These newday one Xbox Game Pass gameswould be joining the previously released day one Xbox Game Pass games that have already been added in January, likeThe Pedestrian,Spelunky 2, and co-op shooterThe Anacrusis. All together, these games really go a long way in justifying an Xbox Game Pass subscription for PC and Xbox users. New Xbox Game Pass Games for January 2022 Hitman Trilogywill be joined byPupperazzi, a game that is much different in tone, to say the least....

Oh, Halo This morning’s special edition Xbox Series X episode of Inside Xbox was kind of light on heavy hitters. It was mostlyAssassin’s Creed Valhallaand then a bunch of cool and promising surprises. That was by design. This first look at Xbox Series X gameplay was focused on third-party stuff. Xbox is making us wait another two months before we get first-party games. At the end of Inside Xbox, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg revealed that there will be another stream in July....

Plex is a popular way to host your own media library for easy streaming and sharing, but the video player isn’t perfect. There’s now a new feature rolling out: video playback speed controls. YouTube and a few other video platforms have a setting to change the video playback speed, allowing you to watch content slower or faster than it was originally intended. That’s mostly helpful for interviews, podcasts, or other media where you might want to hear people talking faster, but it can be useful in other cases too....

There’s no doubt that Epic Games’FortniteBattle Royale is one of the most popular and successful titles in existence, with the developer having managed to garnera huge amount of revenuewith the shooter ever since it launched. Be that as it may, should the free-to-play title have been designed any differently, it might not have been as lucrative as it is today. Speaking of design differences, one fan decided to try a demaking experiment in order to see what it would be like if the game were given an 8-bit treatment complete with pixelated graphics and retro music....

In the last couple of months, those PC players who have been emulatingThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildhave been running wild with mod content for the game. Although some of the fan-made content is aiming to make revolutionary changes to the title, such as the in-developmentmod to add multiplayer toBreath of the Wild, others have taken a less serious approach, such as one that adds Sanic to the game....

Katie Bone, whorecently chatted with Screen Rant about herAmerican Ninja Warriorseason 17 qualifying run, burst onto the scene with an incredible appearance as a rookie sensation at just 16 years old. Hailing from Erie, Colorado, Katie didn’t just make an impression, she made history, becoming the third Women’s Champion and earning a buzzer on her very first run. Her performance was a triumph, made even more impressive by the fact that she manages Type 1 Diabetes and competes while wearing a continuous glucose monitor....

Althoughgangster TV showshave been around since ABC first airedThe Untouchablesin 1959, they’ve only really been taken seriously since the turn of the millennium. The main reason for the relative scarcity of high-quality series in this TV crime subgenre is that thebest gangster movies, directed by the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Brian De Palma, completely dominated the field. It was only when television budgets got bigger, and innovative creators like David Chase, David Simon, and Stephen Knight stepped forward, that this field opened up for high-end, gangster-themed projects on the small screen....

There are many enticingromantasybooks on the market, but not all of them manage to stay gripping from start to finish — and that makes the ones that do all the more memorable. It can be great to pick up a slow-burn story every once in a while, but a novel that manages to hook you in the first couple chapters is special. It’s even better when it keeps that momentum going, delivering non-stop action, suspense, and chemistry as the story unfolds....

Quentin Tarantinois best known for his movies, and in 1996, he wrote and starred in an action-horror movie that later became an underrated TV show. Quentin Tarantino’s career began in film with the crime movieReservoir Dogsin 1992, followed byPulp Fictionin 1994. The success of these movies opened many doors for Tarantino as a director and screenwriter, as well as an actor from time to time. In 1995, Tarantino made his TV debut directing an episode ofER, and he has since visited the world of TV in different capacities....

Star Trek: Strange New WorldsandStar Trek: Starfleet Academyeach have 2 seasons to come on Paramount+, but producers are already preparing to pitch the next wave ofStar Trekseries. In early August, Skydance Media completed its purchase of Paramount Global. CEO David Ellison is aStar Trekfan, and hopes are high that he will want newStar Trekseries on Paramount+. Secret Hideout, led by executive producer Alex Kurtzman, has overseen the Star Trek on Paramount+ franchise since 2017....

We analyze the topic of death in many different wayswhen it comes attached tomusic. Recently, we examined an artistwho became a viral sensation just before her passingwith a 63-year-old song, as well as the singer-songwriter who praisedan underrated Taylor Swift track for helping her healfrom the demise of a close friend/band member. Death even gives us an added reason to look back at the musicians who went away too soon andthe career-defining work they left behind....

The roguelike has evolved a great deal in recent years thanks to games likeSpelunky,Dead Cells, and, most recently,Hades. Yet with all this advancement, longtime fans of the genre may be yearning for something a little more old-school. Fortunately, that’s just what they’ll be getting early next year, as it’s been announced that a sequel to the cult classicADOM(Ancient Domains of Mystery) is in development. Said sequel is calledUltimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, and is coming out on July 20, 2025 courtesy of developer Team ADOM and publisher Assemble Entertainment....

America’s Got Talentseason 20 is continuing its exciting lineup of auditions witha few familiar faces who found success with judge Mel Bwhen she hit her golden buzzer. ThroughoutAmerica’s Got Talent’srun, there have been many acts who compete, but only a select few who return to the competition to try again after failure.America’s Got Talentseason 20’sworking hard to stand out from the crowd, and with a surprise returning act, the show is welcoming back a duo who originally performed as a trio....