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The best GTA moments: Cracking the vault on the first 20 entries in our explosive Top 100 list in the run-up to GTA 6
GamesRadar+ has begun a countdown of its 100 greatest Grand Theft Auto moments ahead of GTA 6, presenting the first 20 entries in the ranking. The feature celebrates memorable missions, set pieces and surprises from across Rockstar’s long-running crime-game series. – The article covers positions 100 to 81 in the Top 100. – It frames…
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The Soulslike genre has grown stale after Elden Ring, and only FromSoftware can take it to strange new places
This is an opinion piece from Rock Paper Shotgun arguing that the “Soulslike” genre has grown stagnant in the years since FromSoftware’s Elden Ring, with many imitators now feeling formulaic rather than fresh. The writer, a longtime fan of the genre since Dark Souls, contends that only FromSoftware itself seems capable of pushing the format…
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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers
Samsung is banning smart TV apps that secretly share users’ internet connections with strangers, after security research found several popular apps on its platform contained hidden “residential proxy” code. This code can turn a smart TV into an always-on tunnel for outsiders’ web traffic, potentially exposing millions of devices to hijacking, and matters because such…
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The AI bubble is already popping; we just don’t know it yet
The Register’s tech podcast “The Kettle” tackled signs that the AI investment bubble may be starting to deflate, as big tech companies’ second-quarter earnings triggered unusually volatile stock market reactions. Editor-in-chief Matt Rosoff and systems editor Tobias Mann joined host Brandon Vigliarolo to discuss why massive, established companies are now swinging in value like penny…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Almost Featured a Bizarre, Sticky Marvel Supervillain
Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton has revealed that a classic, offbeat Marvel villain called Paste-Pot Pete was originally planned to appear in the film’s opening montage, alongside the likes of Scorpion, Boomerang and Tombstone. Cretton says the team considered numerous comic-book villains for this sequence but many couldn’t be used because the…
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Michigan’s GOP governor primary is getting weird
Michigan’s Republican primary for governor has become unexpectedly unsettled despite Congressman John James entering as the clear favourite. The contest matters because it will decide who challenges the Democratic nominee to replace term-limited Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in a state viewed as important to both parties’ wider midterm prospects. James has President Donald Trump’s endorsement and…
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Sad twist in Beckham family feud as Brooklyn and wife Nicola enjoy South of France holiday with his godfather Elton John… while his estranged parents David and Victoria relax on their yacht just miles away
Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz are holidaying in the South of France with his godfather, Elton John, while Brooklyn’s parents, David and Victoria Beckham, are relaxing on their yacht just a short distance away. The proximity highlights the ongoing rift within the Beckham family, with Brooklyn appearing to spend time with an outside…
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‘Nothing is strange’ – how clubs prepare for the transfer window
Premier League clubs have already spent more than £1bn in the current transfer window, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham each completing signings worth £100m or more. This scale of spending, following a winter window in which clubs spent 2.2bn euros worldwide, highlights how the Premier League’s financial muscle continues to outstrip other leagues and…
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House of the Dragon: Alicent Discovers Aemond and Alys’ Plot to Seize Westeros Power
In the penultimate episode of House of the Dragon’s third season, Alicent Hightower travels to Harrenhal to confront her son Aemond, only to discover that he has forged an unsettling alliance with Alys Rivers, the castle’s enigmatic resident. Over a tense dinner shared by all three characters, Alicent realises that Aemond and Alys are not…
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‘House of the Dragon’s Gayle Rankin Teases Alys’ Ultimate Endgame After That “Weird and Freaky” Dinner Scene
In an interview with Collider ahead of “House of the Dragon” Season 3, Episode 7, actress Gayle Rankin discussed her character Alys Rivers and the ambiguous nature of her bond with Aemond Targaryen. The pair’s connection began when Aemond collapsed at Alys’s feet after killing Harrenhal’s castellan, Simon Strong, and his sons, and has since…