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Trump appears to debut darker hair, sparking online buzz
New photos of President Trump stepping off Air Force One with what appeared to be a darker hairstyle have quickly fueled social media buzz.
Susan Sarandon says film offers have dried up due to her political beliefs
Tireless antiwar activist and vocal pro-Palestine advocate Susan Sarandon says her political beliefs have had an adverse impact on her career: ‘There are agencies that are telling people not to hire me.’
Scientists found a fungus never seen before growing in giant panda poop; DNA analysis confirmed it was a new species
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of fungus after isolating it from the faeces of a giant panda. Named ‘Mucor melanoleucus,’ it belongs to a group of fungi commonly found in soil and decaying organic material.
Odegaard and Konsa react to ‘brilliant’ win over Chelsea
Martin Odegaard and Ezri Konsa reacted after Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1, with the Gunners creating all four big chances.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesMartin Odegaard and Ez...
Photo Gallery: Recruits take in Michigan Football’s season opening win
A number of top recruiting targets were at The Big House today for Michigan Football’s season opener. Here’s a look at who made it in:
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. The last release to enjoy...
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. The last release to enjoy...
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn’s south pole
This photo provided by NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega (Basque Country University) shows a pattern of clouds around the Saturn’s south pole on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega, Basque Country University, EHU, via AP)By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn’s south pole. The spinning, meandering decagon appears to...
‘Big Bang Theory’ star Simon Helberg reunites with Jim Parsons after revealing he doesn’t talk to cast much
‘The Big Bang Theory’ stars Simon Helberg and Jim Parsons share sweet photo celebrating 20 years of friendship, days after Helberg admitted he doesn’t talk to his former castmates very much.
Ryan White grant continues HIV care in South Texas
Local officials celebrated new HIV care funding while expressing concern about broader federal Medicaid and health care funding.
Selected Shots Sunday: Sports in Full Swing
The third edition of my favorite Rock M photos of the week
Developer Ray Washburne: mayor's race is enticing but no plans to run
Local developer and Highland Park resident said he would have to move into the city before seeking its top elected office.
Close to science
Visitors view a scale model of the escapement mechanism for a Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) hydro?mechanical astronomical and time?keeping device at an exhibition at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing on September 6, 2026. Since 2025, September has been designated as China’s annual National Science Popularization Month. Photo: VCG
Arsenal v Chelsea teams announced
Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates on Sunday and we now know how the two teams will line up.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesArsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, L...
In 2019, scientists shut off rain inside Arizona’s Biosphere 2 rainforest for 9.5 weeks; carbon storage fell about 70% before the forest recovered
Researchers turned off the water supply to the tropical rainforest inside Arizona's Biosphere 2 in 2019, and watched the ecosystem respond to an artificial drought. The experiment lasted four months in total, which included the recovery period, while the forest itself went without rain for about 9.5 weeks.
In 1996, Columbia scientists shifted Biosphere 2’s 2.6-million-gallon Arizona ocean between ice age, modern and future CO₂ every 3 months; future chemistry cut coral calcification by about 40%
For years, scientists argued about whether it would be safe for the ocean to absorb the carbon dioxide that people release into the atmosphere. When Biosphere 2 began, it was a widely reported experiment in which people lived in confinement to test whether a closed biosphere could support them.
Debut wondergoal as Arsenal women beat Brighton
Renee Slegers’ side controlled long spells and created enough chances to win more comfortably, but had to settle for a narrow opening-day victory.Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesArsenal Women began...
Photo 1 in the Providence Christian Academy @ Business Engineering Science Tech Photo Gallery (46 Photos)
Providence Christian Academy @ Business Engineering Science Tech photo gallery was published on Sunday, Sep 6, 2026 by Luke Hamilton. The gallery features Providence Christian Academy and Business Engineering Science Tech high schools.
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
The political landscape in the U.S. is volatile as the final midterm of President Donald Trump's presidency approaches. Trump often stirs the tumult, with issues such as redrawn congressional...
Albert Einstein’s long nights and short naps: What science really says about sleep and creativity
Most of us treat sleep like something we squeeze in after everything else is done. Albert Einstein did the opposite.
