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Mike Ybarra urged Microsoft to take a page from Nintendo. Mike Ybarra — the former head of Xbox’s gaming division and ex-president of Blizzard — has lately been vocal in criticizing various choices made by Microsoft’s gaming arm. Not long ago Ybarra argued that the console market can be profitable if companies adopt the right...

Curious players unearthed a striking method for stealing. Many who played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim recall a peculiar stealth trick — you could place a bucket on a merchant’s head and then rob them without trouble (the bucket limits the NPC’s field of view). Former Skyrim developer Bruce Nesmith told FRVR that the team...

Naoki Hamaguchi expresses confidence in the project. Work on the third installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake is progressing in earnest, and the project’s game director, Naoki Hamaguchi, revealed new details in an interview with VGC. He is confident the trilogy’s finale will satisfy both longtime fans of the 1997 original and newcomers alike....

Microsoft does not intend to compel developers to adopt its AI. In a recent interview at the Paley International Council summit in Palo Alto, California, Xbox head Phil Spencer described the company’s approach to artificial intelligence. Spencer noted that Xbox does not impose strict rules on how developers should use AI. Xbox’s AI efforts concentrate...

Justin Bieber Praises Odeal After Surprise Meetup at The Roxy Published Oct 24, 2025 Odeal onstage at Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop LIVE, Webster Hall — September 5, 2025. Photo: Deanie Chen/Billboard Justin Bieber paid a warm visit to Nigerian-British singer Odeal during the latter’s Los Angeles stop at The Roxy, offering public admiration and encouragement after catching...

Image: Neon Shelby Oaks opens with a vanished group: a band of amateur investigators known as the Paranormal Paranoids—led by Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn)—enter an abandoned amusement park for their YouTube series and never return. Their disappearance explodes online, turning the missing friends into macabre internet lore. Ten years later the world has mostly moved...

Emma Stone’s extraordinary ascent over the past twenty years has been a joy to behold. Breaking through as the standout romantic lead in the male-driven comedy Superbad (2007), she captured hearts opposite Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. Her sparkling turn in Easy A (2010) solidified her as a rising star, and although even the...

Hailey Bieber Rebuts Rumors That She Manages Justin’s Career By Billboard October 24, 2025 Hailey and Justin Bieber embrace while watching games from the sidelines at “The League” on August 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Cassy Athena/Getty Images Hailey Bieber publicly put a persistent rumor to rest, calling one widely circulated story about her...

It’s another late-October Friday, and once again the release calendar feels packed — perhaps the busiest October of this console generation. That torrent of new games can be overwhelming, but it’s also a welcome one: the diversity of releases means there’s almost certainly something you’ll want to play. This week we published reviews of several...

Ariana Grande on “Cringe” Culture: Why Open Emotion Makes People Uncomfortable Published on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast — Friday (Oct. 24) A clip from Ariana Grande’s conversation on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast. Ariana Grande pushed back against a cultural trend that mocks openhearted displays as “cringe” — telling host Evan Ross Katz on...

Photo: Murray Close/Lionsgate Jump Links New on Netflix New on AMC Plus New on HBO Max New on Hulu New to rent Weapons, the follow-up from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, became a breakout box office hit as viewers packed theaters for its mix of dread and dark humor in a community torn apart after 17...

Halo: Campaign Evolved — a ground-up reimagining of the original Master Chief adventure. Looking back can be the best way to move forward. After the renewed momentum of 2021’s Halo Infinite, Halo Studios (the studio formerly known as 343 Industries) is reworking a cornerstone of the franchise: Halo: Campaign Evolved, a full modern remake of...

The first season will launch on all platforms that same day. Next week Battlefield 6 will receive a substantial 1.1.1.0 update, delivering a range of enhancements designed to improve gameplay, visual effects, audio, and the user interface. Developers refined movement mechanics — making landings smoother, stance transitions quicker, and jump-and-obstacle traversal more consistent. The weapon...

Издание BBC пообщалось с несколькими уволенными сотрудниками студии Build A Rocket Boy — дата-аналитиком Беном Ньюбоном, аудиопрограммистом Айзеком Хаддом, помощницей продюсера Марджеритой «Марг» Пелосо и ещё одним анонимным источником. Из 448 человек в компании сократили от 250 до 300, и бывшие разработчики поделились деталями работы над MindsEye. Изначально MindsEye задумывался лишь как один из разделов...

BOYNEXTDOOR — The Action: Every Track, Ranked On their fifth mini-album, BOYNEXTDOOR lean into a cinematic concept that stretches their sound from acid-jazz textures to intimate balladry. BOYNEXTDOOR returned with their fifth mini-album, The Action. During last August’s Lollapalooza stop in Chicago, fans noticed the group filming scenes that hinted at a filmic concept for...

Players won’t face only other players. Embark Studio has released a new trailer for its extraction shooter ARC Raiders, revealing a variety of robots that hunt humans. From airborne drones to springing, spider-like machines — these mechanical predators will present a serious danger to any raider. Only ruins remain of the old world. Surface settlements...