Some of the most immersive experiences inopen-world gamesdon’t come from cinematic cutscenes, but from the stories players carve out for themselves. There’s something uniquely powerful about games that toss aside scripted cinematics and let the world itself – and the actions of the player – do all the storytelling. 10 Best Open-World Games on Switch Nintendo Switch has one of the best game libraries of any console, and these are the best open-world games in it....

What Makes The Windshield Of An SR-71 Blackbird Jet So Special? The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world’s most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR-71s in museums, though you couldn’t exactly find them when they were in service, which was partly the point.The SR-71 was fast — so fast it set records that have yet to be broken....

Many new types of material were added in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, including Purecrystals. This ore is reasonably rare, but we’ll save you some time and show you where you can find Purecrystal in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. How to get Purecrystal in MHR Sunbreak you’re able to get Purecrystal in theFlooded Forestbymining ore nodes, butonly if you’re atMaster Rank. Low Rank and High Rank will not yield Purecrystal. Start an Expedition Tour and pickA Tour of the Forest....

Why The FBI Says You Need To Be Careful With Your Social Media Photos Social media has become a ubiquitous, for better and for worse. On one hand, professional networking and discourse with like-minded individuals has become easier than ever, and contact with overseas friends and family members is easier to maintain. On the other, the world probably doesn’t need to see images of your every meal. Though such photos have long been derided, the issue of problematic social media images has been compounded by the advance of artificial intelligence....

With only two days left before the Version 2.5 update drops in Teyvat, bringing with it the long-awaited Guuji of the Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko, the leaks surrounding the sly fox are getting more and more suggestive. A post fromu/ukrisrengon r/Genshin_Impact_Leaks revealed some of Yae Miko’s “about a character” voicelines, which include a lineup of unreleased characters. These includeKuki Shinobu, who had been mentioned in Arataki Itto’s introduction,Kunikuzushi,Scaramouche’s other name, and the elusiveKamisato Ayato, who had recently been officially revealed through Genshin Impact’s official channels....

I am someone who longs for the Pokémon games of old. The 3D outings like Arceus and Scarlet/Violet have been excellent in their own way, but when push comes to shove, there is nothing that can quite sate my hunger for creature taming fun quite like a GBC or GBA Pokémon game. 10 Weak Pokemon With Insane Potential Ever wanted to use some new Pokemon instead of the usual favourites? These weak Pokemon have insane potential to carry you through the game and beyond...

As recently as five or six years ago,Thunderbolt portswere still pretty niche. The only computers you could count on having them wereMacs, typically, and there wasn’t much incentive to buy Thunderbolt accessories unless your job demanded it. 40Gbps data is a lifesaver when you’re editing hundreds of gigabytes of 4K footage, but it’s overkill for nightly backups, much less copying a few MP3s and PDFs to an external drive. The technology is a lot more common now, mostly because Thunderbolt 4 is baked into the USB 4 specification – if you’ve got one, you’ve almost certainly got the other....

5 YouTube URL Tricks You Can Learn in 5 Min (Video) As you are reading this, over 3 million YouTube videos are already watched, by the people around the world. [source]. YouTube is the second most popular Search engine after Google. But instead of just streaming those funny cat videos there is much more you can do on YouTube. Here are some YouTube URL tricks, you’re able to learn in less than 5 minutes but will be useful for the rest of your life....

6 Cool Projects You Can Do With A Raspberry Pi And Camera Unlike an Arduino board that requires external components to be functional, a Raspberry Pi is a powerhouse by itself right out of the box. It is, after all, a computer. This means that by simply connecting it to a touch display (or an HDMI monitor with a keyboard and mouse), you’re able to already perform a whole range of tasks, from watching movies to playing games....

Detective Kate is back for another AE Mysteries point-and-click puzzle adventure, Picture Perfect. If you’re struggling to find any objects or are stuck on a puzzle, read on for my full walkthrough of chapters 5-8. How to beat AE Mysteries Picture Perfect - Full walkthrough This part of the walkthrough covers the second half of the game, chapters 5-8. If you’re looking for earlier solutions, instead click through to myAE Mysteries Picture Perfect walkthroughthat provides all the information you need for chapters 1-4....

If you’ve ever wondered what each of the League of Legends champions would look like in a game of laser tag, the Empyrean skin line is here to serve. Empyrean skins are minimalist but undeniably fashionable, with glowing gradients and sharp edges. Even though the skins make champions slightly harder to recognize, they are still dripping with nuance and creativity. Here are all Empyrean skins coming to League of Legends....

TheSims 4: Cottage LivingDLC adds a whole new world toThe Sims, with a new neighborhood called Henford-on-Bagley, new animals to raise, and new activities aimed at living off the land like a rural cottage village.The Sims 4: Cottage Livingalso adds new traits for Sims with some unique benefits and setbacks. New Traits Lactose Intolerant The Lactose Intolerant trait is a new trait that affects Sims based on what they eat. Sims who are lactose intolerant will have unique interactions with foods that contain dairy....

True wireless earphones are plentiful these days and entering the fray is almost mandatory. That said, the market-leadingApple AirPodsare so good for the price point that you’ve got to offer something fresh even if - as the Echo Buds do - the price is a lot less. Just as well then, that theEcho Budsdo offer something fresh at this price point - more on that shortly. Our quick take Echo Buds offer hands-free Alexa and noise reduction for a great price point....