playD4on any platform besides the Xbox One.” He also expands on some of the core concepts in the game, like the ability to touch “momentos” to dive into the past and solve mysteries....