This article contains Star Trek: Picard spoilers. Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 2 Based on trailers, promotional material, and interviews, Star Trek fans have been made aware that Brent Spiner is back for Star Trek: Picard Season 2, but in an entirely new role, playing a member of the Soong family that we’ve never seen before. After the first two episodes of season 2, we haven’t seen Spiner in this new role, or have we?...
Walt Disney Animation Studios unveiled the first official image from its next animated feature, Raya and the Last Dragon. The studio also confirmed Kelly Marie Tran, who portrayed Rose Tico in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has been cast to provide the voice for the titular heroine of the film. Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon will transport audiences to the fictional kingdom of Kumandra just as it comes under the threat of an evil force....
With only a few weeks before Star Wars: Squadrons releases, EA is giving fans more details on how they will progress through the game, which lets players dogfight using some of the most iconic ships in the Star Wars franchise. Matches range from 5v5 battles to massive, multi-stage conflicts known as Fleet Battles. Players have the option to customize their pilot and starship with aesthetic enhancements and various upgrades that can change the way their ships fight and fly....
Ever since it was revealed that the Star Wars: The High Republic series of books and comics would be set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, fans have been wondering whether it would feature a slightly younger Jedi Master Yoda. Well, Lucasfilm has confirmed that this will indeed be the case. Set to appear in IDW’s The High Republic Adventures comic series by Daniel Jose Older, Yoda is 700 years old during the High Republic era, slightly younger than in the movies, but he still looks pretty much the same but with slightly less wrinkles....
StarCraft II’s latest patch brought with it a premium map that changes the game into a turn-based RPG. When you think of StarCraft you generally think of the sci-fi real-time strategy game that everyone has come to love and Koreans have come to dominate, as with most competitive games. But StarCraft II’s latest 4.3.0 patch adds a pair of new premium maps that completely change the game. The first is called ARK Star, and it changes StarCraft II from an RTS to an old-school turn-based RPG....
Like many transgender people, before I came out of the closet I used videogames as a way to depict how I wanted to feel, look, and express myself in reality. I used The Sims to live a working and social life as the girl I always wanted to be, while heroines like Final Fantasy 10-2’s Yuna, Rikku, and Paine provided a feminine agency I simply couldn’t give myself in the real world....
The conversation about some of the greatest games of 2020 would be incomplete without the mention of The Last of Us Part II, the much-awaited sequel to the first title that ended up pushing the boundaries of gaming to an entirely different level. While people might have had mixed reactions when it came to the risks that the game took with its story, there’s no denying that the overall experience was still a wildly enjoyable one that most people should definitely experience at some point....
The Dark Souls games are considered to be some of the hardest in modern gaming. Completing a Souls title in and of itself is difficult, but many fans have taken to completing the demanding Dark Souls games with additional challenges. If there was a prize for who could beat the games under the craziest circumstances, one streamer may have officially won. Dark Souls 3 may be the easiest of the Souls games, but it is still extremely hard....
Forget about the Snyder Cut! David Ayers, director of the Academy Award-winning film Suicide Squad says the “Ayers Cut” is nearly complete and would be “incredibly cathartic” to release. “It’s exhausting getting your ass kicked for a film that got the Edward Scissorhands treatment” tweeted Ayers. It’s well documented at this point how the theatrical version of Suicide Squad came to be. Unsatisfied with Ayer’s direction in post, the studio developed an alternate cut of the film....
Nintendo has finally showcased the Bowser’s Fury DLC that will be included with the long-awaited Super Mario 3D World remaster for Nintendo Switch. If you haven’t checked out the trailer yet, I highly recommend you do so now. There’s quite a lot to break down in that trailer. Not only does Bowser’s Fury look far more substantial than some were previously anticipating (the design of the DLC’s world reminds people of the more open-ended levels featured in Super Mario Odyssey) but the brief teaser offers some tantalizing glimpses at compelling gameplay sequences that make buying Super Mario 3D World for Switch even more of a no brainer than we suspected it would be....
Someone has made a playable version of Super Mario 64 in 4K and although it looks beautiful, knowing Nintendo, it won’t be around for long. Re-releasing, remastering, and remaking games has been the order of the day in the gaming industry for the past few years. Nintendo has very much hopped aboard the bandwagon, letting all of its NSO subscribers play a wealth of different NES and SNES games from the past....
