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NBA is BACK on the 31st of July

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NBA is BACK on the 31st of July

This is the one sporting code we have been waiting for to return since the COVID-19 pandemic took over the world, and now it appears we have a date and also what to expect when the NBA returns to the court. This date would be July 31st. 4 and a half months after the league was suspended due to coronavirus.

The NBA’s board of governors intends to approve a league proposal on a 22 team format to restart the season in Orlando, Florida. Commissioner Adam Silver and the league’s advisory/finance committee have shared the broad details of a plan with the teams to play at the Walt Disney Resort. The plan includes 13 Western Conference teams and 9 Eastern Conference teams. The game format would consist of 8 regular season games, a possible play-in tournament for the 8th seed and playoffs.

The top 16 teams across the league will also be joined by teams currently within 6 games of 8th place in each conference. This will allow New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns & Washington Wizards to compete for the 8th spot.

The play-in tournament will include the 8th & 9th teams, if the 9th seed finishes the regular season within 4 games of 8th. In that case, the 8th seed enters a double-elimination tournament & the 9th seed a single-elimination tournament.

The NBA & NBA Players Association are negotiating details of the return to play’s safety protocols and competition as we speak. Life in the NBA bubble will be governed by a set of strict safety protocols. While players and coaches will be allowed to golf or eat at outdoor restaurants, they would also need to maintain social distancing guidelines. The NBA is planning on having uniform daily testing for coronavirus within the disney campus environment.

League of Legends: Wild Rift Gameplay Revealed

Jay Mijares
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League of Legends: Wild Rift Gameplay Revealed

Riot Games revealed gameplay footage for the upcoming League of Legends: Wild Rift. The game will be available on both console and mobile which is based off the League of Legends game on PC.

There will be 36 of the current 148 characters that will be available for League of Legends: Wild Rift. Even tho not everyone will be available but still huge variety of assassins, brawlers, healers, mages, marksman and tanks. Some of the champions will include Ashe, Alistair, Blitzcrank, Jax, Janna, Nasus and Ziggs to name a few.

League of Legends: Wild Rift 36 Confirmed Champions

Gameplay has been modified to suit both mobile and consoles, which will feature a dual stick setup with shorter matches and smaller maps.

League of Legends: Wild Rift is expected to be released this year.

Sylvester Stallone to narrate new “Rocky” documentary

Kevin Smith
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Sylvester Stallone to narrate new “Rocky” documentary

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic, is set to debut on Apple TV/iTunes from June 9th which will delve into the role that made Sylvester Stallone a star, as he recalls his experience working on the original Rocky movie. This new documentary dives deep into the original movie.

This behind the scenes documentary offers an emotional and intimate look into making the sports drama movie, four decades after the first release in 1976.

Stallone who is now 73 will narrate this documentary which transformed him from a relatively unknown actor into one of the greatest action movie stars of our generation. Stallone wrote the original “Rocky” screenplay and played the film’s lead role, boxing underdog Robert “Rocky” Balboa.

This low budget film directed by John G. Avildsen became a box office hit going on to win 3 academy awards including Best Picture. It started a series of movies which has spawned into 7 sequels including the most recent 2018 hit “Creed II” starring Michael B. Jordan.

This documentary will give people an intimate and at times emotional experience.

So Rocky fans, are you looking forward to this one? Let us know what you think

Wilson to become official ball of NBA

Kevin Smith
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Wilson to become official ball of NBA

Wilson is set to become the official ball of the NBA, WNBA, NBA G-League, NBA 2K League & Basketball Africa League from the 2020-21 season taking over from Spalding who has been the offical ball for more then 30 years.

The NBA Wilson ball will be used during the NBA’s 75th anniversary season. “This partnership with Wilson returns us to our roots as we plan for the future” Salvatore LaRocca, NBA President, Global Partnerships. “The NBA were partners for 37 seasons dating back to when Wilson manfactured the first official NBA basketballs in 1946, and we look forward to growing the game of basketball together”

Wilson will manufacture the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League game balls using the same materials, eight-panel configuration and performance specifications as current game balls and will also source the same leather currently used in the NBA.  The NBA and its players will work jointly with Wilson to develop and approve the new game ball.

The finanical terms of the NBA’s partnership with Wilson were not disclosed.

The end of the NBA’s partnership with Spalding comes as bit of a surprise. Spalding began making the basketballs exclusively for the NBA starting in 1983. After 30 years using leather balls, the company switched to synthetic version of the balls in 2006, only to suffer backlash. Spalding then sought feedback from players before making another switch.

What are your thoughts on this? Will you run out and buy a new ball for your home/social games?

Sony announces PS5 event for June 4th

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Sony announces PS5 event for June 4th

Sony is officially confirming its next Playstation 5 event which will be held on Thursday 4th June at 4pm ET (6am Friday 5th June Australian Eastern Time).

Sony has confirmed this will take a look at the future of gaming on the Playstation 5. The event itself will run for just over an hour and it will also feature a first look at the games which will be added to the launch of the PS5. It’s also the latest sign of Sony’s confidence that its biggest console launch since 2013’s PS4 will happen despite the disruptions the COVID-19 situation has caused to daily life, work and supply chains around the world.

