Amazon Alexa now features voices of Shaquille O’Neal, Melissa McCarthy

New World has been delayed until September, following feedback from the recent closed beta.Amazon Games has announced today that its upcoming MMO New World has been pushed back until next month.“We want New World’s launch to be a smooth and fun experience for all players, and that means making some improvements based on what you’ve encountered in the Closed Beta,” said the New World team via Twitter.

Suits reunion (Markle's down but not right now). In between their banter, we also get a pretty good look at Markle's home office.

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Meghan Markle enlisted the help of Melissa McCarthy to announce the launch of her new initiative in celebration of the royal's 40th birthday. They unveiled the 40x40 campaign on Archewell's website Wednesday.  "What would happen if we all committed 40 minutes to helping someone else or to mentoring someone in need? And then what would happen if we asked our friends to do the same?" the Duchess of Sussex penned in her mission statement.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is turning 40 years old today!

Adam Benzine Guest ContributorTony Hawk, the skateboarding superstar whose name has become virtually synonymous with the now-Olympic sport, will be the subject of a major forthcoming feature documentary, Variety can reveal.The as-yet-untitled film will focus on the life and career of the 53-year-old ‘Birdman,’ and is being directed by filmmaker-photographer Sam Jones (“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” “Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued”).“We have already shot everything for it, it’s

The Voice” is hitting a high note.Ariana Grande brought out the lions, eagles and bears in a new promo for Season 21 of the reality singing competition. NBC has released the trailer for the upcoming season featuring Grande, 28, who is the latest addition to the series’ panel of celebrity judges.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterMove over, LeBron — retired basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal is also venturing into the filmed animation space.O’Neal will make his debut as a co-screenwriter and producer on the short “Headnoise,” mounted through his company Jersey Legends Productions.The film examines the internal and external pressure to succeed, as told through childhood friends Rashaun and Damon, two talented basketball players from the same inner-city neighborhood.

The retreat these nine strangers signed up for is not as it should be in Hulu’s new trailer for “Nine Perfect Strangers”.

Are we seeing a new age —ha, sorry — of lampooning, sending up, or skewering of wellness? HBO recently had the Hawaiian vacation resort series “The White Lotus,” and now Hulu has “Nine Perfect Strangers,” a starry ensemble piece about strangers who meet and connect during a wellness resort trip. The mama guru of new-age wellness in the series? It’s Nicole Kidman to kick off what is some major acting firepower.

New Zealand pop royalty Lorde is back with a new single called "Stoned at the Nail Salon," another track from her upcoming album Solar Power. Unlike the jaunty, sun-stroked vibe of the album's title track, "Stoned" finds Lorde in a more ambivalent mood, though an overriding sense of bliss pervades thanks to the golden electric guitar dancing across the stripped-down song.

Lorde is opening up about her new music.

Lorde has released a new track called ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon’ – you can listen to it below.Arriving today (July 21), the delicate acoustic number serves as the second preview of the New Zealand pop star’s upcoming third album, ‘Solar Power’.

Like many companies these days, Amazon has noticed that gaming is big business and started its own cloud gaming platform in the form of Amazon Luna. However, Amazon has also been making its own games for a while, with the latest, and biggest, set to be released in August this year, called ‘New World’.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAmazon Studios has unveiled a new high-concept Italian original movie featuring pop star Laura Pausini, who recently collaborated with Diane Warren to perform the Oscar-nominated theme song “Io Sì” (Seen) for Sophia Loren-starrer “The Life Ahead.” The still untitled film, which has begun shooting, is being helmed by Ivan Cotroneo, who is among Italy’s most innovative writer-directors, known for several hit RAI TV series such as “Crazy About Love,” which

Lorde has teased the second single from her forthcoming album ‘Solar Power’, with ‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’ set to arrive tomorrow (July 21).The New Zealand singer-songwriter confirmed the new song’s imminent arrival with a bright yellow graphic on her website with its title and date.‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’ will follow on from the album’s title track, which was released back in June.

Amazon‘s New World has confirmed that they “do not want this to be a pay-to-win experience.”READ MORE: New World preview: great combat marks a hot prospect for the futureIn May, Studio Director Rich Lawrence had to take to Twitter to dispel rumours about in-game microtransactions following a leak during the alpha testing of Amazon’s new MMORPG New World.An update introduced a storefront that offered “special cosmetic items for players and their in-game homes” and, according to the notes, “may

While we have yet to get the full lineups for Venice and TIFF, we are starting to see how some of the later fall festivals are going to fare, in terms of features. And even though the San Sebastian Film Festival begins after both Venice and TIFF, the Spanish event is already shaping up to be a strong festival, as we are getting a small sampling of the lineup that will debut in mid-September.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon is packing two more celebrities into its Alexa digital assistant.Starting today, you can have Alexa speak in the voices of Shaquille O’Neal or Melissa McCarthy, replacing Alexa’s default female voice.