Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Bafta Games Awards returns for its 2023 ceremony tomorrow (March 30), bringing 18 fresh gongs from the U.K.’s most prestigious industry gathering. Following 2022’s gaming Baftas, when Returnal rose above the competition with four awards including Best Game–while the superb Deathloop and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy were snubbed–the line-up of potential winners at this year’s event is just as varied, even though there’s one huge stand-out. Front and center of this year’s get-together is God of War Ragnarök , which set an all-time record as the most-nominated game since the Bafta Games Awards began in 2004, with 14. Admittedly, nearly half of these are due to its stellar acting talent; six nominees dominate the Performer in a Leading Role and Performer in a Supporting Role categories. Top Bafta Games Awards 2023 nominations God of War Ragnarök (14 nominations); Stray (eight); Elden … [Read more...] about BAFTA Games Awards 2023 Nominees: Your Definitive List Of This Year’s Hopefuls
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The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For 7,000 Disney Employees As They Begin First Round Of Layoffs
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Key takeaways An internal memo revealed Disney’s three-stage plan for implementing 7,000-strong job cuts announced in February The layoffs are part of Disney’s $5.5 billion restructuring plan to cut costs and boost its ailing streaming services Some glimmers of hope for Disney stock investors as its parks show a strong performance Disney is in the doldrums. With a less-than-stellar earnings call last month and mass layoffs planned, CEO Bob Iger has a big job on his hands before a new chief executive is appointed in 2025. The embattled House of Mouse shared an internal memo this week detailing how the job cuts would pan out across the business, with the metaverse team being one of the first casualties. But the move and Disney’s planned $5.5 billion cost-savings plan might not be enough to sway Wall Street. While Disney’s short-term future looks bleak, it’s not necessarily out for the count. We’ve gone … [Read more...] about The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For 7,000 Disney Employees As They Begin First Round Of Layoffs
‘Barry’ Ending After Season 4, Amid Strew Of ‘Peak TV’ Finales Including ‘Succession’ And Likely ‘Ted Lasso’
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline HBO dark comedy Barry is ending after Season 4, co-creator Bill Hader told Variety in an interview published Tuesday, on the heels the announcements of what will be the final seasons of two other popular and critically-lauded series, Succession and likely Ted Lasso . Key Facts The final season of Barry will air on April 16, Hader told Variety . Hader said when he and co-creator Alec Berg were writing the season, “a very clear ending presented itself,” and “it really does feel like it’s the right time to finish the show.” Ted Lasso , a beloved AppleTV+ comedy, will most-likely end after Season 3 airs starting in March, creator Jason Sudeikis said on Wednesday. Sudeikis told Deadline that Season 3 “is the end of this story that we wanted to tell, that we were hoping to tell,” and later clarified to Entertainment Weekly that though a series finale has been written, he doesn’t … [Read more...] about ‘Barry’ Ending After Season 4, Amid Strew Of ‘Peak TV’ Finales Including ‘Succession’ And Likely ‘Ted Lasso’