Groot gets animated series on Disney+ this August

Poster: Marvel Studios

Groot is getting his own animated series on Disney+ with the aptly named I Am Groot. The animated shorts will hit the streaming service on August 10, with Baby Groot played by Vin Diesel. Marvel Studios teased the series in a tweet with an official poster of the cute anthropomorphic sapling chilling on a blanket and leaning against Peter Quill/Starlord's iconic Walkman while he's listening to music on headphones with what we assume is a mocktail complete with a tiny umbrella. He's lying beside a palm tree-shaped air freshener, reminding us how small he is, with two four-eyed, penguin-like creatures peeking out.

We don't know much else about this animated short series, but Marvel vaguely describes it as "following Baby Groot's glory days growing up, and getting into trouble among the stars." It's also unclear if the other Guardians will show up. For now, we can only speculate from the poster what will happen. The Verge pointed out that this series will be the first original Guardians of the Galaxy spinoff, but it isn't the last. A live-action Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ in December.

Sega announces new mini Mega Drive in Japan

We're getting a new entry in the mini-console space. This time, Sega introduces a new miniature Mega Drive (also known as the Sega Genesis). The Mega Drive 2 will have both cartridge games and titles from a Mega CD add-on. This tiny console gets 50 built-in games, including titles like Shining Force CD, Sonic the Hedgehog CD, and Virtua Racing. The downside to this new product is it's been announced in Japan only, at least for now. It's expected to launch on October 27 for 9,980 yen (around CA$96).

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Tumblr adds option to disable post reblogs

Screenshot: Tumblr

Tumblr is tweaking the way reblogs work on its platform. The company has started to roll out reblog controls on the web and iOS, with Android to follow. This will allow users to prevent other Tumblr users from reblogging a post they made. According to Tumblr, it made this feature available at the request of users. It's meant to give them a sense of safety and an improved posting experience on the platform.

So, if you block someone on Tumblr, they will not be able to reblog a post. As The Verge pointed out, there will be ways to work around this (like screenshots). But it does give you some control over how your content spreads and who engages with it on the website.

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