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‘IvyBears’ Hits Cannes After YouTube Breakout, Spawns Animated Feature Project (EXCLUSIVE)
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Xbox CEO: We Must Rely On The Past, But We Cannot Rely On The Past
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has once again discussed the new direction for Microsoft's gaming division and how it'll continue to focus heavily on its biggest franchises, while also calling on its studios to create new IP. According to Sharma, relying solely on established franchises can only take Xbox so far, and without an injection of fresh IP blood, Xbox will not survive. "We're backing our strongest franchises. I want our great games to become great global billion-dollar franchises," Sharma said in a town hall meeting shared with Windows Central . "I would also like to see us continue to create enduring new IP. We will not survive if we only revive on the past. We have to find new ways, and courage, to have invention on new IP that reaches new sets of audiences." This year has focused primarily on several of Xbox's biggest franchises, like Forza Horizon, Halo, and Gears of War, ahead of the
PC Gamer
Gigabyte deletes blog post on Intel LGA1700 chips in early 2027, but it can't put the cat back in the bag
Looks like Gigabyte made an error when it posted about Intel's upcoming LGA1700 chips last week.
Eurogamer
Asha Sharma reportedly tells rattled Xbox employees: "We have to find new ways, and courage, to have invention on new IP"
Xbox leader Asha Sharma has reportedly broadcast her intent to "create enduring new IP" alongside the company's much publicised plan to organise around its biggest gaming brands - think The Elder Scrolls, think Blizzard, etc. But according to Sharma: "We will not survive if we only revive on the past." Read more
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Jeremy Strong Texted Jessica Chastain After ‘Other Mommy’ Dominated Box Office Over ‘Social Reckoning’ Flop
Other Mommy may have dominated The Social Reckoning at the box office this past weekend, but there’s no hard feelings between longtime friends Jessica Chastain and Jeremy Strong. Chastain, who stars as a demonic mother in horror movie Other Mommy, shared on her Instagram Story Monday night a playful string of text messages with Strong, […]
Variety
J.K. Rowling Docuseries Set at BBC
The BBC is set to broadcast a two-part docuseries about “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. Produced by Rogan Scotland (“Becoming Frida Kahlo”), it will trace her “dramatic rise, cultural influence and contested legacy, using her life as a lens through which to explore three decades of profound social, political and technological change,” according to the […]
Variety
Raindance to Launch U.K.’s First Major Vertical Festival and Market (EXCLUSIVE)
The U.K. may have been slower than other markets to jump onto the boom in short-form vertical media, projected to generate $150 billion in revenue in markets outside China this year, but it is now getting its own dedicated festival. British indie film stalwart Raindance is launching Raindance Vertical, a one-day festival and financing market […]