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Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek lost his battle against pancreatic cancer on November 7 of last year, leaving America’s favorite syndicated quiz show without an emcee for the first time since 1984. As Trebek’s final five episodes air this week, fans of LeVar Burton are campaigning to make the actor the new face of Jeopardy!, and they are absolutely right in choosing him. After news of Trebek’s passing broke, executive producers announced Jeopardy!...

The merchandising machine for Final Fantasy VII Remake keeps chugging along, as there is now a gorgeous Sony Walkman based on the game, which is available in Japan. Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of the most highly-anticipated games of all time upon release and it was expected to be one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) games of 2020. Square Enix has been releasing merchandise for the game since before it was released, ranging from figures based on the cast to replica clothing and jewelry worn by the characters in the game....

Tom Holland is a busy guy. His latest film, Cherry, just came out a few months ago, and the latest Spider-Man film is set to release later this year. That’s on top of the Uncharted movie, which wrapped filming last October and will be releasing in 2022. And now we’re finding out that Holland will also start in a brand new Apple TV+ series where he’ll play the first man to ever get acquitted for having multiple personality disorder (now more appropriately called “dissociative identity disorder”)....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become more popular than Nintendo could have ever imagined. The game has taken over every forms of social media with memes, dreams, and screams for quality of life upgrades. In a time in which many are stuck inside, players have been charmed by a relaxing world where they can catch fish or hang out with their favorite villagers. In fact, Animal Crossing’s villagers have become so popular that some artists have even taken it upon themselves to design their own characters they’d like to add to the game....

Last year’s rather solid Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is getting some unexpected DLC in the near future. Publisher Modus Games and developer Frozenbyte have announced that a new story campaign titled “Melody of Mystery” will be hitting the PC version of Trine 4 sometime later this month. Console players will need to wait until early 2021 to get these levels. Containing six new areas to travel through, the plot revolves around the trio of protagonists returning to the Astral Academy to investigate a mysterious slumber that has afflicted the students....

The incumbent generation of gaming has seen the revitalization of many long-running video game franchises. While fans have been clamoring for the sequel to the revolutionary Breath of the Wild, for instance, developer D3Publisher is teasing the return of another beloved franchise through a series of announcements. According to the Japanese video game company, it is developing two new Earth Defense Force games. For its primary reveal, D3Publisher opened the website for Earth Defense Force 6, the next mainline entry in the popular series....

The PlayStation 5 is a highly anticipated console and many are hoping that the console can build on the legacy of previous console iterations. There has been speculation that the PlayStation 5 will outsell its next-generation competitors when it releases, but the build-up to the release of the console has had its issues. Ubisoft recently revealed how the PS5 would manage backward compatibility and it has concerned some players while raising questions for others....

Our quick take Urbanista Miami ANC over-ear headphones - 4.5 / 5 Design & Features Included: Hard shell carry case, 3.5mm wired cable, USB-A-to-C charging cable, flight adaptor Colour options: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Ruby Red, Teal Green Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity Auto on/off upon removal Google Assistant Sound & Noise-Cancelling Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) on/off, Ambient Sound passthrough 750mAh battery capacity, up to 40 hours (ANC) / 50 hours (wired) 40mm drivers, 20Hz to 20kHz frequency output To recap If you’re looking for an affordable, comfortable and eye-catching pair of over-ear cans that deliver big, big bass then Urbanista’s Miami is a bass-face inducing delight....

The following contains some light spoilers for Utopia. Getting to know Jessica Hyde means understanding that she is in a fight for her life. A mysterious organization has been pursuing her for as long as she can remember. Escaping them and going on the run, first with her father and then without, transformed her into a feral yet complicated person. “I appreciated this kind of feral cat energy about her, and I admired it, and I loved it, but I also appreciated and wanted to really put the energy out there that she is still human,” Lane tells Den of Geek and other press....

Valorant, Riot Games’ competitive first-person shooter, is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated releases of the year. This weekend Riot allowed content creators to share footage of their hands-on time with Valorant. The game quickly became the top game on Twitch, as viewers hoped for closed beta invitations to be given. Competitive gamers are anxious to get their hands on Valorant, which may be a problem. That problem being that Valorant’s developers are apparently having a hard time stopping playing, too....

