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Fans roast tired-looking Dragon Quest 12 protagonist — Gamesradar

Fans roast tired-looking Dragon Quest 12 protagonist

Dragon Quest 12 was re-revealed as a whole new game titled Dragon Quest 12: Beyond Dreams instead of Flames of Fate, and its new protagonist looks distinctly exhausted. That prompted a wave of online ridicule, with some questioning whether the character was designed by the late Akira Toriyama — a claim

SpaceX completes mostly successful Starship test flight — NYT > Science > Space & Cosmos

SpaceX completes mostly successful Starship test flight

SpaceX launched the 12th test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Friday evening, and the mission ended in the Indian Ocean just over an hour later. The 407-foot vehicle pairs an upper-stage spacecraft, often called Ship, with a Super Heavy booster that carries 33 engines. Despite several engine failures,

What to Expect at PlayStation’s Summer State of Play — Kotaku

What to Expect at PlayStation’s Summer State of Play

Summer showcase season is nearly here and Sony will stream an hour-long State of Play on June 2 at 2 p.m. Pacific / 5 p.m. Eastern. The livestream will be on PlayStation’s YouTube and Twitch accounts. Select Alamo Drafthouse locations in Raleigh, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay

Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving? — NYT > Technology

Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving?

The Hard Fork team is taking a break this week as it prepares for an upcoming live show in San Francisco. While away, they are sharing a recent episode of Interesting Times hosted by Ross Douthat. In the episode, Douthat speaks with Andrew Miller, writer of the transportation newsletter Changing

Danny Boyle Reveals 28 Years Later 3 Will Start Filming in 2027 — Movieweb

Danny Boyle Reveals 28 Years Later 3 Will Start Filming in 2027

Danny Boyle has confirmed that production on the third installment of the 28 Years Later franchise is expected to begin in 2027. The director said the shoot was delayed because the planned British locations can only be filmed at certain times of year, explaining, "We ran out of time.

Damien Leone and Sam Raimi Team Up for Tortures of the Damned — Collider

Damien Leone and Sam Raimi Team Up for Tortures of the Damned

Lionsgate has acquired Tortures of the Damned, Damien Leone's next horror feature and his first original project after the Terrifier series. Leone will write, direct, and produce the film once he finishes Terrifier 4, which is currently in pre-production. Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps. The

Trump Move Lets U.S. Firms Shift Profits to Tax Havens — NYT > Business > Economy

Trump Move Lets U.S. Firms Shift Profits to Tax Havens

President Trump’s withdrawal from a global effort to curb offshore tax dodging has allowed U.S. companies to avoid at least $40 billion in income taxes since the beginning of 2025. Securities filings from nearly 500 companies show they attributed hundreds of billions of dollars in earnings to low-

Djemba-Djemba: Cristiano Ronaldo 'a robot' and could play until 44 — Goal

Djemba-Djemba: Cristiano Ronaldo 'a robot' and could play until 44

Djemba-Djemba said there is no sign of Ronaldo hanging up history-making boots any time soon, adding that one of the best to ever play can enjoy remarkable longevity: “I think he can go to 44, 45, Cristiano can do that, he has energy to do that. He's amazing.

'Backrooms' is the newest YouTube hit in movie theaters — Businessinsider

'Backrooms' is the newest YouTube hit in movie theaters

Backrooms, a moody horror film based on an internet meme, is the theatrical debut for 20-year-old director Kane Parsons. Early returns suggest it could bring in an astonishing $60 million at the box office, likely beating Disney's new Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. The picture follows recent

Playstack could be sold to firm that owns Fandom and GameSpot — Pcgamer

Playstack could be sold to firm that owns Fandom and GameSpot

Playstack, publisher of some of the most acclaimed indie games in recent years—games like Balatro, Abiotic Factor, and The Case of the Golden Idol—is likely to find itself under new ownership in a proposed sale that would see it land in the same investment portfolio as Fandom and

Putin’s Army of Drones — NYT > Business > Small Business

Putin’s Army of Drones

After four years of war in Ukraine, Moscow has adopted a pragmatic approach to military innovation that prizes what works, what scales and what delivers battlefield results. It is building A.I.-enabled command and control and appears to be deploying fully autonomous weapons without the ethical constraints that guide

Royal Shakespeare Company casts Game of Thrones prequel play — Polygon

Royal Shakespeare Company casts Game of Thrones prequel play

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed the full cast for its Game of Thrones prequel play, The Mad King. Michael Abubakar will portray Ned Stark, taking the role from Sean Bean; his stage credits include Romeo in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Romeo & Juliet and Jimmy in

