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Mobile game publishers increasingly resist sharing revenue with platform owners. The mobile market is shifting following the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple. A joint study by Appcharge and the organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming shows that direct-to-consumer sales—bypassing the App Store and Google Play—have reached $17 billion. Direct sales now account...

Xbox management plans to expand the company into a dominant force in the global entertainment market. Xbox executive Asha Sharma and president of content Matt Booty told Entertainment Weekly that more than a dozen film and television projects based on Xbox franchises are in development. The company also officially announced a feature film adaptation of...

Image: Warner Bros. The latest box office returns are in, and the opening weekend for Supergirl has proven underwhelming. Pulling in a modest $38 million domestically, the film landed in a similar bracket to the lackluster debut of Joker: Folie à Deux. Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 continues its reign, maintaining its grip on the top...

Mal’opus publishing house has officially unveiled the Ukrainian-language edition of Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto (2012). Enthusiasts can now secure their copies through the official Mal’opus website. Pre-order your copy of Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto (Ukrainian Edition) In this compelling narrative, author David Kushner pulls back the curtain...

The creators have not forgotten the most popular duo from the series. Walking Dead franchise chief Scott M. Gimple stated that a reunion for Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon remains in the plans. In a YouTube interview with content creator Brandon Davis, he admitted he has already mapped out several scenarios and feels certain the...

Photo: Sony Pictures The past few years for Spider-Man have been nothing short of a rollercoaster. Peter Parker’s recent comic run has seen him tangled in occult battles against ancient deities, frequent brushes with death, an interstellar voyage, a blossoming alien romance, and the bizarre situation of watching his former flame unite with his classic...

Both Microsoft and Apple have recently implemented widespread price hikes across their hardware lineups, signaling that consumers should brace for significantly higher costs on Xbox consoles, iPads, and Mac computers in the near term. Unfortunately, commentary from major industry players suggests this trend is not merely a passing phase, but rather a deepening financial reality....

Image: Netflix It has been a year since KPop Demon Hunters first dropped on Netflix, triggering a genuine cultural obsession. The film defied industry norms by racking up hundreds of millions of views and securing a rare theatrical release for a direct-to-streaming title. The fervor was so intense—and unexpected—that the merchandising machine is still running...

The full anime presentation takes place tomorrow, June 29. Studio TRIGGER and Netflix confirmed that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 arrives in the fall of 2026. The team also revealed a fourth lead character, Thalia Young. Official character details describe her as someone from the corporate towers—yet her heart belongs to chrome and violence. Thalia joins...

Image: Muse Communications/Madhouse For nearly three decades, anime has served as a primary sandbox for exploring the complexities of artificial intelligence. From the seminal philosophical inquiries of Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell—which interrogated the potential for human consciousness within synthetic shells—to the poignant examinations of human-machine coexistence in Robot Carnival and Time of Eve,...