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Sega’sYakuza seriesis one that you’ve almost certainly heard of, whether you’ve dived into the world of Kiryu-Chan or not. This long-running action RPG series recently blew up in the West after years of being a mainly Japanese audience-focused title. For years, many English-speaking gamers were barely aware of the franchise’s existence. Now, as seen with the release of games likeYakuza: Like a Dragon, the series has become one of Sega’s global juggernauts....

I’m trudging through a dark hallway when my motion tracker lights up. A green blip appears, and I sweat for a moment before I realize that’s just my android companion following me. Then a second blip appears behind him. I panic, wildly moving my flashlight through the dark corridors to figure out what’s trailing me. By the time I see the sinister head of a Xenomorph dashing toward me, it’s too late; I already have a tail poked through my chest....

All cancelled games & studio closures from Xbox’s massive layoffs Xbox laying off a reported 9,000 additional staff has had a major impact. From game cancellations to studios being shuttered, here’s the full scope of the damage as we understand it. With rumors swirling earlier in the week,Xbox confirmed its latest round of layoffs on July 2. Following the cut of over 12,500 roles throughout 2023-2024, Microsoft’s gaming division reportedly just wiped out a further 9,000 staff....

Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownImage used with permission by copyright holder Anthony Bourdain visited every continent — yes, even Antarctica — in pursuit of good food and better stories. The 61-year-old host ofParts Unknownwas found deadin a French hotel on June 6, apparently of suicide. He didn’tconsider himself a journalist, but he found ways of getting people to open up, usually over a meal or cold beer, whether it wasPresident Obamaand agroup of studentsin a cafeteria....

“Why you may trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ I’ve now reviewed my second laptop built around Intel’s newest Arrow Lake-HX chipset and Nvidia’s Blackwell GPU architecture. The first, theLenovo Legion Pro 7i, was very fast and lived up to the hype, while being a very large 16-inchgaming laptopwith some nice aesthetic flair....

As any OK Go fan will tell you, the band isn’t known for factory-produced music videos. To promote its new trackI Won’t Let You Down– a sunnyearwormof a tune from the band – the alt-pop quartet came up with another production that falls right in-line with its past video efforts: The new video is tightly choreographed, bursting with color, packed with enough moments that leave the viewer wondering how this thing was pulled off – and it was all shot, as usual, in one take....

If you have an older router and are struggling to connect to several devices, or often find regular lag spikes or dropped connections, then you may need to grab yourself a new router with the newest Wi-Fi 6 or even Wi-Fi 7 tech. Luckily, amodern routercan fix a lot of these issues, especially those that come with the latestWi-Fi 6standard and later, since those are made specifically to handle multiple connections....

CoD datamine reveals Warhammer 40K collab in the works for Warzone & MW3 Dataminers have combed through Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and found artwork that reveals an impending collaboration with Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K. TheCall of Dutyfranchise has been a bit trigger-happy with its collaborations in recent years. From TV shows likeThe Boysto the inclusion of chart-topping rappers likeNicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg, they’ve certainly altered the look and feel of one of the world’s most popular FPS series....

Summary Sadly, Kevin Costner will not return inYellowstoneseason 5, part 2, but John Dutton III’s absence may actually result in a better finale as seen in HBO’s critically acclaimed show in 2024. After an unexpected lengthy delay, the release date for thefinal episodes ofYellowstonehas finally been set for November 2024. Hampered by external and internal factors, one of, if not the biggest conversations regarding the end of the Taylor Sheridan-created project was whether Costner would return as the Dutton patriarch....

We already have shoes made out of trash from Adidas, so why not footwear made out of corn from Reebok? The global footwear and apparel firm this week launched its first shoe that’s “made from things that grow.” The stylish-looking sustainable sneaker features a woven upper made entirely from organic cotton, a base originating from industrial-grown corn, and an insole made using castor bean oil. No dyes have been used to color the shoes, either, and the packaging is 100-percent recyclable....

Dead Rising Deluxe Remastergot a September 19 release date during theCapcom Next: Summer 2024showcase this evening. Capcom showed up strong across this summer’s live streams with games likeMonster Hunter Wilds,Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, andMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, which is why it was surprising when Capcom announcedDead Rising Deluxe Remasterout of the blue on June 26. The teaser was scarce with information, simply confirming the remaster’s existence and showing off a redesigned version of protagonist Frank West....

Summary Deadpool & Wolverinemay seem like the last movie to add order to theMCU, but the long-awaited sequel actually seems set to help Marvel’s multiverse make more sense. After Thanos and the Infinity Stones drove the narrative forward in the MCU Phases 1-3, attention shifted to the idea of differing timelines and the multiverse. In the years since Endgame, several heroes, from Loki to Spider-Man, have dabbled in the multiverse, but it still hasn’t quite come together....

Disney has announced that it is releasing two of its biggest movies for home viewing early, in a response to the outbreak of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19. BothStar Wars: Rise of SkywalkerandFrozen 2will be available to stream before originally planned. The release ofRise ofSkywalkerwas met with mixed responses, to say the least, and many fans responded passionatelyfor or against the movie. But if you or your kids are bored at home and looking for a way to distract yourself from the unending horror of world news right now, then you could do worse than spending a few hours in the Star Wars universe enjoying some dumb action scenes....