Ice Cube and Son May Reteam for L.A. Riots Thriller

Straight Outta Comptonis set to enjoy itssecond weekendat thebox officestarting today, and many speculate that it will once again come out on top. After conquering the end of the summer season with this well-receivedbiopic, it looks like the movie’s producer and subject,Ice Cube, will reteam with his son,O’Shea Jackson Jr., who plays the iconic rapper on screen. Only this time, they will be starring in the movie together. Maybe. Donovan Marsh, best known forINumber Number, Spud and Spud 2: The Madness Continues, is set to directApril 29, 1992....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · David Lee

Indie puzzle-platformer Limbo makes a leap to the iPhone

Copenhagen, Denmark-based game developer Playdead has been enjoying huge successes selling three million copies of its puzzle action adventure gameLimboon the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Steam, Playstation Vita, as well as Windows and Mac PCs. As we told you last week, Playdead was readying an App Store version ofLimboand today the game has finally arrived to your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. You won’t want to miss out on this one, trust me…...

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Monica Rogers

Investor Carl Icahn announces making a large investment in Apple, run for the hills!

Controversial billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has announced on Twitter making a large investment in Apple. Touting a“large position”on the stock, he said he believed the stock to be“extremely undervalued”and revealed having a“a nice conversation”with Apple CEO Tim Cook earlier today, which Apple has officially confirmed now. Needles to say, Apple doomsayers came out of the woodwork screaming “There goes Apple!” Another conversation would follow soon, Icahn tweeted out. He did however let slip he may press Apple to use its cash pile to repurchase more of its shares from the public, perhaps in an effort to reduce the company’s exposure tofickle Wall Street investorsandcrazypants analyst…...

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Matthew Mills

iOS 13’s CarPlay features include Light theme, Dashboard, album art, Calendar, Hey Siri & more

CarPlay has received its biggest update ever in iOS 13 with an all-new Dashboard to access music, maps and more in a single view, in addition to a Light theme, a new Calendar app, Siri support for third-party navigation and audio apps and much more. New CarPlay features in iOS 13 Apple unveiled the new CarPlay features and released a developer preview of the software following the June 3 keynote address at its worldwide developers conference....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1037 words · James Weber

Jackie Chan Is Not Returning in Rush Hour 4 or Karate Kid 2

We shouldn’t get too ahead of ourselves when it comes toRush Hour 4and, perhaps to a lesser degree,The Karate Kid 2. Recently, there has been a lot of talk that Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker may finally reunite for another Rush Hour movie. Also, apparently, there has been some talk that a follow-up to his Karate Kid remake is in the works. However, some false information regarding both of these projects has been making the rounds and now, the actor’s representatives have stepped in....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Norma Melton

Kiwi for Gmail makes using email an even better experience on Mac

With Kiwi for Gmail,you can experienceyour favorite Google products outside of the browser. In doing so, accessing these services has never been easier. Here’s a look at why you should use this third-party app on your Mac. The$9.99 app, which is also available for Windows, offers a range of online services, including Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar. Each of these tools is readily accessible on iPhone and other mobile devices through the use of apps....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Sabrina Cline

Koch Media Announces New Publishing Label Prime Matter

Tomorrow sees Koch Media’s first-ever Koch Primetime livestream, and while many were expecting a big announcement from Deep Silver (though they have since informed us that their biggest franchise will be absent), it turns out the big surprise is an entirely new publishing label altogether. Dubbed Prime Matter in order to evoke a material with no predefined form that’s flexible and take the form of several other substances, something versatile with a lot of variety, et cetera, Prime Matter is a part of Koch’s multi-label strategy, creating it in response to an ever-growing industry continuously filling up with creative talent that can always use a new home....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · John Mcdonald

Meet the Illuminarium: The multisensory theater that makes IMAX look prehistoric

“When you walk in, you will feel like you are there,” said Alan Greenberg. “Youseeit with the best projection systems in the world. Youhearit with what we think is the best, [most] technologically advanced sound systems in the world. Youfeelit through the low frequency haptic systems in our floor. Yousmellit through our sense systems. And you actually affect it; you’re part of the narrative through our lidar-based interactive [technology]. You put all that together, and we really capture your entire visual central framework in a way that no place that I know of has done [before]....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 869 words · John Stevens

Member The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures?

Member the games you used to play? We member. The basement at the Hardcore Gamer office has a section known as the Crust Room, with an old grey couch and a big old CRT TV. All the classic systems are down there collecting dust, so in an effort to improve the cleanliness of our work space, we dust off these old consoles every so often and put an old game through its paces, just to make sure everything stays in working order....

June 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1072 words · Michael Hess

Meural Canvas II review: Picture perfect

Digital photo frames were all the rage at the turn of the century - when we realised that we could actually share our images as if they were digital prints. The trouble was the frames were often tiny, the quality of the screen lacklustre, and the hassle of getting the images onto the screen in the first place was a pain. Fast-forward to today and a subsidiary of Netgear - yes, the networking company - has taken things to the extreme by offering a digital photo canvas that comes in sizes up to 27-inches....

June 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1463 words · Luis Warren

Microsoft Sets to Acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 Billion Deal

Microsoft announces the biggest gaming deal for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft Sets to Acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 Billion Deal Microsoft is snapping up the likes of franchisesDiablo, Warcraft, Overwatch, Call of Duty and more as they set to acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion dollar deal. Microsoft have been on quite the acquisition spree in recent years, gaining studios such as Obsidian, inXile but also major parent company Zenimax Media housing Bethesda Softworks....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Ashley Anderson

Mobs aren’t the only enemies you can fight in Minecraft Legends

It’s been a while since we first caught glimpses of the new Minecraft action strategy game, unveiled on October 15. A new trailer on the official MinecraftYouTubechannel has showcased what Mojang calls the “chaotic fun” of Minecraft Legends’ Multiplayer. The Multiplayer reveal showcases a lot about just how player versus player (PvP) will work in Minecraft Legends. For one, it’s up to eight players, with two teams of four facing off against each other on the Blue and Orange teams....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Austin Cervantes

MW2 Ranked Play: Map Pool, Skill Divisions & Rewards

MW2 Ranked Play: Map Pool, Skill Divisions & Rewards Ranked Play in MW2 builds on its predecessors offering one of the most in-depth competitive game modes in Call of Duty history. MW2 Ranked Mode gives players a chance to compete in a more official capacity than regular multiplayer which is designed to be accessible more so than competitive. The aim of Ranked Play is to organize similar skill players into divisions, allow them to compete against each other, and advance players that come out on top....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · David Proctor