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Ted Lasso cast remembers Anthony Head as 'the best person'

The "Ted Lasso" cast is paying tribute to the beloved actor Anthony Head after his sudden death at age 72. Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent, posted a photo of Head to his Instagram Stories and called him 'a brilliant actor who played the worst person in

Culture

Sebulba and other Glup Shittos in the first Star Wars: Galactic Racer trailer

The first story trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer premiered at Summer Game Fest, showcasing characters like Sebulba, that four-armed alien that looks vaguely familiar, a human with a moustache that's probably from one of the cartoons or comics, and a whole bunch of other Glup Shittos. I&

Sports

Did you solve it? Are you on board with these quirky chess puzzles?

Earlier I set four chess puzzles; here are their solutions. 1. Oddities: In a tournament where not every player meets every other, some competitors played an odd number of games. The total number of games played by everyone is even, since each game involves two players. Adding odd and even

Culture

1666: Amsterdam from the Assassin's Creed creator finally has a release window

Patrice Désilets, who spent 16 years on his next project, revealed 1666: Amsterdam at Summer Game Fest 2026. The witchcraft-fueled dark fantasy now has a release window: Panache Digital Games plans to launch it in early access sometime later in 2026, and a prologue demo is available for free on

Culture

Guild Wars 3 confirmed; beta opens fall 2027

ArenaNet unveiled Guild Wars 3 at Summer Game Fest, delivering the long-awaited threequel to the 2012 title that has remained a major MMO alongside World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14. The new game arrives 14 years after its predecessor, and community anticipation has been high. ArenaNet announced a beta

Tech

4 Android Auto apps I rely on for road trips — beyond Maps and Spotify

Android Auto can turn your phone into one of the most useful tools on a road trip, handling navigation, entertainment and more. Google Maps and Spotify tend to get the spotlight, but there are other apps that save time, save money and simply make driving easier. MyRadar offers real-time radar

Tech

It’s Finally Time For Guild Wars 3

Guild Wars 3 is real — announced at Summer Game Fest. It’s planned for a Steam and PS5 release sometime in the future, with a beta beginning in fall 2027. You can register to get a chance to enter the beta at the official website once it goes live (likely

Culture

Scarlett Johansson Debuts in First-Look Photos of Mike Flanagan's '70s Reboot

Scarlett Johansson appears in a new set of photos from Mike Flanagan’s remake of The Exorcist, with TV Insider sharing images that also show Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sasha Calle, Diane Lane and Jacobi Jupe. Plot details remain largely under wraps, and the pictures—mostly of the cast on city streets—

Culture

How Iphigenia in Splott became Welsh-language film Effi o Blaenau

Gary Owen’s one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott, first performed in 2015, has been reworked into a Welsh-language film. The play recasts the mythic Iphigenia as Effie, a young woman drinking vodka from a mug in her dressing gown, and confronts poverty, social inequality and the effects of austerity; a

Culture

How a 1998 Blade Hit Quietly Became Part of the MCU

When Marvel's cinematic origins are discussed, the conversation usually starts with Iron Man and the 2000s wave of superhero blockbusters. Yet 1998's Blade, with Wesley Snipes as the vampire-hunting Daywalker, reached mainstream audiences a decade earlier and became a commercial breakthrough for Marvel-based films. Released during

Sports

England women's most-capped players: Bronze, Scott and Williams

England have enjoyed recent success, winning the European Championships in 2022 and 2025 and reaching the 2023 World Cup final. Players involved in those runs are now moving into the record books for caps as well as trophies. In March 2026 Lucy Bronze made her 145th appearance, surpassing Karen Carney,

Sports

Here's how to watch Knicks vs. Spurs for free in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals

New York is buzzing after the Knicks’ opening win over the San Antonio Spurs — a 105-95 result that came after the team beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Final. The victory ended a 26-year Finals drought, and the city has shown its support, from a 34th Street–Penn

