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Arsenal deliver statement fightback to end Chelsea's flying start
Arsenal delivered an emphatic response to Chelsea's emergence as potential Premier League title contenders with a 2-1 win that ended their rivals' unbeaten start on Sunday.But the champions showed why they are firm favourites to retain the title with a blistering response to that early setback.
Arsenal x Chelsea - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
Incidents: The story of the matchArsenal Official Line-ups: David Raya, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhães, Ezri Konsa, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Ka...
Raskin says its more important for Democrats to address healthcare
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., tells "Meet the Press" that President Trump has “undoubtedly” committed impeachable offenses but that it's more important for Democrats to address healthcare and “ending the lawlessness.”
FCB Women celebrate home win and new Bundesliga record
New Bundesliga recordGoals from Tanikawa, Gilles & BühlZadrazil celebrates her comebackFC Bayern Women are celebrating their third win in three games and have set a new record! Thanks to their 4–1 ...
‘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.
Strasbourg hit Troyes for six as Amo-Ameyaw sparkles
Strasbourg thumped Troyes 6-2 away in Ligue 1 on Sunday as English winger Sam Amo-Ameyaw scored twice as a late substitute.The 20-year-old Amo-Ameyaw, in his second season since joining from Southampton, scored in the 85th and 88th minutes.
Yamal hits double as perfect Barca thrash Valencia
Lamine Yamal struck twice for Barcelona as they demolished Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to maintain their 100 percent start in La Liga.The reigning champions moved three points clear at the top of La Liga, after Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions to move forward for a third time
The Trump administration’s latest request to restrict mail-in ballots comes as North Carolina began sending mail ballots statewide last week.
Jamie Vardy joins Burnley until the end of the season
Burnley have announced the signing of veteran striker Jamie Vardy until the end of the current campaign.The 39-year-old had been without a club since the end of last season after a brief stint in Ital...
Maitland-Niles screamer earns Everton a point against Man Utd
A late Ainsley Maitland-Niles screamer earned Everton a draw in the final seconds against Manchester United.It had been the Red Devils who were the better of the two teams but the first half was one o...
Munich Re: Cyber growth has flattened, industry must find new business
Growth in cyber insurance has flattened over the past 24 to 36 months and rates have softened, Munich Re board member Stefan Golling said at the group's media briefing at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous on Sunday.
Points shared between Birmingham City and Wolves
Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers played out an entertaining derby day draw with four goals in the opening 36 minutes.It took the visitors just under three minutes to break the deadlock at S...
Australia’s humpback whales were acting weird. What happened next surprised scientists.
A citizen science project uncovers a new humpback whale calving ground around the Great Barrier Reef.
‘Costs and corruption’: Democrats hone midterm attacks on data centers
Democrats are coalescing around their top attack lines as public opinion of data centers turns rapidly negative.
Poll: A polarized America unites behind deep concerns about AI
Worries about AI transcend age, race, education, partisanship and other typical dividing lines, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
Poll: Cracks emerge in GOP support for Trump and his handling of the Iran war
The share of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump and how he’s managed the war has dropped significantly in recent months, according to the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
Colin Kaepernick on his political evolution and which current politician he believes is ‘moving the needle’
Kaepernick writes in his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” that he has since changed his views after he said would not vote in the 2016 presidential election.
‘Unprofessional’ Naomi Osaka Coverage Sparks Fury As Tennis World Slams ‘Mental Health Issue’ Remark at US Open
Naomi Osaka battled past Elise Mertens in a tense third-round clash at the US Open, staging a stellar comeback to stave off a major upset. Although Osaka won praise for her impressive victory, the match also earned backlash for its coverage, with tennis fans and journalists voicing their frustration over the broadcast.
What Makes an Iron Lady Iron?
‘Thatcher…accepted political damage as the cost of policies she believed necessary for Britain’s recovery. It was these sorts of pressures that refined Thatcher and forged her into the Iron Lady we know today...The question for Japan today is whether Sanae Takaichi demonstrates similar political characteristics within the context of modern Japanese politics.’
‘What a Coward’ — Barstool Sports CFB Analyst Trashes Dave Portnoy After Michigan’s ‘Unbelievably Pathetic’ Week 1 Win
The college football world witnessed a stunning and wildly controversial finish between Western Michigan and Michigan on Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Despite Western Michigan holding a 12–7 advantage with less than a minute remaining, a highly debated officiating decision ultimately changed the course of the game and swung the momentum back toward Michigan at the very last second.
