NPR's 'All Things Considered' Host Ari Shapiro Leaving Amid Trump Funding Cuts Ari Shapiro, after 10 years co-hosting NPR's "All Things Considered" news program, is leaving the public broadcaster at the end of September. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 25 days 25d Share
LISTEN: Chris McGurk and Jana Winograde on Cineverse's Big Plans for Micro Dramas; How AI is Fueling Product Placement in TV and Film Chris McGurk and Jana Winograde outline their new short-form content venture MicroCo on the latest episode of "Daily Variety" podcast. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com-tv .. variety-com .. variety-com-film .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 25 days 25d Share
'Resident Evil Requiem' Update, 'Outer Worlds 2' Release Date, 'Lego Batman' Reveal and More From Gamescom 2025 The four-day Gamescom begins in earnest in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, but the party started Tuesday with Opening Night Live ... variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 25 days 25d Share
'Black Myth: Wukong' Sequel 'Zhongkui' Set From Developer Game Science A sequel to Game Science's hit video game "Black Myth: Wukong," titled "Black Myth: Zhongkui," was revealed during Gamescom 2025 on Tuesday. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 25 days 25d Share
Gamescom 2025 Preview: Xsolla Strategy Chief Reveals Four Topics at the Center of This Year's Industry Gathering Gamescom 2025 kicks off with its splashy Opening Night Live event Tuesday in Cologne, Germany. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 25 days 25d Share
Chris McGurk's Cineverse Pacts With Lloyd Braun's Banyan Ventures to Launch MicroCo Short Form Content Platform Chris McGurk and Lloyd Braun will launch the short form content venture MicroCo, with Jana Winograde as CEO and Susan Rovner as chief content officer. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com-film .. variety-com-tv .. variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 26 days 26d Share
Layoffs Hit 'BioShock' Development Team Amid Delays; Rod Fergusson Named New Head of 2K Studio Cloud Chamber Cloud Chamber, the 2K-owned studio behind the next "BioShock" game, is undergoing a round of layoffs amid delays for the next game. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 26 days 26d Share
MSNBC Rebrand to 'MS NOW' Draws Derision, Confusion Reactions rolled out on the news that MSNBC is getting a new name, MS NOW, and a new logo that drops the peacock symbolism. variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-tv .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 27 days 27d Share
PETA Urges Nintendo to Remove 'Mario Kart World' Cow's Nose Ring: 'It's-a Mean!' PETA wants Nintendo to remove the nose ring from Cow, an anthropomorphic, vehicle-driving character in top-selling Switch 2 game 'Mario Kart World.' variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 29 days 29d Share
'Black Ops 7' Trailer Pushes 'Call of Duty' to Marketing Extremes With Fake Magazine Covers and Bogus IPO Activision has outdone its "Black Ops" ways with Friday's release of the latest campaign marketing tactic for its upcoming "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7," variety.com variety.com / feeds variety-com .. variety-com-digital / / #entertainment / / 29 days 29d Share