New to Netflix for June
Netflix in June features the return of Orange is the New Black - which looks like it might be getting even darker now that Emmy rules prohibit it from getting a nomination as a "Comedy" now.
And speaking of Orange, that show's creator, Jenji Kohan, has executive produced a new Netflix series called GLOW - about the cult '80s women's wrestling series, starring Alison Brie and Ellen Wong. That's also on the slate for June.
You'll also get to see, thanks to that CW/Netflix deal, new seasons of Arrow and The 100 (and presumedly The Flash too) as they'll arrive shortly after the season finale dust settles. There's also Zodiac, Full Metal Jacket, My Left Foot, The Sixth Sense, and Netflix Originals like The Ranch and Flaked.
Leaving Netflix in June
The time for Dads and Grads is almost here and if you're looking to spend your first weeks of summer break binging up a storm on Netflix, then you should probably take a look at what's leaving the streaming site in June.
The Blair Witch Project, This is Spinal Tap!, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids are all on their way out while all 8 seasons of CSI: NY are vanishing as well.
Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon is also on borrowed time, along with Daddy's Home, Serendipity, The Hustler, and the Three Musketeers.
Kingdom Hearts Designer Offers His Take on the Joker
Kingdom Hearts director and longtime Final Fantasy character designer Tetusya Nomura has offered his take on the Joker with a new figure.
Like Nomura's interpretations of Batman and Catwoman, his Joker redesign is striking, eccentric, and certainly a unique take on the DC villain. As part of Square Enix’s DC Universe Variant Play Arts Kai line, the figure will release sometime this fall. You can preorder the figure now on Amazon Japan.
Fallout 4 Free This Weekend on Xbox One and Steam
Fallout 4 will be free to play this weekend on Xbox One and PC via Steam.
The free weekend gives players access to the base game and each platform's respective library of mods from May 25 through May 28, according to Bethesda. The publisher notes an active Gold membership is required for Xbox One players.
While PlayStation 4 players won't have access to the trial period, they will be able to take advantage of this weekend's Fallout 4 sale, which sees the base game discounted by 67 percent on all platforms. The season pass will also be on sale throughout the weekend.
Wrestling Wrap Up: The Case for New Champ Jinder Mahal
For the most part, I'm not against Jinder Mahal becoming WWE Champ. For the most part. Mostly. Mowestlee.
Oh, but everyone's got such strong opinions on the matter. So many opinions. Look at all the hot takes! Everyone, come see how hot I take. So let's dig into the nitty and the gritty here and try to see every side of the equation. You know, so we can gain some perspective. But not too much perspective.
Backlash almost gave its big main event finish away -- and you can read all my mind thoughts about the PPV here -- in the sense that nothing big was happening at all on the undercard. Not only were there no title changes, but nothing of note, nothing that popped, was occurring either. Nothing particularly memorable. And while Jinder Mahal stood a small chance of shocking the world with an upset win against Orton heading into the show, the fact that it was either him winning or the entire show would be instantly forgettable made his victory almost certain.
Official Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Merchandise Announced
Ahead of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's release later this year, Activision Blizzard has partnered with Numskull Designs to produce a line of brand new Crash merchandise.
Numskull's line includes keychains, pins, mugs, shirts, and even Crash crate-shaped candles, all currently available for preorder. Check out the full line, which will be available on June 30, below.
The N. Sane Trilogy features Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, remastered for PlayStation 4 with redone lighting and animations, newly-recreated cinematics, and support for PlayStation 4 Pro. The N. Sane Trilogy also adds new save and checkpoint systems, and “improved” bonus levels and time trials. The soundtrack has also been remastered.
1,000 Game Developers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The best games are trash. That’s what Steve Cook, the man behind an ongoing effort to compile 1,000 video game makers into a single Twitter thread, believes.
Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry, but the medium’s reach goes beyond the mechanical workings of gaming as a business. Before popular military shooters were launching massive annual sequels and big-budget franchises were getting even bigger-budget movie adaptations, video games were small, new, weird digital treasures shared on internet bulletin boards and floppy disks. Video games used to be “punk” — and, if you know where to look, they still are.
Deadpool 2 Villain Cast, Rumored to Be Black Tom
Deadpool 2 has cast The Strain's Jack Kesy to play a major villain in the film.
Deadline reports that while it's not entirely clear who he'll play, sources suggest it will be Black Tom Cassidy, an Irish villain whose powers include the ability to control and bond with plant life, and issue concussive blasts with a wooden object.
Kesy as Gabriel Bolivar in The Strain
Kesy is best known for playing a creepy goth rock star named Gabriel Bolivar on The Strain. Kesy can also be seen in the upcoming Baywatch movie, where he plays a character named Leon.
Judge Dredd TV Series: 9 Things We Want
Although Judge Dredd has been dealing out his own brand of justice for the last 40 years, there have only been two live-action adaptations to date: the 1995 Judge Dredd film starring Sylvester Stallone, and the 2012 reboot movie, Dredd, which placed Karl Urban in the iconic role. Although there were grand plans to make sequels for both films, neither movie managed to become a full-fledged franchise. But Dredd’s fortunes may be about to change.
Earlier this month, 2000 AD announced that it is collaborating with IM Global Television and Rebellion on a Judge Dredd television series. The new show will be called Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, and it will feature the title character alongside a team of younger judges as they take on the futuristic world where most of the major cities on the east coast of the United States have become a single “megalopolis” known as Mega-City One.
HBO Debuts New Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer
After previous teases, HBO has debuted the first official trailer for Game of Thrones' upcoming seventh season.
Watch the trailer by clicking the image below:
HBO has previously released teaser trailers for season 7, though this latest look includes the first full footage from the penultimate season, with brief glimpses at what's to come for the show's ensemble cast.