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Image: Sony Pictures/MarvelThe days to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse get shorter and shorter, and anticipation for the animated movie is at an all-time high. Right now, the film’s greatest selling point is how it plans to go bigger than before, with Miles Morales meeting Spider-characters at a number much greater than the five travelers from the 2018 film. And in the case of some of those Spiders, he won’t just be hanging and swinging alongside them, he’ll also be visiting their neck of the woods.Empire Magazine has…

One of the most-discussed elements of technology in recent times has been artificial intelligence, thanks in part to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Some are wondering how advancements to AI may impact the future of video games, and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer believes AI can help games grow to another level."The intersection of AI and gaming has always been there. And now the AI capability on the planet is just getting bigger and bigger," Spencer said in an interview with XboxOn.Microsoft recently partnered with…

In a new interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussed the reasons behind the Activision Blizzard acquisition and the company's policy on console exclusivity.Speaking to XboxOn, Phil Spencer claimed that Xbox is focused on June's showcase, but other news will be on the way. Spencer also mentioned that Everwild, from developer Rare, is still in development. When asked about the response to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Spencer said, "For the Xbox community, there's a lot of anticipation... for the…

Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a 2023-24 season that will pay tribute to the hall and its architect, the orchestra is expected to announce Tuesday — on Gehry’s 94th birthday.This fall’s Disney Hall lineup will call back to Oct. 3, 2003, when a Times article titled “Disney Hall opens to fanfare” began: “With a parade of stretch limos and the sort of celebrity buzz that Los Angeles usually reserves for Oscar night, a…

Christopher Condon, Phil Hester, Melissa Flores, Jordan Thomas, Shaky Kane and more add to Xino, a new sci-fi anthology series from Oni PressRight now, as ComicsPRO 2023 is beginning in Pittsburgh, PA, Oni is continuing to roll out its promised slate of news and announcements. Sierra Hahn had signed on as the publisher's new Editor-in-Chief. Yesterday, they announced that former Third Eye Comics retailer Michael Torma was also coming aboard as to lead the company's sales strategy, while promoting editor Desiree Rodriguez…

Veteran actor Phil Davis has said he has resigned his Bafta membership in protest at a number of aspects of Sunday’s televised awards ceremony, including the omission of Bernard Cribbins from the In Memoriam section.Describing the show as “an embarrassing travesty”, Davis – best known for a string of films and TV shows including Quadrophenia, Vera Drake, and Whitechapel – announced his resignation on social media. He added: “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeVeteran actor Phil Davis has announced he has quit Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) over its 2023 awards show, which he called “embarrassing”.In a blistering indictment of Sunday’s (19 February) ceremony, Davis – who starred as the first killer in Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock saga – tweeted: “The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. “Cutting deserving…

Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo.Image: LucasfilmLet’s face facts. The odds of Alden Ehrenreich returning to the role of Han Solo probably aren’t great. Solo: A Star Wars Story was successful, but not to the level of its Star Wars predecessors. And while appreciation for the movie has grown in the years since its release, you just get the sense that Lucasfilm is done with it, even with a potential Lando show floating in the air. However, Ehrenreich has always said he could come back if asked—and in a new interview, he gave a…

Marvel will have Daredevil and Echo TV series for next year, so it's about time to start pumping out the comic books in preparation.We are getting a new Daredevil: Born Again TV series. And a new Echo TV series. So, naturally, we are getting a Daredevil & Echo comic book in May from Marvel Comics to give people something to buy in the lead up, or immediately afterwards. And it's by Black Eyed Peas' Taboo as well as oft-collaborator B. Earl and Star Wars artist Phil Noto. "Matt Murdock and Maya Lopez are back…

Microsoft recently laid off 10,000 people, and the cuts included people working on Xbox. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer commented on and defended the cuts in a new interview with IGN.He told the site that, as the leader of the Xbox division, he has a responsibility to "create a safe place where people can do their best work." With these latest layoffs, which impacted 343, Bethesda, The Coalition, and other Xbox teams, Spencer admitted, "I haven't succeeded at that."Spencer went on to say that he is not…