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Margot Robbie is set to star in a woman-led Pirates of the Caribbean film from the Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the new film is separate from both the Johnny Depp led film series and the new reboot series already being developed by the Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin.

The Pirates of Caribbean franchise has been incredibly successful, grossing $4.5 billion across the five films. The most recent release, 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales, had the second lowest gross of the series at $795 million, with the only film making less than the original Curse of the Black Pearl.

Hodson recently worked with Robbie on Birds of Prey and has already been tapped to write for the upcoming Flash (which might feature Michael Keaton returning as Batman) and Batgirl movies, after previously writing for the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee. Robbie’s other recent films have been Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and she’e set to appear in the upcoming The Suicide Squad from James Gunn.

GameSpot has officially kicked off Play For All–a celebration of all things gaming. Join us as we bring you the summer’s hottest news, previews, interviews, features, and videos, as well as raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts and Black Lives Matter with the help of our friends from around the gaming world. Check out the Play For All schedule for more.

High-profile Twitch streamer Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV (better known as Dr. Disrespect) has been banned from the livestreaming platform yet again. And this time, it may be permanent, rather than a temporary matter involving a DMCA.

It’s unclear exactly why or how long Dr. Disrespect will be banned. Dr. Disrespect has not said anything publicly about the situation, and searching for his Twitch account pulls no results. Twitch itself has offered no specific explanation for the move, although some have speculated that it could be the result of a DMCA takedown (of which there has been a flurry recent), which may only result in a temporary ban. We’ve reached out to Twitch and will report back with anything it has to share.

The only statement it’s offered is a generic one that states, “As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.”

Dr. Disrespect was banned from the livestreaming platform back in June 2019 for broadcasting from a public restroom at E3. The ban only lasted two weeks and saw a divisive response from the Twitch community.

According to esports reporter Rod Breslau, Dr. Disrepsect’s ban is not related to a DMCA measure, and is in fact a permanent ban, rather than a temporary one.

Zach Bussey, who reports on Twitch happenings, indicated there won’t be a public statement shared by Twitch regarding the ban, but that he too has heard it is permanent.

Another streamer, Shannon Plante (AKA ShannonZKiller), indicated that she’s heard the Dr. Disrepect ban is a permanent one, adding that the cause is “serious.” She offered no further specifics, saying she knows the reason for the ban but that she “cannot say” more. She does state that he is “done, and not just on Twitch.” At the time of this writing, his YouTube channel and Twitter account remain online.

This ban comes not long after Twitch removed several other prominent streamers for alleged sexual abuse and harassment, including IamSp00n, BlessRNG, DreadedCone, and others. Earlier this week, Twitch said it would be issuing permanent suspensions following its investigation into these allegations. The accusations led to a Twitch blackout, with streamers staying off the platform for a day to encourage the streaming service to take action against abusers.

Following on the heels of networks like NBCUniversal and Hulu–which recently pulled old episodes of TV shows 30 Rock and Scrubs where characters wore blackface–TheWrap reports that Netflix has pulled an episode of Community called “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” from its streaming service. The self-contained episode takes place over the course of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign where Ken Jeong’s character, Ben Chang, plays a drow or dark elf.

When Chang shows up to the game wearing skin-covering make-up and a white wig, Yvette Nicole Brown’s character Shirley says, “So we’re just gonna ignore that hate crime, huh?” It’s worth noting that none of the other players are dressed up, and Chang is wearing casual clothes, not drow-appropriate fantasy garb. The scene can still be viewed on the official Community YouTube account.

Sony Pictures Television declined to comment regarding the removal of the episode. There also hasn’t been yet been comment from Hulu, where this episode can still be streamed, or Community’s creator Dan Harmon.

