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Hanabie. Share Thrilling New Track ‘Life Is Short, O Brave Girl’
Japanese kawaii-metalcore band Hanabie. have released a new track titled ‘Life Is Short, O Brave Girl’, which will serve as the opening theme for the forthcoming anime ‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games’. The song blends the band’s trademark cute (“kawaii”) elements with heavy metalcore, and has been written specifically to reflect the anime’s themes,…
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish
The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for the UK economy, now projecting gross domestic product to expand by 1% in 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from its April estimate. The upgrade, part of the IMF’s July World Economic Outlook update, reflects hopes that the economic fallout from the Iran war may prove…
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‘Elize: Shadows Of A Woman’ Trailer: Netflix Brazil Feature Based On Case Explored In ‘Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime’
Netflix Brazil has released the trailer for Elize: Shadows of a Woman, an original film dramatising the real-life case of Elize Matsunaga, who murdered and dismembered her husband in the couple’s São Paulo apartment in 2012. The case attracted intense media coverage and shocked Brazil, making the project a high-profile addition to Netflix’s slate of…
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Two men plead guilty to stealing over £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG in a string of burglaries targeting small card stores
Two men have pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries in which they stole more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) products, targeting small, independent card shops. The case highlights the soaring real-world value of collectible trading cards, which has made specialist retailers an increasingly attractive target for organised theft. The pair…
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Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, is reportedly raising private capital for the first time in its history, according to the DealBook newsletter. The firm is said to be seeking $10 billion at a valuation of $130 billion, marking a significant shift for a company that has until now been funded almost…
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The retreat from mobile games continues as Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be taken offline later this year
Nintendo and Square Enix have announced they are winding down their mobile titles Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, adding to a broader industry pullback from mobile adaptations of major gaming brands. The moves follow similar retreats such as the closure of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile and Sony’s downsizing of its…
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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…