Tag: Arts & Entertainment
Hatsune Miku in Crypt of the Necrodancer feels like the perfect crossover
Crypt of the Necrodancer just won’t die — and that’s a good thing. The nearly decade-old roguelike rhythm game received new content on Thursday, bringing virtual pop star Hatsune Miku into the fold as a playable character. Developer Brace Yourself Games says Hatsune Miku is one of the more challenging…
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Open Roads review: Take it slow and savor the drama
Open Roads is an easy game to get lost in. It tells a twisting tale about generational trauma — the tension, lies and love between mother and daughter — with all the comfort and warmth of an early 2000s network drama like Gilmore Girls or Charmed. As a former suburban…
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The Pirate Queen interview: How Singer Studios and Lucy Liu brought forgotten history to life
I had a favorite version of Mulan growing up (Anita Yuen in the 1998 Taiwanese TV series). I obsessed over Chinese period TV series like Legend of the Condor Heroes, My Fair Princess and The Book and the Sword. I consider myself fairly well-versed in Chinese historical figures, especially those…
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Tamagotchi Uni finally feels complete after its biggest update yet
Ever since Tamagotchi Uni became globally available last summer, it’s felt like a product with a lot of unrealized potential. Bear in mind, I say this as someone who loves this device and has run it daily since launch. But on top of all the basic activities one would expect…
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Google’s Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation
Google just announced that it’s expanding its recently-launched Circle to Search tool to include language translation, as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name suggests, already lets some Android users research stuff by drawing a circle around an object. The forthcoming language translation…
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The Blipblox myTRACKS groovebox is a complete music production studio for kids
Back when I was a kid (puts on old man glasses) we had the Casio SK-1. We’d spend all day making samples of burps and turning them into stupid little songs, but that’s about as far as it went. You couldn’t layer tracks or anything. Modern children, however, are about…
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