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The Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Series Has Its Showrunners
The Dungeon Crawler Carl TV series, in development for Peacock, has appointed Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer as co-showrunners, marking a significant step forward for the adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular LitRPG book series. Yost, previously attached as a writer, has been promoted to co-showrunner, while Heisserer joins bringing further science-fiction writing experience to the…
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Dallas, Austin, and Denver. That was something else… Continuing the journey on phase two of Tour…
This YouTube Short is a tour update clip, reflecting on recent stops in Dallas, Austin, and Denver before looking ahead to the next leg of the run. The tone of the caption suggests a personal, reflective take on how those shows went, hinting that something particularly memorable happened along the way. The clip marks the…
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Los Lobos Settles Sony Music Lawsuit Over ‘Desperado’ Movie Soundtrack Royalties
Los Lobos has settled its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment over unpaid royalties for “Canción del Mariachi,” the band’s contribution to the 1995 film Desperado, alongside Antonio Banderas. A court filing on Friday confirmed both sides had agreed to jointly dismiss the breach of contract claim, though the band’s attorney declined to disclose the settlement’s…
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The newly independent Psychonauts dev now earns all the revenue when you buy games it made under Xbox: ‘Buying any of our games helps support the studio’
Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, says it now receives all revenue from sales of games it made while owned by Xbox after becoming independent again. The change matters because purchases of its existing catalogue now directly support the studio’s operations and future work. The announcement indicates that this applies to Double Fine’s previously released…
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10 Adventure Books More Exciting Than Any Movie
This Collider article rounds up ten classic adventure novels the author argues rival any film for excitement, spanning genres from piracy to Westerns to Arctic survival. The piece frames adventure fiction as a genre with roots stretching back to 18th- and 19th-century novelists who built on myth and legend, arguing these foundational works still hold…
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First Mortal Shell 2 balance patch stacks the deck for players: refunds for anyone who wasted Glimpses, bosses nerfed, and gold drops buffed massively
Cold Symmetry released Balance Patch 1 for the PC version of Mortal Shell II shortly after the game’s launch, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions stated to be forthcoming. The update changes the economy by making Shell-map locations cost Gloom rather than Glimpses. Players who had already spent Glimpses on those maps can collect…
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10 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu (August 21-23)
Polygon has published its weekly roundup of new film releases available to rent or stream from home over the weekend of 21–23 August, covering platforms including HBO Max and video-on-demand services. The list highlights a mix of major studio titles and smaller independent releases, offering viewers alternatives to a cinema trip. Top picks include “Toy…
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“These young kids put on Jurassic Shift. He said, ‘They don’t know we’re here. They don’t know what this is. But they’re loving it!’”: A truck of marijuana, a synth at Stonehenge, gigs with Gong – and Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne
Ozric Tentacles founder Ed Wynne spoke to Prog magazine about reviving the psychedelic instrumental band with the 2021 album Space For The Earth, its first new material in five years, following his 2019 solo detour with Shimmer Into Nature. The interview traces the band’s origins and enduring free-festival ethos, offering insight into how a group…
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Reba McEntire Inspired One of Brooks & Dunn’s Biggest Hits
Country duo Brooks & Dunn’s 2007 hit “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” was directly inspired by Reba McEntire, who appears on the track and helped shape its story. Songwriter Ronnie Dunn revealed the tale behind the song, showing how a chance sighting of a T-shirt slogan combined with McEntire’s own rodeo upbringing to produce one of the…
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Best items and upgrades to buy in How to Fish
This guide from Destructoid outlines the most worthwhile items and upgrades to buy in the fishing game *How to Fish*, aimed at players who don’t want to grind for every available purchase. Rather than buying everything, the writer suggests prioritising a handful of key items that offer the most practical benefit for progressing through the…