Earlier this month, Ryan Reynolds announced that Dogpool, a member of the Deadpool Corps, will appear in Deadpool 3 by sharing a photo of the pup on Instagram. Now, fans are getting a new look at the weirdly adorable pooch. On Wednesday, Dogpool's official Instagram shared a new photo of the dog relaxing in costume with her belly exposed and the caption "Just letting it al hang out". You can check it out for yourself below.

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Who Is Dogpool?

In comics, Dogpool is a member of the Deadpool Corps. Hailing from Earth-103173, Dogpool -- formerly Wilson -- was used as an animal test subject for Mascara X for a mascara that continuously replenished after just one application. Unfortunately, Wilson was disfigured and ended up with the ability to heal from any wounds but his owners didn't realize this and threw him in a dumpster. Wilson ended up being rescued by a circus truck and soon became the circus' Death Defying Hound Deadpool until he was recruited for the Deadpool Corps by Deadpool of Earth-616.

The character has appeared in a number of issues of comics related to the Deadpool Corps, but of particular interest is the Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe miniseries, a series that many fans theorize could be the story that Deadpool 3 will loosely adapt.

Deadpool 3's Release Date Has Been Delayed

earlier this month it was also announced that Deadpool 3 will now be released on July 26, 2024. The film was previously dated to be released on May 3, 2024, before reports indicated that the film would move so production could continue after the recently-wrapped SAG-AFTRA actors' strike. Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy previously confirmed that the film was only half completed before the strike went into effect.

"I wish I knew. I don't even know if we officially have [a release date]. I know we were gonna be May 3," Levy revealed. "Certainly, the actors' strike and the long pause in production have put that release date in true risk. We've shot half the movie. I've edited half the movie. We're dying to get back to work and get this movie out next year."

Who Is in the Cast of Deadpool 3?

Deadpool 3 will star Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Stefan Kapi?i? as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, and Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen in currently-unknown roles. Jennifer Garner will be reprising her role as Elektra.

"I think you're giving me too much credit," Reynolds explained in a previous interview with Collider. "I don't believe that I'm responsible for Hugh coming back. I always wanted Hugh to come back. My first meeting with Kevin Feige when Disney bought Fox years ago, maybe three years ago, or three and a half, four years ago, I'm not sure, was about doing a movie with the two of us, a Deadpool Wolverine movie. And that was not possible at the time. And then Hugh just happened to call at that perfect moment and express that he'd be interested in coming back and doing this one more time. And the contents of that conversation, I'll let Hugh, because I know it's only inevitable that you and Hugh are going to speak at some point soon, I'm sure. I'll let Hugh answer that on his own. But he expressed interest in coming back, and then it was my job to take that to Kevin Feige one more time and sell it."

Warning! Spoilers for Squid Game: The Challenge Episode 5 to follow! Squid Game: The Challenge has kicked off a surprising new reality game show competition for Netflix spinning off of one of the most popular new series in recent years. Squid Game took over the world when it first debuted on Netflix as fans not only fell in love with the death games as a concept, but also loved the juxtaposition with the childlike presentation of the games themselves. But underneath it all was an incredibly heartbreaking story, and Squid Game: The Challenge finds a way to be just as heartbreaking with its Episode 5 cliffhanger.

The first five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge have been released in a batch on Netflix, and by the end of the fifth episode you really know why it was done in this manner. The first five episodes introduce fans to how Squid Game: The Challenge adapts the games seen in the original Squid Game series, but also introduces a number of twists to the games and tests seen. It's already proven that the game isn't going to be exactly like Squid Game, but Episode 5 brings it all back down to Earth as contestants pair up to play marbles.

Squid Game: The Challenge Episode 5 Explained

Episode 5 of Squid Game: The Challenge sees more alliances form as the contestants wait for the next full game. They've gone through a number of trials in which they've sent each other home, so the ones left have formed significant bonds. This gets to a point where a group is tasked with juicing enough oranges to win a special treat, and it was revealed that this treat was a picnic. Then asked to form into pairs to enjoy the picnic (with 69 contestants left at this point, there's one left over), each player soon discovers that there's a bag of marbles hidden in their picnic baskets.

As fans remember about the original Squid Game series, this marble game ended up cutting the remaining players in half as the pairs played to become their respective survivors. This means that as the players enjoy their treat for just a little bit, they soon are heartbroken to find the game they have to play next. With each player breaking up into pairs with their friends, it's heartbreaking. There's a mother and son who find their marbles first, and it hits them the hardest.

It's the shocking kind of cliffhanger that really made the original Squid Game series hit as hard as it did, and now it's just a matter of waiting to see if the marbles game in Squid Game: The Challenge is going to be just as big of a deal as it was in the original. What did you think of the cliffhanger in Episode 5? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Santa Claus may be Father Christmas, but Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias is looking to take over as the face of the holiday. In the second season of Disney's The Santa Clauses, the beloved comedian plays Kris Kringle, a Christmas super-fan who runs a themed amusement park called Santopolis. Kris quite literally eats, sleeps, and breathes Christmas. As it turns out, that role wasn't too much of a stretch for Iglesias.

Following the season debut of The Santa Clauses earlier this month, ComicBook.com spoke with Iglesias about his role in the show. He admitted to being something of a fanatic about Christmas, revealing that he has much more in common with Kris Kringle than you might think.

"Well, first of all, Christmas is my favorite holiday. It's my favorite time of year," Iglesias told us. "I enjoy the decorations. I like driving through neighborhoods that just go all out, and they're the same ones that usually give up the big candy during Halloween. That's what I've noticed. I'm one of those people that actually loves being at the mall. I don't like the fighting over parking part but I do like being in the mall and everybody's just in a different, cool vibe. I'm very much the Santa type. So I'm the giver. I'm the Santa during that time. And doing this series was a lot of fun for me.

"So every day showing up on the set -- you can tell my eye gravitates quickly to certain things, gravitates toward certain things, and Christmas is one of those things. On set you are consumed with Christmas. No matter what direction you look, you are in this world. And so I thought that was really cool. You should charge [to come to the set], you really should. You can get your money back for this set if you just charge and open it to the public."

What Is The Santa Clauses Season 2 About?

The second season of The Santa Clauses is all about the family, as Scott/Santa decides that the business of Christmas should be kept in his actual family. you can check out the synopsis below!

"In the series' sophomore season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Cal (Austin Kane) to eventually take over the 'family business' as Santa Claus."

New episodes of The Santa Clauses debut on Disney+ every Wednesday.

WWE's Zoey Stark will have a chance to become WWE Women's World Champion at Survivor Series WarGames, and it would be a brilliant way to cap off a stellar 2023 for the Monday Night Raw superstar. Part of that run on WWE Raw found Stark alongside WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, and the two would become a force to be reckoned with after Stratus turned on Becky Lynch. That would lead to a match between Stratus and Lynch that ended with Lynch leaving the winner, and things got even worse for Stratus after Stark ended their alliance with a Z-360. ComicBook.com had the chance to speak to Stark about her storyline with Stratus, and Stark hopes to one day complete that storyline with the Hall of Famer.

When asked how it was working with Stratus, Stark had nothing but great things to say. "Great. She has taught me so much within the short amount of time that we were really working together. I really do hope at some point down the line that her and I get to finish our story," Stark said. "We didn't really get that opportunity after me giving her the Z-360 to continue on of doing a singles match between the two of us. Hopefully, fingers crossed that sometime down the road, we get to do that."

"She's such a cool human being. She's helped me out so much and even just on Monday Night Raw in general, when she's at home doing her own thing, working on her own shows, she'll take the time out of her day to talk with me on the phone if I needed any sort of advice," Stark said. "She's a mentor really to me now."

In addition to working alongside Stratus, Stark has wrestled at the Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank, and Crown Jewel, and has been a fixture on Raw, including a main event match against Becky Lynch. Stark could never have predicted her journey on the main roster, but she's been determined to make every opportunity count, and so far she has done just that.

When asked if any of this has been surprising, Stark said, "I mean, really all of it. They've been giving me a lot of opportunities here and I feel like I've been knocking them out of the park with every single one that they've given me. Getting to work alongside Trish and Becky, main eventing Raw with Becky, doing Money in the Bank, getting to do a Royal Rumble. I mean, there's so many things within the first six months, even really through the year, to where it is just crazy that they keep giving me opportunity after opportunity, so I'm doing something right," Stark said.

As for Ripley, Stark is ready to bring her down to ground level at Survivor Series, even if Ripley has complimented Stark on her rise on Raw and skills in the ring. "Yeah, for sure. Rhea Ripley, she's been dominating. She's one of the top girls that we have on WWE, so to hear that is amazing and she's right. I made a name for myself very quickly to where I am now, becoming one of the top girls, but none of that's lost on me," Stark said. "She's still holding a Title that I want. She could compliment me all day long, but I want that title." You can find the full card for Survivor Series WarGames below.

Survivor Series WarGames:

• Women's World Championship Match: Rhea Ripley (C) vs Zoey Stark
• Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (C) vs The Miz
• Men's WarGames Match: Judgement Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre vs Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Jet Uso, Sami Zayn, and Randy Orton.
• Women's WarGames Match: Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Bayley, Kairi Sane, and Asuka) vs Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch
• Carlito vs Santos Escobar

WWE Survivor Series WarGames kicks off at 8 PM EST and will stream live on Peacock.

Are you excited for Survivor Series WarGames? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

Hopefully you're not holding your breath waiting in anticipation for a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas. One of the most iconic pieces of holiday pop culture, many have thought the movie might be a perfect candidate for a revival decades after it was first released; after all, Disney has been busy making sequels and follow-ups to projects like Hocus Pocus and The Mighty Ducks. If Tim Burton gets his way, however, the Nightmare franchise will never be touched again.

"I've done sequels, I've done other things, I've done reboots, I've done all that shit, right? I don't want that to happen to this. It's nice that people are maybe interested [in another one], but I'm not," Burton said in a recent chat with Empire.

He added, "I feel like that old guy who owns a little piece of property and won't sell to the big power plant that wants to take my land."

Composer Danny Elfman, the singing voice of Jack Skellington and the maestro behind the film's score, shared a similar sentiment when we spoke with him last year.

"I don't think so," Elfman told ComicBook.com about a Nightmare follow-up. "I think Tim has always felt that no, this is what it was."

"But you know, it wouldn't totally shock me if he came back with... If he had a fresh take on it, I would certainly go for the ride with him," the composer continued. "But he's never expressed any interest in that. I think he felt like this was a pure thing and it was what it was and that to try to do sequels on it would, I think it's just not inspired him. But I won't ever speak for Tim. It's his universe."

Though both Burton and Elfman seem cold on the idea of a sequel, director Henry Selick says a potential prequel or origin could fly. "It might be more interesting to do a prequel," the director admitted last month. "There might be a more interesting story there about how Jack became the King of Halloweentown."

The Nightmare Before Christmas is now streaming on Disney+.

IShowSpeed has unfortunately been swatted multiple times in his new house. Twitch and YouTube are some of the biggest forms of entertainment out there right now, partially because you are directly connected with the entertainer in question. You can speak with them, donate money to them, and they can even bring you on the stream via Discord or a video game if they so desire. However, this ease of accessibility has also created problems. Some users will walk around in public on stream which can make them targets for harassment, others have had their personal information shared, and some have even been at the center of more deadly encounters.

One such example is swatting. Swatting is when someone online calls the police and tells them that there's a serious threat like a hostage situation or something that would require a heavy police force to make their way into a home. This has been a serious thing that has been used against streamers to put them in situations that could easily get them killed or hurt, especially since they usually play with headphones on and can't hear someone knocking at the door. Police departments have worked with creators to try and prevent this, but it does still happen. Streamer IShowSpeed has been the victim of swatting two times in a row at his brand new home. On his most recent stream, he can be heard talking with someone who is also in the house and speaking to the police about how they have tried to work with the department to avoid this situation entirely.

IShowSpeed swatted again at his new house pic.twitter.com/RvzdxxXAb1

-- Dexerto (@Dexerto) November 22, 2023

IShowSpeed noted that the situation is making him want to quit YouTube entirely. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen, but the streamer is okay. IShowSpeed just turned 18 earlier this year and used the money he has made off of streaming to buy a new house. Unfortunately, some of the more malicious people who watch his content have spoiled his fun. Swatting still happens on a regular basis despite the methods put in place to try and prevent it, but hopefully Speed's local police department can help prevent it from happening so frequently.

Just days after it was reported that Disney would no longer be releasing the film, The Bikeriders has found a new home. On Wednesday, THR reported that Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to the New Regency film and there are plans to release the film sometime in 2024. Focus will handle the domestic release of the film while Universal Pictures International will handle international release.

"We are delighted to add such a riveting project to next year's strong slate of films. We look forward to once again working alongside New Regency and reuniting with the multi-talented Jeff Nichols on another one of his visionary projects," Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said.

