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Major wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, with over 85,000 evacuating or preparing to leave

A fire has been causing havoc in the region since Saturday, and now it has reached its most dangerous stage.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day edges into top 3 highest-grossing movies ever

It's potentially set to become the first movie to hit $1 billion in the US alone.

Lando Norris wins Dutch GP but admits they don't have a car to win the championship

Lando Norris doesn't give himself hopes that he can come back in the F1 championship

Verstappen admits own mistake in crash at his final race at Zandvoort

Max Verstappen crashed in the first lap of the final Dutch GP for a while.

Double Fine announces game jam and Kickstarter campaign to allow fans to vote for their next project

The newly independent studio is looking for backers and supporters to help create its next project.

Don't expect a new Ori adventure anytime soon

Despite rumours that Ori 3 could be revealed during Gamescom this week, the series creator says it isn't happening.

Helldivers II has reached almost 23 million players

Sony's live-service efforts have rarely made either the company, investors, or gamers happy, but there is one obvious exception.

Sony reminds players their games are just licenses

Amidst talk about a major PlayStation boycott, Sony has decided to explain that gamers do not own the titles they've bought.

It can take up to four years to create a track in the Gran Turismo series

Kazunori Yamauchi: "It takes eight months for us to do both the appearance and the physics for how the dynamics of the car work."

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's game director talks embracing glup shittos: "I didn't even know who Ben Quadinaros was until like two summers ago"

Star Wars: Galactic Racer packs some deep cuts and beloved references for fans who follow podracing like it's a real sport.

The developer of the game where you play as a massive woman destroying a city has alleged the title was released without permission

Giantess Playground is in a bit of hot water, and not for portraying what is most likely a poorly disguised fetish.

IT: Welcome to Derry will officially return for a second season

The horror show has been greenlit for a return, and we can only assume that means more of Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise.

Insomniac dev reveals impact of the Marvel's Wolverine backlash

From jokes bagging on the modern AAA experience, to bad-faith criticisms about certain characters, Insomniac has had to deal with a lot.

The Witcher 3 designer recalls development woes: "For a few weeks, women were just dropping their babies"

Making immersive villages and settlements is a lot easier today than it was 10-15 years ago.

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord will return for its second season in 2027

This was confirmed as much by head writer and executive producer Matt Michnovetz.

You'll be able to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu on Disney+ in September

The latest Star Wars movie now has its Disney+ debut date locked in.

The 25th anniversary Xbox Series X25 will reportedly cost as much as a PS5 Pro

The transparent green machine will arrive in November.

Theo James rules out becoming the next James Bond: "I'm definitely too old now"

The actor will instead have to settle for the job of being an aristocratic gangster in The Gentlemen.

Stick will return to Apple TV in November

Owen Wilson's golf comedy series will soon be back for a second season.

Hong Kong sentences two pro-democracy protesters in China for "calling for subversion"

The activists were members of an organisation commemorating Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Citizens' protests are seeking to halt the redevelopment project, which involves the felling of one of Singapore's last remaining forests

The island nation's government had planned to clear two-thirds of the Maju Forest to build 'high-density' housing blocks.

Grand Theft Auto VI has already made over $50k from leaks, with hundreds of thousands in a crypto wallet

The grift is working, no matter how obvious it is.

Almost two years after it launched to mixed reception and poor player numbers, No More Room in Hell 2 has accrued over a million players

Torn Banner Studios celebrates a resounding comeback tour with a huge new milestone.

Yellowjackets returns for its fourth and final season this November

The project will soon be back on Paramount+.

Gaming hardware spending drops to six-year low, giving us a bleak look at the expensive next-gen era

If consoles are only set to get more expensive, Sony and Microsoft can expect to sell a lot less of them.

Panama Canal to reduce daily passing ships due to El Niño

There will be a reduction of four ships a day, down to 32.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will land on Netflix in October

The long-awaited next season of the anime show now has a firm date attached to it.

New short-form video app Divine looks to "reset" social media

AI content is banned, and videos are limited to just six seconds.

Lanterns is the biggest DC Studios premiere on HBO Max with over 9 million viewers in three days

It has also become a top-five debut on the whole of the HBO Max streaming service.

We're teaming up with Borderlands 3's FL4K and Amara in new Borderlands 4 DLC

Story Pack 2 and Bounty Pack 5 will both go live on the 10th of September.

Blue Eye Samurai shows off first Season 2 trailer, Season 3 confirmed

The second season of the hit animated series arrives in January 2027.

UK, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Canada, and the Netherlands issue statement against "unacceptable" West Bank settlement project from Israel

The countries have come together to condemn the development plan, regarding it as illegal under international law.

Japan enacts its first use of the death penalty in over a year over man responsible for lethal Pachinko parlour fire

Sunao Takami, 58, set fire to his local Pachinko parlour in Osaka in 2009.

Riot Games is ending development on 2XKO at the end of 2026

The tag fighting title will remain accessible beyond this date, but no new content will be arriving.

Dave Bautista officially set to replace Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Prime Video's God of War series

Following Hurst's injury earlier in the year, a replacement has now been cast.

The Golden Axe series unveils first trailer and confirms a September release

Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead are getting ready to once again battle the evil Death Adder.

"Here we go!", says Carlos Alcaraz, confirming he will return for the US Open

Alcaraz has not played since his injury in April 2026.

007 First Light has now topped 4 million copies sold

IO Interactive's action-adventure has proven to be a big success.

Chris Pratt becomes a hairy drifter in The Terminal List's second season

The Prime Video action series will explore how Reece finds a new purpose after completing his list.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer has now gone gold and is ready for launch in October

Yet another game is ripe and ready to be printed onto discs ahead of launch.

American runner and former World Champion Jenny Simpson reveals rare heart condition months after collapse

Her running days are over but "couldn't have written a better ending".

It's all-out warfare in the latest look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Multiplayer

Spectacle certainly seems to be on the menu in the next edition of the shooter series.

Israel Defense Forces admits shooting at Hind Rajab and opens an investigation

Hind Rajab and six family members were killed by the Israeli army in January 2024, where two paramedics were also killed.

Climate change is causing whales to come closer to the coast in Greenland

With sea ice melting, whales are able to access previously inaccessible areas.

Next Xbox system update will give users more control of their dashboard and local game saves

While introducing improvements to badges and wishlists.

Guerrilla Games has reportedly rebooted Horizon Hunters Gathering after "poor feedback"

The game is currently in the process of having its live-service element ripped out with the intention of turning it into a cooperative multiplayer game.

Artisanal gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, over 100 people killed

The incident occurred in the village of Zamboye, near the border with Cameroon.

Smiling Friends Season 4 scripts have been drafted, and if the creators feel like returning they'll dig them out

The chances of a Smiling Friends return are not zero, according to series creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack.

Former EA manager doesn't know if we'll see new Mass Effect under Saudi leadership

BioWare's IPs aren't small enough to just be given away, but they're not seen as major money-makers compared to sports games.

Screen Burn shares 18 minutes of atmospheric Silent Hill: Townfall gameplay

The first-person horror project will launch on September 24.