Thank God It’s Friday! Welcome back for another funny and festive episode of Friday Funny! It’s not Santa Claus, it’s me Matthew and I am here to give you free memes for free! With July ending, it’s time to wrap up this month with a special Christmas in July celebration. Let’s celebrate Christmas on the hottest season. Despite dealing with COVID-19, let’s celebrate the time of being merry and be grateful of the gifts we got this year. Besides this random Christmas discussion, I am here to give you quick recap news. We have some bad news for movie lovers with Nickelodeon and Disney. Disney has removed the live action movie Mulan from the 2020 schedule and the other Disney movies such as Star Wars and the Avatar sequels will be pushed back by a year. The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehod 2 movie is coming out on April 2022. The third SpongeBob movie “Sponge on the Run” is being pushed back to early 2021, but it is being planned for VOD for CBS Access viewers. Last but not least, for Toonami fans, get ready for the return of two anime series. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind is coming back on Toonami along with season 1 of Fire Force. On October, Fire Force season 2 will air on TV.
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Yesterday on July 29th, Square Enix did a livestream for a second War Table news showcasing the upcoming Beta in August. In my previous article about Avengers, a beta is coming to digital stores for gamers who pre-ordered the game or others who didn’t.
Aug 7th: PS4 (Pre-orders only)
Aug 14th: Xbox and PC (Pre-orders only). PS4 (Open Beta)
Aug 21st: Open Beta for all systems.
In the trailer, gamers will be able to download and access the game’s beta and experience the chance to play Avengers before it comes out on September 4th. According to the trailer, players will be able to play a few mission stages from the game’s story such as having the opportunity to fight Abomination. The missions available will be for anyone who prefers solo and co-op gaming. Players will only be able to play as four confirmed characters such Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow and Kamela Khan (Ms. Marvel). Also revealed, players will have full access to unleash Iron Man’s ultimate weapon, the Hulkbuster. Teased in the first War Table trailer, the Hulkbuster is an ultimate attack for Iron Man and this gives players the ability to don the heavy hulkish machine and smash your way through enemies. The Hulkbuster is available in the beta.
Hawkeye
Released on the same day, Square Enix revealed that a new character will be joining the game as a post release. Avengers marksman Hawkeye is will be joining the game. According to IGN, Hawkeye will be free of charge and he will have his own set of missions in the story. He will be available for players for solo and co-op missions. Unlike the other Avengers characters that resemble the movie actors, Clint Barton appearance, according to the trailer, is based on the a collaboration with Matt Fraction-David Aja from the comic “My Life as a Weapon” Variant #1. To anyone that wanted Hawkeye in the game, you can finally get the chance to play as him; he will be free.
Hawkeye has his own in-depth story mission chain which can be played either co-op or solo. There’s also an exciting new villain debuting with Hawkeye’s story. Don’t forget – new characters & new story content/regions will be available to players at no additional cost!
Saturday nights have been shrinking in the schedule with COVID-19 becoming an issue. With Paranoia Agent concluded, it is tough to find other anime to replace them. Fortunately, we do have some anime to pick up the call of duty. It’s been announced that the anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures Part 5: Golden Wind is coming back this Saturday on Aug 1st. This anime took a break due to COVID-19 just like My Hero Academia season 4.
Also coming back and replacing Mob Psycho 100, we have the return of Fire Force. According to the Toonami News Twitter, Fire Force will be back on TV starting on episode 15 of season 1. To make this even more exciting, Toonami will air season 2 of Fire Force. Season 2 will be on TV on October 24th, this fall.
BREAKING NEWS: #FireForce Season 2 is coming to #Toonami starting October 24. Season 1 will return next week at 1 AM starting at Episode 15 replacing Mob Psycho 100. pic.twitter.com/yaOvonwns2
I was tagged by Fred from his blog called This is my place. I was born in the 90s and as a kid, I thought life was simple. I was a kid who spent hours on cartoons and games and going to elementary school. All I cared about was fun and nothing much going on in the world.
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Before we had shows like iCarly, Victorious and Henry Danger, we had some funny shows growing up. Before Drake and Josh, we had two teens named Kenan and Kel. These funny actors also appeared in the movie Good Burger. Another weird, but funny show was The Amanda Show. Hosted by Amanda Bynes, we had teens perform funny skits such as a parody of Judge Judy and fake infomercials about selling pants that cook popcorn and buying a homework in a pseudo pizza delivery service. Before we had Tom Kenny acting as Patchy the Pirate trying to meet his hero SpongeBob (also voiced by Ton Kenny), we had Amanda acting as an obsessed fan named Penelope and trying to meet Amanda Bynes (herself).
Favorite 90s song
Anytime I heard the Indigo League of Pokemon opening song, I just jump around in excitement. As a kid, I wanted to be a Pokemon trainer like Ash and have my own Pikachu and go on adventures. This song resonates within me and this series was a gateway to watching anime. At this time, I saw this and believed it was a cartoon.
Favorite commercial
As a kid in a tender age, I love playing with my N64 and playing hours of Mario Party and Super Mario 64. When I saw this commercial of Super Smash Bros 64, I thought it was funny idea to have all these characters come together and fight. I always like picking Mario or Pikachu and beating up the other characters. This was my favorite game growing up and this game made me enjoy the other Smash games from the series (excluding Smash 4 for Wii U/3DS since I never owned any of those platforms).
*NSYNC or Backstreet Boys?
I hardly paid attention to these two bands, but I vaguely remember the song Bye Bye Bye sung by *NSYNC.
Favorite Music Artist?
I didn’t have any favorites.
What did I collect?
I collected the old Pokemon cards. I didn’t know how to play them, but I did like having them.
How many Tamagotchis did you go thru?
I don’t think I ever had my own friend. I think the only I got was a kids meal toy of them.
Favorite video game and console?
I like playing both the Nintendo 64 and the Playstation 1. On the N64, I would play Super Mario 64 and on the PS1, it was both the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon series.
I don’t remember my favorite cereal toy, but I do remember eating Trix, Cookie Crips and Fruit Loops. I didn’t have a crush on anyone, not I had a favorite Disney Channel movie.
Favorite cartoon show?
Likewise to Fred’s answer, this is a tough question. I used to watch Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain; I used to watch Tiny Toons as well. The majority of the time, it was the 90s Nickelodeon cartoons like Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Doug, and Hey Arndold.
Weirdest fashion trend?
I never paid attention to fashion. I was just a kid at that time.
Favorite Toy?
I really enjoyed my Woody doll from Toy Story. I really loved the movie.
Disney, Nick, or Cartoon Network?
Disney came first because I always watched the movies like The Lion King, Aladdin and Snow White. My love of animation came from Disney. Nick came along much later and I used to watch cartoons on the old TV in the living room, Cartoon Network didn’t appear in my life until much later in elementary school. Once I got into CN, I watched Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd’n Eddy and Johnny Bravo.
Early morning/weekend shows would you watch?
Anyone remember the Kids WB? I probably watched shows like Batman Beyond, Tiny Toons and Animaniacs.
Favorite McDonald’s Happy Meal toy? What would you watch when you got home from school?
There is one toy I still have and it’s my treasure. I have a Pokemon keychain of Sandslash from Burger King. I used to carry it around when I was in elementary school, high school and college.
I got the Sandslash Pokemon on the bottom left.
Favorite Book?
It would probably be Dr. Seuss books like Cat-in-the Hat and Are You My Mother.
Favorite thing from the 90s that is not around today?
The candy treat Wonder Ball.
Tagging:
I tag these three people. Anyone not listed can join in the fun! Any other 90s peeps?
Just like how Final Fantasy VII is getting a poster book collection, PS4’s Marvel Spider-Man is getting Poster Collection book. According Marvel, this book will include over 20 pages of art and designs focusing on the PS4 game of Marvel’s Spider-Man. This books includes behind the scene illustrations and comic art variation from the comic book Gamerverse. If you like the Spider-Man game and you like art, go ahead pick up your copy!
In regards to movies, it looks like Nickelodeon will be releasing a movie in your own home instead of theaters. In case you didn’t know, the upcoming third movie SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge on the Run will be delayed for 2021 on VOD (Video On Demand). It will be getting early digital release on CBS access, before it comes out on early 2021. It’s also been revealed by the Variety that the streaming service Netflix has obtained the rights to the movie “Sponge On The Run”.
This 2020 has been a bad year for the movie industry. With COVID-19 is active, movies are forced to either be released VOD (Video-On Demand) or pushed back to a later date. This news also affected the powerful company Disney. According to The Wrap, the anticipated live-action movie Mulan is removed from the summer blockbuster release and won’t be appearing in theaters in 2020. Not only Mulan got removed for 2020, but it is also reported by sources that other movies such as James Cameron’s Avatar sequels and the new Star Wars movies are delayed by one year. The untitled Star Wars movies are set to be released in 2023 and the Avatar sequels will begin in 2022. For now, Fox’s The New Mutants movie is set to be released in August 28th, 2020.
If you enjoyed the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie in February, I got some news for you to expect for the future. It was already announced that the movie not only became a successful adaptation of the beloved iconic game series, but it is also planned for a sequel. Movie director Jeff Fowler will be returning along with script writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller. According to IGN and Variety, the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will be planned for theaters on April 8th, 2022.
Thank God it’s Friday! Welcome back for another episode of Friday Funny! Welcome back another episode of Friday Funny! It’s me Matthew, the same guy who writes to entertain your Fridays and the same guy who writes reviews and news. Don’t believe me? Ask my family or ask my girlfriend and they will say what I said. I hope everyone is safe from this COVID-19 virus. Stay safe and make sure you wash your hands and wear your masks. Before we begin, let’s quickly go over some news. This week, Nintendo has release the next adventures of Paper Mario titles Paper Mario: The Origami King. In this game, Paper Mario must go on another adventure and must fight a threat that uses the power of origami. Mario fought enemies with paper, paint and stickers and now he’s using origami. Next from Nintendo, Atlus revealed that two of their titles are coming to your handheld device. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocture HD and Shin Megami Tensei 5 are coming out for Switch in 2021. Next we have the upcoming Cartoon Network/Adult Swim video game Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. In this new game, players can play as Jack and fight through waves of enemies and defeat Aku and return back to the past. You won’t have to wait until 2021, because this game is coming out this year in August for all consoles.
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To end this post, let’s get ready for the return of classic anime. In this later fall, we’re getting a sequel to Inuyasha. In 2021, we’re getting a reboot of the series Shaman King and we’re getting an anime adaptation of the final arc in Bleach. Here are some opening songs!
Welcome gamers! I bring you good news if you are a fan of cartoons and video games. If you enjoyed SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, I hope you are ready to play as Cartoon Network’s samurai. Revealed at the IGN Twitter, the upcoming game Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is expected to be released on August 21st, 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC (Steam and Epic Games). This game is being developed by Soleil Ltd. who also worked on the anime game Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker.
"You will not stop me Aku!"
Defeat the darkness in Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, and check out its release date trailer now. pic.twitter.com/01ak3kg0uY
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