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Sony has been working on expanding its Spider-Man universe, and since it started working with Marvel, it seems like the franchise is moving in the right direction. A tweet from Exhibitor Relations stated that the first Spider-Man spin-off, Venom, will be coming to theaters on October 5, 2018.

Sony has a couple Spider-Man spin-offs planned, including Venom and Sinister Six, which were revealed in the infamous Sony hack back in 2015. Last year, reports came in that the Venom movie was moving forward with Dante Harper (Edge of Tomorrow) writing the script.

In addition, director Alex Kurtzman–director of the upcoming The Mummy reboot–will be at the helm of the Venom film. There is no news yet on the story for the upcoming film or if he will be introduced in this year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which already has a sequel in the works.

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The NPD Group has released its sales report for the United States during February 2017, including a top 10 list of the month’s best-selling games in terms of dollar sales.

Notably, the period tracked by NPD ends on February 25, which means Horizon Zero Dawn wasn’t yet out. For Honor led the way in the No.1 spot, while another big release, Nioh, made it to the No. 9 spot. The remainder of the list was primarily made up of the usual suspects.

January’s top 10 was led by Resident Evil 7, which dropped to No. 2 in February.

Overall, total video game sales were down 21 percent year-over-year, dropping to $724 million from $918.7 million last February. This was due primarily to a 30 percent drop in video game hardware, which fell to $204 million from $292.2 million. Software was also down 14 percent to $344.2 million from $402 million.

Last week, Sony confirmed that PS4 outsold Xbox One in the US during February, though it didn’t have a statement to share, as has become the norm. Microsoft did comment on the NPD report, though it focused on Xbox Live usage during the month. We’ll update this story with anything Nintendo has to share.

NPD analyst Mat Piscatella noted, “3DS unit sales were up 77 percent versus January 2017 driven by the 3DS New Galaxy Style model and the 3DS Limited Pikachu Yellow model.

You can see all of the top-seller lists NPD shared below. As is now the case every month, these lists are ranked by US dollar sales and combine physical sales with digital sales from select publishers (absences include Nintendo and Battle.net). Games marked with an asterisk are those that don’t include digital sales.

February 2017 Top 10 Games

1. For Honor
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. NBA 2K17
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
6. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
7. Madden NFL 17
8. Battlefield 1
9. Nioh*
10. Overwatch (no Battle.net sales)

February 2017 Top 10 PS4 Games

1. For Honor
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Nioh*
5. NBA 2K17
6. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
7. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
8. Battlefield 1
9. Madden NFL 17
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

February 2017 Top 10 Xbox One Games

1. For Honor
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. NBA 2K17
6. Halo Wars 2*
7. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
8. Battlefield 1
9. Madden NFL 17
10. Overwatch (no Battle.net sales)

February 2017 Top 10 Wii U Games

1. Super Smash Bros.*
2. Paper Mario: Color Splash*
3. Minecraft*
4. Yoshi’s Wooly World*
5. Super Mario Maker*
6. Pokken Tournament*
7. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U*
8. Splatoon*
9. Super Mario 3D World*
10. Mario Kart 8*

February 2017 Top 10 Portable Games

1. Poochy and Yoshi’s Wooly World*
2. Pokemon: Sun*
3. Pokemon: Moon*
4. Super Mario Maker*
5. Super Smash Bros.*
6. Mario Kart 7*
7. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King*
8. Pokemon Omega Ruby*
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D*
10. Mario Party: Star Rush*

2017 Top 10 Games

These are the top-selling games year-to-date based on dollar sales.

1. For Honor
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
5. NBA 2K17
6. Battlefield 1
7. Madden NFL 17
8. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Overwatch (no Battle.net sales)

12 Months Rolling Through February 2017

These are the best-selling games (again, in terms of dollar sales) for the 12 months rolling through February 2017.

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. NBA 2K17
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division
5. Madden NFL 17
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Overwatch (no Battle.net sales)
8. FIFA 17
9. Final Fantasy XV
10. Dark Souls III

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With the Sonic series recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, Sega today hosted a panel at South by Southwest where it talked about two upcoming games: Sonic Mania and what’s been known as Project Sonic 2017.

On the Sonic Mania front, the key news was that the game has been delayed from this spring to summer. A more specific release date wasn’t shared, but Sega did tease new enemies, preorder bonuses, a collector’s edition vinyl album, and the return of the Flying Battery Zone. You can watch a video of that above.

As for Sonic 2017, the game is now officially called Sonic Forces. It runs on a brand-new engine called The Hedgehog Engine 2 and is still due out later this year. The name is a reference to the battle between the forces of good and evil. You can see a new piece of concept art for it below.

