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Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link Leak Has Fans Wishing Square Enix Hadn’t Canceled Its Mobile Spinoff

• Leaked intro footage from cancelled mobile game Missing-Link spreads online
• Nearly five-minute clip shared across social media, unverified by Square Enix
• Fans speculate footage's ideas may resurface in Kingdom Hearts 4

Nearly finished intro footage from Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, a mobile spin-off Square Enix cancelled in 2025 after years of development, has leaked online, sparking a wave of reaction from fans. The clips first surfaced via 4chan over the weekend before a fuller version, reportedly running almost five minutes,…

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation

• Colossal Biosciences in talks for a $20bn–$30bn valuation
• Up sharply from $10.2bn about 16 months ago
• Firm now earning revenue via conservation tech and spinout companies

Colossal Biosciences, the de-extinction startup known for its dire wolf "resurrection" project, is reportedly in talks to raise new funding at a valuation of $20 billion to $30 billion, according to Axios. This would roughly double or triple the $10.2 billion valuation it held around 16 months ago,…

CBS’ ‘Tracker’ Has Officially Reached the End of an Era

• *Tracker*'s season 3 finale resolved the Ashton Shaw murder mystery.
• Brother Russell's exit leaves the show without its founding storyline.
• Series must find a new direction after wrapping its central mystery.

CBS drama *Tracker* has resolved the central mystery that has driven the show since its pilot, with its third-season finale revealing the truth behind the death of Colter Shaw's father, Ashton Shaw. With that storyline concluded and Colter's brother Russell also departing the narrative for now, the series…

Cheap build aside, the $600 AOC GAMING Q27G4ZD low-key OLED star

• AOC GAMING Q27G4ZD: $600 QD-OLED gaming monitor with 240Hz/1440p performance
• Delivers strong visual quality but undermined by budget build quality, minor noise issues, and limited connectivity options

‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Has a Major Filming Problem the Movies Never Faced

• HBO's Harry Potter reboot struggles to schedule its child actors' heavier workload.
• Series demands a season yearly, far more than one annual film.
• Adds to prior issues: Ginny Weasley recast and visual style criticism.

HBO's upcoming Harry Potter television reboot is facing a fresh production challenge: scheduling its young cast. Unlike the original film series, which required Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint to commit to just one two-hour film per year, the new series demands significantly more from its child…

Watch Burna Boy Link Up With Justin Bieber, Shakira & More in Behind-the-Scenes World Cup Halftime Video Diary

• Burna Boy releases video diary of his World Cup halftime show day
• He's shown with Shakira, Bieber, iShowSpeed and Jason Sudeikis
• His Shakira duet "Dai Dai" tops the Billboard Global 200 chart

Burna Boy has shared a behind-the-scenes video diary with Billboard documenting his performance at the inaugural FIFA World Cup Final halftime show, held on 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The footage offers fans a rare, transparent look at the preparation and pressure…

58 Years Ago Today, Johnny Cash Was at No. 1 With a Song He Wrote From the Perspective of a Cold-Blooded Killer

• "Folsom Prison Blues" hit No. 1 on the country chart on 20 July 1968
• Live version recorded at Folsom State Prison in January 1968
• Song marked Cash's career comeback and won his first Grammy

An article marking the anniversary of Johnny Cash's live recording of "Folsom Prison Blues" reaching number one on Billboard's US Hot Country Singles chart on 20 July 1968. The piece recounts how Cash, who never served time himself, wrote the song from the perspective of a killer after…

Nolan’s Odyssey smashes box office records amid ticket-scalping surge

• Nolan's Odyssey grossed $264m worldwide, defying expectations for an R-rated epic
• IMAX 70mm presentation praised, sparking format debate
• Ticket-scalping surge hit fans seeking premium screenings

Christopher Nolan's big-screen adaptation of Homer's Odyssey opened to spectacular business, ultimately taking a reported $264 million (about £208 million) worldwide and defying expectations that an R-rated historical epic would struggle to draw mass audiences. The film, starring Matt Damon, followed Nolan's Oscar-sweeping Oppenheimer and cemented his reputation…

‘Never Have I Ever’ Alum Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Teases ‘Elle’ Season 2 Role: “Not Something I’ve Done Before”

• Maitreyi Ramakrishnan joins "Elle" season two as Elle Woods' rival, Sam
• Season two is already filmed; season one streams on Prime Video
• Lexi Minetree stars as Elle, cast from roughly 5,000 audition tapes

Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, best known for starring in Netflix's "Never Have I Ever," is set to return to teen television as the antagonist in the already-filmed second season of "Elle," the Legally Blonde prequel executive produced by Reese Witherspoon. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the show's New…