Monthly Archives: July 2018
Netflix Exec Says Network ‘Happy’ to Keep Making Master of None
Netflix wants to continue making new seasons of Master of None with Aziz Ansari.
During Netflix's panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, the company's vice president of original series Cindy Holland addressed the show's future after sexual misconduct allegations were made against Ansari last year. Holland confirmed Netflix is still interested in working with Ansari moving forward.
"We certainly have given some thought to it," Holland said, when asked if Master of None season 3 will happen. "We would be happy to make another season of Master of None when Aziz is ready."
The second season of Master of None premiered on Netflix on May 12, 2017. In our review of Season 2 we say, "Master of None returns with an ambitious, confident and overall fantastic season featuring love, laughter and longing."
Monster Hunter World Passes 8 Million Copies Sold Before PC Launch
Monster Hunter World's sales have surpassed 8 million units on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter World's physical shipments and digital sales have hit 8.3 million units as of the last fiscal quarter, which saw the company's net sales increase by 46.5% year-over-year.
"In this business, the phenomenal success of Monster Hunter: World (for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) from the previous fiscal year continued, with the title gaining further popularity through the expansion of its user base. In scoring a worldwide smash hit, the series solidified its position as an international brand and strengthened our base of IP," Capcom said.
Monster Hunter World Passes 8 Million Copies Sold Before PC Launch
Monster Hunter World's sales have surpassed 8 million units on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter World's physical shipments and digital sales have hit 8.3 million units as of the last fiscal quarter, which saw the company's net sales increase by 46.5% year-over-year.
"In this business, the phenomenal success of Monster Hunter: World (for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) from the previous fiscal year continued, with the title gaining further popularity through the expansion of its user base. In scoring a worldwide smash hit, the series solidified its position as an international brand and strengthened our base of IP," Capcom said.
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Portal 2 Writer Rejoins Valve
Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead series writer Jay Pinkerton is back at Valve after leaving in June last year for undisclosed reasons.
Pinkerton was the fourth Valve writer to leave the studio in two years, following the departure of Eric Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek earlier in 2017, and Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw in January 2016.
Portal 2 Writer Rejoins Valve
Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead series writer Jay Pinkerton is back at Valve after leaving in June last year for undisclosed reasons.
Pinkerton was the fourth Valve writer to leave the studio in two years, following the departure of Eric Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek earlier in 2017, and Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw in January 2016.
WarioWare Gold Has an Incredible Amiibo Feature
Amiibo have been used for many things over the years, from levelling up fighters to summoning meat rain, but WarioWare Gold is up there for the best Amiibo interaction yet invented.
As per Mon Amiibo, WarioWare Gold allows you to plonk three Amiibo down per day, earning you a varying number of coins to use in the in-ghame capsule machine. But there's another benefit - Wario will "sketch" you a picture of whichever character's Amiibo you used. He seems... untalented.
WarioWare Gold Has an Incredible Amiibo Feature
Amiibo have been used for many things over the years, from levelling up fighters to summoning meat rain, but WarioWare Gold is up there for the best Amiibo interaction yet invented.
As per Mon Amiibo, WarioWare Gold allows you to plonk three Amiibo down per day, earning you a varying number of coins to use in the in-ghame capsule machine. But there's another benefit - Wario will "sketch" you a picture of whichever character's Amiibo you used. He seems... untalented.
Netflix Picks Up Madam C.J. Walker Series from Octavia Spencer and LeBron James
Netflix has picked up a new limited series, Madam C.J. Walker, starring Octavia Spencer, and co-executive produced by Spencer and LeBron James.
As announced at Netflix's TCA panel, Spencer will star as black hair care pioneer and mogul C.J. Walker, and tell the story of "how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become America’s first black, self-made female millionaire."
The eight-episode series is based on the book on Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles.
In more TCA news, Netflix announced a release date for its spooky Sabrina series, and the premiere date for the Emma Stone and Jonah hill series Maniac.