Author: Heath Andrews

Among the growing list of businesses that have had to restructure or reorganize under the effects of COVID-19, you can now add Disney Stores to the list. If there’s any drawback to being a massively sprawling company with economic investments in various types of business, it’s how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually all of them.In a statement on March 3rd, the Walt Disney Company announced its plans to close 60 of its physical Disney Store locations before the end of the year. Theme park attendance has obviously been affected negatively, major theatrical film releases had to have been delayed…

March 6th, 2021 will mark five months since the death of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. Despite his untimely death at the hands of cancer in October of 2020, and the dissolvement of the band that carried his name, his legacy lives on in more than one way through his son, Wolfgang Van Halen. Following in his father’s footsteps, Wolfgang’s debut single entitled “Distance,” has just topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Wolfgang’s entry into the greater pantheon of rock was met with a degree of controversy when it was announced back in 2006 that he would be replacing longtime…

Type in the phrase, “’Dark Souls’ with guns” into Google, and the first results you’ll come across are from a game called, “Remnant: From The Ashes”. This 2019 third person shooter was developed by Gunfire Games, previously known for their work in porting “Darksiders 2” to the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, as well as developing “Darksiders 3”. Fittingly enough, “Darksiders 3” also drew inspiration from the “Dark Souls” franchise. While “Remnant” certainly does take some mechanics that were either popularized or originated by “Dark Souls”, it plays and feels very differently with its own identity. To get the “Souls”…

Superman fans have something truly wonderful to look forward to as one of the best iterations of the character is coming to HBO Max next month. Multiple sources indicate that the streaming platform will be expanding its library of DC Animated Universe projects by adding “Superman: The Animated Series” to its line-up. The DCAU, also known as the Timmverse (as the shows that make up said universe were executively produced by Bruce Timm) is generally held in very high regard by comic book and animation fans alike. Beginning with “Batman: The Animated Series” in 1992, the stories being told by…

Seventeen years after its series finale in 2004, “Frasier” is now officially getting a revival series on Paramount+. During ViacomCBS’s Investor Day meeting, the announcement was made that Kelsey Grammer will return to star as Dr. Frasier Crane, and also serve as an executive producer for the series, much as he did for the show’s original run. Further casting details have yet to emerge, but Variety reports that Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli will be writing for the series, in addition to being executive producers. Cristalli previously worked on late-night show “Conan” in addition to the Tim Allen sitcom “Last…

The troubled story of EA and BioWare’s 2019 game “Anthem” has come to an unceremonious end. Earlier this month, “Anthem” publisher Electronic Arts was reportedly mulling over whether to allow BioWare to continue trying to revamp and improve the game, or shut it down altogether. On February 24th, 2021, a post from Christian Dailey on the official BioWare blog revealed that the decision had been made, and further development of the game has been halted. In the spirit of transparency and closure we wanted to share that we’ve made the difficult decision to stop our new development work on Anthem…

Reality’s continued efforts to prove that truth is indeed stranger than fiction have proven successful, as an Alaskan woman was attacked by a bear while attempting to use the outdoor facilities. In what could possibly best be described as a case of un-bear-ably bad luck, on February 13th, Shannon Stevens, her brother, and his girlfriend were snowmobiling in Southeast Alaska to spend some time at the brother’s yurt. For those unfamiliar with a yurt, it’s a round, tent-like structure historically used by nomadic tribes due to its relative ease of assembly and portability. As one would expect, a yurt has…

Fans of Edgar Wright and the musical duo Sparks have cause to celebrate today. Focus Features has secured the distribution rights to Wright’s documentary, “The Sparks Brothers.” The film premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, and details the more than 50 years brothers Ron and Russell Mael have spent making music as the band, Sparks. Sparks presents one of the rare examples in popular music where an American group or artist has had only minimal success in the States while being far more popular in the UK and various parts of Europe. Since the release of their…

Sony PlayStation’s trademark vehicular combat game, “Twisted Metal,” is poised to be turned into a television series. “Twisted Metal” originally debuted in 1995 as an early first-party title for Sony’s original PlayStation. The title proved very popular very quickly thanks to its edgy characters and vehicular mayhem. A sequel, “Twisted Metal 2” quickly followed in 1996, with two further follow-ups in 1998 and 1999. Its influence also resulted in several imitators of sorts, including the oft forgotten “Vigilante 8” games and the ill-conceived “Star Wars: Demolition.”According to a report from Variety, Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions have reached an…

A young father is dead and his brother injured in yet another case of a gender reveal party going terribly wrong. In the upstate New York town of Liberty, Christopher Pekny was preparing a home-made explosive device, intended to colorfully indicate the gender of his upcoming first child. Unfortunately, the device exploded in his garage, taking his life and sending his brother to the hospital where his knee had to be rebuilt. The somewhat recent fad of gender reveal parties tends to incorporate the usage of a pyrotechnic device that ejects blue or pink colored smoke. Social media has caused…