Music

 



New Music/Video
Will Smith- New song “Pretty Girls” out now. Drops an “f” bomb? https://youtu.be/NMeIUNcCUjE?si=l9XKlFdClxER-IrJ 
Between the Buried and Me- Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark https://youtu.be/6FdXmAPM8u4first single from the new album, The Blue Nowhere, out Sept 12. Also signed to a new record label, InsideOut Music. Pre-orders live now. https://www.betweentheburiedandme.com/ 
Reba Meyers- The Code Orange and sometimes Marilyn Manson guitarist is putting out a solo record and going on a solo tour.  Album will be called Clouded World, due out sometime early 2026. Title track was recorded by Steve Albini 6 months before he passed.
https://youtu.be/YcOwzglaD2I 

 



Tours/Festivals
Fit for a King- The Lonely God Tour. Support from Make Them Suffer, Spite, and 156/Silence. From Oct 30 in Phoenix AZ through Dec 7 in Dallas TX.
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/211495-fit-for-a-king 
Trivium- Ascend Above the Ashes Tour. Support from Jinjer and Heriot. Starts Oct 31 in Myrtle Beach SC, through Dec 14 in Orlando FL.
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/210-trivium 
Entheos- Support from Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, and Tracheotomy.  Oct 30 in NOLA through Dec 6 in Nashville TN.
https://www.stubhub.com/entheos-tickets/performer/100282742 
Reba Meyers- Clouded World Tour starts Aug 12 in Philadelphia PA through Aug 25 in San Jose CA.
200 Stab Wounds- Support from Vomit Forth, Weeping, and Spy. Starts Sept 8th in Calgary AB through August 1 in Covington KY.
https://www.stubhub.com/200-stab-wounds-tickets/category/102012822 

 



Reg ‘ol News
Hatebreed- Guitarist Wayne Lozinak has been diagnosed with a noncancerous brain tumor. 
https://metalinjection.net/news/hatebreeds-wayne-lozinak-diagnosed-with-non-cancerous-brain-tumor-will-undergo-emergency-surgery 
The Who- Roger Daltry knighted by King Charles on the king’s 81st birthday.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-whos-roger-daltrey-knighted-in-kings-birthday-honours 

 



Suggests
Code Orange - Forever- The major label debut. Just a BANGER from front to back. STAND OUT TRACKS: Forever, Bleeding Into the Blur, Hurt Goes On

 

Gaming/Tech

 



Follow-ups/Corrections
Tiktok- The ban is being bumped again. This time will be a 90 day extension on the ban. It is said that this should be the final extension, and a deal is already in the works, this is just to make sure that everything is up to par. https://www.engadget.com/social-media/donald-trump-will-delay-a-looming-tiktok-ban-for-a-third-time-231757522.html 
Marathon- Bungie has indefinitely delayed the extraction shooter. “Using this time to empower the team to create the intense, high-stakes experience that a title like Marathon is built around.” Though Sony reportedly is saying to expect the game around March of next year. https://www.engadget.com/gaming/bungie-delays-marathon-indefinitely-190832450.html 
Nintendo Direct- June 18, Donkey Kong Bananza.
Konami Press Play- Metal Gear Solid: Delta- Xbox will get Snake V Bomberman, while PC and PS5 get Snake V Monkey.
Darwin’s Paradox- Squid platformer
eFootball
eBaseball MLB Pro Spirit
Suikoden Star Leap- mobile game also coming to steam.
Gradius Origins- Coming Aug 7 to Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series, and PS5.
Deliver at all Costs- puzzler reliant on gimmicks
Eden’s Zero- Based on the Manga by Hiro Mashima, out on July 15 on Steam, Xbox series, and PS5.
Survival Kids- Family friendly multiplayer RPG.
Silent Hill F- more about how Japanese it is.
Silent Hill: Remake- Bloober is remaking the OG Silent Hill.
WB Games- focusing on their big 4, Mortal Kombat, DC, Harry Potter, and GoT. Promoting from within, Shaun Himmerick from NRS is being promoted to VP in charge of MK and DC, also focusing on developing and overseeing new projects. Yves Lachance from WB Montreal will be a similar title over Harry Potter and GoT. Steven Flenory from WB Games NY is now senior VP of central tech & services.

 



Trailers
Hades II- https://youtu.be/2Gv0eQjJ-gYThe Unseen update is free and automatic. It focuses mostly on new combat development.
Marvel Mystic Mayhem- https://youtu.be/2vcEFnmoKDwnew mobile game out June 25

 



Reg ‘ol News
Xbox/AMD- Microsoft has partnered with AMD to power their next generation of consoles. Very likely something that will have to power to lean into all of the AI advancements of the previous and coming months.
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xboxs-amd-partnership-sheds-light-on-the-future-of-the-divisions-ecosystem-200940253.html 

 



Suggests
SPLITGATE 2!!  Just too damn fun.

 

Comic Books/Books

 



Reg ‘ol News
Merriam-Webster's- The infamous Green Lantern Vol 3 number 54 (Ron Marz with Steve Carr, Derec Donovan, and Darryl Banks) from 1994 is now officially memorialized as slang in the dictionary. “To Fridge” is to dispose of a female character solely to motivate a male character, was originally coined in ‘99 by Gail Simone.“To fridge a (usually female) character in a movie, television show, comic book, etc., is to kill them off or seriously harm/abuse/violate them in some way (as a writer) for the purposes of motivating or furthering the development of another (usually male) character. Fridging is considered, and widely criticized as, a storytelling cliché.”
Skinbreaker- New book on Skybound and Image from Robert Kirkman, (a)David Finch, © Annalisa Leoni, and (l) Rus Wooton. 
“Enor has led his tribe for many seasons, but his time as Chieftan is coming to an end. He wields the mighty SKINBREAKER, but at his age, he can barely lift it. Will Enor’s reluctant heir, Anok, take over before their world falls to ruin? As a bloody power struggle begins, an even bigger threat lurks in the darkness beyond their village.”
https://www.comicsbeat.com/skybound-and-image-comics-announces-skinbreaker/ 
Red Hood- New 17+ All In line of books will be debuting a new Red Hood book in September from (w) Gretchen Felker-Martin, (a) Jeff Spokes, and (l) Becca Carey. Promising to come through with the 17+ categorization by bringing Jason Todd back to his violent roots.
“New Angelique, a city drowning in corruption, seems like the perfect place for Red Hood to put down roots. There’s crime, vice, and sedition everywhere. When Jason discovers a super-powered serial killer who is targeting the city’s police, he finds himself sucked into a deadly conspiracy with seemingly no end in sight.

 



But Jason isn’t the only person on the scene. Following his trail is Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. Huntress. Is she here to stop him, or will she join his crusade? What will happen when the two black sheep of the Bat-Family start working together?” 
https://www.comicsbeat.com/red-hood-dc-all-in-ongoing-series/ 
GlobalComix- launched Watch, a video content hub that highlights “leading voices” in the comic book community. The aim of the app is to connect comic readers to video creators that run the gamut from history to deep dives and everything in between. Since it just curates YT videos, presumably through the API, all monetization is retained by the video creators themselves.
https://globalcomix.com