"We are excited to team up again with our Focus Features partners and look forward to another successful collaboration. And we couldn't be prouder of The Bikeriders, Jeff Nichols and all the talent he has brought together to create this truly exceptional film," New Regency chair-CEO Yariv Milchan added.

What Is The Bikeriders About?

The Bikeriders is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Inspired by Danny Lyon's iconic book of photography, The Bikeriders immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of '60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who's married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler), recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy). Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband's untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny's attention. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.

The ensemble cast of The Bikeriders includes Austin Butler as Benny, Jodie Comer as Kathy, Tom Hardy as Johnny, Michael Shannon as Zipco, Mike Faist as Danny Lyon, Norman Reedus as Funny Sonny, and Boyd Holbrook as Cal.

Austin Butler Will Next Appear in Dune: Part Two

In addition to his role in The Bikeriders, Butler is also set to appear in Dune: Part Two as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. That film has been delayed to spring 2024.

"[We] really try to dig into the humanity of [the character]. It's that thing of the bad guy in the world doesn't feel like he's the bad guy," Butler explained in an interview last year. "He feels like he's the hero of his own story. And that can be a hard thing with certain characters; with others, it's easier, but you have to not judge the character, and you have to find a way to feel the motivation towards anyone of your actions. So, we had a lot of conversations and crafted that together."

"Denis is so thoughtful, he doesn't miss anything, and his attention to detail is remarkable," he said. "Denis is amazing; he's such an incredible director. The energy on his sets is amazing, everyone trusts him so much, and it's such a well-oiled machine, and he's a master of the craft."

Are you glad that The Bikeriders has found a new home? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

The second season of Disney's The Santa Clauses got a little bit mad, bringing in an outcast Santa from the Dark Ages as its main antagonist. Eric Stonestreet, best known for his Emmy-winning role on Modern Family, joined the cast of The Santa Clauses Season 2 as Magnus Antas, also known as the Mad Santa. After spending centuries trapped in a nutcracker as part of a curse, the Mad Santa returns in the modern day to discover how much Christmas has changed, and that's not something he's happy about.

Following the debut of The Santa Clauses Season 2 earlier this month, ComicBook.com sat down to talk with Stonestreet about bringing his turkey leg-wielding Mad Santa to life.

"It was fun because I know where we're headed," Stonestreet said. "So I get to make people hopefully love Christmas even more by making them nervous about it potentially being taken away, or something like that. What's that saying? In order to love something more, you've got to let it go to appreciate it. The Mad Santa, that's the threat, the looming threat that he is going to wreck the Calvin family, wreck Christmas. And for the viewer, what's going to happen to this beautiful family and this beautiful set? So I love getting the opportunity to be that person knowing where it's headed."

Stonestreet went on to give a little more background to the Mad Santa's actions, explaining why he has become such an antagonist in the time since he served at the North Pole.

"He deserved what happened to him, obviously, but being in a nutcracker for so many years would have a way of making you not very fun and friendly," he explained. "The gnomes turned his heart dark and he's paid the price. Now he's back to take his rightful place."

What Is The Santa Clauses Season 2 About?

The second season of The Santa Clauses is all about the family, as Scott/Santa decides that the business of Christmas should be kept in his actual family. you can check out the synopsis below!

"In the series' sophomore season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Cal (Austin Kane) to eventually take over the 'family business' as Santa Claus."

New episodes of The Santa Clauses debut on Disney+ every Wednesday.

Taco Bell may have another potato side complementing its signature Nacho Fries. The chain is currently testing Breakfast Tots in the Midwest, a potential stepping stone into an expansion of the chain's breakfast menu. The item uses crispy fried potato tots as its base and is topped with eggs, cheese, creamy jalapeno sauce, and the chain's three-cheese blend. On top of that, purchasers can choose to have sausage or bacon included in the dish as well.

According to the initial report from ChewBoom, the Breakfast Tots are currently only being tested at Taco Bell locations in and around Chicago. The going price for either the sausage or bacon version is $3.49 and you can upgrade to steak for $4.49. A lunch and dinner option is also available in the form of Nacho Tots, the tots with a side of cheese sauce to dip in.

News of Breakfast Tots comes right after the chain announced the annual return of Nacho Fries. This time around, the chain is even selling a Nacho Fries subscription pass, similar to the taco pass the chain has previously offered.

"We're committed to pushing the boundaries of convenience and innovation for our biggest fans, our loyalty members. The Nacho Fries Lover's Pass is just one example of how we're leveraging digital technology to enhance their experience," Dane Mathews, Chief Digital Officer at Taco Bell shares his excitement. "Our dedication to our fans and an innovative customer experience continues to be a driving force behind our efforts to leverage digital innovation in transformational ways."

Have you managed to get your hands on the new Taco Bell Breakfast Tots? If so, let us know your thoughts of the item in the comments section below!

A former Rockstar Games developer has shed some light on one of the studio's most secretive games: Agent. Rockstar Games has made a killing on Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. The last two games in those franchises are on the top ten best selling games of all-time list, meaning they are easily one of the most respected developers out there. The studio has made great efforts to push the envelope with technology and offer unrivaled experiences with its attention to detail and masterfully crafted stories. Unfortunately, that level of perfection has come at the cost of long development times. So much so, the studio hasn't really had a new IP in a very long time.

One game that likely would've come out between Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 was Agent. The game was formally announced in 2009 at the PlayStation E3 press conference, though it was in the works long before that. No real details were ever officially confirmed beyond it being a spy game in the vein of James Bond. The project remained on Rockstar's website until just a couple of years ago, but was never formally canceled for whatever reason. It was a sad cancelation, but new details have trickle dout courtesy of ex-Rockstar Games developer Obbe Vermeji. It was intended to be set in the 1970s and feature all kinds of crazy gadgets such as a car that turned into a submarine, a hang glider, and more. It would've been more linear than GTA, however, with an emphasis on going to very different locations such as Cairo, France, and even a Swiss ski resort. The latter of which would've had an elaborate downhill shootout on skis, likely similar to The Spy Who Loved Me or A View to Kill.

There was also a section set on a space station with lasers, suggesting this would've been very much inspired by the Roger Moore-era of Bond and take cues from things like Moonraker. Unfortunately, the project was put on ice as everyone was asked to help finish Grand Theft Auto IV. According to Vermeji, the project was moved to a different team, but it never saw the light of day. Whether or not Rockstar Games will ever bring Agent to life is a mystery. There are signs of it all over Grand Theft Auto V with a license plate on an Aston Martin-inspired car referencing the game's title and it can shoot guns. GTA Online would also add some pretty elaborate missions with spectacular gadgets and vehicles, such as flying DeLoreans. It all feels very Bond, suggesting it may have been leftover from Agent, but that's pure speculation.

Some big changes are coming to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre this month, many of which will be related to Leatherface. Earlier this month, Gun Media revealed that the killer will no longer be required for matches, allowing players to have greater freedom to choose between playable characters. Gun Media announced another change coming for the character, and this one relates to the Nicotero Leatherface design that arrived in the game last month. That design was accompanied by a unique chainsaw, and soon players that purchased the skin will be able to use that chainsaw with any Leatherface skin.

"After the last live stream that Matt and I did, we heard the feedback on saw swapping. Matt spoke to Wes, Wes spoke to Ronnie, and the decision was made to bring the Nicotero saw skin to other Leatherface variants, if you own the Nicotero Premium Outfit," Gun Media's community manager wrote on the game's subreddit.

So far, fans seem pretty happy about this change! The Nicotero Leatherface chainsaw not only has a unique design, it also has a different sound. A lot of fans preferred the saw, but also liked the original design for the killer. Now players will have the option of switching back and forth, offering a bit more customization freedom. At this time, no date has been announced for this change, but hopefully it will arrive in the game soon.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre's Next Update

Since the game's developers have not committed to a date for the swappable chainsaws, it's a safe bet that the new Leatherface option will not arrive in time for the game's next update. On November 28th, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will be getting a mix of free and paid content. All players will get access to a new map (Nancy's House), as well as a number of different bug fixes. The game will also add two new paid characters: Nancy (a new killer) and Danny (a new victim). These two characters will be available in the game for $9.99 each.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Black Friday Deals

For those that haven't played The Texas Chain Saw Massacre yet, this week should offer the perfect opportunity. A 20% off sale started a few days ago on the PlayStation Store, bringing the game down to $31.99 from its normal $39.99. PC gamers can actually get the game a little bit cheaper by buying it on Steam, where the game is 25% off, bringing it down to $29.99. Both of these sales will be ending on November 28th. That leaves the Microsoft Store as the only platform not offering a discount on the game, but access to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is included with an Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Are you excited for this change to Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? Did you purchase the Nicotero Leatherface design last month? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

Developer Mintrocket burst onto the scene with Dave the Diver earlier this year. That game quickly became one of the biggest smaller-budget games of the year, setting up Mintrocket for great long-term success. However, the team is set to prove that it's not a one-trick pony by releasing something incredibly different. Nakwon: Last Paradise is the studio's next project, and it mixes extraction survival and zombies to create something that could not feel more different from Dave the Diver. Nakwon was announced earlier this year, and today it received its first gameplay trailer.

Nakwon: Last Paradise First Gameplay Trailer

The 22-minute-long gameplay trailer gives fans an in-depth look at what to expect from Nakwon: Last Paradise. Mintrocket's second game features PvPvE gameplay that will remind players of other extraction shooters. In the trailer above, you can see the player character going up against zombies using all kinds of weapons. Early on, it looks like he's using a baseball bat full of nails, but he upgrades his gear by finding new pieces of loot all over the environment.

You can also see that the game uses a sound system to alert the zombie of where your character is. Depending on how fast you move through the city, you'll make more noise, which will attract the undead. There aren't any massive herds of zombies, but you do see the player chased by decent-sized groups at times.

It's worth noting that the footage above is from a pre-alpha build of the game. Mintrocket will likely implement several improvements as it gets closer to release. Speaking of, Nakwon: Last Paradise is getting a pre-alpha test from November 29 to December 4. Mintrocket hasn't given any details about how players can get into the test period, though it might be open to everyone. With the start date quickly approaching, Mintrocket will likely announce further details very soon.

One detail that wasn't touched on much in the gameplay trailer is the Citizen Grade. Mintrocket says this feature will "determine privileges and access levels" in Nakwon: Last Paradise. It sounds like this is one of the main ways you'll earn money, which you can then use to pay rent and purchase better equipment. As your Citizen Grade goes higher, you'll earn access to better items.

Obviously, this is a massive departure from Dave the Diver. It will be very fun to see how Mintrocket handles the change and if the DtD audience comes along with them. Fortunately, the pre-alpha test that kicks off on November 29 should tell us quite a bit more about what to expect from Nakwon: Last Paradise.

Zoey Stark's accomplishments since joining Monday Night Raw several months ago are insanely impressive, and the WWE superstar shows no signs of slowing down. After taking down some of Raw's best, Stark will have a shot at the WWE World Championship at Survivor Series WarGames, but to make that happen she will have to go through Rhea Ripley. That's no easy feat, but Stark is up for the challenge and is looking forward to bringing Mami down a few pegs. ComicBook.com had the chance to speak to Stark about her upcoming battle against Ripley as well as how her heel turn in NXT set the stage for the stellar run she's had so far on Raw.

Speaking of Monday Night Raw, Stark and Ripley traded some shots on the mic last week, but Ripley also paid Stark several compliments. That included Ripley saying that Stark reminded the Champion of herself, and while Stark is willing to take the praise, it doesn't change anything once that bell rings.

"Yeah, for sure. Rhea Ripley, she's been dominating. She's one of the top girls that we have on WWE, so to hear that is amazing and she's right. I made a name for myself very quickly to where I am now, becoming one of the top girls, but none of that's lost on me," Stark said. "She's still holding a Title that I want. She could compliment me all day long, but I want that title."

While Ripley is the Champ, Stark feels Ripley is letting her eyes drift from the prize. "She needs to come down a few pegs, so I'm happy to be the one to put her in her place," Stark said. "She really thinks she runs the Raw Women's Division. Yeah, she might hold that Title, but she doesn't run it. She's too worried about the boys instead of that Title."

Stark is looking to take one more step in an already impressive ascent on the main roster. Stark was drafted from NXT by Monday Night Raw in the WWE Draft, and since then she's quickly made an impact. Stark teamed up with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus in a big program against Becky Lynch and then turned on Stratus at the end of that feud. Now she's in the Title mix, and when I asked what surprised her about her path on the main roster, Stark says it kind of all did.

"I mean, really all of it. They've been giving me a lot of opportunities here and I feel like I've been knocking them out of the park with every single one that they've given me," Stark said. "Getting to work alongside Trish and Becky, main eventing Raw with Becky, doing Money in the Bank, getting to do a Royal Rumble. I mean, there's so many things within the first six months, even really through the year, to where it is just crazy that they keep giving me opportunity after opportunity, so I'm doing something right," Stark said.

