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PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make.

As AI eventually starts branching out into the music industry that may potentially harm the livelihood of famous musicians, notable stars such as Katy Perry, Billie Eilish and a multitude of others have decided to collectively address this problem by reaching out to developers, companies, services and other entities the only way they know how; through a letter. The contents of this letter reveal that these high-profile artists have become voices of those who cannot be heard in the AI era, and do not wish that this technology replaces the raw talent and skill that humans possess.

Colin Farrell says his upcoming neo-noir detective series Sugar and his Batman spin-off show The Penguin are polar opposites – with the later being a complete and total trip to the dark side.

Alex Garland has confirmed his plans to retire just two weeks before his latest pic Civil War is set to hit the big screen.

Civil War director Alex Garland has opened up about the movie he took inspiration from writing a script for the upcoming movie 28 Years Later, the highly-anticipated threequel in the critically acclaimed franchise.

Daisy Ridley's new Star Wars movie is still shrouded in mystery, which leaves us with plenty of questions about the still-untitled film. One question in particular was posed to Ridley in a new interview, however: could John Boyega's Finn become a Jedi? 

Just when you think the Helldivers 2 Automaton warfront can't get any worse, the bots bring not one, but two new menaces to the battlefield. As flying Gunships shred players from the skies, new machine walkers called Factory Striders are also flattening democracy enthusiasts down on the ground. 

Sydney Sweeney invited two pastors to watch Immaculate in a church – and it's hilarious.

It feels strange coming back to Star Wars Battlefront after all these years. After EA’s closure of Pandemic Studios, after the disappointment of the Star Wars sequel film trilogy, and after the rollercoaster that was EA’s Battlefront reboots, having the chance to step back to the early 2000s of Star Wars shooters had an immediate appeal to it.

Omega 6, the first video game from Star Fox and F-Zero artist Takaya Imamura since he left Nintendo in 2021, will be released for Nintendo Switch in Japan on July 25.

The Godfather director's next film has screened for a select group of people – and reactions to the movie are certainly very interesting. 

Fisher Price has been shrinking characters from popular culture down to size for its Little People Collector's Sets for years. The residents of Halloween Town and the cast of Stranger Things are just two examples of characters who have their very own sets. Now Master Chief and a few other famous faces from Halo will be joining them as a Little People set based on Xbox's flagship series has been revealed and will launch this summer.

Lego and Star Wars are celebrating 25 years of working together throughout 2024, Millennium Falcon and R2-D2 sets among those announced this year that are already available to buy. The celebrations are far from over though, and Lego has revealed two more Star Wars sets coming in less than a month. Both will be available to buy through the Lego store from May 1, 2024, just in time for Star Wars Day on May 4.

Farrey OTT release: After the education scam film Patna Shullka, a new film starring Alizeh Agnihotri, who is the niece of the famous Indian actor Salman Khan will debut on the OTT platform. The film Farrey is a typical teen drama film, but it will take you on a trip to your old school or college days. However, Farrey has showcased from the perspective of the elite class as well as orphan students who drive a big cheating scandal. While the plot of the film sounds exciting, the cast of the film is also exciting. Know more about Farrey OTT release

Hello, PlayStation Stars members – this April, get ready for an array of Campaigns. From post-apocalyptic adventures to virtual reality titles and relaxing cozy games, we’ve got a diverse lineup. Explore intriguing puzzle games, unlock Digital Collectibles, and experience new challenges. Let’s dive into the details.

The final season of Star Trek: Discovery will revolve around an Easter egg that fans will see at the end of the first episode, according to its co-creator Alex Kurtzman.

It’s April Fools’ Day, but this post is no joke: There is a lot of new TV to watch this week. In a lot of ways it’s a showdown of tense situations — “tense,” here, being used to cover things like Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott, in the new adaptation) trying to con his way into high society, American Horror Story: Delicate’s Anna (Emma Roberts) attempting to figure what’s a real haunting and what’s in her head, Mark (Steven Yeun) trying to live up to the title of Invincible while he protects his family, or Larry David (Larry David) just trying to make it through the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm alive.

ARK: Survival Ascended, the action-adventure game with added domesticated battle dinosaurs, first appeared in Early Access in October 2023, and has been introducing new and returning players to the remade world of ARK: Survival Evolved ever since. Building on the original's mix of action, crafting, and combat, ARK: Survival Ascended uses the power of Unreal Engine 5, the variety of modding and the utility of cross-platform play to offer an upgraded way to experience the open-world exploration experience.

The First Omen may be set in 1971 but director Arkasha Stevenson was hellbent on the horror movie not having "period attitudes", say its stars Bill Nighy and Nell Tiger Free.

