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Archives January 2025

MLB The Show 22's First Gameplay Footage Has Arrived, And It Looks Great

The first gameplay footage for MLB The Show 22 has been released, showing what this year’s professional baseball game looks like in action–and it looks pretty great. Captured on “next gen” hardware, the video shows off a number of different ballparks and players, including cover star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, as well as sluggers Aaron Judge and Raphael Devers.

Be sure to watch through until the end, as the gameplay video finishes up with a shot of retired ace Randy Johnson, who was known to have one of the strongest, most bird-unfriendly arms in baseball history. Presumably, Johnson will come to MLB The Show 22 as one of the game’s “legends,” similar to how Cy Young and Jackie Robinson were featured in previous editions of MLB The Show. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

The trailer doesn’t actually get into any of the specifics around what is new in MLB The Show 22, but it’s a good primer at least to show off how the game looks this year. More details about the gameplay updates will be shared over the coming weeks.

Hearthstone Wailing Caverns Mini-Set Coming June 3 With 35 New Cards

Hearthstone’s Forged in the Barrens expansion is getting a mini-set expansion that will increase the total card pool. The Wailing Caverns mini-set is coming on June 3, adding another 35 cards to the overall Barrens set. This will bring the Barrens grand total up to 170 cards.

Blizzard promises that the new set will include four new Legendary cards based on characters from World of Warcraft’s Wailing Caverns, more minions that interact with the new Spell School mechanic, and the ability to summon 2/2 tokens with bonus effects like Poisonous or Divine Shield.

This mini-set represents a relatively recent approach from Blizzard, which started adding mini-sets with only the previous expansion, Madness at the Darkmoon Faire. Unlike full set expansions or Adventures, these new mini-set cards will be automatically folded into the rest of the Barrens expansion. That means you can collect them by opening Barrens packs, including from any Barrens card packs you already have laying around waiting to be opened. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Moon Knight's Oscar Isaac Blasts "Don't Say Gay" Bill As "Absolutely Ridiculous," Calls On Disney To Fight It

In a recent virtual junket promoting Moon Knight, actor Oscar Isaac reacted to Disney’s stance on the “Don’t Stay Gay” bill. Variety was first to relay the response.

“I guess my comment would be [starts singing] gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gayyyyyy!,” said Isaac. “Yeah, it’s an absolutely ridiculous law. It’s insane. It’s insanity. And I hope that Disney as a company comes out as forcefully as possible against this idea. It’s astounding that it even exists in this country.”

It’s the sort of forthright, instantaneous, and unwavering response that Isaac’s bosses at Disney have so far lacked this last month. Isaac’s response also comes as Disney’s continued internal strife over management’s lackluster response to Florida’s just-passed Parental Rights in Education Bill has inspired protest statements from Hulu, Disney+, FX, ESPN, and Walt Disney World. Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm have also been publicly critical of Disney’s handling of the situation regarding the controversial bill.

Chapek’s initial hesitation to respond to the Florida bill–a state that is synonymous with Disney via the Walt Disney World resort and its theme parks–was seen by many as non-committal on both Disney and Chapek’s part. The CEO eventually only apologized for the initial statement during a shareholder’s call, and later issued a follow-up apology via an internal memo as well. However, as subsequent actions have indicated, many Disney employees feel it is too little too late–a group of Disney workers have planned multiple walkouts.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced on March 21 that a planned management retreat has been postponed.

Moon Knight debuts on Disney+ on March 30. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Netflix Announces A Second Far Cry Anime Series

Netflix and Ubisoft Film & Television are expanding their relationship, as the streaming service has ordered a Far Cry anime series and also a more mature anime series titled Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix. The announcement was made during Geeked Week, a fan-facing virtual Netflix event revealing first looks at upcoming content.

There’s no indication yet whether the newly announced Far Cry anime will be an adaptation of the games or, just like the games, a distinct outing revisiting its enduring themes of overturning unjust power with a people’s rebellion. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Naughty Dog Releases Update For The Last Of Us Part I PC Port

The Last Of Us Part I isn’t running so great on PC and Steam Deck, and Naughty Dog has released a hotfix mostly focused on improving stability and performance Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The studio confirmed this is the first of a series of patches meant to improve the game’s current state.

The official patch notes are short, and Naughty Dog noted that it is “closely watching player reports and actively working on a patch with more bugfixes, to be released soon.” The devs also added more diagnostic tools in the hotfix as well “to assist in investigating shader building related crashes” and other stability issues.