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Early Fantastic Four Reviews Say It’s Visually Striking But Plays It Too Safe
Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off the sixth phase of the MCU. Depending on who you ask, those titular strides came off as either a bold, confident march forward or the haphazard lumbering of a robot that’s still not sure how to walk. But generally, the first wave of reviews describe the latest MCU blockbuster…
No Sleep for Kaname Date cements the Somnium Files as gaming’s truest sitcom
It didn’t take long for No Sleep For Kaname Date, the third installment of Spike Chunsoft’s AI: The Somnium Files series, to get an audible groan out of me. That was thanks to two words I’ve grown sick of over the last six years: porno mag. Those words will either mean nothing to you or…
James Gunn’s DCU reboot builds a more vulnerable (and sillier) Superman
Ever since the 1978-1987 run of Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve ended, filmmakers have been puzzling over how to make the character vulnerable in a meaningful way, to ensure that dramatic conflict in his stories doesn’t look like a breeze for such a godlike figure. Usually, this has involved looking to whatever version came directly…
Netflix’s science fiction romance Our Times breaks the time travel movie rules
From The Flash to Avengers: Endgame to 2002’s The Time Machine, time travel movies often follow characters hoping to prevent a present personal tragedy or larger calamity by tweaking some event in the past. The sweetly funny Our Times, now streaming on Netflix, breaks that mold by sending its characters to the future and focusing…
Withings ScanWatch Nova Review: A Stylish Hybrid That Puts Health First
To start your ECG recording, you need to cover the screen with your other hand for approximately 30 seconds, after which the watch will vibrate and send a notification on the companion app on your smartphone to check the readings. The screen is not obtrusive, and the main focus always remains on the time hands…
Visions of Mana and More Reviews, Reynatis Preview, Age of Mythology Retold Steam Deck Impressions, News, and More – TouchArcade
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. If you missed my Gundam Breaker 4 Steam Deck review, read it here. Today’s article has Steam Deck impressions and reviews for Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Visions of Mana, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Bloons Card Storm, and more. This week also sees a few…
The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2025
It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good of a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. The market has come a long way since the early era of true wireless earbuds when we…
This culty sci-fi book from 1992 actually got modern AI right
The current cultural fascination and frustration with artificial intelligence is nothing new. As far back as the 1921 Czech play R.U.R. — the workers-rights story that first coined the term “robot” — science fiction writers have channeled fears about artificial intelligence into stories where robots represent (or just bring out) the absolute best or worst…
Reviews Featuring ‘Bakeru’ & ‘Peglin’, Plus Highlights From Nintendo’s Blockbuster Sale – TouchArcade
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 2nd, 2024. I think it’s a holiday today in the United States, but here in Japan it’s Monday as usual. That means I’ve got some goodies for you, and in our typical week-starting fashion that means a bunch of reviews. Three written by yours…
Home Sweet Home’ iOS Review – A Great Start, but Needs More Work – TouchArcade
Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home has been a very interesting game to follow pre-release. I say this not only because it is a premium mobile-first Harvest Moon game, but also because the reactions from my friends who are longtime fans of the series have gone from apathy to interest with every bit of gameplay shown….