The Last of Us Head Wants to 'Decouple' the HBO Show From the Game Experience

There have been many attempts to turn video games into successful movies and TV shows, like Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider, and Super Mario Bros. Sony is still trying to make Uncharted happen. For the most part they’ve all fallen short. Craig Mazin, who’s working on HBO’s The Last of Us, shared his thoughts on the…

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iPhone 12 Pro could slip even further according to new leak

That Apple’s 2020 iPhones won’t be coming on time like most iPhones before it is pretty much accepted fact by now. That the company will be adopting a staggered announcement and launch strategy, however, is definitely unusual and speaks of the unusual times we find ourselves in. While devices aren’t being pushed back to 2021, fortunately, some iPhones are coming … Continue reading

Chrome full URL hiding is an anti-spoofing experiment

As the makers of the world’s most-used web browser and search engine, Google has taken upon itself to come up with and enforce policies that will protect users against less conscientious people on the Web. As the makers of the world’s most-used web browser and search engine, however, the company is also often accused of pushing its own agenda with … Continue reading

'Quake II' is free right now from Bethesda, 'Quake III' next week

Last weekend during its online QuakeCon event, Bethesda made the original game available for free via its launcher on PC. The promotion encouraged donations to charities like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Trevor Project, and of course gave PC…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Just 1 Minute To Deliver Remarks At The DNC

The New York lawmaker responded eloquently with a poem channeling the late Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Trump Adviser’s Bid To Insult Kamala Harris As ‘Marge Simpson’ Goes Totally Awry

Critics noted Marge Simpson is the boss.

FBI, USAF Investigating if Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia Was Targeted or Hit by Random Gunfire

Someone opened fire on a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter while it was flying in Virginia around noon on Monday, injuring one of the two pilots on board, an Air Force official told CNN on Wednesday.

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Motorola Razr 5G could be coming in early September

Although it hasn’t given the formal word yet, it’s highly unlikely that IFA 2020 will take place in September as an in-person event, at least not in the capacity as all IFA events since 1924. That, unfortunately, means that companies that were planning on making a big splash in Berlin this year have to make do with their own separate … Continue reading

ChromeOS.dev finally addresses one of the platform’s biggest flaw

Google has been heavily pushing Chromebooks and Chrome OS almost as the all-in-one computer system you’ll ever need, especially with the upcoming support for running Windows applications (at least on the enterprise). As a software platform, however, Chrome OS’s story has never really been complete and that is manifested in the lack of quality or even notable apps and games … Continue reading

Amazon is adding podcasts to Music, quietly scrubs ridiculous rule

Amazon is following in the footsteps of some of its biggest competitors: it will soon add podcasts to its Amazon Music product, enabling its users to stream these audio shows without turning to third-party apps. The initial unveiling of this plan came with a ridiculous requirement for shows, however, one that aimed to force podcasters to avoid ‘disparaging’ the company. … Continue reading