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Survival video game Valheim coming to Xbox in 2023

Valheim, the gigantic survival and sandbox video game from developer Iron Gate Studio, is set to land on Xbox consoles next year.

Announced during Microsoft’s extended Xbox Games Showcase, Valheim will arrive on PC Game Pass this fall before heading to Game Pass on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles in early 2023. It will have full crossplay support between Xbox, Microsoft and Steam.

Since its early access release last year, Valheim has sold more than 10 million copies and been one of the most played games on Steam.

Set in a Viking afterlife world, Valheim allows players to control fallen Vikings from a third-person perspective. Players must craft tools, build shelters and fight sworn enemies of Odin to survive.

The game supports co-op gameplay up to 10 people and optional player-versus-player combat.

Stargirl goes to Hollywood in new sequel

Stargirl is on the move again! In the new Disney+ Original movie Hollywood Stargirl, the enigmatic teenager must trade mountainous Mica, Arizona, for the exciting sights and sounds of Los Angeles, California.

In this sequel to the Stargirl movie (based on Jerry Spinelli’s best-selling novel), Grace VanderWaal reprises her role as the vibrant and maturing Stargirl Caraway. Her mother Ana (Judy Greer) has landed a new job that puts them both on the road again. On this new trip, it’s Stargirl’s new friends that truly make her trip special and she has an unexpected connection with her introverted musical idol, Roxanne Martel (Uma Thurman).

Hollywood Stargirl seizes the opportunity to share a coming-of-age story in a very unique way, putting a refreshing twist on a classic genre. Stargirl is still the same free-spirited girl, but she’s becoming bolder.

Emma Roberts joins Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web

Emma Roberts has joined the cast of Madame Web in the new Marvel film from Sony.

Roberts joins previously announced stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced and Tahar Rahim. However, details about the actress’ character are being kept under wraps.

Madame Web serves as an origin story for the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In the comics, Madame Web is a clairvoyant whose psychic abilities prove to be greatly beneficial to Spider-Man.

Roberts, the niece of actress Julia Roberts, is known for the series American Horror Story and Scream Queens.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 16th, 2022

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