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25 years ago, Time put Pokemon on the cover of its iconic magazine. That might sound like a good thing, but it wasn't. In the wake of Pokemon's very first movie, Time questioned whether its grip on the world, particularly children, through video games and trading cards was a good thing. Fast forward to 2024, Pokemon is back on the cover of Time, but this time, the publication has nothing but good things to say about the franchise.

Larian has released the anticipated Patch 6 for the winner of some awards, Baldur’s Gate 3. This patch improves the most important feature of the game: kissing.

Imaginary director Jeff Wadlow says Tobe Hooper's horror classic Poltergeist influenced his upcoming Blumhouse pic.

It's been six years since Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes left The Walking Dead – barring an appearance in the finale of the flagship show back in 2022. 

Millie Bobby Brown switches demogorgons for dragons in the new Netflix fantasy movie Damsel, providing what the director has called a "fantastic" performance.

If you thought the cast for Dune was stacked then wait until you see the sequel, with several big names joining the all-star line-up for the highly anticipated Part Two. One of these is none other than Florence Pugh, the Oscar-nominated star of hit films including Little Women, Oppenheimer, and Don't Worry Darling. 

This past week, Blizzard revealed another round of Hero Talent Trees in a Sneak Peek at the upcoming War Within system. Our Balance Druid guide writer, Tettles, offers an early review of the Keeper of the Grove Druid Hero Talents that offer a confusing summoner fantasy accompanied by counterintuitive gameplay.

Lian Li has unveiled its next-gen PC cases, coolers, and PSUs including backside connector-ready O11 Vision Back-Connect.

It was previously reported that Apple is planning to introduce AI-related features with the launch of iOS 18 and the iPhone 16 lineup. The company is currently working on various AI tools which could debut at the WWDC 2024 event in June. Prominent analyst Jeff Pu also stated that the iPhone 16 will be the company's first device to boast AI features coupled with iOS 18. It is now rumored that the iPhone 16 lineup will feature a significantly upgraded Neural Engine for generative AI features coming with iOS 18.

The most exciting thing about switching to a new smartphone is that to quickly transfer all your old device data into a new one. However, the process of transferring data takes time and effort to make sure you do not lose any important files, photos or videos. If you have recently purchased the latest iPhone 15 and you are not sure about how to transfer all your data to your device then we have got you covered. We have compiled easy data transfer tips to help you make the process of transferring easy and you do not lose any of your important data. Check out the iPhone 15 data transfer tips here.

Marvel's Blood Hunt event is shaping up to potentially be one of the publisher's biggest stories in some time, with six spin-off limited series announced so far and more yet to come, to say nothing of ongoing series tie-ins and one-shots that are yet to be announced. 

Season 9 of Overwatch 2 is finally here. As you'd expect, Blizzard has provided a rundown of all the new additions coming to the team-based shooter.

Wowhead's Uber Unique Crafting Guide is now live! The guide covers everything you need to know about Uber Uniques (also known as Mythic Uniques), including an overview of all Uber Uniques, how to craft them, and how to obtain s.To see the full Uber Unique Crafting Guide, take a look at our Uber Unique Crafting Guide for Diablo 4 for more information. The guide has been updated with the latest information from Patch 1.3.2. Salvaging an Uber Unique yields 1.

Whether you’re looking for the quickest character leveling experience, grinding out Seneschal Stone ranks, or trying to cap your Paragon Glyphs, we’ve ranked Season 3’s Nightmare Vaults to help you optimize your trap-dodging, treasure-seeking journey.To see the complete Nightmare Vault rankings for Season 3, take a look at our Nightmare Vault Tier List. Between trap elements, the preliminary mini-dungeons, and unique final trap rooms, there are several components that separate the four Nightmare Vaults – though none of them are particularly accommodating of a surprise visit from a Son of Malphas. This Nightmare Vault Tier List considers factors such as completion time, Vault layout, and trap types to get your character, gear, Seneschal Stones, and Glyphs maxed out as quickly as possible. Best Nightmare Vaults in Season 3 Looking to make the climb to Tier 100 Nightmare Vaults in Diablo 4’s Season 3? Check out our Season of the Construct Nightmare Dungeon and Vault Push Tier List for information on the best classes and builds for traversing the fiery depths of the Vault of Cinders, the chilling halls of the Vault of Stone, the crackling corridors of the Vault of Copper, and the toxic passages of the Vault of Ink. Nightmare Dungeon and Vault Push Tier List for Season 3 Looking for more information on Season of the Construct? We’ve got you covered with guides for every aspect of Diablo 4’s Season 3.

