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Fortnite Walking Dead Sabrina Carpenter content (Image source: Epic Games, Justin Higuchi)

The Walking Dead and Sabrina Carpenter headline Fortnite and Fortnite Festival updates

Gamers can now recreate their favorite The Walking Dead moments in Fortnite. Epic Games has unveiled new weapons and NPCs inspired by TV series and comic books. After a leak, Sabrina Carpenter will also likely become the next Fort...

Adam Corsetti, 25 Mar 2025 16:33

The last few episodes of the first season ended on a rather exciting note (Image source: Screenshot - Crunchyroll)

2nd season of My Dress-Up Darling coming July 2025

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, an anime that debuted in 2022 is getting a second season as soon as this summer. This is an unlikely friendship/romance story with a shy high schooler hand-making traditional Japanese dolls and a m...

Sergey Tarasov, 23 Mar 2025 14:46

Possible Hogwarts Legacy multiplayer game (Image source: Avalanche Software, Warner Bros. Games)

New Harry Potter multiplayer game possible after Hogwarts Legacy developer posts job listings

A new Harry Potter game may be more of a social experience than Hogwarts Legacy. Warner Bros. Games has posted job listings for a mysterious online RPG. The Avalanche Software project would give the publisher another chance for a ...

Adam Corsetti, 21 Mar 2025 22:30

McDonald's will give away one of six Minecraft digital collectables with the purchase of A Minecraft Movie Meal. (Image source: McDonald's)

McDonald's bundles meals with exclusive A Minecraft Movie games and collectables

Ahead of the release of A Minecraft Movie on April 4, McDonald's will introduce two Minecraft meal offerings on April 1 with exclusive digital collectables and games for adults and children.

David Chien, 21 Mar 2025 05:40

Kratos fends off a grieving, infuriated Freya in God of War Ragnarok. (Image Source: PlayStation)

God of War TV series red flags raised as showrunner admits to not playing the games

In a new podcast appearance, the writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the upcoming God of War TV series—Ronald D. Moore—has confirmed that two seasons of the show have been ordered by Amazon. Unfortunately, however, he al...

Ricci Rox, 20 Mar 2025 20:21

Resident Evil banner (Image source: Steam)

Resident Evil 9 leak describes radically different game than remakes or prior RE titles

Resident Evil 9 could move the horror IP in a bold new direction. A Capcom insider expects the game to resemble no other title in the franchise. The reinvention of the series could explain the lack of a Resident Evil 9 release dat...

Adam Corsetti, 17 Mar 2025 16:20

Death Stranding 2 artwork (Image source: Kojima Productions)

Death Stranding 2 release date reveal expected soon as pre-order details leak

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, with its asynchronous multiplayer mechanics, is one of the most anticipated PS5 titles. Insider billbil-kun believes that a release date could be announced within days. Gamers also have clues about...

Adam Corsetti, 07 Mar 2025 19:44

Lego Batman: The Videogame (Image source: Epic Games)

New Lego game from TT Games confirmed, as fans hope for a Batman connection

Facing tough financial times, Warner Bros. Games is banking on another successful Lego title from TT Games. In a new podcast, Jason Schreier added more fuel to rumors that a new Lego game is in development. Fans are now left to wo...

Adam Corsetti, 27 Feb 2025 00:53

James Gunn would consider a Marvel Rivals competitor in the DC Universe

Would a Marvel Rivals game with DC superheroes attract a large following? When asked about plans for a similar shooter, James Gunn approved of the concept. Even so, DC characters have struggled outside of single-player settings.

Adam Corsetti, 25 Feb 2025 02:16

Dune Awakening release date will be confirmed tomorrow in new trailer

Despite a sleepy run-up to its debut, gamers are about to find out the Dune: Awakening release date. Funcom has teed up a reveal trailer for February 20th to confirm if the survival MMO will still appear early in 2025.

Adam Corsetti, 19 Feb 2025 19:55

The latest top-end iPhone. (Image source: Apple)

Apple starts 2025 with record-breaking revenues and increased EPS

Apple CEO Tim Cook now hails the company's last three months as "our best quarter ever", with global net sales of a record-breaking $124.3 billion. iPhones (somewhat unsurprisingly) accounted for nearly 56% of that revenue, while ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Feb 2025 15:32

Sony to stop producing recordable Blu-ray discs, other physical media in February

Sony will shutter production of various physical media in February. This includes recordable Blu-ray discs, MiniDV tapes, and more. Sony also stated it will not produce anything to replace these forms of media storage.

Sam Medley, 26 Jan 2025 00:26

Sony is planning movie and series productions for Helldivers, Horizon Zero Dawn and Ghost of Tsushima. (Image source: Wikipedia)

Sony plans movie adaptations of popular game franchises

Sony fans have reason to celebrate: The company has announced two films and an anime series inspired by some of the most beloved franchises from the PlayStation universe.

