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If Seong Gi-hun / Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) had just walked away with his winnings, his life might be peaceful, but in this teaser from Squid Game’s upcoming second season, there’s an entire army of Masked Men that seem hellbent on killing him.

While Netflix has yet to officially announce who will be voicing / portraying Tony Tony Chopper in the second season of its live-action One Piece adaptation, the (CGI) anthropomorphic reindeer makes a brief appearance in this new behind-the-scenes video.

We already knew the third entry in the series would be a Netflix exclusive, but this new clip also teases an animated short set in the Monument Valley universe.

Despite reports that Netflix’s animated Magic: The Gathering series might have been on the chopping block, the streamer announced during this year’s Geeked Week that the project is still in production with showrunner Terry Matalas at the helm.

That seems to be the premise behind the mobile game spinoff Squid Game: Unleashed, which is “a 32-player party royale showdown featuring challenges fans will recognize from the hit series.” It’ll be available for subscribers later this year.

We have no idea what it is or what it will look like, but the streamer has confirmed that it’s working with CD Projekt Red on some kind of follow up to the excellent anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. “More info coming soon,” Netflix says.

It’s a video game! Netflix is expanding Zack Snyder’s sci-fi opus with a mobile title called Blood Line. It’s described as an “online co-operative action game takes on the role of a rebel, picking between a variety of classes to join a covert rebellion that’s fighting to take back their planet from the tyrannical Motherworld.” It’s launching in 2025.

It’s not the trailer fans were probably hoping for, but Netflix did at least release (another) behind the scenes clip for the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things. The long wait continues.

Nike is moving on from CEO John Donahoe less than a week after Bloomberg published its unflatteringly-titled profile of his four-year tenure.

Under Donahoe, Nike de-emphasized retail stores to chase direct sales, flooded the market with retros like the Panda Dunks, and put the RTFKT NFT shoe brand on the same level as the Swoosh and Jordan Jumpman.

Today’s announcement doesn’t include the RTFKT logo.

According to Wired:

Principal filming for 28 Years Later wrapped at the end of August, and until now the production has kept under wraps the fact that the movie was shot with smartphones, with the film’s staff being asked to signed NDAs preventing the disclosure of this detail.

Netflix’s Geeked Week has been pretty quiet so far, but that’s likely to change during a live event tonight. The main show starts at 8PM ET (there’s a pre-show happening at 7:30PM ET), and you can follow along with the biggest announcements right here. Expect the big names like Squid Game and Arcane to make appearances.

The Flappy Bird Foundation posted a long statement to “clear the air,” but much of it was focused on how the foundation acquired the Flappy Bird trademark after Dong Nguyen abandoned the game. Nguyen has already said he is not involved with the revival.

The statement also doesn’t address the crypto concerns surrounding the project.

As promised, the first entry in the gorgeous puzzle game series is available for subscribers today on both iOS and Android. And there’s more coming: Monument Valley 2 hits the service on October 29th, while the recently announced third game will be a Netflix exclusive when it launches on December 10th.

If you don’t have a Steam account but want to buy a Steam Deck for someone, Valve now lets you complete a Steam Deck purchase as a guest. Could be useful for the holidays.

“Unfortunately sick as hell” describes the whole package, but I’d even buy this cable solo.

If the announcement of the 30th anniversary edition PS5 has you feeling nostalgic, we have just the thing. Five years ago, when PlayStation turned 25, we put together a special issue looking at everything from the environmental impact of a PS4 to the influence of the original DualShock controller. There’s even a science story.

After a live-streaming debut on Sunday, September 5th, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car will hit the arthouse platform exclusively on October 1st. That will make it easier for viewers to watch the film twice, which is what the director suggested when we spoke to him.

We’re still two months out from Heretic’s theatrical premiere, but A24 is hyping things up following the film’s debut at TIFF earlier this month. I personally loved it — mainly due to how terrifying Hugh Grant is.

WaterField Designs has expanded its gaming case collection to include new “retro” options for the 3DS and the PS Vita. Two case styles are available for each handheld including one with a magnetic closure and one made with full grain leather.

They range in price from $69 to $79 but will only be available until September 22nd, 2024, as part of a limited run.

Blame hardware, blame Square Enix — either way, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth forces you into a big graphical compromise on the PS5. It’s the one game I’d desperately like to play on the $700 PS5 Pro instead. Now, thanks to Digital Foundry, we all can.