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EA Officially Delists; Consortium of Investors Acquires Company for $55 Billion
The transaction will be funded entirely in cash rather than through assumed liabilities or contractual arrangements common in the industry. Electronic Arts announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of private investors that includes the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The transaction...
Blogger Builds Portable Frankenstein Monster from an Original Xbox Using Glue and an Angle Grinder
Retro hardware experiments can sometimes go too far. This time, an original Xbox has been turned into a portable — and potentially hazardous — gaming device. The original Xbox was once regarded as the bulkiest console of its generation. Yet a creator known as James Channel set out to prove that even such a machine...
Soccer anime “Blue Lock” to get a third season and a live-action film
At Egoist Fest 2025, the creators of “Blue Lock” unveiled two new projects. The sports anime “Blue Lock” will return for a third season, which will adapt the “Neo Egoists League” arc. The story picks up after the match against Japan’s U-20 youth national team. Youth squads from Europe’s leading football nations — Germany, France,...
Blogger Built CraftGPT in Minecraft — a Language Model Like ChatGPT, Powered by Redstone and Blocks
Players continue to discover ever more inventive ways to use redstone. The blocky sandbox Minecraft offers abundant opportunities for creative expression. The creator behind the YouTube channel sammyuri set out to assemble a compact language model. The dimensions of his “small” model, CraftGPT, measure 1020 × 260 × 1656 blocks. He clarified that, because of...
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: Yasuyuki Oda and Laurent Vernézy from SNK Answer Our Questions
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves n’est sorti que récemment, mais SNK ne laisse pas retomber la flamme de sa franchise historique. Après un long repos de 26 ans, l’éditeur japonais relance Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (1998) — un épisode souvent cité comme l’un des meilleurs de la série — via une...
Dan Houser Denies Involvement in Writing the GTA 6 Script, Shares His Expectations
Over the course of his career, the Rockstar co‑founder has helped develop numerous games. Dan Houser has departed from Rockstar Games. He previously contributed to virtually every Grand Theft Auto project, so many people assumed he might have been involved with the new title as well. However, Dan Houser recently said he did not take...
Steam’s Most-Wanted PC Game for October 2025 Revealed — Bloodlines 2 Faces Rivals for Gamers’ Attention
Steam offers a huge catalog, but some titles attract particular attention before launch and quickly rise in the most anticipated rankings. You can add a game to your Steam wishlist, which lets developers measure how much interest their project generates. Titles that are frequently wishlisted climb the charts, moving closer to the top and drawing...
Modified Borderlands 4 Weapons Hit Auction, but Sellers Suffer Losses Due to Gearbox Decisions
Some entrepreneurs have tried to cash in on the game’s recent buzz. In the looter-shooter Borderlands 4, players scour the world for powerful gear, and a few saw a business opportunity: merchants attempting to monetize in-game weapons. Listings offering modified Borderlands 4 weapons started appearing online, but demand for such items has proven fairly modest....
The Most Influential ’90s Cooking Show Still Holds Up
Image: Fuji TV Cooking shows have been part of television almost as long as the medium itself, but the competitive variety—think Top Chef and The Great British Bake Off—is a more recent invention. Like many cultural exports we celebrate, that format traces roots to 1990s Japan. Iron Chef reinvented the genre by turning a recipe...
Kieran Culkin to Become a Father for the Third Time
Новости Киран Калкин станет отцом в третий раз Добавить в закладки Супруга Кирана Калкина Джазз Чарлтон появилась на премьере бродвейского мюзикла «В ожидании Годо» в Нью-Йорке с заметно округлившимся животом — по всей видимости, звездная пара находится в ожидании третьего ребенка. Напомним, что в прошлом году Джазз пошутила, что родит мужу еще одного ребенка, если...
Samurai Jack Creator Leaks Test Footage of a Sick Action Movie — Apparently No One Wants to Make It
Image: Genndy Tartakovsky / Instagram Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky is one of animation’s most recognizable auteurs — the mind behind cult favorites such as Samurai Jack, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Primal, and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. Yet his projects often only receive widespread acclaim after they’ve ended or been cancelled, leaving him repeatedly in...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Gets Fifth Season and ‘Global’ PC and Smartphone Game
Kadokawa is continuing to expand The Rising of the Shield Hero universe. Alongside a new anime season, the franchise’s first game — aimed at a global launch — is in development. Kadokawa has confirmed production on a fifth season of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime. The announcement was accompanied by a short teaser...
Titan Quest 2 Developers Release Gameplay Video Showcasing New Features in Upcoming Update
Players will face off against aquatic monstrosities that have been terrorizing ordinary people. Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic have released a new gameplay video highlighting several additions coming in the upcoming update for Titan Quest 2. The footage shows an ice mage crippling Ichthyans — eerie waterborne monsters that have been preying on coastal town...
