The Boys Spin-Off In Development: Let’s All Go To Superhero College – Report

Vought International is continuing its domination over Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. The second season of the comic book adaptation The Boys is currently airing weekly on Prime, while the series has already been renewed for a third season. What’s more, The Boys even has its own aftershow. Now, the universe of the show is looking to expand even further.

According to a report from Variety, a spin-off of The Boys is in development. It’s set at a college for young supes, which is run by the ominous Vought International–the evil corporation that controls The Seven. A description of the potential spin-off from Variety calls it “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games–with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys.”

It essentially sounds like a dirty version of the antics at the Xavier school, as young supes learn to control their powers in a way only The Boys could portray.

The pilot is being written by The Boys writer and executive producer Craig Rosenberg, who would also serve as showrunner. The Boys’ executive producers Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver will also serve as executive producers, alongside Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty.

There’s no telling when fans of The Boys would actually see this series, should it move beyond development. Still, this makes it clear that Amazon sees plenty of stories left to tell when it comes to The Boys.

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The Boys: Amazon Developing Spinoff Set at a Superhero College

Amazon is developing a spinoff TV series based on its hit show The Boys that’s described as “part college show, part Hunger Games.”

Given the massively successful of The Boys Season 2, Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television are fast-tracking a new series.

According to Variety, the spinoff is “is set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (or “supes”) that is run by Vought International.”

As the trade puts it:

“It is described as an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire and raunch of ‘The Boys.”

The Boys’ Craig Rosenberg will script the pilot and also serve as the spinoff’s showrunner and executive producer.

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The spinoff’s behind-the-scenes personnel will include other veterans of The Boys as executive producers, including series creator Eric Kripke as well as Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, and Pavun Shetty.

The second season finale of The Boys will debut October 9.

For more on the show, check out our The Boys Season 2, Episode 5 review, our explainer on Liberty, and find out why we never see Black Noir’s face.

Snyder Cut: Henry Cavill Isn’t Shooting More Superman Footage After All

Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League, formerly known as the Snyder Cut, now called Justice League: The Director’s Cut, has been a point of speculation for fans for years. And now that it is heading towards an official release as a four-part mini series on HBO Max in 2021, the air of mystery around the production has only become more intense.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Snyder planned on shooting additional footage with key cast members in early October. The call sheet notably included Ray Fisher, who is currently embroiled in a public controversy with Warner Bros. over the handling of the original production, specifically the alleged abusive and unprofessional treatment of director Joss Whedon who was called in to finish the film. Along with Fisher were Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Ben Affleck.

Now, however, it would seem Cavill is not intending to shoot more footage for the new cut after all. In an interview with Collider, Cavill said that he is “not shooting anything additional.” And that his part in the film is “all stuff that has already been done.”

Cavill went on to explain: “Obviously I don’t know how things are going to evolve and change and adapt depending on now a different length of movie and whatever may happen in post-production. Whatever lessons may be learned from what is it four years since Justice League came out? Four years’ worth of fan reaction. For me…I’m now just watching the party.”

Justice League: The Director’s Cut is scheduled to air on HBO Max some time in 2021.

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NBA 2K21 Review – Ball Another Day

With NBA 2K21, you just know what you’re getting into–a basketball simulation with the presentation chops, star power, and gameplay mechanics to embody the sport on a professional and cultural level. You know you’ll build a custom player to go through a story that leads into a full career and take to the streets and rec center for pick up games. You know you can play a management sim through MyGM or build a playable fantasy team through card packs in MyTeam. And you also know all too well about the scheme of VC that looms over it all, which remains one of the prominent offenders of intrusive microtransactions.

At this point, NBA 2K21 suggests that the franchise is out of surprises. It comes with a robust suite of modes, but despite minor remixing year after year, the annual releases are starting to blend together (if they haven’t already). Mechanics get minor tweaks or additions, but largely remain untouched. So, for those embedded in the 2K cycle, you know what the deal is, but because this year’s game changes things mostly on a surface level, it’s hard to be excited about yet another entry.