Netflix’s decision to pull the Community episode is one of many attempts by networks and streaming services to satisfy long-standing complaints about the portrayal of offensive stereotypes on their shows. This morning NBCUniversal announced its intention to edit an episode of The Office called “Dwight’s Christmas” to remove a scene involving blackface. The pulling of Scrubs and 30 Rock episodes also happened this week. Earlier this month, HBO Max pulled Gone With the Wind before eventually returning the film to its catalog with an anti-racist disclaimer at the beginning.

This July, if you’re looking for something new to watch on Netflix, there are more movies, TV shows, anime, and original content coming your way. If you missed out on ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary, The Last Dance, you’ll be able to watch that as well on July 19. Check out the full list of July’s releases below.

At the end of the month, on July 31, Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege arrives. The first of a three-part series, six episodes drop that day. The show follows the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons on their home planet of Cybertron. How did these Transformers end up on Earth? This show will tell the tale.

On July 9, Netflix has an anime movie headed your way. Titled Japan Sinks: 2020, Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the classic Japanese disaster novel. The story follows a family trying to survive a natural disaster, as an earthquake destroys the county. Japan Sinks: 2020 is a 10-part series with animation from Science Saru, and every part drops on the same day.

If you’re in the mood for horror, then you’ll probably want to check out Ju-On: Origins, which arrives on July 3. While the Ju-On movie series–which was also remade in the US as The Grudge–has been terrifying audiences for almost two decades, the Netflix version is actually a series. It will follow a paranormal researcher who becomes obsessed with the haunted home that the Ju-On movies are based on, adding a whole new layer to this franchise.

Finally, there’s the Charlize Theron action movie The Old Guard. Based on a comic book of the same name, the film follows a group of immortal mercenaries who defeat evil in the world. Now, someone is targeting them, trying to figure out a way to take their powers from them in order to monetize these amazing abilities.

Below, you’ll find all of the releases for Netflix this July, as well as what’s leaving the service that month. Make sure to check back later in June for when the full July release list is revealed. For more upcoming streaming info, make sure to check out what’s coming to Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, Shudder, and Disney+ for July.

Coming to Netflix in July

July 1

• Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Deadwind: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Say I Do — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Under the Riccione Sun — NETFLIX FILM
• Unsolved Mysteries — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• #Anne Frank – Parallel Stories
• A Bridge Too Far
• A Thousand Words
• A Touch of Green: Season 1
• A Walk to Remember
• Abby Hatcher: Season 1
• Airplane!
• Ali
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Charlotte’s Web
• Clash of the Titans (1981)
• Cleo & Cuquin: Season 2
• Cloud Atlas
• David Foster: Off the Record
• Definitely, Maybe
• Delta Farce
• Donnie Brasco
• Double Jeopardy
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Frida
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
• Killing Hasselhoff
• Kingdom: Season 1-3
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Mean Streets
• Million Dollar Baby
• Paranormal Activity
• Patriots Day
• Poltergeist
• Quest for Camelot
• Red Riding Hood (2011)
• Schindler’s List
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Sleepy Hollow
• Spaceballs
• Splice
• Stand and Deliver
• Stardust
• Starsky & Hutch
• Sucker Punch
• Swordfish
• The Art of War
• The Devil’s Advocate
• The F**k-It List
• The Firm
• The Karate Kid
• The Karate Kid Part II
• The Karate Kid Part III
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
• The Town
• The Witches
• This Christmas
• Total Recall (1990)
• Trotro
• Winchester

July 2

• Thiago Ventura: POKAS — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
• Warrior Nun — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

July 3

• The Baby-Sitters Club — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Cable Girls: Final Season: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Desperados — NETFLIX FILM
• JU-ON: Origins — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Southern Survival — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

July 5

July 6

• A Kid from Coney Island

July 7

• Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax

July 8

• The Long Dumb Road
• Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Stateless — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Was It Love? — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 1

July 9

• Japan Sinks: 2020 — NETFLIX ANIME
• The Protector: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

