Nintendo has announced that production of the New 3DS has ended in Japan. An update on the official Nintendo Japan website indicates that white, black, and limited edition models of the base New 3DS are no longer being manufactured. The 2DS, New 2DS XL, and New 3DS XL pages do not display the same message.It is unclear what this means for the western 3DS lineup. The Nintendo US Store currently has... more.

Blizzard has released a new update for Overwatch on the PC-only Public Test Realm, introducing a variety of tweaks to McCree, Reaper, Reinhardt, Zarya, and Doomfist, the newest character to join the game.Arguably the most significant change is for Zarya's ultimate ability, the Graviton Surge. When launched it now disables "all movement abilities" of the enemy characters caught within it, much like... more.

It was recently reported that episodes in Game of Thrones' final season, Season 8, could each be feature-length. Now, HBO's programming boss, Casey Bloys, has confirmed that the network has no plans to air the episodes in theaters.Asked by The Hollywood Reporter if he would rule out a theatrical release for the eighth season, Bloys bluntly said, "I would." He added, "This is for subscribers," refe... more.

There has been talk of a Rainbow Six movie since 2004 or earlier, and now it looks like those plans continue to be in motion and could be speeding up.Deadline reports (via NeoGAF) that among Hollywood producer Akiva Goldsman's projects is a Rainbow Six film that could star Deadpool's Ryan Reynolds.Sources told the site that there have been "loose conversations" about having Reynolds play the forme... more.

HBO is working on as many as five pilots for Game of Thrones prequels, and now we know a little more about what the network is hoping to achieve by working on so many. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO programming boss Casey Bloys started off by saying the network is "incredibly fortunate" that Game of Thrones is popular and acclaimed enough for fans to be clamoring for even more. Considerin... more.

It's a big day for Overwatch and competitive gaming overall. Blizzard Entertainment today announced the owners of the first seven Overwatch League teams, and included among them are some very big games in traditional sports, gaming, and other industries.As rumored New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who is a billionaire, will own the Boston-based Overwatch League team. Additionally, Jeff Wilp... more.

Sony may have only released the PlayStation 4 Pro at the end of last year, but more hardware could come as soon as 2019, according to one analyst. Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter has told GamingBolt that he expects the PlayStation 5 to launch in 2019, and that it will be a "half step," similar to how, in Pachter's view, the PS4 Pro was a "half step" over the base PS4."The PS4 Pro is better th... more.

Blizzard's team shooter Overwatch has been updated on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but it's probably not the patch you were hoping for. This one merely introduces bug fixes, so console owners will have to wait a little longer for Doomfist.The new character was added to Overwatch's public test server on PC last week, but he's still not available on consoles. Instead, this patch includes fixes for mu... more.

Update : Arms' 2.0 update is out now on Nintendo Switch. Take a look at all the changes it introduces in the patch notes below.Original story follows.The next major update for the Nintendo Switch brawler Arms goes live tomorrow, July 12. Along with a new character and stage, the free update adds an entirely new versus mode to the game.As Nintendo revealed last week, the new character coming in tom... more.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Warner Bros. was considering Mel Gibson to direct the Suicide Squad sequel. While the studio might have spoken to the Oscar-winner about taking the helm, it looks like he won't be directing it. Deadline reports today that The Shallows director Jaume Collet-Serra is now the frontrunner to direct Suicide Squad 2.David Ayer wrote and directed the 2016 original ... more.