Here at Pitchfork, we’ve all but excommunicated the adjective “Lynchian” for its overuse. But Xiu Xiu might be one of the few bands who really earn the descriptor. Back in 2016, they released the cover album Plays the Music of Twin Peaks with the blessings of Lynch and composer Angelo Badalamenti. After Lynch’s death early
Do you really, really, really like the ocean? Do you like it so much that you would spend multiple days living on the seafloor in a structure that is part laboratory, part dormitory, and part diving vessel? Soon, a crew of ‘aquanauts’ will do exactly that, inhabiting the first iteration of Vanguard, a short-term stay
Octopath Traveler series developer Team Asano launched its HD-2D action RPG, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, last month on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Though many are enjoying the game, there is near-universal agreement that Faie, the companion fairy that accompanies Elliot on his adventure, talks way too
Believe it or not, a new wave of MCU movie Marvel Legends figures launched for pre-order today that no one is talking about. Just under two years after Deadpool & Wolverine hit theaters, Hasbro is back with Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Legends Wave 3… without any of the new characters collectors have been awaiting. But
There is no denying that, compared to its Grand Theft Auto franchise, the Red Dead saga has not received as much love and attention. Despite many considering 2018’s Red Dead Redemption 2 to be Rockstar’s magnum opus, with praise for its storytelling, gameplay, performances, and action, it was quickly left to fend for itself as
The loud story this week is a franchise chainsaw revving back to life in a multiplex near you. The interesting stories are quieter and stranger, scattered across a Miami festival lineup, a content moderator’s screen full of footage she should not be watching, and a summer camp in the woods where the counselors know a
Madison Square Garden reportedly kept an internal database of celebrities and VIPs that included labels for sexuality, racial identity and “risk” levels. According to a new report by Wired, the New York City venue’s “talent” database included 39,539 entries, spanning musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, business figures and other high-profile guests. The documents were reportedly published last month by the criminal
HELSINKI — China launched its Long March 10B rocket early Friday and successfully recovered the first stage, marking a huge step for the country’s reusable rocket efforts. The first Long March 10B rocket lifted off at 12:15 a.m. Eastern (0415 UTC) July 10 from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on the southern island province of
Image: Nacon, Rogue Factor Nacon’s upcoming Switch 2 game Hell Is Us, which has received “very positive” ratings on platforms like Steam and was praised by our colleagues at Push Square as a “must-play” for fans of lore-filled mystery, is shifting its release date by two weeks. Although the developer Rogue Factor has been “working
The cost of living crisis lumbers on, and so does the parallel cost of gaming crisis. 2026 has been a rough year for this hobby, with price hikes across all major platforms. PS5 is now AU$250 more expensive than it was at launch. In September, Nintendo Switch 2 will rise from AU$699.95 to AU$769.95. Traditionally,
Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, today announced the launch of Blooms by Play-Doh, the first-ever Play-Doh line designed specifically for adults. The new collection reimagines the Play-Doh experience as an elevated way to craft realistic floral arrangements, marking the brand’s entry into the adult crafting and home décor space. For more than 70 years, the Play-Doh brand has been
To quote Jessie, “Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln,” Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 has cracked past the eight century mark at the global box office with $808.6M worldwide. Yesterday, the fifthquel is now Pixar’s ninth all-time grossing movie around the world ahead of Monsters University ($746M), Up ($735M) and The Incredibles ($633M). The movie currently stands
I don’t usually get excited about release dates specifically, but Paramount Pictures just set a very appropriate one for Dan Trachtenberg‘s animated horror comedy, Freddy the 13th. THR reports that the indie comic adaptation will slash into theaters on October 13th, 2028…a Friday the 13th, to be exact. It seems like such a simple concept,
Madison Square Garden’s current on-site technology includes cameras that scan for facial recognition, allowing the arena to track every person who enters the building. But according to a recent Wired report, the historic New York City venue is keeping a far more extensive database on celebrities than previously known, with entries noting a supposed risk
In 1995, a shipwreck was discovered beneath the waters of Salcombe Bay, off the south coast of England, with cargo that included over 400 gold coins. The incredible find launched a 30-year mission to identify the ship – a mission that just ended. Credit for solving the mystery goes to independent historian Ian Friel, who
