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Two years ago, following a vast array of attempts at a hit small screen vehicle for uber-talented “SNL” veteran Maya Rudolph, Apple TV+’s “Loot” hit the sitcom world, entering on new divorcée Molly Wells (Rudolph) trying to navigate and decide what to do with an enormous $87 billion settlement. Eventually, she settles on re-engaging with her charitable foundation, reconnecting with the real world, and trying to find out who she is along the way.

April is a big month for new releases, with some major titles hitting streaming platforms as spring arrives. Andrew Scott helms a new, highly-anticipated drama for Netflix, while Colin Farrel makes one of two 2024 TV appearances with “Sugar” on Apple TV+ (the other being “The Penguin” coming in the fall).

Angelina Jolie has accused ex Brad Pitt of "looting" and stripping the couple's former French vineyard of assets in new court documents. Jolie claimed Pitt has been the mastermind of a "vindictive campaign" to "loot" the profitable business since she first filed for divorce in 2016, according to documents filed Monday and obtained by Fox News Digital.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has found a link between problem gambling and loot boxes in games, and it has called for game companies to step and “improve protections” for children in a new press release (via GamesIndustry.biz).These findings follow a call for evidence on the impact of loot boxes by the UK government back in 2020, with this release now calling for the in-game purchases to be made unavailable to children unless approved by a parent or guardian. More specifically, Xbox’s parental controls were mentioned, with the government wanting to build on protections like this, otherwise legislation will be considered.“We want to stop children going on spending sprees online without parental consent, spurred on by in-game purchases like loot-boxes,” said culture secretary Nadine Dorries.“Games companies and platforms need to do more to ensure that controls and age-restrictions are applied so that players are protected from the risk of gambling harms.

Maya Rudolph’s character Molly finds herself being recognized for her ongoing charity work. In ET’s exclusive sneak peek of “The Philanthropic Humanitarian Awards,” Molly and Sofia (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez) make a smoldering new friend at the bar. After the two women, who are still navigating life working together at Molly’s charity, are forced to wait at the bar before someone takes their order, a striking stranger played by Olivier Martinez offers to pour them some cocktails. It turns out this man is Jean-Pierre Voland, a wealthy man whose family owns the vodka that the women are now drinking. Not only does the clip formally introduce Martinez, who has a recurring role on season 1, but it shows the playful banter between Rudolph and Rodriguez, which holds the hilarious comedy together. While speaking to ET, the two opened up about the bond they formed on and off screen while making the series.

, Maya Rudolph gets to shine as Molly Novak, who finds her perfectly lavish life turned upside down after her husband, John (Adam Scott), unexpectedly betrays her and files for divorce after 20 years together. While the series created and executive produced by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard features several standout moments for the former as Molly attempts to climb her way out of rock bottom, there’s no funnier moment in the first three episodes than when the character unexpectedly appears on .“She just gets a ton thrown at her all at once,” Rudolph tells ET about Molly, who then “picks herself up and just dives into the challenge and the change” as she attempts to move forward in her life. In the third episode, “Hot Seat,” John questions his ex-wife’s substance in a new interview, forcing Molly and Sofia Salinas (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez), the manager of the foundation where she now works, to hit back.

Maya Rudolph looks so chic for her latest red carpet appearance!

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Outriders Worldslayer showcase from today (June 10) gave players an in-depth look at how the new dungeon, enemies, loot systems and more will work in the upcoming expansion.Worldslayer is set to bring a new campaign, patch trees, apocalypse tiers, ascension points and a plethora of loot to Outriders. Today’s “Endgame” stream also took a deep dive into what players can expect when the Worldslayer content launches later this month.A brand new dungeon, called “The Trial Of Tarya Gratar” is a big piece of endgame content coming to Outriders, with the story of the dungeon rooted into the history of planet Enoch’s mysterious natives, the Pax.The apocalypse tier difficulty won’t just be available in the new Worldslayer content, with players able to go back into the base game and take on a new challenge as well.

Maya Rudolph is starting her life over in the first trailer for her new Apple TV+ series, Loot.

Blizzard that Diablo Immortal will not be released in the Netherlands or Belgium – two countries with strict rules about loot boxes.According to Tweakers, the communication manager of Activision Blizzard Benelux has confirmed that Diablo Immortal will be unavailable due to “the current operating conditions in these countries.”The game will not be available in these countries through the app stores, nor will it be available for PC through Battle.net.Activision Blizzard Benelux declined to expand on which operating conditions it was referring to specifically but both Netherlands and Belgium have made it difficult for developers to include loot boxes in games.Belgium banned loot boxes completely in 2018 following uproar around their presence in Star Wars Battlefront 2, while in 2020 a Netherlands court ruled that the FIFA Ultimate Team loot boxes were a form of gambling and EA was fined £8.8million, though that decision was overturned earlier this year.A support ticket from what looks like Blizzard’s team of gamemasters seems to confirm the news as well.“Unfortunately players in the Netherlands and Belgium will not be able to install Diablo Immortal due to the countries’ gambling restrictions. The lootboxes in the game are against the law in your country,” reads the reply.

Apple TV+ has a new workplace comedy starring Maya Rudolph and it’s premiering very soon!

Maya Rudolph is starting over.The actress leads Apple TV+'s new workplace comedy series, , which launches with its first three episodes Friday, June 24. Subsequent episodes will drop weekly on Fridays.The 10-episode series, which hails from Alan Yang () and Matt Hubbard (), also stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ron Funches, Nat Faxon and Joel Kim Booster.It follows billionaire Molly Novak (Rudoph), who seemingly has the dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder.

