Engadget Podcast: How Reddit day traders blew up GameStop’s stock

If you were confused about how, exactly, a bunch of Reddit finance obsessives turned the beleaguered GameStop into a white hot stock, you’re not alone. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Mike Futter, author of the GameDev Business Handbook an...

‘Airplane Mode’ will let you relive the monotony of economy class this fall

If you spend any time at all on social media, you may have seen how much people have fallen in love with Microsoft’s latest Flight Simulator release. And it’s easy to see why. Not only is it a well-made title, accidental 212-story monolith and all, b...

After math: Big Tech gets bigger while AMC’s release window gets shorter

As the dust settles on another non-stop spate of news let’s take a look back at the some of the top headlines from the week that was. NurPhoto via Getty Images Volkswagen paid $9.5 billion to US 'dieselgate' driversVW’s half decade debacle known as...

Universal’s deal with AMC shortens theatrical exclusivity to 17 days

In a pact that is likely to change the film industry, Universal and AMC have agreed to allow the studio's movies to make their way to premium video-on-demand (PVOD) platforms after only 17 days of play at theaters. The agreement is a significant chan...

‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ hits cinemas and on-demand September 1st

Right now, it’s not a smart move to visit a theater, what with the whole deadly pandemic that’s easily spread in dark rooms with air conditioning. That’s why Orion is releasing Bill & Ted Face the Music both in cinemas (for the brave) and on-dema...