Bayou blowout: Clemson drops season opener to No. 11 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — All the anticipation and excitement surrounding Clemson football’s 2026 season was quickly stifled and turned sour within minutes of kickoff.
‘Unfinished business’: Travis Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-up
Atoms gears up for hiring spree and could link with Uber, the company he was ousted from almost a decade ago
Sunday Preview – Shake the earth with the Sons of Behemat
See what’s coming up for pre-order next week.
Athletic Bilbao crush Simeone's flat Atletico
Athletic Bilbao thumped Atletico Madrid 3-0 in La Liga on a miserable Saturday afternoon for Diego Simeone's side.On Sunday, La Liga leaders Barcelona visit Valencia looking to move clear of Real Madrid, who lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday, among other fixtures. rbs/pb/dmc
Swiatek into US Open fourth round in tight two-setter
Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek reached the US Open fourth round on Saturday with a tight two-set victory over Czech Maria Bouzkova.Poland's Swiatek, seeded eighth as she seeks to cap an erratic season with a second US Open crown, dominated both tiebreakers in a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/3) victory over 25th-seeded Bouzkova, who broke Swiatek early in each set but couldn't make the lead stand up.
Keys: 'I felt like I couldn't play tennis'
Former Australian Open champion Madison Keys felt "scared" and as though "I couldn't play tennis anymore," she said Saturday after losing at the US Open."Then I felt like I couldn't play tennis anymore.
Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson still not practicing with ankle injury
Tah: ‘We had the chances’
Bayern had to settle for a point away at Schalke after a goalless draw on Matchday 2 in the Bundesliga. “When you play against a compact, aggressive team that does things well, you need to score you...
Trump-aligned super PAC to spend $10 million in Texas Senate race
Trump told reporters that the MAGA Inc., super PAC would spend between $400 and $500 million on midterm races.
10 affordable options for Philly families beyond the Academy of Natural Sciences
With the announced closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences, here's other kid-friendly institutions in Philadelphia that offer indoor fun at a similar price.
Bayern held to draw by stubborn Schalke
Defending champions Bayern Munich were held to a scoreless draw by promoted Schalke in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Seven-time German champions Schalke have not beaten Bayern since 2011 and had not even taken a point off the Bavarian giants in nine years -- a run of 12 straight defeats.
Inter roar back in five-goal thriller with Napoli
A last-gasp winner from Lautaro Martinez sealed a breathless win for Inter as the Serie A champions fought back from two goals down to edge visiting Napoli 3-2.Inter responded almost immediately when Martinez hammered in his first goal of the season from a Dimarco cross.
Lens lose again ahead of Champions League date
Lens's difficult start to the new season continued on Saturday as Mamadou Kone scored his first Ligue 1 goal to give Lorient a 1-0 win at last season's runners-up.Kone pounced on a loose ball on 54 minutes to score the only goal of the game.
Modric available for Croatia in Nations League
Croatia's veteran midfield maestro and captain Luka Modric will stay with the squad in the forthcoming Nations League matches, the national football federation said on Saturday.The key architect of Croatia's historic success in recent years, who turns 41 on Wednesday, will figure in the squad that coach Slaven Bilic will announce on Monday for the Nations League matches, a Croatian football federation (HNS) statement said.
Potapova upsets 2025 US Open runner-up Anisimova
Amanda Anisimova, runner-up at the 2025 US Open, fell Saturday in the third round to Anastasia Potapova, who capitalized on a flood of unforced errors from the American.Potapova took full advantage of 46 unforced errors from Anisimova, who had already been pushed hard in her second-round win over another Austrian, Lilli Tagger.
Athletic Bilbao crush Simeone's flat Atletico
Athletic Bilbao thumped Atletico Madrid 3-0 in La Liga on a miserable Saturday afternoon for Diego Simeone's side.On Sunday La Liga leaders Barcelona visit Valencia looking to move clear of Real Madrid, who lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday, among other fixtures. rbs/pb
Bayern learn opponent for second round
Having beaten Osnabrück 4-1 on Wednesday in the first round the 2026/27 DFB Cup, Bayern will now face Magdeburg at the Allianz Arena as they continue their defence of the trophy. The draw for the sec...