A leading Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunner has not only set the world record in both Honour mode and Explorer mode, but they've managed to do it with only a 12-second difference between the two.

German-based marketing and communications agency 1SP has acquired UK PR firm Renaissance PR.

With the 50th anniversary of D&D just around the corner, the TTRPG giant has revealed our best look yet at its next campaign – and it feels like Avengers Endgame for Dungeons & Dragons.

Gorillaz co-founder - and Tank Girl co-creator - Jamie Hewlett is returning to comics with a new cover for the third volume of Rafael Grampá's Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham.  The cover is available in two formats – the "portrait" variant is open to order, the wraparound is a 1:25 ratio variant. It renders Batman in the classic Hewlett art style, simultaneously moody and cartoony.

Rockstar has officially dated GTA 6 for release in 2025, but there was some optimism evidenced by parent company Take-Two’s financials which suggested the title may arrive early next year. However, updated guidance from the organisation suggests that’s no longer the case, as discussed by Wedbush Securities analysts Nick McCay and Michael Pachter.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will «share updates on the Xbox business» this Thursday, the 15th February, at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM GMT / 9PM CET. In other words, this is when the beans will finally be spilled on Xbox's all-but-official multiplatform plans. The news will be delivered through the Official Xbox Podcast — which immediately raises questions about the potential scope of these «updates».

Got a hole in your pocket? Well, over 2,000 fresh PS5 and PS4 deals have been deployed on the PS Store, which means any hopes you had of saving money at the start of the year are likely in tatters right now. The savings do include a lot of DLC, so keep that in mind – but you’re generally looking at some big discounts on slightly lower profile games.

With the Lunar New Year upon us, Honkai: Star Rail is celebrating with an animated short centring on Guinaifen and Sushang from the Xianzhou Luofu. While this is, for all intents and purposes, a very short clip – it’s left us hungering for a full-length anime. Seeing the environments from the game brought to life, along with dozens of fan favourite characters, is extremely exciting.

What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2024 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's headset is off to a strong start in its first year on the market, with virtual reality developers both big and small committing their support to the headset. With so much to look forward to, we'll be keeping you up to date with a full list of every upcoming PSVR2 game on this page.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's playable demo is available now on PS5, and immediately, musically gifted players took the opportunity to show off for Tifa in the included piano minigame. Tifa's Theme is set as a challenge for players to overcome in-game, but rousing tributes to other tracks quickly appeared, a testament to the flexibility of its freeplay mode.

After years of wildly incorrect predictions,Madden 24 has snapped its Super Bowl losing streak. This year’s official simulation of Super Bowl LVIII was nearly right on the money, correctly predicting a narrow win for the Kansas City Chiefs.

With Foamstars, Square Enix is taking yet another swing at creating a popular live service title, heavily inspired by the ongoing hero shooter boom as well as Nintendo’s ultra-fun Splatoon series.

Going online for the Best Microsoft Office Deals can be a daunting task. To help you out in figuring out how to get a cheap Microsoft Office license without breaking the law (and possibly your wallet), we want to share Godeal24 Valentine's Day Sale with you. Let’s say you’re looking for the best deal on Microsoft Office 2021 Professional for your home office. But the Official price in MS is $439.99. Now take a look at Godeal24’s catalog for Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus: at this moment, the price is $27.78, meaning you’re going to save over 90% over the official price list. The key is 100% genuine and guaranteed, plus you’ll be covered with a full money-back warranty. Let’s check some other deals, and maybe you want to save even more cash. You just need to pay only $54.18 from Godeal24 for a genuine Office 2021 Home and Business for Mac license. Perhaps you want to save a little extra cash because you don’t need the latest version of Office, so what about Microsoft Office 2019? Here, Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus is priced at $24.48 instead of $179.99, so you’ll save over 80%. More favorable are key packages and Business Wholesale. Get the best deals from Godeal24 and buy it for your lover! Happy Valentine's Day!

If I were to invent a genre name for Trepang2, beyond being a first person shooter, I would call it a FEAR-like. It’s immediately clear that it’s very strongly influenced by that series’ whole schtick. It’s got more slow motion gunplay and supernatural creepiness than you’ll know what to do with, and then it throws in the ability to go invisible for good measure. Why not, right?

