Beloved by fans and hotly demanded by collectors, UDON Entertainment has announced a massive new art book collecting art from all of the incredible crossover video games between Marvel and Capcom: Marvel Vs Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works! Featuring art by dozens of incredible creators from around the globe and spanning games from 1992’s The Punisher to 2025’s Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection and everything in between, this is the ultimate art collection from these historic games!
Marvel Vs Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works is a 336-page, 8.25” x 11.75” full-color hardcover artbook, with an MSRP of $59.99. It will be available from retailers and online sellers everywhere on November 4, 2025.
UDONstore.com is also offering a Deluxe Collectors Edition Set, featuring an exclusive “Ladies of Marvel vs. Capcom 2” cover by Panzer, plus six collectible metal cards and six character pins that are only available in this Limited Edition package. This Deluxe Collectors Edition Set is a time-limited edition that will only be available for order between July 26th, 2025, and 11:59pm PT on August 10, 2025. This edition will be manufactured to order, so interested fans are encouraged to pre-order immediately to guarantee their copies!
eigoMANGA has announced that Vanguard Princess will be featured as an official side tournament at EVO 2025, taking place in Las Vegas. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday at 4:00 PM (PDT) in the Bring Your Own Console (BYOC) area of the event.
Vanguard Princess is a 2D fighting game developed by Tomoaki Sugeno and published by eigoMANGA. Known for its anime-inspired style and tactical assist mechanics, the game has developed a loyal following within the fighting game community.
Tournament Details
Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025 – 4:00 PM PDT
Location: EVO 2025 – Las Vegas Convention Center, BYOC Area
Format: Single Elimination – Best-of-3 Matches – Semi-Finals and Finals: Best-of-5
In national voting completed today, SAG-AFTRA members approved the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement by a vote of 95.04% to 4.96%, ratifying the deal and concluding the video game strike, which had already been suspended pending ratification.
The agreement provides compounded increases in performer compensation at a rate of 15.17% upon ratification plus additional 3% increases in November 2025, November 2026 and November 2027. Additionally, the overtime rate maximum for overscale performers will now be based on double scale. The health & retirement contribution rates to the AFTRA Retirement Fund will now be raised from 16.5% to 17% and then to 17.5% in October 2026.
The new contract also accomplishes performer safety guardrails and gains around A.I., including consent and disclosure requirements for A.I. digital replica use and the ability for performers to suspend consent for the generation of new material during a strike.
Votes were submitted online and by mail-in ballot, with the deadline of today, July 9, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT. The final vote was certified by Integrity Voting Systems, an impartial election service based in Everett, Washington.
Dark Horse Books and Ubisoft Mainz will guide players of the leading strategy game series Annothrough the upcoming Anno 117: Pax Romana in The Art of Anno 117: Pax Romana, a volume filled with creative team commentary and never-before-seen concept imagery.Arriving in December 2025, this full-color hardcover art book is an essential companion to the game.
In Ubisoft’s Anno 117: Pax Romana, players take on the role of a Roman Governor in the year 117 AD—the height of the Roman Empire! Ever expanding into uncharted provinces, they will encounter an array of characters, quests, and resources all with the goal of achieving glory for their Empire.
Discover the creative journey behind this latest entry in the beloved builder series, brought to life through vibrant, painterly artwork and thoughtfully designed pages. The Art of Anno 117: Pax Romana is a must-have for fans of the iconic franchise, and anyone captivated by the golden age of the Roman Empire.
The Art of Anno 117: Pax Romana, a 232-page (9×12”) hardcover volume arrives in bookstores on December 9, 2025, and comic shops on December 10, 2025, for $54.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.
Kabam is heating up for a month of fantastic new updates, events, and giveaways for its popular fighter, Marvel Contest of Champions. See what The Contest has in store for its players:
ALL THINGS FANTASTIC
Anticipation is building for the release of Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Marvel Contest of Champions has exclusive in-game events, giveaways, and more for its Summoners leading up to the premiere! Here’s what players can look forward to in-game:
Future Foundation Event: Assist the Fantastic Four with their Future Foundation endeavour by exploring The Battlerealm and completing events and objectives.
Harness the Power of Mister Fantastic! Look for “Research Grant” collectibles spread across various game modes during the Fantastic FORCE Saga and trade in for a 7-Star Mister Fantastic.
