League of Legends: Wild Rift to bring the popular MOBA to mobile, consoles

Riot Gamesis finally taking its popular MOBA to mobile devices and consoles withLeague of Legends: Wild Rift, which is set to launch in 2020. Rumors of amobile versionforLeague of Legendssurfaced in May, as Riot Games was said to have entered a partnership with Tencent to bring the MOBA to iOS and Android. The project has finally come to fruition. The five-on-five gameplay ofLeague of Legendsfor the PC was rebuilt specifically for iOS, Android, and consoles, with a new map named Wild Rift based on Summoner’s Rift, streamlined for faster matches of 15 minutes to 20 minutes....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Julie Carter

Like the hit HBO series The Sympathizer? Then watch these 3 great shows right now

While there’s always plenty ofgreat TV on Max, it’s not often that a master director lends his talents to a limited series. Park Chan-wook, the director behind great movies likeOldboyandThe Handmaiden,is doing just that withThe Sympathizer, a new limited series based on the novel of the same name. This isn’t the first time that Park has directed TV (more on that below), butThe Sympathizerseems poised to be one of the big shows of the spring....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Angela Wells

LittleBigPlanet 3 review

“Why you can 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.“ LittleBigPlanet’s debut at Game Developers Conference in 2007 inspired promise that is almost impossible to quantify today. It seemed insane. An arts & crafts platformer where you made your own levels and seamlessly shared them with other players who you could also collaborate with?...

August 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1342 words · Adam Carroll

Lyft wants to know about your ride experience before it’s even over

Evidently keen to know about your ride experience before it’s even over, Lyft is reportedly testing a mid-ride feedback feature for its app. Spotted byMashableand currently being tested with a select group of users who take shared rides, the feature works like this: If you open the Lyft app during your trip, a message will pop up asking: “How’s your route so far?” You’ll have three ways to answer: Bad, OK, and great....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Joyce Robinson

M4 chip: here’s everything we know about Apple’s latest silicon

With the launch of thelatest iMac, the redesigned Mac mini and the souped-up MacBook Pro, Apple has just unveiled new Macs equipped with its latest M4 chip, which brings more powerful performance and extra features to its computers. But this won’t be the first time the M4 has made an appearance — it’s already out in the latest iPad Pro. Is the M4 chip any good? Should you upgrade your Mac or iPad to take advantage of it?...

August 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1465 words · Barbara Nichols

McDonald’s testing a new twist on McCrispy but only for a limited time

McDonald’s testing a new twist on McCrispy but only for a limited time When it comes to chicken-based items at McDonald’s, few are able to rival the McCrispy Sandwich, and the chain has announced that they’re putting a new spin on this fan favorite for a very limited time. The McCrispy Sandwich was first introduced in 2021, and was initially branded the “Crispy Chicken Sandwich.” The product followed Popeyes’ viral chicken sandwich that caused a feud among fast food chains....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Andrew Farrell

Microsoft Outlook has a new ‘critical’ flaw that spreads malware easily

In asecurity alert, Microsft warned users how easy it is for hackers to distribute malware using their Outlook email client. Microsoft has already released a patch for the CVE-2025-21298 user-after-free vulnerability and urges users to apply it immediately. Microsoft gave the vulnerability a severity score of 9.8 (critical) since it uses freed memory and corrupts valid data, or parcels out malware remotely. This bug is in the Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLED) function, allowing you to embed and link to documents and other objects, such as adding an Excel chart to a Word document....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · William Johnson MD

Moonhaven review: A promising sci-fi mystery

“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.“ Moonhavenbegins, like so many mysteries before it, with a murder. The violent act in question effectively kick-starts the series’ story, butMoonhavendoesn’t waste much time drawing out the mysteries of its opening killing. In fact, in the second scene of theMoonhavenpilot, not only has the victim’s identity been discovered by the proper authorities, but so has her killer’s....

August 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1080 words · Mark Jones

Mortal Kombat 1 players are resorting to time travel to avoid paying for skins

Mortal Kombat 1 players are resorting to time travel to avoid paying for skins In light of Mortal Kombat 1’s one push towards monetization, players have found a way to go back in time on their consoles and unlock free skins from season 1’s Invasion Mode that devs NetherRealm are now making players pay for. Mortal Kombat 1fans have recently been slamming developer NetherRealm after they announced skins that could previously be unlocked through in-game Invasions would now be purchasable within the in-game store....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Zachary Thomas

Mortal Kombat 11 players to receive in-game currency as Towers of Time mea culpa

NetherRealm Studios acknowledged the extreme difficulty in the Towers of Time mode ofMortal Kombat 11, and part of the developer’s apology for the issue is to give players free in-game currency. Towers of TimeisMortal Kombat 11‘s version of the Living Towers ofMortal Kombat 10. The game mode offers constantly rotating towers to conquer, with players to face A.I. opponents to reap rewards. However, there have beencomplaintsthat Towers of Time is too difficult, particularly due to match modifiers that include projectiles that damage players and buffs to opponents....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Allen Buckley

New FromSoftware Soulslike The Duskbloods gets release window & platforms

New FromSoftware Soulslike The Duskbloods gets release window & platforms FromSoftware has announced a new Soulslike game called The Duskbloods and the adventure looks like a cross betweenBloodborneand Elden Ring. While Souls fans yearn for more Bloodborne or a trueElden Ringsequel, FromSoftware announced The Duskbloods, a game which may be a spiritual successor to them both. The game’s first trailer dropped at the April 2, 2025Nintendo Direct showthat was focused on the Nintendo Switch 2, and showed off an eerily familiar dark world and themes....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Heather Diaz

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is adding that really jacked bug in next update

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocketwill get its next major update on Thursday, May 29 which will add a new booster pack to the popular mobile game. Dubbed Extradimensional Crisis, the new pack will add Ultra Beasts fromPokémon SunandMoonto the mix. Since its release last year,Pokémon Trading Card Game Pockethas received regular updates. Its most recent one, which featured two Celestial Guardians booster packs, introduced critters from the Alola region to the card game....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Mary Christensen

Rumored GTA 6 actress confirms role at Rockstar, but not the one you expected

Rumored GTA 6 actress confirms role at Rockstar, but not the one you expected An actress rumored to be playing Lucia in GTA 6 has finally responded to the speculation after months of waiting. Rockstar Games will be unveiling the firstofficial look at GTA 6in December, but fans have been debating for over a year now about who the actors in the next title will be. Last year,leaked GTA 6 gameplaysurfaced, confirming prior reports of a female protagonist named Lucia along with the series returning to Vice City for its sixth installment....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Peter Mills