‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ developer will “get back” to ‘Divinity: Original Sin’ after a break

Naman Ramachandran A first clip has been unveiled from Luna Carmoon’s feature debut “Hoard,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival. In the film, in London, 1984, seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Victor Erice, one of the greatest of Spanish filmmakers, will receive a prestigious Donostia Award, given for career achievement, granted by the San Sebastian Film Festival. The award will coincide with screening of Erice’s latest film, “Close Your Eyes” (Cerrar los Ojos), which world premiered at the Cannes Festival this May.

Naman Ramachandran The “Barbenheimer” juggernaut continued rolling on at the U.K. and Ireland box office, occupying the top two slots for the fifth consecutive weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” took pole position yet again with £2.6 million ($3.4 million), per numbers released by Comscore.

Naman Ramachandran Evanna Lynch, the actor best known for portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter franchise, will star in “Influenced!,” a black comedy set in the world of social media influencers that has been inspired by Oscar Wilde’s classic 1891 novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Lynch will play Dora, a makeup sales assistant who goes on to become one of the world’s biggest influencers. But the more ruthless Dora becomes in her pursuit of insta-fame the more grotesque and distorted her social media profile photo also becomes.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage. That includes recent editions of the TW:Talks podcast, which sees CMU’s Chris Cooke chatting to people performing at the Festival.Today comedian and comedy writer Sophie Zucker talking about her show ‘Sophie Sucks Face’.Says the show’s blurb: “From ‘The Daily Show’s Sophie Zucker comes a one-woman musical about love, death and incest.

Tiffany Young of Girls’ Generation is Moschino’s newest house ambassador.The Italian luxury fashion house announced the appointment of Tiffany Young on their official Instagram page, where the brand noted that the K-pop idol would star in its upcoming Fall/Winter 2023 campaign. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the campaign is expected to be released by the end of August.“I’m honoured to be a part of the Moschino family,” Tiffany Young said of the new partnership, per Moschino’s Instagram post.

Nintendo has announced Charles Martinet, the voice behind Mario, is stepping down from the role after almost three decades.In a statement on Monday (August 21), the company said Martinet will now become a “Mario Ambassador” who will “continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario”.“It has been an honour working with Charles to help bring Mario to life for so many years and we want to thank and celebrate him,” Nintendo’s statement read. “Please keep an eye out for a special video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles himself, which we will post at a future date.”In response to the statement, Martinet wrote: “My new Adventure begins! You are all Numba One in my heart! #woohoo!!!!!”My new Adventure begins! You are all Numba One in my heart! #woohoo !!!!!!! https://t.co/3YWYewlnXt— Charles Martinet (@CharlesMartinet) August 21, 2023Martinet first voiced the character in 1994’s Mario Teaches Typing, but was widely introduced to many in 1996’s Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64.Along with Mario, the actor voiced various other Nintendo characters including Luigi, Wario and Waluigi across the Mario Kart, Luigi’s Mansion and Mario Party series.While Chris Pratt voiced the character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Martinet made a cameo appearance as the voice of Mario and Luigi’s father, along with Giuseppe.Many fans have since shared tributes and clips to honour Martinet’s retirement on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, hosted in Cologne, Germany, is scheduled for this evening. Reveals for games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 are promised, so here’s when and where you can watch for all of the announcements.The show is set to start at 7PM BST (11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 8 PM CET / 4 AM AET on August 23).

Blur have shed insight into the cover for their latest album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’, as has the artist and the swimmer captured in the image.The Britpop legends shared the update on their social media pages yesterday (August 21), celebrating one month since their ninth studio album was released.With the Instagram post, the band’s frontman, Damon Albarn, and drummer Dave Rowntree both shared their interpretation behind the cover, and revealed how it has a connection to one of their 1995 live performances.The post began with a brief clip of someone holding the album out, before dropping it down to reveal that they are standing in the same spot where the now-famous image was taken – the Gourock Outdoor Pool in Glasgow.“The image selected for the album’s artwork is one shot by British photographer Martin Parr of a lone swimmer on a stormy day at the Gourock Lido, Scotland, captured in 2004,” the second slide reads, also incorporating a quote from the artist himself.“It was in the summer and you have the blue of the lido but there was the grey sky so familiar in Scotland,” Parr explained, revealing the inspiration behind the photograph. “I thought this was going to be a great backdrop.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed their second child together, it has been reported.According to TMZ, the singer gave birth to a baby boy in Los Angeles, California on August 3. The newborn’s name is yet to be revealed.

