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Talking Point: Which Developer Is Working On The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake?
Nintendo Life discusses speculation over which studio may be developing the newly announced remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, as Nintendo has released only limited teaser footage and narration. The question matters because the choice of developer could indicate whether the project will closely reproduce the Nintendo 64 original or substantially reinterpret…
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Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: “They fundamentally don’t understand art. They don’t understand games”
A Doom developer has criticised Xbox’s approach to game development after layoffs reportedly affected id Software, accusing the company of failing to understand games as an art form. The remarks add to wider concern over job cuts within Microsoft’s games business and the potential impact on creative studios it owns. The criticism followed Xbox’s recent…
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Supernatural’s head of fitness on rebooting the VR exercise app after leaving Meta
Supernatural, the virtual-reality fitness app previously owned by Meta, will relaunch later in 2026 as an independent company after Meta cut staff and paused new content in January. Its head of fitness, Leanne Pedante, says the smaller organisation hopes to restore popular features quickly, revive content production and preserve the app’s close-knit community. The service…
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Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default
Researchers at York University and the University of Calgary analysed Reddit discussions about AI coding environments such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex, finding widespread developer concerns about security and privacy. The study argues that safeguards should be built into these tools by default, before they receive broad access to developers’ files,…
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Live updates: Senate departs for August recess; Blanche confirmed as AG
The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied, so its live updates cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it appears to cover the Senate beginning its August recess and the confirmation of Blanche as attorney general. No further details, voting figures, timing or context were provided in…
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West Ham v Portsmouth, Burnley v Notts County: Carabao Cup first round – live
The 2026-27 Carabao Cup has begun before the Football League season, with a large Saturday programme including West Ham against Portsmouth and Burnley against Notts County. The live coverage is focused on the 3pm BST kick-offs, underlining the competition’s early return and its mix of Premier League, Championship and lower-league clubs. Three first-round matches were…
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CNN Anchor Sara Sidner Reveals Harrowing False Stage 4 Cancer Scare
CNN anchor Sara Sidner said she spent 15 distressing days believing her breast cancer may have progressed to incurable stage 4 disease after a PET scan suggested it had spread throughout her body. Subsequent biopsy and blood-test results were negative, bringing relief and underscoring that scan findings require confirmation through further testing. Sidner, who disclosed…
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Soulslike prince Lies of P added difficulty settings after its own developers struggled to beat it: “Most couldn’t even make it halfway”
Lies of P introduced difficulty settings after internal testing showed that many developers found the Soulslike action game too demanding to complete. The decision matters because it marks a shift towards making a genre known for its punishing challenge more accessible without removing its core combat experience. According to the developers, most staff could not…
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My favorite feel-good show is back
The Verge’s David Pierce welcomes the return of Ted Lasso for a fourth season, describing it as a reliably uplifting programme and noting that it has received generally positive reviews. He characterises the new season as a soft reboot, arguing that criticism of its lack of conflict and persistent optimism is, for him, a strength…
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The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
Ornithological artist Keith Hansen is hand-painting roughly 1,000 bird species recorded in the US and Canada for Flock, an app designed to encourage people to leave their screens and go birdwatching. The project matters because it combines detailed natural-history artwork with technology intended to build interest in birds and conservation rather than maximise users’ time…