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In gaming news, Joseph Staten, the mind behind the cinematic story of the first 3 Halo games, is leaving Microsoft. Meanwhile, No Man’s Sky has released its final free update, Interceptor, which adds new enemies, ships, and a new corruption through the universe. The update also improves visuals for all platforms, including VR, and specifically focuses on Xbox improvements. In other news, the cancellation of the E3 expo has caused many to speculate that it may be done for good. Additionally, energy drink brand Monster Energy has been making headlines for their aggressive trademark lawsuits against various gaming companies, including Ubisoft, Capcom, and even the Pokemon company.

As for game suggestions, Halo Infinite. With new weapons, multiplayer modes, and exciting gameplay, it promises to be a must-play for fans of the series. Overwatch 2 also looks promising, with a new support champion called Lifeweaver and a unique Petal Platform ultimate ability that creates a giant platform to disrupt the battleground.

In the world of comic books, Star Wars is making headlines with the announcement of Hyperspace stories #9, which will feature a battle between Quinlan Vos and Cad Bane. In addition, a new Dark Droids event has been announced that will span between Empire and Return, kicking off in August with issue #1 written by Charles Soule. DC is launching a new Terry McGinnis book called Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic, set to release on July 25th. Meanwhile, Marvel is giving Bobby Drake his own book titled Astonishing Iceman as part of the Fall of X event, set to hit shelves in August.

For fans of alternate universes, Superman: Red Son is a highly recommended read. The three-issue prestige format comic book mini-series published by DC Comics explores the premise of what if Superman had been raised in the Soviet Union, and has received critical acclaim, including a nomination for the 2004 Eisner Award for best limited series.

The entertainment news for today includes TV shows and movies. In the TV shows category, Frank Grillo has joined the animated series Creature Commandos, which is speculated to feature him as Rick Flag Sr. Ratings for the Mandalorian have reportedly gone down by 40%, but the show isn't entirely to blame for this. Meanwhile, Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar have been cast in roles that are yet to be disclosed in the upcoming prequel series It, called Welcome to Derry. In the suggests section, Succession's fourth season is living up to expectations.

As for movies, the release date for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has been moved up from December 25th to December 20th. The movie will now go head to head with Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Minecraft has a release date of April 4, 2025, and Five Nights at Freddy’s will be released on both Peacock and in theaters on October 27th. The Joker sequel, Folie A Deux, has finished principle filming.

In the trailers category, the trailer for The Flash episode "It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To" was released, along with trailers for Ahsoka, The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Secret Invasion, and Star Wars: Visions. In other news, a live-action adaptation of Moana has been announced, and James Mangold will be directing Swamp Thing, which is based on a horror comic book. Lastly, a new animated series in the style of 80s and 90s Saturday morning cartoons has been ordered for Stranger Things, and Kim Kardashian will be leading the cast of American Horror Story season 12.

TV

Follow-ups/Corrections

Daredevil: Born Again - According to Vincent D’Onofrio season 2 is coming AND already in pre-production. https://www.newsweek.com/vincent-donofrio-daredevil-born-again-season-2-plans-wilson-fisk-disney-plus-netflix-1790211

Secret Invasion - June 21 is the release date for the next big hope of the MCU. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-secret-invasion-release-date-premiere-june-2023-disney-plus/

Venture Bros - $80 box set with the entire series in Digital coming June 20th. $135 for the DVD version. https://comicbook.com/anime/news/the-venture-bros-complete-series-box-set-announced/

The Walking Dead: Dead City - Series premiere June 18… thats a SUNDAY at 10pm ET on AMC. Immediately following Fear the Walking Dead’s mid-season split.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-dead-city-premiere-date-amc-june-2023/

Trailers

Beavis and Butt-head - https://youtu.be/yP30WvQy0sc season 2… YES!! April 20th on Paramount+

Reg ‘ol News

X-Files - Ryan Coogler will be helming a reboot with a “diverse” cast… yeah but WHAT ABOuT THE STORY??