For those who watched Stark in NXT, it seemed like something really clicked when she turned heel after returning from injury, and Stark agrees. "No, I definitely do feel that way and I feel like part of it's because when you're a babyface, it's like sitting there, the white meat babyface sitting there smiling, high-fiving the fans and everything," Stark said. "You can't say anything that you really want to say and you've got to be the nice girl. When you turn heel, you're more free to do whatever you want, to where I could be really more myself of like, I'm not going to play this game. I'm not going to be part of this bulls***. I'm going to do whatever I want to do. So I definitely think it was a big switch with me being a heel."

While Stark reveals she did mention being a heel at one point, the whole turn happened organically, and would ultimately benefit both her and Nikkita Lyons.

"It happened organically. I did mention about me being a heel when I was on my way back from my injury. It's like it might be fun to be able to do a little bit of this, but we were so far away from it where it didn't really matter," Stark said. "Just started to put ideas together and sending them off to creative. Obviously, they had me come back as a face, but when we started working with Nikkita a little bit, that's when it started to show that I was going to turn more of the heel route, so I was super excited for that."

A feud would then take place between Stark and Lyons, and when I said it felt like the move benefited both stars, Stark said, "Yeah, I feel like it helped us both grow as far as characters." Stark will have the chance to add some Title gold around her waist at Survivor Series, and you can find the full card below.

Survivor Series WarGames:

• Women's World Championship Match: Rhea Ripley (C) vs Zoey Stark
• Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (C) vs The Miz
• Men's WarGames Match: Judgement Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre vs Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Jet Uso, Sami Zayn, and Randy Orton.
• Women's WarGames Match: Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Bayley, Kairi Sane, and Asuka) vs Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch
• Carlito vs Santos Escobar

WWE Survivor Series WarGames kicks off at 8 PM EST and will stream live on Peacock.

Are you excited for Survivor Series WarGames? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

Mortal Kombat 1 players are making Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson violently duke it out. Mortal Kombat is arguably one of the most violent franchises in all of gaming. The series is at least partially responsible for the creation of the ESRB. Games were largely unregulated in their early days, but when Mortal Kombat came out and had a high-level of violence, there was backlash. A lot of people were concerned about it and the government threatened to regulate it itself, but the ESRB stepped in and opted to put in restrictions and a ratings system. Now, Mortal Kombat 1 can feature absurdly violent fatalities without the fear of the government slamming down on NetherRealm.

With that said, Mortal Kombat 1 added perhaps some of its most violent moments in the recent DLC for Invincible's Omni-Man. The pack adds the JK Simmons-voiced supervillain along with some of his signature yet brutal fighting moves. One of the most iconic is when he takes his opponent down into a train tunnel and slams them through the train and subsequently its passengers, causing them to explode into puddles of blood. Naturally, given Omni-Man looks a lot like JK Simmons, fans have modded in Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson to settle their differences. YouTuber deathmule put together a compilation of fatalities for the two characters and it's pretty glorious.The iconic comic-book feud now allows the two characters to violent beat each other down and even use some of those Invincible fatalities to properly demonstrate what that battle would look like. You can take a look below.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was just recently released and featured even more J. Jonah Jameson content. Spidey has to come face to face with the journalist at one point and of course, he's prominently featured in a podcast throughout the game. Of course, Spider-Man is a bit too friendly in those games to consider throwing him through the a train. Even with the black suit, Peter Parker never resorted to taking it all out on ol' JJJ. Either way, it's great to see fans using their imagination... even if it's for something incredibly violent.

Mortal Kombat 1 Guest Fighters

Mortal Kombat 1 likely won't add Spider-Man into the game, but there are other guest characters planned in addition to Omni-Man. So far, the likes of Peacemaker and Homelander have been confirmed. Whether or not there will be more remains to be seen, but it doesn't seem hard to imagine.

Mrs. Doubtfire was one of Robin Williams' biggest hits, and a cultural juggernaut at the time of its release. The Academy Award-winning film would gross over $400 million globally on a reported budget of just $25 million, which typically would immediately trigger talk of a full blown franchise in Hollywood. Despite hopes for a follow-up, Mrs. Doubtfire never returned, but that doesn't mean attempts weren't made. Speaking in a new interview, director Christopher Columbus confirmed that he and star Robin Williams never spoke about a sequel to the movie until just before the fan-favorite comedian passed away.

"He and I didn't talk about a sequel until the year he passed away," Columbus confirmed to Business Insider. "We had a script that was written and it was the last time I saw Robin. I went to his house and we sat down and talked about it and the script was really strong. Robin's only comment was, 'Boss, do I have to be in the suit as much this time?' It was physically demanding. For Robin, I think it was like running a marathon every day he was in the Doubtfire costume. He was older, obviously. So we talked about it and I think he was hoping in the rewrite we would cut back on the Doubtfire character. But then Robin passed away so there will never be a sequel to 'Mrs. Doubtfire.'"

When asked if steps had been taken after the fact to make sure a sequel to the movie was never going to be made, Columbus clarified that the studio (the Disney-owned 20th Century) controls the rights to the movie and the character. As a result they could very well make a new movie or a sequel if they wished.

"Fox/Disney owns the rights, I think. I don't think the Williams family owns it, so the studio can do whatever they want with it. Should they? God no. I will certainly be very vocal about it if they decide to do it."

Though a sequel seems off the table, Columbus confirmed that he still has a lot of footage from the production of Mrs. Doubtfire and hey're eager to have an editor sort through it all and create a documentary about the making of the movie.

"There are roughly 972 boxes of footage from "Doubtfire" - footage we used in the movie, outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage - in a warehouse somewhere," Columbus revealed. "We want to show Robin's process. There is something special and magical about how he went about his work and I think it would be fun to delve into it."

All Elite Wrestling is looking to deliver one of the biggest and best tournaments in professional wrestling with its newly announced Continental Classic. Taking pages out of New Japan's iconic G1 Climax, the AEW Continental Classic is a round-robin tournament that sees 12 of the company's best competitors compete through the end of 2023 in hopes of winning the inaugural competition. On Wednesday's Thanksgiving edition of Dynamite, the Continental Classic officially kicked off with three great matches.

The 12 competitors in the AEW Continental Classic were split into two groups: the Gold League and the Blue League. Each competitor will face all of the other wrestlers in their league during the group stage, earning three points for a win and one point for a draw (occurring if the 20-minute time limit is reached without a victor). Wednesday's Dynamite began the action with three Gold League matches, giving three men a leg-up on their competition.

The first match saw Swerve Strickland -- coming off a memorable and unthinkably violent match against Adam Page at Full Gear -- take on Jay Lethal. Continuing his hot streak, Strickland won the match and picked up the first three points of the tournament. Later in the episode, Jay White rebounded from his Full Gear main event defeat to beat RUSH and pick up three points of his own.

The final Continental Classic of Wednesday's Dynamite saw former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley take on Mark Briscoe, in perhaps one of the most anticipated matches of the Gold League. It was the first time the two beloved wrestlers met in a one-on-one match. While the fight itself likely lived up to the expectations of fans, Moxley ended up getting the pin and taking taking a share of the lead in the Gold League.

Those six wrestlers make up the entire Gold League in the AEW Continental Classic. The Blue League includes Eddie Kingston, Bryan Danielson, Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli, Brody King, and Andrade El Idolo.

In addition to winning the Continental Classic Championship, the last man standing at the end of the tournament will also take home two other titles. Eddie Kingston announced at Full Gear that he was putting up his Ring of Honor World Championship and NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship as part of the tournament. That will make the Continental Classic's victor a "Triple Crown Champion" that ties together AEW, ROH, and NJPW.

AEW Full Gear Results

The start of the inaugural Continental Classic comes on the heels of Saturday's Full Gear pay-per-view event, which saw MJF defend his World Championship against Jay White and Swerve Strickland defeat "Hangman" Adam Page in one of the most shocking matches in AEW history. You can check out the full results below.

• AEW World Championship: MJF (c) def. Jay White

• AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart def. Kris Statlander and Skye Blue

• Texas Death Match: Swerve Strickland def. "Hangman" Adam Page

• Will Ospreay signs with AEW

• Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho def. Young Bucks

• AEW World Tag Team Championships - Ladder Match: Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) def. La Facci?n Ingobernable vs. FTR vs. Kings of the Black Throne

• AEW Women's Championship: "Timeless" Toni Storm def. Hikaru Shida (c)

• AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) def. Jon Moxley

• Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne

• Zero Hour - ROH Tag Team Championships: MJF and Samoa Joe (c) def. The Gunns

• Zero Hour - ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) def. Jay Lethal

• Zero Hour: Claudio Castagnoli def. Buddy Matthews

Filming on Mortal Kombat 2 resumed this month, and the sequel's cast has been seen back on location in Australia. Since then, producer Todd Garner has been sharing some "kryptic" images on his Twitter account, including things like behind-the-scenes photos of the set, the lighting, and more. Today, Garner offered another, and this one is leading to a lot of speculation from Mortal Kombat fans. The image is the ground in an undisclosed location, and the lighting is a dark red. A lot of fans are speculating that this could be a location in Outworld, while others think it could be Netherrealm.

Readers can judge for themselves by checking out the Tweet from Garner embedded below.

pic.twitter.com/qdORUGSZUr

-- Todd Garner (@Todd_Garner) November 23, 2023

Unsurprisingly, Garner has not acknowledged or replied to any of these Tweets, so there's no way of knowing if these predictions are correct. Still, fans are clearly having fun with it, and many shared their appreciation for Garner's Tweets since production resumed. Clearly there's a lot of anticipation among Mortal Kombat fans, and even these vague photos are helping to make the wait a bit more tolerable. Hopefully Garner will have a lot more to share in the coming weeks!

Noob Saibot and the Netherrealm

If the location teased really is the Netherrealm, it would make sense given the fact that Noob Saibot will appear in the film. In the Mortal Kombat games, the original Sub-Zero Bi-Han is killed by Scorpion, and his soul descends to the Netherrealm. There, Quan Chi stripped Bi-Han of his remaining humanity, and he became Noob Saibot.

In the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie, Sub-Zero was similarly killed by Scorpion and his descendent Cole Young. Sub-Zero actor Joe Taslim will be back for Mortal Kombat 2, while actor Damon Herriman has been cast in the role of Quan Chi. It's entirely possible that the set photo shared by Garner is Netherrealm, where Bi-Han is reborn, or it could be something else entirely. For now, fans will just have to keep waiting to see what else gets revealed.

Mortal Kombat 2 Release Window

At this time, Mortal Kombat 2 does not have a set release date, but the movie is expected to arrive sometime in 2024. Reception to the previous Mortal Kombat movie was somewhat mixed, though there seems to be a lot of excitement surrounding the sequel. There are many potential reasons for that, including the addition of actor Karl Urban, who will be playing Johnny Cage. Johnny Cage has been one of the most popular fighters in the franchise for decades now, but he did not appear in the previous movie; instead, the character was teased at the very end of the film. Now the character will be appearing, with a beloved actor attached!

Are you excited for Mortal Kombat 2? Do you think this set photo is our first look at the Netherrealm? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

Casting on Superman: Legacy is nearing its end as James Gunn and DC Studios begin to round out the cast for the picture. The reveals this week alone have confirmed Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, and Eve Teschmacher are all appearing in the film with the latter being played by Hollywood newcomer Sara Sampaio. First created as a character in Richard Donner's Superman movies, Teschmacher has now become synonymous with Luthor, often serving as his assistant and love interest. In Superman (1978), Teschmacher was played by Valerie Perrine, who's now wishing Sampaio much success in the role.

"Congratulations from the Original Miss Teschmacher to @sarasampaio the New Miss Teschmacher in @jamesgunn #SupermanLegacy @wbpictures," Perrine said in a new post Tuesday. "I look forward to seeing this iconic character on the big screen again! Good Luck Sara!"

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What is Superman: Legacy going to be about?

When Superman: Legacy picks up, movie-goers will see a world already full of superheroes, and Superman is already in the midst of his crime-fighting career. The film is set to feature Lex Luthor and Teschmacher, and rumors also point toward the potential inclusion of Brainiac as well.

"It's not an origin story," DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran told reporters earlier this year. "It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. Superman represents truth, justice, and the American way. He has kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned."

Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned." Along with David Corenswet's Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, the cast includes Nathan Fillion as the Guy Gardner Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan as the mass-shifting Metamorpho, and Mar?a Gabriela de Far?a as The Authority's The Engineer.

The DC Universe officially kicks off with Creature Commandos, which has yet to set a release date, and Superman: Legacy, which enters theaters July 11, 2025.

What part of Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters excites you most? Let us know your thoughts either in the comments section or by hitting our writer @AdamBarnhardt up on Twitter!

Christian Cage had a lot to say during tonight's AEW Dynamite, but it wasn't just to the crowd (though there was plenty of that as well). Cage brought out Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne to the ring, and he had some changes he wanted to make after some recent losses. Cage would tell Luchasaurus that his name reminded him of losing, and so from now on he would be his finisher, Killswitch. This is a reference to his finisher in WWE, which was called the Killswitch, but he had a new title for Wayne too. He knighted Wayne as The Prodigy Nick Wayne, but Wayne's mother wasn't thrilled with her son being aligned with Cage.

