Marshall’s updated Bluetooth speakers merge improved tech with iconic looks

Way back in 2013, Marshalllaunched the Stanmore, a Bluetooth speaker that combined powerful sound with the look of a classic Marshall guitar amplifier, an aesthetic that is synonymous with rock-and-roll. The speaker was a hit, and Marshall followed it up with a series of speakers, alongside headphones and other audio-centric products. Now the company has announced it is producing sequels to three of its popular Bluetooth speaker models, further improving the sound and tacking on new features to that same classic look....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jeremy Rivera

Marvel Snap: tips and tricks for beginners

Any game with Marvel characters in it is going to draw some attention. Add in the fact that this one,Marvel Snap, is free-to-play on mobile and PC and an even bigger crowd is going to at least want to give it a shot. However, unlike other Marvel games likeMarvel’s Spider-ManorMarvel’s Avengers,Marvel Snapis a collectible card game and not an action title. That alone might make a few people second-guess playing, butMarvel Snapis one of the most accessible deck-building games out today....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1236 words · Wanda Buck

Minions: The Rise of Gru review: Fast and funny, but fading

“Why you may 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.“ You don’t get to be the highest-grossing animated film franchise of all time without knowing how to appeal to your audience, even when its as an audience as wide-ranging as fans of theDespicable Mefilms....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 713 words · James Rojas

More Crysis Remastered leaks reveal console and PC launches

Eagle-eyed fans spotted information onCrytek‘s website indicating the heavily rumoredCrysis Remasteredis in development. This comes after enigmatic teases from the game’s Twitter account that led fans to speculate about a revival of the first-person shooter series. No official announcement regarding the alleged remaster has been made. A since-removed logo of the currently unannounced game appeared on the officialCrysiswebsite in the normally innocuous cookie policy page. Clicking the image led to a page that revealed a potential Crytek title for a remaster of its 2007 gameCrysis, the first in its series....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Brian Nicholson

New Dungeons & Dragons Setback Is So Disappointing After 91% Rotten Tomatoes Breakthrough

Summary The plannedDungeons & Dragonsmovie has been canceled, which is especially disappointing considering one movie with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Paramount+ had partnered with Hasbro, the owners of theDungeons & DragonsIP, to bring the tabletop role-playing game to life in an episodic format. It was planned to be part of Hasbro’s larger push to create media based on its IPs, such as the recentBarbiemovie and theupcomingTransformers Onemovie. Those plans have recently hit a major, and disappointing, setback....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 908 words · Andrew Walker

OW2 noob goes viral after discovering the best part of Overwatch everyone forgot

OW2 noob goes viral after discovering the best part of Overwatch everyone forgot A new Overwatch 2 player went viral after discovering the game for the first time, a feeling most veterans of the game forgot. Overwatch 2 is a game with a long and controversial history, previously one of the titans of the gaming world. Now,with Marvel Rivals acting as competition, many Overwatch players have wondered where the magic has gone....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Stephanie Gutierrez

PlayStation Classic review

“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.“ Classic mini-consoles,a trend Nintendo set on fire with the NES Classic, are the perfect blend of nostalgia and modern technology. You get a compilation of your favorite classic games on an adorably compact platform that easily connects to your TV....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Antonio Bennett

Q&A: Westworld cinematographer shares low-tech secret of hi-tech HBO show

Season 3 ofWestworldis primed to be the most ambitious story arc so far for HBO’s hit series as the androids who once inhabited the show’s high-tech theme park now find themselves out in the real world with more than a few scores to settle. Over the course ofthe show’s first two seasons, viewers were introduced to the fully immersive worlds of the Delos Inc. theme parks, in which human guests could indulge in all manner of whims — no matter how depraved — with all-too-real android “hosts....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1124 words · Michael Mcdonald

Resident Evil 4: all Blue Medallion locations

As in the original game, blue request notes are scattered throughout the remake ofResident Evil 4, each asking you to track down and shoot five blue medallions in the respective area. Doing so is worth the effort, too, as you’ll be able to earn Spinels as a reward, which you can then use for trading with the merchant. So, if you’re ready to round up all of the blue medallions, we’ll tell you where you can find them below....

July 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1358 words · Kelly Price

Sony Playstation 3 Unleashed

Sony today pulled the curtain up at the Electronic Entertainment Expo to reveal its development plans and launch schedule for the company’s latest video game console,the Playstation 3. Sony stated in a press release that the backwards compatible Playstation 3 will combine cutting edge technologies including Cell — a 3.2-GHz IBM-Sony-Toshiba jointly developed processor (sevencores to be specific) — RSX, a 550MHz graphics processor co-developed by NVIDIA and SCEI and 256MB of XDR memory developed by Rambus....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Jonathan Wong

The best graphics settings for GTA V

Grand Theft Auto Vis still a demanding game in 2021, even putting thebest graphics cardsin their place. If you have a newRTX 3000-seriesgraphics card — first,lucky you— and arecent CPU from Intelor AMD, you should be able to tear throughGTA Vwithout any issues. If you have anything older, though, you’ll need the best graphics settings forGTA V. We tested all of the graphics settings inGTA Vto find which ones made a difference and which ones didn’t....

July 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1888 words · Kelly Collins

The best rugged smartphones for 2023

If you work outdoors or enjoy sports and hiking, you will need a smartphone that can live up to your energy level and climate requirements. A durable and rugged smartphone that can withstand more extreme conditions may be the answer to your lifestyle. Most modern phones are not built to be rugged but can withstand some exposure to dirt, dust, water, or extreme temperatures with a proper durable case. However, to really stand up to daily abuse, a rugged phone is your best bet....

July 19, 2025 · 8 min · 1544 words · Joshua Martin

The best video games of 2021 so far: Ratchet & Clank, Monster Hunter, and more

It’s been a strange year for video games so far. The long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic on game development didn’t really rear its ugly head until the start of 2021. That led to asudden wave of delays, emptying out the year’s release calendar one month at a time. Despite that, 2021 has seen a string of surprising hits, from established franchises to entirely new properties. We haven’t been buried in new releases in the past six months, but there’s been something worth checking out every few weeks....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1273 words · Amy Fernandez