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Culture

Pickmon Accused of Copying Pokémon Fan Art Designs

Pickmon, a game that borrows heavily from Pokémon, Breath of the Wild and Palworld, has drawn attention for its developer and publisher names. The developer appears under two different names in the debut trailer—"PocketGame" and "PokeGame"—and the publisher is listed as NETWORKGO. NETWORKGO'

Culture

8 cult classics Roger Ebert disliked but audiences embraced

Roger Ebert remained a powerful voice in film criticism and was known for blunt assessments. Several movies he panned went on to find devoted audiences and lasting cult status. He singled out Spice World for focusing on the Spice Girls’ branding, noting their "principal distinguishing characteristic[s] [are] that

Culture

The Audacity takes a satirical sledgehammer to Silicon Valley

Created by Jonathan Glatzer, a writer and producer on Succession and Better Call Saul, The Audacity takes a satirical sledgehammer to Silicon Valley. The series skewers billionaire tech bros with cutting one-liners and a parade of ultra-wealthy, ultra-insecure "billionaire man children" who often feel frighteningly familiar, offering a

Culture

O.J.: Made in America Leaves Netflix in April

Ezra Edelman's O.J.: Made in America, a 467-minute documentary first shown as a multipart series on ESPN in 2016, will leave Netflix in April. The film met the Academy's eligibility rules as a stand-alone feature and won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, becoming the

Sports

Napoli 2–1 Lecce: the match statistics

Lecce opened the scoring when Siebert struck in the third minute of the first half. Hojlund levelled one minute into the second half and Politano put Napoli ahead in the 20th minute of the second half, as the match finished 2–1. NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Meret; Beukema, Buongiorno, Olivera; Politano (replaced

Culture

Mötorhead guitarist Phil Campbell smiling with friends in final photo

Mötorhead guitarist Phil Campbell was photographed with friends in a final social media photo posted to Instagram on Feb. 17. He is seen arm-in-arm with Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho, Trixter bassist PJ Farley and Fozzy drummer Grant Brooks. Jericho dubbed him the "king of the rock n roll ribbers,

World

Middle East war cancels crypto events and disrupts F1 partnerships

The ongoing war in the Middle East has disrupted a string of high-profile business gatherings, including major crypto conferences. TOKEN2049 Dubai, normally held in late April and attracting more than 15,000 attendees, has been postponed to April 21–22, 2027, with organizers citing safety, international travel and logistical concerns

Culture

Simpsons executive producer surprised by Hit & Run's cult status

The Simpsons sits in a rare class of TV shows — they're up to 37 seasons — and it's also one of the few series to inspire a genuinely good videogame adaptation. There are a handful of games that have become good shows, but it rarely goes the

Politics

Former UK PM Johnson Calls Bitcoin a 'Ponzi Scheme'

Boris Johnson called Bitcoin (BTC) a "Ponzi Scheme" with less value than Pokémon cards in an opinion piece published in the Daily Mail. He began with a story about a friend who gave 500 British pounds, or about $661, to a man who promised to "double his

Culture

Pokémon Pokopia Players Automate Their Towns

Pokopia towns have a lot of moving parts to keep running: generators need power, crops need water, and the Pokémon who live there often want improvements. Ditto ends up juggling many tasks, which has pushed some players to look for ways to automate routine chores. Laser sensors sit at the

Culture

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Fixes a Key Season 1 Issue

Season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is action-packed from the start, picking up directly from the time-bending Season 1 finale. Without needing to establish background for returning cast members Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe and Kurt and Wyatt Russell as Colonel Lee Shaw, the series moves quickly and

Culture

Netflix's Live-Action One Piece Is an Ideal Weekend Binge

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, follows Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), a young man who can stretch like rubber and dreams of becoming King of the Pirates while searching for the legendary One Piece. With Stranger Things concluding, the series is positioned

