J.J. Abrams to produce new show for HBO about space colonies

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J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions are at it again. He’s working on another show for HBO just hot on the heels of Westworld. This time the show will be called Glare and Abrams will also been an executive producer on the show. Details are scarce at the moment but the pilot is going to be written by Javier Gullón. He will also serve as an executive producer for the show. The episodes will be an hour long, too. But there is no word yet how many episodes there will be and when it will air.

Source: io9

You can’t play ‘Super Mario Run’ offline

If you’ve been waiting to play Super Mario Run no matter where you find yourself, there is going to be a limitation you’re going to have to live with. The new Super Mario game only works online. According to Mario creator and this game’s producer Shigeru Miyamoto, the game will always need an internet connection to play all its modes. Miyamoto cites security for the reason but also acknowledged that the reason is to help avoid piracy of the game. The game is expected to launch on December 15 for US$9.99 on iOS.

Source: Kotaku

Play the piano on the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar with this app

A new app made by developer Graham Parks adds a bit of whimsy to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. Called Touch Bar Piano, the app turns the MacBook Pro Touch Bar into a small touch-based piano. It’s completely polyphonic and offers 128 instruments for you to make music with. If you don’t have a MacBook Pro but want to play around with it, the app works with emulator Touché. You can download the app from his site.

The first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer is finally here

The trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming is finally out and it looks very promising. We get a good dose of Tom Holland doing his Peter Parker/ Spider-Man bit, we get some Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Star and as Iron Man plus a sinister Michael Keaton as The Vulture. It looks like Marvel is setting the stage for a proper Spidey franchise and as with recent MCU films, I expect this one to be quite spectacular as both a coming of age story and adventuring outside the realm of the Avengers.