Much like Doom 2 was to Doom, how do you follow up the mega success that was Quake? The obvious answer was Quake II, but there’s a little more to it than that. Long-time id Software member John Romero had departed the company, along with many of the staff who had worked on the first
An alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel has just given us the highest fracture toughness ever measured in a material on Earth. It has exceptionally high strength and ductility, leading to what a team of scientists has called “outstanding damage tolerance”. Moreover – and counterintuitively – these properties increase as the material gets colder, suggesting
Elon Musk’s desire to stir conspiratorial shit up by giving select outsiders aligned with his conservative agenda access to Twitter systems and data could land the world’s richest man in some serious doodoo with regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. In recent days, this access granted by Musk to a few external reporters has
UPDATE 1:51 PM PT — A source close to Diddy tells TMZ … the baby was born in October at a Newport Beach, CA hospital. We’re still not sure who the mother is at this point. Diddy has added another member to the family … announcing he’s welcomed a baby girl into his life, who
This Sunday, you can watch The Holiday Sitter, starring Jonathan Bennett and George Krissa, based on an original story by Bennett. It’s a genuinely funny movie about Sam (Bennett), a confirmed bachelor with no interest in children, who winds up watching his niece and nephew over the Christmas holiday. Everything changes when he meets their
What happens when there’s no wide theatrical releases and it’s the holiday season as we emerge from the pandemic? Why, you get the second-lowest box office weekend of the year at an estimated $37.2M. We’ll see if Saturday night business is so bad that that this weekend becomes the lowest of 2022, unseating that of
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Credit: AMD)The last products to arrive in our end-of-year hardwarepalooza are the chiplet-based AMD Radeon 7900 series GPUs. The RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT will officially go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 13. Whether you’ll be able to buy one
Godzilla was once a monster well suited for Cold War symbolism, but times changed. And as written in the book Japan’s Favorite Mon-star, author and film historian Steve Ryfle suggested “the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fading of the global nuclear threat” may have played a part in Toho’s drastic decision to kill
An encounter with a mysterious and extinct human relative – the Denisovans – has left a mark on the immune traits of modern Papuans, in particular those living on New Guinea Island. This is a new discovery we describe in a study published in PLOS Genetics today. It further suggests that our modern human diversity
Keeping fit doesn’t need a lot of technology. A decent pair of running shoes and an exercise mat might just do it. But of course sometimes a little extra tech can give an inspiring boost — so long as whatever it is is useful, accessible and can move with you. The smart spot for fitness
Welcome to The Beat’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide! Are you looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list? Here at Stately Beat Manor, we’ve been making a list with some of the most enticing items you could imagine unwrapping this holiday season. Naturally, an exhaustive list is impossible, so be sure and share
News UK Band Slaves Change Name to Soft Play “Our original intent doesn’t change the fact that the name Slaves is an issue,” the duo said. “We want to sincerely apologise to anyone we’ve offended.” By Jazz Monroe December 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent, August 2018 (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) Facebook Twitter UK
In 1985, People Magazine declared its first male celebrity male as Sexiest Man Alive, and the publication has continued that trend ever since. In recent years, many Marvel alum have held the title. Frenemies Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have earned the honor, for instance. Ant-Man star Paul Rudd was awarded the spot in 2021,
Image: Nintendo Life Remember our feature that highlighted 30 Things You Might Have Missed In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet? Well, we’ve already found 30 more things, from neat Easter Eggs to things that make battling a whole lot easier. Let’s dive in — how many do you already know? On this page: More Things You
Nestled at 7,800 feet above sea level in Estes Park, Colorado, The Stanley Hotel sits in the snowy mountains with an air of regality. This is where BruceFest, the definitive Bruce Campbell film festival, returned for its second year from Dec 1st-3rd. This time around, it featured the exciting addition of fellow horror icon Ted
