Alexander Turner

It was inevitable, and now it’s happened: Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed $1 billion at the globally box office. After another successful weekend in theaters, the Marvel movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman has earned $1.029 billion worldwide. That includes $494.3 million from North America and $535.1 million from international markets, according to Variety.It’s the second movie of 2024 to pass $1 billion, following Pixar’s Inside Out 2; that film is under the Disney umbrella just like Deadpool & Wolverine.Deadpool & Wolverine should soon pass 2019’s Joker ($1.07 billion) to hold the record for highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.Variety reported that Deadpool & Wolverine is now the 11th MCU movie to reach $1 billion and the 31st Disney movie ove…

The Fall 2024 launch of BioWare’s long-awaited fantasy RPG, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, is only a few months away, and the game is bringing a number of changes to the Dragon Age formula–including a reduction in the level of control players have over companions in combat. In a recent interview with GamesRadar, BioWare explained the reasoning behind its decision to rework The Veilguard’s companion combat system.”[The Veilguard] is a much higher actions-per-minute game,” game director Corinne Busche explained. “It is more technically demanding on the player. So when we tried allowing you full control of your companions as well, what we’ve found is it wasn’t actually adding to the experience. In fact, in some ways it was detrimental, given the demanding nature of just controlling your own char…