That led to some back and forth between the two, with Cage insulting her continuously and telling her he was a better dad to Wayne than his own father. Cage told her to leave the ring, but Luchasaurus got between them. Cage yelled at Luchasaurus and the crowd cheered him on to turn on Cage, but then Cage pushed Luchasaurus and he ran into her, knocking her down accidentally.

.@Christian4Peeps
has "rechristened" his children#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/rvstDxqBDG

-- AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) November 23, 2023

That's when Cage ordered Wayne to get a chair and bring it to him, and while Cage teased he was going to use it, he then gave the chair to Luchasaurus to use on her instead. Luchasaurus was trying to figure out what to do, but then Adam Copeland's music hit and he came to make the save.

Copeland took the chair and hit Wayne with it, and while he had Cage cornered, Luchasaurus dragged Cage out of the ring to keep him from getting hit. Copeland then hit Wayne again with the chair, making the save and making a statement against his former best friend. As for Luchasaurus, the turn is coming sooner than later, so perhaps we'll finally see it at Worlds End.

In an interview with CBS Sports' Shakiel Mahjouri, Copeland spoke about the possibility of going out with his favorite partner and real-life friend Christian.

"If we could end this together, that's the dream," Copeland said. "I sat down with my girls and I'm like, 'Okay, so what does dad do, girls?' What do I do? I laid out the scenarios for them. Lyric said it and then Ruby agreed, 'Go be with Uncle Jay and have fun.' That doesn't mean that I'm not having fun in other places, but they know the most fun I'm going to have is with my best friend of the last 40 years."

"I didn't know immediately, but I thought that's where I wanted to go. I really thought that working with Jay again was what I wanted to do and how I pictured it in a perfect world. (My wife) Beth said, 'What's your perfect world? 'I was like, 'My perfect world is that I end my career with Jay.' So suddenly that perfect world looked like it could be there. It's tough to pass that up," Copeland said.

We'll have to wait and see what's next for Copeland and Cage, but odds are they will have a reunion as teammates before their runs in AEW are done.

What did you think of Cage's comments and changes to Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

Earlier this month, Valheim developers Iron Gate dropped a small hotfix to update a few lingering issues, but fans are still waiting to hear about when they'll finally get access to the new Ashlands biome. Unfortunately, the Valheim devs don't have a concrete answer for that just yet, but they did release a new set of teaser images showing off a sneak peek at the new content coming. The most exciting of these is the new Fortress mechanic that's said to "be a central part" of the new biome. While this first look doesn't reveal much about what's going to be inside the Fortress, it does show players just how imposing these things will be when they do launch.

Iron Gate also gave Valheim fans a peek at some of the new armor designs coming to Ashlands. This first look is a bit dark, but it's clear that the team is going for a fire theme. In fact, the devs say, "We have named this set after one of the two first humans in Norse mythology: Embla."

On top of the new armor, Iron Gate provided an updated look at some of the weapons. In the last sneak peek, fans noted that the new weapons didn't seem "particularly magical or special." In this updated look, we get to see a weapon closer to its final form, though Iron Gate isn't saying how weapons will be upgraded during Ashlands. Hopefully, we'll learn more about that process in the months to come as we get closer to the biome's release date.

Valheim Ashlands Release Date

Some further peeks into the Ashlands development in this month's #Valheim blog! ? Read it on our website: https://t.co/e3hw07BtIS pic.twitter.com/VpLpDI8nCq

-- Valheim ? (@Valheimgame) November 21, 2023

As mentioned, we don't have a concrete release date for the Ashlands biome in Valheim. That said, we can make some educated guesses based on past biomes. Previously, the developers have needed around nine months to bring a new biome to the live game. We've known that work began on Ashlands sometime in February 2023. That means we could see the biome hit the PTB servers as soon as next month, but the biome should hit the main servers before next summer at the latest.

Of course, development, and often does, change quite a bit all the time. We haven't heard about any major setbacks, but Iron Gate has never announced a release date, so it could have happened behind the scenes. Either way, it's likely not going to be too much longer before the Ashlands biome is in Valheim player's hands.

Valheim is available now on Xbox and PC platforms.

This week may be all about Thanksgiving, but wrestling fans are celebrating Christmas early as Orange Cassidy delivered his jolliest impression of Old Saint Nick. The AEW International Champion made his way to the to the ring on Wednesday night, set to compete in a trios tag team match alongside Hook and Shibata. Before the match, however, Cassidy revealed that he had a Thanksgiving surprise for everyone. That surprise, as it turns out, was the return of Danhausen, who has been sidelined with an injury since March.

Danhausen, the very nice and very evil fan-favorite, has been teasing a comeback for some time now. Vignettes featuring Danhausen's face, set to music many recognize from Halloween III: Season of the Witch, have been playing in various episodes of Dynamite over the last couple of months. The beloved star has also made multiple social media posts alluding to his return. Wednesday night's new episode of Dynamite finally saw him back on AEW television.

Fans will still wonder when Danhausen returns to in-ring action. His Dynamite return saw him support Cassidy's team against a trio of former Jericho Appreciation Society members. At one point, Danhausen pulled out Jake Hager's infamous purple bucket hat and put it on, taunting Hager. When Hager left the ring to get it back, Danhausen cursed him on the spot, giving Orange Cassidy time to attack, shifting the tide of the match once again.

AEW Full Gear Results

Danhausen's return comes on the heels of Saturday's Full Gear pay-per-view event, which saw MJF defend his World Championship against Jay White and Swerve Strickland defeat "Hangman" Adam Page in one of the most shocking matches in AEW history. You can check out the full results below.

• AEW World Championship: MJF (c) def. Jay White

• AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart def. Kris Statlander and Skye Blue

• Texas Death Match: Swerve Strickland def. "Hangman" Adam Page

• Will Ospreay signs with AEW

• Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho def. Young Bucks

• AEW World Tag Team Championships - Ladder Match: Ricky Starks and Big Bill (c) def. La Facci?n Ingobernable vs. FTR vs. Kings of the Black Throne

• AEW Women's Championship: "Timeless" Toni Storm def. Hikaru Shida (c)

• AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) def. Jon Moxley

• Sting, Darby Allin and Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne

• Zero Hour - ROH Tag Team Championships: MJF and Samoa Joe (c) def. The Gunns

• Zero Hour - ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) def. Jay Lethal

• Zero Hour: Claudio Castagnoli def. Buddy Matthews

After a thrilling victory against the odds at AEW: Full Gear, AEW World Champion MJF and his Ring of Honor Tag Team Champion partner Adam Cole came to the ring to give an update during tonight's episode of Dynamite. Unfortunately, the news wasn't that great for Cole, who revealed that he isn't anywhere close to being able to return to the ring, though he did promise he was doing everything he could to get back there. Both men were then confronted by the mysterious Devil on the TV screen but were then confronted in person by Samoa Joe, who was looking to collect on his deal with MJF. While MJF initially scoffed, the Champ did come around, and now Joe will face MJF at Worlds End for the Title.

MJF first addressed his match against Jay White at Full Gear. "Now, I just beat Jay White and your boy was rocking only one leg. I learned in those minutes that you are one of the best professional wrestlers in the world. However, nobody is on the level of the devil. Now now, you are looking at the AEW World Champion with the most successful Title defenses of all time. The youngest of all time. The youngest reigning of all time. And we can all agree, sometimes I can be a little bit too humble," MJF said. "So what do you think Chicago, have I earned the right to toot my own horn a little bit tonight? You're looking at the greatest AEW World Champion of all time!"

We're not gonna get in the way of @The_MJF complementing himself... we couldn't if we tried#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/KCaKNspGf1

-- AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) November 23, 2023

Cole said, "I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It's also great that me and my friend Max are still your Ring of Honor Champions bay bay, with some help from Samoa Joe. With the good news comes the bad news. You all know my ankle is in bad shape. I'm not even close to being able to walk yet nonetheless wrestle again, but you have my promise I'm going to work every single day to return to AEW and do what I love to do."

.@SamoaJoe wants NO excuses at #AEWWorldsEnd#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/bmixGelOZa

-- AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) November 23, 2023

Cole expressed concern for MJF due to all the people gunning for him, including the masked Devil. MJF cut him off there, saying "that man didn't want no competition. To the man behind that mask I'm going to find you and the hell I send you too is going to feel like heaven."

Then the Devil laughed on a video screen, but the video quickly shut off. Afterwards, out came Samoa Joe, though those two things were probably not related. Joe had a deal in place with MJF for helping him out at Full Gear, and he was likely coming to collect.

"It seems we have a lot of concerned faces in this ring right now," Joe said. "This is a time for celebration. Two massive victories in a weekend. You go out there and face all odds despite your less adequate friend not being able to defend you, and you stand here today as AEW Champion. Earlier in the night, MJF you went out there with one Samoa Joe and defended the ROH Tag Titles and started your night out right, for the simple price of giving me your AEW Championship rematch. So I've come to Chicago to make sure that honorable men honor their deals."

MJF then insulted Joe's breath and said he had thought long and hard about the deal and had come out with a reasonable response. "My response to your rematch request is as follows", and MJF's response was muted, but then Joe went to choke him against the ropes. Cole intervened and said he would talk to him. Cole said he couldn't do this, and that the old MJF would say that, but not the new MJF and his best friend. Cole said his matches with Joe were always difficult, but he said he needed to do it anyway, saying that the crowd loves him because when he says something is going to happen it will happen. "Max, be a man of your word," Cole said.

MJF then said he would give him the rematch tonight before delivering a shot at CM Punk. MJF said, "You know what Joe, you want me to face me here? Wouldn't be the first Ring of Honor legend I beat here at Chicago...twice!"

"Absolutely not. No no no, I'm the bad guy. Let's discuss what's going to happen here. You're going to complain that I wasn't 100%, boo hoo hoo. No Max, you see, I want the best version of you. I want the fully healed Max. So I say by Worlds End, you should be ready to defend that Title," Joe said

MJF accepted, and now MJF will face Joe at Worlds End, though it remains to be seen what role the masked Devil will have on things.

Are you excited for the match? Let us know in the comments or as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

Scream 7 has been in the headlines more this week than at any other point of its development cycle. Yesterday brought word that series star Melissa Barrera had been fired by Spyglass, following recent statements about the conflict between Israel and Palestine which the production company considered antisemitic in nature. Less than a day later it was confirmed that Jenna Ortega, who played Barrera's on-screen sister and has become a household name thanks to Netflix's Wednesday, would also not be returning for the next sequel. With the new Scream movies without their two biggest stars in the front, something new is being considered for the sequel, with a trip back to the well seemingly in the cards.

According to a report from Variety, Scream 7 is essentially starting with a brand new draft of its screenplay which will be replacing its lead protagonists. Though Barrera and Ortega only had a two-picture deal for the series, completing it with Scream VI, producers were planning for them to anchor the new movie. Now that neither of them will appear though, the trade reports that Scream's producers are looking for franchise staples to return.

The trade notes that both Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, original stars that have appeared in nearly every movie, could be targets and are on a "wish list" to appear in the new movie. Campbell notably did not appear in Scream VI following a salary dispute. As the outlet reveals, the producers of the series are "keen to see her reclaim her iconic character."

Another character reportedly on the wish list to star in Scream 7 is none other than Patrick Dempsey. Just voted the Sexiest Man Alive, and having just starred in the Scream-like slasher Thanksgiving, Dempsey first appeared in 2000's Scream 3 as Detective Mark Kincaid. Though he only had the one appearance in the Scream series it has since been established that Dempsey's Kincaid and Campbell's Sydney Prescott are married and have a family together.

Despite appearances in the first five movies of the series, Neve Campbell opted not to return for Scream VI after a dispute over her salary forced her to walk away from the sequel. The actress was previously very open about the fact that she wouldn't be returning despite becoming the face of the franchise. At a convention earlier this month Campbell actually addressed the movie for the first time publicly after finally watching it.

"I watched it until two weeks ago. It took me a minute, I don't know why," Campbell said during a spotlight panel at Monster-Mania Con this month. "I actually thought they did a really good job. I think the cast are really powerful, wonderful actors...I don't wish these movies ill will. I wanted the movie to be good. It's not like I'm sitting in my house going, 'I hope it sucks, I hope it doesn't do well.' I care about all the people involved. There's someone at the top who only thinks about money and that's their prerogative."

According to Variety's report on these major Scream 7 rewrites, it's possible that set pieces and twists that were written for the movie will still make it into the draft, but the lead characters are where new decisions will need to be made. Scribes James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick will be working on the new draft of the script, but none of the three stars reportedly on the Scream 7 "wish list" have been in any kind of negotiations for a return. No official release date has been set for Scream 7, but Happy Death Day's Christopher Landon has been hired to direct the project.

