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Ryan Hurst Shows Off How Shredded He Got For God Of War, Before Misfortune
Anyone looking to portray Sony’s beefiest protagonist, Kratos, in a live-action God of War series would need to be suitably jacked for the role, and actor Ryan Hurst certainly looks like he spent most of the day at the gym. Following a devastating bicep tear injury that forced him to vacate the role, Hurst has…
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THE PRETTY RECKLESS’s TAYLOR MOMSEN On ‘Dear God’: ‘From A Musical Standpoint, This Album Is Very Unproduced’
In a new interview with the 100.3 The Bear radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen spoke about the band’s fifth studio album, “Dear God”, which was released in June via Fearless Records. Speaking about her mindset while working on material for the LP,…
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Boeing is selling its air taxi startups to Archer Aviation
Boeing is selling three of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, while also taking an undisclosed stake in the San Jose-based company. The deal lets Boeing refocus its finances on core commercial aircraft production as it grapples with a $715 billion order backlog of over 6,200 unbuilt planes and continued…
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Missing American woman in Grenada may have drowned after swimming far offshore, husband says
An American woman, Elizabeth Waddell, is believed to have drowned while swimming off the coast of Grenada during a trip with friends, according to her husband, Brian Hooker. He has suggested she may have ventured too far offshore and been unable to make it back, though her body has not been found and the case…
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‘Game Of Thrones: The Mad King’: What The Critics Are Saying About Ambitious Stage Adaptation Following Cancellations; See Production Images
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones prequel, The Mad King, has concluded its critical reception process, with reviews largely praising the ambitious Stratford-upon-Avon production despite a rocky start caused by early performance cancellations. The show, directed by Dominic Cooke and led by a 35-strong ensemble cast, drew widespread…
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Manchester Rapper Kenzo Str8Drop Asks ‘Who Needs Enemies?’
Manchester rapper Kenzo Str8Drop has released a new single, “Who Needs Enemies?”, ahead of his debut album “Hood Exit”, due out on 21 August. The release forms part of a wider surge of interest in Manchester’s music scene, with Kenzo working alongside NQ, a hub supporting UK talent, as he establishes himself as one of…
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GTA 6 Preorder Numbers Won’t Be Revealed Because They Could Be Misleading, Take-Two CEO Says
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick recently said GTA 6’s preorder numbers are unprecedented in the gaming industry, and that’s part of the reason why the company is not revealing actual numbers. Zelnick said in an interview with Bloomberg that GTA 6 preorders “vastly” surpassed internal expectations, but he’s unsure “whether they mean anything.” “The massive demand for…
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Corsair isn’t rolling in money from its mega-expensive RAM kits—and it’s all thanks to higher component costs and lower demand
Corsair’s costly RAM kits have not translated into a financial windfall, as rising component prices and weaker demand have limited the company’s gains. The situation shows that high retail prices for PC memory do not necessarily mean manufacturers and retailers are enjoying correspondingly high profits. Corsair faces higher costs for memory chips and other components…
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This week in PC games: GoldenEye returns (sort of), plus janky arcade football, ballpoint cities, and a game about keeping the monsters inside Area 51
Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly round-up highlights new PC games released across the week of 10th–13th August, noting a particularly heavy skew towards horror titles this time round, alongside a scattering of cosier city-builders and novelty sports games to balance things out. The feature runs through each day’s notable releases, mixing psychological horror, cosmic dread and…
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Ariana Grande’s new album ‘Petal’ tops US Billboard chart: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart”
Ariana Grande’s eighth studio album, ‘Petal’, has debuted at number one on the US Billboard albums chart, becoming her biggest American success in seven years. The milestone comes during a turbulent week for the singer, who recently announced she would be stepping back from public life following renewed scrutiny of her appearance, making the commercial…