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Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
The best Marvel game you (probably) skipped is free for Prime Day — and it's not the only gaming freebie at Amazon right now
Prime Gaming is one of the best Amazon Prime benefits year-round, but the offerings have gone into overdrive for Prime Day 2025. Right now, you can score 29 free video games via the gaming hub, and that includes the fantastic, and overlooked, Marvel's Midnight Suns. If you're unaware of Prime Gaming, it's included with all Amazon Prime subscribers as standard and offers a rotating selection of completely free PC games. These aren't just little time-wasters or bargain bin picks either. We're talking about major blockbuster games from juggernaut franchises. There are currently 29 free games to choose from, but my pick of the bunch is definitely the brilliant and extremely content-rich Marvel's Midnight Suns. Marvel's Midnight Suns: FREE (w/ Prime) @ AmazonIn Marvel's Midnight Suns, you create your own hero, known as The Hunter, and then set out on a world-saving mission to defeat the fearsome Lilith. Mixing strategic turn-based battles that utilize a customizable deck-building system, with a superhero life sim, Midnight Suns is a unique blend that lets you fight alongside the biggest heroes in Marvel's roster, and then befriend them at your home base. It's a lengthy tactical RPG that Marvel fans won't want to miss. This 2022 superhero title from developer Firaxis mashes together a tactical battle system with surprisingly gripping life-sim elements, letting you team up with some of Marvel's most iconic heroes by day, and then befriend them at your home base in the evening. Because who doesn't want to go fishing with Captain America or play chess against Iron Man and Doctor Strange? In our Marvel's Midnight Suns review, we praised the game for delivering 'satisfying strategic battles, as well as a full-fledged superhero social sim.' Plus, it's jam-packed with Marvel heroes from Wolverine and Spider-Man to Scarlet Witch and Ghost Rider. The cast is expanded further via optional DLC to include fan-favorites like Deadpool, Venom, and the X-Men's Storm. Unfortunately, despite its high-quality and well-conceived mixture of strategic turn-based battles and Persona-like social sim elements, not to mention its meaty length (even a rushed playthrough will take you around 50 hours), the game was a sales disappointment. So, if you skipped it at launch, don't miss your chance to correct that error for free via Amazon Prime Gaming. Not a Marvel fan or already played Midnight Suns? That's no problem, Midnight Suns is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Prime Gaming freebies. Right now, you can also pick up free copies of Football Manager 2024, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft. Amazon Prime: for $139/yearAmazon Prime gives shoppers access to a whole host of benefits, Prime Gaming among them. Also included is free shipping on over 100 million products, plus access to additional services like Prime Video and Prime Music. You can pay an annual $139 fee or choose a monthly plan at $14.99. And these are just some of the 29 PC games currently available for free on Prime Gaming. To claim any (or all of them), head over to the Prime Gaming hub, and then click the 'claim game' button on the title(s) you want, follow the simple on-screen instructions and you'll be playing your free game in no time. Plus, each title is yours to keep even if your Prime subscription expires. Prime Day 2025 is offering a host of excellent gaming deals across PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox, and while deep discounts are pretty unmissable, it's hard to beat free games. Especially when the free games are of the caliber of Marvel's Midnight Suns. So, even if you're planning to keep your wallet locked down over Prime Day, don't miss these epic gaming freebies on Amazon.
Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Here's all the stuff you can get free this Prime Day
What's better than getting epic deals during the Prime Day sales? How about getting stuff for free! While Amazon has reduced the prices of thousands of products across the site, there are some great offers that net you loads of cool stuff without having to pay a cent. Well, apart from your Amazon Prime account. So what can you get? How about $100 worth of games with Prime Gaming, including the extremely underrated Marvel's Midnight Suns. How about 3 months of free Kindle Unlimited, so you can get all your summer reading ready for vacation? Free months of Amazon Music... The list goes on. There are plenty of coupon codes as well to help you save money on the likes of Grubhub. Let's goooo! So you're not going to get any of the below (or the Prime Day deals overall) without one of these. If you haven't already had a free trial, you get 30 days of Prime benefits without having to pay a cent — Prime TV, next-day delivery, and, of course, Amazon Prime Day deals. Grab this one today to make sure you get the very best Prime Day deals. This is one of the best freebies right now — that's around $40 worth of Amazon Music Unlimited subscription for nothing at all. You'll get full access to the Hi-res streaming service, as well as the spatial audio tracks that you can listen to with compatible devices. After the 3 months is up you'll be back to paying $11.99 per month. Get your summer reading list all sorted with a free Kindle Unlimited account. That gets you access to 4 million different books, ready to read on your Kindle app or your Kindled device. Once the trial is over, you'll have to pay $11.99 per month to keep it going. If you're a first-time user of Amazon Photos user, you can get some extra credit to go with your unlimited Prime Photos account. Upload some pics to the service, and you'll get a $15 credit to spend on some of those epic Prime Day deals. As every year, there are loads of games fresh for the claiming at the Amazon Prime Gaming page. That's Football Manager 2024, Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces II, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Amnesia the Dark Descent, Star Wars Rebellion, Saints Row Re-elected, Tomb Raider I,II,III remastered, TOEM, Saints Row II... the list goes on, and on. Want to get some money off your next Grubhub order? Link your Prime Account to your Grubhub account, and use the code PRIME50 to get 50% off your order. While this isn't strictly free, it's still a massive discount on one of my personal favorite ways of listening to my favorite books. That's a saving of $14 per month overall, although you will be back up to the full monthly price when the three months is over. You get to keep all the Audiobooks you've grabbed with your credits at the end of your three months as well, which is a big bonus. There are plenty more deals to be had this Prime Day — make sure you check out our Prime Day live blog to make sure you're staying on top of all the latest sales and offers.
Engadget
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Amazon offers four more free games for Prime Day, including Marvel's Midnight Suns
The 2025 edition of Prime Day is upon us and, as expected, Amazon is offering Prime members an extra batch of games at no additional cost. Four more PC titles are now available to Prime Gaming subscribers, namely Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Marvel's Midnight Suns and Football Manager 2024. All of these are redeemable via the Epic Games Store save for Dark Forces II, which you can snag via GOG. The highly acclaimed Dark Forces II carries on the story of Kyle Katarn, a young mercenary who has infiltrated the Empire and learns he has a connection to the Force. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first-person survival horror title from 2010. Critics praised its novel 'sanity" gameplay feature, smart writing and immersive nature, and it is regarded as one of the most influential games in its genre. Marvel's Midnight Suns is a much more recent game. This is a 2022 turn-based tactical RPG from Firaxis, which is also known for the Civilization and XCOM series. Although the game struggled commercially, it was broadly critically acclaimed. As for Football Manager 2024 , that remains the most recent entry in the long-running (and time-absorbing) soccer management sim series. Sports Interactive cancelled the 2025 edition in February after months of delays due to development issues. The next instalment should arrive later this year, including the major technical and visual upgrades that were promised for FM25 . In the meantime, you can scoop up the previous edition for zilch if you're a Prime member. However, you'll only have until 11:59PM PT on July 11 to do so. The other three titles will remain in the Prime Gaming lineup for the rest of the month. Along with these freebies, Amazon is offering various discounts on the Luna Controller during Prime Day in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Belgium. In the US, Amazon has slashed the price of the Luna Controller by 43 percent to $40. A bundle that includes one month of Luna+ access is the same price (also 43 percent off). Meanwhile, a bundle of the controller and the Fire TV Stick 4K will currently run you $60 , which is half off. Remember that you'll need to be a Prime member to take advantage of these deals.
Gizmodo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Marvel's ‘Midnight Suns' Movie Might Have Found a New Leader
Meet the expansive supporting cast of The Life of Chuck. Netflix teases the style of its Ghostbusters animated series. Plus, what's coming on Murderbot and Wednesday. To me, my spoilers! Midnight Suns A new report from scooper Daniel Richtman (via Comic Book) suggests that Marvel is pivoting its Midnight Suns project to be built around Ghost Rider. Incidents Around the House Deadline reports Dichen Lachman has joined the cast of Rob Savage's upcoming film adaptation of Josh Malerman's supernatural horror Incidents Around the House,in a currently undisclosed role. The Life of Chuck A new Life of Chuck featurette discusses Heather Langenkamp, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Matthew Lillard, David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, Annalise Basso, and Harvey Guillen's supporting roles. Brick A mysterious black wall prevents a couple from leaving their apartment in the trailer for Brick, coming to Netflix this July 10. Ironheart Speaking to The Direct, Dominique Thorne teased where she would like Riri to go in a second season, before adding 'no, no, not yet' when asked if a season 2 was in the works. Actually don't think I can even say that without spoiling everything.I would like to see her explore the full range of other options presented to her in season 1… I think this time around, once again, her mind is opened about what actually exists in the world, realizing that it's much bigger than what she thought even in her hometown, that things are so much bigger and there's a lot more going on than she ever cared to know or to understand. Untitled Ghostbusters Animated Series Speaking at the Annecy Festival, Dominique Bazay stated the upcoming Ghostbusters animated series at Netflix is 'Ghostbusters like you've never seen it. We're working with Flying Bark in Sydney and a brand new team in Madrid. Our goal is never photorealism but something tactile and tangible.' [Variety] Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Also at Annecy, showrunner Eric Robles stated Strangers Things: Tales From '85 has been looking at the The Real Ghostbusters as its 'north star' during production. It was silly but had a handful of dark, creepy episodes and we just kept talking about that. That became the north star for us. [Ghostbusters News] Murderbot Spoiler TV has photos from today's new episode of Murderbot. Click through to see the rest. Wednesday Spoiler TV also has new images from the second season premiere of Wednesday. More at the link. Resident Alien Finally, Spoiler TV additionally has photos from tonight's new episode of Resident Alien. Head over to see the rest.
