Month: February 2021

There’s not a lot happening in the deal world today, but you can score some good deals on some useful tech items that we don’t normally post. Lenovo is offering some big discounts on the excellent Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic keyboard and the Logitech MX Master 2S mouse. Amazon is hosting a kickstarter-like campaign for a smart cuckoo clock as a reasonable price. Best Buy has an HP OMEN RTX 3070 equipped laptop (that’s not even available at HP direct). And Amazon takes 40% off a Samsung Qi charger and UV sanitizer. These deals and more below.

Deals for February 24

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Hulu has released the official trailer for Season 2 of Solar Opposites, which is set to premiere on the streamer on Friday, March 26, 2021.

IGN can exclusively debut the bonkers new trailer for Solar Opposites’ second season, which you can watch in the video below or at the top of the page:

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Solar Opposites was co-created by Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty) and Mike McMahan (ex-writer’s assistant on Rick & Morty). Here’s how Hulu describes the series:

“Solar Opposites centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding homeworld only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo (Roiland) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) only see the pollution, crass consumerism, and human frailty while Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack) love humans and all their TV, junk food, and fun stuff. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living supercomputer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.”

What did you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments. And for more Solar Opposites, be sure to check out our Season 1 review.

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After a series of teases from the film’s cast, including Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya, Spider-Man director Jon Watts kind of set the record straight and revealed the new Spidey sequel will be titled Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The stars of the film revealed the title in a new video, as the stars discussed the fake titles they received and whether they can be trusted with these Marvel secrets after leaving Watts’ office.

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Just yesterday, the three main stars jokingly each revealed separate names for the film, including Phone Home, Home-Wrecker, and Home Slice. The video above teases out some of the many, many considered names, all involving the word home to follow in the footsteps of Homecoming and Far From Home, before the team settled on No Way Home.

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Spider-Man 3 is scheduled is currently set for a December 17, 2021 release date, and although there have been reports that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield would be returning for this new film, Tom Holland denied those rumors, having said he’s read the whole script and that it would be a big secret to keep from Spider-Man himself.

For more on Spider-Man 3, check out Holland’s comments on how this film will be the “most ambitious standalone superhero movie ever made” and all the details on Doctor Strange’s appearance in the sequel to Far From Home.

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Marvel also revealed this week that the Disney+ series Loki is set for a June release, following after the soon-to-be-wrapped WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will begin airing in March.

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The latest machine from Arcade1Up is now available to preorder. It’s called Midway Legacy Arcade, and it’s set to ship sometime in March or April (see it at GameStop). Designed to look like a classic Mortal Kombat II cabinet, it comes with the first three Mortal Kombat games, as well as nine additional Midway arcade games, including Gauntlet, Rampage, Root Beer Tapper, and more.

Preorder Midway Legacy Arcade Machine

• Get it at GameStop – $399.99
• Get it at Best Buy – $399.99

Preorders are live now at GameStop and Best Buy. The machine comes with a pair of arcade control inputs, a 17-inch LCD screen, a custom riser, and a light-up marquee. It also operates without the need to input coins, which is always nice. In terms of its physical presence, it weighs in at just under 80 pounds and stands 57.8 inches with the custom Mortal Kombat II-themed riser.

Midway Legacy Arcade Game List

• Mortal Kombat
• Mortal Kombat II
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
• Joust
• Defender
• Rampage
• Gauntlet
• Paperboy
• Rootbeer Tapper
• Bubbles
• Toobin
• Wizard of Wor

As for exactly which games are on the machine, you can see the full list above. It has the first three Mortal Kombats, plus a sizable lineup of bonafide arcade classics. All told, you get 12 games to choose from when you sidle up to the cabinet. Come for the fatalities, and stay for a some pleasant city destruction in Rampage or some relaxing newspaper delivery in Paperboy.

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Disney+ has officially revealed the premiere date for Marvel’s upcoming Loki series starring Tom Hiddleston – and it’s been pushed back from May to June 11.

During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Wednesday, Disney+ paneled some of its upcoming series and presented a Q&A with Marvel Studios President and Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige. At the event, the streaming service unveiled the release date for Marvel’s Loki, scheduling the series for a Disney+ premiere on June 11, 2021 — which is slightly later than the May release window that was announced at Disney’s annual Investor Day event last year.

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Loki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Hiddleston is returning as the title character, joined by Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, and Richard E. Grant. Kate Herron is the series’ director, and Michael Waldron is the head writer.

Herron previously revealed that Loki would be going to “an entirely new part of the MCU,” as the mischievous character is expected to pop up at various points throughout human history, influencing historical events. The series is said to tie into the events of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, which is currently penciled in for a release on March 25, 2022.

Very few details are known about Loki’s connection to the MCU movie, but we do know that the Doctor Strange sequel is also going to tie into the events of Spider-Man 3 and WandaVision. Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff will appear alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Steven Strange, and Feige has teased that the Multiverse will be a running theme throughout Phase Four and beyond.

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If you would like to know more about Marvel’s future slate of projects and releases, check out our roundup of the biggest and most noteworthy developments in the MCU, on Disney+, and in comics this year. For more about Loki specifically, watch the first trailer for the MCU series and then have a read through our Time Variance Authority explainer and full trailer breakdown.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Disney+ has officially revealed a May 4 premiere date for Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an all-new animated series from Lucasfilm.

During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Wednesday, Disney+ paneled some of its upcoming series and officially announced the release date for Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The Clone Wars spinoff series will debut on the streaming service on May 4, also known as Star Wars Day, a recurring holiday that celebrates the long-spanning intergalactic franchise.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch as they find their way through a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.

The troopers, formally known as the Clone Force 99 squad, were first introduced in the opening storyline of The Clone Wars: Season 7. Acting as both a sequel and a spinoff to the beloved CG-animated series, The Bad Batch series will pick up shortly after the end of the war, exploring the team’s new existence as mercenaries and their struggle to find a purpose.

The upcoming series is helmed by a number of Star Wars veterans, including executive producers Dave Filoni, Athena Portillo, Brad Rau, and Jennifer Corbett, together with co-executive producer Carrie Beck and producer Josh Rimes. Rau is also credited as the supervising director of the series, while Corbett is head writer. Both previously worked on Star Wars Resistance together.

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The Bad Batch is just the latest Star Wars series to be slotted into the Disney+ schedule, following two seasons of The Mandalorian. Fans can also look forward to a Rogue One prequel series focused on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, an Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor, and a mysterious female-led series from Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland.

For even more from the galaxy far, far away, read our roundup of Star Wars TV shows, video games, comics, and everything else coming out of the franchise this year.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

At today’s Disney+ Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Disney revealed premiere dates and new images for such shows as Loki, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Monsters at Work, and more.

Following Marvel’s The Falcon and Winter Soldier’s debut on Disney+ on March 19, it was revealed that Loki will premiere on June 11, 2021. Taking place after Avengers: Endgame, this series will see the return of Tom Hiddleston as Loki alongside Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which follows the elite and experimental clones of the titular Bad Batch, will see its first episode arrive on Disney + on May 4, 2021.

On March 26, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will make its debut, and will be followed by Big Shot, a new series that stars John Stamos, on April 16, 2021.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will return for its second season on Friday, May 14, and will follow the East High Wildcats as they prepare to perform Beauty and the Beast as their spring musical.

The second season of Zenimation will arrive on June 11 and will provide another mindfulness soundscape experience with scenes from eight decades of Walt Disney Animation Studios films.

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On June 25, The Mysterious Benedict Society will debut on Disney+ and follows a group of orphans who must “foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications while creating a new sort of family along the way.”

