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When Marvel Studios hired Nia DaCosta to direct the upcoming sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel, she’d already proven her mettle with her widely acclaimed debut feature Little Woods, a small-scale, character-focused crime thriller starring Tessa Thompson and Lily James. But after the release of her second movie – the new Candyman reboot starring Teyonah Parris and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – it’s clearer than ever that The Marvels is in safe hands with DaCosta....

The novel Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius, about a young indigenous lady struggling to defend her indigenous heritage, is being adapted into a film by Netflix. Filming will commence next year in Sapmi (previously known as Lapland), with Elle Márjá Eira directing and Peter Biro authoring. Laestadius, an award-winning writer, will executive produce. The film, which will premiere in 2024, will depict a young woman’s battle to defend her indigenous heritage in a world where racism is on the rise, climate change threatens reindeer herding, and young people commit suicide in the face of collective despair....

RuPaul Andre Charles, known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American drag queen, television judge, recording artist, and model. He is best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race. The waxwork of drag queen RuPaul has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in England Blackpool. The figure is the museum’s tallest human waxwork and the first-ever UK drag queen figure at Madame Tussaud RuPaul became a popular figure on New York’s club scene in the 1980s....

Activision Blizzard released Call of Duty: Vanguard last year, and since then the game has received updates that include new maps, guns, and skins on top of adjustments made to existing content. One addition coming to both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone in the near future is Snoop Dogg. The Call of Duty Twitter account shared a clip today teasing the release of Snoop Dog to Call of Duty: Vanguard and the free-to-play battle royale, Call of Duty: Warzone....

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on January 11, 2022) follows: The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are Google’s flagship devices that offer a refreshed design along with a significant jump in performance. Ever since its launch last year, the new phones have managed to stay in the spotlight. From updates causing connectivity issues to screen cracking randomly, Pixel 6 issues seem to be never-ending....

Plenty of video game fans around the world are excited for the upcoming release of Sonic Colors: Ultimate. An HD remaster of the previously Nintendo Wii-exclusive title, Sonic Colors: Ultimate features revamped and improved visuals, although one version of the game may look a little less polished than others. Originally releasing in 2010, Sonic Colors follows the titular Sonic the Hedgehog as he quests through an interplanetary theme park in order to prevent Dr....

What Is PlayStation Now? PlayStation Now is a subscription-based game streaming service developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was initially released in limited in North America in 2014 and gradually reached other regions of the world. The platform offers more than 800 games and new games are added every month. The PlayStation Now comes with a 7-day free trial after the expiry of which you can subscribe to any of the three available pricing options....

Sony may be gearing up for an artificial intelligence breakthrough with its racing-focused AI, according to the company’s new blog post. The so-called Gran Turismo Sophy is a dedicated AI agent that’s been purpose-built to be able to go toe-to-toe with professional sim players, and it’s already showing promising results. Specifically, Gran Turismo Sophy seems to be Sony’s attempt to revolutionize racing against AI drivers. The potentially ground-breaking AI was revealed as part of Sony and Polyphony Digital’s special Race Together event, and the companies claim that Sophy is more than able to hold its own....

You may have read about Space Punks in our previous interview with a few members of the development team. Made by Flying Wild Hog (Shadow Warrior) and published by Jagex (RuneScape), it’s an isometric Sci-Fi action RPG with cooperative elements that launched last month in early access phase via the Epic Games Store, with the goal to improve the game over time thanks to the player’s feedback. Ordinarily, you’d be required to purchase one of the Founder’s Packs to get into the early access, but we’ve partnered with Jagex to give away 700 codes that’ll let you in right away....

One of the first games shown at the Xbox E3 2021 event was STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl, a next-gen only experience that’s coming as an Xbox console exclusive in 2022. The STALKER 2 E3 2021 trailer was an impressive visual showcase for the game, showing off impressive graphics and intense gunplay that looks like it will no doubt please fans of the long-dormant franchise. More details on STALKER 2 have come to light since the E3 reveal, including information about its file size....

