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PS5’s New Commercial Goes All-In on Marvel

  • Sony airs new PS5 advert focused on its Marvel game lineup
  • Highlights Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, Tokon and other Marvel titles
  • Likely tied to Spider-Man: Brand New Day's cinema release

Sony has released a new PS5 commercial that heavily emphasises its growing partnership with Marvel, showcasing console exclusives Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Marvel's Wolverine and Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls, alongside clips of Marvel Rivals, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. The advert underlines how central licensed…

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Hasbro Is Betting On Fewer, Bigger Video Games After $56 Million Write-Down

  • Hasbro cancelled future games and wrote down $56 million.
  • It will back fewer, higher-confidence digital projects.
  • Exodus, Warlock and the GI Joe game remain in development.

Hasbro has cancelled several video games planned for 2028 and beyond and taken a $56 million non-cash write-down on related development costs. The move signals a narrower digital strategy, concentrating investment on fewer projects where the company believes it has the strongest commercial advantage. The company will prioritise…

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NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills fourth victim, 76 cases reported

  • Fourth death reported in NYC Legionnaires' outbreak, 76 cases confirmed
  • Outbreak traced to Upper East Side building cooling towers
  • 60 hospitalised, 53 discharged, seven still receiving hospital treatment

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City has claimed a fourth life, with health officials confirming 76 cases linked to contaminated cooling towers on Manhattan's Upper East Side. City authorities announced the latest death on Monday, as the outbreak continues to spread through the affected area.…

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Spotify Furthers Video Integration With Global Music Video Charts, Full-Length Uploads

  • Spotify launches global Music Video Charts ranking top 50 videos daily
  • Artists get expanded uploads and a new video pitching tool
  • Videos boost streaming engagement by up to 64%, Spotify says

Spotify has announced a set of new video features, including a global Music Video Charts ranking, expanded full-length video uploads for artists, and a pitching tool to get videos considered for the platform's editorial playlists. The move, revealed on 21 July, reflects Spotify's push to deepen video integration…

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Canada’s SOCAN names Musical AI as its attribution partner to credit and pay creators whose work shapes AI music

  • SOCAN names Musical AI as approved partner for AI music attribution
  • Aims to credit and pay creators when AI uses their work
  • Comes amid unresolved major-label lawsuits against Suno and Udio

Canada's performing rights society SOCAN has partnered with Musical AI, a Canadian rights technology firm, to build systems that identify when songwriters' and composers' work has been used by artificial intelligence, ensuring those creators are credited and paid. SOCAN will recognise Musical AI as an approved technology partner…

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Steam Deck sales are losing steam since May’s price hike

  • Steam Deck sales estimated to have dropped roughly 80% since May's price hike
  • Chart ranking fell from 5th to as low as 14th place on Steam
  • Higher prices and possible stock shortages both seen as contributing factors

Steam Deck sales have fallen sharply since Valve relaunched the handheld at higher prices in May, according to data compiled by the Linux-focused site Boiling Steam. The Deck had almost always ranked near the top of Steam's bestseller-by-revenue charts since its 2022 launch, but its position has slipped…

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One ‘Odyssey’ Actor Actually Turned Down Christopher Nolan and Still Got the Part

  • Logan Marshall-Green declined a Nolan callback but still got cast
  • He plays Melanthius in Nolan's star-studded *Odyssey* adaptation
  • Film shot globally on IMAX 70mm, led by Damon and Hathaway

Actor Logan Marshall-Green revealed he initially turned down a callback audition for Christopher Nolan's big-screen adaptation of *The Odyssey*, yet still ended up landing a role in the star-studded epic. Speaking to Collider ahead of the film's release, Marshall-Green explained the decision reflected a personal philosophy of trusting…

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WATCH: Weingarten gestures wildly during anti-Trump rant, later says he drives her to drink

  • Weingarten gave animated anti-Trump speech at AFT conference
  • She joked Trump drives her to drink vodka
  • Fox News hosts accused the union of politicising education

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, delivered an animated anti-Trump speech at the union's conference in Washington, at one point joking that the president drives her to drink vodka. The remarks drew criticism from Fox News commentators, who accused the union of politicising education rather…

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“When I started out I thought: ‘I’ll be able to play guitar, drink, take drugs and shag as many women as I can!’ But we ended up in the prog vein”: Pye Hastings’ lifelong urges

  • Caravan's Pye Hastings reflects on 1973 album and career, aged 65.
  • He grew up near Canterbury after moving from Scotland as a child.
  • Expected rock and roll excess but found Caravan settled into prog rock.

This is a 2012 Prog magazine interview with Pye Hastings, guitarist and founding member of Canterbury scene band Caravan, looking back on the group's 1973 album For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night and his career more broadly. The piece offers a personal, reflective account of how…

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Echo Lake Entertainment Hires Tanayri Novoa, Promotes Shiva Kaya

  • Echo Lake Entertainment hired manager Tanayri Novoa from CAA and promoted coordinator Shiva Kaya to manager
  • Both appointments support the company's expansion into digital creator representation and brand partnerships
  • Leadership emphasizes commitment to diverse talent and underrepresented voices in entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Echo Lake Entertainment has two new managers: Tanayri Novoa and Shiva Kaya. Novoa is a new hire, joining from CAA, who will be based at the company’s Beverly Hills headquarters. Promoted from coordinator, Kaya is based in New York. With a focus on digital client representation, high-impact brand…

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