Endorsement: The way S.F. does business is broken. Prop E would help
OPINION: Cities don’t work without trucks and toilet paper and computers and train cars and contractors. The way San Francisco handles these purchases is broken, the editorial board writes.
King Harald V remembered as Norway’s ‘Sports King’ in never-before-seen photo
Norway shares a never-before-seen photo of King Harald V as it remembers the late monarch’s remarkable Olympic career and lifelong passion for sports.
A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation
Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.
March of Dimes report gives glimpse into Arkansas maternal health
One-third of U.S. counties are maternity care deserts, leaving more than 2.4 million women of reproductive age without access to local maternity care, according to the March of Dimes' 2026 report, "Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S."
Famous birthdays today, September 6, 2026, include a Bond actress, “Masters of the Universe” star
Idris Elba and Naomie Harris share a birthday today. Check out our list of celebrities and other famous people with birthdays on September 6, 2026, see photos and find out a fun fact about each person.
Connecticut doctors explain how social connection boosts health
“In terms of brain health socialization is like taking your brain to the gym,” said Dr. Kristina Zdanys, a psychiatrist at UConn Health.
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education brings hands-on learning to area classrooms through hydroponic gardens
FORT SMITH -- The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Research Institute Health & Wellness Center expanded its hydroponic gardening efforts this summer by equipping area teachers with the tools and knowledge to bring hydroponics directly into their classrooms.
[Science Through Covers] Alpine plants in the Bernese Alps face extinction as warming intensifies
Twenty-one-year Science study links higher mountaintop temperatures to rising local extinctions above the treeline
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Alley Harjo has joined real estate developer Haag Brown Commercial's Northwest Arkansas office as a marketing and creative leader, the company announced.
Business People
Alley Harjo has joined real estate developer Haag Brown Commercial's Northwest Arkansas office as a marketing and creative leader, the company announced.
Arsenal u18s get first win of season
The Young Guns remain unbeaten after two matches and have yet to concede, following their opening goalless draw away to West Brom.Photo via Arsenal.comArsenal U18s secured their first win of the 2026-...
McKinley’s assassination and the growing distance between politicians and the public
At 4 p.m. on the afternoon of Sept. 6, 1901, the doors of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y., swung open and the public began filing past the president of the United States. An organist played Bach. William McKinley stood beneath a blue-and-gold dome, smiling and extending his hand to anyone who wished to take it.
Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'
The Television Academy is presenting the majority of its Primetime Emmys this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. These ceremonies, previously known as the Creative Arts Emmys, are now part...
Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'
The Television Academy is presenting the majority of its Primetime Emmys this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. These ceremonies, previously known as the Creative Arts Emmys, are now part...
Moiese gallery and gift business celebrates 50 years
A kiddie pool with gently floating ducks in Scottish Highlander costumes, and a big sign over the door that says Happy 50 Years gave a clue that something was happening at Lonesome Heritage Farms at Wagon Wheel Gift and Gallery in Moiese.
Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs
Bubba McCoy reports for Labor Day that his blood pressure is down thanks to medicine, beet juice that's tastier than you think, an elimination of salt, a steep reduction in booze and coffee, and to the fact that he doesn't pay a bit of attention to politics anymore.
Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs
Bubba McCoy reports for Labor Day that his blood pressure is down thanks to medicine, beet juice that's tastier than you think, an elimination of salt, a steep reduction in booze and coffee, and to the fact that he doesn't pay a bit of attention to politics anymore.
The Best Pictures From The Inner Circle 29
Take a look at the coolest snaps from the show, courtesy of our ringside photographers!
Scientists altered the air around a Wisconsin forest for 11 years; extra CO₂ drove 39% more productivity, but ozone reversed part of the gain
What happens when young forest communities spend more than a decade growing in air with unusually high levels of carbon dioxide and ozone? Scientists in Wisconsin set out to find the answer by changing the atmosphere around these communities and tracking how the trees responded over 11 years.
In 1879, Edwin Hall discovered an electrical effect thought to need a perpendicular magnetic field; 147 years later, scientists have shown it can work with the field in-plane
For more than a century, the Hall effect has been taught with a simple picture that electricity flows through a material, a magnetic field pushes the moving charges sideways, and a voltage appears across the material. Now, scientists have found a way to make that familiar phenomenon work in a direction once thought impossible.
Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'
The Television Academy is presenting the majority of its Primetime Emmys this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. These ceremonies, previously known as the Creative Arts Emmys, are now part...
Photos: Scenes from Bumbershoot 2026 Day 1
Seattle’s most storied music festival returns to Seattle Center. Here are some photos to check out from Day 1.
Photos: Scenes from Bumbershoot 2026 Day 1
Seattle’s most storied music festival returns to Seattle Center. Here are some photos to check out from Day 1.
Prince Hisahito turns 20 as Japan's government reinforces male-only succession rules
Japan’s Prince Hisahito has turned 20 while facing growing attention as a future monarch. The prince's birthday Sunday came as Japan's government implements an unpopular revision to the Imperial...
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Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for high school sports teams and players.
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER: Supporting Mental Health in Our Agricultural Community
In a community like Tillamook County, agriculture isn’t just an industry, it’s a way of life. Agricultural workers play a vital role in sustaining our local economy and food systems. But…
The Surprising Thing That Motivates Men to Lose Weight More Than Health
Men in focus groups downplayed body image concerns, then described avoiding photos, hating mirrors, and wanting to fit into old clothes again.
WelcomeHealth marks 40 years, lauds partners with A Toast to Health in Fayetteville
Welcome Health: Northwest Arkansas' Free Health Center backers gathered Aug. 27 at the Fayetteville Public Library as the group marked its 40th anniversary at A Toast to Health, the nonprofit's signature annual fundraising event.
Brethren Days brings entertainment to Dickson Township Park
If you didn't know how to find Dickson Township Park on Saturday, all you had to do was listen.
IN THE HOUSE: Notable prospects attending North Alabama game
Arkansas is hosting approximately 60 recruits on unofficial visits Saturday afternoon for the North Alabama game at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
'Coyote vs. Acme' Distributor Picks Up 'ViQueens' Animated Movie
Ketchup Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Norwegian animated movie "ViQueens'
ENTERTAINMENT: Hot Springs’ Muses set old and new ‘Standards’
The Muses Project's touring fall concert, "Broken Standards," bridging 150 years of early Western European music with early 20th-century American jazz standards, opens with a student show, 6 p.m. Monday at the Muses Cultural Arts Center.
Amazon's $30 solar power bank makes wall outlets obsolete for phone charging
It has two built-in LED flashlights.
DNR Seeks Volunteers to Participate in Forest Health Advisory Committee - Lake Chelan News and Information
New Committee Members Will Advise Lands Commissioner on Key Policy to Create Healthier, More Resilient Forests information released, DNR file photo Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove is seeking volunteers to participate in the Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Health Advisory Committee (FHAC). Committee members provide guidance and advice to the Commissioner on forest health conditions and
Warrior Defined: Men’s mental health event in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Warrior Defined is a men’s mental health event that gives back to local nonprofits. The event is taking place on September 25 to talk about issues theyR…
Arsenal women Champions League fixtures confirmed
Arsenal Women’s 2026/27 Champions League fixtures are confirmed, with dates and kick-off times set for six league-phase matches across Europe.Photo by David Ramos/Getty ImagesArsenal Women now know ...
Scientists poured pink dye into Florida’s Lake Jackson to trace hidden water; about 1 month later, it appeared at Wakulla Spring through limestone caves
A dye was injected into a sinkhole beneath Florida's Lake Jackson and took about five weeks to reach Wakulla Spring, which was evidence that water can move between the two sites through the underground limestone aquifer. The lake is about 19 miles north of Wakulla Spring, and researchers detected distinctive Rhodamine WT dye signals at the spring 35 days after the injection, according to a 2024 study in the Journal of Cave and Karst Science.
In 2024, scientists dyed Michigan’s Peter Lake blue to block sunlight, then added fertilizer; despite the dye, rain washed pigment out and algae turned it green
In the summer of 2024, researchers dyed the water of Peter Lake, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA, with a non-toxic blue dye called Aquashade, then deliberately added fertilizer to the same lake. The experiment wasn't done for beautification.
