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Tune in and chill out with brand new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, premiering Friday, July 17, only on Nickelodeon USA!
Friday, July 17, 2020 - at 7:00 p.m. - Boss for a Day: Mr. Krabs has an accident and leaves SpongeBob in charge of the Krusty Krab. (#258A)
Friday, July 17, 2020 - at 7:15 p.m. - Pineapple RV: SpongeBob and Patrick turn the pineapple into a mobile home to take Squidward on the road trip he deserves. (#244B)
Additionally, Nickelodeon will air a special behind-the-scenes edition of "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" at 6:00 p.m. (ET/PT)!
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout Bonus Edition + “Pineapple RV/Boss For A Day" Promo
Unfortunately, it looks like Nickelodeon may have postponed the premiere of the network's upcoming CG-animated SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years until a later date.
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Due to the COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) outbreak, Nickelodeon has regretfully had to cancel or postpone some upcoming live fan events that were set to take place around the world within the next couple of months.
Netflix's live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's iconic Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series for a while now is still in the very early stages of development (and has been further stalled due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic), and whilst we don't know the names of the actors who'll be portraying
Team Avatar just yet, one fan has decided to put himself forward.
Taking the famous audio from the legendary intro of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Twitter user @all_F808Z published a short video in which he seeks to attract the attention of the upcoming show's casting directors, with the hope of being involved in the live-action Avatar series is any capacity.
"I need your help, Twitter. I'm tryna get in on this new Avatar show on @netflix! Help ya boi be seen by the right ppl 👌🏾🙏🏾 " he captioned the video on Twitter.
The show of approval through retweets and comments on the video led the prospective star to follow it with, "WOW Thanks everyone for blowing this up even more. We gonna get me into this show for sure now!"
In the video, @all_F808Z impresses viewers by showcasing some pretty dynamic martial arts moves, each inspired by the four main styles of Element Bending in the series. One of the shocking things of all is that he seems to have managed to really do Air Bending by staying airborne almost supernaturally whilst doing what appears to be a Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku from Ryu from Street Fighter.
Bryan Konietzko, the co-creator of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series and franchise, revealed that Netflix are planning to host a open casting call for the streaming services upcoming live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender, so @all_F808Z definitely has a shot!
Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender will offer a live-action take on the massively popular animated series of the same name. So far, not much has been revealed about the upcoming series, although it is known that the show will have original creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino on board as showrunners. Both Konietzko and DiMartino will also serve as executive producers on the series, alongside Dan Lin.
Originally published: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 01:55 BST.
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Avatars from The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra to Battle Gods in SMITE
ATLANTA – June 22, 2020 – The iconic heroes of Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra will soon become playable characters in the hit mythological action video game SMITE.
This world-bending crossover event will see Aang, Zuko, Korra, and Naga face their toughest challenge yet: SMITE’s Battleground of the Gods. Can the Avatars stop evil gods of ancient myth like Hades, Jormungandr, Medusa, and Thanatos?
All three characters will be available as skins for existing SMITE gods in the all-new Avatar Battle Pass. The Master Wizard Merlin will become Aang, bending fire, air, earth, and water in a true show of Avatar power. Zuko will wield his sword – and bend fire – as the Japanese god Susano. And Korra will enter the Battleground of the Gods alongside pet polar bear dog Naga as the Norse Goddess of Winter, Skadi.
“We went overboard with detail, capturing each Avatar character’s unique personality and referencing fan-favorite moments from the shows,” said Travis Brown, Executive Producer of SMITE. “These are essentially all-new characters that happen to use the same abilities as existing SMITE Gods – and we can’t wait for our more than 30 million fans to play with them.”
The Avatar Battle Pass has even more content for dedicated fans of the series, ranging from an in-game representation of Appa to an emote honoring unlucky cabbage vendors. And for the most hardcore of fans, bonus prestige skins in the Battle Pass feature Aang and Korra in their Avatar states, and Zuko disguised as The Blue Spirit.
