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Watch the first full trailer for Netflix’s divisive ‘Ghost in the Shell’ series

[ad_1] The 3DCG animation style — the first for a Ghost in the Shell production — has proved to be divisive, with more thumbs-down than thumbs-up votes on the original teaser trailer. That could be because it varies dramatically from the original hand-drawn anime style, to put it generously. What folks can be more excited […]

Nintendo will stop repairing Wii consoles in March

[ad_1] Nintendo’s Wii has had a phenomenal run since its 2006 launch, selling more than 101 million consoles across its seven-year lifespan. Now, years after it was supplanted by the Wii U and then the Switch, Nintendo is announcing that it’ll no longer service your damaged Wiis. If you’ve been sleeping on getting a unit […]

Vine successor Byte vows to fix its spam problem

[ad_1] “We’re aware of the issues with comment spam and more widely with certain types of comments,” founder Dom Hofman wrote in a community post. “This is our top priority and we’re working very hard to address it. It should be noticeably better than it was 24 hours ago and should continue to improve over […]

‘Uncharted’ movie delayed to March 5th, 2021

[ad_1] There are signs of progress. Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer is the top pick to replace Knight, according to Deadline, while the cast (led by Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg) appears to be settling. And the screenplay comes from fairly safe sources, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Rafe Judkins and the Iron Man duo of Art Marcum […]

YouTube will stream Blizzard’s CoD and Overwatch leagues in 2020

[ad_1] Esports lives on @YouTubeGaming. Welcome to the family, Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, and Hearthstone Esports. Let’s get this thing going with the inaugural season of the Call of Duty league kicking off today! https://t.co/9PAUaaQSz0https://t.co/p9kSbD9aAi pic.twitter.com/rBVpf0Re3H — Ryan Wyatt (@Fwiz) January 24, 2020 As part of a multi-year deal, Google Cloud will handle […]

Fortnite Chapter 2’s next season will start on February 20th

[ad_1] In November, Epic revealed it was pushing back the second season of Chapter 2 to early February to focus on holiday updates, but now says the season won’t start until even later. The developer didn’t offer much insight on what Season 2 has in store, but noted there’ll be more overtime challenges and a […]

‘Rocket League’ loses online multiplayer on Linux and Mac

[ad_1] After the update, online multiplayer and access to the store will be blocked, although local multiplayer and split screen will still work. You’ll also be able to see your existing garage and inventory, and your career stats won’t be lost. Psyonix has said that affected users will be able to download the Windows version […]

Beats Solo Pro headphones are back to their lowest price on Amazon

[ad_1] Then there’s the sporty Powerbeats Pro, which we scored 86 and are, in our opinion, the best-sounding Best headphones yet. Prices for these have been up and down in recent times, but they’re now on offer now for $200 shipped — another $50 off the original price tag. The large charging case is a […]

Engadget Podcast: Sonos and the inevitable death of connected gadgets

[ad_1] Sonos announced that it’s ceasing updates for several older devices this week, and its loyal customers aren’t taking very kindly to that. This week, Devindra, Cherlynn and Deputy Managing Editor Nathan Ingraham dive into Sonos’ plans, and what it says about the future of every connected device. (How’s that Pebble treating you?) Also, they […]

The Morning After: Sonos tries again, and Tinder’s new tools

[ad_1] Take two.Sonos CEO tries to calm worried owners In a blog post, the CEO of Sonos tried to explain what’s really going on with the company’s products. While the information he offered is the same as in the announcement earlier this week (several older devices will no longer receive updates; it plans to release […]