The future of Star Wars, it seems, will be forged in the past. Star Wars’ next big event,The High Republic Era, wasannounced a few months ago, but it didn’t make a lot of headlines. That’s probably because it doesn’t involve a movie or TV series, but even so, it offers the latest indications of where the sci-fi franchise is headed now that the Skywalker saga is over. Return of the Jedi Knights First revealed in February,Star Wars: The High Republicis a publishing initiative by Lucasfilm that will offer up a series of novels, comic books, and multimedia projects set within a time period before the events of the prequel trilogy....

The Lunar New Year begins on January 25, and Steam is offering big savings on several popular games in a celebration sale. TheLunar New Year SaleincludesResident EvilandStar Wars, among other titles, but it’ll only last through 10 a.m. PT on January 27. Resident Evil 2is available for under $20, andDark Souls IIIis only $15.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Ordercan be purchased for $48, which is a big price cut on a recent release....

The Last of Us Part IIis a difficult game, not only in terms of subject matter, but also in gameplay. It’s a survival game, and although it plays likeUnchartedin some areas, you may’t run through the game with guns blazing like you’re Nathan Drake. Our 12 tips will help you survive the overgrown cityscapes ofThe Last of Us Part II. Further reading Change the difficulty It’s been beaten into the ground at this point, butThe Last of Us Part IIis, by far, one of the most accessible games ever released (even more so thanStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order)....

Sony’s PlayStation Network is up after going down for several hours on Thursday afternoon, annoying legions of gamers right in the middle of E3. The gaming network restored service shortly after 3 p.m. Pacific. Users began to encounter PSN errors early in the afternoon. For hours, PlayStation’snetwork service status pageshowed issues across the board — including with accounts, social features, PlayStation Now, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Vue, the PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Music....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The Staircaseis a true-crime thriller that does not tell the true story behind the crime at the center of its plot. That’s because the crime in question remains shrouded in mystery. The case’s details continue to plague and nag at the minds of true-crime fanatics everywhere, and forum sites like Reddit are filled with pages dedicated to discussing what might have happened on the fateful 2001 night in which Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her North Carolina home....

Twitch streamer under fire for ‘scamming’ viewer in trade and making fun of them A streamer has faced a lot of backlash after they appeared to scam a viewer by taking a rare in-game item as “payment” while streaming Path of Exile. Content creators being accused of scamming their fans has made waves a few times over the years, as various people have been accused of exploiting their passionate fanbases for financial gains....

Summary One of Japan’s most iconic sci-fi franchises is coming back in a major way withUltraman: Rising. First created by Eiji Tsuburaya, Tetsuo Kinjo, Tohl Narita and Kazuho Mitsuta, the franchise primarily revolves around the alien race known as the Ultras who venture out to various planets throughout the galaxy in order to maintain peace and prevent attacks from alien invaders and various kaijus. Up to this point, there have been over40 differentUltramanmovies, going all the way back to 1967’sUltraman: Monster Movie Feature, while owner Tsuburaya Productions has produced a few live-action movies in recent years....

The first all-European commercial crew has launched safely from the Kennedy Space Center and is now on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the four-person crew for Axiom Space’s Axiom-3 mission blasted off the launchpad just before 4:50 p.m. ET (1:50 p.m. ET) on Thursday before climbing rapidly to orbit. Here’s some footage and images of the rocket heading to space: Liftoff from pad 39A in Floridapic....

Why does Anakin call Ahsoka Snips? Earlier in Ahsoka, she reunited with Anakin Skywalker – but why does he call her Snips? Inour review, we said the fourth episode “allows itself room to breathe and intensify the suspense, there’s edge-of-your-seat Jedi action, and you may even be left with goosebumps.” Ahsoka mainly revolves around the heroes’ efforts to prevent the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn and bringEzra Bridgerhome from the Unknown Regions, but it all goes wrong in the new chapter when Morgan, Baylan, Shin, and Sabine takethe Eye of Sionto the neighboring galaxy without a trace....

Those of us in America have a nice, long weekend to kick off July thanks to the 4th of July holiday. While some of us may have plans for barbeques and fireworks watching in the evening, there’s still loads of time to spare playing some awesomeXbox games. As luck would have it,Game Passjust added a ton of new additions to the service this week that are perfect for the extended weekend....

There’s nothing quite like a great action movie to pump some excitement into the box office.Netflixand all of the major streamers may have action flicks of their own, but they rarely seem to be able to match the quality of the movies that were made for the big screen. When making our picks for the five best action movies from the past five years, we decided to exclude superhero movies entirely, since they are technically a different genre altogether....

The title of bestselling manga series of all time belongs toOne Piece. Created by Eiichiro Oda in 1997,One Piecedepicts the saga of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who unknowingly ate a Devil Fruit and turned his body into rubber. In a world of pirates, Monkey forms his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, to search for the “One Piece,” the signature treasure belonging to the former King of the Pirates....

TheApple Watch Series 7goes on sale starting October 15, and the first batch of reviews have already dropped. While you might already be keen on buying an Apple Watch Series 7, we’re here to show you five things it can’t do compared to the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro which we’re alsoputting to the test. 1. Automatic nap tracking TheApple Watch Series 7can track your sleep. It can also track your naps....