Elden Ring 2 deserves the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom treatment

By all accounts,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis a fantastic sequel.Digital Trends’ reviewhighlights how adding sky islands, a massive cavern below Hyrule, and creation abilities give players tools to create their own puzzle solutions and blow the game open. It doubles down on all ofBreath of the Wild’sstrengths but builds upon them in innovative ways that make this sequel feel truly different from its predecessor. If, or when,Elden Ringgets a follow-up, I hope its sequel does the same....

August 22, 2025 · 4 min · 708 words · Steven Sanders

Elon Musk plans ‘show and tell’ event on brain-computer technology

Elon Musk, the owner ofNeuralink, said the company will be providing an update about its research on October 31. This comes shortly after reports surfaced of Musk’s frustration with the slow progress. Neuralink aims to develop an interface that allows direct connection of a human brain and computer technology. If successful, you might someday expand your processing capabilities and sensory perception through hardware upgrades. That’s thefuturistic angle that Elon Musk pitchedwhen first introducing this new endeavor....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Tony Bender

Everything we know about Devil May Cry 5

It’s been over a decade since the release ofDevil May Cry 4, andmuch has changedduring that time. The stylish, linear action game has fallen out of mainstream popularity, with more and more franchises introducing role-playing elements alongside the skill-based combat, and worlds have grown ever larger. Capcom and developer Ninja Theory released a reimagined version of the series,DmC: Devil May Cry, which performed well with critics butfailed to make the same impressionin sales....

August 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1482 words · Kayla Hughes

Explore the Outback: ‘Civilization VI’ update adds mod support and multiplayer

The latest update forBuy Nowis here and it’s one worthy of excitement. The “Australian Summer Update” addresses the biggest concern of the otherwise stellar experience: official mod support. Players could modCivilization VIbefore this update, but the process was rather cumbersome. Now, there are a number of tools available directly in the game, including ModBuddy (packaging, development tool), an arts/assets tool, and FireTuner, an editing and debugging tool. Better yet, players can share and upload their mods on Steam Workshop, which will certainly bringCivilization VImods to a much larger audience....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Brandon Valencia

Final Fantasy XIV Matoya’s Relict boss guide: Bathrooms, bubbles, and bacon

After a stop to check in withFinal Fantasy XIV‘s legendary Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Alisaie figures she can use lessons learned curing the Sin Eater-afflicted people of The First to fix the Tempered of The Source. To do so requires lost Allagan knowledge, some early computer science, and, most importantly, Porxies — the little piggy familiars able to hold copious amounts of aether. Making single porxies takes time and energy, leading us to the true Master Matoya, who happens to have a dusty old workshop just outside Idyllshire that’s good for making a master porxie capable of creating a steady supply....

August 22, 2025 · 5 min · 893 words · Samuel Rose

First GPU price hikes, now motherboards could be in line for inflated costs

A new leak reveals that three brands, known for making some of thebest motherboards, might be increasing their prices soon. This includes Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI. The price hike could arrive as a result of the latest tariffs, as Taiwan is now affected by a 32% tariff on exports to the U.S. Does this mean it’s time to buy a new motherboard while the prices are still unchanged? First, let’s break this down....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Amy Brown

Football fans hide in bathroom for 27 hours to sneak into Champions League final

Football fans hide in bathroom for 27 hours to sneak into Champions League final A couple of football fans are going viral after spending 27 hours in a bathroom at Munich’s Allianz Arena to sneak into the Champions League Final without tickets. The Champions League Final between PSG and Inter Milan ended with a dominating 5-0 win for the French squad and a couple of fans were able to catch all the action without paying....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Karen Sloan

Fortnite season 8 punchcards: A list of this season’s quests

With the launch ofFortnitechapter 2, season 8, a new challenge system has been implemented. Gone are the traditional challenges that simply appear automatically each week. Instead, season 8 introduces punchcards with numerous objectives given to you by the game’s vibrant cast of characters. While the fundamental way challenges work hasn’t been altered too much, your objectives are certainly presented differently this time around. It appears new characters will be added each week who will present questlines for you to complete, replacing the old challenge system....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Scott Lang

From Apple’s charging mat to Google’s modular phone, these gadgets went MIA

There have been loads of tech products announced over the years, generating various levels of excitement. A few succeed, most fail, and some never even make it across the starting line. We’ve crafted a list of exciting tech products that caught the public imagination with a flurry of press releases, prototypes, or teaser reveals — only to evaporate in the heat of their own hype. Apple’s AirPower wireless charger In September last year, Apple unveiled theiPhone X,iPhone 8, andiPhone 8 Plusmaking a big deal out of their ability to charge wirelessly....

August 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1167 words · Matthew Castillo PhD

Here’s what a trend-analyzing A.I. thinks will be the next big thing in tech

Virtual and augmented reality. 3D printing. Natural language processing. Deep learning. The smart home. Driverless vehicles. Biometric technology. Genetically modified organisms. Brain-computer interfaces. These, in descending order, are the top 10 most-invested-in emerging technologies in the United States, as ranked by number of deals. If you want to get a sense of which technologies will be shaping our future in the years to come, this probably isn’t a bad starting point....

August 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1406 words · Lindsay Sweeney

How to add a family member to your Skylight Cal Max

As a digital calendar, theSkylight Cal Maxworks best when everyone in your family has easy access to its interface. This allows them to quickly add events, chores, or meal plans to the calendar while away from home. Once your Skylight Cal Max is installed, it’s incredibly simple to send invites to everyone else in the home that needs access. As long as you and the person you want to invite have a smartphone, the process should take no more than a few minutes....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Brandy Black

How to reset your Instagram algorithm: New reset feature explained

How to reset your Instagram algorithm: New reset feature explained If you’re tired of random content showing up on your Instagram feeds, Meta has announced a brand new feature that allows you to reset your Discover page. If you’re tired of the random content showing up on yourInstagramfeed, you’ll soon have the option to hit the reset button for a “fresh start”. In November,Metaannounced that they are testing a new feature that will allow users to reset their Instagram algorithm, giving them the ability to clear out recommendations across Explore, Reels, and Feed....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Holly Meyers

How to share what’s on your iPhone’s screen using Siri in iOS 15

We’ve all had those moments when we’re looking at something on our iPhone, and we immediately think of somebody we want to share it with. Fortunately, Apple has always made this pretty easy to do, but it’s gotten even simpler in the latestiOS 15release. Difficulty What You Need iOS 15 or later The iPhone offers many intuitive ways to share everything from photos to web links, and even if that doesn’t work for the app you’re using, you can stilltake a screenshotand share your content that way....

August 22, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · James Fields