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The Hunger Games franchise is back in cinemas with the release ofThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Set 60 years before Katniss Everdeen stepped into the arena, the prequel follows a young Coriolanus Snow as he becomes the character fans loved to hate in the original saga. Although solid, if overstuffed and flawed,The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesis nowhere near the level of the original tetralogy starringOscar-winner Jennifer Lawrenceas the rebellious archer....

Now you can be safe from snipers. The2018 Inkas Mercedes-Benz G63 AMGarmored limousine has B7-rated ballistic protection, the highest feasible level for a civilian-grade ride. Armoring for the new model is upgraded from theprevious limo’sB6 rating, which could withstand armor-piercing rounds, but not when fired from a super-high-velocity sniper’s rifle. Inkas’ stretched and armored G-Wagen has plenty of luxe comfort and entertainment features, but the justification you’ll need to write a $1....

As a professional wrestling simulator, the WWE 2K series is already a complete package. It doesn’t just offer amassive roster of wrestlersand arenas, but a long list of match types too. Ladder matches, TLC, backstage brawls — you name it, and it’s there. What more is there to add in a game that already has it all? WWE 2K25has a few answers this year, including a new kind of battle: underground matches....

The global launch of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is just days away. Today, the phone’sChinese version(viaAndroid Headlines) was announced, confirmingmany recent rumorsthat could be carried over to that international version. The Xiaomi 15 Ultra features Qualcomm’s latest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The announced models include 12GB or 16GB of RAM with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage. The phone features a 6.73-inch WQHD+ (3200 x 1440) LTPO AMOLED flat display, designed with a quad micro-curved shape and covered by a curved glass....

Webcams took on outsized importance as millions of people started working remotely and communicating via videoconferencing tools. For many people, that meansthe webcam on their laptop, which is a component that hadn’t received much attention until very recently. Chances are, your laptop’s webcam resolution is 720p at best, and its quality might be severely lacking. I looked at a handful ofpopular inexpensive webcams on Amazonto see if any provided good enough quality for today’s remote workers, and I was pleasantly surprised by a few of them....

On today’s episode ofYou Asked: Should you pick the LG G4 or Sony Bravia 9 for a bright room? What were some of the biggest takeaways from Apple’s jam-packed WWDC event? And one more fun debate: go with an 83-inch OLED or a 98-inch Mini LED TV? Sony Bravia 9 vs. LG G4: Best for bright rooms? @eskenor asks: Would you recommend the Sony Bravia 9 or LG G4 for a room with a decent amount of sunlight?...

The Academy Awards have made a huge step forward with the announcement that it will finally feature a category for Best Stunt Design. According toVariety, this award will be given out starting with the movies released in 2027 competing in the 2028 Oscars. However, one can’t help but wonder which films could’ve received a golden statue for their stunt work had it been available decades prior. Countless movies feature breathtaking stunts that were executed thanks to hard work, planning, and risk during production....

Summary TheHouse of the Dragonhas marked some immediate shifts to the show’s power dynamics, with some losing their grasp on control while others ascend the ladder.House of the Dragonseason 1 saw events barreling toward a Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, with King Viserys' death in episode 8 marking an immediate shift in the realm’s power hierarchy. TheHouse of the Dragoncast of charactersis divided into the Black and Green factions, butthere are more specific power games being played between members of different parties....

The holiday season comes with plenty of excitement and surprises and also a slate of new movies designed to appeal to a vast swath of different demographics. Among the new titles hitting theaters in late December of 2023 isMigration, an animated movie about a group of birds who decide to leave their quiet life in a New England pond behind, and ultimately find themselves dealing with the many dangers of life in New York City....

After a long period of dormancy, Warner Bros' platform fighterMultiVersushas been relaunched with new features, including a weekly rotation of characters available to try for free.MultiVersusplayers typically need to grind or purchase Gleamium to unlock characters from the roster. However,the Preview Fighter Rotation also rotates in new characters every week, making them temporarily free to try for everyone. According to theMultiVersusteam on X, this week’s rotation features four characters: Tom and Jerry, Jason Voorhees, Rick fromRick and Morty, and Harley Quinn....

Embracer Group has shut down Pieces Interactive, the studio behind 2024’sAlone in the Darkremake after it failed to meet sales expectations. A statement posted on the studio’s website (spotted by IGN) features a graphic with its logo and the text “thanks for playing with us,” along with the years 2007-2024. It goes on to list some of the games Pieces worked on, including its own titles and the ones it provided support for....

Regular vacuuming still proves to be the most effective way to keep spaces spotless, breathable, and most importantly livable. If you’re going for an all-around clean, then it’s worth it to gear yourself with thebest vacuumyou can find from a trusted brand likeDyson. If it’s a hefty payout that worries you,Amazon has slashed its price for the Dyson V7 Motorhead cordless stick vacuumby $122 so you may clean high and low for just $277 instead of $399....

Ahead of the launch of AMD’s upcomingRyzen 3000 CPUsandNavi graphics cards,the company has another momentous event to celebrate: its 50th birthday. Like Intel in 2018 with its 40th,AMD isn’t letting this anniversary passwithout some special edition hardware. Its flagship graphics card and gamer CPU,the Radeon VIIand Ryzen 2700X respectively, will be sold as anniversary editions with some physical changes, and potentially performance enhancements. In 2018 Intel celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special CPU named after its very first, theIntel Core i7-8086K....