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TikTok has finally hit a huge turning point in its never-ending fight to stay alive in the United States. The company just announced a massive joint venture deal that might actually put an end to the threat of a nationwide ban over its Chinese ownership. TikTok’s US Survival Plan Takes Shape According to an internal memo that AFP got its hands on, TikTok CEO Shou Chew told his team that they and parent company ByteDance have struck a deal to create a new US-based company. This new joint venture is backed by a group of heavy-hitting investors. Oracle, Silver Lake,…
The year is winding down, and we’re wrapping up for the holidays. Before the team gets going, though, there’s still a few games to discuss and stories worth breaking down.Marcus returns from The Game Awards 2025 to tell Alex and Charles about the on-the-ground experience. Then, the crew digs into their Steam Replay for 2025, then talks about a few neat games like Death Howl and Dogpile. And finally, Alex and Charles discuss the newly announced World of Warcraft: Midnight cover story.The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats…
It started as a joke. “What if I created a podcast where I am talking to artificial intelligent bots and pretended to be interested in what they had to say?” I asked a friend of mine. That was a few months ago before I realized Google has an AI tool called NotebookLM that (mostly) lets you converse with two human-sounding hosts in real-time. Known as interactive mode, you can join the podcast and ask a question at any time. The bots will pause and recognize you as a “listener” and then comment on what you have to say. I decided…
Most gaming laptops at this price ask you to compromise somewhere: either a great screen with mid-tier specs, or strong internals with a dull panel. This Legion Pro 5 deal is appealing because it gets the balance right. You are getting a 2025 AMD Ryzen 7 processor, RTX 5060 graphics, 32GB of RAM, and a 2.5K OLED display for $1,299.99, which is $360 off the regular $1,659.99 price. What You’re Getting This configuration of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 centers on a 16-inch 2.5K OLED display, which is a big step up from the washed-out 1080p panels you still see…
The Terminator franchise’s overlap with video games is full of mixed results. Despite it being a universe overflowing with video game catnip-like explosions, robot skeletons, and laser guns, there have been plenty of misses and only a few hits. The same could be said of the film franchise, as well, but Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an undeniable classic – a defining action film of its time that is still entertaining more than 30 years later. Terminator 2D: No Fate is exclusively an adaptation of that film and seeks to recall both the movie and the era in which it was…
Serious home theater upgrades usually mean serious money, and Sony’s VPL-XW5000ES absolutely lives in that category. Even on sale, it is not an impulse buy. But if you have been planning a dedicated theater room or a big-screen upgrade that goes beyond any TV, this $4,999.99 price (down from $5,999.99) is the kind of discount that finally makes a high-end projector like this easier to justify. What you’re getting The VPL-XW5000ES is a native 4K HDR laser projector built for proper dark-room cinema. You aren’t dealing with pixel shifting or faux-4K tricks here. Sony’s SXRD panel tech is designed to…
2025 has been a terrific year for cinema, as we’ve seen filmmakers deliver many outstanding movies in theaters and on streaming. While established franchises like Marvel and DC delivered some stellar new films this year, we’ve also been treated to several original stories that have electrified the imagination and won over audiences. With 2025 winding down, there’s still time to watch these films, which demand to be seen as the best movies of the year. Sinners 2025 was an especially great year for horror films, and Sinners stood tall as the best of them. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler,…
One of the biggest eyebrow raisers for the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem was the surname of its protagonist, Grace Ashcroft. That’s because she’s the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, an investigative reporter and oft-forgotten character who last appeared in the equally overlooked Resident Evil Outbreak. For the many unfamiliar RE fans, this begs the question: Who the heck is Alyssa Ashcroft, and why has she suddenly become a big deal? To prepare for the next mainline Resident Evil game, we’re going to answer this tantalizing question. Resident Evil Outbreak launched for the PlayStation 2 in North America on March 30, 2004. Set…
Google has added a new feature to NotebookLM that turns messy research into something you can actually use. The company has introduced Data Tables, a tool that pulls information from multiple sources and automatically organizes it into clean, structured tables that can be exported directly to Google Sheets for further editing, sharing, or use in Google Docs. Sneaking in a few more gifts before the holidays… 🎁Export your Notes and Reports! In the Studio Panel, select the three dots next to your Study Guide, Briefing Docs, or saved Notes to export to Docs or (if they contain tables) Sheets!For easy,…
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to jump into a new AM5 build, this bundle is an easy shortcut. For $363.99, you get an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and a Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX motherboard together, instead of buying both pieces separately at the usual $529.98. That is $165.99 you can throw toward a GPU, RAM, or a bigger SSD, which is exactly what you want when you’re trying to stretch a PC budget. What you’re getting This combo pairs a 6-core/12-thread Ryzen 5 7600X with a full-featured B650 AORUS Elite AX ATX board. The 7600X is…