Like everything else, health insurance rates will increase next year
State regulators say they denied $1.57 billion in premium increases proposed by health insurers offering individual and small business plans in the state next year.
Ben Rector's kid-friendly pop finds appreciative audience in Houston
The Jones Hall performance with the Houston Symphony Friday night ran over two hours but managed to keep the attention of even the youngest in the crowd.
Austin man's Texas politics video game skewers Ken Paxton
Have you ever dreamed of seeing the AG rendered in Game Boy Advance graphics? You're in luck.
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes steps down
Liverpool have confirmed the departure of sporting director Richard Hughes, will sources telling ESPN he is expected to take up a similar role at Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
Immigrant input not welcome in Oakland school board races, despite law
An Oakland leader’s removal from a ballot statement drives home how immigrants are excluded from school board politics, despite a measure allowing them to vote, columnist Joe Garofoli writes.
There May Not Be an iPhone 18 This Year
Apple is expected to announce several products at its September event next week—including a folding phone—but the iPhone 18 might not be among them. It would be a first for the company.
ADHD UK Cannot Hide the Flawed Science Behind the Diagnosis and Its Treatment
The extensive critique of the biomedical account of ADHD and its treatment with stimulant medication has persisted for decades.
'Pericles' review: Shakespeare playfully reworked at Boston Court
Ellen McLaughlin's modern verse translation of Shakespeare's 'Pericles' has its West Coast premiere at Boston Court Pasadena.
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.
Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends
Thousands of low-income patients, some desperately ill, are scrambling to find new doctors as they lose access to UCLA Health physicians after an eight-year Medi-Cal contract was not renewed.
Stamford businesses rebuild after 2025 Bedford Street fire
A year after Stamford's worst downtown fire in years, here's what happened to the businesses.
A Victorian Estate Agent Built a Virtual Property Tour Before Photography
Victorian buyers previewed distant mansions through lenses and creativity
Cecile Azarcon honored with new tribute song
Cheska CK with Cecile Azarcon Photo from Facebook/@BaleKuCafe ‘The Songs Came Home’ celebrates the veteran songwriter behind enduring OPM favorites Veteran Filipino songwriter Cecile Azarcon-Inocentes is the subject of a new tribute song honoring a career that has produced some of Original Pilipino Music’s enduring compositions. “The Songs Came Home,” released by TrueStoriesSung Creative Studio, features…
Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez dies at 86
Photo from Instagram/@ barbicastelvi Veteran performer worked alongside many of Philippine cinema’s leading stars during the 1960s Veteran Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez, who appeared alongside some of Philippine cinema’s leading stars during the 1960s, died Sept. 1, her family said. She was 86. Her daughter Barbi Castelvi announced the death on social media, describing it as sudden and unexpected.…
A ‘devil flower’ with no leaves, no branches, no green part has been discovered in a Thai forest, scientists say its bizarre appearance is hiding an even stranger secret
It has no leaves, no branches and no green parts, and spends much of its life concealed beneath fallen leaves on the forest floor. Scientists have now described a bizarre new flowering plant from Thailand, naming it Thismia daemona, the “devil flower”, for its dark, horn-like appearance.
Cincinnati high school football Week 3, NKY/IND
Here are photos from Cincinnati high school football Week 3 in Northern Kentucky and Indiana Sept. 7, 2026.
Miami Hurricanes football takes on Stanford in 2026 season opener
Photos from the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Stanford Cardinal on Sept. 4, 2026, in Palo Alto, California.
Texas doctor loses license for prescribing ‘abortive’ to patient
The doctor allegedly had a sexual relationship with a patient and then prescribed her an “abortive.” Nearly all abortions are illegal in Texas, under a strict abortion ban.
Gainesville’s The Streatery enters soft opening mode with new businesses opening
$4.5-million construction started in April.
Three businesses near Bishop Arts were burglarized on the same morning
Mentiiras, Wayward Coffee and Outpost Fine Goods in Dallas' Bishop Arts neighborhood reported break-ins about 15 minutes apart.
