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Last week BioWare said that they were no longer going to host weekly N7 event weekends for Mass Effect 3 multiplayer and would instead move to launching them every second week so they could focus on more creative, meaningful challenges. This was fine considering the alternating weekends weren’t really events and instead only consisted of bonus XP weekends, but upon that announcement they teased the upcoming event for this weekend: Operation Exorcist....

Which is more powerful: Dimensity 9000 or 8000? Dimensity 9000: 4nm process / Dimensity 8000: 5nm process Dimensity 9000: Octa-core CPU with ultra/super/efficiency arrangement: 1x ‘Ultra core’: Arm Cortex-X2 to 3.05GHz 3x ‘Super cores’: Arm Cortex-A710 to 2.85GHz 4x ‘Efficiency cores’: Arm Cortex-A510 Dimensity 8000: Octa-core CPU with super/efficiency arrangement: 4x Super cores’: Arm Cortex-A78 to 2.75GHz (2.85Hz for Dimensity 8100) 4x ‘Efficiency cores’: Arm Cortex-A55 Dimensity 9000: LPDDR5X RAM (@8500Mbps) / Dimensity 8000: LPDDR5 (@6400Mbps) Both: 5th gen AI processing unit (APU)...

Our quick take Microsoft Surface Pro 4 - 4.0 / 5 Which is the best Microsoft Surface device for you? Best laptop: All the top notebooks, 2-in-1s and ultraportables to buy today Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Battery life barrier Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Design Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Screen Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: New Type Cover keyboard Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Pen stylus Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: Windows 10 To recap Having used the Surface Pro 4 for a week we can see the appeal of it as a laptop-replacement, albeit with some caveats: the battery life isn’t good enough, it’s potentially rather expensive when specced-up a touch, and Microsoft Office isn’t included as standard....

After a week-long delay, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Season 4 is finally here. The update brings quite a bit to the game’s multiplayer mode and Warzone as well. From new modes, maps, operators, and bug fixes – here’s everything you need to know about Modern Warfare’s fourth competitive season. As with every season before it, Season 4 comes with a brand new battle pass. The battle pass offers twelve new operator skins, including two versions of the Modern Warfare legend himself, Captain Price....

The sound of the impact is deafening. More than 18,000 feet above the German city of Fürth, the World War II B-24 bomber they call Dixie Flyer has just delivered its full payload onto a German manufacturer, devastating its ability to build military aircraft and turning the airfield into a scrap heap. But even before making the full turn out of Bavaria, Dixie Flyer’s copilot and the leader of this bombing group, Maj....

Once upon a time, John Krasinski was not a huge fan of horror. He made that clear when the first A Quiet Place came out, saying that only while writing and directing the soon-to-be horror touchstone that he developed a passion for the genre. Now he obsesses over watching everything in it, with certain classics drawing him back time and again. And for A Quiet Place Part II, he had a killer shark of an inspiration....

Anime and video games have a long and storied history. There are many, many examples of anime shows inspiring games or games inspiring anime adaptations. The latest anime to get the video game treatment is slated to be Jo-Jo’s Bizarre Adventure. If you spent any amount of time watching gaming YouTube, you probably ran across one or two of Pewdiepie’s videos. If you did, you probably saw a reference to Jo-Jo’s Bizarre Adventure....

Without a doubt, anime fans are excited at the potential for Jump Force’s franchise crossovers, as Bandai Namco Entertainment’s debut trailer for the forthcoming title featured characters from the likes of Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, and even Death Note. Speaking of the lattermost property, game producer Koji Nakajima recently revealed that Light Yagami and Ryuk from Death Note are only there to set up the story, and not to fight....

The latest King of Fighters 15 trailer has just dropped and brings us our first look at Super Smash Brother’s Terry Bogard. I kid, I kid! Please don’t @ me, SNK fans. Yes, it’s really no surprise that Terry Bogard is once again joining the ranks of King of Fighters, having been in every single game since the franchise’s inception. The Fatal Fury character finishes off King of Fighters 15’s “Team Fatal Fury,” along with Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi....

One of the first worlds Kingdom Hearts 3 players visit is the Toy Box world, based on Disney/Pixar’s award-winning animated film series Toy Story. Events in the Toy Box world mostly play out as Kingdom Hearts fans may expect, with Sora, Donald, and Goofy teaming up with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and other Toy Story characters to fight against Heartless and The Organization. However, there is one section in the Toy Box world that seems to be giving players some trouble....

