Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • The Weirdest Soccer Games of All Time

      This IGN feature by Simon Cardy rounds up some of the most obscure and bizarre football video games ever made, looking beyond mainstream franchises such as FIFA/FC, Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager. Rather than straightforward simulations, it highlights oddities like action-platformers starring real footballers and titles inspired by real-world grudges. – **Go! Go! Beckham!…

    • Ex-Pineapple Street Pair Launch New Podcast Shingle, Set Projects With Dan Taberski, Amy Poehler & Patrick Radden Keefe

      Two former senior executives of Pineapple Street Studios have launched a new podcast production company, Please and Thanks Productions, roughly a year after the acclaimed studio was shut down following the bankruptcy of its owner, Audacy. Joel Lovell, previously Executive Editor, and Henry Molofsky, an Executive Producer, were both at Pineapple Street from its 2016…

    • Sony Music to Shutter Newly Unionized Punk Merch Warehouse

      Sony Music has announced it will close a Minneapolis warehouse run by Kings Road Merch, which fulfils merchandise for punk acts including Rancid, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys and Converge, prompting staff to accuse the company of union-busting. Warehouse workers had voted unanimously to unionise on 11 May this year under Teamsters Local 970, citing pay discrepancies…

    • Pokémon Legends: Z-A season 14 details and start time

      Pokémon Legends: Z-A is introducing another significant change to its online Ranked Battles with the arrival of Season 14, which begins next week. Following recent seasons that first lifted all restrictions (Season 12) and then banned legendary and mythical Pokémon (Season 13), Season 14 will permit only Flying-type Pokémon, forcing players to rebuild their teams…

    • Kisser – “Bad Boy Mountain” & “Ghostgirl”

      Buck Meek, best known as a member of the indie band Big Thief, has launched a new group called Kisser and released its first material, a two-song single featuring “Bad Boy Mountain” and “Ghostgirl”. The band brings together several musicians who contributed to Meek’s recent solo album The Mirror, marking the emergence of a distinct…

    • Blackbeard’s Treasure location guide for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

      This is a video game walkthrough article from GamesRadar+ explaining how players can locate Blackbeard’s Treasure in the remastered edition of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, titled Black Flag Resynced. Guides of this kind help players complete in-game collectible or side-quest content that can be difficult to find without directions. The usable article text was…

    • T.I. Signs Publishing Deal With Reservoir Covering Entire Catalog

      American rapper T.I. has signed a publishing agreement with the music company Reservoir, covering his entire publishing catalogue including both past and future works, the firm announced on 9 July. The deal brings one of hip-hop’s most influential figures and bodies of work under Reservoir’s roster, and follows the release of what T.I. has described…

    • Finally, the Media Is Pivoting to Video

      Hollywood Reporter senior editor Alex Weprin argues that the media industry’s renewed embrace of video is, this time, a sound strategy rather than a repeat of the disastrous “pivot to video” of the 2010s. The catalyst for the piece is New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn, who on Peter Kafka’s Channels podcast described the…

    • Godzilla Minus Zero trailer reveals a shocking twist

      Toho and distributor GKIDS have released a new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to the 2023 Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, alongside fresh details about the film. Directed once again by Takashi Yamazaki, the movie continues the story of the Shikishima family in post-war Japan as they face a renewed threat from the monster.…

    • Guy Ritchie’s New Crime Thriller Is Already the Perfect ‘MobLand’ Replacement

      Guy Ritchie has lined up a new crime series called Capital, developed for Prime Video alongside his Young Sherlock producer Rob Williams. The article frames the project as a natural successor to MobLand — the Paramount Plus crime thriller on which Ritchie directed episodes — describing Capital as a modern-day exploration of London’s ruthless criminal…