The Boys

The Boys – Best Comic Tv Show?

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Exclusively on Amazon Prime, the comic book, ‘The Boys’ is out now as a live action series. Starring actors such as Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Jennifer Esposito. While, behind the scenes too, the comic book series boasts some heavyweight Hollywood talent. With the creators being credited as Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg.

The comic book ‘The Boys’ is by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and is based on real world likeness of superheroes. What would life be like, if there were superheroes? That question is tackled in a realistic manner, as if people did have super-powers. As a result of those super-powers, even the good guys would do some bad things. This is where “The Boys” come in.

“The Boys” are a group of superhero police who police the superheroes and make sure they’re behaving. Making sure that the superheroes of town, make sure that they tow the line. Furthermore, keeping them on the straight and narrow, making sure that they don’t embrace the darker side of their new found massive celebrity and fame. “The Boys” are a superpower CIA squad, tasked with seeking out the corrupt heroes. (wiki)

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Worth An Hour?

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We recently got our hands on an incredible Japanese Role Playing Game and absolutely loved it! It’s called Fire Emblem: Three Houses and if you’re an RPG fan, you’re going to want to pick this one up!

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Plot

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, you take on a student of one of three houses and you have to lead them through their academic lives. In tactical turn based battles, filled with lots of different and interesting strategic twists along the way. However, if your character was to be eliminated, that’s it. Perma-death. There’s no respawns in this one!

The continent of Fódlan is divided into three different ruling nations. At hte center of it lies Garreg Mach Monastery. This is the home to the officers of the Academy. It is here where you, a potential future leader of Fódlan train. You are a mercenary turned teacher. It is up to you to choose which of the Academy’s three houses to lead into their academic lives and on the battlefield! In turn based battles all across Fódlan, the class assignments will see you and your pupils head into battle!

A Fire Emblem first!

In a first of Fire Emblem, battalions of troops will follow your units for support. It all comes down to how good your leadership is, as how well your students fare, reflects on you. So it is best to choose the best strategy! Nuture them to the best of your ability as it is up to you to help them reach their potential at the Officers Academy.

You are even able to freely roam the grounds of the Garreg Mach Monastery. Find yourself between lectures undertaking assignments to best get ot know your students. Increasing your bond with them and gather useful intel for use on the battlefield!

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However, is It worth an Hour of your time? Mr Midas certainly thinks so and we do so as well, it’s a stellar Japanese Japanese Role Playing Game and it’s definitely worth picking up!

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Joker | Final Trailer – Impressive

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Joker

There’s a FINAL trailer for the Joker movie has recently been released and it cements what we all believed before hand. It’s INCREDIBLE! This movie will definitely win some awards at the end of the year. It will become a one of the best DC movies to date. It’s Dark. Gritty. Gruesome and fantastic!

Joaquin Phoenix looks like he is going to be a stellar Joker. He has absolutely NAILED it. Cementing himself right up there with Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson. His interpretation of the Joker feels and looks frightening, exciting and absolutely insane. Bat Sh*t Crazy if you must. The stuff of nightmares. We’re all in!

Joker Plot

We’re really keen to see the origin Joker story we cannot wait for the full movie!

Director Todd Phillips’ “Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study. (Warner Bros)

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Dreamcast

Dreamcast Portable

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YouTuber GmanModz has created a fully functional Sega Dreamcast which has been shrunk for handheld use. Which is about the size of the Nintendo 2DS.

Hardware engineers focus on performance and longevity when creating traditional sized consoles. So Hardware Hackers find consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and hack them so they can be miniaturized. Simply by trimming away parts of the systems motherboard which aren’t 100% necessary. Which is why this playable Wii in an Altoids is possible and the above Sega Dreamcast can also be shrinkable.

GmanModz has been able to fit everything in a Dreamcast, including a power management chip, which was originally designed for portable Wii systems. There’s also a second display as well. It’s a tiny OLED meant to emulate the Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit cartridge which was plugged into the controllers. While that feature doesn’t work yet, the rest of the console works well and can run for 2hrs on a rechargeable battery.

(The Verge)

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Disney + Saving Money?!

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Disney + looks like it will be cost savings. According to CNET, it will launch with support for 4 simultaneous streams and 4K included for $6.99 a month. SERIOUSLY undercutting Netflix. Subscribers can even create and manage up to 7 profiles on a single account too.

