Why 28 Years Later cost nearly 10 times more than 28 Days Later

Why 28 Years Later cost nearly 10 times more than 28 Days Later With 23 years between them and a host of A-list stars joining the cast, it’s no surprise that the28 Years Laterbudget is nearly 10 times as high as28 Days Later– but that doesn’t mean it won’t perform as well at the box office. 28 Days Later is undoubtedly one of thebest horror movies of all time. Danny Boyle pushed the limit of what was possible on a smaller budget, avoiding any CGI and filming those desolate London scenes at the crack of dawn to avoid the crowds....

July 20, 2025 · 4 min · 757 words · Christina Bean

Why are game studios run like sweat shops? The human toll of ‘crunch time’

Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the biggest, most ambitious game from Rockstar to date when it isreleased on October 26, but it’s an achievement that comes at a cost. In aninterview with Vulture, studio co-founder Dan Houser talked about the game’s development, a process that has taken over seven years. It’s resulted in hundreds of thousands of animations and dialogue lines, and a60 hour longmain story. Houser also disclosed that in the final stages “we were working 100-hour weeks....

July 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1468 words · Brian Lester

YouTuber beats Armored Core 6 without weapons in an insane run

YouTuber beats Armored Core 6 without weapons in an insane run Armored Core 6 can be difficult at the best of times but one YouTuber has pushed that difficulty to its absolute limit. In a feat equal parts impressive and psychotic, ZeroLenny has beaten the game without using any armaments. Armored Core 6released just days ago on August 25 and the game has already surpassed most other FromSoftware titles to become theirsecond-biggest PC launch....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Frederick Sutton

‘Fortnite’ will give you the chance to be killed by Thanos, too

Soon, you can be killed by Thanos, too. OK, not literally, of course. InFortnite. But since a growing swath of the population seems to spend every free moment inside the breakout battle royale mode, it’s kind of the same thing, right? Starting Tuesday, May 8,Fortnite‘s free battle royale mode will get a new game mode (viaEW). Dubbed “Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup,” the mode will play very similarly to the 100-person battle royale players have come to know and love....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Eric Morgan

1mm-thick speakers could reshape smart glasses, smartwatches, and earbuds

XMEMS, the company that created the firstspeaker based on a microchip manufacturingprocesses, is getting set to release its next wave of tiny speakers. Known as Sycamore, the newest model is just 1.13 mm thick, and weighs only 150 milligrams, yet it can reproduce full-range sound over short distances — like the gap between your ears and the limbs of yoursmart glasses— according to xMEMS. Sycamore is the latest step in the evolution of micro speakers....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Karen Simon

2023 will be a big year for laptops with foldable screens

There might be at least seven foldable laptops released in 2023,according to industry analyst Ross Young. The founder of the Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) research firm has detailed that the foldable laptop market could mature during the next year, with more players introducing variants of PCs with displays that bend. DSCC expects there will be a “34% increase in foldable handset shipments in 2023,” with one Chinese brand set to launch at least four foldable laptop models....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Joseph Davis

8-Bit Christmas review: You don’t need to be an ’80s kid to love it, but it helps

“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.“ You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to making a good holiday film. As long as it evokes a particular set of emotions, pushes the right nostalgic buttons, and features a few jingle bells, any film can make it feel like Christmas....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · William Roberts

And Just Like That, 3 Of Cartoon Network’s All-Time Best Shows Returned

Summary Cartoon Networkhas been the home to some of the most iconic children’s shows of all time, but after struggling to create many recent hits, the channel is bringing back three classics. After its incredible launch in the 1990s,Cartoon Network delivered some of the best kids showsever made in the following decade and built an excellent reputation as one of the best cartoon channels around. Although it didn’t manage to repeat the same success in the 2010s,the channel did have three massive series that have helped define Cartoon Network, and they are all making a surprise return....

July 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1352 words · David Cole

Apple just did something unprecedented with its new M3 chips

Appleannounced the M3 series of chipstoday but has switched up the rollout in a significant way. In previous years, the company started with the base configuration of the chip series, whether that’s the M1 or the M2. The initial releases would build the foundation of what these chips could do on entry-level devices like the MacBook Air or Mac mini. Intel rolls out its chips in a similar way, starting its annual refresh of laptop chips with its entry-level stuff first....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Jessica Stephens

Below Deck’s Captain Lee Rosbach reveals Bravo’s verdict on him “calling out” stars on podcast

Below Deck’s Captain Lee Rosbach reveals Bravo’s verdict on him “calling out” stars on podcast Captain Lee Rosbach has moved on from his role on Below Deck to a messy podcast that Bravo doesn’t always support. Captain Lee Rosbach is known for having no filter if you didn’t know that already. The OG Below Deck captain has always been no-nonsense with his crew and wasn’t afraid to show that while on-screen....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Steven Gilmore

Black Ops 6 secretly fixes Diamond camo glitch used for challenge exploit

Black Ops 6 secretly fixes Diamond camo glitch used for challenge exploit Treyarch fixed an exploit that allowed players to complete the three kills without dying 10 times Diamond mastery camo challenge without actually meeting the requirement. Every year, Call of Duty content creators and players embark on a race to complete every mastery challenge first. ForMW2, Skullface pulled off the feat in back-to-back 18 and 24-hour streams. Skullface followed that up by winning the race again in Black Ops 6 after a 57-hour grind with only three hours of sleep....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Kelly Andrews

Boeing enters the autonomous flying taxi race with first successful test flight

There are plenty of startups trying tolaunch their own flying taxi projects, but now that the concept has been proven, the big boys and girls are getting ready to make their move. One of them, multinational aerospace giant Boeing, has just completed the first test flight for its very own vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) electric air taxi. The test “flight” took place this week at an airport just outside the nation’s capital....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Keith Massey

Delete Nintendo Switch Online and in six months it will delete your cloud saves

Nintendo Switch Online is now a paid subscription service, requiring Switch owners to pay $20 per year in order to access online multiplayer. One of the other benefits of having the service is access to cloud game saves, but if you forget to renew your subscription, you can kiss your save data goodbye after six months. The tidbit of very important information was revealed in the officialNintendo Switch Online FAQ page....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Justin George