-
Sharp Pins – “Saturday Sun”
Chicago musician Kai Slater, a member of the band Lifeguard and a figure in the city’s youthful Hallogallo scene, has released a new single called “Saturday Sun” under his solo project Sharp Pins. The track is described as a swaggering piece of 1960s-influenced garage-pop, and its arrival underlines Slater’s prolific output as a songwriter following…
-
Netflix Sets ‘Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi’ Special
Netflix has announced a behind-the-scenes special titled Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi, marking the conclusion of its acclaimed LGBTQ+ teen romance series starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke. The special draws on previously unseen archival footage spanning every season through to the final film, and brings together the cast, creator Alice Oseman, executive producer Patrick…
-
Doom’s new Chain Spear weapon seems to be dividing The Dark Ages’ audience – “I’m like an hour in and I can’t wait to get the shield back”
Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations, the recently revealed expansion for id Software’s shooter, has launched to a broadly warm reception but has sparked debate over one addition: the new Chain Spear weapon. The DLC currently holds a “Very Positive” rating on Steam, with some players praising it as feeling like a full sequel and…
-
CHUCK SCHULDINER’s Estate Collaborates With KnuckleBonz To Offer ‘Death Experience’ In KnuckleBonz360
Music merchandising company KnuckleBonz has announced an official collaboration with the band Death and the estate of the late Chuck Schuldiner to create the “Death Experience” within KnuckleBonz360, a new immersive 3D digital platform due to launch in summer 2026. The project aims to bring the band’s album artwork and imagery to life, allowing fans…
-
Palworld Reaches A Huge Player Milestone Ahead Of 1.0 Launch
-
Palworld will remain $30 as it gears up for its 1.0 release
Pocketpair has confirmed that Palworld, its “Pokémon with guns” survival game, will keep its price at $29.99 when it leaves early access and launches as Version 1.0 on 10 July. This matters because, like many early access titles, the game had long carried the possibility of a price rise at full release, with its Steam…
-
Box Office: ‘Moana’ Could Be Headed for Choppy Waters
Disney’s live-action remake of “Moana” is heading into its opening weekend amid uncertain box office projections, with tracking services divided over whether it will make a strong start or flounder. Estimates range from a healthy $60 million–$65 million across 3,875 North American cinemas to a far weaker $35 million–$40 million, the latter of which would…
-
Valve’s magical play-Windows-games-on-Linux tech is rebased, updated, and ready to play Resident Evil
Valve has updated Proton, its compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux, by rebasing it onto a newer codebase and adding fresh fixes. The update matters because Proton underpins Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, so improvements widen the range of Windows titles that Linux users can play smoothly. Among the notable…
-
The other Final Fantasy 7 Remake you might not know about is shutting down
Square Enix has announced that it will end service for the mobile game Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis on 6 October 2026, roughly three years after its 2023 launch. The closure matters because Ever Crisis is a separate remake of Final Fantasy 7, distinct from the studio’s big-budget remake trilogy, and it uniquely gathered the…
-
Chefs name America’s best fast-food fried chicken and biscuits — and one chain stands above the rest
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has been named the best fast-food chain for fried chicken and biscuits by a panel of five professional chefs, in a taste comparison organised by the website Allrecipes. The near-unanimous verdict matters as a marker of brand standing in the fiercely competitive American fried chicken market, where Popeyes was judged to have…