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Game Recap: Saints visit Giants in Week 6 Clash

Catch up on everything that went down in East Rutherford.

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Oct 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Entertainment Look-A-Head: ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2,’ ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4,’ ‘Clayface’

From Oct. 20-25, new games launch, movies hit the theaters and several series get new episodes.

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Oct 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • thepostathens.com
Blues Defenseman Gets Encouraging Injury Update

Logan Mailloux underwent right-hand surgery at the end of September after a preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The St. Louis Blues defenseman fought Cole Smith in the first period of the Blues’ final preseason game. Mailloux was set to be reevaluated in eight weeks after the surgery. That would put his potential return date […] The post Blues Defenseman Gets Encouraging Injury Update appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 19 • 7:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Syracuse Football: Halloween Game Time Finalized

The Orange host SMU on Oct. 31, marking the second consecutive home game on the holiday.

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Oct 19 • 6:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
BYU Football Releases Updated Depth Chart Ahead of UCF Game

Fresh off a high-stakes upset, the Cougars shuffle their offensive line and lean on quarterback Bear Bachmeier's rushing mobility to offset key injuries before facing the Knights.

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Oct 19 • 6:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
ALCS Game 6 chat and discussion

If the Rays win, they move on. But, the Guardians are surely not going down without a fight.

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Oct 19 • 6:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dodgers’ Free Agent Sends Heartfelt Message to Fans

Los Angeles Dodgers free agent reliever Alex Vesia sent a message to Dodger fans before heading into free agency this offseason. Vesia played all but five games of his MLB career thus far with the Dodgers, spending his last six MLB seasons in Los Angeles. He has a 2.66 ERA through 367 games with the […] The post Dodgers’ Free Agent Sends Heartfelt Message to Fans appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Oct 19 • 6:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Stupid Never Dies Is Easily the Worst Game of 2026

Are we really still doing this?

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Oct 19 • 6:00 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Kansas girls flag football championship halted following fatal crash

Depositphotos Kansas championship games suspended after fatal incident at soccer complex Kansas’ inaugural girls high school flag football championship was interrupted on October 17 after a fatal incident at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita left 2 people dead and 10 others injured. The incident occurred on a nearby youth soccer field, prompting the Kansas State…

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Oct 19 • 5:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
News & Notes: Jesse Minter Gives Health Update on Lamar Jackson

Minter discusses injuries to other Ravens, breaks down Tyler Loop's missed field goal, and what occurred in coverage on Cleveland's 33-yard pass play that set up the game-winning field goal.

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Oct 19 • 5:38 PM EDT • Health • baltimoreravens.com
Steam Fans Are Begging for a No-AI Filter as Steam Next Fest Is Filled With Slop

Steam Next Fest, Valve's festival for indie games and demos, started earlier today, and while there are usually a ton of low-effort games, there seems to be more than usual this time around.

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Oct 19 • 5:38 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
GTA 6 Features “Significantly Narrower” Roads Than GTA 5; Devs Wanted Weapons System to Be More Like Red Dead Redemption 2

Vehicle chases are often a big part of any Grand Theft Auto game, and if you find it easy to drive around pedestrians and other vehicles in GTA 5, that…

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Oct 19 • 5:31 PM EDT • Technology • mp1st.com
Buckeyes' Get Two Primetime Kickoffs Announced to Start Bye Week

The Ohio State Buckeyes got the kick times of their next two games against a pair of their top opponents.

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Oct 19 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'There's No One Person That Has This Whole Thing in Their Head' — GTA 6 Devs Had Freedom to Add Cool Features Just Like RDR2's Horse Balls

Rockstar Games gave the GTA 6 developers so much freedom to add cool details that not even the studio's top executives are aware of everything in the game.

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Oct 19 • 5:06 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Davante Adams injury update as Rams star suffers hamstring rupture

Rams wide receiver Davante Adams suffered a ruptured hamstring in the teams Week 6 game against the Cardinals. Here's how long he will be sidelined.

