Games

Twenty-seven-year-old James Detwiler was arrested and held briefly in Williamson County, Tennessee, before being released on bail later that day.

Netflix has become a major player in bringing popular anime and manga to life with live-action adaptations, including hits like One Piece, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Alice in Borderland.

Remakes aren’t a new thing – they’ve been around since the Super Nintendo days. As someone who didn’t always have easy access to games, I really welcome them, particularly when they make older titles more appealing and easier for new players to enjoy.

Escape from Tarkov is a game where you try to enter a dangerous area, collect valuable items, and then safely escape with your loot. It’s challenging because you’ll encounter both AI-controlled enemies and other players, and if you die, you lose everything you’ve collected.

The 2015 film Fantastic Four, sometimes stylized as Fant4stic, was a darker take on the classic Marvel superhero team. Directed by Josh Trank (known for Chronicle), it starred Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell. Unlike previous versions, this film abandoned the team’s bright blue costumes and lighthearted adventures in favor of a very serious and sometimes disturbing tone.

Okay, seriously, trying to stay on top of my games feels like another job sometimes! There’s always huge update notes, super long guides, and endless forum posts to read. I just want to play the game, you know? That’s where these text summarizers come in handy. They’re like having a little helper that cuts through all the extra stuff. Basically, they use AI to read a ton of text and give me a short, simple summary, so I can get the important bits without wasting time. It’s a lifesaver!

Mario Kart DS, released in 2005, felt revolutionary. It was the first time players could race against each other online, connecting gamers worldwide in real-time. This online feature was a bold move for handheld games at the time.

According to Guerrilla Games’ Jan-Bart van Beek on X (formerly Twitter), Lego Horizon Adventures was a first experiment with multiplayer features. The studio now plans to expand on this, making multiplayer a more central part of future Horizon games. Van Beek explained that the team has always envisioned Horizon as a multiplayer experience, and while Lego Horizon Adventures was a small initial step, their upcoming game, Steel Frontiers, will take a much larger leap in that direction. They’re promising even more social features and are eager to share what’s next.

Last month, Lego and Netflix announced five party games coming to the streaming service: Lego Party, Boggle Party, Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris Time Warp, and Party Crashers.

Mat Piscatella, a leading industry analyst and executive at Circana, was recently a guest on the Delayed Input podcast with Kyle Bosman. They discussed how increasing living costs are impacting the video game market.