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Blanka’s Introduction in the Street Fighter Movie Is Just Perfect
A new clip from the upcoming live-action Street Fighter film introduces Jason Momoa as Blanka in a prison-set fight scene. The footage embraces the games’ exaggerated tone, including Blanka’s electric attack and a stylised skeleton effect, suggesting the film aims for deliberately over-the-top action rather than realism. In the scene, Ryu is chained up while…
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Dashcam captures tornado toppling power lines onto car
Dashcam footage obtained by the BBC shows a tornado in eastern Wisconsin toppling power lines onto a car during a severe storm system on 27 July. The incident illustrates the destructive force of the weather, which damaged buildings and caused widespread electricity outages. Despite the extensive damage, no deaths were reported. Thousands of people were…
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Littler’s nan shocked by seeing mural from bus
A mural celebrating Luke Littler, the two-time world darts champion, has been unveiled in his hometown of Warrington. Littler’s grandmother unexpectedly saw it being prepared while travelling by bus, got off to speak with the artists and alerted the family, adding a personal moment to the public tribute. The mural is displayed on the side…
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AMC chief defends £500m Netflix Walking Dead agreement
AMC Global Media chief executive Kristin Dolan has defended the company’s five-year, $500 million agreement with Netflix for The Walking Dead, saying a co-exclusive arrangement with AMC+ was the best choice after interest from several large streaming platforms. The deal is intended to expand the franchise’s global reach through Netflix while preserving its value as…
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Star Wars Unlimited lead designer says he wants to avoid repeating Magic: The Gathering’s biggest mistake
Star Wars: Unlimited lead designer Danny Schaefer says Fantasy Flight Games wants to keep the two-year-old trading-card game approachable as it grows, avoiding the complexity and high entry costs that can deter newcomers to Magic: The Gathering. He argues that accessibility is central to Unlimited’s design, particularly if it is intended to continue indefinitely. Unlimited…
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Die Fledermaus review – Strauss staging has flourish and froth, but not enough fizz
Opera Holland Park’s new production of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus relocates the operetta to London on New Year’s Eve 1929, aiming for the risqué, fast-moving spirit of a Noël Coward farce. The staging has witty ideas, polished lyrics and several excellent performances, but the review finds its comic energy slow to build and its overall…
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Xbox Was Microsoft’s Biggest Weak Spot Last Quarter
Microsoft’s latest quarterly results showed Xbox as the weakest part of an otherwise strong period for the company, with gaming revenue falling while cloud and business divisions continued to grow. The result matters because it underlines continued pressure on Xbox’s console business and subscription-led services, despite Microsoft’s substantial investment in gaming. Microsoft reported overall quarterly…
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Gears of War: E-Day’s new Horde may be the game’s most interesting mode, but it left me with more questions than answers
Gears of War: E-Day’s Horde Siege mode is presented as a major reinvention of the series’ familiar survival format, using larger maps, objectives and exploration to create something closer to a standalone co-operative game. Although the writer found the mode promising and potentially the most interesting part of E-Day, a poorly run preview event limited…