Month: September 2020

The well of Stephen King content to adapt has absolutely no risk of drying up. Actor Zack Efron has been pegged to star in the remake of 1984’s Firestarter, based on the King novel of the same name.

The story of a young girl named Charlie, played by a 9-year-old Drew Barrymore in the original film, who develops telepathic and pyrokinetic abilities, Firestarter skews more towards the sci-fi end of the spectrum in King’s work. It deals with shady government agencies, human experimentation — and of course, lots of mayhem and terror.

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California’s Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have both been closed since March, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the company’s Disney World theme parks in Florida reopened in July with limited capacity, theme parks are still closed throughout California. Now, Disney is making massive reductions to the workforce in its Parks, Experiences, & Products division, citing the ongoing closures in the state.

The news was revealed in a statement from Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products chairman Josh D’Amaro. “In light of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business, including limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements and the continued uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic–exacerbated in California by the State’s unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen–we have made the very difficult decision to begin the process of reducing our workforce at our Parks, Experiences and Products segment at all levels, having kept non-working Cast Members on furlough since April, while paying healthcare benefits,” the statement reads.

The reduction means the company is laying off roughly 28,000 domestic employees, 67% of whom are part-time workers. Disney says it’s discussing the layoffs with the employees impacted, as well as the unions representing certain employees.

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On today’s Save State, Persia talks about all of the new details that were revealed during the Pokémon Sword & Shield presentation, plus the release dates for EA Play on Game Pass and Torchlight 3.

The Xbox Series X and S are slated to launch on November 10, and while Microsoft has new controllers on the way to accompany the next-gen consoles, some third-party peripheral makers are launching their own lines of accessories this holiday. Hori USA revealed its new line of controllers, headsets, and other accessories that work with Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.

All of these products launch in November, and unfortunately, there are no preorder links available at the moment. If you’re interested in accessories you can buy right now, then check out our best Xbox controller guide. There are a lot of great options that you can use right now on Xbox One and PC, and they’re ready to go for Xbox Series X and S when they release this holiday.

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