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Oct 19 • 5:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bauers Is One of Brewers’ Biggest Strengths in World Series

Fresh off his NLCS MVP performance, Jake Bauers anchors a low-power lineup with elite patience and game-changing pop, making him the Milwaukee Brewers’ X-factor in the World Series.

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Oct 19 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Xbox Series X will offer identical graphics to the base PS5 in Grand Theft Auto VI

Social media is buzzing about user XGREEN's claim that the Xbox Series X console will supposedly offer better value for money.

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Oct 19 • 4:48 PM EDT • Technology • en.gamegpu.com
Xbox biz guy deletes his X account less than 24 hours after saying game devs who don't embrace AI 'should not be in the business of being a business'

Business strategy manager Brandon Stirrup said he was "happy to take the hit" for his stance on AI, then left social media.

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Oct 19 • 4:44 PM EDT • Technology • tech.yahoo.com
Today’s Top Deals From IGN: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, 512GB Switch 2 Memory Card, Sony Noise Canceling Earbuds

Plus, save on more Square Enix games, a LG OLED C6 TV, LEGO Succulents, and Audible.

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Oct 19 • 4:10 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Tank Dell set to make season debut

Texans WR Tank Dell on track to play in a game for first time since 2024

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Oct 19 • 4:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
J.J. McCarthy Forces a Giants Quarterback Call on Harbaugh

Harbaugh benched Jameis Winston, and the former Michigan quarterback nearly stole the game back in 11 minutes. #GoBlue

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Oct 19 • 3:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Biggest Risers and Fallers From Warriors’ Six Preseason Games

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr doesn't think his team is where it needs to be right now, but playtime is over and meaningful basketball is just around the corner.

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Oct 19 • 3:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Moonlighter dev delays Steam playtest for its "Tower Defensevania" ReVamp over concerns that AI copycats might clone it before launch

Digital Sun has delayed a planned Steam playtest for ReVamp due to "games being reverse-engineered, cloned and published before the original."

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Oct 19 • 3:54 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Changing the mental health conversation, one swing at a time

Next18, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit, offers retreats for military veterans and first responders that combine the game of golf with mental wellness education.

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Oct 19 • 3:42 PM EDT • Health • police1.com
11th-century 'pizza peel' discovered in Russia doubled as a medieval game board

Archaeologists in Russia unearthed a flat wooden "pizza paddle" that had a board game carved into it.

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Oct 19 • 3:38 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
PEGI begins moving existing digital-only games with loot boxes up to a 16 rating

Existing digital-only games that include paid random items, such as loot boxes, are being re-rated PEGI 16 if they curr…

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Oct 19 • 3:12 PM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Could Sony's Bungie Build the Next Star Wars Battlefront Game?

Skywalkers

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Oct 19 • 2:45 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Penguin Colony Developers Talk The BDS Talk And Walk The Walk By Banning The Game For Sale In Israel

The game also gives you one hell of a statement on the Palestinian genocide

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Oct 19 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Pokémon Night Out: Location Backgrounds, Toxtricity, and Unown

Pokémon Night Out is bringing exclusive in-game bonuses to Los Angeles and London, including Location Backgrounds for Pikachu and Gengar, Timed Research featuring Toxtricity, and rare Shiny Unown encounters. The bonuses were revealed on October 19, 2026, and will be available to Trainers attending the Pokémon Night Out concerts: Los Angeles: October 24, 2026, at […]

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Oct 19 • 1:39 PM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
Arc Raiders player numbers hit a six-month high following the release of the extraction shooter's huge Frozen Trails update

Embark's Studios' PvEvP phenomenon Arc Raiders is still going strong, and it's all thanks to the game's recent free weekend and huge Frozen Trails update.

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Oct 19 • 1:22 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work

Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.

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Oct 19 • 12:59 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Star Wars Battlefront 3 Talks In Early Stages With DICE And Bungie, Says Rumor

Star Wars Battlefront 3 might be happening. This is huge news for Star Wars gaming fans as Disney has big plans for the series. They are reportedly in talks with two game development studios over …

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Oct 19 • 12:31 PM EDT • Technology • bespinbulletin.com
PlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi says discs became "metaphor for 'owning' games", and that upset at their discontinuation is a "mentality issue"

The founder of PlayStation has weighed in on Sony's decision to end game discs, saying it isn't "economically reasonable" to continue supporting them.

