This artist conception depicts Universal’s Epic Universe, coming to a location in Orlando. (Courtesy of Universal Studios Orlando) What is more important to theme parks — roller coasters or video games? I suspect that most people would answer roller coasters. But if you look at attendance numbers, it becomes clear that thrill rides such as coasters don’t
A new 18,000-capacity indoor entertainment venue set to open on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will officially be named Etihad Arena. In a partnership between Etihad Airways and developer Miral, the name was revealed on Wednesday by the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office. Announcing the news in a Tweet, it said, “#AbuDhabi’s newest large-scale indoor entertainment
The original Olympic Games manifesto was on display at Sotheby's in Los Angeles on October 23 The original 1892 manuscript laying out the premise of the modern Olympic Games will be auctioned in December in New York, Sotheby's announced Wednesday. In the 14-page text, Olympics creator Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat and athletics advocate, outlined
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is launching a new tier of its music service today, dubbed Amazon Music HD . It offers lossless versions of audio files for streaming or downloading at a price that aggressively undercuts Tidal, the main competition for this kind of audio. Amazon will charge $14.99 a month for the HD tier, or $12.99 if you’re an
The Jonas Brothers filmed the video for their song "Sucker" at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, U.K. Forget intricate choreography, CGI effects, and unexpected cameos. Some of the best, most eye-catching music videos simply rely on the right location to provide the perfect visual representation of a song, and often, it's a stunning building that does the
An undulating golden facade wraps around the 6,700-seat Chimelong Theatre on Hengqin Island in China , which Stufish has designed to evoke the form of traditional circus tents. Located south of Macau, the giant circus theatre was built by entertainment architecture studio Stufish to replace the Chimelong Hengqin International Circus City that was irreparably
Is your living room where everyone congregates for GoT or Sunday football? Does your home entertainment setup command the attention of all your friends? From movies to music, these luxury tech devices are all about giving you the ultimate entertainment experience. Which are the best gadgets of 2019 so far? Innovation doesn’t always come from necessity.
British Airways is hoping that VR entertainment might help some of its passengers distract themselves long enough on a flight to forget they’re zooming several hundred miles per hour at tens of thousands of feet above the ground. In a new pilot program , the UK airline announced that it will offer VR headsets from SkyLights for select first class flights
Back in 2017, I caught a glimpse of the future. During a visit to the set of Jon Favreau ’s The Lion King , we got a look at the technology the director and his team used to create the film’s locations in virtual reality. Using a video game engine called Unity, all of the movie’s sets were built as explorable environments that can be visited and scouted by
Visitors at an exhibition in Louvre Abu Dhabi. The UAE capital is creating a Dh600 million fund to attract business and leisure events. Christopher Pike / The National Abu Dhabi is setting up a Dh600 million fund to attract entertainment and business events to the emirate, as part of wider plans to spur economic growth, draw foreign investors and boost
With over-the-top (OTT) changing the way we consume entertainment across devices, most of the media attention is going to the big players trying to elbow their way into the streaming space with big new subscription services and original programming. Less discussed is the suite of technologies that pave the way for those services to connect to their audience
Above: Intel shooting star mini drones put on a light show. One person on one computer can control 100 drones in unison. Drones are literal lifesavers. They’re ferrying medical samples between hospitals , giving firefighters in San Diego a top-down view of hot spots, and helping keep South Florida’s exploding mosquito population under control. But when
An Olympic tradition continues! The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series has always been okay but never outstanding. It’s a serviceable multiplayer experience that bundles the best of Mario, Sonic, and the Olympic games themselves into an interesting package. Sonic surfing? Mario shooting a bow and arrow? Princess Peach skiing?! It’s all there
IKEA is famous for providing furniture that can take forever to build and breaking up what seem like solid relationships in record time. But every now and then, they do something cool with pop culture that’s worth pointing out. This time, the Swedish furniture company has recreated the living rooms from The Simpsons, Stranger Things and Friends using their
Walt Disney Co. will try to close the global box-office gap between its mega-blockbuster film “Avengers: Endgame” and James Cameron’s “Avatar” next weekend. The superhero sequel will reenter theaters with new footage that wasn’t included in the first release, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told ComicBook.com in an interview posted Wednesday. Feige
Marvel, Avengers, Video games The Avengers are assembling again. Earth's Mightiest Heroes have appeared in various video games over the years, most notably coming together for the Marvel vs. Capcom series that captivated players for decades, and the classic Marvel Ultimate Alliance series, which gave us a glimpse of what a narrative-driven Marvel team-up
Intel has been in talks with the International Olympic Committee on the potential for e-sports among the Olympic Games, an executive for the chip maker has revealed. The body responsible for the international sporting event has shown interest in the increasingly popular form of competition using videogames, but has hesitated about whether it could one day
E3 attendees enter last year's show. Next week brings chaos. Next week brings . Next week brings the onslaught of endless video game trailers. Next week brings E3 . But E3 isn't the beast it once was. E3 is changing. The Electronic Entertainment Expo , or E3 for short, began life in 1995, partly in response to disrespect toward video games as an industry.
