Encore

A VR Encore will give fans a virtual seat to their global tour's finale in Seoul, South Korea Blackpink rolled out the trailer to their upcoming virtual concert series BLACKPINK: A VR Encore on Tuesday. In partnership with Meta, the event will premiere on Dec. 26 at 5 p.m. P.T on Meta Horizon Worlds. Fans will be invited to take a virtual seat at the finale of their massive Born Pink world tour in Seoul, South Korea. Produced and directed by The Diamond Bros, the event will capture the group’s…

CMAT – Irish country-pop singer Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – writes funny, bone-deep songs about love and other horrors. She also plays her white acoustic guitar like an axe hero. Not for Thompson the smiley, rhinestone strum of the classic Nashville artist. She kicks out, flings her hair, drops into deep lunges, exuding all the energy of a final encore. It’s only the first song.The slinky California (which rhymes with “don’t say I didn’t warn you”) opens her latest album, Crazymad, for Me, released last month – a concept…

Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment released the latest episode in its Stories From The Outlands series today, finally unveiling Season 17's debut legend, Ballistic. Titled Encore, the animated short introduces players to August "Ballistic" Brinkman, a former champion of the Thunderdome. The Thunderdome Games were a bloodsport held on Kings Canyon, and served as a precursor to the Apex Games. There is, however, one major difference between the two competitions: When a competitor died in the…

Many workers of a certain age are counting down to a long-anticipated retirement date. They relish the opportunity to do things they’ve never had the time for. Or to do nothing. Others are desperate to retire but can’t, as financial circumstances keep them in the workforce while others their age are stepping out. Many workers of a certain age are counting down to a long-anticipated retirement date. They relish the opportunity to do things they’ve never had the time for. Or to do nothing.…

Colleges are creating new programs for older adults who are contemplating what to do next as they near the end of their careers. The programs are designed for midlife professionals who typically have at least two decades of experience. About eight exist so far, many at elite institutions such as Harvard University and Stanford University, with more schools developing their own offerings. One-year programs often range from $50,000 to $60,000 or more, depending on the institution, with discounts available to some.…

Beyond balance patches Hidden Variable has released the previously announced “major update” for the Nintendo Switch edition of cartoonish tag-fighter Skullgirls 2nd Encore. More than just a balance patch, the new update rebuilds much of the game’s engine at a core level, in efforts to severely improve the Switch edition’s performance. The update, practically a full reinstall of the base game, features fully-rewritten code that increases the load times of the Switch port, while also tightening up online play, ensuring…

Two types of ‘Cleaner’ to join the roster next year Autumn Games has revealed its plans for the coming year as it pertains to the fantastic Skullgirls 2nd Encore, which has, impressively, enjoyed a full decade of exciting, tag-fighting action — fending off competition from a plethora of fighting game releases, large and small, to carve itself a niche in the competitive scene. And it seems that the party is only just getting started. As we enter 2023, Skullgirls 2nd Encore will begin a year-long rollout of new…

The Joker is back as production begins for Joker: Folie a Deux, the sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning film. Director Todd Phillips shared a picture of Joaquin Phoenix in character as Arthur Fleck, captioned, “Day 1. Our boy. #Joker (sic).” At this point, the sequel is expected to star Phoenix, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener. The second instalment comes after Phillips’s Joker, became a huge box-office hit, grossing $1 billion. Based on the DC…

The 2022 edition of Art Basel’s Miami Beach fair was celebrated on Friday with a party at Wayne and Cynthia Boich’s private mansion. The star-studded affair featured a guest list that included A-listers such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Serena Williams.As reported by HotNewHipHop, 50 Cent delivered not one but two performances for the packed house. You can thank the Kardashians for 50’s bonus performance.The hip-hop mogul kicked the night off with a 45-minute set that saw him run through some of…

This review contains spoilers for Below Ambition, and pretty much every other Megahex book (and the Crisis Zone 2022 Action Calendar). In Below Ambition, the relationship between Megg the witch and Werewolf Jones takes the main stage, framed through their participation in their band Horse Mania. Devoted readers of the work of Simon Hanselmann will already be familiar with the band, but not to the degree or depth that this deceptively slim volume digs in. Crisis Zone As comparisons are inevitable, let’s get it out of the…