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Oct 19 • 12:07 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Early Black Friday Deals Already Live on Square Enix Games, Slashing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and More Down to Brand-New All-Time Lows at Amazon and Best Buy

Amazon and Best Buy have both dropped early Black Friday sales on select Square Enix games that features big price cuts on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and loads more.

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Oct 19 • 11:31 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
AI Cloning Threatens To End Public Playtests For Video Games

Moonlighter dev Digital Sun has cancelled plans for a public playtest of its next game, for fears of Claude clones

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Oct 19 • 11:30 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Morning Download: Nevada-San Jose State football game to air live on NSN

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

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Oct 19 • 11:17 AM EDT • Sports • nevadasportsnet.com
With GTA 6's Dating System Incoming, a Surprising Percentage of Adults Think Investing in a Video Game Relationship Is Cheating

With GTA 6's Dating System Incoming, a Surprising Percentage of Adults Think Investing in a Video Game Relationship Is Cheating.

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Oct 19 • 11:16 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Lets You Play On The Hardest Difficulty From The Start Because Of The 'Wide Variety Of End-Game Content'

One of my biggest gripe has been fixed

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Oct 19 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
One of the rarest GameCube consoles sells for thousands of dollars today

Like most consoles, the GameCube had a few models that were never widely released and thus command a hefty price today.

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Oct 19 • 10:45 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Texas high school football rankings: North Shore, King set up for huge showdown

There weren't any massive upsets last week but the Lone Star State has a huge game this week.

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Oct 19 • 10:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three Premier League games in December moved for TV coverage

City’s Premier League matches with Leeds United, Brentford and Chelsea in December have all been rescheduled for broadcast in the UK.We’ll host Leeds at the Etihad Stadium at 19:30 (UK) on Wednesd...

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Oct 19 • 10:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Steam's #2 Driving Game Sets a New Bar For Realism on PS5

BeamNG.drive is an astonishing sim in search of a game

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Oct 19 • 10:01 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Alice Ruppert on the Science and Art of Video Game Horses

Interviewing Alice Ruppert about horse anatomy, narratives, and more! Interview by Jahanzeb Khan.

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Oct 19 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • superjumpmagazine.com
PS5 "bullet ballet" game Saros gets a big update to make it both easier and harder

PS5 shooter Saros gets a big update. You can modify the game to make it both easier and harder now, and slow time to give yourself more time to think.

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Oct 19 • 9:56 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
GTA VI will run better on Xbox Series X than on the base PS5.

A technical analysis of the hardware specifications of current gaming platforms indicates that the anticipated crime action game Grand Theft Auto VI...

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Oct 19 • 9:14 AM EDT • Technology • en.gamegpu.com
Celtic Boss Confirms Bad News for Celta Vigo Game

Martin O'Neill has confirmed some bad news for Celtic heading into the Europa League game against Celta Vigo.

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Oct 19 • 9:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Season over: Athletic confirm Guruzeta's cruciate ligament injury

Terrible news for Athletic Club and their fans. Striker Gorka Guruzeta will miss the rest of the season after the severity of the injury he sustained in the latest league match against Valencia CF at ...

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Oct 19 • 9:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Saros' Massive Zenith Update Is Available Now on PS5, Free for All Players

Boss rush! New Game+! More!

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Oct 19 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Green Bay Packers: Matthew Golden and Christian Watson made franchise history in 23-13 win over Dallas Cowboys

The Green Bay Packers continued their long undefeated streak against the Dallas Cowboys with their 23-13 victory on Sunday Night Football. While Green Bay and Dallas played a game that ended in a tie in 2025, the last time the Cowboys defeated the Packers was a decade ago in 2016. Indeed, Green Bay’s defense kept [...]

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Oct 19 • 7:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bluey's Happy Snaps launches with an unobtainable Xbox achievement

After launching into Xbox Game Pass last week, players have found a broken achievement in Bluey's Happy Snaps that prevents them from earning the Mythic.

