Shenmue: The Animation, Adult Swim’s co-production Shenmue anime with Crunchyroll, has been canceled. Season 2 was reportedly already in the works before the cancellation, and the news was shared Wednesday via Twitter by Jason DeMarco, the senior vice president of action and anime programming for Warner Discovery.

The anime adapting the cult classic Sega game was first announced back in September 2020, and then aired in February this year. Season 1 has already been removed from Adult Swim and other streaming sites but as of this writing will continue to be available on Crunchyroll. It’s being speculated that the show unceremoniously got the ax as part of a wider purge by Warner Discovery of its properties following its merger earlier this year. You can read DeM…

The rumored new Netflix movie Home Team, which hails from Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company, has cast one of its leads. Kevin James, a frequent collaborator with Sandler, is apparently going to play New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton in the upcoming football movie.

This news comes from noted NFL insider Peter King. He revealed that the story of Home Team begins in 2012, which was when Payton was suspended for a year due to his involvement in his team’s plan to purposefully injure other players as part of what was called “bountygate.”

During his time away from the NFL, Payton coached his son’s team of sixth graders, and this same story will be featured in the movie. According to King, Payton is involved with the movie, too. He recently read the script and…

Earlier this month, a report emerged that Microsoft was forming a new committee within Activision to guide the future of the Call of Duty franchise. Now, that future may be coming into focus as a new report suggests that Sledgehammer Games will be taking the lead on Call of Duty’s 2027 release.

TheGhostOfHope–a Call of Duty leaker who has accurately reported on previous developments in the franchise–is reporting that Sledgehammer Games’ next Call of Duty game will follow Infinity Ward’s 2026 title, “which is presumably [Modern Warfare 4].” Hope also stated that Sledgehammer Games’ COD is possibly Advanced Warfare 2 or “something new.”

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When actor Sean Bean shows up in a movie, it’s understood that his character is probably going to die. In a new interview with ScreenRant, Bean discussed this phenomenon and revealed which on-screen death is his favorite from over the years.

Bean played Boromir in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series, and his character had a very memorable death scene in The Fellowship of the Ring. He was tempted by the power of the One ring, but he ultimately did the right thing and sacrificed himself to save the hobbits. This was Bean’s favorite on-screen death in his decades of acting.

“I suppose the best death was Boromir in Lord of the Rings, that was a very epic kind of death, it was very emotional, very moving, and Peter Jackson allowed me enough time to die and milk it, and g…

A sequel to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice doesn’t seem likely, but at least you can make your own follow-up to the brilliant From Software action game with a pair of cute Nendoroid figures. Available to preorder now at Amazon, these two figures of Wolf ($46) and Genichiro Ashina ($52) will begin shipping out May 2025.

• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Wolf Nendoroid — $46 | May 14, 2025
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Genichiro Ashina Nendoroid — $52 | May 14, 2025

The hero of Sekiro, Wolf has been given a cute makeover for this semi-poseable collectible figure. He still has his signature scar, tattered clothing, and flowing scarf, and you can switch face-plates between a default expression and a more serious glaring one. For the optional parts, you’re getting the katana …

The recent launch of Apex Legends Mobile Season 2.5: Hyperbeat has brought more in-game events to Respawn’s popular mobile shooter than ever before. The vast majority of these events reward participating players with a variety of free prizes, from in-game currency to cosmetic items you won’t find in the Hyperbeat Battle Pass.

This week added three more in-game events to Apex Legends Mobile: a new Player Feedback event, this week’s iteration of Pro Mode, and the Seven Day Sweep event. Keep reading for a closer look at each of these events, along with a detailed guide of how to get your hands on all the free loot each event has to offer.

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The first season of Diablo 4, Season of the Malignant, goes live on July 20. You’ll be progressing through this content with a brand-new character, but there are still some things retained from the base game that you’ve already played for countless hours. There are some steps to take to prepare, as well, to ensure you’re fully ready for when the content goes live. Here are the things you should do to prepare for Diablo 4’s Season of the Malignant.

Top 7 tips to prepare for Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant

Diablo 4’s Season of the Malignant promises additional content, including new legendaries and uniques, as well as a battle pass with several cosmetics. You’ll also experience the season’s activities involving a new quest line, and battle Malignant Monsters to claim their …

The Nintendo GameCube was not Nintendo’s most successful console, but it remains beloved by many, and it just celebrated its 20th anniversary. VGC ran a wide-ranging retrospective on the console, and the full thing is worth a read, but there are some notable standout sections. One of these involves the different colors that Nintendo considered before settling on purple.

As it turns out, one of the colors presented to Nintendo higher-ups was “poopy” brown. Former marketing boss Perrin Kaplan told the site about a meeting in early 2001 when this was being discussed.

“We were called in to rate which colors we liked,” Kaplan said. “There must have been 30 GameCube box samples in there and the colours ranged from ‘poopy’ brown to crazy and striking prime colors. I remember some w…

A “very successful console [maker that] does not have Game Pass” charges indie devs $25,000 USD to get discounts and feature spots on the platform, according to Neon Doctrine co-founder Iain Garner.

Garner took to Twitter to air out his frustrations with “Platform X.” Garner never identified the console maker but clarified that Game Pass doesn’t exist on the manufacturer’s platform, ruling out PC and Xbox consoles. Speculation has suggested the platform holder in question is Sony, and a subsequent tweet from Whitehorn Games CEO Matthew White laments the troubles his studio has encountered on this same platform. While not outright using Sony’s name, White strongly suggests it’s the PlayStation maker being referred to. White also notes that he used to work at “Platform X”; his Linke…