Richard Madeley has hit out at Prince Andrew and claims that the royal has finally met his destiny.
31.01.2022 - 21:37 / variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSony Interactive Entertainment announced a deal to acquire Bungie, the developer behind game franchises including “Halo” and “Destiny,” for $3.6 billion.SIE said the deal will give it access to Bungie’s “world-class approach to live game services and technology expertise. Bungie will continue to operate independently, Sony said.Based, which has more than 900 employees, is focused on the long-term development of “Destiny 2,” expanding the Destiny universe, and creating new worlds in future intellectual property.
The “Halo” franchise is currently managed and developed by Microsoft-owned 343 Industries, as part of Xbox Game Studios.Post-acquisition, Bungie will be run by its board of directors chaired by CEO Pete Parsons and Bungie’s current management team. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
“Bungie has created and continues to evolve some of the world’s most beloved videogame franchises and, by aligning its values with people’s desire to share gameplay experiences, they bring together millions of people around the world,” said Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO, Sony Group Corporation. “As part of our Purpose to ‘fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’, we will utilize the Sony Group’s diverse array of entertainment and technology assets to support further evolution of Bungie and its ability to create iconic worlds across multiple platforms and media.”“We’ve had a strong partnership with Bungie since the inception of the Destiny franchise, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to officially welcome the studio to the PlayStation family,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO, SIE.
Richard Madeley has hit out at Prince Andrew and claims that the royal has finally met his destiny.
The Guinness World Records gave the James Bond film “Spectre” the honor of having the biggest explosion on film, but the “Transformers” director begs to differ.“James Bond tried to take the ‘largest explosion in the world’,” Bay, 57, recently told Empire Magazine. “Bulls—t. Ours is.”He’s referring to his 2001 WWII film “Pearl Harbor” that was released almost 15 years before “Spectre.”The war film contains a 40-minute scene in which the Japanese bomb of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu and a massive explosion combusts.“[Producer] Jerry Bruckheimer showed Ridley Scott the movie,” Bay told the publication. “And the quote [from Scott] was, ‘F—k me.’ No one knows how hard that is.
When you hear the term “militant bisexual woman,” a certain image may come to mind. That image is probably not that of a 17th century female “highwayman” who ran a gang of cutthroat thieves, swaggered through London streets in male drag and lived unrepentantly to the age of 75.
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All Of Us Are Dead director Lee Jae-kyoo has spoken about his friendship with Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk.Lee reently spoke to South Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily in light of his series’ global success – All Of Us Are Dead has been the most-watched series on Netflix globally for two weeks running so far – during which he also touched on the virality of Squid Game last year and his friendship with Hwang.“Director Hwang Dong-hyuk of Squid Game, as all of you are already well aware of, is actually [one of] my closest friends,” he revealed. “When Squid Game hit it off globally last year, I called him to offer my congratulations, but I also admitted that I felt pressured to be next in line as it had already been decided that All Of Us Are Dead would be released early this year.”However, Lee revealed that Hwang had told him that the All Of Us Are Dead director “should be thanking [Hwang] instead of feeling burdened”, before noting how Squid Game had helped usher in the greater global success of other K-drama series.“[Hwang] said, ‘I’ve opened up this door [for you] and you only have to step through and enjoy it.’ I didn’t really understand what he was talking about then, but I do now,” Lee added.
Elle Fanning is unrecognizable in the first official look at the true-crime series . In the upcoming limited Hulu drama, the actress portrays Michelle Carter, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the “texting suicide” case surrounding the events leading up to the death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III (played here by Colton Ryan).
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Continuing the ongoing crush of gaming M&A, Sony Interactive Entertainment said it’s agreed to buy Bungie, an independent videogame developer and longtime Sony partner behind the Halo and Destiny franchises, for $3.6 billion.