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Nintendo – via the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite – is reportedly making an improvement many Nintendo fans have been waiting a decade for. For over 10 years, Nintendo has utilized a technology called “NEX,” which it uses for its multiplayer server system, which means that multiplayer games with online elements on the Switch and Switch Lite, have to work with this technology. The problem is it’s dated and not great, which is why many Nintendo fans will be happy to hear that Nintendo is reportedly replacing it with something newer and better....

Details are gradually beginning to come to light about Marvel’s She-Hulk, an original series that is set to make its debut on Disney+. Now that Tatiana Maslany has officially been cast in the series’ lead role, fans have been excited to see who will be joining her in the legal comedy series. On Tuesday, it was announced that Ginger Gongaza had been cast in the upcoming series, and she quickly took to Twitter to react to the news....

The Star Wars franchise was met with surprising news earlier this year, when it was confirmed that Cara Dune actress Gina Carano had been fired from The Mandalorian and future Star Wars projects. The decision occurred after Carano shared several controversial and anti-Semitic posts on social media, sparking a fan movement calling for the actress to be removed. Shortly after, speculation began about whether or not the role of Cara Dune would be recast, or Lucasfilm would shelve the character entirely....

While arguably all comic book movies find their way to the larger pop culture conversation, the hype leading up to this week’s release of The Batman has felt particularly different. The fervor surrounding the film — which has ranged from conversations about the casting and costume choices, to dissections of the various pieces of marketing, to debates about the merits of its tie-in calzone pizza — have been a small microcosm of the never-ending “Batmania” around DC’s Dark Knight....

The opening night of London’s Back to the Future: The Musical will go on without Doc Brown actor Roger Bart, who tested positive for COVID-19. Deadline confirms understudy Mark Oxtoby will make his debut in the West End production, an adaptation of the classic 1985 comedy co-created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The film stars Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly opposite Christopher Lloyd as the eccentric, time-traveling inventor and scientist Doctor Emmett Brown....

Agents of SHIELD star Chloe Bennet shouted out all the support from the fandom this week. The show has been in the news now more than it has been in a while. She wrote, “yo, to the shield ride or dies, i love you guys. i see all the support and continuous love, and you’re just the best.” There are rumors that Bennet will be putting on the Marvel costuming again in Secret Invasion....

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has confirmed the voice actor behind Senjuro Rengoku in the English dub release of its new Mugen Train movie! After taking over the box office in Japan for the last several months since it first debuted last Fall, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train has begun its rollout in international territories in the next wave of its imminent takeover. The film has recently premiered in North America, and one of the most exciting aspects of this release was the new English dubbed version of the film that screened in theaters as well....

The first issue of Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point is officially out into the world, and it definitely seems like fans are enjoying it. As the first installment in a six-issue comic miniseries — one that is expected to profoundly impact both the lore of Fortnite and the DC Comics universe — there’s definitely a lot of hype surrounding the events of the series. While tie-in crossover comics usually fall on the side of superfluous fun, it’s clear that Zero Point is going to leave an impact — and according to the series’ creative team, Epic Games Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard had a major role in bringing that to life....

At a time when many might’ve laid to rest their Abandoned conspiracy theories following a disappointing and delayed demo unveiling, people are once again drawing connections between Abandoned and Hideo Kojima. The latest theories and speculations have been fueled by a recent tweet from Kojima that just so happens to have been shared right around the anniversary of P.T., the demo experience released years ago on the PlayStation 4 that was never fully realized as a new Silent Hill experience....

WWE has released more than 50 wrestlers since the start of the year, and according to a new report from the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer more are on the way. The Observer’s Bryan Alvarez dropped a report on Wednesday stating that Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard would be producing NXT beginning in mid-September, prompting fans to get “#RIPNXT” trending over fear that the Black and Yellow Brand would now resemble Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown....

