Xbox, Ubisoft and Every Virtual Gaming Announcement Scheduled This Summer

Queen Elizabeth showed off her video call skills again as she undertook a virtual visit to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans won’t be able to watch NBA games court-side thanks to the coronavirus, but the league hopes to fill their absence with everything from the sounds of sneaker squeaks to the sight of fans beaming on the sidelines on big screens thanks to partnerships with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Microsoft.More than 300 fans will be invited to appear live on 17-foot video boards surrounding the court at NBA games taking place in Orlando at Walt Disney’s ESPN Wide World of

Dave McNary Film ReporterSaban Films has bought U.S. rights to Josh Duhamel’s ensemble comedy “Buddy Games,” the actor’s writing and directing debut.Duhamel, best known for the starring in four of the “Transformers” movies, stars with Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, Kevin Dillon, James Roday, Nick Swardson and Dan Bakkedahl.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerSaban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Buddy Games, the directorial debut feature from Josh Duhamel, who also stars alongside Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Dax Shepard (Chips), Kevin Dillon (Entourage), James Roday (Psych), Nick Swardson (Sandy Wexler) and Dan Bakkedahl (Veep).Written by Duhamel, the plot centers on a group of friends who reunite to play the Buddy Games, a wild assortment of absurd physical and mental challenges.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVBreak out your Xela kickball tee and kiss your Mandonna poster, “Happy Endings” will deliver a virtual reunion that includes the full, original cast performing new scripted material, Variety has learned exclusively.In order to raise money and awareness for Color of Change and José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief efforts, Sony Pictures Television (which produced the series that ran for three seasons on

Public media station WETA Washington, D.C. and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming to host a one-hour virtual town hall to launch Well Beings, a public media campaign to address the health needs of Americans with a focus on the Youth Mental Health Project.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: After the Hall H triumphant of 2019, Jean-Luc Picard will be back in the Comic-Con house again this year.

WWE 2K Battlegrounds is an arcade-style brawler inspired by the popular wrestling company and will be releasing later this year.The game is set to hit on September 18 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia.

For more information on The Crown Act, including which states have introduced the bill and are awaiting a vote, check out . To sign the petition to encourage lawmakers across the country to support the bill, .California has passed a new bill that proves locs, twists, and braids are just as business-appropriate as a bouncy blowout.By It’s hard to believe in 2019 a woman can lose her job over the way she wears her hair.

Amazon Summer Sale. Following the postponement of Prime Day, Amazon's latest summer sale event, also called Amazon Big Style Sale, is offering big deals on fashion items from brands we love. Shop deals on a one-piece, bikini and coverup options to wear to the beach or poolside.

Amazon Summer Sale. Following the postponement of Prime Day, Amazon's latest summer sale event, also called Amazon Big Style Sale, is offering big deals on fashion items from brands we love. Shop deals on a one-piece, bikini and coverup options to wear to the beach or poolside.

Amazon Summer Sale. Following the postponement of Prime Day, Amazon's latest summer sale event, also called Amazon Big Style Sale, is offering big deals on fashion items from brands we love. Shop deals on a one-piece, bikini and coverup options to wear to the beach or poolside.

Amazon Summer Sale, also known as the Big Style Sale, going on now. This summer sale includes crazy discounts on all your favorite brands such as Levi’s, Tory Burch, Rebeca Minkoff, and so much more.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPaul Mescal remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when he found out he secured the lead role of Connell in Hulu’s “Normal People.”He was participating in a play workshop in London when he missed a call from his agent. “I was like, ‘Oh God, Christ Almighty,’ he recalled during the Variety Virtual TV Fest.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticJust hours after Disney Television Studios unveiled their Comic-Con@Home slate for next month, corporate cousin Hulu is now bringing the heat to the virtual fanfest.The streamer announced that the dark and horror-filled Marvel’s Helstrom is among its offering coming to the coronavirus created online version of the annual SDCC.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentBeta Cinema has closed numerous deals on its Cannes virtual market slate, spearheaded by all-rights deals on Berlin competition entries “Berlin Alexanderplatz” to Le Pacte for France and “My Little Sister” to Weltkino for Germany, as well as “The Auschwitz Report” to Signature Entertainment in the U.K./Ireland.As well as the French deal, Burhan Qurbani’s new adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz” was picked up by distributors in