Grim Dawn's final expansion Fangs of Asterkarn arrives July 23 — Gamesradar

Grim Dawn's final expansion Fangs of Asterkarn arrives July 23

Over 10 years after its initial release, Grim Dawn will receive its final expansion, Fangs of Asterkarn, on July 23. First announced in 2023 and originally expected the following year, the expansion has been described by Crate Entertainment as its "largest expansion ever." This is the ARPG'

Scientists retire RCP8.5 scenario, prompting debate over climate risks — NYT > Business > Energy & Environment

Scientists retire RCP8.5 scenario, prompting debate over climate risks

An international team of researchers has revised the standardized emissions scenarios used in climate modeling and abandoned the high-emissions pathway known as RCP8.5, calling it “implausible” given recent energy trends. The move, which affects a scenario cited in thousands of studies, touched off intense debate among scientists and drew

Govee RGBIC Light Bars Two-Pack Drops to $50 — 29% Off — Kotaku

Govee RGBIC Light Bars Two-Pack Drops to $50 — 29% Off

If you’re looking to change how your space feels—whether you game, stream, or sleep—the Govee RGBIC Light Bars Two-Pack is currently 29% off and down to $50 for a short time. This is a great price, and we don’t know how long the deal will last,

Wall Street Fears Missing Out as SpaceX IPO Nears — NYT > Business

Wall Street Fears Missing Out as SpaceX IPO Nears

When SpaceX revealed its finances last week, some investors were surprised: the space business was not producing as much revenue or profit as expected, and losses at xAI were large. Still, many plan to buy once the company goes public as soon as next month. The offering could raise more

The Boys Tops Streaming Charts After Divisive Series Finale — Movieweb

The Boys Tops Streaming Charts After Divisive Series Finale

The Boys concluded its fifth season on May 20, delivering several shocking deaths across eight episodes and sending its main characters off in dramatic fashion. Despite debate over the finale's choices, the series continued to perform strongly on streaming charts. The Hollywood Reporter noted the finale earned 947

Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like? — Collider

Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

Five iconic heroes. Five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions will tell you which one. How do you lead when the stakes couldn't be higher? The way

Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House — NYT > U.S. > Politics

Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House

Government data show the Trump administration has quietly slowed scientific research funding for Harvard and other universities that have been targets of a White House pressure campaign. The National Science Foundation flagged grant proposals that had been recommended for funding for additional scrutiny, leaving researchers largely in the dark; records

Guillermo Ochoa chasing record sixth World Cup, eyes one final chapter — Goal

Guillermo Ochoa chasing record sixth World Cup, eyes one final chapter

Guillermo Ochoa is pursuing what no player has yet achieved: a place at a sixth World Cup. Speaking on the set of Michelob ULTRA’s FIFA World Cup commercial, he admitted, “It’s not an easy record to break,” and said he is working hard and feeling close to realising

Mandy Moore says Macaulay Culkin introduced her to underage drinking — Pagesix

Mandy Moore says Macaulay Culkin introduced her to underage drinking

Mandy Moore revealed that Macaulay Culkin got her into underage drinking while filming the 2004 teen comedy "Saved." Production took place in 2003 in Vancouver, where the legal drinking age is 19. On the "Shut Up Evan" podcast she said, "I do remember a little

The Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class — NYT > Education

The Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, says he understands the plight of his state’s working class because he is working class. Platner, who works as an oyster farmer, talks regularly about getting by on $60,000 a year while living in a modest two-story house

Has AI ended the memory-chip boom-and-bust cycle? — Businessinsider

Has AI ended the memory-chip boom-and-bust cycle?

Micron crossed $1 trillion in market value this week, a milestone few investors would have expected even a few years ago. The memory-chip sector has long been one of tech's cruelest corners, swinging from brutal booms to catastrophic busts. Micron shares have risen roughly twentyfold since 2017; Samsung

StarCraft 2 development ended six years ago, but Blizzard keeps changing it — Pcgamer

StarCraft 2 development ended six years ago, but Blizzard keeps changing it

Six years after Blizzard said it would stop producing new content for StarCraft 2 in October 2020, the studio has continued to issue balance tweaks and updates. A new patch aims to "extend the early and mid-game experience, allowing players to remain competitive on one to three bases for

WHO says Ebola outbreak death rate 30-50% as chief visits DRC — World news | The Guardian

WHO says Ebola outbreak death rate 30-50% as chief visits DRC

The World Health Organization has revised the Ebola death rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to between 30% and 50% based on confirmed cases. Anaïs Legand of the WHO’s high threat pathogens team said: “It’s huge. It means that up to five out of 10 people