Warning! Contains spoilers for Apple TV+’s Dark Matter. Summary A close look at a newApple TV+show’s narrative reveals that it repeats a brilliantStephen Kingstorytelling trick. In a writing career that exceeds half a century, Stephen King has written several books and short stories. His works have also been the primary source of inspiration for some of the most epichorror movies, likeThe Shining,IT,Carrie, and1408, among others. Other than the direct adaptations of his stories, there are also several other movies and shows that have drawn heavily from the themes and storytelling techniques in his books....

Assassin’s Creed Mirage difficulty settings explained Assassin’s Creed Mirageposes some tricky skills for players to learn, whether that’s the art of sneaking, fighting, or pickpocketing. So, here are all the difficulty settings explained, to let you choose how you approach the game. Taking a leaf out of Assassin’s Creed’s from the past, Assassin’s Creed Mirage adopts a more linear direction. Luckily though, it still keeps that level of tricky stealth and intense battles, as well as adding a few new challenges to it’s exploration....

Assassin’s Creed Odysseyisn’t the first game in the series to have an RPG leveling system —Originshad a similar setup last year — but it’s incredibly important inOdyssey. How important? If you don’t actively seek out ways to earn experience points, you’ll fall way behind and have an extremely hard, if not impossible, time completing the story. So, in the spirit of helping you through the grind, we’ve put together a leveling guide that should hopefully eliminate some of your hard times in Ancient Greece....

Below Deck’s Chef Antony under fire as Season 11 guests slam disappointing food The chef for Below Deck Season 11 could already be in trouble if the trailer for the new season is anything to go by. The chefs onBelow Deckhave always been one of the stabler parts of the show. When there’s so much drama between the interior and the deckhand crew, the chefs are normally content to get on with their jobs....

Summary Dark Matterhas been an emotional roller coaster for scientist Jason Dessen, who was abducted from his world and dropped into an alternate reality by that world’s version of him. As he desperately searches for a way home with the help of Amanda Lucas, the other version of himself has stepped into his life, but it isn’t as easy as he may believe. Things come to a head when Jason finally returns home, but new threats reveal themselves, meaning that the horrors aren’t yet over as he tries to reunite and protect his family....

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is ending support after just one year Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Warzone’s mobile port will no longer get support or additional updates from the company. Servers will stay up for now, but it’s only a matter of time until they get taken down. CoD Mobileis wildly popular globally, making up a huge portion of Activision’s total profit on the franchise. It’s been a huge money maker for the company....

Digital Trends can exclusively reveal that ModRetro is publishingChantey, a pirate-themed metal rhythm game from Greek indie game studio Gortyn Code that’s coming to both Game Boy and Chromatic. The Chromatic is a new video game handheldinspired by the Game Boy. It’s compatible with cartridges for original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, but ModRetro is also publishing titles on dedicated Chromatic game cartridges.Chanteywill be one such game when it launches in the first quarter of 2025....

During Google I/O, Google made it clear that it is placing a new focus on privacy and security, especially when it comes to the company’s smart home devices. One part of that initiative includes locking down the company’s Nest platform to keep third parties from having unfettered access to user data. As part of that move, the “Works with Nest” program is being phased out. That doesn’t mean all of your devices will stop communicating with Nest, though — especially if you have products fromControl4....

A Rising ChorusinDestiny 2continues in its second week, focusing on analyzing specimens on Nessus. Guardians must work with Failsafe in Episode Echoes Act 1 to determine what is happening to the Vex and the planet. After the events ofThe Final Shape, a new development has begun on Nessus, unlike anything seen before. Week 1 began with Failsafe contacting the Vanguard about strange behavior in the Vex. She, with help from the Guardian, determined that both the enemy and the planet are changing....

Disastrous Florida gaming convention goes viral with bizarre camel petting zoo & missing talent What was billed as a major gaming convention in Tampa, Florida, has instead gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The National Gaming Expo, held at the Florida State Fairgrounds from August 8 to August 10, promised appearances from major video game talent, includingGTA V’sNed Luke,Red Dead Redemption 2’s Rob Wiethoff,Mortal Kombatactors, and even the former voices of Princess Peach and Bowser....

Since it launched in 2016, Vulkan has beenpositioned as a DirectX killer. It’s been a slow start, but the open software interface has gained a lot of momentum over the past six years, showing up in games as diverse asRed Dead Redemption 2andHollow Knight.With therecent release of Vulkan 1.3, though, we’ve reached a breaking point. The most recent version unifies the fragmented feature base of Vulkan. The software interface has been capable of things likeray tracing on smartphonesfor years, but the new standard specifies a list of core features that should make developing games with Vulkan easier and faster....

Dr Disrespect makes over $20K in donations despite YouTube denying partner application Dr Disrespect’s YouTube was demonetized after the creator revealed the reason behind his 2020 Twitch ban, but his Streamlabs page shows that he’s doing just fine. On July 13, 2025, four years after he was famously permanently banned from Twitch, Dr Disrespect confessed in a now-deleted post on Twitter/X thathe was banned after inappropriately messaging a minor on the platform....

“Why you may trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Dying Light 2: Stay Humanhas been a long time coming, and the many years worth of effort put into it really show. Its world is a meticulously crafted parkour playground, somewhere that I, in my 30 some-odd hours of play, have enjoyed simply running through....