Tag: author_name|Jessica Conditt
‘Halo: Infinite’ may have a grapple hook, but it’s still a grind
The best thing I can say about Halo: Infinite is that it gets better as it goes. The single-player campaign starts out as a basic first-person shooter dripping in nostalgia juice, and it ends up as a rudimentary open-world shooter swimming in sci-fi tropes, starring everyone's favorite emotionless space soldier…
Read More‘Arcane’ is a new breed of mature animation for the Netflix gaming crowd
Vi bounces her leg when she’s nervous. It’s something she does throughout the first four episodes of Arcane, the Netflix series based on League of Legends lore, and it’s a tiny yet charming habit. Vi’s leg shakes up and down with anxious anger as she argues with her friend from…
Read MoreHow Resident Evil’s tallest and most terrifying vampire lady, Alcina Dimitrescu, came to life
Countess Alcina Dimitrescu isn't technically a vampire, but she's definitely an icon. From the moment she appeared in an early trailer for Resident Evil: Village, Lady Dimitrescu captured the attention of the internet: her towering, sultry frame; her sickly-sweet smile; her massive hat; her proper yet authoritative tone. Viewers were…
Read MoreHow California’s wildfire skies ended up in ‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’
In the summer and fall of 2020, smoke filled the skies above San Francisco, hanging heavy over the coast and bathing the city in an eerie orange glow. Massive wildfires were tearing across California, eating up piles of dead trees on the mountains and razing nearby housing developments. By the…
Read More‘Forza Horizon 5’ hands-on: A Ford Bronco fever dream in the desert
Bronco. Every. Time. This has been my motto while playing the preview build of Forza Horizon 5, the latest iteration of Playground Games’ open-world racing series. Horizon is the chill, microdosing cousin of Forza Motorsport, with festival vibes, ridiculous race tracks set in lush environments, and, of course, a virtual…
Read MoreAmazon is turning into a personal security company
Half of the announcements out of Amazon's big 2021 showcase were directly related to home security, including the wildest reveal of the day, a $1,000 robot that can autonomously patrol your home. It's essentially a tablet on wheels, roughly the size of a small dog, with cameras that allow it…
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