Your player in MyCareer starts in high school, goes through college for a short time, then gets drafted.
Your player in MyCareer starts in high school, goes through college for a short time, then gets drafted.

Don’t get me wrong, as a lifelong basketball fan who embraced the culture as a wee lad and cherishes street ball memories from back home, I’m still a bit in awe of how well the sport has translated into video game form (I said as much in my NBA 2K19 review). And that doesn’t just come from the player likenesses, character creation tools, or the broadcast-style presentation; it’s a matter of the core gameplay, too.

Dribble moves with the right stick offer nearly full control of ball handling. It can feel a bit cluttered having so many actions mapped to slightly different motions on just one stick, as errant inputs can sometimes have you pull a pump-fake instead of the crossover you intended. But if you can master a few key moves, you’ll be at an advantage for opportunities to drive to the basket or mitigate shot contesting. The same goes for making the right moves in the post-game to either get under defenders or get positioning over them. All of these have been staples of NBA 2K for quite some time.

The big new addition in terms of offense is the optional Pro Stick shooting. Prior to 2K21, shooting would either be done by holding down Square, X, or the right stick and timing your release at the height of your jump, indicated by a shot meter overhead. With Pro Stick shooting enabled, you hold the right stick down without having to worry about release timing and instead focus on accurate stick alignment according to the shot meter before your player releases the shot. While it’s much easier to just use square or X for scoring in the paint, Pro Stick is a viable new alternative for jump shots, especially in situations when lag or latency can throw off traditional-style release timing.

Solid moment-to-moment basketball is still a highlight of NBA 2K21.
Solid moment-to-moment basketball is still a highlight of NBA 2K21.

There aren’t really any standout changes on the defensive side of the ball. Of course, you still need to stay locked in to track your matchup’s movements, know when to press up, move laterally, contest shots, and fight over screens. But the sluggish nature of off-the-ball movement can still be a tiresome thing to struggle with when controls don’t respond the way you intended or you simply run in place, stuck on teammates, and subsequently get punished for a defensive breakdown.

Every action in NBA 2K21 is deliberate and at higher levels of play, the game requires your full attention to succeed. By virtue of this, playing through actual matches–whether it be in MyCareer avenues or through full-team control in the various other modes–can be taxing, but extremely rewarding when you come away with that W.

The most rewarding aspect of NBA 2K is in the MyCareer path, and the same holds true for this year’s game. You create a player, spec them out for a position, and build them further by specializing in certain basketball skills and stats. For example, I built my guy to be a point guard who can thread the needle when dishing assists, but one who can also easily finish with driving layups or mid-range jumpers.

You're not my dad, Jesse Williams!

Once you’ve settled on your template and stat potentials, you go through a new yet familiar story of being a young, upcoming player leading into the NBA draft. Notable actors like Michael K. Williams, Djimon Hounsou, and Jesse Williams play roles in your cinematic-style story and deliver strong performances. But while some dramatic or pivotal moments draw you in for just a beat, it doesn’t really add up to much or sensibly connect on a narrative front. There’s a cheesy romantic subplot, petty player drama, a thread about your dad who apparently passed away but shows up in flashbacks (he’s played by Jesse Williams and doesn’t look a day older than your player, so that was confusing), and a somewhat shady family friend who can become your agent. Really, it’s fancy set-dressing to usher you into the full roster of MyCareer activities.

Like past iterations, the level of depth that goes into building your player remains the strongest hook–this includes working your way into the starting lineup as an NBA player as you play through seasons, gaining endorsements, getting swagged out in new clothes and shoes, and playing in competitive pickup matches online.

Here, NBA 2K21 flexes one of its bigger changes with The Neighborhood, now centered around a Southern California beachfront. It’s a refreshing change of scenery and a much more pleasant backdrop for this hub world where pick-up 3-on-3s and half-court 2-on-2s take place, and various facilities and shops are propped up. The functional purpose remains the same, but if anything, the new layout makes it harder to get to shops and facilities since they’re placed on the streets opposite of the courts, rather than the outskirts surrounding the courts like in previous iterations.

