Is Your TV Too Dark? Here Are 3 Things You Can Do To Make It Brighter

Is Your TV Too Dark? Here Are 3 Things You Can Do To Make It Brighter If you were an avid fan of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” tuning into the show every Sunday when there were new episodes, then you remember the excruciatingly dark “The Long Night” episode. While that wasn’t the first case of an episode being too difficult to see, it seems to have made viewers more conscious of their television’s brightness....

July 13, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Ian Stokes

Lance Reddick Praised His John Wick Costars in an Interview Before His Death: "We Really Are Family"

As reported byPEOPLE, the late actorLance Reddickwas recently shown in a pre-taped interview forThe Kelly Clarkson Show. On the show, that late star appeared with hisJohn Wickcostars Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane. During the chat, Reddick praised his costars and spoke about his close bond with the other actors.Reddick passed away last week at the age of 60, shortly before the release ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4. Reddick told Kelly Clarkson, “Family’s such a huge theme in this particular film, more than any others [in the series] — literal family....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Lacey Morales

Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy Ever Crisis Crossover Announced

Square EnixandCapcomhave announced aMonster Huntercrossover forFinal Fantasy VII Ever Crisisand revealed skins forCloud, Zack, Tifa, and Aerith. Monster Hunter & Final Fantasy Ever Crisis Crossover In 2020,Square Enixreleased the first part of their Final Fantasy VII remake, with the second part, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, arriving in February of that year. However, another type of remake came last year with Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis. This installment recreates the most important moments ofFinal Fantasy VIIand its spin-offs and will soon have a crossover withMonster Hunter....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Tyler Kramer

MW2 Best Expedite 12 Loadout – Attachments & Class

In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, players can unlock weapons and level them up to build proper class and loadout setups. The Expedite 12 is one of the Shotguns you can unlock in the game, and you can customize this weapon to build a strongrun and gunclass in MW2. You’ll unlock this weapon fairly early in the game, and we recommend leveling it up quickly. Here are the best attachments, loadout, and class setup for the Expedite 12 in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jason Obrien

New Forces of Nature Pokémon seemingly leaked in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is one of 2022’s most anticipated releases, and while the game doesn’t release until Jul 10, 2025, a few select fans have secured early copies. Leakers who got their hands on the game have disclosed some critical information from the latest entry in the Pokémon franchise. Several leaks released have shown new Pokémon, including a new Force of Nature. Be advised:the following article contains potential leaks and images from Pokémon Legends:Arceus....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Nicholas Jensen

Pixel Watch to feature next-gen Google Assistant and Exynos

We’ve seen a lot of rumours aboutGoogle’s highly anticipated wearable,the Pixel Watch. The latest comes from9to5Googleand suggests the device may be powered by a Samsung Exynos chip and feature the next-generationGoogle Assistant. Firstly, the investigation uncovers some code that indicates Google is leaning toward calling the device Pixel Watch, as has long been suspected. The uncovered code is tagged ‘PIXEL_EXPERIENCE_WATCH’ and matches the tags used forPixel deviceexclusive Android features, these are typically tagged ‘PIXEL_EXPERIENCE’....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Mandy Griffin

Review: The Wild at Heart

We do like to talk about how classic childhood adventures are dark and traumatic, don’t we? Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, The Witches, Cloak and Dagger (if you want an example of one such adventure that was deliberately dark)…the list goes on. Maybe we love to bring them up because their darkness makes them more interesting and deep, that they were mature and weren’t afraid to pull punches with their stories, contrasting with the more light-hearted action they showcase....

July 13, 2025 · 8 min · 1658 words · Wanda Thomas

SAG-AFTRA is going on strike against video game companies

SAG-AFTRA – the union best known for representing Hollywood performers – is moving ahead with astrikeagainst some major players in thevideo gameindustry, starting at 12:01AM on July 26. At stake is compensation and consent for the use of performers' voices and likenesses in AI content, which is likely to become increasingly common. The union has tackled similar issues in the movie and TV industries, and is looking to flex their power once again, this time targeting video game makers....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Teresa Smith

Screenshot Saturday Featuring Bottomless, Sunset Devils, More

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Screenshot Saturday! So Not-E3 may be coming to a close - if only because the virtual GDC, Gamescom and PAX events will be starting soon - but we still have several interesting games from inside and outside of it popping up, with developers, publishers, and more using the #screenshotsaturday tag to give us little peeks at them. Per usual, we have gathered a crop of said games here for you to check out and enjoy, as a tiny Summer treat to enjoy in between finding ways to beat the heat....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 765 words · David Gonzalez

shoulderPad Helps Baddies Steal Your iPad Passwords

Using your iPad in a public place may never be the same again, with news that a new app has been created that allows unscrupulous users to steal passwords from unsuspecting iPad users. The app, available for iOS devices as well as Apple’s Mac platform, uses a camera to watch which keys are being pressed on the iPad – and it’s even more clever than that. Rather than just watching where your finger is pressing on the screen, the new app, calledshoulderPad, actually detects the brief, blue flash which occurs when a key is pressed on any iOS on-screen keyboard....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Jason Johnson

Some iPhone 7 & 7 Plus owners report an odd ‘hissing’ noise when the CPU is pegged out

Only one day after theofficial launch dateof the newiPhone 7and iPhone 7 Plus handsets, users are already reporting problems. The latest comes from those who are putting heavy loads on the new A10 FusionCPU, which reportedly causes the handset to exhibit a strange hissing noise. Thenew A10 Fusion chipis a quad-core processor that contains two high-power cores and two low-power cores, which allow it to be abattery-friendly chip when it needs to be, but very robust when you need the performance....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Terry Gibson

Spider-Man 2: 10 Best Characters, Ranked

Insomniac Gamesisn’t afraid to utilizeSpider-Man’srogues' galley in itsMarveltitles, and the same goes for the web-slinger’s roster of friends and colleagues.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2offers another charismatic ensemble to ground the high-octane narrative and prove people really make New York. Spider-Man 2: 10 Best Looking Suits For Miles Miles has always been a stylish Spidey, but his collection of suits in Spider-Man 2 takes it to the next level. Here are the best Miles suits....

July 13, 2025 · 8 min · 1677 words · Douglas Clark

Stephen King's The Long Walk Gets Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Director

The Long Walkis the latest Stephen King novel to get the big screen treatment. There are few names in entertainment as desirable as that of King’s right now. Much of that has to do with the success ofITin 2017, which went on to become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. So, various studios are doing their best to emulate that success through the author’s other works. Now, at long last, someone is going to be brave enough to tackle this exceedingly dark story....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Alicia Hendrix