 If you're building a list of the most important stocks in the market, Tesla Inc. has to be on it. Or does it? That's part of a growing debate on Wall Street, where shares of Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker are tanking as the rest of the market rallies — and the company is warning that things may not get better for a while. An original member of the so-called Magnificent Seven tech stocks that have been driving the S&P 500 Index to new heights, traders are now wondering if Tesla's name belongs next to those other powerhouses.

Ever wanted a high-end workstation equipped with an NVIDIA GPU and NVIDIA CPU? Well, GPTshop has made it possible with its new line of workstation PC offerings which start at over $40,000 US as they come equipped with powerful Grace Hopper Superchip hardware.

Nexus Mods, arguably the biggest repository for game mods on the Web, has crossed the impressive milestone of 10 billion downloads.

Cinéaste darling and occasional nemesis of very online MCU fans, Martin Scorsese, is the latest director to have the story of his life transformed into a graphic novel. The new volume, simply titled Martin Scorsese, is the third and final instalment in writer/artist Amazing Améziane's trilogy of books for Titan Comics about the great filmmakers.

As we continue covering Rune Discoveries for Phase 2, it's been confirmed that the new Rune Slots for players are Waist and Feet slots. During our datamining of Phase 2, we uncovered data for Runes in the Head and Wrist Slots, which aren't actually obtainable this Phase of Season of Discovery. Here is a full list of all the datamined Runes that are not available --

Exciting news! Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been unveiled as the cover athlete for MLB The Show 24! Not only a phenomenal baseball player, but Guerrero also embodies the finest qualities of the sport. Coming from a baseball-centric family, his passion for the game and dedication to community service make him the perfect ambassador for MLB The Show 24.

Indie developers are enjoying a surge of early success this week, all thanks to this year's Steam Next Fest, which offers a ton of free demos for upcoming indie games.

The PlayStation exclusive Helldivers 2 has caught the attention of many players for various reasons. The hype has resulted in a tsunami of purchases, putting Helldivers 2 in a good position.

12.14 million video games were sold across European markets, a drop of 7.3% over the same period the year before, GSD data reveals.

Wowhead’s Poison Shred Druid Endgame Build Guide is now live! This highly active and engaging build features massive AoE damage, strong mobility, a horde of animal companions, and all the tankiness you would expect from Sanctuary’s resident toxic werewolf. Whether you’re looking to rip and tear your way through open-world content or knock out a Tier 90+ Nightmare Dungeon for your Season 3 Journey, this build has you covered. Poison Shred Druid Endgame Build Guide Season of the Construct Season Journey Guide

The WWE 2K franchise has spent the last couple of years finding its feet again after the disastrously received WWE 2K20, with last year’s WWE 2K23 being quite a solid effort in my estimation, even if it wasn’t quite the cohesive overall package I was hoping for. This year’s WWE 2K24 looks to build on that sturdy foundation with a wider array of new features than last year, including a new 2K Showcase celebrating WrestleMania’s 40th birthday, several new match types, gameplay updates like Super Finishers, and more (you can check out my full hands-on impressions here).

With just weeks to go before the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we’ve had our second hands on and now, on the eve of the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo’s appearance on PS5, we can finally share our thoughts from the first few hours of the game.

While your average laptop has a reasonably good screen, a portable monitor can either give you a better alternative or act as an extra screen for you to work with. Of course, you could take a more traditional monitor with you, but then you’ll have to deal with stands and more complex power needs, so they aren’t an option if you’re constantly on the road. That’s what’s great about portable monitors; plus, there’s a ton of variety that you can pick from, whether it’s something small and basic like a 15.6-inch screen or a large 18-inch one that runs at 144op and is perfect for gaming. That’s why we’ve gone out and found a nice selection of portable monitors for you to check out; so that you can pick something that fits your needs without spending a ton of extra cash.

For those looking for a change of scenery with their controllers, Sony has announced a new stylish addition to the DualSense wireless controller family, the Sterling Silver DualSense for PS5. This luxe makeover arrives as part of the PS5's "Deep Earth" DualSense series, joining the Cosmic Red and Midnight Black colors. While those controllers aimed to go for a space exploration/night skies kind of vibe, the Sterling Silver opts for a more refined, premium aesthetic.

