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'Minions & Monsters' has topped the US box office with a franchise-low opening

5 July 2026

Illumination's film took $36.4m across the 3rd to 5th July weekend and $61.4m over five days, while 'Supergirl' fell 74% in its second weekend.

Kjell Nilsson, who played Lord Humungus in 'Mad Max 2', has died aged 76

3 July 2026

The Swedish weightlifter turned actor died in Queensland on 2nd July after several years with kidney disease.

Life sim 'inZOI' has been delayed on PS5, and won't now arrive until early 2027

3 July 2026

Krafton's hit life simulation game will miss its 2026 window on PlayStation 5.

Cyberpunk 2077 has passed 40 million copies sold, CD Projekt Red reveals

3 July 2026

CD Projekt Red says its once-troubled RPG has now sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Karlovy Vary has opened its 60th edition with a Crystal Globe for Dustin Hoffman

3 July 2026

The Czech festival began on 3rd July with the Argentinian football documentary 'The Match' and runs until the 11th.

Daniel Stamm's supernatural horror 'Lockbox' has opened in cinemas

3 July 2026

The film, starring Carla Gugino and Lou Taylor Pucci, reached American cinemas on 3rd July through Aura Entertainment.

Sony has confirmed it will end PlayStation disc production by 2028

3 July 2026

Sony has confirmed physical PlayStation game discs will stop being manufactured by 2028 as part of its shift to digital distribution.

Disney has celebrated America's 250th anniversary with a day-long broadcast across its networks

3 July 2026

The Semiquincentennial special ran for more than 24 hours from the evening of 3rd July across ABC, Freeform, FX and National Geographic, anchored by David Muir.

The Invite review: Olivia Wilde makes a dinner party wonderfully difficult

3 July 2026

Four excellent actors turn a neighbourly evening into a viciously funny argument about sex, marriage and who gets to look pleased with themselves.

Charity and Sylvia review: forty-four years inside the frame

3 July 2026

Tillie Walden’s graphic biography finds its drama in sewing, faith and the daily effort of sharing a life. A dispute over archival credit makes its intimacy more complicated.

The Rockstar Games Workers Union has raised concerns over pay gaps and crunch

2 July 2026

The union says gender pay gaps, bonus management and continued crunch are among the issues it wants addressed at Rockstar.

Kepler Interactive has acquired a stake in indie publisher Oro Interactive

2 July 2026

Kepler Interactive has bought a shareholding in Oro Interactive that was previously held by a venture capital firm.

Rhythm Paradise Groove review: songs, frogs and perfect timing

2 July 2026

Nintendo finds a beat in the daftest places, although its new RPG mode keeps several jokes going well past closing time.

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep finds the horror behind the interface

2 July 2026

Paul Tremblay's furious AI novel turns a gamer's ordinary controls into the means of making a human body corporate property.

Heartstopper Volume 6 review: one last school year

2 July 2026

Alice Oseman lets Nick and Charlie face university and separate plans without inventing a crisis to give them one last goodbye.

London Design Festival has announced its 2026 dates and first programme details

1 July 2026

London Design Festival will return from 12th to 20th September 2026, with organisers outlining a citywide programme across 11 London design districts.

Unknown Worlds boss Ted Gill has resigned after Krafton agreed to pay the $250m Subnautica 2 bonus

1 July 2026

Krafton has agreed to pay Unknown Worlds founders a $250m bonus tied to Subnautica 2's launch, ending a bitter dispute, shortly before chief executive Ted Gill stood down.

Xbox is reportedly testing a way to let players digitise their physical games

1 July 2026

Microsoft is said to be trialling a system that converts physical Xbox discs into digital licences, fuelling speculation that future consoles could drop disc drives altogether.

Moritz Borman, producer of 'Terminator 3' and Oliver Stone films, has died aged 71

1 July 2026

The German producer died in Munich on 1st July, with credits running from John Huston's 'Under the Volcano' to two 'Terminator' sequels and five films for Oliver Stone.