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Source: The Verge Amy Reinhard, Netflix’s president of advertising, said the streaming service has “the most engaged audience anywhere,” with subscribers on its ad-supported tier spending an average of 41 hours per month on the service. The new ad formats are part of Netflix’s in-house advertising platform, which is now live in the US after…
Source: The Verge Nintendo’s Switch 2 specs page is light on details. However, Digital Foundry has shared what it says are “rock solid” specifications for the upcoming console in an article and a video, offering new information about its processor and a testing tool for developers for GameChat. On its specs page, Nintendo only describes…
Source: The Verge Max, formerly HBO Max, is now HBO Max again. Warner Bros. Discovery announced the change today, rolling back one of the clumsiest rebrands in history from a streaming service that’s had more than its share of clumsy ideas. Right from the start, it seemed like everyone outside of Warner Bros. Discovery knew…
Source: The Verge Another glimpse at James Gunn’s Superman just dropped — and this time things aren’t looking so great for the hero. While previous looks at the movie had a more inspirational tone, the latest has the Man of Steel defending his heroic actions in an interview with Lois Lane. There’s clearly going to…
Source: The Verge Square Enix has announced that it is cancelling the mobile spinoff Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link. In a statement on the game’s website, Square Enix apologized to fans who were anticipating the game. The announcement also mentioned that Square was still hard at work on Kingdom Hearts IV perhaps to allay fears that this…
Source: The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery is changing the name of its streaming service back to HBO Max. During its Upfront event on Wednesday, the company announced that it will rebrand Max this summer, a change HBO head Casey Bloys said “better represents” its offering. The company said in a press release that “returning the…
Source: The Verge Finnish studio Remedy is best known for its single-player action games, like the survival horror of Alan Wake and the supernatural thriller Control. With FBC: Firebreak, the developer is going in a different direction. It’s the studio’s first multiplayer release: a three-player co-op shooter set in the universe of Control. But while…
Source: The Verge As promised, Marvel just released the first proper trailer for its upcoming Ironheart series on Disney Plus. Ironheart takes place after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and follows Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) as a genius inventor with a badass mech suit (she also made her first appearance in Wakanda Forever)….
Source: The Verge Sony just announced its financial forecast for the next year, and it’s expecting to be impacted by tariffs to the tune of 100 billion yen (about $680 million). To compensate, the company says it’s considering options including moving manufacturing to the US and increasing prices for consumers. Speaking to investors during the…
Source: The Verge Universal appears to have confirmed that the next Mario film will be titled Super Mario World. The title was included in a press release about upcoming movies, but apparently by mistake, since it was removed shortly after publication. The title first appeared in a press release about NBCUniversal’s upcoming content slate, listed…
