Monthly Archives: June 2019

Everything Leaving Netflix in July

With Keanu Reeves experiencing a well-deserved Keanu-ssance, and with Carrie-Anne Moss currently starring in the final season of Jessica Jones, it's a bummer to have to break the news that all three Matrix flicks will be expiring from Netflix in July.

The rest of Netflix's official Last Call listings feature notable dramas like Gone Baby Gone, Pan's Labyrinth, American Gangster, Cool Hand Luke, and East of Eden along with comedies like Austin Powers, Bull Durham, Dumb and Dumber, and Wedding Crashers. Plus, say goodbye to all of Pretty Little Liars.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Still Has the Cross-Dressing Sequence

Final Fantasy 7 Remake will still feature the original game’s infamous cross-dressing sequence, according to an interview with Square Enix conducted by Famitsu.

The news comes as a slight surprise as the same Famitsu feature (via Eurogamer) reveals that Square Enix has an ethics department, which instructed the developers of Final Fantasy 7 Remake to “restrict” Tifa’s chest for her new look, to ensure she didn’t look “unnatural” during action sequences. This led to her new design featuring a more athletic build and fitted clothing, rather than the more pin-up girl look she sported in the original game.

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Avengers: Endgame Returning to Theaters With Post-Credit Extras

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has said that Avengers: Endgame will be popping back up for a theatrical re-release "next weekend", and will include post-credit extras not included in the original theatrical release.

Screen Rant reports that Feige confirmed this at a Spider-Man: Far From Home junket, explaining that the new release will not be an extended cut, "but there will be a version going into theaters with a bit of a marketing push with a few new things at the end of the movie." It's not clear at time of writing if this is a US-only re-release.

It's not entirely clear what those new things are, but Feige gives some hints: "If you stay and watch the movie, after the credits, there’ll be a deleted scene, a little tribute, and a few surprises."

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Super Mario Maker 2 Co-op Building Is More Frustrating Than Fun

Super Mario Maker 2 brings some incredible, fun, and entirely new elements to the Super Mario Maker formula. Almost every single addition, big or small, feels fantastic and works phenomenally well, with one exception: I cannot figure out who co-op level building is for.

If you've played any of the New Super Mario games, you know co-op play can be an incredible experience. It can also tear friendships apart. In other words, it's wonderful. Co-op level gameplay is part of Super Mario Maker 2, so you can make your own levels and then scream at your friends and family to "pop my bubble!" after you miss a jump or take a direct hit from a fireball.

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Doritos Packed a Spider-Man Suit Into a Bag of ‘Incognito Doritos’ for Charity

I really didn't know what to expect when Frito-Lay sent a box containing a bag of Incognito Doritos. Were they stealth Doritos disguised as celery stalks? Perhaps chip science had developed some sort of transparent, crystal corn chip? Turns out, I was way off: inside the bag hid a replica black and red Spider-Man suit from the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home.

It's pretty apparent right away it's not a normal Doritos bag. The first sign is it weighs way more than an ordinary Doritos bag. The second sign is it's made of much thicker material, to presumably protect the suit from dangers; I'm no scientist, so I can't be sure. My expectations were in check unpacking the Spidey suit, but I was pleasantly surprised to find the costume inside is actually incredible.

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Fall Guys Sounds Like a Battle Royale, But It’s Actually a Playable Game Show

Fall Guys has been pitched as a battle royale of sorts, and while Mediatonic’s game is clearly standing on the shoulders of gaming’s current craze for slowly whittled 100-player match-ups, it borrows far more from madcap game shows than nervy shooters.

There’s Double Dare’s technicolour palette, and Gladiators’ violent soft-play aesthetic, but above all, there’s the “many become few” mini-game format of Takeshi’s Castle (or MXC if you’re from the US), in which physical games act as an elimination gateway for numerous contestants, getting harder and harder until the final round leaves just a few standing.

Fall Guys sees 100 players choose and name a wobbling, top-heavy avatar - think Gang Beasts’ jelly-like protagonists and you’ll get the idea - before being sent through a gauntlet of semi-random games, each ending in a swathe of players being eliminated before the next round begins.

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Netflix’s Adam Sandler / Jennifer Aniston Comedy Murder Mystery Breaks Opening Weekend Viewership Record

Netflix's new comedy movie Murder Mystery, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, has broken records for opening weekend views.

Deadline reports 30.87 million accounts watched the film the first weekend it was available. 13.37 million of those accounts are located in Canada and the US, while the other 17.5 million are international subscribers.

The Netflix Is A Joke Twitter account also tweeted about the success breaking down the exact numbers for the first three days.

What Marvel Movies Will Be in Phase 4?

We’re living in a post-Avengers: Endgame world and Spider-Man: Far From Home will officially mark the end of Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That leaves us to look forward to the future and what lies beyond the Infinity Saga in Phase 4. While Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige hasn’t revealed any official details yet -- though that will certainly change during Marvel’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019! -- we actually have a fairly clear idea of what the upcoming movie slate will look like thanks to various film industry reports regarding shooting, casting and such.

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Harry Potter Wizards Unite Release Date Announced

The release date for the upcoming Harry Potter Wizards Unite mobile game has been announced for June 21, 2019.

The announcement came from an exclusive event in Los Angeles, where CEO of Niantic, John Hanke, released details about the upcoming game, and was later confirmed on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's Twitter.