Sports

Referee Christian Dingert admits mistake after controversial Bayern calls

Christian Dingert said he would not have sent off Luis Diaz after looking at the footage from Bayern’s 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen. Diaz had run into the penalty area after a lob from Harry Kane, and Leverkusen goalkeeper Jonas Blaswich made contact with his foot; Dingert initially judged

Culture

Chadwick Boseman’s widow shares Oscars speech she had written

Simone Ledward Boseman revealed the speech she would have given in her late husband’s honor if he had won at the 2021 Academy Awards. “I had written a whole speech,” Simone, 35, told the Hollywood Reporter, and after finding the draft in her phone she read what she had

Tech

Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week

Pulling off a sequel can be tricky, especially for one of the most celebrated deckbuilding roguelikes, but Slay the Spire 2 appears to be resonating. A Steam community blog post from developer Mega Crit shared details about the game's launch performance. Most strikingly, Slay the Spire 2 sold

Tech

Melbourne to start Myki-free payments on four train lines

Melbourne is finally poised to join other Australian cities in the tap-and-go era, with the state government confirming public trials for contactless credit and debit card payments will launch for suburban rail commuters on Monday. Commuters on the Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be the first to test

Culture

Indie game All Will Rise returns Microsoft funding amid boycott

All Will Rise is a self-described “narrative courtroom deck-builder” in which players “take a corrupt billionaire to court for a river’s murder,” and it ppears in the home stretch of a successful crowdfunding effort on Kickstarter. Speculative Agency has broken its contract with Microsoft and will return the funding

Culture

Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms Hulu's 'Buffy' Reboot Is Canceled

Sarah Michelle Gellar announced on Instagram that Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale. She wrote that she was saddened to share the news and wanted fans to hear it from her. Gellar thanked director Chloé Zhao for the opportunity to return to Buffy, saying Zhao

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Five Oscar Best Picture winners offer five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and one of them may be the film that was made for the way your mind works. A ten-question quiz helps determine which of these films fits the experience you want. Parasite speaks to class,

Sports

Tonali agent: Newcastle move aimed at Arsenal or Man City switch

Sandro Tonali remains in demand across Europe, and his agent Giuseppe Riso says the move to Newcastle was always intended to lift the midfielder into the top tier of the English game. Riso pointed to links with Arsenal and Manchester City and argued the transfer was designed to turn Tonali

Culture

Mariah Carey surprises son on Twitch, drawing an embarrassed reaction

Mariah Carey popped into her son Moroccan’s Twitch livestream on Friday night, prompting the 14-year-old to flush with embarrassment. “Chat my mom’s here,” he announced, then asked if she wanted to say hi, noting he was on stream “in front of all these people.” Carey stepped into view

Culture

Identify iconic PC games from pieces of concept art

There’s something magical about videogame concept art: it often looks more atmospheric, expressive and creative than the final product. This week I’ve put together a quiz that showcases 20 pieces of concept art; for each one you need to type the name of the game it was created

Culture

Tim Roth says he took Hulk and Planet of the Apes roles to embarrass his kids

Tim Roth is British acting royalty who has worked with filmmakers from David Lynch to Mike Leigh. He says some less-celebrated turns, like Emil Blonsky/The Abomination in The Incredible Hulk and the villain Thade in Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake, were chosen to “make my kids

Science

Pristine, fish-filled waters: a visit to Alonissos

Greek divers surface shouting about “megalo” groupers, their grins mirrored by the big fish below. The National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades, established in 1992, is Greece’s largest working marine protected area, and the protective measures show: glassy waters teeming with colourful fish and precious shells make swimming

Culture

Mythmatch is an anti-capitalist, combat-free RPG built around merging

Mythmatch blends a merger game with an RPG set in Greek mythology, leaning into themes of anti-capitalism and altruism. It borrows the combine-to-upgrade mechanic common in mobile titles but presents it as a premium experience without ads or exploitative microtransactions. You play a wannabe goddess, Artemis, who must prove herself