Dragon Ball’s Goku and the giant radioactive lizard Godzilla have one thing in common: their irrepressible fighting spirit. Both of them have been around for decades, starring in sprawling franchises full of shifting adaptations and overhauls. But in every new incarnation, they’re willing to throw down at the slightest provocation. That means their resumes are filled with takedowns of countless superpowered foes who got a little too big for their britches. The latest Godzilla film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, takes the comparison one step further, with a plot that feels like a kaiju-sized version of a Dragon Ball story.

As it says in the Bible, “I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.” Could there be a more true passage? I don’t know; I didn’t look. But if you’re here reading this site of tips, tricks, and reviews, you’ve probably felt the urge in your soul to become a champion. There may be billions of people playing video games around the world, but haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like if you - yes, you! - were the best at a game? I’m not talking about getting a high score at a laundromat that resets its Ms. Pac-Man machine every night.

What are legends if not memes plus time? Several Star Wars fans were recently shocked to discover that a number of running gags among the series fandom have crossed the threshold into a bizarre sort of canon. Apparently, they've been around long enough to bleed into the franchise itself.

Lego Fortnite has been going from strength to strength since launch, adding new features and mechanics that allow players to show off their creative sides in more ways than ever. That's pretty impressive considering people were building Star Destroyers and airships not long after launch, but the latest update titled "Mechanical Mayhem" is letting players tinker with new tools to create a wider range of vehicles.

Sony's official update on additions to PS Plus Extra and Premium usually arrive a couple of weeks into a given month, but it looks like one of April's retro classics has already been discovered. Fans of rail shooters, John Williams, or both, prepare yourselves — Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire looks set to join the classics catalogue soon.

Ubisoft's hotly anticipated PS5 game, Star Wars Outlaws, has been rated in Australia. The filing was made on 20th March (thanks, Kotaku), and there is speculation that a release date could be imminent, although that last part remains to be seen.

Things haven't been easy for Fullbright, the company that most famously produced Gone Home back in 2013, a slice of indie narrative heaven that won plaudits. After the excellent (but less virally successful) Tacoma in 2017, it's now back with another long-awaited game, Open Roads — except, in fact, the name Fullbright has been scrubbed from the final product after allegations of a toxic workplace culture sprung up a few years ago. The game's instead credited to the 'Open Roads Team'. Delays and slow progress have seen it slip years from its original release window, but the game is here at last: a short and sweet story-driven road trip.

A stunning digital tribute to outgoing PlayStation bigwig Jim Ryan is now available for those who wish to celebrate the suit's legacy — in style. Players can pick up the collectable, posed like a modern-day Napoleon, through the digital platform PlayStation Stars; all you have to do is play a game Ryan «championed» during his tenure.

Square Enix has dropped a substantial new update for Star Ocean: The Second Story R, which released for PS5 and PS4 last year. Already an incredibly well-made remake of a classic RPG, this patch adds some welcome features, such as a new difficulty level, new endgame bosses, new options for starting New Game+, and more.

Sydney Sweeney is quickly becoming one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, and over the last few years, she’s mostly done it through offbeat, unconventional, extremely entertaining movies. Ahead of the release of her latest movie, the nun-horror film Immaculate, Polygon talked to Sweeney about how she picks her projects, and what it means to star in them versus produce them.

April is nearly here and spring has sprung, which means it’s time to comb through the best movies leaving streaming services at the end of this month and plan accordingly.

In a recent interview, actor Liam Neeson spoke on his role as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Jinn first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace in 1999, which was released almost 16 years after the previous entry in the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi. Unfortunately, Neeson’s commentary on the role included a logical reason for why he may never return to it.

Anthony Mackie is no stranger to working with IP, but the actor says working with comic book source material is an entirely different world.

Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

A sequel to 2019's bloody hide-and-seek horror Ready or Not is reportedly in the works.

With Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6, over 300 Burning Crusade era weapon appearances have been datamined, including numerous recolors of popular pieces of gear like the Shard of Azzinoth, Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer, and Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury! As with the Tier 2 armor set recolors also found in this update, the models do not appear associated with any items just yet though, leaving it unclear when, if, or how they might be obtained in the future. While these are all new entries into the item appearances database, some of them are not actually new recolors and appear to be identical to the original versions already available in the game. Others appear to be brand new or otherwise unused though, such as a one-handed version of Axe of the Gronn Lords that isn't currently available to players in-game or the odd Pistol Shot model added in Legion — let us know in the comments below if you spot anything else that stands out!

