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Mother of ‘murdered’ nine-year-old girl leaves heartbreaking tribute saying she will be ‘eternally connected’ to her daughter as father is charged with her killing
The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died on an industrial estate in Scotland while camping with her family has paid tribute to her daughter, saying she will be “eternally connected” to her, after the girl’s father was charged with murder. Minnie Merriman, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was found with serious injuries by emergency crews…
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Phantom Blade Zero’s State of Play Seemingly Cancelled as Dev Teases Its Own PS5 Gameplay Showing
Phantom Blade Zero’s dedicated PlayStation State of Play showcase appears to have been quietly dropped, after developer S-GAME announced it will instead release its own 11-minute gameplay trailer independently. The switch matters because it marks a departure from Sony’s usual marketing playbook for a major PS5 exclusive, and comes amid ongoing backlash over Sony’s decision…
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Nintendo’s Profits Jump $300 Million After Tariff Refunds And Strong Software Sales
Back in August 2025, Nintendo increased the price of the original Switch console in accordance with ongoing tariffs, but after the US Supreme Court declared these to be unlawful, it didn’t hesitate to claim a refund. With the release of its quarterly earnings (April 1 to June 30) for the current financial year, we now have a…
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Feisty, funny and for real – how new opera the Galloping Cure puts drama at its heart
A new opera called The Galloping Cure, composed by Missy Mazzoli with librettist Royce Vavrek, is being developed to tackle the opioid crisis while deliberately aiming for broad, popular appeal rather than a niche opera audience. The work is commissioned by impresario John Berry’s new charity, Opera Ventures, amid a wider debate about whether opera…
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Versant Posts Mixed Q2 Results As Advertising Trends Show Improvement
Versant, the media company spun off from Comcast earlier this year, reported mixed second-quarter results, with total revenue and earnings per share both declining year-on-year. However, advertising trends showed signs of improvement, offering some encouragement as the company works to rebalance its business away from reliance on traditional linear television towards digital platforms. Total revenue…
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Ceremony – Tell Me Your Dream
Ceremony’s new album, “Tell Me Your Dream”, marks a return to form for the L.A. alt-punk band after two records that saw them experiment unsuccessfully with synth-driven post-punk and new wave sounds. Clash’s review, published on 6 August 2026, credits the album with recapturing the energy of the band’s earlier work while retaining some of…
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Valve explains clever shortcut for the Steam Controller’s Grip Sense, and I’m starting to think it’s a killer feature
This seems like a solid feature for the gyro heads.
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Capcom shrugs off PlayStation’s all-digital future, suggests shrinking physical market will not have a “significant impact” on its operations
Capcom says it does not expect the declining physical games market to have a significant effect on its business, as around 90% of its unit sales are already digital. The publisher’s position adds to the industry debate over Sony’s reported move away from PlayStation discs by 2028, which could further reduce physical purchasing options. The…
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Steven Spielberg’s $607 Million Sci-Fi Sleeper Hit Is Officially Getting a ‘Avengers’-Style Sequel
Screenwriter Zak Penn has confirmed that a sequel to Steven Spielberg’s 2018 hit *Ready Player One* is still in active development, marking the clearest update on the long-gestating project in years. Penn, who co-wrote the original film with novelist Ernest Cline and is best known for scripting *The Avengers*, told The Direct simply that he…
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New PS5 Beta Firmware Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Sony has released a new public beta firmware update for the PS5, letting beta programme participants test upcoming system software features ahead of a wider rollout. The most notable change is that the “Enhance PSSR Image Quality” setting is now switched on by default for PS5 Pro owners, meaning the console’s improved PSSR 2.0 upscaling…