John Boyega's UpperRoom Productions partners with Netflix to produce African films

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Star Wars actor John Boyega's UpperRoom Productions company inks a deal with Netflix to develop non-English language films that focus on west and east Africa. In a statement, the company said it would work with the streaming service to develop film projects based on stories, cast, characters, crew, literary properties, mythology, screenplays, and/or other elements in or around African countries."

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Blizzard's Overwatch League events this March, April won't be happening

While Overwatch League matches will continue, the events scheduled for March and April have been cancelled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Blizzard announced that it's still planning when or where the games will be made up in the future. 

In a statement released on Twitter, Activision Blizzard Esports CEO Pete Vlastelica said the games would be played in some form. "To be clear, we will be playing matches in March and April," he said. "We cancelled the events, not the matches (though we will have to move a few things around in the schedule to make this work)."

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E3 2020 will not happen due to coronavirus concerns

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With the growing concern over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it comes as no surprise that another big tech event won't be pushing through. This time, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as we know it, won't be happening in June. ESA, the organization behind E3, confirmed the news.

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Netflix certifies over 30 Samsung phones to stream HD, HDR10 content

Netflix isn't the quickest when it comes to updating its HD and HDR10-compatibility pages. But with the recent launch of the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, the streaming service seems to think now is the best time to refresh the list. According to 9to5Google, there are 32 new Samsung devices that "officially" support Netflix in HD, while 11 support HDR10. You can see the complete list under the cut.

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