Cartoon Network’s Infinity Train Will Stream Its Third Season Exclusively On HBO Max
HBO Max continues to build out its collection of smart cartoon shows, announcing today that it will exclusively stream the third season of Infinity Train on its platform this summer.
Infinity Train’s first season debuted on Cartoon Network in 2019, after an overwhelmingly positive response to the 2016 pilot by Regular Show writer and storyboard artist Owen Dennis. It began as a story about a young girl named Tulip exploring a train where successive cars contained unpredictable new worlds. But the second season–which was labeled Book 2–inventively jumped central characters as well as cars, following Tulip’s mirror image, Mirror Tulip or “MT,” after Tulip freed her in the first season.
Infinity Train’s third season, Book 3, will jump protagonists once more, adventuring after Grace and Simon–leaders of a chaotic group of kids from Book 2. Grace and Simon become separated from their group and link up with a girl named Hazel and her gorilla companion Tuba to explore new cars on the myriad and endless Infinity Train.
Fans Hate The Sims 4’s New “Sperm” Eyeliner, So Modders Removed It
The Sims 4 recently got a large update prior to the release of its Eco Lifestyle expansion, but fans aren’t happy with all of the new additions. In particular, the new Mac makeup for Create-A-Sim has garnered a particularly strong reaction from players, with several referring to it as “sperm eyeliner,” for obvious reasons.
While fans could just avoid using the eyeliner on their Sims, the unfortunate reality is that the game uses all clothing options when it creates random “townies” to populate its different areas. Because of this, modders have already introduced ways to remove the makeup from the game entirely, including one that removes it for random Sims, and another that replaces it with a less suggestive alternative.
Eco Lifestyle is the latest expansion pack for The Sims 4, having released in early June. The expansion allows players to grow their own food in a new vertical garden. You can also dumpster dive for new furniture. The expansion costs $40, and in its wake, developer Maxis had to patch out an odd bug that caused Sims to urinate fire. Earlier this year, EA announced that The Sims franchise had passed $5 billion in lifetime sales. There’s been no word yet on how many Simoleons that converts to, but it’s probably quite a lot.
Pokemon Go Kyurem Guide: Raid Hours And Best Counters And Weaknesses
Another new Legendary Pokemon is making its debut in Pokemon Go very soon. Kyurem, the Legendary Dragon/Ice type from Pokemon Black and White, arrives in Raid Battles starting July 7, making this your first chance to catch it in Niantic’s Pokemon mobile game. If you’re looking to add one to your collection, we’ve rounded up some tips and other details you need to know to help you battle and catch Kyurem.
Kyurem Raid Hours
Kyurem will appear in Gyms around the world as a five-star Raid boss beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on July 7. As usual, Kyurem Raids won’t follow a set schedule, so they can happen at any time, but you’ll receive a notification in the game when one is about to begin nearby.
For a guaranteed chance to face the new Legendary, Niantic will host a Kyurem Raid Hour event every Wednesday evening while the Pokemon is in the game. During these Raid Hours, nearly every Gym in your vicinity will host a Kyurem Raid from 6 to 7 PM local time, all but ensuring you’ll be able to challenge the Legendary Pokemon. The first Kyurem Raid Hour will take place on Wednesday, July 8, and we’ll update this guide with the rest of the Raid Hour schedule when Niantic confirms other dates.
New On Netflix This Week: Japan Sinks 2020 Arrives, Plus More Anime, Movies, And TV Shows
For the upcoming week on Netflix, the streaming service has plenty of new content coming your way. Whether you want to check out some movies that already hit theaters, TV shows that already aired, or brand-new original content, Netflix has you covered. Here is what is coming to Netflix this week, along with a few recommendations.
As far as anime goes, Japan Sinks: 2020 arrives on Thursday. Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the Sakyo Komatsu novel from 1973, which follows a terrible disaster in Japan. While the book has been adapted numerous times, this run will be a 10-part series, which you can binge-watch in one sitting if you prefer.
Finally, one of the most anticipated releases of the week is the movie The Old Guard. Based on the comic by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, the story follows a group of immortal warriors who save the world from evil. When their abilities are exposed, a new threat wants to monetize their powers. You can check out the latest trailer below.
Pokemon Model Kits Available For Pre-Order At Amazon
Model kits are great because not only do you get an awesome action figure, but you also get to build it. Bandai makes a number of excellent model kits from franchises like Star Wars and Dragon Ball, and now it has a number of slick-looking Pokemon model kits available for pre-order from Amazon. The three Bandai Spirits model kits available right now include Gengar for $13, Lucario and Riolu for $15, and Rayquaza for $18.
