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Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ season 2 teaser shows the origins of ‘Misery’

[ad_1] The 10-episode season premieres October 23rd and will also feature stars like Tim Robbins (playing a character from The Sun King), Paul Sparks and Yusra Warsama. It’s too soon to say if this will live up to the bar set by the first season, but it’s clear that there are plenty of stories left […]

Apple pulls the plug on the iPod classic

[ad_1] It’s been just over five years since Apple killed off the iPod Classic (henceforth known as the iPod, because it is the One True iPod). Its death on September 9th, 2014 was no big surprise: Sales had been declining for years as the iPhone surpassed it in sales and feature set. Indeed, the notion […]

The Morning After: MoviePass shuts down

[ad_1] The end of a wild ride.MoviePass is shutting down on September 14th In a press release, the company said its “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date.” All options are on the table, with MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics saying it’s considering, among other things, selling itself off entirely. […]

Amazon’s ‘Undone’ takes rotoscope animation to new heights

[ad_1] Undone’s rotoscoped animation style, which was produced by the studio Minnow Mountain and involves drawing over live-action footage, helps it stand out from everything else on TV today. Every second of the show makes it clear how far we’ve come from Richard Linklater’s Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, thanks to lush watercolor backgrounds […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board ahead of TV+ launch

[ad_1] This is what Apple CEO Tim Cook said in 2011, when Iger joined as a board member: “His strategic vision for Disney is based on three fundamentals: generating the best creative content possible, fostering innovation and utilizing the latest technology and expanding into new markets around the world, which makes him a great fit […]

‘Killer Queen Black’ drops on Switch and PC October 11th

[ad_1] The ultimate arcade eSport comes home. Killer Queen Black is coming to #NintendoSwitch on Oct. 11! Get 15% off when you pre-purchase on Nintendo #eShop.https://t.co/DHHbW4WeIW pic.twitter.com/BJ8L2Ae4fd — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 13, 2019 An Xbox One release is earmarked for next year, and it’ll be available through Xbox Game Pass. Killer Queen Black […]

The Witcher Card Game’ comes out on iOS on October 29th

[ad_1] After it was first announced in March, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is finally making its way to iOS later this month. Starting on October 29th, both iPhone and iPad owners will be able to play the free-to-play collectible card game by Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red. Better yet, if […]

Analogue’s DAC lets gamers play their throwback consoles on CRT TVs

[ad_1] Vintage game enthusiasts have driven the second-hand prices of Sony’s PVM and BVM monitors (which were originally used for security, broadcast and medical purposes) through the roof over the past several years. These high-end monitors are super sharp, color-accurate and RGB-compatible. In other words, they provide the best picture you can get out of […]

Five Nights At Freddy’s will soon terrify you in augmented reality

[ad_1] Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery, the first FNAF AR game, is in development by Illumix. You can try to survive when it arrives on iOS and Android this fall. Meanwhile, creator Scott Cawthon offered some updates on a number of other FNAF projects. The movie adaptation is on track for a 2021 […]

Adobe Premiere Pro can automatically reframe your videos

[ad_1] If you were around during the VHS era, you may already be familiar with the process of changing aspect ratios. “Pan and scan” editing was used to convert 16:9 theatrical movie prints into 4:3 home videos. Editors had to move the footage frame by frame to make sure all relevant visuals stayed on-screen. Today, […]