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Dishonored creative director founds new studio focused on immersive sims, and it’s enough to make a grown man cry
Harvey Smith, creative director behind Dishonored, has founded a new studio called Black Pony Immersive, dedicated to producing immersive sim games. The venture brings together several veterans of Arkane Studios, the developer long associated with the genre, at a time when immersive sims have become increasingly rare and Arkane itself has struggled under Microsoft’s ownership,…
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Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Defends Selection of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’ After Backlash: It’s ‘Not Pro-Putin Propaganda’
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has publicly defended the decision to include Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s “DAU” in this year’s competition lineup, following criticism from Ukrainian officials. In an Instagram post, Barbera rejected accusations that the film amounted to pro-Putin propaganda, calling it instead a work that “denounces totalitarian regimes and their intrusion…
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How to Commune with Chaos in Mortal Shell 2
If you can’t Commune with Chaos in Mortal Shell 2, you need to go and pick up a specific item first
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Overwatch’s newest Emerald rank is like a live grenade wedged between plat and diamond
Overwatch has introduced a new competitive rank called Emerald, slotted between the existing Platinum and Diamond tiers. The addition reshapes the game’s ranked ladder, and according to the article’s framing, the new tier has proven contentious among players, being likened to “a live grenade” sitting in that part of the rank structure. The piece focuses…
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Sorry – “Tom Will Smack Your Ass”
Stereogum has shared the London-based band Sorry’s new single “Tom Will Smack Your Ass,” a deliberately absurd, tongue-in-cheek track released ahead of the group’s performance at this weekend’s Green Man Festival. Writer Tom Breihan uses the piece to jokingly distance himself from the song’s titular “Tom,” a caricatured villain figure the band’s press release describes…
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Metal Gear Solid is getting co-op after 28 years thanks to “world first” mod, turning “the original PlayStation classic into a true online multiplayer experience”
A newly released mod has added co-operative multiplayer to Metal Gear Solid for the first time, 28 years after the stealth classic’s original 1998 PlayStation release. Billed by its creators as a “world first,” the mod reworks Hideo Kojima’s single-player game into what is described as “a true online multiplayer experience,” letting fans tackle Solid…
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Time’s running out! Save $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
TechCrunch has issued a reminder that the discounted early pricing window for its TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 conference closes on Friday, 21 August at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that deadline, attendees will no longer be able to save up to $300 on individual passes or access larger group-rate discounts, meaning the promotion is primarily a call…
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Yellowstone Officially Returns With New Beth and Rip Release
Paramount has released the first season of the Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch on digital platforms, making it available to buy for viewers without a Paramount Plus subscription. The move comes as creator Taylor Sheridan continues to expand his television empire, with several projects returning or launching across 2026, and reflects Paramount’s broader push to widen…
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David Tennant is Officially Returning to ‘Doctor Who’
David Tennant is set to return as the Tenth Doctor in a new series of Big Finish audio dramas, offering a bright spot for fans after a turbulent period for Doctor Who. The BBC sci-fi series has faced falling ratings, the collapse of its Disney partnership and Ncuti Gatwa’s apparent early exit, culminating in the…
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We reviewed the new Pixel lineup, ask us anything
The Verge has published its reviews of Google’s new Pixel 11 lineup and Pixel Watch 5, following the lifting of the review embargo. To mark the occasion, the outlet is hosting a live “ask us anything” session for subscribers, giving readers direct access to the reviewers behind the coverage. Four reviews are now live, covering…