Games
Blizzard Suspends a Streamer and Promises More Bans in WoW: Forever’s Gold-Buying Crackdown
News: A WoW: Forever streamer has been suspended for soliciting real-money gold from his chat, and Blizzard says it’s done being lenient on gold buyers ahead of the game’s November 4 launch.
Technology & Hardware
Microsoft’s Glass Data Storage Breakthrough Explained: How Project Silica Voxels Could Preserve Data for 10,000 Years
News: Microsoft’s Project Silica can write data inside ordinary glass for 10,000 years. Here’s how voxels work, what changed in the Nature paper, and why game preservation could benefit.
Movies & Shows
Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Ice Age Movies Are Heading to Netflix in a New Disney Licensing Deal
News: Disney is licensing Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ first two seasons, all five Ice Age movies, and more to Netflix starting October 4, a nonexclusive, time limited deal that keeps everything on Disney+ as well.
Reviews
Verity Review: Anne Hathaway Can’t Quite Save a Colleen Hoover Thriller Stuck Between Camp and Tragedy
Our Verity review breaks down Michael Showalter’s Colleen Hoover adaptation across story, cast, world, music, and originality, plus our final score.
