Obi-Wan Kenobi: Everything We Know About the Disney+ Series
Hello there. You may have heard that Jedi Master and former Clone Wars General Obi-Wan Kenobi is getting his own series on Disney+. It's an elegant series for a more civilized streaming service.
While the new series is still a ways off (and doesn't even have an official title yet) we're learning more and more about the plot and setting of this Star Wars spinoff. From the involvement of star Ewan McGregor to the time period, here's everything we know about Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Be sure to also check out everything we know about Wonder Woman 1984 and everything we know about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
How the Google Stadia Controller Was Designed
By the Google Stadia team's own admission, it's not easy designing a new controller to compete with the DualShock and the Xbox gamepad in the hearts and minds of gamers. The final piece of hardware they've arrived at feels very good, based on our early impressions, and so we went to Google's controller design lab in Mountain View, California, to get a look at many of the early prototypes and see how they built it.
We interviewed Google Stadia Design Director Isabelle Olsson about the process, which involved literally hundreds of design iterations and some pretty unconventional approaches to the task that we think you'll want to hear about. Take a look at the video above, and don't miss the video below to learn everything you need to know before Stadia's upcoming launch:
Terry Bogard is Available Now in Smash Ultimate
Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury is now available to download and play in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director, Masahiro Sakurai, held a 45-minute livestream showcasing Terry’s moveset and stage – which also revealed 50 tunes from SNK’s library that will be added to the game as part of Challenger Pack 4.
Terry’s moves are inspired by his many appearances in SNK fighting games, and his kit brings a number of unique mechanics to the roster. Similar to Street Fighter’s Ryu and Ken, Terry automatically turns to face his opponent in one-on-one matchups to make it easier to use his classic fighting game command inputs. He has weak and strong versions of each of his special moves, and the strength is determined by how long you hold the button.
The Best Essential Tech Gifts 2019: SD Cards, SSD and More
The holidays are the perfect time to get someone the best possible tech gift, whether it's upgrading their PC storage with a spacious SSD, giving them a little more play room on their Nintendo Switch with a micro SD card, or getting them the ease and convenience of an Apple iPad. We've got plenty of great tech gift ideas to give this season, so you can make sure everyone is up to date with the latest and greatest electronics.
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Stephen King Claims Doctor Sleep Redeems Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Novelist Stephen King has packed on the praise for Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep, claiming the movie "redeems" what he didn't like about Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of The Shining.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, King, who is known to dislike the Kubrick film, explained how the recent big-screen adaptation of his sequel novel helped to alleviate some of the issues that he originally had with its predecessor.
"I read the script to this one very, very carefully," the writer revealed. "Because obviously I wanted to do a good job with the sequel, because people knew that book The Shining, and I thought, I don't want to screw this up.
Hearthstone’s New Battlegrounds Mode Is Available to Early Access Players
After whipping the cloak off its eight-player autobattler mode last week at BlizzCon, Hearthstone has now made Battlegrounds available to select fans for a week of early access.
The mode is currently only available to those who attended BlizzCon in California, those who nabbed a BlizzCon virtual ticket, or players who own a Descent of Dragons pre-purchase bundle. Battlegrounds will eventually open up to all players as an open beta on Tuesday November 12, when the early access period finishes.
Battlegrounds takes place on an "ever evolving board" where players are pitted against randomly selected opponents in turn-based combat. Players choose from 24 heroes, then recruit minions in Bob's Tavern that can be strategically deployed across the board between rounds until one challenger is left standing.
Netflix Is ‘Taking The Fantasy Out’ Of The Witcher And Leaning Into Horror
With a couple of months to go before The Witcher drops on Netflix, the show's visual effects supervisor has promised it will be more frightening than fantastical.
Julian Parry told SFX Magazine (via GamesRadar), "I definitely think it leans more towards horror. We’re definitely taking the fantasy out. I can honestly say we’re not fantastical. I mean, it’s fantastical but in a grounded horror sense."
He used the example of Striga monsters - women who are cursed to turn into beasts - as the embodiment of "gnarly-looking" body horror rather than fantasy escapism. The new trailer also includes its fair share of creepy monsters, like what appears to be a necrophage of some kind (perhaps a ghoul or foglet).
Zorro TV Show In the Works Focusing on the Masked Hero’s Legacy
A new Zorro reboot starring a female protagonist is currently in production thanks to a new deal between CBS and Propagate, according to a report by Deadline.
The female Zorro series will focus on not the original masked swordsman, but is actually set in the modern-day. The series will follow Z, a descendant of the same lineage that produced the original Zorro, and her efforts to protect people in her community.
The female Zorro reboot is being written and executive produced by Alfredo Barrios Jr., who previously produced Magnum P.I. and Burn Notice among other series. The deal between CBS and Propagate is what’s known as a “first-look” production deal, meaning that CBS has the right to the first look at a new property before investing in or purchasing it, usually in exchange for a development fee.
Most Anticipated Disney Shows to Rewatch on Disney+
Disney+ launches in just one week on November 12, and in addition to big new shows like The Mandalorian, Disney's new streaming subscription service will also be bringing with it enough nostalgic Disney television shows to fill several houses of mouse.
So, with that in mind, IGN's new show Power Ranking polled IGN fans across platforms, including IGN.com, YouTube, Twitter, and Snapchat to see which Disney shows they were most excited to rewatch. Watch the video above to see how the ranking worked out in the latest episode of Power Ranking.
Taking some of the most popular choices into consideration, we had the audience vote on which of the top five shows they can't wait to rewatch most and the results, from about 434,000 votes, were: