Olivier Courtemanche, head of PlayStation Studios mobile, testified as part of Sony’s lawsuit against Tencent. His statement revealed that while the case focuses on Tencent’s game *Light of Motiram*, PlayStation representatives met with Tencent and its Aurora Studios team in China last year to discuss a potential *The Last of Us* project.
Fans hoping for a more satisfying resolution for Barb, the beloved character from Season 1 played by Shannon Purser, will likely be disappointed. During a visit to the set of *Stranger Things* Season 5, Time Magazine saw a realistic recreation of Barb’s body – a dummy covered in black vines (made partly from pool noodles), with purple lips and a large wound on her neck, partially buried in the ground. Surprisingly, the Duffer brothers, the show’s creators, revealed they never fully understood the audience’s strong connection to Barb. As Ross Duffer explained, they often received feedback asking about her fate, but felt the show’s central focus was always on Will Byers.
In his new memoir, *Future Boy*, details the making of the 1985 sci-fi film, and its star frequently stops to express his appreciation for the movie’s dedicated fans. However, the actor explains that intense scrutiny – with people watching the film repeatedly – inevitably leads to the discovery and overanalysis of even minor errors.
A recent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 13, 2025, describes a mobile banking app. The app would offer services like quick cash advances, cryptocurrency trading, investment tools, and financial learning resources.
Riley Walz, a 23-year-old software engineer, reportedly orchestrated a prank by booking 50 Waymo self-driving cars to go to the same dead-end street at the same time, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
The latest season of South Park hasn’t held back, satirizing figures like Donald Trump, FCC chair Brendan Carr, Labubus, and ChatGPT. A recurring theme has been the show’s take on Trump’s connection to Satan.
All the Pokemon Center nurses in Legends: Z-A have the same hairstyle – those recognizable looped curls that remind fans of Nurse Joy from the Pokémon anime. However, the attendants in Lumiose City are much more diverse, each with unique skin tones and facial features.
The employees of Electronic Arts (EA) expressed concern that the company’s recent buyout didn’t include any representation from the people whose work made EA valuable. They fear mass layoffs as EA takes on debt to finance the deal. The employees, posting on the United Videogame Workers website, are especially worried about studios considered ‘less profitable,’ arguing that these studios are vital to EA’s success and reputation in the gaming industry.
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It’s become incredibly difficult to tell which new games are truly innovative and which are just jumping on the trends. However, from the first time I saw Ball X Pit, I felt this brick-breaking, bullet-hell game was something special.