The Rec is great for organized pick up games when matchmaking works its magic.

Matching up for games in The Neighborhood remains the same–it can be a slog, waiting for players to queue up and the game to cycle through all the pre- and post-game animations. I find the The Rec’s 5-on-5 games much more satisfying with proper matchmaking (given that teams are balanced in skill and positions), and you can take this basketball ethos a step further in the organized Pro-Am league. But enjoyment from these competitive outlets relies on the players you get matched with, and also how much your player has progressed in order to keep up.

This is where virtual currency (VC) comes into play, yet again. It’s no surprise that microtransactions litter every corner of NBA 2K21–and for me, I’ve moved on from being outraged to feeling despondent. The game borders on a pay-to-win model, with progression tracks that are paced in ways to nudge you towards paying for VC rather than earning it. Improving your stats still relies on spending VC, and the costs increase exponentially the further you upgrade a certain ability. There are plenty of nice cosmetics to earn, and it’s admittedly a ton of fun dressing up your player in fresh kicks and the flyest Nike and Adidas apparel, but their steep VC costs suck the life out of the experience.

MyTeam Triple Threat matches get a futuristic Tron-like makeover.

VC permeates the MyTeam mode again, too. This mode acts as a fantasy-esque build-your-own-team endeavor where you earn card packs to unlock players among a roster that spans multiple NBA eras. MyTeam can be captivating for long-time basketball fans such as myself who have Allen Iverson teamed up with Anthony Davis and can take this dream team roster into single-player or multiplayer matches. However, the loot-box nature of earning card packs–which can be obtained by slowly earning MT points through new avenues like challenges, seasonal events, and turning in useless cards, or by buying them with VC–makes the reliance on VC unsurprisingly egregious.

MyGM, which puts you in the shoes of a team’s General Manager, is a mode worth mentioning. You call the shots for everything from roster moves, trades, ticket prices, marketing, and personnel decisions in hopes of building a successful franchise. It’s a sports management simulation dream, but changes here are only skin deep. You’ll go through awkwardly written and animated dialogue scenarios to manage relationships within your organization–like how I chatted to RJ Barrett about how he used to play clarinet in order to boost his morale stats, or became the yes-man of head coach Tom Thibodeau to keep him happy. MyGM’s menus are also flooded in a way that makes it difficult to navigate and get a grip of how to spend your limited time and resources through the season. I’ve really enjoyed this mode in the past with its RPG-like sensibilities, but it’s one that needs a serious revamp.

I can run down every other mode of play or feature in NBA 2K21, but I’d really just be going through the laundry list of things we’ve seen in years past–although I do want to point to the continued inclusion of the WNBA. It’s a great feature for current fans and those who want to familiarize themselves with WNBA teams and players. Where this falls short is that the WNBA is relegated to just season play, and the inclusion of female player creation is only featured in the upcoming next-gen versions of the game.

NBA 2K21 shows that the lone basketball sim we have now has largely stagnated. It’s a full package, for sure, but one that demonstrates little-to-no motivation to meaningfully improve upon itself. That doesn’t take away from the strong foundation that makes NBA 2K a fun and rewarding time. However, when you go through the same grind and the same process with only superficial changes, you just get burnt out faster than years prior. If ball is still life, NBA 2K21 is as good a version as any to pick, although even the greatest ballers need a rest.

16 Haunted House Movies To Watch Before Netflix’s Haunting Of Bly Manor

16 Haunted House Movies To Watch Before Netflix’s Haunting Of Bly Manor – GameSpot

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New To HBO Max In October 2020: More Anime, Batman, And Cats

While it’s still really hard to watch HBO Max for some people, as there is not an app for Roku or Amazon Fire TV Sticks yet, there is a lot of binge-worth content coming to the streaming service which debuted earlier this year. Check out everything arriving and leaving HBO Max in October 2020.

