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Wednesday15th May 2024
News Strategy Legend Jake Solomon Explains Where Marvel's Midnight Suns Went Wrong
“I think cards were a major problem"
The announcement that Jake Solomon, first amongst the legendary Sid Meier's pupils, had left Firaxis to start his studio, Midsummer Studios, comes as a surprise, especially with the switch from strategy to the life sim genre. Looking towards the opportunity to create something entirely different, Soloman...
Thursday1st Jun 2023
Around 30 employees affected
Firaxis, the venerable strategy game studio behind legendary franchises like XCOM (the reboots) and Civilization, has been hit with a round of layoffs. As reported by Axios, as many as 30 employees have been let go from the company, which is owned by parent company Take-Two Interactive and published by 2K Games. After a...
Tuesday2nd May 2023
News Final Midnight Suns DLC, PS4 Version Both Launch on 11th May
There's a Storm coming
2K Games has announced both the final Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and the base game's PS4 version will release next week on 11th May 2023. The last expansion features Storm from the X-Men, and she brings with her the normal set of new story missions, Abbey upgrades, and abilities as Deadpool, Venom, and Morbius did before her...
Monday27th Mar 2023
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Free Trial Extended on PS5 Following Disruption
Playable free until Thursday
Curious about Marvel's Midnight Suns on PS5? If you've been eager to give the tactical superhero game a try, a free trial for all players has been running over the weekend. However, thanks to some unfortunate errors, it hasn't been working for everybody. The good news is that this blip has now been resolved, and to make...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News Make Friends with Venom in Redemption DLC for Marvel's Midnight Suns
Makes amends next week on PS5
Marvel’s Midnight Suns may not have sold to 2K Games’ expectations, but it’s still a great strategy title that’s well worth giving a go. Fortunately, you have no excuse not to if you’re a PS Plus Premium subscriber, as a
Monday6th Feb 2023
News Social Strategy Marvel's Midnight Suns Was a Critical Darling But Commercial Flop
Dead cruel
A few months removed from the release of Marvel’s Midnight Suns, we’re still not entirely sure what to think of it. The game certainly felt different to your bog-standard superhero fare: it fused Slay the Spire deck-building with grid-based strategy gameplay and a Fire Emblem: Three Houses-inspired social simulation aspect. It was...
Friday27th Jan 2023
News Midnight Suns, F1 Manager Both Get PS Plus Premium Trials
Play both for hours
PS Plus Premium has had a refresh of its Time Limited Trials list, adding in Marvel's Midnight Suns and F1 Manager 2022. The former you'll be able to play for two hours with an active subscription while the latter offers three hours. If you
Tuesday24th Jan 2023
News Deadpool Gets the Spicy Deep Dive Treatment in Marvel's Midnight Suns
En Fuego!
Everyone's favourite mercenary is making his long-awaited Marvel's Midnight Suns debut later in the week, when The Good, The Bad, and The Undead DLC drops on 26th January. Outside of weaponised puns and lethally bad jokes, Deadpool can inflict some serious hurt via his En Fuego combat mechanic. Each time he takes out an enemy, it builds a...
Thursday19th Jan 2023
News Deadpool Deals Big Damage in Marvel's Midnight Suns Next Week
Not dead yet
Marvel's Midnight Suns gets its first DLC pack next week on the 26th January, titled The Good, The Bad, and The Undead. As you might have guessed, one of its selling points is the introduction of Deadpool to the game's already diverse character roster. He's described as "an in-your face damage dealer wielding 10 unique Hero abilities"...
Thursday1st Dec 2022
News You Can Pet the Dog and Even the Cat in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Full Trophy list reveals all
The Marvel's Midnight Suns Trophy list has revealed a vitally important mechanic that Firaxis Games has been keeping under wraps: you can pet both a dog and a cat back at home base. Viewable in full on Exophase, you'll earn a bronze Trophy for stroking a pup called Charlie 15 days in a row, and then you earn another one...
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Cinematic Launch Trailer Sets High Stakes Ahead of Release
No more Sanctum
Flying just below the radar this week is the impending arrival of Marvel's Midnight Suns. Developed by XCOM studio Firaxis, this game combines its turn-based strategy chops with beloved comic book heroes, and it's looked fairly promising since its announcement. After a couple of delays, the title is very nearly here, and so it's...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News Prepare for the Launch of Marvel's Midnight Suns with 'Special' Livestream
Rise up
We're getting very close to the release of Marvel's Midnight Suns at this point. The turn-based strategy game from Firaxis combines XCOM-style missions with superheroes we all know and love, and it's looking pretty promising. Before the 2nd December launch, the team is gearing up for one more showing. The developer has announced a "special...
Thursday17th Nov 2022
News The Abbey Serves as Both Command Centre and Homey Hangout in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Home is where the heroes hang
We've had plenty of character deep-dive trailers from Marvel's Midnight Suns, focusing on the abilities and combat techniques of characters like Ghost Rider and Captain Marvel. Today we got something a little bit different, an exploration of The Abbey, which
Monday7th Nov 2022
News Ghost Rider Takes Centre Stage in Marvel's Midnight Suns Latest Gameplay Showcase
Hellfire is powerful, but it comes at a cost...
The latest Marvel's Midnight Suns character showcase is all about Ghost Rider himself. In a fun twist, the video opens with a cameo of the original Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, but players will take command of the Robbie Reyes iteration of the character in-game. Ghost Rider's role on the battlefield is...
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, Storm All Part of Midnight Suns Season Pass
Plus new story missions, upgrades, and skins
Firaxis Games has announced that Deadpool, Morbius, Venom, and Storm will all be heading to Marvel's Midnight Suns after launch thanks to the game's season pass. This follows Deadpool's takeover of the title's Twitter account, where he scribbled over screenshots and revealed some of the DLC characters by...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
News Deadpool Takes Over Midnight Suns Twitter Profile, Leaks DLC Superhero
Storm joins the roster after launch
Deadpool really wants to be in Marvel's Midnight Suns, so much so that he's hacked into its official Twitter account and begun scribbling over screenshots and leaking DLC characters. The profile's name is now #DeadpoolSuns and its main description reveals: "DEADPOOL here! I have taken COMPLETE control of this...
News Deadpool Is Demanding to Be in Marvel's Midnight Suns, in Typically Meta Fashion
#DeadpoolSuns
Everybody's favourite "merc with a mouth" wants to be in Marvel's Midnight Suns, apparently. The fourth-wall-breaking antihero Deadpool has taken over the game's social media accounts, indicating that could be coming to the turn-based tactical RPG. A series of Tweets promoting the character's many skills (which include both...
Monday17th Oct 2022
News Nico Minoru Doubles Down on Random Elements in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Another hero highlighted
One thing that's nice about Marvel's Midnight Suns is it isn't relying solely on the most established superheroes in its catalogue. The likes of Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain America are in the mix, for sure, but we're somewhat more interested in the lesser known characters. One such example is Nico, who's the focus of...
Saturday8th Oct 2022
News The Half-Vampire Blade Joins the Growing Marvel's Midnight Suns Roster
Half-human, half-vampire, all hero
Marvel's Midnight Suns are set to assemble on PS5 on 2nd December (with previous-gen versions coming at a later date), and we got a series of trailers introducing us to the Daywalker himself, the half-vampire Blade. We learn more about the character's history and see how he performs on the battlefield. You would...
Monday26th Sep 2022
News Magik Will Have You Thinking with Portals in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Illyana Rasputina highlighted in new video
With Marvel's Midnight Suns approaching its new release date of 2nd December, developer Firaxis is continuing to highlight a few of its superhero characters. Next in line is Magik, a mutant from the X-Men universe who is capable of opening up portals in time and space. While not as well known as Iron Man or...
