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WheelMates Is Like It Takes Two and Micro Machines Combined
WheelMates is a forthcoming cooperative puzzle-adventure game in which two players control remote-controlled cars exploring a mad scientist’s home and laboratory. Its blend of split-screen-style collaboration, domestic-scale driving and puzzle-solving invites comparison with It Takes Two and Micro Machines, while its online co-op support could make it more accessible than many couch co-op games. The…
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Matt Groening Himself Says The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is ‘Coming Back in Some Form’
Matt Groening has suggested that The Simpsons: Hit & Run, the popular 2003 game, is set to return “in some form”. His remark during a D23 panel is the strongest indication yet of a revival, although no official announcement or release details have been provided. A remaster or remake would renew interest in one of…
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10 terrible movies that you can only enjoy as accidental comedies
They’re enjoyable, but not in the ways that the filmmakers intended. The post 10 terrible movies that you can only enjoy as accidental comedies first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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One of Queen’s Biggest Hits Was Written in “Five to 10 Minutes” and Inspired by a Bath
Queen’s 1979 hit ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ was reportedly written by Freddie Mercury in five to ten minutes after an idea came to him while taking a bath. The story highlights the song’s unusually simple, quickly formed origins and its importance as one of the band’s most enduring and widely covered releases. Mercury said…
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Kingdom Hearts 4’s first new world is inspired by Pixar’s Coco
Disney has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 4 will feature a world inspired by Pixar’s Coco, unveiled during its D23 Entertainment Showcase. The reveal matters because it is the game’s most substantial gameplay showing since its 2022 announcement, and accompanied confirmation of a release window and a Kingdom Hearts anime series. The trailer visits Coco’s Land…
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Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
Independent second-hand booksellers are reporting unusually large bulk orders, prompting suspicion that the books are being bought to train artificial intelligence systems rather than for readers. The trend matters because some books may be digitised through “destructive scanning”, where their spines are removed and pages scanned before the remains are recycled. The speculation follows a…
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‘Black Mirror’ Meets ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ in HBO’s 2-Part Sci-Fi Series
HBO Max’s *Made for Love* is a two-season science-fiction comedy-drama about Hazel Green, played by Cristin Milioti, who escapes her controlling marriage to tech billionaire Byron Gogol. It explores surveillance, consent and emotional manipulation through a neural implant that lets Gogol track Hazel and see through her eyes, making the series a dark satire on…
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Disney develops original Kingdom Hearts anime series with Square Enix
Disney and Square Enix are developing an original anime series set in the Kingdom Hearts universe, announced at Friday’s D23 Entertainment Showcase alongside a Kingdom Hearts 4 release window and a Coco world reveal. The show, currently untitled beyond the working name “Kingdom Hearts”, marks the first television adaptation of the franchise in its nearly…
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt convinced me to give up on my fashion industry dreams
The writer describes abandoning their ambition to work in fashion after an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt prompted them to reassess the cost of unpaid internships. The personal account highlights how promises of “experience” and possible future jobs can mask financial insecurity and unequal access within creative industries. In 2017, aged 23, the writer had…