Sony Is Shutting Down SingStar Servers Next January
Sony will shut down SingStar servers on January 31 next year, and Driveclub servers will also be closed in the following months.
Announced in a post on the PlayStation website, Sony explained that all online functionality, network features, and song purchases will be disabled from 11:59pm on January 31, 2020. This will affect both the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game, although there are varying affects across platforms.
Offline features will remain available for both platforms, but only PS4 players will be able to re-download any songs that they have previously purchased and deleted. This service will not be offered to PS3 players, so it is advised that any songs players wish to keep are downloaded onto their console before the servers shut down. PS3 song downloads will not be available after January 31, 2020.
Scorsese Expands On and Defends His Marvel Films are ‘Not Cinema’ Comments
Academy Award-winning director, writer, and producer Martin Scorsese has followed up and expanded on his Marvel movies are "not cinema" comments, saying that while "many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures," there is no "revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk."
Scorsese wrote out his side of the story on The New York Times in response to him stating that he's "tried to watch a few
and that they’re not for me, that they seem to me to be closer to theme parks than they are to movies as I’ve known and loved them throughout my life, and that in the end, I don’t think they’re cinema."
100 Thieves’ Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop Signs Exclusively With YouTube Gaming
Another day, another big Twitch streamer heading to another platform. This time, it's Jack "CouRage" Dunlop who is leaving as he will now be streaming exclusively on YouTube.
CouRage announced the move in a video you can see below, and his decision follows both Ninja and Shroud parting ways with Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer.
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45-Minute Super Smash Bros. Livestream Will Showcase Terry Bogard
Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai is hosting a 45-minute livestream on Wednesday, November 6 at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm BST to show off Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury, the next character to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The livestream was revealed via Nintendo Versus on Twitter, who also confirmed that there will be "no announcements regarding any unrevealed fighters."
The Batman: Robert Pattinson Learning Jiu-Jitsu to Beat Up All the Villains
Robert Pattinson is doing all he can to prepare for his turn as Batman, including learning from Rigan Machado, an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu who also trained Keanu Reeves for the John Wick films.
As reported by Men's Health, Machado posted an image of him and Pattinson at his gym The Academy Beverly Hills with the caption "Batman is coming."
Brazilian jiu-jitsu focuses on grappling and ground fighting and using leverage to defeat opponents, which may suggest that "Pattinson's Batman will have a gritty, realistic fighting style."
Game of Thrones: Original Night King Design Revealed
The concept art of the original design for Game of Thrones' Night King has been revealed.
Spotted by Vanity Fair, the original design is featured in the book The Art of Game of Thrones. The book, by Game of Thrones' Emmy-winning Production Designer Deborah Riley, shows off early art for many of the iconic designs from HBO's series, but that of the Night King was most notably different.
Via Vanity Fair
Silk Spectre, Laurie Blake and Mask Imagery in Watchmen HBO Episode 3
Full spoilers follow for the first three episodes of Watchmen follow.
In episode 3 of HBO's Watchmen, "She Was Killed by Space Junk," Jean Smart made her debut as Agent Laurie Blake, formerly known as Laurie Juspeczyk, a.k.a. the second costumed adventurer called Silk Spectre. She was one of the key players in the original comic (portrayed by Malin Akerman in the movie version), but now in creator/showrunner Damon Lindelof's sequel series, Laurie is seemingly quite a changed woman from her days as a vigilante... Only, maybe she's not all that different when you get right down to it.
Game of Thrones: New Detail Explains Why Daenerys Chose to Destroy King’s Landing
The scene where Daenerys Targaryen decides to burn an already-defeated King’s Landing to the ground is arguably the most impactful (and controversial) in the entire run of Game of Thrones. You know the one: Dany sits atop the mighty Drogon and stares intently at the Red Keep before her expression turns to one of disgust and she begins a relentless bombing-run across the city, killing countless soldiers who had already surrendered along with helpless women and children. But for as game-changing as that moment was, it was met with harsh criticism, with many viewers saying the big turn felt unearned and rushed. Now, a tiny detail from the upcoming The Art of Game of Thrones book offers a bit more context that may help explain her motivations.
Ewan McGregor Explains How Jack Torrance Haunts The Shining Sequel
Making its way from the page to the big screen, Doctor Sleep is based on Stephen King's sequel to his seminal 1977 book, The Shining. Directed by Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan, the film centers on a grown-up Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor), who is being haunted by the demons from his past.
IGN recently had a chance to catch up with McGregor (watch the full interview in the video above) to discuss how Danny is still haunted by his father’s violence at the Overlook Hotel, even though Jack Torrance died in The Shining.
"I think that’s what Stephen King’s writing about," McGregor told IGN. "In The Shining,
is writing about alcoholism and addiction. From the point of view of the father, who’s the alcoholic, or the son, who’s the victim of having an alcoholic parent. And he’s writing about recovery and sobriety. I find that to be fascinating.”
This Watchmen Character’s Identity Was Just Confirmed
Warning: this article contains some spoilers for Watchmen's third episode, "She Was Killed by Space Junk."
Ever since actor Jeremy Irons was first revealed to be joining the cast of HBO's Watchmen, the prevailing rumor has been that he's playing an older version of Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias. That theory has been in play so long it was accepted as fact even before the series debuted. At this point, it's easy to forget HBO never actually confirmed the identity of Irons' character, and that said character is never specifically named in the first two episodes.