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Although the vast majority of The Fantastic Four: Fist Steps takes place in the very specific Marvel dimension of Earth-828 by the end of 2026, this super-family will find themselves in the mainline Marvel Universe, Earth-199999, presumably, as part of a new version of the Avengers. First Steps has a fairly self-contained ending, but there’s still a very big hint as to how this eventual crossover will take place.

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As most of the online Battlefield community will tell it, Battlefield 6 doesn’t have to do a whole lot to win back its beleaguered but forgiving fans. Nearly all the gripes that players have had with the series these last nine years stem from developers straying from Battlefield’s identity. Cutting traditional Battlefield classes, changing how primary weapons work, a Battle Royale mode, a half-baked inclimate weather mechanic; all avoidable stumbles that nobody asked for. With Battlefield 6 on the horizon, this feels like the best opportunity yet to make good on delivering the back-to-basics, no-frills modern take on the multiplayer shooter players have been asking for since 2016.

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