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Nolan North says he would return as Nathan Drake, calling a new Uncharted one of the biggest games ever and potentially the biggest announcement in gaming. That lands differently now, with reports pointing to a new Uncharted project at Naughty Dog that could include Drake in some form, though his role is still unclear. North is ready to pick up the headset. Nathan Drake Still Has A Voice

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Mark Stephen Asea, a Florida TikTok creator, was arrested after investigators said he turned women’s private information into content, with more than 100 videos allegedly mentioning one woman. Police also say a second woman accused him of secretly placing a virus on her computer after she had allowed him to access it for tech support. The alleged conduct crosses a strange line where digital access becomes public content, turning private data into a recurring audience spectacle. Privacy became the content.

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Dressmaker started with a problem outside the game. Sabrina Becker’s love of sewing had been disrupted by a chronic illness, making the physical side of dressmaking much harder. Her husband Jonathan Hau-Yoon turned that passion into a game so she could keep designing clothes digitally. She still helps shape the game’s dresses, aesthetics and playtesting, so the idea never stopped being personal. Dressmaker turned a lost hobby into a shared creative project.

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A 46-year-old woman was reportedly removed from an American Airlines flight to Miami after a passenger alerted the crew that she had taken off her pants and engaged in sexual behavior shortly after takeoff. The flight attendant intervened, and she put her clothes back on before sleeping through the rest of the trip. Police later noted a strong smell of alcohol and bloodshot eyes. She said she had been drinking before boarding and did not remember the incident. Because it happened in the air, the case was sent to the FBI. Alcohol, altitude, and consequences.

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Voters are turning to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots to compare candidates, check claims and work through races that get little traditional coverage. That makes political research faster, but the same conversational style can quietly mirror what someone already believes. Experts warn that a voter can leave more confident in a position without actually learning more. The ballot is becoming a conversation with a machine.

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Resident Evil is turning its 30th anniversary into something you can actually order. A limited-time collaboration with Pasela Resorts in Japan brings the games into the food itself, including an Umbrella Margherita pizza, Zombie Eye Keema Curry and a Duke’s Kitchen platter inspired by Resident Evil Village. Food orders also come with random anniversary postcards, while themed drinks include character trading cards. The celebration runs from October 13 to December 7. Horror, served for dinner.

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Jagex pulled the Dragon Slayer II trailer after players spotted a six-fingered character and oddly rendered footwear, details that raised obvious concerns about generative AI. The trailer came from an external partner that had explicitly said GenAI would not be used, according to Jagex. The studio says the incident exposed a failure in its own review process, especially after another recent AI-related issue involving a partner. For a studio with a stated no-GenAI policy, the bigger problem is that the warning signs reached RuneFest in the first place. Trust Failed the Quality Check

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The SEC has changed its quorum rules so that one commissioner can act as the Commission when every other commissioner is disqualified from a matter. The rule took effect October 2, after the agency was left with only two commissioners. That changes the practical balance of a body designed for decisions among multiple members, especially when enforcement decisions can involve conflicts, recusals, or contested market conduct. A regulator built for collective judgment can now reach a decision through one person. Power, compressed.

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Rockstar’s GTA 6 research went far beyond studying maps and watching police footage. Developers traveled around Florida with gang members and police officers, spending time with locals and collecting stories to understand the people and places they were recreating. Aaron Garbut, Rockstar’s head of development, said the team goes deep, listens to locals and learns as much as possible. That approach could help explain why GTA 6’s Florida-inspired world is being built around lived experience rather than just visual references. Built from the ground up.

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RuneScape is moving beyond the game client. Jagex has started developing an animated series with Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White and Lyrical Animation, with White’s Meatier Productions also producing. The timing is fitting for a franchise celebrating 25 years, but the bigger shift is who gets to carry Gielinor to a new audience. White already has a massive gaming audience, while Lyrical is building a slate around game adaptations. RuneScape gets a new life.

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Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011, after helping build Apple into the company most closely associated with the modern smartphone era. Fifteen years later, Apple has moved through a leadership transition that Jobs never saw. Tim Cook, who succeeded him as CEO in 2011, became executive chairman in September 2026, with John Ternus taking over as CEO. Jobs left Apple with a succession problem. Apple has now gone through another generation of leadership without him. A Legacy That Outlived the Founder

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Nick White was livestreaming from a driverless Waymo in Austin when police pulled the vehicle over following a possible swatting call. Officers had to contact Waymo to remotely unlock the car so they could inspect a suitcase White said contained more than $200,000 worth of Pokémon cards. White has also said a stalker has targeted him for months, including allegedly calling businesses he visits. The danger followed him into an autonomous car. A Livestream Turned Into a Police Stop.

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In Ho Chi Minh City, police say 12 suspects admitted to stealing and reselling about 2,700 cats. Small groups reportedly rode through residential areas between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., using traps while owners were asleep, with each group taking up to 10 cats a night. A July raid recovered 50 live cats and 55 traps, while 13 have since been returned to their owners. What began at the doorstep ended in a supply chain.

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis has had Denuvo removed from its Steam listing, months before its February 12, 2027 release. The timing is unusual because Denuvo is normally removed after launch, not while a game is still being sold in pre-orders. Other publishers have increasingly dropped the DRM from released titles, which makes this look less like a routine post-launch cleanup and more like a decision worth watching. The DRM debate is shifting.

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A copy of Captain America Comics #1 from 1941 sold for $716,750 at Heritage Auctions, after spending roughly eight decades in a cardboard box. It came from the Merrimack Valley Collection, a stash bought by its original owner and left largely untouched for 75 to 80 years. The copy graded CGC 9.0, making its survival almost as valuable as its history. A comic once treated as something to store away became a six-figure collectible. Eighty Years in a Box

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A copy of Captain America Comics #1 from 1941 sold for $716,750 at Heritage Auctions, after spending roughly eight decades in a cardboard box. It came from the Merrimack Valley Collection, a stash bought by its original owner and left largely untouched for 75 to 80 years. The copy graded CGC 9.0, making its survival almost as valuable as its history. A comic once treated as something to store away became a six-figure collectible. Eighty Years in a Box

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Rockstar’s comments on Lucia reveal how much the performance shaped the character. The studio says her actress “brought a lot” to the role, helping create a protagonist tough enough to fit GTA while still vulnerable, flawed and capable of learning alongside Jason. Rockstar is also placing Lucia in the same conversation as Arthur Morgan and Niko Bellic, not as a novelty, but as a character expected to carry the series on her own. Lucia has something to prove.

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Trump is preparing executive action to cut diesel costs as U.S. prices remain near record levels. The plan could expand access to tax-exempt red-dyed diesel and have Treasury review certain diesel taxes, while states may be encouraged to waive road-fuel taxes. That targets the price at the pump without restricting exports, after a proposed export ban drew resistance. The approach is less about controlling supply than reducing the tax burden. A tax lever on diesel.

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The Batman: Part II has paused filming after Matt Reeves stepped away for personal reasons, with DC Studios saying the director has its full support. That hits a production that only began filming this year after a long development period and multiple schedule changes. The pause itself is not a creative shake-up or a studio rejection of the project. It is a production stopping because its director needs to step away. A Batman sequel on hold again.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says society should accept some hacks, scams and misuse as a tradeoff for AI’s benefits and broad public access. His position puts a clear limit on how much safety should constrain deployment. Altman argues that trying to eliminate every harmful use would require restricting who gets access to the technology, while he rejects catastrophic risks such as a serious loss of human control. The debate is no longer just about making AI safer. It is about which harms society is willing to tolerate to keep AI widely available. Choosing the tradeoff