Snapchat is preparing to launch a big new feature that uses your selfies to replace the faces of people in videos you can then share. It’s essentially a simplified way to Deepfake you into GIFs. Cameos are an alternative to Bitmoji for quickly conveying an emotion, reaction, or silly situation in Snapchat messages. Some French
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The nominees for the 2020 Golden Globe Awards have been announced. Up for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture are Taylor Swift’s “Beautiful Ghosts” from Cats, Beyoncé’s “Spirit” from The Lion King, and Elton John’s “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman. They will compete against Cynthia Erivo’s “Stand Up” (from Harriet) and Kristen
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Who will die in the Arrowverse‘s upcoming “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event? The comic book version of the story reshaped the face of the DC Universe, killing off several characters in the process - the most important of them being the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash and Superman’s cousin, Supergirl. The five-part event, which encompasses
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Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham has said that the developer is currently prototyping “interesting” new approaches to player-versus-player in the upcoming Diablo IV, and that the game will feature a seamless shared world unlike anything the series has seen before. Speaking to EDGE magazine (via Wccftech), Adham teased that Blizzard is in the process of finalizing PvP
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Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level is out in 18 early overseas release markets ahead of domestic next weekend, and in many, the movie is stepping up versus predecessor Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Overall, the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel opened to $52.5M at the international box office, slightly down on the last film’s
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Venture into the foreboding world of Ashen, a new RPG from A44 and Annapurna Interactive where you’ll fight to restore light to a shadow-drenched world. Band together with other players — or don’t — and plumb the depths of treacherous dungeons set across an expansive open world. Other highlights this week include Avicii Invector, Shuttle
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Style Theory, a platform for renting designer apparel in Indonesia and Singapore, announced today it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The startup says this is the first closing of the round. It was led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, the early-stage venture arm of SoftBank Group, with participation from other investors including Alpha
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Ohio State University won for the third-straight week and they look like they’re heading to the College Football Playoff. With that victory against the Wisconsin Badgers, Fox Sports announcer Joel Klatt uncorked his Superman and the Avengers reference yet again. Viewers who hadn’t heard the previous references were understandably confused by the intentional error. The
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Sponsored by Read Harder Journal, a reading log brought to you by Book Riot. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the
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The doldrums of December are here and is standard following the lucrative Thanksgiving-Black Friday period most major distributors abstain from opening any wide entries, except for STX which is handling animated feature Playmobil, which isn’t looking so hot with a 3-day of $905K, one of the lowest openings ever for a pic north of 2,000
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Credit: Paramount Credit: Paramount The title of 2020’s Ghostbusters revival has been revealed as Ghostbusters: Afterlife, with Vanity Fair offering up the first plot details and images from the film. Paramount has also released a new poster for the film, seen here. Ghostbusters: Afterlife centers on Callie (Carrie Coon) and her kids Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor
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Canva, the design company with nearly $250 million in funding, has today announced a variety of new features, including a video editing tool. The company has also announced Canva Apps, which allows developers and customers alike to build on top of Canva. Thus far, Dropbox, Google Drive, PhotoMosh and Instagram are already in the Canva
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