IShowSpeed accidentally admits he was too scared to approach Messi

IShowSpeed accidentally admits he was too scared to approach Messi IShowSpeedaccidentally admitted to being too scared to approach soccer legend Lionel Messi after encountering him at the FIFA Club Football World Cup. Speed was present in the stadium tunnel on June 15 ahead of Inter Miami and Al Ahly’s opening match of the tournament, which ultimately ended in a 0-0 draw between the two sides. As the Inter Miami team made the walk through the tunnel, Speed, seeing Messi, said his name, but didn’t try to approach him....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Becky Richardson

Lucasfilm Story Group Doesn't Even Know the Star Wars 9 Title Yet

The Lucasfilm Story Group does not have the official title forStar Wars 9yet. This week has been a series of ups and downs for many hardcoreStar Warsfans who expected, at the very least, for the title for the upcoming movie to drop after some teasing. However, that has not been the case and some of these fans are reaching out to people who work for Lucasfilm to see if they even know what the title is....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · David Dennis

Mario Golf: Super Rush Turns Up Fairway Action Like Never Before

Golf was the first sport we ever got to see Mario experience, so it always makes sense that he and his slew of friends go back and get to play again with brand new skills under their belt. Mario Golf: Super Rush is the latest in the long-running series with a charming amount of modes players will be able to sink their perfect hits into with the right club in hand....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Ashley Fields

Marvel MMORPG from DC Universe Devs Has Been Cancelled

Developer Daybreak Games was announced to be developing an MMORPG set in Marvel universe but has now been cancelled. Marvel MMORPG from DC Universe Devs Has Been Cancelled Toward the end of last year, a Marvel-basedMMORPGwas revealed, being developed by DC Universe Online developer Daybreak Games. However, it has been announced by parent company Enad Global 7 (EG7) in a blog post that the Marvel game will no longer be worked on....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Dawn Le

Meta is making more paid features for FB, IG, and WhatsApp

The Vergesaw an internal memo recently sent to Meta employees and is now reporting that Meta has set up a “product organisation” to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook,Instagram, andWhatsApp. In an interview, Meta VP of Monetization John Hegeman said his company has no plans to let people pay to turn off adverts in its apps. Instead, he said, “I think we do see opportunities to build new types of products, features, and experiences that people would be willing to pay for and be excited to pay for”....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Aaron Rodriguez

Microsoft is almost ready with the public preview of xCloud cloud game streaming on iOS and iPadOS

In 2020, Apple found itself at the center of a larger discussion regarding cloud game streaming. The folks at Apple believed they were in the right, essentially blocking services from its App Store, while companies likeGoogle,Amazon,Microsoft, and others weren’t too happy with it. And a lot of customers found themselves on both sides of the fence, too. But those companiesfound a workaround, thanks to Apple’s own mobile web browser. That workaround is Safari....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Jennifer Reed

Microsoft Office 2021 set to launch on October 5 [Updated]

Way back in February of this year,Microsoft announcedthat its newest version of its ridiculously popular suite of productivity apps, Office, would launch sometime later in the year. And now, all these months later, and just a few weeks out from thenewest version of Windows arriving, we now know when we’ll get to install the new Office. And it just so happens to coincide with the launch of the new version of the company’s desktop OS....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Erik Ayala

MW3 Multiplayer to have MW2 Maps Pack, War Mode, 150 HP, Faster Movement, and Much More

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was recently revealed via alimited-time modein Warzone. The developers have also released ablog postthat briefly mentions what to expect from the upcoming 2023 game. If you’re a Call of Duty veteran like me, you’ll definitely like what Sledgehammer Games has to offer with this year’s multiplayer. OG MW2 Maps at Launch and the Return of War Mode At the game’s launch on November 10, Modern Warfare 3 will have16 core mapsfor 6v6, all from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009)....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Steven Coleman

Netflix's Wu Assassins Trailer: A Chef Becomes A Supernatural Kung-Fu Warrior

Netflix means to right the wrong that wasIron Fistwith a new action-packed martial arts crime drama series starringThe Raid’sIko Uwais. Wu Assassins will launch globally on Netflix July 07, 2025. The supernatural-infused action series comes to us from executive producers John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,Falling Skies) and Tony Krantz (24). Wirth will also serve as showrunner and head writer.Altered Carbon’sByron Mann co-stars as Uncle Six, while Summer Glau (Fireflymakes an appearance as Miss Jones in theNetflix original....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Amy King

Philips teases next gen TV picture engine, you won't believe how good OLED can still get

Philips has announced that its latest picture processing chip, the P5 Picture Engine, will be used in 23 different sets across its 2018 TV range; including LED models as well as the higher end OLEDs. However, during its dedicated TV launch event in Amsterdam, we were also shown the processing engine that will succeed it in late 2018, early 2019. It doesn’t have a name yet and is only installed in a prototype version of one of its earlier TVs at present - the OLED 901F - but when viewed side-by-side with a P5 Engine powered OLED 9002 model it was very apparent that we’ve only touched the surface when it comes to great images....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Michael Suarez

PSA: Old Destiny 2 expansions and seasons are free-to-play until The Final Shape drops, but the best parts are still gatekept

Destiny 2 is pulling no punches when it comes to trying to build hype for its upcoming expansion The Final Shape. With that, Bungie has decided to do something almost unprecedented in the history of Destiny, offering the three previous expansions for free for a limited time. Unfortunately, while old Destiny 2 expansions and seasons are free-to-play until The Final Shape drops, but the best parts are still gatekept. A Brief moment of freedom for Guardians The announcement was made alongside the weekly updates (this particular one bringing the nextPantheon boss) and showed off a lot....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Ashley Morse

Qualcomm and Amazon's partnership could lead to customised Alexa voice control in many future cars

Qualcomm and Amazon have teamed up to make it easier for car manufacturers to offer a customised Alexa experience infuture vehicles. The move sees Alexa’s technology integrated into Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms, a foundation that will allow car manufacturers and suppliers to offer in-car Alexa, customised to suit their own brand, with increased ease. This acts as an extension to the existing Alexa Automotive SDK (software development kit) and is available on the new 4th-gen Qualcomm Automotive Cockpit as well as coming to the previous 3rd-gen....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · James Davis

Review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Finally Delivers on the Promise of Xbox Games Pass

With the poor reception of recent installments in the franchise, it should come as no surprise that fans of the original trilogy would be skeptical of a big-budget AAA Indiana Jones video game. As trailers and new information came forward about the game, fans had plenty of questions and concerns: why is the game in first person? Will this work without Harrison Ford in the lead role? How can this possibly stand up to theUnchartedseries which has served as gaming’s beloved response to the Indiana Jones movies for over a decade?...

June 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1288 words · Alicia Jones