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A bunch of tiny creatures stand on a sunflower in Tinykin.

Kill some time before Pikmin 4’s 2023 release with this excellent indie

Pikmin 4 is still a year away, but you can play the excellent Pikmin-inspired Tinykin right now.
A BioLite stove and Goal Zero solar panels set up beside tents, and charging devices.

I ditched the grid for a week and embraced portable power. Here’s how it went

If you're heading off to the woods, but have a lot of gadgets to keep alive, there are a few power sources you'll want to consider.
A woman stands in a doorway in the Barbarian poster.

Barbarian and the rise of the Airbnb horror movie

With films like The Rental, Speak No Evil, and now Barbarian, a new subgenre has emerged recently that's captivated audiences: the Airbnb horror movie.
Kratos looks at the Leviathan Axe.

Everything announced at PlayStation’s September 2022 State of Play

Sony brought some surprises for its September State of Play, including stunning trailers for Tekken 8 and God of War Ragnarok.
Key art of the main trio in Goodbye, Don Glees! laughing together.

Goodbye, Don Glees! review: A coming-of-age anime for all ages

Goodbye, Don Glees! is a delightfully small-scale coming-of-age anime that serves as an emotional reminder to make the most of the here and now.
nintendo switch five year cycle fire emblem engage characters

Want to predict the next big Nintendo Switch game? Just rewind 5 years

It's easy to predict what the next big Nintendo Switch sequels will be. All you have to do is rewind time.
A girl stares off into the distance in Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.

5 exciting Nintendo Direct announcements you might have missed

From an extended Bayonetta 3 trailer to the intricacies of several rereleases, you might have missed some of this Nintendo Direct's coolest reveals.
Rose and Lissa embrace and talk in a scene from Vampire Academy.

Vampire Academy showrunnners on adapting the popular YA series for Peacock

Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre sat with Digital Trends to talk about the challenges of adapting the bestselling novel series Vampire Academy.
Link overlooks Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom key art.

Everything announced at the September 2022 Nintendo Direct

Zelda, Pikmin, Fire Emblem, and more. Here's everything Nintendo showed off during today's big Direct.
The iOS 16 logo on an iPhone.

My 5 favorite iOS 16 features (and 1 I hate) after using it for two months

I've been using iOS 16 for the past two months. Here are a few things I absolutely love ... plus one feature I can't stand.
iPhone 13 Pro side view.

Apple’s Ceramic Shield may change your mind about an iPhone 14 screen protector

Do you want a screen protector for your iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro? This is how Apple's Ceramic Shield glass looks after a year of not using one.
Connie Britton in The White Lotus on HBO Max.

2022 Emmy winners: who took home the big awards?

The Primetime Emmy Awards have wrapped up, and the biggest awards went out to some of the hottest shows, which a few predicted wins and some upsets.
Intel Arc demo: Ryan Shrout plays Shadow of the Tomb Raider on a gaming PC.

Have the Intel Arc GPUs been canceled? I sure hope not

Rumors are spreading once again that Intel's Arc graphics are being canceled. Here's what we know so far, and why they shouldn't be.
A prisoner wakes up inside a giant cube in the 1997 film Cube

The sci-fi horror cult classic Cube is the brainy Saw film you need to see

Cube is an influential movie in the horror and sci-fi genres, inspiring many movies like the Saw franchise since its release 25 years ago.
A top down view of the MacBook Pro.

Here’s why waiting for the M2 Max MacBook Pro might not be worth it

An update to the MacBook 14-inch and 16-inch is coming soon. But if you need a laptop now, is it still worth buying last year's model?
Alicent and Rhaenyra look at each other in House of the Dragon.

House of the Dragon and the power of female rage

Female characters are front and center in the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, allowing them enough agency to be dynamic and angry as hell.
The team line-up for Thunderbolts in concept art.

Everything revealed at Disney’s D23 Expo 2022

Disney D23 unveiled tons of details and trailers for Disney's many upcoming projects, including those from Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and 20th Century Studios.
Samus gives a thumbs up in Metroid Prime.