July 10

• The Claudia Kishi Club — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Down to Earth with Zac Efron — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Hello Ninja: Season 3 — NETFLIX FAMILY
• O Crush Perfeito (Dating Around: Brazil) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Old Guard — NETFLIX FILM
• The Twelve — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

July 14

• The Business of Drugs — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• On est ensemble (We Are One) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL

July 15

• Dark Desire — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Gli Infedeli (The Players) — NETFLIX FILM
• Skin Decision: Before and After — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Sunny Bunnies: Season 1-2

July 16

• Fatal Affair — NETFLIX FILM
• Indian Matchmaking — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• MILF — NETFLIX FILM
• Pride & Prejudice (2005)

July 17

• Boca a Boca (Kissing Game) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Cursed — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Funan

July 18

• Gigantosaurus: Season 1
• The Notebook

July 19

• The Last Dance

July 20

• Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love — NETFLIX FAMILY
• On the heels of the Fall Ball, Ashley continues her California adventure — and explores the thrills and spills of teen romance.

July 21

• How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast): Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Ip Man 4: The Finale
• Jack Whitehall: I’m Only Joking — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
• Street Food: Latin America — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

July 22

• 61
• Fear City: New York vs The Mafia — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Love on the Spectrum — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Norsemen: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Signs — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Spotlight

July 23

• The Larva Island Movie — NETFLIX FAMILY

July 24

• ¡A cantar! (Sing On! Spain) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Animal Crackers — NETFLIX FILM
• Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing — NETFLIX FAMILY
• In the Dark: Season 2
• The Kissing Booth 2 — NETFLIX FILM
• Ofrenda a la tormenta — NETFLIX FILM

July 26

• Banana Split
• Shameless (U.S.): Shameless: Season 10

July 28

• Jeopardy!: Collection 6
• Last Chance U: Laney — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

July 29

• The Hater — NETFLIX FILM
• Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

July 30

• Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
• Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy — NETFLIX ANIME

July 31

• Get Even — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Latte and the Magic Waterstone — NETFLIX FAMILY
• Seriously Single — NETFLIX FILM
• The Speed Cubers — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Vis a vis: El Oasis (Locked Up) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Leaving Netflix in July

July 4

• Blue Valentine

July 5

• The Fosters: Season 1-5
• The Iron Lady

July 8

• Solo: A Star Wars Story

July 9

• 47 Metres Down

July 11

• A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
• The Adderall Diaries
• Enemy
• Ginger & Rosa
• Locke
• The Spectacular Now
• Under the Skin

July 12

• Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

July 15

• Forks Over Knives

July 18

• A Most Violent Year
• Laggies
• Life After Beth
• Obvious Child
• Room
• Tusk

July 21

• Bolt
• Inglourious Basterds

July 25

• Dark Places
• Ex Machina
• Mississippi Grind

July 26

• Country Strong

July 28

• Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Her

July 29

• The Incredibles 2

July 31

• Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Part II
• Back to the Future Part III
• Can’t Hardly Wait
• Casper
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Chernobyl Diaries
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Freedom Writers
• Godzilla
• Guess Who
• Hancock
• Hitch
• Jarhead
• Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
• Jarhead 3: The Siege
• Open Season
• QB1: Beyond the Lights: Season 1
• Resident Evil: Extinction
• Romeo Must Die
• Salt
• Scary Movie 2
• Searching for Sugar Man
• Sex and the City 2
• Stuart Little
• The Edge of Seventeen
• The Interview
• The Pianist
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• Twister
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Following the wave of recent accusations of sexual abuse against popular Twitch streamers last weekend, the livestreaming platform has begun banning some of these accounts.

According to a Kotaku report and corroborated by Twitter account StreamerBans, several prominent streamers–including IamSp00n, Wolv21, BlessRNG, DreadedCone, and WarwitchTV–have been banned this week. Each one of these streamers has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment, ranging from sending sexually explicit messages to known minors to physically taking advantage of women at gaming conventions. [Update: In what appears to be an unrelated action, Twitch has seemingly banned DrDisrepect.]

