Drake deletes AI-generated Tupac track after Shakur’s estate threatened to sue
Drake apparently learned it isn’t wise to mess with Tupac Shakur — even decades after his untimely death. Billboard first spotted that the Canadian hip-hop artist deleted the X (Twitter) post with his track “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur’s voice to try to get under…
Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin has announced that he’s currently writing a followup script to The Social Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He broke the news during an episode of The Town podcast that centered on how Facebook and social media have influenced democracy in the years since his Oscar-winning hit. The…
Metaphor: ReFantazio, a fantasy RPG from the Persona 5 team, comes out in October
Atlus first teased that it was working on a new RPG with a fantasy setting in mid-2023 — it also said way back then that it will be available sometime this year. Now, the developer has revealed that the game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, will come out on October 11 at a…
What we’re listening to: The Tortured Poets Department and Eternal Sunshine
In this installment of what we’re listening to, Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low dives into new releases from Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, and explores what music means to us when songs are consumed more like books and journal entries. Cherlynn Low, Deputy Editor, Reviews April 19 should have been declared…
Rebel Moon Part 2 review: A slow-mo sci-fi slog
Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver is an empty feast. It’s a relentless onslaught of explosions, sci-fi tropes and meaningless exposition that amounts to nothing. And yet somehow it’s still better than the first film in Zack Snyder’s wannabe sci-fi epic franchise for Netflix, Rebel Moon: Part 1 –…
Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026
Do you like rip-roaring science fiction books? Do you like movies? Then you are in for a treat in, well, two years. Amazon MGM Studios just set a release date of March 20, 2026 for Project Hail Mary, according to Deadline. It’s based on the Andy Weir novel of the…
Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season
Amazon’s live adaptation of Fallout was so well-received, the fourth main game in the franchise had a resurgence in sales almost a decade after it was released. If you were ever worried about its fate despite the success it enjoyed, you can rest easy, for now: Amazon has already renewed…
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer confirms it won’t make the sequel
The developer behind the popular, award-winning and slightly bawdy Baldur’s Gate 3 confirmed that it won’t be doing Baldur’s Gate 4 — but it does have other irons in the fire. “We won’t be introducing any major new narrative content to the story of Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) or its…
Supergiant shows off Hades II’s gameplay and new god designs
Supergiant Games just treated Hades fans to an extensive look at the game’s upcoming sequel. Seriously — the developer hosted a three-hour livestream that showed off Hades II’s gameplay, new features and mechanics, as well as the new designs for its characters based on the gods of Greek mythology. Supergiant’s…
Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person
Netflix has been accused of using AI-manipulated imagery in the true crime documentary What Jennifer Did, Futurism has reported. Several photos show typical signs of AI trickery, including mangled hands, strange artifacts and more. If accurate, the report raises serious questions about the use of such images in documentaries, particularly…