On October 8, HBO Max is releasing another anime series to the service, The God of High School. Furthering the streaming service’s partnership with Crunchyroll, the anime series follows Mori Jin, a 17-year old who is invited to compete in a martial arts tournament called The God of High School. The winner gets to have a wish granted by the shady corporation that runs the whole tournament.

Even though DC Universe is going through a tremendous transformation, many more DC superhero films are landing on HBO Max. On October 1, you have a solid list of superhero movies from DC to check out. This includes All-Star Superman, Catwoman, Constantine, Jonah Hex, Man of Steel, Son of Batman, and more.

Remember when everyone saw that trailer for Cats, and we all had a good chuckle about how silly it looked? Well, on October 10, you can watch the movie for yourself when it lands on HBO Max. Will you tell anyone you actually saw it is the real question.

However, not everything currently on HBO Max is staying forever. There are plenty of movies leaving as well. The bulk of the content making its exit from the service happens on October 31, and this includes many Batman animated movies along with a couple Lord of the Rings films.

Below, you’ll find everything coming to HBO Max for the month of October as well as everything leaving.

What’s coming to HBO Max in October 2020?

October 1:

  • A World of Calm, Documentary Series Premiere
  • Akeelah And The Bee, 2006 (HBO)
  • All-Star Superman, 2011
  • American Dynasties: The Kennedys, 2018
  • American Reunion, 2012 (HBO)
  • Analyze That, 2002
  • Analyze This, 1999
  • The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, 2014 (HBO)
  • Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, 1997
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999
  • Ball of Fire, 1941
  • Beavis And Butt-Head Do America, 1996 (HBO)
  • Beef (HBO)
  • Beginners, 2011 (HBO)
  • Best in Show, 2000
  • BLOW, 2001
  • Bombshell, 1933
  • Boogie Nights, 1997
  • Boomerang, 1992
  • The Bush Years: Family. Duty. Power., 2019
  • The Butterfly Effect, 2004
  • Cats & Dogs, 2001
  • Catwoman, 2004
  • Cellular, 2004
  • Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke, 1978
  • The Chronicles Of Riddick, 2004 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
  • City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold, 1994
  • Clean and Sober, 1988
  • The Client, 1994
  • Collateral Beauty, 2016 (HBO)
  • The Color Purple, 1985
  • Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, 2003 (HBO)
  • Constantine, 2005
  • Cradle 2 the Grave, 2003
  • Critters 2, 1988
  • Critters 4, 1992
  • The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957
  • Day Of The Dead, 1985 (HBO)
  • Death Sentence, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO)
  • Deerskin, 2020 (HBO)
  • Dirty Dancing, 1987 (HBO)
  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, 2004 (HBO)
  • Deliverance, 1972
  • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, 1969
  • Dreamcatcher, 2003
  • Edge of Darkness, 2010
  • Empire of the Sun, 1987
  • The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House, 2017
  • Endings, Beginnings, 2020 (HBO)
  • Enter The Dragon, 1973
  • Eraser, 1996
  • Firewall, 2006
  • Frantic, 1988
  • Frequency, 2000 (HBO)
  • Friday, 1995
  • The Friday After Next, 2002
  • Galaxy Quest, 1999
  • The Golden Compass, 2007
  • Gothika, 2003
  • Grudge Match, 2013 (HBO)
  • Hairspray, 1988
  • Hairspray (Musical Remake), 2007
  • Harina (Aka Flour) (HBO)
  • The Haunting, 1999
  • The Hills Have Eyes, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO)
  • The Hills Have Eyes II, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO)
  • Horror of Dracula, 1958
  • The Hunting Ground, 2015
  • I Am Sam, 2002
  • Infamous, 2006
  • The Informer, 1935
  • The Invisible War, 2012
  • Jonah Hex, 2010
  • The Last Kiss, 2006 (HBO)
  • The Last Mimzy, 2007
  • Laws of Attraction, 2004
  • Lethal Weapon, 1987
  • Lethal Weapon 2, 1989
  • Lethal Weapon 3, 1992
  • Lethal Weapon 4, 1998
  • Libeled Lady, 1936
  • Life as We Know It, 2010
  • Little Baby Bum, 2011
  • Little Big League, 1994
  • Madea’s Big Happy Family, 2011
  • Malcolm X, 1992
  • Man of Steel, 2013
  • Marie: A True Story, 1985
  • The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
  • The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
  • The Matrix, 1999
  • Million Dollar Baby, 2004
  • Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, 1944
  • Mister Roberts, 1955
  • Monsters Vs. Aliens, 2009
  • The Mummy, 1959
  • Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935
  • Next Friday, 2000
  • Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, 2020 (HBO)
  • Nothing Sacred, 1937
  • Open Water, 2004 (HBO)
  • Open Water 2: Adrift, 2007 (HBO)
  • Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, 2013
  • The Pelican Brief, 1993
  • A Perfect Murder, 1998
  • The Perfect Storm, 2000
  • The Phantom of the Opera, 2004
  • Presumed Innocent, 1990
  • Race for the White House, Season 1
  • Raised By Wolves, Season 1 Finale
  • Revolutionary Road, 2008 (HBO)
  • Roger & Me, 1989
  • Sands of Iwo Jima, 1950
  • Scanners, 1981 (HBO)
  • Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, 2012
  • Se7en, 1995
  • Semi-Pro, 2008
  • Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, 1985
  • Shame, 2011 (HBO)
  • Sherlock Holmes, 2009
  • Sleight, 2017 (HBO)
  • Son of Batman, 2014
  • South Park: The Pandemic Special
  • Steel, 1997
  • Superman vs. the Elite, 2012
  • Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, 2010
  • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, 2009
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 1991
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, 1993
  • They Were Expendable, 1945
  • A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, 1996
  • The Thin Man, 1934
  • The Thing, 2011 (HBO)
  • A Time to Kill, 1996
  • Tin Cup, 1996
  • TMNT, 2007
  • Training Day, 2001
  • Tricky Dick, 2019
  • Turistas, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO)
  • U.S. Marshals, 1998
  • Us, 2019 (HBO)
  • Vampire in Brooklyn, 1995
  • A Very Brady Sequel, 1996
  • We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World, 2016
  • What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, 2018
  • When Harry Met Sally, 1989
  • Where the Wild Things Are, 2009
  • The Whole Ten Yards, 2004 (HBO)
  • The Wings of Eagles, 1957
  • You’ve Got Mail, 1998