The Pokemon model kits are pretty basic compared to other series that tend to have interchangeable hands and faces, which makes the Gengar model kit particularly notable as it comes with two interchangeable faces and tongues. This lets you turn your smiling Gengar into a long-tongued Gengar, ready to paralyze you with Lick at a moment’s notice.
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Of course, it’s important to remember that since these are model kits, they don’t come pre-assembled. However, that’s what makes them particularly fun. They’re easy enough to put together by hand, though if you want to make sure all the plastic pieces come apart easily and safely, then a good pair of flush cutters are a must-have. Some of the parts that come with model kits can be extremely small and delicate, so they’re good to have in a pinch.
How Palm Springs’ Creators Made A Fresh Movie In The Groundhog Day Genre
Groundhog Day really hasn’t had that many imitators over the years–there’s the slasher version, Happy Death Day, and the action sci-fi take, Edge of Tomorrow. Netflix’s Russian Doll tackled time loops for the hipster crowd. And that’s pretty much it. But somehow–appropriately, for the genre’s tropes–it can sometimes feel like time loop movies have been “done” already. What more could a filmmaker add this specific time travel subgenre that Groundhog Day and its existing descendants haven’t already accomplished?
Enter Palm Springs. When writer Andy Siara and director Max Barbakow set out to make a movie half a decade ago, they didn’t have a time loop in mind. After a weekend of bonding in Palm Springs, they had the kernel of a character: Nyles, a nihilistic slacker who would wind up being played by Andy Samberg. As they fleshed Nyles out and discovered who he is, they hit on the perfect scenario that would challenge him as a person. And that’s where the Groundhog Day aspect came from, Siara told GameSpot during a recent interview with the filmmakers.
As we pointed out in our review, Palm Springs goes one step further than Groundhog Day ever did; by the time we meet up with Nyles, he’s already been stuck in the loop for an indeterminate amount of time. Like Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors in Groundhog Day, he’s seen and done it all. But unlike Phil Connors, Nyles is still stuck there anyway.
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Amazon Price-Matching GameStop’s Latest Sale: Mario Bros., Yakuza, MK11: Aftermath, And More
GameStop has been having back-to-back sales recently, including a massive Game Days sale that launched this Sunday just as its Fourth of July sale ended. The Game Days sale is one of the best ones we’ve seen at GameStop all year, offering steep discounts on first-party Switch games along with PS4 and Xbox One games. But if you prefer to shop at Amazon, you can take advantage of some of the same deals there, as the mega-retailer is price-matching some of GameStop’s best game deals.
The sale includes the recent 2K Switch ports that launched on Switch this May. Normally $50 each, you can already save $10 each on physical Switch copies of BioShock: The Collection, XCOM 2 Collection, and Borderlands: Legendary Collection, now $40 a copy. You’ll also find Mortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath Kollection for $40 (PS4 and Switch) and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $30 on Xbox One.
Amazon was price-matching GameStop’s $40 offer on first-party Switch games, but unsurprisingly, this offer has been popular and is mostly sold out. Splatoon 2 sold out as I was writing this up, shortly followed by Super Mario Maker 2, but you can still grab New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for $40 at Amazon as of our last update. First-party Switch games don’t get much cheaper than this, so it’s worth grabbing at this price while you can. While the other Switch deals have sold out or returned to full price at Amazon, you can still find Super Mario Maker 2, Splatoon 2, Mario Tennis Aces, and Yoshi’s Crafted World for $40 each at GameStop.
John Travolta Teaches Kevin Hart To Be An Action Star In Die Hart Series Trailer
“Why can’t I be an action star?” Kevin Hart asks in the new red-band trailer for his upcoming comedy web series Die Hart.
Riffing on his successful Ride Along films with Ice Cube, where Hart played comic relief to Ice Cube’s stoney demeanor–and, of course, referencing 1988 gold standard action film Die Hard–Hart’s new comedy series sees him playing a frustrated fictionalized version of himself who wants to be seen as action star material.
In the trailer, Hart is tired of sharing the limelight with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson–yet another reference to a film where Hart played a comedy sidekick in real life, 2016’s Central Intelligence. So he gives himself over to an Action Star School run by an eccentric trainer: A Bald To Badass John Travolta in the role of Coach Ron Wilcox.