Marius Müller, 07 Jan 2025 18:20

Apple TV+ free of charge this weekend

Apple rarely gives anything away for free. Hence, all the more surprising that the tech giant is offering its Apple TV+ streaming service for free for a weekend.

Andreas Jakobi, 03 Jan 2025 05:40

Otoy explores Captain Kirk's afterlife with a new short film and Apple Vision Pro app. (Image source: Otoy on YouTube)

Otoy explores Captain Kirk's afterlife with new short film "765874: Unification" and Apple Vision Pro app

Otoy has explored Captain Kirk's afterlife following his death in "Star Trek: Generations" with a short film "765874: Unification" and Apple Vision Pro app. The short film utilizes facial scanning, computer graphics, and other tec...

David Chien, 19 Nov 2024 09:00

Amazon Prime Video introduces AI-powered recaps in X-ray update

Amazon has updated Prime Video's X-Ray with the ability to recap episodes or seasons. The company uses generative AI to create "brief, easy-to-digest summaries" of what you're currently watching.

Rohith Bhaskar, 05 Nov 2024 09:49

Walt Disney characters in an augmented reality setup (Image source: DALL·E 3-generated image)

Walt Disney sets up AI & augmented reality-focused group

The task of Walt Disney's new group, labeled "Office of Technology Enablement," is to coordinate the use of new technologies such as AI and mixed reality across the film, TV, and theme park divisions. The leader of this group is J...

Codrut Nistor, 02 Nov 2024 11:14

Apple used the iPhone 15 Pro Max for its 'Scary Fast' Mac event last fall. (Image source: Apple)

Cillian Murphy-starring '28 Years Later' Hollywood movie shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max as main camera

The upcoming Hollywood movie titled 28 Years Later is being shot with Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max as the principal camera. While the iPhone has been used for low-budget films before, there have never been high-profile blockbuster fi...

Sambit Saha, 21 Sep 2024 21:55

AI-powered robotic musicians (Image source: Generated using DALL·E 3)

Indian filmmaker switches from human artists to AI-generated music

Ram Gopal Varma, the Indian filmmaker known for movies such as Company, Sarkar, and Satya, has launched RGV Den Music, which will only handle AI-generated music. He also confirmed that his future projects will only use such music ...

Codrut Nistor, 20 Sep 2024 14:53

A historic deal in the AI world (Image Source: Runway)

Lionsgate's entire film catalog can now be used to train custom Runway AI text-to-video model

Despite all the major concerns regarding AI-powered tools expressed last year with the Writers Guild protests, Lionsgate and Runway sign deal that would see big franchise films like John Wick utilized for training a custom text-to...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Sep 2024 19:44

"Halo" is the first series adaptation of the popular franchise, which is also known for book novels in addition to video games. (Image source: Paramount)

Halo TV series canceled after two seasons

Paramount+ has canceled the series of the popular Halo franchise after the second season, but fans can still hope for a sequel.

Marius Müller, 19 Jul 2024 15:39

NFL games coming to Netflix (Source: Netflix Tudum)

Netflix inks three-year contract with the NFL

Thanks to the industry-first deal that brings together Netflix and NFL, the Christmas Day games of the professional sports league with the highest per-game attendance in the world will be aired by the subscription video on-demand ...

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2024 23:13

Fallout 76 has been experiencing a renaissance of late thanks to the TV show, but will people be liking it as a game, or just as "more Fallout"? (Image: Bethesda Game Studios)

Fallout proves that people don't enjoy Bethesda's games, they just enjoy its worlds

CheckMag It's undeniable that Bethesda Game Studios has been a powerhouse in the RPG genre. Its flagship franchises, including Fallout, have repeatedly proven their staying power over the years thanks to Bethesda's tried-and-true open worl...

Matthew Lee, 22 Apr 2024 18:23

Korean streaming service KOCOWA+ hits Europe and Oceania

With subscription plans that start at $6.99 per month for basic access and only $7.99 for the premium offering, KOCOWA+ is now finally reaching Europe and Oceania. The company's CEO says this is the first streaming service that pr...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Apr 2024 21:14

The Among Us animated series will star Elijah Wood, Ashely Johson, Randall Park, and Yvette Nicole Brown (Image Source: Innersloth)

Among Us animated series cast revealed, Elijah Wood cast as Green

Among Us, the popular social deduction game, is coming up with an animated series. The cast for the same has been announced, which includes famous actors like Elijah Woods, Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, and Yvette Nicole Brown.

Nitisha Upadhye, 19 Mar 2024 15:45

Those brief moments where it looked like audiences might start switching over from Netflix to its competitors seem long in the past, now. (Image: Pixabay)

The Death of Netflix may have been greatly exaggerated – or maybe its rivals are all just doing even worse

CheckMag In mid-2022, a month before Tom Cruise and the US Navy did their very best to show that the big screen was in rude health, the apparent king of the small-screen announced that it wasn't doing so great. Some said it was all over fo...

