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SOCOM US Navy Seals has a distinct honor in the PS2 library of being the first online PS2 game with voice chat. Voice chat, however, wasn't limited to playing online. In single-player mode, players take the role of the team leader of a squad of Navy Seals who have to complete missions by taking down terrorists and saving hostages. As a squad leader, you can order the computer-controlled teammate to move, attack a target, provide cover and other commands via your voice with the headset. The tech didn't always work, but it was an innovative mechanic for the time. Where the SOCOM US Navy Seals shone was in online play. It was the first time console players were able to play a tactical team-based game online, where two teams faced off in intense matches, and all it takes is one shot to put you...

Materialists is a project on the 2025 movie schedule that caused quite a stir. While some Materialists' reviews (like ours) were very positive, others pointed out flaws, and online, there was a debate going on about the film. However, along with the “controversy” surrounding Celine Song’s romance has come a lot of success, and there’s no question that this A24 flick is a hit. The director doesn’t really want viewers to know that, though.Now, this movie made over $105 million globally at the box office, which is impressive, especially since its estimated budget was $20 million. Plus, according to THR, it’s one of this year’s highest-grossing original films. Now that it’s hit streaming, even more people are watching it, as its No. 1 place on HBO Max proves. However, Celine Song doesn’t reall...

Northlands Music & Arts Festival Returns June 19–21, 2026 Northlands Music & Arts Festival will return to Swanzey, NH June 19–21, 2026, offering both a bold, multi-genre lineup and an elevated on-site experience. The fifth year of this fan-favorite independent festival continues to earn praise for its thoughtfully curated lineup, welcoming vibes, chill crowd, and smooth execution—hallmarks that have made Northlands a must-do summer tradition for Northeast music lovers. “Independent festivals are such an important part of the live music ecosystem, but they are a dying breed ...

Wall Street analysts were kept on a short leash during Century Casinos’s third-quarter earnings call. Discussion was terminated after 35 minutes. That discussion frequently centered on Century’s stated determination to refocus its business toward higher-value casino players. The company blamed low-end softness, in part, for recent financial disappointments. In the third quarter, according to co-CEO Peter Hoetzinger, high-level play was up eight percent, while lower-end action was down nine percent, flattening gross gaming revenues. Visitation followed a similar pattern. What accounted for the low-end softness? “It’s hard to say, but we believe it has to do with uncertainty around tariffs,” which usually manifests among lower-income cohorts (15 percent to 25 percent of Century’s customer ba...

Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas schedule is in full swing, with new sprinklings of holiday spirit premiering weekly through the end of the 2025 TV schedule. Lacey Chabert will, of course, be making a showing, starring in She’s Making a List in December. This year, however, she started a little early with another offering, Haul Out the Halloween. I watched the third installment of Chabert’s holiday series, and I was delighted to catch a Mean Girls reference.Lacey Chabert may be Hallmark’s Christmas queen, but she’ll likely never shake the role of Gretchen Wieners — her iconic character from 2004’s Mean Girls. The teen comedy is considered one of the best movies of the 2000s, and even two decades later, we’re still quoting Mean Girls every chance we get. I even caught what I'm convinced is...

The group will perform at the opening party South by Southwest (SXSW) has announced the first 100 Showcasing Artists confirmed to perform at SXSW 2026 from March 12-18, and the first 50 Showcase Presenters for the 40th Music Festival. These groundbreaking artists represent genres and countries from around the world, showcasing the breadth of global talent attendees will experience at SXSW. Highlights from the first 100 Showcasing Artists for the SXSW Music Festival include masked lo-fi art-pop musician Milo Korbenski from Brighton, England; experimental electropop and live coding pioneer DJ_Dave out of LA; Mexico City-based and regionally influenced post-punk project La Texana; Brooklyn-based alt-folk songwriter Hudson Freeman; Austin-based Bayonne, the introspective and ethereal electro-p...

(TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada TheNewswire - November 11 2025 GOAT Industries Ltd. (the "Company" or "GOAT") (CSE: GOAT,OTC:BGTTF) (OTC: BGTTF) (FWB: 26B.F) is pleased to provide a comprehensive business and operational update regarding its anticipated acquisition target, Source Gaming Company (" Source Gaming "), a wholly owned subsidiary of 1509467 BC Ltd. (" 150 BC "). As previously announced, GOAT has: (i) entered into a share exchange agreement dated September 26, 2025, pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 150 BC and, indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Source Gaming; and (ii) entered into a share exchange agreement dated October 16, 2025, pursuant to which the Company will acqui...

FrankensteinFor decades, Guillermo del Toro dreamed of adapting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the screen. At last, del Toro's dreams are finally realised in a stunning, sweeping piece of gothic horror. Oscar Isaac stars as one Victor Frankenstein, who pursues a forbidden science in creating life from death. His end result: "The Creature," a hulking Jacob Elordi who is so much more than bolts in his neck. Few movies feel as alive as Frankenstein.Watch NowA House of DynamiteIt's the movie that ruffled feathers over at the Department of Defense. (Sorry, Department of War.) Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite is a white-knuckle military thriller in which an imminent missile attack on the United States begins a ticking clock to stop its impact. Boasting an ensemble cast including Rebecca Fe...

Over the past couple of years, Hayes Carll began to reflect on the discomfort that had long accompanied him on his path, leaving him feeling restless and detached even as he experienced personal and professional success. “I have an amazing life, and it just kept hitting me that I wasn’t enjoying it or appreciating it in the way I thought I should,” the Texas-born singer and songwriter said in a late October phone interview. “And at a certain point, I realized there was nobody to blame for that but myself, because I had the ingredients to make it there. … I’m turning 50 in a couple months, my second marriage ended last year, my son’s turning 22, about to graduate from college, and it felt like I needed to face up to the things I was struggling with, I needed to do the work now. And that ...

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – TheNewswire - November 11, 2025 – GOAT Industries Ltd. (the “Company” or “GOAT”) (CSE: GOAT) (OTC: BGTTF) (FWB: 26B.F) is pleased to provide a comprehensive business and operational update regarding its anticipated acquisition target, Source Gaming Company (“Source Gaming”), a wholly owned subsidiary of 1509467 BC Ltd. (“150 BC”). As previously announced, GOAT has: (i) entered into a share exchange agreement dated September 26, 2025, pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 150 BC and, indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Source Gaming; and (ii) entered into a share exchange agreement dated October 16, 2025, pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding...