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Fizz And EB Games Team Up To Create A Special Starter Pack That’s Perfect For Mobile Gamers
Fizz Mobile has partnered with retailer EB Games to launch a “Fizz Starter Pack” aimed at mobile gamers, sold exclusively through EB Games stores. The move builds on Fizz’s customisable, no-fixed-plan approach to mobile service and comes as research from Newzoo’s Global Gamers Study found that 79% of gamers play at least partly on their…
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I Didn’t Have a Golden Axe Cartoon on My 2026 Bingo Card
A new Golden Axe animated series, based on the classic 1989 SEGA arcade and Genesis beat-’em-up, will begin streaming on Paramount+ from 16th September. The show adopts an irreverent, self-referential comedic tone and features numerous nods to the original games, including the character select screen and familiar items, though this style of humour has divided…
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Dolly Parton Earns 82 Global Sales Certifications Across 14 Countries
Dolly Parton has received 82 new global sales certifications for her music over the past five years, spanning singles and albums across 14 countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, Finland, Sweden and South Africa. The honours underscore the enduring international popularity of her back catalogue decades after many of the songs were first released, with…
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A Kingdom Hearts Movie? It’s Not Ruled Out, Disney Exec Says
The Kingdom Hearts series is one of nine gaming franchises at Disney to reach $1 billion in sales. With that success and the recent news of a Kingdom Hearts TV show for Disney+, some fans are wondering if a movie could be next. That’s the question that IGN put to Walt Disney Animation Studios boss…
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Yorkshire GCSE top grades rise despite school disruption
Yorkshire students collected their GCSE results with the region recording improved top-grade performance this year, in a set of results that highlighted the impact of dedicated teaching support amid significant disruption at some schools. Across Yorkshire and the Humber, 19% of entries achieved grade 7 or above, up from 18.4% in 2025 and 17.8% in…
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‘I need to think like a CEO’: Weezer on the shifting sands of success, ugly feelings and the joy of spreadsheets
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has described taking a more calculated, business-minded approach to songwriting on the band’s 20th album, telling the Guardian he needed to “think less like a mad scientist… and more like a CEO.” The shift followed the poor reception of SZNZ, a four-part concept project released across 2022, whose streaming figures showed…
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The Duskbloods Could Have Been a ‘Cute’ Nintendo Game
FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed that the studio’s upcoming Switch 2 title The Duskbloods originally had a much cuter, more “Nintendo” art style before settling on its current dark, Victorian Gothic aesthetic. Speaking at a roundtable Q&A, he said the change was one of the most drastic shifts during the game’s five-year development, offering…
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Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s Venice Drama ‘The Basics Of Philosophy’ As EP; Noora Films Boards Sales
Martin Scorsese has signed on as an executive producer for Paul Schrader’s new drama The Basics of Philosophy, ahead of its out-of-competition premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Noora Films has also joined the project to handle international sales, reuniting Schrader with the sales company that previously represented his Cannes title Oh, Canada. The move…
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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering restricting or banning Meta’s camera-enabled smart glasses over fears they could be used to illegally film films, according to the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The trade body said individual chains may bring in policies limiting the £359 devices, joining a growing number of venues, including theatres, pubs and restaurants, that have…