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Turning Squid Game into a reality competition show seems horrific

Let’s say the quiet part out loud: this is a bad idea.

The spine-chilling robot and gruesome scenes from Netflix’s Squid Game were meant to send a message to viewers: greed and money destroy lives. Yet, people mystifyingly signed up for a new reality show based on the Korean drama series anyway.

Squid Game took over the binge-watch scene in 2021, generating countless memes and discussions about what each episode meant. The show’s producers walked viewers through a wild plot that showed 456 players from different backgrounds and struggles, all needing money to fix their problems.

The goal was simple: the more challenges you win, the more money you win. There’s only one catch. You may not make it out alive. If you do, be prepared to face fatal blows with the person next to you.

Somehow, the blatantly apparent messages that should have been understood went over everyone’s heads.

Now, the chaos continues with Squid Game: The Challenge, where contestants will experience numerous games that test character and strategy, removing those who fail to advance for a chance at the biggest cash prize in reality show history.

In the trailer, one contestant can be heard saying, “People do a whole lot worse for a whole lot less,” as if that somehow makes this whole spectacle acceptable.

Honestly, this whole situation seems a horrific and bad idea. Whose idea was this? I just want a few minutes to chat. The bar for morality is in hell.

Thankfully, no lives will be lost this time.

5 things we learned from Netflix’s Tudum event, including Stranger Things and Squid Game casting news

Netflix gave fans some exciting updates on some of its biggest projects at this year’s Tudum.

If you’re a fan of Netflix, some of the platform’s biggest shows unveiled brand-new updates as part of the global Tudum event.

Tudum is a bit like a virtual Comic Con presentation for Netflix fans, where personalities from various television and film projects share updates about what’s coming down the pipeline for their work.

Stranger Things and Squid Game fans got some exciting casting updates for the upcoming seasons of those shows, while Netflix provided sneak peaks at upcoming live-action adaptations like Avatar: The Last Airbender and One Piece.

Wednesday fans even got to hear from the cast about season 2.

Here are the big five things we saw at this year’s Tudum, sure to leave you hopping on Netflix to prepare yourself for what’s to come.

Streamer SquidGame is losing work due to Netflix show with same name

A teeny-tiny show on Netflix is causing this streamer some headaches.

Lydia Ellery is losing work due to her online handle, and you can probably guess why.

Ellery has been using ‘SquidGame’ as a moniker for over a decade on YouTube. Unfortunately for her brand, though, a little Netflix show you might’ve heard of called Squid Game  exploded in popularity last month, which is causing Ellery lots of grief. First, Ellery’s  Instagram account got banned  because people were reporting it, believing she stole the name from the show.

“I started getting abusive messages from people. People were getting angry with me because they were mega fans and thought I took the account from the show,” Ellery said  via BBC. “People were reporting my account and endless people have tried to hack into my account, I keep getting emails from people trying to log in. It’s been really frustrating.”

Then on Wednesday, Ellery claimed the whole mess is mucking up her professional endeavors too. 

“Looks like I might have to change my handle after all,” Ellery said  on Twitter. “I’ve lost two amazing presenting opportunities because people don’t want to hire me with my handle. This is really getting me down now.”

It’s a tough situation for Ellery. Squid Game is a cultural phenomenon and already one of Netflix’s biggest shows ever, right up there with The Witcher. So even though ‘SquidGame’ has been Ellery’s brand for a decade, the impact of the Netflix series might be too significant to ignore. 

Netflix also announced games were coming to its mobile app this week. No squids in those games, thankfully.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Falcons players arrive to game in Halloween costumes

A few Falcons players arrived to Sunday’s game in their Halloween costumes.

The Atlanta Falcons have business to take care of this afternoon in their second NFC South matchup of the season, but that doesn’t mean the players can’t have some fun on Halloween. A few of them arrived to Sunday’s game dressed up in full costumes.

Running back Mike Davis showed up as a guard from Netflix’s Squid Game, and safety Duron Harmon was in full Deion Sanders gear.

‘Squid Game’ creator responds to LeBron criticism by ripping ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’

Zing!

LeBron James is among the many, many viewers who took in Squid Game, the Netflix hit that’s all kind of buzzy around the interwebs.

