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Ben Stiller, Joaquin Phoenix, Tiffany Haddish, Bryan Cranston, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among the over 1,000 Hollywood professionals pushing back on the $110 billion deal that they say will “further consolidate an already concentrated media landscape:”

If you’re missing Stranger Things, Netflix has a new series executive produced by the Duffer brothers, only this one skews slightly older. It follows some strange goings on at a retirement community, and if nothing else, it has an incredible cast with the likes of Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, and Bill Pullman.

Another Hunger Games movie is on the way, and this one is possibly most notable for the cast: a whole bunch of stars are playing younger versions of characters from the original trilogy. The newcomers include the likes of Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, and Elle Fanning. The movie hits theaters November 20th.

It’s a jam-packed lineup to close out the three-day festival. The full schedule is available here. In addition to those mentioned above, I’m really looking forward to Oklou, Clipse, and The Rapture. Which means I’m gonna have to rewind a lot to catch it all. Let me know who you’re excited about most in the comments.

You can see the full weekend schedule here. But the highlights of night two include the debut of the new collaborative project between Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize at 8PM PT / 11PM ET on the Sahara Stage. You can find all the live streams on the official Coachella YouTube channel. Let me know what you’re tuning into in the comments.

That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg, which delves into just how important the Disney deal is for Epic, especially given the current state of Fortnite. The extraction shooter is described as the first release to come out of the partnership, and it’s expected to launch in November.

Gorillaz are launching a new 2D game inspired by their latest album, and the first trailer makes it look a little like a classic Zelda-style adventure. It’s available to subscribers now, but everyone can play on April 14th.

Launching April 30th, Roblox Plus will give users perks like new Robux every month, discounts on in-game items, and the ability to transfer Robux to other people. Roblox will be stopping new sign-ups for the existing Roblox Premium subscription.

Arriving later this year, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will be available on PlayStation 5 and Steam in addition to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. There’s still no firm release date for this puzzle-filled title just yet, but you can check out the latest trailer below.

As part of an accessibility pilot program, you can link an app from a platform called Cephable with your game to control it with alternative input methods. Check out how it works in this video.

As Ticketmaster wraps up its antitrust defense, a different ticketing company is in the government’s crosshairs. The Federal Trade Commission accused StubHub of failing to show customers the full cost of tickets upfront, and the settlement would require clearer disclosure. StubHub spokesperson Jack Sterne said the settlement “covers a limited number of transactions” across three days, and though they disagree with the FTC’s view, “we are addressing their concerns by refunding a portion of those buyers’ fees.”

Sony is working on a Metal Gear Solid movie directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors behind Final Destination: Bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Triple-I Initiative event, which will feature “45 minutes of back-to-back trailers,” starts at 12PM ET. Catch it on YouTube or Twitch. We’ll be watching, too!

If you want a mobile Borderlands game now that Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 is “on pause,” you can try the new Borderlands Mobile, which just launched on iOS and was developed by Take-Two-owned Zynga. I played a few minutes, and it seems like Borderlands; it’s an FPS with cel-shaded graphics and quips from Claptrap.

That’s Brad Bird talking about animation, just as Netflix released the first batch of images for his upcoming retrofuturistic detective movie Ray Gunn. It doesn’t have a premiere date yet, but we do know the main cast, which includes Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits as a one-eyed alien.

Nintendo just launched the latest batch of NES classics for Switch Online subscribers, and while the headline title is Pac-Man, you might also want to check out Mendel Palace, which happens to be the first ever game developed by Pokémon studio Game Freak.

Nintendo announced that the next entry in its beloved music series will be out this summer, launching on the Switch on July 2nd. Hopefully they bring Beyonce back for the advertising campaign.

Following a new push that kicked off with a daily Candy Crush puzzle game, Yahoo Games is getting Yahoo Solitaire Roadtrip, which has standard solitaire and a “Road Trip” mode where you can tackle different challenges to unlock things like backgrounds and card decks.

Tubi just announced that it has launched its own app inside ChatGPT:

Unity already powers the “majority” of the top-selling VR games on Meta’s platform, according to a statement from Unity’s COO.

IO Interactive’s take on James Bond is launching on May 27th, but not everywhere: today the developer announced that the Switch 2 version will be out “later this summer.”

The space-faring sim turns 10 this year, and it’s getting one of its strangest updates yet. Called Xeno Arena, the new addition lets players collect, train, and battle alien creatures, Pokémon-style. It even has multiplayer. Maybe it’s time I bring back my travel diary.

The Audible Story House will only be open during the month of May, featuring story “tiles” that visitors can use to sample audiobooks, along with seven “listening spaces” equipped with Sony headphones and Dolby Atmos surround sound. Here are some renderings of what the pop-up might look like: