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Video games have gotten better film and TV adaptations these days. Since 2020, we’ve gotten hits like the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, HBO’s The Last of Us, and Netflix’s Arcane. Now, indie film distributor NEON (Parasite, Anora) has joined in on this modern trend by screening one of the best video game movies ever, Exit 8. Directed and co-written by Genki Kawamura, this liminal horror film is based on the walking simulator, The Exit 8, by indie developer Kotake Create. Exit 8 follows “The Lost Man” (Kazunari Ninomiya) as he tries to find his way out of a Tokyo subway…
Google is giving Chrome users two pretty meaningful desktop upgrades, and one of them feels long overdue. Chrome is now rolling out support for vertical tabs alongside a new fullscreen mode on desktop. These changes were announced by Google as features built to make tab-heavy browsing more convenient to manage, while also offering a cleaner way to read cluttered webpages. Why ‘vertical tabs’ is a game changer for Google Chrome Just as the name would suggest, vertical tabs work by vertically stacking your open Chrome tabs. So rather than keeping all your tabs crammed into the usual strip across the…
A hot minute after the first-ever MacBook Neo just hit the store shelves, Apple is already plotting its successor. According to Tim Culpan, a Taiwan-based tech columnist and former Bloomberg reporter, writing in his Culpium newsletter, a next-generation MacBook Neo is on track for a 2027 arrival, with two substantial upgrades. What’s actually changing, and what isn’t? The current-generation MacBook Neo runs on the A18 Pro chip, the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 Pro, and it is roughly as powerful as the M1 chip on the 2020 MacBook Air. Its successor, however, could be equipped with a binned…
Sea of Stars was one of our favorite games of 2023, and you can now bring the acclaimed RPG everywhere you go with its arrival to iOS and Android today.Inspired by classic JRPGs like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI, Sea of Stars comes from Sabotage Studios, developer of The Messenger. In fact, Sea of Stars is a distant prequel to The Messenger and stars two warriors, Valere and Zale, who wield the power of the Moon and Sun, respectively. The pair teams up with their childhood friend and battle chef, Garl, to take on an evil alchemist known as…
Scrolling through a streaming library looking for something to watch is its own kind of exhausting. But Tubi just fixed it. The free streaming service has been integrated into ChatGPT, making it the first video streaming platform to do so. Starting today, you can ask ChatGPT directly for movie and TV recommendations from Tubi’s library and start watching within seconds, all without leaving the chat interface. How to use Tubi inside ChatGPT? Getting started is straightforward on both desktop and mobile. On your desktop, click “Apps” in the ChatGPT sidebar, search for Tubi, and connect it. On mobile, tap the…
Matt Mercer Critical Role, Ganondorf’s voice actor My foray into a lifetime of gaming and storytelling was informed deeply with my childhood acquisition of an original NES, and along with that, The Legend of Zelda absorbed me entirely. I remember following up with the (underrated) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link while chowing on NES Cereal and working on my Link costume for Halloween, then staying up late at my friend Raphael’s house to play Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on his SNES before I ever had my own. The sweeping promise of getting lost in Hyrule…
If you have been looking for more reasons to love your Roku device, here is a good one. Roku has quietly expanded The Roku Channel with six brand new free channels, available right now on all Roku TVs and streaming players. This latest addition brings the platform’s already expansive library, which covers hundreds of live channels and thousands of on-demand titles, even further. What are the six new free channels on Roku? Here is the full list of what just landed on The Roku Channel: Channel 313 : Rawhide Channel 314 : The Beverly Hillbillies Channel 624 : Ink Master…
Arkham Horror’s lengthy history in the tabletop gaming world continues to expand. The latest addition is the new core set for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Originally released in 2016, the game has seen numerous expansions over the years that have expanded its storytline, but this year’s launch represents a new chapter and ideal jumping on point for new players.We reached out to game designers Duke Harrist, Nicholas Kory, and Reid Bradshaw about the new installment, what both new and established players can expect, and why the card game (and broader Arkham Horror fiction) has had such staying power. We…
After years of rumors and leaks, Apple’s iPhone Fold is finally inching closer to a launch, and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, arguably the most reliable Apple oracle, the foldable is on track for a September 2026 debut. Earlier this week, Nikkei Asia raised eyebrows by flagging development snags with the iPhone Fold, particularly during testing. Gurman, however, pushes back, reporting that despite the device’s complex design, Apple remains committed to its September launch window. Is the iPhone Fold’s launch on track? The supply at launch might be tighter than for other iPhones, but the launch timeline itself stands. Does…
Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to the 2020 puzzle adventure Call of the Sea, has a new trailer and a release date. The sequel takes place 30 years after the original and stars two characters who work together to unravel a new cosmic mystery. Call of the Sea protagonist Norah Everhart may be out of the picture, but she serves as the narrator for this new adventure. Call of the Elder Gods will have two playable characters: newcomer Evangiline Drayton, a university student and engineer, and Harry Everhart, Norah’s husband and archeology professor from the last game. When the…