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Grand Theft Auto V prepares to cross another huge milestone as it is set to become one of only three games that have sold 100 million units. Four years and 10 months after Rockstar Games took gamers back to the mean streets of Los Santos, the fifth main installment in the Grand Theft Auto series continues to defy expectations. Earlier this year, Grand Theft Auto 5 had sold 95 million copies and has carried on being a staple of the gaming charts ever since....

WARNING! The Following Article Contains SPOILERS For Justice League: No Justice #2. - Green Arrow is the last hero left on Earth in the latest issue of the Justice League special No Justice. At least, he’s the only hero who is in any position to hunt down those responsible for endangering the world. After an invasion that has seen most of Earth’s heroes abducted by Brainiac, and the rest put into a vegetative state, no less....

Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw reveals an unofficial synopsis for the long in development third installment in the gaming series. It’s been just shy of a decade since the last Half-Life game was released, and fans certainly have not forgotten it. Players hoping each year for an update on a new entry in the series have turned Valve into one of the most infamous developers for leaving fans hanging. While an official sequel to Half-Life 2: Episode Two still appears to be nothing but a dream about what might have been, now that dream is a little bit clearer thanks to Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw....

John Carpenter’s original classic Halloween set the standard for the modern slasher movie, merging tropes and techniques originating in Italian giallo suspense thrillers with subdued everyday American settings a la Black Christmas to create a chilling new vision of horror that dominated the genre for decades - while also spawning seven sequels (and two remakes) of its own. Now, a new era in the storied franchise is set to begin under horror-specialist Blumhouse Productions: David Gordon Green has signed on to direct a new Halloween feature - with original mastermind John Carpenter potentially returning to handle music duties....

The eleventh series of Doctor Who carried more buzz than any other yet primarily because of the introduction of a female Doctor. With such a change, there was added interest to see how the show would differ from previous series’. Now that the euphoria of the new style has passed away, it’s time for Doctor Who to present additional angles that will retain interest from viewers. In order to do so, the twelfth series needs to have these 10 things we want to see....

It’s become more than common practice for big franchise films these days, particularly comic book films, to include a little something extra for fans before, during, or after the credits roll (or all of the above if you’re Guardians of the Galaxy 2), but that’s not always the case for DC comics movies, leaving many to wonder: does Justice League have a post-credits scene? The DC Extended Universe has thus far sought to differentiate itself from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a variety of ways, namely in tone and style, but another key area is the use of post-credits scenes or stingers....

[This is a review of Downton Abbey season 6, episode 9. There will be SPOILERS.] – Downton Abbey has been a window on a bygone era, a time riddled with change, though also filled will relics of the past. Over its six seasons, the Crawley family and its house full of servants endured 14 turbulent years: the turmoil of world war, the oncoming economic boom, and without question, a rapidly changing socio-political atmosphere....

At WWDC this summer, Apple announced that it would be expanding Siri’s availability to third-party devices for the first time. Today, Ecobee is announcing that it is rolling out support for Siri integration for its popular SmartThermostat with voice control. Head below for the full details on how this works. Ecobee made the announcement in a press release: As Apple announced at WWDC, there is an important caveat to Siri being supported on third-party devices: You’ll need to have a HomePod mini on the same network as your Ecobee....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe began its journey with a man in a suit in Iron Man. Most of the first chapter of the MCU focused on scientific advancement and heroes on Earth. With the introduction of Thor, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and much later, the Inhumans on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the universe expanded. Now, there are more than 30 alien species inhabiting the MCU. As the Guardians traveled to different planets, like Xandar, and Thor faced the Contest of Champions on Sakaar, the faces and abilities of the different beings became more colorful and more powerful....

Screenwriter Zak Penn has revealed some of his plans for his upcoming Matrix movie. The Ready Player One scribe has certainly built up a significant amount of nerd cred over the course of his impressive career. With writing credits for films such as X2: X-Men United, Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk and The Avengers, Penn has made his mark on the superhero genre in a way not many can match....