Activision Blizzard games like Call Of Duty, Overwatch 2 and World Of Warcraft could be added to Ubisoft’s streaming service soon according to a new announcement.In response to another rejection from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft tried to rectify the regulator’s point of contention in this move to sell streaming rights to those games to Ubisoft+.“To address the concerns about the impact of the proposed acquisition on cloud game streaming raised by the UK Competition and Markets Authority, we are restructuring the transaction to acquire a narrower set of rights,” it said in a statement (via Video Games Chronicle).“This includes executing an agreement effective at the closing of our merger that transfers the cloud streaming rights for all current and new Activision Blizzard PC and console games released over the next 15 years to Ubisoft Entertainment SA, a leading global game publisher. The rights will be in perpetuity,” it explained.As a result, it imagined that the CMA would have enough time to review the new transaction and finalise it ahead of its own imposed deadline of October 18.“Under the restructured transaction, Microsoft will not be in a position either to release Activision Blizzard games exclusively on its own cloud streaming service – Xbox Cloud Gaming – or to exclusively control the licensing terms of Activision Blizzard games for rival services,” concluded Microsoft.Chris Early, senior vice president of strategic partnerships and business development at Ubisoft, expressed the developer and publisher’s enthusiasm to offer “a large library of beloved and classic titles as well as the newest releases” through Ubisoft+.

Arctic Monkeys have announced a run of arena shows in Ireland for 2023 – you can find all the details below.The Sheffield band are due to play three headline gigs at the 3Arena in Dublin on October 15, 17 and 19. Additionally, they’ll take to the stage at the SSE Arena in Belfast on October 16.Miles Kane is set to appear as a “special guest” support act at each of the new dates, which will bring AM’s ‘The Car’ world tour to a close.The Monkeys were forced to cancel a concert at Marlay Park in Dublin earlier this summer after frontman Alex Turner came down with acute laryngitis.Per a press release, previous ticketholders for the original date will be sent a unique access code and given 72-hour priority pre-sale access to buy tickets, starting at 9am BST this Friday (August 25).All remaining tickets will be made available at 9am BST next Tuesday (August 29) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

It might only be August but plans are well underway for Christmas, with light trails, ice rinks and Santa steam trains already confirmed and booking up fast. And now, there's a chance to get your office party sorted as a brand new alpine-themed yurt village is coming to Manchester.

The owners of a soon-to-open new B&B in Blackpool have dismissed claims it will be a 'naughty, naked night club'.

A cat which vanished from its home was found miraculously alive 40 miles away - behind a car's radiator grill.

When it comes to signature designs, there are certain things luxury brands become known for. Chanel is known for its double C logo and Dior is known for its toile fabric, whilst for Bottega Veneta, the brand has become synonymous with woven leather details.

Lucy Letby will die behind bars after murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others.

A hospital consultant said he was made to feel he was 'a problem' when he blew the whistle on killer nurse Lucy Letby.

Millie Bright and Keira Walsh have both opened up about their devastation, days after the Lionesses were beaten by Spain in a nail-biting World Cup Final. England’s team went head to head with the Spanish on 20 August, but after Spain scored an early goal in the first half, they weren’t able to equalize.

Molly-Mae Hague has taken to her Instagram to mourn the fact that she and fiance Tommy Fury are being forced to spend time apart. Posting a sweet black-and-white photo, Molly-Mae wrote: “Missing our little family unit already, this is gonna be a long camp.” In the picture, Molly, 23, holds the camera up for a quick mirror selfie as she holds Bambi while Tommy sweetly kisses his daughter’s forehead.

Louis Theroux has unveiled a Sky feature documentary exploring the controversial affair between a married female professor and a non-verbal black man with cerebral palsy, which led to one of the most divisive criminal trials of the 21st century.

Chloe Ferry has come under fire again for allegedly editing her recent holiday photos, with many Instagram users slamming the ex-Geordie Shore favourite on social media.The 27 year old, who found fame on the MTV reality show back in 2015, has been accused of altering her pictures on several occasions over recent months, with fans being quick to point out 'edited' parts of her photos. Having jetted off to Marbella last week with her close pal Amelia Hewitt, Chloe wasted no time sharing a string of sun-soaked bikini pictures on social media, but was immediately hit with Photoshop accusations.

Amanda Holden has been left frustrated after uncovering a fake account using her name and photos on Instagram. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 52, is the latest celebrity to be targeted by scammers, with the likes of Holly Willoughby also finding social media profiles using her identity over recent months. Amanda took to her Instagram Stories to vent her frustration over the situation, urging her followers to block the account and angrily questioning the motives behind the scam, which saw some of her fans asked for money.

Disney+’s ‘Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story’ First Look

One guest headed along to the Antiques Roadshow with a blanket he said was kept "over the back of a chair" in his home - but he was nearly knocked off his feet when he was told how much it was worth.

