Prediction Markets Saved From Minnesota Ban by Last-Minute Ruling

Prediction Markets Saved From Minnesota Ban by Last-Minute Ruling

Jul 28, 2026

Back in May, Minnesota launched something of an experiment by passing a bill banning prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, and then having Governor Tim Walz sign it. It was the first such statewide ban, but it was doubtful at the time that the law would ever...
We Just Saw Even More Footage From ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ and

We Just Saw Even More Footage From ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ and

Jul 26, 2026

Marvel Studios and Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con go together like Reed and Sue. It’s just a perfect marriage. So, when the company decided to release the first teaser for its only release this year, Avengers: Doomsday, five days BEFORE the Hall H panel, we all thought...
Inevitably, Ads Have Come to Xbox Game Streaming

Inevitably, Ads Have Come to Xbox Game Streaming

Jul 23, 2026

Whomever is in charge of idiomatic statements really needs to amend the old “death and taxes” cliché to add another inevitable outcome: ads. Xbox is the latest provider of streaming services to test the waters of an advertisement-based tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming. You...
‘It Ends’ Trailer Takes Liminal Space Horror to the Great

‘It Ends’ Trailer Takes Liminal Space Horror to the Great

Jul 23, 2026

Liminal spaces aren’t just for furniture stores: they’re pretty terrifying when they’re outside, too. Following the success of Backrooms, Neon has its own take on in-between places with first-time director Alex Ullom’s It Ends. And while it’s not accurate to say that...
Nintendo Makes It Clear You Were Never Going to Get

Nintendo Makes It Clear You Were Never Going to Get

Jul 21, 2026

Nintendo doesn’t believe customers deserve a cut of Trump’s boneheaded tariff scheme. The Mario maker made it clear in a recent legal filing that it doesn’t believe you deserve any money back on spiked console prices because “that is not how commercial transactions...
This Year’s Budget Pixel Might Be Less of a Cop-Out

This Year’s Budget Pixel Might Be Less of a Cop-Out

Jul 20, 2026

Google’s forthcoming Pixel 11a is shaping up to be a more intriguing buy than the company’s last few budget phones, if a new leak is to be believed. The Pixel 11a might include Google’s Tensor G6 processor, according to Mystic Leaks, giving it the same processing...
Open Channel: What’d You Think of ‘The Odyssey’?

Open Channel: What’d You Think of ‘The Odyssey’?

Jul 19, 2026

At last, we are here: The Odyssey. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, anything he did post-Oppenheimer would be worth paying attention to, even when we first thought he was tackling helicopters or vampires. Nobody probably thought he’d dip a toe into Greek...
‘Magic: The Gathering’ Will Embrace the Multiverse in 2027

‘Magic: The Gathering’ Will Embrace the Multiverse in 2027

Jul 19, 2026

Later this year, Magic: The Gathering takes its first step into new horizons with the mutliverse-heavy Reality Fracture set. Naturally, that’s just beginning of a longer jaunt through other worlds—or planes, in this case—that Wizards of the Coast plans to take players...