Infamous CSGO cheater forsaken free to compete again as ESIC ban ends

Infamous CSGO cheater forsaken free to compete again as ESIC ban ends Nikhil ‘forsaken⁠’ Kumawat’s five-year competitive ban from CS:GO events has ended and the Indian player can now play in esports tournaments again. Five years ago, on July 26, 2025, the Esports Integrity Coalition banned forsaken from “all esports-related activity for or with any ESIC member organisation.” The Indian CS:GO player was caught playing with a cheat program at the eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals, and after an investigation from ESL, he was also found to have cheated at the India Premiership Fall Finale....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Crystal Thomas

Intel Core i3 vs. Core i5 CPUs

As impressive as Intel’s high-endCore i7 and Core i9 CPUsare, the value of performance per dollar is much better on the lower end of things. Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs offer powerful cores for gaming and work at a much more modest price than their higher-end counterparts. But which is best for your next system? To help you decide, we put together a deep-dive look at the newest and best CPUs from Intel in both the Core i3 and Core i5 range....

August 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1784 words · Sara Peters

Is Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League coming to Xbox Game Pass?

Is Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League coming to Xbox Game Pass? IsSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguecoming to Xbox Game Pass? Find out everything we know about whether Rocksteady Games’ upcoming action-adventure game will be released on Microsoft’s subscription service. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the fifth game in the Batman: Arkham series, but unlike previous outings, players can now take control of Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and King Shark....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Michele Hurst

ISS receives new hardware for the coolest experiment in the universe

Astronaut Christina Koch unloads new hardware for the Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station the week of Jun 01, 2025.NASA The International Space Station (ISS) is the site of research into all sorts of topics, from whethermicrobes can survive in spacetohow building materials respond to low gravitytowhether robots can assist astronauts in space missions. But some of the most intriguing work being done there is in the area ofparticle physics, as particle detectors in space can detect cosmic radiation which would be blocked by the Earth’s atmosphere....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Marissa Williams

Lawmakers says Amazon is failing to protect the health of its workers

U.S. lawmakers lead by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ilhan Omar have called on Amazon to do more to protects its workers from coronavirus, officially called COVID-19. Last week, Sanders was one offour U.S. Senators who wrote an open letterto Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos calling on him to do more to protect the company’s workers. At the time, the Senators recommended Amazon workers be given benefits like guaranteed sick pay, the company paying for tests for coronavirus infection, and hazard pay for those who work during this dangerous time....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Brett Dean

Leaked AMD RX 6600 XT benchmark reveals surprising performance

Following an allegedlaunch date for the RX 6600 XTand RX 6600, photos and benchmarks have leaked for the upcoming card. The benchmarks show the RX 6600 XT outperforming Nvidia’s RTX 3060 Ti, which should be the card’s direct competitor. In anow-removed forum poston Baidu Tieba, the user posted screenshots of both the card and the benchmarks for it. With the Ludashi benchmarking tool — available in China — the RX 6600 XT earned a graphics score of 414,621....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Nancy Mcneil

Lego Horizon Adventures review: Sony’s mash-up is an odd but charming fit

“Why you can 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.“ As I bashed bricks and groaned at goofy puns inLego Horizon Adventures, I began to wonder if Sony has been targeting the wrong audience all this time. When the Horizon series debuted in 2017, it was pushed as another cinematic single-player adventure targeting more mature audiences....

August 20, 2025 · 10 min · 1959 words · Anthony Jones

LEGO Marvel gets more marvelous deals on recent and retiring sets at Walmart

LEGO Marvel gets more marvelous deals on recent and retiring sets at Walmart We’ve rounded up more cut-price deals Walmart is offering on LEGO Marvel sets. Walmart has continued slashing prices onLEGOsets. We’ve highlighted deals onLEGO Harry Potterand LEGO Star Wars sets, but now, it’s time to head to theMarvelUniverse. We’ve listed more deals Walmart is offering on LEGO Marvel sets. There’s something for everyone aged seven and up. In addition, some of these sets will soon be discontinued, so it’s best to grab them sooner rather than later....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Kelly Huerta

MacOS Ventura is official, with more ways to be productive

The next major version of Apple’s MacOS operating system is official.MacOS Ventura, the follow-up to last year’s MacOS Monterey, has just been announced at theannual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The biggest feature of MacOS Ventura relates to productivity and multitasking. There’s a new way to keep things organized on your Mac in this release called Stage Manager. Also included are updates for the Mail app, Safari, and continuity features designed so you may use your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Lance Burton

Marantz’s new sleek and slim A/V receivers keep Alexa in the loop

A lot ofA/V receiversare second only to your TV in terms of how much of your viewing space they take up. Most people may not notice, but for aesthetically minded viewers — or those with limited console space — a more compact receiver may be a better fit. We’ve long been a fan of Marantz’s smaller-footprint models, and are happy to announce they are getting even better, with two new Alexa-powered receivers hitting store shelves....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Teresa Alexander

Marvel Rivals is drastically speeding up development to release more heroes

Marvel Rivals is drastically speeding up development to release more heroes Marvel Rivals Season 2 is almost upon us! And, on top of the new changes for the season and Emma Frost coming to the game soon, they’ve confirmed some exciting news that’ll apply from Season 3 and onward: Development on new content will be getting a lot faster. Though Marvel Rivals is still one of the most popular multiplayer games on Steam and has retained a massive portion of players since launch, the industry is still incredibly competitive....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Dr. William Bryan

New Mac Studio release date, price and everything you need to know

TheApple Mac Studiohas always packed a ton of power into a very diminutive block of what feels a lot like solid aluminum. It’s designed to look like it’s floating in air, and the majority of its ports are in the back and out of the way. There’s simply no other desktop machine that takes up so little space and, frankly, looks so great on your desk. The new model maintains all the best characteristics that makes it one of thebest desktopswhile dramatically increasing the power....

August 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1466 words · Phillip Jackson

Nissan ProPilot 2.0: Hands-off highway driving, here we come

Nissan is introducing a new version of its ProPilot Assist driver-assist system in Japan that marks a big step forward in automation. The current version of ProPilot Assist is basicallyadaptive cruise controlwith a lane-centering feature, but Nissan claims the new system — dubbed ProPilot 2.0 — allows for “hands-off” driving on highways. ProPilot 2.0 is designed to work only on highways, similar toTesla’s AutopilotandCadillac’s Super Cruisesystems. It has the capability to follow a route set in the car’s navigation system from on-ramp to off-ramp....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Patricia Cochran