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Hugh Jackman confirms Norwich City investment talks: another Hollywood-backed ownership story

Hugh Jackman confirms Norwich City investment talks: another Hollywood-backed ownership story

Hugh Jackman says he’s in talks to invest in Championship club Norwich City. If it goes through, English football gets another ownership story with a Hollywood name attached.

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This wouldn’t be Wrexham all over again, even if that’s the first comparison most people will make. Norwich have a more recent Premier League past, a bigger stadium, a higher profile, and they’re already owned by Mark Attanasio, who also owns MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers. Still, the Wrexham model is hard to ignore. Their promotions, along with Welcome to Wrexham, turned celebrity ownership into bigger sponsorship deals, a broader international fan base, stronger merchandise sales, and real cultural pull. Jackman says his interest is personal too: his mother is from Norwich, and he’s been a supporter for life.

If you pay attention to football ownership stories, this one’s got plenty to hold onto. Philippe Clement is already backing the global exposure, branding boost, and media upside. Then there’s the ready-made Jackman versus Reynolds Championship rivalry angle. But the risk is obvious as well. Celebrity projects can bring a rush of attention, then start leaning too heavily on star power, or drift away from the club’s local identity if the whole thing isn’t handled carefully.

Any official announcement will come through Norwich City’s own channels. For now, nothing’s signed.

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Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on September 5, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

Daba: Land of Water Scar returns at State of Play: PS5 window set for spring 2027

Daba: Land of Water Scar returns at State of Play: PS5 window set for spring 2027

Daba: Land of Water Scar showed up again today during PlayStation’s State of Play. Sony shared fresh gameplay and pinned the game to a spring 2027 release window on PlayStation 5.

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More than anything, the presentation made it feel like moved past the early concept phase. The new footage gives a fuller look at Dark Star’s harsh fantasy setting: ancient ruins, frozen snowfields, prison-like interiors, bits of traversal, enemy encounters, and the overall rhythm of combat.

You can also see where Unreal Engine 5 is doing real work, especially in the density of the environments and the lighting. The trailer frames the story around a humanoid clay puppet trying to survive in a world falling apart under water scarcity, uncover what led to civilization’s collapse, and figure out its own identity along the way.

The combat, at least from what State of Play showed, looks fast and Souls-like, but with more emphasis on parries and counter-attacks than on dodge-roll timing. That gives it a more distinct angle. If you keep up with PS5 action RPGs, this is one to watch, especially because Daba: Land of Water Scar is part of PlayStation’s China Hero Project. Sony describes that program as a 2016 initiative to fund, mentor, and publish Chinese games worldwide, and the pressure on it is clearly higher now after Black Myth: Wukong and the mixed response earlier titles like Lost Soul Aside got.

For now, Sony has Daba: Land of Water Scar lined up as a PlayStation 5 exclusive for spring 2027.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on September 3, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

The Gentlemen season 2 is here: critics aren’t sold on its darker, Godfather-style turn

The Gentlemen season 2 is here: critics aren’t sold on its darker, Godfather-style turn

Netflix’s The Gentlemen is back for season 2, and the show has taken a darker turn, one that leans much closer to The Godfather than to the first season’s swagger. In reviews from English-language critics in both the U.K. and the U.S., Theo James’ Eddie Horniman is being read a lot like Michael Corleone: a man sliding deeper into power, compromise, and corruption.

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Season 1 moved on fast talk, crime-fueled chaos, action-comedy momentum, and that polished streaming speed. This time the mood is heavier. The story settles into a more somber drama about ambition, power, and moral rot, and Theo James has described Eddie’s path in those terms too, saying he has to “go into the mouth of the devil” and end up “fully corrupted.”

Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass are also trying to push their cannabis empire beyond England and onto an international stage, which puts them on a collision course with the Italian mafia. Some critics are into that bigger, riskier scale. Others think the plotting starts to knot itself up, loses some of the first season’s mischievous spark, and never quite earns the weight of all those The Godfather comparisons. Coverage outside that U.K.-U.S. critical lane hasn’t been nearly as hung up on the parallel.

If what you liked most about season 1 was its lighter touch, this larger swing may not feel like enough of a payoff to make it worth watching. Netflix, though, clearly has plenty invested in it. By the company’s own numbers, season 1 drew 12.2 million views in its first week in March 2024, hit the top of the U.S. streaming charts, and later got renewed for both seasons 2 and 3.