July 2 will see the return of everyone’s favorite monsters in Monsters At Work. It stars Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon, but will also feature Billy Crystal’s Mike Wazowski and John Goodman’s James P. “Sulley” Sullivan.”

Turner & Hooch will premiere on July 16, and stars Josh Peck as Scott Turner, who also happens to be the son of Detective Scott Turner from the 1989 film on the same name starring Tom Hanks.

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Lastly, Chip ‘N’ Dale: Park Life will debut on Friday, July 23. This series will combine classic-style cartoon comedy with contemporary storytelling and will contain 36 seven-minute episodes.

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Pokemon Go‘s next season of content kicks off on March 1, and it’ll include new Legendary Pokemon, as well as various events and in-game bonuses. Developer Niantic has now outlined some of the biggest events it has in store for the game throughout March, from the debut of Therian forms to new Bonus Hour events and more.

March 2021 Research Breakthrough Reward: Gible

As usual, Niantic is rolling out a new batch of Field Research tasks and rewards starting March 1. In addition to the standard rewards, the studio is offering a new Research Breakthrough encounter next month. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in March, you’ll earn a chance to catch the Dragon-type Pokemon Gible.

Tornadus, Thundurus, And Landorus Raids

The Legendary Forces of Nature–Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus–are returning to five-star Raids throughout March. The Legendaries will appear in their standard Incarnate forms during the first half of the month, and you’ll have a chance to catch Shiny variants of each. After that, the Forces of Nature will return to Raids in their Therian forms, which up until now have not been available in Pokemon Go. You can see the full March Legendary Raid schedule below:

• March 1-6: Incarnate Forme Landorus
• March 6-11: Incarnate Forme Tornadus
• March 11-16: Incarnate Forme Thundurus
• March 16-30: Therian Forme Thundurus
• March 30-TBA: Therian Forme Tornadus

Pokemon Spotlight Hours

Every Tuesday evening in March, Niantic will spotlight a specific Pokemon and bonus for one hour, from 6-7 PM local time. You can see the full schedule of March’s Spotlight Hours below:

Date	Spotlight Pokemon	Special Bonus
March 2	Krabby	2x transfer Candy
March 9	Drowzee	2x evolution XP
March 16	Voltorb	2x catch Stardust
March 23	Surskit	2x catch XP
March 30	Slugma	2x catch Candy

March Community Day

March’s Community Day is set for Saturday, March 6. The featured Pokemon this month is Fletching. All throughout the event, Fletchling will appear in the wild more frequently than usual, and you’ll have your first opportunity to catch a Shiny Fletchling in the game. On top of that, all players who can evolve Fletchinder (Fletchling’s evolved form) either during the event or up to two hours afterword will get a Talonflame that knows Incinerate.

March Bonus Hours

Niantic is testing out a new type of event in March: Bonus Hours. Similar to Spotlight Hours, these events will take place from 6-7 PM local time on Thursday evenings, and they’ll each make a specific in-game bonus active for one hour. Here’s the schedule of Bonus Hour events:

• March 4 – Team Go Rocket balloons will be appearing more frequently
• March 11 – You’ll earn more Candy when you catch a Pokemon of the same type as your active Mega-Evolved Pokemon
• March 18 – More Mega Raids will be occurring

New Team Go Rocket Special Research

Niantic is rolling out another line of Special Research revolving around Team Go Rocket. Players who complete the research will earn another chance to battle Giovanni, who will have new Shadow Legendary Pokemon in his possession each month. In March, the Team Rocket leader will be using Shadow Articuno, while Shadow Zapdos and Shadow Moltres will be at his command in April and May, respectively.

Those aren’t the only activities happening in Pokemon Go next month. Niantic teases that it will have other events during the month, including a new Incense Day revolving around Psychic and Steel Pokemon, as well as a Weather Week featuring weather-themed Pokemon spawns, avatar items, and more. Additional details about these will be announced at a later date. In the meantime, you can read more about March’s biggest events on the Pokemon Go blog.