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Nostalgic DC Fans Reminisce On Their Most Anticipated Canceled Projects

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures Before the DC Universe was not even officially the DC Extended Universe, Warner Bros., and their then-visionary Zack Snyder unveiled a large slate of projects that went into pre-development stages right before Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. A whole line of movies would be released in the next decade and included some exciting titles. It was clearly a plan to match the pride and fame of DC’s counterpart, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and make a place for DC Comics characters…

Overwatch 2’s director explains why its big PvE mode was canceled

Game director Aaron Keller published a blog in which he apologized for the seemingly sudden cancellation of a portion of Overwatch 2’s PvE content. The blog also shared some detail about the origins of Overwatch PvE, the shifting vision for the content, and why the team decided to axe it.Earlier this week, in a developer livestream that shared the rest of Overwatch 2’s 2023 roadmap, Keller and executive producer Jared Neuss made the shocking announcement that highly anticipated Hero Mode — one part of the game’s PvE…

‘Overwatch 2’ director explains why hero missions were canceled

When Blizzard announced earlier this week that it had canceled Overwatch 2 hero missions, a central part of its player vs. environment (PvE) story mode, fans were none too pleased. So director Aaron Keller published a blog post today to ease the concerns and offer more transparency about the development team’s “incredibly difficult decision.” Hero missions, revealed in 2019, were designed to provide a “deeply repayable” branch of the game based on RPG-like talent trees. Although progression would have been separate from…

‘Starbucks racism’ fame led to DEI project. It was canceled

Few know the names Michelle Saahene or Melissa DePino. But millions have heard the beginning of their story.They were witnesses at a Philadelphia Starbucks five years ago when two Black businessmen asked to use the restroom and a white barista called police, who led the men away in handcuffs.“They didn’t do anything!” Saahene shouted as another customer recorded the confrontation.Saahene and DePino didn’t know each other. But in their shock and anger, the two women started talking, and after DePino got a copy of the…

Overwatch 2’s canceled PVE mode is a big disappointment

When Overwatch 2 was first announced, I had good reason to be excited. I always enjoyed the series’ first installment, but I always wished there was more to it. As someone who’s not a skilled competitive player, I wanted more ways to interact with the shooter that didn’t just involve me going on big losing streaks. So I was elated when Blizzard announced it would bring a full PVE mode to the sequel. Finally, I’d have a way to get invested in the world and characters of Overwatch and progress through a solo campaign…

The Chicks on being canceled by Nashville: ‘It set us free’

When the Chicks aren’t working, the three members keep a group text going to stay in touch about band matters and about one another’s families — and to trade jokes, “the more inappropriate the better,” says lead singer Natalie Maines.If people could read what they write, the 48-year-old adds with a laugh, “we’d be canceled 10 times over already.”This summer, the Grammy-winning pop-country trio — which also includes sisters Martie Maguire, 53, and Emily Strayer, 50 — are on the road, touring behind their most recent…

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Switch Version Canceled, Launches For Xbox One And PS4 On May 11

Marvel's Midnight Suns, the tactical role-playing game from 2022, is finally releasing on Xbox One and PS4 on May 11, but developer Firaxis also shared the bad news that the Nintendo Switch version of the game will no longer be releasing.In a blog post sharing the release date for both the final DLC pack, Blood Storm--which features Storm of the X-Men--and the Xbox One and PS4 versions, Firaxis briefly mentioned that the Nintendo Switch version of Marvel's Midnight Suns is "no longer planned." Not much…

Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Nintendo Switch port is canceled

Superhero strategy game Marvel’s Midnight Suns is getting its long-delayed Xbox One and PS4 port on May 11, but there’s some bad news for Nintendo Switch owners: The Switch version of the game has been canceled. 2K Games and Firaxis released Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a card-based strategy game focusing on the supernatural side of the Marvel comic book universe, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S last December. While Digital Trends enjoyed the game, it underperformed financially and the game’s director left…

The Switch version of ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ has been canceled

Five months after Marvel's Midnight Suns , the game will at last land on last-gen consoles. Firaxis' turn-based RPG will hit Xbox One and PS4 on May 11th. There's a disappointing update for those who've been waiting for Marvel's Midnight Suns to come to Nintendo Switch, however. That version is "no longer planned," according to . In other words, Firaxis and publisher 2K have canceled the Switch port. That may not be a huge surprise, given the extra time that Firaxis already needed to get the PS4 and Xbox One versions…

Nick Cannon is glad ‘Red Table Talk’ has been canceled

Nick Cannon clearly isn’t a fan of accountability laid out on the table.The host of “The Masked Singer” and father of 12 said Friday morning on his new live radio show, “The Daily Cannon” — which premiered this week on Amp, Amazon’s radio app — that he was glad Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Red Table Talk” was canceled this week. The Facebook Watch show hosted by three generations of women — Pinkett Smith; her 22-year-old daughter, Willow Smith; and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Pinkett Smith’s mother — was axed along with all…