In case you’ve been on the fence about buying Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at its usual $69.99 price, or even when it has been slightly discounted, it might be time to take the leap. Today only, Best Buy and Amazon have marked down Respawn Entertainment and EA’s very good sequel on PS5 and Xbox Series X to $29.99, its lowest price ever.

The Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ending is pretty action-packed, meaning you might leave the theater with more questions than answers about what goes down between the battling kaiju. 

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has finally arrived on the big screen much to the excitement of fans who have been looking forward to another monster mash. This latest instalment in the MonsterVerse sees the two beloved kajius team up to take on new villain the Skar King, following their battle in previous instalment Godzilla vs. Kong. Whilst those big boys are the two main stars, this adventure also features Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dan Stevens.

Star Trek actor and director Jonathan Frakes has some high praise for Strange New Worlds season 3.

With the rise of all-digital consoles, more and more people are doing a majority of their game shopping on digital storefronts. For PlayStation 5 owners, whether you have a disk drive or not, you more than likely have at least a couple of games purchased from the PlayStation Store. The convenience of simply downloading a game and not having to worry about the disk is great, but you also can catch some amazing deals. The biggest sales events come seasonally, and the current Spring Sale is offering deep discounts of up to 90% on some of the biggest games on the platform. If you’ve been waiting to pick up one of the great games you missed earlier this year or in years past, now might be the best time to snag it for cheap!

When you check into a hotel room, what do you do? You immediately poke around. You scope out the outlets, pull back the curtain, open the closet, see what’s in the minibar, make sure there’s nothing gross in the bathroom. Only when you have a full sense of what’s around you do you sit down and think about unpacking.

Kristen Stewart has no interest in doing a Marvel movie...unless one director asks her to.

With a US reboot of Anaconda still dragging its feet, China has decided to beat them to the punch with a brand new Anaconda remake trailer.

Some observant Star Wars fans may have picked up on some hidden depth in Obi-Wan Kenobi's earliest appearance from the franchise. But is it simply excellent acting that stands the test of time? Or was it truly a sign that creator George Lucas had certain plans from the start?

This update brings a wealth of new content, characters, areas, events, and bug fixes to Honkai Star Rail. Here’s a breakdown of the key highlights:

A talented Pokemon fan has devised a few fictitious ads for Kool-Aid starring popular monsters from the Pokemon franchise. The fan came up with four flavors of Pokemon-inspired Kool-Aid based on creatures such as Tentacruel, Pikachu, Blastoise, and Chansey.

Tyler “Ninja” Belvins may no longer be the leading force in eSports and, in particular, Fortnite, but he remains among the the most-followed Twitch streamers out there.

Congratulations - you have decided to take off those training wheels, put down that deck of Uno cards, and dip your toe into the exciting hobby world of board games! Now, before you reach for that box of Twilight Imperium or put your investigator pants on to trot around the city of Arkham (the Cthulhu one, not the one with Batman), it’s important to work up that level of game complexity. There are a ton of great games that are far more welcoming to learn and play, to help ease you into things, but a lack of complexity doesn’t mean a lack of fun

Katy O'Brian has joined the cast of Mission: Impossible 8.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that even among the greatest television shows in Star Trek history, most of them take two seasons to stop being kind of bad. Never has that been more true or more excruciating than in the case of Star Trek: Discovery.

We’ve been burnt a few times already but, yes, it appears Star Trek 4 is aiming to get back on track – thanks to a new creative hire.

Star Ocean: The Second Story R is getting one of the beefiest post-launch updates I've ever seen for a JRPG, pushing the already-stellar remake to new heights.

There's a hidden Indiana Jones Easter egg tucked away in one of Star Wars's most divisive movies, and we're betting you didn't notice it. 

There’s still no word as to when we can expect Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the indefinitely delayed follow-up to 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. There’s still good news for Spidey fans, though: A new short film set in the Spider-Verse starring Miles Morales hit the web on Wednesday.

The creators of Game of Thrones have finally broken their silence on their abandoned Star Wars project, and it seems they won’t be making their way to the galaxy far, far away anytime soon.

Despite Stranger Things season 5 fast approaching, star Finn Wolfhard has revealed that the cast are still no closer to knowing what actually happens at the end of the hit Netflix series, and are yet to read the script for the final episode.

Pierce Brosnan has responded to rumors that Aaron Taylor-Johnson could be the next James Bond – and the former 007 has given the Kick-Ass and Bullet Train star the thumbs up. 

An artistically talented Pokemon fan is quickly gaining attention after posting their impressive crochet of the classic Pokemon, Starmie. The skillfully made creation is catching the eye of more than a few fellow Pokemon fans, with nothing but positive comments occupying the post's comments section.