Crystal Palace complete stunning comeback to beat Fulham
Crystal Palace claimed their first Premier League victory under Pierre Sage with a dramatic 3-2 comeback against Fulham at Craven Cottage.The Eagles fell behind twice but refused to stay down, with T...
Manchester City x Coventry City - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the third fixture of the Premier League 26/27, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal of the game in the 26th minute.The decisive mom...
Amazon's $30 solar power bank makes wall outlets obsolete for phone charging
It has two built-in LED flashlights.
Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence.
All 7 ‘Scream’ movies, ranked from worst to best
For nearly 30 years, ‘Scream’ has terrified, entertained, and satirized multiple generations of horror fans. See how all seven movies rank from worst to best.
Signant Health and Lothar Medical Sign Letter of Intent to Commercialize ALDS PRO for Clinical Trials
Signant Health, a leading provider of evidence generation solutions for clinical trials, and Lothar Medical today announced that they have signed a letter of intent outlining a planned strategic collaboration to bring Lothar Medical's next-generation pulmonary function technology to the global clinical trial market.
R&B star is battling cancer at 44. Here’s what we know
The singer recently revealed her diagnosis.
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.
Flick hoping Barca's Yamal can face Valencia after knock
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is hoping teenage star Lamine Yamal is fit to face Valencia in La Liga on Sunday after taking a knock."Lamine is a player who likes to play football."
'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.
Philippines vice president posts bail after arrest order for alleged threats against president
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte were running mates in the 2022 elections, but their relationship has broken down amid political disputes.
Column: Baseball history is full of interesting and unusual connections
“I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate, I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.
Greenwood, Guendouzi handed bans after Fenerbahce-Lyon brawl
Fenerbahce duo Mason Greenwood and Matteo Guendouzi have been suspended for their part in the chaotic scenes after their club's Champions League play-off second leg against Lyon.Last month's 2-1 victory for Fenerbahce in France meant the Turks progressed 3-2 on aggregate and after the final whistle Greenwood and Guendouzi, who both previously played for Lyon's bitter rivals Marseille, were involved in a brawl with players and coaching staff from both sides.
Mansour Abbas is betting on a Zionist to make Palestinian votes count
By allying with Segalovich in the Israeli vote, Abbas is hoping for greater acceptance in Israeli coalition politics.
CFP takes stance on NFL players return to college game
The CFP committee is made up of 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame AD.
Notre Dame Emerges as 2027 CFP Favorite, Odds Show
The latest data and lines show that Notre Dame lands the best odds, but there could be some challengers ready to take over. The post Notre Dame Emerges as 2027 CFP Favorite, Odds Show appeared first on HEAVY.
Pensacola area Week 3 final scores
Week 3 of high school football has wrapped up. See the final scores and what is next for Pensacola area teams.
Charlevoix pulls off second straight comeback victory against a rival
For a second straight week, Charlevoix football saved its best for the second half, this time against rival Boyne City at home.
Kala’i Rosario homers again, but Saints fall at Omaha
Kala’i Rosario got the game started with a bang, but there were few fireworks overall as St. Paul fell 3-2 at Omaha in 10 innings Friday night. The Saints right fielder hit his eighth home run of the year — his fifth in the last five games — to give the visitors a 1-0 lead just two batters into Friday’s contest. However, the night belonged to the pitchers. St. Paul starter Aaron Rozek turned ...
Jared Jones Ends Drought at Crucial Time for Pirates
PITTSBURGH – Entering Friday night’s game against the Angels, the Pirates had not won a game that was started by […]
Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles
Serena and Venus Williams electrified Arthur Ashe Stadium but fell to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in three thrilling sets in their return to the US Open women's doubles on Friday.Venus, 46, and Serena, 44, hadn't played Grand Slam doubles since the 2022 US Open and last won a title together at Roland Garros in 2018.
Sports Overtime: Week 2 (Friday, Sept. 4, 2026)
Watch highlights and view scores from Week 2 of the 2026 NSAA football season.
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 Attorney General investigates military healthcare contractor TriWest
Following a report for the series “The Cost of Denial,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the company at the center of the Nightly News story. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports.
