With two Netflix specials under his belt and a comedy tour underway, comedian David A. Arnold passed away at 54 on Wednesday. Arnold, who has graced the industry for decades, only debuted his second Netflix stand-up "It Ain't For The Weak" in July.
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Netflix is working on a “cloud gaming service” to go alongside its current mobile offering.Back in November 2021, Netflix released its Netflix Games App which offered five games, including two Stranger Things titles – Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3: The Game – as well as Card Blast, Teeter Up, and Shooter Hoops. Currently the app offers 18 titles but according to a report, that number could be as high as 50 by the end of 2022.However, a new job listing suggests Netflix could also be working on a “cloud gaming service” like Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Now.The company is hiring a senior software engineer with a focus on rendering engineering.“We are looking for a rendering engineer to support our cloud gaming service,” reads the listing. “In this role, you will help optimise the rendering of games so we can render multiple games on our cloud gaming appliances.
You will also assist with the development of SDKs to enable game developers to succeed in writing high-quality games for the Netflix cloud games ecosystem.”“Bring your passion for games and joy of enabling others as we build our games experience. We are rapidly expanding new gaming offerings, so we are seeking a rendering engineer who is excited to help us lead the continued building and scaling of our efforts for our international audience,” continues the post.The candidate needs to have “experience working with the Unity or Unreal game engines” while a history of game development is an advantage.According to data though, fewer than one per cent of Netflix’s subscribers are currently playing the games included with the TV and film streaming service.In other news, developers at Arkane have spoken about the sheer scale of Redfall’s open-world, with one
.With two Netflix specials under his belt and a comedy tour underway, comedian David A. Arnold passed away at 54 on Wednesday. Arnold, who has graced the industry for decades, only debuted his second Netflix stand-up "It Ain't For The Weak" in July.
died on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
LA Times.“David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes.”“Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss,” the statement concluded.Just one week before his death, Arnold spoke to Jalen Rose for his weekly column for The Post about his glittering comedy career, recalling how he first tried an open mic night and bombed. But years later, after a career in the Navy, he was inspired by D.L.
fourth and final season premiere in November. It landed in seventh place and 10th for Seasons 1 and 3 respectively.On the non-English TV list, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” topped the list and logged its ninth week with 48.8 million hours viewed.
Filming has been taking place in Bolton town centre this week ahead of a new Netflix crime thriller series set to air next year on the streaming platform. Crews have been seen shooting scenes for Bodies, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Si Spencer.
EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing from sources that Cattywumpus, the Gore Verbinski-directed animated movie about outer space felines, will be getting shopped around town to other studios.
Immortality, the interactive film video game from Sam Barlow, is set to come to Netflix Games.Immortality was released yesterday (August 30) for PC and Xbox Series X|S, but a tweet from developer Half Mermaid confirmed that the title “will be coming very soon to Apple and Android devices on Netflix.”“We are taking some extra time on our mobile release to ensure it’s the best possible experience for Netflix members around the world.”IMMORTALITY will be coming *very soon* to Apple and Android devices on @netflix. We are taking some extra time on our mobile release to ensure it's the best possible experience for Netflix members around the world.— IMMORTALITY (new Sam Barlow game, August 30th) (@HalfMermaid) August 30, 2022“Similarly, the Mac version of Immortality is waiting in the wings and will be with you as soon as we can get it to you,” they added.Netflix Games is included with all Netflix subscriptions, but earlier this year it was reported that fewer than one per cent of Netflix subscribers are playing the games included with the TV and film streaming service.However, Netflix is reportedly set to expand its offering to 50 titles by the end of the year.It comes as Netflix has also started hiring for a possible cloud gaming service and added a username system to its gaming section.
Anna Delvey's former friend Rachel DeLoache Williams is suing Netflix for defamation over her portrayal in ‘Inventing Anna’. The former Vanity Fair staffer has launched legal action against the streaming service - who brought the story of the scammer socialite and how she fooled New York society into thinking she was a German heiress to life with showrunner Shonda Rhimes - after she alleges they invaded her privacy and defamed her through her depiction on the mini-series that starred Julia Garner and Anna Chlumsky.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor T-Mobile had offered Apple TV+ free for one year to unlimited wireless subscribers. Now it’s reupped the deal with Apple to offer all new and existing T-Mobile Magenta Max customers access to Apple TV+ for no additional cost — for as long at they hold the accounts. The added Apple TV+ perk for customers on the Magenta Max plan, T-Mobile’s most expensive tier, will go into effect starting Wed. Aug. 31. Meanwhile, users on T-Mobile’s Magenta unlimited plan can also receive six months of free Apple TV+. The additional streaming perk is on top of T-Mobile’s bundling of Netflix (either the Basic or Standard tier, depending on a customer’s mobile plan) and TelevisaUnivision’s ViX+ for unlimited wireless customers and its offer of on free year of Paramount+ in addition to discounts on YouTube TV and Philo.
Robbie Williams.Set to launch in 2023, the multi-part Netflix series is described as an “unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born entertainer” that will cover the highs and lows of Williams’ 30-year career as a member of Take That and as a solo artist.According to a press release, the documentary will cover “Robbie navigating media scrutiny throughout his career, adulation and addiction, professional and personal break-ups, reunions, recovery, and the impact they have had on his mental health”.The as-of-yet untitled series features 25 years’ worth of intimate, never-before-seen archive and exclusive access to the singer that will reveal a “more nuanced and multifaceted character”.
#KingKong https://t.co/ibpAYGs6ucAccording to early reports, the story will be set in modern times and partially set on Skull Island and the origins of a new Kong. The project will be based on IP from Merian C.
EXCLUSIVE: After expanding one popular long-running procedural drama, The Rookie, with a planted spinoff for next season, ABC is looking to do it for another, The Good Doctor with an embedded episode. I hear the network is developing legal offshoot The Good Lawyer, from The Good Doctor executive producers/co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman, Sony Pictures TV and Shore’s studio-based Shore Z Prods.
On paper, a film that is basically a mash-up of “Sliding Doors” and “Peggy Sue Got Married” starring “Riverdale‘s” Lili Reinhart should be a fun, diverting rom-com to wrap up the summer. Unfortunately, the new Netflix film “Look Both Ways” is misguided on almost every level. Reinhart plays soon-to-be college graduate Natalie whose five-year, post-grad plan includes moving to Los Angeles with her best friend Cara (Aisha Dee, “The Bold Type”) and pursuing work in feature animation.
Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has welcomed the new season three cast members, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son Deacon, as the hit Netflix series returns to screens. Maitreyi plays Devi Vishwakumar as she navigates high school, her relationship with her mum and her crush on Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), and things have finally fallen into place. But, as with any relationship in Devi’s world, there’s always some drama, especially as things with Paxton start to heat up.