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Microsoft Flight Simulator is giving its aviators an even better look at the world around them this week with the release of World Update 3 that’s now available. The game’s latest update is centered around the region of the United Kingdom and Ireland and includes some new airports, architectural elements to explore, and a couple of new activities for players to embark on. The United Kingdom and Ireland content is free for everyone, but you had to download the bundle first before you can access it as opposed to the game itself adding new content automatically....

Eiichiro Oda’s work ethic has become legendary in the world of anime, having spent the better part of his life over the past decades in creating the world of One Piece, and the franchise has decided to share the process with bringing certain characters to life by showing how the Shonen creator creates. With the War for Wano Arc currently taking place in the pages of One Piece’s manga, it’s clear that Oda’s artistic talents have only increased over time with scores of both heroes and villains populating each page as they battle for the fate of the isolated nation....

Warning: this story contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 7, “Chapter 7: Strop Dragon My Heart Around.” “This dude is the worst,” Steve Agee tweets about Robert Patrick’s White Dragon when revealing a behind-the-scenes look from Thursday’s “Stop Dragon My Heart Around.” Framed by John Economos (Agee) and vowing revenge for the decades-ago death of his favored older son Keith (Liam Hughes), Auggie Smith suits up with one mission: kill his son, Peacemaker (John Cena)....

Spider-Verse producer Phil Lord teases some cancelled plans for Ezra Miller’s The Flash. The Lego Movie team of Lord and Chris Miller were the ones to pen the treatment of Barry Allen’s story. A lot of fans are hoping that they are bringing that trademark magic to the DC Comics universe. It goes without question that tons of viewers believe that Lord and Miller breathed some new life in Spider-Man with their efforts on Into the Spider-Verse....

Tokyo Revengers will soon be branching out with its very own theme park attraction! Ken Wakui’s original manga series was already catching fire amongst fans, but the series reached a whole new realm of popularity thanks to the successful debut of its anime adaptation last year. The series ended its first season on a huge cliffhanger, but thankfully it was soon confirmed that the anime was going to be returning soon with a brand new arc....

One of the more ambitious horror efforts of the past decade is 2013’s WNUF Halloween Special, a project which has never seen a wide release but has slow been building a passionate following, with the director of the sequel Chris LaMartina taking to Twitter to show off a brief tease of the upcoming sequel. The teaser fails to offer much insight into what we can expect from the project, outside of a few isolated images, though with how long fans have been waiting for any glimpses of the follow-up film, any hint of its release is an exciting one....

Last night’s episode of SmackDown ended with Roman Reigns’ getting more than he bargained for after he and Paul Heyman went on about the lack of competition. They had a big announcement planned, but they were interrupted by a returning Edge, who hit the ring with fury and sent Reigns reeling. Jimmy Uso then interrupted and tried to help his cousin, but Edge got the better of him too, though Reigns did escape more punishment with a chair....

Call of Duty: Vanguard is out on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, and so far COD fans seem lukewarm on this year’s new installment. It’s too early to make any definitive claims about the game, but it looks destined to be a middle-of-the-road installment. In other words, it’s unlikely to be remembered alongside the great COD games, but it also won’t be remembered alongside the series’ few blemishes....

The Infinite Frontier initiative has brought a lot of characters into (or back into) the fold of DC Comics, setting up stories that are expected to play out in some fascinating ways. One of the most surprising additions to the canon as of late was the debut of Ryan Wilder — the current holder of the Batwoman mantle on the eponymous The CW series — in Batgirl #50 late last year....

Last month, Dune director Denis Villeneuve made headlines when he said that Marvel movies are “cut and paste of other films” in an interview with El Mundo, but while the Academy Award-nominated director may not be a fan of the Marvel formula, it seems there is one superhero he relates to and has even spent time exploring. Villeneuve told Josh Horowitz during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he connects to Batman....