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46/clip/15974795

Royal Crackers - New Adult Swim show getting 2 seasons before season 1 debuts. https://comicbook.com/anime/news/adult-swim-royal-crackers-season-2/

White Lotus - Season 3 location revealed as Thailand

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/white-lotus-season-3-location-revealed-thailand-hbo/

Suggests

X–Files - currently streaming on Hulu, Freevee, Prime (purchase)

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections

Captain America: New World Order - Liv Tyler will be returning to the role of Betty Ross for the movie. (daughter to Thaddeus Ross) https://cosmicbook.news/captain-america-nwo-now-filming-anthony-mackie-freddy-krueger

D&D Documentary - Release date(ish) announced. Joe Manganiello’s documentary will release in 2024. https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1640751354019807236

Aquaman - Jason Momoa told Games Radar that Arthur Currey has a long life ahead of him in the new DCU? https://www.gamesradar.com/jason-momoa-aquaman-dcu-future-exclusive/

Deadpool 3 - Mathew McFadyen cast in mystery role

Trailers

Elemental - https://youtu.be/hXzcyx9V0xw June 16

Power Rangers: Once and Always - https://youtu.be/ZKE2DC7Xzog really trying to link Jason David Frank…

Reg ‘ol News

Scrubs - The early 2000s series seems like a shoe-in for a movie reunion. According to series creator Bill Lawrence (also known for Ted Lasso more recently.) https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/scrubs-reunion-movie-bill-lawrence-1235564216/

Aristocats - the next live-action reboot from Disney. This one to be helmed by Questlove?? Ahmir Thompson also on board to oversee music as well as EP the film.

https://deadline.com/2023/03/ahmir-questlove-thompson-aristocats-disney-1235310472/

Suggests

Definitely Maybe

Ryan Reynolds is in possibly the best romcom ever!

a 2008 romantic comedy film written and directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin, and Kevin Kline. Set in New York City, the film is about a former political consultant who tries to help his daughter understand his impending divorce by telling her the story of his past romantic relationships and how he ended up marrying her mother. The film grossed $56 million worldwide.

Rumor Mill

New Rumors

Mortal Kombat: Caged - Johnny Cage live-action movie in the works???

Collateral 2 - Rumored to be moving forward with Jamie Foxx to star, Michael Mann to direct, and NO Tom Cruise.

Highlander - Henry Cavill no more? Chris Evans is reportedly in talks to replace Cavill in the reboot.

RE:4 - Separate Ways found as DLC by Dataminers.

The music update includes several new music videos from bands such as Type O Negative, Butcher Babies, Linkin Park, and Static X, along with a new album announcement from Static X for "Project Regeneration: Vol 2". Emperor has announced their first tour in the US in 15 years with 5 dates. Killswitch Engage is almost done with their new album, according to Jesse, and Phil Labonte is the new regular co-host of Timcast IRL. The update also suggests listening to Avatar's eighth studio album, "Hunter Gatherer."

Emperor tickets - https://www.vivapsycho.com/

Follow-ups/Corrections:

A brief update on the Max Payne 1&2 remake by Remedy Entertainment, showing signs of hope for the possibility of resurrecting the franchise. Link: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/max-payne-1-2-remake-new-update-ps5-xbox-series-x-s/

Dead Island 2 release date is pushed up by a week, releasing on April 21 and certified GOLD due to presales. Link: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-island-2-release-date/

Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be one of the largest Switch games ever, with 18.2 gb of space. Link: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-massive-download-size-nintendo-switch-lite-oled-botw-2/

Halo Infinite has new Twitch drops from Feb 24-28 Death Hex coatings.

Reg ‘ol News:

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, as well as Baten Kaitos Origins, are being added to the list of Gamecube games available on the Switch marketplace. The package has been renamed to Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, set to be released this summer. Link: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-baten-kaitos-remasters-gamecube-gcn/

Suggests:

instantart.io, an image generation website with unlimited image generation and over 25 fine-tuned stable diffusion models.

DC Comics has announced a new ongoing series of Poison Ivy. The series will continue from the limited edition, and the first six issues will be released in the form of a hardcover trade in May. Kevin Eastman has confirmed that he is working on a sequel to "The Last Ronin," and the "Brave and the Bold" comic will be relaunched, focusing on various characters within the DC universe. Marvel's seven-part crossover "Carnage Reins" will follow Carnage, who is looking to acquire new abilities, and Miles Morales will be his target. "Snow Crash," a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, has been nominated for several awards.

The Nevers: Tubi has picked up the canceled HBO Max series and will air the remaining six episodes of the first season from February 13-15.

The Walking Dead: Rick and Michonne are finally filming.

Avenue 5: The show has been canceled after just two seasons.

The Peripheral: The show has been officially confirmed for a second season on Amazon.

Chronicles of Riddick: Furya: David Twohy is set to write and direct the fourth installment of the franchise.

Trailers: Super Bowl trailers/commercials are out for various movies, including Ant-Man, Creed 3, Scream VI, Transformers, and The Flash. Also, trailers for Children of the Corn and D&D: Honor Among Thieves have been released.

