Is The Finals a battle royale game?

Is The Finals a battle royale game? The Finalsis a free-to-play competitive FPS, that has generated a lot of buzz since its release. But a lot of players may wonder whether or not The Finals is a battle royalegame. Here’s what you need to know. In the ever-evolving landscape of multiplayer games, Battle Royale is a genre that has left quite an impact on gamers sincePUBGandFortnitepopularized it back in 2017 with many games trying to appeal to players by inculcating this mode....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Jessica Schwartz

Jam to your News Feed, Stories, and profile with Facebook’s new music beat

For when music says it better than words, Facebook is giving users the tools to add favorite songs to the News Feed, Stories, and even profiles. On Wednesday, October 24,Facebook debutedmusic for Stories and the News Feed, while expanding a Live video version of Karaoke and promising that users can soon fuse favorite tunes into profiles too. The features come after several deals with major music labels. Facebook Camera’s new music sticker allows users to add music to Stories and will soon also allow for mixing the music into the News Feed as well....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Tiffany Moore

LG Wing review: This novelty can’t quite get off the ground

“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.“ If theLG Velvetwas LG being sensible, then theLG Wingis LG being quite, quite mad. The crazy swivel-screen hardware is totally different from any other phone you can buy, and although it could be seen as a quirky alternative to a folding smartphone, it’s really not....

August 3, 2025 · 10 min · 1982 words · Mary Snyder

Livall Bling cycling helmet review

“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.“ The race to connect cyclists and their gear seems to have cut a detour around helmets. What’s up with the clown hat? But does it add up to a safer helmet, or a novel distraction?...

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Gregory Yang

Monster Hunter Now Tobi-Kadachi weekend event: Release date, requirements & more

Monster Hunter Now Tobi-Kadachi weekend event: Release date, requirements & more TheMonster Hunter NowTobi-Kadachi weekend has been announced by Niantic, bringing with it increased Tobi-Kadachi spawns for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know. Monster Hunter Now is kicking off itsOctober event schedulewith the Tobi-Kadachi weekend, enabling Hunters to enjoy the increased spawns. Tobi-Kadachi is known for its lightning-fast speed and electrical attacks, so Hunters will need to be prepared if they wish to capitalize on the latest event....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Karen Sharp

MSI and Asus just flipped the script for their OLED gaming monitors

MSI and Asus are stepping up their monitor game. Both companies are now offering burn-in protection as part of the warranties on their OLED displays, which is a welcome layer of security considering how many displays both brands have launching this year. Although we’ve had OLED gaming monitors for close to two years, most brands have paid very little attention to the risk of burn-in. In January,we took a lookat the burn-in protection that the largest brands offered on their OLED monitors and found only three of the eight we looked at explicitly mentioned burn-in protection....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Gail Combs

One Lee Child Book Quote Proves Reacher Season 3 Is Raising The Stakes In 1 Major Way

Summary HowReacherseason 3 will perform compared to its predecessors remains uncertain, but one quote from Lee Child’s book proves that it will raise the stakes for the titular character in one significant way. In its debut season, Amazon’sReacherunderscores the titular character’s physical prowess in its early episodes by showing how he single-handedly beats several dangerous prisoners without even breaking a sweat.Reacherseason 2 takes things even further by portraying how the Alan Ritchson character takes down an entire biker gang with help from the formermembers of his 110th Special Investigation Unit....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Melinda Conner

One Piece Elbaf Arc begins with adorable callback from 27 years ago

One Piece Elbaf Arc begins with adorable callback from 27 years ago The highly-anticipated Elbaf Arc in One Piece begins with an adorable moment that’s surprisingly a callback from 27 years ago. Over the 27 years, theOne Piecemanga has followed Luffy and his crew all the way from East Blue to the dangerous seas in the New World. Luffy metNami, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp in the East Blue and they’ve been in the crew ever since....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Janet Kennedy

OnePlus 7 Pro vs. Galaxy S10e vs. iPhone XR: A selection of flagship killers

If you’re looking for a smartphone with flagship power but without a flagship price, then you’d traditionally look for a OnePlus phone. But times have changed, andthe biggest boys on the blockwant a slice of that pie.Apple’s iPhone XRandSamsung’s Galaxy S10eoffer the same power as their flagship brethren, but at a lower price. With the recent release of the stunningOnePlus 7 Pro, this quandary is even harder to answer than ever before....

August 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1187 words · Mrs. Patricia Chen

Our favorite purple dragon returns in ‘Spyro Reignited Trilogy’ September 21

We’ve heard rumors of everyone’s favorite purple dragon making his triumphant return to current-generation systems over the last few weeks, but Activision has finally made it official: theSpyro Reignited Trilogyreturns us to the original three games with a shiny new coat of paint, and we can’t wait to take flight again. Spyro Reignited Trilogyincludes the originalSpyro the Dragon,Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, andSpyro: Year of the Dragonfor $40. The games were originally available on the PlayStation, but in addition to the PlayStation 4, you’ll also be able to pick up the new collection on Xbox One....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Jonathan Rice

Out with elephants and in with apps: Ringling Bros. is reinventing the circus

Close your eyes and envision the circus: What do you see? Enormous strutting elephants. or entertainers in flashy, multicolored outfits performing acrobatics, riding bikes, and acting like clowns, all at the same time? But if you were to open your eyes to Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s new show,Out of This World,you wouldn’t recognize anything you’ve come to associate with the 146-year old Greatest Show on Earth. Digital Trends attended the preview show forOut of This Worldat Selland Arena in Fresno, CA, and the most pervasive difference between it and other Ringling Brothers shows is its first-ever character-driven storyline, which follows Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson and Starseeker Paulo dos Santos’ intergalactic journey to rescue the greatest circus performers in the universe from evil Queen Tatiana....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 592 words · Ryan Lynch

Overwatch 2 locks in Bastion nerfs & rules out changes to “frustrating” Orisa

Overwatch 2 locks in Bastion nerfs & rules out changes to “frustrating” Orisa The Overwatch 2 developers have confirmed yet another Bastion nerf to weaken the Omnic’s powerful damage, but they aren’t too keen on more balance changes to Orisa just yet. More nerfs are on the way to some of Overwatch 2’s heroes as the devs continue to scale back changes made to beef up some of the game’s cast after making themtoo strong....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · John Rivera

Patch for April 2018 Update sends Windows 10 into infinite boot loop

While many Alienware device owners stillcan’t upgradetheir copy of Windows 10 to version 1803, akaApril 2018 Update, many customers outside the Alienware fold are facing a whole different April 2018 Update issue: PCs in an infinite boot. The problem stems from the first cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1803, specificallythe KB4103721 patch, that was slated to fix all issues related to the latest April 2018 Update feature upgrade. Issues with the cumulative update firstsurfaced Tuesday, May 8 on the Microsoft Answer forum, as an initial report stated that after installing the update, the affected PC refused to properly boot....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Alex Cummings