Actor Jamie Foxx is being sued for an alleged sexual assault. According to Variety, the actor is being sued by a woman identified in the suit as Jane Doe over an incident that occurred at a rooftop bar in New York City in 2015. The suit, which was filed on Wednesday, is seeking compensation for pain, suffering, emotional distress, anxiety, and humiliation and also alleges the plaintiff had to seek medical treatment from the incident. In addition to Foxx, the suit also names the bar Catch NYC, it's employees and co-founder of Catch Hospitality Group Mark Birnbaum as defendants. The plaintiff is seeking a trial by jury.

The suit is one of several being filed under New York's Adult Survivor's Act. The act, which was enacted in May 2022, amends New York state law to allow alleged victims of sexual offenses for which the statute of limitations has lapsed to file civil suits for a one-year period running from November 24, 2022, to November 24, 2023. New York had previously extended the statute of limitations for civil suits arising from sex crimes against adults from 3 years to 20 years, but it was not a retroactive extension. The Adult Survivor's Act (ASA) was enacted to allow for sex crimes not covered by the new statute of limitations to be covered for a set period of time.

Foxx is not the only high-profile figure to face lawsuits under the expiring ASA in recent days. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr., Bill Cosby, and musician Axl Rose were all recently named in complaints. A suit was filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs earlier this month as well. That suit has since been settled.

"The passage of the Adult Survivors Act has allowed victims an opportunity to come forward despite the passage of time and seek redress for the harm they have suffered," Douglas Wigdor, an attorney who is representing the plaintiff in another ASA-related case not connected to Foxx as well as actor Julia Ormond in a suit against Harvey Weinstein told The Hollywood Reporter.

Foxx has most recently been in the news for his recovery from an unexpected hospitalization earlier this year for what was characterized as a "medical complication". At the time of this article's writing, Foxx has not commented on the current lawsuit.

December is going to be a very big month for Disney Dreamlight Valley fans, thanks to a bunch of new content on the way. The game's next free update is coming on December 5th, and when it does, there will also be a new Star Path. While Gameloft has not revealed many details just yet, the official Disney Dreamlight Valley Twitter account has offered a handful of emoji teases for items that players will be able to get from the Star Path. One tease features snowman and raccoon emojis, another has a butterfly and a snowflake, and the last one is an ice skate.

The Tweet featuring these Star Path teases can be found embedded below.

A new Star Path is starting in just two weeks! Can you guess some of the upcoming items from the emojis below?:
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-- Disney Dreamlight Valley (@DisneyDLV) November 21, 2023

The first two teases could relate to new animal friends for the valley. The third tease could be exactly what it looks like, allowing players to wear ice skates! That might look a little awkward when players are just walking around the valley, but it could look cool when players are using the glide feature when their character is well-fed. For now, fans will just have to wait and see!

Disney Dreamlight Valley December Update

Disney Dreamlight Valley's next major update will be arriving on December 5th, which is the same day that the Star Path will release. Players can expect to see the arrival of Jack Skellington from A Nightmare Before Christmas, and multiplayer will finally be added to the game. For the first time ever, players will now be able to visit one another's valleys, and show off what they've designed and created in the game.

That day will also see the release of the paid expansion A Rift in Time. The expansion will see the addition of new characters not in the main game: EVE, Gaston, and Rapunzel. There will also be a new storyline involving a plot from Jafar, and new areas to explore. The expansion will cost $29.99.

Disney Dreamlight Valley Black Friday Sale

Fans that have yet to purchase Disney Dreamlight Valley will be happy to know that there is currently a Black Friday sale for the game, with different editions discounted on different platforms. On the PlayStation Store, the base game has been discounted to 20.99 (normally $29.99). However, on the Nintendo Switch eShop and the Microsoft Store, only the Ultimate Edition has been discounted; it costs $41.99 (normally $69.99). Readers interested in taking advantage of these deals can do so at the links below:

• Nintendo Switch eShop
• PlayStation Store
• Microsoft Store

Readers should keep in mind that while the Switch and Xbox versions both offer cross-saves, the PlayStation version does not. That means players with an existing account on Switch or Xbox will not be able to access their save data on PS4/PS5.

Are you planning to check out Disney Dreamlight Valley's next Star Path? Are you getting excited for the December update? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

Back in August, developer Mimimi Games announced that it was making the difficult decision to close its studio. Over the years, the team had made a name for itself with compelling stealth strategy titles like Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3, but Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew was announced as its final game after the studio heads decided to step away from "the increased financial pressure" of game development. However, Mimimi revealed that, even though it wasn't starting development on another game, it was still planning to release post-launch content for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. Today, the team revealed the release date for its two expansions, as well as giving fans a hint of what's coming in the final content released by Mimimi Games.

Somewhat surprisingly, Shadow Gambit: The Curses Crew is getting two pieces of DLC content at once. Both drop on December 6, and it's not clear from Mimimi's blog post about the DLC what the breakdown between the two will be. That said, we do know that players will have a brand-new character with their own supernatural powers to add to the roster. Importantly, this character can come to the main story, giving you another pirate to play with during the campaign. Plus, there's a new island to explore and a six-mission story campaign to play through.

What's interesting is that Mimimi seems to refer to multiple DLC characters at the end of the post. There are also two hidden characters in the promotional art. It's not concrete information, but it certainly looks like players will get more than one new DLC character with the expansions. However, that info and any pricing plans haven't been revealed.

What is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew?

On Dec 6, #ShadowGambit expands with two DLCs on PC & consoles. Each #DLC offers:

? A new character
? An uncharted magical island
? An epic story campaign
? Main game integration

Brace yourselves cursed pirates, for this will mark the final release from us as Mimimi Games! pic.twitter.com/6NbjoygndS

-- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew ? Mimimi Games (@MimimiProd) November 22, 2023

Much like Mimimi Games' previous work, Shadow Gambit: The Curses Crew is a stealth strategy game. Players will need to carefully plan their way through a level, taking out enemies and accomplishing tasks while hopefully staying hidden. In Shadow Gambit, players take on a team of pirates who all have their own supernatural abilities. Your crew sets out to explore the islands in the Lost Caribbean while staying one step ahead of the law.

Shadow Gambit encourages player exploration, enticing you to create your unique strategy to get through each level. That's especially true with all of the time-altering powers your crew comes with. Finding new ways to use those powers in tandem as you work through each level is where the true fun comes in.

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The two DLC expansions drop on December 6.

Law & Order recently lost one of its lead actors, but the show has announced a new actor is jumping into the franchise for season 23. Deadline is reporting that Mrs. Maisel and Veep star Reid Scott will join the new season of the flagship show as an NYPD Detective in a recurring role, though the name of his character hasn't been revealed just yet. Scott will join Mehcad Brooks (Jalen Shaw) and Camryn Mannheim (Kate Dixon) on the detective side of the show, while the court side will be represented by returning stars Hugh Dancy (Nathan Price), Odelya Halevi (Samantha Maroun), and Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy).

Scott will take over for departing series regular Jeffrey Donovan (Frank Cosgrove), who joined the show when it made its grand return. Donovan reportedly exited the series over creative differences, and that will make the second partner change since the series was brought back for season 21.

When the show made its anticipated return, it brought back Anthony Anderson, who had previously played the role of Detective Kevin Bernard before the series wrapped its run. Anderson only stayed for the first return season, and it was a role he reached out Dick Wolf about returning for. In an interview with People TV, Anderson revealed the phone call that led to his return.

"We were, you know, we were two weeks out from ending our show Black-ish. They made the announcement that Law & Order was coming back. So, I picked up the phone and called Dick Wolf up and said, Hey Dick, is it true?" He said, 'It is.' I was like, 'Well, you know, I'm a free agent as of Nov. 19th,'" Anderson said. "And [Wolf] was like, 'Anthony, you have no idea how happy this phone call makes me."

"Black-ish coming to an end is bittersweet," Anderson said. "We had eight wonderful seasons. I believe the show could have gone on for infinity, but all the things come to an end. And, and, and as, as they say, one door closes and another one opens. I'm happy to be invited back to Law & Order to reprise my role as Detective Kevin Bernard."

Anderson eventually left after one season, and in later interviews, Anderson would reveal it was so he could create more shows like Black-ish. It remains to be seen if the character will ever return again down the road, but for right now it appears that season 23 will have the NYPD Detective duo of Scott and Brooks. After Brooks' fantastic debut last season, we have high hopes for what Scott can bring to the mix.

Are you excited for Scott's Law & Order debut? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things Law & Order with me on Threads @mattaguilarcb!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players are about to get a feature that they've been hoping for. The Call of Duty franchise has always had some very passionate fans and sometimes that leads to friction with the developers. The series has changed a lot since its inception and its always trying to strike a balance of retaining what players enjoy and doing something new. Sometimes those new changes are controversial and feel like change for the sake of change, especially when they get rid of things that were part of the Call of Duty formula. Modern Warfare 3 has spent a great deal of effort in trying to revert a lot of the controversial decisions made in recent years by bringing back slide cancelling, faster movement, red dots on the mini-map, and more.

One thing that has caused no shortage of fury among fans in recent years is the fact that lobbies automatically disband after a match. This is to shake up the player pool, ensure that matches are consistently different, and so on, but with the aggressive skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty, it has aggravated fans. Some lobbies are very easy, some beat you to a pulp, but it's always very random. Keeping lobbies after a match ends instead of kicking everyone out would likely allow for a bit more consistency while still giving players the option to leave and find a new one if they aren't enjoying the current group of players. Sledgehammer Games has noted they plan to experiment with non-disbanding lobbies in a future update amongst a test group of players and if all goes well, the developer will explore the idea of implementing it for everyone.

Breaking: SHG says they will test out non-disbanding lobbies in MWIII in an upcoming update pic.twitter.com/f1QXIpDVg6

-- CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) November 20, 2023

As of right now, we have no idea when this might happen or how many players will be included in this test pool. It is great to see Sledgehammer Games actively communicating with fans and addressing things they want to see. Sledgehammer is also not just completely bending to the will of fans, as they're just testing things to see if the feedback can actually make their game better without just doing it to make fans happy. Ultimately, it seems like a fair compromise and will hopefully result in a better experience all around. Modern Warfare 3 season 1 is slated to begin on December 6th, so we'll likely see a bunch of changes to gameplay and other updates starting around that time.

Nearly 24 hours after Melissa Barrera was dropped from Scream VII after controversial social media posts, the actor has issued her first comments on the firing. In a statement shared to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday evening, Barrera says she "condemns Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia and hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people."

"As a latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need," the actor wrote in her post.

She added, "Every person on this earth- regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status- deserves equal human rights, dignity and, of course, freedom."

The Scream V and Scream VI star went on to clarify her original comments, which reportedly landed her in hot water for taking an anti-Semitic stance.

"I believe a group of people are NOT their leadership, and that no governing body should be above criticism," she added. "I pray day and night for no more deaths, for no more violence, and for peaceful co-existence. I will continue to speak out for those that need it most and continue to advocate for peace and safety, for human rights and freedom. Silence is not an option for me."

Barrera initially slammed the media for what she calls a pro-Israel stance in its ongoing war with Hamas.

"I have been actively looking for videos and information about the Palestinian side for the last 2 weeks or so, following accounts etc. Why? Because western media only shows the other side," Barrera said in October posts. "Why they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself. Usually the algorithm on social media gets the gist. Well... My discover page on IG will ONLY show me videos showing and talking about the Israeli side. Censorship is very real. Palestinians know this, they know the world has been trying to make them invisible for decades. Keep sharing."

Scream V and Scream VI are streaming on Paramount+. Scream VII is in development and has yet to set a release date.

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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has officially premiered around the world with Netflix, and the studio behind the new anime is celebrating the occasion with some special new art! Scott Pilgrim's original graphic novel series has returned for a brand new anime take with the original creator Bryan Lee O'Malley and the team behind the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie have also come back for the new project. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has shown fans a much different take on the series than they ever expected, and it continues to surprise as fans hope to see the anime continue in the future.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a new original anime project from Science SARU, the studio behind series such as Space Dandy, Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and more. With the new Scott Pilgrim anime making its premiere with Netflix earlier this week, director Abel Gongora is celebrating the new anime with some special new art of Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers from Science SARU's official X account (formerly known as Twitter). You can check out the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off art below.

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How to Watch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is now streaming around the world with Netflix (and you can check out ComicBook.com's review of the series here). Running for eight episodes, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a much different kind of project than fans might have been expecting to see in action. With O'Malley, Wright, and the cast from the movie returning for the new anime take on the Scott Pilgrim franchise, Netflix teases what to expect from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as such:

"Prepare for an all-new Scott Pilgrim adventure and explore the love story of Scott and Ramona. SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF delves deeper into characters you love. Coming to Netflix on November 17th. Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF revisits and reimagines the beloved cult classic, taking Ramona Flowers, her evil exes, Scott, and his friends off on a mysterious new action-packed journey to find love."

