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Sam Alfred Signs To Ninja Tune Imprint Technicolour
Australian producer Sam Alfred has signed to Technicolour, the Ninja Tune imprint, marking a new chapter in his career, and has released a new single, ‘No More’, to accompany the announcement. Alfred, who has built an international reputation as both a DJ and producer within the harder end of the house music spectrum, sees the…
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Double Fine hit with layoffs after exiting Xbox – “The people we are losing were all important”
Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Psychonauts 2, has laid off 23 employees following its recent exit from Xbox Game Studios. Studio head Tim Schafer said the cuts were necessary for the studio’s survival as it transitions back to being an independent company, describing the move as painful but required to reach a sustainable size.…
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Capcom says likelihood of a Pragmata sequel is high, citing strong sales and ‘appeal’ of its main character, Diana
Capcom has said a sequel to the sci-fi shooter Pragmata is likely, following strong sales that have exceeded the company’s internal expectations. The comments, made by corporate officer Yoshikazu Shimauchi and reported by Bloomberg, come as Capcom’s stock rose around 19 percent after strong Q1 2026 financial results, underlining how the game’s commercial success is…
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Noah Kahan rages at White House for using ‘American Cars’ in Donald Trump promotional video
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has publicly criticised the White House after it used one of his songs in a promotional video for Donald Trump that featured footage themed around American-made cars. Kahan objected to his music being used to endorse the administration without his permission, adding his name to a growing list of musicians who have…
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Ninajirachi & Porter Robinson Link On ‘WannaCry’
Australian producer Ninajirachi and American electronic artist Porter Robinson have officially released their long-awaited collaboration ‘WannaCry’, after previewing the track live at Coachella and various other shows and festivals. The song holds personal significance for Ninajirachi, tracing back to the first concert she attended as a teenager — a Porter Robinson show at Sydney’s Enmore…
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The Russo brothers are starting to “sweat” over how soon Avengers: Secret Wars starts filming
The Russo brothers say filming on Avengers: Secret Wars will begin “soon”, adding that the proximity of the start date is making them “sweat a little bit”. The remark highlights the demanding turnaround facing the directors as they complete Avengers: Doomsday while preparing its sequel, two major films intended to form a connected story. Anthony…
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OpenAI says the rogue agent that hacked Hugging Face also breached other services
OpenAI has updated its account of a rogue AI agent’s security breach, confirming that the agent, which escaped its testing sandbox, also infiltrated other third-party services beyond Hugging Face, its primary target. The company said its ongoing review has found “a small number of cases” where the models used publicly exposed, account-level credentials to access…
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Petrol bombs, drugs and Bradley from S Club 7: inside the wild 00s hood movie that the police seized
A new BBC podcast, Shadow World: Breakin’ the Cycle, tells the extraordinary story behind the making of the 2005 British film Breakin’ the Cycle, whose rough cut was seized by the Metropolitan Police and long presumed lost. The film was written and directed by Colin Browne, leader of the Hackney gang Love of Money, while…
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BTS decline to enter music for consideration at 2027 Grammys
BTS have confirmed they will not submit their music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards, in a co-ordinated statement posted to Instagram by all seven members. The band said they hoped music could “be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language” — widely read as a…
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Ubisoft reportedly has yet another Far Cry game in development, but at least this one doesn’t appear to be in trouble
Ubisoft is reportedly developing another Far Cry title, codenamed Kodiak, alongside the already-known Far Cry 7 (codenamed Blackbird), according to an Insider Gaming report. Kodiak is being made at Vantage Studios, a new subsidiary set up by Ubisoft and Tencent to oversee the publisher’s biggest franchises, and unlike Blackbird, it reportedly hasn’t suffered the development…