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Anyone that was looking forward to putting on their mask, grabbing some popcorn, and making their way to the theaters to see Disney’s Mulan next month might want to come up with some new plans. Yesterday, the company officially announced it would be delaying the live-action adaptation of its 1998 classic yet again after days of speculation, this time to August 21, 2020. Disney was originally set to release Mulan on March 27, 2020, but delayed the film to July 24, 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak that swept the world....

Despite the second season of The Mandalorian still being six months away, work has already begun on the third season of the Disney+ original. The COVID-19 outbreak has had a massive effect on the entertainment industry. Release dates and production on countless projects has been postponed and halted as studios and producers wait for some sort of normality to be restored. Thankfully for Star Wars fans, production on season two of The Mandalorian wrapped a month ago, just before the outbreak....

Whittaker’s final episode in the TARDIS will be this autumn’s Doctor Who BBC centenary special, after which the console will be handed over to Gatwa, a Bafta-winning 29-year-old stage and screen actor celebrated for the role of Eric Effiong in Netflix’s Sex Education. See him discuss that part in this Netflix interview. In 2020, Gatwa won the Best Actor Award at the Scottish Baftas, and was nominated for Best Male Performance in a comedy programme at this year’s awards, which take place tonight, May 8th....

Overtime, the once mysterious season pass of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is stepping into the light and revealing what it will hold, but new details about the Dragon Ball Super DLC are surprising to say the least. The DLC is confirmed to introduce Super Saiyan God Goku and Super Saiyan God Vegeta as playable characters, both of which can be unlocked via training with Whis, although in what capacity they will be playable is as of yet unknown....

Although we don’t have the complete picture regarding either the PS4 or the Xbox One, we know both consoles are leagues above their predecessors. But just how powerful are these new machines, and more specifically, how do they compare to current high-end PCs? With PC gaming becoming not just an alternative but a preferred option for games over the past few years, these new consoles will, at the very least, have to match the rigs gamers use today....

Electronic Arts have had success through their partnership with Disney, although it hasn’t been without its troubles. The partnership has led to several Star Wars games that range from the online-focused Battlefront games to the story-driven and well-received Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Both of these IPs have had solid sales and in a recent statement EA CEO, Andrew Wilson stated that they want this partnership with Disney to continue and grow....

Anyone with a Bethesda.net account can now participate in The Elder Scrolls: Blades’ early access, and many players are certain to be doing so. After these fans have selected one of The Elder Scrolls: Blades’ best races, they will begin to encounter challenge missions, which grant bonuses upon their completion. One such challenge asks players to achieve a three hit combo, and some may be lost on exactly how to execute this feat....

Earlier this week several documents came out that suggested Microsoft paid YouTubers to make videos promoting the Xbox One. The news in and of itself was not troubling, but the fact that Microsoft required the video makers refrain from disparaging comments and not reveal their videos were paid promotion left us more than a little concerned. Now, it appears the floodgates have opened, and more YouTubers are coming forward to reveal a dark side of the Let’s Play video making community....

Bounty Hunting is one of the most fun ways to play Elite Dangerous, especially with the changes in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. Overall, bounty hunting is a medium-risk activity with the potential for a handsome payout. Before you get started as a Bounty Hunter, there are some things you should really know. What ships should you use? What’s the most effective way to make money? What weapons should you install on your ship?...

Epic is running a festive giveaway of various games that have yet to be announced. However, a Twitter user had a list of titles sent their way. The credibility of this list was in question so they didn’t share it until New ’n’ Tasty along with The Long Dark came out for free, giving credibility to the collection. The games that are said to be free are Cities: Skylines, Oddworld: New n Tasty, The Long Dark, Defense Grid 1, Alien: Isolation, Metro 2033, Tropica 5, Inside, Darkest Dungeon, My Time in Portia, Night in the Woods, Stranded Deep, Solitairica, Torchlight 2, and Jurassic World Evolution....