In comparison Netflix currently costs $9 a month base and that’s for standard definition and one available stream. If you want HD streaming that’s $13 a month and you get 2 simultaneous streams. Want 4k and 4 streams, thats $16 a month!

The change in price for Netflix has been blamed for the dip in US subs this last quarter, a first for Netflix since 2011. Consequently this slowed Netflix’s growth and stock took a little tumble too. 

Disney’s ESPN and Hulu bundle for Disney+ won’t have simultaneous streaming benefits. But the bundle will cost $12.99 and they will get 2 simultaneous ESPN+ streams and one basic ad-supported Hulu stream.

Notably, Disney’s ESPN and Hulu bundle for Disney+ won’t have the same simultaneous streaming benefits. With the bundle, which will cost $12.99, subscribers will only get two simultaneous ESPN+ streams and one basic, ad-supported Hulu stream.

While Netflix has a much wider and robust library than Disney right now. Disney is filing out it’s library with a ton of original shows. CNET also reports that Disney will be releasing new episodes of original series on Disney+ weekly. This is a huge difference to Netflix. Who choose to launch all the episodes at once. This strategy looks to expand the lifespan of it’s earlier slate of programming.

Loads of Shows

Disney are bringing a Ms Marvel series to it’s platform, a show centered on She Hulk and Moon Knight. They also announced recently a live action lady and the tramp adaptation which will be shown exclusively on Disney +. Furthermore an Obi Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor will also be home on the platform.

Other Disney + shows, include numerous other Star Wars series like The Mandalorian a seventh season of The Clone Wars; shows focused on popular Marvel characters Hawkeye, Falcon / the Winter Solider, and Loki. It doesn’t stop there either as there will be streaming exclusivity for other high profile films such as Frozen 2 and a live action The Little Mermaid.

(The Verge)

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian looks absolutely incredible! It’s a brand new Star Wars series from Jon Favreau and is coming to Disney+.

The trailer looks like a movie and it’s a tv series so we are definitely spoiled when it comes to the Disney Streaming platform at the end of the year. While us here in the UK are praying that we get a release date very very soon! As there’s so much good content coming!

Star Wars: Mandalorian looks and feels a little darker, a little freakier than a traditional Star Wars but it still feels like a Star Wars flick. While it is inspired by Boba Fett and his father, Jango. The new Mandalorian character is played by Pedro Pascal, you may remember him from Game of Thrones as Oberyn. The series will fill in the gap between Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, just after the fall of the Empire, and the rise of the First Order.

Favreau’s Vision for Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Jon Favreau told  The Hollywood Reporter that he wants to show a “darker side to Star Wars”. As he wants the show to answer questions about what it’s like to be on the Tattune during the era between trilogies.

Telling the Reporter Favreau wants the show to highlight an  “opportunity to tell a story that’s bigger than television, but you don’t have the same expectations that a big holiday release has, which to me isn’t that type of Star Wars that comes out of me…The type of Star Wars that I’m inspired to tell is a smaller thing with new characters,” Favreau said.

The Mandalorian is the first Star Wars live action TV series. It will be available to stream on November 12th where Disney+ is available.

(The Verge)

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Netflix Movie Theatres

Netflix Movies will release 10 films in Theatres!

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Netflix will release Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Theatres first on November 1st before hitting streaming on November 27th. Therefore it looks like, Netflix Movies are here to stay and they look like to be taking over the theatre room too!

It took a while to get on to the big screen through months of negotiations. But Netflix did it. It highlights a struggle between the new medium in Netflix and the old in the traditional film industry. Theatre chains like AMC insisit on a 90 day period of exclusivity before hitting streaming services. While, theatres of course want as many bums in seats for as long as possible. While Netflix want to keep adding new content to their services to attract new subscribers. You can see the problem here.

Netflix has been seeking awards recognition and the prestige that the traditional medium gets. Traditionalists like Steven Spielberg who are vocally against streaming has once said that  all Netflix’s releases are “TV movies”. Has suggested that Netflix shouldn’t even be eligible for awards like the Oscars. Netflix wants to be in theatres for a bid to get the big awards. As they traditionally require a theatre run before being considered for a nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shot down a suggestion that the rules be changed. Not changed to make it easier for streaming services to win awards, but to make it harder!