Friday9th Sep 2022
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Locks In PS5 Release Date with New Gameplay Trailer
Just about releasing in 2022
Fans feared that Marvel's Midnight Suns was looking at a 2023 release following a recent delay, but this latest trailer locks the game in for a 2022 launch — on PS5, at least. Firaxis' tactical take on the superhero genre launches 2nd December 2022, but only on current-gen hardware. If you're looking to play it on PS4,...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Protagonist, The Hunter, Gets Gameplay Deep-Dive
We can be heroes
Earlier this week, we met The Hunter, Marvel's Midnight Suns customisable protagonist and player surrogate. Today we got an extended trailer looking at how you can make The Hunter your own in a new gameplay deep-dive. Fully customisable, both visually and in terms of in-game abilities, The Hunter can be used to fill any gaps, or...
Monday5th Sep 2022
News Meet The Hunter, Your Customisable Player Surrogate in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Yes, you can pet the Hellhound
A new trailer for Marvel's Midnight Suns has been released, this time focusing on The Hunter, an original character created for the game but one that is justified and given grounding in the expansive Marvel Universe lore. The Hunter is the child of Lillith, the Mother of Demons, an antagonist who has intervened during...
Monday22nd Aug 2022
News Chaos Reigns In Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Showcasing Scarlet Witch
Sorceress supreme
Marvel's Midnight Suns was recently delayed from its 7th October release date, and while we don't have a firm release window (Midnight Suns is expected to launch sometime before March 2023), what we do have is a new gameplay trailer, this time focusing on Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch, AKA Wanda Maximoff, is widely regarded as one...
Tuesday16th Aug 2022
News Wolverine Up Next in Marvel's Midnight Suns Character Showcase
Putting claws to use
The fan-favourite Wolverine is the latest superhero to be treated to a character deep dive for the now delayed Marvel's Midnight Suns, joining the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain Marvel. A whole six minutes of gameplay details how James Howlett will play on the tactical battlefield, utilising his...
Wednesday10th Aug 2022
News Captain Marvel's Playstyle Is Geared Towards Punishing Counters in Marvel's Midnight Suns
The old one-two punch
The latest character in Marvel's Midnight Suns to get the spotlight treatment is Captain Marvel, AKA Carol Danvers, and in a new trailer, we get to see the ways in which she can dominate the battlefield. Captain Marvel uses a unique mechanic that revolves around her Binary ability. You fill the Binary meter by using action...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Delay Could Mean a 2023 Release Date on PS5, Later on PS4
No longer 7th October
Marvel's Midnight Suns is the latest game to be hit with a delay, but said delay may not be quite as long as you think. Take-Two's latest earnings report reveals that the upcoming RPG has been moved out of its previous 7th October release slot, and no new date has been given. However, the publisher says that it's still...
Friday22nd Jul 2022
News Spider-Man Swings Into Action in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Spidey sense is tingling
Everyones favourite web-head is the latest hero to be highlighted in Marvel's Midnight Suns, the upcoming tactical RPG from Firaxis Studios. Previously, we've seen Iron Man and Captain America get their time in the limelight. Spider-Man comes out swinging with all his usual t
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News Iron Man Is All About Buffing His Own Attacks in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Character video shows the power of redraw
A little while back, we saw a Marvel's Midnight Suns video that put the spotlight on Captain America, showcasing the hero's playstyle in the upcoming turn-based strategy game. Now, it's the turn of Iron Man, and rather fittingly, his moveset looks to prioritise himself over anything else. What we mean by...
Monday11th Jul 2022
News Captain America Is a Big Beefy Tank in Marvel's Midnight Suns Character Trailer
Shield your eyes
Marvel's Midnight Suns is shaping up nicely, bringing superheroes into the realm of turn-based strategy. It looks to be in safe hands over at Firaxis, best known for the XCOM series, and this latest video shows that off with a deep dive on just one of its characters. Captain America is put in the spotlight in this first in a series...