North Carolina Adds New Restrictions to Vote-by-Mail Program
The changes are almost certain to cause some votes to be tossed. They come at a time when President Trump is promoting false claims of widespread fraud in mail voting.
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.
Judge again blocks Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail as ballots start going out
The move comes as the Trump administration is appealing a related order to the Supreme Court.
Measles cases top 3,000, CDC reports, the highest in more than 3 decades
A Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Friday that two infants died in the state’s growing measles outbreak.
Texas AG Paxton investigates military healthcare contractor over denied claims
Paxton cited an NBC News investigation into TriWest Healthcare Alliance, one of the contractors that administers the military’s healthcare benefits.
‘There’s a desire to see steadiness’: Healey sounds pro-business note as he talks up growth
UK chancellor refuses to rule out higher taxes on banks in his first Budget, but tells FT he will press ahead with City deregulation drive
Supreme Court backs Republicans in election ad rate dispute
Republicans asked the court to allow party committees to receive the same ad discounts that candidates themselves benefit from.
The Fierce Battle For Kids’ Eyeballs...Plus Two “Devils” Face Off
(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.) During the week of this report, Spider-Man: Brand New Day hit theaters and went on to become one of the biggest films of all time. So, you know what that means! It’s time for a poll! Recently, Project Hail Mary came to Prime Video and became a top five film for them, but didn’t smash streaming records, a feat I cautiously thought it could accomplish. Can Spider-Man 4 do better? To set the stakes, some of the biggest films of all time do just okay on streaming. Wicked, Top Gun: Maverick, and Barbie come to mind... But unlike those films, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a Sony film which means it’s headed to Netflix, the world’s largest streamer. Now, per friend of the newsletter and my go-to Netflix expert, Kasey Moore of What’s on Netflix, Sony films usually appear on Netflix 120 days after they premiere, which means Spidey 4 would land on Netflix on, checks notes, 28-November, one of the two biggest streaming weekends of the year! But Sony occasionally delays its biggest hits for a bit longer, to give them more time to make money on PVOD, so Spider-Man: Brand New Day might not swing onto Netflix until late December or even February 2027. Loading... Okay, on to this week’s issue. Since The Super Mario Galaxy Movie made its way to Peacock, I’m looking at the true workhorse of streaming viewership: kids films. And the surprising film that bested most Netflix animated movies. All that, plus Hulu has a new show that might be a hit (for them…?), two “Devils” square off on streaming, Zendaya tries to find some streaming magic, Netflix’s I Will Find You continues to do well, House of the Dragon tries to break into the season three top ten, some big NBC sports and summer programs, what friendly neighborhood Spider-Man character actually generates the most viewership on streaming, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of July 27th to August 2nd, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Hits Peacock, How Have Kids Films Fared in 2026? Like Mario hopping on a Koopa, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie landed on Peacock on 30-July. (Yeah, I kinda forced that Mario reference.) How did it do? Great, just like the first film. It got 13.0 million hours on its opening, and that’s good enough to take second place among Peacock films on the Nielsen charts all time: As I mention all the time, Peacock just isn’t the world’s biggest streamer—in fact, nowhere close—so its films struggle to put up numbers like Netflix (or even Prime Video and Disney+). So this is a solid debut for that streamer. And as we saw last time, The Super Mario Bros. Movie had a HUGE second life on Netflix when it moved streamers. This chart doesn’t even show how long the first Mario lasted on Netflix: a whopping, KPop-esque 31 weeks. For NBCUniversal, though, the big win was the second Mario movie grossing $429 million in America and over $1 billion globally. But yeah, to add a very strong streaming performance only makes its success even greater. Illumination pretty clearly has another hit franchise on their hands. This is a good time, though, to check in on kids films so far in 2026. We’ve had a few big, big titles, a rare Netflix success, and some disappointments. Let’s start with the top animated films since November of 2025, over their first four weeks on the charts, along with a few of the “best all time” animated films: (As a reminder, if a film doesn’t make the Nielsen top ten lists, I don’t have data for it, so it gets a “zero” in terms of viewership. Now, it had some viewership, but I don’t know what it is, so it gets a zero.) I added a few titles to get an idea of what the best of the best looks like in