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Palworld fans ‘do not realize the sheer number of collabs we’ve rejected’ even with the survival game’s ‘fun-first approach’
Palworld developer Pocketpair says it has rejected a large number of potential crossover collaborations, despite adopting a “fun-first” approach to partnerships. The comments suggest the studio is trying to protect the survival game’s identity and avoid using collaborations simply as marketing opportunities, even as other live-service games increasingly rely on branded tie-ins. Pocketpair did not…
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KATSEYE Cover Charli XCX Sucker Outtake On New EP
KATSEYE have released their EP WILD, featuring a cover of “Bel Air”, an unreleased Charli XCX song originally intended for her 2014 album Sucker. The release comes as the group continues activity despite members Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza recently taking hiatuses, and highlights the resurfacing of a long-circulating Charli XCX outtake. “Bel Air” was…
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Critics Pick Summer TV’s Beauties and Bores
The Hollywood Reporter’s critics describe summer television as visually glossy but uneven, with several beach- and youth-oriented dramas proving easy to watch yet quickly forgettable. They single out Hulu’s Furious as an especially sharp new thriller and Amazon’s Sterling Point as a notably funny and sensitive standout. – Furious — praised as a searing female-rage…
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Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto Delivers First Vocal Recording in 25 Years on Evil Island Song “T-Hexx”: Stream
Guy Picciotto, Fugazi’s co-vocalist, has contributed vocals to “T-Hexx” by the supergroup Evil Island, his first recorded singing appearance in 25 years. The song features on the newly released debut album Terraform: The Afterlife and marks a notable return for a musician whose band Fugazi has been on hiatus since 2003. Evil Island includes Blood…
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Shakhtar want to play Champions League ties at Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk are in talks to stage their Champions League home matches at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge this season, as they remain unable to use their Donbas Arena because of the war and Russia-backed annexation of Donetsk. The proposal would bring high-level European football to London while helping the Ukrainian club maintain a connection with supporters…
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Good quality retro cables matter, but decent wires now cost more than I used to pay for consoles
The article argues that high-quality cables are increasingly important for people using retro games consoles, because poor or ageing connections can noticeably reduce picture and sound quality. It highlights a shift in the retro-gaming market: accessories once treated as minor purchases can now be costly enough to rival, or exceed, the prices paid for the…
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50 Years Ago Today: The New York Times Calls Elton John ‘Wallpaper Music’
In August 1976, Elton John began a record-breaking seven-night residency at Madison Square Garden at the height of his commercial success, but faced a critical backlash that included a New York Times review dismissing his work as “wallpaper music”. The article recalls the contrast between his deliberately flamboyant stage presentation and the extraordinary scale of…