Growing library of iPhone games

NO one expected the latest iPhones to become the home of the most recent Resident Evil games, but here we are. After releasing the Resident Evil Village port on the Apple App Store in early November, Capcom is gearing up for the release of Resident Evil 4: Remake in December. The upcoming game will only … Read more

Resident Evil in your pocket

WITH Resident Evil Village going live on the Apple App Store, users of the latest iPhones and iPads can now test whether they can play the PC game on their devices. Apple debuted the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Max and iPads with a M1 or M2 processor almost two months ago with news that … Read more

Affordable and decent

A CLEAR middle-tier tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a bit of a peculiar piece of device after spending time with it. Let us break down the tablet, which has been on the Malaysian market since early October. The S9 FE has two variants, 5G and WiFi, and it has two sizes. The … Read more

Cage’s digital Superman

DESPITE all its misfires, The Flash had some glimmers of greatness when it screened in cinemas early this year. Bringing two actors playing different versions of Batman into a single film, it featured Man of Steel’s General Zod played by Michael Shannon once again and, of course, Nicolas Cage as Superman. Cage was initially set … Read more

Slimmer at a cost

AFTER rumours last year and then leaks this August, Sony has officially announced that a new, slimmer version of the existing PlayStation 5 (PS5) is coming in November. Having the same technical specifications as the current PS5, the new versions will eventually replace the current versions once the latter’s existing stocks are depleted. In terms … Read more

X tests new annual subscription plan

BE prepared to fork out money to Elon Musk, as the multibillionaire has now decided to charge new users on X (formerly Twitter) US$1 (RM4.7) annually to use the social media platform. First reported by Fortune in an exclusive scoop before the official announcement went live, the subscription is part of X’s “Not a Bot” … Read more

Stumbling due to superhero fatigue?

THE next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe might be in for a rough ride at the box office. Set for a Nov 10 release, female-fronted The Marvels is tracking to open in the US$75 million (RM334 million) to US$80 million (RM382 million) range in the US, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR). The film … Read more

Outgrowing their roles

AS the years fly by, the cast of Stranger Things is experiencing both a growth spurt and an increase in age. Although this is expected for any long-running series, it is a bit of a problem for the cast of the Netflix hit series because they are getting older than their on-screen characters, such as … Read more

Smiths’ marriage over

ALMOST like clockwork, Jada Pinkett-Smith has once again put herself in the spotlight. In an interview with Today to promote her upcoming book, Worthy, Smith revealed that she and her husband Will Smith have been separated since 2016 and are “living separately,” despite putting on a facade that they were a unified couple. “Why did … Read more

Captain America gets hitched

DURING a panel at the recent New York City Comic Con, the former Avengers star confirmed that he recently married his girlfriend of two years, Alba Baptista, in two secret wedding ceremonies. “I got married. It was really, really great,” Chris Evans announced to a round of cheers. The actor then revealed that one ceremony … Read more

An accidental Joker

ALL it took for Barry Keoghan to land the role of the Joker in Matt Reeves’ The Batman was US$10 (RM47), and it was not even the role he wanted. This was revealed by Keoghan’s latest profile in Esquire magazine. Initially, the Irish actor spent the aforementioned amount of money to make a self-taped audition … Read more

Pokemon Van Gogh collaboration

POKEMON has once again been raided by scalpers and resellers. This time around, they targeted the exclusive plush of Pokemon wearing outfits inspired by artist Vincent Van Gogh. A collaboration between Pokemon and the Van Gogh Museum, the Amsterdam museum currently has an exhibit that features the art of Pikachu and other Pokemon done in … Read more