A new analysis indicates that subscription gaming has no room to grow. Of course, that won't stop them trying to take away our game ownership.

Humans have been using fire for hundreds of thousand of years. But during the Ice Age, there's a gap in the evidence. What were humans doing with fire during that time?

Netflix's CEO claims that Netflix is saving the movie industry. Of course he would say that. What's the truth?

Subscription gaming and its failures

- Subscription spending has been flat since 2021, analyst says subs are not the future of gaming

Ancient Fire

- Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago

Streaming services can save Hollywood

- https://boundingintocomics.com/movies/netflix-ceo-says-movie-theater-system-is-an-outdated-concept-believes-streamer-is-saving-hollywood/

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At last, the Oscars have added a rule that voters have to watch the movie. Somehow, people are complaining about doing their job.

Ubisoft are being threatened with a complaint about their data collection. The GDPR hammer is raised and ready.

Scientists want to grow astronaut food from scratch using bioreactors. This totally won't make a giant meat blob that consumes the Earth.

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New Oscar rules

– Oscar Voters Can No Longer Vote in a Category Unless They’ve Seen All Nominees

– Films made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says

Not Another Ubisoft Lawsuit

– NGO files complaint against Ubisoft for data protection concerns and forcing "always online" connections | GamesIndustry.biz

Space food

– Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

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DJ went wild and mixed a sachet of REZ with a bottle of coke, while the professor went with the traditional approach of mixing a sachet with water....how did it pan out? Find out....

Gacha games have seen rising popularity in the past few years, but with that comes a new wave of concern. This time it isn't over your anime waifu, but the ridiculous amounts of money people are pouring into them.

China's response to the tariffs has been to ban US movies. And just like that, the world got a little smaller.

A new study has found signs of life on an exoplanet. Could this be it? Have we really found aliens? Maybe.

There is something about Gacha games

- Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST

- Aussie gamers out of pocket from 'manipulative' tactics: research - ABC listen

China’s cinematic solution to the US Tarrifs

- China to 'Moderately Reduce' Number of US Film Imports in Response to Tariffs

There might be life in space after all...

- Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b

- Scientists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Potential Life on Exoplanet K2-18 b

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Ubisoft has responded to a lawsuit against them as part of the Stop Killing Games campaign. This setback doesn't mean the end for the campaign. They'll keep fighting.

A Minecraft Movie is a surprising hit. But it comes with some interesting implications for the future. And please don't throw your popcorn.

Dire Wolves are back. But they're not really. Colossal Biosciences claims to have created dire wolves, but what they claim isn't entirely possible, which is sad news for Jurassic Park fans.

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Stop killing games the saga continues

- Ubisoft responds to The Crew lawsuit by denying players had "unfettered ownership" of the game | GamesIndustry.biz

The Minecraft movie explosion

- As Hollywood Remains Confused By Success Of 'Minecraft', Director Offers Simple Explanation For Film's Box Office Explosion

The Dire wolf resurrection

- The Dire Wolf Is Back | The New Yorker

- No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction | New Scientist

- Dire wolf returns from extinction? Company reveals 'magic' it's using to bring back species

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From computer mice to increased prices for games, we'll tell you everything worth knowing about the Nintendo Switch 2 and why you probably don't want to buy it.

Tariffs aren't just affecting video games, but they're also coming to Hollywood and could push out the smaller studios.

A new brain to speech implant greatly improves the speed at which a human-computer interface can translate thoughts into words. Next step on the full dive VR checklist is to put thoughts back into the brain.

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Recent Nintendo Switch 2 News

- Nintendo Switch 2: Release date, price, new Switch games and everything else you need to know

The tariffs are coming to Hollywood

- Here Are the Ways in Which Tariffs, Markets and a Possible Recession Could Impact Hollywood

Brain to Speech

- Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant

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SAG-AFTRA warn you not to believe the major games companies who claim that they're close to a deal. Instead, the union is refusing to back down without getting all the concessions they want for their members.

Anime is facing a staff shortage. This could mean lowering quality or reducing season length. Hopefully it means removing filler.

Light sails might be the best way to get to Alpha Centauri within a human lifetime. But we won't be sending humans just yet.

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SAG-AFTRA VS Game Companies

- SAG-AFTRA remains "frustratingly far apart" from major game companies | GamesIndustry.biz

Shorter anime season due to lack of staff

- 'Gundam' Franchise Animator Says Shorter Anime Seasons Due To "A Shortage Of Professional Staff", Reveals Studios Turning To Social Media For Help

Light Sails

- Pentagonal photonic crystal mirrors: scalable lightsails with enhanced acceleration via neural topology optimization | Nature Communications

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The anime industry is expecting some major growth, with the surprise entry of Chinese anime.

Masahiro Sakurai of Super Smash Brothers thinks Japanese games should be made for Japanese gamers. How could he say something so controversial and so brave?

Life in space takes a toll on your body. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth, but that's not the end of the story.

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Here comes the Anime Boom

- With Anime Market Projected to Triple, Netflix and Crunchyroll Poised to Dominate It Together

- Crunchyroll, and the anime it brings, poised to drive Sony's profits over the next two years | Popverse

- As the Anime Industry Booms, It Will Be Making Nearly $16 Billion Within the Next Decade

Smash Bros creator goes based

- Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai encourages Japanese developers to pursue the kind of games Japanese people love instead of adapting - AUTOMATON WEST

- 'Super Smash Bros.' Creator Says Japanese Devs "Should Simply Pursue What They Love" Because Overseas Fans Love "Japan's Unique Style And Its Distinct Charm"

Can the body survive in space

- Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth. What does nine months in space do to the body? - ABC News

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Warner Bros and DC are in a bit of a sticky situation. They're failing to make money, and if their new Superman movie flops it could be the end for them.

Trump's tariffs are going to have a major effect on the physical game market in the US. Of course, publishers want this to happen.

At least twice in the Earth's history, a supernova has almost ended life as we know it. Good news though, it probably won't happen a third time.

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The future of DC Films hangs in the balance

- Report By An Insider Claims The Fate Of DC And Warner Bros. Hangs In The Balance If ‘Superman’ Is Not Successful

Tarrifs vs gaming

- US Tariffs Will Be Bad for Gamers, But Publishers Would Welcome the Death of Retail, Says Analyst

NA – Supernova triggered Earth level Extinctions

- Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'

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