Netflix is planning to release 10 movies at the end of the year. With a theatrical run before release online. Such as Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat which will be in theatres Sept 7th before making an appearance online on October 18th.

Netflix released 4 films in 2018, Bird Box, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Mowgli, and the Academy Award-winning Roma. To be considered for an Oscar, films must be in theatres for at least 7 days in an LA county theatre.

Netflix Movies release schedule

See below Netflix’s upcoming theatrical film releases:

  • The Laundromat​
    Sept. 7th (theatrical), Oct. 18th (Netflix)
  • Dolemite Is My Name
    Oct. 4th (theatrical); Oct. 25th (Netflix)
  • The King
    Oct. 11th (theatrical); Nov. 1st (Netflix)
  • The Irishman​
    Nov. 1st (theatrical); Nov. 27th (Netflix)
  • Earthquake Bird
    Nov. 1st (theatrical); Nov. 15th (Netflix)
  • Marriage Story
    Nov. 6th (theatrical); Dec. 6th (Netflix)
  • Klaus​
    Nov. 8th (theatrical); Nov. 15th (Netflix)
  • I Lost My Body
    Nov. 15th (theatrical); Nov. 29th (Netflix)
  • Atlantics
    Nov. 15th (theatrical); Nov. 29th (Netflix)
  • The Two Popes
    Nov. 27th (theatrical); Dec. 20th (Netflix)

(The Verge)

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Ninja x Adidas

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Ninja is one of the world’s most popular streamers on the planet. Adidas know this and have signed him up in a brand deal, making him the first pro gamer to be signed by the brand. The German sportswear giant have told our friends over at Engadget that the deal with Ninja is intended to show it’s commitment to gaming culture. By “supporting creators who show dedication to excelling in their field.”

Moving forward, Adidas said, it will continue to find brand new ways to support the gaming the other 2.3 billion gamers around the world. Adidas are looking to help athletes make a difference. Regardless of what they choose to play.

This comes hot off the heels of another HUGE deal that Ninja has recently secured. Leaving the Twitch streaming service to use Microsoft’s Mixer. Which sent shockwaves around the gaming community. Futhermore he has his own toy line. Plus it is rumoured that Ninja get’s paid $1M to play games like Apex Legends.

It’s no secret that Adidas does support various other e-sports teams at the moment. However, the deal with Ninja is different as he is a solo player and not a team. What will come of this deal who knows? Maybe there will be gamer focused apparel or Adidas branded Ninja merch?

(Engadget)

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Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the final Star Wars movie and a brand new teaser trailer was released at D23. Alongside a teaser image to get everyone’s appetite wet for the end of the year release. The new teaser trailer substantially introduces the final film that tie’s up everything we have seen before.

It adds a lot more back story to the brief trailer that was shown off at the Star Wars celebration event in April:

The new trailer is like a mash up of all previous movies. Which does nothing more than highlight the sheer complexity and gravity of this entry into the Star Wars universe. A few things that are shocking? C3PO with crazy red eyes and double edged lightsabers.

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is out on December 20th 2019.

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Plot

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences.

(Engadget)

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Netflix DVD

Netflix has shipped 5BILLION DVDs!

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Netflix is still in the business of streaming, don’t worry! But long before streaming came around Netflix was a DVD rental service. Simply order the DVD on Netflix, get it shipped to you and ship it back. Simple!

However, the disc based service is not dead!

Netflix’s DVD/Blu Ray service is still a part of it’s business and has just shipped it’s 5 billionth disc! Which Engadget are reporting as Rocketman. 21 years ago the deliveries began. Many of those discs shipped back when streaming was a bonus feature at Netflix. But it’s a HUGE achievement, when if you think about it less and less people actually have dedicated disc players now.

The physical media side of Netflix is relatively small compared to what it once was. In 2011, there were 14 million disc subscribers, now, there’s 2.4 million. In comparison there are 151 million streaming customers. Despite the relatively small number in the grand scheme of things. There were $46million in quarterly profits from it. Which is really small as Netflix has spent more on developing individual shows.

While it’s such a huge achievement, Engadget are calculating that even if everyone rented 1 disc a month from now, it would take almost 35 years to hit the 6 billion mark. In a world where streaming is so commonplace it’s a reminder that a lot of us don’t have the facility to stream and have to use physical media!

(Engadget)

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