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Beyond Fest Organizers on Improved Ticketing, Fans ‘As Unhinged as We Are’ and Their 7 Titles Not to Miss
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GameSpot
WoW: Forever Players Are Up In Arms Over Streamer Not Being Banned For Illegal Gold
World of Warcraft: Forever is opening up old wounds when it comes to Blizzard's actions (or in many players' views, inaction) against bots and real-money gold buying, with a recent incident involving a popular streamer becoming a flashpoint for the MMORPG. WoW Classic streamer Ziqo was recently seen on stream accepting large sums of gold from strangers in the lead up to a $100,000 WoW: Forever beta dueling tournament on October 17. In a clip in which he was traded 380 gold from a level one character (a huge amount in WoW Classic/Forever, particularly in a beta that's only been out for two weeks), Ziqo can be heard saying there's no way that amount of gold is "natty" but accepts the trade anyways. In another clip , he accepts 175 gold from a different level one character named El Delivery. The community immediately saw huge cause for concern. Not only did gold buying already appear to be
Variety
Variety’s ‘Pixels and Pencils’ Animation Panel Returns to SCAD Savannah Film Festival With Directors of ‘Wildwood,’ ‘Ray Gunn’ and More
Variety’s “Pixels and Pencils” panel returns to the SCAD Savannah Film Festival for a fifth year, spotlighting the directors behind the year’s standout animated features. Six filmmakers will join this year’s conversation which include: Brad Bird for Netflix’s “Ray Gunn”; Daniel Chong for Pixar’s “Hoppers”; Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado for DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island”; […]
Variety
Margot Robbie and Jason Blum Join Cinema United’s Filmmaker Leadership Council Film News in Brief
Filmmakers and three-time Academy Award nominees Margot Robbie and Jason Blum have joined Cinema United’s Filmmaker Leadership Council, a group of producers and directors aimed to champion the future of cinema. “We are thrilled and honored to welcome two leaders like Margot and Jason to this influential group,” said Michael O’Leary, the president and CEO […]
Kotaku
Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Include Over 170 Species Of Animals As Well As Hurricanes: ‘Wind Will Blow Ripples Over The Water Surface’
You'll be able track legendary animals down in Rockstar's massive digital recreation of Florida
Variety
‘God of War Laufey’ Sets Release Date, Preorders Open (Gaming News Roundup)
“God of War Laufey” will release Feb. 16, 2027 from PlayStation’s Santa Monica Studios. Pre-orders go live on Sept. 29. The prequel game in the action-adventure franchise centers on Laufey, also known as Faye. “God of War Laufey” follows the legendary warrior beyond death through the Everywhen, the afterlife of the gods. Fans who pre-order […]
Rolling Stone
Rihanna Shooting Suspect Declared Competent to Stand Trial
Ivanna Ortiz allegedly posted about the superstar singer before the residential shooting, “Listen, Rihanna. When you die, God is taking me to my future”