Anthem is officially shutting down on January 12
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - EA's beleaguered online shooter Anthem is shutting down for good on January 12, 2026. The game will be removed from the company's storefront ahead of that on August 15. It'll be available for download after that date so long as it's already in your librar…
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Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation-published Xbox game
Cameron Faulkner / theverge - Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch on Xbox. The title will ship with cross play between all platforms. The coo…
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Xbox Boss 'Not Retiring Anytime Soon,' Microsoft Promises
Ethan Gach / kotaku - Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been in charge of Xbox for over a decade and the company says he’s not leaving anytime soon, calling rumors that the longtime exec might be resigning when the next generation of Xbox hardware launches “completely made…
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Amazon to shut down Freevee streaming TV service in August
cnbc - Freevee was originally born out of IMDb, the TV and movie service Amazon acquired in 1998.
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Crunchyroll ran embarrassingly bad ChatGPT subtitles on its new anime series
Charles Pulliam-Moore / theverge - The subtitles for one of Crunchyroll's newest anime series make it pretty clear that the company is going all in on ChatGPT. This week as viewers logged on to Crunchyroll to check out Studio Gokumi's Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show, many were surpr…
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The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann is stepping away from the show to focus on future games
Nathan Ingraham / engadget - Neil Druckmann, head of the PlayStation studio Naughty Dog and co-creator of The Last of Us, is stepping away from the HBO show based on the 2013 game and its 2020 sequel to focus his work on Naughty Dog's next game. On Instagram, the studio published the…
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Microsoft Kills Sea Of Thieves Studio's Long-Troubled Action-Adventure Everwild
Kenneth Shepard / kotaku - Rather than doing the humane and dignified thing of telling thousands of people all at once whether or not they’re going to have a job tomorrow, Xbox is laying off over 9,100 employees today in waves. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer told workers in an email message…
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Marvel’s Eyes of Wakanda reveals striking animation style in first trailer
Jacob Siegal / bgr - On Tuesday, Marvel shared a sneak peek at its animated Black Panther spinoff series, Eyes of Wakanda. As the title suggests, Marvel Animation’s new series …The post Marvel’s Eyes of Wakanda reveals striking animation style in first trailer appeared first …
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Villain Specialist David Dastmalchian Is Set to Play M. Bison in the Upcoming Live-Action Street Fighter Movie
Wesley Yin-Poole / ign - David Dastmalchian is set to play M. Bison in the upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie.
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The Running Man mixes mayhem and humor in first trailer
Andrew Webster / theverge - As promised, the first trailer for director Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s novel The Running Man is here — and it looks like a playful throwback to ‘80s action movies. The story centers on a struggling man named Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell,…
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‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ Is the Switch 2 Launch Game You’ve Been Waiting For
Kyle Barr / gizmodo - Nintendo's Bananza may help define the Switch 2 the same way Super Mario Odyssey did for the original Switch.
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Halo's Future Will Be Revealed...In October, Says Xbox
Zack Zwiezen / kotaku - Rumors have been swirling for a while now that Xbox’s flagship series, Halo, might be making the leap to PlayStation in the near future. There have also been rumors about a remake of the OG game. Now, Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, has stepped for…
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Ryan Gosling Goes On A Spectacular Sci-Fi Journey In First Trailer For Project Hail Mary
John Walker / kotaku - The first trailer for Project Hail Mary has appeared, with Ryan Gosling playing the lead in an adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel of the same name. It’s a story about a man trying to save the sun, but as the trailer also sets up, it’s a far more intimate tal…
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Apple Music Turns 10, Opens New Artist Studio in LA
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Apple Music has launched a massive new creative studio in Los Angeles, built for artists to record, perform, and connect with fans. The space will also support Apple Music Radio, which is marking the milestone with a wee…
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Apple's F1 laps its competition with a $144 million opening weekend
Jackson Chen / engadget - Apple's film studio finally has a successful summer blockbuster to its name with its latest sports drama flick starring Brad Pitt. F1 the Movie saw an opening weekend that earned $144 million globally and $55.6 million domestically, according to Comscore …
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'F1' is Apple's biggest hit with $55M+ opening weekend
appleinsider - After some controversial advertising, Apple's 'F1' will be the company's best-ever theatrical debut, after a $10M preview and an immersive trailer for the Apple Vision Pro.Apple used custom cameras to capture the racing in its new film 'F1.' Image credit:…
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Resident Evil Requiem Was Almost A Different Game Entirely, Until Capcom Realized "Fans Didn't Want It"
Blair Marnell / gamespot - Earlier this week, Capcom shared a new preview for Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth game in the long-running franchise. According to Capcom, Requiem is already on 1 million wish lists across PSN and Steam. But would the number have been that high if Capco…
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Apple’s staked over $250 million on the F1 movie
Brad Bennett / mobilesyrup - Reports claim that the F1: The Movie had a US $250 million (roughly $341 million) budget, with Apple footing the massive bill to outbid the competition. However, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has disputed this by saying that the actual spend was tens of mill…
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Super Mario Strikers Arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on July 3
Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Super Mario Strikers is arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, exclusive to Switch 2 on July 3.The post Super Mario Strikers Arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on July 3 first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Monster Hunter: Wilds' Next Update Adds the Long-Awaited Lagiacrus
Rebekah Valentine / ign - The second free title update for Monster Hunter: Wilds is imminent, according to today's Capcom Spotlight stream. It's coming on June 30, which we already kind of new given that it leaked earlier this week.
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