The company is going after cryptocurrency gambling—but will that be enough to satisfy concerned streamers? https://media.wired.com/photos/632cee9d8990652479ff39bf/master/pass/Twitch-Gambling-Business-GettyImages-1395854967.jpg
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Sony’s next State of Play will highlight 10 PS4, PS5 and PS VR2 titles
Sony's next State of Play preview event is going down on Tuesday, September 13th at 6pm ET, the company announced via Twitter Monday. "We’ll have some great updates from our amazing Japanese partners and developers all around the world," Sony noted in a subsequent tweet. "Expect about ~20 minutes covering 10 upcoming games." State of […]
Sony announces State of Play for September 13
Sony surprise-announces its fall State of Play the day before it airs, and it will feature games from Japanese developers.Read More
Apple Messages Won’t Play Nice With Android Anytime Soon
Plus: Brazil and Apple face off, Google expands its eco-friendly Maps directions, and social sites start prepping for the US midterm elections. https://media.wired.com/photos/631bcb398990652479ff383f/master/pass/iOS-Android-Messages-Roundup-Gear-GettyImages-1399057481.jpg
Video games to play for fans of House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings
It’s arguably never been a better time to be a fantasy fan, with big-name series like Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, and more all in the limelight in some form or another. This year has been a massive one in particular with House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power airing at the same […]
Google launches third-party Play Store billing pilot—but only cuts fees by 4%
Enlarge (credit: Google Play) Google is slowly opening up the Play Store’s billing policies. The “user choice billing” pilot program that was announced in March is now accepting sign-ups. Google describes the program in a support article, saying, “This pilot is designed to test offering an alternative billing option next to Google Play’s billing system […]
Controversial social media app Parler is back on the Google Play Store
Parler, the app that's largely associated with Donald Trump supporters, conservatives and far-right extremists, is once again available for download via the Google Play Store. Billing itself as a "free speech network", Parler was banned and removed from the Android app store in January [2021] after the US Capitol insurrection. A Google spokesperson said at […]
Saturday Night Takeaway viewers outraged as guest refuses to play ‘Shouldn’t be allowed’
Every Saturday on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, the ITV presenting pair give one lucky viewer at home the chance to – not just watch the ads – but win them. However, tonight’s episode took everyone by surprise when lucky audience member Nazeem tuning in from home decided she’d stick with the handful of […]
The First Lady: O-T Fagbenle Tapped to Play Barack Obama in Showtime Drama
RELATED STORIES Showtime’s political drama The First Lady has sworn in another cast member: O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) will play President Barack Obama in the upcoming anthology, opposite Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. The First Lady, which snagged a series order at Showtime just over a year ago, will pull back the curtain on the […]
Lily James and Sebastian Stan to Play Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in Hulu Limited Series Pam & Tommy
RELATED STORIES One of the biggest couples in Hollywood history is getting the small screen treatment. Lily James (Downton Abbey) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) have been cast as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in an eight-episode Hulu limited series about the duo’s salacious relationship in the 1990s — including the […]
