New Android Auto updates: In-car, on phone

Google and Apple are vying for dominance in in-car tech withAndroid AutoandApple CarPlay, with both systems allowing you to use your phone to slave the display in your car for a familiar view, filled with the apps you know and offering a voice assistant that actually works. Of the two, Android Auto has been a little more progressive: while Apple CarPlay always looked nicer with its big icons, Google has been more flexible, offering both in-car and on device versions, choices for navigation and support for things like in-car buttons, which Apple has taken awhile to catch-up with....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Sheila Nunez

New World Logging Leveling Guide

To level up the wood chopping or the logging trade skill in New World, players will need to chop down young trees inlarge numbersuntil they hit level 50 in the skill. At level 50, players will unlock the ability to chop down mature trees. Also, mature trees give far more XP than young trees. Because of this, mature trees should be prioritized to be chopped before young trees to gain the most XP possible....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Ronald Roberts

Nintendo Hosting World Championships: NES Edition Event in New York Today

With the recent release of the Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition, there’s been a lot of friendly competition among players to get high scores and become the best in the world. It felt like with that in mind, Nintendo wanted to lean into bringing the competition out of just sitting at home with friends and into their own public locations with the first of what we hope will be many real life events....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · David Hatfield

Octopath Traveler vs. Live A Live – Which game tells the narrative better?

When it comes to storytelling and attention to characters, Team Asano—a Square Enix division led by video game producer Tomoya Asano—is one of few development teams that do justice to both. One of their best-selling games of all time is Octopath Traveler, an HD-2D JRPG that tells eight separate stories of eight different characters. Live A Liveis a JRPG that’s kind of similar. Developed in 1994, it was the directorial debut of Takashi Tokita, one of the geniuses behind Final Fantasy IV....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Keith Morris

Poco X4 Pro 5G leak reveals massive 108MP camera array and Snapdragon 695 power

The Poco X4 Pro 5G is due to be announced atMobile World Congresson 28 February, but thanks to a leak, we have a full rundown of all the details for this forthcoming device. The Poco X4 Pro 5G, as the name suggests, will have integrated 5G thanks to the Snapdragon 695 that sits at its heart. This 6nm octo-core hardware offers mmWave and Sub-6 5G connectivity, designed to give global connectivity in an affordable package....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · George Moore

Pokemon Go trainers upset as popular event feature disappears overnight

Pokemon Go trainers upset as popular event feature disappears overnight At the stroke of midnight, October 31 ticked over to November 1, and one of the most popular Halloween features was removed from Pokemon Go leaving players disappointed. According to players,2022 has been a rough year for Pokemon Go.With each update, underwhelming mechanics are added or Niantic takes away a feature that players held dear inevitably leading to a wave of backlash....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Marcus Mccarthy

Pokémon Go: Level 41 Guide

Quick Links Hello Trainers! Congratulations on Level 40! Now that you have reached Pokémon Go’sfirst official level cap, you will face ten new, complex challenges if you want to advance any further. Going from Level 40 to Level 41 is one of the more straightforward challenges in this series, and this guide will help you navigate it with some tips to keep the ball rolling. Your tasks are as follows: Now, let’s get into it....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Breanna Thompson

Review: Elgato Stream Deck +

Elgato has lead the charge in streaming devices and have become almost ubiquitous in the industry as much as maybe Secretlab are to gaming chairs nowadays. The company has offered numerous tools that are useful for small and big streamers alike, from almost mandatory capture cards and microphones, to productivity entice devices such as the Stream Deck. The latter has become a massive addition that I don’t think anyone excepted to take the world by storm, having full access to your entire streaming setup at your fingertips....

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1152 words · Cynthia Douglas

RPG News Weekly Round Up – December 3rd, 2017

Happy weekend fromFextralife! If you’ve been too busy to keep up on the latest in the games we cover or are looking for a refresher, we’ve got your back. Let’s take a look at the comings and goings across theFextralifeWiki Network. Check out the video above and read on for the text! Demon’s Souls Over the past week, Sony Interactive Entertainment and game publishers announced that the highly-praised Demon’s Souls, FromSoftware’s first game in its Souls franchise, will have its servers brought offline in early 2018....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Susan Price

Samsung HW-Q800A review: Sonically powerful all-rounder

The Samsung HW-Q800A soundbar replaces the previousHW-Q800T, but offers an almost identical set of features. That includes a 3.1.2-channel speaker layout, a powerful subwoofer, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based decoding, eARC, and built-in Amazon Alexa for voice control. New this generation is the inclusion of Apple AirPlay 2, and optional wireless rear speakers with upward-firing drivers, allowing expansion to a 5.1.4-channel system. Owners of supporting Samsung TVs not only benefit from Q Symphony integration - which can use the TV’s speakers in addition to the soundbar for added immersion and height - but also SpaceFit Sound for optimised setup that automatically tunes sound profiles wherever your TV is setup in the room....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1470 words · Brittany King

Samsung One UI 3 update officially begins, Android 11 in tow

Samsung has been testing and teasing Samsung One UI 3 for some time, eagerly anticipated by Samsung device owners because it also signals the company’smove to Android 11on many devices. Samsung had previously promised that the Galaxy S20 would be the first beneficiary of the update and on schedule, the company has delivered. Starting December, the roll-out commenced for the Galaxy S20, S20+ andS20 Ultrain Korea, the US and many European countries....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Meghan Hicks

Shortest Zelda Games – All Zelda Games Ordered By Lengths

It’s easy to assume that every The Legend of Zelda game is as long as Breath of the Wild when it isn’t. In fact, the others don’t even play like Breath of the Wild. Each game is a unique experience that aims to deliver one of three things—story, gameplay, and exploration—to the franchise. Thus, they all come in varying gameplay lengths, depending on their content. Every Zelda game from shortest to longest Related:Zelda Tier List – Best Legend of Zelda Games, Ranked Mainline The Legend of Zelda games The Legend of Zelda has an overarching plot that starts with Skyward Sword....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Gregory Griffith

Should you Kill or Persuade H.H. Holmes in Starfield?

In Starfield, you’ll meet various newNPCswhile completing different missions. While visiting the Crucible on the Charybdis system, you’ll encounter clones of famous personalities like Franklin Roosevelt, Genghis Khan, Queen Amanirenas, Amelia Eirhart, and H. H. Holmes. One of the side missions involves persuading or killing H.H. Holmes, and you need to know which choice to make. Should you let H.H. Holmes live in Starfield? Operation Starseed is a mission that starts after landing on Charybdis III and interacting with the clones of famous personalities....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 642 words · Martha Cunningham