Sean Dyche is not worried about losing Jarrad Branthwaite amid reports linking him with a move to Manchester United.
07.12.2023 - 15:25 / nme.com
Destiny 2 developer Bungie is facing a full takeover by Sony, according to a new report, leaving employees worried about the studio’s future.Sony already owns Bungie, but the developer retains some autonomy. In a statement issued when the acquisition process started in January 2022, Bungie said “we remain in charge of our destiny.
We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games.”The deal was completed in July of 2022 and was worth reportedly $3.7billion. Currently, the board of directors at Bungie is split between members from PlayStation and Sony, and members of Bungie itself.In November 2023, Bungie laid off roughly eight per cent of its workforce, around 100 employees.
This, according to the report from IGN, was part of a “scramble” by leadership at the studio to avoid Sony taking over fully.Now, IGN has been told by their sources that the “currently split board structure is contingent on Bungie meeting certain financial goals. If Bungie falls short of certain financial thresholds by too great an amount, Sony is allowed to dissolve the existing board and take full control of the company.”Since the layoffs, the atmosphere inside the studio has been “soul-crushing” according to IGN’s report, and employee concerns have been “met with a surprising amount of indifference or even outright flippancy or hostility from management.”As another IGN source at Bungie said, “Folks still there are very much feeling ‘us vs them’ between leadership and workers.
That trust has been eroded.”“We know we need [recently delayed Destiny 2 expansion] The Final Shape to do well,” another source said. “The feeling at the studio is that if it doesn’t we’re definitely looking at more layoffs.”
.Sean Dyche is not worried about losing Jarrad Branthwaite amid reports linking him with a move to Manchester United.
Princess Mary has posted a cryptic message about loneliness and the importance of positive human connection before Christmas.The post comes after rumors of an affair between her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, which surfaced a month ago.The pair hit deadlines after Spanish publication Lecturas published photos of them spending a day exploring Madrid last month.They were spotted wandering around the city’s El Retiro park, enjoying a Picasso exhibit, and going out for dinner.Despite the rumors, the Danish royal family has presented a “business as normal” attitude as they enter the festive season.Princess Mary’s letter, shared on the Mary Foundation website, reflects on the past year, describing it as shorter than previous years and filled with significant events.An excerpt from the letter emphasizes the need for human connection, in which she states: “We need each other if we are to succeed.”“And at the same time, so much has happened that it is impossible to put it all into words,” she wrote.“We have put a spotlight on the many faces of loneliness with a large conference.
Vin Diesel’s former assistant filed a lawsuit today, claiming that the actor sexually battered her during her employment in 2010.The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles, states that Asta Jonasson was hired by Diesel’s company, One Race, to work for the action in Atlanta, where Fast Five was in production.According to Vanity Fair, here job responsibilities ranged from organising parties, accompanying Diesel to events and ensuring she was in close physical proximity to him to protect him from being photographed with women when in attendance without his girlfriend.The suit details an incident in September 2010, where Jonasson claims that she asked to wait in Diesel’s suite while he entertained some people he had brought back from a nightclub.According to Vanity Fair, the lawsuit claims that once the other women were gone, Diesel “grabbed Ms. Jonasson’s wrists, one with each of his hands, and pulled her onto the bed.”She reportedly asked him to stop, escaped and waited for him to leave.
Addie Morfoot Contributor A number of directors are pursuing litigation against the digital indie film distributor 1091 Pictures for failing to make promised revenue-sharing payments after selling their films to the platform, now owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Helmers are scrambling to reclaim distribution rights to their work out of fear that 1091 Pictures’ parent company could declare bankruptcy. Filmmakers say they are owed their share of distribution revenue from licensing deals with 1091 but Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has not come through with payments.
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has revealed that she is horrified at the idea of her mum flying out to Switzerland to die alone in an assisted dying clinic.
Former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan opened up on her Christmas plans and said "co-parenting is a journey", as she prepares to spend it without her three children. Helen shares children Matilda, eight, Delilah, five and Charlie, two, with her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair who she separated from last year after 13 years together. This will be the first year that Helen is spending the festive day away from her three children and revealed what she'd be getting up to on Lorraine on Wednesday morning, 20 December.
Vacation movie hits UK cinemas with Leslie Mann in the role of an all grown up Audrey Griswold. It’s a role which will have been played by no less than five actresses (of differing ages) across six movies over the years, and because we’re a sucker for all things Vacation, we thought we’d bring you up to speed on who has played the only daughter of Clark and Ellen Griswold in these fabulous motion pictures, before revealing the identity of a 40-plus-year-old Audrey, who has apparently just been cast earlier on today.FYI, Vacation (2015), stars Ed Helms as Rusty Griswold, Christina Applegate, a returning Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo (YES!), Chris Hemsworth (who will play Stone, the husband to Audrey) and Charlie Day.The film opens on Friday 21st August.Let’s have them Audreys.And here’s your Audrey for 2015.
A roofer who dodged a £250,000 income tax bill by hiding his company's earnings for nearly 10 years, is facing jail.
Tiffany Haddish is facing charges after her DUI arrest in Los Angeles last month.
