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Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs didn’t want their platformer to be a “flight simulator,” so you can’t leave your favorite dragon on “autopilot”
The developers behind Spyro: A Realm Beyond have explained that they deliberately designed the game’s flying mechanics to keep players actively engaged, rather than allowing them to coast along on “autopilot.” The team said they did not want their platformer to feel like a “flight simulator,” and so flight is built to demand continuous input…
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10 movies that cast the right actor in the wrong role
This item from Far Out Magazine is presented as a countdown feature on the theme of “10 movies that cast the right actor in the wrong role” — in other words, films in which a talented performer was miscast in a part that did not suit them. The premise plays on the idea that a…
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OpenAI’s head of safety is reportedly leaving as part of company reorganization
OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Johannes Heidecke, is reportedly leaving the company as part of a wider restructuring of its safety and research teams, according to a report by Wired. Heidecke, who joined OpenAI in 2021, informed staff of his departure in an internal memo. The move matters because it signals a shift in how…
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CHTHONIC Frontman-Turned-Politician FREDDY LIM: ‘Artists Are Capable Of Doing A Lot Of Things That Politicians Cannot’
Freddy Lim, frontman of the Taiwanese extreme metal band CHTHONIC and now a politician and diplomat, reflected on the relationship between music and political change during an appearance on the Bleeding Metal podcast, recorded at the Tuska festival in Helsinki. Lim argued that artists can achieve things politicians cannot, contending that while political reform is…
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Born in the Motor City 79 Years Ago Today, the Country-Rock Pioneer Who Helped Introduce Roots Music Legends to a New Generation
This article marks the 79th birthday of Jeff Hanna, born in Detroit, Michigan, on 11 July 1947, and celebrates his role as a founding member of the country-rock group the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It highlights his significance in roots music, particularly through the band’s landmark 1972 album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which brought…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced opens to 2 million sales on launch day
Ubisoft has reported that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a reworked version of the 2013 pirate-themed original, sold two million copies on its launch day, describing the debut as a “strong start”. The disclosure is notable because Ubisoft rarely shares sales figures publicly, making direct comparisons with earlier Assassin’s Creed titles or rivals difficult, so…
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Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland
Fox News Digital has published the latest edition of its weekly Pop Culture Quiz, a short interactive feature inviting readers to test their knowledge of recent celebrity and entertainment headlines. The piece is a light, engagement-focused item rather than a news report, framed around trending stories “from the Heartland to Hollywood”. This week’s quiz comprises…
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Lorde Speaks Out Against “Fucked Up” AI Glasses
While performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday 9 July 2026, the pop star Lorde used her time on stage to speak out against AI-enabled smart glasses. Telling the crowd that “increasingly in our world it gets harder and harder to know what is real”, she declared “Fuck the Glasses. Don’t get…
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The 1992 movie Donald Sutherland wanted to delete from history: “I realised I was in the wrong film”
The supplied article consists only of a headline and website navigation text, with no substantive body content included. The piece, published by Far Out Magazine, is presented as reporting on a 1992 film that the late actor Donald Sutherland reportedly wished to “delete from history”, accompanied by the quote “I realised I was in the…