Following a cease and desist letter from Sony, Canadian peripherals company Dbrand announced on Saturday that it had been forced to pull its range of PS5 faceplates from its store. Now, just three days later, the company has released its own original design range of faceplates for the console. In an announcement, Dbrand proclaimed "Darkplates are back, checkmate lawyers."

In a statement posted to the company's subreddit this weekend, Dbrand announced that its PlayStation 5 faceplates were "dead" after it had received official contact from Sony threatening legal action if Dbrand continued to sell them. Up until this point, Dbrand's faceplates were near identical to the ones typically found on the console when purchased. The key difference was, instead of being white, the company's faceplates allowed fans to switch up their consoles to a matte black design.

Despite pulling the original plates on Saturday, Dbrand already has a "Darkplate 2.0" design ready to go, which does suggest that the company could be using Sony's legal threats as a marketing tactic. During the time that the original Darkplates were on sale, Dbrand taunted and provoked Sony, saying "Go ahead, sue us." Following the news on Saturday that Sony had done exactly that, it initially seemed as though perhaps the Canadian brand has pushed their luck one too many times and been made to pay the price. However, now, just three days later, the company has announced a brand new set of faceplates that it claims are safe from future lawsuits.

Dbrand announced its new Darkplates 2.0 over on Reddit in a statement filled with self-assurance, wit, and a few lighthearted digs. "See, while we appreciate all the armchair legal advice that filtered in over the weekend," the statement reads, "the reality of this Darkplates dispute is quite simple."

"You can’t successfully sue someone over an alleged “design infringement” without a registered design patent. Sony did not have a registered design patent for the PS5’s side panels when we launched Darkplates (or for many, many months following the release). We didn’t think they’d ever get one. They did. Here we are."

Dbrand says that instead of choosing to "spend millions fighting the legitimacy of the design patent claims for many years in court," the company opted to start fresh. In doing so, Dbrand has created a brand new design in the Darkplates 2.0 that it believes "closes the loop on this dispute and neutralizes any future infringement claims from Sony."

As well as opting to take a different shape with the design of the Darkplates 2.0, Dbrand has also added vents to its design, which could help your console to run cooler. There is also a small range of color schemes. Fans will be able to choose from black, white, and a third option "color-matched to a retro console which shall remain nameless," – that's PlayStation 1 grey for those looking for a more nostalgic feel to their faceplates.

Dbrand concluded its announcement by considering whether Sony was still going to sue. The statement reads: "Probably. The difference this time is that we’ve created an original design for which they have no basis to allege infringement. If they want to try, they'd better be ready to pay our legal fees."

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The Black Friday season is starting earlier than ever before, with Amazon running "Epic Daily Deals" since the start of the month, and now Best Buy Black Friday deals have kicked off. These sale prices are only running for this week, but give us a good look into the future of what Black Friday has in store.

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Mel Brooks will write and executive produce a TV series sequel to History of the World Part I. Yes, after all these years, we're finally getting Part II.

Hulu has ordered eight episodes of History of the World Part II, according to Variety. It's described as a variety series, so it's likely to follow the original movie's anthology structure of multiple historical stories. Brooks will write the series with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, and Kevin Salter.

Filming is expected to begin in spring 2022. No actors or directors have been announced for the series at this time. and Disney's Searchlight Pictures and 20th Television are producing History of the World Part II.

"I can’t wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History!” Brooks said, according to Variety.

This is Brooks' first writing project for the screen since his 2015 comedy special Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen. During that time, he performed two nights on Broadway and reworked his Young Frankenstein musical in the UK. Brooks has also been acting in movies like Toy Story 4 and the last two Hotel Transylvania movies.

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A John Wick spinoff focused on the fictional assassin hotel The Continental has been in the works for years. And despite being able to choose any other actor to lead the series, The Continental has chosen Mel Gibson to star.

According to Deadline, Gibson — who has a laundry list of controversies ranging from blatant racism to blatant antisemitism — will join Starz’ John Wick spinoff as a new character named Cormac.

Reports say Gibson will have a starring role, though the premise of The Continental is still focused on a young Winston Scott (Ian McShane plays an older version of the character in the John Wick movies) in 1970s New York.

It was announced recently that The Continental would be re-tooled as a three-night limited series event. The 90-minute specials reportedly have a budget that rivals some movies.

On social media, reaction to the news that Gibson will be a lead in the upcoming John Wick spinoff has generally been met negatively.

After recordings of Gibson’s anti-Semitic outbursts during a DUI pullover in 2006 were made public, the Braveheart star was a persona non grata. But that appears to have only been a temporary setback as Gibson has staged something of a comeback both in front of and behind the camera.

It’s unclear if the creatives behind The Continental were hoping to bank on people fondly remembering Gibson for movies like Lethal Weapon; or if they were hoping people wouldn’t remember the time Winona Ryder recalled Gibson calling her an ‘oven-dodger.’

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