Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Expand Partnership for Anime on Toonami
Last October Adult Swim and Crunchyroll brought Mob Psycho 100 to Toonami, and now the two WarnerMedia companies will be working together to bring more anime to the Saturday night block with an expanded programming partnership.
The deal dubs Crunchyroll as "a premiere content partner for Toonami." In addition to collaborating on licenses and distribution, the programming partnership announcement revealed that the two companies will be creating more co-productions. Adult Swim and Crunchyroll are currently working on a Blade Runner anime with the Alcon Television Group.
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Fortnite to Introduce an ‘Undo Purchase’ Button
Epic plans to allow Fortnite players to return a purchase made in the last five minutes - although it's not clear when.
In a Reddit thread (via VG247) which pointed out that, unlike western versions, the Japanese version of Fortnite includes a "confirm purchase" button before payment goes through, Epic Vice President of Engineering Daniel Vogel explained the decision:
"We neither want to add friction for players," he wrote, "nor do we want to benefit from accidental purchases or players regretting a purchase."
Why Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens Series Looks Awesome!
On Friday, May 31, Neil Gaiman's highly-anticipated adaptation of Good Omens will finally drop on Amazon Prime Video. The six-episode limited series features a "devilishly good cast," including David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, and Benedict Cumberbatch, to name a few. At the SXSW festival in Austin, fans were given an exclusive sneak peek, and IGN was there to see it.
The new footage gave us a glimpse into the show's playful tone, sharp writing, and captivating visuals.
Warning! Some SPOILERS follow for what we saw during the presentation.
Apex Legends Is a Leap Forward for Accessibility
From cognitive disabilities to physical ones, there are a lot of reasons someone could feel uncomfortable or be incapable of engaging in voice chat. Sometimes, this isn’t a huge deal, but in this era of team-focused multiplayer games, it’s getting harder and harder to effectively communicate with your teammates without directly speaking to them. Yet Apex Legends, the latest addition to an ever-expanding landscape of Battle Royale shooters, is changing that.
Apex’s ping system allows for more universal types of communication. Through simple button inputs combined with thoughtful audio cues, it creates an environment where virtually all relevant in-game information can be relayed to your team without uttering a single word. The system lets you place various markers on the map and battlefield, such as enemy locations, where to loot, and the direction you want your team to go next. Once the marker has been placed, your character will verbally express the type of marker you chose, establishing visual and auditory indicators simultaneously. But it isn’t just a neat way to save time, it is a huge step forward toward inclusivity for gamers with disabilities.
Captain Marvel and the Problematic History of “Girl Versions” of Heroes
Full spoilers follow for Captain Marvel.
The MCU is certainly no stranger to major character revisions -- some superhero history just doesn't translate from page to screen all that well. It's usually fairly innocuous stuff, changing strangers to friends, tweaking superpowers, overhauling villains. But with Captain Marvel, one of the changes made to Carol Danvers' origin story is anything but minor. It may actually be one of the most important updates the MCU has made to a hero since the franchise debuted almost 11 years ago.
Annette Bening's Wendy Lawson both is and isn't someone from Carol's comic book history. She was a Kree scientist named Mar-Vell stationed on Earth in secret who played a direct hand in Carol's origin story. But in the comics, Wendy was Walter -- still secretly Mar-Vell, but a male soldier and scientist rather than a woman, and the original Captain Marvel. On the surface, it seems like a fairly simple pivot. Both Walter and Wendy were major figures in Carol's life before their real identities as Kree infiltrators were revealed, they both played a direct role in Carol's origin story, and they both inspired her to be a hero -- but for Walter, that meant casting Carol as Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel's quintessential girl counterpart. For Wendy, it meant Carol evolving directly into Captain Marvel herself.
Apple Expected to Reveal New TV Service Details at March Event
Apple is officially holding an event later this month where many expect the tech giant to reveal new details on its upcoming TV streaming service.
Reported by The Verge, Apple sent out an announcement revealing it will hold a press event on March 25 at 10 a.m. PT at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. This announcement was accompanied by a brief countdown gif, which simply ends with the Apple logo and the tagline “It’s showtime.” Apple notably used this tagline at a 2006 event where it revealed the iTV (renamed Apple TV) and announced it would begin offering movies on iTunes.
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DC Shines a Spotlight on a Deadly Dark Knight
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
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