PAX East 2024: Joystick Ventures is Ready to Play

First established in 2020, Joystick Ventures is one of those indie game publishers that I admit I hadn’t paid much attention to before, if only because being relatively new, their current lineup is a bit slim. That said, they’ve already published notable titles such asDo Not Feed the Monkeys 2099andLost in Play,the latter being one of my favorite games of 2022, so they clearly have an eye for quality. And they certainly wanted to show off this level of quality at PAX East, bringing a whopping eight games to the show floor....

August 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1863 words · Deborah King

Review: Persona 5 Tactica

When Persona 5 launched back in 2017, nobody could have predicted just how much of a phenomenon it would turn out to be. Not only was the game itself well received by both fans and critics, but it also wound up getting a fair amount of traction in the realm of internet pop culture. Thanks to its stunning art direction, cool character designs and catchy music, there was no escaping the Phantom Thieves of Hearts for at least a good six months....

August 20, 2025 · 8 min · 1673 words · Alicia Wood

Samsung's iPad Rival Coming 2H 2010

Samsung’s iPad Rival Coming 2H 2010 Samsunghave confirmedthat they’ll be among the rivals throwing their tablet hat into the ring and taking onApple’s iPadthis year. Criticising the iPad for its shortcomings in connectivity and processing power, Philip Newton, director of Samsung Australia’s IT division, said that any tablet that his company would produce would offer “PC grade” connections and grunt. Meanwhile Emmanuele Silanesu, national product and marketing manager, revealed that the unnamed tablet would see a release in the second half of 2010, and have a consumer focus....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Anthony Mitchell

Slime's New Tire Inflator Will Keep You Prepared For Flat Tires At Any Time

Slime’s New Tire Inflator Will Keep You Prepared For Flat Tires At Any Time When you get your first car and start driving on your own, you might not know that the tire pressure is constantly shifting. Even if your tires are structurally fine, they can still gradually lose air due to changes in temperature and terrain, which is why you need to periodically reinflate your tires at a gas station orcar wash....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Nathaniel Smith

Some publishers are surprised Apple News+ automatically redirects website traffic

Apple wants more people to use Apple News+, and, at the same time, it wants to make sure that customers who are already paying for the subscription service actually get to use it on a regular basis without having to open the app directly. To get there, Apple has an idea: iniOS 14andmacOS 11 Big Sur, Apple willautomatically redirect some linksleading to news stories to the Apple News+ app. The new “feature” is turned on by default with iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur, but users can disable it if they want....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Douglas Pierce

The Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield Are Being Developed Using New Version of Bethesda's Game Engine

Both upcoming Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 will are being developed using a new version of Bethesda’s game engine according to Todd Howard. The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield Are Being Developed Using New Version of Bethesda’s Game Engine Bethesda Game Studios have two upcoming titles in the works, the sci-fi gameStarfieldand the highly anticipated next instalment,The Elder Scrolls 6. Both titles were announced duringE3 2018, with not much news being shared since then....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Juan Jones

The Fallout: New Vegas Mod, Nuevo Mexico, Has Been Canceled

WithFallout 5far off into the future, theFallout modding scenehas taken the reins of the series, giving us plenty of worthwhile experiences in the meantime. Massive overhaul mods likeFallout: Londonoffer enormous experiences with the typicalFalloutvoice acting, combat, and exploration. Sadly, one of the most excitingFalloutmods to be announced in recent years,Fallout: Nuevo Mexico, has been canceled by the developers. This isn’t the first time we’ve gotten rocky development news for this project, as it waspreviously put on holdin 2024....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Nicholas Todd

The Honda Prologue May Use GM's EV Tech, But Its Dashboard Decisions Are Very Different

The Honda Prologue May Use GM’s EV Tech, But Its Dashboard Decisions Are Very Different Honda has made it clear that as long as you’re driving its upcoming EV, it doesn’t care if you’re an Android or Apple user. The auto manufacturer announced that its first fully-electric SUV, the 2024 Honda Prologue, will be compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. That may be surprising since the Prologue is built on GM’s Ultium technology....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Erin Hayes

This is how Facebook’s algorithms pick and rank stuff in your News Feed

One of the ways Facebook is working to regain user trust lost amid privacy scandals involves a new effort to provide better transparency as to how its News Feed algorithms work. As formallyannouncedlast Sunday, the mobile Facebook app now sports a brand-new feature that makes it a cinch to see important information about the criteria that has lead the company’s algorithms to pick a specific post and display it in your News Feed....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Samantha Anderson

This popular Apple Pencil alternative is just $20 right now

ESR Stylus Pen for iPad The Apple Pencil is expensive; this is no secret. You can snag this alternative from ESR for only $20 for a limited time. It has many of the same features as Apple’s more expensive model but for a fraction of the price. One of the best ways to enhance your iPad is with a good stylus. The Apple Pencil is the model of choice for many people, but it’s expensive....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Sean Brady

Widebody Vehicle Kits: What Are They, And What's The Point?

Widebody Vehicle Kits: What Are They, And What’s The Point? If you’ve ever seen a modified car whose wheels are pushed out further than the outline of the body to give it a wider stance, and they are covered by what appears to be widened or bolt-on fender flares, then you were probably looking at a widebody kit. Its basic purpose is to cover the wheels in cars whose track width has been increased, but nowadays, the widebody kit has also become an aesthetic mod that people do to their cars to make them look sportier and more aggressive....

August 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1266 words · Paul Wilson

Zack Snyder's Justice League Posters Assemble the Ultimate DC Superhero Team in Black & White

We have some brand new posters forZack Snyder’s Justice League, this time in black and white. HBO Max is gearing up to release the fabled Snyder Cut later this month and the marketing machine is ramping up. In this case, we have a few new looks at the team gathered together as they get ready to face down Darkseid and Steppenwolf. The posters feature Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Cyborg in various arrangements....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · David Butler

10 Best Open-World Maps in Assassin’s Creed

History is considered by many to be a boring subject, and unless you have a deep inclination to know about the events that shaped the present, it can be a slog to sit through history classes. But what if this history was presented through a virtual, fully explorable world that captured a slice of life of the time period it was set in? 8 Most Iconic Locations across Assassin’s Creed Games Ubisoft is a masterclass in recreating historic locations in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, and these are the most iconic....

August 19, 2025 · 10 min · 1937 words · Rachel Ortiz