[This is a review of Fargo season 2, episode 10. There will be SPOILERS.] - In the penultimate episode of season 2, Fargo unleashed the story behind the oft-mentioned Sioux Falls Massacre. The bloody firefight unfolded in and around a shoddy hotel where Ed and Peggy Blumquist were holed up under the protection of law enforcement woefully unprepared for the violence that was about to occur. That carnage left the Gerhardt clan wiped out – partially at the hands of Lou Solverson and an injured Hank Larsson, and partially by the knife-wielding hand of Hanzee, the Gerhardt’s trusted hitman – and it left a gaping hole in the collective comprehension of nearly everyone who took part in the bloodbath, regardless which side they were on....

A minor update to Fitbit for iPhone is rolling out today, but the bigger change is that the smartwatch and fitness tracker companion app is now published under Google’s App Store account. Google acquired Fitbit in January of 2021, and one of the biggest integrations before the Pixel Watch was seeing stats directly on your 2nd-gen Nest Hub. Meanwhile, it powers the health and fitness experience on Google’s new wearable. Just before that device was announced two weeks ago, Fitbit for iPhone moved from the “Fitbit, Inc....

Apple has been fined $8.5 million in France over how personalized advertising works on the iPhone. France’s CNIL data protection agency (National Commission on Informatics and Liberty) issued the €8 million penalty against Apple as the result of an investigation. “Following a complaint about the processing of personalization of advertising ads broadcast on the App Store, the CNIL carried out several checks in 2021 and 2022 to verify compliance with the applicable regulations,” writes the CNIL....

Has it really been nearly 15 years since the final episode of Friends aired? At some point, we knew that the hip, young, single group of friends that we grew to love would not remain young, nor single, nor hip forever. Saying goodbye to Friends was like saying goodbye to our youths, and those special bonds we all forge when we are reckless and full of hopes and dreams. Creators of the series David Krane and Marta Kauffman originally pitched the show as a series “about six people in their 20s, who hang out at this coffee house....

The fans of schlocky, B-movie horror now have a comic book heroine all their own in Grave Danger. The ComiXology Original from Tim Seeley and Mike Norton wore its cinematic influences on its sleeve in the first issue, and for the second, they’re diving deeper on the horrendous films that make Grave Danger so damn good. The heroine whose name graces the cover of Grave Danger was introduced during ComiXology’s panel of original comics at SDCC....

James Gunn certainly enjoys teasing fans who are looking forward to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. He drops hints about the film in cryptic ways, usually though the use of social media, so that he can engage directly with his fans. He usually responds to comments after the reveals, answering questions (so long as they don’t give away any secrets about the movie) and letting fans know that he appreciates their comments....

During Apple’s June WWDC keynote, Apple introduced a new collaboration software called Freeform. They spoke about this as a new flexible canvas whiteboard that can be used by multiple users in real-time, giving collaborators the ability to see, share, and contribute to projects dynamically. Think of this as the modern-day brainstorming session, but virtual. It’s important to note that Freeform will be available with the release of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16....

Apple this month announced the new M2 iPad Pro and the 10th generation iPad, which will hit stores later this week. And while both models come with hardware upgrades and new features, they also ship with iPadOS 16.1 and exclusive new wallpapers. But if you want to get these new wallpapers without having to buy a new device, you can download them right here. M2 iPad Pro and iPad 10 wallpapers The new 10th generation iPad has been completely redesigned, now with the same design as the rest of the iPad line....

Since emerging as one of the premier directors of the 21st century, Christopher Nolan has mainly proven adept at handling the superhero and sci-fi genres, as illustrated by his commercial and critical success with the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Interstellar. For his next film, Dunkirk, Nolan is trying his hand at something different. The project is a World War II drama based on the true story of a rescue operation to save the lives of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada, and France....

iOS 16 comes with lots of love for Apple’s Photos app and one of the useful new additions is a built-in duplicate finder. Here’s how it works to use the new feature to delete duplicate iPhone photos a few at a time or in large batches. Along with the ease of snapping super high-quality images with iPhone, it’s easy to let our photo library pile up with lots of shots, which can include a good amount of duplicate photos....