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Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, it's been a busy week of new games arriving and details of upcoming releases emerging. Before we get to some of those though, the nominees for the second annual Indie Game Awards were announced this week.There's a nice mix of big hitters and smaller, but equally worthy titles among the Game of the Year contenders. Those are:Absolum - Dotemu, Guard Crush Games and Supamonksand Roger - TearyHand StudioCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - Jump Over the AgeClair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall InteractiveConsume Me - Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P and Ken "coda" SnyderHades II - Supergiant GamesHollow Knight: Silksong - Team CherryKeep Driving - YCJY GamesPipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - P...

The end of November tends to be a popular time for new movie releases. Between the holidays and colder weather, many head to the theaters to catch some of the year’s biggest hits. And if you’ve happened to catch any recent trailers, you may have noticed many of those big movies — including “Wicked: For Good,” “The Running Man,” and “Zootopia 2” — will all screen in IMAX. While IMAX makes up just 1% of screens worldwide, movies screened in IMAX are making up a growing share of box office sales.Ben Fritz, an entertainment reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joined “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal to talk about his reporting on how IMAX became the most sought after screen in Hollywood. Click the audio player above to hear their conversation. Related Topics Source link...

In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has used music from Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in three posts on social media. The first, shared by the official White House account on TikTok, was a patriotic slide show of images set to lead single The Fate of Ophelia. As Swift sings “pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes”, the video cuts to pictures of the US flag, President Trump, the vice-president, JD Vance, and the first and second ladies. The second and third were posted by Team Trump, the official account for the Trump Campaign. One, set to Father Figure, riffs on the lyric “this empire belongs to me” with the caption “this empire belongs to @President Donald J Trump”, while the other, celebrating Melania Trump winning something called the P...

Black Friday is one of the busiest periods for digital gaming sales, and Steam remains a central platform for PC players looking to secure discounted titles. While Steam does not traditionally offer a dedicated Black Friday sale, the platform’s seasonal promotions often overlap with this period, providing opportunities for gamers to pick up popular games at reduced prices. Startselect provides guidance on what to expect from Steam Black Friday 2025, including sale timing, preparation strategies, and the role of Steam gift cards in maximizing savings.Understanding Steam’s Seasonal Sale ScheduleSteam’s major sales events, including the Autumn Sale and Winter Sale, typically feature the platform’s most significant discounts. In previous years, these events coincided with Black Friday and Cybe...

Owensboro will get to see both movies filmed here in the past 12 months during the last week of November.“Christmas North of Nashville,” which was known as “The Christmas Pitch” when it was filmed here and in Madisonville last December, will premiere on Great American Family television at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23.And “Bachelor Santa,” which was filmed here in January, will have its world premiere — complete with a red carpet — at the RiverPark Center at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29.Jeremy Winton, a Louisville attorney, who produced the movie with Kristi Kilday, his partner in Goldenrod Film & Television, said it will feature a red-carpet “celebration featuring the film’s cast — Jason Tobias, Ella Cannon, and Grace Patterson — along with festive surprises and a touch of Hollywood glamour right here in th...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the U.S., the Video Game History Foundation hosted a discussion with three of the key executives behind the big 1985 launch in the U.S. Among the interesting stories told, we were tickled to hear that, in some alternate future reality, the NES might have ended up looking like an Atari 2600 — complete with a wood veneer finish and top switches. We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland - YouTube Watch On The above panel discussion, headlined “We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today,” was recorded at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025. The panel included Frank Cifaldi, the Founder and Director of the Video Game History Foundation, and three former Ni...

With a live theater and a cabaret club, Cape Cod will get a taste of Las Vegas when Bill Hanney’s Entertainment Experience fully opens this coming spring at the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis.Last March, Bill Hanney took over the old Regal Cinema at the mall when the Regal’s lease ran out and immediately put his plan to convert it into a multi-entertainment complex into action. Source link

The tale of popular singer/songwriter Todd Snider has taken another troubling turn after he has reportedly been hospitalized once again.A post to his Instagram Friday shared the news.“We have some difficult news to share,” a post to his Instagram account read. “After Todd returned home to recover last week, he began having trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital in Hendersonville, TN. We learned from his doctors that he had been quietly suffering from an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia. “Our beloved brother’s condition has become more complicated, and he’s since been transferred for additional treatment,” the statement continued. “His care team and those closest to him are by his side and doing everything they can. Right now we’re asking everyone who loves Todd to hold him...

Wordle's an immensely popular word game (we post the answers daily) from The New York Times, but it's not the most personal game in the world. Answers such as GUISE and PERIL are tricky, but generic. Now, Wordle fans who have dreamed of making their own puzzles can test their friends and family by creating their own Wordle creations up to seven letters in length.Here's how to do it.Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.No surprise, you have to be a New York Times Games or All Access Subscriber to use this feature. If you are, you'll find the Create a Puzzle option available from the top menu above today's Wordle. Enter a word, and the site will tell you if it is available. Real Wordle limits you to five-letter words, but th...

If you like Stephen King, and don’t mind seeing his work get adapted to the big screen, then you’ve probably been having a pretty good 2025. Hell, even if you like seeing his work on the small screen, the TV side of things has got you covered, with The Institute and It: Welcome to Derry both airing their first seasons in 2025. And then King himself is still writing, of course, with Never Flinch being published this year, and so even if “content” is a bit of a dirty word, it is accurate to say that there’s no lack of Stephen King content in the past 12 months. His body of work is far from perfect, and he’s got some good books that don’t exactly translate well to the big (or small) screen, but many of his stories still resonate and prove appealing, and in particular, some of his sci-fi/dysto...