The Morning After: Sony now owns the Crunchyroll anime streaming service

Sony officially owns both Crunchyroll and Funimation. Its Sony Pictures division finalized the $ 1.175 billion acquisition yesterday and the plan now, according to CEO Tony Vinciquerra, is to “create a unified anime subscription experience as soon as possible.”

For anime fans, it might be a relief that the Sony purchase went through. Funimation removed most of its content from Crunchyroll when Sony acquired a controlling stake. This move should mean that all of this content can happily coexist on the same service (again).

Sony may have made a smart purchase. In the age of streaming services everywhere, it is getting a dedicated audience which continues to grow. When Sony first announced the acquisition, Crunchyroll had 3 million subscribers. Less than a year later, 5 million pay for the service and 120 million registered users.

-Mat Smith

The update adds a ray tracing mode and a chapter selection screen.

A surprise Xbox Series X / S optimization patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice appeared, three years after the action-adventure game arrived on Xbox One. In addition to the improved visuals, you can enjoy ray tracing during your next game. A PC update is also on the way, although no word on a PS5 upgrade. Let’s not forget that Ninja Theory is now a Microsoft studio. Continue reading.

Can I move these birthdays?

Facebook has added two new destinations when you want to move your social network data. In a blog post, the company said users will be able to move their images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar. It also promises a simpler and more intuitive process for moving your data. Continue reading.

Drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to prevent further warming.

According to a new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is no longer possible to prevent the planet from warming up over the next 20 to 30 years. Since the mid-19th century, the planet’s temperature has risen by 1.1 degrees Celsius, or 2 degrees Fahrenheit, as a direct result of greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. “We can expect a significant increase in extreme weather conditions over the next 20 to 30 years,” climatologist Piers Forster said. The New York Times. “Unfortunately, things are likely to get worse from where they are today.” Continue reading.

Before the event of the fully digital game.

Before Gamescom 2021 becomes official, Microsoft will launch the fully digital event with its own livestream. The company will share an update on its Xbox Holiday lineup on. The “vacation lineup” will likely result in more details on two of its biggest games to come, Starfield and Infinite halo. Continue reading.

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