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After watching about 45 minutes of gameplay of The Midnight Walk during a recent demo, I got the chance to inquire about the game’s stop-motion art style. It’s not true stop-motion – all the animation is done digitally – but the developers mentioned that they sculpted every figure in the game by hand. To explain, co-director Olov Redmalm switches his Discord camera to his phone and walks across the office, showing a workspace littered with handcrafted figures of characters and environments. He ends up at a small, well-lit white box, where he says they can scan sculpted pieces into a…
After more than a decade in development, Middle-earth Extended Edition has launched into version 1.0 for The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth. Unfortunately, Battle for Middle-earth isn’t available to purchase digitally, although you can find it used on eBay for the price of a new PlayStation 5 title. This mod has been a long time coming, but it adds the finishing touches on a project that has expanded a beloved RTS far beyond its original scope. Battle for Middle-earth was developed by Danger Close Games and released in December 2004. Middle-earth Extended Edition started development eight years later…
After years of waiting, Wednesday’s comprehensive Nintendo Direct finally revealed everything the Nintendo Switch 2 has to offer, including its new features, launch games, and release date. To top it all off, pre-orders were set to open next week on April 9 until Nintendo issued a new statement to news outlets this morning. Pre-orders are being temporarily postponed due to the United States’ recently announced tariffs, which will likely impact the console’s price. Nintendo issued the following statement to Game Informer: Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Having a touchscreen saved me from a work disaster I love touchscreens, but they come with drawbacks I’ll never forget the day my touchscreen laptop became my unexpected hero. I was working on an important project when my mouse decided to quit on me. I low-key panicked as I rapidly moved my cursor around, hoping it was a momentary glitch. Then, I remembered that I could use my PC’s touchscreen to navigate my files and keep going. The touchscreen turned out to be my lifeline, and at that moment, I knew I would never…
Quality is subjective, but if you ask WWE fans about the state of the product in recent years, many will tell you it’s the best it’s been in ages. The company is enjoying a boom period in quality and mainstream popularity not seen since the Attitude Era, and it almost feels scripted that the WWE 2K video games have been on a similar upward trajectory during the same time frame. WWE 2K25 retains everything that has worked in the recent entries while opening up the roster in a welcomed way due to the long-overdue introduction of intergender matches. Although the…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Deep Research Podcasts Microsoft’s Copilot had a rather splashy AI upgrade fest at the company’s recent event. Microsoft made a total of nine product announcements, which include the agentic trick called Actions, Memory, Vision, Pages, Shopping, and Copilot Search. A healthy few have already appeared on rival AI products such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, alongside much smaller players like Perplexity and browser-maker Opera. However, two products that have found some vocal fan-following with Gemini and ChatGPT have finally landed on the Copilot platform. Deep Research Everyone is big on Deep Research these…
Over the last several months, I’ve spent a lot of time bouncing between my favorite characters in Marvel Rivals. Doctor Strange pulls me in with his sorcerous ways, only for Invisible Woman to grab my attention. I’ll be blasting lightning bolts with Storm and then be drawn over to the fun of bashing baddies with Thor’s Mjolnir. It’s a vicious cycle, and I’m hooked. It’s also one of the big reasons Marvel Rivals consistently hits such substantial concurrent player numbers, keeping fans engaged for match after match. Rivals successfully unites a disparate cast of comic book heroes and villains in…
Acer Swift AI 16 MSRP $1,250.00 “The Acer Swift AI 16 has a beautiful OLED display, and that scores some serious points.” Pros Excellent OLED display Solid productivity performance Good, if slightly cramped, keyboard Quality build Attractive price Cons Mediocre battery life Touchpad is too small Slightly aesthetic Table of Contents Table of Contents Specs and pricing Design Keyboard and touchpad Webcam and connectivity Performance Battery life Display and audio An expansive OLED display saves the day There’s an argument to be made for laptop that’s reasonably thin and light while still offering up a bunch of screen real estate.…
It’s been 15 years since Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) and Quorra (Olivia Wilde) escaped from the Grid in Tron: Legacy. A third Tron film was in development that would have continued Sam and Quorra’s story, but it was ultimately canceled. According to director Joseph Kosinski, that movie would have featured the real world facing an invasion from the Grid. Some of that plot has been retained for the upcoming film, Tron: Ares, and that’s readily apparent in the new trailer that features lightcycles wrecking havoc in our world. More alarmingly, a Recognizer – a digital warship from both of the…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Colorful and clear, and with plenty to see It’s lacking some motivation tools — but there’s an app for that Did the OnePlus Watch 3 keep me running? I’ll admit it, I’m not a born runner. Far from a graceful antelope on the plains, my natural gait is more akin to a tube man in a gale, limbs flying awkwardly, while also sweating heavily and gasping for air. But even the worst runner wants to see their stats, and for me, that’s meant I’ve played with a bunch of fitness watches and smartwatches over…