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In another addition to the long list of things the pandemic has delayed or cancelled, Universal’s Epic Universe theme park expansion in Orlando has been put on indefinite hold, NintendoLife reports. The park was due to be home to the long-awaited Super Nintendo World.

Originally scheduled to be opened in 2023, the park has yet to be constructed, and is now on indefinite hold as a cost-saving measure due to the pandemic’s impact on the entertainment industry. The delay was revealed on Comcast’s Q2 2020 Earnings call.

“We are continually adjusting our cost base and capital, including pausing development of our Epic Universe project in Florida, for example, until the future becomes more certain,” NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said.

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Netflix’s VP of original films, Tendo Nagenda, has shared some new insight on the types of projects that Netflix wants to make going forward and which directors he’d like to work with.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Nagenda said some of his “dream projects” are tentpole “adventure films” similar to Star Wars and Harry Potter.

“We’re looking at big, broad-audience, PG-level adventure films as something that we want to get into. Something along the lines of the first Star Wars, or Harry Potter 1 and 2,” Nagenda said. “A lot of family live action, fantasy, spectacle movies that we think are big and can play great. A Jumanji-type of story. That is the next frontier.”

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Take-Two reported its earnings on Monday, and the Grand Theft Auto company is flying high. Take-Two pulled in $831.3 million for its fiscal first quarter, the highest ever amount of money it’s made in a Q1 in the company’s 26-year history. The uptick in sales was driven by the pandemic–people are staying at home, playing more games, and spending more money on them.

Take-Two’s microtransaction business, which is called “recurrent consumer spending,” rose by a whopping 52 percent during the quarter to $482,153,999, led by GTA Online, NBA 2K20, Red Dead Online, and Borderlands 3.

“With more people staying at home, we have experienced, and are continuing to experience, heightened levels of engagement and net bookings growth-to-date,” Take-Two said. “The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to our business, operations, and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we are not able to predict.”

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The Umbrella Academy Season 2 dropped on July 31st, and it is exactly what you’d expect. Here is Meg Downey’s review of the new season of the Netflix original series.

Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Avengers post-launch in 2021 as a PS4 & PS5 exclusive, PS4 controllers won’t completely work on PS5 consoles, Xbox is getting a new store.

It seems cars are finally arriving in Fortnite this week. The game’s “Joy Ride” update will roll out on Wednesday, August 5, developer Epic announced on Twitter, and it appears the patch will introduce the long-absent vehicles to the battle royale shooter.

Epic hasn’t shared any other details about the Joy Ride update beyond its release date, although the announcement was accompanied by an image showing off a blue and red car. “It’s not just a name. It’s a warning,” the tweet reads, effectively confirming that cars will be the focal point of the update.

We’ve known that cars were coming to Fortnite since Season 3 kicked off back in June, but up until now, the vehicles weren’t actually available in the game. Epic had previously said that more areas and features would begin appearing as the water that flooded Season 3’s map gradually receded, but it wasn’t clear exactly when cars would be added; back on July 23, Epic said the vehicles still wouldn’t be ready for “a few weeks.”

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The Kissing Booth 2 recently hit Netflix, and with a third film already filmed, star Joey King is eyeing new projects. Deadline is reporting that she’s in talks to feature in director David Leitch’s next film, Bullet Train, and it’ll be a very different role from what her fans are used to.

King is in talks to play Prince, a teen assassin who will, presumably, do more killing than kissing.

The film will star Brad Pitt as a different assassin named Ladybug. In fact, the film is about a group of assassins on a train, so expect lots of killers. It will be filmed on a closed set amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Project Cars 3 is releasing August 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and a new trailer is here to build up your hype for taking to the tarmac. The trailer showcases the game’s gorgeous graphics, and asks a loaded question–what drives you, the player?

The trailer is made to show off the customization options, which will let you put livery on your car and tinker under the hood however you see fit, and asks you to consider what it is about a racing game journey you’re after. The implication is, of course, that Project Cars 3 can cater to everyone.

You can watch the trailer below.

The game will have a Season Pass too, with four content releases coming after launch. It’s also aiming to be more welcoming to new players than past entries were.

For more, check out our interview with production designer Pete Morrish about how the game overhauls the racing sim series.