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In brief: Netflix is increasing its portfolio of mobile games available via its subscription with two new additions. These games are the hidden object game Krispee Street and the deckbuilding roguelike Arcanium: Rise of Akhan. Both games are now available to play for Netflix subscribers. Netflix confirmed its venture into the gaming market in July…

Destiny 2 First Released Sep 6, 2017releasedPCPlayStation 4+ 4 morePlayStation 5StadiaXbox OneXbox Series XHumanity’s last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. He has stripped the city’s Guardians of their power, and forced the survivors to flee. You will venture to mysterious,…

This year’s Halo TV series will make a big change for the franchise and show Master Chief’s face. Halo transmedia boss Kiki Wolfkill confirmed this today to IGN.She explained why it was important to show Master Chief’s face, which will be that of actor Pablo Schreiber. “I think we set out to tell a character…

While the Uncharted movie largely charts its own path with an original story different to Naughty Dog’s game series, there are a handful of easter eggs and game references for eagle-eyed fans to keep a lookout for. And not only that, but it ends with a post-credits sting that teases a sequel that might actually…

Sony’s Uncharted movie opened this weekend, and it did very big business at the box office, becoming the fourth-biggest opening of all time for a video game movie.Uncharted is projected to make $44 million for the Friday-Sunday period and $51 million for the four-day Presidents Day long weekend. It’s the fourth-biggest opening for a movie…

Whenever a game or movie needs to dial up the action, the roar of the Minigun is there, whether it’s mounted to a Battlefield helicopter or clutched in the arms of a T-800 Terminator. From Call of Duty set-pieces to Predator-hunting mercenaries, it’s a must-have for any larger-than-life action hero, so with its colossal reputation…

The glider has become a staple of open-world games as of late (thanks Zelda) and Horizon Forbidden West is no different. In Horizon Forbidden West, Aloy can equip a glider at will, which is super helpful when leaping off cliffs, tallnecks, or any other high points in the game. The Shieldwing, as it’s called in-game,…

The big picture: The metaverse is coming whether you like it or not and big tech companies are scrambling to develop strategies on how to get involved. While some are interested in the NFT side or crafting the fabric of the metaverse, others like Apple and Google are seemingly more engrossed with building hardware to…

Why it matters: When Apple launched iOS 15 last fall, it promised that users who didn’t want to upgrade from iOS 14 would still get critical security updates. That option seems to have recently disappeared, as Apple confirmed this week it always intended to get all iOS 14 users onto iOS 15. The last security…

Editor’s take: A few years back we featured a device from researchers at Glasgow University that was inspired by Star Trek’s famous Tricorder medical device. While neat in practice, the researchers’ version didn’t really resemble the prop used in Star Trek. The latest creation from YouTuber Mangy_Dog, on the other hand, is arguably more polished…