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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been delayed again, but only for Epic Game Store users.Taking to the game’s official Discord (via Eurogamer), Rocksteady Studios shared an update that confirmed Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would be delayed in coming to the Epic Game Store.No reason was given for the delay, with the title now releasing on the platform on March 5, 2024.“If you pre-ordered the game on this storefront, Epic will be cancelling your pre-order and refunding customers directly,” wrote Rocksteady. “A confirmation email of this cancellation will be sent directly from the Epic Games Store Support Team.”The studio confirmed that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would still be coming on February 2, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam users.Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was first announced in 2020 with plans to release late 2022.

George Clooney has shared his belief that working on Friends didn’t bring Matthew Perry “joy or happiness”.The actor reflected on his friendship with Perry and working together in the TV industry while promoting his new film The Boys In The Boat.Perry died at the age of 54 in October of this year. Last week, his cause of death was ruled as the “acute effects of ketamine” in what was deemed an accident. Other contributing factors listed were drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, used to treat opioid use disorder.“We used to play paddle tennis together.

Elvis Costello joined Billy Joel live on stage at the latter’s show in New York last night (December 19) – check out the footage below.Joel was performing at the latest gig of his ongoing monthly concert residency at Madison Square Garden in NYC when Costello made a surprise appearance mid-set to assist on two tracks.The pair played a collaborative rendition of Costello’s 1978 song ‘Pump It Up’ before teaming up on a live version of Joel’s 1982 classic ‘Allentown’. For the first cut, Costello provided vocals while Joel played piano.

Skrillex, Four Tet and Bonobo leading the line-up.Set to kick off on July 5 and run until July 7, next year’s event will mark the 11th instalment of the Italian electronic music festival and will be held at the usual spot at Parco Dora, Turin.It also follows on from the milestone 10th anniversary of the festival, which took place earlier this year and saw performances from Swedish House Mafia, Diplo and Fatboy Slim.Now, the first wave of acts set to appear at the 2024 edition have been announced, featuring returning favourites, as well as some big names who will be making their debut.Leading the way includes American DJ, producer and dubstep icon Skrillex, who will be performing at the Italian festival for the first time, as well as Jeff Mills, Bonobo and Tiësto.More iconic DJs such as Carl Cox, Nic Fanciulli, Seth Troxler, The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon and Four Tet have also been confirmed as appearing at the upcoming edition, as well as Nina Kraviz, who hasn’t performed there since 2019.Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Check out the poster below for the current 2024 line-up.As previously mentioned, the forthcoming instalment of Kappa FuturFestival follows on from the huge 10-year anniversary celebrated earlier this summer, and saw a complete sell-out for the Saturday and Sunday.It also marked the festival’s biggest to date, with 105 different DJs & artists performing across five separate stages.

Shygirl has dropped a rave-inspired new single titled ‘f@k€’. Check it out below.The track comes as Shygirl’s last release of 2023, and sees her close out the year with a bang, as she channels the classic club anthems of the ‘00s.It also sees the English rapper join forces with the LA-based DJ and producer, Kingdom, and deliver a sultry, upbeat single that is wrapped up in less than two minutes.“Who needs to be real?/ I want it fake, bitch/ Give me sex appeal/ I want it fake, bitch,” she sings.

Doctor Who.The BBC revealed that the Sex Education actor was set to play the titular role in the beloved series in May of last year, taking over from Whittaker.Gatwa made his debut as the fifteenth doctor opposite Tennant in the episode ‘The Giggle’ this month, but is set to officially take the reins as the next Time Lord for this year’s Doctor Who special Christmas episode, premiering December 25 on Disney+.Gatwa has since revealed that he received a supportive phone call from his predecessors after he was announced as the next Doctor.“Thank God for that call on that day,” he recently told Empire Magazine. “Because it was such a huge day for me, and they just wrapped me up in warmth like a welcome blanket.”Whittaker in particular had one simple piece of advice for the newcomer: “Embrace the madness.”Elsewhere in the interview the Barbie actor opened up about being “wracked with nerves and anxiety” when he started filming.“I was very, very nervous and questioned everything I did.