NEW YORK -- A former Goldman Sachs banker was convicted on Friday on bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack the Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB.A jury reached the verdict at the U.S. trial of Roger Ng in federal court in Brooklyn.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” ran off with nearly half the weekend bullion at the South Korea box office. On its heels was political drama-thriller “Kingmaker,” as local titles finally overthrew the long-running “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ahead of a public holiday.Most South Koreans will enjoy two consecutive public holidays on Monday (“Seotdal Geumeum” or New Year’s Eve) and Tuesday (Lunar New Year), meaning that the Friday to Sunday weekend was the first part of a five-day holiday season. The three-day nationwide box office total was $5.58 million.

As we draw nearer to the December release for one of the biggest games to come from Xbox in a long time, the marketing is ramping up. ‘Halo Infinite’ is getting multiple test flight weekends where insiders will get to experience the multiplayer ahead of time, and developer 343 industries is also showing off some of the game via live streams, which has revealed an interesting area on a map.

Often when people move on from a job, they have thoughts on how things in their previous job or industry work, or perhaps didn’t work very well, and Stuary Dinsey of UKIE has moved to publisher Curve Digital, and has some thoughts on the state of the industry overall.

@uk_ie in good hands with new board, @HelloTimW as chair + @Doctoe and team running things day to day. Satisfied to step down with finances, activity and values in good shape.

EA will reportedly be sticking with loot boxes for its FIFA Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 22.According to Eurogamer, the popular but controversial mode will however include preview packs, which were trialled in FIFA 21 this summer.The new update had been implemented following increasing pressure from various groups such as governments, children’s welfare groups, and gambling charities, and allows players to see the contents of the packs before they buy them.Players who do not purchase a previewed

Call of Duty: Warzone are now spawning booby-trapped loot chests that could wipe out you and your squad.A new addition to the popular battle royale, the red doors teleport anyone who passes through them to a number of mysterious ‘stations’, but now a new addition to these stations could prove deadly.As well as the usual orange loot chests, there are two new chests that seem to spawn inside the stations.The first is a unique-looking red chest, covered in matrix-style numbers similar to what you

Space Punks is a new co-op loot and shooter that takes clear inspiration from the likes of Borderlands and Helldivers – and it’s coming to PC soon.Developer Flying Wild Hog has revealed its next game, Space Punks, will be heading to the Epic Store for Early Access later this month.

World of Warcraft’s most recent patch caused a bug with great vault rewards. Activision has warned players not to open it.World of Warcraft‘s Shadowlands expansion received its first major update recently, which introduced a new bug.

EA has pushed an update for FIFA 21 which lets players of its Ultimate Team mode see what’s inside them before they buy.The new update, made under increasing pressure from various groups such as Governments, children’s welfare groups, and gambling charities, allows players to see the contents of the packs before they buy them.The Ultimate Team Preview Packs let players see what the items within them are before they purchase them.When previewed, the regular pack opening animations plays – or can

Biomutant received patch 1.5 today, according to an update from publisher THQ Nordic.The patch is for the PC and PS4 versions, with the Xbox One version coming next week as per this post.

FIFA 21 players are now able to purchase individual pieces of cosmetics without having to purchase loot boxes.The new feature was introduced at the start of May, as reported by Eurogamer. On May 1, the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team store was updated to include new home and away kits, a stadium theme and more as individual purchases.

EA is steering players toward paid-for loot box options, despite the FIFA 21 publisher’s denial.In an interview with CBC News, an unnamed source has shared an internal document that purports to show EA pushing players into purchasing loot boxes, a practice that has recently been the subject of a much-publicised lawsuit.

Elder Scrolls Online update appears to be phasing out real-world purchases, allowing players to earn loot boxes through play.The new system of acquiring loot boxes in The Elder Scrolls Online falls under the Endeavours system, which provides Crown Crate items in exchange for Seals of Endeavour.

here, was commissioned by the charity GambleAware, and it compiles existing research that examines the strength of links between loot boxes and gambling behaviour.Some key points from the research suggest that of the 93 per cent of children who play video games, up to 40 per cent of them opened loot boxes.The report also found that young men are most likely to engage with them, with younger age and lower education correlating with increased spending.It was also discovered that around 5% of loot

gamesindustry.biz, explored the impact loot boxes have on the spending habits of gamers, with 5 percent of all gamers purchasing the boxes by 2025. This accounts for around 230 million people.The majority of these loot boxes will be purchased by people living in the Far East and China, according to the projections, with North America coming up behind.In 2020 alone, the randomised boxes generated revenue of $15billion (£10.8billion), seeing another 5 percent jump from the year before.

EA Sports president Peter Moore has said that he does not view loot boxes as a form a gambling.The games industry veteran shared his thoughts about the controversial method of monetisation during an interview with gamesindustry.biz.

343 Industries has confirmed that Halo Infinite will not feature loot boxes, in line with the game’s “principles and pillars”.This is according to Ryan Paradis, the upcoming title’s design director for the Live Team.

EA has had a lawsuit filed against them in the US over its Ultimate Team loot boxes.A Gamesindustry.biz report states that the class-action lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court of Northern California that focuses on the alleged use of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, a feature which artificially adjusts the difficulty to encourage players to purchase loot boxes to advance.Ultimate Team is currently available in the company’s Madden NFL, FIFA, and NHL sports franchises.

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Hot New Hip Hop reported today that the last guest Joe Rogan had on his podcast was Reggie Watts and the pair spoke intensively about the Black Lives Matter protests which kicked off around the world following the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Amid the two hours and thirty-minute podcast, Reggie and Joe discussed a number of topics, including chimps and orangutans, politics, cars, and everything in between.

A hapless thief claimed he'd found his loot, including a £200 bracelet, 'in a skip'.

Laura Whitmore is set for a Love Island windfall as brands bearing blank cheques have been beating a path to her Insta-door with offers to plug their products.