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Netflix has chosen France to test its first channel offering. From a report: Named Direct, the linear channel — which is only available to subscribers — will air French, international and U.S. feature films and TV series that are available on the str… Continue reading Netflix Tests Linear Web Channel in France
Mike Morhaime, the cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, has launched a new game company called Dreamhaven, and it has established two new game studios: Moonshot and Secret Door. VentureBeat reports: The Irvine, California-based company is a pretty good… Continue reading Blizzard Co-Founder Mike Morhaime Launches New Gaming Endeavor Dreamhaven
Several months after NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed the project was in the works, sources are now reporting that Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman will officially be making the trip to the International Space Station in October of 2021 to film scenes for an as of yet untitled movie. …read more
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A new study, conducted over the past few months in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, has found fans of apocalyptic and horror media are reporting less distress and greater resilience during this real pandemic compared to those who don’t consume thos… Continue reading Horror film fans are dealing with COVID-19 better than most, study finds
A device with a screen that measures less than an inch sounds ridiculous in the modern world, but the Cinera Edge compensates by cramming it up to within an inch of your eyeballs. This portable personal cinema headset packs a 5K(ish)-resolution display… Continue reading Cinera Edge personal cinema straps a 5K OLED display to your face
One of the issues with the NBA’s plan to restart its season in July is playing games without fans in the arena. According to a report from The Athletic, there’s a proposal to pipe in crowd noise from the NBA 2K video game. Engadget reports: NBA 2K also… Continue reading When the NBA Returns It May Use ‘NBA 2K’ For Crowd Noise
Netflix said Thursday it will ask customers who have not watched anything on the on-demand video streaming service in a year or more if they wish to maintain their subscriptions — and will cancel the subscription if it does not receive a confirmation…. Continue reading Netflix To Start Cancelling Inactive Customers’ Subscriptions
MicroProse, an American video game publisher and developer founded by Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982, is being resurrected after an absence of almost 20 years. The publisher’s last game was Grand Prix 4 released in 2002, but is most famous for the … Continue reading MicroProse, Legendary Creators of Civilization, XCOM, and Falcon 4.0 Is Back
While Jackbox clearly owes a great deal of its current popularity to the shelter-in-place policies, they/ve also been honing their craft for years. It’s worth looking at what makes them work. Continue reading All product creators can learn something from Jackbox Games’ user experiences
Puppet, the Portland-based infrastructure automation company, today announced that it has named former Cloud Foundry Foundation executive director Abby Kearns as its new CTO. She’s replacing Deepak Giridharagopal, who became CTO in 2016. Kearns stepped down from her role at the Cloud Foundry Foundation earlier this month after holding that position since 2016. At the […] Continue reading Puppet names former Cloud Foundry Foundation executive director Abbey Kearns as CTO