Culture

Tupac Shakur will appear in the next Yakuza game, Snoop Dogg reveals

A new trailer for Yakuza prequel Stranger Than Heaven premiered at Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest and ended with a perplexing reveal: Tupac appears in the game. That’s Tupac, as in Shakur, as in the legendary rapper who has been dead since 1996. His likeness is the

Science

INCUS mission nears launch to study tropical convective storms

Teams building the INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission have finished assembly and testing of two of the three SmallSats that will survey the dynamics of tropical convective storms. Testing on the third SmallSat continues, with completion scheduled no earlier than September ahead of a 2027 launch. The three observatories

Culture

Resident Evil Veronica remake trailer revealed at Summer Game Fest 2026

Capcom announced a Resident Evil Veronica remake during Summer Game Fest 2026, dropping the "Code" from the original title. There is no release date yet, but Capcom plans to launch Resident Evil Veronica sometime in 2027. The trailer places Claire Redfield in a run-down Paris apartment and plays

Culture

Seth Rogen Rebooting The Littlest Hobo

Seth Rogen and his longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg are setting their sights on reviving The Littlest Hobo, working alongside Crave to bring the series back for a new generation. The idea dates to a 1958 film that inspired a 1963 Canadian TV series, and a 1979 reimagining that ran

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Claire Redfield Returns in Resident Evil Veronica, Coming in 2027

Claire Redfield is set to return in the next Resident Evil remake. At Summer Game Fest at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Geoff Keighley presented a reveal teaser for the much-rumored Code Veronica remake, which will be titled Resident Evil Veronica. Capcom has not announced a specific release date,

Crypto

Crypto Tax Proposals Weighed Ahead of Tuesday House Hearing

The House Ways and Means Committee circulated seven discussion drafts of bills addressing digital asset taxation ahead of a Tuesday hearing, covering stablecoins, staking, mining and transactions. The drafts propose reducing tax paperwork for crypto holders, clarifying rules for mining and staking, and creating a potential 'de minimis'

Culture

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator reveals gen Atlas at Summer Game Fest

The creative minds behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian unveiled their next project at Summer Game Fest: gen Atlas, a single-player, open-world action-adventure set on an abandoned planet. gen Atlas is the first full game from GenDesign, the studio Fumito Ueda founded after he left Sony

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House of the Dragon previews Battle of the Gullet at SXSW London

House of the Dragon season 3 raised the temperature at SXSW London, where an hour-long panel screened behind-the-scenes footage and an unreleased clip from the opening episode that teases the Battle of the Gullet. Showrunner Ryan Condal said the footage came from the "early moments" of the sequence

Culture

Alien: Isolation 2 Looks as Scary as the Original

At Summer Game Fest, developer Creative Assembly and publisher Sega offered the first substantial look at Alien: Isolation 2 and confirmed the horror sequel is in the works. The team did not share a release date. Creative Assembly revealed development had begun in 2024 to mark the original game'

Culture

Apple's Cape Fear Becomes Streaming Hit After One Day

Apple's remake of a 1991 Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro classic made an immediate impact on streaming, entering the U.S. Top 10 at #6 after its first day on the platform, per Flix Patrol. The series is based on the novel The Executioners by John D.

Culture

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A quick Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks eight questions to figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually survive. The prompts probe instincts and priorities — whether you pull on every thread to understand a system, start stockpiling food and fuel, keep your head down, study patterns,

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Hulu orders comedy inspired by '90s cult film The Cable Guy

Hulu has ordered a pilot for a new comedy inspired by the 1996 Jim Carrey film The Cable Guy, reuniting New Girl stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. While it won't be a straight-up remake, the original movie— which flopped in theaters upon release—was born a

Culture

Win Tickets to Early Toy Story 5 IMAX Screening With Q&A

Disney and IMAX are offering readers the chance to see Toy Story 5 early in IMAX. The advanced screening will include an exclusive pre-screening Q&A with Director of Photography Matt Aspbury. Toy Story 5, from director and screenwriter Andrew Stanton and co-director and screenwriter McKenna Harris, follows Woody,