The California State Assembly has passed the Protect Our Games Act, a bill to protect user rights after a game's service ends
Under this, games shutting down would need to provide at least 60 days notice to consumers, while also ensuring that purchasers will still have access to the game via an alt version or patch that allows it to be played offline. And if not, they must offer refunds
The bill must still be passed by the California Senate
So incredibly disappointed and heartbroken that the #Oscars and AMPAS chose not to include my father, David Keighley, and his immeasurable contributions to IMAX and cinema in the In Memoriam segment in the broadcast.
I will never forget.
Guillermo del Toro says he doesn’t do test screenings for his movies — instead, he shows them to his ~16 most brilliant filmmaker friends and uses their feedback
• Among them are Alfonso Cuarón, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Rian Johnson, and Alejandro Iñárritu
• For 'Frankenstein', he cut a 7-minute sequence that James Cameron thought was 'beautiful' but 'had to be taken out'
“We have an agreement to be brutal”
“When someone gives me a note that’s in that circle, I do it … You can’t invite people that you trust and then un-trust them”
(via @Variety)
I cannot believe I am writing this.
Vince Zampella, a titan of the video game industry, the co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Respawn Entertainment, not to mention a dear friend, died in a car crash yesterday in Los Angeles.
First teaser for ‘THE MUPPET SHOW’ revival
• Sabrina Carpenter will guest star
• Exec produced by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
• Releasing February 4 on Disney+ and ABC
Netflix has officially announced they're acquiring Warner Bros for $82.7B
• Claims they will continue to release films in theaters
• CEO teases that theatrical length for films will likely be shorter because 'long, exclusive windows aren't consumer friendly'
• Deal won't close until Q3 2026 after WBD splits its networks into separate companies
• HBO Max will be kept around and WB/HBO content will start being added to Netflix