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Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s singleplayer is a clever roguelike gauntlet I could easily sink hours into
PC Gamer reports that Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s single-player campaign uses a roguelike structure, making each racing run depend on both driving skill and vehicle-building choices. This matters because it moves beyond a conventional Star Wars racing game: failure ends a league attempt, while progress, credits and unlocks persist, creating higher stakes and replay value.…
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Disney+ Grabs Global Rights to Formula E Racing Events
Disney+ has secured global streaming rights to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in more than 140 territories, a landmark deal that brings uniform coverage to the electric racing series worldwide. In the United States, races will instead air on ESPN+ (now branded ESPN Select), while Disney’s arrangement allows Formula E to retain its…
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PaleyFest NY Launches New Award; Billy Crystal, ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘Dexter’ Among First Recipients
The Paley Center for Media has launched a new PaleyFest Award, to be presented annually as part of its PaleyFest NY festival, marking the honour’s debut alongside the Center’s 50th anniversary. The award recognises that selection for PaleyFest itself represents a mark of distinction, and winners’ work will become a permanent part of the Paley…
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Spotify to Start Labeling AI Artists
Spotify has announced a new “AI Personas” feature to identify AI-generated artist profiles on its platform, marking one of the streaming service’s most significant efforts yet to improve transparency around AI content. The badge will appear on artist profiles, in search results and on track listings, alerting listeners when an artist’s identity is AI-generated rather…
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‘The Brink of War’ Review: Jeff Daniels Makes an Unpersuasive Ronald Reagan in Talky Historical Drama About Nuclear Summit With Gorbachev
The Hollywood Reporter’s Frank Scheck reviews “The Brink of War,” director Michael Russell Gunn’s feature debut dramatising the 1986 Reykjavik summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, which helped pave the way for a nuclear arms reduction treaty. While praising the film’s intentions, the review finds it overly talky and prone…
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Spotify to label artificial artist profiles with AI Persona badge
Spotify has confirmed it will introduce an “AI Persona” badge from mid-September to flag artist profiles that are not human, whether disclosed voluntarily by the artist or identified through the platform’s own review process. The move is intended to preserve trust between listeners and artists as generative AI increasingly enables synthetic musicians and performer identities,…
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‘Small Town Scandal’: ‘Only Murders In The Building’-Inspired Show From New Zealand Comic Royalty Proves Podcasts Can Be Perfect “Proof Of Concept”
BBC Studios is taking the New Zealand comedy-mystery series “Small Town Scandal” to a global audience, after it proved a hit for Sky New Zealand. The show, created by comic Tom Sainsbury, began life as a popular true crime parody podcast before being adapted for television, illustrating how podcasts can serve as an effective testing…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is ‘Exploring’ A Music Career. His New Video Is a Good Start
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has released a video for “Your Dad,” a new song he co-wrote with Iam Tongi, the Hawaiian singer who won American Idol in 2023. The track features on the newly released album Moana: Voices Across the Ocean, a companion record to the recent live-action Moana film, and marks Johnson’s most personal…
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Ms. Rachel Announces First-Ever Album ‘I’m So Happy’
Ms. Rachel, the children’s entertainer behind the Songs for Littles series, has announced her debut album, I’m So Happy, due out on 25 September via Magic Star, the children’s and family division of Sony Music’s The Orchard. It marks the first full-length record from Rachel and Aron Accurso, the married couple who co-created the hugely…
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‘Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets’ Classic Songs on His New Album: Here’s the Release Date
Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy and Ted, is releasing a new album titled Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets on 18 September via Verve Records/Republic Records. The 14-track record sees the actor and singer, already known for several Great American Songbook albums, turn his attention to beloved music from The Muppets’ film and television…