Music
New Music/Video
 Signs of the Swarm - New record, To Rid Myself of Truth, out Aug 22.
 https://signsoftheswarm.bandcamp.com/
Orbit Culture - Death Above Life album due on Oct 3 via Century Media.
Spineshank - Reunited, and putting out a new track in the coming weeks, to be followed soon by a new record it sounds like. Fueled by the Union Underground tour.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/spineshank-is-bringing-back-electronic-aspect-on-upcoming-new-song-its-gotta-be-heavy-and-have-a-hook
Demon Hunter - ANOTHER stand alone single, Light Bends.” This is now the 7th since their most recent record, Exile, back in Oct of 22.
https://youtu.be/AfDm7_Z5WMw
Scars on Broadway - Daron Malakian’s other band is releasing their first music since 2018 with Addicted to the Violence.
Tours/Festivals
 Turnstile - Never Enough US Tour. Support from Speed, Jane Remover on the whole tour, and on select dates they added Amyl & The Sniffers, Blood Orange, and Mannequin Pussy. Pre-sale up on June 11. General tickets June 13. Starts sept 15 in Nashville TN through Oct 19 in Orlando FL.
 Cavalera - Fall Tour performing Chaos AD in full with Fear Factory for support. Starts Sept 18 in Louisville KY through Oct 18 in Dallas TX. Tickets on sale June 13.
 https://www.cavaleraconspiracy.net/tour 
Reg ‘ol News
 Brian Wilson - One of the founding members of the Beach Boys, passed at age 82.
 Prosthetic Records - The metal label has been acquired by MNRK Music Group. Now will be operating under the MNRK Heavy umbrella. Which seems to mean the name will fold into MNRK and thus into oblivion.
 https://blabbermouth.net/news/prosthetic-records-acquired-by-mnrk-music-group 
Suggests
 Spineshank - The Height of Callousness - the second studio album by American metal band Spineshank, released on October 9, 2000, through Roadrunner Records. It was produced by Garth "GGGarth" Richardson alongside Spineshank guitarist Mike Sarkisyan and drummer Tommy Decker, and it was recorded at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, Canada. The album has a heavier, more aggressive sound than the band's debut album Strictly Diesel (1998), and incorporates more melodic and electronic elements. Its themes are depression, betrayal, anger, self-doubt and self-confidence. STAND OUT TRACKS: New Disease, Synthetic, 
Gaming/Tech
Follow-ups/Corrections
 Halo:Infinite - Hyabusa armor coming in the Operation: Legacy season. https://youtu.be/3w7icYLffvM?si=nJ-TUt8w0a32V1uW 
Trailers
 Summer Games Fest - https://www.youtube.com/live/-Hr6Q2hln_M?si=v4wFAmpMXM_hlINF
Xbox Showcase 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/live/oPa7KaQXp8g?si=RZE1xu81PxinfqXD
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - https://youtu.be/pIQifuOTTe8?si=DFbVNtuohX0CzaaH
Toxic Crusaders - https://youtu.be/uLNf6sldrCQ Release in Q3 of this year.
Deadpool VR - https://youtu.be/4Jof1MtYccs?si=HuJ4pvEH9FA9zB38 Neil Patrick Harris
Reg ‘ol News
 WB Discovery - The company has split into 2 separate and publicly traded companies. Streaming and Studios and Global Networks are the 2 new companies. S&S will house WB TV, WB Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, HBO Max, WB Games, and all related studio operations. Global Networks will handle CNN, TNT Sports, Discovery, entertainment, and sports. The split is set to be completed sometime mid-2026. Global Networks is set to retain a 20% stake in the Streaming side, until it sells (which it plans to at a later date.)
 https://cosmicbook.news/warner-bros-discovery-split-streaming-global-networks
Xbox Showcase - New Xbox handheld, ROG Xbox Ally (X), announced. The Xbox team were given the greenlight to edit functionality of the Xbox AND Windows OS for this project. Which likely means when it launches this holiday season (along with Hollow Knight: Silksong) the homebrew world for tech is gunna go NUTS with this.
New Games Info/trailers:
• CoD: Black Ops 7
• Clockwork Revolution (shades of Bioshock anyone?)
• Gears of War: Reloaded - August 26 release, Multiplayer Beta starts June 13 (2 weeks)
• Grounded 2 - Game Preview on July 29
• Keeper - Oct 17
• Ninja Gaiden 4 - Oct 21
• Outer Worlds 2 - Oct 29
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 - July 11, Foundry Demo out now
New Games:
• Aniimo - Pokemon-like coming in 2026, Closed beta for PC players later this year http://www.aniimo.com/
• Aphelion - 2026
• At Fate’s End
• Beast of Reincarnation - New from Game Freak, the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet dev that seems to have gotten their stuff together.
• The Blood of Dawnwalker - 2026
• Cronos: The New Dawn - is this the ACTUAL spiritual successor to Dead Space? Will it succeed where Callisto Protocol failed?
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - Both the base game and the Intermission expansion that follows Yuffie Kisaragi.
• Final Fantasy XVI - available NOW.
• High On Life 2 - this winter
• Invinsible VS - 3v3 tagteam fighter 2026
• Mudang: Two Hearts - 2026
• Persona 4 Revival
• Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf
• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - 2026
• Solo Leveling: ARISE Overdrive - 2026 on console, 2025 for PC
• Super Meat Boy 3D
• There Are No Ghosts at The Grand - 2026
DLC/Updates:
• Age of Mythology: Retold – Heavenly Spear - 12 new gods, free for Premium edition owners.
• Elder Scrolls Online – Tales of Tamriel - Newest update to the now 10 year old main story. Out now for PC and Mac, June 18 for console players.
• Fallout 76: Gone Fission - New fishing mechanic introduced to the game. Out now
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants - sept 4
• Sea of Thieves: Smugglers’ Tide - August. Free for all players.
Summer Games Fest - 
• Arc Raiders
• Atomic Heart 2
• Chrono Odyssey
• Code Vein 2
• Crimson Desert
• Crisol: Theater of Idols
• The Cube
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
• Directive 8020
• Dying Light: The Beast
• End of Abyss
• FBC: Firebreak
• Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
• Grave Seasons
• ILL
• Infinitesimals
• Lego Voyager
• Lies of P: Overture
• Mina the Hollower
• Mixtape
• Mortal Shell II
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Resident Evil: Requiem
• Scott Pilgrim EX
• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
• Stranger Than Heaven
• The Witcher IV
• Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver
Sony State of Play - 
• 007 First Light: A new James Bond origin story.
• Astro Bot: It's getting new levels this summer.
• Baby Steps
• Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement: A new game in the Bloodstained series.
• Cairn
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger
• Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles: This is coming to PS5.
• Hirogami: An origami-inspired action platformer.
• Lumines Arise: A new entry in the puzzle series.
• MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls: A 4v4 fighting game from Arc System Works.
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater: We got a new gameplay trailer for this one.
• Mortal Kombat Kollection: A collection of early games from the series.
• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: A new side-scrolling entry in the series.
• Nioh 3: Team Ninja announced this one, and there's a demo available now on PS5.
• Pragmata: Capcom's sci-fi adventure is back.
• Project Defiant: Sony's first wireless fight stick for PS5 and PC.
• Romeo is a Dead Man
• Sea of Remnants
• Silent Hill f: We got a release date for this one.<br