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Rayman Legends Retold preview: A very silly yet charming platformer

Rayman Legends Retold preview: A very silly yet charming platformer

Published by Daniella Wilson

My most formative experience with the Rayman franchise, for better or worse, is a distant but glittering memory of the 2006 game Rayman Raving Rabbids. I can’t remember much, but when I later returned to the series to play Rayman Origins, I’m sorry Rayman fans, but I couldn’t really get on with it. It all just felt a bit too… floaty. And when it comes to platformers, I opt for the fast-paced style of games like Celeste. Despite this somewhat turbulent relationship, I was excited to see what Rayman Legends Retold would bring me. A remake of Rayman Legends, a game I haven’t played — I was a bit hesitant on what I should expect. However, after a couple of hours of gameplay where I was launched straight into the action (aka, the middle of the game), I am happy to confirm that Rayman Legends Retold is a beautiful, and very silly, game. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as …

New 60 Minutes Preview with New Segments and Correspondents

New 60 Minutes Preview with New Segments and Correspondents

Published by Daniella Wilson

In the early days of CBS News, Edward R. Murrow led programs like Person to Person and See It Now from CBS’ Manhattan studios in Grand Central Terminal. The network would eventually depart Grand Central for the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th street (what was once the CBS space in the train terminal is now a tennis club), but the network’s history in the building is the stuff of news lore. So it makes some level of sense that when CBS News was contemplating where to stage a correspondent photo for its rebooted 60 Minutes, it would take the elevator downstairs to the Terminal’s basement, turning the gilded dining room of the Grand Central Oyster Bar into its studio. CBS News, led by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, needs the new 60 Minutes to work. Its success or its failure could define her tenure at the network. The overhaul was the talk of the business earlier this summer, with its EP and a slew of senior producers exiting, and high-profile correspondents choosing to exit (Anderson Cooper) …

Exodus preview: KotOR fans are in for a treat, and some surprises

Exodus preview: KotOR fans are in for a treat, and some surprises

Published by Daniella Wilson

Given that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is my favourite game of all time, I was very much already in the bag for Exodus. If you’re unfamiliar, Exodus is a new sci-fi RPG from a number of BioWare alumni that previously worked on KotOR and the Mass Effect games back in the day. On paper, Exodus sounds like exactly my cup of tea: it’s a spacefaring role-playing game where you’ll assemble a crew of characters, undertake a series of missions, and ultimately have to make some tough choices about how it all goes down. I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into, when I sat down to play an hour-long Exodus demo at Gamescom, but my hands-on experience actually surprised me in a number of ways, all but one of which I’d class as huge positives. The demo began with a scene-setting dialogue moment, and I immediately scribbled the word “tone” on my notepad. And then four more words, excitedly inscribed: “Serious, not too quippy!” I actually asked the developers about …

2026 Fall TV Preview: 29 New Shows to Watch

2026 Fall TV Preview: 29 New Shows to Watch

Published by Sam Flores

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson first became friends while working on EDtv, a 1999 comedy in which they played brothers. In a surprising twist, life might actually imitate art. Years ago, McConaughey’s mother revealed that she’d actually had relations with Harrelson’s father less than a year before her son was born. This fascinating story is the basis for McConaughey and Harrelson’s new comedy series, in which they play fictionalized versions of themselves. The show is at its best when the True Detective costars are poking fun at themselves and their real-life reputations (Harrelson as the hippie anarchist, and McConaughey as the rancher/cowboy who does Lincoln commercials). Brothers looks and feels like it was made with lots of love and laughter—which it was, according to showrunner Lee Eisenberg: “Working in production is very exhausting, and you’d always just find them in a corner, giggling, telling stories.” —Rebecca Ford A Different World Premiere date: September 24Network: NetflixNoteworthy cast: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Maleah Joi Moon The students of Hillman College, TV’s favorite fictional HBCU, return to the …

Season Preview for All 32 Teams

Season Preview for All 32 Teams

Published by Sam Flores

Welcome to the NFL Kickoff Guide, powered by NBC Sports. Our expert researchers break down for subscribers the most important stats, storylines and changes for all 32 teams heading into the 2026 season. Explore each team’s dedicated guide for a 2025 recap, a digest of 2026 offseason moves and new players looking to make an impact — plus full schedules and data insights to help your fantasy lineup. The season kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the New England Patriots facing the Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl 60 rematch. Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. And visit NBC Sports for full NFL coverage. Select a division and learn more about your team. Source link

