The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct Announced for November 12

Nintendo announced that they’ll be streaming a Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday, November 12th, at 6am Pacific Time. The main event will be the first official trailer for The Super Mario Movie. They clarified that this presentation will focus solely on the movie and won’t include any news about upcoming games.

Why Aliens 2.5 was cancelled….

Neill Blomkamp, the director, created concept art for a potential new Alien film back in 2015. 20th Century Fox, before Disney’s acquisition, initially approved the project. However, by the end of the year, development stalled and the film appeared to be cancelled. Sigourney Weaver recently revealed the reason for the cancellation during a Q&A session at an Alien event in Paris, responding directly to a question from an audience member.

Dan Trachtenberg’s 2025 Was Almost Even Bigger Thanks To Stranger Things

Trachtenberg now has two significant Predator films coming out in 2025, starting with the Hulu release this July. Although the animated Predator: Killer of Killers earned positive reviews (a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), it was only available for streaming. His first live-action Predator film, Prey, also debuted as a streaming exclusive.

Sony Speaks on Bungie Acquisition Disaster, Takes an ‘Impairment Loss’

Sony acquired a studio hoping to expand into ongoing, live-service games, but has since cancelled several multiplayer projects, with Helldivers 2 being their only recent success. Meanwhile, Destiny 2, after finishing its main story with the release of The Final Shape, is struggling – it’s losing players and overall enthusiasm for the game is at an all-time low.

Coinbase’s UK Savings Account: Banking’s New Clown Car 🚀💰

Starting November 11, a lucky bunch of UK users will get to play with Coinbase’s new toy-the Coinbase Savings Account. It’s got a 3.75% annual equivalent rate (AER) that dances to the market’s tune, paid out daily because who has time to wait? Users can deposit or withdraw faster than you can say “Mark Twain’s mustache.” No lockup periods, no minimum balance-just pure financial freedom. 🕺