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The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past in Scriptwriting Stage Following Cancellation Rumors, Peter Jackson Confirms
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Xbox biz guy deletes his X account less than 24 hours after saying game devs who don't embrace AI 'should not be in the business of being a business'
Business strategy manager Brandon Stirrup said he was "happy to take the hit" for his stance on AI, then left social media.
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As IGN Retreats From Podcasts, Fired Hosts Start Their Own
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Variety
Fox Corp. Top Lawyer Adam Ciongoli Is Exiting, Nick Trutanich to Take Over as General Counsel
Fox Corp. said Adam Ciongoli, chief legal and policy officer, will not renew his contract — and that he will step down from the role effective Dec. 1. Ciongoli will serve as a special adviser to Fox through June 2028. Nicholas Trutanich, currently Fox Corp.’s executive vice president, principal deputy general counsel, will become general […]
Rolling Stone
Trump’s Crunch-Time Message: New Mexico Should Be Renamed ‘New America’
The president continues making erratic public statements as his party struggles to mitigate expected midterm losses
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Richard Riehle, Character Actor and ‘Office Space’ Scene-Stealer, Dead at 78
Richard Riehle, known for playing Tom Smykowski in Office Space and many other character actor roles, died of natural causes Oct. 15 in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 78. Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on May 12, 1948. He attended the University of Notre Dame before receiving a masters from University […]
Eurogamer
Moonlighter dev delays Steam playtest for its "Tower Defensevania" ReVamp over concerns that AI copycats might clone it before launch
Digital Sun - the indie studio behind moreish roguelike Moonlighter and moody RTS Cataclismo - has delayed a planned Steam playtest for its next game, ReVamp, citing concerns over "games being reverse-engineered, cloned and published before the original is even out." Read more