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While no gaming mouse will magically stop you from getting wrecked in Counter-Strike or Call of Duty, the right model can give you a greater feeling of control and make your downtime altogether more comfortable. Which one is “best” for you ultimately comes down to preference: Shape is king, as they say, and everyone’s hands are different. Nevertheless, we’ve tested dozens of well-regarded gaming mice over the past several months and picked out a few options that glided above the rest. After countless hours in CS2, Overwatch 2, Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy XIV and more PC games, these are our…
Dynamite and Hasbro are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic Transformers franchise with a major Kickstarter campaign that offers fans the chance to acquire a brand new, high-quality trading card set. This special release marks a milestone for Transformers. Dynamite explains: The Kickstarter will introduce multiple products for fans of all fanbases and budgets, featuring two trading card series featuring iconic “Generation 1” visions of Transformers characters that have appeared since their debut in 1984. Familiar faces such as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide and Soundwave will appear on these cards, plus many more characters from the Autobot…
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio isn’t stopping from churning out Like A Dragon (aka Yakuza) games. The studio and publisher Sega have announced that the next installment will be released on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam on February 28th, just 13 months after the debut of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The latest spinoff has the usual quirky twist that’s not entirely hidden by its title: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.The seven-minute announcement trailer, released at the studio’s RGG Summit, features series regular Goro Majima explaining what he’s been up to lately. About six months…
Major cinema chains in the US and Canada are making major upgrades to their cinemas to attract more people to watch movies outside of their homes. According to Variety, they plan to spend $2.2 billion over the next three years to modernize their 21,000 screens, and also add activities for audiences to enjoy, such as pickleball and ziplining. Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), told the magazine that he feels the industry has “turned a corner” and that “audiences are coming back to cinemas.” However, more work needs to be done to make…
In David Lowery’s 2017 masterpiece A Ghost Story, a ghost dressed as a Charlie Brown-esque sheet ghost lingers in the dark, quiet moments of the house he shared with his wife. Despite the film’s somber, heartbreaking tone of grief (this is a spirit yearning for his wife, whom he can never touch), there is something comforting about the portrayal of the central ghost, a deep solace in the personal tragedy that befalls the bereaved. The film tells the audience that the people lost still exist, and they still matter. But as the film progresses, the wife is forced to move…
The Apple Watch has been around for ten years. Looking at pictures of the device then, it might not seem like much has changed — even the apps drawer seems identical. But subtly and quietly, the Apple Watch — the company’s first new product line of the post-Steve Jobs era — has evolved to become capable of so much more today. Over the last few years, there have been some big leaps forward for the Apple Watch’s feature set, up to and including wrist-based ECG and heart-rate readings that were once the purview of science fiction. We’ve heard many testimonials,…
The story of AirPods actually begins with the iPod.Apple shipped its first earphones alongside its popular personal music players. Though they were wired and very basic, the accessory laid the foundation for what would become AirPods. EarPods were then bundled with iPhones in 2007, and a 2012 redesign resulted in a product similar to what would become the first-generation AirPods in 2016. The company’s work to improve the fit of EarPods continues to pay off as Apple prepares to ship the noise-canceling AirPods 4.”We started learning a little bit about human physiology and figuring out what shape would fit in…
DC Comics has announced Metamorpho: The Element Man, a new serialized series by Al Ewing and Steve Lieber set to debut on December 25. Issue #1, with colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Ferran Delgado, features a cover by Erica Henderson, Ian Bertram and Steve Beach.”This is 100% fun comics delivered with total confidence, heartfelt joy and without a wink at the camera,” Ewing said of the new series. “It’s a love letter to Bob Haney, Ramona Fradon and the wildest, wackiest superhero spirit. We aim to capture Metamorpho’s essential, wonderful wackiness as if it were lightning in a…
It may seem like Apple is behind the competition a lot of the time. The company appeared to be slow to developments like widgets, bezel-less displays with camera notches and screens with high refresh rates. And with the iPhone 16 Pro, it appears to once again be late to the party, bringing generative-AI features and a real button for the camera to its 2024 flagship. But if you’ll allow me to play therapist for a moment, I think it’s not that Apple is slow. I think Apple is cautious. Perhaps overly so.Caution on its own isn’t a bad trait —…
The “regular” iPhone has become like a second child. Year after year, this model has gotten the hand-me-downs from the previous version of the iPhone Pro – the older, smarter sibling. The iPhone 15 received the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island and A16 Bionic processor, and the iPhone 14 before that got the A15 Bionic chip and a larger Plus variant with the same screen size as the iPhone 13 Pro Max. For the iPhone 16 ($799 & up), there are trickle-down items once more. But this time around, that’s not the entire story for the Apple phone that’s the…