Star Trek: Who Was Lal?

Over the years,Star Trekhas graced TV screens with a range of highly diverse and interesting characters, fromthe mind-reading Betazoidsto thepotentially antisemitic Ferengi. But alongside the alien characters, the shows have always been obsessed with the idea of artificial intelligence. This is likely because of the incredibly interesting quagmire of morality that engulfs them.Can a hologram or an android be alive? It made for proper science fiction viewing, and intrigued viewers....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · William Pittman

Star Wars: Ahsoka Series For Disney Plus May Begin Filming Soon

Those who are enjoyingStar WarsDisney Plus seriesThe Book of Boba Fettmight have some more content from the same universe in the not-too-distant future. A new leak indicates that one of the next upcoming Disney Plus series,Star Wars: Ahsoka, could start filming by the end of January. Disney Plus has gone all-in onStar Warslive-action content over the last few years, first withThe Mandalorianand thenThe Book of Boba Fett. The next series that could be hitting the streaming service relatively soon isAhsoka, though there are some complications and questions surrounding the series and when it might actually air....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Matthew Johnson

Stardew Valley: Bats or Mushrooms for the Cave?

Quick Links Stardew Valleytakes players into the world of farming and small-town living. Throughout the game, fans will gain access to a myriad of different types of growing, foraging, and crafting to advance their inherited farm. At one point, farmers have the choice between a cave for Fruit Bats or for mushrooms. Check out thisStardew Valleyguide to learn which is the best choice for a playthrough. To even access this part of the game, players will first need to earn 25,000G....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 955 words · Rebecca Gilbert

Strange Nintendo Image From 1999 Shows Mario and Pikachu Wrestling in Real-Life

In a series of bizarre photos from 1999,Nintendoapparently hosted a real-life wrestling match featuring Pikachu, Mario, and more. It was said to be an event promoting the very firstSuper Smash Bros, which came out the same year. Now, photos and details of the wrestling match have started making rounds thanks to a wiki site dedicated to archiving lost media. The 1999Super Smash Broswas a crossover fighting game released on the Nintendo 64, which featured different characters from Nintendo titles....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Sheryl Cervantes

Terraria: How To Summon And Defeat The Moon Lord

The Moon Lord boss is the height of progression in ReLogic’s sandbox gameTerrariaand is considered the ultimate end-game boss. Killing him grants players access to the end-game ore, Luminite, used to craft powerful items. He even has a small chance of dropping some powerful weapons, like the Meowmere, which is needed to craft theall-powerful Zenith sword. SomeTerrariaplayers may need extra guidance on how to spawn the Moon Lord, and want to know the best strategies to defeat this boss with ease....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1173 words · Bryan Cox

The Dragon Prince: 10 Best Moments From Season 4

The Dragon Princefollows the story of three unlikely friends who set out on a journey to restore peace to the world. The adventure begins when Callum, Ezran, and Rayla discover a dragon egg hidden deep inside the castle of Kotalis. Rayla, believing this egg to be the long-lost Dragon Prince decides to take it back to its mother, and though Callum and Ezran remain skeptical, they decide to accompany her on her quest....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1278 words · Michael Whitehead

Valorant's New Agent KAY/O Abilities and Lore Explained

One year and over 14 million players later, Riot Games’Valorantis a tactical shooter with a bright future ahead of it. Riot Games continues to pump out new content from skins to maps, and there are even plans forValorantto get a mobile versionas well. Since launch,Valoranthas also added several new playable agents to the game’s roster, with a 16th on the way. Agents have all different kinds of abilities and personalities, andValorant’s last agent, Astra, was a cosmic Controller with a stellar moveset....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Brian Ali

Valve Has Surprising Reaction to Steam Deck Competitor Asus ROG Reveal

Valve, the company behind the seminalSteam DeckPC gaming handheld, has decided to chime in on the official launch event for the long-awaited Asus ROG Ally. The first mainstream competitor toValve’s Steam Deck is a substantially more powerful device that still manages to maintain a competitive price point, making comparisons between the two devices very interesting indeed.Notably, theAsus ROG Ally needs some Steam Deck featuresto offer a more streamlined and seamless gaming experience, but the fact that it’s running Windows makes playing any modern game a breeze....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Donna Hunt

Watch How Fast Destiny 2 Loads on PS5 After Next-Gen Update

The bigDestiny 2Next-Gen update is here and fans have been quick to see exactly how Bungie has improved the experience for those lucky players to have a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S before 2021. Alongside a number ofNext-Gen performance enhancements inDestiny 2, like an increased framerate cap with improved resolutions, the biggest improvement would have to be the new loading speed. The load screens inDestiny 2are notorious for leaving players hovering in orbit over planets or flying through slip-space for huge amounts of time, an issue that plagued the original game even more egregiously....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Trevor Evans

Why Fallout 5 Can Learn From Fallout 76's Approach to Raiders

One big change could come toFallout 5’s raiders is the game takes some ideas that were brought forward byFallout 76. At this point, it’s difficult to imagine aFallouttitle without raiders, given their continuous appearances at almost all levels of the games. Even so, even the most long-running parts of the series can generally use some sort of innovation every now and then. With raiders being an aspect of theFalloutuniverse that is impossible to ignore, it could be their turn, givingFallout 5could give fans a completely new version of the standby enemies....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Douglas Smith

WoW Season of Discovery: How To Get Metamorphosis (Warlock Rune)

InWorld of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discovery, every class is givena variety of new Runesthat change up the meta and even introduce brand-new specs. Alongside Rogues and Shaman, Warlocks now have the ability to Tank inSoD, and it’s almost entirely tanks to one Rune: Metamorphosis. The method to unlock Metamorphosis is about as complex as the effects of the Rune, though, so players keen to Tank as a Warlock should get started as soon as possible....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 603 words · Michael Cline

Xbox Game Pass Confirms 2 More Games For 2024

Summary Developed and published by CI Games and released in the Summer of 2021,Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2,while not hugely popular, received praise from fans and critics for its engaging first-person sniper gameplay. It followed up its 2019 predecessorSniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts, which shifted from the series' open world design to an open-ended mission-based structure, akin to the popularHitmangames. More recently, CI Games’Lords of the Fallenwas released to more of a lukewarm reception, as it suffered from many bugs and lacked polish at launch....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Laura Greene

Xbox Throws Shade At Sony Over PS5 Pre-Order Timing Confusion

The console wars continue, and this time it’s Microsoft’s turn to throw some shade at Sony over their upcoming next-gen consoles, the Xbox One and the PS5. ThePlayStation 5 price and release datewere revealed today, but there was a fair amount of confusion over the pre-orders that Microsoft is taking the opportunity to make fun of. Since Microsoft revealed theprice and release date of the Xbox Series S/Xabout a week ago, people have been waiting anxiously for Sony to follow up with information about thePS5....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Erica Bridges PhD