Welcome back to my daily dose of scoring games that matter for way less than recommended retail. I've got a smattering of the cheapest current AAAs, but mostly this Wednesday is about slightly older gems that can be scored for near shoplifter level discounts. Case in point: that free Fallout and those almost-free, ≥90% off deals on Star Wars: Squadrons, Titanfall 2 Ultimate, and Evil Genius 2.

PlayStation Store’s Spring Sale begins tomorrow, Wednesday March 27. For a limited time* you can enjoy deep discounts of up to 70% off across a wide selection of games and add-ons. That includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Cross-Gen Edition, NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and many, many more.

With the new Dinar system available on PTR, we are able to see the new Awakened upgrade track. This track allows items purchasable with Antique Bronze Bullion (Dinar) to be upgraded all the way to their max Mythic item level. This is a change from Fated Shadowlands, where you needed to complete a number of bosses in that difficulty to upgrade your Dinar item to that difficulty. Now, even if you never step foot on Mythic raids, you might be able to obtain Mythic endboss items by purchasing them with Antique Bronze Bullion (Dinar) and then upgrading using crests from Mythic+ or PvP. You may purchase weapons, trinkets, or cantrip items with Antique Bronze Bullion. Awakened Track Item Levels

The PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog is a space where subscribers can go to play classic games from PS1, PS2, and more. Every so often, more games from the past consoles are added to this catalog and yet another great one is coming in April for Star Wars fans.

Skullgirls Mobile throws another punch with its latest update! The Skullgirls Mobile 6.2 Update brings a fresh wave of content, including a new stage, guest stars, and more. From a balance patch to free stuff, there’s plenty to explore!

Cillian Murphy is set to star in and produce a new crime drama written by the team behind Edge of Tomorrow, Deadline reports. 

Over the past few weeks, I have been playing Star Wars: Unlimited a lot, and one of the common factors across all my games is that I’m using a plethora of GameGenic products day-in and day-out, and all of them are must haves for those looking to invest in this game. From playmats to boxes, here is a quick review of all the products GameGenic was nice enough to send to us to review!

Late Night with the Devil star David Dastmalchian says the film's demonic talk show has something in common with Heath Ledger's Joker.

With Max ending the much-beloved pirate series Our Flag Means Death after two seasons, the cast is considering their next career steps. For Vico Ortiz, who played nonbinary fan-favorite pirate Jim Jimenez on the show, that includes thinking about a long-held dream of getting involved with Star Wars — a franchise Ortiz says has heavily shaped their life and their family’s lives.

Scarlett Johansson is trading the Avengers for dinosaurs.

After rumors of the show’s complete cancelation circled online, HBO has announced that season 3 of its hit drama Euphoria has been delayed. 

Hello Games boss Sean Murray is teasing another No Man's Sky update with cryptic emojis. In two separate tweets now, Murray has shared a series of star emojis, or more specifically, the star emoji used to represent dizziness. It's not clear what that's meant to signify, but that hasn't stopped fans from guessing.

Spring isn’t just a transitional time for the weather and for gardens — it’s a major transitional time for new movie releases. Studios usually devote January and some of February to wide releases of all the Oscar-bait prestige movies that got tiny awards-qualification releases in December, and to dumping the smaller movies they have no faith in. And by the beginning of May, the first round of summer blockbuster madness will hit.

Flowers are blooming, allergies are coming back with a vengeance — spring has officially sprung.

Game Rant can exclusively reveal a clip from Knox Goes Away, a new crime thriller with a star-studded cast led by Michael Keaton. The film is currently in the middle of its stateside theatrical run, which kicked off on March 15, 2024.

Marvel star Anthony Mackie has shared his disappointment that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier did not return for season 2. 

Using the best builds for Acheron in can significantly boost her offensive powers in the game and, aided by the proper team comp, the so-called Galaxy Ranger can become an even larger threat to her foes. Acheron is a new 5-star unit introduced with Version 2.1. While she was, indeed, introduced as an NPC at the start of the Penacony campaign added with Version 2.0, the new update makes her completely playable, as long as you beat the odds and pull her from the banner. Acheron is a Lightning character who follows the Path of Nihility.

New found footage horror movie Late Night with the Devil took in an eerily fitting total at the box office over the weekend – and it has us pretty spooked. 

Bill Skarsgård is switching horror for action in the new film Boy Kills World, and the director says they drew on some intriguing influences. 

Julio Torres is one of the great millennial oddballs. The Saturday Night Live writer and Los Espookys co-creator, writer, and star is a soulful weirdo who pours his singular comedic voice into shows about queer horror nerds scaring people for fun and profit and comedy specials where he talks at length about his favorite shapes. His latest work is Problemista, a movie best described as his attempt at a fairy tale.