You can watch The Gentlemen on Netflix. The real bet is whether Eddie Horniman works for you more as a tragic kingpin than he did as a charming outsider.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on September 3, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

The Blood of Dawnwalker on Xbox: New Zealand trick could unlock it early

Rebel Wolves’ The Blood of Dawnwalker arrives worldwide on September 3, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

If you’re trying to get in a little early, the New Zealand trick is really an Xbox thing. It only works when a game unlocks at 12:00 a.m. local time, in each region, and The Blood of Dawnwalker is expected to use that staggered console rollout on Xbox. So if you switch your system region to New Zealand, there’s a decent chance you’ll get access several hours ahead of schedule. PC is different. Bandai Namco is going with a single global launch there, which means changing your location settings probably won’t do anything.

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Pre-load opened 48 hours before release, which is why countdowns, launch maps, and the usual last-minute “does this still work?” posts are everywhere right now. If you’re on Xbox, already pre-loaded, and trying to squeeze out every extra hour you can before the standard release hits, this is something to sort out before launch. Just keep the tradeoff in mind: changing your console region is generally treated as a breach of platform terms of service, even if there isn’t any widely reported track record of Microsoft banning people for doing it.

Reviews have started strong, too, with critics calling out the narrative, combat, and world-building in Rebel Wolves’ first game.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on September 2, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

Ori 3 rumor shut down: Saber Interactive says it isn’t making it

Ori 3 rumor shut down: Saber Interactive says it isn’t making it

Saber Interactive has shut down the Ori 3 rumor. Executive Tim Willits says the studio isn’t making the game and, just as important, doesn’t really have room for it anyway. Saber is already tied up with several major projects. That matches what Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler had said earlier, when he cast doubt on insider chatter claiming Saber Interactive had taken over the series.

Willits pointed to Saber’s crowded slate, which includes several big games already in motion, one of them connected to Keanu Reeves. From his point of view, the Ori 3 rumor simply doesn’t fit with what the studio is working on right now.

That Reeves project is widely believed to be a new AAA John Wick game that would use Keanu Reeves’ likeness and voice. Saber Interactive’s known lineup also includes Jurassic Park: Survival, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and A Quiet Place. Put all of that together and it’s pretty easy to see why the studio says the Ori 3 rumor doesn’t add up.

Still, Ori is a massive franchise. Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps had sold more than 15 million copies by March 2025.

Moon Studios is now independent and focused on No Rest for the Wicked. Mahler has said he does have ideas for a third game, but Moon Studios has also made clear that the two existing entries already tell a complete arc, and no new sequel is currently in active development.

So if you were hoping for Ori 3, that’s where things stand. For now, there are still only the two existing Ori games, because a third one hasn’t been announced.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on September 1, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

Lanterns episode 3 drops a major DCU clue: a Black Mask tease

Lanterns episode 3 drops a major DCU clue: a Black Mask tease

Episode 3 of HBO’s Lanterns slips in a big DC Universe hint: during John Stewart’s strange interview scene, a Janus Cosmetics sign shows up in the background. In the comics, that name points away from the Green Lantern Corps and much closer to Gotham, with a possible trail leading to Black Mask.

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Janus Cosmetics is tied directly to Roman Sionis in DC lore. He inherits the company, runs it into trouble, loses control after a string of business failures, and then gets rescued by Wayne Enterprises. That public embarrassment feeds his hatred of Bruce Wayne, and it’s part of what pushes Roman Sionis toward becoming Black Mask and building the False Face Society.

That’s what makes the reference so interesting here. Lanterns is playing as a grounded, True Detective-style mystery built around Hal Jordan and John Stewart, but it may also be quietly sketching out James Gunn and Peter Safran’s larger DC Universe, one where Gotham’s criminal underworld already exists on the same board.

There’s another piece to throw in. Reported Clayface set photos have shown Sionis Industries signage too, even though DC Studios still hasn’t officially confirmed Black Mask for the new DC Universe or announced any casting.

So if you’re watching for signs of how the DC Universe might connect its cosmic heroes to Gotham’s nastier crime corner, this Janus Cosmetics nod is one of the strongest hints so far.

You can watch Lanterns on HBO.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on August 31, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

LEGO teases 5 new Pokémon Smart Play sets for 2027

LEGO teases 5 new Pokémon Smart Play sets for 2027

At PokémonXP, the LEGO Group confirmed that the LEGO Pokémon line is growing again in 2027. Five new Smart Play sets are coming, and the company teased them with a short silhouette video.

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LEGO hasn’t named the Pokémon in this wave yet. Still, community posts and reports from LEGO-focused outlets keep pointing to the same five: Charcadet, Grookey, Mankey, Pichu, and Wingull. If that list holds, you’d get a lineup that pulls from both newer and older generations instead of sticking only with Kanto favorites.

Smart Play leans on sensors, lights, and sounds, not app-heavy screens. So this wave should feel more physical than a standard display set. Wingull, in particular, seems like a natural match for movement- or sound-based features.

