Ubisoft Scraps AC Shadows DLC, Matrix Director Cries About The Right, Liefeld Indies More Successful Than Marvel - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I managed to snag a LEGO Starship Enterprise, so you know how I’m going to be spending free time for the next couple of weeks.
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Ubisoft Scraps Second Planned DLC For 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Associate Game Director Simon Lemay-Comtois confirmed that the game will not receive a second DLC in the vein of its already released Claws of Awaji DLC.
'Red Dead Redemption II' VA Blasts Rian Johnson's Depiction Of Luke Skywalker In 'The Last Jedi'
Roger Clark, the voice actor for Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption II, blasted director Rian Johnson’s depiction of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi.
Angel Studios’ David: A Biblically Faithful Animated Musical That Rivals Disney
Angel Studios releases David on December 19, 2025, and it’s the biblical animated musical families have been waiting for. The nearly two-hour film follows the shepherd boy’s journey from anointing to giant-slayer to fugitive king, delivering a story that’s faithful to Scripture while embracing the Disney musical format. This is quality family entertainm…
GAMA Hires Diversity Consultant As Executive Director After Board Exodus And Controversy
The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) named Zaria Davis as its new executive director in November 2025, bringing in a leadership consultant and social worker with no apparent gaming industry experience to run the tabletop trade organization. The hire follows a tumultuous year that saw multiple board members resign, the departure of long-time executive director John Stacy, and internal controversies over the organization’s increasingly political direction.
Rob Liefeld Touts Success Of Latest 'Youngblood' Comic After Public Split With Marvel
Rob Liefeld touted the success of his Youngblood series at Image Comics after publicly splitting with Marvel Comics earlier this year.
Gene Roddenberry’s Genesis II: The Post-Apocalyptic Pilot That Almost Made It
Gene Roddenberry developed Genesis II as a made-for-TV movie in 1973, hoping to launch a new science fiction series after Star Trek’s cancellation. The pilot follows Dylan Hunt, a NASA scientist from the 1970s who volunteers for a suspended animation experiment. An earthquake buries his capsule, and he wakes up in the 22nd century to find civilization d…
Claudia Black Not Returning For 'Ahsoka' Season 2: Disney "Could Not Pay Me What I Needed"
Claudia Black reveals she was picked up to return for season two of Ahsoka, but she declined the offer revealing that Lucasfilm and Disney “could not pay me what I needed.”
'Matrix' Creator Andrew Wachowski Reacts To The Film Being Right Wing: "This Is What Fascism Does"
The Matrix creator Andrew Wachowski, who pretends to be a woman and uses the false name Lilly, reacted to The Matrix being right wing.
The Underdog Story As Programming
Recently, I was watching Cinderella Gray, a 2025 anime adaptation of the manga of the same name and part of the Umamusume franchise. It follows the story of Oguri Cap, a “horse girl” inspired by the legendary Japanese racehorse, and dramatizes her rise from rural obscurity to national racing fame in sports films. In contemporary storytelling, few device…