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Overwatch season 4 will introduce some much-needed map changes to Paraiso and Busan
Blizzard has announced a series of map updates for Overwatch season 4, set to launch on 11 August, aimed at fixing longstanding gameplay frustrations on several maps. Producer Ren Soanes revealed the changes during the dev segment of Sunday’s Overwatch Champion Series midseason tournament, with adjustments to Paraiso, Eichenwalde and Busan intended to open up…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
“Ted Lasso” is returning to Apple TV+ for a fourth season, premiering on 5 August 2026, with Jason Sudeikis reprising his role as the folksy American football coach. This time, having gone home to Kansas City to be near his son and ex-wife, Ted is drawn back to England to coach a women’s football team,…
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Xbox Price Hikes Are Now In Effect Worldwide
Buying a new Xbox just got a lot more expensive in the US, Europe, and UK. The previously announced Xbox Series X|S price hikes are now in effect as of August 1, and people should expect to pay significantly more. In the US, all 512GB Xbox models went up by $100, while the 1 TB…
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‘Task’ Adds Tim Blake Nelson, Jharrel Jerome & Bethlehem Million Among 6 For Season 2
HBO’s crime drama “Task” has added six actors to its Season 2 cast, expanding the ensemble around returning star Mark Ruffalo as FBI agent Tom Brandis, who leads a new task force in the upcoming season. The series, created by Brad Ingelsby and set in the working-class suburbs outside Philadelphia, follows law enforcement efforts to…
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All 3 Books in Brandon Sanderson’s Original ‘Mistborn’ Trilogy, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked feature on the original Mistborn trilogy by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, timed to renewed interest in his work following news of a possible Mistborn film and a Stormlight Archive television series, both reportedly in development with Apple TV. The piece frames the three novels as an accessible entry point into…
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CW extends Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Police 24/7 early
The CW has renewed three of its unscripted hits before their Season 2 episodes have even aired, ordering a Season 3 of both “Scrabble” and “Trivial Pursuit” and a Season 4 of ride-along series “Police 24/7”. The early pickups reflect strong confidence in unscripted programming at the network, with all three titles ranking among its…
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Warner Music Group and its CFO didn’t part ways because of a dud quarter – WMG filing shows recorded music subscription streaming revenues up 11% YoY in calendar Q2
Warner Music Group has issued unusually early “preliminary” figures for its calendar Q2, a move widely seen as reassurance to investors just days after the shock departure of CFO and COO Armin Zerza, which the company attributed to “personal reasons”. The timing signals that Zerza’s exit was not linked to weak financial performance, since the…
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Amazon confirms animated Warhammer 40,000 series with Henry Cavill producing
Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed it is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated event series, expanding the franchise’s presence at the streamer beyond the previously announced live-action adaptation starring Henry Cavill. Cavill, who stars in and executive produces the live-action series, is also attached as an executive producer on this animated project, underscoring the scale of…
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Samsung says it’s banning smart TV apps that expose users’ internet connections
Samsung has said it will ban smart TV apps that secretly turn users’ devices into “residential proxies”, after a cybersecurity firm found some apps could reroute strangers’ internet traffic through customers’ home connections without their knowledge. The move follows a report from cybersecurity company Mnemonic, which discovered that certain apps on Samsung’s smart TV platform…
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A becomes a dramatically different game with season 15
Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s competitive online mode, Ranked Battles, is introducing a fresh restriction for its 15th season, requiring players to build teams using only Water-type Pokémon. This continues a pattern of themed seasonal shake-ups, following Season 13’s ban on legendary and mythical Pokémon and Season 14’s Flying-type-only restriction, keeping the ranked format varied for competitive…