Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Has Already Broken A Metacritic Record

Summary The highly anticipated expansion,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreehas already broken a Metacritic record ahead of its launch on Friday.Shadow of the Erdtreeventures to a new location called the Land of Shadow and looks set to introduce plenty of new lore surrounding Miquella the Unalloyed, the most powerful demigod inElden Ring, as players follow their footsteps and meet several new followers and have the opportunity to engage in roughly 40 brutal boss battles depending on their actions....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Tiffany Barnes

Facebook is rolling out a Messenger ‘unsend’ feature, and here’s how to use it

A week after Facebook teased the launch ofits “remove message” featurefor Messenger, the company has started to roll it out to users in several countries around the world. Up to now, if you sent an embarrassing message or mixed up your chat threads and sent something to the wrong one, you could only remove the errorfrom your own phone, and not from the recipients’. But a new button accessible at the foot of chat threads now offers a way to remove a message from all devices that received it, though you only have 10 minutes to do so, according toTechCrunch....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Cody Johnson

FFXIV: Shadowbringers E5 raid guide: Learn to chase orbs again

After a bit of a snooze sinceFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringerslaunched, we’re back on the raid guide game. Part Two of the Eden raid series is out, and this time, electricity is what we need. Our fight against Ramuh back in the Sylphlands is an ideal choice. The conjuring trick is a bit of a mash between your own and Ryne’s imaginations. Old man Ramuh has a few more legs this time around, however....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Jose Cain

Flappy Bird creator denounces remake, claims it’s tied to crypto

The original creator ofFlappy Birdhas disavowed thejust-announced mobile remake, connecting it to crypto and distancing himself from the project. The new game, announced last week, was the “official” return of the mobile games classic, and would be including the core gameplay, along with new single- and multiplayer game modes and characters. Developer Dong Nguyen posted ashort statementon X (formerly Twitter) clarifying that he was not involved with the new game, and “I also don’t support crypto....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Alexis King

G.I. Joe's Destro Is Ready to Take On "Anyone Who Gets In His Way" In New Miniseries

Summary Destro is set to face off against some of the deadliest characters in the entireG.I. Joefranchise in the Energon Universe, but for the long-time Cobra villain, they’re just names on his “kill list.” The first issue of Destro’s new miniseries set up a secret war between various arms dealers, with the Scottish Laird facing off against the Crimson Twins, Tomax and Xamot. The solicitation forDestro#4 teases some of the challenges the title character will face in this penultimate issue, as Destro assembles quite the list of enemies to eliminate before all is said and done....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · John Clark

Ghost of Yotei release date, Gamescom trailer, free DLC & everything we know

Ghost of Yotei release date, Gamescom trailer, free DLC & everything we know Ghost of Yotei is the upcoming sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, and Sucker Punch Productions has finally revealed the release date and a special gameplay deep dive. DuringPlayStation’s September 2024 State of Play, fans were given their first look atGhost of Yotei— the hotly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Ghost of Tsushima. Yotei leaves the war-ravaged lands of Tsushima behind and sets its sights on the beautiful vistas of the Hokkaido region – an area known for its outstanding beauty....

August 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1490 words · Benjamin Brooks

Google aims to dominate CES this year, triples its floor space from 2018

When CES 2019 kicks off on January 8 in Las Vegas,Google’s focuson Google Assistant and the company’s smart home ecosystem is poised to outdo last year’s massive presence, when “Hey Google” ads and signs were everywhere you looked. The CES 2019 exhibitor list shows Google will have an even larger and more centrally located outdoor booth than last year. Tripling its 6,000 square feet of exhibit space at CES 2018, this year Google’s CES exhibition space totals 18,000 square feet....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Charles Waters

GTA 6 fans spot another huge clue that game announcement could be coming

GTA 6 fans spot another huge clue that game announcement could be coming Community members put on their tin foil hats again and highlighted a clue pointing to an imminent GTA 6 announcement. October 24 was a rough day for GTA fans. Some community members expected a GTA 6 reveal trailer but instead got a newRed Dead Redemption 2 outfit.That isn’t to say every player fell for the trap, as it’s well known that Tuesdays are always dedicated to RDR2 news, while GTA gets Thursday and Friday....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Jeremy Robertson

Guardians of The Galaxy: 10 Stories That Prove Moondragon Is the Future of the Cosmic MCU

Summary Based on her absolutely epic history inMarvel Comicsas an Avengers-level powerhouse,Moondragonhas all the elements to be a fan-favorite character when she’s eventually brought to the silver screen - especially as theMCUcontinues to explore the cosmic side of its established universe. Heather Douglas aka Moondragon was orphaned as a young girl after her parents died in a car crash, which Thanos himself was responsible for. Afterward, she was raised on Titan in the Shoa-Lorn monastery, where she was trained to be a skilled fighter on-par with some of the greatest warriors in the Marvel Universe....

August 16, 2025 · 10 min · 2062 words · Robert Daniel

Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy’s Codenames Get a Romantic New Origin Their Fans Can't Miss

Summary WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers forThe Strange Case of Harleen and Harley! Many fans are familiar with the origins ofHarley QuinnandPoison Ivy’scodenames, which were originally linked to their infamous exes—Jokerand Dr. Jason Woodrue. However, a sneak peek of an upcoming graphic novel has introduced a new, romantic origin for the “Harley” and “Ivy” codenames. This development severs their connection to the Clown Prince of Crime and Woodrue, and it’s possibly the best thing to happen to the Harlivy ship in years....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Amy Thompson

How IBM’s cutting-edge A.I. put a losing soccer team on a winning streak

If you’ve seen the 2011 movieMoneyball, or read the brilliant Michael Lewis book it’s based on, you will be familiar with the way that data and more than a pinch of clever math can be used to create a winning sports team out of seemingly non-promising components. But what if you were to go one step further and apply the computing power of IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence? As it turns out, the A....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Linda Perry

How to control the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam

The coolest feature of theRing Pan-Tilt Indoor Camis its ability to swivel around to give you a 360-degree view of your home. When used properly, you may easily check in on multiple rooms remotely without the need to install a whole slew of cameras throughout your property. Panning and tilting the camera is simple once you know where to look, though there are a few quirks to be aware of....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Jessica Conway

How to customize boot animations on Steam Deck

Want to make starting your Steam Decka little more exciting? The Steam Deck has supported custom boot animations for a while now – that means that your startup screen can show a brief customized video as you log into the platform. There are many possibilities for these intros, from custom videos that Steam releases as promotions to animations from talented online designers covering a broad number of subjects. Difficulty Interested in finding one of your own?...

August 16, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Justin Carter