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Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o and Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z are among the stars appearing in Black Is King, which will feature music videos for songs like “My Power,” “Mood 4 Eva” and “Brown Skin Girl.” Disney+ will release Black is King on Friday, July 31, and the streamer has already released a trailer which sees Bey narrate over clips from the movie. What is Black is King? In a statement, Disney+ described Black is King as a “visual album from Beyoncé [which] reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns....

With the game’s launch less than 3 days away, at least two men in the Baltimore area decided to jump the line by entering a GameStop location shortly before closing Saturday night and get their hands on a few copies. The employees were no doubt preparing for one of the biggest launches Monday night, but it’s safe to assume that they weren’t prepared for what happened. The story was first reported by the Baltimore Sun:...

We don’t know what it is about designing a Call of Duty title that allows developers to place seeming hours of time and energy into secret content that many players will walk right by, but we’re not complaining. Considering just how many countless hours are going to be spent worldwide in Black Ops 2’s multiplayer, and the millions who will be experiencing Treyarch’s take on the future of combat, sightseeing makes more sense than ever....

To help give Call of Duty fans a sense of each of the new multiplayer maps before they fork over $15 — provided they haven’t already purchased the Season Pass — we have put together another set of walkthrough videos. If you’re interested in any of the previously released map packs — either Uprising or Revolution — make sure to check out our other video walkthrough and impressions posts....

[HTML1] Along with a new campaign, (hopefully) improved multiplayer, and a new co-op mode called Strike Force, Treyarch’s next Call of Duty title, Black Ops 2, brings the fan-favorite zombie mode back into the mix. While the zombies mode has been pretty straight forward since World at War, Black Ops 2 is attempting some pretty revolutionary things with the mode. It’s not outright explained in the debut trailer above — merely suggested by it — but the new zombie mode for Black Ops 2 will feature a story-based campaign called Tranzit....

That’s when I realized that while stores can be an incredibly effective way of getting certain types of messages across, they weren’t the right delivery system for me anymore. The campaigns that profitable public companies like the Body Shop can back—the ones that don’t upset the balance sheet—just aren’t the radical types of messages that I’m interested in today. When people get older they get more radical; at least some of them do....

After the Borat sequel won the trophy for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Baron Cohen started his acceptance speech by making it seem as though he was about to shoutout his proper costar in the movie, Maria Bakalova. Instead, Baron Cohen joked that Giuliani was the film’s breakout star. (He also found time to sneak in a jab at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes on the Golden Globes, and which is drawing criticism for its lack of diversity....

In an interview with the IPL‘s official website he said, “Bowling in T20s has always been a challenge. Since we are playing in India, it is even more difficult where the pitches are batting friendly and the boundaries are quite small. But these are things that every bowler has to go through. I believe at the end of the day, you got to believe in yourself and give it your best shot when you are about to bowl under such circumstances....

In a segment on Anderson Cooper 360, Drew Griffin was recounting his interview with the founder of Cowboys for Trump, Cuoy Griffin, who is also a New Mexico county commissioner. The network’s correspondent said he learned from pursuing the story that many of those who had stormed the Capitol still believed the line pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies that the election had been stolen. Cooper then threw to a clip of an interview the correspondent had with Couy Griffin, who said he doubted whether Ashli Babbitt and U....

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been searching for a head coach since January following the resignation of Englishman Stephen Constantine, reports Xinhua news agency. Micale said on Saturday he would travel to India in early May for negotiations with the AIFF as well as at least one local top-flight club. “I’ll go there and wait to see not only about this [the India job] but other opportunities that have opened up for me,” the Lance news portal quoted Micale as saying....

Season 2 will follow the books and see Anthony becoming the main character, with Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page) stepping back to become supporting roles. The second book in the Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me, sees Anthony have romantic sparks with a woman called Kate Sheffield, who does her utmost to stop Anthony marrying her sister only for her to start to fall in love with him....

There have also been two documentaries from The New York Times: Framing Britney Spears and Controlling Britney Spears, both of which have focused on her life before and after her conservatorship was implemented. Now, a new documentary on Netflix titled Britney vs. Spears is coming to the platform, which aims to shed further light on the singer’s life over the past 13 years. Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr are behind the documentary, with new and exclusive interviews, as well as leaked documents....

The Bellator middleweight took to Twitter to enumerate reasons why he thinks ‘The Problem Child’ doesn’t own any legitimate victories despite what his record says. The 27-year-old MMA fighter wrote: Dillon Danis, of course, was referring to Paul’s set of opponents. ‘The Problem Child’ knocked out fellow YouTube celebrity AnEsonGib in his pro-boxing debut and did the same to retired NBA guard Nate Robinson in his second fight. But Paul’s crowning achievement accomplishment came against former UFC welterweight Ben Askren....

BPM is an old-school shooter (in the vein of Quake) with a fresh musical twist. The basic premise is that you can only perform certain actions – like the cocking of a shotgun, the squeezing of a fire trigger, or a standard dodge roll – by synchronizing them with the percussive heavy metal soundtrack. This mandate – necessitating that you always fight to the beat of the music – has resulted in many people likening BPM to a mashup of Doom and Guitar Hero....

The Germany international signed for the Gunners from Real Madrid in September 2013, immediately becoming a first team player under Arsene Wenger. He has since played 114 Premier League games for the club as well as 29 European matches. Lacazette leaves door open for Arsenal Having progressed through the youth ranks of the club, Wilshere had broken into the first team, but dropped out of favour following Ozil’s arrival, spending last season on loan at Bournemouth....

Despite being the latest entry in a billion dollar franchise, there are a lot of questions and concerns with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. With a new developer under its wing, most fans hope that Advanced Warfare will be able to reignite the series, but there’s also the possibility Sledgehammer Games may change the game’s identity altogether. While there are several question marks floating around Advanced Warfare, one of our chief concerns stems from the Exo Suit featured heavily in the game’s marketing materials....

[HTML1] With the unparalleled success of the Call of Duty series, the number of players demanding that the franchise embody the best and most cutting-edge tech has only grown with each yearly installment. With next-gen now in full bloom, Activision looks to silence those demands in the form of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The developers at Sledgehammer Games are in charge of the series’ first bona fide next-gen entry, and the latest developer diary shows that visual advancements, technical improvements, and highly-detailed performances are top priorities....

Speculation has grown over the duo’s future at Stamford Bridge, with both Rudiger and Christensen yet to put pen to paper on any new deal. There were rumours that alongside the two defenders, Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta’s contract would also run down, but he has signed a one-year extension. Meanwhile, Brown has said that with Rudiger and Christensen set to leave this summer, it will be a huge loss for manager Thomas Tuchel, who may find it tough to replace them....

Thankfully, Ken Levine is guaranteeing that fans of the series won’t be disappointed, and dishing out back-story to prove it. The lead designer for the upcoming BioShock: Infinite has come out with a few video featurettes detailing some of the more intricate aspects of the floating world of Colombia, including the factions that are at war with each other and the more impressive (and frightening) Skyline system. As mentioned in our E3 preview of the game, BioShock: Infinite is stuck in a war between two factions: the Founders and the Vox Populi....

The new addition to the Blade Runner franchise stars Jessica Henwick in the lead role of Elle, a female replicant who has lost her memory and is searching for answers on how she came to be. Henwick spoke to Newsweek about the series, how co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama honored the legacy of Ridley Scott’s classic film, and her thoughts on being a lead alongside Will Yun Lee....