Rockstar Games has banned user-created missions in its “Grant Theft Auto Online” game that recreated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Additionally, “GTA Online” has added “Charlie Kirk” to the list of terms prohibited by what it refers to internally as its “profanity filter.”
The Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions have revealed the complete ensemble cast for the American debut of the “Hamnet” stage play with Kemi-Bo Jacobs taking on the role of Agnes and Rory Alexander portraying William Shakespeare. The critically lauded stage
The VES Awards will be held on Feb. 25 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated the Visual Effects Society awards with 10 nominations, including outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature. There is a three-way tie for top nominations in animation, with Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s “KPop Demon Hunters,”
Slayyyter has announced her third album “Wor$t Girl in America,” releasing March 27 via RECORDS/Columbia Records. The pop singer plans to drop her first record as part of her deal with Columbia, which she revealed to Variety in August. To coincide with the album announcement,
The 32nd Slamdance Film Festival has announced its complete 2026 lineup, consisting of 141 films, 50 of which are world premieres. Held in Los Angeles for the second year consecutively, Slamdance will run in person from Feb. 19-25, and virtually from Feb. 24 to Mar. 6 via the
The fan-favorite is in the running for her second Oscar nomination and first since 'Almost Famous' 25 years ago.
Twisted Pixel and Sanzaru Games have been gutted according to laid off employees The post Multiple Meta-Owned Game Studios Hit With Layoffs appeared first on Kotaku .
Trump's remarks came as the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said over 2,000 people had been killed in anti-government protests.
More than 3,000 historical scientific microscope slides are conserved and digitized to enable greater access. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article
A Monzo spokesperson said it had activated a back-up banking service after identifying issues affecting its app.
Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported the first observation of a dynamic magnetochiral instability in a solid-state material. Their findings, published in Nature Physics, bridge ideas from nuclear and
Hytale is in early access after 10 years of development, and here's what to expect from Hytale's creative and exploration modes
After a canceled revamp and a server shutdown, BioWare fans mourn the loot shooter’s potential The post EA Kills Anthem: A BioWare Fan’s Five Stages Of Grief appeared first on Kotaku .
Financial leaders from Switzerland, Brazil, Korea, the United Kingdom, and more are rallying around U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the Department of Justice served him with a grand jury subpoena . “We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and
Ever since embarking on an extensive, triumphant reunion tour from 2022 to 2024, slacker indie legends Pavement have scaled back band activities significantly without actually breaking up. Last May the band played Colbert to promote the movie Pavements , and they did three
Jamie Dimon defended Powell, saying, "anything that chips away” at the central bank’s independence “is not a good idea."
Mounting evidence from research on nematodes to mice indicate that a father's environment, such as what he eats or if he is exposed to stress or toxicants, can lead to metabolic and behavioral disorders in his offspring.
Wall Street analysts largely framed the pullback as profit-taking rather than a fundamental shift in the outlook.
The Assassin's Creed publisher continues restructuring scheme to keep costs down The post Ubisoft Follows Up Request For Employees To Lay Themselves Off By Doing It Itself appeared first on Kotaku .
They are following a different playbook from that of their elders
Former special counsel Jack Smith is going to get the chance to testify to Congress in the full video of the public. On January 22, Smith will testify before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election,
Time to heat things up.
Swiss film festival Visions du Réel will pay tribute to the work of U.S. filmmaker Kelly Reichardt at its 57th edition, which runs April 17-26. Reichardt, who will be a “guest of honor” at the festival, will hold a masterclass and present a retrospective of her work. Her latest
Seaweed aquaculture is a major part of China's coastal bioeconomy, yet farming space and seasonal windows are increasingly constrained in many established production areas.
We have a lot to look forward to this year from pixel-packed panels.
No signs of slowing down.
President Donald Trump says he won’t meet with Iranian government officials until they stop murdering their own people. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday, Trump urged the millions of protesters who have taken to the streets to oppose the Islamic Republic to “KEEP
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday went after tech billionaire Elon Musk over a social media post he made targeting her and Somalis in Minnesota. On Monday, Musk responded to a post from another user on the social platform X promoting theories about immigrants being used to
The Game is doubling back with his second Gangsta Grillz mixtape in as many months — and this one’s an all-star affair. Just a month after teaming up with DJ Drama for Every Movie Needs a Trailer — his debut entry in Mr. Thanksgiving’s legendary mixtape series — the Compton