Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Patreon - The Untold Story

How this $20,000 Lego Star Wars collection ignited a dramatic internet meltdown involving everything from the Mormon church to alleged police corruption

The Bricks and Minifigs drama feels like it's only just getting started - here's your bitesized catch up of the wild events so far.

GamesRadar

“Guaranteed to zig when you think he’ll zag every single time”: Bob Dylan has joined Patreon and is selling his short stories for $5 a month

Meanwhile his typed lyrics to I’m Not There could fetch $40,000

MusicRadar

AI lectures, Old West folk heroes and Mark Twain: what is Bob Dylan up to joining Patreon?

By far the biggest musician to have joined the membership-based platform, Dylan’s posts have so far been puzzling – and therefore entirely in character

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The CEO of Patreon blasts AI companies for the ‘bogus excuse’ they’re using to not pay artists

Jack Conte says AI firms' fair use claims fall apart when you look at their Disney and Warner deals.

Fortune

Varsity High School Football Devs Share Details on Coach Mode, AI vs. AI Mode and More

Spear Interactive has shared another development update for Varsity High School Football, offering a clearer look at how things are coming together as work continues. The second winter playtest once again puts the spotlight on 7on7, which has made solid progress with added offensive and defensive plays, team and player…

Operation Sports

Hank and John Green's studio becomes a nonprofit as they aim to make 'trustworthy content' online

Author-vloggers Hank and John Green are turning their educational media company Complexly into a nonprofit

The Independent UK

People with AI partners are looking for a 'new home' as OpenAI announces date to switch off 'overly supportive' older models

OpenAI says "we know that losing access to GPT‑4o will feel frustrating for some users, and we didn’t make this decision lightly."

PC Gamer

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk VR mod takes ball and goes home, removing access to all his VR mods after receiving a second DMCA takedown from 505 Games and a warning from Patreon

I suppose that's one solution.

PC Gamer

Prolific modder behind Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring VR conversions pulls all his work offline after another DMCA strike: "We'll always have the memories"

"Note that making the mod freely available is by no means the clear-cut solution"

GamesRadar

Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod hit with DMCA takedown, CD Projekt Red is "happy" for it to return if it's made free, but its creator won't budge: "I'm sorry but I don't believe you are within your rights"

"Am I a little bitter about all of this? Yeah, you bet I am," says modder Luke Ross

GamesRadar

A popular paid Cyberpunk VR mod has disappeared — CD Projekt Red issues a takedown for conflicting with the publisher’s fan content guidelines

CD PROJEKT RED has issued a takedown notice against a popular Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod created by Luke Ross after it was distributed behind a Patreon paywall. While the mod itself was widely praised, its paid access placed it in conflict with the publisher’s fan content guidelines.

Windows Central

Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod disappears after mod maker decides he'd rather take it down than make it free

Luke Ross accused CD Projekt of '"iron-clad corpo logic," but some VR aficionados aren't entirely sympathetic.

PC Gamer

Spear Interactive Shares New Development Update on Varsity High School Football

Spear Interactive has shared a new development update for Varsity High School Football, offering a clearer look at how the project is shaping up as development continues.

Operation Sports

From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance

Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribers

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

'A good idea, infinite drive, and lots of Diet Pepsi': How YouTube essayist Majuular's life changed course telling the story of Ultima across 2 years and more than 20 hours of documentaries

What's it take to make "a real contender?"

Operation Sports

Has Wreckreation Improved? A Look at the Game After Recent Updates

Is it any better?

Operation Sports

Wreckreation Content Update #3 Has Arrived - Here's What's New

We previously shared an update on Three Fields Entertainment’s current situation with the independent studio turning to Patreon for community support as it works to secure its future with Wreckreation.

Operation Sports

Three Fields Entertainment Seeks Community Support to Finish Wreckreation

A last-ditch effort to save the community-fueled racer.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Benzinga

'Succession' Actress Dropped By Talent Agency After Nick Fuentes Podcast — Here's Why She Could Be Fine: Her Own Podcast Brings In Over $40K Monthly

Actress Dasha Nekrasova, best known for her role in HBO's “Succession,” has been dropped by her agency and a film project after her “Red Scare” podcast featured an unchallenged interview with far-right commentator Nick Fuentes, according to media reports.

Operation Sports

Varsity High School Football Devs Share 7on7 Gameplay Details, Team Logos and Playtest Dates

Spear Interactive has shared a new development update for Varsity High School Football, giving players a clearer sense of where things stand as the team continues to build out the project. The studio says the full 7on7 gameplay loop should be ready for the next alpha build playtest, letting players…

GamesRadar

The Sims 4 legend behind piracy tool rendering nearly $1,500 of DLC totally free quits town and takes his loot with 'em, players pay tribute as copycats immediately try to charge for alternatives

"Guess I'm never playing The Sims again"

Metal Hammer

"I didn’t like the stigma of being a YouTuber." How The Darkness' Justin Hawkins became metal's least likely influencer

The Darkness frontman has tackled everything from the rise of Sleep Token and President to Yungblud's performance at the Grammys

Operation Sports

Varsity High School Football Devs Share More Updates on Gameplay, Presentation and More

Spear Interactive has shared a new development update for Varsity High School Football, offering a closer look at what’s been happening behind the scenes as the team continues to build out the game.

AAP

ShamWow Guy's bid to clean up in spoof video lawsuit

The ShamWow Guy has looked past his go-to yellow washcloth and instead hired lawyers to deal with a messy spat with an Australian YouTuber.

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 director wishes indie dev behind "impossible" RPG reminiscent of The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall the "best of luck" as it hits 58k wishlists on Steam

"Love the way it looks"

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Hollywood Reporter

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.