[ad_1] Amazon Studios’ Lord of the Ring series will be filmed in the lush green forests of none other than New Zealand. The streaming platform announced today that production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months. Few details have been revealed about the high-budget project, other than the events it depicts […]
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NBCUniversal’s streaming service will be called Peacock
[ad_1] Planned originals for the service include Battlestar Galactica (from Mr. Robot‘s Sam Esmail), Saved by the Bell (by Great News‘ Tracey Wigfield) and Punky Brewster reboots. Other original shows include Dr. Death (with Alec Baldwin, Jamie Dornan and Christian Slater), Demi Moore vehicle Brave New World and Rutherford Falls, co-created by The Good Place‘s […]
What’s on TV: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
[ad_1] This week Netflix premieres its three-part docuseries about the founder of Microsoft. Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates uses old and new footage to tell the executive’s story, along with interviews by director Davis Guggenheim. Spider-Man: Far From Home may be the last movie featuring the hero with a link to the Disney-owned Marvel […]
Nintendo’s SNES-style Switch controllers are now available
[ad_1] There’s not much mystery to the design — it’s a mild modernization of the classic pastel-colored controller with a wireless connection and USB-C charging. That might be enough for some, mind you, and it might be appealing if you’re more interested in faithfully recreating the SNES experience than including present-day bells and whistles. [ad_2] […]
Pokémon’s New York-inspired monsters join ‘Pokémon Go’ today
[ad_1] If you grew up playing Pokémon in the US, Gen 5 is a special one. Pokémon Black and White were the first Pokémon titles to take their inspiration not from Japan but from the United States. The game’s Unova region is based on New York State, with Cestelia City its stand-in for Lower Manhattan. […]
‘Seinfeld’ is moving to Netflix in 2021
[ad_1] With the likes of Disney+, HBO Max and NBCUniversal yanking shows and movies from Netflix for their own streaming services, there’s a good reason why the latter has been investing so heavily in originals over the last several years. It’ll still have some marquee third-party titles in the years ahead, though: Netflix will have […]
How to buy a gaming headset
[ad_1] AUDIO Obviously you want to pick the one that sounds good, but ultimately that’s a subjective measure we can’t advise you on. However, it is influenced by a few factors you can select for, depending on how you game. Stereo vs. surround sound If you crave immersive surround sound, it narrows your options a […]
Motorola is making Android TVs too
[ad_1] The lower range sets will feature 1080p screens, while 43-inch and higher screens will pack 4K tech. Motorola India pointed out that the TVs will be particularly bright and well-adapted for Bollywood films, with up to 178-degree viewing angles. For gaming and smart TV chores, they’ll have Mali 450 GPUs with 2.25 GB of […]
‘Minecraft’ now has 112 million players per month
[ad_1] Chiang described it partly as a virtue of the creative game’s evergreen status — it’s a title that people “keep coming back to.” You may fire up Fortnite or other games that take the spotlight, but there’s a real chance you’ll return to building homes and tunnels in Minecraft after that. Other factors are […]
‘Gears 5’ will add new modes and maps in its first six months
[ad_1] The winter season, like others, will kick off with a “major” update that can include new competitive multiplayer modes, maps, features, characters, Escape Hives and Map Builder tiles. There may be “more,” the developers added. You can also assume there will be Tours of Duty that let you accrue cosmetics through achievements. These kinds […]