October 2:

  • Lina From Lima (HBO)

October 3:

  • The ABCs of Back to School: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Families, 2020
  • Downhill, 2020 (HBO)

October 6:

  • Siempre, Luis, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

October 7:

  • Wild Card: The Downfall Of A Radio Loudmouth (HBO)

October 8:

  • Charm City Kings, HBO Max Original Film Premiere
  • The Fungies, Season 1B
  • The God of High School (Dubbed)

October 9:

  • Entre Nos Presents: Shayla Rivera: It’S Not Rocket Science (HBO)
  • Room 104, Series Finale (HBO)

October 10:

  • Cats, 2019 (HBO)

October 12:

  • Ghosts, Season 2

October 15:

  • Detention Adventure, Season 2

October 16:

  • La Odisea De Los Giles (Aka Heroic Losers) (HBO)
  • The Perfect Weapon, Documentary Special Premiere (HBO)

October 17:

  • David Byrne’s American Utopia, Special Event Premiere (HBO)

October 18:

  • Lovecraft Country, Season Finale (HBO)
  • The Vow, Docuseries Finale (HBO)

October 20:

  • Smurfs, Season 3

October 21:

  • 537 Votes, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

October 22:

  • Equal, HBO Max Original Docu Series Premiere

October 23:

  • How To With John Wilson, Season 1 Premiere (HBO Original)

October 24:

  • Emma., 2020 (HBO)

October 25:

  • The Undoing, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

October 27:

  • Ghosts, Season 2
  • It: Chapter Two, 2017 (HBO)
  • John Lewis: Good Trouble, 2020
  • The Soul Of America, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

October 28:

  • Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story (HBO)

October 29:

