At the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas this August, writer and producer Michael Sussman surprised and excited fans by announcing a potential spin-off of Star Trek: Enterprise. Called Star Trek: United, the series would follow Jonathan Archer as the President of the United Federation of Planets, and Scott Bakula (who played Archer) had given his approval and was involved in the project.
It’s common for online shooting games to use computer-controlled players, or ‘bots,’ to populate matches. These bots appear as regular players but usually aren’t as skilled. In Battlefield 6, this practice is causing frustration, as players feel that defeating bots doesn’t feel as rewarding as winning against other people.
In The Outer Worlds 2, you play as a brave agent from Earth, sent to explore strange tears in the fabric of space. These rifts are a danger to all of humanity, and your investigation leads you to Arcadia, a colony torn apart by conflict. The established government, known as the Protectorate, is facing opposition from both religious rebels and powerful corporations. Each group claims to have the best solution, leaving you to choose who to trust – or who to double-cross.
In The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment successfully recreates the excitement of discovering new places, making meaningful choices, and watching your decisions impact the game’s world.
The sequel takes place in Arcadia, a new and troubled world on the brink of collapse. The ruling government, known as the Protectorate, is facing a growing rebellion from a powerful religious group, and greedy corporations are circling to profit from the chaos. As dangerous rifts appear across the system, you must discover what’s causing them. Your choices – who you trust and who you betray – will determine Arcadia’s fate.
Right from the start of The Outer Worlds 2, as you play an Earth Directorate agent investigating disasters on the Arcadia colony, the game emphasizes that there’s no single correct path to saving people. Every decision you make – how you talk to others and how you fight – shapes a unique story that’s all your own.
The opening line of this compelling first episode of Death by Lightning sets a somber tone. The miniseries, based on Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic, aims to show that President James Garfield was a significant figure who shouldn’t have faded from history. So far, the show portrays Garfield – played by Michael Shannon – with a surprising humility and dignity, a departure from the actor’s usual roles. Interestingly, Matthew Macfadyen, not Shannon, plays Charles Guiteau, and that casting choice proves brilliant as soon as he begins to speak. Millard’s book highlights Garfield as a promising successor to Lincoln – a gifted speaker and a strong, principled man from the Midwest who opposed slavery and championed the nation’s best values.
During a November 5 interview that surely shook crypto Twitter to its very core, Terrett asked Garlinghouse to weigh in on the social media chatter about RLUSD and whether Ripple’s shift away from cross-border payments might somehow render XRP obsolete. Garlinghouse, ever the calm amidst the storm, was crystal clear: “XRP sits at the center of everything Ripple does.” He went on to explain that the recent online drama was the product of “misinformation and sometimes outright disinformation” circulating on crypto Twitter. After all, the narrative that Ripple had “given up on XRP” simply didn’t make sense, did it? Of course not.
Tokyo Wars, a classic tank battle game, is now available on modern consoles as part of the Arcade Archives collections. Players can control one or more tanks and compete against opponents in locations like downtown Tokyo and the city’s docks. Originally, arcades allowed up to eight players to battle simultaneously by connecting four two-player cabinets. These arcade cabinets even had air-powered recoil to make players feel like they were really firing a tank!
Gavin and Rubin talk about how the company started, going all the way back to their school days. While the video briefly mentions some of their first, now less well-known games like Rings of Power and Way of the Warrior, it really highlights the launch of Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter as the moment Naughty Dog truly took off.