Hunger Games Director Reveals the Biggest Challenge of Making The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Eight years after the release of the lastHunger Gamesfilm, the universe created by Suzanne Collins will expand withThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel story focused on one of the most controversial characters in the entire saga. Which it turns out was a great challenge for director Francis Lawrence. While the original movies had the heroine as the lead character,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesseeks to take a big departure from conventional narratives in centering on the villain....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · William Chambers

ImperialHal shows how lethal controller aim assist is in Apex Legends

ImperialHal shows how lethal controller aim assist is in Apex Legends Apex Legends pro Philip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen has showcased why controller aim assist is powerful when compared to MnK. Over the past year, more and more Apex Legends pros have been making the shift from MnK to controller. While there are still a lot of players who argue that both options are better than the other, no one has been more vocal on the topic than ImperialHal, even going as far as to say thataim assist needs to be nerfed....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Denise Johnson

Is Star Wars 9 Really Ditching These Last Jedi Characters?

Benicio Del Toro’s DJ and the Porgs might not have made the cut for J.J. Abrams’Star Wars 9. Additionally, it doesn’t look like Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma will be returning either. Rian Johnson’s decision to bring in the Porgs, which manyStar Warsfans believed to be the new Ewoks, was not a welcome idea for more than a few hardcore fans. Del Toro’s DJ was seen in a better light, but it may come as a disappointment for some fans that he won’t be returning to possibly redeem himself....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Brittany Murray

LEGO Horizon Adventures: Beginner Tips

LEGO Horizon Adventuresisn’t your average LEGO game (or average Horizon game for that matter). Gone are the realistic and stunning graphics we’ve come to know and love about Aloy and her environment. Now, we have a charming and equally appealing brick design. But this game does have a slight learning curve. Review: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is LEGO Horizon Adventures a fun-filled LEGO adventure by a different developer or should LEGO leave their game development to Traveller’s Tales?...

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Brian Thomas

Marvel Snap adds PVP "friends" Battle Mode at last

Marvel Snap has proved extremely popular since its launch in October last year, but one promised feature has remained illusive. Until now. The mobile card battle game (for iOS and Android) now allows you to take on your friends and family in a new Battle Mode using your decks ofMarvelsuperheroes and villains, not just random players online. This new PVP feature was talked about in the past, with developer Second Dinner announcing plans to introduce it before the end 2022....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Danielle Marshall

New iPhones can read NFC tags in the background, no app needed whatsoever

The new iPhone Xs and Xs Max, as well as a colorful family of the new iPhone Xr handsets, include advancements in near-field communication (NFC) technology that allow the handsets to automatically read nearby NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) tags and send any collected assets to appropriate apps without needing to open any specific app beforehand. Before this change, users were required start an NFC reader session from an app....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Alexander Howard

New Jack Dies, Legendary Hardcore Wrestler Was 58

Jerome Young, the former pro wrestler known to wrestling fans worldwide as the hardcore wrestlerNew Jack, has passed away. Per PWInsider, Young’s wife Jennifer revealed that the former ECW star died on Friday following a heart attack at his home in North Carolina. He was 58 years old at the time of his passing. “With his fierce, competitive style, New Jack was well-known for pushing the limits ofhardcore wrestlingto their furthest extremes,” a statement from WWE reads....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Thomas Carson

New libhooker Configurator app updated to v1.0.1 with bug fixes, goes open source

Hot on the heelsof an exciting new libhooker updatefor theOdysseyjailbreak and the subset ofcheckra1ndevices utilizing Odysseyra1n, lead developer CoolStar is out with yet another important update that users won’t want to miss. The latest update isn’t forlibhookerper se, but rather for the brand new libhooker Configurator companion app, which grants users with powerful granular control over how and when libhooker loads its tweak injection methods on a particular device. Project lead developer CoolStar announced the latest update, coined version 1....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Joshua Simmons

New Zealanders are finally able to use cellular features on Apple Watch

Apple customers in New Zealand can now buy an LTE-enabled Apple Watch Series 5 and take advantage its cellular features as local carrierSpark finally announced support for eSIMalongside Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services. The cellular-enabled version of the Apple wearable takes advantage of embedded SIM technology (eSIM) that doesn’t require a physical SIM card, but carrier support is nevertheless required because tan LTE-enabled Apple Watch basically uses the same mobile phone number as your iPhone....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Sara Petty

Nissan Ariya: Range, performance and specs

When are you going to launch an electric Qashqai? That’s was probably the question most frequently asked of Nissan over the past few years. Having had theNissan Leafon the road since 2010 - one of the top selling electric cars - it’s always been strange that Nissan hadn’t moved to occupy this crossover space when it has one of the biggest selling crossovers too. That’s now changed with the launch of the Nissan Ariya....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 750 words · Andrea Cunningham

Poco F4 GT is the next affordable flagship

Poco has unveiled the latest smartphone to challenge for the ‘flagship killer’ crown, and it’s called the Poco F4 GT. By the looks of things it’s seeking to build on the stellarreputation of the F3, by offering top tier performance at a fraction of the price of big-name flagship phones. As you’d suspect, that means building the phone around theSnapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform. That means it’s got the same kind of power as the likes of the OnePlus 10 Pro and Oppo Find X5 Pro....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Robert Nguyen

Razer Goes Low Profile with DeathStalker V2 Gaming Keyboard

Razer is revamping its DeathStalker gaming keyboard by going low profile across the board with the DeathStalker V2. Today, Razer has announced four different variations of the keyboard that offer different optical switch options and layouts. The DeathStalker V2 Pro, Pro Tenkeyless and the standard V2 will all offer a clean and low-profile design that is thin and comprised of 5052 aluminum alloy for the top case. The DeathStalker V2 Pro and Pro Tenkeyless will include Razer HyperSpeed Wireless Technology with multi-device support and Bluetooth capabilities with buttons used to map devices....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Deborah Salazar

RIM confirms plans to license BlackBerry 10 OS to others

According to Bloomberg, Canada-based maker of BlackBerry handsets, Research In Motion, will be licensing its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system to a smartphone manufacturer, Bloomberg reports. Apparently the company is evaluating options as we speak, considering how other companies may be able to use it in a range of products. This is the last nail in the coffin of RIM as we used to know it… Bloomberg has the story: Research In Motion Ltd....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Brian Thomas