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An officially licensed free point‑and‑click adventure based on ITV’s cult children’s series Knightmare is slated for a PC release next year to commemorate the show’s 40th anniversary. The game is being developed by writer‑designer Ewen Watson’s team with full endorsement from creator Tim Child, and it will feature the original voice cast, including Hugo Myatt as Treguard and Mark Knight as Lord Fear. All artwork is hand‑drawn, and the developers emphasize that every visual and audio element is [...]

Alex Gibney’s four‑hour documentary “Musk,” chronicling Elon Musk’s rise from early Tesla investor to global tech icon, opened on 472 U.S. screens on October 16, 2026, but was withdrawn after just one week. Bleecker Street, the film’s distributor, pulled the release despite initial wide‑release plans and a promotional push that highlighted the film’s deep‑dive into Musk’s business tactics, personal life, and recent political role. The pull coincided with news that Bleecker Street had been sold to a firm backed [...]

A24’s live‑action adaptation of FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is slated to cost nearly $200 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report, making it the studio’s most expensive project ever. The figure doubles earlier estimates that placed the budget “well over” $100 million in April. Directed and written by Alex Garland, the IMAX‑shot film is scheduled for release on 3 March 2028 and features a cast that includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce and Nick Offerman. Production has progressed in North [...]

Microsoft announced that Teams will support certified third‑party applications that scan meeting audio and video for synthetic media such as deepfakes, with a targeted release beginning mid‑November 2026 for desktop, Mac and web clients. The detection engine resides with the external provider, while Teams only displays alerts and lets administrators configure policies. Microsoft has not disclosed which vendors will be certified, the licensing model, or the extent of data each provider can access. The feature, first listed [...]

Apple is testing OLED prototypes for its iMac and MacBook Air, but neither model is slated for release soon. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that an updated iMac without OLED will ship within days, while a non‑OLED MacBook Air is expected in early 2027. Earlier supply‑chain leaks had suggested a 24‑inch OLED iMac could appear in 2027 or 2029, and analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo pushed the OLED Air to 2029 after earlier 2027‑28 estimates. The company’s upcoming “Pro and [...]

AI‑powered wearables are expanding beyond smartphones, offering speech recording, reminders and companion functions. Bee, acquired by Amazon, sells a $49.99 pendant and two newer models—the $74.99 Bee Frontier wristband and $99.99 Bee Eclipse magnetic clip—paired with an iOS app and a $19 monthly plan for transcripts and summaries. Friend, a $129 necklace, positions itself as an emotional‑support AI that detects tone and now includes a built‑in speaker in its “Friend 2.0” update after facing subway‑ad backlash. Limitless, formerly [...]

Leaked information from former BioWare technical director Romain Toutain revealed that the cancelled project, titled Mass Effect: Universe, would have integrated every decision made across the original Commander Shepard trilogy. The system was designed to import player saves, generating timelines and allowing choices to be resolved through a validation engine. Toutain compared the branching to Spike Chunsoft’s Zero Time Dilemma and hinted at mechanics similar to Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Keep tool. The ambitious tech aimed to keep [...]

On October 23, 2026, the official Stellar Blade X account announced a crossover with Blizzard’s Overwatch titled “Overwatch X EVE Protocol.” The partnership will introduce new Overwatch cosmetics themed after Stellar Blade’s protagonist, EVE, though exact release dates and content details remain undisclosed. Stellar Blade, a 2024 action title praised for its deep combat and the eponymous heroine, originally launched as a PlayStation exclusive before expanding to PC and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. Since the platform shift, Xbox fans have campaigned for a Series X|S [...]