Penguin Archives

AppWizard

April 29, 2025

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Stays on Top as ‘Sinners’ Holds Strong and ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’ Reissue Blasts into Third at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

Warner Bros.’ “A Minecraft Movie” has topped the U.K. and Ireland box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, earning £2.4 million and a total of £10.7 million. “Sinners” secured second place with £1.2 million, totaling £3.6 million. The reissue of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith” earned £0.3 million. “The Accountant 2” debuted in fourth place with £0.2 million. “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII” grossed £5,671, landing in fifth place. “Until Dawn” debuted in sixth with £2,776. “The Penguin Lessons” added £1,334 for a total of £0.9 million. Disney’s “The Amateur” earned £7,707, totaling £1.1 million. “Thudarum” debuted in ninth place with £4,346. A24’s “Warfare” generated £6,516, totaling £0.1 million. Upcoming releases include Disney’s “Thunderbolts” on May 1 and “Parthenope” on May 2.

AppWizard

April 23, 2025

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Stays on Top as ‘Sinners’ and ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Lead Strong Easter Debuts at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

Warner Bros.’ “A Minecraft Movie” grossed £5.3 million over the Easter weekend in the U.K. and Ireland, accumulating a total of £15.2 million. “Sinners” debuted in second place with £3.2 million, while “The Penguin Lessons” opened in third with £2.4 million. “The Amateur” maintained fourth place with £1.2 million, bringing its two-week total to £2.2 million. A24’s “Warfare” debuted in fifth place with £7,470, and Disney’s “Snow White” added £4,461 to its total. Universal’s “Six The Musical” landed in seventh place with £3,106, raising its total to £1.7 million after three weeks. The thriller “Drop” slipped to eighth, contributing £0,326 to its total of £1.2 million. “The King Of Kings” earned £4,967 in its second weekend, totaling £1.3 million. “Kesari Chapter 2” debuted with £4,002. Upcoming releases include “Escape From Extinction: Rewilding” on April 22, “Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo” on April 23, and several others on April 25, including “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII” and “The Ugly Stepsister.” Reissues include “Miss Congeniality” and “Pride & Prejudice.”

AppWizard

April 11, 2025

Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ tops local box office, ends ‘Ne Zha 2’s’ weeks-long reign

Kuala Lumpur's entertainment industry is seeing an increase in video game adaptations, with the Minecraft Movie recently becoming the ninth-highest-grossing video game adaptation and taking the top spot at the local box office, ending Ne Zha 2's reign. Current top films in local cinemas include A Minecraft Movie, Ne Zha 2, and Pabrik Gula, among others. On streaming platforms, Netflix's top shows include Weak Hero: Class 1 and Karma: Season 1, while Viu features Bidaah and Undercover High School. Spotify's top songs for the week include tracks by JENNIE and Billie Eilish, and the top Malay songs feature Ara Johari and Nadeera. The latest bestsellers in fiction include Lyrics & You by Nuruljannah Usop and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, while non-fiction bestsellers include Atomic Habits by James Clear and Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson.

AppWizard

December 27, 2024

5 unimplemented Minecraft mobs Mojang should add to the game in the future

A variety of unimplemented mobs from Minecraft's past Mob Votes remain unintegrated into the game. Five notable candidates include: 1) Glare - Designed to navigate dark areas and alert players to hostile entities. 2) Penguin - Envisioned to inhabit stony shores and provide a speed boost while navigating boats. 3) Rascal - An elusive mob that resides below y=0 and rewards players with rare items upon discovery. 4) Crab - Proposed to thrive in mangrove swamps, could be bred using kelp, and drops a large claw for placing blocks from a distance. 5) Vulture - Intended to circle over a player's demise location, marking where items lay for easier retrieval.