How did you like Scott Pilgrim's anime debut on Netflix? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

The first part of The Crown's final season, Season 6, is now streaming on Netflix and while the four episodes deliver what might be the most anticipated element of the series -- the tragic death of Princess Diana -- it isn't delivering viewership, at least not compared to Season 5. According to Netflix, the first four episodes of Season 6 premiered with 36 million hours streamed, a number that is less than half of what Season 5, which had ten total episodes, debuted with a year ago. That season premiered with 107 million hours streamed.

While some of the viewership difference can be attributed to the disparity in number of episodes available -- Season 5 does have more than double the episodes currently available for Season 6 -- though one could argue that simply based on averages Season 6 is a little behind Season 5 for viewership. However, taking viewership numbers away entirely, Season 6 is thus far not quite measuring up to previous seasons of the fan-favorite series from a critical perspective, either. Season 6 has, at the time of this article's writing, a 55 percent Rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes compared to a 71 percent for Season 5.

What Is The Crown Season 6 About?

The final season of The Crown, which will be divided into two parts, is set to cover the time period between 1997 and some major events, including the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the premiership of Tony Blaire, and the early relationship of Prince William and Kate Middleton. "The final chapter begins November 16th. Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign. Seasons 1-5 now streaming, only on Netflix," the streaming site shared with the release of the trailer.

The Queen's Real-Life Death Changed The Crown's Ending

The real-life death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 impacted the series' end. Series creator Peter Morgan told Variety that the Queen's death was something that he had to address in the finale -- though he didn't explain quite how the series would accomplish that.

"We'd all been through the experience of the funeral," Morgan said. "So, because of how deeply everybody will have felt that, I had to try and find a way in which the final episode dealt with the character's death, even though she hadn't died yet."

Morgan also explained that he did at one point consider making the Queen's death the end of the series but decided to conclude the series in 2005 to keep things "historical".

"It was the cutoff to keep it historical, not journalistic," he said. "I think by stopping almost 20 years before the present day, it's dignified."

The first four episode of Season 6 of The Crown are now streaming on Netflix.

It's nearly Black Friday, which means developer Electronic Arts is about to drop all kinds of new content in EA Sports FC 24. Every year, this is one of the biggest promos players see each year, as EA tries to entice new players to pick up the game and start playing Ultimate Team. While the specifics of how EA Sports FC 24 will handle Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year are still up in the air, leaks have started to emerge about which players will be included in the promo team. Considering this is the first major annual promo, this team has the potential to be incredible.

EAFC 24 Thunderstruck Leaked Players

?Ronaldinho ?? is coming as THUNDERSTRUCK ICON soon!

He will be based on Barcelona's performance?

Make sure to follow @FutSheriff @LeanDesign_ @Fut_scoreboard !#fc24 pic.twitter.com/nm3WeQQp08

-- Fut Sheriff (@FutSheriff) November 21, 2023

The leaks below come from Fut Sheriff, a reputable EAFC leaker. You should still take them all with a grain of salt because EA does change its plans from time to time. That said, the list below does seem relatively likely given that EA generally juices the promo team during Black Friday to entice players to spend money. Here are the current leaked Thunderstruck players in EAFC 24:

Thunderstruck Players

• Neymar - Al Hilal
• Cristian Romero - Tottenham
• De Jong - Barcelona
• Memphis Depay - Atletico Madrid (SBC)
• Vinicius - Real Madrid
• Kadidatou Diani - Lyon
• Bernardo Silva - Manchester City
• Marie-Antoinette Katoto - PSG
• Romelo Lukaku - Roma
• Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
• Lauren Hemp - Manchester City
• Raphael Varane - Manchester United
• Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal
• Kim Little - Arsenal
• Nabil Fekir - Real Betis
• Emre Can - Dortmund
• Jeremie Frimpong - Bayer Leverkusen
• Gleison Bremer - Juventus
• Joelinton - Newcastle United
• Joe Gomez - Liverpool
• Juan Cuadrado - Inter Milan
• Ansu Fati - Brighton Hove and Albion
• Kienan Tierney - Real Sociedad
• Lukas Klostermann - RB Leipzig
• Thierry Correia - Valencia
• Samuel Umtiti - Lille

Thunderstruck Icons

• Ronaldinho
• Johan Cruyff
• Thierry Henry (confirmed accidentally by EA)
• Eric Cantona
• Gerd Muller
• Cafu
• Rober Pires
• Xabi Alonso
• Ferenc Puskas
• Kenny Daglish
• Kaka
• Luis Figo
• Alessandro Nesta

This list will be updated as more players are added. It's also been leaked that these cards can be upgraded, though we don't know how EA is going to handle that yet. Be sure to check back to see which current-day players are added to the list because EA is going to make this a promo team everyone will want to open packs for.

On top of all that, these players are "live" cards. That means they can upgrade based on how their real-world team performs in the next few matches. Icons will be paired to the team the card represents. Here is the breakdown of what upgrades players can earn:

Men

• 1 win in next 4 games - +1 In Form Upgrade
• 2 wins in next 4 games - +2 Regular PlayStyles
• 3 wins in next 4 games - +1 In Form Upgrade
  

Women

• 1 win in next 3 games - +1 In Form Upgrade
• 2 wins in next 3 gaems - +2 Regular PlayStyles and +1 In Form Upgrade

EA Sports FC 24 Thunderstruck Leaked Start Date

This is less of a leak and more of a safe assumption. After all, if the promo takes place during Black Friday, that means it will start on Friday, November 24. In the past, EA has started early with SBCs, but we'll have to wait until the team confirms that before making any assumptions. It's also worth noting that it's very likely that EA won't drop the entire promo team on the first day. Most likely, some of the players will be SBCs or Objectives, and others might be held back for a second drop on either Sunday or Cyber Monday.

EA Sports FC 24 is available now on PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, and PC platforms.

Adam F. Goldberg is movin' right along to the next series in the "Muppet-Verse." The Goldbergs creator confirmed Tuesday that Disney+ cancelled The Muppets Mayhem -- the live-action musical comedy series he developed with Jeff Yorkes and prolific puppeteer Bill Barretta about Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem -- after just one 10-episode season. Muppets Mayhem may have been disbanded, but Goldberg revealed that "the wheels are in motion" on a new Muppets show involving Kermit the Frog and the gang. Can you picture that?

"Mayhem was truly the most joyful and collaborative experience of my career. From day one all I've cared about is creating a Muppet-verse and YES I am already cooking up more Muppets with [Barretta] and [Yorkes]," Goldberg shared in a post on X, adding: "It's happening." (Is "cooking up" a turn of phrase, or a hint at a Muppets cooking show starring Swedish Chef? Stay tuned.)

"I worked for 3 years with @JeffYorkes to set up our tent in the Muppet camp," Goldberg wrote in a subsequent post. "We love the Mayhem, but think about what could be next for Kermit & the gang! We sure are!" The series co-writer and executive producer previously shared that the goal with Muppets Mayhem was to "begin a Disney+ Muppet-Verse that rivals Marvel and Star Wars."

"Jeff, Bill, and I have very lofty dreams that Disney starts this Muppetverse where it's just like Marvel or Star Wars, this web of movies and specials and animation," he told Gizmodo earlier this year. "We would love to help them do that. But if you're going to do that - they started just with Iron Man, right? So for us, it was like, we're just doing a show about the band; let's focus on this one very specific corner of the Muppet Universe."

The series follows The Electric Mayhem Band -- Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet -- on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora Singh (Lilly Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face-to-face with the current-day music scene as they try to finally record their first studio album. Muppets Mayhem received six nominations at the upcoming 2nd Children's & Family Emmy Awards, and the show's soundtrack debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's US Kid Albums chart -- the first time that Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem topped a Billboard chart since their debut in 1975.

The Muppets Mayhem is the latest series from the beloved franchise to be cancelled after one season. The Muppets, a prime time mockumentary sitcom that aired on ABC in 2015, aired 16 episodes before being cancelled; the "unscripted" short-form series Muppets Now, which was the first Muppets project ordered for Disney+, lasted just six episodes. The original animated Muppet Babies remains the longest-running Muppets series at eight seasons; the Disney Junior reboot ran for another three seasons.

All 10 episodes of The Muppets Mayhem are now available to stream on Disney+.

Earlier this month, Disney+ took fans back to the North Pole with the debut of The Santa Clauses Season 2. The series is a continuation of the popular film series that saw Tim Allen's Scott Calvin accidentally take over the role of Santa. This season has put a lot of focus on Santa's kids, Cal and Sandra, and the powers they may or may not have received by being born at the North Pole. As the mythology of the show continues to grow, so does the question of how long the story can continue. After all, there's a whole new generation of Scott children who have stories of their own. Could that mean we have a lengthy Santa Clauses future ahead of us?

ComicBook.com recently talked to Allen and his co-star/daughter Elizabeth Allen-Dick about the new season of The Santa Clauses. We asked how much story there is to tell beyond this second installment, and Allen dove into some of the different things that could be explored at length going forward.

"I'm a sci-fi guy and I love stories. The fact that we haven't really figured out Cal's potential yet, and we're seeing a lot of potential for [Sandra] that all of a sudden opened up," Allen explained. "Even me as I go, 'Wow, this could go somewhere.' She's a human and she has abilities way past what witches are used to. So we don't know where this could go. And all of a sudden me, as a sci-fi guy, [thinking] this could be a whole other world."

The Santa Clauses Season 2 sees both Claus children given more responsibility. Cal has some natural abilities and is chosen as the eventual replacement for Santa, but he struggles with what the mantle requires. Meanwhile Sandra is steadily learning that she might actually be a witch, giving her all sorts of powers she never expected to have.

As the series continues, the journeys of Cal and Sandra present the most obvious paths forward.

What Is The Santa Clauses Season 2 About?

The second season of The Santa Clauses is all about the family, as Scott/Santa decides that the business of Christmas should be kept in his actual family. you can check out the synopsis below!

"In the series' sophomore season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Cal (Austin Kane) to eventually take over the 'family business' as Santa Claus."

New episodes of The Santa Clauses debut on Disney+ every Wednesday.

As it stands now, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is now the keeper of the World Tree, effectively serving as the battery that powers the infinite multiverse. At one point, however, that wasn't the case; according to Loki helmer Aaron Moorhead, there was a version of the ending that didn't involve the World Tree whatsoever. Instead, Moorhead says the Asgardian instead saved the Time Loom and ascended its throne.

"There was a draft of the script of the very end, the very end. Something wasn't sitting right with both of us about it. And the issue was, this draft didn't have Loki destroying the Loom," Moorhead said on Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2. "He saved the Loom from imploding and then ascended the throne. We all knew something was up, we just didn't know what. 'Cause it was like, well he's trying to save the Loom, he gets the throne, all of this."

That's when Moorhead said the filmmakers thought a much larger sacrifice was needed to make the ending really pop.

He added, "But the problem was, is that he didn't have the sacrifice and we realized, why doesn't he destroy the Loom and then have to take over the Loom's massive responsibility? He doesn't get anything out of it. It seems so obvious now, it seems like exactly the right choice. But that was a watershed moment in the development of it, when we realized Loki needs to destroy and become the Loom."

What is Loki Season 2 about?

Loki is once again joined by Mobius (Owen Wilson) as the two attempt to keep the timelines intact. After the events of Season 1 saw his variant Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) kill He Who Remains and unleash the wrath of Kang the Conqueror upon the Multiverse, Loki must once again embark on an adventure to keep reality from collapsing. Loki was last seen in the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where he and Mobius were keeping tabs on one of Kang's mysterious variants. Loki Season 2 will continue the story of the Multiverse Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Both seasons of Loki are now streaming exclusively on Disney+. If you haven't signed up for Disney+ yet, you can try it out here.

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Jujutsu Kaisen's creator has been a fairly open fan of Yoshihiro Togashi's work in the past, and Gege Akutami took this to the next level by sneaking in a rather clever Easter Egg referencing Yu Yu Hakusho's final chapter in the manga! Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami has shared their love of Yu Yu Hakusho in the past, and has even referenced in terms of influences for his own series. This has now been taken to the next level as Jujutsu Kaisen honored Yu Yu Hakusho in a whole new way with a full recreation of one of its most famous scenes.

Jujutsu Kaisen is currently working its way through one of the most surprising fights of the Culling Game so far as Kenjaku is facing off against Fumihiko Takaba, who was teased to be one of the strongest fighters in the tournament overall thanks to his wacky abilities. His power allows him to make whatever humorous nonsense he wants into a reality, and this led to a wacky new chapter in which Kenjaku is steering fully into this ability with the intent of being funnier than Takaba to defeat him. Which results in a cool homage to Yu Yu Hakusho.

