Warner Bros. and Roblox are teaming up to allow users to buy tickets to the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film from inside the game. Users can play a new Roblox experience, Escape the Afterlife, where they van visit a virtual Fandango box office and can buy tickets to the film. This …
Read More »Disney Defends Second Price Hike In Past 12 Months For Disney+
For the second time in the past 12 months, Disney is raising prices for its streaming services, including Disney+. CEO Bob Iger discussed this on the company’s earnings call, saying Disney actually has more pricing leverage–that is, the ability to raise prices–than before thanks to the appeal of the platform …
Read More »Disney Explains Why It Invested $1.5 Billion Into Fortnite And What It Hopes To Achieve
As part of Disney’s latest earnings briefing, the company discussed some of its plans for gaming. The company’s executive summary touches on Disney’s deal with Epic Games to create content for Fortnite, with Disney saying the company hopes to deliver “transformational” new games. “We are reaching consumers in innovative new …
Read More »Jamie Lee Curtis Apologizes For Criticizing MCU – "I Will Do Better"
Veteran actor Jamie Lee Curtis has apologized for comments she made about Marvel, saying what she said was “stupid.” For anyone just catching up, Curtis was recently asked if she knew which “phase” the MCU was currently in, and she said, “bad.” Curtis has now tried to distance herself from …
Read More »Microsoft Establishes "AA" Studio Inside Blizzard, Halo Dev Gets A Shakeup – Report
According to a new report, Microsoft and Activision are creating a new team inside Blizzard that will create “AA” games based on existing Blizzard properties. A report said this new team is staffed primarily with developers from the Candy Crush developer King. The Windows Central report said it’s possible that …
Read More »Diablo TV Show Is A Great Idea, Blizzard Boss Says
Diablo GM Rod Fergusson has said a Diablo TV series could work, in part because its story is one of good versus evil, and that’s something many people can relate to and understand. Speaking to Windows Central, Fergusson said, “Yeah, I definitely think it could work.” You need a javascript …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Closing In On PS2's Sales Record
Nintendo’s latest earnings report has arrived, and while Switch sales were down dramatically, the console is now even closer to reaching the PS2’s high watermark of an estimated 155 million units sold. Through the quarter that ended on June 30, Switch sales stand at 143.42 million units. Nintendo sold 2.1 …
Read More »Born On The 14th? You Can See This Nicolas Cage Horror Movie For Free
Atom Tickets has rolled out a new promotion where people born on the 14th day of any month can get a ticket to the Nicolas Cage movie Longlegs for free. Why the 14th? The serial killer in the movie targets people born on the 14th. You can visit the Atom …
Read More »Jeremy Renner On What Challenges Avengers: Doomsday Faces And If He'll Be In It
Marvel just recently announced Avengers: Doomsday, which features Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU to play Doctor Doom. What other characters could appear in the film? Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye in the MCU, said in interview that he will “probably” be in the movie. It’s still early days, …
Read More »Deadpool & Wolverine Sets Franchise Record For Most F-Bombs
Deadpool & Wolverine is in theaters now and is making lots and lots of money, breaking a the box-office record for an R-rated movie over its opening weekend. The movie is also a record-breaker when it comes to swearing. The film has 116 uses of the f-word, according to New …
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