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Discovery Channel will explore the history of iconic games with the eight-part limited series “Game Changers,” premiering Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The series will examine the creation and cultural impact of games ranging from early classics like Pong and Monopoly to modern behemoths such as “Call of Duty” and “Minecraft.” “Game Changers” will […]

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothee Chalamet were photographed kissing – for their new film!

The 52-year-old actress and 28-year-old actor kissed while cameras were rolling for their movie Marty Supreme on Wednesday night (October 16) in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

Plot details for this film have been kept under wraps, however, it is believed that Timothee‘s character is loosely based on Marty Reisman, a ping pong great who was known as the “Wizard of Table Tennis.”

Marty Reisman, who died in December 2012 at the age of 82, was a table tennis champion who started his career in Manhattan as a hustler, playing for bets and prize money. He won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2007 and won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At 67, Marty competed in the United States National Hardbat Championship and became the oldest player to win an open national competition in a ract sport.

Tyler, The Creator will “See You Again” very soon — but this time, on the big screen.

The Grammy Award-winning artist will make his film debut with the star-studded “Marty Supreme” alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothée Chalamet. Josh Safdie is directing the A24 film from a script he co-wrote with Ronald Bronstein.

“Marty Supreme” is a fictionalized, original feature with official plot details being kept under wraps. However, Variety previously reported that the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships, across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. Reisman died in 2012.

For the film, Chalamet, Safdie, Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, and A24 produce.

Some of the Nes-era recreations that appear on Mossmouth’s UFO 50 are hampered by old-school conventions, like limited lives, or by the simple fact that they don’t really have tutorials. But that’s by design, and even a badge of honor, as they’re framed as the creations of a fictional company, UFOSoft, that developed games in the 1980s.

The main unifying element here is the concept of the titular fictional console, which means many games are sequels or spinoffs. And the staggering soundtrack, as a whole, may end up as the year’s best, punching up even the most rote genre exercises. Though the creators of UFO 50 have made it clear that this is a hefty collection (“These are Not minigames or microgames!”), the project’s scope doesn’t quite hit you until you’re looking at the main menu and 50 full-fledged games are staring back at you.

Parting from the brother with whom you could make literally any film either wishes, only to both end up directing sports biopics for A24––a tale as old as time. While Benny Safdie works with an unrecognizable Dwayne Johnson on The Smashing Machine, Josh Safdie has been prepping Marty Supreme, a biopic of ping pong legend Marty Reisman for which Timothée Chalamet is in final talks to lead and produce. [Variety]

From a script by co-written with regular collaborator Ronald Bronstein, Marty Supreme tells of Reisman’s career as a ping pong champion and, because this is a Safdie production, hustler who’d regularly win off bets. His astonishing career spanned 22 major titles between 1946 and 2002, five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships, and the distinction of being “the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport.” Although the thought of Chalamet in old-man make-up is nearly impossible to conjure up,...

With Timothée Chalamet next playing Bob Dylan, he’ll next be trading singing for ping pong slinging.

The actor, who is portraying Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” is in final negotiations to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” about a professional ping pong champ, A24 announced on Monday.

The movie is a fictionalized, original film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, and official plot details are being kept under wraps.

Though as Variety is reporting, the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. He died in 2012.

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Get ready to rally with Chalamet.

Timothée Chalamet is set to star in and produce “Marty Supreme,” an original movie from Josh Safdie and A24. Sources close to the film say “Marty Supreme” is a fictionalized story, while Variety hears the film is inspired by professional ping pong player Marty Reisman.

“Marty Supreme” is written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, who produce alongside Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas. The film reunites Safdie with producer A24, which distributed his last two features, “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time.”

A24 confirmed the news in a social media post, writing, “Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon.”

Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/9ko3uu0IsC

— A24 (@A24) July 15, 2024

Reisman, who died in 2012, was a table tennis champion who started his career as a hustler in Manhattan, playing for bets and prize money. He won 22 major ping...

