Category: Netflix

Netflix test brings human-curated ‘Collections’ to streaming

[ad_1] The company is only testing the feature in its iOS app so far, and stressed that there’s no guarantee Collections will be widely available. They “may or may not become permanent features,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. Netflix’s disc-based service already has a similar Collections feature, although it clearly doesn’t have the instant gratification of […]

Tactics’ and the evolution of Netflix’s video game strategy

[ad_1] Netflix has even bigger plans for the future, though its ambition remains largely tied to the Stranger Things franchise. It hired Telltale Games to make a more complex narrative adventure set in the Duffer brothers’ universe, but that project fell through when the studio shut down in 2018. There’s still a location-based, augmented-reality Stranger […]

Stranger Things’ Demogorgon will be a playable killer in ‘Dead by Daylight’

[ad_1] You can take control of the Demogorgon and hunt down survivors. Alternatively, you can play as Nancy Wheeler and Steve Harrington — a wise choice, since including the young teen stars of Stranger Things as possible murder victims might have been a little much. They’ll be available in September as part of the Stranger […]

MIT experts find a way to reduce video stream buffering on busy WiFi

[ad_1] Now a team from MIT have come up with a tool to help multiple people share a limited WiFi connection. The group from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed the Minerva system which analyzes videos before playing them to check how much they would be impacted by being played at […]

Kevin Smith is making a ‘He-Man’ anime series for Netflix

[ad_1] It will focus on unresolved storylines from the ’80s show, featuring familiar characters and what Smith says could be “the final battle between He-Man and Skeletor.” Mattel Television is producing the series, while Powerhouse Animation is doing the animation for it. Powerhouse is the same studio behind Netflix’s Castlevania, so that’s good news if […]

‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ is a self-aware Netflix reboot with bite

[ad_1] Eventually, Rocko and crew learn that The Fatheads has been off the air for years — so like any nostalgic Millennial, they set out to reboot the series. As a stranger in a strange future, it’s really the last connection to the past that Rocko has left. But his mission is also obviously a […]

Netflix’s ‘To All the Boys’ sequel debuts February 12th

[ad_1] And that’s not all! The streaming giant confirmed a third movie is on the way. In fact, To All The Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean is already in production. So, fans have two more movies to look forward to once they finish wearing out whatever the digital equivalent of a VHS tape is […]

Netflix’s fifth Dave Chappelle comedy special debuts August 26th

[ad_1] Dave Chappelle. August 26th. We’ll let Morgan Freeman tell you the rest. pic.twitter.com/PDyh7YBHhT — Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) August 15, 2019 Netflix has released many stand-up specials over the years with the likes of Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Sandler, (possibly) Eddie Murphy and dozens of other comics showcasing their talents on the […]