  • Vida Perfecta, Season 1

October 30:

  • Mano De Obra (Aka Workforce) (HBO)

October 31:

  • Black Christmas, 2019 (HBO)

Leaving HBO Max in October

October 8:

  • The Nice Guys, 2016 (HBO)

October 11:

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crime of Grindelwald, 2018 (HBO)

October 20:

  • The Conjuring 2, 2016 (HBO)

October 31:

  • A Cinderella Story, 2004
  • A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, 2011
  • A Very Brady Sequel, 1996
  • Amelie, 2001 (HBO)
  • American History X, 1998
  • Barefoot in the Park, 1967
  • Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000
  • Batman vs. Robin, 2015
  • Batman: Gotham Knight, 2008
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, 2012
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, 2013
  • Beautiful Creatures, 2013
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
  • Blood Diamond, 2006
  • Cop Out, 2010
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love, 2011 (HBO)
  • Dangerous Liaisons, 1988
  • DEVIL, 2010 (HBO)
  • Driving Miss Daisy, 1989
  • El Norte, 1984 (HBO)
  • Green Lantern (2011)
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990
  • Home Alone, 1990 (HBO)
  • House Party, 1990
  • Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011
  • Kung Fu Panda, 2008
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003
  • Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002
  • Ocean’s Eleven, 2001
  • Paul (Extended Version), 2011 (HBO)
  • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, 1987
  • Raising Arizona, 1987 (HBO)
  • Serendipity, 2001
  • Soldier, 1998
  • Spies Like Us, 1985
  • Star Trek, 2009
  • Swing Time, 1936
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1996
  • The First Wives Club, 1996
  • The Others, 2001 (HBO)
  • The Outsiders, 1983
  • The Replacements, 2000
  • This Means War (Extended Version), 2012 (HBO)
  • Three Kings, 1999
  • Top Hat, 1935
  • V for Vendetta, 2006
  • Woodstock (Director’s Cut), 1994
  • Yesterday, 2019 (HBO)

WWE Clash Of Champions 2020: Match Card, PPV Start Time, And Predictions

It’s been a few weeks since WWE had back-to-back pay-per-view weekends. Now, with SummerSlam and Payback firmly in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for Clash of Champions, the one show each year where every championship title must be defended. At least, that’s what we keep hearing on WWE programming, although that certainly hasn’t always been the case.

This year’s Clash of Champions, like most WWE programming right now, will air live from the WWE Thunderdome located inside Orlando, Florida’s Amway Center on Sunday, September 27. If you still haven’t seen the massive set structure the company has built for its weekly Raw and Smackdown episodes, as well as PPVs, it’s time to check it out. The space is filled with video screens, pyro, and fans appearing in the audience via what is reminiscent of a giant Zoom call.

Below you’ll find the start times for Clash of Champions, plus all of the other information you’re going to want, from the final match card and how to watch the show, to come of GameSpot’s predictions.

Start time:

  • 4 PM PT
  • 6 PM C
  • 7 PM ET
  • 12 AM BST (September 28)
  • 9 AM AEST (September 28)

Per usual, there will be a Kickoff Show on the WWE Network one hour prior to the main card of the PPV, which you can watch for free. As of this writing, the Raw Women’s Championship match has been slated to air during the kickoff show.

How to watch:

The best way to watch Clash of Champions is through the WWE Network. Yes, you can order the PPV through your cable or satellite provider, but it’s a bit pricier. The WWE Network costs $10 a month and aside from streaming live events, there is a large back catalog of wrestling shows and original series to check out.

As for the match card, Clash of Champions will see every championship title from Raw and Smackdown be defended. Sorry, NXT fans. That brand isn’t included in this show. Below, you’ll find the full card.