God Of War Ragnarok: Valhalla has a challenge that is so tough that the development team didn’t even beat it before the game shipped.Mihir Sheth, game director of God of War Ragnarok‘s Valhalla update, posted on X (formerly Twitter), writing that “there is an endgame challenge in God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla that no one of the dev team has completed on the hardest difficulty ‘Show Me Mastery”.Sheth continued, stating “I am so, so curious to see how quickly players will humble us… as they often do… but maybe this time we’ve beaten them?”‘Show Me Mastery’ is a difficulty mode available in God Of War Ragnarok, and is the hardest difficulty available in the game.God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla was revealed during The Game Awards 2023 and launched earlier this week. The DLC is a free update to the base game and sees Kratos and Mimir travelling to find some closure on their adventure in the base game, with the gameplay style shifting from a traditional third-person action-adventure game to a roguelike.NME reviewed God Of War Ragnarok when it was released, with our writer calling the game a “blast”.“God Of War Ragnarok is a good game but never particularly surprising,” Jake Tucker wrote.“Shifting the focus onto Atreus’ story feels like a smart move and the universe painted here is as beautiful narratively as it is graphically, but some players may feel like they have ridden this ride before.”In other gaming news, a new Squid Game title has been announced by the Netflix Games division.
Tyson Fury is facing a massive bill over the use of land at a house he owns in Cheshire.
The Day Before developer Fntastic has announced a sudden shut down, just four days after the game entered early access.In a statement shared on social media, the studio said that The Day Before had “failed financially” with the developer “lacking the funds” to continue.The Day Before was originally due for release in June 2022, before being delayed until March 1, 2023. At the start of the year, Fntastic revealed that The Day Before would be delayed by eight months after the studio failed to trademark the game’s name.
Becky G and Sebastian Lletget made a public appearance together, fueling speculation about them getting back together. The pair, who got engaged in December 2022, went through a challenging time in the media when rumors of the footballer’s infidelity emerged in March.
With the new year approaching, Prince Harry has "an uncertain future" as he continues his life in California. True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen wondered what else there is to say after a series of tell-alls that have rocked the House of Windsor. "I think Harry has an uncertain future currently," Bullen told Fox News Digital.
Thousands and thousands of past and present female Disney employees can sue the Mouse House for paying them less than men/
Destiny’s Child is one of the biggest, most influential R&B-pop girl groups of all time.
first announced back in 2018 by the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (MSG) – the same company behind the iconic Sphere venue in Las Vegas.However, following five years of back and forth, it was revealed last month that the venue would most likely not be coming to the UK as Mayor Sadiq Khan intervened in the decision, citing the “unacceptable negative impact” it would have on the local residents.These included the strains on local infrastructure and health risks tied to the development. Similarly, the London Assembly environment committee warned of the unacceptable light levels that would be made by the venue – with the finished product set to have an estimated one million LED light bulbs on its exterior.Following his decision, MP Michael Gove questioned whether the choice to scrap the project was a mistake, and it was reported that he was working to instruct Khan not to abandon planning proposals via a letter to the London Legacy Development Corporation.Now, MSG have shared a new statement in light of Khan’s decision, and claimed that the progress was “hijacked” by a “bogus last-minute report”.“The entire five-year planning process was hijacked by the mayor and his bogus last-minute report.
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has revealed the most-romanced character in the game, along with several other interesting statistics about the title.According to Larian, Shadowheart has proven to be the most popular romantic interest among fans, with 51.3 per cent of players reaching the end of her romance path, with Karlach and Lae’zel taking the number two and three slots respectively.1.3million players have completed the game so far, with 94 per cent of players creating a custom character instead of choosing from the available origin characters. Speaking of origin characters, people who did choose to play as one of the pre-created characters chose to play as Gale, with Astarion closely following as the number two choice.The least played as origin character was Lae’zel, with only 228,960 people choosing to play as her, which is almost half of the number that chose to play as Gale.In terms of total playtime, Larian has confirmed that around 452,556,984 hours have been spent in the game, or the equivalent of over 51,662 years.
The Day Before developer Fntastic has issued an apology ahead of the early access release of the title.Though The Day Before is set to launch this week (December 7), the run-up has been plagued with allegations of plagiarism, trademark disputes and unpaid volunteers.The apology was directed at both people who are looking forward to the game and people who aren’t, with Fntastic writing to people who “didn’t believe in us” that they “accept any kind of criticism and don’t hold a grudge”.The developer also asked that people “don’t accuse us of scamming” and also not to “accuse us of asset flip: that’s not true also. Our team worked day and night for five years to make our dream game a reality”.“Please don’t underestimate our work; it wasn’t easy,” Fntastic wrote.
BBC interviewer has said that the Paramount PR team did not want him to press Kelsey Grammer on his support for Donald Trump.Grammer appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to promote the Frasier reboot when presenter Justin Webb started to ask him about his ongoing support for the former President.“You were a Trump supporter, I’m fascinated to know if you still are?” Webb asked the actor.“I am, and I’ll let that be the end of it,” responded Grammer.Following the interview, Webb added: “I should stress that he was perfectly happy to talk about why he supports Donald Trump and still does in the coming election.