If you’ve been following this line, the teaser fits into a pretty clear timeline. The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International announced the partnership in March 2025, then launched the first sets in February 2026 with Pikachu, Eevee, and the final evolutions of the Kanto starters. After that came Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Charizard, Pokémon GO store events, and a broader push into software-enabled brick play.

The new sets are planned for 2027, but the LEGO Group still hasn’t announced exact dates, pricing, or full regional rollout details, including Japan and other Asian markets.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on August 30, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

GTA 6 surfaces with a smarter Criminal Profile system

GTA 6 surfaces with a smarter Criminal Profile system

Grand Theft Auto 6 is back in the rumor cycle with a fresh set of details. The latest reports point to a Criminal Profile system and suggest Leonida will be a harsher, more reactive place in Rockstar’s next game.

Rockstar also seems to be pushing past Red Dead Redemption 2’s morality ideas. According to these reports, the game won’t only care about what crimes you commit, but how you carry them out. A controlled robbery with as little violence as possible can come off as professional. Public killings, collateral damage, and sloppy escapes would hurt Jason and Lucia’s profile, and that would move the series away from disposable chaos and closer to efficiency and restraint.

If you’ve been hoping Grand Theft Auto 6 makes you think more like a career criminal, this is the part to watch. Leonida is said to react when you openly carry weapons or crank up the violence. NPCs reportedly have a wider range of animations and body types. Jason and Lucia can apparently change based on diet, exercise, and sleep deprivation. Then there’s the wanted overhaul: police can track your face, clothes, and vehicle through the HUD, so getting away becomes a matter of managing exposure, ditching gear, and not falling into patterns.

There’s still nothing to download yet, but these reports also mention protagonist switching in some missions, a rideshare app for fast travel, and a physical in-game phone. Taken together, it sounds like a story built around Jason and Lucia as a couple on the run, where clean jobs matter more than sloppy excess.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on August 28, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

Green Lantern’s forgotten 2011 game already featured the Manhunters

Green Lantern’s forgotten 2011 game already featured the Manhunters

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters came out on June 7, 2011 as a tie-in to the movie, and it brought the Manhunters to mainstream DC fans years before HBO’s Lanterns did.

Set in the Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern film universe, the game puts you in control of Hal Jordan and makes the Manhunters the main threat, not Parallax.

The story picks up after the movie instead of running through it again, with the Manhunters returning to get revenge on the Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lantern Corps.

Reynolds also voices Hal Jordan and lends his likeness, so you were basically watching Ryan Reynolds’ version of the character fight the Manhunters long before Lanterns paired Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan with Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart.

As for the gameplay, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters keeps things pretty straightforward: action-adventure combat built around using the power ring to create hard-light constructs.

HBO’s Lanterns seems to be taking the Manhunters in a very different direction, making them darker, more grounded, and more paranoid by turning them into shapeshifting synthetic aliens.

Reviews were mixed at the time, but if you’re revisiting DC’s stranger corners ahead of Lanterns, this overlooked tie-in is still worth picking up for its unusual place in Green Lantern history.

You can still look for Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters as that 2011 movie tie-in release.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on August 27, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

Roblox updates kids’ rules: no more reward-based scrolling

Roblox updates kids’ rules: no more reward-based scrolling

Roblox has updated its Kids and Select policy. Developers can no longer pair a media feed with auto-play or infinite scroll and then hand out rewards for watching. For younger players, that closes off a setup where a video stream can keep going without any real stopping point, something Roblox says isn’t appropriate for kids.

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Put more plainly, younger users can’t be given in-game rewards for sitting through endless video viewing with no natural break. That’s the part Roblox is drawing a line around.

The change came after the backlash over Steal an Egg, a popular pet simulator where players could build speed by standing on a treadmill while a video feed ran beside them. Roblox pulled Steal an Egg, then moved fast to turn that criticism into a broader policy rule.

This doesn’t ban endless scrolling across the whole platform, and it doesn’t apply to rewarded video ads.

If child safety on Roblox matters to you, this looks like a reasonable move. The company is already under pressure from U.S. senators, exploitation reports, lawsuits, and regulators, including officials in Australia. Critics have also argued that user-made hits are hard to control, even with age checks, chat restrictions, automated moderation, and rules that block adult-child messaging.

What still isn’t clear is how Roblox will enforce this, how quickly content will be removed, where the edge cases land, or what to make of the still-limited research on long-term effects. Still, one thing has changed: kids’ games in youth-focused spaces can no longer turn endless video watching into a gameplay advantage.

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You can get Roblox on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and consoles.

Author Jay Ricson BiñasPosted on August 26, 2026September 30, 2026Categories News

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