Writing the summary…
TIL what may or may not be the oldest board game in recorded history is also, perhaps inevitably, now a roguelike
Source: PC Gamer
Original reporting
PC Gamer: read the full reportRelated stories
BBC Entertainment
Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
Variety
Laura Benanti on Her Journey From Broadway to Stand-Up With a Riotous One-Woman Show, ‘Nobody Cares,’ and Why Melania Remains One of Her Proudest Roles
Laura Benanti is out of the woods and into a thicket that is very different from her initial Broadway base: the world of stand-up comedy. Officially, Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares is a one-woman show, but she says the only reason she shies away from calling it stand-up at all is because she respects the people […]
Kotaku
Giving Sonic A Gun In Fortnite Has Been A Huge Success, With Players Killing Dr. Eggman 14 Million Times
Sega President Shuji Utsumi and Epic Games Japan Managing Director Takayuki Kawasaki discussed the challenges of featuring Sonic in Fortnite
Variety
‘Scrubs’ Showrunner Dissects Season 2 Premiere: Is Dr. Cox Going to Live, and Will We Finally See J.D. and Elliott’s Kid?
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 first two episodes of the “Scrubs” revival, which aired Wednesday night on ABC and will stream next day on Hulu. When ABC’s “Scrubs” returned earlier this year after a nearly 16-year break, fans were quite divided on one major change in character dynamics: J.D. (Zach […]
Variety
Mark Ruffalo Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Stifle Creativity’ and ‘Weaken Free Speech’: It ‘Should Never Have Been Approved’
Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger once again, this time following the news on Wednesday that the deal has been approved and is tentatively set to close next week. “This merger will stifle creativity, weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs — it is a bad deal for this country […]
Rolling Stone
Where to Buy Last-Minute My Chemical Romance Hollywood Bowl Tickets
The band are performing for five nights at the iconic venue, with a smattering of tickets still available on the secondary market