3 excellent PS Plus games to try this weekend (May 31-June 2)

One is a fun sandbox crime game and one of the most popular video games of all time, but it’s leaving PS Plus soon. The next is the complete version of an excellent samurai action game that is worth playing in the wake ofAssassin’s Creed Shadows’ announcement. Finally, you can play through a narrative adventure horror game that’s getting a remake later this year. Grand Theft Auto V Considering thatGrand Theft Auto Vhas sold over 200 million copies, you’ve probably already played this game....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Garrett Boyle

A Japanese A.I. program just wrote a short novel, and it almost won a literary prize

While many people in the world are worrying that robots will take over human jobs once artificial intelligence (A.I.) is fully developed, it’s a safe bet that no one put “author” at the top of the robot job list. Yet, now that a Japanese A.I. program has co-authored a short-formnovel that passed the first round of screening for a national literary prize, it seems that no occupation is safe. The robot-written novel didn’t win the competition’s final prize, but who’s to say it won’t improve in its next attempt?...

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Stephanie Hammond

Airplane mode for the road? U.K. politicians push phone makers for a driving mode

Following a recent high-profile case where a woman and three children were killed by a distracted truck driver, British politicians have been increasing pressure on smartphone manufacturers to reduce distractions for users while driving. An informal meeting is said to be scheduled for the new year, which will see major mobile manufacturers meeting with ministers to discuss the matter. For some time now, the U.K. has had fixed penalties in place for those caught using their phone while driving, with the practice adding points to their license which ultimately can lead to revocation....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Krista Cooper

AMD’s new Ryzen 4 chips land in its first gaming laptops, and they look awesome

Given the performance of AMD’s silicon and the company’s technological advancements in going to 7nm ahead of its rival, the Ryzen processor has rightfully earned its status as a hypebeast processor among gamers. Now, Asus is bringing AMD’s latest mobile Ryzen processors to its high-end ROG Zephyrus and affordable TUF-brandedgaming laptops, giving gamers more options beyond Intel’s silicon. Both, lines of Asus’s gaming notebooks pair AMD’s CPU with Nvidia’s GeForce graphics....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Robert Rice

Amouranth reveals ‘Everest’ music video with Dream & Yung Gravy

Amouranth reveals ‘Everest’ music video with Dream & Yung Gravy In a video on Twitter, Amouranth revealed the existence of a music video featuring Yung Gravy and herself for Dream’s latest song release, ‘Everest.‘ Over the last few years, an increasing number of influencers have started making music, whether it’s through an official deal like Dixie D’Amelio or they stay independent and make everything themselves. Sincerevealing plans to put his iconic mask back onin June 2022, Dream has started making his own music again....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Sergio Silva

Asmongold claims he takes hate because other streamers can’t deal with it

Asmongold claims he takes hate because other streamers can’t deal with it Streaming star Asmongold has said that he has purposefully tried to take the heat off other streamers as they can’t handle some of the hate that comes their way. Over the last few years, streaming and content creation has become a legitimate career path for many games and influencers. However, being front-facing with the public for hours on end every day can have its drawbacks....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Jason Peters

Black Ops 6 dev explains why CoD’s crazy skins aren’t going anywhere

Black Ops 6 dev explains why CoD’s crazy skins aren’t going anywhere For some years now, Call of Duty players have been very split on some of the wacky cosmetics that are in the game, but one Treyarch developer has explained to Dexerto why we’re not likely to see them slow down any time soon. Over the years, cosmetics and in particular Operator outfits have become ever more outlandish, with players able to run around as animals like rats and cats, or celebrities such as Nicki Minaj and Lionel Messi....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Darren Hunt

Bloons TD 6: How to pop purple Bloons in BTD6

Bloons TD 6: How to pop purple Bloons in BTD6 Bloons TD 6can be fairly confusing, with various types of Bloons having different abilities and defenses. If you’re finding things a bit too difficult, we’ve got you covered with the methods you can use to pop one of the hardest colors in BTD6, purple Bloons, to win the round. Bloons TD 6 has lots of different types of Bloons and towers, all of which have their own special abilities, which can make keeping track of all their effects quite confusing....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Jennifer Johnson

Call of Duty League holds its first online event this weekend

Activision Blizzard announced plans for theCall of Duty Leagueto return on Friday, April 10, after getting derailed by the coronavirus, officially named COVID-19. The developer also detailed how the rest of the season will run without matches taking place in arenas locally. As with previous events, matches will stream on Call of Duty League’s officialYouTube channel. Envy Gaming’s Dallas Empire will host this weekend’s competition, which will span three days with a group stage on Friday....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Justin Rubio

Canon EOS Rebel T8i review: Nothing to see here

“Why you’re able to 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.“ In 2017, I reviewed the Canon EOS Rebel T8i’s predecessor, theRebel T7i, and said it was a refreshing exception to the rule that entry-level DSLRs are not exciting. An “EOS 80D in disguise,” I called it, referring to Canon’s upmarket DSLRthat won a Digital Trend’s Editor’s Choiceaward the year before....

June 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1898 words · Elizabeth White

Canon pulls veil off its 4K prosumer and waterproof camcorders at CES 2019

The Canon Vixia G line has its first 4K shooter. On Monday, January 7, Canon announcedthe VIXIA HF G50 camcorder, along with the waterproof consumer camcordersVIXIA HF W11 and HF W10, during CES. More CES 2019 coverage The G50 is the G-series’ first 4K 30 fps camera for the company’s prosumer G-series. The camcorder, which Canon says is designed for advanced amateur filmmakers, wedding videographers and student reporters, records that high resolution in 8-bit....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Amanda Jones

Check out this great movie before it leaves Amazon Prime Video next week (August 2025)

One of the best ways to figure out what to watch next on a streaming service is to see which movies are leaving soon.Amazonhas a deep bench, but titles leave the service every month, making it difficult to keep track of which movies are available where. If you’re looking for something to watch before the end of August, you should start withJudgment at Nuremberg.The movie, released 15 years after the end ofWorld War II, is about the trial at Nuremberg that determined whether those in the Nazi regime could be prosecuted for following orders....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Tom Castro

Check out this life-size Bugatti Chiron made from over 1 million Lego pieces

The folks at Lego seem to have a passion for supercars. Lego unveiled alife-size McLaren 720Smade from 280,000 bricks at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Now Lego is following that up with aBugatti Chironmodel that is not only life size, but also drivable. It makes its public debut at the Formula One Italian Grand Prix in Monza August 30. The Bugatti is made from over 1 million Lego Technic pieces, and took over 13,000 work hours to build, according to Lego....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Justin Ramirez