Galleries Report Lots of Activity at VIP Preview

Galleries Report Lots of Activity at VIP Preview

Published by Jenni Sidey

By the end of Tuesday’s VIP preview day, it was clear that sales at Art Basel’s flagship fair were noticeably stronger than in 2025, with plenty of transactions completing shortly after the doors to the Messeplatz opened. Yet, for as strong as sales were, dealers repeatedly cautioned ARTnews that this was not a return to the post-Covid days of frenzied speculative buying, but rather something more measured, particularly where it concerned the big-ticket works. As collectors thinned out late in the afternoon, I was told by dealers more than once to come back later in the hopes that deals would close soon. To be fair, it understandably takes longer to place a monumental bronze sculpture like Henry Moore’s crowd-stopping Large Four Piece Reclining Figure (1972–73, cast 1984), measuring over 6½ feet by 13 feet by 6 feet. Similar late-career Moore sculptures of reclining figures have sold for as much as $32.7 million. While Gagosian, which was offering the work, did not provide a price, the piece was still available by close of business Tuesday. (Gagosian did report …

ECB Preview: First Rate Hike Since 2023

ECB Preview: First Rate Hike Since 2023

Published by Jenni Sidey

Markets expect the ECB to hike by 25bps, the first rate hike since 2023, but do not look for explicit guidance on the path ahead, with the Council likely pledging in the statement to set monetary policy in a data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting fashion. Lagarde is likely to highlight that tightening is appropriate, for example, by repeating that the energy shock requires “some measured adjustment” in the policy stance. Goldman does not expect her to provide any specific guidance on next steps but look for her to reiterate that the Council wants to see more data and does not need to rush SUMMARY (courtesy of Newsquawk) The ECB is expected to hike by 25bps, taking the Deposit Rate to 2.25%. Justified by the assessment that the ECB is past the March baseline and is closer to the adverse scenario. Alongside this, inflation forecasts will likely be upgraded and growth downgraded across 2026. The cut off date will have influence on the 2026 inflation view, with a later date likely to see less hawkish projections. For growth, …

Rayman Legends Retold preview: Weird and wonderful from Ubisoft

Rayman Legends Retold preview: Weird and wonderful from Ubisoft

Published by Daniella Wilson

Rayman Legends launched almost 13 years ago, becoming a huge favourite in my household – from its satisfying secret-uncovering to those toe-tapping musical levels, it’s a 2D platformer that was easy to love. And now, Ubisoft has dusted it off, and the developers are not pulling any punches in this latest attempt to revive Rayman. He may not have knees or elbows, but Rayman does have his fans, and those fans will be hoping that Rayman Legends Retold can pave the way for new adventures further down the line (the developers aren’t shy about wanting that, either). For now, though, Ubisoft would like you to play Rayman Legends again in this new form. I travelled to Ubisoft’s office in Woking to play about an hour of the game, and let me tell you, if you liked this game back in the day, it is still exactly the same at its core. In fact, chatting to one of the developers after the demo, I learned that – through some technical trickery I can’t claim to understand …

February Payrolls Preview: “For This Print, The Stronger The Better”

February Payrolls Preview: “For This Print, The Stronger The Better”

Published by Jenni Sidey

The February jobs report is expected to show 55k jobs added to the US economy in the month, a sharp drop from 130k in January but slightly above the Fed’s 50k breakeven estimate. Private payrolls are expected to rise by 60k versus the prior 172k. The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.3%, while wages are seen rising 0.3% M/M and 3.7% Y/Y. According toi Newsquawk, the data will be used to gauge Fed rate cut expectations, while some on the FOMC, including Waller, will use it to decide whether to vote for a rate cut or hold in March, although the Fed is expected to keep rates on hold barring any drastic change in the current situation or outlook. Recent proxies have been mixed: the ADP report was strong, while the ISM PMI employment sub-components showed improvement in both manufacturing and services, though manufacturing remained in contractionary territory. Initial jobless claims for the reference week were steady over comparable periods, while continuing claims rose slightly. The Conference Board reported a modest improvement …