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Sony Is Forcing PSSR 2.0 in Latest PS5 Pro Beta
Sony appears set to enable its upgraded PSSR 2.0 upscaling technology by default on the PS5 Pro, based on a beta system update spotted via a ResetEra forum post. The change matters because PSSR, or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, was one of the console’s flagship features but had a rocky launch, and PSSR 2.0’s improved…
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Autlook Boards Barbara Kopple’s ‘Union Town’ Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales company Autlook Filmsales has acquired global distribution rights to “Union Town,” a new documentary by two-time Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple, ahead of its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The film will screen in the Venice Open section before moving on to a North American premiere at the Toronto International…
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Devolver Digital decides video games and publicly traded companies don’t mix, announces plan to go private once again to save it some money and headache
Devolver Digital has announced plans to return to private ownership, arguing that remaining publicly listed brings unnecessary cost and administrative burden. The move matters because it would remove the indie game publisher from the public market and give it greater freedom to operate without the demands of listed-company reporting and investor scrutiny. The company floated…
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‘The Boys’ Reunion Leads Big Lick Comic Con’s Star-Studded Weekend
Big Lick Comic Con returns to the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia, for its ninth year this weekend, headlined by a reunion tied to Amazon’s hit series “The Boys”. The event, founded by J.D. Sutphin, has grown into a notable East Coast fixture on the pop-culture convention circuit, offering an alternative gathering for fans in…
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Bailee Madison & Deon Cole Join ‘Grown Ups 3’ At Netflix
Netflix has cast Bailee Madison and Deon Cole in “Grown Ups 3”, joining an ensemble that sees Adam Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Kevin James and Salma Hayek reprising their roles. The film marks the third instalment of the Happy Madison comedy franchise about childhood friends reuniting for a summer, following Netflix’s confirmation…
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The “hostile” 1955 movie John Wayne admitted he was “awfully disinterested” in making
Not a labour of love. The post The “hostile” 1955 movie John Wayne admitted he was “awfully disinterested” in making first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The FCC just shredded local TV station ownership rules, despite questionable legality
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted 2-1 to scrap the long-standing rule capping how many American households a single broadcaster can reach through local TV station ownership, a change that primarily benefits large station groups such as Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The move replaces the fixed 39 per cent audience-reach limit…
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Perez Hilton “Reached Out” to Britney Spears, Neil Patrick Harris to Make Amends Before Livestream That Led to Hospitalization
Perez Hilton has told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he had reached out to celebrities including Britney Spears and Neil Patrick Harris to apologise for the harm his gossip blog caused them, in an interview recorded before he was hospitalised this week following a disturbing livestream. Hilton appeared to injure himself while livestreaming on…
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Rainbow Run speed trap location in Forza Horizon 6
Forza Horizon 6 players can now find the location of the Rainbow Run speed trap, one of the game’s trickier timed challenges due to heavy traffic and a narrow two-lane road. The trap is relevant this week because it appears in the “All the Colors” daily challenge, part of the “Italian Exotics” series running from…
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Three First Print Copies of Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow Sell for $2 Million in Second-Largest Video Game Transaction Ever
Three unopened, first-print copies of the original Pokémon Blue, Red and Yellow Game Boy cartridges have sold for a combined $2 million (approximately £1.57 million), in what is being described as the second-largest graded video game transaction on record. The sale, brokered by collectibles firm Nostalgix, went to the owner of the Dubai Collection, one…