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In an earnings call on Thursday, May 3, gaming titan Activision Blizzard hinted at some major changes to some of its largest properties. The biggest announcements came forDestiny 2andOverwatch, the former of which will be getting a large, previously unannounced expansion coming this fall.Overwatch, on the other hand, will be adding a handful of new, professional teams in the coming months. Throughout, CEO Bobby Kotick and President Coddy Johnson discussed Activision’s strong financials from the past quarter and assured investors there would be more good news to come and moderately raising the company’s earnings forecasts....

There’s no shame in admitting that you enjoy the company of a teddy bear inFallout 76over the ghouls and mutants. In fact, we would probably prefer spending time finding these cuddly bears than playing with the other players, but these stuffed animals are a rare commodity in the wasteland. Technically, these are classified as a junk item that you can break down for materials, but who would do something like that?...

Amazon’s wildly popular voice assistantAlexahas managed to make herself invaluable to many people because of the wide range of abilities available through Alexa Skills. Now, Amazon is reportedly getting ready to kill off the feature — well, kind of — in favor of a system that will simplify the experience for users. Here’s what the process of getting Alexa to do something usually consists of: You open up the Alexa app and sort throughSkills— essentially apps made by Amazon or third-party developers that allow the voice assistant to perform certain tasks — until you find one that does what you want....

After it was revealed that AMD’s competitor to Nvidia’s DLSS technology will be arriving on the company’s PC graphics cards later this month through a software update, it’s now confirmed that the company’s graphics-enhancing tech will also be arriving onMicrosoft’s Xbox Series Xand Xbox Series S consoles. Known asFidelityFX Super Resolution, the tech could deliver better GPU performance, improved frame rates, and potentially even better resolution. A Microsoft spokesperson had confirmed toIGNthat FidelityFX Super Resolution will be coming to Xbox, noting the potential of AMD’s technology to boost frame rates and resolution....

Update:Shortly after publishing,AMD confirmedthe pricing and specifications of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. We all saw it coming. According to a new leak from a reputable source, AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU will come with a price hike. Given that it’ll likely end up as one of thebest processors, it’s hard to be surprised. The good news is that the increase is really not that bad, although it depends on what you’re comparing it to....

Summary American Idolseason 20 contestantKenedi Anderson announced that she’s putting her music career on hold to serve a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Kenedi, a then-17-year-old from Crozet, Virginia, sent shockwaves throughAmerican Idolseason 20when she withdrew from the competition after her Top 24 performance for personal reasons. The judges–Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan–had been so impressed by her audition that they’d given her one of their three platinum tickets of the season....

One of the main reasons to wear a smartwatch is to track your health, exercise, and sleep. Both Apple and Samsung have comprehensive health platforms, Apple Health and Samsung Health, but are they really much different from each other? We’ve been using both, connected to theApple Watch Series 8and theSamsung Galaxy Watch 5,to find out. The apps installed on your phone are very important, not just to connect it to your smartwatch, but also to see all your data, so which one is best?...

Bad Bunny’s Happy Gilmore 2 character revealed and it’s left Netflix fans divided Yes, you read that right. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known asBad Bunny, is starring inHappy Gilmore 2alongside Adam Sandler, but his character has left fans divided. Theteaser trailerfor the upcomingNetflixmovie dropped on July 07, 2025, and while plot details are far and few between, the video shows Happy will be returning to the world of golf after a long hiatus....

Summary Despite the general success ofBaldur’s Gate 3, there are still some missing features that could improve the game. One of 2023’s biggest releases, and a front-runner (and winner) of many of the year’s awards ceremonies,Baldur’s Gate 3achieved mainstream appeal in a way that few other games in its specific archetype of RPG ever have, making it a standout in its own genre. As other RPGs follow in its wake, however, they’re showing that there are a few things that the biggest game of 2023 could improve on....

Summers would be so much cooler without the heat. In Florida, summertime means spending most of the day inside to avoid sweltering temperatures and sweat-inducing humidity. Hell, if it wasn’t for air-conditioning, Florida would probably still be a balmy, pristine, practically uninhabitable tract of land jutting out from the United States. So it makes sense that a couple Floridians recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for what may be the next evolution in air conditioning —the Airwirl....

Boutique automaker Karma Automotive is teaming up with one of the greatest names in car design for its futureluxury cars. During the Automotive News World Congress at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, Karma CEO Lance Zhou announced a partnership with Pininfarina, the Italian design firm that has likely shaped more of history’s best-looking cars than any other. “Karma is united in spirit with Pininfarina through our shared commitment to stunning design, and we are excited about the reaction we anticipate the end result of our partnership will generate,” Zhou said in a statement....

Monster Hunter: Worldwill get a major expansion in fall 2019 calledIceborne, Capcom announced during adeveloper stream.Icebornewill release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC as a paid expansion, though it’s unclear how much it will cost at this time. The reveal trailer doesn’t show us much besides a large landmass in the distance that is presumably frigid and covered with ice.Icebornewill feature new monsters, weapons, armor, quests, and of course, a brand-new environment to hunt monsters in....

Crew member found “dancing in the toilet” on flight from US to London A British Airways flight steward was found naked and dancing in the bathroom mid-flight after he went missing during transit. The flight, which completed its voyage uninterrupted, was ferrying passengers from San Francisco to London. As reported byThe Sun, the steward in question’s colleagues started searching for him aboard the flight after it became apparent that he was missing, eventually discovering him in a business class bathroom....