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The official page for Doctor Who has announced that the show is experiencing a bit of turbulence from a financial standpoint. They’re putting the show out to competitive tender, which means that they’re looking for somebody to pick up some of the production costs in exchange for some of the marketing rights, just as they did with Disney Plus—and they’re hoping that there will be multiple…

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA) has announced the winners of the 61st annual Nebula Awards, one of SFF’s most prestigious honors, “given to the writers of the most outstanding speculative fiction works released in 2025.” This year marks the first-ever Nebula given for poetry, a welcome sign of the increasing breadth of talent in the speculative space. Here are this…

The creators of the wildly popular game Cuphead came to the Summer Game Fest 2026 with two big reveals. They announced that development has begun on Mighty Cuphead Adventure, and a new hand animated Cuphead game. Host Geoff Keighly introduced the new titles before giving the stage to the independent developer. They used a puppet show for the grand reveal, showing off gameplay for the new…

The 2026 finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction story have been selected. “Six People to Revise You,” J.R. Dawson, Uncanny Magazine, Jan 2025 “The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn,” Louise Hughes, Kaleidotrope, September 2025 “The Shadow on the Nest,” Alaya Dawn Johnson, Uncanny Magazine, September 2025 “Wire Mother,” Isabel J.…

Pocketpair’s Palworld, the target of a massive 2024 lawsuit from Nintendo/The Pokémon Company, releases its launch trailer. The game releases for Steam, Playstation and XBox on July 10. Core Mechanics Survival Elements: Gather resources, craft gear, build bases, and carefully manage food and shelter against the elements and rival factions.  Pals: Over a hundred distinct creatures can be…

John Blanche, the legendary illustrator whose art helped define the grimdark Warhammer 40,000 setting, has died. He was 77. Best known for his 40+ year career as the Art Director for Games Workshop, he is celebrated worldwide as the architect of the Warhammer universe’s iconic “grimdark” aesthetic. News of his passing was shared by longtime collaborator Trish Carden on behalf of Blanche’s wife,…

British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72. “He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family,” his daughters Emily and Daisy said. Head played Rupert Giles — the Watcher and father figure of the Slayer Buffy Summers — on all seven…

Actor James Handy, best known for playing Milton Briggs in Arachnophobia (1990) and Jimmy the bartender in Top Gun: Maverick (2022) was cruelly murdered in his Los Angeles home. The police have a suspect in custody. James Handy—who appeared in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji—was allegedly killed by his girlfriend’s son in the Tarzana neighborhood on June 3. Officers responded around 9:30 a.m.…