Amazon has found its firstJames Bonddirector. Little has previously been known about what the long-running franchise’s future at Amazon would look like. While Daniel Craig played 007 from 2006’sCasino Royaleto2021’sNo Time to Die, the franchise is about to enter a new era through the creative control of Amazon MGM Studios. Now, as revealed byAmazon,Denis Villeneuve will direct the nextJames Bondmovie. Villeneuve will executive produce with his partner Tanya Lapointe, who also worked with him onDuneandDune: Part Two....

Andrew Garfieldand two Oscar-nominated actors are reportedly in talks with Luca Guadagnino to star in a new movie about OpenAI. Guadagnino recently directed Garfield inAfter the Hunt, which stars Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri, and is expected to arrive in theaters on October 11. The director’s filmChallengerswith Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor arrived in theaters last year. However, his plannedDC movie,Sgt. Rock, has recently been confirmed as canceled. According toDeadline,Garfield, Monica Barbaro, andAnora’s Yura Borisov are in talks to star in Guadagnino’sArtificial....

Sharing misogynistic opinions online can often result in suspensions, bans, and more penalties, and that’s no different from things popular streamer Andrew Tate said that sparked aFacebookand Instagram ban. Coming from the world of kickboxing, Tate has garnered a large following online in recent years, but he has been removed fromFacebook, Instagram, and Twitter while maintaining a presence on Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube. Andrew Tate has appeared on stream with other popularstreamers like Adin Ross, Hasan, and xQc over the last year....

If you’re anAnimal Crossingfan, you might want to keep your finances in check and save for the upcoming Re-Ment collection this fall. Re-Ment is a Japanese-based manufacturer of collectible toys, and it’s partnering up with Nintendo andAnimal Crossingfor a large collection, which will feature numerous popular characters and locations from severalAnimal Crossingtitles, like thelong-standing mascot Isabelleand the iconic Town Hall. Announced on themeccha_japanInstagram account,theAnimal CrossingHappy Room diorama collection will be released on November 29 in Japan....

The10 games leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31will definitely sting, but co-op gamers may be especially bummed out. The good news is that most of the games leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31 are not co-op games, but rather single-player experiences. The bad news is the two co-op games that are being removed from Xbox Game Pass on August 31 are two of the stronger co-op experiences on the service....

Bachelor in ParadiseSeason 10 premieres on June 29, 2025, marking its return after a 2024 hiatus. This milestone season introduces a fresh location, moving from Mexico to the luxurious Azura Beach Resort in Costa Rica. Hosted by Jesse Palmer, the show welcomes back bartender Wells Adams, joined by former Bachelorette Hannah Brown, who will manage the new Champagne Lounge. The initial cast ofBachelor In Paradise10includes fan favorites like Dale Moss, Kat Izzo, Jonathon Johnson, and Hakeem Moulton, alongside Zoe McGrady, Lexi Young, and others from recentBachelorandBacheloretteseasons....

And an in-game look at Harley Quinn Rocksteady Studios has beentweetingimages ofBatman: Arkham Knightand I’m still smitten. We’ve got the pointy-eared Dark Knight in Chinatown, Harley Quinn pulling off her best Joker impersonation, and a Riddler Challenge with the Batmobile in Gotham’s underground. Between these screenshots and the first image of Ben Affleck as Batman, I’ve probably spent too much time this week looking at grown men dressed up as a bat....

In an unfortunate turn of events, a variety of developers who work for theBattlefieldfranchise have been experiencing an influx of harassment, causing an official statement to be made addressing the issue. With ongoing backlash since therelease ofBattlefield 2042, some players have taken out their frustrations in ways that have taken things a little too far for the game’s studio.In the world of first-person shooters, theBattlefieldfranchise has been one of the most successful series in the genre....

Big Brother 27houseguest Jimmy Heagerty’s initial reaction to season 13 winner Rachel Reilly’s return to the game was that wanted to immediately get to work to have her evicted, but they became such close friends that he revealed that he would’ve given up his game for her.Jimmy, a 25-year-old strategy consultant originally from Sarasota, Florida, but now living in Washington, D.C., started off strong inBig Brother 27, winning one of the first competitions....

CCP’s VR Labs It’s no secret that virtual reality is quickly making its mark on the videogame industry. If that weren’t evident before, GDC 2015 kicked the door wide open. That’s why, with numerous developers turning their attention to the new technology, it’s remarkable that the developers forEVE Onlinehave been at the forefront of VR for years now. EVE: Valkyrie, the spaceship dog-fighting game, has been pinned by Oculus as a flagship title for whenever the Rift ends up launching....

Generative AI chatbots are nice, but occasionally, if you want a chatbot to do something in a very specific way, it should usually be preceded by feeding it countless prompts and instructions for it to work exactly the way you want it to. Purpose-built chatbots are a partial solution: they are geared towards doing one specific kind of thing in an exact way, requiring less work. OpenAI previously announced GPTs as pre-trained chatbots for this purpose, and now, the promised store for them is finally going live....

Destiny 2 players are just now diving into the new Forsaken expansion and with any onslaught of content comes a lot of questions. One that has been making the rounds lately regards how to redeem theCayde’s Exotic Stashpre-order reward. For those that might not have followedDestiny 2news lately, the Cayde’s Exotic Stash pre-order bonus includes an ornament for theAce of Spades exotic hand cannon, an exotic ship called Queen of Hearts, the Standoff emote, and a handful of Shades of Cayde-6 shaders....

The chances of aDoctor Odysseyseason 2 renewal gets a worrying update from lead star Joshua Jackson. Co-created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken, the soapy ABC drama is the network’s only scripted series still in limbo. Although top executives have struck a cautiously optimistic tone about the show’s future,Doctor Odysseyseason 2is hampered by relatively high production costs and the fact that the ratings haven’t been roboust as initially hoped....