Nintendo’s one-year-longSuper Mario birthday celebrationis almost over. On March 31, Nintendo officially shuts down the festivities in an unorthodox way. It’s removing select games from the Switch eShop entirely. That decision has frustrated players all year, and now they’ve turned it into a meme. Fans have now declared March 31the day Mario “dies.” Mario will not actually perish at the end of the month, but the joke does provide an important PSA for Nintendo fans....

From games to education, training to commerce,augmented reality(AR) is everywhere. And now, a 3D creation platform that makes it easy to create AR experiences is debuting its services with a host of new partners. MetaVRse is a platform for creating immersive experiences that combine virtual, augmented, and mixed reality elements in a format known as extended reality (XR). It allows people to create educational or training experiences which can run in any browser or in an app and are more engaging than sitting at a desk with a pile of textbooks....

Monopoly Go Treasures of the Galaxy Event – Dates, rewards & Tips Monopoly Go’s Treasures of the Galaxy event will have players working through a new Marvel-themed set of challenges.Free dice rolls, board tokens,sticker packs, and more can be earned if you save enough Pickaxes to find all the goodies. Monopoly Go’s Treasures events are minigames that last three to four days. During this time,Pickaxescan be earned by landing on board tokens, competing in tournaments, and doing daily tasks like Quick Wins....

We’ve seen plenty of innovation when it comes to PC case fan aesthetics, but a company named Coolify seems to have raised the bar. Their latest ‘Holo Fans’ bring animated holograms to desktop setups, adding a striking visual element that goes far beyond simple LED effects. Unlike conventional RGB fans, which rely on LED lighting for aesthetic appeal, Coolify’s Holo Fans project dynamic 3D holograms at their center, creating a floating visual effect while the fans spin....

New Helldivers 2 Major Order confirms Termicide fan theory Helldivers 2 players seem to have Joel’s number as a new Major Order confirms an old conspiracy theory. Helldivers have received a solemn reminder that the notorious Game MasterJoel giveth, but he also taketh away. The latest Major Order has tasked players with tearing downthe Terminid Control Systemswe worked so hard to erect. It looks like the Terminids have developed an immunity to the industrial quantities of bug spray we had used to keep them at bay....

Afraid of missing out on the latest photo industry news while you’re out, well, actually taking pictures? Photography News of the Week is all the news you might have missed this week, published on the weekends. Alongside the biggest stories of the week, like Loupedeck’sFinal Cut Pro compatibility, the newLensbaby Composer Pro II with Edge 35, Insta360’sfolding camera, and theselfie snapper attacked by a jaguar, find briefs on the latest in accessories and photography news from this week....

Terrifier 3 box office set to dethrone Joker 2 with huge haul Terrifier 3 is set to be the franchise’s biggest movie by a huge distance – in just one weekend, its box office haul could dwarf the entire series’ returns and beat Joker 2. Be honest: before 2022, had you heard of Terrifier? Until its first sequel hit cinemas in the US, Art the Clown was a pretty niche slasher villain....

TheOnePlus 10 Prois on offer as part ofAmazon’s Prime Day 2022, but we’re not going to suggest you buy it, because if you dig around a little more, there’s a better offer on a different OnePlus phone. TheOnePlus 9 Promay be a phone from 2021,but at $699,it’s yours for a very good price, and you get the top version the company made. OnePlus has reduced the OnePlus 10 Proto $799 for Prime Day, but for this you get the 8GB/128GB model and not the top — andrecently released— 12GB/256GB version....

Sci-fi fans, is it fair for Hulu to take away all of the Alien and Predator movies for a few months and then trot them back out as if they’re fresh additions to the library? Those films should have permanent places among the best sci-fi movies on Hulu, rather than seasonal passes. Before we eventually readmit some of those films to this roundup, we’re throwing the spotlight on a new arrival calledO’Dessa, starring Sadie Sink, who wasrecently cast in the next Spider-Manfilm....

Summary The Challenge40 is a battle of the eras,bringing together Challengers from four different eras of the seriesto compete in a challenge like no other. Having originated as a competition betweenThe Real WorldandRoad Rulesstars,The Challengehas revolutionized reality TV competition shows with its cut-throat nature and mix of physical & social challenges. While the series began with the goal of finding out which cast was superior,The Challengehas turned into a more strategicgame with fierce competitors from all over the world coming to compete for a chance to run the infamous final....

Mike Flanagan wants to scare you. For the past five years, Flanagan has crafted some of the creepiest films and shows just in time for Halloween. These includeThe Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Bly Manor,andMidnight Mass.Like clockwork, Flanagan is back with his next horror series, Netflix’sThe Midnight Club. Based onChristopher Pike’s 1994 novel of the same name,The Midnight Clubdepicts eight terminally ill kids at Brightcliffe Hospice. Every night, the kids convene at midnight to share scary tales....

The Penguin has the most shocking TV moment of 2024 By the end ofThe Penguin, Oz Cobb is the “f**king king” – but that rise to power came with the sacrifice of the audience’s sympathies, especially after one appallingly sad scene that reminded everyone exactly who he is: a villain. Some of thebest TV shows of 2024have gone straight for the emotional jugular: all of Baby Reindeer, but especially Episode 4 and the fallout of Donny’s trauma; X-Men ’97’s heartbreaking Genosha massacre, with Rogue holding Gambit’s corpse and whispering, “I can’t feel you”; and every brutal, shrieking death in Masters of the Air....

What if the TV tuner was removed from your television? Technically, it would no longer be a TV. But would you notice? Even if you did notice, would you care? Probably not. Millions of people have cut the cord from their cable service, instead relying on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video for entertainment. Game consoles have also stepped into the void left by old-fashioned, scheduled programming. There are more gamers than ever, playing longer than ever....