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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Cast Expands With Uncharted, The Last of Us Veteran
Veteran voice actor Robin Atkin Downes has confirmed on social media that he is joining the cast of Naughty Dog’s upcoming sci-fi title Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, adding another familiar name to a project that has otherwise revealed little since its announcement. Downes is a prolific British performer known for roles across every Uncharted game…
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Labour holds Penistone East, Swalwell probed as Leavitt exits Trump team
Labour’s John Roberts won the Penistone East council by-election in Barnsley on 20 August, taking 1,728 votes (51.6%) on a turnout of 38.58%. Reform UK’s Eunice Asante received 795 votes and the Conservative candidate, Steven John Burkinshaw, 387. Although Labour already held two of the ward’s three seats, the contest filled a vacancy created by…
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AEW and Ring of Honor star Lee Moriarty welcomes Katsuyori Shibata’s challenge for Pure Championship
AEW and Ring of Honor wrestler Lee Moriarty is set to defend his Ring of Honor Pure Championship against Japanese star Katsuyori Shibata at the Death Before Dishonor event. The bout, taking place at Philadelphia’s historic 2300 Arena, adds a high-profile international challenger to Moriarty’s ongoing title reign and marks another notable moment in the…
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Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend
The latest episode of The Verge’s Vergecast podcast dives into Google’s Pixel 11 Pro, focusing on a new suite of computational photography features called Camera Looks, which lets users tweak their photo processing to move away from the smartphone industry’s typically over-sharpened, over-processed image style and towards a softer, more film-like “digicam” aesthetic. Host Jacob…
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Sam Elliott’s Vietnam War Masterpiece Hailed as the “First One to Get It Right” Is Officially Back on Top
Sam Elliott’s 2002 Vietnam War film We Were Soldiers has re-entered the streaming charts more than two decades after its cinema release, climbing to No. 9 on Lionsgate+ worldwide and reaching No. 1 among films and No. 3 overall on the platform in Germany. The revival highlights the enduring appeal of the war epic, which…
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Rhys Langston Announces New Album to live and die in E.U.L.A.: Hear Two Songs
LA-based underground rapper Rhys Langston has announced a new album, “to live and die in E.U.L.A.”, accompanied by two newly released songs. Langston, a Stereogum Artist To Watch in 2022, has remained prolific since then, releasing the album “Pale Black Negative” last year and collaborating with R.A.P. Ferreira and nahhphet on “Sound Of Horns” earlier…
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Marvel Tokon debuts with less than 3,000 physical copies sold in Japan, well under Arc Systems’ Guilty Gear and BlazBlue fighters
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls entered Japan’s physical software charts with estimated first-week PlayStation 5 sales of 2,814 copies, according to Famitsu data covering 3–9 August. The result placed the game below the 3,000-unit mark in a market measure that records boxed retail sales rather than total sales across digital storefronts and platforms. It did not…
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Leandro Paredes receives 10-match ban as Argentina punished for World Cup final brawl
Fifa’s disciplinary committee has banned three Argentina players over a brawl at the end of last month’s World Cup final against Spain, though it only issued fines over a controversial Falkland Islands banner displayed after Argentina’s semi-final win over England. Leandro Paredes received the heaviest punishment, a 10-match ban, for his role in the post-match…
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Bonnaroo cancels 2027 festival to restore storm-damaged Tennessee site
Organisers of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have confirmed that the event will not take place in 2027, giving its Tennessee site a year off to recover from repeated extreme weather damage. Held annually in Manchester, Tennessee, Bonnaroo has suffered a string of weather-related disruptions in recent years, including a partial cancellation in 2025…
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Meghan Markle in preliminary talks for Netflix crime drama role
Meghan Markle held preliminary, exploratory talks about joining Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama “The Gentlemen” for a potential third season, Deadline reported, marking a possible return to acting for the Duchess of Sussex. Sources stressed the discussions were hypothetical, as the series had not yet been renewed for a third run and no specific role…