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Oct 19 • 7:46 AM EDT • Technology • trueachievements.com
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered on Switch 2 Gets Patch 5.01 With Sharper Visuals

The Witcher 3 Remastered on Nintendo Switch 2 has just received Patch 5.01, and it introduces major improvements to image clarity.

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Oct 19 • 7:34 AM EDT • Technology • gamewatcher.com
Someone has used computational analysis to decide what Mario 64’s infamous plaque says, and it’s not ‘L is Real 2401’

Millions of tests were run to find the closest possible match…

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Oct 19 • 6:14 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Flames end the Hurricanes' 7-game winning streak

Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal with 4:28 left and the Calgary Flames ended Carolina’s seven-game winning streak, beating the defending champion Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their second victory of the season.

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Oct 19 • 6:14 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Sarina Wiegman signs new England contract until 2029

Sarina Wiegman has signed a two-year contract extension to remain England Women’s head coach until the end of the 2029 European Championships. The 56-year-old Dutch coach’s contract with England was due to expire after next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil. The extension means Wiegman will remain in post through next summer’s World Cup and Euro 2029, as well the 2027 Nations League campaign next spring which will serve as a qualification pathway for a Team GB squad at the 2028 Olympic Games

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Oct 19 • 6:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The AI attack-ad nightmare is coming true

Defaced Bibles, upscale dinners and a board game with a "Death to America" playing card.

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Oct 19 • 5:35 AM EDT • Politics • axios.com
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Cucurella: “We cannot relax for a minute”

Real Madrid left-back Marc Cucurella talked to the press after the team’s convincing 4-1 win over Sevilla in La Liga. The Spanish defender was pleased with the effort. “I think we played a very good game from the start. We had quite a bit of control and knew when to attack quickly and when to […]

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Oct 19 • 5:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three Takeaways from Packers 10-Point Victory vs. Cowboys

Jordan Love overcame costly drops to spark a three-game win streak for the Green Bay Packers.

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Oct 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Drake Maye throws for another three scores in Week 6

Drake Maye continued to prove the first three weeks of the season are behind him, passing for three scores for a third straight game in Week 6.

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Oct 19 • 1:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bay Area sports calendar, Oct. 19-20

Cecilia Zandalasini and the Valkyries will face the Dream in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals at Chase Center at 5 p.m. Monday. (USA CNBC E!)

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Oct 19 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nine catches for CeeDee Lamb in Week 6

Targeted a game-high 18 times, CeeDee Lamb caught nine passes for 70 yards in a Week 6 loss to Green Bay.

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Oct 19 • 12:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life." The post College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines appeared first on Barrett Media.

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Oct 19 • 12:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sunday Night Football: Packers move to 4-2 with 23-13 victory over Cowboys

Green Bay has won three games in a row after a strong defensive performance against Dallas on Sunday night.

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Oct 18 • 11:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Drew Rasmussen dominates Guardians in Game 5 to move Rays win away from World Series

Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win, Tampa Bay’s offense kept on constant pressure and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians

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Oct 18 • 9:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Raiders are done with moral victories — now they need actual wins

Six measly points. That is the combined margin separating the Raiders from the Chiefs and Bills in two gut-wrenching home losses over the last three weeks. Two competitive, winnable games...

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Oct 18 • 9:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bengals Trade Idea: Should Cincinnati Pursue This Superstar RB?

With Cincinnati’s ground game stalling behind an elite offensive line, acquiring Jonathan Taylor could provide the explosive spark needed to transform the Bengals into legitimate Super Bowl contenders.

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Oct 18 • 9:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jordon Steele-John: Australian senator denies claims of misconduct against women

Jordon Steele-John says the timing of the claims motivated by "nasty political games" within the Greens.

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Oct 18 • 9:32 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
McPherson lifts Auburn to historic victory after miraculous health recovery

Just a couple of years ago, Auburn kicker Alex McPherson battled through life-threatening health conditions. Now, he is fully healthy this season and kicked the game-winning field goal to defeat No. 1 Georgia on Saturday evening at Sanford Stadium.

