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Cable channel subscribers grew for the first time in 8 years last quarter
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (142+ words) Sports and YouTube TV played big roles, MoffettNathanson report says. In a surprising, and likely temporary, turn of events, the number of people paying to watch cable channels has grown. “It was the improvement at Charter that made it possible…...
Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (209+ words) "If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative." showed new footage of its forthcoming satirical black comedy, Digger, at Cinemacon in April, industry insiders considered it a highlight of the event The general…...
Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not "impossible"
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (242+ words) Clever coding and graphical compromises get a classic game on more classic hardware. Both of these projects have significant graphical compromises that limit how viable they would have been for a marketable, ’90s-era console port, as MVG lays out in…...
Valve's new Steam Machine verification system is silent on these Steam Deck-busters
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (226+ words) Dozens of titles too taxing for Steam Deck are still unrated for the new hardware. Thus far, every such graphically unsupported Steam Deck game we’ve found on the Steam store is currently listed with an “Unknown” Steam Machine compatibility status....
Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (208+ words) We haven’t seen much footage to date for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three, other than the broody and haunting extended teaser Warner Bros. dropped in March. But now we’ve got a shiny new trailer jam-packed with tantalizing hints of what…...
What is the oldest American object ever launched into space?
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (614+ words) From a Revolutionary War flag to the Statue of Liberty… Did you know that the space shuttle once launched the Statue of Liberty into space? In fact, there were two “Lady Liberties” on board Discovery when it lifted off on…...
Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests
1+ week, 2+ day ago (906+ words) Ars Technica Pour one out for Supergirl, the latest installment in the DCU’s Gods and Monsters chapter, which has been beset by online troll attacks, mixed reviews, and a very disappointing opening weekend box office—not the outcome Warner Bros....
Smithsonian Starstruck VR exhibit lets you stroll through the stars
1+ week, 4+ day ago (646+ words) Having a computer strapped to my face for 40 minutes was one reason to feel a little sweaty. But the tour of the Universe I had just received in virtual reality—including visits to the near vicinity of the Sun, the…...
Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was
1+ week, 5+ day ago (306+ words) C:\ArsGames takes a look at the time Chris Roberts more or less made a whole movie. Once or twice a month, we’ll publish a personal retrospective like this one, where we’ll feature one of the games from the list—perhaps…...
Sony announces end of PlayStation discs, parts of digital store in the same day
1+ week, 5+ day ago (514+ words) “We will own nothing, it’s truly sad.” Some gamers are concerned about the future of game ownership after Sony’s announcement today that it won’t produce physical discs for PlayStation games as of January 2028. On that date, “new games will be…...