Manchester City will face Fluminense at King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah in the final of the 2023 Club World Cup on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Ian Collie and Rob Gibson are best known for helping bring an injured mongrel dog into the global consciousness in Colin From Accounts. Ahead of a busy 2024, the pair sat down with Deadline to chat about plans for their Easy Tiger Productions imprint, the state of TV in Australia and signing with CAA.

Fans of ITV soap Emmerdale threatened to 'switch off' last night after Chas Dingle had an ultimatum for her son Aaron.

Outlander star Richard Rankin has celebrated a show milestone as this week marks eight years since he was cast as Roger MacKenzie.

Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has revealed that she is horrified at the idea of her mum flying out to Switzerland to die alone in an assisted dying clinic.

The Rolling Stones’ late drummer Charlie Watts’ widow Shirley has left a staggering amount of money in her will for her family and staff.

A dog lover and his puppy were mauled by an XL Bully in a horrific attack captured on video. Josh Hymas was walking his dog Ralph when the off-lead devil dog emerged and went on the attack.

Boy George has revealed he is teaming up with Lulu on a new song. The singer is a huge fan of the Scottish legend and invited her on stage at Culture Club’s two Hollywood Bowl gigs in the summer.

At this time of year many people start to plan ahead and think of the changes they might be able to make to help improve their current financial situation. The New Year offers a golden opportunity to wipe the slate clean, erase the mistakes of the past 12 months and start January with some realistic changes you can follow every day.

Support staff at Ayrshire College are set to go back on strike in the new year in a long running dispute over pay and job security.

The Royal Family is reportedly getting ready for its biggest Christmas celebrations in years with a bumper turn out of the Firm around the dinner table.

Christmas TV is a must for many, with those who plan their break around the box grabbing a copy of the TV guide and circling their can't-miss shows in red. When families can watch laptops, tablets and tellies all in one room, the set-up has changed, but there are still programmes that everyone loves.

HM Revenue and Customs has issued a warning to seasonal workers who may be at risk of not being paid the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.

A man has been arrested after an elderly woman was hit by a car in Wigan.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent SF Studios, Scandinavia’s oldest film studio, is set to start introducing concert films to theaters, kicking off with “Hov1 Forever” which follows the popular Swedish band Hov1 across their sold-out summer tour. Hov1, whose tour spanned 27 cities in Sweden and Norway, was Sweden’s most streamed artist in 2023. Portraying Hov1 members Ludwig Kronstrand, Noel Flike, Dante Lindhe, and Axel Liljefors, the movie will show the band performing their biggest hits on stage and engaging with fans, as well as behind-the-scenes glimpse into their off-stage lives, discussions and music production.

ABC News Studios is expanding its end-of-the-year special The Year, with Robin Roberts set to host one program focused on 2023 and another a look ahead at 2024.

Jerry Seinfeld has been in Israel this week meeting with the families of hostages captured by Hamas along with some of those recently released.

BAFTA is changing the rules for its Best Film category by increasing the minimum theatrical screenings requirement.

Archer have reflected on show ending with the 14th and final season this month.Back in May, FXX announced that the Emmy-winning animated spy comedy would be coming to an end in 2023.After 14 seasons and nearly 150 episodes, the show ended with the finale ‘Archer: Into the Cold’ over the weekend (December 17).The show’s creators have reflected on the emotional conclusion of the show, which first aired in 2009 and follows the exploits of a dysfunctional intelligence agency starring H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer – who also voices Bob Belcher in Bob’s Burgers.“It’s so hard for us to say goodbye to this world, say goodbye to these characters,” said executive producer Matt Thompson in an interview with Den Of Geek.“You will hear a couple of speeches in these episodes which I hope do not feel too heavy handed,” he added of the three-part finale arc.

Rihanna has teased that there may be new music and world tour on the horizon.The moment came during a new red carpet interview, which saw her asked about when fans can expect to see her return to the stage after taking a hiatus from music.Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, she hinted that there have always been plans for her to return to performing, but that she would rather wait until she has new music before she commits to a full tour.“Well we’re always gonna go back on tour,” she told the outlet. “[But] I feel I want to do a tour when there’s new music.

Charli XCX has revealed that she has been working on new music with her fiancé – George Daniel of The 1975.The pop star opened up about her plans for new music during a new podcast interview, and confirmed that she has enlisted the help of her fiancé for some of the upcoming tracks.“We’ve done a couple of things together. We’ve got a few ideas in the works,” she told the Sprout Podcast, revealing that she has already been in the studio to record some tracks for her next album.“It’s funny, I have never been in a relationship with someone that I’ve worked with, so it’s like a whole new dynamic, but it’s cool,” she added.

Jessica Chastain has revealed that she feels regretful over missing out on the chance to thank Robin Williams for her career success.The Oscar-winning actor opened up about her upbringing and entry into the arts thanks to help of a scholarship, paid for by the late actor.Speaking on The View, Chastain reflected on being raised by a single mother through financial difficulties, before going on to become the first in her family to get a college diploma with Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Manhattan’s Juilliard School.“I received the Robin Williams Scholarship,” she shared. “It was a beautiful thing, because every two years it would be given to a student and it paid for all of my schooling, it paid for my housing, it paid for me to be able to go home for Christmas and see my family”.She added that the “generous” grant also covered books and food.

Metacritic has shared a list of the worst games released this year, based on reviews.Metacritic aggregates reviews of TV, film, books and music and then gives them an average score. As part of its end of year summary, the website has shared the 10 worst reviewed games released in 2023.“Any titles with fewer than seven reviews from professional critics are excluded,” it explained, with the list only including titles that are “major enough” to get reviewed by multiple publications.Topping the list of worst games is Daedalic’s The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum with a score of just 34 out of 100, making it “generally unfavourable”. The stealth platformer is set between the events of The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, and offers an original story for Gollum.According to the list, it’s the “worst Lord Of The Rings game adaptation in history” with reviews calling it “dull” and “tedious” as well as pointing out game-breaking bugs, terrible visuals and criticising the extensive knowledge of Tolkien’s work that’s needed to properly grasp the plot.

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Styles to pay a levy to help the nation’s small and medium-sized live music spaces.Angus Robertson, SNP Culture Secretary, has said he would consider the tax amid concerns over the future of arts funding in Scotland.It came after he was questioned in Holyrood by Green MSP Mark Ruskell, who suggested that the introduction of just a £1 levy on each ticket could help raise over a million pounds per year.Robertson went on to say that “new thinking” was needed in terms of arts funding in the country.He explained: “We have gone through a pivot point during the pandemic; there has been a change in social behaviours and there has been extreme distress in the arts and cultural sector.“We acknowledge that and we have tried to support the sector through that difficult period.”Robertson added: “The levy proposal is worthy of further consideration.”The Music Venue Trust (MVT) said 120 grassroots venues have closed across Britain in 2023 alone, and that Scotland is “disproportionately” affected (via The Times).Those in favour of the levy have suggested that the additional £1 would go unnoticed by most concertgoers as tickets for these huge shows usually have high prices to begin with.However, critics have claimed that the tax could further price out those on lower incomes because these concerts are already expensive and come with additional fees.Tickets for Taylor Swift‘s upcoming ‘Eras Tour’ dates at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for example, cost £109.40 for general standing access.

Christine McGuinness has spoken about her current situation with ex-husband Paddy in a new interview. The former couple confirmed their split last summer.

Rap superstar Aitch had a go at playing Father Christmas during a surprise toy giveaway for struggling families in Trafford. Lucky fans were treated to clothes and state of the art games consoles for this year's '‘Big Drama Call Christmas Giveback’ supported by the rapper on Tuesday night (December 19).

A new 15-storey tower block with over 100 student homes could soon be built in Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor.

An award-winning independent coffee group founded in the Northwest has announced the reopening of its Stockport store.

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that millions of households have received the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment and Winter Fuel Payment.

Naman Ramachandran Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights for “The Birds Who Fear Death” by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Sanjay Patel. Patel is best known for “Union Leader,” which won top awards at the Sao Paolo and Zurich festivals. “The Birds Who Fear Death” follows the Spence brothers, Adam and Ryan, whose every action is motivated by their financial interests.