A competently made yet maddeningly dull attempt to bring the hit video game to the big screen makes for an instantly forgettable night at the movies There are five nights to be survived at cursed old pizza spot Freddy Fazbear’s yet it feels like an awful lot more in this surprisingly flat attempt to turn …
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Longtime Sonic caretaker Takashi Iizuka talks about new game Sonic Superstars, perfecting the platformer, and the blue blur’s longstanding rivalry with Mario For the first time since 1992, this month we have seen the release of a new Sonic the Hedgehog game and a new Mario game. The sass-spouting hedgehog has also enjoyed a new …
Who’s never off The Crown group chat? Who sings whole songs in the Game of Thrones one? And who dropped a bombshell on the Bridgerton bunch? TV talent tell all about their WhatsApp groups Behind every big TV series there is now a buzzing WhatsApp group. From spitballing ideas for great plotlines to arranging sweepstakes, …
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Advertisers are spending less, regulators are circling, staff is at less than 50% of what it used to be and user numbers are down Elon Musk wrote within hours of buying Twitter that he “didn’t do it because it would be easy”. That statement has proven to be one of the few certainties about his …
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Retailer predicts robust margins for rest of year despite rise in interest rates and people returning to brick and mortar stores Profits almost tripled at Amazon in the latest quarter as consumers continued to spend heavily despite the sharp rise in interest rates. The world’s largest retailer forecast that sales would continue to rise at …
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The future that technology elites like to imagine looks remarkably similar to the one we’re in Do you support sustainability, social responsibility, tech ethics, or trust and safety? Congratulations, you’re an enemy of progress. That’s according to the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. In his new self-published Techno-Optimist Manifesto, Andreessen presents his case for the advancement …
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC; Remedy Entertainment/Epic GamesWith two protagonists exploring different worlds, this thriller is a thoroughly entertaining blend of detective procedural and narrative weirdness Inspired by Twin Peaks, The Twilight Zone, and Stephen King 2010’s Alan Wake told the story of an author with a case of writer’s block so severe he …
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The @eye.on.palestine account unavailable to view after ‘signs of compromise’ were detected Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Pro-Palestinian Instagram accounts have been locked by Meta after what the Facebook owner said was suspected signs of security being compromised. A popular Instagram account among Palestine supporters with more than 6 million followers, @eye.on.palestine, …
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Game developers, musicians and artists reflect on Hideo Kojima’s landmark political stealth-thriller on its 25th anniversary For me, there are few games that encapsulate the turn of the millennium better than Metal Gear Solid. This month marks the 25th anniversary of its release on PlayStation in Japan, but it hit UK shelves a few months …
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The hip-hop mogul who signed Tupac talks about 90s rap from a San Diego correctional facility. Plus: five of the best nostalgic podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here One of the greatest joys of podcasting is that anyone can have a go. This week Suge Knight, the record …
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