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

By Todd Werkhoven Published April 25, 2023

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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More free Animal Crossing New Horizons content is in development

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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.

Gaming

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ spring update brings new versions of old events

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The next Animal Crossing: New Horizons update lands on Nintendo Switch on Wednesday, April 28. As part of this seasonal update, players will be able to participate in updated versions of May Day, International Museum Day, and Wedding Season.

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Animal Crossing’s free March update brings the dreaded Bunny Day back

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a new free update this week that brings several features to the game. The much-maligned Bunny Day event will return to the game as part of the content drop.

Players can download the free update on Thursday, March 18. That paves the way for the game's Easter event, which takes place on April 4. Bunny Day was New Horizons' first big event after it launched last year and it spawned a rush of memes from angry fans who detested its lead mascot, Zipper.