Our 5 biggest predictions for the September Nintendo Direct: Metroid, Zelda, and more

From The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 to Metroid Prime, these are 5 things we hope to see at the September 2022 Nintendo Direct.
Frey prepares spells to attack a creature in Forspoken.

Forspoken’s fast-paced magical battles are going to be a blast

We went hands-on with Forspoken and learned all that we could about Frey Holland and her adventures in the magical world of Athia.
The GoPro Hero 10 Black Creator Edition, Spot X, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and Nikon Z9 next to an alpine lake.

I became a cyborg backpacker, and it completely changed my hiking experience

Backpacking is supposed to be an excuse to get away from tech. But I went on a trip with as much tech as I could carry. And I learned a lot.
DDR5 RAM installed in a PC with the ReSpec logo.

DDR5 can improve PC gaming performance, but it’s still a useless upgrade

DDR5 will soon be the new standard for PC gaming, but should you spring for more speed when you upgrade? Some gamers may want to, but most shouldn't.
Someone holding the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

2 big, nasty numbers stopped me from buying the iPhone 14 Pro Max

I thought this year would see me return to the Pro Max version of the iPhone, but it's the iPhone 14 Pro I've ordered. Here's what stopped me going Pro Max.
Dragon Ball villains Frieza

Dragon Ball: The Breakers is still finding its balance ahead of launch

We checked in on Dragon Ball: The Breakers at PAX West to see if the power balance issues we experienced last year had been fixed up.
A close-up of a doctor during surgery.

The documentary De Humani Corporis Fabrica is an astonishing dive into the human body

The experimental documentary De Humani Corporis Fabrica, now showing at this year's TIFF, takes a gross, beautiful plunge into the human body.
Ships fir aat each other on the high seas in Skull & Bones promo images.

Everything announced at the September 2022 Ubisoft Forward

This is everything that Ubisoft announced during the September 2022 Ubisoft Forward pre-show and main show.
A researcher looks at a protein diagram on his monitor

The next big thing in science is already in your pocket

By borrowing computing power from millions of smartphones and home PCs, researchers can crack big scientific problems faster than ever before.
Ben Foster and Michael Caine in battle in Medieval.

Director Petr Jákl on making Medieval, a Czech Braveheart with Michael Caine

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Petr Jákl talks about making the Czech version of Braveheart with Medieval, which depicts the life of Jan Žižka.
Promo poster for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 featuring a collage of the main cast.

The best action anime of 2022 so far

Though some series are still left to premiere in 2022, there has been some excellent action anime so far like Spy x Family and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.
Goats fall from the sky.

Goat Simulator 3’s sandbox is 18 times larger than its predecessor’s

Goat Simulator 3 features a much bigger sandbox than its predecessor, amping up the game's barnyard chaos.
A person using the Apple Watch Ultra while scuba diving underwater.

How to wear the Apple Watch Ultra and not look like a tool

The Apple Watch Ultra is a capable smartwatch for divers and adventurers, but so-called tool watches need justification to wear. Here's how to pull it off.
Daniel Radcliffe and Rainn Wilson stare at the camera.

Down to clown? The biopic spoof Weird is a glorified Funny or Die sketch

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is Al Yankovich in the dopey fictional biopic Weird, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Georgina Campbell crawls up a metal staircase in Barbarian.

The ending of Barbarian explained

Here's everything that happens at the end of Zach Cregger's new horror movie, Barbarian, and why its third act unfolds the way that it does.
Health metrics displayed on an Apple Watch Series 8.

Why the Apple Watch Series 8 isn’t good enough to replace my old Series 5

The Apple Watch Series 8 gains some nice quality-of-life improvements, but there’s not much here to encourage folks to upgrade to Apple's newest wearable.
Spider-Man lands in front of other heroes in Marvel's Midnight Suns.

Everything announced at the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase

This is everything that Disney & Pixar Games, Lucasfilm Games, Marvel Games, and 20th Century Games announced at the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase.