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Video: Elden Ring Gameplay Showcase Released Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
Nintendo of America has released a new Gameplay Showcase trailer for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2, previewing the game ahead of its launch on 28th August. The short trailer outlines core mechanics, including character creation, weapon customisation, and companions such as the steed Torrent, spirit allies and multiplayer support, offering fans a clearer…
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A Painful Divorce Inspired Paul McCartney To Pen This Massive Beatles Hit
Paul McCartney has revealed that The Beatles’ 1968 hit “Hey Jude” was inspired by the divorce of his bandmate John Lennon from his first wife, Cynthia. McCartney wrote the song, originally titled “Hey Jules”, as a message of comfort to their young son, Julian Lennon, after John left the family to be with Yoko Ono.…
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Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Launches New AI Music Generator Called ‘Happy Shrimp’
Chinese technology giant Alibaba has launched Happy Shrimp, a new artificial intelligence music-generation tool that turns text prompts into fully produced songs for less than $10. The launch adds Alibaba to the crowded and fast-growing field of AI music platforms, at a time when the wider music industry is grappling with how to respond to…
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Jae Stephens Has What Pop Is Missing: Audacity
Rising songwriter Jae Stephens is stepping into the spotlight herself with her debut album “Audacity,” due out on 25 September. Having spent years writing hits for other artists, she is now channelling that experience into her own pop career, drawing inspiration from the 2000 film “Coyote Ugly” to shape the record’s confident, female-led, nightlife-infused world.…
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Disney and ABC sue Trump’s media regulator to stop early licence renewal
Disney and its ABC network have sued the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block an early renewal process for ABC’s broadcast licences, arguing the move amounts to unlawful retaliation over the network’s editorial output. The lawsuit, filed in a US court, describes the FCC’s order as “unprecedented” and accuses the regulator of acting…
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Intel says the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus isn’t a flagship processor, but it’s an Ultra 9 in all but name and price
Intel has launched the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, a new processor that reviewers say performs almost identically to the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K despite sitting a tier below it in Intel’s official line-up. This matters because it suggests Intel is quietly offering near-flagship performance at a lower price point, giving PC builders a…
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Story Syndicate Promotes Jon Bardin to President of Documentary and Unscripted (Exclusive)
Story Syndicate has promoted Jon Bardin to president of documentary and unscripted, a title upgrade reflecting his growing role at the documentary powerhouse founded by Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. Bardin joined the company at its founding in 2019 and previously served as head of documentary and unscripted, overseeing the studio’s push into recurring nonfiction…
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CAA Hires Sophie Crowther To Expand UK-Based Creators Team
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has hired Sophie Crowther to join its creators team in London, as the talent agency continues to expand its presence in the UK’s creator economy sector. Crowther, who has 12 years of experience in the field, joins from Billion Dollar Boy, where she built the company’s talent partnerships team and helped…
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The Sinking City 2 Hospital walkthrough
GamesRadar+ published a walkthrough for the Akeley Memorial Hospital, the second major area of The Sinking City 2. It directs players through the objective of locating Faye’s body, then explains how the hospital’s three connected sections are opened through collectible Faces and Mirror Doors. The guide maps a route through the hospital’s wards, morgue, gardens…
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The “scary” 1989 role Bruce Willis played to prove he could act: “I knew I had it in me”
He didn’t do too bad. The post The “scary” 1989 role Bruce Willis played to prove he could act: “I knew I had it in me” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.