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Take-Two CEO Says Streaming Could Soon Make Expensive Consoles Matter Less
Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick said game streaming could eventually reduce the importance of owning costly dedicated consoles. The comment matters because it points to a potential shift in how people access high-end games, from buying specialised hardware to playing through internet-connected devices. The argument depends on streaming becoming reliable, affordable and widely available enough…
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Meta ordered to pay $567M in child safety case
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harm to young people linked to Facebook and Instagram, following a state case over child safety and mental health. The ruling matters because it also requires platform changes for New Mexico users, potentially offering a model for further legal action against social-media…
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You can’t trick the markets with extra borrowing, experts and former chancellor warn Burnham
Financial experts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and former chancellor Phillip Hammond have warned that plans reportedly being considered by the Treasury to borrow an additional £9bn annually could raise rather than reduce the cost of government debt. Supporters say the borrowing, if directed towards infrastructure, housing and businesses under Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules, could…
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Neil Young Announces New Album with The Chrome Hearts, Second Song, Shares 11.5-Minute Title Track: Stream
Neil Young has announced Second Song, a new seven-track album with his backing band The Chrome Hearts, due for release on 18 September via Reprise Records. Its lead single and title track, an 11-and-a-half-minute acoustic piece, reflects on life, love and the future after Young said recent politics had left him disheartened. The album is…
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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1968
The article highlights four pop hits from 1968 that it says remain especially memorable to baby boomers: Bobby Goldsboro’s “Honey (I Miss You)”, The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”, Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” and Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. It presents them as examples of the year’s enduring mainstream music and notes…
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‘Pricing Has Not Kept Pace With Inflation’ — Take-Two Boss Insists Rockstar Got GTA 6 Standard and Ultimate Edition Price Points Right
Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick has defended Rockstar’s pricing for Grand Theft Auto 6, arguing that both its standard and Ultimate editions offer strong value. The comments matter because the game’s $80 standard price is $10 above the usual triple-A console price, while the $100 Ultimate Edition has prompted criticism over paid exclusive content and…
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Carly Rae Jepsen Shares ABBA-Inspired New Song ‘Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor’
Carly Rae Jepsen has released ‘Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor’, an ABBA-inspired single from her forthcoming double album, Day and Night. The song marks the first preview of the album’s ‘Night’ half and is accompanied by a video directed by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring Alden Ehrenreich and Olivia Washington. Jepsen said the…
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MIT boffins’ TONTOU attack slips through Spectre defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs
MIT researchers have developed TONTOU, a speculative-execution attack that can bypass some Spectre v2 defences on Intel and AMD processors. It matters because it challenges the assumption that branch-predictor state remains safe between a system’s protective sanitisation step and the later execution of sensitive code. The technique uses carefully timed timer interrupts to re-poison branch-prediction…
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GTA 6 “will be an incredible bargain” at $80, says Take-Two CEO, as the Rockstar owner isn’t trying “to maximize price”
Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick has described Grand Theft Auto 6 as “an incredible bargain” at $80, saying the company is focused on offering value rather than simply charging the highest possible price. His remarks matter because GTA 6 is one of the industry’s most anticipated releases and its pricing could influence expectations for other…
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GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are ‘Exceptional’ So Far, Says Take-Two Boss
Take-Two Interactive says pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 have made an “exceptional start”, according to chief executive Strauss Zelnick. The early demand reinforces expectations that Rockstar’s next major release will be one of the industry’s biggest launches, ahead of its planned November release. The publisher reported $1.39 billion in net bookings for the latest…