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{{Infobox_Software |
   software_name  = Poker Night at the Inventory |
   software_name  = 20th Century Studios X-Men series|
   software_image  = [[File:Poker Night 2.jpg]]|
   software_image  = [[File:X-Men logo.png|300px]]|
   developer      = [[Telltale|Telltale Games]]|
   developer      = [[20th Century Studios]]|
   publisher      = [[Telltale|Telltale Games]]|
   publisher      = [[20th Century Studios]]|
   systems        = [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]]|
   systems        = As noted below|
   release        = Xbox 360: April 24, 2013<br />Windows/macOS: April 26, 2013<br />PS3: April 30, 2013<br />iOS: May 23, 2013|
   release        = 2000-2020|
   added_to_museum = Windows/macOS: May 27, 2013 |  
   added_to_museum = See [[:Category:20th Century Studios X-Men series|20th Century Studios X-Men category]]|
}}
}}
'''''Poker Night 2''''' was a crossover poker game developed and published by [[Telltale|Telltale Games]] for [[Xbox 360]] through [[Xbox Live Arcade]] on April 24, 2013, for [[Windows]] and [[macOS]] through [[Steam]] on April 26, 2013, on [[PlayStation 3]] through [[PlayStation Network]] on April 30, 2013, and for [[iOS]] on May 23, 2013. It is the sequel to ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]''.  
The 20th Century Studios '''''X-Men''''' series was an American multimedia series by [[20th Century Studios]] that was spearheaded by films and television shows with characters related to the [[Marvel Comics]] team, the [[X-Men]]. It also included comics and music.


==Characters==
==Purchase of X-Men film rights==
As in ''Poker Night at the Inventory'', the player is referred to by the other characters as "The Player". The manager of The Inventory, a hidden speakeasy where video game characters spend their free time, is Reginald Van Winslow from the [[Monkey Island series|''Monkey Island'' series]]. The bartender is Mad Moxxi from the [[Borderlands series|''Borderlands'' series]]. The dealer is GLaDOS from the [[Portal series|''Portal'' series]]. The other poker players are Sam from the [[Sam & Max|''Sam & Max'' series]], Claptrap from the ''Borderlands'' series, Brock Samson from [[The Venture Bros. series|''Venture Bros.'' series]], and Ash from the [[Evil Dead series|''Evil Dead'' series]].
In 1996, Marvel Enterprises went bankrupt. To save the company, the film rights to its most popular characters were sold to various film studios at relatively low prices. The rights to produce X-Men films, as well as films based on characters related to the X-Men, were purchased by 20th Century Fox.


==Unlockables==
==Discontinuation==
As with ''Poker Night at the Inventory'', there were unlockables for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''. These items included Sam's hat, Handsome Jack's face mask, Evil Ash's Necronomicrown, Chell's long fall loafers, and Brock Samson's bowie knife.
It was discontinued in 2019 after The Walt Disney Company acquired 20th Century Fox. The last film that was part of the X-Men Saga was The New Mutants, which was released in 2020.


There are also unlockables for ''[[Borderlands 2]]'', including a GLaDOS themed ''Portal'' skin, a Max mask, a poker visor, Brock Samson's hair, and Evil Ash's head.
==Legacy==
Some of the actors in the 20th Century Studios ''X-Men'' series have appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].


In addition, new chips, cards, tables, and themes for The Inventory can be unlocked to be used in-game that are themed after the characters playing poker and GLaDOS.
In 2021, the television series ''[[WandaVision]]'' contained a character named Ralph Boener, who had the appearance of the 20th Century Studios ''X-Men'' series version of Quicksilver, and temporarily had his powers as well.


[[Category:Video games developed in the United States of America]]
In 2022, the film ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' contained a variant of Professor X that was an amalgamation of the 20th Century Studios ''X-Men'' version and the version from the 1992 [[X-Men (television series)|''X-Men'' animated series]].
[[Category:Video games]]
 
[[Category:video games released on Windows]]
==X-Men films==
[[Category:video games released in 2013]]
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[[Category:video games developed by Telltale Games]]
!| Title
[[Category:video games published by Telltale Games]]
!| Studio
[[Category:poker]]
!| Released
[[Category:Poker Night]]
!| Added to the Museum
[[Category:Sam & Max]]
!| Notes
[[Category:Telltale Tool]]
|-
[[Category:Licensed video games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]
[[Category:Digital items owned by WEC Museum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 7, 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X2: X-Men United]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 7, 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men: The Last Stand]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2006
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 7, 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men: First Class]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2011
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 7, 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Wolverine]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2013
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2016
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[X-Men: Apocalypse]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2016
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Deadpool: No Good Deed]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Short film.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Logan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Deadpool 2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also available in PG-13 as ''[[Deadpool 2|Once Upon a Deadpool]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Dark Phoenix]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The New Mutants]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[20th Century Studios]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
 
==X-Men television series==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Studio
!| Released
!| Added to the Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Legion]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[FX Productions]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017-2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
 
[[Category:20th Century Studios X-Men series]]
[[Category:Series owned by 20th Century Studios]]
[[Category:Series owned by The Walt Disney Company]]
[[Category:Series]]
[[Category:Series]]
[[Category:Series with comics]]
[[Category:Series with films]]
[[Category:Series with television shows]]

Revision as of 03:28, 18 February 2024

X-Men logo.png
20th Century Studios X-Men series
Developer 20th Century Studios
Publisher 20th Century Studios
Platforms As noted below
Released 2000-2020
Added to
Museum 		See 20th Century Studios X-Men category

The 20th Century Studios X-Men series was an American multimedia series by 20th Century Studios that was spearheaded by films and television shows with characters related to the Marvel Comics team, the X-Men. It also included comics and music.

Purchase of X-Men film rights

In 1996, Marvel Enterprises went bankrupt. To save the company, the film rights to its most popular characters were sold to various film studios at relatively low prices. The rights to produce X-Men films, as well as films based on characters related to the X-Men, were purchased by 20th Century Fox.

Discontinuation

It was discontinued in 2019 after The Walt Disney Company acquired 20th Century Fox. The last film that was part of the X-Men Saga was The New Mutants, which was released in 2020.

Legacy

Some of the actors in the 20th Century Studios X-Men series have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In 2021, the television series WandaVision contained a character named Ralph Boener, who had the appearance of the 20th Century Studios X-Men series version of Quicksilver, and temporarily had his powers as well.

In 2022, the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness contained a variant of Professor X that was an amalgamation of the 20th Century Studios X-Men version and the version from the 1992 X-Men animated series.

X-Men films

Title Studio Released Added to the Museum Notes
X-Men Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2000 October 7, 2014
X2: X-Men United Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2003 October 7, 2014
X-Men: The Last Stand Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2006 October 7, 2014
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2009 Not yet
X-Men: First Class Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2011 October 7, 2014
The Wolverine Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2013 Not yet
X-Men: Days of Future Past Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2014 Not yet
Deadpool Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2016 August 2, 2020
X-Men: Apocalypse Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2016 December 29, 2018
Deadpool: No Good Deed Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2017 August 2, 2020 Short film.
Logan Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2017 Not yet
Deadpool 2 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2018 August 2, 2020 Also available in PG-13 as Once Upon a Deadpool.
Dark Phoenix Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2019 Not yet
The New Mutants 20th Century Studios 2020 Not yet

X-Men television series

Title Studio Released Added to the Museum Notes
Legion FX Productions 2017-2019 Not yet
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