terms of animation. And you can see, through four weeks, Zootopia 2 can now claim “one of the biggest streaming films of all time” titles. GOAT too did surprisingly well, besting Netflix’s biggest films (Swapped and In Your Dreams) through four weeks. When I’ve talked about how films can have varying performances on streaming compared to their box office, this is what I mean. Goat just managed to gross even $103 million at the box office—so it’s popular, but just barely—but did very well on streaming. Of course, what set Encanto and KPop Demon Hunters apart from the rest was their absolutely insane longevity. Here are the kids film charts through eight weeks to show that: And really KPop Demon Hunters just kept going, and no 2025 or 2026 kids films have had that sort of longevity. I can’t wait to see the sequel in theaters. Film - Two Devils and a Drama As I wrote last week, in the past, theatrical-first film flops weren’t eligible for “Miss of the Week” or “Miss of the Year” honors/dishonors, but since so many more films go to theaters first these days, I’ve made them eligible now! But it’s complicated. You see, this is a Streaming Ratings Report, emphasis on streaming, which makes analyzing this week’s two biggest streaming misses—The Drama on HBO Max (A24’s dramedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) and Prime Video’s The Devil Mouth (a killer shark movie starring young attractive people)—somewhat tricky. The Drama isn’t eligible for Luminate, but The Devil’s Mouth only had 1.5 million hours in its first week: The Devil’s Mouth notched 5.2 million hours according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, The Drama missed the charts entirely. Not great! But Prime Video is a much bigger streamer than HBO Max. That said, HBO Max titles are on Prime Video, but I think Prime Video prioritizes their original/exclusive titles, which helps boost their viewership. Complicating this further, The Drama made $48 million in the US—while A24 sells foreign distribution; the $57 million of overseas grosses helps A24 sell overseas rights for money in the future—off of a $28 million budget (which seems low for Zendaya and Pattinson, so they might have backend). The Devil’s Mouth, though, had zero dollars at the box office. The other stats for The Devil’s Mouth are bleak, and by “bleak”, I mean horrendous: a 4.7 on 15K reviews on IMDb (yikes) and a 46 on Metacritic (double yikes). The Drama, though buzzy online, only has a solid (but far from elite) 7.1 IMDb score on 121K reviews and a 59 on Metacritic (which is far, far lower than I’d have guessed). So which film is the “Miss of the Week”? I’m giving it to The Devil’s Mouth for one simple reason: it’s a horror film. And almost all horror films, even poorly reviewed horror films, should get a shot in theaters to at least try to recoup some of their budgets. The Drama made money at the box office and The Devil’s Mouth didn’t. It’s just like the situation last issue with Obsession and Masters of the Universe. Sure, Obsession didn’t pop on the streaming charts, but at least it already made it money at the box office. And as we’ve been seeing for years now and we’ll see all fall, theatrical films just do better on streaming. After all, the big “devil” winner this week was actually The Devil Wears Prada 2 with 14.8 million hours according to Nielsen. That’s right, The Devil Wears Prada 2—one of the box office success stories of May—came to streaming and parlayed its $220 million box office into 14.8 million Nielsen hours. Disney also put out a datecdote that it had 15.2 million “views” globally in five days, but again we don’t have a lot of great context for what that means. Here’s how it stacks up to other Hulu films, since I’m categorizing this mainly as a Hulu title (though it was also on Disney+): Share Quick Notes on Film 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… Whether Hulu has a new hit show on its hands... The top first and third seasons of all time and which shows are climbing those charts… What version of Spidey is the most popular... What sport and TV show are performing better on NBC than the NBA... All the flops, bombs and misses... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! Next week, wow, things stay so busy. One of streaming’s biggest shows of all time, Ted Lasso, returns along with new YA-ish shows from Hulu (The Shards, from Ryan Murphy) and Prime Video (Sterling Point). The Challenge moves to Paramount+, plus My Life with the Walter Boys returns to Netflix and Futurama returns to Hulu. And Netflix has a new horror film, The Last House. Lots to talk about! All month, things stay busy. We’re talking Reacher on Prime Video! Outer Banks and Tires on Netflix! Lanterns on HBO Max! UFC 330 on Paramount+ and the MLB Field of Dreams game on Netflix. And a ton of smaller films come to streaming. Long term, the VMAs are back on 27-Sep! I feel like I haven’t heard much about this show in past years, but I’m seeing more news coverage and buzz for this show than in past years. I’m curious to see how it does.
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