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Nintendo 3DS & Wii U Loses Netflix Support

It’s not surprising to see some platforms start losing out on features after successors have emerged into the marketplace. Normally, there is plenty of support for these platforms long after the release of their successors. This period not only gives players some more time with their platform without finding anything being removed but also time to make the necessary upgrade to the next-generation video game console platform. For those of you running the older Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS will find that there is one popular service being discontinued.

Riot reveals Sessions, a new 37-song, ‘safe-for-streaming’ instrumental album

Riot Games released its latest music project, Sessions: Vi, created with several experienced musicians and beat-makers, such as Chromonicci, Junior State, Laxcity, Tennyson, and more, earlier today. The record is a 37-track instrumental experience with a focus on laid-back beats and relaxed, lyric-less songs, standing out as a completely unique venture from Riot’s music team. A musical project of this size and length has never been tackled by the company before. Additionally, Sessions: Vi marks out a new niche in the music industry due to the fact that the entire

Mass Effect Director Talks About Potential TV Show Adaptation

In the video game industry, we’re seeing quite a bit more focus around making movie and television series adaptations. It’s a bit like how the comic book industry had this boom of movies and shows which now the focus looks like we’re going to see the same treatment for video games. While there have been plenty of duds in the past when it comes to adaptations from video games, it might be a bit different this time around with more care regarding the source material and how to properly share

Injustice: Gods Among Us is getting an animated movie

It might not be the Injustice news fans were expecting, but DC Comics has confirmed that its next direct-to-video, and streaming services, animated movie will be an adaptation of NetherRealm Studios’ fighting game.  This announcement came alongside multiple other DC animated projects being shown off for the first time, including a new Batman animated series, Batman: Caped Crusader, that’s being developed by Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves.  INJUSTICE will be the next DC Animated Movie!The special features for BATMAN: The Long Halloween Part Two comes with a sneak

Netflix ‘wouldn’t exist now’ if Apple App Store restrictions had always been so tight, Microsoft exec says

If Apple always imposed its current policies around subscription and interactive streaming apps, Netflix on the iPhone would not exist today. That’s the bold claim made by Microsoft Xbox vice president Lori Wright in her testimony in Oakland, California today during the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial. Wright’s testimony, coming on the third day of the trial, included some of the biggest disclosures yet since Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testified on May 3 and 4. Part of the lawyer’s examination of Wright centered around Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud), the

‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

PS5 is the Developer’s Favorite Console, According to GDC Survey

The Game Developers Conference recently published its 2021 State of the Game Industry report. In it, it offers data from an industry-wide survey it conducted. Among other information, it reveals what the most popular console among developers is — and surprise, it’s the PlayStation 5. The results come from data collected from 3,000 industry professionals. According to the results, 44% of the respondents said they were most interested in developing for the PS5. Of the other consoles in the poll, the Nintendo Switch came second at 38%. Then it was

Leaks Reveal Upcoming PlayStation Plus Video Pass

by Cole Travis in General | Apr, 21st 2021 Many have been switching from cable to streaming services over the years, as the ability to watch shows and movies on multiple devices has gained prominence, and according to a leak from an overseas site, it looks like Sony is about to throw their hat in the ring with the upcoming Playstation Plus Video Pass. The Leaked Announcement The Polish PlayStation website unveiled a beta test for the pass recently, revealing that PS+ subscribers will be able to enjoy movies and