One of 2026’s Best-Rated Games Is Basically Mass Effect With Spies

Mass Effect: Universe may be cancelled following BioWare's closure, but Zero Parades: For Died Spies is already Mass Effect meets James Bond

Quentin Tarantino Surprises Fans With 17 Minutes of ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ at AFI Fest

Quentin Tarantino surprised audiences on Friday night at AFI Fest when he shared the first 17 minutes of “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.” Tarantino made a special appearance at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, following a screening of “Once Upon a Time … In

Vanessa Trump says she is cancer-free six months after revealing diagnosis

The ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, with whom she shares five children, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Xbox's First-Ever COO Is Already Leaving After A Few Months

Less than four months after becoming the first-ever Xbox COO, Helen Chiang has left the company

Israel removes around 250 Palestinian families from West Bank city of Hebron after soldier deaths

Days before tight elections are due to be held in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a massive operation on the West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed by militants at a checkpoint.

Israeli forces displace Hebron families after deadly attack

Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday and displaced around 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing to exact a heavy price for a deadly attack on soldiers. The Palestinian Authority called for international pressure on Israel

'I drank from the chalice of blood': indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as 'anti-human and anti-art'

Refund offered for players who "still feel betrayed" over AI use in Future? No Thanks!

Here’s to 20 Years of ‘Taylor Swift’

We look back at the superstar’s 2006 self-titled debut album — and where her illustrious songwriting career began

What to expect from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ event

It feels like Apple's Welcome Home event just happened. And the iPhone Duo announcement isn't all that far in our rearview mirror, either. Yet, the company is back with another launch, focused on the MacBook Pro, it looks like. Its "Pro and tell" event is scheduled for October

Fire engulfs Hitler’s former Eagle’s Nest retreat in Germany

A fire broke out at the Eagle's Nest, Adolf Hitler's former mountain retreat in southern Germany. Police say a suspect has been detained, and around 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze.

Swapmeet Make an Awesome Sound in Brooklyn

Catching up with the Aussie indie sensations as they play Baby's All Right with support from Nashville's Baby Wave

'Wildwood' Is a "Risky" Movie — Just Like 'Coraline' Was 20 Years Ago

Discover the 16-year journey of Laika's Wildwood, a groundbreaking stop-motion film directed by Travis Knight.

Phoebe Bridgers Gave Brad Paisley One of the Best Compliment He’s Ever Gotten

The Lost Weekend songwriter was telling Paisley about songs she loved and included an unexpected one of his own

Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the WBC Junior Welterweight Title Boxing Match Online

In a title fight, promoter Matchroom Boxing sets up in England for an elite match between two prime boxers. In the main event, English boxer Dalton Smith defends his WBC junior welterweight championship title belts against Dominican Alberto Puello. It’s a scheduled for 12

Award-winning sci-fi author NK Jemisin joins BioWare's mourners and scorns a broken industry for killing geese that 'laid the golden eggs'

"The [Mass Effect] and [Dragon Age] games were a literal inspiration."

'You have this superpower' — how the left is weaponizing jury nullification

The effort is to engineer "Twelve Angry Men" scenarios on real juries — but unlike in the movie, the jurors are actually being trained to ignore evidence and deliberations in favor of political outcomes.

Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information

Federal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which

Trump hints that White House press area may be moved to another location

President Trump pushed back Saturday morning against reports he was considering replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool but said he was considering moving media “to a less obnoxious location.” On Tuesday, The New York Times reported Trump

My Chemical Romance Face Legal Action From Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Over Stage Costumes

Owner of the cheerleader brand files injunction to stop band from having dancers wearing Cowboys-inspired outfits during violent "Teenagers" sequence

Iran's Pezeshkian blames US for interim deal failure, urges new try

(Refiles to correct typo in quote) DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, in remarks broadcast on state TV on Saturday, blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal with Iran, but said there should be a new attempt at concluding it. "We

Aaron Paul Originally Had A Much More Important Role In Clayface

A blink-and-you'll-miss-it Clayface cameo is the last remnant of a character mostly cut from the movie

‘Love Language’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Sells Words of Affirmation in an Old-School Romcom With Gen-Z Trappings

Much has been written on the new dating politics practiced by Gen-Z — more progressive socially, more conservative sexually, if you believe the hot takes, which you probably shouldn’t. Either way, that sensibility has yet to trickle down to mainstream portrayals of Zoomer

Man dies after being buried alive while digging in Johor

The Johor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said on Oct 24 that it received an emergency call at 10am.

Could lowering high blood pressure be as simple as stimulating your ear?

