First we start with Napster being sold for $207M to Infinite Reality. Next, Ubisoft is splitting off Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six franchises into their own company that's 25% owned by Tencent. Later, Scooby-Doo is getting a new live-action show coming to Netflix. We wrap it all up with No Other Land co-director, Hamdan Ballal, being detained and imprisoned. We also have thoughts on Japanese Breakfast, Nintendo Direct, Severance, The Residence, and Moana 2.
Read MoreFirst, Lewis Capaldi reveals his Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis, and it’s Harry Styles vs Chris Pine at the Venice Film Festival. Next, our Game Bits include a new Marvel game set in WWII, Marcus Lehto leading the new team for Battlefield, and Tencent purchasing a 49.9% stake in Ubisoft. Later, it's Emmys time, and we have both the Creative Arts winners and our predictions for the upcoming ceremony. We wrap it all up with the Venice Film Festival standouts, and D23 movie news from Disney+, Pixar, and Disney Animation. We also have thoughts on John Legend, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Cars on the Road, Dated and Related, What We Do in the Shadows season 4, and Pinocchio.
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