Digital Trends Live: Animal Crossing surges, Fortnite parties, Last Dance scores

By Todd Werkhoven May 7, 2020

On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler breaks down the top-trending tech topics of the day, including the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Tesla’s plan to restart a plant, an Xbox Livestream, a CBS All Access expansion, a Fortnite Party Royale Premiere, and more.

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Nibler then speaks with Jason Hehir, director of the ESPN documentary The Last Dance, about making the 10-part series on the 1990s Chicago Bulls basketball team.

We then catch up on gaming news, with updates on the gigantic success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and news on the upcoming The Last of Us Part II and PGA Tour 2K21, which is the first non-EA, PGA-licensed golf game.

Finally, we’re joined by Erin Keeney, who updates us on the world of Hollywood and entertainment. This week, we take a look at Netflix’s Extraction, The Goldfinch on Amazon Prime, and how Disney+ is doing.

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Tune In This October for an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct!

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In a tweet announcing yet another upcoming content update, Nintendo confirmed that it has even more content for Animal Crossing: New Horizons in development with the goal of launching later this year.

Over a year after release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still going strong. The game continues to receive content updates that bring items and events to the game. Nintendo's announcement confirms that the company plans to continue support through 2021.