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Ridge Racer! CES isn’t until after Christmas. January, in fact. But we seem to be in the habit of preparing for holidays months in advance, so put away your Christmas lights and pull out your CES 4K LEDs because it’s late October and Christmas is practically almost over. I know CES counts as a working holiday for Dale, wholoves all that crazy tech. Anyway, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, whom I once passed on an elevator, is kicking off CES 2014 with its opening keynote....

Do not steal on the Stage of History Speaking in an interview withNewsweek, producer Motohiro Okubo has stated that among the features returning for the upcomingSoulcalibur VIwill be the ever-popular Character Creator. Making its debut inSoulcalibur 3back in 2005, the “Create-A-Soul” feature remains one of the only real character creation modes in modern mainstream fighting games, though other franchises, such asMortal Kombat,have dallied with such modes in the past. Players combined the movesets of other characters in the game with a wide variety of clothing, armour, hair styles and other such accessories to make their own battle-hardened monstrosity, but taking them out to battle to test their worth againstSoulcalibur’sroster of legendary heroes....

The Netflix original fantasy show Henry Cavill couldn’t stop watching,Arcane, made me realize thatThe Witchershould have been an animated series. Based on the popular book series by Andrzej Sapkowski of the same name,The Witcherwas one of Netflix’s most successful fantasy shows. The show’s universe expanded with three spinoffs, which continue to generate buzz for the franchise. The Witcheris a great show, but it hasn’t been without criticism, most of which is about how the live-action series made some significant changes to the source material....

There have been countless actors frommoviehistory who could be considered the greatest, but I challenge you to find someone better than my pick for the best ever. You can commentbelowif you have another actor in mind for this title. Even still, the collapse of the studio system and the rise ofthe New Hollywood movementcreated an even richer environment for actors to stretch their range and deliver stunning turns that were more real than real life....

In September,Pokemonfans in North America had a one-week opportunity to collect a limited edition Pikachu wearing Ash Ketchum’s hat. The promotion tied in with the theatrical run ofPokemon the Movie: I Choose You!, and those who missed their chance last month have be had no other opportunities to collect the unique electric Pokemon since. Now, the Pokemon Company has announced a brand new promotion in North America to help gamers finally catch Ash’s Pikachu inPokemon SunandPokemon Moon....

Wordleis the latest free game that is currently taking the Internet by storm. Each day, the web-based game provides players with a new five-letter word to solve, with six tries to figure out, based on the provided hints and context. If a player fails within the six attempts,they’re not allowed to playuntil the next day. This simple yet fun concept has seen incredible viral success, with gamers taking to social media to post about their results regarding these daily word puzzles....

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Yellowjackets' season 3 finale!Following the reveal of a rescue call finally being received in the season 3 finale, it looks like a bloodbath could be coming in the wilderness inYellowjackets’ season 4 premiere. Whileeight present-dayYellowjacketssurvivorshave been confirmed, it was established early on that the majority of those who lived through the plane crash wouldn’t make it back home. Following the crash, Laura Lee, Jackie, Crystal, Javi, Coach Ben, and Mari have all already died over the course of three seasons, butthere are still several more deaths to go before Shauna and the others return home....

The ‘best’ version of the game Yooka-Layleeis finally hitting the Switch on December 14, as revealed by this video from Playtonic. It’ll run at 900p docked and 600p undocked, and Playtonic claims that it’s the “best version yet” due to optimization that includes a better framerate. It’ll also use its own achievement system and single Joy-Con support for the arcade games. As a reminder, the Wii U port is no more (like many other Kickstarter projects), and the team moved on to Switch....

YouTube is adding new AI-powered tools that are meant to make it easier for users to find and interact with content. These updates include an AI-driven search results carousel and a wider release of its conversational AI feature. While both of these AI tools are designed to help users discover videos more easily, they do it in very different ways. The one that interests me the most is conversational AI. Only Premium members can use it, but soon, some non-Premium users in the US will also get access....

The following contains spoilers for 28 Years Later.Aaron Taylor-Johnson talks about where28 Years Laterleaves Jamie. Taking place nearly three decades after the Rage Virus devastated Great Britain, the third installment in the franchise zooms in on a small island occupied by survivors. Johnson plays a family patriarch who takes his coming-of-age son Spike (Alfie Williams) to the mainland and teaches him how to defend himself against the infested while his wife Isla (Jodie Comer) is sick due to an unknown disease....

The X-Filesundoubtedly has a lot of great episodes, and longtime fans of the series each have their own reasons for connecting with specific ones, but there are a few episodes that are widely considered the best.The X-Filesis one of themost influential sci-fi showsof all time, and it has more than earned that label. Dealing with everything from government conspiracies to misunderstood monsters,Mulder and Scully’s investigations contain something for everyone. WhilesomeX-Filesepisodes missedthe mark, the majority still hold up years later, but these 10 are especially perfect outings for the series....

Many ofthe best boy bandsinmusichave tried to orchestrate massive comebacks, as many of the most iconic have broken up since their respective peaks, but most have failed to reach the level of fame that made them household names in their heydays - but one of the only exceptions to that near-rule is theJonas Brothers.Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas rose to fame in the early 2000s via Disney Channel stardom, but despite being actual brothers, went through the seemingly inevitable breakup that so many of their'90s boy bandpredecessors went through....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for 28 Years Later! 28 Years Laterfeatures the birth of a Rage Virus baby, and this new character could completely change the future of the trilogy.28 Years Lateris the first film in the franchise since 2007’s28 Weeks Later, and while it took a long time for the third film to release, it won’t take nearly as long for the next one. 28 Years Lateris the start to a new trilogy, with director and Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland having ambitious plans for the serious....