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Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 242 Yu Yu Hakusho Easter Egg

Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 242 sees Kenjaku and Takaba's fight devolve into chaos as they enter different situations and more comedic beats, and soon it leads to Takaba jumping in front of a car to save a cat (much like Yusuke Urameshi did to save a kid in Yu Yu Hakusho's first chapter). This is only the start of the references, however, as soon after the two of them find themselves playing in the sea and splashing water on one another. It's here that Takaba thinks to himself that it's made the Culling Game worthwhile, and it's a shot-for-shot remake of Yu Yu Hakusho's final chapter where Yusuke and Keiko do the same.

It's even what Yusuke thinks to himself in the finale, and it's a hilarious shout out to the series that's now celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Yu Yu Hakusho's original release. With the series soon releasing a live-action series with Netflix, these tributes in Jujutsu Kaisen are far from all we'll get to see before the year comes to an end.

What did you think of Jujutsu Kaisen's shout out to Yu Yu Hakusho in the manga's latest chapter? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

One of Netflix's most-popular cooking shows is back on the streamer just in time for Thanksgiving. Season 2 of High on the Hog is here to get everyone nice and hungry before Turkey Day. The show follows food writer Stephen Satterfield and food historian Jessica B. Harris around the world as they chart the development and lineage of African-American cuisine. This isn't the kind of food battle show that Netflix viewers might be expecting. Tone-wise it's closer to a title like Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat than Is It Cake?. Despite the less dramatic trappings, Satterfield's personal experiences and Harris' expertise shine through as they present some mouthwatering dishes from the entire globe.

Here's how Netflix describes Season 2 of the widely-praised series: "In season two of the immersive award-winning docu-series High on the Hog, host Stephen Satterfield travels across the United States to uncover how African-American cuisine has fueled social justice movements, transformed communities and awakened cultural creativity in America in powerful and lasting ways."

Who's ready for seconds? High on the Hog is back November 22! pic.twitter.com/sepaqLTxYS

-- Netflix (@netflix) November 8, 2023

How Will High on the Hog Expand In Season 2?

After the first helping in Season 1, High on the Hog is back to unpack more of the culinary history of the African diaspora. Scholar Jessica B. Harris joined Shadow and Act to talk about bridging the gap between Black history in cookbooks and their living legacy among people all across the world. She mused, "So, what I am hoping is that this, particularly because there are so many intergenerational conversations in this season, might encourage people your age to talk to people my age."

"I think the whole notion of how much history we have within ourselves that we don't know, that we don't examine, that we don't look at," Harris explained to the outlet. "We talk to our elders, but not in the same way that we did when I was your age or younger. We have, in many families, given up the whole idea of family dinner on a weeknight. We may still do it on Sunday, but that's when the exchanges used to take place."

How Did High On The Hog Get Made?

Getting this series off the ground was no easy feat. Executive producers Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback talked to Oprah Daily about their journey with Netflix. It seems as thought High on the Hog and its reception among viewers is something that they're truly proud of. Jessica Harris's book came out in 2011 and it took a while to find the appropriate venue to tell this story. Now, with Season 2, there's even more goodness to explore in culinary traditions from places like New Orleans, Harlem, and Chicago.

"To celebrate stories of Black American people who are an important part of the American food conversation, some of whose names we don't know," Toback explained. "Their contributions go way, way back, and their stories are deeply woven into the narrative of our food culture."

"We ventured beyond soul food, showing how Black Americans' influence spreads far and wide into all different kinds of cuisine, and how they also used food as a conduit for activism, entrepreneurship, and celebration," she continued. "By diving into our resilience and heritage, and highlighting some of the historical figures of our past, we can pave a way forward for the new generation."

What will you be watching while you're cooking? Let us know down in the comments!

Among Us is easily one of the most successful indie games of all-time. Developed by the tiny studio InnerSloth, the game has become nothing less than a global sensation over the last few years. It seems that the company will be teaming up with other high-profile indie games as part of a new crossover event. The official Among Us Twitter account has shared a new piece of art of a Crewmate surrounded by obscured characters from different indie games. While nothing has been officially announced just yet, the team did confirm "new collabs" are coming in a follow-up Tweet.

The teaser art for these new collaborations can be found in the Tweet embedded below.

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-- Among Us (@AmongUsGame) November 21, 2023

While it's hard to say what games will be included in this new crossover, that hasn't stopped people from guessing! Among Us fans on Twitter think they've been able to spot references to Celeste, Untitled Goose Game, A Hat in Time, Alien Hominid, River City Girls, Undertale, and Crypt of the Necrdancer. Readers should keep in mind that this is all just speculation right now, but some of these guesses seem plausible based on the key art. In particular, the image in the middle right looks an awful lot like the main character from Untitled Goose Game. Hopefully InnerSloth won't keep fans waiting too much longer on some answers!

The Popularity of Among Us

One of the nice things about an Among Us collaboration like this one is that it could convince new players to try out a game they've never played before. If Celeste or Alien Hominid inspired skins are added, it's possible that players unfamiliar with these games might decide to give them a try. All of the suspected indie games that are featured in the promo art are fairly notable, and have found a good amount of critical and commercial success for their developers over the years. However, Among Us is on something of a different level, given the sheer amount of merchandise the game has inspired, and the fact that an animated series is currently in the works. This kind of spotlight could give some of these games a nice boost in attention.

Among Us Collaborations

Since the game's explosion in popularity in 2020, Among Us has featured a number of collaborations with different games and franchises. Skins based on Halo, Ratchet & Clank, and Scream have all been released, to name a few. Out of all the potential indie games listed, A Hat in Time seems like one of the most likely; last year, A Hat in Time players that owned both games on Steam were treated to in-game stickers inspired by Among Us. The stickers featured Hat Girl in a Crewmate inspired outfit. Given that, it's somewhat surprising that a skin based on Hat Girl hasn't appeared in Among Us just yet!

What indie game collaborations would you like to see in Among Us? Are you looking forward to this event? Share your thoughts with me directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!

Another PlayStation 5 controller is out on the market now with Nacon releasing its Revolution 5 Pro just recently. As the "5" in the name suggests, it's a controller that's made first and foremost for the PlayStation 5, but if you so desire, it works with PlayStation 4 games and on the PC, too. It's a chunky, weighty controller that's got all the bells and whistles that premium peripherals promise these days, and while it certainly feels quite comfortable in-hand, it only does so much to stand out amongst a crowd of options that's becoming denser by the day.

The first thing that you'll notice about the Revolution 5 Pro is how it feels so different from the PS5's base DualSense controller as well as competitors like Xbox's latest Elite controllers. Nacon's Revolution 5 Pro feels wider overall and thicker around the grips than these more traditional controller options -- not to a degree that it's uncomfortable, but when you're so used to using the normal PlayStation and Xbox controllers and the third-party models that try to resemble the norm so closely, the Revolution 5 Pro's density is noticeable.

The same goes for the controller's weight, too. It's not cumbersome on its own, but you can add different sizes of weights to the inside of the grips similar to how you'd add weights to a gaming mouse to add some heft or lighten its load. I found the largest of the weights, 16g, to be the most comfortable in the device. While the wider size of the controller was initially off-putting to the point that I had someone else test it to make sure I wasn't imagining things, that size combined with the heavier weights makes for a product that feels like quality work before you've ever even pressed a button.

As far as those buttons go, the core inputs of the device do their job as sufficiently as one would expect. There's little to reinvent when it comes to the face buttons, so the Revolution 5 Pro smartly keeps those simple. They're reactive, snappy, and most importantly, they stay out of your way. The same goes for the bumpers and triggers as well as the latter's hair-trigger locking mechanism, too. I prefer to keep the triggers locked on most occasions for consistency's sake, and while subtle, the textures on the triggers provide a surprisingly smart tactile response.

Where the inputs truly shine, however, are where the control sticks are concerned. That's great for Nacon, because those are one of the main selling points of the controller. The controller's sticks make use of "Hall effect technology," Nacon says, which is mean to eliminate stick drift once and for all. Stick drift is the enemy of premium controllers like this, a diagnosis that means weeks of waiting for repairs to be made if you're lucky or the death of a controller if you're not.

I won't pretend to understand the specifics and magnetic science behind the Hall effect, but however Nacon has managed to incorporate that into the Revolution 5 Pro, it's made for some exceptional thumb sticks. They roll around right in their pockets smooth as can be with nary a bump nor hiccup to speak of, at least not in the time I've used them. With several thumb stick alternatives like tall, short, concave, and convex sticks included in the purchase of a Revolution 5 Pro, you can pull and push them into different combinations till you're happy with your setup, but no matter which ones you pick, they're all exceptional. Time will tell whether the usage of the Hall effect will have any long-lasting benefit here since stick drift isn't something that shows up right away anyway, but in the meantime, Nacon's got a winner on its hands when it comes to the most-used part of the controller.

An alternate d-pad customization and profile options to account for different control schemes depending on the game you're playing make for other now-standard add-ons controllers like these typically offer, but Nacon did take some liberties with parts of the Revolution 5 Pro's design. Unfortunately, those don't always work out. The four additional "paddles" on this controller that can be mapped to different inputs, for example, are actually buttons inlaid into the body of the controller itself as opposed to paddles that jut out. That may sound more convenient, but that's only true for the first two extra buttons, S1 and S2. Those rest essentially where your middle finger would cradle the back of the controller, and it's no problem at all to make contact with them. Slightly below them, however, are the S3 and S4 inputs. They're essentially where your ring and pinky fingers would make contact with the grip, and that's the main issue with them.

In other controllers with paddles, you're essentially pushing the input in towards the back of the controller towards yourself. Using the S3 and S4 inputs requires more of a squeezing action -- not dramatically so to the point that you're tightening your grip on your whole controller, but enough that it's an awkward shift compared to alternatives. You can always choose to simply not use them since four extra buttons can be a bit overwhelming for people sometimes anyway, but that shift in reflex is already enough to get used to on its own without an added obstacle.

It's also more than a bit odd that the vibration function doesn't work with PS5 games. It does with PS4 games, but a disclaimer on the site for the product says that for "specific PS5 games" you play on that console, "the controller will not vibrate." Again, I won't pretend to understand the reasoning behind this, but it's a bit absurd to have a $200 asking price for a PS5 controller that doesn't vibrate when you're playing PS5 games. Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers being absent from the controller make sense considering those are essentially exclusive to the DualSense family, but omitting vibrations is less forgivable.

Because of that, I found myself using the Revolution 5 Pro on the PC quite a bit, too, but therein lies another problem Preferring the wired option because of proximity less latency, I encountered an unexpected adversary: the included USB-C cable. It's bulky and rigid, and while I'm sure it'd relax over time, it's far from convenient to have it jutting out the top of the controller. Using an alternate cable is an option, sure, but in doing so, you'll find that the included cable is apparently manufactured with a very specific head to it that fits snugly into the controller, a connection point which is surprisingly difficult to find in another cable. I tried just about every spare USB-C I could find laying around for various devices, and none of them felt like they connected well, so the option was either to use a bulky connection or use one that came undone at the slightest twitch.

For all its comfort and quality, Nacon's Revolution 5 Pro sure is an odd device. Its shortcomings don't become apparent until you've used it for awhile, and the premium feeling and tactile response it offers comes just short of outweighing those pitfalls. Its $200 price point isn't unexpected considering that's what most controllers like this go for nowadays, but with its lack of PS5 vibration and the atypical placement of the extra paddles, it's harder to recommend this device over first-party alternatives. The Hall effect promise of no stick drift is a compelling one, however, so if this controller really does outlive other devices that might be better overall packages that give out sooner, it could end up being a good investment for early adopters.

A Revolution 5 Pro was provided for review purposes, and the controller was tested primarily on a PS5 and a PC.

It is hard to imagine what the anime industry would look like now without isekai. For years now, the genre has been growing in scale, and now isekai anime is everywhere you look. From fantasy thrillers to romantic comedies, there is an isekai anime out there for everyone. So of course, there are plenty of people looking for the right show to add to their watch list.

Here at ComicBook, we have put in the hours needed to become isekai experts. From recent hits to genre classics, we are here to share 10 of the best isekai series available. We're taking out the guess work for you, so if you've ever wanted to see what isekai is about, ComicBook has you covered.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reinarnation

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation may be the current leader when it comes to isekai anime. After debuting in November 2012, the story's hit anime has charmed the fandom with the help of Rudeus Greyrat. The harem fantasy tells the story of a 34-year-old man who sacrifices his meaningless life to save some teens in the real world. When he awakens, the man finds himself reborn in a new world as Rudeus, and he finds himself on an escort mission years later when his nation is blighted by a magical catastrophe.

The Eminence in Shadow

If you like dark fantasy, The Eminence in Shadow has what you want. The isekai follows a young boy who dreams of ruling the world from the shadows, but he is killed at a young age. The lead is reborn in a fantasy world as Cid, and his plan begins anew as he forms a cult based on a lie. But as it turns out, Cid's lie was very much real, and his phony cult is thrust into a real dangerous power struggle.