The “graphics don’t matter” argument always makes me a little sad. Though there is some truth in that stance, it is often triggered by the views of those who overvalue raw gaming visuals or otherwise believe games can’t be great if they don’t have top-of-the-line graphics. Perhaps a game doesn’t need incredible graphics to be great but incredible graphics certainly have the power to elevate or define tremendous experiences. They are a vital component of the evolution of the medium.

For as memorable as the most stunning video games often are, it can be remarkably easy to lose track of the milestone advancements that got us from Pong to Red Dead Redemption 2. While it would take more space than I have here to give all those milestone advancements their due, these are 15 of the most notable games that revolutionized video game graphics.

Space Invaders (1978)

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Episode 4 of "Ahsoka" delivers an interesting battle match-up between two characters who both occupy gray areas in "Star Wars" lore: Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian with Jedi training who wields a lightsaber, and Shin Hati, a character also trained in the Jedi arts who is (to paraphrase Britney Spears) not a Jedi, but not yet a Sith. Both were trained by masters who used to be Jedi, but have since turned away from the Order.

Although this isn't a straightforward Jedi vs. Mandalorian fight, it does echo the history of Mandalorians and Jedi as longtime foes. In fact, if the Mandalorians had never clashed with the Jedi in the first place, they wouldn't be the badass, beskar-steel-clad space daddies that we've come to know them as. Dave Filoni, the showrunner behind "Ahsoka," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels," explained to ComicBook.com in 2017 that "their weapons, their arsenal, their...

Before the days of in-depth single-player campaigns and cinematic storytelling, nearly every videogame shared the same basic premise: survive as long as you can. From Pong to Missile Command, most early gaming experiences weren’t about concluding story-arcs or even defeating a final boss, they simply tasked players with trying their best at a certain task until they met with an inevitable defeat – our natural instinct to persevere and earn high score bragging rights is what made that journey satisfying.

That’s why I find it curious that survival games as a genre only really took off during the mid 2010s after the success of titles like Minecraft and Day Z. While this was likely due to rapidly advancing technology allowing for more complex mechanics that could better simulate real world survival, you’ve got to admit that there’s no better universal motivator than being forced to find shelter...

Atari has signed with APA for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.

The pioneering video game company will work with APA to develop projects around its best known IP in the live-action, animation, and non-scripted film and television spaces.

Atari celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. The company’s most well-known games include classics like “Pong,” “Asteroids,” “Centipede,” and “Missile Command.” Its games are available on PC, console, and mobile platforms. In addition to games, Atari’s core businesses also include consumer hardware, licensing, and Web3.

“Atari is dedicated to honoring the legacy of the brand, while building upon our decade’s long history of success,” said Atari CEO Wade Rosen. “We are thrilled to bring APA onto our team to help us expand our association with fun in gaming for generations to come.”

Rosen was named CEO of Atari in April 2021. During his tenure, the company has refocused on premium game development and publishing,...

Making hits isn’t Post Malone’s only talent. The singer is also a world-class beer pong player, and now he’s inviting fans to go pro with his World Pong League Game set.

Available now on Amazon, the World Pong League Game includes 22 reusable plastic cups, six ping pong balls, and an electric shot clock (which is also disguised as a plastic cup) — all of which feature World Pong League branding. Best of all, the electric shot clock has recorded commentary phrases from Malone, like “dunk it! You won’t,...

With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.

When Steven Lisberger first conceived of what would become his 1982 film “Tron,” the fledgling filmmaker had a startling vision of the future: an animated feature that could explore the world of early video games like “Pong” in the kind of detail not yet available for live-action moviemaking. With producing partner Donald Kushner — with whom he’d made the 90-minute Olympics-themed animated feature “Animalympics” — Lisberger set up an animation shop to bring “Tron” to fruition. However, they eventually decided to explore the story through a blend of live-action footage and computer animated sequences.

It wasn’t exactly an appealing idea to the studio system, because Lisberger and Kushner weren’t just angling to create a new cinematic world from scratch; they also wanted...