The intricate whorls and curlicues of the Southern Ring Nebula – recently made famous for its place as one of the first objects imaged by JWST – are the product of at least four stars, new research has revealed. Studying images from the new space telescope, an international team of astronomers has found previously unknown
On Thursday, Disney+ launched its first-ever ad-supported plan, “Disney+ Basic,” in the U.S. at $7.99 per month, which is the same price as the previous ad-free plan before Disney raised the price to $10.99/month. However, Roku users wanting to switch to the new plan are out of luck — at least for now. According to Disney
“Fake news” has been the news for years, thanks to a president who helped empower distrust in people and institutions which have experience, expertise, and history in delivering information. But from “fake news” has been the larger discussion of mis- and disinformation, which themselves have been used to weaponize authority. But what exactly does misinformation
Play video content TMZ.com Tia Mowry is picking a side when it comes to the new milk and soda trend splitting the internet … but she just might start a new trend with her own festive twist! We caught up with the “Sister, Sister” star and cookbook author, and got her thoughts on the beverage
One of Madonna‘s iconic ’80s MTV Video Music Awards — this one for “Best Female Video” — has a new home after a lucky buyer snatched it off the auction block. RR Auction tells TMZ … Madonna’s VMA, aka the Moonman trophy, for her hit song “Papa Don’t Preach” went to the highest bidder, who
From its triumphant world premiere (with seven-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, A24 opens Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale in theaters this weekend amid a whirl of Oscar buzz around star Brendan Fraser. The former action star carries the psychological drama as Charlie, a reclusive and severely obese English teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. Deadline critic
Sonic Frontiers may have lost out on the Player’s Voice award at this week’s The Game Awards 2022, but the game’s director, Morio Kishimoto, has said on Twitter that he is immensely thankful to the fans that it was nominated. He says that nominated for the award has inspired the team to push themselves harder
Nestled at 7,800 feet above sea level in Estes Park, Colorado, The Stanley Hotel sits in the snowy mountains with an air of regality. This is where BruceFest, the definitive Bruce Campbell film festival, returned for its second year from Dec 1st-3rd. This time around, it featured the exciting addition of fellow horror icon Ted
In one of the most polluted rivers in Central America, a vulnerable crocodile species is thriving despite living in waters that have become a sewer for Costa Rica’s capital, experts say. Every day, trash and wastewater from San Jose households and factories flood into the Tarcoles River, which vomits tires and plastic into the surrounding
Microsoft today announced that it acquired Lumenisity, a U.K.-based startup developing “hollow core fiber (HCF)” technologies primarily for data centers and ISPs. Microsoft says that the purchase, the terms of which weren’t disclosed, will “expand [its] ability to further optimize its global cloud infrastructure” and “serve Microsoft’s cloud platform and services customers with strict latency
Things are finally starting to look up. A difficult rescue puts everyone at their anxiety threshold on Fire Country Season 1 Episode 8. This rescue also triggers some bad memories from Vince’s past when he lost his daughter. After a night of gambling, Manny comes to work sleep deprived and erratic. This puts him and Vince
News Watch SZA’s New “Nobody Gets Me” Video Bradley Calder directs a clip of SZA ruminating on a rooftop By Jazz Monroe December 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter SZA in “Nobody Gets Me,” directed by Bradley Calder Facebook Twitter SZA has shared a video for “Nobody Gets Me,” marking the release day of new album SOS.
As many best-of lists start to drop from various publications, including this one, and 2022 comes to a close the online discourse has started to become aggressive from fans when their favorite films don’t end up on said end-of-year lists. Everything Everywhere All At Once has been praised since its release in March, I know
As many best-of lists start to drop from various publications, including this one, and 2022 comes to a close the online discourse has started to become aggressive from fans when their favorite films don’t end up on said end-of-year lists. Everything Everywhere All At Once has been praised since its release in March, I know
If it’s a monstrous city smash ’em up that you are after, the Terror of Hemasaurus looks to provide it. Available today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5 – with a Nintendo Switch drop happening in 2023 – Terror of Hemasaurus has previously rocked up onto PC to rather decent acclaim. Now it’s