The Rising of the Shield Hero

The Rising of the Shield Hero is one an isekai packed with comedy and action. Created by Anew Yusagi, the series tells the story of Naofumi as the man is summoned to a new world with three others and crowned Cardinal Heroes. While the others are gifted weapons like swords, Naofumi is blessed with a shield that leaves the public unimpressed. Bamboozled and betrayed, Naofumi finds himself a partner named Raphtalia, and his crew works to show the public why Naofumi should be respected as a shield hero.

Inuyasha

If you have been in the anime fandom for awhile, you know the name Inuyasha. The series is considered a classic shonen at this point, and Inuyasha has spawned oh-so many memes. However, the story stands as a damn good isekai. It tells the story of Kagome, a high school girl who falls into a well and arrives in a bygone era of Japan. It is there Kagome learns she is the reincarnation of a priestess who is bound to protect a relic known as the Shikon Jewel. The only problem is that demon from all over want the gem, and this forces Kagome to team up unwillingly with a half-demon named Inuyasha who dreams of becoming a full-blooded demon.

Log Horizon

There are a number of isekai stories that take characters into a video game world. Sword Art Online mastered the tale, but Log Horizon took the trope to new heights. The sci-fi story follows players of the game Elder Tale. When 30,000 fans become stuck in game, tensions arise between the players and the game's NPCs as they become self aware. As such, one gamer named Shiroe team up to form a guild for survival all while searching for ways to escape Elder Tale.

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World might be one of the funniest isekai titles ever. Created in December 2012, Konosuba is now seen as a gold standard for anime fans who want a good chuckle. The series tells the story of Kazume Satou after the teenager dies an embarrassing death and meets the goddess Aqua in their afterlife. Agreeing to help the goddess, Kazume is reborn in a parallel world with magic, and the pair from a disjointed party with the hopes of killing the Devil King.

Sonny Boy

If you like more serious stories, isekai has what you're looking for in Sonny Boy. The original series was created by Shingo Netsuke, and it follows a trio of middle school students who are transported into an odd liminal world. Loaded with unique rules, this new world bequeaths our leads with supernatural powers, but the friends still struggle to return home as they fight with one another. And as their journey through This World continues, the gang learns thousands of others are also trapped in this dimension with them.

My Next Life as a Villainess

Sometimes, it is good to be bad. My Next Life as a Villainess proves this much is true as the rom-com follows a young woman who learns she has been reincarnated after death. The girl now lives in the world of an otome game titled Fortune Lover, but there is one issue - Catarina is the villain! Desperate to avoid her nasty fate, Catarina tries to avoid the pitfalls of the game she played in the real world, but her unique choices impact the otome universe in tons of strange ways.

Ascendance of a Bookworm

If you love a good book, Ascendance of a Bookworm was made for you. The fantasy series tells the story of Urano Motosu, a hopeful librarian who is killed by her own books. When she awakens, the girl - now named Myne - is in her worst nightmare. Our heroine was reborn in a world where only the most elite have access to books, so Myne takes life in her own hands. The young girl begins writing books of her own, and this move brings all sorts of unwanted attention to the bookish girl.

Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World

When it comes to isekai anime, no series is better known than Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World, and there is a good reason why. Created by Taipei Nagasaki, this adventure isekai has everything you could want in a story. From death to love and drama, Re:Zero does it all with the help of Subaru Netsuke. The boy finds himself transported to a fantasy world and is killed rather quickly only to discover his unique power. Subaru cannot die; He simply revives himself at a point in time earlier than his death. Using his power, Subaru is able to befriend the next queen Emilia, but threats against this friend leave Subaru cornered at every turn even with is unique power.

What do you make of anime's isekai obsession? Let us know what you think in the comments below as well as on Twitter and Instagram. You can also hit me up @MeganPetersCB to share your take!

The Great North is finally returning to FOX with the highly anticipated Season 4 of the animated series, and now it finally has a release date for its big comeback next year! The Great North has been a welcome addition to FOX's lineup for the Animation Domination block in recent years as it has paired nicely with the likes of Bob's Burgers, of which it shares an executive producer and animation studio. The series has been such a hit that when Season 3 wrapped up its run last Spring, fans were already asking to see Season 4 as soon as possible.

FOX has announced their new additions for the midseason schedule starting this January, and with it has also confirmed that The Great North Season 4 will be one of the animated premieres fans will get to see in action as well. FOX has officially revealed that The Great North Season 4 will begin airing on Sunday, January 7th as part of the Animation Domination block. But with the series making a comeback in January, there will also be some big changes to FOX's Sunday night schedules overall.

The Tobin family is back!

Season 4? of #TheGreatNorth starts Sunday, January 7 on @foxtv, next day on @hulu ? pic.twitter.com/1hEFjyoKkv

-- The Great North (@GreatNorthFOX) November 21, 2023

The Great North Season 4 Release Schedule

The Great North Season 4 will be returning to FOX on Sundays at 9:30 PM EST beginning on January 7th, but Sunday evenings will be changing its schedule around next year in some massive ways. The same night will also see the premiere of the Jon Hamm led Grimsburg, which will be making its midseason debut. This means that Family Guy's new episodes will be bumped to Wednesday evenings when it returns later in the Spring, and that's going to be some big changes for long time fans.

If you wanted to catch The Great North's first three seasons before the animated series returns for new episodes next year, you can find it now streaming with Hulu. They tease the series as such, "Following the adventures of the Tobin family, as single dad Beef tries to keep his kids close." When it returns for Season 4, it's likely going to be just as great as the first three seasons were.

Are you excited to see The Great North come back for Season 4 in January? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

Rockstar Games nearly made an open-world zombie game a number of years ago. Rockstar Games is one of the finest video game developers out there. They have been afforded the luxury of absurd amounts of time, seemingly a blank check for budgets, and have a ton of resources that allows them the ability to create industry defining games. Red Dead Redemption 2 is five years old and yet, there aren't really any games that come close to what it did. Even Grand Theft Auto V manages to still feel a step above its more recent competitors despite being a decade old. The studio has made a name for itself off those two franchises, but has proven it is capable even when expanding into other franchises like Max Payne, LA Noire, Bully, and Midnight Club.

There are lots of whispers of canceled Rockstar titles such as Bully 2, Agent, and more, but now we're hearing about something pretty new. A former Rockstar Games developer named Obbe Vermeij has started a blog where he's recounting the development of some of the games that he worked on between 1995 and 2009. Namely, we get a lot of info on the GTA trilogy and Grand Theft Auto IV, but Vermeji also recounted stories on some other titles as well. According to the ex-developer (via RockstarIntel), Rockstar North was eager to do something besides GTA after Vice City. The team started dreaming up a game that was internally referred to as Codename Z and would use the bones of Vice City's code. Players would play on a Scottish island and use vehicles to navigate their way through hordes of zombies that would be constantly attacking them. There would also be an emphasis on maintaining and finding fuel for your vehicle, seemingly making it feel like more of a survival horror game. However, the game didn't last long and after a month, team members moved on to work on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Interestingly enough, a lot of this sounds very similar to Days Gone, a game where you play as a biker in the zombie apocalypse. Of course, there's no direct connection between these projects, but it is something that Rockstar would've probably been ahead of the curve on as that game was received well by fans despite some mediocre review scores.

Rockstar Games would eventually make Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, something that's widely regarded as one of the best video game expansions ever made. Since then, fans have hoped to see the developer do other similar DLCs like aliens, more zombies, or something of the sorts. Whether that day ever comes remains a mystery, Rockstar Games has changed a lot since Undead Nightmare. Rumors suggest Grand Theft Auto VI will get single player DLC, but those are just rumors. It's also possible they won't be quite as zany or supernatural, but we can always hold out hope that for such a thing.

At this point, we don't know too much about where Sony Santa Monica is going to take the God of War franchise in the future. There's been relatively recent rumors about both DLC and sequel, but nothing concrete yet. What we do know is that the studio has brought in a brand-new narrative director to help shape whatever's coming next. Bonnie Jean Mah is trading one "of War" franchise for another as she switches over from The Coalition who most will know from the Gears of War franchise.

The news was first spotted by Video Games Chronicle, which shared her Twitter announcement. There, she said, "All right, let's do this...I'm so excited to share my news: I've joined Sony Santa Monica as a Narrative Director. I'm beyond thrilled to be working with this team and studio. Let's goooo."

At The Coalition (formerly Black Tusk Studios) Mah worked on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Gears of War 4, Gears 5, and Gears Tactics. Her role grew to narrative director before leaving to work as the narrative lead on Ages of Empire 4 with Relic Entertainment. She'd later return to The Coalition and take on the role of franchise narrative director for Gears of War before working for two years on an unannounced game with TiMi Montreal. Now, she'll have a massive new world to play in as Santa Monica builds the future of God of War.

What's Next for God of War?

ALL RIGHT, let's do this...I'm SO excited to share my news: I've joined @SonySantaMonica as a Narrative Director. I'm beyond thrilled to be working with this team and studio. LET'S GOOOOO pic.twitter.com/hCOZEtvBEB

-- Bonnie Jean Mah (@BonnieJeanMah) November 21, 2023

As mentioned above, we don't know anything concrete about the future of God of War. There was a new round of rumors about God of War Ragnarok getting DLC, but those haven't been confirmed. That said, the rumors did claim that fans would hear about it by the end of 2023. That could mean we'll see it announced at The Game Awards next month, but that's just an educated guess.

Past that, there have been rumors that the next release will be similar in scope to Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. If that does turn out to be the case, it'd make sense for PlayStation to announce it on a big stage like The Game Awards. Either way, the franchise appears to be in good hands with Mah involved. Hopefully, we'll learn about what's next within the next few weeks.

God of War Ragnarok is available now on PlayStation platforms.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has arrived on Netflix. Recreating the story that first arrived as a graphic novel series from artist Bryan Lee O'Malley, the story of Scott sees him fighting against the Evil Exes of Ramona Flowers in an effort to become an item. Recently, we here at ComicBoook.com had the opportunity to chat with O'Malley and producer BenDavid Grabinski regarding now seemed like the right time to bring back Scott and how the series was better for being made now rather than in the past.

The anime adaptation from Science Saru threw fans for a loop by presenting a story that wasn't just a direct recreation of the original story from either the original graphic novels and/or the live-action film. While the cast of the movie did reprise their roles, Scott's adventure this time around was quite different from his original quest.

Scott Pilgrim In The Present

Bryan Lee O'Malley, the creator of the franchise and artist behind the original graphic novels, discussed why felt like the right time to bring back Scott Pilgrim to the public eye, "It's a combination of things. Scott has been laying dormant for a little while but I still hear from fans and I would still find myself drawing stuff from this world fairly regularly. It was really the idea of collaborating with Science Saru, working with the original cast, and with Edgar Wright. That would be such a beautiful dream come true. In 2020, I started talking with BenDavid about it and he had some big ideas. It's been three or four years of back and forth and it developed into something really unique and special."

BenDavid, a producer and co-creator of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off added to O'Malley's thoughts on why Scott, Ramona, and the Evil Exes needed to return, "The 'now' of everything really comes down to when someone will greenlight a project but in this case, our show is better for when it got made. These two things happening at the same time for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a happy coincidence. We think that it's a better show because Bryan has been with this for so long, and if we had made it ten years ago, it wouldn't have been as good."

What did you think of this latest story retelling the life of Scott Pilgrim, his allies, and his enemies? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Scott Pilgrim.

If the government continues shielding the truth about aliens from the public, one retired Army officer says the results will be quite catastrophic. Retired Army Col. Karl Nell made the comments at a recent UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena) symposium held by the Sol Foundation, a new nonprofit established aiming to reach disclosure. According to The Daily Mail, an outlet invited to the event, Nell said the United States government should release what it can before the "catastrophic event" that'd take place if a foreign country were to disclose it first.

At the event, Nell said disclosure should take place by 2030, and he hopes the members of the Sol Foundation are able to help the government and society alike move on from such a revelation. In addition to Nell, the staff at the Sol Foundation also former intelligence officer David Grusch, who's now the non-profit's chief operating officer.

"Let us advocate for transparency, not for ourselves," Grusch said at the event, "but for the generations to come, as we embark on a journey toward a more enlightened and interconnected world."

Grusch has found himself as one of the most prominent pro-disclosure advocates, largely thanks to his involvement in a wildly divisive UAP hearing before the House Oversight Committee earlier this year. At the hearing, Grusch testified the United States government is in possession of "non-human biologics."

"As I've stated publicly already ... biologics came with some of these recoveries, yeah," Grusch said in response to a question from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC). When pressed on if those biologics were human or extraterrestrial, the official confirmed "non-human" biologics are what have been recovered from certain UFO crashes.

More about the Sol Foundation can be found below.

"The Sol Foundation is accordingly establishing itself as a premier center for UAP research. Under the direction of academic and government experts already professionally engaged in the study of UAP, the Foundation is assembling teams of noted specialists in the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, and engineering, information science, and other technology-focused disciplines. Collectively, these teams will undertake rigorous, methodical, and cutting-edge inquiry into UAP and their implications as well as help set the agenda for UAP Studies."

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