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Alan Wake Remastered coming this Fall

Alan Wake, the acclaimed 2010 supernatural mystery by Remedy Entertainment, will be remastered and published this fall for present-day platforms, promising 4K resolutions, the original game’s two expansions, and director’s commentary.

Alan Wake Remastered is being published by Epic Games for PS4, PS5, PC via the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. This version includes the main game, originally launched in May 2010, and the DLC episodes “The Signal” and “The Writer.”

Originally published as an Xbox 360 exclusive, Alan Wake was Remedy’s first console launch since 2003’s Max Payne 2. It was nominated by several publications in their best-of lists for 2010, and picked up three British Academy Video Game Awards nominations, and one from the Spike Video Game Awards.

New Pokemon movie coming to Netflix next month

The first trailer for the next entry in the Pokemon movie franchise has been revealed, with Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle set to release next month on Netflix.

Set within the forest of Okoya, the film will center on Koko, a human boy who has been raised by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Since he’s grown up only around Pokémon, Koko believes without a doubt that he is a Pokémon, but a chance meeting with Ash and Pikachu leaves him with his first interaction with another human and might have him questioning his own past.

Alongside the news of the film and trailer, fans of the Pokémon series can also grab some in-game treats to celebrate the upcoming film as well. In their announcement, The Pokémon Company announced that they would be giving out Dada Zarude and a Shiny Celebi to owners of Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield. All players have to do is sign up for the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter and opt-in for email marketing by September 25, 2021, and they should receive an email with a password for both Pokémon.

Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle is currently set to release on October 8, 2021, exclusively on Netflix.

WWE’s interactive film Escape the Undertaker coming to Netflix in October

Netflix and WWE have announced their next project together. Escape the Undertaker is an interactive horror movie that’s coming to the streamer on October 5th, just in time for Halloween.

The movie stars the legendary Undertaker, along with Big E, Xavier Woods, and Kofi Kingston, who comprise The New Day, one of WWE’s most popular teams of the last decade. The film sees the trio visit The Undertaker’s mansion, which turns out to be an extreme haunted house, packed to the brim with supernatural challenges. You’ll decide the fate of The New Day as the group tries to survive the wrath of The Undertaker.

Other WWE-related fictional projects have landed on Netflix over the last few years, including a sitcom called The Big Show Show and The Main Event, a movie in which a kid becomes a wrestler after finding a magical mask. The latest offering will add to Netflix’s growing library of interactive content.

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Just Chatting with MrMidasGames

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MrMidasGames joins MopGarden to chat about Final Fantasy 7 Remake, working as a games presenter, transitioning from music to gaming, and The Sims 4.

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Cartoon Network’s ACME Night block to include Batman, Aquaman, and Gremlins cartoons

WarnerMedia will give cross-platform runs to several HBO Max shows as part of an upcoming family programming block on Cartoon Network.

The shows will be part of ACME Night, a Sunday evening block of movies and shows that will debut on Cartoon Network Sept. 19th and HBO Max in early 2022. Among the HBO Max titles making the jump to the cable channel are animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, and a quiz show for Harry Potter fans. Batman: Caped Crusader, which was already slated for a run on both platforms, will also be part of the block.

Warner Bros. Animation will also produce three original movies for ACME Night, two holiday movies titled Merry Little Batman and Did I Do That to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story. Also to be produced is an untitled Looney Tunes film starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

Other films on tap to play during the block are Shazam, Detective Pikachu, Man of Steel, Scoob!, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Matthew Mercer comments on Overwatch’s McCree name change

Recently, Activision Blizzard announced that they’d be changing the name of Overwatch’s hero McCree, as the name is tied to a former employee that was embroiled in the accusations leveled at the company.

Now, the voice actor for the cowboy, Matthew Mercer, has shared his thoughts about the situation, saying, “I know this is a small consolation, but it’s one that needed to be done for a lot of people to feel comfortable moving forward with the story of Overwatch and the characters. People have different opinions on it and some can say that it’s just a name and that it’s ridiculous to change it, but it’s a name that also represents a connection to a lot of people’s pain and abuse. And if we have the opportunity to make it better and let that lie in the past and let the character live as something separate like it should, then I can’t help but be behind that.”

Mercer doesn’t know what the cowboy will be called, but he appeared to be more focused on the real-life people that were affected by all of this and that changing the name would be one step in the healing process.

“If it was the one thing they did, it would be nowhere near enough,” he said. “But it’s just one facet of all the things they are seemingly doing internally to try to right a lot of wrongs. I feel so much for all of the people that were mistreated and were victims of individuals in the company that abused their power and positions. My heart has been breaking since the whole thing went down.”

Injustice animated movie gets release date

Warner Bros. Animation has revealed the official box art and a release date of October 19, 2021 for their upcoming film Injustice.

Inspired by Injustice: Gods Among Us, the popular NetherRealm Studios video game and the DC graphic novel based on that game, the animated film Injustice finds an alternate world gone mad – where The Joker has duped Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending the Man of Steel on a deadly rampage. Unhinged, Superman decides to take control of the Earth for humanity’s own good. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of like-minded, freedom-fighting heroes.

Starring Justin Hartley as the Man of Steel and Anson Mount as the Dark Knight, fans can catch a sneak peek at Injustice when DC FanDome returns on Saturday, October 16th, just days before the film’s release.

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The Firebending Masters

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