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Xbox boss Asha Sharma pins layoffs on Phil Spencer’s regime spreading the company “too thin”, while claiming a “a healthy Xbox” could weather the RAM storm
Xbox chief Asha Sharma has publicly attributed the company’s recent cuts — roughly 1,600 job losses and the closure of five studios earlier this week — to strategic missteps made under her predecessors. In an interview with Fortune, she said Xbox had made too many growth-oriented “bets” that drew focus away from its core business,…
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Dalic leaves as Croatia coach after nine years
Zlatko Dalic has stepped down as Croatia’s head coach after nearly nine years in charge, following the team’s elimination from the 2026 World Cup by Portugal. The 59-year-old was the country’s most successful manager, having led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final and third place in 2022, making his departure a significant moment as…
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“It went pretty well – meltdown aside!” Blaze Bayley remembers the notorious gig where Iron Maiden were pelted with spit
Blaze Bayley, who fronted Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999, has revisited the infamous 1996 concert in Chile at which the band were spat on by members of the crowd. Speaking in the new issue of Metal Hammer, the singer recalled the show at the Teatro Monumental in Santiago on 29 August 1996 — the…
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Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox
According to a new Bloomberg report, Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox consoles, moving away from its recent strategy of releasing titles across as many platforms as possible. The reported shift is intended to give consumers a clearer reason to choose Xbox hardware over rival brands, and it…
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Tony Rayns, British Critic and Champion of East Asian Cinema, Dies at 78
Tony Rayns, the British critic, festival programmer and screenwriter who spent decades bringing East Asian cinema to Western audiences, has died at the age of 78. He was found dead at his home on 7 July after an accidental fall down his stairs, according to his sister, Stephanie Gowman, who said his death was unexpected…
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Interpol confront artificial intelligence on new single Iron City
Interpol have released ‘Iron City’, the third single from their forthcoming ninth album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’, due out on 28 August via Partisan Records. The atmospheric track engages directly with the subject of artificial intelligence, framed by frontman Paul Banks as a conversation between a human narrator and a future AI that is…
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‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Star Charlie Hall Breaks Down That Explosive Episode 9 Moment
Collider has published a spoiler-filled interview with actors Charlie Hall and Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg, who play coworkers Rudy and Geri in David J. Rosen’s Apple TV comedic thriller “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed”. The piece centres on Episode 9, the penultimate instalment of Season 1, in which the two characters shift from being antagonists to Tatiana Maslany’s…
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‘The Rookie’ Keeps Solving One of TV’s Biggest Problems
This article from Collider praises the ABC police procedural The Rookie for its handling of police racial discrimination and corruption, an issue it argues television often struggles to portray well. The piece highlights the show’s Season 7 storyline for Detective Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox), who takes on these themes more directly than before, and argues…
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German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat
Germany’s motor industry has warned that employment across Europe’s car sector could collapse unless workers, society and politicians accept that “bold decisions” are needed to counter competition from China and other rivals. The warning, from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), coincides with Volkswagen’s preparations to formally propose up to 100,000 job losses,…