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Oct 18 • 9:21 PM EDT • Health • theplainsman.com
Four-catch day for Chris Godwin in Week 6

Chris Godwin was held under 40 yards receiving for a fourth straight game, finishing with 37 in Week 6 against the Steelers.

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Oct 18 • 9:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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3 Essential Tools Every PC Gamer Should Install

You have a lot of tools available to you to maintain and monitor your PC, but these three, in particular, are must-haves for any gamer.

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Oct 18 • 8:17 PM EDT • Technology • bgr.com
GTA 6: Can you cheat on someone with a video game character?

Grand Theft Auto VI lets you build and nurture a romantic relationship but some say dates with a fictional character are a step too far.

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Oct 18 • 8:09 PM EDT • Technology • bbc.com
Sunday Night Football open thread: Cowboys at Packers

Come chat during the big Sunday Night Football game between the Packers and Cowboys.

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Oct 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
An Xbox Series X can now run PlayStation 5 games, but there’s a catch

While PS5X can let Xbox Series X users play PlayStation 5 games, it only works in the console's official Developer Mode, and there's no public download yet.

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Oct 18 • 7:00 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Former Lions DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson Ejected For Spitting

Former Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the Bills-Raiders game after spitting toward Brock Bowers. Watch the incident.

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Oct 18 • 6:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Green Bay Packers: Keisean Nixon calls his body ‘my resume’

Keisean Nixon will play Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Friday. The cornerback missed Wednesday’s practice with a groin injury, then practiced on a limited basis Thursday and Friday. Nixon carries no game status on the final injury report, according to the Packers. The other starting cornerback, Brandon [...]

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Oct 18 • 6:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Revenue And Earnings Growth Could Be A Game Changer For agilon health (AGL)

agilon health has reported strong annual revenue and earnings growth from its model of partnering with primary care physicians to deliver value-based care for Medicare patients through long-term, globally capitated contracts. The combination of accelerating financial performance and the scaling of its value-based primary care network indicates that agilon health is gaining share where payers and physicians seek partners willing to take on population-level risk. We will now look at how agilon...

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Oct 18 • 5:31 PM EDT • Health • simplywall.st
Teardown of revised Switch 2 console confirms lack of anticipated upgrade

Nintendo’s updated EU console was an opportunity to debut a leaked screen. Yet a teardown of the handheld with a modified Switch 2 battery compartment didn't reveal the Sharp LCD display. The current system suffers from poor pixel response times, leading to ghosting in games.

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Oct 18 • 5:12 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Cam Skattebo goes without a touch in loss to Saints, one week after critical OT fumble

Cam Skattebo has four fumbles in five games this season.

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Oct 18 • 4:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Epic Games shifts to automation-first development: Tim Sweeney sees a “golden age of gaming”

Epic Games is moving teams toward automation-first development. Tim Sweeney says generative tools could speed up production, lower costs, and open wha

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Oct 18 • 4:04 PM EDT • Technology • en.softonic.com
Streaming’s Biggest Show Returns…and a Buzzy Genre Struggles

