When it comes to power, the Nintendo Switch isn’t all that different from the Wii U. But Nintendo’s latest system succeeds where it previously one failed by being a handheld in addition to a […]
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‘Better Call Saul’ Season 1 Episode 2 Recap: An Expensive Discount
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What a treat this is, huh? We get two episodes of Better Call Saul in two days. I guess it makes up for the year-and-a-half wait in between seasons. The event
Revisit ‘Half-Life: Black Mesa’ Fully Releasing Soon on Steam
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Five years after entering Early Access, and 14 years after first starting development, the ambitious Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa finally has a release date. On March 5, guide Gordon Freeman through Xen […]
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Defense Of The Ancients started out as a mod for Warcraft III, became its own game, and started a whole genre of MOBAs. And, because time is a flat circle, now DOTA Auto […]
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Purdue Invites Online Students to VR Graduation Ceremony
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Purdue University Global graduates can participate in their graduation using a VR headset to see and hear everything as if they were at the ceremony (via Chad Skelton/Kaplan Higher Education)
While hundreds of Purdue University online graduates c
‘Black Lightning’ Season 3 Episode 14 Recap: A Long Reset
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Black Lightning has a fantastic new villain on its hands after the last episode. I only wish we got to see more of him this week. After a mos
Netflix Reveals User Favorites in Daily ‘Top 10’ Lists
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Netflix can send even the most decisive person into analysis paralysis. Between the streaming platform’s original content, distributed TV shows and movies, and all 21 Studio Ghibli films (sorry, US), it
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The Transportation Security Administration has reportedly banned employees from using music video app TikTok to create social media posts. One of the top 10 most-downloaded applications of the last decade, China-owned TikTok has [
NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Hundreds of ‘Marsquakes’
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Artist's concept of NASA InSight lander on Mars, above layers of the planet's subsurface (via IPGP/Nicolas Sarter/NASA)
NASA has its hands full trying to persuade its Mars InSight heat probe to, well, probe. But there’s more to this missio
Katherine Johnson, Pioneering NASA Mathematician, Passes Away
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Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA scientist, passed away today at age 101. Today, Johnson is best known for her mathematician work at NASA doing the complex calculations necessary for Project Mercury, the first manned […]
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‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Premiere Recap: The Shady Lawyer Rises
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It’s been an unusually long wait for the new season of Better Call Saul. When last we checked in on Jimmy McGill, he g
Artist's impression of an L dwarf star caught in the act of emitting an enormous 'super flare' of X-rays (via European Space Agency)
Size really doesn’t matter: A tiny star—of about 8 percent the Sun’s mass—has been caught emittin
‘Batwoman’ Season 1 Episode 13 Recap: Vampire the Masquerade
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We’ve had a heavy couple of episodes on Batwoman recently. An alternate version of Beth showed up from an Earth where Kate saved her from the car crash. The show mined that for [R
Flat-Earther ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes Dies in Homemade Rocket Crash
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«Mad» Mike Hughes in 2018, after another scrubbed launch attempt of his homemade rocket (via James Quigg/Daily Press/AP)
A California man who wanted to fly to the edge of space to see if the Earth is round has died in the crash-landin
‘Doctor Who’ S12, E9: When Team TARDIS Met The Cybermen…
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The Thirteenth Doctor faces off against one of her oldest foes (via BBC)
This article contains spoilers for “Ascension of the Cyberman,” episode nine of Doctor Who season 12. (And, possibly, for Parasite.) I saw Parasite over the week
In February most children are probably still enjoying whatever toys they got in the past holiday season. But toy makers are already looking toward the future, showing off their best upcoming wares at […]
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Finally free from Star Wars once again, Harrison Ford is just spending all his time out in the wilderness talking to CGI dogs. And sometimes he lets cameras film him because it makes […]
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The Complete Package: An Interview With the Developers of ‘Outriders’
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Last week, Square-Enix revealed new gameplay footage and details about the upcoming Outriders. Though functionally a looter shooter, this next-gen title distinguishes itself by being a story-centric experience first and foremost. Ignoring the […]
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Victims of Office Depot’s Fake Malware Scan Scam Get Paid
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Last spring the FTC brought the hammer down on Office Depot to the tune of $35 million. The offense: tricking users into thinking their computers were infected with malware and charging for unnecessary […]
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McDonald’s Now Sells Quarter Pounder-Scented Candles
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Quarter Pounder with cheese (via McDonald's)
It’s been a long week. You just want to go home, order take out, and curl up on the couch with the TV remote and a nice, 100-percent-fresh-beef-scented candle. McDonald’s sees you. The [
Snail Species Threatened by Climate Change Named After Greta Thunberg
