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BritBox’s Modern Adaptation of ‘Agatha Christie’s Tommy Tuppence’ Stumbles Before Finding Steady Ground: TV Review
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Nakamura Yuri, Japanese-Korean Actor Known for ‘Romantics Anonymous’ and ‘Pacchigi! Love Peace,’ Dies at 44
Nakamura Yuri, the Japanese-Korean actor known for Netflix series Romantics Anonymous, died on Sept. 1 from rectal cancer. She was 44. Her agency, Alpha Agency, confirmed the news on Sept. 14. Born Yuri Sei in Neyagawa, Osaka, Nakamura came from a mixed heritage: her father was a third-generation Zainichi Korean and her mother held citizenship […]
Variety
HBO Max Supports French Animation and Documentary Investment Quotas as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Push Back
HBO Max has agreed to dedicate part of its mandatory investment in French and European content for documentaries and animation, embracing new French sub-quota rules that rival streamers are challenging in court. The agreement put HBO Max on a different path from Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ which have each lodged an appeal before the […]
Variety
‘Annie’ Returning to Broadway for 50th Anniversary
Little orphan Annie is returning to the Great White Way. A revival of Annie will premiere on Broadway in fall 2027, timed to the classic musical’s 50th anniversary. Sam Pinkleton, the Tony-winning director of Oh, Mary! and The Rocky Horror Show, is leading the new production. Casting and other key creatives will be announced at […]
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Steam Deck 2 plans aren't affected by ongoing component crisis, Valve maintains, as Steam Frame arrives later and more expensive than expected
And so here it is: Steam Frame; Valve's second in-house VR headset following 2019's Index, featuring a boosted spec sheet, PC-to-headset streaming, and the ability to function standalone. It is, if you don't mind spoilers, a good, often great bit of kit, and a fascinating machine - it's lightweight and wonderfully comfortable, with some neat ideas, and it's a pleasure to use if you're doing PC-to-VR. As a standalone device, though, I have reservations, and there's a sense that it's perhaps not quite ready for prime time. Read more
Kotaku
Warcraft 3 Leads On Why Forsaken Kingdom Launched With Graphics Mismatch, No Dubs: ‘BlizzCons Don’t Come Along Very Often’
Also, the Forsaken Kingdom campaign may get some dubbed languages added
Eurogamer
Alien Deathstorm's intense, relentless FPS action was a surprise Gamescom highlight - even if it nearly made my brain explode
Let me paint a picture: it is day three of Gamescom; I have seen dozens of fantastic games, spoken to many enthusiastic developers. I am excited and energised by it all, but also at the point of slightly delirious fatigue (not helped by the Gamescom flu determinedly setting in). It is, in other words, a less than ideal time to be seeing a game as relentlessly, overwhelmingly intense as Alien Deathstorm. But play it I did - and half an hour later I found myself walking away thinking I might just have seen one of my favourite demos of the show. Read more