It pains me to say, but it’s officially a bad time to be a PC gamer

“PC or console?” It’s a question I get from friends often, especially when a big cross-platform game launches. Most recently, it arose when a friend asked aboutStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. To my own surprise, I pointed him in the direction of his television, not his desktop. And the same has been true with other flagship games released this year, includingHogwarts LegacyandThe Last of Us Part 1. I consider suffering through stutters and crashes in new games just an occupational hazard, of course....

August 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1306 words · Eric Mitchell

It’s exactly 20 years since a Mars rover took this historic image

This is the first image taken of Earth from the surface of another planet. It was captured by NASA’s Mars rover, Spirit, one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission in 2004.NASA/JPL/Cornell/Texas AM Twenty years ago, on March 8, a NASA Mars rover made history when it captured the first image of Earth from the surface of another planet. The rover, Spirit, landed on the Martian surface in January 2004....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Katrina Morgan

Jujutsu Kaisen: How tall is Satoru Gojo?

Jujutsu Kaisen: How tall is Satoru Gojo? Satoru Gojo is not only one of the most popular characters in Jujutsu Kaisen but also the tallest – so here’s exactly how tall he is. Jujutsu Kaisen‘s most beloved character is Satoru Gojo, who always appears as a happy-go-lucky eccentric Jujutsu instructor. He is thestrongest sorcererof the modern era and is the user of the legendary Six Eyes. Every few centuries, a child withSix Eyesis born in the Gojo Clan....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Kathy Roberts

League of Legends patch 14.21 notes: Champion bounty changes, Swain rework, mage nerfs & more

League of Legends patch 14.21 notes: Champion bounty changes, Swain rework, mage nerfs & more League of Legends patch 14.21 isn’t showing any signs of slowing down despite the game having had some massive updates over the past few months, with Swain getting a rework, several mages getting nerfed, and the champion bounty system getting a substantial overhaul. Bear in mind these are early patch notes and are subject to change, with the patch not likely being complete at the time of writing....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Kevin Jennings

Lensless cameras could turn windows into sensors, even pointed the ‘wrong’ way

Researchers believelensless camerasmay pave the way for tiny future cameras, but the latest academic experiment with an lens-free camera uses something that already exists as a “lens” instead: a window.Researchers at the University of Utah recently shareda lensless camera that works by using a window — and is actually pointed the “wrong” way. The lensless camerais a computational camera designed to decipher data and reconstruct the image, rather than a traditional camera that captures the scene as is....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Scott Miller

Marvel’s Eternals go monster hunting in first official clip

Do you know who Marvel’sEternalsare? It’s OK if you don’t. The next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will go out of its way to introduce the immortal heroes. In the first preview clip from the film, three of the Eternals show off their powers during a battle with the Deviants. Makkari is the speedster of the group, while Kingo can project cosmic energy from his body. As for Ikaris, he’s got Superman-style eye beams, strength, and the ability to fly....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Eric Blackburn

Metal: Hellsinger review: this headbanging shooter is a bit one-note

“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.“ When it comes to subtlety,Metal: Hellsingersays, “Hell no.” Drawing inspiration from 2016’s excellent Doom reboot, the rhythm-shooter takes every design hook that made id Software’s game so memorable and blares them through a stack of amplifiers cranked well past 11....

August 13, 2025 · 8 min · 1622 words · Daniel Knapp

Microsoft and Yahoo Finally Tie the Knot on Search

It’s been a long time coming—since July of 2009—butMicrosoftandYahoohave finallyfinalized the detailsof their long-term search partnership. Curiously, the companies are not sharing many of those details, although the broad strokes of the agreement have been public for many months. By partnering up, Microsoft hopes to increase its share of the Internet search market versus Google; Yahoo, in turn, gets an infusion of cold hard cash to bolster its bottom line via a revenue sharing agreement for traffic generated from Yahoo’s sites and services....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Barbara Williams

Monster Train 2 breathes new life into one of 2020’s best games

Monster Train, a 2020 indie hit by Shiny Shoe, is getting a sequel.Monster Train 2is set to launch this year for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Ahead of its reveal, Digital Trends went hands on with the sequel, taking its new clans for a spin. Released in May 2020,Monster Trainis a cross between a roguelike, a deckbuilder, and tower defense game that draws inspiration fromSlay the Spire. In it, players protect a pyre that’s being delivered to hell via a three-story train by amassing a deck of demons and using them to ward off invading foes....

August 13, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · James Perez

Netflix’s “creepy” Monster Season 2 teaser leaves viewers concerned for one reason

Netflix’s “creepy” Monster Season 2 teaser leaves viewers concerned for one reason The teaser for the anticipated Monster Season 2 has arrived, but Netflix fans are already troubled by how the series could deal with the Menendez case. The debut season of Ryan Murphy’strue crimeanthology series was a ratings success, dramatizing the brutal case of cannibalisticserial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer. Though it ran into controversy over accusations it was exploitative, not to mention the decision to categorize it under the LGBTQ+ tag, Monster was renewed for a second chapter....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Luke Phillips

New update turns Google Earth into a free storytelling platform

Starting with Google Earth’s 2017 redesign, Google has placed a significant focus on the platform’s storytelling capabilities for professionals. After two years, Google is today announcing an update that allows everyone to easily access and operate those tools to create their own stories. Google Earth’s new creation features let you build stories and presentations that center around various places. You can arrange a series of locations in order and attach elements such as notes, pictures, and annotations to them....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Laura Sexton MD

Nokia 8.3 review: A PureView camera phone in all but name

“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.“ There was once a time when Nokia ruled the phone camera world, but Huawei, Apple, and Samsung have all come along and become better known for amazing cameras since that time. However, with theNokia 8....

August 13, 2025 · 9 min · 1896 words · Nicholas Knight

Persona 3 Reload: What is the protagonist’s real name?

Persona 3 Reload: What is the protagonist’s real name? You play as the male protagonist in the new Persona 3 remake, Persona 3 Reload, but what is the character’s name? Persona 3 Reloadis a long-awaited ground-up remake of Persona 3, one of the most beloved and dark entries in theJRPGfranchise. Reload takes the narrative and characters from the original release and injects a stylish visual overhaul to them that makes the presentation similar to the flare ofPersona 5 Royal....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Mackenzie Keller