Apple Music will support indie labels with the new $50 million Royalty Advance Fund

In an effort to make sure that indie artists are still able to get paid their due royalties during the globalcoronaviruspandemic,Apple Musichas started a new fund. Apple sent out letters to record labels today, as reported byRolling Stone, and said that it “wants to help” in light of the ongoing pandemic that is rocking industries all across the globe. To do that, Apple Music is starting the Royalty Advance Fund, which is initially injected with $50 million....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · James Moore

Best Faith Weapons in Elden Ring

Elden Ring contains many weapons and secrets to find, including Faith Weapons. With so many on offer, it can be hard to find the best one or even know where they are located. Here are four of the best Faith Scaling weapons in Elden Ring. Winged Scythe The Winged Scythe can be accessed at the very start of the game but will require some levels before you’re able to wield it....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Ryan Miller

Best Straight Sword in Elden Ring

In thisElden Ring Best Straight Sword and Ranking Guide, we’ll be taking a look at the 19 Straight Swords in Elden Ring and discuss why you might use them in combat. We’ll take a look at attack power, damage type, length, Weapon Skills, and other factors such as how long it takes you to acquire them, to determine if they are best suited for you. We are doing a guide for all Weapon types in Elden Ring, and these will be updated to reflect those added withShadow of the Erdtreeas well....

June 7, 2025 · 28 min · 5925 words · Julia Barker

Bloodless To Join Bloodstained ROTN As Bonus Playable Character This Month

Artplay and 505 Games have announced a new playable bonus character will be joining Bloodstained Ritual of the Night this month. Bloodless To Join Bloodstained ROTN As Bonus Playable Character This Month Bloodstained Ritual of the Night will be getting another bonus playable character this month to the Action-RPG, the umbrella wielding character Bloodless. In the latest tweet by Artplay,Bloodlesscan be seen flying over gaps in platforms Mary Poppins style, with an umbrella in hand....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Jason Graves

Capcom Fighting Collection – All games and what to expect

The Capcom Fighting Collection was announced on May 30, 2025 and unveiled the fact that 10 classic Capcom fighting games would be gaining a new lease of life. 10 games, some never released outside of Japan, or with no support since the original PlayStation, will finally gain netplay on PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam. But if you’re unfamiliar with these games, you may be wondering why you should care?...

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Deborah Frye

Checkra1n v0.12.2 fixes A10/A10X device crash on iOS 14.3, enables USB on Apple TV 4K

While many of us are gathering with small circles of close friends and family to usher in the incoming 2021 year this New Year’s Eve, thecheckra1nteam appears to have different plans. Earlier this evening, the checkra1n teamtook to Twitter to announcethat the checkra1n jailbreak tool has been updated to version 0.12.2 with a small number of changes, although notable ones nevertheless. From what we’ve been able to amass, the updated checkra1n v0....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Dr. Teresa Foster MD

CoD: Black Ops 6: All Prestige 1 Challenges and Strategies

Quick Links Call of Duty: Black Ops 6has a total of ten different levels of prestige that a player can enter, with a set of seven calling card challenges for Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone. Players won’t be able to earn progress towards these challenges until they’ve reached the prestige level associated, so make sure that you’ve reached Prestige 1 before attempting the challenges below! Multiplayer Combat Scenarios These prestige calling card challenges are all based around very specific scenarios that can occur in a multiplayer match of Black Ops 6....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Justin Brown

Death Stranding Artwork Shows Initial BT Concepts and Unused Designs

While the game itself received some mixed reception for its storytelling and gameplay, Hideo Kojima’s long-awaitedDeath Strandingarguably delivered oncreating an intriguing new world to explore for players. That especially is tied to the game’s memorable creatures and enemies like the BTs, the supernatural beings with ties to the realm of the living and the dead that Sam Porter Bridges had to avoid throughout his journey inDeath Stranding. While the BTs were already frightening enough in the final game, some of the initial art and designs that went into making them show that Kojima Productions seemed to have even more horrifying visions for them than what we saw in the game....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Anthony Park

Easy Places to Destroy Ships in Starfield

Starfield has so many activities for players to occupy themselves with that it can be hard to narrow down tips for a specific action.Space combatis fun, but you may struggle to find ships to fight at any given time. That’s why we’ve compiled the easiest ways for you to find ships to annihilate in Starfield! Easiest Places to find Space Combat in Starfield UC Flight Simulations TheMAST building in New Atlantisisn’t only useful for UC missions....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Jordan Burton

Every Vehicle Powered By The AMC 401 V8 Engine

Every Vehicle Powered By The AMC 401 V8 Engine American Motors Corporation, better known as AMC, was one of the true underdogs of the American car industry in the 1960s and 1970s. The company, formed in 1954 after a merger between Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company, competed with the Big Three on a much smaller budget by building lower-cost cars and filling niches that its Detroit rivals weren’t as keen on exploring....

June 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2582 words · Charles Rios

Heading Back Home with Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Re-Launch on Steam and Xbox

Everyone knows what dwarves are good at, and it’s mining. They live in caverns deep beneath the surface of the earth and love it there, digging out treasures that no other race could ever hope to claim. Put a pick in one hand and beer in the other and you’ve got a happy dwarf, but there’s more going on underneath their stocky surfaces than the typical gruff but overall good-natured attitude would indicate....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Marissa Valdez

House of Marley unveils inexpensive Rebel on-ear headphones that give Beats a run for its money

House of Marley, a music electronics brand deeply rooted in Bob Marley’s vision of consciousness, upliftment and change, today launched the Rebel, an inexpensive on-ear wireless headphones. Featuring power-efficient Bluetooth networking and priced at just $69.99, this headset is a viable option for those who can’t stand wires and value crisp sound and sustainable craftsmanship. With up to eight hours of continuous play, courtesy of a built-in rechargeable battery, along with an integrated microphone, A2DP stereo profile and 40mm moving coil drivers, the Rebel is the perfect alternative to the much costlier Apple-owned Beats audio accessories....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Michael Ware

How Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent it to another user

Amazon Alexa made headlines today for appearing to violate a user’s privacy by recording her conversation without consent. Worse yet, Amazon’s assistant then sent the conversation to the user’s contact - again, without consent. While that sounds absolutely awful, the actual story behind what happened isn’t as much nefarious as it is unlikely. Here’s what happened: A Portland woman identified as “Danielle” toldlocal TV station Kiro 7that an Amazon Echo device recorded a private conversation between her and her husband....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Crystal Miller