AppWizard

December 20, 2024

Bushiroad Games and Frontwing announce visual novel Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka for PC

Bushiroad Games, in collaboration with Frontwing, will release the visual novel "Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka" for PC in 2025, supporting English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. The narrative, crafted by Yukito Urushibara and illustrated by Saine, follows young characters in a world of perpetual twilight as they face trauma and cruelty. The protagonist, Tachibana Sai, cannot feel emotional pain and seeks to protect his sister while becoming involved with Benio Matsuri, a girl from a family of Maledict Exorcists. The story unfolds in an apartment building called Maison sans Nom, featuring various characters, including Kanbara Tatsuki, Tsukahara Ao, Ando Meme, Kirishima Tsuyu, Kandori Yozora, and others, each with their own struggles. The main staff includes Yukito Urushibara for planning and story, Saine for character design and art, and Fuminori Matsumoto and Hitoshi Fujima for background music. The theme song is titled “Anata no Kioku no Naka de” (“In Your Memories”), performed by Mao Uesugi.

AppWizard

December 7, 2024

Minecraft TTRPG, written by Marvel Multiverse author, coming in July 2025

Minecraft is set to launch a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired Table Top Role-Playing Game (TTRPG) titled "Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper," crafted by Matt Forbeck, in July 2025. Players will embark on a solo adventure to battle illagers and rescue a village. The game will include four dice, an adventure book with a bestiary and locations, a removable character sheet, and a quick reference guide. Pre-orders are available now. Minecraft has over 170 million monthly active users and has expanded into various merchandise, including a movie set to debut in 2025.

AppWizard

November 28, 2024

Minecraft: Roll for Adventure could be your kid’s next favorite TTRPG

Matt Forbeck, a New York Times bestselling author and lead designer of the Marvel Multiverse RPG, has partnered with his son Marty to create a new tabletop adventure titled Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper, which is now available for pre-order. The game features two six-sided dice, four accompanying dice, a removable character sheet, and a rules reference. The adventure is set in a village besieged by illagers, where players must uncover and neutralize the threat from the Temple of the Charged Creeper. This project builds on Forbeck's previous work, including his 2020 novel Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager. The hardcover edition is set to be released in July 2025 and is currently available for pre-order on the Penguin Random House website.

Winsage

November 3, 2024

Remember Bricopacks? They could transform Windows XP into something special

Windows XP was known for its user-friendly interface and performance, leading to a community-driven desire for customization. Notable contributions included BricoPacks, which were comprehensive suites of software and tweaks that enhanced the operating system. These packs provided features such as a sleek dock for applications, revamped window styling and cursors, new wallpapers and taskbar designs, and customizable start menus. Customizing Windows XP required technical skills and experimentation, supported by active forums. Today, customization options remain available for Windows, and Bricopacks can still be downloaded for use with Windows XP virtual machines.

BetaBeacon

October 31, 2024

Pudgy Penguins Game ‘Pudgy Party’ Revealed for iOS and Android

Pudgy Penguins is entering the mobile gaming market with the release of Pudgy Party in 2025, developed in partnership with Mythical Games. The game will emphasize teamwork, shared rewards, and customization options for penguin characters. Pudgy Party will be built on the Mythos Chain, a blockchain network based on Polkadot. Plush toys and figurines of Pudgy Penguins come with codes that allow buyers to redeem free NFT customization items for the previous game, Pudgy World, on the Ethereum layer-2 network zkSync.

Winsage

September 19, 2024

What’s next after the Fed’s interest rate cut, the House rejects government funding bill, and ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ premieres

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by half a percentage point, the first reduction since 2020, to combat inflation while avoiding a recession. Inflation remains above the Fed's target of 2%, with a projected end-of-year rate of 2.6% and additional cuts expected through 2026. Borrowers may see decreasing interest rates for loans over time, while savings account yields may also reduce. President Biden and Vice President Harris support the rate cut, while Donald Trump claims it is politically motivated. The State Department has launched an online passport renewal system for Americans. In Beirut, at least 20 people died due to walkie-talkies exploding. A government funding bill was rejected by nearly all Democrats and 14 Republicans due to concerns over noncitizen voting. The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees have clinched playoff spots in MLB. In women's basketball, the Fever and Mystics will play tonight, and the Jets will host the Patriots in their first home game of the season. The first two episodes of Frasier Season 2 premiered, and Netflix released a true crime series. In 1994, the medical drama ER debuted on NBC. Kamala Harris has consistently supported abortion rights, while Donald Trump's position has shifted from pro-choice to pro-life. Students at James Madison High School raised over ,000 to buy a Jeep Wrangler for their custodian, Francis Apraku.