Music
New Music/Video
 Avatar - Captain Goat song released.
 A Killer’s Confession - Hollow track released. This is the first song from the upcoming Victim 2 record. No release date for the record yet, but Victim 1 was released in September of last year.
 Stray From The Path - New record to be released this friday, Clockworked. Produced by Will Putney (Knocked Loose, Body Count).
 Psycho-Frame - Releasing their debut album, Salvation Laughs in the Face of a Grieving Mother, on July 25 through Sharptone Records. Pre-orders: https://bfan.link/blueprints-for-idol-genocide
Converge - Debuting new music live. New song, We Were Never The Same, making the rounds on bootleg channels. https://youtu.be/AEOO-ULKw1Q
Blackbraid - First new taste of “III” in the video of Wardrums at Dawn on the day of My Death.” Record due August 8th.
Tours/Festivals
 Crowbar/Eyehategod - Co-headlining the US this summer. August 8 in Tampa FL through August 30 in NOLA.
 Whitechapel - Rituals of Hate tour. Performing Hymns in Dissonance in full. Support from Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Disembodied Tyrant. Starts Nov 12 in Norfolk VA through Dec 14 in Knoxville TN.
 Avatar - In the Airwaves USA tour announced. Support from Alien Weaponry and Spritworld. Starts Nov 5th in Phoenix AZ, runs through Dec 7 in Dalla TX.
Reg ‘ol News
 Devil Wears Prada - former drummer Daniel Williams and his friend Dave Shapiro, owner agent of Sound Talent Group, were killed in a plane crash.
 Nik Nocturnal - bowing out for a while to avoid burnout. Focusing on “figuring things out,” and no return planned yet.
 https://youtu.be/1ZvUD2tooOU?si=BQBRfZ2W6J2tVQM6
Slipknot - Jim Root was recently quoted as saying that his creative juices weren’t flowing. But now we have him in an interview with podcast Turning Wrenches talking about the 6 songs he is ready to bring to the writing table with the rest of the band, and four more that are still brewing. https://blabbermouth.net/news/jim-root-says-he-has-six-song-ideas-for-next-slipknot-studio-album-and-four-more-that-he-is-working-on 
Suggests
 Callous Daoboys - I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven - the third record from the Dillinger Escape Plan’s art-school little brother. We have covered the singles up to this point and all of them are worth your time. Even the “filler” tracks are worth your time. This is just a killer record, from an amazing band.
Gaming/Tech
Follow-ups/Corrections
 Fortnite - after 5 years, Fortnite has returned to the Apple Store. After a judge has forced Apple to make a decision in a hearing about their malicious adherence to a previous court order in the matter.
 Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remake - Official release announced for Oct 30th for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Series, and Steam.
 Summer Games Fest - June 6th to the 8th. Whatever will we get? Hollow Knight: Silksong? Release date for Skate Story? Switch 2 reveals?
 Amazon AI - Now testing AI “hosts” that talk customers through product features. Yeah, this doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all… to be fair though, the AI pulls from the internet at large, as well as actual reviews on the product as well, not just what the poster has in the description. https://www.engadget.com/ai/amazon-is-testing-ai-generated-hosts-that-talk-customers-through-product-features-153112886.html 
Trailers
 TMNT: Tactical Takedown - https://youtu.be/saSwAHuNlQA?si=eJ2h2uXmhka3Wj-q Turn/card based RPG. set for release on Steam May 22.
TMNT: Empire City - https://youtu.be/bDLvlDY7ETI?si=vkZkoEn3QVqaCFBw VR Game coming in 2026
Metal Gear Delta - Updated opening cinematic https://youtu.be/4wgH4szXiqU?si=gKoeY2xB6vjeObA4 Aug 28.
Splitgate 2 - https://youtu.be/FB6lTW04oWM Open Beta NOW!
Reg ‘ol News
 Microsoft Notepad - Microsoft is adding AI to Notepad. Not just that, but Paint and Snipping Tool as well. This is the second AI upgrade for Notepad in the last year. The previous upgrade was the Rewrite Tool, which allows users to refine existing text using AI. This upgrade is allowing users to generate all new text from AI. Paint is getting the ability to generate stickers from prompts and the ability to isolate specific parts of an image for editing. Snipping is getting what they call “Perfect Screenshot” which can auto resize a screenshot to minimize any cropping in post. Also, adding a color picker tool that can provide the HEX, RGB, and/or HSL values of any color you see on your screen. The Notepad tools are only for those with a Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro subscription. Paint’s new features are only coming with Copilot+ PCs. Snipping Tool’s snapshot feature is also only on Copilot+ PCs, but the color picker seems to just be coming with the app on any platform.
 https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-notepads-latest-ai-trick-churns-out-custom-text-for-you-174257053.html
Google I/O - The big theme, unsurprisingly, was AI, with Google announcing "AI Mode" for Search in the US, which is a new chatbot experience. They also rolled out updates for their AI model, Gemini 2.5, including a new "AI Ultra" subscription plan that's pretty steep.[1] Beyond just AI, there was news on Android XR, with Xreal announced as a new hardware partner, and Google's 3D video conferencing tech, formerly Project Starline, is now called Google Beam and will be available for enterprise customers. Chrome's password manager is also getting an upgrade to automatically change compromised passwords for supported sites.
https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-io-2025-recap-ai-updates-android-xr-google-beam-and-everything-else-announced-at-the-annual-keynote-175900229.html 
Suggests
 Splitgate 2 - Beta is now open. Go. Play. Have Fun.
Comic Books/Books
Reg ‘ol News
 Punisher - Marvel has announced a new Punisher book in the Red Band line of books, that will feature the Frank Castle we know and love, original logo and all. (W) Benjamin Percy (A) Julius Ohta, coming out in September.
 Batman VS Deadpool - Technically 2 one-shot issues, one published by Marvel the other by DC for this story. The Marvel book is set for release in September, and the DC book in November. Marvel book September 17 by Zeb Wells and superstar artist Greg Capullo. DC book written by Grant Morrison, and drawn by Dan Mora.
 https://cosmicbook.news/batman-vs-deadpool-grant-morrison-dan-mora-dc-marvel-crossover 
Suggests
 Deadpool VS Omega Red - It’s a short collection, just 2 books (Deadpool #42 and 43 from 2015) but it is definitely fun! Written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, you get a good representation of the Merc With The Mouth, and a pretty decent taste of Omega Red too.
 https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/51694/deadpool_2012_42 
TV Shows
Follow-ups/Corrections
 Wheel of Time - Canceled after third season. For the first time in the series’ history the second half of the season didn’t chart on the Nielson charts. https://cosmicbook.news/wheel-of-time-canceled-amazon-season-3
Harry Potter - The HBO Max series has cast the main 3 characters. Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, with Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. All three are newcomers to the screen. <a href="https://cosmicbook.news/harry-pot