Microsoft’s frustratingly slow Windows 11 setup process now includes a fun distraction: the"Let’s Surf" game. Modeled after 1991’s “SkiFree,” “Let’s Surf” is a fast-paced obstacle avoidance game where you navigate an endless course and endure attacks from a kraken. Windows 11 will ask if you want to play “Let’s Surf” while setting up a new PC, though you’re able to play it at any time by entering edge://surf in the Microsoft Edge address bar....
The Daniel Craig Bond films took the franchise in a largely fantastic new direction, but one idea they never embraced might be the perfect territory for007 First Lightto explore. As a new video game starring anoriginal iteration of James Bond,007 First Lighthas the opportunity to reinvent the franchise without falling as directly into the shadow of the Craig era as a new film would. Developed byHitmanstudio IO Interactive, the game takes things back to an origin story, dealing with a younger Bond finding his footing as a Double-O agent....
Original and exclusive content has become the defining weapon in the streaming wars, and few platforms have delivered likeAmazon Prime Video. From sweeping sci-fi epics to hilarious comedies and high-stakes thrillers, Amazon Prime Video shows have carved out a space in nearly every genre with a consistency that most streaming rivals can only envy. As one of the first major streaming services to invest in original content,Amazon set the stagefor what audiences now expect from prestige television....
TheRPGgenre has been home to some of the best games in the industry for a very long time, with many starting off as adaptations of tabletop rulesets on PCs. Despite all the decades that RPGs have been around, many new RPG titles are still award-winners, and it’s clear that there will always be a hunger for the genre in the industry. It’s the perfect place for innovative gameplay, storytelling, and some of the best music in gaming....
Contains discussions of child sexual abuse. Warning: SPOILERS for Karin Slaughter’s novelsTriptych,Fractured, andCriminal.Adaptations can be tricky, but ABC’sWill Trentmakes several changes to Karin Slaughter’s original novel series that prove strict loyalty to the source material isn’t always the best way to go.Differences betweenWill Trentand the booksare multitude, such that each medium has its own fanbase, with some appreciating the show and books as entirely separate animals. Most changes pertain toWill Trent’s cast, but they certainly don’t end there....
The purpose of thesci-figenre is to offer a glimpse of what’s possible, and there were many particularly prescient science fiction films in the 1990s. The genre itself has roots that go back centuries, but early sci-fi was mostly concerned with solving problems using technology, such as Jules Verne, or warning about the dangers of science, such as in the writings of H.G. Wells. As the art of film began to develop, science fiction found new outlets as a fantastical medium with which to tell fascinating stories that reflected modern life....
A 2006 movie with a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score helped to set up one ofDC’s most irredeemable villains on-screen - despite not being a superhero film itself. DC’s movie history is fascinating both in terms of the turns it has taken over the years, and because of the array of names that have helped it unfold over the decades. Naturally, all the cast and crew involved in each project have their own lives outside of the superhero world, which has also led to some interesting reunions in projects over the years....
There were dozens of excellentscience fiction TV showsthat premiered in the 1990s, but some did not get the attention they deserved, or they failed to capitalize on a great premise, and these six series would be perfect for a modern-day reboot. In an era where the nerds have conquered the pop-culture space, science fiction still remains one of the last bastions of fiction that’s for the true lore-heads, cult heroes, and passionate fans who are willing to stick with something long after casual viewers have moved on to something else....
The 100andThe Expanseprove that thebest science fiction showscan thrive as much in human conflict as in cosmic spectacle. While their textures differ, both thrive on power struggles that double as survival tactics, and both treat leadership as a burden no one walks away from clean. However, the comparison only works if you stop expectingThe 100across all seven seasonsto care about the same rules asThe Expanse.The 100’s world moves by instinct more than calculation, bending plausibility to serve tension....
Xbox’sPerfect Darkreboot has apparently been canceled, bringing an end to a long-gestating “AAAA” flagship project. Revealed in 2020 as the first game by 2018 studio The Initiative,gameplay for the rebootfinally appeared in a 2024 Xbox showcase. The franchise’s comeback was taking a different direction from the previous FPS games, incorporating a greater focus on immersive sim elements and diverse gameplay opportunities. As reported byWindows Central,the latest round of Microsoft layoffs has resulted in the closure of The Initative and the cancellation ofPerfect Dark....
ThisSupermancostume choice was one of the biggest topics of discussion before the film’s release, and now I can’t believe there was ever a debate. When the trailer for theDCU’s first movie dropped, fans were quick to notice justhow different David Corenswet’s Supermansuit was going to be from the last live-action iteration. BeforeSuperman, most fans had Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent fresh in their minds. The DCEU’s Superman films went for a grittier tone that translated to the visuals, including the costumes....
According to a recent report,Call of Dutycould beeschewing a single-player campaignaltogether inBlack Ops 4in favor of focusing more so on the Activision franchise’s more favored staples of multiplayer and Zombies. This move by the Electronic Arts first-person shooter series' rival won’t influence the company’sBattlefield V, though, as EA boss Andrew Wilson confirmed that the forthcoming sequel will contain “compelling single-player stories”. This much was confirmed during a recent Electronic Arts investors meeting in which Wilson talked up the nextBattlefieldin all of its in-game permutations from single-player to “the next level of large-scale multiplayer that spans across multiple maps and modes....
Warning! Spoilers forX-Men#18 ahead! X-MenleaderCyclopsjust called out the unifying trait behind all the team’s greatest defeats, but he did so with a smile on his face, as he watched another team tear themselves apart for a change. That’s right, in-fighting has always been thedownfall of the X-Men, but this time, it proved to be what allowed the mutant heroes to defeat their opponents without having to get their hands dirty....
