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"How many lives is this war worth?!" Roadside Attractions has debuted an official trailer for a sweeping historical drama titled Bitter Harvest, set during "The Holodomor" in Ukraine in between the first and second World War. The "Holodomor" was a genocidal famine engineered by Joseph Stalin, as an effort to stop the Ukrainian independence movement, resulting in the deaths of millions of people. ... more.

"Sometimes you just have to take a step back and really contemplate what it is that you're doing…" Orion Pictures has released a trailer for an indie comedy directed by a composer titled Dreamland, set in Los Angeles about an aspiring pianist who wants to open a piano bar. This plot may sound familiar, as it's pretty much what Ryan Gosling's character wants in La La Land. But these are two... more.

"How many other people have been through this?" FilmRise has debuted a trailer for the documentary The Bad Kids, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to quite a bit of buzz earlier this year. The doc has also played at True/False and Hot Docs, which I'm mentioning only to show it's worthy of attention. The Bad Kids is about a group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school who take an u... more.

Nintendo's first smartphone game, Miitomo, came out this year and is closing in on 15 million unique users, the company announced as part of its earnings briefing this week. This is up from 10 million users at the end of April.Though it's reached millions of players, the game is not a big-time money-maker, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said. "This title has not been impactful from a profit ... more.

The Pokemon Go Plus accessory, which you can wear to receive notifications about the mobile game without opening the app, launched in September after a delay. Since then, it's been difficult to find.Nintendo, which produces the accessory, has now apologized for the shortages and said it plans to "expand production" to meet demand. President Tatsumi Kimishima said demand for the Plus accessory "far... more.

Nintendo launched a free demo for Pokemon Sun and Moon earlier this month--and it was popular.The company announced today that the demo, which arrived on October 18 and was quickly datamined, has already passed 3.5 million downloads. This is good for the " fastest start for any demo in the history of the Nintendo 3DS system." This level of interest "shows the breadth of the audience for these game... more.

Nintendo has now confirmed it will announce the Nintendo Switch's price, game lineup, system specs, and "other details" during the event. Nintendo said it doesn't plan to announcement any additional information about the Nintendo Switch until the January event.Nintendo also confirmed that it will hold hands-on experiences as early as January for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, the US, Europe, and A... more.

YouTube's DefendTheHouse is back with new "Mythbusters" videos, the latest being for EA's recently released World War I shooter Battlefield 1.Across two videos numerous myths are tested, like if a horse can stand on top of a plane, if a human character can stand on top of a moving plane, if a sniper shield can protect you from grenade damage, and if you can land a plane on the dreadnought. Other m... more.

Sonic the Hedgehog and Total War publisher Sega has announced that it's reached an exclusive agreement with the International Olympic Committee's licensing unit to make games for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.In a statement, Sega said it went after the license because the Olympic Games have a global appeal that "draws everyone's attention." Sega is well-suited for the job, it said, because of it... more.

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is currently free to download for the Xbox One in Europe. To grab it, head over to the Microsoft store and you can add it to your account.It's unclear why the title is available for free and, given that it has been available for a few hours now, it doesn't seem to be a mistake. The most likely explanation is that it is part of the Free Play Days, as pointed out... more.