Beating the Jagged Peak Drake inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreecan be a daunting task for players who are caught by surprise by this large and imposing dragon menace after a relatively challenging dungeon. The Jagged Peak Drake is but one of the many new and optional bosses in the DLC, though those who wish to progress within the questline for Igon andconsume Draconic Essence inElden Ring’s DLCwill need to go through the dragon boss....

Elio review: Sweet Pixar flick about finding friendship on the other side of the galaxy Elio is the story of a lonely boy befriending a lonely alien, and while it leans into well-worn sci-fi tropes – and frequently cribs from classics of the genre – that central story plays out a way that’s both heartwarming and tearjerking. Which isPixar‘s genius. The studio craftsanimated moviesthat appeal to children and adults alike, and manage to make you both happy and sad in a way that strains the brain but soothes the heart....

With the flurry of new devicesunveiled at Amazon’s fall 2021 event, it’s not surprising that some new Amazon services made it under the radar — and we want to take time to talk about a particularly interesting smart security service the company’s brand Ring is now offering homeowners. Virtual Security Guard is a unique type of business and home monitoring service for those who want the very best protection possible when they aren’t available to monitor it themselves....

Red Dead Redemption 2‘s online mode has garnered much success after leaving beta in 2019.Red Dead Onlineis a continuously evolving cooperative and competitive multiplayer experience similar toGrand Theft Auto Online. Though it’s nowhere near as successful as the behemothGTA Online,Red Dead Onlinehas amassed a large audience. The online mode can be quite complicated, so we’ve compiled a list of everything you need to know aboutRed Dead Online. Free for all Red Dead Redemption 2 players While Rockstar viewsRed Dead Onlineas a separate game, anyone who owns a copy ofRed Dead Redemption 2gets free accessto the experience....

Amidst growing concerns over national voter fraud during major elections, a microscope has been turned on Georgia where concerns over inflated voter numbers, phony ballots, and poor voting machine security following the state’s 2018 primary election. In one grievous instance, a precinct with just 276 registered voters recorded 670 ballots, a 243-percent turnout. Election interference is one of the largest talking points in the U.S. and has beensince the 2016 presidential election....

Kratos and Atreus are back, older, and preparing to face off against even greater challenges inGod of War Ragnarok. The titular apocalyptic event is looming, and in the years between the original and the sequel, father and son have been preparing. You, as the player, may not have touched the previous game for years or never played it at all. Even if that game is fresh in your mind, this sequel adds quite a bit new to the mix to learn....

Today, Google announced a new version of Android, Android 12L, aimed at building out theAndroid 12experience for larger-screened devices (viaGoogle Developers). It is primarily aimed at tablets and foldables, but users ofChromebookswill also benefit from it. Google has historically struggled with nailing a large-screen Android experience ever since it released and later rolled back the changes it made with Android Honeycomb. While the company has since shipped tablets running Android like the Nexus 10 and Pixel C, the experience of these have been criticized for mostly being a blown-up phone interface, a charge that still holds for tablets running unmodified Android such as the recently releasedNokia T20....

Unlike Apple, Microsoft has mostly stuck to software throughout its long history, but the iconic company behind the dominant Windows operating system has had a surprisingly successful run in the hardware market lately. Although its Windows smartphones didn’t quite catch on, the Microsoft Surface series of laptops and tablets has been pretty great, and a couple of them are on sale at the moment on Microsoft’s website. We’ve highlighted two of our favorites, the awesome Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and the updated Surface Laptop 2, below, featuring discounts of up to $300....

There were a lot of surprises at this year’sXbox Games Showcase, but few turned my head the wayGrounded 2did. I wasn’t just shocked because it is Obsidian Entertainment’s third game releasing in 2025 (behindAvowedand ahead ofThe Outer Worlds 2). I was more so surprised that the team made it at all. The firstGroundedonly hit early access in 2020 and enjoyed regular updates on its path to 1.0. It very much felt early for a full sequel to arrive....

When it comes to sleep assistants, it’s hard to beat the Hatch Restore. Capable of creating a bunch of soothing sleep sounds, glowing a variety of colors, and offering heaps of customization options, it’s a great companion for most nightstands. However, the Hatch Restore is now available in a variety of footprints. TheHatch Restore 3is the latest and greatest model, but you can still track down the original Hatch Restore andHatch Restore 2at third-party vendors....

In a New Year messageposted to his Instagram, Henry Cavill confirmed that season two of Netflix’sThe Witcherwill soon begin pre-production. Netflix orderedseason two ofThe Witcherbefore the first season even aired. Further updates, however, have been lacking until Cavill’s post. Speaking to his 10 million followers, he said, “Hello everybody, I’m back. I have been enjoying my Christmas break, perhaps a little too much at some points, but now it is back to work....

Fresh on the heels of Hisense announcing that their116-inch UX RGB Mini-LED TVwill cost awhopping $30,000, it felt like the perfect time to take a look at the rest of their 2025 TV lineup. That is, for those of us who don’t have 30 grand sitting in the theater room fund. One of the most impressive things about Hisense’s approach over the last few years is how even their lower-tier TVs take a significant step up in quality each year....

For almost a decade, we’ve lived in an incredible era of smartphones. Phones do considerably more than they did eight years ago when the original iPhone launched, and nowhere is this more apparent than in smartphone cameras. From single cameras — and occasionally double — in the pre-smartphone era, we’ve now descended into an era where three and four cameras are commonplace on smartphones. Instead of being focused on a subject immediately in front of you, the best smartphone cameras now allow you to zoom in or out, take incredible portrait photos, and record high-quality professional video....