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Obviously, the big news of the week (if not month) is Netflix letting go of executive Bela Bajaria, their chief content officer. I’m going to cover this in my next “Most Important Story of the Week”, but I also have a data angle that I might publish before then. (Too much news this month, am I right?) But first, I have a bonus Streaming Ratings Report issue for you. Today’s article is a bit of a grab bag of topics I’ve wanted to write about, but couldn’t squeeze into the (already very long) Streaming Ratings Report issues. The NFL drives huge viewership numbers, so I’ve got a look at that. A whole bunch of TV shows returned to the traditional broadcast channels, and I have thoughts. And I have a quick look at adult animated shows, since a couple flopped earlier this month. Plus, the Emmys aired earlier this month, and we got some fun data bout how popular those nominated shows are and why I’m not optimistic about the show’s future. That’s a lot, so let’s dive right in. Subscribe Sports - Football Remains the King of Streaming Over the last two Streaming Ratings Reports, I sorta ignored the biggest “show” each week. (I was tempted to say “piece of content” but I know that word bugs folks.) In my database, I call these “specials”, and they sure are special. I speak of the king of American TV: football!!! Streaming football is back and, unlike some other sports, it routinely dominates all viewership. Probably the best way to show this is to update one of my favorite graphics, the “40 Million Hour Club”1 since football games have joined that club each week they’ve premiered: (Yep, that’s the data through 28-Sep, the first four weeks of the season. As a reminder, I take the average minute audience provided by Nielsen, factor out a percentage of linear TV viewers in home markets, and multiply the run time by the three-hour runtime.) Again, the numbers are huge. Let’s start with Netflix. They grabbed the rights to the bonus opening week NFL Kickoff game (which was on YouTube last year) and it put up 18.5 million viewers on average. That nets out to 47.4 million hours of estimated streaming hours. That’s good! Though, notably, it’s well below Christmas Day games from previous years. Compared to other streamers/broadcasters, that’s a bit of a mixed result. On one hand, Netflix’s 18.5 million average is about what YouTube claimed last year, though Nielsen used a bespoke methodology at that time, so I trust this viewership figure more. So that’s good. (The game also shifted from a Friday to a Thursday and that could have helped the viewership as well.) And Netflix continues to best Prime Video in total viewership—as you’ll see next—though Netflix has had much higher-profile (opening week and Christmas Day) games. NBC/Peacock’s opening game the night before averaged 25.1 million average viewers, which is just much bigger than Netflix (or Prime Video). That’s the big caveat to all streaming viewership records: even in success, they can’t compete with traditional linear TV. Previously, I called this my “hierarchy of viewership”, and the data keeps supporting that thesis. The downside for NBC is that this game’s viewership was down compared to previous years, though it may be a counting issue. Here’s a great chart from Sports Media Watch: Indeed, looking at all the opening week games across all windows, Netflix still lags the other primetime windows, but does well compared to the afternoon games: I saw a few folks make the case that streamers still lag traditional broadcasters in reach, and I’d add they really lag compared to “broadcast plus streaming” options like NBC/Peacock, ESPN/Disney+ and CBS/Paramount+. The best data I saw for this came from Samba TV, who charted reach through the 2025 season, and, wow. (Samba TV’s numbers are historically lower than Nielsen’s, so don’t compare their household figures to Nielsen’s hours, but use them as a proxy for the relative reach of the streamers.) The good news is Prime Video is NOT having a down year. Their opening Thursday Night Football game reached 18.6 million viewers (about what Netflix got), but that’s a high for Prime Video on Thursdays and the biggest Thursday night game since 2015. The TNF games the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep continued this streak, getting 43.1 (16.8 million average viewers) and 42.5 total hours (16.6 million average viewers), which were both up from last year. Still, that continues the (typical) season slide: (For those new-to-streaming-football-numbers folks, the viewership declines for Thursday Night Football as the year goes along.) Overall, it appears as if Prime Video is now part of the “football habit”, be it for customers at home or out at places like bars and restaurants. And its viewership is slowly catching up to broadcast. One last chart shows this. Last season, Nielsen started adding out-of-home viewership to the charts, so I try not to do season-to-season comparisons