Match card:

  • Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton (Ambulance match for WWE Championship)
  • Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso (Universal Championship)
  • Bayley (c) vs. Nikki Cross (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
  • Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (c) vs. The Riott Squad (Women’s Tag Team Championships)
  • Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Lucha House Party (SmackdownTag Team Championships)
  • Jeff Hardy (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn (Triple threat for Intercontinental Championship)
  • The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade and Angel Garza (Raw Tag Team Championships)
  • Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews (United States Championship)
  • Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega (Raw Women’s Championship) [KICKOFF SHOW]

Given that everyone has strong opinions about professional wrestling, we’re no different. So here’s who we think will win some of the show’s more notable matches.

Predictions:

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso (Universal Championship)

There’s no way Reigns is losing his title already. That said, this will be the first real look at what his heel persona is. Thus far, we’ve yet to see him wrestle a full match. Instead, Reigns has picked his spots, spending as little time in the ring as possible. With this one-on-one match against his own cousin, though, that’s not going to be possible. While it’s practically impossible to imagine Jey Uso being victorious here, this could still serve as a catapult for him to singles stardom, helping to cement himself as a credible threat outside of the tag team division. Still, Roman is going to win.

Bayley (c) vs. Nikki Cross (Smackdown Women’s Championship)

Let’s go for something bold on this one. Niki is going to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship. Yes, that sounds crazy, but stick with us for a moment here. Bayley has made it clear nothing matters to her more than being the top dog in WWE. So, naturally, that’s what Sasha Banks will take aim at. For her, it’s not about gold, it’s going to be able to strike back at the person who betrayed her. So she costs Bayley the title, letting the two of them move into a vicious feud that doesn’t need a belt at the center of it. Meanwhile, Alexa Bliss celebrates with Niki only to go full-on The Fiend stan, taking her out and leaning into the heel version of Alexa Bliss so many fans adored. Please, wrestling gods, make this happen.

Crunchyroll’s Fall 2020 Anime Lineup Announced, Includes Final Attack on Titan Season

Crunchyroll’s fall lineup has been officially announced, featuring a ton of returning favorites and new shows. Chief among the most anticipated shows is the final season of Attack on Titan. In total, Crunchyroll is debuting 25 new or returning series for streaming, a bit of good news for fans who were saddened to see so many anime series delayed due to COVID-19’s impact on the Japanese anime industry.

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Attack on Titan’s final season will be animated by MAPPA, the same studio behind Yuri!!! on Ice. Dorohedoro’s Yuichiro Hayashi will direct, while Mob Psycho 100’s Hiroshi Seko is handling script duties.

Other returning series include Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Black Clover, Case Closed, Digimon Adventure, Fire Force, Haikyuu!! to the Top, One Piece, Major Second, Healin’ Pretty Good Cure, Shadowverse, Golden Kamuy, IDOLiSH7: The Second Beat, Katana Maidens, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime OAD 5, and Genie Family 2020.

Some notable new anime series include:

  • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? season 3.
  • Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: The long-awaited Inuyasha sequel series, following the daughters of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. The series debuts on October 3.

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  • Iwakakeru – Sport Climbing Girls: A sports anime focused on a group of young women competing in the world of rock climbing.

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The Crunchyroll Originals lineup, having experienced some solid success with The God of High School and Tower of God, continues with several new Originals series.

  • Noblesse – Based on the Webtoon series of the same name, Noblesse tells the story of Cadis Etrama di Raizel, a caster who has awakened after 820 years of sleep, and then joins a high school. Expect plenty of battles fueled by superhuman abilities.
  • Onyx Equinox: A young Aztec boy finds himself fighting as humanity’s champion during a battle between gods.
  • Tonikawa: Over the Moon For You: A new married life comedy from the creator of Hayate the Combat Butler.

Crunchyroll’s new simulcast series for the fall include some recognizable creators.

  • Burn the Witch: From Bleach creator Tite Kubo, this three-episode movie series premieres on October 1.
  • Jujutsu Kaisen: Crunchyroll’s hot new Shonen Jump series. The synopsis for this one is a lot to digest, but the long and short of it is a young high school student named Yuki joins an occult research club who accidentally unseals a dangerous talisman, setting off a chain of events in which Yuji becomes the host of a powerful curse and must consume all of the curse’s fingers while attending a magic school. If that doesn’t scream Shonen, I don’t know what does.

