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18 AAA games in 8 weeks: With the GTA 6 shadow looming, Gamescom suddenly feels like the most essential gaming event of 2026

• Gamescom is framed as crucial ahead of GTA 6.
• Eighteen AAA games are due within eight weeks.
• Publishers face fierce competition for attention.

GamesRadar argues that Gamescom’s Opening Night Live has become a particularly important event for the games industry in 2026, as a crowded release period precedes the expected arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6. The article suggests publishers may use Gamescom to secure attention for major titles before GTA…

July was hottest month on record in contiguous US: NOAA

July marked the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Temperatures in the mainland 48 states and Washington, D.C., averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That was roughly 0.1 to 0.2 degrees hotter than July 1936 and July 2012, according…

Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution

• Amazon backs Texas gas plant to power a huge new AI data centre
• Plant could emit 33 million tonnes of CO2 yearly, among the US's largest sources
• Trend of AI firms bypassing grid and permitting scrutiny for their own power

Amazon is backing a large natural gas power plant in Texas to power an AI data centre, in a project that could become one of the biggest single sources of climate pollution in the United States. The move follows a broader trend among AI companies bypassing grid connections…

Rockets face nervous wait after defeat by Brave

• Southern Brave beat Trent Rockets by six wickets in The Hundred.
• Rockets could lose top spot to Sunrisers Leeds on Tuesday.
• Stubbs (52*) and Stoinis (46) led Brave's successful run chase.

Trent Rockets suffered a six-wicket defeat by already-eliminated Southern Brave in The Hundred, leaving them facing a nervous wait to discover whether they will finish top of the table and qualify automatically for the final. The result matters because it opens the door for Sunrisers Leeds, who trail…

‘The Last House’ Star Wagner Moura Talks the Netflix Chart-Topper and Why He Believes the Tide Is Turning for Latino Actors

• Wagner Moura discusses Netflix hit *The Last House* and his career shift
• He says Hollywood is moving past Latino stereotypes in casting
• Won Cannes best actor for *The Secret Agent* while filming *Last House*

Brazilian actor Wagner Moura has become one of Netflix's most-favoured leading men, discussing his role in the streamer's current chart-topping sci-fi thriller *The Last House* and how his career has evolved since his star-making turn as Pablo Escobar in *Narcos*. Moura believes Hollywood's portrayal of Latino actors is…

Man City close in on Bouaddi – Tuesday’s gossip

• Man City closing in on Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi for around £85m.
• Arsenal duo Jesus and Martinelli linked with Serie A moves.
• Real Madrid reportedly want Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi.

Manchester City are closing in on a deal to sign 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, one of several transfer stories doing the rounds in Tuesday's football gossip column. Arsenal feature prominently, with Serie A sides reportedly circling both Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli, while Real Madrid are said…

Remember When Frankie Goes to Hollywood Started a Controversy (And a Fashion Craze) With Their Biggest Hit in 1983?

• BBC's 1983 ban of "Relax" boosted rather than hurt its popularity
• Producer Trevor Horn reshaped the song using session musicians
• "Relax" hit UK No.1 and US No.10, spawning a fashion trend

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1983 single "Relax" became one of the decade's most notorious hits after the BBC banned it over its overtly sexual lyrics, sparking outrage that only fuelled its popularity. Formed by Holly Johnson in 1980, the band caught the attention of producer Trevor Horn during…

Damon Wayans guests alongside David Alan Grier in St Denis Medical premiere

• Damon Wayans guest stars in "St. Denis Medical" Season 3 premiere, 2 November
• He reunites with "In Living Color" co-star David Alan Grier
• Wayans plays a temp doctor covering for Grier's recovering character, Ron

Damon Wayans will reunite on screen with his former "In Living Color" co-star David Alan Grier when he guest stars in the Season 3 premiere of "St. Denis Medical," airing on 2 November. Wayans plays Dr Highland, a charming but pompous doctor filling in at the fictional hospital…

Insomniac’s Spider-Man Reveals What Brand New Day Is Missing

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has swung into theaters and shattered numerous records; everyone and their Aunt May went to see this film, it seems. And thankfully, it’s good! After a trilogy of Tom Holland movies that purposefully went in a different direction than what fans had come to…