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Pokémon TCG’s New Chaos Rising ETBs Are Back in Stock, and at Market Price
Amazon has restocked the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box (ETB), listing it at roughly market price rather than the inflated figures seen at launch. Prime members can currently pick it up for £79.99 (listed as $79.99), which IGN’s commerce team frames as one of the cheaper ways to buy the latest expansion…
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Hannah Cole Announces Debut Album Switchbacks: Hear “MMA”
Nashville-based musician Hannah Cole has announced her debut album, Switchbacks, which is due out in September via Tight Knit. The record follows her 2024 Glisten EP and 2023 Big Bite EP, and its release is accompanied by the lead single “MMA”, framed as a “down-on-her-luck” track. Cole recorded the album with frequent collaborator Josef Kuhn…
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Apple TV Taking Over Hall H For First Time At Comic-Con With ‘Widow’s Bay’, ‘Matchbox’, ‘Mayday’ & More
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV will be making a big splash in Hall H at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International for the first time ever. The lineup for its two-hour panel set for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, includes the horror comedy Widow’s Bay — which just landed 19 Emmy nominations — the John Cena Mattel…
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It’s Time to See if Disgaea’s Action RPG Spin-Off Holds Up in PS5 Demo, Out Now
A playable demo for Disgaea Mayhem, an action RPG spin-off of the traditionally tactical Disgaea series, is now available to download on PS5. The release lets players sample the game ahead of its Western launch, offering an early sense of how the franchise’s shift towards fast-paced, all-action combat holds up before they commit to a…
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Country Star Honors Late 3 Doors Down Frontman With a Powerful “When I’m Gone” Cover
Country musician Brantley Gilbert paid tribute to the late 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold by covering the band’s hit “When I’m Gone” during a recent festival set. Arnold died on 7 February at the age of 47, having been diagnosed with a form of kidney cancer in May 2025, and his passing prompted widespread…
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Fury erupts as US brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
A Fox News report describes a backlash against Microsoft after the company announced substantial layoffs while also gaining approval to hire thousands of foreign workers through the US H-1B visa programme. Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs in total, including 1,600 from its Xbox gaming division, at the same time as being approved this year to…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players
Ubisoft’s remaster of the 2013 pirate adventure, released as Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, has become the biggest Steam launch in the franchise’s history. According to the article, the game rapidly climbed past 99,000 concurrent players on the platform, surpassing the peak launch figures of recent mainline entries such as Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Assassin’s…
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Capita expects to lose up to £40m over pension scheme fiasco
Capita says problems running the Civil Service Pension Scheme could cut its annual profits by £25m to £40m, after serious delays left some retired civil servants without pension payments or retirement quotes for months. The issue matters because it has disrupted incomes for thousands of pensioners, raised questions about Capita’s handling of a major public…
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Banijay and All3Media Complete $8 Billion Merger, Set London Headquarters
Banijay Entertainment and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media have completed their $8 billion merger, forming what the companies call “the world’s largest independent production company.” Despite Banijay’s French origins, the combined business — trading as Banijay Entertainment — will be headquartered in London, a boost for the UK’s creative sector. The venture will be owned equally by…