But when asked about the series by a reporter, James responded that he wasn’t pleased with the ending. I’m not sure if that’s a widely-shared opinion since I haven’t seen it yet — I promise, I’m starting soon! — but that’s what he said.

That criticism got back to creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, who came right back at James by taking a shot at Space Jam: A New Legacy starring James and the Loony Tunes crew.

Here’s what he said, via The Guardian:

Hwang giggles from Seoul, before referencing one of James’s film career highlights. “Have you seen Space Jam 2?” he asks. Not all the way through, I reply. “LeBron James is cool and can say what he wants. I respect that. I’m very thankful he watched the whole series. But I wouldn’t change my ending. That’s my ending. If he has his own ending that would satisfy him, maybe he could make his own sequel. I’ll check it out and maybe send him a message saying, ‘I liked your whole show, except the ending.’”

Zing! James saw what was said and was amused:

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‘Fall Guys’ might be getting a new mode thanks to ‘Squid Game’

An unused game mode may be coming back to Fall Guys because the developer watched Squid Game.

Everyone’s been watching Squid Game, the Korean Netflix series about a group of unfortunates who take part in a deadly game in the hopes of crawling out of poverty. It’s brutal, dark, and harrowing, highlighting the horrors that people can inflict upon each other for the promise of money, as well as the evil deeds committed by those who already have it. 

While Fall Guys is also about a game show, it’s pretty much the opposite of Squid Game. Fall Guys is bright and breezy video game fun for all the family, and its only comment on capitalism is: you should buy this cool skin, bro. 

In a recent interview with TechRadar, Fall Guys lead game designer Joe Walsh said he’d seen the Korean Netflix show and it had reignited his passion for an idea the developer left on the cutting room floor — a Fall Guys version of Red Light, Green Light. 

If you’re not familiar with that famous childhood game, players are tasked with getting to the finish line in a race, but they can only move when the green light is showing. When the red light shows, everyone must freeze on the spot. In Squid Game, the consequence for failure is a violent death. Presumably, Fall Guys won’t be so emo about it. 

“Within a video game, there’s something about movement,” Walsh told TechRadar. “[I]n real life it’s very hard to stay still, but in a video game, you just put your controller down. And so, at the time, I think we were like, ‘We’ll never do Red Light, Green Light, it doesn’t make sense.’ But now, seeing how popular Squid Game is, I’d love for us to have another crack at something like that and see if we could do it in Fall Guys.”

Fall Guys has enjoyed crossovers from a bunch of other games, movies, and shows since it launched. We’ve had purchasable skins from The Witcher, Portal, and more. It’s doubtful that there will be an official crossover between Fall Guys and Squid Game, but it will be cool to see what the developer does to make Red Light, Green Light work in video game form. 

Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF. 

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Yogscast Streamer SquidGame banned from Instagram over Netflix show

A member of Yogscast has been banned from Instagram because her handle is the same as the name of a popular Netflix show: Squid Game.

It feels as if everyone’s been watching Squid Game, a Korean TV drama about wage disparity and the general anxieties of modern life.

In the show, people who owe massive debts are rounded up and asked to take part in a series of deadly games. Every time someone is killed, the piggy bank fills up, until there’s one left standing. There can be only one winner.

One modern anxiety the show doesn’t capture, however, is the fear of having your social media account banned — especially if your job relies on such an account.

Yogscast member Lydia Ellery has been going by the handle ‘SquidGame’ for years now without an issue. The creation of her social media accounts far predates Netflix’s show. However, as soon as the show burst into the zeitgeist, she began receiving messages from fans, asking why she had the official Squid Game account on Instagram.

This all came to a head yesterday when Instagram blocked Ellery’s account.

So far, only Instagram has taken any action against the handle, and Ellery still owns the ‘SquidGame’ account on Twitch. Hopefully, she can pile on the pressure to get the decision reversed on Instagram.

If you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, Squid Game is on Netflix now.

In more streamer news, Twitch finally says it is taking action against users who have taken part in a recent spate of hate raids on the service. Elsewhere, some of the big streamers have been leaving Twitch, with both DrLupo and TimTheTatman signing deals with YouTube Gaming.

Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF. 

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