After news broke of Fight Club’s ending being censored for its release in China, the Chinese streaming service Tencent has reversed its decision – mostly. In Davod Fincher’s 1999 adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, the movie ends with the unnamed narrator (Edward Norton) killing his imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad …
Read More »Google Stadia reportedly shifts strategy to streaming on Peloton bikes and other third-party tech
Google is reportedly deprioritizing Stadia’s consumer platform to focus on securing white-label deals with companies including Peloton, AT&T, and others. It was a year ago, almost to the date, that Google announced it was shuttering its first-party Stadia Games and Entertainment studios and abandoning plans for exclusive games. Afterward, Google …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deals drop to $30 in time for the weekend
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deals have been hovering at $35 over the course of 2022 so far, but CDKeys has now dropped the price of a three month subscription to $30.39 (usually $44.99) (opens in new tab) – just in time for the weekend. That means you’re essentially picking up …
Read More »GTA 5 will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X on March 15
A next-gen version of GTA 5 and GTA Online is heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X on March 15. Announced in the latest Grand Theft Auto community update (opens in new tab), Rockstar revealed that next-gen versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online will be …
Read More »Get Lego Boba Fetts ship for its lowest price yet in todays Lego sale
You can currently get a tidy discount on Lego Boba Fett’s Starship, and the kit is sitting at its lowest ever price as part of this week’s Lego sale. The model’s cost has fallen by 20% in total, bringing it down to $39.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab) instead …
Read More »Moonfall reviews are in – and it sounds just as absurd as you would hope
Moonfall reviews are in – and it seems the movie lives up to its truly out-there premise. In the movie, as you might be able to guess from the title, the Moon is on a collision course with planet Earth. That would, clearly, be a disaster on a massive scale, which …
Read More »Mario Kart 9 rumored once again ahead of apparent Nintendo Direct
The existence of Mario Kart 9 has been rumored once again. Yesterday, reputable Nintendo-related leaker Zippo published a blog post (opens in new tab) claiming new details of the company’s forthcoming plans for the next few months. At the bottom of the blog post, they pretty clearly assert that the …
Read More »Halle Berry teases a John Wick spin-off for her character
Halle Berry has talked about a potential John Wick spin-off for her character. The actor joined the franchise in John Wick 3 as Sofia Al-Azwar, who helped Wick on his journey to meet the Elder in the desert. Sofia also has some vicious dogs, and is manager of the Casablanca …
Read More »PS5 sales forecasts drops, signalling more stock issues for 2022
PS5 is facing lowered sales forecasts for the upcoming year at Sony. In its fiscal quarterly earnings call yesterday on February 1 (via Venture Beat (opens in new tab)), Sony Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said that the company has lowered sales forecasts for the PS5 in the coming quarter. …
Read More »Sebastian Stan once again addresses playing Luke Skywalker in a Star Wars show
Sebastian Stan has spoken about potentially playing a young Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga. The actor has been a popular fan cast for the character for some time, owing to the fact that he bears some resemblance to a young Mark Hamill, but Stan has never officially been …
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