Disney Will Test the Limits of ‘Franchise Fatigue’ in 2021 and 2022

An anonymous reader shares a report: In November 2019, just a few days after Disney+ launched, Netflix (NFLX) content chief (now co-CEO) Ted Sarandos, speaking at a Paley Center for Media event, said that Disney (DIS) is “bound by” its content universes, a reference mostly to Marvel and Star Wars. He continued: “I do think the risk of being bound in…

Ask Slashdot: What Will the 2020s Bring Us?

dryriver writes: The 2010s were not necessarily the greatest decade to live through. AAA computer games were not only DRM’d and internet tethered to death but became increasingly formulaic and pay-to-win driven, and poor quality console ports pissed off PC gamers. Forced software subscriptions for major software products you could previously buy became a thing. Personal privacy went out the window…

‘Doom’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary By Re-Releasing Three Classic Games

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Doom, there’s now mobile versions in the Google Play Store, reports Android Police, “and since this is a 25th-anniversary release, it includes the fourth expansion Thy Flesh Consumed. It’s the complete package folks, and it’s finally available on Android as an official release.” And in addition, three Doom re-releases are now available for the Nintendo…

Billie Ellish, the neo-goth, chart-topping 17-year-old pop star, explained

Source: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/18/18412282/who-is-billie-eilish-explained-coachella-2019…