On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company released the newest details regarding Disney+ Day, an occasion in November that will celebrate the two year anniversary of the streaming service. The day is expected to feature the debut of new programming tied to the present and future of some of your favorite Disney franchises — and apparently, that will include the Disney+ debut of two of the studio’s latest hits. Friday, November 12th will see Jungle Cruise, which first hit the streamer’s Premier Access tier earlier this summer, being made available to all subscribers....

Mark Hamill is dropping some major Star Wars movie tea, by confirming that the final scene of The Empire Strikes Back was changed to make it more hopeful and uplifting than it originally was. Hamill posted photos of the iconic final scene of Empire Strikes Back where C-3PO, R2-D2, an injured Luke Skywalker, and Leia (Carrie Fisher) watch Lando (Billie Dee Williams) and Chewie fly off in the Millennium Falcon to start the mission to save Han Solo....

Channing Tatum, Sandra Bullock, and Daniel Radcliffe’s latest movie just got a trailer. The Lost City also features Brad Pitt. The actress’ character is Loretta Sage, a romance author who chronicles exotic locales. Tatum’s Alan is a cover model for the latest novel in Sage’s career. He’s trying to be like the main character of the books. But, Daniel Radcliffe enters as a strange millionaire bent on capturing Bullock and it’s up to the heartthrob to save her in a jungle adventure....

Tom Holland says that he wants to be James Bond according to a recent profile. GQ spoke with the Spider-Man: No Way Home star about his career and how he’s approaching this installment of the massively popular franchise. Ned actor Jacob Batalon shared that the star, “talks about being James Bond a lot…A lot a lot.” It’s not hard to imagine a young British actor of his stature angling for a place in the 007 lore....

There was a time when Elizabeth Olsen was known best as the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, but these days she is thriving as one of the most popular stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Olsen made her debut as Wanda Maximoff in the post-credits scene of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and went on to appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame before her character fully transformed into the Scarlet Witch in Disney+’s WandaVision....

A writer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania shared a photo of what goes on behind the scenes. Jeff Loveness might not be doing all the work behind the camera or completing his own stunts, but he does help make the magic happen. On Instagram, he featured a photo of himself in a hallway typing away in a folding chair. Of significant interest to fans seeing the photo is the board also sitting in that corridor....

Big E became WWE Champion for the first time in his career on this week’s Monday Night Raw, defeating Bobby Lashley after cashing in his Money in the Bank. Lashley had already successfully defended his title against Randy Orton moments before, giving the New Day member the perfect opening to capitalize on the “All Mighty.” The Lashley/Orton match was originally supposed to take place at Extreme Rules, but WWE bumped the match up to this week’s Raw instead (it was explained early in the show that Orton was the one who convinced WWE officials to move the match, citing the influence he has backstage)....

Night Two of the 2021 WWE Draft saw Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown each make 12 picks for their respective rosters. But once Raw was over the selections kept on coming, with WWE confirming a number of picks for both brands via Raw Talk. Raw chose Liv Morgan, The Miz, The Hurt Business, Tegan Nox, Mia Yim, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode Veer and Jaxson Ryker. SmackDown then chose Jinder Mahal, Shotzi, Shanky and Natalya....

Scott Cawthon just revealed a new release window for Five Night’s At Freddy’s Security Breach. The PS5 title will now arrive in late 2021 according to the creator of the series. He talked about the challenges of the last year and change on Reddit. Many people thought the fans would be getting their latest dose of FNAF at the end of 2020, but that was never to be. Things are almost always fluid with Cawthon as he noticeably tweaks these titles even after they release....

Famous video game developer Hideo Kojima is seemingly a fairly big fan of the inclusion of photo modes in video games as the Death Stranding creator recently took to Twitter to more or less defend the inclusion of photo modes in various titles. Notably, Death Stranding and the upcoming Death Stranding Director’s Cut, which is set to release for the PlayStation 5 on September 24th, include photo modes. According to Kojima, in-game photo modes can actually help folks improve their ability to take photos out in the real world....