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The Terminator: How Makinarium’s Master Prop Makers Are Bringing an Iconic Part of the T-800 Back to Life

  • Makinarium launches limited-edition T-800 Optics collectible from The Terminator
  • Only 800 hand-finished units available across US, UK and Europe
  • Each piece has an NFC chip for digital authenticity verification

Makinarium, the film prop and costume workshop based at Pinewood Studios in the UK, has launched a new premium collectibles venture called Makinarium Studio Edition, with an officially licensed T-800 Optics piece as its debut release. The collectible recreates the glowing red eye of the Terminator from James…

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Cyberpunk 2077 has finally made me the corpo baddie of my dreams, even if this RPG makes me think hard about being selfish

  • Writer explores playing Cyberpunk 2077 as a selfish "corpo" villain.
  • Piece reflects on the moral weight of ruthless in-game choices.
  • An opinion/experience piece rather than a news update.

A GamesRadar+ writer reflects on their experience playing Cyberpunk 2077 as a ruthless "corpo" character, describing how the RPG has finally let them fully embrace a selfish, corporate-villain playstyle they had long wanted to try. The piece is a first-person opinion feature exploring how the game's choices and…

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Film Finances And Media Guarantors Merging In Major Shakeup Of Completion Bond Business

  • Film Finances and Media Guarantors are merging into one completion bond firm.
  • Fred Milstein becomes CEO; Steve Berman named president of combined company.
  • Deal follows STX's 2024 restructuring and CAC Group's own recent merger.

Film Finances, part of the STX Entertainment family, is merging with Media Guarantors to create one of the world's leading completion bond firms for independent film, a niche market with only a handful of major players. STX sister company Film Services International is acquiring Media Guarantors from insurance…

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Hideo Kojima Reveals How He Wants To Die

  • Kojima wants to die in a cinema just before a film starts.
  • The comment reflects his deep, well-known love of cinema.
  • He is working on OD and a Death Stranding film is planned.

Hideo Kojima has said he would like to die in a cinema, specifically in the moments after the lights go down and trailers have played but before the main film begins. The remark is notable because it reflects the game creator’s long-standing enthusiasm for cinema, which strongly influences…

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Future, The Rolling Stones, Stella Lefty & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts

  • Future scores 12th Billboard 200 number one with "The Real Me"
  • Rolling Stones extend record to 39 top-10 albums
  • Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" ties longest female Hot 100 run

Billboard's latest weekly chart update, dated 25 July 2026 and covering the measurement week of 10-16 July, features milestone achievements from several major and emerging artists. Future claims his 12th Billboard 200 number one with new album "The Real Me", while The Rolling Stones land the chart's second-highest…

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Reported lead of Obsidian’s new Fallout game wants you to feel a “sense of agony” when playing an RPG, rather than being an all-powerful god-splatterer

  • Josh Sawyer reportedly leads Obsidian's new Fallout game.
  • He wants players to feel "agony" over difficult choices, not godlike power.
  • This echoes New Vegas's approach versus Bethesda's more player-empowering style.

Josh Sawyer, director of Fallout: New Vegas and reportedly the new lead on Obsidian's upcoming Fallout game, has outlined a design philosophy that favours player "agony" over unchecked power fantasy. Speaking to The Examined Game, Sawyer argued that good RPGs should sometimes deny players the ability to simply…

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Pixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred Staffers

  • Disney cuts several hundred jobs, hitting Pixar hardest
  • Comes despite "Toy Story 5" nearing $1 billion at box office
  • Follows April's cuts of around 1,000 marketing staff

Pixar has been hit hardest in a wave of layoffs across Disney's studios, TV networks and ESPN, with several hundred jobs cut despite the animation studio's summer box-office success with "Toy Story 5". The cuts, confirmed by a Disney spokesperson on Tuesday, come as the company continues restructuring…

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Epic songs, intricate harmonies and psychedelic album designs aplenty: 10 essential prog rock albums from the 1970s

  • Loudersound revisits its 2016 list of essential 1970s prog rock albums.
  • Piece traces prog's roots in late-1960s psychedelia into the 1970s.
  • Highlights Yes's rapid swing from acclaim to criticism as a genre example.

Loudersound has republished its list of 10 essential progressive rock albums from the 1970s, a feature first compiled in 2016 following what the site describes as considerable debate among its writers. The piece explores how prog rock emerged from the psychedelic sounds of the late 1960s and flourished…

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‘Killing Eve’ Meets ‘John Wick’ in Catherine Zeta-Jones’ New Thriller

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones to star in and produce revenge thriller Kill Jackie
  • Series lands global distribution deal with AMC, premiering this autumn
  • Based on Nick Harkaway's novel, co-starring Ron Perlman and Bill Paterson

Catherine Zeta-Jones, the Oscar-winning star of Chicago and Wednesday, is set to lead a new revenge thriller series titled Kill Jackie, which has secured global distribution through AMC. The show, described as blending the tones of Killing Eve and John Wick, marks another high-profile project for Zeta-Jones as…

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Slay the Spire 2 developer shows artwork and concepts for Doormaker boss replacement Aeonglass

  • Mega Crit detailed the design of new Act 3 boss Aeonglass
  • It replaced the previous boss, Doormaker, last month
  • Slay the Spire 2 remains in early access until at least 2027

Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit has revealed the design process behind Aeonglass, the new Act 3 boss that replaced the recently removed Doormaker. The reveal offers fans a rare look behind the scenes as the studio continues to overhaul the early access roguelike deckbuilder's late-game bosses…

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