Top productivity apps for 2024: In the quest for enhanced productivity, the right tools can make all the difference. Personalising your approach to productivity is essential, as what works for one person may not suit another. In the ever-expanding landscape of productivity apps, pinpointing the right ones for your needs is crucial. So, from Slack, Forest to MindMeister, here are 5 top notch productivity apps to power through your tasks in 2024:

Season 3 is here, which means new cosmetics! Tragedy must have befallen these lovers — the Lover in White cosmetics are covered in blood! While we don't know for certain when thess packages will rotate out of stock, what we do know is that the shop refreshes happen daily at approximately 10 am PDT, so stay tuned — we may have new cosmetic options soon! Premium Currency in Diablo 4

Season 3 is here, which means new cosmetics! Barbarians have gotten two new options the past few days, including the Tyrant of the Pits set and the Serpent's Champion set! While we don't know for certain when thess packages will rotate out of stock, what we do know is that the shop refreshes happen daily at approximately 10 am PDT, so stay tuned — we may have new cosmetic options soon! Premium Currency in Diablo 4

Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts assemble to determine where to place the hands of the Doomsday Clock. Presented by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Doomsday Clock is a visual metaphor for humanity's proximity to catastrophe. It measures our collective peril in minutes and seconds to midnight, and we don't want to strike 12. In 2023, the expert group brought the clock the closest it has ever been to midnight: 90 seconds. On January 23 2024, the Doomsday Clock was unveiled again, revealing that the hands remain in the same precarious position.

HITMAN maker IO Interactive has lofty aims when it comes to the quality of gameplay animation they want to achieve in Project 007. The game developer is hiring animators, and the studio's Twitter account has shared a few statements from members of the Animation team to intrigue would-be candidates. Joshua Andrew Gleaves, Senior Gameplay Animator, said:

It's official: the rights to Marvel Comics are now owned by the notoriously evil Roxxon Energy Corporation. The rights to the metafictional version of Marvel Comics that actually exists within the Marvel Universe, that is, which, much like the real world Marvel Comics, tells the tales of superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and of course Thor.

There’s plenty to see and do across the Palapagos Islands, and traveling on foot just isn’t going to cut it - no matter how fast you sprint, you’ll get there much quicker on riding the back of a Pal.

Enshrouded is an early access survival-crafter RPG that has the unfortunate fate of debuting right next to Palworld, a similarly structured game enjoying massively viral success. However, while the appeal of Palworld is immediately obvious, it takes a little bit of digging to find what makes Enshrouded shine.

Todd McFarlane's Spawn reaches its landmark 350th issue in February and Image is promising big changes ahead for the record-breaking comic.

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Apple recently released iOS 17.4 to developers for testing purposes. In accordance with our prior speculations, the company is rolling out App Store changes with its latest iOS 17.4 beta. The upcoming update will house all the required changes the EU imposed under the Digital Markets Act. Apple has until March 6 to comply with the necessary changes, and the latest beta confirms that iOS 17.4 will be the update that will change how users download and install apps on the iPhone. With iOS 17.4, Apple has also opened the browser category for third-party developers, which they can use as the default app.

It's a little bit later in the month than usual, but Marvel Comics has finally dropped its full April 2024 solicitations, including several big new debuts, and the launch of the much-hyped Blood Hunt event.

It’s been a reasonably long time since a game latched onto my innermost sense of childlike wonder – that is, until I lost 30 hours of my week building a fortress town in Enshrouded’s meadows before I even started its main quest. This action-RPG survival sim draws a mish-mash of inspirations from games like Valheim, Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and all those ideas come together in a way that’s already engrossing at its Early Access launch. Its gob-smackingly gorgeous high-fantasy art style, vast open world, intelligent crafting systems, seemingly limitless base building, and satisfying character customization are impressive, but also marred by a few bugs – both literal and figurative – a lackluster story filled with decent-at-best puzzle design, and clunky action combat that’s off to a middling start. And yet, across 62 hours soaking in its rustic fantasy charm, it was easy to forgive those hitches and gleefully get lost in its depths with a friend.

Enshrouded is a brand new fantasy survival adventure where players explore the world of Embervale, which has been invaded by a mysterious corrupting fog.

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

The Earth of the Energon Universe is in turmoil. The Transformers have crashed and the forces of the Autobots and Decepticons have immediately started waging war on each other. Meanwhile, Conrad "Duke" Hauser is trying to find out the truth about these strange machines, and the mysterious Cobra Commander is gathering his forces while studying an alien prisoner - Megatron! And now a new faction is about to enter the fray...

