Thank you, doctor Microsoft While typically functioning as a vehicle of entertainment, Microsoft’s Kinect has proven to be a useful tool in the arena of medicine. Rather than solely relying upon the observations of psychologists to determine whether or not an individual is suffering from depression, an automated system called SimSensei is adding to the processes’ accuracy and reliability. Functioning as a digital avatar, SimSensei uses the Kinect’s face recognition and depth-sensing cameras to interpret subject body language during an interview....

Najimi fromKomi Can’t Communicateis arguably one of the most respectful representations of the non-binary community. Tadano Hitohito and Osana Najimi are students at the Itan Private High School, where they help their friendKomi Shoko to overcome her extreme social anxietyand make 100 friends in the process. Tadano appears to be quite introverted, acting as Komi’s translator, but quickly learns that his social skills are not much better than Komi’s. He enlists the help of his popular and outgoing middle-school friend, but is bewildered to see Najimi wearing a skirt....

Over the last decade, developer Traveller’s Tales has released several LEGO video game tie-ins to some of the biggest entertainment franchises around. There are LEGO game versions ofPirates of the Caribbean, LEGO game versions ofThe Lord of the Rings, and most recently,LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, an adventure that saw several Marvel comic book heroes team up to defeat Kang. The teaser for the game follows reports from January that also suggested that a LEGOThe Incrediblesgame would be released....

Everybody else gotta wait a while Toy manufacturer Good Smile Co., hot on the heelsof their recent Torbjorn reveal,has put out a tweet announcing that Overwatch’s hat-tipping cowboy McCree is the next hero to receive the Nendoroid treatment. McCree will be open to early pre-orders at this week’s BlizCon event, which takes place in Anaheim, California this weekend. Standard pre-orders will come at a later date. Although McCree doesn’t have an official page on the Good Smile store as of this writing, we can expect the gunslinger to arrive armed with a selection of accessories and possibly multiple faceplates and limbs....

Warning! Spoilers for Sirens ahead! Sirenshints at the ages of its characters, allowing us to compare and contrast this detail with the actors who play them. The Netflix series revolves around two sisters, the youngest of whom essentially cut off her family when she accepted a personal assistant position to a millionaire philanthropist. This sister, Simone (Milly Alcock), immediately fell under the spell of her bizarrely alluring boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore), making older sister Devon (Meghann Fahy) immensely uncomfortable....

A beloved 20-year-oldromance moviejust had a theatrical re-release, and it managed to become a box office hit for a second time. Theatrical re-releases are nothing new, and older films have historically been a way for studios to make money as audiences flock to the cinema to see some of their favorite movies a second, third, or even fourth time. However, the trend has been somewhat less consistent in recent decades with the rise of home video and eventually the advent of streaming....

Just recently, the developers at Niantic rolled out an update for the popular augmented reality mobile titlePokemon GOthatfixed several small bugsin order to ensure that the game continues to run as optimally as possible. Not only did the company provide a patch to improve the ARG, but also it decided to quietly remove one of the title’s lesser renowned and more common creatures from the 10KM egg pool in order to potentially free up more space for the game’s more sought-after monsters....

Whether it is gritty action, dark comedy, or bold adult animation,Netflixdoesn’t shy away from pushing boundaries, which is why it has become a powerhouse streaming platform forhit R-rated movies. FromBarbariantoKandahar, many recent R-rated films have shone on Netflix, and the site has also been great for comedies. Additionally, despite its 10% Rotten Tomatoes score, John Cena’s action comedyFreelancerecently saw streaming success when it was added to the platform. We see again and again that critics' scores don’t dictate popularity, while Netflix originals likeDo Revengewerealso trending on the platform upon initial release....

With myriadpositive reviewsfor Rockstar Games' open world western release,Red Dead Redemption 2, having now been published online, it’s safe to say that plenty of players are primed and ready to dive into the developer’s latest project as soon as possible. So, in order to prepare fans' hard drives for what is arguably one of the biggest gaming events of 2018, the studio has now decided to announce the size ofRDR2’s Day One patch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One....

It’s been over four years sinceRollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Editionfirst launched, and now more platforms are finally on the horizon. Atari is bringing the sim to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on August 10, 2025. TheComplete Editionpreviously made its way to PC andNintendo Switchin September 2020. Turning back the clock even further, the originalRollercoaster Tycoon 3celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. That certainly lands it firmly in the “nostalgic” camp for some at this point, and you can stoke those rose-tinted fires with the announcement trailer below....

Sony will be launching its next-generation console, the PS5, at some point in the holiday season of 2020. Until then, the company still wants to sell as manyPS4consoles as it possibly can, and it will be looking to do so with price cuts and special bundles. We may see one of the biggest PS4 bundles much sooner than 2020, as a new PS4 holiday bundle has leaked and should provide some of the absolute best value for those looking to get Sony’s current-gen console....

The premise ofSausage Partyfelt stretched thin in a feature-length film. It’s a fun R-rated parody of the Pixar formula, butthere’s only so much comedic mileage you’re able to get out of talking foods saying curse words and performing debaucherous sex acts on each other. Now that we’re in the second season of the spinoff streaming series,Sausage Party: Foodtopia, that premise has been stretched paper-thin.In season 2,Sausage Party: Foodtopiacontinues season 1’s story of the foods trying to rebuild society after overthrowing the human race....

Summary As the years pass and the wait forHollow Knight: Silksongstretches on, Team Cherry’s fans are undoubtedly eager for more content. While there are plenty ofgood indie platformersout there, few can match the brilliance of 2017’sHollow Knight. Fortunately, forHollow Knightfans yearning for a new adventure, MrSuicideSheep’sSheepy: A Short Adventureoffers a delightful pixelated experience on par with that of Team Cherry’s work. Even though the release ofHollow Knight: Silksongis still uncertain, fans of the genre can take comfort in the creations of other indie developers....