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Story of Seasons mobile game cancelled as Marvelous cuts six-year Tencent partnership
Marvelous, the Japanese publisher behind Story of Seasons and Rune Factory, is ending its six-year partnership with Tencent, resulting in the cancellation of a mobile Story of Seasons game that had been in development since 2019. The move follows broader reports that Tencent is reassessing and pulling back its stakes across several Japanese games companies…
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MAGA exiles including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson plot to launch NEW political party after waging war on Trump: ‘He betrayed us all’
A cluster of prominent MAGA-aligned figures who have fallen out with Donald Trump, reportedly including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson, are said to be discussing the formation of a new political party, accusing the president of betraying the populist movement that helped elect him. The reported plotting reflects a widening rift within the Republican…
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‘I loved the Police from the get-go’: Elaine Paige’s honest playlist
In an “Honest Playlist” feature for the Guardian, singer and actor Elaine Paige shares the songs that have shaped her life and career, timed to the release of her new album, Miscellaneous Paige. She reflects on formative musical moments from childhood to the present, including her enduring love of the Police despite a career built…
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Paramount+’s ‘Resurrection’ of a Long-Dormant Crime Thriller Is Killing It on Streaming
The Dexter franchise is enjoying a marked revival on Paramount+, with the sequel series Dexter: Resurrection climbing back into streaming top 10 charts ahead of its second season. The renewed interest follows the original Dexter show’s popularity boost after landing on Netflix a few years ago, which prompted Paramount to commission new instalments in the…
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Iran’s war on Americans began decades ago. These families still carry the scars
Gold Star families and veterans in the United States say Iran’s campaign against American troops did not begin with recent hostilities but stretches back nearly two decades, to attacks carried out by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq from around 2005 onwards. Relatives of service members killed in these attacks, including the sister of Maj Stuart Wolfer…
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Trump is proving that the way to better our military is to secure our supply chains
The article, an opinion piece, praises President Trump’s efforts to strengthen the security of US military supply chains, citing his 20 July executive order barring defence contractors from sourcing critical minerals from China. The author argues this reflects a broader administration strategy to reduce dependence on Chinese-controlled materials deemed essential to America’s war-fighting capabilities, with…
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Foldables are sort of boring now — and that’s great news for Apple
This Verge column traces how foldable phones have evolved from a shaky, gimmicky category into a mature, reliable segment of the smartphone market — and argues that this newfound stability is precisely why Apple can now confidently enter the space with a folding iPhone. Early foldables, starting with Royole’s flawed FlexPai and Samsung’s fault-ridden first…
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Book Review: CTRL: Essays On Video Games – An Affecting Anthology For Anyone Who Grew Up On Games
Nintendo Life reviews CTRL: Essays on Video Games, an anthology edited by Dean Fee that explores gaming’s cultural and emotional impact through personal essays. The reviewer, who received an early copy from publisher Lilliput Press, praises it as a varied and honest collection likely to resonate with anyone who grew up playing games, and highlights…
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‘Severance’ Meets ‘Fallout’ in Apple TV’s 3-Part Sci-Fi Series
Apple TV’s dystopian drama Silo is being highlighted as a must-watch series that combines the underground survival setting of Amazon’s Fallout with the mystery-driven storytelling of Severance. Based on Hugh Howey’s novel trilogy of the same name, the show has been running since its 2023 premiere and stands out amid a crowded field of acclaimed…
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Hotel Wi-Fi phishing attack targets Microsoft logins
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a phishing campaign that compromises Wi-Fi equipment at hotels and conference centres to redirect business travellers to fake Microsoft 365 login pages. Because the attack manipulates the network itself rather than relying on a suspicious email or link, victims can be shown what looks like a genuine Microsoft sign-in screen after…