On Tuesday, Disney purchased the rest of Comcast’s 33% share in the streaming service Hulu. When Disney acquired Fox, they received most of the rights to the streaming service, so Tuesday’s acquisition brings them into line as the only owners of Hulu. What will this mean down the road... Read more
Warning: big old spoilers from Avengers: Endgame wait ahead. If you don’t want to have the film’s biggest twists spoiled for you, avoid this article and the Spidey trailer! The newest trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home has hit, and it’s a doozy. Peter Parker and Happy Hogan are... Read more
Gearbox really needs a win after the fiasco that was Battleborn. That ill-fated first-person MOBA was unfairly stacked against Overwatch at a point in time when “hero shooters” were at their peak popularity. Thankfully, Borderlands 3 seems poised to put Gearbox back on the map as a developer. A... Read more
If you’re a little late to the current generation of gaming, you might be wondering which console is the right call for you. There area number of reasons to own either system, but most people don’t have enough income (or free time) for two systems. If you’re tossing up... Read more
Spotify Posts 100 Million User Numbers, Doubling Apple Music
AppleElectronicsEntertainmentSmart Devices April 30, 2019
There are two big names in the world of music streaming services. On the one hand, there’s Apple Music, which is baked into the infrastructure of Apple’s iPhone line. On the other hand, there’s Spotify, an algorithm-driven service that compiles personalized playlists for listeners. Spotify has now announced that... Read more
Today, most media we consume comes from the internet. Even if you get normal cable, you probably also want to watch Netflix or Hulu or some other service on your big screen. However, you’re wondering which streaming device you should use to stream this content to your living room.... Read more
When Robert Downey Jr. first took on the role of Iron Man back in the halcyon days of 2008, there were questions. Could this former addict really be the figurehead for a media franchise? Could Iron Man, a D-List hero at best, carry the weight of his own movie?... Read more
Cutting the Cord: Can You Still Watch TV Without Breaking the Bank?
ElectronicsEntertainment April 29, 2019
Recently, several high-profile internet TV streaming services have jacked up their prices. Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV Now and YouTube TV have all seen price increases in the last month. It’s becoming hard to find internet TV for less than $50 per month, making it cost roughly the same... Read more
Emulation, the process of writing code that plays video games outside of their originally intended hardware, is of somewhat murky legality. It’s quite popular among video game enthusiasts to download emulators and ROMs, or the raw code that makes up a video game. However, the legality and morality of... Read more
When Google unveiled its ambitious Stadia streaming service last month, the biggest question lingering over it was the cost. Will the service be subscription-based? Will users purchase games in the same way they would from Steam? Or, will there be an altogether different pricing model? Google’s Phil Harrison has... Read more