Kevin Feige: The Marvel head has confirmed several rumors, including the return of Harrison Ford's Thunderbolt Ross as the President, the production of Spider-Man 4, and the R rating for Deadpool 3. He also revealed that Bucky Barnes will officially lead the Thunderbolts in the movie.

Suggestions: Heroes, a TV show created by Tim Kring, is recommended, as well as the 1997 movie Liar Liar.

This is a summary of the latest entertainment news, including music, tours and festivals, gaming and tech, comic books and literature, episodic shows, trailers, regular news, movies, and more. In music, there are new tracks from Norma Jean, Avatar, and Randy Blythe. The tours and festivals section lists upcoming events, including Carcass and Municipal Waste with Sacred Reich and Creeping Death, Trivium x Beartooth with Malevolence and Archetypes Collide, Blackbraid in support of Dark Funeral, Cattle Decapitation, and 200 Stab Wounds on Decibel Magazine tour 2023, and Rob Zombie Tour with Ministry, Alice Cooper, and Filter. In gaming and tech, there are new games and tech updates, including Deadspace, Playstation, Overwatch 2, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In comic books and literature, there are new releases, including TMNT: Lost Years, Michael Le and Slider Jesus' Ashfall Narrative Series on TikTok, and Captain America: Cold War event. In episodic shows, there are updates on upcoming seasons, including Invincible, The Last of Us, Superman & Lois, King of the Hill, and more. In trailers, there are updates on Picard, Super Mario Movie, The Boogeyman, and others. In regular news, there are updates on Lisa Loring, Tomb Raider, Titmouse Inc, and more. In movies, there are announcements of upcoming films, including Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, Bad Boys 4, DC Studios, and more.

Music

New Music/Video

ERB - https://youtu.be/abKAgJUjOFU Lara Croft VS Indiana Jones

Tours

Lamb of God - LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, HATEBREED, GWAR, SHADOWS FALL, GOD FORBID, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY Headbanger’s Boat October 31 - November 4, 2023. https://headbangersboat.com

Suggests

Unto Others - Strength

Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist

Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

Lamb of God - Omens

Slipknot - The End, So Far…

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections

TikTok - The US government is throwing around talk of banning the shorts app once again.

Vine - At the same time Elon is threatening to bring back Vine. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/twitter-elon-musk-wants-bring-back-vine-app/

Fallout: New Vegas

Now FREE on PC through Amazon Gaming.

Last of Us: Escape the Dark

https://t.co/cdMpLvfKDj The next game from Naughty Dog. Kickstarter launches Nov 8… it IS a board game though.

Suggests

Halo:Infinite

Splitgate

Comic Books/Books

Trailers

Spider-Man Miles Morales - https://youtu.be/zimcd8omqPc Writer Cody Ziglar and artist Federico Vicentini. Dec 7

Suggests

DCeased

Wytches Scott Snyder

TV/Streaming

Follow-ups/Corrections

Stargirl - Canceled after season 3 ends. https://deadline.com/2022/10/dcs-stargirl-canceled-the-cw-1235158715/

Witcher - Liam Hemsworth to replace Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. https://deadline.com/2022/10/liam-hemsworth-to-replace-henry-cavill-in-the-witcher-season-4-1235158299/

Last of Us - Jan 15 is the supposed release date on HBO.

Crystal Lake - Peacock has won the bidding war for the pseudo-sequel to Friday the 13th. Bryan Fuller to produce (A24, Hannibal) https://comicbook.com/horror/news/friday-the-13-series-massive-commitment-peacock/

Trailers

Willow - https://youtu.be/bRyGjBizjoM Nov 30

Lucy

The Luc Besson movie is getting a sequel series. Morgan Freeman returning.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/lucy-tv-series-morgan-freeman-movie-2014-scarlett-johansson/

Suggests

Cabinet of Curiosities

Harley Quinn

Venture Bros

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections

Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey - Fathom Events has obtained the theatrical distribution rights for the movie. To be in theaters Feb 15. https://comicbook.com/horror/news/winnie-the-pooh-horror-movie-getting-theatrical-release/

Dodgeball 2

Vince Vaughn has a plan for a sequel, but according to Justin Long, Ben Stiller is hesitant.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/dodgeball-2-justin-long-vince-vaughn-ben-stiller-sequel/

Suggests

The Crow

Nightmare Before Christmas

Dutch

Planes Trains and Automobiles

Rumor Mill

Confirmations/Refutations

Dr Doom - Producer Nate Moore and director Ryan Coogler have BOTH now shot down the intent to bring Doom into Wakanda forever at all.

Wonder Man

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II STILL JUST A RUMOR… though a likely one.

Metal Gear Solid

Developer Virtuos seems to be adding to the fire.

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