The Best Laptops For High School Students

Any high school student can benefit from a reliable laptop with the right specs. The best laptops help students stay organized, complete assignments, and interact with classmates. With myriad options, choosing the right laptop for a high school student can be daunting. © Alim Yakubov/Shutterstock.com Laptops have different specs, features, and price points. So, it’s important to research and figure out the best model for your student’s needs. When choosing a laptop for a high school student, think about price, portability, power, battery life, and software compatibility....

April 21, 2022 · 12 min · 2466 words · Steve Barrows

The Best Video Game News This Week Okami 2 Fortnite Chapter 2 And League Of Legends Celebrations

It’s Friday! Or is it? Time is a social construct, so I could tell you it’s Wednesday today, and how could you prove me wrong? It’s Friday because it’s the fifth day this week, but when did this week start? Can’t prove that either, I’m afraid. Well, the calendar in the bottom right corner of the monitor says it’s Friday. Who told the computer that it’s Friday? Anyone could change that display in the settings....

April 21, 2022 · 8 min · 1687 words · Nadia Bates

The Bless Unleashed Closed Beta Is Starting Off Today On Steam

Once upon a time, there was a game called Bless Online. It was a free-to-play MMO that launched on PC in 2018. Less than a year-and-a-half later, however, there was some trouble. The game struggled to find a userbase for quite some time. Consequently, life support was pulled and it got a burial at sea. Or, wherever Korean MMOs that don’t succeed are buried. At any rate, the franchise was purchased by Bandai Namco for some reason....

April 21, 2022 · 2 min · 321 words · Jessie Cox

The Epic Games Store Free Games Of The Week Are Abzu Rising Storm 2

It’s another exciting week for those of us that enjoy the free games deals on the Epic Games Store. 2020 has been lame in many regards, but at least the hits continue to flow from Epic. This week, both Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Abzu are free to claim and you don’t want to miss out on these opportunities. The promotion is live now and runs through October 15 until 11 AM ET....

April 21, 2022 · 3 min · 525 words · Jonathan Mcdonald

The Minecraft Caves And Cliffs Update Is Being Split Up Into Two Parts

Any time we’ve talked about Minecraft, there’s been at least one reference made to the game’s upcoming Caves and Cliffs update. Announced last year, this update will bring huge changes to the game’s blocky world with new mobs, blocks, and world generation. Players have even been able to preview those new features in Minecraft‘s snapshots. However, we won’t be getting the full release of the update any time soon. A video posted to the Minecraft YouTube channel revealed that the Caves and Cliffs update is being split into two parts....

April 21, 2022 · 3 min · 533 words · Anita Castelli

The New Mortal Kombat Movie Cast Takes A Team Photo Ahead Of Shooting

Many are incredibly wary about the upcoming 2021 Mortal Kombat movie. Frankly, the wariness is rightful given both the history of video game movies in general and the poorly-received 1995 Mortal Kombat film adaptation. Trying their hand at a movie adaptation once more, the cast and crew of the 2021 film took a photo displaying tons of enthusiasm just before the movie begins filming next week. Indeed, a photo that has the entire cast and crew of the upcoming Mortal Kombat film has been released and it shows the very jovial crowd hanging out in a restaurant....

April 21, 2022 · 1 min · 188 words · Rich Pressley

The Playstation Revolution Makes Its Debut At The Science Museum Later This Month

Later this month the Science Museum in London will host The Evolution of Video Games. This evening event forms part of its gaming-themed interactive exhibition Power UP, which runs from October 20-31. The evening begins at 7:30pm BST on October 25, and it sees the debut of world premiere footage from the forthcoming documentary The Playstation Revolution, as well as excerpts from the acclaimed documentary Bedrooms to Billions. The event looks back on nearly half a century of video games, and features guest appearances from a number of industry luminaries, such as the former Sony and Microsoft president Phil Harrison, Rebellion’s Chris and Jason Kingsley OBE, Sensible Software co-founder Jon Hare, and British filmmakers Nicola and Anthony Caulfield....

April 21, 2022 · 2 min · 233 words · Martin Mcgrath

The Prophecy Dungeon Returns To Destiny 2 Beyond Light Next Week

Developer Bungie has been revealing what’s coming to Destiny 2: Beyond Light in the game’s next update, which will also bring along next-generation enhancement to the shooter when it drops next week. Notably, the Prophecy Dungeon will be returning to the game, having previously been vaulted since just before Beyond Light’s launch back in November. The end game activity will be free to all players, whether or not they own the expansion, and will offer powerful rewards from each checkpoint once per week....

April 21, 2022 · 1 min · 204 words · Paul Moore

The Resident Evil Series Breaks 100 Million Units Sold Worldwide

The Resident Evil series has now surpassed 100 million titles shipped since its inception in 1996 (via Eurogamer). At the end of March, Capcom announced that its IPs are continuing to chug along nicely for the company. Monster Hunter has shipped 63 million copies in total, Street Fighter has reached 44 million copies in total, and Resident Evil had just about made 98 million sales in total by the end of that month....

April 21, 2022 · 2 min · 336 words · Pamela Miller

The Upcoming Perfect Dark Reboot Will Be Co Developed By Crystal Dynamics

Not much has been heard about the Perfect Dark reboot since it was announced back in December of last year. But some more information has just come out courtesy of the developer, The Initiative. While no game details were teased, the developer announced that Perfect Dark will be co-developed by Crystal Dynamics. The company made the first two Tomb Raider reboots and, most recently, Marvel’s Avengers. This announcement dropped alongside an image of Joanna Dark shooting a dude while apparently holding a second dude hostage....