Matthew Lee, 01 Mar 2024 02:23

The first trailer for the Borderlands movie has given us a glimpse at Black Jack as Claptrap alongside Kevin Hart as Roland and Cate Blanchett as Lilith. (Image source: Lionsgate Movies - edited)

Borderlands movie trailer: plot, characters, stacked cast, and fan service revealed for all-new prequel action-comedy coming on August 9 2024

Lilith, Claptrap, Roland, Tiny Tina, Krieg, and Dr. Tannis band together on an action-comedy adventure that takes place before the events of Borderlands 2. The trailer introduces us to a few new faces, too, and reveals a splash of...

Julian van der Merwe, 21 Feb 2024 23:20

Onkyo Direct Anime Store releases Puella Magi Madoka Magica true wireless earphones. (Source: Onkyo Direct)

Onkyo Direct Anime Store releases Puella Magi Madoka Magica AOW01 true wireless earbuds ahead of 10th anniversary Walpurgis no Kaiten movie

Onkyo Direct Anime Store has released the Puella Magi Madoka Magica AOW01 true wireless earbuds to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the anime. Homura and Madoka models are available with corresponding voice prompts voiced by the ...

David Chien, 21 Feb 2024 07:55

Code Geass was one of the best anime titles 10 years ago, and that is still the case in 2024 (Image source: AI generated)

Darwin's Game and 4 other titles every anime fan must watch at least once

CheckMag Precious gems are known to cause excitement mixed with affection. This article lists five anime gems, like Darwin's Game, that totally fall under that rule; they all boast meaningful plots, good-to-great music and well-developed c...

Sergey Tarasov, 31 Jan 2024 21:46

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like the most exciting thing to happen to the property in years (Source: Bethesda)

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like it could be the future of the franchise

CheckMag The first proper Indiana Jones game in 15 years is set to release in 2024. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has heavyweights Bethesda and Machine Games behind it. Having successfully relaunched the Wolfenstein series to critical...

David Devey, 20 Jan 2024 22:56

Prime Video's The Grand Tour is one of its most popular shows. (Image source: Amazon MGM Studios)

Amazon Prime Video introduces Ads beginning January 29

Amazon Prime users who would rather avoid the ad breaks will need to pay an additional $2.99 a month for a commercial-free subscription.

Robert Gelo, 27 Dec 2023 20:20

4 video game movie and TV adaptations from the 21st century that are worth watching

CheckMag Bringing video games to the big screen has proven to be a tricky task, often resulting in disappointments over the years, but there have always been exceptions. Below are 4 recommendations where certain video games have translated...

Triet Le, 24 Dec 2023 05:33

Discovery won't fade off PlayStation's platform after all. (Image via Discovery TV and PlayStation w/ edits)

PlayStation backpedals on decision to remove Discovery TV content from platform

In a reversal of its decision to remove Discovery TV from its platform earlier this month, PlayStation will continue to host Discovery TV content. This comes as relief to some users who were informed that Discovery TV content they...

Sam Medley, 22 Dec 2023 17:54

Amazon's Omni Series Fire TVs are on sale at all-time low prices. (Image via Amazon)

Deal | Amazon Fire TV Omni Series smart TVs on sale for up to 45% off

Amazon is discounting several of its in-house Fire TVs, including slashing up to 45% off its Omni Series 4K smart TVs. This drops the TVs to as little as $250, an all-time low.

Sam Medley, 20 Dec 2023 18:46

Apple TV app on Amazon Fire TV (Source: Amazon)

Apple TV+ and Paramount+ might join forces after losing 7% of their subscribers in October

While some competitors come with bundled services that make them more attractive (Disney+ sports Hulu and ESPN+ for US$12.99 a month), Apple TV+ goes for US$5.99 and Paramount+ Essential is US$5.99, both supported by ads. A recent...

Codrut Nistor, 05 Dec 2023 13:07

Walmart's new Onn Google TV streaming stick can play 1080p content for under US$15. (Image via Walmart)

Walmart launches updated Onn streaming stick with Google TV for US$15

Walmart just launched an update to its popular US$15 streaming stick. The new model, which is sold under Walmart's in-house Onn brand, runs on Google TV and can stream up to FHD content. The price remains the same at just under $1...

Sam Medley, 28 Nov 2023 18:24

Top 5 game-changing moments in the film industry's visual effects (VFX)

CheckMag Visual effects (VFX) in film have long sparked debate. While some argue for the realism of physical sets and props, others favor the limitless potential of computer-generated VFX. Regardless of preference, VFX has really revolutio...

Triet Le, 25 Nov 2023 22:37

The Space Elevator power bank. (Source: Sharge)

Sharge Space Elevator launches as a sub-credit card-sized magnetic power bank

Sharge touts its latest product as its most pocket-friendly MagSafe-style power bank yet. The new accessory is also backed to relieve the user of battery anxiety as both a wired and wireless back-up power source on the go. The Spa...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 31 Oct 2023 18:22