James Bond 25 Officially Announces Cast, Crew, Synopsis & Production Start

GoldenEye in Jamaica. James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today confirmed the start of principal photography onJames Bond 25begins on 07 June 2025. From Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, the film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on June 19, 2025; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally fromApril 3, 2020....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Melinda Hayden

Jeep Avenger review: Deceptively small but plenty of fun

The 2023 Jeep Avenger is a compact, family-focusedall-electric crossover SUVthat looks the part, especially if you get one in the deliciously bright Sun Yellow metallic you see here. It’s got a very striking design that somehow makes it look bigger than it actually is. On sale now, the Jeep Avenger is available in three different models, starting with the entry-level Longitude trim variant from £34,800. Even in its most basic guise there are 16-inch alloys, LED lights and a smattering of accoutrements that make it seem like pretty good value....

August 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1344 words · Jose Boyd

Judge rules Apple and Samsung may add Jelly Bean and iPhone 5 to patent suit

Bloomberg reports that a federal judge has ruled that Apple may add Jelly Bean, the latest and greatest version of the Android operating system powering smartphones and tablets, to its patent infringement claims asserted against Samsung. At the same time, the South Korean conglomerate was allowed to add the iPhone 5 to its suit as the companylooks to retaliatefor losing$1.05 billion in damagesby targeting Apple’s latest handset. Though U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal allowed Apple to target the Jelly Bean software, the scope is limited to Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus devices…...

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Dennis Saunders

Kingdom Hearts Turns 20: Here's Why This Series Never Soured

Kingdom Hearts Turns 20: Here’s Why This Series Never Soured Sora, Donald, Goofy. As of March 28, the dearly beloved and iconic trio of the “Kingdom Hearts” series has officially been parading through Disney and Disney-inspired worlds together for over 20 years. That is, at least in Japan, where “Kingdom Hearts” aficionados are currently celebrating the series' 20th anniversary. And, even though longtime fans of “Kingdom Hearts” have largely grown up, many still carry nostalgic memories of those halcyon days – when the world was simpler, thePlayStation 2 heydaywas at its height, and Square game director Tetsuya Nomura could casually announce a “Final Fantasy” spinoff that takes place squarely in the “Disney Cinematic Universe” while nobody batted an eye....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Karen Jones

Logitech Launches Comfort Lapdesk For Notebooks

Logitech Launches Comfort Lapdesk For Notebooks Logictech says laptop home users spend 60 percent of their time on couch, 36 percent on bed and the rest are either sitting or lying on the floor with their notebook. That pretty much covers how I use mine. Also mentioned are the discomfort and heat related issues gathered from their research team. Because most laptop home users, including me, refuse to use the notebook in the much tradition way : butt on chair and notebook on desk; they have came out with aLapdeskthat’s said to help with the posture concerns and improve heat dissipation for the likes of me....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Rhonda Goodwin

Major retailers reporting iPad 2 supply constraints ahead of iPad 3 launch

Between all of theleaked componentsanddeveloper chatter, we’re almost certain that Apple is preparing to unveil its next-generation tablet in the near future. But in case you needed more convincing,9to5Machas uncovered further evidence that theiPad 3is on its way. The site is reporting that several major retailers are experiencing iPad 2 supply shortages… “According to a source familiar with Apple’s product distribution channels, the iPad 2 WiFi + 3G is constrained....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Alicia Moyer

Member Manhunt?

Member the games you used to play? We member. The basement at the Hardcore Gamer office has a section known as the Crust Room, with an old grey couch and a big old CRT TV. All the classic systems are down there collecting dust, so in an effort to improve the cleanliness of our work space, we dust off these old consoles every so often and put an old game through its paces, just to make sure everything stays in working order....

August 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Angela Jackson

Mercedes-Benz E-Class review: Better than a BMW 5 Series?

Mercedes says everything it knows about how to build a car has gone into the new E-Class. Being that it is the oldest car brand in the world, that’s probably quite a lot of stuff. Our quick take Having lived with the Mercedes E-Class for a week, we’ve come to enjoy its breadth of abilities and optional technologies. And considering during that time we had expected the total price to topple the £50k mark, we were pleasantly surprised by its £46,655 total (with all the extra trimmings)....

August 20, 2025 · 12 min · 2408 words · Curtis Evans

Mini’s most powerful models to date will make you want to take the long way home

While theoriginal Miniwasn’t designed to race, it didn’t take long for race car drivers on both sides of the pond to discover its huge performance potential. The BMW-owned firm is keeping this tradition going by releasing John Cooper Works-badged variants of its Clubman and Countryman models. Both earn the honor of being the most powerful models the firm has ever released in its 60-year history. While they compete in different segments of the market, the Clubman (pictured above) and the Countryman (pictured below) are nearly identical on paper....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Miranda Johnson

Number Two On The N.B.A.’s All-time Scoring List, After Abdul-Jabbar – Crossword Clue

Crossword puzzles put your critical thinking skills front and center. While it’s impressive to solve the day’s game 100%, sometimes a clue can just be too difficult. No need to stress, however, because we’ve got you covered. Check out all of the known answers for today’s challenging, yet engaging crossword clue. Many crossword puzzles have identical clues but different solutions, so it’s likely correct if the answer you seek is top of the list....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Tyler Mason

PAX East 2020: Doom Eternal Desecrates Earth

It’s been a long time coming. Doom has always been about the demonic takeover of Mars, but the big threat behind the pure brutal action was that someday it would arrive on Earth. Doom Eternal takes place a couple of years after the end of the previous Doom, and despite his Martian victory the Doom Slayer’s work is nowhere close to done. The moon is shattered, Earth is decimated, giant continent-sized pentagrams are carved into the planet’s surface, and with the body-count in the billions things are looking grim....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Susan Gonzalez

Persona 5 Strikers

In some ways, combat and exploration in Persona 5 Strikers are easier than in Persona 5. Notably, players don’t need to worry as much about rationing SP, and they can come and go from the various “Jails” without worrying about time-passing. This isn’t to say that there isn’t challenge to be had in both cases though. It turns out thatfighting shadows in real timecan really burn through one’s SP reserves, and near-level enemies can be a handful without the right skills and buffs....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Matthew Ramirez

Red, White & Royal Blue Trailer Lights Up Prime Video

Red, White & Royal Blueis anupcoming romantic comedythat’s very highly anticipated. Based on the New York Times Bestselling novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston, it was directed by Matthew Lopez, who previously directed the Tony Award-winning playThe Inheritance. In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Lopez said that he read McQuiston’s book back in 2020 and wanted to make it into a movie by page 100. “I fell madly in love with the characters and I wanted to bring them to life on the screen....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Jennifer Chavez