🚨 Paul Greengrass was asked to direct James Bond after *The Bourne Supremacy*—but turned 007 down. After making three Bourne films, he felt directing Bond would betray his loyalty to the rival franchise: “It wouldn’t be right.” en.softonic.com/articles/jam…

🚨 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the new console, codenamed Helix, could cost $1,200–$1,800 to produce before any subsidy. A handheld is planned for Christmas 2027, with the main console due a year later—but Xbox has yet to decide whether to sell it at a... en.softonic.com/articles/the…

🚨 *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* is expanding beyond Disney+: Season 3, Episode 1 premieres on Disney+ and Hulu on Nov. 20, 2026, while the series gets a limited Netflix window later this year. Season 3 adapts *The Titan’s Curse*—the first screen... en.softonic.com/articles/dis…

🚨 A TikToker says he was fired after posting a video of GTA 6-branded umbrellas and beach chairs on Miami Beach before Rockstar revealed its campaign. Graham Simmon says the clip had fewer than 1,000 views before he was asked to take it down—but... en.softonic.com/articles/gta…

🚨 All five *Ice Age* movies have landed on Netflix in the U.S.—and all five made its Top 10. *Collision Course* climbed to No. 3 for Oct. 12–18, while the franchise drew 42.8 million global views the week before. The Disney deal may last just three... en.softonic.com/articles/ice…

🚨 Alan Ritchson’s Hawk still gives *Titans* a volatile edge, but revisiting his DC years points to the spinoff that did more with its heroes. *Doom Patrol* ditched the usual team-up formula for absurd humor, emotional depth and stronger character... en.softonic.com/articles/ala…

🚨 Michael Fassbender’s *Assassin’s Creed* arrives on Hulu in November 2026, ahead of Netflix’s separate live-action reboot. The 2016 film follows Callum Lynch and his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha in a story set against the Spanish Inquisition. en.softonic.com/articles/ass…

🚨 Red Dead Online’s Halloween event is live through October 26. Featured missions pay 4x RDO$, Gold and XP, while selling Wildlife Samples to Harriet earns 3x RDO$, Role XP and XP. All Hallows’ Call to Arms and Halloween Pass 2 are back, too. en.softonic.com/articles/red…

🚨 Netflix beat Q3 estimates, but growth is slowing. Revenue rose 12% to $12.874 billion—the company’s weakest expansion in three years—while EPS reached $0.87, above the $0.82 forecast. Q4 guidance points to more pressure: EPS of $0.67, below estimates. en.softonic.com/articles/net…

🚨 Spotify is giving Premium Family members seven days to verify they live at the plan manager’s address. Fail the check and you can be moved to Spotify Free—and blocked from joining another Family or Duo plan for 12 months. Some users may need an... en.softonic.com/articles/spo…

🚨 A new *Star Wars Battlefront* may be back in the conversation: Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer says he’s heard DICE and Respawn could team up on a game. Both studios have Star Wars ties—but EA, the developers and Lucasfilm have confirmed nothing. For now,... en.softonic.com/articles/sta…

🚨 *GTA 6* has an estimated 6.08 million digital preorders worldwide, worth about $594 million after refunds, Sensor Tower says. PlayStation accounts for 4.51 million; Xbox, 1.57 million. The figures are third-party estimates, not Rockstar sales data. en.softonic.com/articles/gta…

🚨 BYD’s second-gen Seagull is on sale in China from $9,900—or $9,500 with a trade-in. The larger five-seat EV claims up to 420 km of range, and BYD says it can charge from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Real-world charging and battery health still need... en.softonic.com/articles/byd…

🚨 PlayStation will stop shipping new games on disc in January 2028, Sony has confirmed. Downloads already account for 78% of PlayStation sales in 2025—and 91% in Europe. The shift is drawing pushback from players who buy, lend and collect physical games. en.softonic.com/articles/pla…

🚨 Infostealer malware doesn’t need to lock files or demand a ransom. It quietly steals browser session cookies—and attackers can use them to reopen an employee’s authenticated session, bypassing another password prompt and MFA challenge. en.softonic.com/articles/inf…

🚨 Ben Affleck’s Batman was headed for a brutal psychological thriller inspired by David Fincher’s *The Game*. Deathstroke would convince Bruce he had killed his own son, pushing him toward madness—before killing Batgirl and Batman. The film never... en.softonic.com/articles/ben…

🚨 Apple’s “Switch to Safari” campaign claims up to five more hours of video streaming than Chrome on select Macs. But the figure comes from a controlled test on specific machines—not a full workday of tabs, calls and web apps. en.softonic.com/articles/app…

Heroes of the Storm was supposed to be gone. Then Blizzard dropped the kind of update that makes old players reopen the group chat. 👀 Comment “Nexus” if this comeback deserves a second chance. #heroesofthestorm #blizzard #gamingnews #moba #softonic

🚨 Former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, is being held after prosecutors allege he hid recorders in the company’s San Francisco office. Court filings say the devices were encrypted and targeted rooms used by leaders, staff, partners and... en.softonic.com/articles/ope…

🚨 *Parasyte: The Grey* is streaming on Netflix now. The six-episode South Korean series tells a new story in Hitoshi Iwaaki’s universe, pairing body horror with a twist: parasite Heidi can control Jeong Su-in for only 15 minutes a day. en.softonic.com/articles/par…