April 21, 2022 · 2 min · 314 words · Jose Gorman

The Virtues Episode 1 Review Mature Powerful Character Drama

This review contains spoilers. In Joseph, director Shane Meadows, co-writer Jack Thorne and actor Stephen Graham have created a character strobing with vulnerability whose struggles feel achingly real. He’s devastated by the loss of his son to an overseas move, and fighting hollowing loneliness. The magic for television is that all that’s put on screen without ever having him say it. Joseph says the opposite in fact, like most of us when we’re really drowning....

April 21, 2022 · 3 min · 554 words · Anthony Jackson

Subscribing To Call Of Duty Elite Is A No Brainer

Hardcore Call of Duty fans won’t hesitate to subscribe to the recently announced Elite’s premium subscription option. That’s according to Jamie Berger, Activision’s vice president of digital for Call of Duty. Speaking in an interview with VideoGamer.com, he said “when the players see the value, they just go ‘it’s a no-brainer’.” But Berger is keen to stress that users need to see the service in context before making snap judgements about the product....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 426 words · Clifford Phelps

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 10 Review The Bottle Episode

This Supergirl review contains spoilers. Supergirl Season 5 Episode 10 The fallout from the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover will undoubtedly be felt across all of the Arrowerse, but no show is more likely to be affected than Supergirl, which saw its National City transferred to the Earth-Prime that The Flash, Arrow, and the other major series inhabit, while Lex Luthor was elevated not just to a beloved worldwide philanthropist, but the head of the DEO....

April 20, 2022 · 6 min · 1118 words · Mary James

Tandem A Tale Of Shadows Steps Into The Light With Its Launch Trailer

Monochrome Paris and Hatinh Interactive are marking today’s launch of Tandem: A Tale of Shadows with a new release trailer. You’ll be guiding Emma and her teddy bear Fenton across a Victorian inspired world taking cues from Jules Verne, Conan Doyle and Tim Burton. Each character sees the world from their own viewpoint, Emma getting a top-down POV while Fenton sees the world on the horizontal. You’ll use the skills of both characters to solve puzzles and escape horrors....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · George Owen

Tapping Zones Codes Roblox January 2023 Free Pets More

Here’s a list of all Roblox Tapping Zones Codes that you can redeem for in-game rewards like free pets and extra Taps. As you know, new codes are revealed by the developers, so we will keep this article updated whenever there are any latest codes available. Also find out how to redeem these codes further ahead in this article. These codes are working as of December 28, 2022, when we checked....

April 20, 2022 · 3 min · 470 words · Pamela Cox

Tekken X Street Fighter Is Technically Still In Development But Don T Get Your Hopes Up

Bad news today for fans looking forward to the release of Tekken X Street Fighter, as developer and designer Katsuhiro Harada described the project as still in development, but becoming “harder to justify” as time goes by. The project was always intended to be a two-game collaboration, with Street Fighter X Tekken releasing to mixed reviews in 2012. With the continuing success of Tekken 7, now in its ninth DLC pack, the question has largely been one of if the game is worth completing, nearly nine years after first being announced....

April 20, 2022 · 3 min · 435 words · Chester Gavitt

Terraria Arrives On Nintendo 3Ds Next Week

Side-scrolling 2D Minecraft-clone Terraria will release worldwide on Nintendo 3DS next Thursday, December 10, 505 Games has announced. The game will be available digitally via the Nintendo eShop for £16.99, with a retail version to follow in early 2016. Digital and physical Wii U versions, meanwhile, are still on track to launch early next year. The 3DS version of Terraria will let players build structures and fight enemies using the game’s touchscreen, and is said to offer “the ideal introduction to the franchise for the young and old player alike”....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 167 words · Connie Melius

That Red Dead Redemption 2 Leak Wasn T A Red Dead Redemption 2 Leak

Two days ago an image of a Wild West town was posted on the GTAForums, in a thread the OP called ‘Something interesting.’ The scene, showing a cart, horses, and frontier buildings including a church, a general store and a water tower, was picked up as a potential leak for Rockstar’s upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2. It now transpires that this is very much not the case, despite a man in a cowboy hat leaning against a porch being in both this photo and the RDR2 trailer....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 297 words · Mark Licata

The 10 Best Games Shigeru Miyamoto Has Worked On According To Metacritic

As the brainchild behind the Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend Of Zelda series, Shigero Miyamoto has had a major impact on the gaming industry and is a large reason why Nintendo is such a powerhouse today. Even non-gamers are aware of and probably played some of his works at some point in their lives. His games are easily the among the highest ranked games on Metacritic, with the number one position being one of his creations....

April 20, 2022 · 6 min · 1168 words · Joseph Shields

The 10 Best Nintendo Gamecube Games Of All Time

In the early 2000s, you may have been lucky enough to own a Nintendo Gamecube. The cube was quite different from today’s Nintendo consoles that rely on motion controls. What sold the Gamecube to so many was not its design, but the games it could play. To this day, we still get remakes of games that started on the Gamecube because of how much of a hit they were. With that in mind, here are 10 of the greatest games that were for the Gamecube....

April 20, 2022 · 6 min · 1106 words · Joseph Drabant