Just over a decade ago, Spike TV aired its first Spike Video Game Awards and started an annual year-end tradition in the gaming community. The televised mainstream event has brought in celebrity hosts like Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson to host the awards each year, but the core gaming community has often been left underwhelmed. The VGAs have been criticized on a yearly basis by gamers for being too watered down for the mass television audience....

Video game collector Julian Turner got more than he bargained for when he purchased NES cartridges of RollerGames and Golf at a flea market in Carrollton, Georgia. After realizing that the cartridges were heavier than usual, Turner weighed them with a digital scale, confirming that they were 50% heavier than a typical NES cartridge. Curious, Turner took the NES cartridges apart, finding two plastic baggies inside. Turner cut open one of the baggies and found a white powder substance that he believes to be heroin....

Our quick take Volkswagen Polo - 4.5 / 5 Perfecting the platform Mini Golf Getting fussy, being more mature Equipment smarts Practical and parsimonious Driving bigger and better To recap Volkswagen updates its small hatch to share much – including a bigger cabin – with the Golf. It is well executed and has easy to use technology, a very mature feeling and is good to drive. It won’t set your world alight in terms of fun and fashion – but if you’re looking for a sophisticated and high quality small hatchback the Polo is better than ever....

The English dub of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train now has an official trailer. Though the trailer claims Aniplex of America will release the film in “early 2021”, the studio hasn’t announced an exact date yet. Season one of the Demon Slayer anime series ended on a cliffhanger that teased Mugen Train’s release. The final seconds promised audiences that the movie would continue the story of Tanjiro and his demon-hunting allies as they go on a new mission onboard the Infinity Train....

Imagine after hours of battling baddies and various goons in Batman: Arkham City, a break is necessary; hey, gamers still need to eat. Game? Saved. Returning a few hours later, the gamer begins to sweat profusely and utter curses that would make a sailor blush: the saved file is now corrupt, and the only picture one can conjure is the Joker laughing hysterically at the misfortune. There is no recovery, nothing....

Earlier today, it was reported that a hacker had infiltrated the Webkinz database and leaked the usernames and passwords of over 32 million players. Thankfully, these accounts do not store any personal information such as address, payment info, phone numbers, or even last names, but players may still be wise to take precautions. Furthermore, the passwords are encrypted by the MD5 Crypt Algorithm, meaning that even if a player’s username and password leaked, a nefarious party would have to decrypt it before putting it to any use....

My memory may be slightly hazy, but if I remember correctly there was a day in mid-2019 when there was no such thing as an auto battler, the next day there were half a dozen auto battlers, and then the day after that no one ever talked about auto battlers again. As far as I know, auto battlers were the first and only video game fad. So what happened? Just so we’re all using the same definition: fads are one of the most common phenomena in popular culture....

In September 2017, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Phil Spencer was joining the Senior Leadership Team and serving as Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Gaming, reporting directly to Nadella. The announcement came fresh on the heels of a July memo sent by the CEO, indicating that the entire sales organization would be restructured to streamline focus on selling specific solutions for its customers. As such, the video games segment of the company was identified as a key segment which fit that core interest well, thus paving the way for Spencer coming on board a few months later....

The Pokémon Direct on June 17th revealed a lot of fun projects Game Freak has in store for us fans. Some are even going so far as speculating that the plushies in the video are teasing a Gold and Silver edition of the Let’s Go games, a surprise which could be revealed in the next planned Direct, scheduled for June 24th. However, nothing delighted older Nintendo fans more than the announcement of a Pokémon Snap remake....

Sony’s Playstation 4 Open Series is starting next week, on June 1st. Games include Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat 11, and many more. Players can sign up for the Open Series by using the Events tab on their consoles. There are cash prizes and other rewards at stake. The monetary prizes consist of $100 for players who win the open qualifiers every week, in all games except CoD: Modern Warfare. Placing among the top players in the Monthly Finals wins you a share of a $1000 (or more) prize pool....