Nintendo’s Most Unique Exclusive This Year Is A Love Letter To Retro Anime

Orbitals is a co-op puzzle platformer made for those of who grew up watching anime on Adult Swim

No Man's Sky now has its own Death Star with a laser so big it can 'destroy space station sized objects'

Look at the size of that thing!

I Really Hope Clockwork Revolutions Is One Of This Year’s Surprise Xbox Games

Also: you can now try Resident Evil Requiem for free

Ted Danson Joins Elizabeth Banks in Apple TV Comedy From Liz Heldens, Matt Ward

Ted Danson has joined the untitled Liz Heldens & Matt Ward comedy series currently in the works at Apple TV, Variety has confirmed. Danson is the latest addition to the series, alongside previously announced star Elizabeth Banks and fellow cast member Rob Delaney. The logline

An All AI-Generated Film Is Coming to Tribeca and It’s Sure to Raise Eyebrows

Dreams of Violets , made over three months, dramatizes the civil unrest in Tehran from this past January

Trust and patience link to higher happiness across 76 countries

A study covering 76 countries has found that people who are more trusting, patient, altruistic and cooperative tend to report higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction, suggesting that well-being depends on more than material prosperity alone. The work was published in

Senate bipartisan bill tackles NIL chaos in college sports, creates ‘Lane Kiffin Rule’

“This is a stability bill, not just an NIL bill,” Cruz said, referencing the name, image and likeness payments that have led to football rosters with $30 million payrolls and reshaped the industry.

Canada chooses Sweden's Saab in defence deal over US rivals, PM Mark Carney says

Carney says Canada's historically close relationship with the United States has been permanently altered and Ottawa needs to diversify its economic and security relationships.

7 beginner's tips to defend the crown in 007 First Light

In this guide, we listed seven beginner's tips that will explain some basic but important concept from 007 Fist Light

Caught In Joy: Music for Flow, Rest, and Reset

The moment I clicked through to the Caught In Joy YouTube channel , I knew I was going to love it. The description: Over 80 albums designed to focus, flow and reset. Instrumental electronic music for you brain to wander. And from the website : Caught In Joy (Karol

How to infiltrate the hotel in 007 First Light by finding the press badge or stealthing through the window

Your first test of true spycraft in First Light gives you a few different ways to enter the Carpathian Hotel.

Minister: Israel won’t allow Trump to make a peace deal with Iran

As Israel launched a new bombardment of Lebanon on Tuesday, its far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir suggested that it was trying to derail ongoing peace negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Iran. During a press briefing on Tuesday, the influential

Indie Dev Claims Zenless Zone Zero Of Copying His Game Ouros

"It's basically the same game."

‘Disclosure Day’ First Reactions: “Steven Spielberg’s Best Film in 20 Years”

Spielberg's return to UFO genre is getting early praise: "A dense roller coaster ride blending chase film, love story, & mystery."

Taylor Swift Sends Ultimate Gift to Young Fan After Wholesome Paper Airplane Video Goes Viral

"You brought the biggest smile to my face," the singer said in a handwritten note to the young Swiftie

American doctor battling Ebola is weak but stable, officials say

German officials say Stafford hasn't experienced any organ failure as his viral counts decline.

Critical Role adds a Lord of the Rings legend for Vox Machina

A busy Lord of the Rings icon is joining the cast for The Legend of Vox Machina season 4.

Perfect randomness realized for the first time

Creating perfect randomness is surprisingly difficult. Even modern random number generators never generate completely ideal random numbers: small systematic errors can result in some numbers appearing slightly more frequently than others. For many applications, this does not

Trump teases attending NY Knicks NBA finals game at Madison Square Garden

President Trump on Wednesday teased taking a trip to New York to see the Knicks play in the NBA finals next week at Madison Square Garden. Trump told reporters at a Cabinet meeting at the White House that he was planning on going to a game this week, but then the team secured a

Cuban official dismisses Rubio national security threat claim: 'He lies'

Cuba’s foreign minister has accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying about the island nation being a national security threat to the U.S. amid rising tensions between the two countries. “In all areas, however, he lies, he lies on and on,” Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s

More than half of Americans say they 'definitely will vote' in midterms: Poll

More than half of Americans say they “definitely will vote” in November's midterms, according to a new survey. In the Economist/YouGov poll, released this week, 57 percent of respondents said they “definitely will vote” in the upcoming elections. Eleven percent said they

Hungary's Magyar heads to Brussels to reset EU ties and unlock frozen funds

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will travel to Brussels for meetings that include a reset agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as Budapest seeks to unlock €10 billion in blocked recovery funds ahead of an August deadline.

Jennifer Lopez Crowns ‘Office Romance’ Co-Star Brett Goldstein as Her Top Rom-Com Leading Man

The two fall in love in the new Netflix project, which Goldstein co-wrote specifically for Lopez.

Mina the Hollower: a quick guide to 2026's best new Zelda-like and GOTY contender

What is Mina the Hollower? Everything to know, including reviews, release date, platforms, and similar games.

Budget retail giant shutters 350 stores — including 3 in California, as hundreds more closures planned

Another major discount retailer is shrinking its footprint across America — and California wasn't spared.