“Vaults of Variant” – Side Quest: Reed Richards’ new studies on multiverse magic may lead to uncontrolled and violent duplication. Now through July 9, players can assist Reed Richards in the “Vaults of Variant” side quest as he conducts dangerous research in The Multiverse.
The Fantastic Four Supply Drop: Summoners, beginning June 20 at 4pm PT through August 14 at 4pm PT, make sure your team is as FANTASTIC as they deserve to be by logging in for 7 days of Progression for daily rewards which will ensure that Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and Thing are joining your roster!
Heat Wave Sale: The Heat Wave Sale continues! With all the Fantastic adventures happening in The Contest this season, the Human Torch is heating things up. The best way to chill out is obviously with some cool fan-favorite sales featuring useful resources and Champions–Champions such as a 7-Star Human Torch! The limited time sale ends July 7.
VILLAIN TAKEOVER
Stay vigilant–The Contest has introduced manipulative villains THE MAKER and HIGH EVOLUTIONARY to The Battlerealm! Players will have the opportunity to obtain The Maker on July 17, and High Evolutionary on July 31. Will The Contest survive the arrival of these cunning villains? Or will it be forever changed?
High Evolutionary:
Herbert Wyndham began experimenting with genetic manipulation in an attempt to “evolve” rats. He was later approached by a disguised Inhuman who would hand him the blueprints to unlock genetic code. This advanced his experiments to evolving animals into humanoids he called “New Men”. Obsessed in his pursuit of creating the perfect being, Wyndham renamed himself “High Evolutionary.”
The Maker:
A dark descent caused an alternate universe Reed Richards to head towards villainy. Calamities followed, then rejection, murder and finally a confrontation with Sue which resulted in an outraged Johnny scarring Reed’s face. Donning a helmet, Reed became The Maker, founding the Children of Tomorrow and evolving alongside them for thousands of years before returning to remake the world.
Collectable 2-Star Doombots will be available soon! Stay tuned to see how to add these mighty minions to your team!
ALL-NEW QUEST & SPECIAL EVENTS
Squad Builder: Kabam is launching a brand new type of Quest July 16 unlike anything they have made before that will test both your skill and luck! The goal is to form the highest-scoring Squad possible. Each Squad formation has a score based on ‘Factions’ and ‘Grades’. Build towards the best Squad formation with up to three rounds of swaps. When you are happy with your Squad, or when the swap rounds are done, take on the Boss Fight and lock in your Squad score! The best part about this Quest is that players will receive 52 FREE 2-STAR CHAMPIONS to play with in this mode. If you’re brand new to MCoC, this is the best time to join! The first Squad Builder, the Fantastic Force Recruitment Event, is coming later this month.
Battlegrounds & Battlerealm Brawl: The qualification for Battlerealm Brawl 2025 has begun! Compete in the Gladiators’ Circuit in Seasons 30 and 31 of Battlegrounds for a chance of being a competitor in Battlerealm Brawl 2025 at Summoners Fest.
Summoners Fest: With the qualification stage for Battlerealm Brawl 2025 underway, Kabam is launching a “Realm Event” to run alongside Seasons 30 and 31. Players can participate across The Battlerealm to contribute points and collect big rewards. More info on the Summoners Fest can be found on MCoC’s news page.
“Limited Time Special Event”: The Contest is launching a limited time special event players do not want to miss out on this July! Stay tuned for more in the weeks ahead.
Other Marvel Contest of Champions updates, including bug fixes, “Raid Month” four-week challenge, Alliance War Showcase, and more can be found in the latest release notes HERE.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Board approved the tentative agreement with the video game bargaining group on terms for the Interactive Media Agreement. The contract will now be submitted to the membership for ratification.
If ratified, the agreement would provide compounded increases in performer compensation at a rate of 15.17% upon ratification plus additional 3% increases in Nov. 2025, Nov. 2026 and Nov. 2027. Additionally, the overtime rate maximum for overscale performers will now be based on double scale. The health and retirement contribution rates to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan will be raised from 16.5% to 17% upon ratification and to 17.5% in Oct. 2026.
The new contract accomplishes important guardrails and gains around A.I., including the requirement of informed consent across various A.I. uses and the ability for performers to suspend informed consent for Digital Replica use during a strike. Compensation gains include the establishment of collectively-bargained minimums for the use of Digital Replicas created with IMA-covered performances and higher minimums (7.5x scale) for “Real Time Generation,” i.e., embedding a Digital Replica-voiced chatbot in a video game. “Secondary Performance Payments” will also ensure compensation when visual performances are re-used in another video game.
