Roku Wants to Displaying Ads When Consoles Connected to Its TVs Are Idle

Summary Roku Patent Would Show Ads When Games and Streaming Devices are Paused A new patent filed by Roku, and discovered byLowpass, revealed technology that would display ads whenever the viewer is using an HDMI device and the feed is paused. In theory, if the viewer were using astreaming device like Google Chromecastor Apple TV and paused the feed, the Roku technology would recognize this and display and ad until the user pressed play again....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Jessica Chavez

Rumor: Mortal Kombat Trilogy Being Remastered

Last week, during The Game Awards 2018, NetherRealm Studios Creative Director Ed Boone took to the stage to confirm that the highly anticipatedMortal Kombat11was officially in production, withits release datecurrently scheduled for April of next year. While fans of the long-running fighting game franchise were understandably excited to learn of the next sequel’s existence, many still are holding out hope for updated versions of older entries in the series. Should recent rumors and speculation be believed, then we could very well see that happen....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · James Harvey

Shindo Life Codes (March 2023)

Quick Links Shindo Lifeis a popular game set in theNarutouniverse and is made by RELL World. This game has players focusing on leveling up to improve their skills and unlock new areas. There are a multitude of different bloodlines to collect, along with differentNaruto-themed weapons and cosmetics. Players will have a choice of either a PVP or PvE mode to choose from, depending on how they would like to play.Shindo Lifeisbig on the gacha system....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Christopher Petty

Sinners Using This 128-Year-Old Vampire Rule Was Key To Its Success

The vampires inSinnersfollow plenty of common rules from mythology and lore, but one lesser-known rule became an essential part of the film’s success.Ryan Coogler’s vampire movieis a wholly original story. While vampires themselves aren’t anything new, the setting, themes, and musical aspects makeSinnersa unique and riveting experience. Original films with massive commercial success are seemingly becoming a rarity in Hollywood, butSinnersmanaged to break through to mainstream audiences. The Michael B. Jordan-led film hasgrossed over $360 million at the worldwide box officeand is the highest-grossing original film this decade....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Debra Ballard

Sinners' Record Second Weekend Box Office Explained: Why It Only Dropped 6%

Ryan Coogler’s cinematic phenomenonSinnershas been out for two weekends so far, but interest apparently hasn’t diminished in the slightest based on its box office returns.The genre-bending horror moviestarringMichael B. Jordan in dual rolescaptivated the domestic audience with its unique blend of history, horror, music, and drama, resulting in one of the most talked-about movies in recent memory. Aside from making a huge impact on social media and at the water cooler, the movie also generated record-breaking review scores from both critics and audiences....

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1077 words · Nicole Reed

Someone Has Actually Built a TARDIS in Minecraft With Physics-Defying Interior

At ten years old,Minecraftis still one of the most successful games in history with its popularity showing no signs of waning any time soon. With such creativity in-play, it’s hardly surprising that it’s experiencingnearly 140 million monthly active usersand inspiring so many creative projects to boot. With it being such a huge phenomenon, it was only inevitable that someone would combine their love ofMinecraftwith the enormity of the British sci-fi showDoctor who....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Ronald Long

Starfield Player Has Warning About Fully Leveling Gymnastics Skill

Summary AStarfieldplayer took to social media to warn other players of a situation they had with a fully-leveled Gymnastics skill, as they pointed out that the perk also came with some drawbacks when jumping around in certain environments. However, otherStarfieldplayers pointed out methods that can be used to mitigate the risks associated with the Gymnastics perk. On Reddit, a user named WardenWolf lived up to their name by issuing a warning to other players on the r/Starfield subreddit....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Anna Clark

Stranded Deep: How To Get Rocks

Stranded Deepis a survival game where the player finds themselves stranded on an island after an awful plane crash. They must try their hardest to survive; to do so, they will have to explore various islands and manage their resources as best as they can. RELATED:Stranded Deep: How to Get Refined Pick (Pickaxe) Rocks are one of the many available resources on these deserted islands, but they can be hard to come by, especially if the player isn’t sure where to look....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Kelly Knight

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles board game shreds its Kickstarter target

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are set to launch as part of theUnmatchedmodular board game series after blitzing its $250,000Kickstarter project target. The project has nearly raised $1 million with 13 days still to go. It took just under an hour for the project to be fully funded and the estimated delivery date for the game is September 2025. Unmatchedis a modular hand management, battle game system. Every pack and add-on can be played individually with players working cooperatively to battle against the set’s main villains before they complete their objectives....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Jessica Fisher

The Best Black Friday Deals on BioMutant

BioMutanthas been available for the PlayStation and Xbox consoles since the spring, but the game has largely flown under the radar. For those who were thinking about finally giving it a shot, there’s a piece of good news as the title is being offered up inseveral retailers' Black Friday sales. When it first launched back in May of 2021,BioMutantgot some rather up and down reviews. The title is supposed to offer the ability of users to take on the role of a post-apocalyptic hero in the former of one animal or another, which can then be edited and upgraded with mutations....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Brian Jenkins

The Crash Team Racing remaster is getting PS4-exclusive retro skins

::Crash voice:: whoa Tucked away in the State of Play stream late last night was an announcement forCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Not to be undone by the other platforms, Sony noted that their version of the kart racing remaster (read: PS4) will ship with extra content. That includes retro skins for Cortex, Coco, and Crash (original series cast members), retro karts, and one retro track. It’s kind of innocuous way to tip the hat to a series that once called Sony platforms home: a list that includes the originalCTR....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · John Hunter

The LG Gram Will Get Intel’s New Core Ultra Processors

LG Electronics released a statement on their plans and how they will coincide with the expansion of AI. LG gram laptops will start to feature Intel Core Ultra processors to focus on their AI capabilities. This will all start with the LG gram 16. LG Electronics has a new series of LG gram laptops, powered by thelatest Intel Core Ultra processors. The first model to be revealed is the LG gram 16 Pro, though LG isn’t saying much about it yet....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Debbie Morales

Uncharted 4 Getting The Lost Legacy Multiplayer Update

While one of the last major updates toUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endfixed aranked multiplayer issueinvolving some player progress from the previous season continually resetting, this time around, Naughty Dog is set to provide a patch to the game mode in the action-adventure title that will bring about a lot of new materials, including assets from the forthcoming spin-offThe Lost Legacy. In order to show fans what’s coming to the fourth entry in the franchise’s multiplayer, the developer has released a brand new trailer detailing the update’s wares....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Lisa Carter