15 discouraging hours with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches
In the last few weeks, while playing some video games that I might review, I emailed two cries for help. I sent the first to a rep for Capcom, confessing that the company’s samurai game Onimusha Way of the Sword (out today for PC and console) was crushing me. “Feels like I’m playing ‘hard’ mode, not ‘normal,’” I wrote. “And I don’t want to have to knock it down to “story”. I’m exploring, trying to level my gear, but these two-phase boss fights with no mid-fight checkpoints are brutal.” I wagered I was only about halfway through the game, if that. I wasn’t sure I could keep up with the steepening difficulty curve. Was I missing something? Then, on Monday, I took some photos of some puzzles that were baffling me in the mind-bending He Who Watches (out now on PC), wrote out lengthy descriptions of how I’d been trying to solve them and asked Bobby Vanden, the game’s solo developer, for a nudge in the right direction. I told Vanden I’d spent hours on these puzzles. “I’m stuck in triplicate,” I told him. Could he tell me if the solutions I was attempting were even on the right track? I didn’t mention that the puzzles—coupled with major time pressures from other work—were stressing me out so much that playing the game was giving me headaches. This double dose of panic was unusual. I’m used to managing a workload full of reporting and reviewing, used to a crowded schedule and the need to stay calm amid the bustle. But I was stressed about these games. No one was forcing me to review them, nor even play them. I’d simply found them interesting enough to start, hoped they’d be interesting enough to write about and I’d sunk hours into them assuming I’d made the right call. Suddenly, however, I felt trapped. I was emailing for a way out. Above: This guy took me about an hour to beat. The feedback I got from Capcom confirmed my fears. They didn’t say it, but I will: Onimusha Way of the Sword is not for me. It’s a brutally hard game in need of a normal difficulty level. It’s a game that spikes so severely during its abundant boss fights—yet offers such flawed ways to improve when outside of them—that it feels like a bait-and-switch. In the new Onimusha, you play as famed samurai Musashi Miyamoto, aided by a magical soul-absorbing gauntlet that is possessed by a lady who offers advice. (Way of the Sword is a continuation of Capcom’s long-dormant Onimusha series, but that set-up had me wondering if the company was cribbing from their ill-fated Bionic Commando reboot; read about “wife-arm” when you get a chance). Way of the Sword is partially set in 17th century Kyoto, an explorable city where Miyamoto can fight demons, help civilians and eventually rescue ghostly dogs. The city evolves over time, with new mini adventures and obtainable loot on offer, all feeding into systems that promise to upgrade your gear and sword-fighting skills. Upgrades, however, are so incremental as to be imperceptible, causing the exploration of Kyoto to feel like inconsequential busywork. From that hub, players can go on linear missions into forests and old temples, where they will encounter many of the game’s tough bosses. Combat in Way of the Sword is akin to many modern melee games. Players are asked to mix attacks with dodges and parries. They’re encouraged to deplete an enemy’s stamina bar in order to do greater damage to its health bar. The old Onimusha games’ signature move was the issen, a counter-attack so sudden it’s all but pre-emptive. You strike just as they begin to strike toward you, beating them to the cut. By definition, the issen is a high risk move, leaving you wide open to pain. It feels risky in the game, especially against bosses, who can maul you in just a few blows. A game might train you to perform an issen well by offering a variety of lesser enemies who are not as tough as the boss but get close. Or it might offer a toehold against bosses by saving or checkpointing the player’s progress when a boss’ first health bar has been destroyed and before the second health bar appears. It might offer the less skilled player a chance to over-level their character, should the player simply commit to playing through its optional sidequests. Way of the Sword does none of this. Fighting its trivially easy grunt enemies and then its ferociously adept bosses is like playing a game of chess where I’ve got a rook, while the opposing side is all pawns and five queens. Bosses simply don’t checkpoint. You may be able to clear a boss’ first phase without taking much damage. Good for you. Do it again, every time you fail the second phase. As for the the central Kyoto hub, I kept pace with all of its added side activities and never felt like I was overpowered. Bosses could still easily buckle me. The new Onimusha, I concluded, is just too discouraging to keep playing. The advice I got from Capcom had been well-intentioned. They reminded me of the game’s various systems. They alerted me to an optional assist that flashes recommended button inputs (basically: counter this move; dodge that move). It was a little helpful. So was dropping down to “story mode,” which I tried