European startups have always suffered from the perennial startup problem: how to exit? However, in Europe the problem has always been particularly acute. How many large European industrial or corporate giants acquire or acqu-hire? Not that many, and not nearly enough. It’s part of the reason so many European startups end up heading to the
The team at Crystal Dynamics has announced the end of development for its live-service Marvel’s Avengers game. The news comes two and a half years after the game’s fall 2020 launch. In that time, the Marvel’s Avengers development team released 12 playable heroes (including the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man), a full expansion set in Wakanda, multiple character-focused
Sheila Liming’s Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time is a thoughtful manifesto on the inherently subversive and joyous act of socializing. In seven chapters about different types of hanging out (“Dinner Parties as Hanging Out,” “Hanging Out on the Job,” etc.), Liming explores the fading art of leisure and its cultural roots. Liming
As theatrical shakes off the pandemic, Disney has moved its Rob Savage directed feature adaptation of Stephen King’s The Boogeyman from Hulu to the big screen. A release is planned for June 2, 2023. Similar to Paramount’s Smile, and the booming genre box office, a test screening prompted 20th execs to pivot the release to
News Neil Young Shares Eulogy for David Crosby, “The Soul of CSNY” “His great songs stood for what we believed in and it was always fun and exciting when we got to play together” By Rob Arcand January 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Neil Young and David Crosby, August 1977 (Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter David
Hatchet for the Honeymoon doesn’t behave like other gialli. This Italian-Spanish movie does something unconventional at the beginning; the identity of the killer is revealed to the audience. It goes against tradition to spoil the mystery so early, but after feeling restrained while working under producer Dino De Laurentiis only a year earlier, director Mario
Ditching HomePod was a strange choice. At the time, Apple told us, “HomePod mini has been a hit since its debut last fall, offering customers amazing sound, an intelligent assistant, and smart home control all for just $99. We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini.” While the smart home hasn’t panned out precisely the
You can play Street Fighter 6 right now, close to six months before its launch date, as long as you don’t mind being naughty and searching for an unofficial version of the game. Long before even half the characters planned for Street Fighter 6 became playable during betas, before trailers for the entire cast was
Don Lewis‘ family says they’re being re-traumatized simply because someone just discovered a nearly 18-month-old, unproven report claiming Carole Baskin‘s missing first husband is alive and chillin’ on a beach. Jack Smith, spokesperson for the Lewis family, tells TMZ … Don’s daughters firmly believe he’s dead, and it’s been extremely triggering for them to deal
Ke Huy Quan was living the dream in the ‘80s. After getting hired by none other than Steven Spielberg to play Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the young actor got to star in Richard Donner’s 1985 classic The Goonies. As Quan continues to receive praise for his role in Everything
Lisa Marie Presley‘s family and closest friends will get their chance to give her a personal goodbye before the public descends on Graceland to pay respects this weekend … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Lisa Marie’s 3 daughters, her mother Priscilla Presley, exes Danny Keough and Michael Lockwood will all be
Before listening to this week’s discussion, be sure to dive into last week’s episode of Horror Bytes: our indie showcase show! In Space, no one can hear you stomp. Space horror has always scratched a similar terrifying itch for me, not unlike aquatic horror. Both settings are inherently isolating, and inhospitable locals are shrouded in
Night is naturally suited for paranormal activity, with less light and sound to limit the imagination. While the relationship is still murky, new research shows an interesting link between paranormal beliefs and one of the most important night-time activities for we earthly beings: sleep. In a new study, researchers found subjective measures of poorer sleep
Entertainment company Fandom has laid off an unspecified number of employees across multiple properties including Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic. These properties are mainly focused on publishing content around gaming and TV shows. According to a report by Variety, the company employs around 500 people, and the layoffs have affected roughly 10% of its staff
Image: Nihon Falcom Corporation Update [Fri 20th Jan, 2023 06:25 GMT]: Following a reveal at the end of last year, Falcom has now confirmed Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be released in Japan on 27th April 2023. Below is a look at the box art which will feature reversible cover classic art. Pre-orders
