In the intro cinematic for World of Warcraft: Midnight, Lady Liadrin of the blood elves was joined by a conspicuously anonymous group of reinforcements to defend the Sunwell against this and last expansion’s big bad, Xal’atath. And it turns out there’s a reason for their ambiguous appearance: it’s us, the […]
Month: October 2025
Battlefield 6 Season 1 Roadmap Revealed — Here’s What to Expect
Battlefield Studios has outlined the roadmap for content coming to Battlefield 6 in Season 1. The first major free update, Season 1 will "deliver a game-changing amount of brand new content every month," kicking off on October 28 (Battlefield 6 itself comes out October 10). There will be three phases: […]
'This Deal is Getting Worse All the Time': Xbox Fans Upset at Latest Microsoft Rewards Nerf, With Points No Longer Directly Redeemable for Game Pass Subscriptions
Xbox fans are upset at the latest change to Microsoft Rewards, which removes the ability to directly redeem points for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. This isn't the first time that Microsoft has made changes to its reward scheme that have been perceived as making it less lucrative for hardcore fans, […]
Avengers: Doomsday Star Channing Tatum Says Movie Will Include Moments 50 Times Bigger Than When Wesley Snipes' Blade Turned Up in Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel star Channing Tatum says Avengers: Doomsday will manage to beat the surprises seen in past MCU films, and top the shock value of Wesley Snipes' Blade appearing in Deadpool & Wolverine by a factor of 50. Tatum, who co-starred alongside Snipes, will reprise his role as Gambit in next […]
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Rises to $30 a Month, Microsoft Adds More Day One Games and Throws in Fortnite Crew and Ubisoft+ Classics to Help Justify the Cost
Microsoft has kicked off October by announcing a significant price rise for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which comes just over a year after the last price rise for the subscription service. In July 2024, Microsoft raised the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $16.99 a month to $19.99 a […]
Hisense U8QG Review
Hisense has the unusual, yet commendable, tradition of delivering televisions that compete technologically well above their price points, and its 2025 U8 series is no exception. The U8QG replaces last year’s U8N, offering more local dimming zones, up to 4000 nits of peak brightness, steps up the native refresh rate […]
Digimon Story Time Stranger Review
Like so many ‘90s kids, I watched my fair share of monster taming TV shows growing up, Digimon included. And while an 8-year-old George enjoyed Digimon World 3 on PlayStation 2, it was 2015’s Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth (and 2017’s more refined Hacker’s Memory) that renewed my current interest in […]
The Smashing Machine Review
The Smashing Machine is in theaters Friday, October 3rd. There’s a scene somewhere in the middle of The Smashing Machine that involves a knife, a cactus and a mild disagreement. It’s a light argument plenty of the audience will be familiar with. It’s likely a lot of you have had […]
The Smashing Machine Review
The Smashing Machine is in theaters Friday, October 3rd. There’s a scene somewhere in the middle of The Smashing Machine that involves a knife, a cactus and a mild disagreement. It’s a light argument plenty of the audience will be familiar with. It’s likely a lot of you have had […]
Score up to 45% off Select Adorable Pokémon Plush Toys at Amazon Ahead of Prime Big Deal Days
Amazon’s sale events are always filled with a wide variety of items for shoppers to look through. Even right now in the week leading up to its Prime Big Deal Days sale event, the retailer has some excellent early offers available on everything from tech to books and so much […]