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Archives for March 2026

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Paul McCartney’s mysterious Reddit ban.

The musician’s account disappeared after posting pictures from his no-phones-allowed concert to r/PaulMcCartney, spurring media reports that mods had banned him. However, as 404Media points out, the subreddit’s mods say it wasn’t them, and a site admin commented with an attempt at an explanation:

Hey all! Just for clarity, that account was never banned from the site (or the subreddit) there was a technical error that made it appear to be banned from the site. This has now been resolved. Sorry for any confusion this caused or issue for the mod team here!

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is beautiful but a little too busy

Nintendo and Illumination’s latest film is another visual stunner with a ho-hum story.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
I’m concerned about Krypto.

Supergirl continues to look very Guardians of the Galaxy-inspired in its latest trailer, which makes it clear just how important Krypto the dog will be to the story. The Superman follow-up hits theaters on June 26th.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Get ready for some RPG espionage.

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, the upcoming “spy RPG” from the studio behind Disco Elysium, launches on PC on May 21st. I got to play it last month, and it felt very much like a spiritual successor to Disco but with a heavy dose of spy thriller vibes.

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Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
YouTube-style horror continues to infiltrate Hollywood.

Following recent releases Iron Lung and Undertone, next up we have Backrooms, a liminal horror movie directed by YouTuber Kane Parsons. It hits theaters on May 29th.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Roku’s $3 streaming service now has a mobile app.

The ultracheap ad-free streamer, called Howdy, launched last year across Roku devices and on the Howdy.tv website. But now, subscribers can access the “thousands” of titles on the platform from a new app on iOS and Android.

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Image: Roku
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Some fear to start your day.

Apple TV has a big lineup of new series this year, and one of the more notable is Cape Fear, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s ‘90s film of the same name (which was itself a remake). If nothing else, the cast looks great, and you can check out the first teaser below.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
It’s-a big week for Mario.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder just got an expansion, and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie comes out on Wednesday. But before that Mario Kart World’s new update adds the returning favorite “Bob-omb Blast” battle mode. The update also nerfs boomerangs — you can check out the full patch notes here.

A screenshot from Mario Kart World.
Image: Nintendo
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Eidos-Montréal is laying off 124 employees.

The Embracer-owned studio, behind games like Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, says that the cuts are “a result of changing project needs and impacts across production and support teams.” Studio head David Anfossi is also leaving the company.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Hop back in to Big Hops.

The cute 3D platforming game starring a frog is getting a “2+ hour photography game” where you’ll help out a “conspiracy theorist” owl. It looks like a fun twist on a video game photo mode.

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Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A good start for Rocky and Grace.

Project Hail Mary has surpassed $300 million at the box office, making it the highest grossing Amazon MGM film to date — though that doesn’t count MGM movies prior to the acquisition. Still, it’s a great sign for an original sci-fi film, even if it may end up becoming a franchise.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Live-service games continue to be a mess.

The latest casualty: PUBG spinoff Blindspot, which shuts down today after less than two months in early access. In a previous post, the developer said “we are no longer able to sustainably provide the level of experience we set out to deliver.” The news comes just a few days after the Fortnite team was hit with large-scale layoffs.

Live-service games are a mess

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