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Xbox Layoffs Strike Bethesda Studios on Fallout Reveal Day; Elder Scrolls Online Development Impacted
A wave of layoffs across Xbox’s gaming division struck Bethesda’s Montreal studio on the same day the company announced a major Fallout project, with affected workers receiving only the statutory minimum severance and fa
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Miliband set for Rubio meeting amid Trump fury at his appointment as Foreign Secretary
Ed Miliband is set to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila, a day after reports emerged that the Trump administration was furious over his appointment as Foreign Secretary by new prime minister Andy Burnham. The meeting, on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ summit, marks Miliband’s international debut in the role,…
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The “garbage” 1967 movie so bad Roger Ebert walked out of it twice: “I was literally unable”
The article revisits Roger Ebert’s unusually strong reaction to *Jonathan Livingston Seagull*, a film he considered so poor that he left before it ended. It presents the walkout as notable because Ebert generally stayed through bad films in order to review them properly, making his response a measure of how profoundly the film failed for…
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Pat McAfee announces debut album ‘The Diary of a Polarizing Figure’ with Aug 14 release date
Pat McAfee, the former NFL punter turned ESPN and YouTube media personality, has announced his debut album, “The Diary of a Polarizing Figure,” which is set for release on 14 August. The announcement marks a further expansion of McAfee’s public profile beyond sports broadcasting, following his rapid rise from professional athletics to becoming one of…
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bbno$ Roblox Concert: Date, Time, and How to Watch – games.gg
Roblox hosted a virtual concert by rapper bbno$ on 25 July inside the +1 Speed Keyboard Escape minigame, featuring the premiere of new music. The event matters because it illustrates the scale of virtual music performances on gaming platforms and channels its proceeds towards online child-safety work. More than 11 million people had registered interest…
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‘Clayface’ Trailer: DC Studios’ Batman Bad Guy Gets His Close-Up
DC Studios has released the official trailer for “Clayface”, a stand-alone Batman villain film starring Tom Rhys Harries, ahead of this week’s Comic-Con where more footage is expected. Directed by James Watkins, the film sits within the wider Batman universe DC Studios has been building, following the success of HBO Max series “The Penguin” and…
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Shakira’s 5 Best Moments from Night Two at Barclays Center: Wyclef Jean, Triplets Ghetto Kids & More
Shakira delivered an energetic second show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Tuesday 21 July, bringing out special guests Wyclef Jean and Triplets Ghetto Kids as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. The Colombian star, fresh from her FIFA World Cup appearances, followed a strong first Brooklyn night that had featured Tyla,…
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Noname – “Squatter” (Feat. DRAM)
Chicago rapper Noname has released a new single, “Squatter,” featuring Virginia singer DRAM, marking fresh activity from two artists who have been relatively quiet of late. The song arrives as fans continue to await a release date for Noname’s long-promised mixtape Cartoon Radio, first announced last year alongside the single “Hundred Acres,” with no timeline…
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The Video Game History Foundation’s latest collection is a deep dive into E3 “like you’ve never seen it before”
The Video Game History Foundation has released a major new archive documenting the history of E3, the video games trade show that once dominated the industry’s calendar before folding in recent years. The organisation says the collection, built from donations by former organisers and attendees, offers a view of the event “like you’ve never seen…
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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Have 9 Games To Finish Before August Ends
PlayStation Plus subscribers have been warned that nine games are due to leave the service’s catalogue before the end of August. This matters because members who want to play them through their subscription will need to start and finish them before they are removed, after which access will normally require a separate purchase. The available…