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Even The Elder Scrolls 6 is affected by Xbox layoffs, say Bethesda employees, as “key” people are let go and morale bottoms out
The impact of this week’s massive wave of Xbox layoffs on individual projects and teams is starting to become clear. The latest revelation comes from multiple staff at Bethesda, who have told IGN they expect a “substantial and cascading effect” on the long in-development Elder Scrolls 6. Read more
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New York is the first US state to ban smart glasses in all its courthouses
New York has become the first US state to impose a blanket ban on smart glasses across all its courthouses, with the rules taking effect on 20 July 2026. The measure is intended to prevent people from surreptitiously recording court proceedings, jurors or staff, and it reflects growing unease about wearable devices that can capture…
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Yorkshire Water urges customers to limit water usage as climate change is ‘driving extreme weather patterns’
Yorkshire Water has urged customers to cut back on non-essential water use, warning that climate change is contributing to more extreme and less predictable weather patterns. The report says the company is trying to protect supplies during a period of dry conditions and higher demand, while also signalling that these pressures may become more common.…
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Art gallery where Princess Eugenie is a director is cleared of breaching Russian sanctions over sale of painting
An art gallery where Princess Eugenie serves as a director has been cleared of breaching UK sanctions imposed on Russia. Hauser & Wirth, along with shipping company Artay Rauchwerger Solomons, had faced criminal charges over the sale of a painting to a buyer named Alexander Popov, whom prosecutors alleged was a Russian resident. The case…
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Jennifer Garner’s Beachy Limited Series ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ Has Big Names and Refreshingly Modest Stakes: TV Review
Variety’s Alison Herman reviews “The Five-Star Weekend”, a new Peacock limited series starring Jennifer Garner, praising it as a refreshing departure from the recent wave of prestige dramas about wealthy people in scenic locations that inevitably hinge on a suspicious death. Adapted by Bekah Brunstetter (“This Is Us”) from Elin Hilderbrand’s novel, the show forgoes…
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The £2.2m Georgian country house wedding venue ‘operating as an illegal weight loss jab drugs factory’ where 12,000 doses were seized by investigators
More than 12,000 doses of illegal weight-loss injections have been seized from Moulton Grange, a £2.2million Georgian country house in Northamptonshire that operates as a luxury wedding and corporate events venue. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) raided the property on 28 May as part of an ongoing investigation into unlicensed medicines, arresting…
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Hooded Horse’s new strategy game Rogue Carrier has you captaining a research ship on a planet where the seas boil with violent squid
Games publisher Hooded Horse, working with developer Wild Fields, has announced Rogue Carrier, a roguelite colony-management strategy game. Players captain a stranded science ship on an alien planet, piloting it across a hostile ocean while trying to survive, learn about the world and ultimately escape. The announcement, covered by Rock Paper Shotgun, matters as a…
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LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests
A new annual study by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Glaad, titled Where We Are In Film, has found that inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in cinema has fallen to a three-year low. Of the 225 films released in 2025, only 46 — or 20.4% — featured LGBTQ+ characters, marking the third consecutive year of decline since…
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Persona 4 Revival to soften Yosuke’s behaviour for modern players
Persona 4 Revival, the remake of Atlus’s role-playing game, will make small adjustments to the behaviour of party member Yosuke Hanamura to better suit contemporary sensibilities. Producer Kazuhisa Wada confirmed in an interview with Anime Corner that while the remake will not significantly alter the story or the characters’ fundamental thoughts and actions, most of…
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‘An Icon Is Here’: Juliette Binoche Takes Over Karlovy Vary, Talks Directorial Debut ‘In-I in Motion’ and Explains Why ‘We’re All Creators’
French actress Juliette Binoche was the centre of attention at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where she received the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. Introduced by the festival’s artistic director Karel Och with the words “an icon is here”, she also presented her directorial debut, “In-I in Motion”, a documentary…