Trick your tyke with Netflix’s New Year’s Eve 2019 Countdown Specials

Whether it actually works or not, Netflix is bringing back its New Year’s Eve Countdown Specials for parents who want to get their children to sleep early. The streaming service launched its 1-2-minute long on-demand countdowns on December 26. It’s based on Netflix’s original kids and family shows, which makes the countdowns fun for the kids who love these shows, but also helps Netflix promote its roster of content. This year, it includes characters from four DreamWorks Animation series—The Boss Baby: Back in Business, All Hail King Julien, Tales of Arcadia, and Spirit Riding Free—as well as Fuller House, Beat Bugs, Pinky Malinky, Super Monsters, Motown Magic, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Larva Island, Skylanders Academy, Prince of Peoria, and Alexa & Katie.

Netflix claims these have been popular with parents. Since its first countdown with King Julien back in 2014, an average of five million members annually choose to watch these countdowns. If your kids are staying up tonight, though, some probably want to do that because Taylor Swift’s Reputation stadium tour film is airing on the service on December 31^st.

Source: Variety

Atlus teases arrival of ‘Persona 5 R,’ more details coming in March 2019

At this moment there is going to be a Persona 5 R, or as Atlus teases in the trailer it’s being called P5R. The game developer released a teaser trailer and launched the game’s Japanese website. The company hasn’t said which platforms the game will be available on but more details will be coming in March 2019. For now, it seems the PlayStation 4 is all but confirmed with its presence at the start of the video. Rumour mill has been going that it’ll also be making its way to Nintendo Switch but we’d have to wait a few months before we get confirmation.

Source: Nintendo Life

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 12/23 – 12/29

Essential Phone ends its run as stock depletes

Google Canvas lets you doodle right from your browser

Bethesda gives ‘Fallout 76’ three free games

Samsung will bring Google Assistant and better audio to its 2019 smart TVs

Nissan releases special edition GT-R to celebrate tennis star Naomi Osaka

OnePlus 5 and 5T get Android Pie update

LG to introduce new ultra short throw projector at CES 2019

Leak shows possible design of the Huawei P30 Pro

Leak shows smaller chin for the Galaxy S10+

Snapchat introduces Lenses for dogs

Netflix brings ‘choose your own adventure’ style to ‘Black Mirror’

You can play one of the ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ games

Microsoft revamps user interface for its Windows 10 Camera

Global version of the Huawei P10 gets Android Pie update

Louis Vuitton’s newest smartwatch packs in the latest Snapdragon Wear processor

Jason Momoa’s Aquaman joins the cast of ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’

One more DC Extended Universe actor and character is joining the animated sequel The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Aquaman a.k.a. Arthur Curry a.k.a. Jason Momoa will be part of The Lego Movie. His appearance was teased in a quick Instagram post showing Momoa’s Aquaman using the original comic book Aquaman as a surf board. What a way to make an entrance.

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