The Game Awards 2021 showcased numerous works to excite fans for the years to come. Of the many projects revealed, few invoked as much emotion as the trailer for Star Wars Eclipse. Throughout the short excerpt, fans witness various seemingly disconnected events in the Star Wars universe. Moreover, the trailer is entirely void of dialogue, leaving viewers to embrace and assess visuals alone. The ambiguity of the Star Wars Eclipse trailer has left many fans uncertain of what to expect....

An MIT research scientist Lex Fridman said on his Twitter handle tagging SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, “Starlink has proven itself in the harshest conditions in Ukraine. When nothing else worked, Starlink worked. Countless people have told me stories of how it has saved their life. Over & over they asked me to send a big thank you to SpaceX, and to the American people.” Starlink has proven itself in the harshest conditions in Ukraine....

ATLANTA, June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Panoramic Ventures today announced the winner of its first Startup Showdown, the monthly pitch competition for everyone designed to showcase and fund early-stage technology companies. Swipe Credit, an Atlanta-based fintech startup that provides credit for the underbanked and unbanked, was selected as the winner, received a $120,000 investment from Panoramic, and gained access to Panoramic’s Founder Success Program. The full list of Startup Showdown finalist companies included:...

The upcoming Steam Deck from Valve is fast becoming one of the most hotly-anticipated devices of the year. When Valve announced the hand-held PC device last week, much of the community and media began to get excited about this latest portable console, which is actually more of a PC than something like, say, the Nintendo Switch. Alongside the Deck’s many features, the company is now saying that it will fully support mods for games....

Stockwik Förvaltning AB (publ) har per idag den 1 december 2022 förvärvat samtliga aktier i Fysrehab Lidköping AB (”Fysrehab”). Stockwik tillträdde även samtliga aktier per idag. Fysrehab är en rehabklinik i Lidköping med målsättningen att vara det självklara valet för de patienter som är i behov av någon form av rehabilitering i Lidköping och i Västra Götalandsregionen. Med cirka femton medarbetare erbjuder bolaget spetskompetens inom flera olika områden, bl a sjukgymnastik, arbetsterapi, logopedi och neuroteam....

The Final Fantasy brand has been in a strange rut recently. Ever since Final Fantasy 10, fan response for the mainline games has been generally favorable but tinged with disappointment. Final Fantasy 11 is an experimental MMO that still has fans, but it did not draw the same attention as its competitors. 12 felt like an effort to combine an MMO’s structure with a JRPG, and some decisions regarding Vaan and Penelo’s prominence did not impress players....

The job system has become an iconic part of the Final Fantasy formula over the years, having evolved from the handful of jobs in the original to the dozens available in MMOs like Final Fantasy 14. Now, with Team Ninja taking the reins on Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, the studio is making a point to both capitalize on and pay reverence to the jobs available to protagonist Jack....

Right now is an odd time to be a Twitch streamer. On the one hand, broadcasting content to the world has never been more popular, possibly due to the pandemic in which millions have found themselves isolating in their homes. On the other, the streaming platform is experiencing quite a backlash from recent controversies. With thousands of users boycotting Twitch on September 1 in protest over the site seemingly not doing enough in response to “hate raids,” a solution is needed....

Street Fighter 5 is riding on a more than three decade long legacy. The story of the franchise has taken some wild turns over the years as foes more powerful than M. Bison have cropped up, some of which are his own creations. The fortune-teller Rose recently made her return to the franchise and her story mode has some interesting ramifications on what the future of Street Fighter. Some fans are speculating about a possible reboot of the series’ timelines, and that might be a good move for the iconic franchise....

Tales of Arise is one of the more highly-anticipated games of 2021. With its release date steadily getting closer, details regarding Tales of Arise’s different purchasable editions have begun to be announced. Bandai Namco’s JRPG franchise celebrated its 25th-anniversary last year, making it one of the longest-running Japanese video game series of all time. Tales of Arise marks the 17th main entry in the long-running franchise, coming after 2020’s mobile title, Tales of Crestoria....