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Valor Mortis delayed as crowded September lineup shifts to October

The first delay from the absolute bloodbath that is September 2026 has happened, with first-person soulslike Valor Mortis being pushed back 19 days to October 13. September is stacked: Control Resonant, Valor Mortis, Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive

Sports

Bayern submit €53m bid for Ismael Saibari as PSV seek club-record fee

Bayern Munich have stepped up their pursuit of PSV midfielder Ismael Saibari by submitting an improved offer worth a total of €53 million. The package reportedly comprises a guaranteed €48 million fixed fee plus up to €5 million in performance-related add-ons, with the Morocco international a priority target as Bayern

Culture

Taylor Swift blooms in Givenchy floral gown at Songwriters Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift arrived on the red carpet at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York wearing a custom black floral Givenchy gown by Sarah Burton. She made history as the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame; at 36 she is the second-youngest inductee

Culture

After playing the Tomb Raider remake, I don't think Tomb Raider can be remade

I remember playing the original Tomb Raider in the late 1990s as a series of fractured snapshots: finding that trapezoid box in my dad's sock drawer, switching from lo-res to hi-res polygons, the eerie quiet of a cave broken by Lara's pistol shots, diving through glittering

Tech

Nintendo restricts Switch 2 purchases to curb scalpers

Nintendo of Japan said on X it will require buyers of the Japanese multi-language Nintendo Switch 2 from its Japanese store to have a Nintendo Account with at least 50 hours of playtime on the Nintendo Switch (excluding demos and free software). Sales will be limited to one console per

Tech

Forza Horizon 6 Space Port Photo Challenge location

The spring Space Port Photo Challenge in Forza Horizon 6 asks you to photograph a Track Toy at the Irokawa Space Port, located in the Nangan Region at the very south of the map. If you’ve raced enough already, you may already own a Track Toy and have visited

Culture

Quick crossword No 17,504

Quick crossword No 17,504. Quick crossword No 17,504. Continue reading... quick crossword, crossword, crossword puzzle, puzzle, clues, grid, word puzzle, no 17504, 17,504, quick puzzle

Culture

Deltarune ARG Updates Again, Leaving Exactly 1,229 Players Eligible

We’re less than two weeks out from Deltarune Chapter 5, and the game's ominous, multi-year ARG again opened and closed faster than most could blink, leaving exactly 1,229 people able to solve it while others remained in the dark. The groundwork began in 2022, but the

AI

Treat AI agents like eager but misguided interns

AI agents are moving beyond chatbots into digital workers that can act on applications and data, and that shift brings new security and governance concerns. Panelists at the Snowflake Summit urged treating these agents like eager but misguided human interns — requiring close oversight, clear instructions, and active human management. Restraint,

Culture

Stephen King's 'Mister Yummy' to Be Adapted by Ben Young

Stephen King's short story 'Mister Yummy' from the 2015 collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is being adapted for the screen, with Ben Young attached to direct. Young previously delivered the Australian crime thriller Hounds of Love. The tale follows a resident of an assisted living

Culture

Marvel Personality Quiz: Which MCU Hero Are You?

Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Six heroes. One destiny. 🕷️Spider-Man 😈Daredevil 🤖Iron Man 💀Punisher ⚡Thor 🛡️Cap Spider-Man — "You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger

Culture

From Vecna to Mr Burns: TV’s greatest ever villains

Javier Bardem biting off toes in Cape Fear, Richard Gadd stomping on heads in Half Man and nightmare neighbour David Morrissey whipping up mob violence in Tip Toe — TV villainy is everywhere. When compiling the list, children’s TV, reality pariahs and talent-show judges were set aside; the focus stayed

Tech

How to watch USA vs Paraguay worldwide with a VPN

Today’s USA vs Paraguay match will kick off at 13 Jun 2026, 02:00. A VPN, such as ExpressVPN, lets you establish a secure, encrypted connection and virtually change your location to a country where the game is being shown, helping to bypass blackout restrictions. To watch with a

Culture

Melanie Moreno's family rejects Ozempic claims as old modeling videos surface

Melanie Moreno’s family rejected claims she used Ozempic after social media users found old plus-sized modeling videos. Her cousin wrote on X: "Melanie is my little cousin and I can tell you it is her!! And no Ozempic." The cousin added, "People are allowed to change,

Culture

Why mech games rarely let you leave the cockpit

Most mech games keep players confined to cockpits, and only a few let you dismount and run around. Titles such as Titanfall, Psycho Patrol R and Brigador Killers offer that option, while Halo arguably comes close but doesn't fully qualify. The developers of Brigador Killers say that choice

Culture

Valor Mortis delayed to October amid crowded September release schedule

One More Level has pushed its first-person soulslike Valor Mortis from Sept. 24 to Oct. 13. The studio announced the change on X, saying it locked in the initial release date before the day became so crowded and that the delay will also allow time to incorporate feedback from the

Culture

Fans brace for terrifying realism in Ocarina of Time remake

Genuine nightmare fuel, for some, comes from hyper-realistic takes on cartoon characters with their features intact. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time contains several entities that could look especially cursed in the upcoming remake as the visuals lean toward realism. King Zora is one example — a plump fishman who

Science

NASA Headquarters redesign featuring artifacts and exhibits

NASA Headquarters redesign featuring artifacts, interactive exhibits, replica mars rover, and donut shop at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. A Moon rock is seen in the NASA Headquarters lobby ahead of an event where NASA outlined how the agency... A model of the Dragonfly rotorcraft is seen in the NASA

Tech

How to watch South Korea vs Czechia free online

If there’s no clean South Korea vs Czechia stream where you are, install NordVPN on your console, handheld, phone or laptop for $3.37/month with code GIZMODO. The plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Connect to a UK server — London works fine — open ITVX, make a free

Business

Citi launches blockchain marketplace for private company shares

Citigroup is launching a blockchain-based marketplace to give wealthy and institutional investors a way to gain exposure to pre-IPO firms. The platform will use tokenized depositary receipts issued by Citi, which represent ownership interests in private companies, and will be available first to foreign investors with US access planned later.

Culture

The Newsroom Still Feels Timely

Aaron Sorkin created and wrote every episode of The Newsroom after establishing himself with The West Wing and The Social Network, and ahead of his upcoming film The Social Reckoning. The HBO series opens with anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) facing fallout from a contentious Northwestern University speech, then broadens

Culture

Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong In?

Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. Which iconic universe do you belong in the most? Eight questions will tell you which one. The quiz asks what gives your life its deepest sense of meaning, the kind of world you most

Sports

Prince Cisse signs first professional contract with Liverpool

Prince Cisse, 17, has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool after a breakthrough 2025-26 season. He is one of eight academy prospects to put pen to paper, with the deal expected to keep him at Anfield until 2029, the maximum length permitted for a player his age. The defender

Culture

Travis Kelce flies from Chiefs minicamp to see Taylor Swift's induction

Travis Kelce flew from the Kansas City Chiefs’ three-day minicamp to New York City to watch his fiancée Taylor Swift’s induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was photographed seated beside Swift at the Marriott Marquis, with both mothers, Andrea Swift and Donna Kelce, at their table. Kelce,

Tech

Halo: Campaign Evolved remake alters visuals, pacing and weapon behaviour

I watched Halo Studios' 28-minute official playthrough of mission five, Assault on the Control Room, then replayed the original mission in the Master Chief Collection to compare. The remake is an Unreal Engine 5-powered do-over intended as a test run for Microsoft's next phase of Halo. Cortana