There’s plenty of ways to play retro console games on your modern 4K TV, but handheld games really get the short end of the stick. That’s exactly why we were so delighted that Hyperkin decided to introduce the RetroN Jr.

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Netflix just released the first trailer for Locke Key, a series that promises to be one of their biggest new projects of 2020. It's been a long, difficult road in adapting the beloved comic book series for television, by the first 10-episode season is finally about to drop.

Here's the trailer again if you didn't get a chance to see it yet:

If you're not familiar with the source material, you might be a little confused by this new footage and why exactly keys are so important in this horror/fantasy universe. Here's a quick breakdown of the trailer and everything you need to know about how the Locke & Key comics are being translated into live-action. You can read it by flipping through the below slideshow with images for reference, or perusing the text below:

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The upcoming Flash film will be different from what people are expecting, according to the movie's director.

That HashTag Show spoke with director Andy Muschetti (the It movies) Tuesday who confirmed rumors that he's directing The Flash and also said his movie will be a “different version of Flashpoint than you’re expecting,”.

The Flash has long been reported to be a screen adaptation of the popular DC Comics storyline that involves multiple timelines affected by the actions of scarlet speedster Barry Allen.

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The thrilling adventures of The Mandalorian's first season may have come to an end back in December 2019, but Disney+ still has a lot to offer in terms of its original series and feature-length films, like the remakes of Aladdin (in live-action) and The Lion King (in performance capture), which are both dropping in January.

BEYOND!

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss everything we know, and don't, about the PS5 so far. The cast breaks down news, rumors, and offers up some predictions about what we hope to see from the PS5 this year.

Download or listen to the show on these platforms:

• Direct Download

• YouTube

• Apple Podcasts/iTunes

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Disney has added the Aladdin live-action remake to its Disney+ lineup. The 2019 version of Aladdin joins the 1992 original on the streaming service. For a list of everything else coming to Disney Plus in January 2020, click here.

The Aladdin remake released last year to mixed reception. In our live-action Aladdin review, we called the movie "okay," saying, "Disney's remake of their animated classic doesn't exactly take viewers to a whole new world."

Despite the mixed critical reception, Aladdin grossed over $1 billion at the box office in 2019, good enough to make it the seventh highest-grossing film worldwide last year. For the rest of the top ten, read the full list of the highest-grossing films in 2019.

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Warner Bros.has reportedly partnered with Cinelytic to use artificial intelligence to help the studio decide which movies it wants to make in the coming years. The new technology will help with "crunching numbers and breaking down huge datasets," according to Cinelytic founder Tobias Queisser.

The new AI technology will be used by Warner Bros. in the greenlight stage, where executives attempt to look at a bunch of different data and decide if a film will be profitable for them or not. With the Cinelytic AI, the goal is to have more precise data so that Warner Bros. can better engage with audiences. The new AI system is supposed to help create an estimate on a film's expected earnings.

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ABC reportedly hopes to talk with Marvel about bringing a superhero show to the network. Deadline reports that ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke wants to discuss the project further with Marvel's Kevin Feige.

Burke told Deadline, “We love our partners at Marvel and we’re sad to see

go, it’s been a big part of our history. We’re looking forward to working with Kevin Feige and we’re at the very beginning of conversations with him now about what a Marvel and ABC show might look like. Right now, Marvel’s focus has been on Disney+, as it should be."

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Development on the Resident Evil 3 remake is very close to the finish line. So close that Capcom says a delay won’t happen.

In an interview with Famitsu, Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 producers Peter Fabiano and Masao Kawada claimed that work on the second remake “is about 90%” completed. They’re so confident in the work accomplished so far that they told the publication “there will be no delay,” according to the interview translation.

While it’s true that the release date for the Resident Evil 3 remake is only a few months away, video game development can be unpredictable. But it’s nice to see the two producers on the project so confident about the game’s current development.

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John Cho, the star of the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop series, said he hasn't talked to original series director Shinichirō Watanabe yet.

While promoting his new movie The Grudge, IGN had the opportunity to ask Cho some Cowboy Bebop questions. Cho may be playing Spike, the main character, but he said he hasn't talked to Watanabe yet. He assures fans that he stayed true to the "unique" and "weird" source material.

"I think that was the big thing I was focusing on all the time was...we got to keep it strange and that's hard to do, but I watched some of the stuff and I'm really happy with it," Cho said.

Cho said his favorite moments from the show include the scene where Faye walks into the shower to confront Glen in the episode "Jupiter Jazz (Part 1)" and the eight-minute hunt for a Betamax player from "Speak Like A Child."

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