Essential new safety provisions were also secured, including a requirement for a qualified medical professional to be present or readily available at rehearsals and performances during which hazardous actions or working conditions are planned. Rest periods are now provided for on-camera principal performers and employers can no longer request that performers complete stunts or other dangerous activity in virtual auditions.
The full terms of the three-year deal will be released with the ratification materials on Wednesday, June 18.
A tentative agreement was reached with the video game employers on June 9 and the strike was officially suspended on June 11.
Member informational meetings are being scheduled and additional details will be available at sagaftra.org/videogames2025 in the coming days.
Eligible SAG-AFTRA members will have until 5 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 to cast their vote on ratification.
Pursuant to the authority previously delegated by the National Board, with the advice and consent of the Interactive Media Agreement (IMA) Negotiating Committee, National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland officially suspends the SAG-AFTRA strike against the companies signatory to the Interactive Media Agreement. The strike officially was suspended at noon PT, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
SAG-AFTRA members have been instructed to return to work on productions under the IMA, including work promoting or publicizing projects produced under the IMA.
The SAG-AFTRA National Board is meeting in special session on June 12, 2025 to consider the tentative agreement. If approved, it will be sent out for ratification by the union’s membership in accordance with established policy. Details of the agreement will be released at that time.
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the signatory video game companies, which include Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Epic Games Inc., Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Games Inc., Take 2 Productions Inc., and WB Games Inc. have reached a tentative agreement on terms for the Interactive Media Contract, subject to review and approval by the National Board and ratification by the membership in the coming weeks. Specific details of the agreement will be released with the ratification materials.
It is expected the terms of a strike suspension agreement will be finalized with employers soon. Until such agreement is reached, however, SAG-AFTRA members will remain on strike against these employers.
SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said:
Everyone at SAG-AFTRA is immensely grateful for the sacrifices made by video game performers and the dedication of the Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee throughout these many months of the video game strike. Patience and persistence has resulted in a deal that puts in place the necessary A.I. guardrails that defend performers’ livelihoods in the A.I. age, alongside other important gains. Thank you, Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Chair Sarah Elmaleh and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez for your hard work and advocacy in pursuit of this contract.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher stated:
Our video game performers stood strong against the biggest employers in one of the world’s most lucrative industries. Their incredible courage and persistence, combined with the tireless work of our negotiating committee, has at last secured a deal. The needle has been moved forward and we are much better off than before. As soon as this is ratified we roll up our sleeves and begin to plan the next negotiation. Every contract is a work in progress and progress is the name of the game.
SAG-AFTRA members have been on strike against video game employers since July 26, 2024. Prior to that, SAG-AFTRA members approved a video game strike authorization in September 2023 with a 98.32% yes vote.
Skybound has expanded its creative team and announced Quarter Up, its new in-house video game studio. It’s “led by an all-star development team behind some of your favorite fighters.”
The first game announced is Invincible VS, coming to Xbox, PS5, and Steam.
Experience the Invincible universe like never before as you recruit your favorite heroes (and villains) to unleash brutal, bone-breaking combos, rapid-fire attacks, and timely defenses and breakers. Discover unique Super moves and Ultimates to wreak bloody carnage (So much blood. Invincible levels of blood.) across iconic locations.
Perfect your combos and tag-ins in Training Mode and then go for glory in competitive and casual Multiplayer Mode. Jump right into the bloody action (Did we mention there is a ton of blood?) in Arcade Mode or play an all-new, original story – written by an Invincible series writer – in Story Mode.
This trailer is not for the faint of heart so put on your big kid undies and strap in for a violent, expletive-ridden good time. After being pulled through a portal to Mojoworld, Deadpool sees a chance to get rich—like really rich. He signs a sketchy contract without reading any of the fine print and then it’s off to visit a bunch of locations from across the Marvel Universe, battling against iconic (and not-so-iconic) villains.
Featuring the franchise’s unique blend of parkour and combat: If you can imagine it, you can probably do it. Sure, you can simply stab or shoot your enemies, but where’s the fun in that? Punch someone while holding a grenade? Check. Take your recently exploded-off arm and throw it at the bad guys? Gross, but also check. The limit does not exist!
Featuring Neil Patrick Harris as Deadpool, experience parkour and combat with over-the-top moments like only the merc with the mouth can pull off.
Marvel’s Deadpool VR incoming Late 2025. Only on Meta Quest 3/3S.