007 First Light Makes One Of The Most Boring Parts Of Video Games Fun

James Bond has to learn the ropes, and so do you

Replenishing advanced weapons stockpiles used in Iran war will take years: Analysis

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report published Wednesday that it will take years to replenish the advanced weapons used by the U.S. during the Iran war. CSIS predicted it would take three or more years to replace the Tomahawk Land Attack

Trump hawking Abraham Accords to a Middle East that’s lost trust

As the US and Iran try to come to terms on a peace deal to end their months-long war, US President Donald Trump this week has introduced a new demand – that other countries in the Middle East sign on to his Abraham Accords, normalizing relations with Israel. There are reasons

Trump Falls Asleep Again After He Says Medical Checkup Went Perfectly

After his third medical checkup in 13 months, and a delusional all-out blitz from his social media team defending him, President Trump has once again fallen asleep on camera in the middle of a Cabinet meeting, on Wednesday. The president could be seen with his eyes closed for a

Talarico: GOP voters 'whisper' support for him 'like they're in ... witness protection'

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) said Tuesday that his campaign for Senate is attracting some support from previous President Trump voters who are becoming more disillusioned with the president’s policies, saying they whisper to him at rallies “like they’re in the witness

VA studying MDMA as treatment for veterans' PTSD

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday it was launching a trial review on the safety and efficacy of methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study will also focus on the impact of MDMA usage for people

Trump says 'not satisfied' yet on Iran deal

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not yet satisfied with Iran's offers to make a deal, after Iranian state television reported details of what it claimed was a draft agreement. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump added that he was in no rush to

Researchers link specific microbiomes to archaeological bone degradation

Well-preserved archaeological bone samples have different microbial communities than heavily degraded bone samples, providing a new understanding of how microbes contribute to bone degradation, according to a study published in PLOS One by Damla Kaptan from the University of

Valve's Steam Deck price jumps by nearly 50%, now costs $949 for a 1TB model

The state of the world has caught up to Valve's hardware.

A severed piece of sea cucumber refused to die, and what happened next could transform medicine

From the revived corpse of Frankenstein's monster to the disembodied hand, "Thing," in the Addams Family, reanimated tissue is one of the most enduring images in science fiction. It turns out, that image has some basis in nature, according to the recent discovery of a

Hubble spies faint irregular galaxy ESO 490-017

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy's low surface brightness makes it appear as a faint, starry swarm

Can a New Drug Combo Prevent Death by Suicide?

It may reduce suicidal intent for up to a month or more The post Can a New Drug Combo Prevent Death by Suicide? appeared first on Nautilus .

Moon base missions face an unseen threat, and these simulations show where it could strike first

Researchers have developed a novel virtual model for simulating how astronauts in future moon base operations might interact with each other and with their environment, with preliminary simulations revealing potential opportunities to boost the chances of a successful mission.

'Feathered dragon' has some of the longest tail feathers ever found on a fossil bird

Birds have all kinds of fancy decorations for attracting mates—male peacocks have a fan of feathers accented with shimmering blue eye-spots, birds of paradise do courtship dances that highlight their fluffy plumes, and female mallard ducks pick males with shiny green heads and

Scientists reveal how dividing cells precisely trigger spindle formation

During animal cell division, a highly synchronized and tightly regulated dance of chromosomes takes place, ensuring the chromosomes split correctly into the two cells. Spindle fibers—complex machinery responsible for choreographing this dance—form from each end of the cell and

‘BlowUp Jubilee’ Celebrates Inflatable Public Art in the Center of The Hague

Now in its sixth year, the open-air public art exhibition highlights 20 pieces from previous years. 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 ‘BlowUp

Don’t Forget About: Michael Shannon’s Emmy-Worthy Performance in ‘Death by Lightning’

The irony of writing a piece for Variety’s Don’t Forget About series about an actor playing President James Garfield is not lost on me. Often relegated to a footnote in U.S. history, Garfield was president barely six months before he died after being shot by Charles Guiteau in

A recent study of 2.5M scientific papers found ~146,900...

A recent study of 2.5M scientific papers found ~146,900 fake citations , presumably hallucinated by AI. The fake citations “were not limited to a handful of bad apples but appeared across many papers, each containing a small number of fake references.”

Howard Storm, ‘Taxi’ and ‘Full House’ Director, Dies at 94

Howard Storm, the veteran television director known for helming episodes of “Taxi,” “Full House” and “Mork & Mindy,” died on Tuesday in Beverly Hills. He was 94. Storm’s death was due to natural causes, as confirmed to Variety by his publicist. Storm found his love for

Trump: Not sure Iran deal possible unless Saudis, Qatar join Abraham Accords

The White House dismissed Iranian reports of a draft agreement as a 'complete fabrication,' while Trump said Washington would not lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran giving up its nuclear material

Trump Threatens to Bomb an Entirely Different Middle Eastern Country

After campaigning on a promise of “no new wars,” President Donald Trump just threatened to bomb yet another country. During a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, a reporter asked Trump whether he would accept a short-term deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would allow Iran and

Lorg – “Marathonia”

For the past two years, Lauren Morgan, formerly of the TikTok-viral indie band SALES, has been releasing excellent indie-pop under the name Lorg. Maybe you caught “Brandy” or the Nightlands collab “Crossroads,” and maybe your entrypoint is “Marathonia.” Out today, the song

Staff At The Publisher Behind Some Beloved Star Wars And Cyberpunk Comics Are Unionizing

Workers are hoping to address concerns around layoffs, wages, AI, and return-to-office policies

UK cyberspy chief calls AI 'unstoppable force' and warns about threats from Russia

In recent months, authorities in countries including Sweden, Poland, Denmark and Norway have alleged that hackers linked to Russia targeted their critical infrastructure, including power plants and dams.

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