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Hollywood Summer Box Office Reaches $4.6 Billion as Movie Theaters See Strongest Post-Pandemic Season
Hollywood’s 2026 summer movie season has delivered a major boost to the theatrical business, with the U.S. and Canadian box office generating approximately $4.6 billion from the beginning of May through the end of August. According to Reuters, the figure represents a 26% increase over summer 2025 and marks Hollywood’s strongest summer performance since the pandemic disrupted the movie industry. The recovery has been powered by a mixture of major franchises, filmmaker-driven projects and unexpected breakout hits. Movies including Spider-Man:…
Friday the 13th Screenwriter Victor Miller Dies at 86
Victor Miller, the screenwriter who helped establish Friday the 13th as one of horror’s most enduring franchises, has died at the age of 86. His son Ian Miller confirmed his death to Variety, with the writer passing away in Alameda, California. Miller wrote the original 1980 Friday the 13th, a low-budget slasher that became a major influence on the genre. While he did not write the subsequent sequels, his screenplay established the Camp Crystal Lake setting and the formula that…
CD Projekt Red’s joint CEO says Cyberpunk 2077 was Switch 2’s best-selling third-party game for a while and is still selling
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition has become a notable commercial success on Nintendo Switch 2, according to CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski. The executive says the game briefly held the position of the console’s best-selling third-party title after launch and even outsold several Nintendo-published games during that period. Nowakowski also confirmed that CD Projekt Red has already recovered its investment in the Switch 2 version and is now profitable on the release. He did not provide a specific sales…
Peter Cullen’s One Piece Contribution Deserves More Recognition After His Passing
Peter Cullen is best known around the world as the iconic voice of Optimus Prime from Transformers. However, his career also included an unexpected connection to One Piece. More than two decades ago, Cullen narrated an English promotional trailer for the anime when it was being introduced to American audiences. Cullen died on August 26, 2026, at the age of 85, leaving behind a career that stretched across animation, television, movies and video games. His death has renewed interest in…
Dune: Awakening Lead Says Single-Player Mode Works Because the Game Has the “Best Story” in Survival Games
Dune: Awakening is preparing to become more accessible to solo players, and Funcom’s chief creative officer Joel Bylos believes the game’s story is the key reason why its new single-player mode fits into an MMO-survival experience. Speaking to GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, Bylos made a bold claim about Funcom’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s universe: “I think we have the best story in a survival game that exists.” Dune: Awakening’s Story Was Built for Solo Players Bylos explained that the development…
The First Descendant Bans 79 Players and Penalizes 1,381 More in Latest Crackdown
Nexon has taken action against 1,462 The First Descendant players in its latest crackdown on abusive behavior, according to an official notice covering the period from August 21 to August 27, 2026. The enforcement included 17 permanent game bans, 62 15-day bans, two seven-day trading restrictions, and 1,381 three-day separate matchmaking penalties. The biggest penalties were issued to players involved in unauthorized programs and exploitation of the game’s Open Store payment process. Seven players received permanent bans for creating, distributing,…