The Ascent, a cyberpunk-themed action-RPG originally slated to make its debut as alaunch title for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, has been delayed. Now, the game is instead slated to be released next year in 2021, also coming to Game Pass on launch day. Upon its initial announcement at the Xbox Series X Game Showcase,The Ascentwas revealed to have a free-roam playstyle with classic RPG mechanics, and an “unprecedented” sense of verticality in the game’s world....

Although Stephen King’s recent adaptations struggled to find box office success, 2025’s underratedThe Life of Chuckdid deservedly win over critics. Horror legendStephen King’s recent box office runhasn’t been particularly impressive thanks to high-profile flops like 2022’sFirestarterremake and 2024’s straight-to-VOD re-imagining ofSalem’s Lot. 2025’s upcoming King adaptations,The Long WalkandThe Running Man, hope to turn this cold streak around beforeDoug Liman’s movie version ofThe Standenters production. However, the mixed reviews received by 2020’sChildren of the Cornand 2022’sMr....

Animeis slowly becoming more mainstream in the West, but one executive doesn’t think that’s a good thing. Recent years have seen anime explode in popularity, leading Western companies to actively seek anime adaptations of their IPs, as has been seen withScott PilgrimandStar Wars’ recent expansion into anime. It seems like an inevitability that anime’s place in Western pop culture will grow, but that might not be as great as people think....

While many of the most well-knownmartial arts moviescame out decades ago, there have been so many modern masterpieces in the 21st century. With major stars like Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Tony Leung, and Michelle Yeoh starring in outstanding films, there’s no shortage of spellbinding visuals,jaw-dropping stunt work, and intense fight sequences in the modern movie landscape. Martial arts cinema has continued to grow and evolve throughout the 21st century, and filmmakers have endeavored to push the boundaries of what can be accomplished on screen....

“Restart-itis” has plagued gamers for years, and it seems especially prevalent amongBaldur’s Gate 3players. Despite there being no “wrong” way to play, countless fans find themselves endlessly fine-tuning their Tavs or jumping ship before ever reaching the end of Act Two - let alone Act Three. If you’re one of the players finding themselves stuck inBG3purgatory, don’t worry.There are plenty of fun ways to spice up your ongoing campaignswithout the need for an entirely new save file....

As funny asThe Far Sideis, every once in a while, Gary Larson just wanted an excuse to draw something incredibly weird or dumb. For years, the iconic strip had readers everywhere doubled over in laughter over its bizarre and absurd situations, not to mention its offbeat characters and environments. From aliens invading a deserted island to birds building a nest made of stick figures, no idea was too odd or ‘out-there’ for Larson to include....

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, andAll Elite Wrestlingjust imitated one of WCW’s most famous moments. The timing to do so is certainly apropos, as this week,AEW DynamitesurpassedWCW Monday Nitroas the longest-running wrestling program in Turner Sports history. Whether imitating WCW was the intention or not, the timing and execution were nothing less than poetic on AEW’s behalf. The ending of the April 16 episode ofAEW Dynamiteseems to echo the ending ofWCW Starrcade 1997....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization for the first over-the-counter hearing aid software. AirPods Pro will now function as a hearing aid for anyone with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment. The newly authorized software, known as the Hearing Aid Feature, is a mobile medical application designed for compatible AirPods Pro. It lets users customize the device to their hearing needs without professional assistance through a self-fitting strategy....

AlthoughApex Legendsis only a few days old, players ofRespawn Entertainment’s battle royale gameare finding clever ways to work within its sandbox. Eventually, metas will develop and the best classes will rise to the top, but for now, players are still having fun discovering what type of silly fun they can get into. Take Twitch streamer 1cePrime, for example, who was able to trap a whole squad in a room by using one of the character’s tactical ability....

You can now use AirPlay to cast movies, shows, music, Fitness+ workouts, Arcade games, photo slideshows, and more from your iPhone to hotel TVs. AirPlay functionality is currently limited to about 60 IHG hotels with LG TVs, though it will expand to other locations “in the coming months.” This has been a year in the making. Apple initially announced its plan to bring AirPlay to hotels at the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference....

Helldivers 2is planning a massive day of new releases later this month. Released in February of last year,Helldivers 2immediately became one of the biggest co-op games of the year, before declining in popularity after a series of controversial updates. Now, though, the bug-killing third-person shooter is rising in popularity once again, and that popularity is set to explode even further on August 26. August 26 will bring two new major updates toHelldivers 2: first,the rumoredHalocollabwill be made real, with weapons, armor, camo patterns, and more fromODSTset to arrive on Super Earth (viaXbox Wire)....

Larian Studios has pushed a hotfiix forBaldur’s Gate 3which rectifies an odd and psychedelic bug. The CRPG recently saw its final major content update, Patch 8, which added12 new subclasses, one for each class, but the studio’s work on the game isn’t fully complete.BG3is still receiving general maintenance through smaller updates like this one. Among a number of other changes in Hotfix #31’s patch notes onSteam(viaPCGamesN) isa fix for “the kaleidoscope of colours that appear when changing locations....

WithCall of Duty: WW2having beenthe best selling game of 2017, there’s no doubt that there are plenty of would-be soldiers still entering the fray to hone their skills as we speak, with many eyeing the coveted maximum rank of “Master Prestige.” While these fans are surely grinding as steadily as possible with the first-person shooter’s slew of firearms, one player managed to reach Master Prestige without firing a single shot....