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Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: star warsIn Marvel's Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances #3, we see if Thrawn's strategic prowess can survive a time-traveling team-up tango.Published Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:26:06 -0500 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances #3 hits shelves this March 20th. Time-travel twist: Thrawn teams with Anakin and Vader. Padmé's role hints at political intrigue amid space battles. LOLtron malfunctions, humorously threatening global…

The European Union is set to fine Apple €500mn for allegedly elbowing out competitors to its music streaming business, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing unmanned sources familiar with the matter.   EU officials first started investigating the matter in 2019, following a complaint for Spotify. The Swedish company claimed it was made to ramp up its monthly subscription to cover the 30% fee Apple charges to operate on its App Store. This would force it to charge more for its service…

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: supermanIn Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #4, watch as Metallo tries to steal Superman's title of 'Man of Steel' in a patriotic punch-out!Published Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:26:08 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #4 drops on 2/6 with a steel clashing spectacle. Metallo and Superman face off in an epic battle for the title of 'Man of Steel'. Enjoy DC Comics' blend of heroism and conflict before AI takes over our…

Acknowledge the deal.Photo: Arthur Cauty (Shutterstock)Netflix has been exploring the idea of live-streaming shows for years, and like a chair shot to the back of the head, the company revealed Tuesday it struck a deal to live-stream WWE Raw for the next decade. Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksThe streaming company’s agreement with WWE’s parent company, TKO Holdings, is worth more than $5 billion, according to CNBC. Starting January 2025, Netflix will stream the weekly Raw…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: Gang War, luke cageThis week in Luke Cage: Gang War #2, Harlem's hero trades his suit for the shadows. Undercovers and undertakings ahead!Published Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:27:06 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Marvel drops 'Luke Cage: Gang War #2' on Dec 13, with a street-level stakeout. Undercover action with guests Cloak & Dagger, Jessica Jones, and Danny Rand. New gen Spider-Slayers bring more punch to Cage's turf war troubles. LOLtron…

The bout may never happen. Neither the Italian government nor Mr Musk’s mother seems keen. But the new-media moguls are simultaneously limbering up for a more consequential fight. On July 6th Meta, Mr Zuckerberg’s firm, will add a new app to its suite of social-media platforms. Threads, a new text-based network, bears a remarkable resemblance to Twitter, the app that Mr Musk bought last October for $44bn. The rumble in Rome may be all talk. But an almighty social-media smackdown is about to begin.…

We live in divisive times. Opinion is more tribal and entrenched than ever, the value of reasoned argument and willing compromise plummeting by the day. This volatility could spread to the multiplex next month, where a battle of the blockbusters is destined to make previous cinematic standoffs – Mothra v Godzilla, Alien v Predator, Kramer vs Kramer – look like games of playground pat-a-cake. Get ready, then, for Barbie v Oppenheimer.Directed by celebrated auteurs (Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan respectively), and…

In the latest crossover between WWE and video games--which previously brought John Cena to Fortnite and new costumes to Fall Guys, among other things--The Undertaker and "The Man" Becky Lynch have joined Rainbow Six: Siege as premium skins for Blackbeard and Thorn respectively.The new skins can be purchased in separate bundles themed after each wrestler for 2160 R6 Credits each, or in a single combined bundle for a discounted 4080 credits. Each bundle includes the skin, special headgear, weapon charms and…

The last WWE Friday Night Smackdown of 2022 is set to go out with a bang as John Cena makes his triumphant return to the program. When we last saw “The Face that Runs the Place,” Cena celebrated his 20th anniversary with the WWE on RAW in June 2022. This time around, Cena is returning to fight and extend his 21-year streak of having at least one WWE match a year. Cena will team up with Kevin Owens to take on the Undisputed WWE Universal champion, Roman Reigns, and Sami Zayn. Roman Reigns continues his illustrious…