The bans come not long after Twitch issued a statement about plans to thoroughly investigate each allegation. “We are reviewing each case that has come to light as quickly as possible while ensuring appropriate due diligence as we assess these serious allegations,” the statement read. “We’ve prioritized the most severe cases and will begin issuing permanent suspensions in line with our findings immediately.”

Twitch also said it remains committed to making the platform a safe environment for communities to congregate. “We’re also committed to continuing our efforts to make Twitch a safer environment with more tools to combat harassment and hate,” the statement said. “We have work underway including a review of our Hateful Conduct and Harassment policies, enhanced offensive username detection, improvements to AutoMod and our Banned Words list, and other projects focused on reducing harassment and hateful conduct.”

The games industry is continuing to see an ongoing #metoo movement. Several high-profile figures, such as former Assassin’s Creed Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail and former Dying Light 2 writer Chris Avellone, have had multiple allegations levied against them. In both situations, the accused individual is no longer associated with the project or projects they were working on. Avellone has also had his contributions removed from the upcoming RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.

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Given the year is now 2020, you likely don’t expect to see a lot of new games coming for Wii or Wii U, save for perhaps the obligatory ports of the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Just Dance series. However, in news that will have you checking to make sure it’s not April 1, a new, non-Just Dance game is on the way for the two Nintendo consoles that preceded the Switch, and it’s releasing quite soon.

The game is Shakedown: Hawaii, a retro-style open-world action game in the vein of the early Grand Theft Auto entries. It originally released on a number of platforms last year–notably including PlayStation Vita–but is now coming to Wii and Wii U seemingly due to a random impulse on the part of the developer.

“Like most of my ports, Shakedown: Hawaii on Wii began one Friday night on a whim of curiosity,” wrote developer Vblank. “Perhaps a jolt of Wii nostalgia rushed through me that evening, but I suddenly wondered… how long would it actually take to port? How would it feel to play with a Wii Remote? How would it look in 4:3? Would it hit 60 FPS right off the bat, or need optimization? I had many questions, but as soon as I held that Wii Remote and started playing, I knew I wanted to take it to the finish line.”

However, while Vblank says that many ports for discontinued platforms get started, they don’t necessarily end up seeing the light of day. In this case, however, they will: The Wii version launches on July 9, with the Wii U version (and a Steam port of the existing PC version) set for sometime in August.

The Wii edition is limited to 3,000 copies and will be sold for $30. Unfortunately, those in North America won’t be able to play it, at least easily–despite working with Nintendo of America, given the age of the platform, a disc-based release couldn’t be worked out. (Wii discs aren’t region free, so importing would require you to have a PAL region system to play it on.) However, Nintendo of Europe was able to make this a reality, and those 3,000 copies will go on sale at 6 PM BST on July 9.

A digital Wii release also couldn’t happen given the Wii Shop has been shut down (and thus robbing us of the pleasure of one last Update Day.) That’s where the Wii U version comes in–this release will be available even in North America. A precise release date has not yet been announced.

In terms of what to expect, this is the full version of Shakedown: Hawaii that’s available on other platforms, even including post-launch updates. But there are some new features, with the game offering support for the 4:3 aspect ratio. On Wii, you can play with the Wii Remote (with shake support), Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, or GameCube controller. The Wii U version supports the GamePad, Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Classic Controller, and Classic Controller Pro, with the ability to play entirely on the GamePad with touch controls, if you so choose.

Work has also been done to ensure the disc-based nature of these versions didn’t result in new load times. “I took special care to ensure it parallels the experience of the more powerful platforms, and further optimized it to fit entirely into the Wii system memory,” Vblank said. “This means that you won’t experience any disc load times during gameplay. Once the game boots, you’re in!”

Now Playing: Shakedown: Hawaii – Nintendo Switch Trailer

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