Oldboy’s most disturbing scene is the key to nailing Oldboy 2 “Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.” Nobody asked for Oldboy 2, but it’s rumored to be in development. If it goes ahead, there’s one impeccable scene that exemplifies the key to nailing a sequel to Park Chan-wook’s masterpiece. It’s hard to overstate the impact Oldboy has had on modern cinema. Released in 2003 as the second of Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilogy, this hyper-stylized tale of revenge is one Hollywood has been trying to mimic for decades....

What does it mean that one of my favorite demos at CES 2019 — the world’s foremost technology show — was a block of wood? Maybe that I’ve been spending too much time in my garage with atable saw. Maybe that we’re collectively suffering from a bad case of screen fatigue. Maybe both. But if the crowd surrounding Mui is any indication, I’m not the only one smitten with the Kyoto-based company’s head-smackingly simple approach to technology....

P.T., the playable teaser for the canceledSilent Hillsthat would have combined the minds of Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro, is the gift that keeps on giving for horror game fans, and YouTuber Lance McDonald is looking to squeeze as much as he can out of the cult classic. ThecancellationofSilent Hillsbroke the hearts of many gamers, and becauseP.T.was eventually taken down from the PlayStation Store, fans resorted torecreationsof the terrifying demo....

A patent filing by Sony reveals that the PlayStation VR 2 is on its way with built-in cameras and augmented reality capabilities, to supplement the highly anticipatedPlayStation 5. The patent was firstuncoveredby Dutch blog Let’s Go Digital, which was also the first to report on what was initially thought to be theout-of-this-worlddesign of the PlayStation 5. The unique, spaceship-like console, however, was recentlyconfirmedto look very similar to the PlayStation 5 development kit....

Lies of Pis easily the most absurd pitch for a game I’ve ever heard. Imagine if you tookBloodborne, in all its gothic glory, but used its Soulslike structure to retell the story ofPinocchioin a steampunk setting … oh, and imagine if Pinocchio looked like Timothée Chalamet. I promise that I’m not making this up or suffering from a Gamescom-induced hallucination; it’s an entirely real game that I played with my own two hands....

We’re four years into the PlayStation 5’s lifecycle, which means that we’ve likely hit the halfway point. Console generations tend to last around eight years these days, so it’s not impossible that we’ll get aPlayStation 6by 2028. While it might seem way too early to start anticipating a far off console (and itis), the reality is that the groundwork for it is likely being laid as we speak. Large scale exclusives can take well over four years to produce, which means that some PS6 games could be in the works right this second....

Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is one of the most popular streamers on the internet, and on August 11, he announced that he was returning to Twitch with an exclusive agreement. “I am so excited to be able to announce my return to Twitch and more importantly get back to streaming. Twitch is where I was able to first turn my passion for streaming into a successful career – and it is all due to my incredible and loyal fanbase,” Shroud said in a release....

The modern-day professional usually makes and answers countless phone calls daily, both in and out of the office. They need atrusty headsetthat’s durable, comfortable, and suitable for the working environment. Of course, anyheadphoneorearbudwould work, but having a piece of specialized audio equipment that’s optimized for business is better. Nowadays, certain types of headsets have been UC (unified communications) certified. This means they are optimized for softphones or computer programs that connect to the office telephone system....

We’re afraid it’s time for Snapchat users to say goodbye to aerial selfies. Snap is apparently groundingPixy, Snapchat’s first selfie camera drone, ceasing its future development altogether less than four months after takeoff. According to a report fromThe Wall Street Journal, CEO Evan Spiegel said in a staff meeting that Snap will be sunsetting Pixy, which was announced during a partner summit in late April. He said that grinding the camera drone’s production to a halt is part of a broader reprioritization of company resources due to the recession....

Last week, I was in Los Angeles atAMD’s Ryzen 9000Tech Day, digging into theZen 5 architectureand AMD’s upcoming CPUs. But out of everything I heard about architecture, an offhand comment about how AI will “dream up” future PC games stood out to me the most. The comment came from Sebastien Nussbaum, the computing and graphics chief architect for AMD. Nussbaum was laying out a vision of AI in the future, and among talks of AI assistants and features likeWindows Recall, he talked about how AI could “dream up” the lighting in PC games in future....

SpaceX postponed the planned deployment of 60 Starlink satellites on Wednesday night, May 15, due to strong upper-altitude winds. The announcement came at around 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday evening, just 15 minutes before SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was due to lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Standing down today due to excess upper level winds. Teams are working toward tomorrow’s backup launch window, which opens at 10:30 p....

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte episode 5. Summary The Acolyteepisode 5 has canonized a 24-year-old anti-Jedi weapon fromStar WarsLegends. More so than any episode of the show thus far,The Acolyteepisode 5 delved deeper into the Sith. From the reveal ofThe Acolyte’s Sith identityto his motivations and feud with the Jedi, the episode offered up a crucial part ofThe Acolyteseason 1’s story. AfterThe Acolyteepisode 4’s ending, this was to be expected....

Unwanted calls and textsare a serious problem. There were almost 50.5 billion robocalls in 2021 in the U.S., according toYouMail research. Thankfully, theFederal Communications Commissionis acting to try and protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and text messages, and manufacturers and service providers are offering various options to help you block nuisance callers on your smartphone — but it’s not always enough. We’ve looked athow to block calls on an iPhoneandhow to block a number on Androidbefore, but in this article, we’re going to highlight the best call and text blocker apps for Android and iOS....