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell has opened up about returning to her role in Channel 4 drama Screw - revealing that she receiving letters from prison officers ahead of filming series two. The Derry Girls star plays Rose Gill, Long Marsh prison's newest officer. While she was determined to make a difference in series one, she quickly she realised that it was going to be an almost impossible task.

Charlotte Tilbury has become one of the go-to brands for beauty fans, with everyone from influencers to A-listers raving about its range of skincare and makeup. Whether you’re a complete Charlotte Tilbury convert or are keen to try out some of its must-have products for the first time, there’s no denying the thrill of getting a bargain, and now you can save 25% on one of its most coveted makeup items.

Kerry Katona reveals that she has a friendship with heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, as the two have suffered similar mental health struggles in the past.The former Atomic Kitten singer, 42, took to her weekly column to share her admiration for the sportsman as his new reality series, Life With The Furys, hit Netflix last week. Alongside TV watch lists, our columnist also shares her own fury at fiancé Ryan Mahoney's recent social media nightmare and told us why she was left 'humiliated' after appearing on a brand new podcast. Register for FREE to read this article in full.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari's split could lead to a rather messy divorce, with reports claiming that Sam has allegedly threatened to go public with "embarrassing information about Britney" if he doesn't get a large payout. Despite this threat, others have suggested that the prenup, which he signed ahead of their wedding in June 2022 and after six years together, keeps Britney's assets as separate property, not marital assets, meaning he will be highly unlikely to get any extra cash.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti appear to be "back together" as they holiday in Turkey together.The couple split in June, but just months later, they are enjoying a lavish getaway together to celebrate Ekin's birthday, with Davide, 28, sharing an insight into their break on Instagram.To celebrate Ekin-Su turning 29, Davide appeared to confirm they are back together, sharing a snap of her with a chocolate cake and a glass of champagne.Taking to his Instagram story to share the picture, Davide wrote alongside it: "Despite all the storms, I wanted to make this day special for you... Enjoy the moment, make a wish and blow hard.

Fans of the Fury family are unimpressed after they spotted one of their sons pouring himself a fizzy drink. Eagle-eyed viewers of their new show, At Home With The Furys, spotted their middle son, Prince, emptying a can of Dr Pepper into his baby bottle.The famous family have let the Netflix cameras into their home to give fans a real insight into their lives with six children and a seventh on the way.

England’s Lionesses made the country proud this year as they made it all the way to the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.The team took on Spain on 20 August in a fierce clash but were ultimately beaten one nil. Despite the heartbreaking loss, the Lionesses have been hailed as footie heroes and they still pocketed a whopping £2.4 million in prize money after a hugely impressive run in the tournament.

Baldur’s Gate 3, has shared some outtakes of her flubbing her lines while recording for the upcoming game.The events of Baldur’s Gate 3 are described by the narrator to emphasise that this is a Dungeons & Dragons game, as the narrator is the Dungeon Master. While Larian Studios did alter the fifth edition rulebook so that the game would be both accurate and entertaining to players, this narrator is how a lot of the newcomers to D&D will be introduced to the world of Faerûn.Nevertheless, there is a vast volume of writing that makes up Baldur’s Gate 3, and Tyler has had to pronounce tricky fantasy words and names perfectly every time that they’ve cropped up.

Baldur’s Gate 3, one of the game’s three villains.“Orin is, affectionately, unhinged,” said Robertson of her character in a video from Larian Studios reintroducing players to the shapeshifter. “You don’t know when she’s going to pop up, you don’t know in what form she’s going to be, she’s incredibly tricksy.”Orin the Red briefly appeared in a Panel from Hell livestream from Larian Studios in early July with the assurance that fans would learn more about her motivations.

Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Karmic Dice is a feature that might put the player at risk of suffering a major spike in enemy damage outputs, and fortunately, players are sharing a guide on how to switch this off.Via GamesRadar, players akdavidxy and Havelok worked together in the game’s subreddit to alert new Baldur’s Gate 3 fans that this setting will be active at the start of their playthroughs. Karmic Dice alters the outcome of the next dice roll in a sequence when the rolls have consistently failed, allowing the player to succeed in that specific situation.

Baldur’s Gate 3 should not create a “raised standard” for other role-playing games, due to the upcoming game’s large scale.Xalavier Nelson Jr, accomplished independent developer and founder of Strange Scaffold, took to Twitter to explain that Baldur’s Gate 3 is an abnormal game. To exemplify this, Larian Studios began work on the new entry in the series in 2017, using seven different studios with over 400 developers, and benefitted from a significant volume of fan feedback in a three-year early access period.Like a lot of people, I'm deeply excited about what the lovely folks at Larian accomplished with Baldur's Gate 3, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push back against players taking that excitement and using it to apply criticism or a "raised standard" to RPGs going forward1/10— Xalavier Nelson Jr.