Few franchises have as many titles to their names as Call of Duty. With over 18 major installments and a new addition annually, the series has tried many different things, for better or worse. Annual releases wouldn’t be possible without the work of multiple developers. Currently, three development studios work on Call of Duty: Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, and Treyarch. Each developer has their own take on the Call of Duty formula with many fans gravitating towards Treyarch’s Black Ops sub-series over the past few years....

Enter the Gungeon is one of the past generation’s most successful roguelike games. Exit the Gungeon is an audacious bullet hell dungeon crawler spinoff of Enter the Gungeon, with the same bullet-shaped enemies and over-the-top enemy designs. Despite that, Exit the Gungeon always seemed to sit in the shadow of Enter the Gungeon despite its quality gameplay. Dodge Roll is hoping to build off that potential with a new massive update for Exit the Gungeon named Hello to Arms....

Garnering a large player base when it debuted back in August, Fall Guys has quickly become one of the most must-play experiences of 2020, with fans becoming enamored with its adorable style and fun-focused gameplay. The game has since grown a wide community, with fans posting funny memes, intricate art, and detailed animations surrounding Mediatonic’s beloved creation in the weeks since its debut. However, the Fall Guys fans know and love is about to change drastically with the arrival of its second season, and thanks to Mediatonic, they now know exactly when this major shift will occur....

Nothing’s more iconic to the Fallout franchise than the classic power armor, which has been around for ages. It was bound to make a comeback in the franchise’s fourth installment, where some of its mechanics were changed to balance things out. That also included the introduction of the fusion core, an important item that was also pushed into Fallout 76. The fusion core is primarily known as an item that powers a power armor, allowing players to use jet packs and run while wearing one....

Without a doubt, when Bethesda officially announced the release date for Fallout 76 during its E3 2018 press conference, fans of the post-apocalyptic franchise were elated to learn that they would be able to explore the West Virginia Wasteland with their friends later this year. Interestingly enough, though, some aspects of the title might have been playable as early as 2015, as it has now been revealed that the forthcoming title was essentially built upon the foundation of Fallout 4’s scrapped multiplayer....

Following the success of its Wastelanders Expansion, Bethesda has announced wide-ranging plans for the MMO Fallout 76 through a road map of content coming in the latter half of 2020. However the specific verbiage of Bethesda’s announcement led some to believe that the new season pass being implemented would cost players to participate after the first content drop this summer, so the developer went out of its way to correct this notion....

Over the weekend, Bethesda began a Fallout 76 stress test for Xbox One players in North America who have pre-ordered the forthcoming post-apocalyptic multiplayer action-RPG, but some gamers are wondering whether or not the studio will extend the courtesy to other platforms. As it so happens, Bethesda Vice President of Marketing and PR, Pete Hines, recently discussed the possibility of such a stress test occurring on PC and PlayStation 4 at some point down the line....

The latest trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sets the stage for Eidos Montreal’s highly anticipated sequel, establishing a growing divide between humans and augs. In just a few months, developer Eidos Montreal will release the follow-up to its critically acclaimed RPG shooter Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s been quite a while since gamers had last seen the world of Adam Jensen, so the folks at Eidos have decided to release a new live action trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided that sets the stage nicely....

One of the things that players love about Devolver Digital is the publisher’s willingness to delve into the realm of weird. Perhaps the way that it showcases this feeling most effectively is with its annual Devolver Direct broadcast. Now it seems that Devolver wants to put the power of weird in the hands of its players with the surprise launch of a free game on Steam. Devolver Direct is a broadcast that Devolver Digital puts together every year, showcasing new games that players can look forward to over the coming year....

Diablo fans waiting for more news regarding Diablo 4 can make the time go by a little easier with Diablo 3’s latest season. Season 21 of Diablo 3, the Trials of Tempests, has officially begun. Players can download the game right now and check out Season 21 with all of its changes and additions. The biggest addition in Season 21 is two new gear sets, one for Necromancer and one for Demon Hunter....