Give a round of applause for this year’s Tony winners! On Sunday night, the American Theater Wing bestowed the 73rd annual Tony Awards on the best of the 2018-2019 Broadway season, which broke box office records and saw a whopping 10 musicals and 15 plays eligible for prizes at the big show. Hadestown — a folk opera that spins a new version of ancient Greek
Pokemon Co. President Tsunekazu Ishihara announces in Tokyo the 2020 release of a new Pokemon smartphone game that focuses on players' sleeping time. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Pokemon Co. said Wednesday it will release a new smartphone application game in 2020, this time focusing on players' sleeping time in contrast to the smash-hit Pokemon Go that rewarded
Quirky images that show a different side to weddings, christenings, conferences and music festivals were showcased at the Event Photography Awards last night. The annual ceremony saw 30 judges preside over the work of more than 100 photographers whose images were divided into 12 categories from private and experiential events to music festivals and trade
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced plans Wednesday to launch robots from the anime “Mobile Suit Gundam” series into space aboard a satellite that will broadcast messages of support to athletes. In the project, conducted in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the University of Tokyo, two 10-centimeter
The "Grammy Salute to Music Legends" was held on Saturday (May 11) in Los Angeles. Black Sabbath were honored at the event, receiving a Lifetime Achievement award, for which Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler and estranged drummer Bill Ward were all present. Ward was notably absent on Black Sabbath's farewell tour as he traded barbs with his former bandmates in the
Entrance to Epcot's International Food & Wine Festival 2018 (Photo by Lauren Bowman) Walt Disney World Resort officials announced Thursday the 24th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival would run 87 days between August 29 and November 23, making it the longest food festival at the theme park. With 12 extra days to enjoy the festivities, visitors
Image via Blizzard Entertainment. This article is brought to you by StatBanana , the best Overwatch strategy tool. Tracer is getting ready to blow out the candles along with her fellow Overwatch heroes. The Overwatch Anniversary event is almost here to celebrate the game’s third full year since its release on May 24, 2016. Blizzard’s probably following the
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala is the most magical night in fashion, and Zendaya proved it right in in the middle of the red carpet. The actress arrived to the star-studded event in a black and blue corseted Tommy Hilfiger ballgown with white pouffy sleeves and a full A-line skirt. And thanks to the help of her fairy godmother,
'Avengers: Endgame' IMAX poster Walt Disney and IMAX Avengers: Endgame earned $33 million on its fifth day of release, bringing its domestic total to $427 million, including $32 million in IMAX. It also earned a whopping $75 million on its eighth day (Wednesday thanks to time zone magic) in China, giving it three of the four biggest single-day grosses for
Peter Hall, as depicted on the cover of Peter Hall Architect: The Phantom of the Opera House by Peter Webber. Peter Brian Hall, the late Australian architect whose legacy remains inexorably tied to his controversial role in designing the Sydney Opera House, has had his biography entered in the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Founded and run by the
Singer John Fogerty speaks during the announcement event for the lineup for the Woodstock 50th Anniversary concert in New York March 19. | REUTERS LOS ANGELES - A planned three-day concert event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival has been canceled, the lead investor in the event said on Monday. Woodstock 50 was due to have taken place
Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai Arena, AEG Ogden, Dubai, Stage Technologies, Event technology, PRO-AV, Media & entertainment, Event venue, Led lighting, Event production, Sports production, Live entertainment, UAE live events industry, Middle East events, Indoor Venue The executive team behind the new Coca-Cola Arena, (formerly known as the Dubai Arena) in Dubai
It’ll be deja vu all over again at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards as recent Oscar rivals for Best Picture “ A Star is Born ” and “ Bohemian Rhapsody ” go head to head in the race for Top Soundtrack . Luckily for those two music-filled dramas, Oscar usurper “Green Book” didn’t make a big splash on the music charts, so it can’t snatch another prize away from
New machine learning technologies, user interfaces and automated content creation techniques are going to expand the personalization of storytelling beyond algorithmically generated news feeds and content recommendation. The next wave will be software-generated narratives that are tailored to the tastes and sentiments of a consumer. Concretely, it means that
April 9, 2019, 12:30 PM · The most fascinating thing about Disney's new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land might be its setting. That's because there really wasn't any obvious location for Disney's Imagineers to set this land. Star Wars, as a franchise, is actually pretty dystopian toward its locations, which include a dizzying array of planets and space stations
Welcome to the Content-Industrial Complex Contents The Race to Beat Netflix The Escalating Original Content War Searching for Tentpoles Walled Gardens of Media Conglomerates Content Competition The Great Rebundling Jeffrey Cole thinks the consumer "is about to get screwed." "Consumers have gotten a phenomenal deal: $10 a month from Netflix to get the studio
