Ninja is First Twitch Streamer to Reach 10 Million Followers
Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is officially the first streamer on Twitch to reach 10 million followers. He made the announcement on his Twitter account on Thursday.
First streamer on twitch to ever hit 10 million followers! This milestone is seriously ridiculous and the one I am most proud of. I have been streaming for a very very long time... and I cannot express how grateful I am to be in the position I am in.
Love you guys pic.twitter.com/6aqdAM4icw
— Ninja (@Ninja) August 2, 2018
Why FX’s Y Ditched ‘The Last Man’
After a long journey to officially getting a Hollywood adaptation, Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's Y the Last Man is finally making its way to the small screen. But when FX announced its pilot order for a Y: The Last Man series back in April, the network surprised audiences when it announced the show would be simply called "Y."
FX CEO John Landgraf explained to members of the TV Critics' Association that the idea to simplify the title had multiple benefits to the show.
"I guess you tend to see one or two word titles," he said, acknowledging that there are some exceptions to the "Breaking Bad"s of the world. He added of the appeal of the one-letter title, "'Y' seems like a provocative shape. We can do a lot with it graphically. It's a little mysterious."
Ex Machina Director Alex Garland’s First TV Series, Devs, Lands at FX
FX has ordered Ex Machina director Alex Garland's limited series, Devs.
The series will consist of eight episodes, all directed by Garland, and is set to premiere on FX sometime in 2019. The story follows a young computer engineer, Lily Chan, as she investigates her employer, San Francisco tech company Amaya, who she believes murdered her boyfriend.
Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina, Maniac, Crazy Rich Asians) will play Chan. Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, Fargo) will portray Forest, the CEO of Amaya. The rest of the cast includes Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, and Alison Pill.
“After reading all 8 scripts and hearing Alex’s brilliant vision and commitment to direct all of the episodes, it was an easy decision to order Devs to series,” said FX Networks CEO John Landgraf.
FX Orders Epic Adaptation of Shogun
FX has ordered a 10-episode limited series period drama based on Shogun, the best-selling novel by James Clavell.
Shogun is set in feudal Japan and details the rise of Lord Toranaga, who is at odds with dangerous political rivals. It also features John Blackthorne, an English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, and Lady Mariko, a skilled female samurai.
“The story of Shōgun has captivated audiences since James Clavell first released his epic novel more than 40 years ago,” said CEO of FX John Landgraf. “The themes of an outsider encountering a new culture are as relevant today as then."
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Michael De Luca, Eugene Kelly and James Clavell's daughter Michaela Clavell will serve as executive producers along with Tim Van Patten, who is set to direct multiple episodes of the show. Ronan Bennett, known for his work on Public Enemies, and Rachel Bennette, known for her work on NW, will write the series. The show will be shot in both the U.K. and Japan and be produced by FX Productions.
Chris Rock to Star in Fargo Season 4
FX's Fargo is tapping one of its biggest names yet for its fourth season. The network announced Chris Rock will be joining the latest season of the anthology series.
Rock will play the lead of one of a families at the center of Season 4. He's described as "a man who — in order to prosper — has surrendered his oldest boy to his enemy, and who must in turn raise his son’s enemy as his own. It’s an uneasy peace, but profitable. And then the head of the Kansas City mafia goes into the hospital for routine surgery and dies. And everything changes. It’s a story of immigration and assimilation, and the things we do for money. And as always, a story of basically decent people who are probably in over their heads. You know, Fargo."
Best Comedy Movies on Netflix Right Now (October 2019)
From Groundhog Day to Snatch to Superbad to Monty Python and the Holy Grail and beyond, there are so many good comedies to choose from on Netflix...
Are you looking for the best comedy movies to stream on Netflix right now? While the service often seems to be flooded with comedies, it's not always clear which ones are funny and which will flat-out ruin your evening. And that's where we come in with our monthly updates on the best new movies on Netflix. It's time for our list of the latest funny flicks and great laughs that are just waiting to brighten up your life once you watch. After a hard week at school/work/whatever, everyone deserves a little laugh to lighten their mood!
9 YouTube Channels That Are Just as Addictive as Netflix
YouTube has become a legitimate contender to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as a producer of quality original programming with their release of the highly popular Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai. In our review, we said it "successfully keeps the Karate Kid legacy alive."
Later this year, YouTube Premium will release a sci-fi horror series, titled Origin, in hopes to keep their upward momentum going, but let's not forget that YouTube was founded on the notion of the "everyday creator" that doesn't have the financial backing of a large studio.
To honor these everyday creators, here are our 9 favorite YouTube channels that we think give the Netflixs of the world a run for their money. You can click through the slideshow below, or scroll down to the bottom of the page to view our picks.
Fortnite for Android Will Be Available on Epic’s Website to Avoid Google Play Store Fees
In order to maintain a direct relationship with players and to avoid Google Play's fees, Epic Games will release the Android version of Fortnite Battle Royale through its own website.
Epic spoke with The Verge to confirm earlier rumors that Fortnite will not be coming to the Google Play Store. Instead, it will be available for download through the company's official website via an installer program that will bring the game to compatible Android devices.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says the main reason for circumventing the Google Play Store is to maintain a direct relationship with players, similarly to how Epic offers Fortnite on PC and Mac through its own launcher instead of through Steam. Epic reportedly went through the App Store to make Fortnite available for iOS devices because of how much more closed Apple's ecosystem is.
Gloomhaven Has Sold Roughly 120,000 Copies
The wildly popular Gloomhaven board game has sold roughly 120,000 copies, IGN learned from creator Isaac Childres at Gen Con 2018.
Gloomhaven, which was our favorite board game of 2017 and is currently the highest rated board game of all time on BoardGameGeek, has been notoriously hard to get since it first launched in 2016. There have been three different printing runs so far and they’ve all sold out practically as soon as they released, despite the fact that the regular price is a whopping $150.
PUBG Players Discover You Can Ride Smoke Grenades and Apples
Some PUBG players have found their own twist for riding munitions.
As first reported by Eurogamer, it's apparently possible to ride smoke grenades down over cliffs and down hills to avoid taking fall damage. So far, it's only been proven to work on the game's test servers, so it's likely PUBG Corp. will patch what seems to be a bug out before it ever goes live. For the time being, though, it sounds relatively easy to go for a ride on a smoke grenade on PUBG's test servers.
Reddit user kowzzzz was the first to discover smoke grenade surfing. To replicate the ride, players just need to take a smoke grenade and "throw it straight up in the air and be on a surface that is slightly slanted," according to kowzzzz. "Sometimes it doesn't work if the angle is too extreme."