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The Mound: Omens of Cthulhu revives Left 4 Dead formula from Zeno Clash creators
Rock Paper Shotgun previews The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a Lovecraftian extraction game from Chilean studio Ace Team, the developers behind Zeno Clash, The Eternal Cylinder and Clash: Artefacts of Chaos. Set in the 17th century, it casts four crucifix-wielding, musket-armed Spanish explorers who venture into a monster-filled jungle in search of loot, with the…
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Kingmaker Mamdani urges Platner to quit Senate race over rape allegation
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Netflix strikes video licensing deal with Penske Media brands including Variety and Billboard
Netflix has agreed a video licensing deal with a range of leading print and digital publishers, bringing their short-form video content onto the streaming platform from 3 August. The partners include Penske Media’s PMX unit — home to Variety, Billboard, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Eater and Indiewire — as well as BuzzFeed Studios, Condé…
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Marine Le Pen convicted but may still contest presidency wearing electronic tag
The Paris appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence in a way that clears the path for her to stand in the April 2027 French presidential election. A five-year ban on holding public office was reduced and backdated to March 2025, with the court deeming that…
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Balogun ruling risks turning football into a cesspit
Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister has warned that football risks becoming “an absolute cesspit” of political interference after Fifa suspended a one-game ban for USA striker Folarin Balogun at the 2026 World Cup. Balogun had been due to miss the last-16 tie against Belgium following his red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina, but was allowed to play after…
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Graham Platner accusers criticise New York Times over its reporting
The New York Times is facing criticism over its coverage of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for a Maine Senate seat, who is embroiled in sexual assault allegations. One of his accusers, Jenny Racicot, has publicly disputed how the paper handled her account, claiming that its reporters did not work to corroborate her story and…
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Extra public transport services will run in Sheffield this summer as excitement builds for Tramlines Festival
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Microdrama Platform Inverted Lands E.J. Joseph’s Series ‘Orevwa’
Microdrama streaming service Inverted (also known as Inverted.Film) has acquired the rights to E.J. Joseph’s vertical drama series Orevwa, winning out after what the producers describe as a competitive bidding process. Produced by Best Sellers Productions and K Station Media, the series is being billed as a Black gay vertical drama and follows a young…
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John Lewis to shut in-store services, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
John Lewis has begun a redundancy consultation that puts around 200 jobs at risk as it plans to close in-store desks providing gift wrapping and foreign exchange services. The move matters because it touches the kind of hands-on customer service the retailer has long been known for, and it comes just as the chain was…