The Scrabble dictionary has been updated for the first time since 2018, and it includes 500 new words — though Scrabble won’t reveal what every one is, telling players to hunt through the new dictionary to find them all. They’ve also removed several hundred slurs and other offensive words, so that they can’t be played
Heads up, Stadia owners: Google’s cloud gaming program is shutting down tomorrow, January 18. The service began issuing refunds for all hardware last November, but if you haven’t received one yet, information on how to obtain one should have been emailed to the Google account used to make the purchase. However, past Stadia Pro subscriptions
It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like China’s unofficial ban on Marvel is lifting. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania have both secured release dates in China, ending a three-and-a-half year period during which movies featuring Marvel characters did not gain entry to the world’s second largest
Lisa Marie Presley will be laid to rest alongside her father, son and grandparents during a public memorial service at Graceland — a very special place for the Presleys. A rep for Graceland announced the service will take place Sunday at 9 AM at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee … and the general public is invited
Indie filmmaker Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood, Applesauce, Catfight) has a lot to say in his latest, Poundcake, a horror satire that mixes slasher with political discourse. Fans of Tukel know that his films have always been heavy on commentary, and this one is sure to get a rise out of people. In the film,
Saturn’s own orbiting winter wonderland, Enceladus, could be in the midst of a relative dry spell, according to new measures on the thickness of its snowdrifts by a team of researchers from across the US. Calculations based on the sizes of a series of depressions called tectonic pit chains suggest the deposits of ice particles
The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information is misleading for social media firms and other internet companies as they oversee their users’ data in the South Asian market. The proposal by the Ministry of Electronics and IT came as part
^Check out our preview video of Wo Long, coming to Game Pass soon! Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is headed to Xbox Game Pass (inc. for PC) on March 3rd, and for our money it’s shaping up rather nicely. Borrowing its lore from the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, it shares a few common elements
Play video content TMZ.com “Orange Is the New Black” star Dascha Polanco is in full support of Kim Kardashian‘s latest prison visit … saying it proves Kim’s more than just talk when it comes to prison reform. We got the actress Monday at LAX, and asked her thoughts on Kim’s latest visit to Cali’s Pelican
There’s just something about M3GAN that has audiences, critics, and even the powers behind the film buzzing with excitement about a potential sequel. Universal executives were allegedly talking about another round before the 2023 new movie release was even in theaters, and they weren’t the only ones. That enthusiasm was apparently infectious enough that even
News Sudan Archives Plays “Homesick (Gorgeous & Arrogant)” on Fallon: Watch From her latest album, Natural Brown Prom Queen By Rob Arcand January 17, 2023 Facebook Twitter Sudan Archives on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, January 2023 (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Facebook Twitter Sudan Archives was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
You have to give credit to the team at Striking Distance Studios for trying to take on EA and their upcoming Dead Space remake with The Callisto Protocol. However, judging from the initial sales of The Callisto Protocol, and the game’s quality, things haven’t gone the way they intended. Per GamesIndustry.biz, analysts have lowered sales
As climates around the world grow harsher and increasingly unpredictable, concerns are increasing over our world’s food security. Already, yields of staple crops like maize and wheat are dropping in low-latitude tropical regions and in dry and drying regions such as African drylands and parts of the Mediterranean. Wealthy countries are far from immune. Australia
Alice Delahunt believes the future of fashion is in web3 and created Syky (pronounced “psy-key”) to put the wheels in motion. She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at
On Friday the 13th NECA revealed at long last the Universal Monsters Bride of Frankenstein figure and she’s up for pre-order in the US now. I have to say she does look excellent and I am delighted with her and I’m really looking forward to getting her later this year. I’m really impressed with the
@Maulbert It’s 100% adults who grew up with the GameCube and are chomping at the bit for anything at all that will quench our nostalgia thirst. And because the currently the only bone Nintendo has thrown us lately is a Mario Sunshine remaster, we lose our minds seeing something like this. ♥️ *Edit: and competitive
Finally, the Keith mystery is picking up some speed! Sidney hasn’t hidden the fact that she does not believe Keith is who he says he is, but by the end of Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 3, she was thrilled to find out that Nikki may be on board, too. How long did
In an age of streaming and Covid concerns when many older-skewing dramatic films find their way safely into homes, Sony Pictures rolled the dice on the Tom Hanks drama A Man Called Otto. It grossed $15.3 million in its third–weekend wide expansion over the four-day MLK weekend, well surpassing its $8M projection. The result surprised
NYPD arrested Lil Tjay Monday in the Bronx, and now the rapper’s in police custody for an alleged weapons violation. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Hip Hop that Tjay was arrested following a traffic stop in the Bronx, while on his way to film with fellow NYC rapper Ice Spice. We’re told officers found a
Almost a year after Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday sent the infamous Mr. Voorhees into the not-so-sweet hereafter, the third book in Berkley’s Camp Crystal Lake series was published. At the time, it wasn’t clear when Jason would be back on the big screen, but his story continued in random books (not novelizations)
The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay, or even a line of software code. Tesla tycoon Elon Musk was an early investor in OpenAI and Microsoft is reported to be in talks to up an initial investment
Never rely on external resources to do your fundraising for you Haje Jan Kamps 18 hours Occasionally, in my role as a consultant, I am approached by companies that have a plan in place for their fundraising that doesn’t involve the CEO or a member of the founding team running point on the fundraising process.
Few conditions feel more dystopian than toiling away at a dead-end job. But imagine performing menial chores in a massive, vacant research facility so remote that a helicopter is required to get there. Plus, outdoor conditions are so fierce that anyone who steps outside is likely to develop a mysterious “snow sickness.” This is the
Thunderful Development, the team behind the beloved Steamworld video game franchise, has teased that a new announcement related to the long-running series will happen later this week. The Morse code in the tweet below translates to the 18th January, which is this Wednesday. It is not clear what will be showcased, but there is a
Gerard Butler has been holding down the fort for action movies for the last decade or so with offerings like Geostorm and the Has Fallen franchise. While he’s been a reliable action hero, the superhero genre has really frequently been dominating the action field courtesy of stars like Robert Downey Jr. Despite the MCU’s dominance,
News Pink Siifu and Ahwlee Announce B. Cool-Aid Album, Share New Song: Listen Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R., and Maurice II feature on Leather Blvd.’s “Cnt Go Back ( Tell Me )” By Matthew Strauss January 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter B. Cool-Aid’s Ahwlee and Pink Siifu, photo by KubiKowboy Facebook Twitter B. Cool-Aid, the
TNT‘s series adaptation of Bong Joon Ho’s “Snowpiercer” (which was based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob) kicked off back in 2020, with three seasons aired between 2020 and 2022. The show’s fourth season has been filmed, but in a strange twist of fate we’ve learned this week that it won’t actually be airing
For decades, open systems architectures and open standards have helped accelerate innovation to end users in aerospace and defense applications through the development of interfaces that are open, key, and well-defined. Today, space system designers and developers are truly embracing the SpaceVPX (VITA 78) standard, which leverages the OpenVPX (VITA 65.0) architecture through its slot
The world of the flight sim is an intricate one. Whether that be the game itself, as it takes players off to unknown lands, flying to dream locations, or through the plethora of accessories that help aid immersion, the devil really is in the detail. It’s that flight sim world in which Thrustmaster have made
Andrew Callaghan is speaking for himself regarding sexual misconduct allegations that have been hurled his way — saying sorry to those affected, while also stepping back. The host of “All Gas No Breaks” — as well as HBO’s new mockumentary, ‘This Place Rules’ — posted a public video Sunday on a YouTube channel that he