The statue Albert Pike, the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C., was toppled by protesters on June 19, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images The National Park Service is planning to restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, that was toppled …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link The US National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after protesters toppled the monument five years ago. “The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” NPS said in a …
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Roku is launching an ad-free subscription streaming service called Howdy. The service costs $2.99 per month and features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles. The company says subscribers will be able to watch titles like “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Blind Side,” “Weeds,” …
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Fox Corp. said Tuesday its flagship subscription streaming outlet Fox One will launch August 21 at a monthly price of $19.99. CEO Lachlan Murdoch included the news in his prepared remarks on the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings call. The company earlier had reported better-than-expected results for the April-to-June period, driven largely by advertising gains. Fox had stepped forward with …
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Fox Corp. will launch its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fox One, on Aug. 21, ahead of the NFL season, the company said Tuesday. The new streaming service will cost $19.99 per month, and pay TV subscribers will receive access for free, said CEO Lachlan Murdoch during the company’s earnings call. Fox One will host the entirety of the Fox TV portfolio …
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All eyes at EA are laser-focused on the release of Battlefield 6. Since the troubled launch of Battlefield 2042, EA has brought multiple studios across the globe under the banner of Battlefield Studios with the mission of turning the military sim into a major live service tentpole. Reporting from Ars Technica has indicated the company hopes to attract 100 million …
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Following a public funeral procession through the streets of Birmingham on Wednesday (July 30th), Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest at the grounds of his mansion in Buckinghamshire, England, on Thursday (July 31st). According to reports from The Mirror and Daily Mail, the intimate service at the 250-acre estate was attended by Ozzy’s family members, with Elton John and members …
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Warner Bros. Games aren’t pushing the brakes on games with live service elements any time soon, despite the whole Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League debacle. A new job listing at Gotham Knights studio WB Games Montréal suggests their upcoming game will have at least some of those long-term servicey bits to it. Or, at the very least, its executive …
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A series of job posts by Sony Interactive Entertainment sparked widespread speculation over the weekend that it was planning multiformat ports of major franchises, but respected insider Shinobi602 has moved to temper expectations by stating they’re related to small-scale titles and live service games. While a lot of people have speculated that major Sony franchises such as Horizon Zero Dawn …
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