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The PlayStation: The Concert music program has faltered. Sony has cancelled the majority of U.S. dates — only five of the 16 shows scheduled through the end of January 2026 will take place. Sony has not provided an official comment. Industry insiders say the cutbacks were prompted by poor ticket sales and limited audience interest....
Remedy has delivered on its promise — Patch 1.30 for Control: Ultimate Edition is now available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The standout change: free bonus content that was previously reserved for pre-order purchasers. Players now receive three new outfits — Astral Dive Suit, Tactical Response, and Urban Response — plus the mission “Dr....
Elon Musk has confirmed that his company xAI is developing a video game “entirely created by artificial intelligence.” The project is scheduled to premiere in late 2026, and Musk calls it one of the most ambitious experiments fusing AI technology with the entertainment industry. He made the announcement on X, writing: “xAI studio will release...
Wuthering Waves continues to grow — Kuro Games has announced a major 2.7 update slated for release on October 9. The centerpiece of the update is two new story acts (10 and 11) and an expanded world with fresh areas to explore: Three Hero’s Crest and Journeying Paradise. Alongside the update, two new five-star characters...
A complete rundown of Intel’s forthcoming Panther Lake processor family — the successor to Lunar Lake — has surfaced online. Posts on the Chiphell forum indicate the company plans to introduce 12 models in the initial wave, including flagship Core Ultra X chips, standard Core Ultra SKUs, and energy-efficient Panther Lake‑U parts for ultrabooks. The...
RISE Festival 2025: A Dusty Start, a Luminous Finish Recap from the Jean Roach Dry Lake Beds, Mojave Desert RISE festival 2025 — Courtesy of RISE The weekend at RISE, held on a broad expanse of the Jean Roach Dry Lake Beds roughly 30 miles southwest of Las Vegas, underscored how much a festival can...
A wave of 2D arcade, platforming, and puzzle titles will arrive, with standout launches including Little Nightmares III, Absolum, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, and Bye Sweet Carole. This week the Nintendo storefront gains 46 new releases. Key highlights to watch are Little Nightmares III, Absolum, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, and Bye...
We round up the past week, recalling and analyzing everything that made the gaming industry stand out. EA is leaving the stock market. The company will no longer need to placate shareholders. EA’s new owners are making union activists uneasy and stoking fears about job security. Battlefield 6 outperforms Black Ops 7 by nearly every...
You can still talk about Battlefield 6 in the new Call of Duty’s chat. Players noticed that mentions of the extraction shooter Arc Raiders are being censored in the Black Ops 7 beta chat. Filtering is common in multiplayer lobbies to block swearing, toxic comments, or insults, but censoring a game’s title is unusual. By...
Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine Announce Departures from Maverick City Music Published October 6, 2025 Maverick City Music — photo credit: Christopher Cavanaugh Two prominent members of the Grammy-winning worship collective Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, have announced they are leaving the group. Each artist shared the news on social platforms on...
