Blog Archive: February 2023

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Destiny Lightfall

Bungie have followed up their colourful The Game Awards Destiny 2: Lightfall expansion trailer with equally bright and colourful environment and weapons and gear trailers.

The aesthetic is not recognisably Destiny 2. We've seen it described as more cyberpunk and reckon that fits well enough.

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WB Roku and Tubi Deal

In a cost-cutting frenzy, Warner Bros. have not just been cancelling shows and films but also removing them from their US streaming service HBO.

They have now struck a deal with Roku and Fox Corp's Tubi to stream some of that content like Westworld.

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Ion Sci-Fi 31 Jan

This week a closer look at The Mandalorian season three including a high-profile new cast member, fan favourites and an Aussie connection in new retro sci-fi series Hello Tomorrow!, proudly evil new strategy game Industries of Titan and the kids take over on new Syfy series The Ark.

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Power Teaser

Amazon's upcoming all-girls-can-shoot-electricity series The Power, now has its first teaser and also a firm premiere date of March 31.

A skilled marketing team can make anything look good so we don't want to get too excited but this one gives us a tingle.

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DC Dishes the Deets

New co-CEO's of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran have finally begun unveiling their precise plans for DC with five each film and television projects.

Also giving the Robert Pattinson The Batman - Part II film an October 2025 cinematic release date.

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Big Devs To Skip E3

Though not official at this stage, IGN claims multiple sources tell them that all three of the major console developers - Xbox, Sony and Nintendo - intend to skip this year's E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo).

Sony last attended in 2018 and it's not clear whether the withdrawal of the other big two is due to event management problems or continuation of a trend towards big developers doing their own thing.

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La Brea Renewed

Filmed in Australia sinkhole sci-fi drama La Brea isn't a show we'd call great. We couldn't make it through the first episode. Critics also don't love it.

But it continues to rate not terribly on US network television and in later streaming. Enough to be renewed for a third season.

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