A small device that gently stimulates nerves through the ear could offer a new way to tackle stubborn high blood pressure. In a clinical trial of 63 patients already taking medication, the treatment proved safe, easy to use at home, and well tolerated. Although it did not

DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: Reports

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday sent letters to election officials in every California county asking that they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls, according to several reports. The letter warned local officials would “risk significant federal

A hidden bias in human language challenges 70 years of science

A groundbreaking study challenges 70 years of assumptions about how human language works. By analyzing billions of word uses, scientists discovered that meaning is organized around power, danger, and order rather than emotion alone. Even more surprisingly, human language shows

Nintendo Is Still Being Wildly Underestimated

Once dismissed as 'for kids,' Nintendo now enjoys critical respect - except when it's making casual games like Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Todd Snider Died While Working on an Ambitious New Album. His Friends Finished It

“There was always something he was chasing,” says Robbie Crowell, who oversaw Snider's posthumous release My Second Rodeo with Joe Bisirri and Aaron Lee Tasjan

Live Updates: Obama, Harris to campaign for Democrats in 3 battleground states; Trump travels to Georgia

President Trump has held rallies throughout the week in Iowa, Kansas, Florida and more, but leaders of the Democratic Party are set to hold a midterm blitz of their own on Saturday ahead of Election Day. Former President Obama is expected to make two Midwest trips to Cleveland,

A dangerous El Niño could turn hunger into famine

The developing El Niño could push millions more people into hunger.

Jennings: Ramaswamy's campaign tactics 'worst politics you could imagine'

Republican commentator Scott Jennings took a swipe at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) for using a controversial campaign ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The ad, which Ramaswamy’s campaign is now spending $4 million to broadcast statewide, features

Tensions rise in Albania as protesters burn symbolic pillows outside prime minister’s office

Police also deployed a water cannon and riot units near the Ministry of Education as opposition supporters and students mobilised in the Albanian capital, with some hurling rocks at the building and at officers.

Morelia Film Festival Prizes: ‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building,’ an ‘Expression of Pure, Unbound Beauty,’ Wins Top ‘Ojo’ Award

Bruno Santamaría Razo’s fiction debut “Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building”(“Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul”) has clinched the top Ojo award at the 24th Morelia Film Festival (FICM), which wraps Oct. 25. Hailed by Variety as a “lush, poetic film rooted in memories,”

NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples reveal a 4.5-billion-year-old secret

Tiny samples from asteroid Bennu are rewriting scientists' understanding of how our Solar System formed. New evidence suggests that Bennu was born where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed, with Jupiter playing a surprising role in shaping its formation.

UAE's Ras Al Khaimah shuts all beaches as neighbours grapple with oil spill

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighbouring Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the

Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation

JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Israeli military forced around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Watch: French police deploy armoured vehicles in Paris and Marseille

French police deployed Centaure armoured vehicles in Paris and Marseille on Saturday as authorities stepped up security during protests over the rising cost of living.

Italy deploys hundreds of soldiers as nationwide protests raise fears of fresh violence

Demonstrations against rising living costs, military spending and government policies are taking place across Italy, with security tightened following violent clashes in Milan last weekend.

Scientists propose a way to detect dangerous “mirror life” before it exists

Scientists have proposed a way to detect “mirror life,” a hypothetical form of life that could pose serious risks to humans, animals, and ecosystems if artificially created. Using special fluorescent molecules and a type of polarized light also used in 3D movie technology,

The Great Semiconductor Pullback Looks Like A Generational Buying Opportunity

Astronomers uncover a mysterious magnetic web above the Sun

The Sun’s seemingly peaceful regions are hiding a surprisingly complex magnetic world. Using a balloon-borne telescope high above Earth, scientists discovered delicate, thread-like magnetic structures woven through the solar atmosphere, apparently shaped by twisting motions on

Ukraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limits

The slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.

These tiny snakes roll four times faster than they slither

Tiny snakes in Southeast Asia have mastered an extraordinary escape technique: rolling across the ground at speeds up to four times faster than ordinary slithering. Scientists discovered that dwarf reedsnakes accomplish this feat through precisely coordinated body movements

After 14 years of development, Factorio's final major update is out now

Patch 2.1 brings "a big collection" of small yet significant changes.

Madrid joins weekend of protests across Europe as thousands rally for better pensions

Pensioners are marching in Madrid on Saturday to demand decent pensions, indexation to inflation and an end to the gender gap, as parallel rallies in France and Italy prompt tighter security.

Ukraine reports Starlink operating again after slowdown

Ukraine’s Starlink satellite links have been restored after the country experienced limitations with accessing this critical technology, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday. SpaceX’s military-grade version of Starlink, called Starshield, supports

Soldiers patrol Milan streets as shops board up ahead of protests

Milan is on alert ahead of expected protests, with additional soldiers deployed and shops boarding up their windows a week after looting and clashes with police.

5 Years Later, Metroid Dread’s Perfect Ending Is Still One of Nintendo’s Best

Five years after its release, Metroid Dread's haunting ending ranks among one of Nintendo's finest.

Critics should do their homework before attacking Arabic language programs

Arabic should not be treated differently from German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese because of contemporary politics.

Rising demand from families needing Christmas help

Charlotte Riley says more families are reaching out for help for a variety of reasons.