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Our quick take Toyota Yaris Cross - 4.0 / 5 Design & Trim Trim levels: Icon, Design, Excel, Dynamic, Premiere 16-inch alloy wheels, 17- and 18-inch options From 397-litre boot capacity (up to 1097l) £22,515 UK starting price Interior & Tech 8-inch Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system / 9-inch HD Toyota Smart Connect 4.2-inch / 7-inch multi-info driver’s display Wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Adaptive Cruise Control as standard Pre-collision system as standard Reversing camera as standard Optional: City/Tech/Advanced Safety Pack Drive & Economy Front wheel drive / AWD-i all-wheel drive option (Dynamic & Premiere only) 1....

Tropico 6, the Caribbean city-building game from Kalypso Media, has just released its newest expansion pack. Titled Lobbyistico, the new expansion pack will have players conducting backroom politics to improve Tropico’s economy while balancing out the inevitable political corruption. The Tropico games, which made the jump to mobile last year, are a long-running series of strategy-simulation games that put players in the role of El Presidente, the brave, intelligent, and absolutely dashing leader of the Caribbean nation of Tropico....

Last week, Heather “HeatheredEffect” Kent, a streamer with a newborn baby, breastfed her child during a cast, and Twitch reacted by taking the clip of the breastfeeding down. Coming at a time when many women are facing difficulties on the streaming platform, the removal of the clip has sparked controversy, and some are questioning whether or not Twitch made the right call. Following the stream in question, a fellow parent celebrated Kent’s actions on a Twitch clip repository, and this did not go over well....

One of the dreams of many gamers is to one day be able to play video games for a living. Luckily, there is a low barrier to entry to attempt to get started with sites like Twitch. One person was starting to gain some traction on the website, amassing 20,000 followers after two years of hard work. However, the streamer woke up one day to find that nearly all of their followers had disappeared, literally overnight....

Twitch has been sued for $25 million by a viewer unhappy at the streaming platform for showing him “scantily clad” female streamers. Several major Twitch streamers are named in the suit, such as Pokimane who just signed a multi-year exclusive deal with the platform. In documents submitted to the Superior Court of California on June 15, 2020, and served to Twitch on June 19, 2020, California man Erik Estavillo seeks $25 million in damages from the streaming platform....

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China is currently available free of charge on Ubisoft Connect, with PC players able to get their hands on the spin-off game right now. The announcement was made via the digital storefront’s Twitter page yesterday, with the post revealing that the title will be claimable until next week on February 16. For those wanting to grab the game, be warned that Ubisoft’s servers are currently experiencing issues, preventing a number of PC players from being able to hop online and claim their copy....

The fans of Undertale who have been waiting patiently to play the game on the Nintendo Switch won’t have to wait much longer, as a pre-order for the special edition of the game has confirmed that it will be arriving in September. The physical editions of Undertale are being handled by Fangamer, who also handle all of the other official merchandise for the game. They have put up a listing on their website for both the Collector’s Edition and the Standard Edition of the game, with the preorder information stating that the game will not ship until September....

Qualcomm is again rumoured to have given Samsung as special version of its flagship phone chip for use in the upcoming Galaxy S23 lineup. Samsung was first rumoured to be using a customised version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip in late 2022, but a new report adds further fuel to the fire citing documentation that confirms the move. 9to5Google reports that documentation it’s seen confirms that the existence of a new “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy” chip....

As global hardware shortages are (slowly) resolved, more and more people find themselves finally able to buy a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. That also means that more and more people are asking the simple question, “Should I position my console vertically or horizontally?” Actually, that question isn’t quite as simple as it seems. As we’ll soon discuss, the best position for your console depends on a number of factors that include some potentially worrying reports regarding hardware issues that one orientation or the other may be more susceptible to....

Video games have faced backlash for a long time and this is primarily because of theories surrounding the copying of violent behavior. Previous studies claimed that violent games like Grand Theft Auto would lead to aggressive behavior and this was largely based on the media theory of the hypodermic needle effect which essentially means “monkey see monkey do”. However, this attitude has begun to change with the realization that media and response are much more complex resulting in organizations outlining the benefits of video games....

