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The First Music Streaming Fraud Case Gets Caught Up in Trump’s Dumb AI Rebrand
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Variety
‘Krux’ Review: A Potently Bleak Portrait of German Village Life at the Bitter End of WWII
We’re used to films about hope and rejuvenation in the final days of the Second World War, but there’s a more novel perspective to be found in “Krux” — set in an isolated village in northeast Germany, where many of the locals have been so brainwashed by Nazism that the end of the war may […]
Kotaku
Everything We Know About Final Fantasy 14 Evercold So Far
8.0 is shaping up to be the biggest revamp of the MMORPG since A Realm Reborn
Variety
‘Wicker’ in 4DX at Black Bear One-Night-Only Film News in Brief
Black Bear studio announced Wednesday that “Wicker” will be released in the immersive 4DX format in a one-night-only screening event on Oct. 28. Based on Ursula Wills’ short story “The Wicker Husband,” the film follows a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) and her torrid romance with her hand-weaved husband played by Alexander Skarsgård. The special screening will […]
Variety
‘Elsbeth’ Season 4 Adds Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole (EXCLUSIVE)
Elsbeth has added Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole to the Season 4 cast. Ebersole will have a recurring role as Elsbeth’s mother in the CBS crime drama, while Aduba and Daly will each guest star. The fourth season of the spinoff based on “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” will premiere on […]
Variety
Ben Stiller to Moderate Conversation With William Shatner at New York Comic-Con ‘Star Trek’ Panel (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor and filmmaker Ben Stiller will moderate a conversation with William Shatner as part of the Star Trek panel at New York Comic-Con this Saturday, Variety has learned exclusively. It was previously reported that Shatner would take part in the panel, which comes as the Star Trek franchise is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The panel […]
GameSpot
What’s Next For Halo Under Activision? Probably Not The Endless
What likely would have been the big new enemy faction of the Halo universe, the Endless, have been fully revealed, though it's unclear what role, if any, they will play going forward. As announced last month by Xbox's Matt Booty, Halo is under new management , with the responsibility of the next game in the series going to a completely new team under Activision. Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, will remain as a small team to oversee already-released titles like the recent Halo: Campaign Evolved. However, the majority of the studio, 268 people, have been laid off. In the wake of the news, the latest (and now last) issue of the lore-focused Canon Fodder blog written by Halo Studios community writer Alex Wakeford has now become a parting gift from the studio to the community. In it, Wakeford reveals a glimpse at what the future of Halo might have looked like under Halo Studios' contin