“We remain absolutely on track” Playstation CEO Jim Ryan said in an interview. Sony’s PS5 event comes as the video game industry prepares for two of its biggest new product launches in nearly a decade. Sony’s PS5 & Microsoft’s Xbox Series x are slated to be released in time for the holiday shopping season later this year.

So far, Sony has unveiled PS5 specs, a logo and a new wireless controller for its next generation console. Sony has not shown off the PS5 console as of yet and its not clear if that will change at the PS5 event later this week.

PS5 Controller

Thoughts on this one gamers? Are you excited to see what Sony have in store for us? Let us know your thoughts on this one

PLACES+FACES G-Shock DW-6900

Jay Mijares
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PLACES+FACES G-Shock DW-6900

PLACES+FACES have partnered with G-Shock on a limited edition version of the classic DW-6900 launching to celebrate the iconic 6900’s 25th Anniversary year in 2020. PLACES+FACES look back to their very first product launch bringing the essence and foundations of the brand to the timepiece category for the first time.

The photography duo of Ciesay and Soulz were first recognized for their candid photography of London’s underground music scene creating imagery that was authentic and raw that captured the spirit and energy of a generation. PLACES+FACES created apparel with their “plus” logo in reflective material for the flash effect it created in their photography which went on to be the basis of an apparel and merchandise line which has grown and grown due to market demand ever since becoming one of the standout street/lifestyle brands of recent years.

The PLACES+FACES x G-SHOCK DW-6900 pays tribute to this with contrasting luminescent P+F branding against matte black on the strap. The collaboration includes all the technologically advanced treatments of classic DW-6900 including shock resistance, 200M water resistance, backlight, flash alert, multi-function alarm, 1/100th seconds stopwatch, countdown timer, 12/14hr formats and glow in the dark features both on the strap and face of the DW-6900.

The PLACES+FACES limited edition DW-6900 will be available in early July 2020.

McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud

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McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud

Have you ever tried winning in the McDonald’s Monopoly game? Further more have you ever wondered why you never see anyone win? Well the documentary series called “McMillions” dives into the world of corruption, drugs and danger. Where lives of ordinary people were greatly affected by the small little cutout pieces that you get on the McDonald’s products.

It all started with a Note

Other than featuring one of the world’s most popular brands, this docuseries has also been executively produced by Mark Wallberg.

Are you watching this while eating McDonalds?

One of the world’s biggest cover ups can be viewed on HBO and other streaming services.

Sonic The Hedgehog Sequel Confirmed

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Sonic The Hedgehog Sequel Confirmed

Some good news for Sonic fans this morning with Paramount Pictures & Sega confirming Sonic The Hedgehog is getting a sequel.

Sonic the Hedgehog started down a rocky road with the first trailer leading to the fans saying the movie was doomed. This caused Paramount Pictures to re-do all CGI around Sonic to make him look like Sonic which then led to a surprising result at the box office. The movie brought in around 306million USD on a budget of 90 odd million. The time in the movies was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic and we will see the release of the movie onto DVD/Blu-Ray from June 3

*** SPOILER ALERT ***

The first film ended with Eggman/Robotnik, having shed his more presentable black-suited appearance for full-blown video game giant moustache cosplay ensemble, stranded on a mushroom kingdom planet, while a post-credits scene revealed that Sonic’s sidekick Tails had arrived.

So maybe this sequel will be a lot more like the games than the very-fast-ET premise of the last movie.

The original talent team behind the movie are reporting all coming back for the sequel but none of the cast has been confirmed for the sequel as of yet. Stay tuned for more developments around the sequel announcement.

Are you looking forward to seeing the sequel? Were you a fan of the first one? Let us know what you think.

56k Magic Mixtape

Jay Mijares
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56k Magic Mixtape
DayDay – 56k Magic

Last night at the Midweek Mixdown presented by The Q Point, Dale Hasegawa aka @DayDay_ launched his latest mixtape entitled ’56k Magic’. 80 minutes of full throwback vibes with some good ol’ R’n’B jams. Taking you on a journey back to the late 90’s and early 2000. 56k Magic now available on Mixcloud or alternatively, grab it here – Download ’56K Magic’. Enjoy!

Henry Cavill to return as Superman

Kevin Smith
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Henry Cavill to return as Superman

Back in 2018 it was suggested that Henry Cavill was stepping away from his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the DC Universe. This was around the time Henry went on to film The Witcher for Netflix.

Breaking news today that Cavill & Warner Bros. have set a deal for the Man of Steel actor to reprise his role as Superman in future DC Comics-based films. This deal has not confirmed that there will be a Man of Steel sequel. Instead, Warner Bros. will use Cavill’s Superman similarly to how Marvel Studios has used the Hulk, playing supporting roles and making cameo apperances in films headlined by other heroes.

This new deal has been brought to the table due to Cavill appearing on the live stream rewatch of Man of Steel last week that Zach Synder hosted and also confirmed his cut of Justice League was indeed getting done for HBO Max in 2021.

Thoughts on this deal DC fans? Is Henry still the right fit to play the Man of Steel? Let us know what you think.

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