Summary Gen Vseason 2 adds its first new character, who will have a key role inThe Boysspinoff. The first live-action spinoff for Prime Video’sThe Boysfranchise, with Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters as showrunners, focuses on young supes who are tested in battle royal challenges at Godolkin University, fittingly titled God U for short. Given that the institution is run by Vought International, a sinister shadow lives beneath the surface and explodes by the end of the first season....

This year’s Game of the Year race has a new contender.Death Stranding 2: On The Beachlaunches this year and it’s earning high marks from critics who largely seem to agree that it fully realizes its predecessor’s vision. To celebrate, Hideo Kojima’s latest is getting its own custom DualSense controller. If you’re curious as to what it looks like, allow me to give you a full tour. Design wise, this is your typical PS5 controller so don’t expect to find a BB hanging from its backside....

Buying a new CPU in 2024 gives you a lot of exciting options. From powerful processors for work and gaming, budget chips that punch well above their weight, and some incredibly efficient options that are perfect for small builds. That’s what makes the modern CPU landscape so exciting: You don’t just need to buy thebest processoryou can afford. The right CPU for you is one that can do everything you need right now, and do it well, while also providing some future-proofing, and ideally, a clear upgrade path....

In the 1960s sci-fi spy thriller seriesThe Prisoner, the residents of a small coastal resort are kept from escaping their location by aweird floating white balloon called Rover, which recaptures or eliminates anyone who tries to leave. Here in 2018, a group Random International has created afleet of similar-looking autonomous flying spheres, which flock together like a slow-motion group of birds, while keeping an eye on nearby humans. The helium-filled foil spheres are part of a project called Zoological....

Epic Games surprise-released an Apple Arcade game on Nintendo’s Switch hybrid console and Epic the Games Store during today’sNintendo Directevent. The game in question isHorizon Chase 2, a stylish racing game inspired by arcade classics likeOutRunandCruis’n USA. Digital Trends had the chance to play the game on PC ahead of this surprise launch and had quite a bit of fun with it. Horizon Chase 2is pretty simple as far as racing games go, but that’s part of the charm....

Connecting your Oculus Quest 2, or Meta Quest 2, to a PC is straightforward and you even get the option of connecting over a wired connection or wirelessly, using Air Link. This opens up a wider category of VR games and experiences to enjoy, as well as greater processing power if your PC has a high-powered graphics card on board. Here’s how to connect your Quest 2 headset to your PC in just a few steps....

While Google Assistant is a wonderful companion to have around, you don’t always want it chiming in on your life. Whether it’s accidentally taking commands when you’re not speaking to it or getting activated by voices on your televisions, some people find it best to turn off the companion. Google Assistant can be turned off entirely on your smartphone, though you may also limit its abilities — giving it the exact amount of control over your smart home as you deem necessary....

Hunger Games fans beg for new movie as Suzanne Collins reveals long-awaited prequel The Hunger Games franchise is expanding, with Suzanne Collins releasing a new book focused on Haymitch Abernathy — and fans are dying for it to become a movie. Katniss Everdeen became an iconic action hero with The Hunger Games. Theoriginal movie series ended in 2015, with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes serving as a prequel set over 60 years before its events....

Summary It took me two decades to get involved withFinal Fantasyand, when I finally did, I started with what is, arguably, the worst entry in the series. The franchise by Square Enix was one that I did not have contact with while I was growing up. I never purchased a game and the closest I got to it was receivingFinal Fantasy Xfrom my mother’s friend and then having to give it back since it was rated T for Teen – curiously, I was the one to point out that I was not old enough to play it....

Intel Optane memory might sound like a new standard of RAM, but it has more in common with modern storage solutions likesolid state drives(SSDs). Yet it’s designed to supplant SSDs in some ways — and augment them in others. In short, Intel Optane provides much faster read and write speeds than even the fastest SSD can match without RAM’s constant power requirement. More than a year on from the technology’s debut though, it hasn’t been quite as impactful as some might have expected....

TheGoogle Pixel 6ais the budget smartphone in the Pixel 6 line, but it’s far from low quality. Although its specs aren’t nearly as impressive as thePixel 6 or 6 Pro, it’s still a step up from previous Google devices. And that includes Google’s approach to waterproofing. Having peace of mind that your phone isn’t in peril when simply bringing it with you to the pool is one of the main appeals of waterproof devices....

Microsoft once stated that it hoped Windows 10 would reach a billion devices within a few years of release. While we aren’t quite at that stage yet, the numbers are steadily growing and at its latest Build conference, Microsoft revealed that more than 700 million Windows 10 devices were now in operation around the world. The adoption of Windows 10 has been a little different than previous generations of Windows. Microsoft made waves with its latest operating system by offering free upgrades for Windows 7 and 8....

Japan breaks internet speed record with mind-blowing 1.02 petabits per second A new internet speed record has been set, and it’s fast enough to download massive games likeWarzonein less time than it takes to blink. Japan has broken the world record for internet speed, hitting a mind-blowing 1.02 petabits per second. That’s about 1 million gigabits every second or roughly 3.5 million times faster than the average U.S. internet speed, according toTechRadar Pro....