Tech Xbox CEO says business must be reset to 'be where the world plays' The Xbox brand has swung between highs and lows, and its current position is notably weak. Hardware sales and overall revenue have been in steady decline for months, and Microsoft cut thousands of Xbox jobs, canceled numerous projects and shuttered studios in 2025 before announcing a voluntary buyout program — a
Culture Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72 Anthony Head, the actor best known as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 72. "He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," his daughters Emily and Daisy Head said. "It has been, and forever will be, an honour
Culture Star Wars Zero Company to feature Anakin Skywalker A new gameplay trailer for Star Wars Zero Company debuted at Summer Game Fest 2026, revealing new characters and planets and ending with a tease that familiar faces from the Clone Wars, including General Skywalker, will appear. The trailer also confirmed a release date in August. The footage offered the
Culture Cop Land TV Remake Heads to Paramount+ James Mangold is revisiting Cop Land as an all-new TV series, and Deadline confirmed the project has found a home on Paramount+. The streamer already carries several high-profile thrillers and action series—including Lioness, Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King—and is home to other crime "Land" shows
Culture Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one. The quiz asks what kind of film
Sports Reid: Grealish 'having a pint' is refreshing as Everton eye permanent deal Jack Grealish’s productive loan at Everton was cut short by a foot injury that required surgery, ending his season in mid-January and ruling him out of the World Cup. He had started brightly, winning the Premier League Player of the Month award in August and providing a flurry of
Culture Actor James Handy's girlfriend's son charged with murder Michael Gledhill, the son of James Handy's girlfriend, has been charged with one count of murder after Handy was fatally stabbed Wednesday. Police found Handy unconscious and bleeding outside his girlfriend's home in Tarzana after he was repeatedly stabbed in the chest; he was rushed to
Science Total Solar Eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. Many other places in the Northern Hemisphere will see a partial eclipse, including parts of the northern U.S. (from Alaska to North Carolina), most
Tech Last Harbor is a co-op and PvP zombie shooter 'inspired by true events' At Summer Games Fest a trailer for Last Harbor turned a quiet fishing moment into something much darker. What begins with the sound of a rod and reel becomes a co-op and PvP zombie shooter; tinyBuild says the game is "inspired by true events of spending the lockdown of
Culture Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer hints a happy ending isn't off the table Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the official title of the third installment of Square Enix's FF7 Remake trilogy, and it will launch in spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. Friday's Summer Game Fest showcase closed with an extended
Crypto ETH Hits 13-Month Low as ZCash Bug and Liquidations Weigh Ether (ETH) fell to a 13-month low of $1,540 on Friday as the broader crypto market turned sharply bearish. Traders are bracing for a deeper correction after derivatives shifted toward heavy shorting and a critical vulnerability was discovered in the Zcash blockchain. The ETH perpetual futures annualized funding rate
Culture Six biggest surprises at Summer Game Fest 2026 Summer Game Fest 2026 proved unusually announcement-heavy, with something for every kind of player. The show confirmed that Studio MDHR is working on two new Cuphead games and delivered surprise reveals ranging from Resident Evil Veronica to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. Capcom confirmed a remake of Resident Evil Veronica, slated
Culture Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Titled Revelation, Due Spring 2027 Square Enix revealed the third and final chapter in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy at Summer Game Fest. It is titled Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and will launch simultaneously on all platforms in spring 2027. The trailer emphasized combat, showing playable Vincent, Cid, Yuffie, Cait Sith and Tifa in
AI Experts react to Anthropic's proposal for an AI development pause Anthropic leaders Marina Favaro and Jack Clark suggested in a blog post that the world’s leading AI labs create an option to slow or temporarily pause frontier AI development so societal structures and alignment research can catch up. They proposed a partnership modeled on how countries monitor nuclear proliferation
Culture Stellar Blade Is Back With A New Game But The Same Jiggle Shift Up revealed a new trailer for its Stellar Blade sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, in the most Shift Up way possible. The cinematic played during a Summer Game Fest or Game Awards presentation without introduction, leaving viewers to guess what it was. Early in the trailer the hyper-realistic Unreal
Culture 'Michael' Surpasses Nolan's Inception, Becomes Lionsgate's Biggest Hit Michael has become Lionsgate's highest-grossing movie, eclipsing The Hunger Games and Twilight with $855 million worldwide and $345 million domestically. The film now stands ahead of Christopher Nolan's Inception, which grossed $828 million globally and $292 million at the domestic box office. Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Culture Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? A short personality quiz pairs your instincts and values with five iconic heroes. Eight questions probe leadership, crisis response, sacrifice, relationships and rules to determine which character fits you best. Possible matches include Paul Atreides, who carries a heavy burden and plans ahead;
Culture Stellar Blade Blood Rain and its new protagonist revealed at Summer Game Fest Shift Up revealed Stellar Blade Blood Rain at Summer Game Fest on Friday. It is a sequel to the 2024 action game Stellar Blade and will continue the story beyond the events of the first game. The new entry will star a new protagonist, Evie. The trailer shows her navigating
Culture Tifa Lockhart joins Street Fighter 6 in Capcom x Square Enix crossover Final Fantasy 7's Tifa Lockhart is joining the roster of Street Fighter 6 in an official Capcom x Square Enix crossover. She was introduced at Summer Game Fest in an anime-style trailer that debuted Street Fighter 6's Year 4 roster additions. Alongside Tifa — who is slated
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Culture Everything We Saw At Summer Game Fest 2026 It’s June and that means Geoff Keighley’s world-premiere-palooza, Summer Game Fest, returned with a steady stream of trailers and reveals. If you missed the live show, the event highlighted a wide range of projects across big-budget sequels, indie experiments, and console showcases. Major reveals included a remake titled
Tech '1,000W' portable charger failed in minutes; teardown found goo and bulging caps A 1,000W, 10-port charger advertised for $45 failed within minutes during testing. The unit felt suspiciously light and plasticky for a built-in power supply, and there was a faint smell of melty plastic before it was used. When powered up it never delivered anywhere near 1,000W. No port
Culture ‘Among Us’ Animated Series Drops Surprise Premiere on Paramount+ Paramount+ has quietly released the long-awaited animated adaptation of Among Us, making all 10 episodes available to stream as of June 5, 2026. The surprise premiere was announced during the Summer Game Fest kickoff at the Dolby Theater. Created by Owen Dennis and produced by CBS Studios and Innersloth, the
Culture ‘Backrooms’ Officially Pumps the Brakes on Sequel Talk After Historic A24 Debut An exclusive horror-survival quiz titled “Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?” matches respondents against five notorious killers: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and Chucky. Eight multiple-choice questions probe instincts and decisions — whether you’d leave immediately or stay and observe, where you might
Culture The Sorcerer’s Apprentice review – mindboggling bag of tricks Catch a young audience member at the right moment and you can make them truly believe in the magic of theatre. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice does exactly that, and may coax belief from some adults too. Praising the lighting might seem odd, but Simon Bond’s barn doors, gels and
