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Hello everyone, this is Kjun. I’m sharing this update slightly ahead of schedule. I wanted to reach out personally because I sincerely regret releasing this build before fully stabilizing the core game experience. Paradoxically, the further we advance in development, the more hidden complexities we uncover. While these discoveries are part of our learning process,...
Following reports from last spring, Matt Dinniman’s hit LitRPG series, Dungeon Crawler Carl, is officially moving from the page to the small screen. Peacock has confirmed a straight-to-series order for the television adaptation, which will be spearheaded by executive producer Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) and penned by writer Chris Yost (Thor: Ragnarok). By bypassing the...
Blizzard has pulled back the curtain on the inaugural major update for the World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion. Patch 12.1, officially titled Curse of Ula’tek, is slated for a late-summer arrival. While we await the official launch, the newly published Public Test Realm (PTR) development notes provide an extensive preview of the sweeping changes and...
Actor Leonid Yarmolnik has joined the cast for the upcoming series adaptation of Hard to Be a God, a collaborative project between NTV and the streaming platform Wink. “The novella Hard to Be a God is a timeless masterpiece by the Strugatsky brothers that remains profoundly relevant today. Thirteen years ago, I starred in Aleksei...
Universal Pictures has officially secured the distribution rights to the third feature film from Curry Barker, the director behind the hit “Obsession.” The deal was reportedly valued in the eight-figure range. The project will be a collaborative production involving Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. Specific plot details, the official title, cast members, and release date remain...
Amazon MGM has officially parted ways with Luca Guadagnino’s biopic, Artificial, according to a report from Puck. The project chronicles the professional journey of OpenAI’s controversial co-founder, Sam Altman, and is currently seeking a new distributor. Previous reports suggested that the premiere might be pushed to 2027 to avoid direct competition with Social Reckoning, the...
Some of the most legendary moments in science fiction history very nearly ended up in a dumpster. Following the conclusion of principal photography, the master negatives for a sprawling space opera were being transported from London to Los Angeles for final assembly. As associate producer John Amicarella recounted, a portion of the cargo slipped onto...
Oliver Tree takes the stage during the 2024 Exit Festival at Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Following the tragic helicopter crash last weekend that claimed the life of Oliver Tree at age 32, the artist’s mother has shared a poignant and deeply moving tribute to her son. “Our dear...
FKA twigs Siniša Welcome back to Billboard’s weekly Friday Music Guide. We curate the essential new releases you need to hear, spotlighting the tracks and albums primed to dominate your playlists throughout the weekend and well beyond. Following last week’s highlights—which featured icons like Olivia Rodrigo and Jack White—we are shifting our focus to a...
The latest update for Pragmata has arrived, introducing Hugh’s iconic Scribble Suit—straight from the original Sketchbook demo—into the game. Additionally, we have rebalanced the difficulty for Training Simulation 30, “Stand or Die,” to ensure a more polished experience. This patch also resolves several lingering text-related bugs throughout the game. In other news, we invite you...