as I did for the first few years. And while Nielsen added Big Data viewing this year, I’m going to compare the last two seasons. Here’s that chart, which shows the season-over-season gains: When it comes to streaming football, we have to keep a few seemingly contradictory thoughts in our head… First, streaming doesn’t come close to matching broadcast’s reach and, thus, viewership. Second, even with that gap, football is still the biggest “thing” on streaming. It’s very, very popular. Third, while some methodology changes have likely helped Prime Video’s numbers, their viewership does appear to be growing. Lastly, yeah, the NFL started the season off poorly, with week one dragging down the numbers in year-over-year comparisons. However—and again, methodology changes may have helped this—the viewership grew compared to previous seasons over the next couple of weeks. So football is still king. On streaming and off. Television - Adult Animation Continues to NOT Make the Streaming Charts In the last two reports, two adult-animated shows whiffed: Netflix’s animated comedy, Dang! Paramount+’s Sega-video-game-inspired fantasy/comedy, Golden Axe. Neither made the charts, but that’s usually the case for animated shows. I mean, here’s literally every animated show that’s made the Nielsen Original charts since the start of 2025: And one of those shows is G_abby’s Dollhouse_! A kids show! The problem with charts like this is that they don’t give you a sense of how many shows miss the charts. Netflix had at least eleven animated flops, including comedies like Big Mouth (a show everyone assumed was popular in the pre-Streaming Ratings Era), Long Story Short, Haunted Hotel, Mating Season, Strip Law, and Alley Cats, and action shows like Blood of Zeus, Castlevania: Nocturne, Devil May Cry, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Prime Video had at least six animated misses, two in the same universe (Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss), three more comedies (#1 Happy Family USA, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy and Kevin) and an action show (The Mighty Nein). Disney+ had MCU and Star Wars animated misses (Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld) but I can’t tell how many of those shows were geared towards adults. HBO Max had Harley Quinn and Hulu had Solar Opposites. None of these shows made the charts! That’s a lot of misses! If I remade the chart with all those misses, here’s how it would look: Listen, I know the counter arguments. First, it’s cheaper to produce animated shows than live action. Fair enough, but with viewership this low, even that cheaper price point starts to not matter. Second, just look at the acquired charts. Hit animated comedies can generate viewership for years! Shows like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers do really, really well. Fair enough, but streaming has failed to recreate the dynamic that Fox has mastered so well. That’s a problem for streaming still. Television - Emmys! The annual Emmys broadcast was a few weeks ago, and I’ve got data on how the nominees performed on streaming, plus hot takes on this year’s viewership (and the big news about the broadcast’s, er, streamcast’s future). We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… The top Emmy-nominated shows… ...why I’m worried about the future of the Emmys telecast... ...the pros of broadcast television ...and the cons... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! Next week, we’ve got a double issue (since the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep were so light), but then I’ll be all caught up after a deluge of streaming ratings data from Nielsen in September. In the meantime, I’m going to try to take a look at Netflix’s stats to explain why Bela Bajaria is out. But even light weeks give me plenty to talk about. The Great British Baking Show returns to Netflix and Apple TV has a buzzy new star-studded comedy. And Netflix has a controversial-but-appears-to-be-popular new game show. Plus big films like Toy Story 5, Backrooms and The Breadwinner head to streaming. And is East of Eden a hit? After that, The Kardashians return to Hulu, Prime Video has a reboot of Carrie, and Netflix has a horror show, Below. Disclosure Day heads to Peacock, The Housemaid heads to HBO Max_,_ a new Ben Affleck film, Animals, lands on Netflix, and Apple TV has a new John Cena action film based on, checks notes, Hasbro’s Matchbox toys. Okay. Longterm, some interesting TV production news. HBO Max ordered How to Survive Without Me, starring Kaley Cuoco, Joshua Jackson, Ray Romano and Rita Wilson, for fifteen episodes! I love that some streamers (or, at least, HBO Max) are finally ordering TV shows with more than eight episodes. In less wise production news, Landman does not appear to be coming back this year, since it just started production. Frankly, I don’t love this (get your shows out on time) but Landman is so popular, I doubt it matters.

