To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday, Crunchers! If you’ve been to Disrupt before, you’ll remember we had a stage or two or three. This year, we’re going all out, with a bunch of tracks to tickle
During Star Wars Celebration 2023, Disney showed off a brand new trailer for Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny and Hasbro showed off some new Adventure Series figures which are Wave 2 and a few exclusives. I was honestly more excited for the Adventure Series reveals than the Black Series as Adventure Series has
Drake Bell has been reported missing, and cops are deeply concerned for his well-being. Daytona Beach police have declared Drake MIA, saying, “He is considered missing and endangered.” He was last seen driving a 2022 grey BMW Wednesday at around 9 PM, somewhere in the area of Mainland High School. Some people online think this
Pete Davidson officially premiered his “Bupkis” series trailer on “The Breakfast Club,” but it kinda got overshadowed by Pete’s dong, and its effect on his dating resume. Charlamagne Tha God sat down with Pete Thursday, and grilled him about his alleged super-sized penis, which is at least related to “Bupkis” … it’s a thing on
A handful of Bandai Namco Europe games are headed to the GeForce Now cloud streaming service this week: Get Even, 11-11 Memories Retold, and Little Nightmares and its sequel. They’re four of the seven games joining the service, and the full list also includes the multiplayer medieval melee, Mordhau.
Disney/Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 landed on tracking today before its summer season launch date of Friday, May 5 and it’s looking like a $130M domestic start. That’s lower than the $146.5M stateside opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2, which also kicked off summer in 2017, and distribution sources specify
Before listening to this week’s discussion on Layers of Fear, check out last week’s episode of Horror Bytes: Safe Room’s indie horror spotlight! To say that Bloober Team is striking while the horror iron is hot would be an understatement. The studio’s prolific rise within gaming, thanks to helming several beloved IPs and crafting its
When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii and its residents were buried alive, entombed in ash. But the nearby city of Herculaneum was obliterated, and few traces of its people were ever found. Their bodies were most likely vaporized in a searing hot blast of gas and particles, according
Maude hasn’t spoken to Odette, her childhood best friend, in four years—ever since Maude’s magic “dried up.” But when Odette disappears and everyone assumes that she’s dead, Maude feels a mysterious pull toward Sicklehurst, an abandoned power plant that no one seems to be able to remember. As Maude enters Sicklehurst in search of Odette,
Jah Shaka, February 1988 (David Corio/Redferns) News Jah Shaka, Dub and Roots Reggae Legend, Has Died The Jamaica-born artist’s influential London soundsystem spanned decades, remaining in operation until his death By Jazz Monroe April 13, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae legend whose soundsystem influenced generations of artists, producers, and
Many TV shows with a mystery driving the narrative struggle to stick the landing, but School Spirits managed to go above and beyond to give answers and leave even more questions if the show returns. After School Spirits Season 1 Episode 8, it’s hard to imagine the fine folks at Paramount+ not keeping the show
Xbox fans eager to jump into Redfall next month will initally have to make do with only one graphics option as the game won’t be launching with a Performance mode. In a tweet, Arkane reveals that only Quality mode will be available when the game releases on May 2. A 60 FPS Performance option is
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream
He may have been preceded by characters like Lord Ruthven and Carmilla, but Dracula is still the quintessential vampire, with Bram Stoker’s iconic novel boasting over two hundred cinematic adaptations and inspiring most modern vampire media. That being said, vampire movies have long worked their way out from beneath the shadow of Stoker’s gothic opus,
Buried under kilometers of rock in Ontario, Canada, a tank of the purest water flashed as barely detectable particle slammed through its molecules. It’s the first time that water has been used to detect a particle known as an antineutrino, which originated from a nuclear reactor more than 240 kilometers (150 miles) away. This incredible
Nonprofit Arts Help is launching a $6 million fund to build the world’s first digital climate library to provide public access to the archives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC, which was formed in 1992, has more than 1.7 million paper documents related to the treaty, many of which
Meek Mill‘s unloaded his larger-than-life ATL pad — and his keys are being handed over to none other than fellow rap legend Rick Ross for a HEFTY chunk of change. Rick recently picked up the massive mansion for $4.2 mil — paying cash, no less, for Meek’s sweet home. The rapper told his fans the
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube A new Hello Kitty rhythm game titled Hello Kitty And Friends Happiness Parade was due to arrive on the Nintendo Switch this month and has now received a last-minute delay. A media alert revealed how Hello Kitty required just a bit more time to “straighten her bow” to
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Oscar winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be making an appearance at CinemaCon this year to receive the Legend of Cinema Award. The honor will happen during a sitdown lunch discussion with Scorsese following Paramount Pictures’ Thursday morning presentation on April 27. It’s very timely as Scorsese in mid-May will have
Vanessa Hudgens is taking a trip to Salem, Massachusetts with Dead Hot, an unscripted feature film that’s coming exclusively to free service Tubi on Friday, April 14, 2023. The documentary film has been described as “The Craft meets The Simple Life.” Guided by a roster of well-respected local experts in witchcraft, Vanessa Hudgens and friend GG Magree’s quest for
For all the joy they bring, families and close friendships often involve conflict, betrayal, regret, and resentment. Prince Harry’s recent memoir, Spare, is a reminder of the fact that the people closest to us often have the greatest power to hurt us. He describes power struggles, conflict, challenging family dynamics, and decades of guilt, jealousy,
Yesterday, Nintendo announced its first major live event in the US since its appearance at E3 2019. Now that it’s successfully run multiple Nintendo Live shows from Japan, the video game company is bringing the experience to Seattle, Washington in September. Here are activities to expect at Nintendo Live 2023: Games: Have a blast together with popular
The daughter of late soap star Kristoff St. John and professional boxer Mia St. John got arrested in Idaho after allegedly stripping down in a supermarket … and cops say she later tried to escape from jail. According to the arrest affidavit, obtained by TMZ, cops in Boise were called to a WinCo around 8
Jai Paul, photo by Timothy Saccenti News Jai Paul’s Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) Getting First-Ever Vinyl Release 3,000 copies will be available via XL Recordings. The vinyl LP arrives on the 10th anniversary of the music’s infamous leak—and just ahead of Paul’s live debut at Coachella. By Madison Bloom April 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook
Square Enix Collective and FuturLab are set to release a new update for their hit game PowerWash Simulator. The update, entitled “The Muckingham Files”, is slated to arrive on April 18th, with a physical edition of the game following on June 13th. PowerWash Simulator has taken the gaming world by storm with its unique approach
James Gunn is bringing horror to the DCU, including the upcoming Max animated series “Creature Commandos” based on the DC Comics team that blended monsters and superheroes amidst World War II. While the release date hasn’t been announced yet, Collider revealed the all-star cast bringing the “Creature Commandos” to life. The cast includes Sean Gunn as Weasel and GI Robot, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Maria
As rival motion picture studios were becoming intoxicated on theatrical day-and-date releases tied to their streaming platforms during Covid, and big streamers like Netflix completely sidestepping wide theatrical releases, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believed in the economics of the big picture. Upon taking control of the new conglom last year, he immediately swiped
We’ve just been given a spectacular new perspective on what is possibly the oddest ball in the Solar System. The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its golden, infrared gaze on the enigmatic seventh world from the Sun, Uranus – and the image it returned has revealed the turquoise planet in gleaming glory. Moons, rings,
As Gen Z turns into their early-to-mid 20s, a new generation of business owners is coming online. Many of these new entrepreneurs do the vast majority of work on their phones. This is especially true in emerging markets like Latin America, where SMEs comprise 99.5% of firms in the region. In Mexico, for instance, 97.4%
Brittney Griner’s memoir is slated for a spring 2024 release. In it, the basketball star will detail her experiences being arrested and imprisoned in Russia. In February 2022, the WNBA All-Star flew to Moscow to play for the Russian women’s team UMMC Ekaterinburg, a common offseason activity for WNBA athletes that sometimes earns them almost