Candy Crush Saga among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame

“LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga” video game was just released.At first, we thought “well, why can’t you play LEGOs?” and “well, why can’t you just watch the movie?” But, with this new stunning debut, you can bag it all in one bundle.It’s already out of stock at a few retailers — thanks to fans flooding Twitter with rave reviews — but the title is available Amazon, as well as Best Buy, GameStop, Target and XBOX.The golden question — what’s the hype? Notably, the ability to “fly, fly away” across galactic graphics at many of the saga’s legendary locations is unmatched.Dubbed “the ultimate LEGO Star Wars experience,” it’s a wonderful gift for upcoming birthdays or a “just because” add-to-cart if you’re a mega-fan (for LEGOs, Star Wars or both).What’s more, you can play as iconic heroes and villains, choosing from hundreds of playable characters throughout every era of the saga (yes, Luke Skywalker and BB-8 are included).From the desert of Geonosis to the swamps of Dagobah, you’ll be led to the Dark Side of the Force with this game. That said, come to the dark side (aka, buy this game).

Christina Haack and realtor, Josh Hall, are officially married. The star and Hall’s marriage news comes less than a year after they were first spotted holding hands back in July 2021.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorConsider this a PSA: The owner of the verified Twitter @willsmith account is not the disgraced actor Will Smith who just resigned from the Academy after slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.The actor Will Smith does not have an official Twitter account.After the actor announced Friday he was relinquishing his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Will Smith — a podcaster, gamer and PR guy for indie game studio Stray Bombay who lives in San Francisco — girded for a new tweetstorm of misdirected commentary toward @willsmith, which he’s had since 2007. “Oh no, not again,” he wrote in a GIF of a flying bowl of petunias (a reference to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe”).

civil lawsuits filed against the actor, the pending cancellation is likely unrelated, according to Variety, which first reported the story. “Match Game” last taped in 2020 before the pandemic and only ran two new episodes in 2021.

Country singer Eric Church sparked controversy after canceling his upcoming concert to attend an NCAA Final Four game and now, his peers are weighing in on the backlash.

Dua Lipa, Craig David and One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson are among the well-known acts taking to stages across Manchester this April. And there are still limited tickets available for last-minute gig goers to snap up.

The Go-Gos are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They’ve had a musical tribute on Broadway. They’ve played the biggest stages in the world. And, lest we forget, they were the first all-female rock group ireach the top of the Billboard Top Pop Album chart with their Beauty and the Beat.  

Miley Cyrus took the time to remember her late friend Taylor Hawkins.

A different approach? While reflecting on Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover‘s fight about Kristin Cavallari, Andrea Denver discussed how the situation was handled on screen.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe National Football League is coming out with its first VR game title, promising to embed fans in gridiron action like never before.The league has long been a player in video games, most notably with EA’s 34-year-old Madden NFL franchise. Now the NFL is teaming with StatusPro, a sports tech and gaming startup that specializes in extended reality experiences using athlete data, on an NFL-licensed virtual-reality simulation video game.The game is slated to be available on Meta Quest and Sony’s PlayStation VR headsets, but otherwise there are scant details.

, director Kenneth Branagh is telling his most personal story yet, about a young boy and his family living in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the 1960s, at the beginning of the period known as «The Troubles,» in which division between factions of Catholics/nationalists and Protestants/unionists led to violent clashes, riots and bombings. Branagh, who grew up in Belfast, before moving away at age 9 to escape The Troubles, found his star for the film in 11-year-old Jude Hill, who plays Buddy, a wide-eyed, fun-loving character based on the director and screenwriter himself. is seen through Buddy's eyes — and Hill marveled about seeing his face on a massive Hollywood billboard when he joined ET's Denny Directo for an in-studio chat this week.«It's kind of crazy,» the young actor admitted. «I mean, my face, and a bunch of people seeing it every single day.

Christina Haack and Josh Hall are going strong. The alum took to Instagram on Monday to commemorate a year with her now-fiancé. In her post, the  star shared a throwback photo of her and Hall in Nashville in March 2021 and again this month. "

A rematch between Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson is unlikely to happen. The Icelandic giant confirmed after his victory against Hall on Saturday that he is not seeking a second fight.

West Lothian volunteers are being sought to help raise funds for the Red Cross and its Ukraine campaign.

Coronation Street’s Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) is in for a major shock in upcoming scenes on the ITV soap when she starts to worry that she could be expecting a baby. And if that weren’t enough to throw the youngster into turmoil, her relationship with boyfriend Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) hits a new stumbling block, leaving her uncertain about the couple’s future together.

Films based on video games are a notoriously dicey prospect, and that’s being polite. From “Hitman” to “Uncharted” to “Assassin’s Creed,” the overwhelming majority of them have failed to replicate on a screen what worked when fans had controllers in their hands.

The British Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help raise funds for the increasing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.