This breezy 3D platformer wears its simplicity as a badge of honor

My adoration for exploring and collecting in games is well-known to anyone who has ever heard me wax poetic aboutSoulslikes. Surprisingly, though, it’s rarely the punishing bosses or deep role-playing systems that suck me in the most — it’s the “Aha!” moments of finding a well-hidden item on a ledge most folks would never notice or stumbling upon an illusory wall that leads me somewhere wholly new. But this love of thoroughly examining levels and finding their secrets was first sparked in me with the significantly brighter and cheerier platformer genre almost three decades ago....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Nathan Taylor

Tower of God Announces Release Date for Anticipated Season 2 of the Anime

Summary Tower of God’s highly anticipated second season has finally received a fixed release date and with it news of a special premiere event at Crunchyroll’s Anime Expo 2024. The hit action fantasy manhwa by SIU was first adapted into an anime back in 2020, and after an excruciating four-year-long wait, the series is finally set to return in July 2024. According to an announcement by @animetv_jpon X,Season 2 ofTower of Godis set to release on July 21, 2025, in an exclusive premiere at Anime Expo 2024....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Alexis Walsh

Voice recognition for kids isn’t child’s play, but this company has mastered it

Voice recognition plays a big part in making our homes and the products in them smarter, and in the same way we are pushing through that period of adjustment needed to confidently interact verbally with a device, the technology behind it is also changing. It has todeal with different languages, accents, and voice characteristics to function reliably.SoapBox Labs, a speech recognition company, is an expert in children’s voices, and has been working on solving the problem of devices recognizing kids when they speak....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Richard Reyes

Walmart Voice Order lets you shop straight from your Google Assistant

If you are one of the millions of people that hate grocery shopping but acknowledge it as a necessary part of life, we have good news for you. Walmart partnered with Google to launch Walmart Voice order, a Google Home-compatible application that lets users order groceries through anyGoogle Assistant-enableddevices. This means that in addition to the Google Home, you can purchase groceries at Walmart through your smartphone, smartwatch, and more....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Jerry Miranda

Which AirPods should you buy?

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are here, and you can buy them for $249. But should you? That’s a lot of money to drop on a pair of earbuds, and there are more AirPods options for you to choose from these days. And that’s before you take into consideration that we’re about to go into the Black Friday sales season. All that said, tough decisions are a whole lot easier when you break them down, so that’s exactly what we’re going to do....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Nathaniel Barber

X-Men '97 Makes Its Jean Grey/Madelyne Pryor Switch Even More Tragic with Unseen Moment

Summary Warning: Contains SPOILERS for X-Men ‘97 #4!One of the main standouts from the animated seriesX-Men ‘97was the fact thatJean Greywas replaced by a clone of herself namedMadelyne Pryor, along with the fact that the clone was pregnant withScott Summers’ child, all while everyone thought Madelyne was the real Jean Grey - Madelyne included. And now, the drama of that story arc becomes even more tragic, as Marvel Comics reveals one heartbreaking unseen moment....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Jennifer Jenkins

Yellowjackets Season 3 Season 10 promo promises answer to show’s biggest question

Yellowjackets Season 3 Season 10 promo promises answer to show’s biggest question TheYellowjackets Season 3finale is just around the corner, and the Episode 10 promo video promises more bloodshed, betrayal, and an answer to one of thehorror show’sbiggest mysteries. Warning: spoilers for Season 3 Episode 9 ahead! Even though Season 3 saw the arrival of summer in the ‘90s timeline, the situation has been anything but sunny for theYellowjackets. With rising tensions causing division among the gang, Coach Scott met his grisly end, andthree unexpected strangersarrived at the worst possible time....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 712 words · Maurice Mccarty

You watched the Witcher, and now you want to play it. Where should you start?

TheNetflix seriesThe Witcheris officially available to stream today, and adapts Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series with plenty of style and flair. It isnotthe first adaptation of his work, however, with the game developer CD Projekt Red having previously made a trilogy of video games based on the franchise. These are among the best role-playing games of all time, with deep and emotional storytelling, engaging questlines, and memorable characters. If you have never played a Witcher game, where is the best place to start, and what console should you play it on?...

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Sherry Love

Young Sheldon star revealed as Twitch streamer in shocking TikTok video

Young Sheldon star revealed as Twitch streamer in shocking TikTok video SinceYoung Sheldonfinished for good last year, its cast has gone on to bigger and better things. For one star, that’s meant revealing a streaming side hustle they’ve kept completely anonymous. It’s not a huge stretch of the imagination to think theYoung Sheldon castand internet culture go hand in hand. IfSheldonwere a child in the 2000s, he’d be rinsing video games on every console imaginable....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Chloe Ruiz

“Keep The Romero Zombie Alive”: George Romero’s Daughter Details Her New Movie Queens Of The Dead

Summary Tina Romero teases her upcoming zombie movieQueens of the Dead. Tina Romero is the daughter ofprolific director George Romero, who is best known for films such asNight of the Living Dead,Creepshow, andDawn of the Dead. Tina Romero has previously directed two short films and an episode of the TV seriesFlicker, butQueens of the Deadwill be her first feature film. Speaking withFangoria, Romero shares details aboutQueens of the Dead. In making her film,Romero felt a “responsibility to take the torch and keep the Romero zombie alive....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Michael Murillo