Hackers have reportedly hijacked several high-profile Instagram accounts using Meta’s own AI chatbot Attackers were able to access accounts, including Sephora’s, by asking the AI Support Assistant to change the email address linked to the profile

The official cover art for God of War: Laufey

First look at Until Dawn 2 releasing in 2027 It follows a crew of ghost hunters as they search for a new scare to fake on a haunted remote island

First look at the upcoming God of War: Laufey game Faye awakens unexpectedly in a strange land after her death, where she must fight through the afterlife

Faye will be the protagonist in the new God of War spin-off game

First look at Jean Grey in Marvel's Wolverine

Marvel's Wolverine will be available for preorder after PlayStation's State of Play It will be released on September 15

YouTuber Captain Treezy has been released after being detained in a $3.6 million drug bust Authorities confirmed he was not involved, and the plane he won in a MrBeast challenge video was not part of the incident, as he opted to receive a $2 million cash prize

A group of YouTubers were stopped by police after trying to enter Rockstar North's headquarters to get information about GTA VI

Hackers reportedly hijacked several high-profile Instagram accounts using Meta's AI support chatbot The attackers would use the bot to change the victim's email address and reset their password

The person who swatted Ned Luke, the voice actor of Michael in GTA V, has been sentenced to four years in prison "Don't drop the soap in the shower douchebag...won't be swatting anyone anytime soon"

Little Caesars is bringing back its $5 large pizza deal for Amazon Prime members for a limited time

Knuckles' voice actor Idris Elba has been knighted in the United Kingdom and is now Sir Idris Elba

Some Target stores are now cutting the seals on Pokémon ETBs in an effort to deter scalpers One employee had to defend his decision to slash the boxes after some shoppers questioned why he was "messing with The Pokémon Company’s sales"

Backrooms 2 is officially in the works, per Deadline Director Kane Parsons is looking for a screenwriter to work with on the sequel

McDonald's have launched their FIFA World Cup 2026 meals with limited edition collectible cups featuring designs of the sports stars Players like Lamine Yamal, David Beckham, Ronaldinho, and more have their own styles

Marvel fans were left disappointed after the Russo brothers teased a huge 'Avengers: Doomsday' surprise that turned out to be signed coffee bags rather than a new trailer

“Masters of the Universe gets He-Man right thanks to Nicholas Galitzine's star-making central turn, but fails Skeletor through a mumbling Jared Leto”

The pilot who won a private jet in a MrBeast video has been arrested in a $3.6 million drug bust YouTuber Captain Treezy was one of four Americans detained in Paraguay over the seizure

Streamer TheBurntPeanut has responded to fans in his chat over his reported Fortnite collab, amid backlash from players “I know nothing about Fortnite, stop asking me. I know nothing ... I’m always working on cool sh*t behind the scenes”

Resident Evil Requiem's producer reveals the series could take place in Japan “I think Japan is a setting that every Japanese fan has imagined at some point, and I’ve certainly thought about it ... perhaps it could appear somewhere in the future”

Valve's Gabe Newell believes Steam doesn't have a monopoly, saying that gamers have “enormous choice” about where they buy games “Whether they buy the game on an Xbox, or Steam, or Epic Games Store, or whether they buy it directly from software developers”

X has launched a new 'React with Video' feature that lets users react to posts with green screen, split screen, or picture-in-picture videos

Baldur's Gate II is reportedly getting a remake, with the original game's co-lead designer returning for the project

YouTuber TomSka revealed that he accidentally gave himself tinnitus while setting off a firework next to his head for a video 15 years ago It was never released, and he called the past version of himself a "stupid dumb idiot"

Today would have been YouTuber Technoblade's 27th birthday

A beer company will fly a WWII fighter plane over your BBQ cookout for the 4th of July for $250 The experience by Keystone Light will also include their apple beer, grilling, lawn games, and fireworks

YouTuber Reckless Ben responds to American Fork PD's video on his arrests over a $200,000 Lego Star Wars collection dispute "Stop lying about the facts ... unredact the audio ... some of the best lawyers in the US are reaching out to me"

YouTuber Drift0r says he may have to quit being a content creator due to a mysterious condition affecting his joints He says the illness is now also impacting his facial muscles, making it difficult for him to blink and speak

A YouTuber handed scalpers a job application after they threatened him for buying packs from a Pokémon vending machine They claimed YungFika had ruined a method they were using to try to get better products

ASUS has revealed the ROG Xbox Ally X20, available exclusively in a bundle with its AR glasses It will have a bigger 7.4" OLED screen, TMR joysticks, and a transforming D-Pad

Streamer Hasan Piker says he has been barred from entering the UK after having his travel authorization revoked The UK Home Office says his presence "may not be conducive to the public good"

IShowSpeed has released his World Cup song "Champions" It will allegedly be included on FIFA's official World Cup album

TikTok star John West has died from natural causes after years of private health battles He was an autistic adult who had been abused and neglected before fellow creator Des took him in and became his legal guardian

Pokémon has revealed its 30th anniversary set, which includes a new "Futuristic" rarity featuring Mew and Mewtwo

New Lego Pokemon sets have been revealed, featuring Pikachu, Mew, Lapras, Eevee, Mewtwo, and more

PewDiePie has launched his free self-hosted AI workspace called 'Odysseus' He described the ChatGPT alternative as a “self-hosted interface for talking to language models”, with features like “chat, autonomous agents, tools, model serving, email, research, and more”

Internet personality Big John has earned a Guinness World Record for the most Chinese takeaway items memorized in 30 seconds He named a total of 40 dishes

Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco after 20 years at the company “I will continue taking on new challenges as a game developer”

Nicolas Cage reveals his favorite live-action Spider-Man is Andrew Garfield “I thought he did a terrific job. He's a marvelous actor. For all the younger Peter Parker Spider-Men, he was the one that I thought was really quite something to watch” via GamesRadar+

Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006) released on this day 20 years ago

Finland is offering a free vacation so travelers can try some of their most iconic foods The country’s ‘Official Tasting Program’ aims to boost tourism and is offering an all-expenses paid trip to one winner and a guest

The Pokémon Company revealed that 10 billion Pokémon cards were printed in the last year Over 10% of all the cards ever made were printed between April 2025 and March 2026

A game developer has released a sequel to his game 37 years after it came out The 81-year-old programmer abandoned the original game ‘Head Over Heels’ in 1897 but recently started work on ‘Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure’

A 70ft Messi statue has been deemed ‘unsafe’ only a few months after being put up It was seen ‘swaying in the wind’ by locals and is now due to be taken down

Police have solved a viral clown puppet mystery after tracking down the owner The puppet had been handed over to the station as lost property and an appeal was posted online

Pizza Hut have released a new pizza for ‘crust haters’ The Crispy Parm Pan Pizza features crispy parmesan on the outer crust and extra cheese on the whole pizza

A new viral banana water has been questioned for its health benefits It’s reported that it might not be a suitable replacement for sports drinks as it doesn’t replace sodium lost through sweating, and simply eating a banana with water may be better

Amazon revealed they’re making 3 new shows using generative AI The announcement came with the reveal of a new ‘GenAI Creators Fund’ that aims to “allow TV shows and movies that would not have been possible before”

TwitchCon 2026 exclusive Minecraft Crafter Cape codes are already selling for $500 to over $1,000 on eBay In-person attendees have to partake in a multi-step Minecraft-themed quest to obtain a code