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Biggie’s Manager Wins Court Order Requiring Faith Evans to Share Primary Wave Catalog Money

• Delaware judge rules Barrow (Biggie's ex-manager) legally inherits late mother Voletta Wallace's 50% stake in the rapper's music catalog
• Evans must grant Barrow access to approximately $100 million Primary Wave deal proceeds; his portion funds a memorial foundation
• Son CJ has separate pending lawsuit challenging whether Barrow improperly influenced mother's estate before her death

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of Wayne Barrow, the Notorious B.I.G.'s former manager, in a legal dispute with the rapper's widow Faith Evans over control of his valuable music portfolio. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick found that Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, had legally named Barrow as successor to…

2 years later, famous Palworld bug returns in 1.0 to bless players with a giant Sekhmet “at least 200x her normal size”

• A Palworld bug makes Sekhmet spawn hugely oversized again.
• The glitch reportedly first appeared roughly two years ago.
• It has resurfaced in Palworld's new 1.0 release.

A long-standing glitch in the survival game Palworld has resurfaced in its recently released 1.0 version, causing the creature Sekhmet to spawn at a vastly inflated size. Players have reported encountering a version of the Pal said to be "at least 200x her normal size," reviving a bug…

Atlus Producer Says ‘I Think We Have to Do’ Persona 1 and 2 Remakes

• Atlus producer says Persona 1 and 2 remakes are something the studio "should" do
• No confirmation given; comments are personal opinion, not an announcement
• Persona 4 Revival launches 18 February 2027; Persona 6 also in development

Kazuhisa Wada, producer at Atlus' P-Studio, has said he believes the company "should definitely" remake the first two Persona games, adding "I think we have to do it," although he stopped short of confirming any such projects are in development. The comments, made in an interview with GamerBraves,…

‘Reacher’ Season 4 Officially Changes Alan Ritchson’s Prime Video Series, Plus 5 Things We Learned From Set

• "Reacher" Season 4 adapts Lee Child's novel "Gone Tomorrow"
• Show aims for "different", not bigger, storytelling this season
• Production built an elaborate maze-like Philadelphia set in Toronto

Prime Video's "Reacher" is entering its fourth season with a deliberate shift in tone and approach, adapting Lee Child's 2009 novel "Gone Tomorrow" rather than simply escalating the action for its own sake. Rather than pushing for a "bigger" spectacle after Season 3's fight against a taller opponent,…

‘Die Hard’ Meets ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ in Overlooked Actioner Seeking Redemption on HBO Max

• Daisy Ridley's flop actioner "Cleaner" now streams on HBO Max
• She plays an ex-soldier window cleaner foiling a terrorist plot
• Directed by Bond veteran Martin Campbell on a $25m budget

Daisy Ridley's action-thriller "Cleaner", directed by Martin Campbell and released to poor box-office returns, is now streaming on HBO Max, giving the film a chance to find an audience it missed in cinemas. The move highlights Ridley's struggle to headline a hit since Star Wars: Episode IX —…

The songwriter Judy Collins knew she could never fall in love with: “He was generous to a fault”

"All bets were off." The post The songwriter Judy Collins knew she could never fall in love with: “He was generous to a fault” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Brave’s Stubbs stars to slow Rockets’ march to final

• Southern Brave beat Trent Rockets by six wickets in The Hundred.
• Tristan Stubbs hit a half-century; Marcus Stoinis also starred with the bat.
• Result leaves Rockets facing a nervous wait over their progress.

Southern Brave produced a strong batting display to beat Trent Rockets by six wickets in a match in The Hundred, dealing a setback to the Rockets' hopes of progressing towards the competition's final. The result gives Brave a timely boost as the tournament's business end approaches, while leaving…

Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt

• Porter Airlines flight cancelled after child wouldn't wear seat belt
• Passengers rebooked next day after runway curfew missed
• Incident sparks debate on child safety versus parental leniency

A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled after a young child refused to wear a seat belt, reigniting debate about how airlines and parents should handle disruptive or frightened children on planes. The flight had to return to the terminal when the child stood up…

2,000 Fortnite Players Hired as Air Traffic Controllers by US Government

• US hired 2,000 gamers as air traffic controllers via a new scheme
• Fortnite skills cited as useful preparation for the job
• Critics warn pay instability and rushed training may undercut the fix

The US Department of Transportation has hired 2,000 people through a scheme that specifically recruited video gamers, particularly Fortnite players, to become air traffic controllers, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on 9 August. The initiative addresses a chronic shortage of controllers as flight numbers rise, a gap…