Preview: Windblown Will Easily Blow You Away

I still remember playingDead Cellsfor the very first timeback at PAX East in 2017and being utterly amazed at the level of pure fun that was on display there. The fast-paced movement, swift combat, great level of challenge and emphasis on exploration immediately made me think “Holy cow, this is the next big thing in video games, or at least, should be.” And indeed,Dead Cellsthankfully ended up being a smash, and I still consider that short time with it alone as one of my most cherished moments at Hardcore Gamer....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1150 words · Brittany Lyons

Respring your device by pulling down in the Settings app with Dragspring

Albeit released a very long time ago, one of my favorite utilitarian jailbreak tweaks of all time wasPullToRespringbecause it made it incredibly easy for me to respring my jailbroken handset on demand. For a while there, it seemed like tweaks of this nature became a thing of the past, but iOS developerConorTheDevhas breathed new life into the concept with the release of a new freejailbreak tweakcalledDragspring. As you might’ve noticed, Dragspring is largely inspired by PullToRespring; in fact, it even works the same way....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Mark Khan

SlashGear Review: Samsung's Bluetooth-Enabled YP-T9 PMP

SlashGear Review: Samsung’s Bluetooth-Enabled YP-T9 PMP With the comment fires raging at Microsoft’s claim to have solda million Zunes in less than six months, perhaps it’s a good time to look at another of Apple’s competitors, and one which provokes a little less bile. Samsung has already shown itself to be capable of taking on the iPod Nano in features and style, lacking only the brand recognition in the portable media space to make full impact, with theirK-3 player; now they’re back with feature overload, packing solid-state flash memory into a box with music, video and FM radio playback as well as Bluetooth....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · John Frederick

Sprong Boss Guide in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Quick Links Throughout your lengthy travels inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, you will come across all facets of different monsters. Most of them will be fairly small, while others will dwarf cities. Sprong fits somewhere closer to the latter, as while you aren’t facing him on solid ground, it is able to reach the bottom of the ocean. Because of this, he will look incredibly intimidating when you first get Esquie’s ability to swim, as this colossal being is walking around the ocean like it’s nothing....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Stephanie Bennett

Stephen King's Castle Rock Canceled After Just 2 Seasons on Hulu

When theCastle RockSeason 2 trailer arrived with the ominous words “It all ends here,” worried fans of the brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s works were calmed by the showrunners that the “end” doesn’t mean that the series has reached its conclusion. But looks like that unknowingly, the second season’s tagline was predicting the future as Hulu has cancelledCastle Rocksafter its successful run of two seasons. Castle Rockis the latest series to join Hulu’s cancellation spree which has already claimed another King-focused series11....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Monica Ray

The Asus ROG Phone 7's specs leak as unveiling nears

Asus is getting ready to unveil theROG Phone 7during an event on Thursday 13 April. But it looks like someone has already gone out and leaked the specifications of the new phone while we were waiting. And assuming they’re legit, those specifications should be more than enough to make this a phone worth paying attention to. We still don’t have confirmation of things like how much the ROG Phone 7 will cost or when it’ll actually be available to buy and where, but pretty much everything else is out in the open....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Thomas Ray

The Munsters Set Photo Has Dan Roebuck Getting Fitted for Grandpa's Coffin

Months after it was first announced that Rob Zombie would be rebootingThe Munsterswith a new movie adaptation, production on the project has since commenced in Budapest. Throughout the process, Zombie has been keeping his fans posted with various updates and sneak peek images, from the construction of the house to the unveiling of the main cast. The latest image shared by Zombie reveals Dan Roebuck getting measured for a coffin to be custom-built for Grandpa Munster, with the actor getting fitted for the coffin while wearing his vampire cape....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Alice Sullivan

The NSA and GCHQ can see data from your phone when you're 10,000 feet in the air

The 2013 National Security Agency leak by whistleblower Edward Snowdendemonstrated the vast scaleof surveillance employed by security agencies in the U.S. and overseas. Journalists still parsing through the collection of data have found documents proving that international skies are hardly safe from snoopers. The NSA and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have been monitoring Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) phone activity on flights as early as 2005, according toThe InterceptandLe Monde....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Chad Palmer

The Worst Generation Of AirPods That You Should Avoid (According To Users)

The Worst Generation Of AirPods That You Should Avoid (According To Users) It’s been nearly a decade since Apple announced first-gen AirPods. While many have adopted these headphones, it doesn’t mean AirPods didn’t face their fair share of skepticism initially. Critics have had all sorts of complaints — AirPods were easy to misplace since there weren’t any wires; the design wasn’t well-received; the thought of spending $159 to listen to music was considered outrageous; and many even doubted whether the sound quality could match (or surpass) wired audio....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · Jamie Mcmillan

What Does PM Mean On A License Plate?

What Does PM Mean On A License Plate? On the whole, license plates are a pretty mundane part of the modern world. They signify that a given vehicle is registered and traceable to a specific person, and it’s required by law that they’re applied to one or both ends of a given vehicle and visible. At the same time, there’s a bit more to them than their basic purpose. Different states and countries have unique designs to their plates, thus making them quite collectible....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Jeremy Bass

What does ‘Copium’ mean in Twitch chat?

The COPIUM emote is one of many emotes available to Twitch users with BetterTTV (BTTV) extensions installed. It is also available through FrankerFaceZ (FFZ), as well as the 7TV extension. Users without the extension installed will only see the text in chat, and mobile users will have to have a third party app installed to see it. The emote represents a fake drug that is used to “cope” with various things....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Nicole Mathews

Why Tom Welling Refused to Suit Up as Superman in Smallville Finale

After six years off the air, many fans are still divided with the way thatSmallvilleconcluded. The show chronicled the journey Clark Kent took on the way to becomingSuperman. However, he never actually fully sported the classic costume the DC’s Man of Steel is known for. Now, after all these years, Tom Welling reveals whySmallvilleended the way it did and didn’t give fans any full-on Superman action. The actor, who is set to join the cast ofLuciferthis season, recently spoke withEntertainment Weeklyabout the divisiveSmallville finale....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Kimberly Smith

Windows 11 Search Not Working? Here's How To Fix It

Windows 11 Search Not Working? Here’s How To Fix It The search function in Windows 11 is incredibly useful for finding almost anything on your PC, whether it’s your apps, settings, or locally stored files. Additionally, it allows you to search the web directly from the taskbar. But what if the Windows 11 search suddenly stops working, and you can’t use it? A malfunctioning search function can make it difficult to locate important items quickly and disrupt your workflow....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 825 words · Caitlin Robertson