‘The Batman’ reboot gets Robert Pattinson as its lead

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We now have the new Batman. Robert Pattinson has officially signed the former Twilight star to play the Caped Crusader in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The new Warner Bros. superhero film is set to come out on June 25, 2021. The studio confirmed on Friday that Pattinson signed the deal. Pre-production for the film is expected to start this summer, but we don’t know yet when filming is going to start. Reeves, who directed the last two Planet of the Apes films, took over directing duties of this film from Ben Affleck in January 2017. He will also co-produce the film with Planet of the Apes collaborator Dylan Clark.

Source: Variety

Square Enix will unveil ‘Avengers’ game at E3 on June 10th

The wait has been substantial for updates on the Square Enix and Marvel Avengers game. But it seems that’s almost over… at least when it comes to hearing more about the game. The Marvel’s Avengers game will be unveiled at the developer’s E3 event, which will begin on June 10^th at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. Not much is known about what the game is about or what type of game it’ll be. Or whether it’ll tie closer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the comic book universe. What we do know is that Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal are still involved. The release does seem timely, though, as it comes out just a bit after Avengers: Endgame hit theatres. For those looking for that Marvel fix, this might just hit the spot.

Apple might be shutting down iTunes soon

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We might see the end of iTunes soon. Apple is holding its annual developer's conference this coming week and rumours have been going around for a while that the company is ready to drop its bloated media app. According to Bloomberg, Apple is ready to spin off the many components of the iTunes app into their own individual apps. Apple has launched a TV app to complement its Apple TV+ video service. So, it isn't far-fetched that it spins everything else off, especially with rumours that macOS desktop apps can mimic its iOS counterparts. This means you get separate Music, Podcasts, and TV apps. The Music app could take over managing all the different "iThings" as Engadget calls them (local backups, OS updates, etc.). We're going to hear more when the Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off in San Jose, California on Monday.

BlackBerry Messenger officially shuts down today

Emtek tried to revive BlackBerry Messenger, but the once-popular messaging service has reached its end. The consumer version of the app officially shuts down today, May 31st. After trying to bring it back to life three years ago, the company has succumbed to its competition. In a blog post announcing the shut down of the app, they said, “The technology industry, however, is very fluid, and in spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on.” For those who still don’t want to fully let go of BBM, there is an enterprise-grade encrypted version of the app.

PING !!!

Today is the last day to use BBM 😢🙏

Thank you for all the support and memories that you have spent together with BBM 😊

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— BBM (@BBM) May 31, 2019