I played God Save Birmingham and the zombie apocalypse still beats shopping in the Bullring on a Saturday
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:27:28 +0000
I went hands-on with God Save Birmingham at Gamescom, a medieval zombie survival game set in my actual hometown.

Still trying to unlock the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta rewards? Here?s how long you can keep playing.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:56:10 +0000
You still have time to hop into the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta and unlock those coveted beta rewards before the event ends September 1 at 10 PM PT/September 2 at 1 AM ET.

Another Call of Duty title joins Xbox Game Pass as Cyberpunk 2077 leaves it for September's first wave of games coming and exiting the service
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:49:03 +0000
Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games coming and leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2026; the biggest highlights include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, RuneScape Dragonwilds, and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.

REVIEW ? Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a gorgeous, punishing, and deeply satisfying revival of Capcom?s long?dormant series
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:39:49 +0000
GTA 6 is around the corner, but 2026 should probably be remembered as the year of Capcom. Despite some issues, Onimusha is another must-play game from the storied publisher.

Razer goes beyond making accessories to providing tools that will help indie developers complete their dream games at AAA standards more efficiently
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:47:33 +0000
During Gamescom 2026, the famous gaming peripheral manufacturer, Razer, made the unexpected announcement that it launched a new program called Razer Indie Lab, which will provide indie developers with advanced tech to help create their games at high quality and reach out to more players.

Best Buy's Labor Day Sale has brought one of our favorite high-class gaming laptops' Memory-Crisis-induced price hike down by 24%
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:07:38 +0000
Best Buy is hosting a week-long Labor Day sale for the ASUS ROG Strix G16, a gaming laptop that features stellar performance-boosting hardware for PC gaming without making you fork over $2,000 thanks to this 24% discount.

Shane van Gisbergen at peace with season; missing The Chase
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:14:28 +0000
Ultimately, Shane Van Gisbergen isn't blaming missing out on the Chase for the Championship due to what happened on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway but instead the entire body of work this season.
Some of it within his control and some of it not.
Van Gisbergen entered the regular season finale with a 31-point lead and even extended it with a Stage 1 victory in which Ryan ...Keep reading

Penske makes major change, swapping entire pit crews for Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:29:38 +0000
Team Penske is swapping the pit crews for Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric, as both drivers begin the 2026 Chase for the championship.
Blaney, the 2023 NASCAR Cup champion, is the No. 2 seed in the reset standings, while Cindric is the No. 15 seed. 
Blaney has had issues on pit road all year, even in his most recent win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The No. 12 pit crew was ranked 32nd ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen set to make CARS Late Model debut; Connor Zilisch racing as well
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:27:11 +0000
This weekend's CARS Late Model Tour event at Florence Motor Speedway in South Carolina is going to have some very notable entrants. The race takes place on Friday, September 4. The NASCAR Cup Series is racing at Darlington Raceway this weekend, just a few miles down the road from Florence.
Shane van Gisbergen will make his CARS Late Model stock car debut, driving the No. 51 Hettinger Racing car ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin defends Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after wrecking Ryan Blaney on final lap
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:07:58 +0000
NASCAR fans saw a bit of chaos during the final lap at Daytona this weekend, where two wrecks brought out a yellow flag that ended the race before the cars crossed the finish line.
A first scrum caught a large numbers of cars, scattering those that got through the wreckage for one final chase to the finish. In that second sprint, the No. 47 of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got into the No. 12 of Ryan ...Keep reading

Tom Cruise talks about his love of NASCAR and the process in creating Days of Thunder 2
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:49:55 +0000
Ahead of the NASCAR regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway last weekend, action movie star Tom Cruise confirmed that Days of Thunder, the story of fictional NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, will be back for a sequel in June of 2028. The original film released in 1990, and remains ever-popular among NASCAR fans.
Speaking on 'The Pat McAfee Show' in a new interview this week, Cruise ...Keep reading

Hasan Piker cheerleads progressives as 80-year-old senator wins six more years
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:09:58 GMT
Hasan Piker celebrated Ed Markey's Massachusetts primary win over Seth Moulton, calling it proof that progressive policies and trans rights are winning.

Lindsay Clancy verdict still within reach ? retired Massachusetts judge pushes back on hung-jury predictions
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:52 GMT
Lindsay Clancy murder trial jury reported a deadlock Tuesday, but a retired Massachusetts judge said a unanimous verdict remains very possible.

Progressive push hits wall against conservative Democrat in deep-blue district
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:44:45 GMT
Stephen Lynch defeated progressive challenger Patrick Roath in the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Democratic primary despite clashes over ICE.

Washington homeowner hears mysterious banging, calls 911 before police find growling bobcat at top of stairs
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:14:11 GMT
Video shows a growling bobcat perched atop a Washington homeowner's staircase after police responded to a reported burglary in a neighborhood.

One of Congress' most powerful Democrats just survived a progressive primary revolt
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:12:15 GMT
Richard Neal defeated progressive challenger Jeromie Whalen in the Massachusetts 1st Congressional District primary, but the seniority debate rages on.

Biden-Harris favorite gets second shot at Congress, beats Squad-backed candidate
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:37:34 GMT
Dan Koh, backed by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, won a crowded Democratic primary for the House seat Seth Moulton is vacating in Massachusetts.

Clemson's Dabo Swinney throws shade at Lane Kiffin, LSU over bringing in NFL players: 'It's embarrassing'
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:57:04 GMT
Dabo Swinney called the wave of NFL players joining Lane Kiffin's LSU Tigers 'embarrassing' ahead of the huge Clemson college football opener.

Pato O'Ward wins 2 races in 1 day at Milwaukee as Alex Palou clinches 5th career IndyCar title
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:54:07 GMT
Both O'Ward and Palou made their own history during a marathon Sunday afternoon at the Milwaukee Mile.

Pato O'Ward wins IndyCar race 2 in Milwaukee while still technically leading race 1
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:07:13 GMT
O'Ward, who was leading Saturday when the first of two races at the Milwaukee Mile was suspended, rebounded from a bad pit stop to score his second win of the year.

Marathon Sunday in store for IndyCar drivers as rain forces suspension of Milwaukee Mile race 1
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:47:53 GMT
If the first race runs its full distance, IndyCar drivers will run a total of 409 laps on Sunday.

Kyle Kirkwood gives the Freedom 250 an American winner on the streets of downtown Washington
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:46:53 GMT
Kirkwood led for 128 out of 147 laps, setting the record for most laps led on a street course in series history.

IndyCar races through Washington for the first time in history
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:26:39 GMT
Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of the nation's capital.

3 IndyCar drivers face starting grid penalties ahead of Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:30:31 GMT
The penalties affect Nolan Siegal with Arrow McLaren, Marcus Ericsson with Andretti Global and Mick Schumacher with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Alex Palou tops qualifying for the Freedom 250 in Washington, his 7th IndyCar pole of the season
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:36:09 GMT
Palou also leads the championship standings by 133 points with four races remaining. He will clinch the title if that lead reaches 163 on Sunday.

Drivers turn their attention from the buildings to the bumps while testing out DC's IndyCar track
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:06:34 GMT
IndyCar drivers reported significant bumps that could be a factor in Sunday's race.