The Nintendo Switch 2 system features variable refresh rate when it is played in handheld mode, but sadly the feature is not yet working in docked mode. You may remember that Nintendo initially advertised VRR in docked mode on its system blurb, but pulled that specific feature from its listings. Now it has emerged that
Gwyneth Paltrow is an Oscar-winning actress who has spent decades as an A-list celebrity. But in recent years she’s largely stepped away from acting, instead focusing on her lifestyle brand Goop. Now an anonymous insider claims that she’s been struggling to rebuild her career as a movie star, facing hurdles along the way. Let’s break
Brigitte Knightley’s Dearly Beloathed duology comes to a close with The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy. Full of action, intrigue and a slow-burn romance that finally ignites, Osric and Aurienne’s adventure will leave readers breathless. Osric is part of the Fyren Order, a morally gray guild of assassins who only answer to money. When
Spin Master has announced a major expansion to the studio lineup behind Hellbreak, its upcoming horror trading card game, adding three heavyweight genre partners: Blumhouse, AMC Global Media, and Lionsgate. They join Universal Products & Experiences, which was previously announced as the game’s cornerstone partner. What Is Hellbreak? Developed in collaboration with Ghost Galaxy, Hellbreak is a competitive, head-to-head trading
Getdown Services have shared the “saddest song we’ve ever written” – check it out below. The downbeat single ‘Cha Cha Slide’ from the Bristol disco-duo follows ‘I Can’t Die Like That’ from their upcoming second album ‘Massive Champion’. The record follows on from the recent NME cover stars‘ 2023 cult classic debut ‘Crisps’. It is
Two worlds at almost opposite ends of the Solar System have just given us a mystery we didn’t even know existed. Around the gas giant Saturn orbits Titan, a moon with a crust of water ice, lakes of liquid methane and ethane, and a hazy atmosphere. In the farthest reaches of the planetary plane, at
Bithell Games, creators of games such as Volume, John Wick Hex, and Tron: Catalyst, has announced a new immersive sim called Vampirium:1997. The game takes place in an England ruled by Dracula, with players controlling an assassin tasked with eliminating threats to his vampiric empire. The minimalist point-and-click gameplay challenges players to infiltrate living
Arc Raiders continues to struggle with dupes dumping items into the economy, with developer Embark now patching what must be a double-digit duplication exploit. In a fresh post on the official Arc Raiders Discord server, community lead Ossen confirms, “We have just pushed a hotfix on all platforms to mitigate a duplication issue as well
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock was long the world-famous detective’s definitive TV adaptation, but Guy Ritchie’s new show is set to take over for the current generation. The 2010s were a prime era for Sherlock Holmes on TV. The BBC’s Sherlock took the world by storm, as Cumberbatch’s modern-day Holmes became fast friends with Martin Freeman’s John
If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken. Netflix‘s poster for its upcoming serial killer film, The Whisper Man, is chilling to the bone, depicting a young child kneeling near a door’s mail slot as the title character’s hand eerily reaches through. Based on Alex North’s New York Times bestselling
Wavves and Say Anything are merging their respective takes on coastal pop-punk for a new collaborative album called Cherry Soda. It’s out September 18 via I Surrender. The lead single, “Deathx1k,” gets a cheeky stop-motion video directed by Jelly Eyes, featuring claymation versions of Nathan Williams, Max Bemis, and a handful of other critters who
TOKYO — Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its efforts to build up the country’s space industry. During the Spacetide conference here July 6, Ngiam Le Na, chief executive of the National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS), signed a memorandum of cooperation with Hiroshi Yamakawa, president
Ahead of its August launch on the Switch 2, NIS America and Happinet have this week announced the upcoming strategy RPG Brigandine: Abyss will be getting an eShop demo. This demo will go live later this month on 30th July 2026 and will allow you to experience the first two seasons of the “Gran Dragnica
Broadway proved little match for fireworks last week, as every one of the 32 productions took the usual Fourth of July holiday hit at the box office. In all, the total receipts of $29,331,200 were down 20% from the previous week. Granted, there were three fewer shows on the boards (Death Becomes Her, Giant and
Most horror franchises die the same way. They get too clean. They build a continuity so tidy that the scares curdle into homework, and eventually the only people still watching are the ones keeping a spreadsheet. Evil Dead has spent more than forty years refusing to do that. It has been a grubby regional splatter
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