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Greta Thunberg has cemented her place in social history as a globe-trotting climate activist, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Time Person of the Year, and Hulu documentary subject. Now, th
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Twitter is experimenting with adding colored labels to misinformation posted by politicians and public figures. The social network this week confirmed that a leaked demo of new features, first reported by NBC News
Artist impression of the MMX spacecraft (via JAXA)
Japan’s aerospace agency was given the green light to move forward with its Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission. Scheduled to launch in 2024, the spacecraft will visit the two moons of M
Finally, Eli Roth Is Directing a ‘Borderlands’ Movie
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People really do love Borderlands, I guess. The Gearbox joint was ahead of its time mashing up shooter and loot-driven RPG mechanics years before Destiny. And in an ocean of brown drab military […]
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A refreshed look for the brand (via Google)
Whereas iOS and iPhones are tied at the hip, the Android mobile operating system powers a wide variety of products from a wide variety of manufacturers. In many ways, this is a strength. […]
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Amazon Prime has always trailed the prestige streaming pack behind Netflix and Hulu when it comes to original programming, despite having more than a few really solid shows. It looks like they’re putting […]
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‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Direct Looks Like Nintendo’s Good Place
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Animal Crossing must be a really tricky video game franchise to market. It’s a chill life sim about rearranging your house and catching bugs, so it doesn’t really demo well at large trade […]
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 1 Episode 5 Recap: Outrageous French Accents
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Now that the ship is traveling through space, Star Trek: Picard is starting to feel a lot more like, well, like a Star Trek show. After Seven of Nin
Geek Pick: ‘Street Fighter V: Champion Edition’ Completes the Game (Again)
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Back when I reviewed Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, I said Capcom had released the complete version of the game. It turns out that isn’t the case as I’m now reviewing Street Fighter […]
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Samsung Freaks Out Users With Accidental Lost Phone Notification
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When you groggily reach over to shut off the alarm on your phone first thing in the morning, the last thing you want to see is a random notification from an app you […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner: Finale Will Leave Fans ‘Wrung Out’
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The lone Cyberman (Patrick O'Kane) (via BBC)
Sunday marks the beginning of the end for series 12 of Doctor Who. The season concludes with a two-part finale: “Ascension of the Cybermen” (Feb. 23) followed by “The Timeless Childre
Hasbro is bringing back Tiger LCD handheld games (via Hasbro/The Verge)
God, I love nostalgia. General Mills is reviving Dunkaroos this summer. Classic Nerf Super Soakers are making their return. And Mall Madness has been given a digital upgrade
Scientists Develop Portable Test to Identify Poisonous Mushrooms
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Edible and toxic mushrooms gathered from the wild can be difficult to tell apart (via Candace Bever/USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Toxic mushrooms kill more than 100 people each year and leave thousands more sick and full of regret for eatin
TikTok Introduces Parental Controls That Kids Will Hate
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Music video app TikTok this week introduced new parental controls to help keep teens safe online. One of the top 10 most-downloaded apps of the last decade, TikTok is particularly popular among attention-seeking […]
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‘Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ DLC Dives Deep Into Good Dumb
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While waiting for the most exciting games of 2020 to drop (at least the ones that weren’t delayed) I’ve been mulling over replaying some of my favorite games from last year. Near the […]
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Comics Superstar Jen Bartel and PUMA Reveal Sneaker Inspired by ‘Birds of Prey’
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Last year, superstar comic artist Jen Bartel (Marvel, Blackbird, the internet at large) made waves when she announced a collaboration series with adidas. Bartel designed two exclusive adidas Speedfactory AM4s to coincide with […]
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We already have enough depressing examples that we’re living in the future. Planet on fire. Deadly plagues Increasing corporate control of everything. Robot uprisings. Video games literally called Cyberpunk. But what about the […]
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No Man’s Sky has gone through a pretty wild arc. The vague first teaser set expectations sky high, seemingly promising a procedurally generated space exploration game where literally anything was possible. Since that […]
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Geek Pick: ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’ Is a Fun Adventure That Respects Your Time
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It seems every game is a 100-hour plus endurance test these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for folks getting their money’s worth. If you can get maximum mileage out of a […]
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Snuggle Up to The Doctor With BBC, Build-A-Bear Collab
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The Tenth and Thirteenth Doctors—in bear form (via Build-A-Bear)
Some things really make life worth living. And this collaboration is one of them. Build-A-Bear Workshop and BBC Studios have launched a Doctor Who range of stuffed animals and acc