With the sun setting on Dragonflight and The War Within on the horizon, our Protection Paladin Writer, Lincoln, offers a retrospective highlighting Protection's journey in Dragonflight and shares their hopes for the spec's next evolution with a War Within Wishlist.

A modder has released several Palworld PC mods that improve the game's visuals and add FSR2/XeSS upscaling support.

Global electricity demand from data centers, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence could more than double over the next three years, adding the equivalent of Germany's entire power needs, the International Energy Agency forecasts in its latest report.

Season 3 is here, which means new cosmetics! Barnacles, sea urchins, and salt-sprayed rope — this Sorcerer set is a sailor's dream, or nightmare! While we don't know for certain when thess packages will rotate out of stock, what we do know is that the shop refreshes happen daily at approximately 10 am PDT, so stay tuned — we may have new cosmetic options soon! Premium Currency in Diablo 4

Comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart is returning to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show as a part-time host to cover the 2024 U.S. election cycle, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios announced Wednesday.

As you head out on your adventures across the Palpagos Islands, the in-game map will gradually unfog and reveal itself - but the only things marked are the fast-travel waypoints and Alpha Pal spawn locations you’ve come across.

Palworld breeders are already pushing the game to its limits, creating adorable genetic concoctions that can pull out an SMG and drop a miniboss in five seconds flat.

Sofia Coppola is an immaculate stylist, tastemaker, and music fan whose movies are known for their impeccably curated soundtracks. She’s responsible for some of the great needle-drops of the 21st century: Think of the numbed, aching romance of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Just Like Honey” at the end of Lost in Translation, or the punky frivolity of Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy” scoring the shopping spree in Marie Antoinette.

BGMI tips: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) provides numerous tricks and ways to win an intense match, however, winning requires making extremely strategic movements. While many players try to hide or play the game in as quiet a manner as possible, some like to go on a rampage to dominate the enemy team. If you have just started playing the game, these BGMI tips are specially curated for you. This guide will cover how players can use drop balls smartly to overpower enemies and confuse them to make their next move. Check out the BGMI tips here.

Samsung’s switch to titanium did not make the Galaxy S24 Ultra drastically lighter than the Galaxy S23 Ultra, but what it did do was make it more durable. Pair the new chassis with the latest Gorilla Glass Armor, and you have one of the strongest flagships made this year, as showcased by one YouTuber, who performed a series of drop and scratch tests on Samsung’s premiere handset.

astragon Entertainment and Mi’pu’mi Games have released Howl on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S today. It was initially released in November 2023 on PC and Switch.

Epic’s standalone survival crafting game saw its first update on Tuesday, smoothing out some of the new game’s rough edges and adding a flurry of quality of life improvements.

Riot Games have announced that they will shortly lay off "about 530" people, or 11 per cent of their global workforce, so as to "create focus and move us towards a more sustainable future", in the words of CEO Dylan Jadeja. The "biggest impact" will be felt outside of core development, though they'll affect at least one major internal team - the developers of Legends Of Runeterra. Riot are also binning off the Riot Forge publishing label, under which third-party developers create smaller-scale games based on Riot's own intellectual properties.

Phase 2 of Season of Discovery brings with it a new level 40 cap. Even without Runes this will massively shake up the meta, but of course, there will always be winners and losers each Phase. This article will cover the most impactful new spells and talents gained between levels 26 and 40, estimating which classes will see the biggest improvements for Phase 2. This list aims to look into what classes are looking the strongest and weakest in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery, without advance knowledge of what will be added or changed in Phase 2. New Runes and items, as well as changes to existing spells and items will likely have a drastic impact on what is and is not strong in Phase 2.

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

What monster-collection game would be complete without some Legendary versions to track down and add to your team? Palworld launched with a very respectable roster of Pals across its nine types, but unfortunately, it only has four Legendaries to start. However, even if you have friends along to help you search, this is a massive open world with a ton of ground to cover. If you think your team is up to the challenge and want to take on some of the toughest Pals in the game, here is where you can find all of the Legendaries currently in the game.

It’s a little less than a month until Pacific Drive rolls out into the world. To get you ready for the game, Ironwood Studios has released a video that covers the core gameplay.

AI roundup: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's tableau will provide in-depth information about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for various industries and the general public at the upcoming Republic Day Parade. In a surprising event, a robocall utilized AI to impersonate President Joe Biden's voice, discouraging voters from going to the polls. This and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look.