Jennifer Lopez Says Divorce from Ben Affleck Had a Positive Effect: “I’m a Different Person Now”
Jennifer Lopez Says Her Divorce from Ben Affleck Was “the Best Thing” and Helped Her Grow Lopez spoke with CBS Sunday Morning about her role in the upcoming Kiss of the Spider Woman remake, which is scheduled to open October 10, 2025. Jennifer Lopez performs at Movistar Arena on July 13, 2025 in Madrid, Spain....
OneXPlayer Unveils Flagship Portable Console OneXFly Apex with Liquid Cooling System
Serious gamers will soon be able to play their favorite titles on the portable OneXFly Apex handheld from OneXPlayer. The unit features an 8-inch display, a silent liquid-cooling system, and an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” processor. One-Netbook, the company behind the X1 Air and OneXSugar 1, has published a teaser video for...
Vampire Survivors with Dwarves — Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Launches on iOS and Android in November
The Deep Rock Galactic spin-off has exited Steam Early Access and garnered “Very Positive” reviews. Funday Games, together with publisher Ghost Ship Publishing — founded by members of the original Deep Rock Galactic team — have announced that Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is coming to mobile devices. After leaving Early Access on PC, the next...
EA Officially Delists; Consortium of Investors Acquires Company for $55 Billion
The transaction will be funded entirely in cash rather than through assumed liabilities or contractual arrangements common in the industry. Electronic Arts announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of private investors that includes the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The transaction...
Blogger Builds Portable Frankenstein Monster from an Original Xbox Using Glue and an Angle Grinder
Retro hardware experiments can sometimes go too far. This time, an original Xbox has been turned into a portable — and potentially hazardous — gaming device. The original Xbox was once regarded as the bulkiest console of its generation. Yet a creator known as James Channel set out to prove that even such a machine...
Soccer anime “Blue Lock” to get a third season and a live-action film
At Egoist Fest 2025, the creators of “Blue Lock” unveiled two new projects. The sports anime “Blue Lock” will return for a third season, which will adapt the “Neo Egoists League” arc. The story picks up after the match against Japan’s U-20 youth national team. Youth squads from Europe’s leading football nations — Germany, France,...
Blogger Built CraftGPT in Minecraft — a Language Model Like ChatGPT, Powered by Redstone and Blocks
Players continue to discover ever more inventive ways to use redstone. The blocky sandbox Minecraft offers abundant opportunities for creative expression. The creator behind the YouTube channel sammyuri set out to assemble a compact language model. The dimensions of his “small” model, CraftGPT, measure 1020 × 260 × 1656 blocks. He clarified that, because of...
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: Yasuyuki Oda and Laurent Vernézy from SNK Answer Our Questions
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves n’est sorti que récemment, mais SNK ne laisse pas retomber la flamme de sa franchise historique. Après un long repos de 26 ans, l’éditeur japonais relance Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (1998) — un épisode souvent cité comme l’un des meilleurs de la série — via une...
Dan Houser Denies Involvement in Writing the GTA 6 Script, Shares His Expectations
Over the course of his career, the Rockstar co‑founder has helped develop numerous games. Dan Houser has departed from Rockstar Games. He previously contributed to virtually every Grand Theft Auto project, so many people assumed he might have been involved with the new title as well. However, Dan Houser recently said he did not take...
Steam’s Most-Wanted PC Game for October 2025 Revealed — Bloodlines 2 Faces Rivals for Gamers’ Attention
Steam offers a huge catalog, but some titles attract particular attention before launch and quickly rise in the most anticipated rankings. You can add a game to your Steam wishlist, which lets developers measure how much interest their project generates. Titles that are frequently wishlisted climb the charts, moving closer to the top and drawing...
Modified Borderlands 4 Weapons Hit Auction, but Sellers Suffer Losses Due to Gearbox Decisions
Some entrepreneurs have tried to cash in on the game’s recent buzz. In the looter-shooter Borderlands 4, players scour the world for powerful gear, and a few saw a business opportunity: merchants attempting to monetize in-game weapons. Listings offering modified Borderlands 4 weapons started appearing online, but demand for such items has proven fairly modest....
The Most Influential ’90s Cooking Show Still Holds Up
Image: Fuji TV Cooking shows have been part of television almost as long as the medium itself, but the competitive variety—think Top Chef and The Great British Bake Off—is a more recent invention. Like many cultural exports we celebrate, that format traces roots to 1990s Japan. Iron Chef reinvented the genre by turning a recipe...