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While most figured that noted hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz would land safely on his feet after his settlement with Sony, where exactly the arguably skilled youngster might end up was still up in the air. Now, as confirmed through various messages to his friends, it looks like Hotz is working for Facebook. Though it might seem like an awkward fit for someone who recently ruffled the feathers of a juggernaut entertainment company, Hotz might be able to finally deliver the iOS app that mobile users have been clamoring for from Facebook for quite some time....

At the very least, lockdowns and the lack of new content provide a good opportunity to finally catch up on the classics. Maybe now is the time to finally sit down and binge some of those great TV shows instead of re-watching Smallville for the 12th time. Although what happens after those have been seen? With ‘Prestige TV’ recommendations, the same handful of shows get thrown around. Not everyone has seen The Wire, but at least they have heard of it....

This article spoilers for Old. M. Night Shyalaman’s latest, Old, sees a group of families at a luxury resort taken to a special beach which makes them age incredibly rapidly, to the point that their lives play out in entirety over hardly more than a day. It’s a fascinating and bleak premise inspired by the graphic novel Sandcastle by Frederik Peeters and Pierre Oscar Lévy, which doesn’t exactly sound like it’s in the mold of the queen of detective fiction, Agatha Christie....

It’s difficult to understate how popular Baby Yoda (Grogu) is at this point. The Star Wars spin-off has spawned endless memes, become part of Fortnite, and is now partnering with Xbox in a giveaway for two one-of-a-kind controllers that can only be won by one person who is participating in an Xbox sweepstake contest. This is the way. Previously, it was announced that there would be Beskar colored Mandalorian controllers for the Xbox One....

Oppo Reno review: Battling the mid-range crowd Oppo Reno 10x Zoom and Reno 5G review Our quick take Alternatives to consider Moto G7 Plus Read the Moto G7 Plus review Google Pixel 3a Read the Pixel 3a review Honor 20 Read the Honor 20 Oppo Reno Z - 4.5 / 5 Design Dimenstions: 157 x 75 x 9.1mm / Weight: 186g Colour options: Nebula Blue and Jet Black Glass front and rear design Display 6....

If you’ve grown sick and tired of playing triple tank, we’ve got some great news for you: exciting changes are coming to Overwatch. Currently live on the testing region is a new type of role queue, where each team in-game is made of two tanks, two attackers and two support players. This change will bring about some much-needed change to a meta that has gone stale for some time now in Overwatch and open up the game for more options....

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. A video game released in a broken state? Must be a day ending in “Y.” Overwatch 2 is the latest in a long line of titles that received a ton of hype before launch but were crippled by technical issues upon release. The latest issue plaguing the title prevents players from using their favorite characters and leaves them wondering if Blizzard has decided to push the game’s free-to-play mechanics just a bit too far....

Only a few months after Overwatch Lead Writer Michael Chu left Blizzard, another key member of the writing team has called it quits. Alyssa Wong announced on Twitter yesterday that it was her last day at Blizzard, and many fans are both shocked and concerned that another writer is leaving so soon. Before her departure, Wong was being considered to replace Chu as the lead writer for Overwatch. While she wasn’t promoted to that position, she was a fan favorite for her style and creation of the lore for the Support Hero Baptiste with her short story “What You Left Behind,” released earlier this year....

The US Patent and Trademark Office has recently approved a patent for the Play of the Game feature in Overwatch. The patent was submitted by Blizzard all the way back in December 2016, but was only recently given approval on June 14 this year. What the patent describes is how the Play of the Game process works in Overwatch. The system timestamps particular moments during a match and creates a window around the event....

According to a new report from SuperData Research, Blizzard’s Overwatch manages to take the top spot as the paid PC game that earned the most money in 2016. Out of all the titles that turned a profit in 2016, Overwatch ended up earning more than any of them. VG247 reports that SuperData Research, a site that collects and publishes market data for video games, named Overwatch the most profitable paid PC game of the year....

In future, the Overwatch team will ‘refine’ old events instead of making new ones. The reveal comes just as players are set to celebrate one year since the game’s release, as the Overwatch Anniversary event goes live next week. In an interview with a moderator from the Overwatch subreddit, game director Jeff Kaplan was asked about repeating seasonal events and the development team’s plans for introducing additional events to “fill in the gaps” between the seasonal events that already exist....

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While British television is perhaps best known internationally for BBC series like Doctor Who and Sherlock, which have carved out communities on social media platforms like Tumblr, a video game based on Peaky Blinders was announced in April that serves as a prequel to the period crime drama. Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is a top-down puzzle adventure game that will be releasing August 20 for PC and consoles, and is available to pre-order now according to a new trailer put out Thursday....

Considering that Monster Hunter World has been out for a few days, there very well be many players who have gone into the endgame. To that effect, it may be especially important for those gamers to know the best armor combination in the game. While Monster Hunter World is a vast game with many armor choices, a combination of Odogaron and Dragonking armor seems to provide the best in-game bonuses....

After years’ worth of delays, Sony’s Morbius will finally premiere on April 1. But with a new blockbuster movie also comes reactions from fans who got to see an early screening. And for the most part, the reactions are not good. Chief complaints include dodgy CGI, poor storytelling, and an uneven tone. Of particular note are the post-credit scenes, which one tweeter called “some of the WORST you’ve ever seen.” Not too much praise for lead Jared Leto, but the response to Matt Smith’s over-the-top villain seems to be positive....

Microsoft doesn’t release all of the new Xbox Games with Gold in any given month at the same time. Instead it staggers the releases, with one batch of free games made available starting at the beginning of the month, and the next set added about halfway through the month. The Xbox free Games with Gold for March 2021 do not stray from this pattern, and so that means that Xbox Live Gold subscribers have a couple of new games that they can add to their collection....

Mortal Kombat 11 is going to expand in a big way with its upcoming Aftermath expansion on May 26, bringing with it plenty of new content for fans of the ultra-violent fighting game franchise. This new content will include the return of the Friendships feature, which are happy, non-violent alternatives to Mortal Kombat 11’s brutal Fatalities. While Friendships aren’t as violent as Fatalities, they are just as creative, with one being used by game director Ed Boon to troll fans....

Breaking away from the traditional announcement pattern for Mortal Kombat 11, NetherRealm Studios cut out a lot of ample marketing time by officially announcing Mortal Kombat 11 only 5 months ago at The Game Awards 2018. While mixing both fan favorite and newer fighters, a very impressive graphics engine, and another cinematic story mode that utilizes time travel, one could argue that Mortal Kombat 11 is the most impressive game in the long-running franchise to date, and are hoping it will get even more support in the future....

Video game movies have, traditionally, been pretty awful, but there seems to be a resurgence of video game-themed films making their way to the big screen of late, and they do seem to be improving, with films like Detective Pikachu releasing to fair reviews. While there are certainly exceptions to this, it’s a pretty good time to be a fan of video game movies. Space Invaders is the latest video game franchise getting the movie treatment, with Greg Russo writing the script for the film....

[HTML1] After a few weeks of rumors, Mortal Kombat X was officially confirmed this week with a brutal CG debut trailer. The cinematic trailer gave fans plenty to be excited about, but it also raised many questions about who would fill up the roster of playable characters and what the actual gameplay footage would look like. Sony’s E3 2014 presentation earlier this evening delivered answers to both of those questions…...