“Sega shared a decent chunk of Sonic Frontiers gameplay this morning, showing off some of the shenanigans the blue hedgehog will get up to in his next adventure. Sonic collects rings. Sonic dashes through verdant fields. Sonic grinds floating rails. Sonic climbs (and then eventually runs up the sides of) ancient towers. Sonic solves simplistic puzzles for collectible knick-knacks.” Read more at Kotaku The announcement came much later than it should have, but Our Flag Means Death has finally been renewed for a second season on HBO Max. Read more at The Mary Sue Hayden Christensen said he would be open to a spinoff focusing on Darth Vader after his appearances in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka. “Hayden Christensen recently sat down with ET Canada to talk about reprising his iconic role as Darth Vader in Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi and the upcoming Ahsoka spinoff. During the interview, Christensen expressed that he enjoyed returning to the franchise and would ‘absolutely’ welcome the opportunity of a Darth Vader spinoff in the Obi-Wan Kenobi storyline. When asked about a potential standalone series, he said, ‘Yeah, I mean, you know, absolutely. I think this is a character that sort of resonates in our culture and in a very kind of profound way. And there’s certainly more there to explore. There are so many other stories that have been told in these other mediums.’ The actor added, ‘I would love to get to continue my journey with him.’” Read more at HypeBeast After a trial that’s dominated the news cycles for weeks, the jury reached a verdict on the case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Read more at Gizmodo Reading Rainbow and Star Trek star LeVar Burton states that his Jeopardy! audition never really mattered and rigged the entire process. “LeVar Burton has been in the news of late, as he steps up to lend decades of experience as the face of American reading to a new gig: Hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Understandably, this job as MC for America’s most dramatic intellectual bloodsport has brought up questions about that other mental competition gig Burton was purportedly in the running for. And Burton has pulled no punches talking about his efforts to become Jeopardy! host, declaring that he feels like he was never given a real shot, and that ‘the fix was in’ in regards to efforts to take his spot at the podium.” Read more at The A.V. Club Netflix is now the biggest name in streaming, but it started as a DVD-rental mail service. But what was the first-ever DVD they sent? Read more at Mental Floss