Following the tease of footage that was revealed by Dwayne Johnson, the multihyphenate has revealed the full trailer for Young Rock, the upcoming sitcom series telling the true life story of his upbringing. As the trailer reveals, the framing device for the series will be a series of interviews conducted with Johnson as he prepares to run for President in the 2032 Presidential Election. Footage from the trailer shows off the other three time periods that will be staples of the series, including a young Johnson in 1982, 1987, and 1990, with a tease of some of the big names that will be featured....

Falcon and Winter Soldier fans might not have noticed a tiny detail in the Disney+ series. Composer Henry Jackman sat down with Comicbook.com to discuss his role in the MCU’s latest adventure. Now, he helped provide the music for Captain America: The Winter Soldier as well. In fact, that movie holds the keys to Sam Wilson’s rise in Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Many fans enjoyed the training sequence in Episode 5 and the big reveal of the new Captain America suit in the finale....

Google got sued for “greatly exaggerating: claims about Stadia. The breach of contract lawsuit is just coming to light after being filed in October of last year. In the actual document, the plaintiffs argue that Google “made false and misleading claims” when it came to the streaming platform’s quality. It’s no secret that a platform like Stadia’s latency is of the utmost importance. In essence, they claim that the company violated consumer protection laws with these claims....

Margot Robbie explained how Harley Quinn’s bond with the Joker has evolved by the time The Suicide Squad rolls around. The actress sat down with The Toronto Sun to explore her character and the journey to this point. Most DC Comics film fans know this isn’t Harley’s first rodeo. In fact, this will be the third on-screen live-action appearance for Robbie’s madcap villain. David Ayer’s Suicide Squad had her rolling shotgun next to Jared Leto’s Joker in 2016....

James Gunn announced an HBO Max Watch Party for Peacemaker’s sixth episode on social media this morning. The director invited fans to meet up on Twitter at 6 pm PT/ 9 pm ET to discuss everything that happened during the episode and the road to the finale. Most of the DC Comics cast will be around to interact with viewers during the event. It’s been a wild ride with John Cena’s mercenary on the streaming service....

Netflix has confirmed that they are having conversations surrounding an advertisement supported tier of their service. Deadline reported that CCO Ted Sarandos spoke about the topic at Cannes Lions advertising conference. While there to accept the Entertainment Person of the Year award, the executive talked about a bunch of issues facing the future of the company. However, the idea of whether or not to include ads is not one of them....

Riot Games previewed the next League of Legends update this week to show who and what was getting buffed, nerfed or otherwise changed whenever Patch 12.9 drops. Two different components typically associated with one another nowadays were included in the nerfs categories: Sion and the juggernaut’s current favorite weapon, Hullbreaker. The patch preview listed broadly the targets of the changes in the next update, but now that some of these adjustments have started heading to the PBE servers, we can see more clearly what’s happening to this combo....

The Pokemon Company has officially kicked off its 25th anniversary celebration with a 2-minute video. The new video serves as a spotlight for the various parts of the franchise, with almost every part of the sprawling multimedia franchise appearing in some form. The video follows a series of rolling Poke Balls as they progress through a Rube Goldberg-esque sequence, passing by Pokemon cards, Pokemon plushes and toys, and video game consoles and memorabilia....

The PS4 is apparently getting an OG Xbox exclusive soon. When the original Xbox burst onto the scene in 2001, there wasn’t a ton of reason to own it with PlayStation and Nintendo firmly established. To get the industry to pay attention, Xbox locked down exclusive games, similar to what it’s doing now with acquisitions. The original Xbox had some of the best exclusive games of that generation, across all consoles....

Sebastian Stan is trending and it isn’t completely for his Marvel work. The Winter Soldier actor stars in Fresh and people are getting a chance to see it at Sundance this week. Early indications out of the film festival has been positive. Daisy Edgar-Jones is right there beside Stan as the horrors of modern dating come into full view. One of the best quirks of the MCU veteran is the wide variety of other projects on his plat at any given time....