‘Sterling Point’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon

“Sterling Point” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.

The news comes just over two weeks after the YA series premiered on Aug. 5. It has been well received by critics, with the first season holding a 90% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Today in GTA 5 mods: Turning Franklin into a walking car-cannon

Cars speckle the Los Santos sky like miraculous daytime stars, fired from a pump-action shotgun wielded by Franklin.
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I'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.

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7 Criminally Underappreciated Final Fantasy Games You Must Play Before FF7 Revelation

Trick question: How many Final Fantasy games are there? Sure, Square Enix has made plenty of sequels and spinoffs over the years in addition to the mainline 16 games. But you might not realize there’s been more than 100 Final Fantasy games since the series got its start on the NES back in 1987. Even if you’re a series superfan, odds are you haven’t played most Final Fantasy games.

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Melissa McCarthy’s Animated ‘Margie Claus’ Sets 2027 Release as Jim Gaffigan, Andrew Scott Join Cast

Melissa McCarthy is getting into the holiday spirit with Margie Claus.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation announced Thursday that director Kirk DeMicco’s animated feature will hit theaters Nov. 12, 2027, shifting a week later than its previous release date. The studio also announced that Jim Gaffigan will voice Santa, while Andrew Scott is set as Jack Frost. Annie Mumolo, Georgette Falcone, Octavia Spencer, Gary Farmer, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Cedric Yarbrough and Maria Bakalova also join the film alongside previously announced castmembers McCarthy and Cole Escola.

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‘The Odyssey’ Beats ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ as Biggest R-Rated Movie of All Time With $1.35 Billion

“The Odyssey” has notched another record on its epic box office voyage.

Christopher Nolan‘s blockbuster “The Odyssey” is officially the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $1.352 billion worldwide, overtaking the benchmark set by 2024’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” with $1.338 billion.

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Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind

A Palworld character from its launch cinematic; key art of No Man's Sky travelers.
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Last week, Pocketpair head of publishing and communications John "Bucky" Buckley addressed a bubbling conversation about the developer's Palworld collaboration strategy, informing players that they "simply do not realize the sheer number of collabs we’ve rejected or scrapped" over a perceived mismatch.

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Maeve Plouffe: Rider 'nearly hit' by car on day one of Tour of Britain Women

Australian rider Maeve Plouffe says she narrowly avoided being hit by a car in Cumbria during the first stage of the Tour Of Britain Women.

The Netherlands' Lorena Wiebes retained the leader's green jersey with victory on stage two in Lancashire.

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I'm an American who spent 6 months living in Europe. Here are 5 lifestyle changes I'll be taking back with me to the US.

Buildings behind a bridge with five openings along a canal in Amsterdam.

After spending six months in Europe, I'll be incorporating some lifestyle changes at home.

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It's no secret that Europeans and Americans have very different lifestyles. From shopping habits to sports preferences to work culture, we often fall onto different ends of the spectrum.

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Mazda’s Second-Bestselling Model Globally Will Go Without a New Generation for over a Decade

Typically, most modern cars receive a mid-cycle refresh after a few years and enter a new generation every six years or so. But some soldier on for far longer. The most egregious example is the Chevy Express van, mostly unchanged since its arrival in 1996. It can even happen with popular passenger models like the Dodge Durango, which hasn’t been fully overhauled since 2011. Now, in an interview with a Japanese newspaper, Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro has revealed that the subcompact CX-30 SUV will not be renewed until 2031.

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Senator Susan Collins Asks Supporters For Gas Money After Voting For The War That Made Gas Expensive - Jalopnik

Susan Collins speaks in front of her campaign bus

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Campaigns run on money, and now that Maine Senator Susan Collins is no longer cruising toward an easy re-election, she needs donations. Which means begging her supporters for cash. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Fundraising is perfectly normal. But the Daily Beast reports the Republican senator recently sent out a campaign email asking those supporters to help her buy gas for her upcoming statewide tour. You know, the same gas that's only expensive because Republicans started a war with Iran that she voted for.

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