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
Sony Reportedly Emerges as Frontrunner for Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie’s Battlefield Movie
News: Sony Pictures has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to adapt Electronic Arts’ Battlefield into a movie, with Christopher McQuarrie attached to write and direct and Michael B. Jordan producing and eyed to star, following a five-studio bidding war earlier this year.
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.