Lucy gave Tim a lesson on workplace dynamics. Celina gave Oscar Hutchinson the creeps, while Angela spiraled as she got some unexpected news on The Rookie Season 5 Episode 12. Our TV Fanatics, Jasmine, Denis, and Christine, are here to debate the value of Lucy’s lessons, Oscar’s return, Angela’s unplanned pregnancy, and if Tim made
Regal parent Cineworld is rejecting the leases of three dozen more theaters as part of its ongoing bankruptcy proceeding, including some major locations. In filings this week, the theater chain requested, and was granted by a bankruptcy court judge, the right to walk away from nearly 40 unexpired leases including at Union Square in New
News Metallica Share Video for New Song “Screaming Suicide”: Watch “The intention is to communicate about the darkness we feel inside,” the band said about their latest track from 72 Seasons By Allison Hussey January 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Metallica, December 2022 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for P+ and MTV) Facebook Twitter Metallica have
Metallica is revving up the hype for the brand new album 72 Seasons with the second single, “Screaming Suicide”! Both “Lux Æterna” and “Screaming Suicide” are old school thrash, picking right up where Hardwired… to Self-Destruct left off, only this time, guitarist Kirk Hammett was involved in the writing. 72 Seasons will be available April
Hydrogen is a key building block of the cosmos. Whether stripped down to its charged core, or piled into a molecule, the nature of its presence can tell you a lot about the Universe’s features on the largest of scales. For that reason astronomers are very interested in detecting signals from this element, wherever it
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Thursday! This week has just flown by, and we’re still reeling from the excitement that a company is leaning into compliments. Compliments? In this day and age? Is there actually hope for
Ken Follett’s next novel will be published on September 26, 2023. It will be titled “The Armor of Light“ and will conclude the eight-volume Kingsbridge series that follows 1,000 years of Western civilization, from “Ethelred the Unready to the election of President Obama.” Readers will follow a group of linked families, starting in the fictional
HAL Laboratory, the studio behind the much loved Kirby video game series, was in trouble with the Japanese Labour Standards Bureau last year during the pandemic. The company was taken to account by the Labour Standard Bureau as an employee at HAL said that they weren’t paid for any of the overtime work they had
Let me save you some time: If you’re old enough to actually remember the ’90s, then That ’90s Show probably isn’t for you. Netflix is trying to recapture the retro magic of That ’70s Show with an all-new reboot — they’re calling it a “sequel series,” but really, it’s a reboot — with suburban parents
Progress on a proposed Tron movie starring Jared Leto has been a bumpy road to follow. The latest updates surrounded a project called Tron: Ares, which would see Jared Leto taking the starring role in the next chapter. After some starts and stops, it looks like The Grid is finally booting up again, and Disney’s
It was boy band heaven for Aaron Carter fans wanting to honor their favorite pop star while raising money for charity at the same time … all thanks to an effort organized in part by Aaron’s older siblings, Nick and Angel Carter. Nick, alongside his Backstreet Boy bandmate AJ McLean, NSYNC’s Lance Bass, 98 Degrees’
Want more news on Good Shepherd Entertainment’s upcoming Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game? IGN has snagged info on the classes of Klowns you’ll be able to play as in the asymmetrical multiplayer title, which is due out this year. For those of you wanting to make a meal out of humans, you’ll have
“We know more about the Moon than the deep sea.” This idea has been repeated for decades by scientists and science communicators, including Sir David Attenborough in the 2001 documentary series The Blue Planet. More recently, in Blue Planet II (2017) and other sources, the Moon is replaced with Mars. As deep-sea scientists, we investigated
Successful startup founders do not spring fully formed from the head of whatever god or goddess keeps tabs on entrepreneurs. It takes time to educate yourself, learn essential skills and acquire a smart, connected network. Here’s the great news — TechCrunch Early Stage, taking place April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, is designed to help both
Late last year Hasbro revealed all the figures in an upcoming X-Men wave without telling what the build-a-figure is, Which left fans speculating about who it could be. There were some guesses that it would be the lesser-known villain Ch’od who appeared in the Toybiz X-Men line many years ago. I am not all that