Additionally, Sega showed off a brief clip of the first Sonic Forces gameplay. It revealed some fast-paced third-person gameplay of Sonic moving through the city seen in last year’s reveal trailer. This will be published online for everyone to see tomorrow, March 17. There will be multiple paths through levels and two other styles of gameplay, one of which centers around the classic-style Sonic seen in the aforementioned trailer.

Both games are slated to arrive for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.

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Ever since Capcom announced Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite last year, the developer stressed that it will be an “accessible” game. That thread continues with new comments from Capcom Europe COO Stuart Turner, who said in an interview that Infinite is “far more simplistic” than Capcom’s previous fighting games.

Speaking to GI.biz, Turner said Infinite is a “great introduction to the [fighting] genre as a whole.” In addition to being more “simplistic,” the game will be “technically easier to pick up and play.” Turner added that Infinite will have a good chance of appealing to a wide audience because it will feature well-known characters from the Marvel universe such as Iron Man and Captain America.

Although Capcom and Marvel have used words like “simplistic” and “accessible” to describe Infinite, the companies have emphatically stressed that Infinite’s efforts to be more accessible do not come at the cost of depth.

Turner said the fighting genre’s fanbase typically skews older than other categories of games. The challenge then becomes bringing younger players into the fold, which Capcom is eager to do for Infinite.

Turner also said that Capcom is a market-leader in the fighting game space, and the company needs to continue pushing forward to help the genre overall.

“Fighting as a genre is an interesting one,”he said. “It’s an area that we as a company excel in, but it’s always one that we need to take more of a lead on for the success and health of the whole genre.”

Also in the interview, Turner said the rise in popularity of competitive gaming should help bolster the appeal of fighting games in the coming years.

The interview also touches on another major Capcom fighting game, Street Fighter V. Turner acknowledged that the game had a “difficult start,” but said it is now “in a very good place.” He said fans can expect more content in the future, as Capcom will support the PlayStation 4 and PC game for “many more years.”

“I still believe the service game model is absolutely the thing for Street Fighter,” Turner said. “It was always going to be a huge challenge to take a well-loved brand from a traditional boxed product to a service game business model. The way a game like that is produced, developed, tested, and marketed are all hugely different to a traditional boxed game.

“I don’t think it would be wrong to say that we didn’t get much right with Street Fighter V at launch; we’ve learnt and put things in place that will avoid such issues ever arising in the future. Getting an offering that’s right for consumers first should be always be our priority.”

You can read the full interview here at GI.biz.

Earlier this week, Capcom outlined the latest Season 2 balance update coming to Street Fighter V. Read this blog post to get all the details.

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In the market for a new Xbox One and like Battlefield 1 ? Newegg has rolled out a new deal you may want to consider. The store’s eBay page is offering the 1 TB Xbox One S Battlefield 1 bundle, which comes with a green console and a copy of the game, for only $240 right now.

The price shows up at checkout and shipping is free (via Slickdeals).

This is a very solid deal, as the console normally goes for $350. In addition to the green console, it comes with a matching controller and a one-month subscription to EA Access. You’re getting the Early Enlister edition of Battlefield 1, which comes with the Hellfighter Pack, the Red Baron Pack, and the Lawrence of Arabia Pack, which include weapon camos and more.

In other Battlefield 1 news, the game’s first paid expansion, They Shall Not Pass, came out this week for Battlefield Premium members. The DLC adds the French army and four maps set in France, as well a new mode, more weapons, and a Behemoth tank. If you don’t have Battlefield Premium, They Shall Not Pass will be available to buy on March 28.

Though They Shall Not Pass is only available for some players right now, everyone’s Battlefield 1 experience changed this week as part of a free update. This patch made a number of balance changes and fixed bugs, while it also added a Spectator Mode. You can see the full patch notes here.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s official release date isn’t until March 21 in North America, but some Xbox One and PC owners can play a portion of the game starting today.

EA/Origin Access subscribers can play a 10-hour trial for the spacefaring RPG today. As announced previously, the trial lets you check out the campaign and multiplayer. The single-player is limited, though you can play as much multiplayer as you want within the 10 hours.

The Origin Access trial actually started on March 15, it seems, though not everyone was able to jump in at that time.

With very few exceptions, all major EA-published games are available for EA/Origin Access subscribers to play five days before their public release. Other benefits of the $5/month or $30/year subscription program include discounts on digital content and unlimited access to an expanding library of games. No version of EA Access is available on PlayStation 4.

GameSpot will have a lot more on Andromeda in the coming days. The first part of our new video series, The Story of Mass Effect: Andromeda, airs this Saturday, March 18. You can watch a trailer for that above.

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