last night. Story mode turns on those button prompts by default. It makes countering and dodging way too easy, nearly automatic. I don’t consider myself a master of action games like these, but I’ve cleared the likes of God of War, Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi and others of sub-Sekiro difficulty and had a fun time doing so. Not here. Not yet. Unless they patch Onimusha: Way of the Sword and add a middle difficulty or just checkpoint the damn bosses when they’re between health bars, my streak of loving Capcom games released in 2026 will likely end at two. It’s a shame, because I was having a good time finding those ghostly dogs. And then there’s He Who Watches, a phenomenal first person puzzle game with Portal vibes, except instead of a portal gun you’ve got a magical bow that shoots one arrow that can activate switches or be used to drag blocks. The twist is an actual twist: you can also walk on walls and the ceiling, reorienting gravity as you do, thereby placing blocks onto those other surfaces. Walking on walls and ceilings to solve problems is really the best thing. Would that I could in reality. He Who Watches consists of locked-room challenges, each brief enough to only require about a minute to actually solving, though it will take five, 10, eventually 30 minutes to figure out said solutions. They are not obvious! It’s a game of layered mechanics and shocking solutions. For example, see if you can follow this: You can drag a block to a wall. Then you can walk on the wall, which now feels like the floor, and drag that block across the wall. Later, back on the floor, you might realize you can look up. The block is still on the wall, stuck to it. You can shoot your magic arrow to its underside. Doing so creates a tether, so that you can yank the block off the wall and carry it, as if it were a balloon, into the spot where you need it to be to solve the puzzle. Here, watch Vanden explain some of the game’s basics in this launch trailer: As with any great puzzle game, the solutions to He Who Watches’ puzzles elicit relief and amazement. Oh my god, that worked! I didn’t even think that could be possible! Learning to solve the game’s puzzles feels like learning magic. But, oh, does the game get hard. Its Steam reviews, mostly glowing, are full of players remarking how quickly He Who Watches made them sweat. Wrote one: “loving this one already although my brain is hurting!” Wrote another: “As you get further in the game it feels like you need an IQ level of at least 120+.” Vanden has shown some mercy. Each locked room puzzle includes an optional junior version of the puzzle, meant to teach you. Difficulty nevertheless ramps severely. By the time I was emailing Vanden for help, I was struggling to even clear one of the hint puzzles. When I messaged him, my stress was exacerbated by strange things I’d found in the game’s various hubs: suspicious passageways, odd blocks and some intriguing locked doors. These were hints of secrets, I realized, yet I sensed I needed to play further into the game to understand them. I was stuck, but I wanted to see the rest. Vanden offered to give me the exact solutions, to solve those three puzzles for me, but first he gave four nudges. Three were for the specific puzzles, but his best hint was for all and ultimately proved to be a terrific life lesson: go back a bit, he suggested. Do the puzzles right before those. They were teaching you something. Focus on what their lesson was. Don’t rush, in other words. Recognize what you’ve accomplished. Build off of that. I did so. I absorbed the lessons. I saw those three tough puzzles in a new light. I solved one the night after he wrote back, another the morning after. I left a third for another time. I didn’t need it and I wanted to plunge deeper into the game, closer to the moment when I was sure I could start unlocking those secret doors. My head stopped hurting, too. He Who Watches feels special. It’s got more challenges, and I’m undeterred. It’s also nice that its puzzles don’t have a surprise second health bar. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: In brief… 🎮 Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Helsinki-based Housemarque (Super Stardust HD, Resogun, Returnal) has stepped down from his studio, after a 31-year run, saying he’s “ taking a rare and well-deserved breather.” Sony purchased Housemarque in 2021, and the studio released its newest game, Saros, earlier this year. Trend-watch: Sony-owned Insomniac saw its founder Ted Price retire in early 2025, after a 30-year run. Sony-owned Sucker Punch saw its co-founder Brian Fleming step down in late 2025, after a 28-year run. 👀 Savvy Games Group chief Brian Ward is stepping down from the Saudi-government-backed games conglomerate, Bloomberg reports. No word on a long-term successor yet, nor if this augurs any closer integration between Savvy and Electronic Arts. EA was purchased by a consortium led by Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, in early August. 