This July, Facebook announced a new division called NPE Team which would build experimental consumer-facing apps, allowing the company to try out new ideas and features to see how people would react. It soon thereafter tapped former Vine GM Jason Toff to join the team as a Product Manager. The first apps to emerge from
54 minutes ago Get ready for Disney+’s new Marvel heroes to assemble … in MCU Phase 4 or Phase 5? MCU Phase 4 currently features Black Widow, The Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, and — as a last minute-ish addition
The Pokemon anime series will be gearing up for a major reboot as Ash prepares to explore the Galar region along with newly introduced protagonist Gou, but before these major changes the anime will be taking a look back at where it first began over 20 years ago. Putting a new spin on the series’
Nintendo’s recent financial results briefing ended about two weeks ago, but Nintendo only just released the English translation of the Q&A segment earlier tonight. During the Q&A, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the Switch family’s pricing, explaining that “we want to maintain the value of our products and sell them at their current price points
Chris Cox’s motivational speeches were at the heart of Facebook’s new employee orientation. But after 14 years at the social network, the Chief Product Officer left in March amidst an executive shake-up and Facebook’s new plan to prioritize privacy by moving to encrypt its messaging apps. No details on his next projects were revealed. Now
Action Bronson has announced a new EP called Lamb Over Rice. The seven-song project is produced by Alchemist, and follows Bronson’s 2018 album White Bronco. Bronson tweeted the news earlier today (November 10), stating that the EP will drop November 22. Find Bronson and Alchemist’s tweets below. Prior to releasing White Bronco last November, Action
Hasbro is going all-in with the Age of Apocalypse Marvel Legends X-Men 2020 series, which will be composed entirely of AoA versions of characters from the all-time classic comic book storyline. But those planning to dive in and be completists may (or may not) need to pick up one of this year’s already-released figures, who
Rip Taylor put a lot of heart into his comedic gags for decades, but ultimately heart troubles did him in … according to his death certificate. TMZ’s obtained the document, which lists Taylor’s immediate cause of death as congestive heart failure. It also lists heart disease as an underlying cause. As we reported … Rip
Daisy Ridley had a great time playing Dark Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In less than two months, the final chapter of the Skywalker saga will roll out, wrapping up the nine-film narrative that centers on the famed family. However, with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) gone and Leia Organa’s involvement limited due
Blizzard announced a spinoff of Hearthstone, its mobile collectible card game closely tied to the company’s recent controversies. During BlizzCon 2019, the developers revealed their Hearthstone Battlegrounds, an auto chess title that puts a new spin on the card mechanics. You can check out a short trailer below. [embedded content] Blizzard shares a lot more
Sometimes the funnest games are the most simple. Look back at Pong for example. A game so basic, but it took the world by storm and was a catalyst for video gaming as a whole. It’s these little delights that keep us gaming. Now, imagine that principle but shared with the joys of another player.
Reserved instances (RIs) have provided a mechanism for companies, who expect to use a certain level of AWS infrastructure resources, to get some cost certainty, but as AWS’s Jeff Barr points out they are on the complex side. To fix that, the company announced a new method called Savings Plans. “Today we are launching Savings
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com One of Nelly‘s fans tried shooting her shot and pulling him into her orbit — and she succeeded … ’cause she yanked him off stage, and then got a pass for doing it. The rapper was performing Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage just outside
It is said that Duran Duran is one of a handful of artists that defined the look and style of popular music as MTV grew in prominence and music suddenly had a visual presence. Given their importance in music history, it only seems fitting that Duran Duran has gotten the Pop! treatment and soon you’ll
Sony’s sequel to its $962.1M global hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will debut in China on Dec. 13 in sync with its domestic opening. China is a rich territory for Dwayne Johnson with such pics like Hobbs & Shaw ($201M), Rampage ($156.3M), San Andreas ($103M) and Skyscraper ($98.4M) racking up bucks. The first Jake Kasdan-directed pic made $78M in the Middle Kingdom, repping 14%
[embedded content] Rick and Morty is almost back, and tomorrow can’t come quickly enough. Adult Swim released the opening credits for Season 4 this week, and the creators snuck in a subtle nod to an indie game darling that took over the Internet this year. Untitled Goose Game is basically a stealth game where you
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
Bumble, the popular and profitable dating and networking app built around the ethos of women calling the shots on how connections get made and developed, has made a deal for some independence of its own. Andrey Andreev, the founder of Badoo, the controversial London-based company that owns a series of dating apps and was the
Few things about The Blacklist are more enjoyable than when the show decides to take on the evils of contemporary technology. Rarely is there any kind of Black Mirror-esque “commentary” on society. Instead, the tech is typically incorporated to Red’s (James Spader) criminal enterprise — which is particularly funny given his full philistine (or boomer?)
1 hour ago Ghost Draft is out, but The Tomorrow War is in for Chris Pratt. The Marvel and Jurassic World star just shared a first look at his new sci-fi movie, which also — congrats! — marks his first time as an executive producer. Apparently there were problems right out of the gate, since
It’s been an explosive weekend for the Snyder Cut, with people involved far and wide leaking all kinds of tidbits from the fabled Justice League cut. First, it was Aquaman star Jason Momoa spilling the beans, then Zack Snyder himself shared another still. A few other posts later, Cyborg himself has joined the fun. Saturday
Still burned by 2017’s Need for Speed Payback, I wasn’t sure Need for Speed Heat was going to be the salve the series needed – but this open-world street racer has some surprising pep to it. Heat is a marked return to form, owing its success to ingredients plucked from a few of the franchise’s
Official word has come down from federal authorities on one potential cause of the mystery illness affecting vape users: Vitamin E acetate, a chemical found in some vaping products that has been demonstrated to linger in the lungs long afterwards. The finding has been called a “breakthrough” but is far from the last word on
Frank Ocean has revived his “blonded RADIO” show on Beats 1 for another week. Take a listen here. Ocean has had an active fall, releasing the new tracks “In My Room” and “DHL” on earlier new episodes of “blonded RADIO.” Last week, Ocean shared an Arca remix of the new song “Little Demon” on “blonded
Trick R’ Treat! From the delightfully deranged 2007 cult classic film Trick R Treat, Sam joins NECA’s Ultimate line! The Trick r’ Treat – Sam Ultimate 7″ Scale Figure is available now via the NECA eBay Store and the NECA Amazon Store and will be hitting other retailers in a few week’s time. Trick ‘r Treat
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Did McGarrett have to take down his mother? On Hawaii Five-0 Season 10 Episode 7, there was a lot of drama when the CIA informed him that his mother had gone rogue. With her undercover mission under scrutiny, McGarrett was shocked to learn that she may have killed her partner. However, Steve started to wonder whether
Here’s Root’s shocking Person Of Interest season 5 exit explained. Person Of Interest was created by Jonathan Nolan, the brother of filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Jonathan wrote the short story Memento was based on and has worked on the screenplays for The Prestige, Interstellar and the second and third films in The Dark Knight trilogy. In
In CD Projekt RED’s initial roll out of its store, the company unveiled a gorgeous Geralt Rōnin figure. Finally, the figure is available to purchase and ready to ship. Fans can buy theirs from either the publisher’s European store or North American marketplace for $229. To celebrate the collectible’s launch, CD Projekt posted an unboxing
“We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people’s well-being and health” says Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri. To that end, next week Instagram will expand its test of hiding Like counts from everyone but a post’s creator to some users in the United States. But there are major questions about whether the