If there’s one thing that Kingdom Hearts fans can agree on, whether they hate certain story beats or love the characters and winding narrative, everyone knows that the golden boy Sora isn’t the smartest. Square Enix seems to understand this pretty well, with Kingdom Hearts 3’s Sora leaning into this character trait with lines like “I can’t computer so…do that,” and encounters like the Lightning Angler. Now, this isn’t exactly a critique of Sora in the Kingdom Hearts series just because he’s far from being the smartest character in the franchise....

Kingdom Hearts 3 will be opening in Twilight Town, according to franchise director Tetsuya Nomura. In an interview with Japanese media outlet Dengeki, Nomura discussed several details regarding the upcoming sequel’s world and how they will be tied to progression, revealing that Twilight Town, rather than Olympus or old favorite Traverse Town, will be Kingdom Hearts 3’s opening tutorial world. For those unfamiliar with past Kingdom Hearts games, each typically starts in one of two worlds: Traverse Town or Twilight Town....

Tim Burton’s 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands turned 30 last week. Check out some fun facts about this classic gothic masterpiece. “Tim Burton’s goth masterpiece (gothsterpiece?) Edward Scissorhands is turning 30. Get your Robert Smith hair going, put on some black leather, and let’s see what you know about one of the most iconic films of the 1990s.” Read more at Mental Floss. Cheesy, lighthearted, and gay, The Christmas Setup is the perfect queer holiday movie you should watch in 2020....

Warning: contains spoilers for Luther Series 5. There are many things that set Luther apart from the plethora of UK prime-time detective shows, but two things, in particular, stand out: shock value, and its willingness to embrace proper horror. While Luther’s series arcs—his run-ins with other police departments, his bitter feud with gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide), and his twisted relationship with nemesis Alice (Ruth Wilson), to name a few—offer a deep dive into the character and psyche of Idris Elba’s antiheroic cop, it’s the killer-of-the-week plots that really up the fear factor....

The surprise release of Mafia 2: Definitive Edition this past week was likely kept under wraps for a very important reason: it’s kind of a hot mess. After fans got their hands on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the port and began playing, many started to encounter a plethora of bugs and glitches that weren’t there before. It’s the kind of stuff that makes you question just what happened during the development process....

As the final weeks of March 2021 approach there are a handful of Magic Arena events that are about to rotate out of place to make room for some new excitement in April. Players will want to take a close look at the calendar over the next two weeks to make sure they don’t miss the opportunity for one last tournament before some events disappear. March 2021 has obviously been dominated by Kaldheim now that the set is in full swing, but the latest Standard legal MTG set is just one of the many formats on offer in the game’s menu this week....

There are very few certainties in life, death and taxes according to Benjamin Franklin, but also that Mario Kart will sell well, always. So as Nintendo starts to become more permissive with its franchises, it’s no wonder then that Mario Kart toys are becoming more common. Whether it’s Nintendo itself with Mario Kart Live Home Circuit, or through collaborations like the Lego Super Mario sets available right now, all of those fantastic games are expanding beyond the screen, onto established toy brands....

Markiplier says his net worth is “more than I deserve” in a new interview. If you’re even remotely familiar with YouTube, you’ve probably at least heard of Markiplier, and there’s a better than even chance you’re already subscribed to his channel. He made his fortune recording himself playing video games and then screaming and shouting at either how terrifying the game is or how poorly he performed. That and he’s got a fantastic voice and is pretty nice to look at....

Finding the balance between feeling like the Hulk and still being able to see everything around you has been somewhat difficult for Marvel’s Avengers, but that should be changing at launch with reduced screen shake. If you were lucky enough to play the beta, you may have noticed that—with all of the superhero stuff going on—the screen was shaking maybe a little bit too much. With a game like this, it’s easy for the screen to get really busy with fire, explosions, lasers, and enemies running around....

The official Mass Effect Twitter page responds to a fan’s question, revealing that the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda will be playable early for EA Access subscribers. One of the perks of being an EA Access subscriber is the opportunity to play EA’s biggest games before they’re released to the general public. Some EA titles skip out on this early access period, but Mass Effect: Andromeda fans that want to experience Commander Ryder’s adventure as early as possible should know that the game will be playable early through EA Access....