LEGO Horizon Adventures: Release Window, Story, & Co-Op Gameplay Details

Summary LEGO: Horizon Adventureswas revealed during opening night of Summer Game Fest 2024. Long rumored since therelease ofHorizon-themed LEGO setsback in 2022, this is a lighthearted adaptation of theHorizonseries, featuring the classic blocky art style and tongue-in-cheek humor LEGO video games have always been known for. It features series protagonist Aloy and her friends on a unique adventure, tailor-made for an entirely different kind of gameplay in a familiar world....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Alex Bailey

Mercedes-Benz G580 vs GMC Hummer EV: rugged EVs face off

There’s finally an electric G-Wagon. Mercedes-Benz unveiled the new vehicle, officially called theMercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology, after months of rumors and camouflaged sightings. But it’s not the only rugged electric vehicle out there. In fact, there are quite a few EVs that could be considered rugged — likethe Rivian R1S, the Rivian R2, and, of course, the Hummer EV. But how do the Mercedes-Benz G580 and GMC Hummer EV compare?...

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1209 words · Jeremiah Howard

Nightwing Admits He Disapproves of 1 Justice League Hero's Powers (& It Shows Why He's DC's Best Hero)

Summary WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for Batman: The Brave and the Bold #14!TRIGGER WARNING: Article Discusses Two Instances of Nightwing Being Sexually Assaulted (and a comic panel that features victim blaming). Nightwinghas admitted that oneJustice Leaguehero’s power makes him incredibly uncomfortable. This revelation is interesting on its own, but it also highlights why Dick Grayson is DC’s best hero. Additionally, this admission may be a tragic and subtle callback to two of Nightwing’s most controversial story arcs, making his aversion to this hero’s powers even more understandable....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Charles Taylor

Nintendo president says company won’t use generative AI in its games

Despite other video game corporations implementing generative AI technology, Nintendo has taken a quietly public negative stance on the issue. According to aninvestor Q&Afrom late June (spotted and translated by Tweaktown), President Shuntaro Furukawa said that while the company remains open to experimenting with technological advancements like generative AI, there are no plans to use it while creating new games due to problems with copyright. Furukawa is notagainstAI as a whole, noting that AI has been used for NPCs and other parts of game development....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Jason Taylor

Not a fan of Fire TV? Google Chromecast is 20% off for Prime Day

Prime Day has finally arrived, bringing with it all of the bestPrime Day dealsto tempt you into parting with your hard-earned cash. If you’re in the market for a new streaming device, we’ve got one of the bestPrime Day TV dealsright here with the latest Google Chromecast with Google TV. You’d normally shell out $50 for the Google Chromecast, but with this Chromecast Prime Day deal, you’re able to snap it up for just $40,saving $10 off the usual price....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Francis White

Nuked Stars Share The Surprising Influence Of The Pandemic On Hilarious Comedy

Summary InNuked, which premiered atTribeca Film Festival, a group of college friends and their partners reunite for Jack and Gill’s 40th birthday party. On a lavish estate, the friends take part in a cannabis-infused dinner party. As inhibitions fall, an alert on everyone’s phones warns them of an impending nuclear missile strike. The friends hide in an attempt to survive and ride out this horror, but tensions rise as truths about each couple come to light....

June 1, 2025 · 12 min · 2361 words · Mary Reed

Outdo your neighbors with this Nissan Leaf mobile Christmas tree

Someone at Nissan is channeling their inner Clark Griswold. Nissan draped a Leaf electric car in thousands of LED lights to create a mobile Christmas tree. The Leaf has a ready source of electricity to power those lights in the form of its onboard battery pack, but the car wouldn’t be able to drive very far with all of them plugged in. That’s where the Leaf’s regenerative braking system comes in....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Tyler Valenzuela

Pac-Man Community is ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ for the iconic game

Pac-Man Communityis a new free game that’s available today viaFacebook Gaming. The social-based multiplayer game includes a maze-creation tool, features that let streamers play directly with their audience, and a wild community mode that turns Pac-Man intoTwitch Plays Pokémon. Developed in partnership with Bandai Namco,Pac-Man Communitycan be played on any device that supports Facebook, including phones and tablets. It features an Endless mode where four players team up to complete as many mazes as possible....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Melissa Brown

Pokemon Go Young & Wise event: Dates, raids & bonuses

Pokemon Go Young & Wise event: Dates, raids & bonuses Niantic’s upcoming Pokemon Go event, Young & Wise, officially kicks off on Tuesday, December 10, just one week after the launch of the Dual Destiny season. Dual Destiny begins on Tuesday, December 3, promising Community Days, the debut of Gigantamax, and the return of several beloved pocket monsters such as Hoopa Unbound. Developer Niantic has already unveiled the season’s first event, with theJust My Cup of Teafestivities starting the same day as the new seasonal update....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Elizabeth Padilla

Pokemon players praise “underrated” Gen 4 cross-generation evolutions

Pokemon players praise “underrated” Gen 4 cross-generation evolutions Pokemon fans are praising the cross-gen evolutions introduced in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for empowering otherwise underwhelming creatures from earlier games. The concept ofPokemongaining new evolutions in later entries has existed since Gen 2, when Pokemon like Slowpoke,Scyther, and Onixwere granted new forms that didn’t exist in the Kanto region, as they weren’t discovered until later in the timeline. In the later games, it became more common for existing Pokemon to receive regional variants, such as Alolan Exeggutor, which more closely resembled a palm tree due to it existing in the warmer climate of the Alola region....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Cindy Briggs

Pokemon TCG Pocket gift codes (August 2025)

Pokemon TCG Pocket gift codes (August 2025) Staying on top ofPokemon TCG Pocket’supdates,events, andexpansion setscan get costly, but redeeming gift codes can make things much easier. Pocket has multiple currencies available for Trainers to dig into, fromHourglassestoTrade TokensandTickets, but whenever promo codes are made available, you can skip the spend and still unlock some key rewards – so knowing how to redeem them is essential. Updated June 13, 2025, to check for new codes....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Jose Phelps

Researchers call ChatGPT Search answers ‘confidently wrong’

ChatGPTwas already a threat to Google Search, but ChatGPT Search was supposed to clench its victory, along with being an answer toPerplexity AI.But according to a newly released studybyColumbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism, ChatGPT Search struggles with providing accurate answers to its users’ queries. The researchers selected 20 publications from each of three categories: Those partnered with OpenAI to use their content inChatGPT Searchresults, those involved in lawsuits against OpenAI, and unaffiliated publishers who have either allowed or blocked ChatGPT’s crawler....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Michael Williams

Riders Republic review: Finally, real freedom in an open-world game

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Ubisoft’s open-world gamescan be a chore. Franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry follow the same structure, throwing players into a gigantic map with a seemingly endless number of activities to complete. These are massive games filled with distractions that keep you playing even when you’ve stopped having a good time....

June 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1819 words · Jenna Miller