Why Dark Souls' Notorious Difficulty is Largely a Myth

If video games were gangsters, the Souls series would definitely be regarded to have the most street cred. It’s often considered to be the last truly challenging AAA series left in the market. It is also the series with a very passionate fan base known for working together towards peeling off all the layers of the many secrets hidden in the Souls universe. And despite the series being truly remarkable in many aspects, the perceived insane difficulty of the games remains the most recognizable quality of From Software’s creation....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · Kristen Martin

Xpeng G6 review: A solid Tesla Model Y competitor

It takes time to build up a brand. Look at the likes of Lexus and Genesis. Both soldier on despite facing an uphill battle against the competition, with much of it increasingly coming from China. The G6 is one of several cars by new-ishChinese brand Xpengadding to the pressure, which isn’t quite up there at the premium end of the spectrum but offers value and a lot of tech instead. A bit like US automaker Tesla in other words, with the main thing being nobody really knows about Xpeng....

August 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1716 words · Oscar Lucero

2023 Mercedes-AMG SL 43 Cuts The Price But Keeps Roadster Style

2023 Mercedes-AMG SL 43 Cuts The Price But Keeps Roadster Style The newest Mercedes-AMG SL roadster is here with the SL 43. It joins theexisting AMGs, the SL 55 and SL 63. As the brand’s trio of rowdy race-ready roadsters. The most important part of the SL 43 is its powerplant. It gets down the road with the help of a 2-liter four-cylinder engine. But it’s no average four-banger as it makes use of the new Mercedes electric turbocharger that has beendebuting in some of the automaker’s other recent AMG offerings....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Kyle Mitchell

5 iOS 26 features I'm glad Apple copied, even if Android had them first

After more than a decade, Apple finally decided to revamp the design language of its operating systems at WWDC 2025. The company kicked off the keynote by highlighting how iOS and other Apple platforms hadn’t shared a consistent design language, and that iOS itself hadn’t seen a major update in over a decade. With that, Apple unveiled a brand-new design language calledLiquid Glass. Liquid Glass marks Apple’s shift to a fresh visual theme across its OS lineup, including iOS 26, with transparency and glass-like shine effects spread throughout the system....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1198 words · Walter Chavez

6 iPhone Features You Need Know About For Your Next Camping Trip

6 iPhone Features You Need Know About For Your Next Camping Trip Anyone who enjoys being outdoors can tell you that spending a night sleeping in a tent underneath the stars is worthwhile. However, being off the grid requires a lot of preparation. You need to make sure that you have the necessary hiking and camping tools that you’d need. You’ll also want to verify that all your emergency equipment is charged up and ready to go, including your smartphone — there are plenty of things you can do with the device while you’re offline....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1364 words · Jessica Gonzales

7 pre-installed apps missing on Android

There’s something incredibly satisfying about booting up agreat new Android phonefor the first time and being greeted with a clean, bloat-free experience. I’ve long been critical of OEMs and cellular carriers mucking up brand-new devices with preinstalled apps and services the user never asked for. That being said, I also believe that a solid suite of in-box apps are essential in rounding out a platform’s usefulness. While some will argue that calculator, note-taking, and voice memo apps are nothing more than unnecessary bloat, I consider them to be a hallmark of an operating system’s maturity....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1406 words · Mary Reynolds

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Trophies Listed

After originally launching on the PlayStation in 1997,Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburghas made its return to the current landscape of gaming, as a remake of the first entry in the Atelier series has officially arrived on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and PS5. Unlike previous versions of the game, The Alchemist of Salburg remake features a list of trophies for players to complete on the way to a shiny new PlayStation platinum trophy on both PS4 and PS5....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Joanna Martin

Bang & Olufsen Beolit 20 review: Box of tricks

Every few years Danish high-end maker Bang & Olufsen refreshes its Beolit speaker range. Being that it’s 2020 at the time of this launch, this portable speaker is called - you guessed it - the Beolit 20. The Beolit 20 delivers a boost to longevity compared to thethree-year-old Beolit 17, thanks to a more capacious battery, all wrapped up in a familiar picnic hamper-like aesthetic. And there’s an integrated Qi wireless charging pad up top, so you can plonk your fancy phone on top and watch it charge while you head-nod to your favourite tunes....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Ryan Jones

Best 'Suits' Main Characters Ranked From Least to Most Memorable

There’s something truly captivating aboutSuits. Maybe it’s the witty banter, the high-stakes legal battles, or the sheer charisma of the characters. Whatever the reason, the legal drama has cemented itself as one of the most bingeworthy shows of the past decades. Since its debut in 2011,Suitshas kept audiences hooked with its mix of corporate intrigue, personal rivalries, power struggles, and the ever-present question: Can Mike Ross keep his secret? Fans know what happens, and part of the appeal of the show is that it maintains the intrigue even after the cat’s out of the bag....

August 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1743 words · Eric Payne

Best PS4 platformer games 2024

Platformer games are some of the most old-school and pure titles you can find in modern gaming, many of them harking directly back to some of the most famous and popular games from the very first few generations of home consoles. That doesn’t mean that they’re not modern, though - a great platformer can feel as zippy and current as anything else on the market. If you’re thinking of picking up a platformer for yourPS4, there are countless to choose from, so we’ve gathered the ten very best options for you, below....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1428 words · Jessica Sanders

Best ways to spend Legendary Shards before The Final Shape in Destiny 2

One of the most dramatic changes to Destiny 2 with the Final Shape is the removal of Legendary Shards. If you’ve got a stockpile, you must get rid of it ASAP. Here are the best ways to spend Legendary Shards before The Final Shape in Destiny 2. Destiny 2: The best ways to spend Legendary Shards If you’re like me and sitting onan irresponsible amount of Legendary Shards, you’re probably trying to figure out where to use them....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Robert Phillips

COD Mobile's new season brings fresh new content

Call of Duty: Mobile is going from strength to strength, and clearly playing its own part in the endless reconfirmation of COD as one of gaming’s most powerful franchises. The mobile shooter has attracted players in their hordes, with millions logging on to enjoy a less draining experience than the mainline console and PC games that still offers adrenaline aplenty. Just like Black Ops: Cold War and Modern Warfare before it, COD: Mobile now operates on a seasonal content rotation, but its updates are more regular, coming each month....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Becky Mcmahon

Cydia Substrate receives another minor update to version 02-08-2025

Not even 24 hours afterlaunching a memory-conscious update for Cydia Substrate, Saurik pushed yet another update on Tuesday, officially bringing the package up to version 20-07-2025. Citing the official description for this release,Cydia Substratev0.9.7106 isn’t a particularly large update, but encompasses the following changes: Cydia Substrate 30-06-2025 reverts something I did in 04-06-2025 (unloading Substrate’s loader) that wasn’t necessary to accomplish my goals for that version (but seemed like a good thing to do to helpmemoryusage) because, while I proved to myself that the loader couldn’t do any actual “hooks”, it does override signals in SpringBoard (and so unloading it breaks that old “safe mode” mechanism I never managed to get people to stop thinking was a good idea)....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Joseph Smith