WIRED
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- WIRED
Meet the Game Developer Turning Fanfic Into Deadpool DLC
Mar 18, 2025 9:15 AM When Emma Kidwell started working on new content for Marvel's Midnight Suns , she turned to her fanfic roots. She isn't the only one following the rules of fan-written stories to develop fresh ideas. Emma Kidwell photographed in San Francisco on March 17, 2025. Photograph: Darrell Jackson Before she started writing video games, Emma Kidwell loved Twilight fanfiction. Her 'bad, self-insert' stories found a home on DeviantArt, an online community where people posted fan art, original work, and so much more. 'The low barrier of entry made it very accessible,' Kidwell says. Her writing turned into role-playing in forums, and Twilight fandom gave way to a love of video games like Mass Effect . Today, Kidwell is a writer for Firaxis Games and a rising star in the world of game narrative. Her work includes Hindsight , Borderlands 4 , Life Is Strange 2 , and Sid Meier's Civilization VII ; she's been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 and The Game Awards' Future Class of 2023. This week, she's hosting the annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. All of that is happening alongside her talk about how writing in fandoms as a kid helped her write DLC for Marvel's Midnight Suns . Writing fanfiction, it turns out, isn't so different from writing licensed characters. 'I'm role-playing when I'm writing Marvel IP for Firaxis,' Kidwell says. 'Fanfiction gave me that foundation to build off of.' Fanfiction has often been considered a lower form of writing, as either self indulgent or outrageously erotic, the sort of work one does in secret. In the internet culture pantheon, few fanfic writers have ever achieved fame, and those that have sometimes do so for the salacious nature of their work. 'My Immortal,' an infamous Harry Potter fanfic, is still referenced in interviews even today. Writers such as E.L. James, who created the Fifty Shades series (originally a Twilight fanfic), however, have begun to turn their work into something profitable. Others, like Kidwell, have turned it into a runway for their careers. 'I think because of fanfiction's relationship to marginalized communities, it wasn't initially seen as being a valid form of writing,' Kidwell says. Clearly, that's wrong. The gaming and fanfic communities make for a harmonious marriage. The story-driven nature of most games means plenty of fodder for fans craving new narratives, but writers on well-known sites like Archive of Our Own can—and will turn—anything into an original story. Even Tetris. 'Fanfiction is your sandbox,' Kidwell says. 'You get to play. There are no rules. You get comfortable playing around with characters that aren't yours and doing whatever the hell you want with them.' For Midnight Suns , Kidwell was given four characters to choose from, including Deadpool and Storm. Whatever she wrote would be based on the comic versions of the characters, not their cinematic counterparts. While researching both characters, she had a revelation: 'This is really similar to what I would think about when creating an original character in a role-playing setting. How would this character fit in with other established characters?' Writers in Kidwell's position still have to stick to the rules of the franchise, including its story canon. That hasn't kept Kidwell from being able to tell the stories she wants. 'I think a big, common misconception with IP writing is that it's super restrictive,' Kidwell says. 'But I think there's a lot of creative freedom within certain boundaries because you get to inject a little piece of yourself into these characters. It's just kind of like a puzzle: figure out how you can do it authentically and how you can do it in a way that makes sense for the game.' Kidwell still role-plays in her spare time. Right now, she's deep into the Dragon Age community. 'I see IP writing as kind of the in-between,' she says of fanfiction and fiction. It's a natural next step in role-playing: 'I'm just doing it in a professional setting now.'
