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Nick Holmstén and Ash Pournouri officially launch superfan startup Belong – backed by Troy Carter, Chris Zarou and Hans Vestberg
Former Spotify Global Head of Music Nick Holmstén and Avicii’s ex-manager Ash Pournouri have officially launched Belong, a New York-based startup that verifies music fans and aims to channel the money they spend back to artists. The company matters because it seeks to tackle a long-standing industry problem: fans generate enormous financial value through streaming,…
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A modder has brought No Man’s Sky-style seamless takeoffs to Starfield, and even in beta they look pretty great
A modder has added a No Man’s Sky-style seamless takeoff sequence to Starfield, letting players fly from a planet’s surface into orbit without the usual loading screen transition. The mod, still in beta, replaces Bethesda’s default cut between ground and space travel with a continuous flight animation, addressing one of the more commonly criticised aspects…
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All Star Wars games currently in development and when they will be released
Polygon has compiled a running list of all Star Wars video games currently in development, tracking their genres, storylines, platforms and release dates as they emerge from Lucasfilm Games and its partner studios. – Star Wars Zero Company (Bit Reactor/Respawn) launches 27 August 2026 on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X; an XCOM-style tactical RPG…
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Palworld 1.0 brings a revelation to longtime fans who never crafted an invaluable item: “I thought they were consumable”
Palworld’s 1.0 release has prompted longtime players to discover that certain valuable in-game items they had avoided crafting are not single-use consumables. The revelation matters because these items can provide lasting benefits, meaning some players may have unnecessarily delayed using a useful part of the game’s crafting system. Players discussing the update said they had…
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Manor Lords’ next beta update adds what all video games are sorely missing: cow breeding
Manor Lords, the medieval city-building game, is set to receive a new beta update by the end of July 2026 that introduces cattle breeding, allowing players to expand their herds by breeding cows rather than only importing them. The addition is part of a broader package of farming and construction changes aimed at deepening the…
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PlayStation fans are still furious about physical discs, but the data proves Sony is right to kill them
Sony has faced significant online backlash over its decision to end physical disc support for PlayStation games by January 2028, but new sales data suggests the format has already dwindled to near-irrelevance in commercial terms. Circana senior director Mat Piscatella shared figures showing just how small the physical market has become, arguing that vocal fan…
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Xbox Game Pass isn’t “viable” with so few subscribers, says former Forza lead bracing for more “studios getting shut down”
A former Forza Motorsport lead has warned that Xbox Game Pass’s subscriber numbers may be too low to sustain the service, predicting further studio closures at Microsoft’s gaming division. The comments add to growing scrutiny of Xbox’s strategy following a wave of layoffs and studio shutdowns across the company’s game development arm, raising questions about…
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Instagram adds tool to swap music on published posts
Instagram has launched a “Replace Audio” tool that lets users change the music on already-published feed posts and carousels without deleting and reposting them. Previously, swapping a track meant re-uploading content from scratch, which wiped out any likes, comments, shares and reach the post had already built up; the new tool preserves that engagement, giving…
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The 10 most overrated acting performances of the 1980s
Far Out Magazine has published a listicle naming ten acting performances from the 1980s that it considers overrated, offering a contrarian take on some of the decade’s most celebrated films and stars. Such rankings are a staple of entertainment journalism, designed to provoke debate among film fans by challenging widely held critical and popular consensus…