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  • D4DJ First Mix: A new series based on the Bushiroad games.
  • With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun: A slice of life anime for those who felt like last year’s My Roommate is a Cat gave too much credit to felines.

Crunchyroll’s announcement adds that the streaming service will be announcing additional anime titles next week.

So what anime series, new or old, are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments.

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Destiny 2 Beyond Light’s Europa Will Have Dynamic Weather And Blinding Storms

The new destination of Europa in Destiny 2‘s Beyond Light expansion is set to be different from any players have encountered in the game so far. The moon of Jupiter is a frozen frontier littered with ruins and secrets, and while you’ll wield some of that icy power in the new Stasis abilities, you’ll still have to contend with what the moon itself throws at you.

Bungie detailed some of what players can expect when they visit Europa in a blog post that discusses a new feature for the area: dynamic weather. Currently, weather in Destiny 2 pretty much exists for aesthetics. There are a few places where you’ll occasionally see things like rain when you enter an area, and the time of day is variable as you load into a public area on the various planets or on the Tower. On Europa, however, weather will be something you contend with–although Bungie says it won’t drastically change gameplay.

Europa is home to intense snowstorms, as Bungie explains, and new systems have been created for the destination to make it feel like a hostile environment. You’ll face those storms as you play, and they’ll arise dynamically while you explore; expect to see clear skies on Europa darken ominously in natural-feeling ways. Those snowstorms will drastically affect the look and feel of Europa, but they’ll go beyond aesthetic touches to cut visibility and make navigation difficult as you struggle to see what’s ahead of you, pick targets, and make out the silhouettes of distant landmarks. As Bungie writes in the post, you might want to bring a thermal scope to cut through the icy gale. You can already find guns with the occasional thermal scope in Destiny 2, but that might be a hint at what to expect from the weaponry you’ll find at the new destination as well.

The post describes how the weather systems allow for dynamic shifts as well as developer control over the weather, so expect to battle storms as well as Fallen enemies as you venture through Europa’s story content. But while snowstorms are going to affect the battles you fight, they won’t have major effects on them–Bungie describes trying gameplay tweaks, like high-force winds that affected grenade trajectories, and found the alterations made fighting on Europa a slog. So you’re not going to get knocked off your sparrow by a big gust of wind, or watch your throwing knife sail off in a different direction when you zip it toward an enemy’s head–but you will have to contend with the snow in your face and filling your vision.

The developer also detailed how it created sound for Europa to match its storms. You can read more about it (and hear what Europa will sound like) in Bungie’s blog post.

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New 4th-Gen Echo and Echo Dots Are Up for Preorder

At Amazon’s hardware event, the online retailer announced new editions of the Echo smart speaker and several updates to the smaller Echo Dot. All of these devices sport new spherical designs and are available for preorder now. They’re slated for release on October 22.

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What’s new in these fourth-generation Echo devices? The spherical design is the most obvious change. Gone is the cylindrical case, replaced by an orb-like design that puts a bigger emphasis on the speaker. Amazon says the new Echo offers clear, rich sound that automatically adapts to where it’s placed in your room. Also, the light ring is now at the base of the device rather than on top.

They have a new built-in speech-recognition module that processes your Alexa requests locally, on the device itself. This means your request doesn’t have to travel the information superhighway before it can be processed. Amazon says this results in quicker response times for your requests. It also has a built-in smart home hub that’s compatible with Zigbee devices.

The new Echo and Echo Dot are available in your choice of three colors: charcoal black, glacier white, and twilight blue. There’s also a new Echo Dot with a built-in LED clock that’s available in white and black.

Finally, Amazon is updating the Echo Dot Kids Edition as well. The new model is available in spherical tiger or panda designs. They’re both pretty adorable. The Echo Dot Kids Edition comes with a year’s subscription to Amazon Kids+, which gets them access to kid-friendly audio books, interactive games, and other voice-related activities. It also includes a two-year warranty, so if your child destroys the Echo Dot, you can send it back for a free replacement.

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