💿 Square Enix has denied a Japanese media report that the company was planning to go private. In very different Square Enix news, the company revealed that the physical version of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the April 2027 finale of its radical remakes of FFVII, will include just one disc in its case, requiring a download for the rest. The first two FFVII remakes in the trilogy shipped on two discs apiece. While Square hasn’t commented on the reason why, a feature here in Game File last month broke down the processes and costs for physical games. The expense of a second disc comes out of the game publisher’s cut of each copy. Square could be saving in excess of a dollar a copy with this move. 🟥 Grand Theft Auto IV’s 26-minute ’‘extended look” gameplay showcase that premiered on Netflix last week—and was exclusive to the platform for six hours—drew 31.1 million views in its first four days, the streamer announced. (Netflix calculates views as total viewed hours divided by runtime; excludes replays). Compared to YouTube: The version that later premiered on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel is sitting at 22.6 million views after seven days (YouTube’s more liberal counting system tallies anyone who viewed even just the first few second.) Compared to other Netflix mega-events: Last year, Stranger Things season 5’s first four episodes, which debuted together, drew a record 59.6 million views in their first few days on Netflix. For more of a live event type of comparison, in 2024, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match drew 65 million concurrent streams as it happened; Netflix didn’t release live numbers for the GTA premiere. ☁️ Microsoft is changing the way it charges for cloud gaming, from an all-you-can-play offer for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, to caps for the subscription’s tiers (15 hours per month at the Ultimate tier), with the option to buy more hours in bulk beyond that. The company also said it will sell batches of cloud gaming time to non-Game Pass subscribers, details TBA. Microsoft does not release figures for cloud game usage, but said its changes would impact 4% of Game Pass subscribers. That implies a small portion of its subscribers exceed the 15-hour monthly mark. Cloud gaming offers the promise of playing games without the need for console or PC hardware, as the graphics, sound and controls are all transmitted via a streaming connection. Microsoft notes that its cloud gaming service can be used for a range of things, including Xbox One players using it to play newer-gen Xbox Series games via streaming; and people playing games via streaming, sans any console, “in markets where consoles are less available or affordable.” (That latter use case could even be relevant in Xbox’s home market soon, as console prices keep rising.) Take Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick recently told investors he expects game-streaming tech, which has been only lightly adopted by gamers for over a decade, to be widely used within three years. 🇺🇸 The Trump administration has published multiple agenda-driven web video games to the White House’s website. One called Build The Wall partially clones Tetris as it asks players to build a wall to stop a “zombie border siege.” While actual Tetris involves clearing lines and basically not building a wall, the Trump-backed game omits the line-clearing aspect (and omits the fun as well). On Instagram, Tetris’ official license holders reacted by stating: “At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community. P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ P.P.S.: We take copyright infringement very seriously.” Item 3: The week ahead: Tuesday, September 8 Game releases: Mewgenics (consoles; already out on PC) is an engrossing tactical combat game (with cats). It is getting its console port right after the release of a Star Wars tactics game and ahead of the late September launch of a Fire Emblem–a bumper crop for the genre. Wanderburg (PC) is an auto-shooting game like Vampire Survivors, but you’re a castle on wheels Event: Nintendo airs a 30-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on The Legend of Zelda’s 40th Anniversary. A full unveiling of the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is expected. Will they also show footage from next year’s live action movie? Tease the next big 3D Zelda? Add Link to Mario Kart World? Shadow-drop a new Tingle game? Wednesday, September 9 Event: Nintendo again! On this day, they’re planning to air a 45-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on games heading to Switch 2 this winter. Followed by about an hour of gameplay demoed by the company’s Treehouse team. The September Nintendo Directs are always some of the year’s biggest. The 2025 edition included announcements of several major 2026 Switch/Switch 2 games: Pokémon Pokopia, Mario Tennis Fever, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave. Plus the return of the Virtual Boy. Friday, September 11 Game release: EA Sports NHL 27 (PlayStation, Xbox) is a hockey game. There are so few that an indie studio that had been making wacky sci-fi first-person shooters just announced that, hey, we’re going to fill a void and make a hockey game for PC.
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