Enlarge / David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, newly announced as writers and producers of another Star Wars film series. reader comments 98 Share this story How many Star Wars film series do you think you can stomach? Ahead of the current trilogy’s conclusion—and before we even see a glimpse of Rian Johnson’s upcoming, separate-storyline trilogy ..
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Enlarge / Jess Cliffe in 2017, talking about the development of the original version of the video game Counter-Strike. reader comments 90 Share this story Following an arrest in Seattle last week, the co-creator of the video game series Counter-Strike has now been formally charged with the crime of commercial sexual abuse of a minor. ..
reader comments 105 Share this story We’re confident that this is indeed proof of Chewie in Solo. Enter Solo, seen here through shadows as played by Alden Ehrenreich. Donald Glover, all cozy-lookin’ as Lando Calrissian. Say hi to Tobias Beckett, the character played in this film by Woody Harrelson. A snowy journey of some sort. ..
Enlarge / On Jan. 10, 2013, the Saturn V F-1 gas generator completed a 20-second hot-fire test. Engineers are completing a series of tests at Test Stand 116 located in the East Test Area at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. reader comments 81 Share this story It’s rare that a book about ..
Enlarge / Mitchell rides an oversized Donkey Kong machine in the recent Citrus Bowl parade. reader comments 84 Share this story Billy Mitchell has been a polarizing figure in the tight-knit world of classic video game high scores since well before he appeared as Steve Wiebe’s antagonist in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: ..
Enlarge / The King County courthouse, circa 2007. reader comments 82 Share this story SEATTLE—Counter-Strike video game co-creator Jess Cliffe appeared in a King County courtroom on Friday, where his bail was set for $150,000 following his booking in a King County jail on Thursday over allegations of sexual exploitation of a minor. The bail figure ..
Enlarge / The 2017 Roku Ultra. Samuel Axon reader comments 38 Share this story Nearly a year after its debut, YouTube TV is available on two huge streaming platforms: Apple TV and Roku. The streaming video company announced that dedicated YouTube TV channels for Apple’s set-top box and Roku devices are now available for subscribers ..
reader comments 140 Share this story Fig. 1: The flattening of PS4’s annual shipments is right on schedule for the PlayStation family. Fig. 2: If the PS4’s annual shipments have peaked, it still likely has a few more good years before sales really start to fall off a cliff. Fig. 3: The PS4 is slightly ..
Valentina Palladino reader comments 93 Share this story YouTube’s latest strategy to fight the spread of misinformation involves putting a disclaimer on videos from certain news sources. The online video website announced it will start labeling videos posted by state-funded broadcasters to alert viewers that the content is, in some part, funded by a government ..
Enlarge / Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the series’ latest version, is still played by millions of fans to this day. Valve Software reader comments 14 Share this story Jess Cliffe, the co-creator of Valve’s popular online shooter series Counter-Strike, was booked into a Seattle jail on Thursday morning over allegations of sexual exploitation of a child. ..
