Is Sea of Thieves cross-platform?

Sea of Thievesis a game that really only workswith a group of friends. Rare’s live-service pirate simulator is one of thebest co-op gamesavailable today, allowing you to put together a swashbuckling crew to take to the high seas, raid rival ships, and hunt for treasure. Now that it is available on every system, one would hope it would also be across-platform game, but is that the case? Here’s everything you need to know aboutSea of Thieves’cross-platform support....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Matthew Fisher

IShowSpeed’s massive European stream tour drew over 2.5 billion views

IShowSpeed’s massive European stream tour drew over 2.5 billion views Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known online as IShowSpeed, has officially finished his European stream tour. During his time abroad, he accumulated over 2.5 billion views across TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube. The YouTuber has seen immense success throughout his tour, visiting various countries and stadiums to catchUEFA Euro matches in 2024. His football-themed journey featured a multitude of highs and lows, fromSpeed meeting Albania’s Prime Ministerto gettingswarmed by a Norwegian crowdand vowing never to return....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Sherry Pratt

MCU & DC Actor Joining One Piece Season 2 Makes Another Dream Casting Possible

Summary A dream live-actionOne Piececasting that once looked overly ambitious feels distinctly plausible after a season 2 announcement.One Piece’s successful debut season cemented the series asNetflix’s best live-action anime adaptationto date, but did so without the benefit of major stars.One Piece’s season 1 castcomprised almost entirely of lesser-known actors, with the most notable exception being a surprise voice cameo fromJohn WickandGame of Thronesstar Ian McShane in episode 1. Ultimately,One Pieceprioritized casting the right actors over casting recognizable actors, and that strategy paid off handsomely....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 750 words · Ann Douglas

Microsoft SideWinder X8 Review

“Why you’re able to 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.“ Wireless mice are all well and good, but you’d never use one for gaming, right? Everybody knows wireless mice suffer from lag, skipping, and all sorts of other problems. Well, here’s a situation where common wisdom is wrong....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Eric Barnett

Minecraft Trails & Tales: What time do Minecraft updates release?

Minecraft Trails & Tales: What time do Minecraft updates release? The Minecraft Trails and Tales update is upon us, bringingnew blocks, mobs, enemies, and weapons to the popular game – but what time will it be released? Minecraft one usually gets one major update a year, after the new features have been teased by Mojang atMinecraft Live. As such, we know what to expect from the release schedule and when these highly anticipated updates go live....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Matthew Young

Mizkif & Tokyo Sims under fire for “disrespecting” Japanese culture

Mizkif & Tokyo Sims under fire for “disrespecting” Japanese culture A video of both Mizkif and Tokyo Sims, a.k.a. Kole, doing flips on a cherry tree in Japan and knocking down sakura blossoms has resulted in a huge amount of backlash against both creators. There’s been an ongoing trend of creators getting into trouble for disrespecting the culture of other countries when they visit, intentional or otherwise. Johnny Somali is one of the biggest examples,facing jail timefor several different charges in South Korea....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Victor Reid

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne — Weapons and armor guide

Monster Hunter has always been armor and gear focused. The main reason to hunt a monster multiple times is to carve parts to put toward new armor and weapons. Quality gear is what keeps you alive when squaring off against powerful monsters. InMonster Hunter World: Iceborne, all the monsters are quite powerful due to Master Rank difficulty. Don’t worry. That means the gear you can forge is also more formidable....

June 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1468 words · Mackenzie Black

New Mercury images offer boost for Solar Orbiter mission

Operated by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), the Solar Orbiter mission launched in February 2020. The goal of the mission is to capture the closest images of the sun to date while also monitoring the solar wind and the sun’s polar regions as part of efforts to better understand the solar cycle. The work could unravel some of the mysteries of our sun and also help make astronauts safer during long-duration missions to deep space....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Ricky Goodman

Nvidia GeForce Now gains Ubisoft titles as Microsoft and Warner Bros. pull games

Xbox Games Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Codemasters, and Klei Entertainment are the latest to exit Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service, and the companies’ titles will no longer be available as of April 24. The recent departures join along list of publishersthat have yanked games off GeForce Now since it launched its paid version in February. Meanwhile, Nvidia is working to form official partnerships to keep GeForce Now, which allows players to stream titles they already own at top graphic and performance settings, viable....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Kathleen Nichols

Octopath Traveler 0 is just around the corner, with brand-new gameplay elements

Octopath Traveler fans, hold onto your seats: Octopath Traveler 0 was just announced with a release scheduled for June 28, 2025. Amid a slew of announcements in today’sNintendo Direct Partner Showcase(including a new trailer forHyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment), the final mic-drop moment wasOctopath Traveler 0.Although few details were given about the game, Square Enix hinted at the storyline and showed several gameplay features and an improved character customization screen....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Jim Lambert

OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 13: Should you wait?

OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 13: Should you wait? OnePlus has yet to announce the OnePlus 13, but leaks and rumors already reveal a good number of details about the phone. We compare these details to those of the OnePlus 12 to help you decide whether you should wait. The OnePlus 12 wasannouncedin the global market early this year. It’s arguably one of thebest Android phoneswe’ve tested, featuring not only a powerful chipset and large battery but also a decent camera setup and fast charging....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Andrew Hill

Overwatch 2 Hero Designer reveals Reaper rework update after testing new ability

Overwatch 2 Hero Designer reveals Reaper rework update after testing new ability Overwatch 2’s Lead Hero Designer Alec Dawson has shared a big update on Reaper’s planned rework in an interview with Twitch streamer ML7. TheOverwatch 2community has been awaiting news on a reworker Reaper since the game’s release and while we haven’t seen anything in action just yet, the devs have been experimenting. Since its release, we’ve seen quite a few reworks to existing heroes to varying extremes withSombraandPharahbeing the most recent characters to have their kits adjusted....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Donald Huynh

Perseverance and Ingenuity play a game of tag across Mars

The Perseverance rover is currently trundling its way across Mars’ Jezero Crater, on its way to explore an exciting location called the delta. It’s the site of an ancient river delta, and scientists are looking forward to scouring this area fortwo particular reasons: firstly, because if there ever was life on Mars, then this is one of the most likely locations we could find evidence of it, and secondly, because it should be possible to find rocks from miles away that were carried to this location by the river long ago....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Larry Burns