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Oct 18 • 3:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
The Year’s Most Compelling Horror Game Is About Cute Penguins

Penguin Colony tears down colonial overtones of H.P. Lovecraft's works by removing the player from any anthropological sensibilities, exhuming the genre instead of excusing it

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Oct 18 • 3:49 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
McKenna Grace Channels Jennifer Lawrence’s Iconic Oscars Moment

McKenna Grace continues her fashion tributes while promoting 'The Hunger Games.'

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Oct 18 • 3:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Broncos have perfect wordy excuse for Bo Nix’s struggles

Bo Nix has not been playing well this season. The Denver Broncos quarterback has 1,049 yards, six touchdowns, three interceptions and completed 60.3% of his passes through six games and is on pace for the worst statistical season of his…

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Oct 18 • 1:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress

The Power To The Players Act would guarantee buying a game means you own it, not license it.

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Oct 18 • 12:27 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Epic Games CEO Believes A 'Golden Age Of Gaming' Is Imminent Because of AI

Tim Sweeney continues to advocate for the use of AI in video game development

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Oct 18 • 11:43 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
‘The Field Is Atrocious,’ ‘Risking Players’ Health’ — Super Bowl Champion, NFL Fans Rip Playing Surface in London for Jaguars-Texans Game

The NFL’s 2026 international series has gotten off to a solid start, with games in Australia and Brazil followed by two matchups in London. Now, the fifth international game of the season, and third in London, features the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium in Week 6.

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Oct 18 • 11:35 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
San Francisco techie takes down zombie video game that let players kill homeless people: 'It showed poor judgment'

The creator said that he refunded all advertisers and made a donation to a drug treatment and recovery service equivalent to the revenue generated by the game.

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Oct 18 • 10:15 AM EDT • Technology • hindustantimes.com
Director Naoki Hamaguchi Confirms Hard Mode in FFVII Revelation, Gives Us the Details!

Director Naoki Hamaguchi sits down with Hardcore Gamer to talk everything from Hard Mode and FITS to his thoughts here at the journey's end.

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Oct 18 • 10:03 AM EDT • Technology • hardcoregamer.com
Kansas Soccer Game
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Oct 18 • 9:08 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sunday football open thread

OK, no time for frills, fuss, or too many words. Tottenham Hotspur’s men’s team doesn’t play football until Monday afternoon/evening when they host Coventry, but there are still football games to watch and talk about, if you wanna do so. Which I assume you do, because there are always comments on these open threads, and […]

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Oct 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Five players who stood out in Nebraska football’s loss to Oregon

Saturday night hope turned into Sunday morning heartbreak for Nebraska football fans this weekend. Former Husker quarterback Dylan Raiola entered the game down five points in the fourth quarter and led Oregon to victory on his new home field. Nebraska (5-2, 2-2) lost 17-14 to the Ducks (4-2, 2-1) in Autzen Stadium late Saturday night. Over the last two weeks, fourth-quarter execution has plagued NU, with Oregon and Indiana outscoring them 25-7 in the final period.

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Oct 18 • 7:45 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Caleb Williams Injury Update: Bears QB’s Week 6 Status Revealed

Caleb Williams missed the past three games with a hamstring injury, but the Chicago Bears franchise quarterback will make his return to the field in Week 6. Originally selected with the first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the USC product was widely believed to be a generational prospect coming out of college. While he …

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Oct 18 • 7:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
13 Years Ago, Rockstar Suffered a Leak Worse Than GTA 6

Before unauthorized clips of GTA 6 scandalized fans, GTA 5 made video game leak history for Rockstar and Sony

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Oct 18 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Colts Activate Tight End from IR Ahead of Titans Matchup

The Indianapolis Colts have activated tight end Will Mallory from Injured Reserve and removed him from the injury report for Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans.

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Oct 18 • 6:41 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tales of Eternia Remastered Review

I can safely call Tales of Eternia Remastered the definitive version for newcomers, so long as they don't mind a few dated gameplay mechanics.

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Oct 18 • 6:21 AM EDT • Technology • rpgfan.com
Sunday Night Football: How to watch the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game tonight
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Oct 18 • 6:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three upcoming shows offer variety at Stanley Theatre

UTICA — From the music of Phil Collins to a popular television game show and a Halloween-themed circus, The Stanley Theatre has a variety of entertainment lined up.

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Oct 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: How to watch the NFL international game today, start time, where to stream and more

Find out how to watch the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL London game this week.

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Oct 18 • 5:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Which NFL games are Fox, CBS broadcasting? Week 6 coverage maps

Which NFL games will be broadcast in your region in Week 6? Here are the coverage maps for Sunday's action.

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Oct 18 • 5:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
"Win Scrappy" Todd McLellan Points To Red Wings Identity

Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan made it clear on how his team needs to win games moving forward.

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Oct 18 • 5:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Will Tennessee Titans' Tyjae Spears play in Week 6?

Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears is questionable for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts with a knee injury.

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Oct 18 • 5:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com