“Titan Forge Games is full of die-hard Avatar fans,” Brown said. “When we had the opportunity to work on this franchise, we knew we were going to go all-out and really bring the Avatar world to life in SMITE.”
SMITE’s unique blend of third-person action combat and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) strategy has attracted more than 30 million players to the Battleground of the Gods. SMITE features an ever-growing roster of 100+ Gods and Goddesses from pantheons around the world and throughout history, and is free to play on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
The Avatar Battle Pass will become available for purchase in SMITE next month. The full reveal of the crossover skins and more information about the Battle Pass will be broadcast live on twitch.tv/SMITEGame next Wednesday, June 24, at 3 p.m. EDT, during the SMITE Update Show.
About SMITE
SMITE is the online Battleground of the Gods, a mythology-themed action game for PC and consoles. Since launching in Europe and North America in March 2014, SMITE has quickly established itself as one of the Top 3 games in the rapidly growing MOBA genre, with over 30 million players. Themed around gods of mythology and offering a third-person camera and more game modes than any other leading game in its genre, the game provides a unique, action-packed experience that puts the player in the thick of the action. SMITE is free-to-play on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
The largest of Hi-Rez’s in-house studios, with a player base in excess of 30 million, Titan Forge Games houses the team behind the BAFTA award-winning game SMITE. Delivering god-like, action-packed and accessible video game worlds, with mythological origins and modern themes. They are devoted to exploring and investing in the potential that the SMITE universe offers players, enabling a global audience to experience competition on an epic scale with a worldwide cast.
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia Hi-Rez is an industry leading video game publisher and developer at the forefront of the free-to-play, games-as-a-service industry. Hi-Rez’s games have been played by more than 80 million people worldwide, across Steam and Epic Games Store, Xbox One X®, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Switch™, iOS and Android. With three games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam, Hi-Rez is one of the few Western developers to have successfully launched multiple, multi-platform games as a service titles to a large audience. Having won multiple awards and accolades for innovation and technology, Hi-Rez has also been recognised for its company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer.
Launched in February 2005, Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender ran for three seasons (61 episodes) and emerged as one of the most beloved animated properties in history, drawing 5.6 million viewers during its series finale. Created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the series is translated in 32 languages. The property has translated into a successful ongoing graphic novel series, which includes 25 volumes and counting. A combination of the titles has spent 70 cumulative weeks on the New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller list since 2012. The DVD and Blu-rays are a successful consumer products business, with the “Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Series” generating nearly $5MM since its 2018 release. The epic story of Avatar: The Last Airbender follows the journey of Aang, a 12-year-old boy torn between fulfilling his fate as the long-awaited Avatar, who can master all four elements and bring balance to the world, and just wanting to be a regular kid.
The Legend of Korra
Launched in April 2012, Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra ran for four seasons (52 episodes). Its first season premiered as basic cable’s number one kid’s show and drew 3.8 million viewers per episode, the highest for an animated series that year. Created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the series is translated in more than 25 languages for Nickelodeon branded channels internationally. The property has translated into a successful ongoing graphic novel series written by TV series co-creator DiMartino. The first graphic novel storyline, Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, has captured various Top 10 sales spots across children’s fiction, YA science fiction, and graphic novel categories since its debut in 2017. The epic story of The Legend of Korra, set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender 70 years later, follows the journey of Avatar Korra, a 17-year-old girl striving to live up to the legacy of her predecessor Avatar Aang, while using her mastery of all four elements to confront political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world.
Here’s the official bundle description and trailer showcasing the skins in action:
"The iconic heroes of Nickelodeon’s cult animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra join the Battleground of the Gods in an all-new Battle Pass.
This crossover includes three fan-favorite characters as Skins for community-loved Gods: Aang Merlin, Zuko Susano, and Korra Skadi.
