By Savannah Salazar , a Vulture editor who writes about streaming, movies, and TV  a Vulture associate editor who writes about streaming, movies, and television. Watching every Comic-Con trailer like … Photo: 20th Century Studios Marvel Studios is choosing to skip out on Hall H this year, but San Diego Comic-Con must go on.
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South Park Finally Takes on Trump 2.0 By Jason P. Frank , a Vulture writer covering comedy, theater, and music Trump is here. Photo: Paramount+ South Park more than made up for its time off the air during the 2024 presidential election in its first episode since 2023. Finally, in the season-27 premiere, which aired on
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Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Are Back to Being Sad and Horny By Jason P. Frank , a Vulture writer covering comedy, theater, and music He’s yearning. Photo: Focus Features Haul out the Kleenex: Paul Mescal is in love again in a movie, and that never ends well. Mescal’s next foray into tragic romance will
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Chit Rules By Hershal Pandya , a Vulture staff writer who covers comedy Photo: The Chit Show via YouTube A cartoonish man stands in the doorway of a drab-looking office. Between his fringeless bowl cut, thick mustache, and drug-store glasses that magnify his eyes like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys , he looks like the
Diego Argüello , Contributing Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 24, 2025 2 Min Read Sony has acquired a 2.5 percent stake in Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco, which equals 16 million shares. The Japanese conglomerate said the acquisition forms part of a broader “strategic partnership” between the companies. According to the announcement, the focus will
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Diego Argüello , Contributing Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 24, 2025 2 Min Read Update (07/24/25): Sandsoft has informed Game Developer that its restructuring round will result in 21 layoffs—as opposed to the 65 we previously reported. That means it will not be fully shuttering its offices in Barcelona and Riyadh, but rather downsizing operations
Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 24, 2025 2 Min Read Eggplant photograph via Unsplash (credit: Mockup Graphics) Indie-focused video game marketplace Itch.io has deindexed all adult content from its browse and search pages at the behest of payment processors. The company shared the news in a blog post and said it
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Image of Xbox controller via Microsoft The video game industry is notoriously volatile. Companies hire up in the midst of development, when there’s lots to do—character dialogue to write, bodies to animate, and systems to code. Then come the cuts: Once a video game is released, people are laid off. Not everyone, of course; enough
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Diego Argüello , Contributing Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 22, 2025 3 Min Read Side, a support studio that has lent services to games like the Silent Hill 2 remake, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, and Baldur’s Gate 3 , has laid off staff. A Side spokesperson confirmed the redundancies to Game Developer today, saying that
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Books Illustrated by Gaou Recalled After He Admits to Sex Crime on Livestream by Danica Davidson July 24, 2025 Gaou, an artist known especially for his light novel illustrations, is in hot water after saying in a livestream that he did some sort of sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl. According to Japanese law, the
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