Our quick take Volvo XC90 - 5.0 / 5 Volvo XC90 review: A safe Swede named Thor Volvo XC90 review: German pricing Volvo XC90 review: A Swedish luxe lounge Volvo XC90 review: In the driver’s seat Volvo XC90 review: A new Sensus To recap Volvo waited 12 years to replace the XC90 but the new car is packed full of safety equipment (as you’d expect) and leading technology you might not....

Watch Dogs 2 is an open-world multiplayer game set in the bustling city of San Francisco. However, in this futuristic world, all home systems, lifestyle technologies, and even city infrastructure are centralized through a single operating system called CTOS. Because of this, everything can be hacked in Watch Dogs. Everything can be used as an advantage against the opposition. Dedsec hackers can override vehicle controls, machinery, security cameras, and event intrude on the privacy of residents through indoor cameras....

In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic shutting down public gathering places like movie theaters, films like Disney/Pixar’s Onward have been releasing digitally early or even exclusively, and that has led to questions about how the annual Oscars will be handled. Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences put out an announcement detailing how eligibility rules for the 93rd Academy Awards will be changed. The major change pertains to the rule that a film typically needs to have a seven-day consecutive run in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County to be eligible....

Our quick take The Pathless - 4.5 / 5 A simple story Best PS5 games: Amazing PlayStation 5 titles to pick up Making moves Best upcoming PS5 games: PlayStation titles to anticipate The urge to explore To recap This beautiful little game doesn’t try to do everything at once, instead concentrating on two main things - making movement feel great and rewarding your urge to explore. On those counts it succeeds wonderfully, and we’ve really enjoyed exploring its island....

Telltale Games announces the release date for Episode 1: In Too Deep of their mini-series, The Walking Dead: Michonne. Pick up the episode on major platforms Feb. 23. Telltale Games has entered a lull in their release schedule. The only ongoing episodic series they’re currently releasing is Minecraft: Story Mode, with Episode 4 having been released in late December and Episode 5 TBA. Considering Telltale has at least four series announced, but as yet still unlaunched, the dam was bound to break....

It’s common practice for TV teasers and trailers to save the best for last. That’s why it’s no surprise that the trailer for the final eight episodes of AMC’s The Walking Dead still has some time left over even after title card appears two and a half minutes into the three-minute clip. What, exactly, did The Walking Dead want to leave us with? Is it revealing images of Commonwealth destruction? A fan favorite character in peril?...

This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 7 There’s an importance to personal relationships in The Walking Dead that isn’t quite as prevalent in the real world. Sure, knowing the right people can get you pretty far in life in our reality. In the zombie apocalypse, knowing the right people can mean the difference between rotting in a jail cell or serving on a work crew, working in an office versus working in a field picking beans, and risking your life versus living a life of ease....

What’s a classic TV sitcom without a catchy theme song? While Marvel’s first TV effort, WandaVision, is not a classic (yet) nor a sitcom, it does seek to lovingly recreate beloved TV legends like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, and more. And to that end, it’s brought in a pair of songwriting titans to pen some irrepressible jingles. Before breaking the pattern in the world-expanding fourth episode, WandaVision’s first three episodes were each accompanied by a new tune to play over the opening credits....

It has been about a couple of years since it was initially revealed that the story centered around Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher video games and author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books would be receiving a Netflix series. Now, it looks as if the streaming service’s Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, has finally decided to provide fans of the franchise with a time frame as to when they should expect to be able to watch the adaptation....

The Witcher series has always been one of the most artistically and technically gorgeous among gaming. From gorgeous vistas to detailed ruins and towns, The Witcher games are stunning to play based solely on visuals, even if one were to not include the deep RPG aspects, the addictive gameplay, the well-told stories, and the endless freedom. Many fans of the games love to take pictures of The Witcher’s most beautiful locations and share them on social media and with friends....