Mega Man X: Ocean Stage & Launch Octopus Guide

Capcom’sMega Man Xaction-platformer is split into 10 stages, the first being a tutorial or introduction stage, 8 main stages and then the final stage. Any of the 8 main stages can be done in any order you choose but clearing a stage will have an affect on other stages for better or for worse, so be alert on the select changes. Below is a guide for the Ocean stage and it’s boss, Launch Octopus....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Alejandro Davis

Netflix Cracks Down On Password Sharing By Testing 'Add A Home' Fee

Netflix Cracks Down On Password Sharing By Testing ‘Add A Home’ Fee It’s no secret that Netflixwants to put a lid on password sharing, despite CEO Reed Hastings onceproclaimingthat the company loves “people sharing Netflix, whether they’re two people on a couch or 10 people on a couch.” The latest anti-sharing move from Netflix is a new “Add a home” feature that is currently being tested in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Nicholas Freeman

New Resident Evil Village information

This week’s issue of Famitsu (10/29) features a lot of new information about the latest Resident Evil game, Resident Evil: Village. Of course, the magazine is in Japanese; however, Twitter userAlex Anielhas provided a translation to English on his tweet! What new details will be revealed about the new horror game? In these details, Famitsu has provided, they have confirmed that it was Chris Redfield who took Ethan to this mysterious mountain village....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Samantha Rhodes DDS

Nokia 7.3 renders leak another aniticipated 5G phone from Finland

Rumours about the Nokia 7.3 have been rumbling for some time, with this phone long been said to be launching in 2020. New renders have put some more meat on those sketchy bones. The leaks come from a reliable source - Steve Hemmerstoffer who goes by the nameOnLeakson social channels - although in this case he has partnered with a website we’re less familiar with. However, Hemmerstoffer’s work is often pretty reliable, so we’re inclined to believe this is an accurate look at the forthcoming device....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Connie Reeves

Out-of-warranty battery replacement service for the AirPods Max‌ is priced at $79

If your plan on getting a pair ofApple’s premium AirPods Max headphones, Apple’s revealed that an out-of-warranty battery replacement service for the $549 accessory is priced at $79. According to the officialAirPods Service and Repair webpage, your limited 1-year Apple warranty covers manufacturing defects with the battery and other issues but not batteries that wear down from normal use — no surprises here whatsoever. So if you purchase the new headphones and their batteries are acting up or hold less than 80 percent of the original capacity during the product’s first year, Apple will replace the batteries at no additional cost....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Rose Hayes

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: How to make a Poison Shiny Sandwich

When shiny hunting, it’s important to take advantage of the new sandwich mechanic. Shiny-boosting sandwiches greatly improve your odds of finding shiny Pokémon, and can save you hours of searching. Here’s our guide on how to make a Poison Shiny Sandwich inPokémon ScarletandViolet Note:For more information about the game, check out our PokémonScarletandVioletguides and features hub. How to make Poison Shiny Sandwich inPokémon ScarletandViolet With no boosts, your base odds of encountering a shiny Pokémon is 1 in 4,096....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Melanie Shah

Review: Maliki: Poison of the Past is an Enjoyable Turn-Based RPG

Maliki: Poison of the Pastwas a highlight of the Steam Next Fest and its demo was gameplay-rich while also still showcasing some of the story and a gorgeous diorama art style. It was a perfect example of how a demo can properly showcase an RPG, and a turn-based one at that, while still holding back enough content to make you want the final product, and like the legendary Final Fantasy VII demo, balanced that wonderfully....

June 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1828 words · Katherine Perez

Review: Melatonin

You can’t imagine any other form of media being praised for the ways in which it works against you. How specifically it draws you into a false sense of security, only to pull that most-figurative of rugs from out beneath your feet. Lending itself to a vulnerable period of uncertainty and added pressure to keep proceedings going according to that otherwise presumed plan. Sure, you could argue literature and movies are no strangers to the concept of red herrings, distrustful narrators and other such means to lead their readers/viewers astray....

June 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1304 words · Julie Watson

Review: Overcast 2.0 brings streaming support and new price—free (no IAPs whatsoever)

Developer Marco Arment today issued a major update to Overcast, its praised podcast player and manager app for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple Watch. Going from the freemium to free model,Overcast 2.0 is now a free appwithout In-App Purchases, advertising or other limitations. Instead, you can now support the continued development of Overcast, if you want, by becoming a patron which entails a recurring subscription. If not, enjoy everything Overcast hast to offer absolutely free of charge....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · Sharon Stewart

Review: Riders Republic

Back in 2016, Ubisoft Annecy released their first original title, Steep, an open world extreme sports game that allowed players to ski, snowboard and soar the skies in paragliders and wingsuits. The game launched to a mixed reception from players and critics alike, with ourown reviewpraising the gorgeous open world but taking issue with the trick system and myriad of technical issues. Despite the lackluster launch, Steep still found a decent following over the years, including enough to justify two additional expansion packs based around the Olympics and X Games....

June 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1359 words · Vanessa Howell

Secret of Mana remake for the Switch being considered by Square Enix

A remake ofSecret of Manawill be released on Feburary 15 forPS Vitaand thePS4. However, noSwitchversion has been announced. AsSquare Enixwere bombarded with requests for a Switch version, it may happen. Square Enix now considering Secret of Mana remake for the Switch Speaking to USgamer, Producer Masaru Oyamada explained that development on theSecret of Manaremake started before Switch was announced.Square Enixwas left “very surprised to see the amount of demand and feedback we received for aSwitchversion....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Renee Bates DDS

Siri on iOS 15 can finally understand you and perform tasks without an internet connection

With iOS 15, Apple is advancing Siri with on-device processing which makes the digital assistant faster and more powerful than before—even without an internet connection. Siri goes offline iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 have introduced new offline Siri features for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Here’s how each of those features improves your Siri experience. iOS 15 Siri: On-device speech recognition By running speech recognition directly on the device rather than continuing to rely on the cloud for speech-to-text processing, Siri now runs much faster simply because you don’t have to wait for it to finish talking to the cloud just so she could understand what you’re saying....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Raymond Medina

Sonic Dream Team Unleashed Upon Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade has played host to a variety of outstanding games over the years - from Konami’s release of a new side-scrolling Castlevania adventure to Fantasian bringing back the classic Final Fantasy feel to more recent games like Samba Di Amigo getting an exclusive version with a storyline for the service. Today, Sega releases an all-new Sonic gameexclusivelyto Apple Arcade in the form of Sonic Dream Team. This lightning-fast adventure sees a new 3D Sonic game created for the service and allows players to play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Cream, Rouge, and Amy Rose....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Jaime Benson