The Avatar Plus Bundle is the best way to get started! Instantly unlock the Korra Skadi Skin and all Battle Pass rewards up to level 25 with the Avatar: The Last Airbender Plus Pass. Plus: you’ll get all three Gods featured in the pass, and their Voice Packs."
For those of you wondering why Appa’s not in the video, someone asked about that on Twitter and got this response from HiRezKillgoon:
Iconic Anime Legends Join the Battleground of the Gods in Latest Smite Update
The Smite mid-season update featuring the all-new Avatar: The Last Airbender Battle Pass is now available on Xbox One.
This incredible crossover with Nickelodeon was a passion project for the Titan Forge Team. With the help of diehard fans of the show in our studio, we went overboard with detail, focusing on each Avatar character’s unique personality and look.
The Master Wizard Merlin becomes Aang, bending fire, air, earth, and water in a true show of Avatar power. Zuko wields his sword – and bends fire – as the Japanese god Susano. And Korra enters the battleground of the gods alongside pet polar bear dog Naga as the Norse Goddess of Winter, Skadi.
The Avatar: The Last Airbender Battle Pass also includes additional cosmetics featuring fan-favorite staples from the series, ranging from an emote honoring unlucky cabbage vendors to an Appa ward. For our most hardcore of fans, bonus prestige skins in the Battle Pass feature Aang and Korra in their Avatar states, and Zuko disguised as The Blue Spirit.
Want to get a head start on the Battle Pass? All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can get the Smite x Avatar Starter Pass for free as part of Xbox Game Pass Perks. Redeem through the Xbox Game Pass mobile app or from the Dashboard on your Xbox One console (learn more about Xbox Game Pass Perks here). This bundle includes the gods featured in the Battle Pass, their Voice Packs, 3,000 Battle Pass Points, and a Daily Deal Token. Redeem your Daily Deal Token in the Deals tab and unlock a Daily Deal bundle of your choice, containing three great cosmetics chosen just for you.
This update also includes a variety of mid-season gameplay and balance changes. Ratatoskr, the Sly Messenger, is receiving a gameplay update that encourages different playstyles. Ratatoskr can now choose from 4 different Acorns, each granting a different gameplay experience. The Conquest map’s Jungle comes to life, with all-new abilities and behaviors for all the monsters.
These monsters are now more formidable opponents for the gods, adding a new degree of challenge to Smite‘s most competitive game mode. Plus: Items are seeing widespread changes, with a massive rework to Physical Penetration items and all-new items added to the Shuriken tree, the Katana tree, and the Hammer tree. And there’s even more! To check out the full list of changes coming in the Mid-Season update, check out the Update Notes on smitegame.com.
We hope that you enjoy all the mid-season changes as well as the new Battle Pass.
Smite continues the trend of other games like Fortnite and Brawlhalla by adding third party characters to their games as three characters from the Avatar series join it today as DLC.
Aang and Zuko from The Last Airbender, together with Korra from The Legend of Korra, are now in the game as skins. Each of the characters has a secondary skin too so there’s a total of six new Avatar additions to the game as part of the mid-season 7.7 update.
If you check out the patch notes for the updates you can find some wallpapers for each character. Clicking on the speaker icon next to them will also play a short audio snippet of the voice packs included. Zuko mentions the Agni Kai, Aang talks about letting go of fear, and Korra of Raava.
Smite is free to download for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The Avatar content, however, needs to be purchased in a separate bundle.
“The iconic heroes of Nickelodeon’s cult animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra join the Battleground of the Gods in an all-new Battle Pass,” reads the description of the bundle, “This crossover includes three fan-favorite characters as Skins for community-loved Gods: Aang Merlin, Zuko Susano, and Korra Skadi.”
We hope this partnership means that we’ll be seeing more of avatar in the world of games. The Legend of Korra from Platinum Games is the best known game to come from the franchise but it was a mixed bag for reviewers and players alike. It was also removed from digital stores back in 2017, which makes it difficult to experience in 2020.
