Look, I know a lot of people aren’t a fan of Chris Pratt and the Mario voice he’s doing in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, but with each new trailer, I find myself getting more interested, if not downright hopeful, that this latest video game film adaptation might... actually be... good? The second trailer released last night, and you can check it out right here.
Elsewhere, there’s bad news if you were hoping to snag an iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max before Christmas. After a combination of covid lockdowns and labor protests have impacted production at one of Foxconn’s plants in China, one analyst predicts that Apple might ship 20 percent fewer devices this quarter compared to its original projections.
DoorDash announces layoffs affecting 1,250 workers
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says the company hired too quickly during the covid pandemic and that its operating costs could ‘outgrow’ its revenue.
DoorDash is laying off around 1,250 workers. The update, posted by DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, explains that the company grew too quickly during the covid pandemic, leading to an increase in operating expenses that could soon “outgrow” the company’s revenue.
“While we’ve always been disciplined in how we have managed our business and operational metrics, we were not as rigorous as we should have been in managing our team growth,” Xu writes. “That’s on me. As a result, operating expenses grew quickly ... This hard reality ultimately led me to make this painful decision to reduce our team size.”
Willow is back, and he brought an incredibly fun show with him
Thirty years after the movie, Willow is back — and he’s got great hair, a great ensemble cast, and a super-fun adventure for you to watch.
The two biggest fantasy shows of the year this year were... not the fantasy stuff I grew up on. House of the Dragon had plenty of gore and dragons, but was largely a show about the political machinations of a big incestuous family, and The Lord of the Rings seemed to spend every moment focused on being a gorgeous show with a staid pace that Tolkien would have loved but I found slow as hell. But I want a big adventure when I watch a fantasy show. I want to get that buzz of excitement I got the first time I watched Dragonslayer or Ladyhawke or even Labyrinth. Or the original Willow.
And the new show, set more than 20 years after Willow ended, is that adventure. It’s a wildly good time that requires zero knowledge of the world it brings to life — just a willingness to enjoy something earnest, kind, and fun.
That’s the word I kept coming back to after watching the first seven episodes. This show is fun. It takes time to create its characters but hews them just close enough to the tropes of an adventure story that you feel like you already know them. So there’s the princess who wants adventure and to escape her destiny, and the brave soldier torn between love and duty, and the wisecracking bastard with a heart of gold. There’s also Willow, played by Warwick Davis. He’s an older, wiser man haunted by bad choices and a need to do right. He’s also still the harried worrywart of the film.
Microsoft offers fix for Windows 11 gaming performance issues
Microsoft blocked some Windows 11 users from upgrading to the 2022 Update over gaming performance issues. Now a fix is available in preview.
NOV 30, 2022, 3:39 AM GMT+5:30
ASH PARRISH
The new Super Mario Bros. trailer is a peach
Hear Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach and Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong in the Mario movie’s second trailer.
NOV 30, 2022, 3:14 AM GMT+5:30
SEAN HOLLISTER
LG and MSI are taking on Samsung’s Odyssey G9 with giant curved OLED gaming monitors
Massive 240Hz OLED and QD-OLED screens are on the way
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