Our quick take Suunto 7 - 3.5 / 5 A comfortable design Dimensions: 50mm diameter, 15.3mm thickness / Weight: 70g Glass fibre reinforced polyamide body Easy-change silicone straps (24mm) 50ATM water-resistance Stainless steel bezel Core hardware specs and performance 1.39-inch AMOLED display, 484 x 484 pixels 1000 nit maximum brightness Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 NFC for Google Pay Sports features and accuracy GPS, altimeter, barometer, compass Built-in optical heart-rate sensor Google Fit for general activity Suunto app for sports Data crunching in the Suunto app Suunto app for Android or iOS Pairing sport with smart To recap With good battery life from a Google Wear OS watch, the Suunto 7 is off to a good start....
Sweden becomes the newest country that plans to investigate loot boxes in video games. Ardalan Shekarabi, who is Sweden’s Minister for Public Administration, has asked the Swedish Consumer Agency (SCA) to review loot boxes to see if they should be considered as gambling. The Swedish Consumer Agency will be taking a look at loot boxes in video games and will make a decision about whether or not loot boxes are gambling or are like lotteries or casinos....
System Shock is coming back after over 25 years, care of the developer behind the Turok and Turok 2 releases, as Nightdive Studios is hard at work revitalizing System Shock for a 2020 launch. That includes a complete visual overhaul and a retooling so that the FPS handles like a modern first-person action-adventure. Those still skeptical that a game from 1994 will work in 2020 can now assuage their worries by checking out the all-new free System Shock demo, available on GOG and Steam....
Just weeks after the Taiwanese premier stated the country’s stance on banning games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Taiwanese Ministry of Interior has used the game as a means of promoting social distancing. Although Taiwan isn’t struggling to keep Covid-19 under control like other nations, the government continues to promote social distancing to reduce exposure and prevent the virus from becoming unmanageable. Here, models representing player characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are shown maintaining 1 meter of distance between each other....
Contains spoilers for the Taskmaster series 11 finale The suit. The ‘tache. The smile. The preternatural speed with which he’s able to snatch a marshmallow from an opponent using a pair of kitchen tongs. There’s a great deal to admire about Taskmaster series 11 contestant Mike Wozniak, so admire him we will. Right here. Starting now. Tick tock: it’s Wozniak o’clock. Who is Mike Wozniak? He’s an absolute bloody milk guzzler, that’s who....
Due to bad leadership, the Xbox One got off to a rocky start when it released in 2013. Ever since Phil Spencer took over as Head of Xbox the console and brand, in general, has done quite a bit to re-ingratiate itself to gamers across the globe. Despite criticism that the platform has no exclusive titles, there’s a good selection of 3rd party and Microsoft published single-player experiences that will leave players satisfied and/or yearning for more....
The UK’s leading technology distributor, Exertis, recently invited 24 world-leading brands to its annual technology showcase. During the event, companies across the globe unveiled a suite of advanced products and gadgets, from smart thermostats to smart lights and beyond. Now that one of the UK’s biggest technology events of the year is over, we can finally bring you a list of the most exciting tech products on display. As always, there were a ton of great products on show, but we’ve managed to narrow it down to our top 47....
Metal Gear Solid is often ranked among the all time greats in gaming, with entries like Snake Eater and The Phantom Pain raking in top honors upon release. While sitting at the top of the video game pantheon at one point in terms of quality, matters have taken a grim turn for the series ever since Konami cut ties with Hideo Kojima, the creator of the iconic stealth franchise. Especially after the negative reviews for Metal Gear Survive and controversial Konami pachinko machines for Metal Gear Solid, many fans feel the beloved series should be handed off to another developer to be treated with better care going forward....
The console wars have wreaked havoc across the globe for years, turning brother against brother and generally making Twitter a very annoying place to be. However, before a single more drop of gamer blood can be spilled, I’m prepared to officially call the winner. Congratulations mobile phones, you are the undisputed winner of next-gen. So shall it be written, so on and so forth. Now, I recognize a certain contingent of capital G “Gamers” are going to be reluctant to accept the fact that Samsung and Apple just won the console war....
