Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima will feature a progression system which can evolve the player character into a “samurai commando”. The trailer for Ghost of Tsushima, which was revealed during Sony’s E3 press conference, shows the game’s protagonist, Jin, making use of several talents outside of the normal skillset of the samurai, which demonstrates how the main character progresses through the game story. The game is developed by Sucker Punch Productions, the makers of the Infamous series....

While everyone knows God of War’s muscular lead as Kratos, it turns out the gaming franchise’s protagonist nearly went by a completely different name. Since 2005’s Greek mythology God of War through to last year’s Nordic reinvention, Kratos had carried the weight of the world on his shoulders and always gone by the same name. Stig Asmussen currently works at Respawn Entertainment and is the director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, however, his roots are with God of War....

A new synopsis for Godzilla vs. Kong has been released now that the film has started production. Godzilla first appeared in the Japanese film Gojira in 1954. The character has since starred in multiple follow-ups, but most recently appeared stateside in the 2014 film Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards. King Kong made his cinematic debut even earlier, in 1933. The giant gorilla has made several appearances in films since then, including Peter Jackson’s award-winning King Kong in 2005, and the Oscar-nominated Kong: Skull Island in 2017....

Quick Builder adds a new thread to Google’s low-code or no-code story, which is headed up by its recently acquired AppSheet platform that integrates with Gmail and Workspace apps. Utilizing Google Maps, Quick Builder is a desktop tool that helps businesses discover and deploy recommended application programming interfaces (APIs) for mapping and location-based solutions in various sectors, from retail to e-commerce and travel. It lowers the bar for businesses that want to use the Google Maps Platform to build location-based solutions....

Ahead of the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini preorders, Incipio is offering readers an exclusive promo on its latest case collections for all of Apple’s new iPhone models. Head below for a closer look at the new Incipio Duo line and get 20% off your purchase with promo code ‘9TO5’. Incipio Duo cases for iPhone 12 / Pro /Max /mini Apple users can count on reliable protection from Incipio’s new Duo case for iPhone 12....

[This is a review of the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premiere. There will be SPOILERS.] – Originally introduced in 2000, Gilmore Girls spanned seven seasons following the lives of Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel). Their small Connecticut town of Stars Hollow was populated by lovable and quirky characters, including the diner owner Luke Danes (Scott Patterson), Lorelai’s best friend/business partner Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy), and Rory’s best friend Lane Kim (Keiko Agena), among others....

Dean Devlin, the writer of the 1998 Godzilla reboot, reflects on what went wrong with the American adaptation of the popular Toho property. The film has been ridiculed by fans and is commonly considered to be the worst Godzilla movie ever made. One of fans’ biggest problems with the movie is that its version of Godzilla barely resembled the King of the Monsters, both in spirit and in appearance. Long before Gareth Edwards and Legendary Pictures created the MonsterVerse with 2014’s Godzilla, TriStar Pictures tried their hand at an American adaptation of the Japanese classic....

User Interface Updates Chrome 6 has a new look, and it might not be huge and noticeable but there are quite a few little things and they are worth counting. The little “Go” arrow in the address bar has been toasted, and now there is a star there to quickly bookmark your favorite pages. Print Selection has been fixed in Chrome 6 for Windows, we’re still awaiting User Interface support for this in the Mac and Linux version....

With Fast Pair, Google made connecting Bluetooth accessories as simple as tapping a single button on your phone. At I/O 2021, Google provided an update on Fast Pair usage and announced support for new devices, including cars. Google says Fast Pair has been used over 36 million times to connect Android phones with Bluetooth accessories from Sony, Microsoft, JBL, Google, and other brands. It was first introduced in 2017 and just received a visual overhaul, while growing to support wearables, like Fitbit smartwatches....

From 9to5Google: According to the Wall Street Journal, Google-Motorola is working on a new smartphone that is internally known as ‘X Phone’. It is aimed at Apple and Samsung’s latest flagship devices. Details seem to be slim, but here are some of the key points: X-Phone, and an eventual X-Tablet, are separate from Motorola’s long-existing Droid line. Some early plans for the device were scrapped over supply chain and manufacturing concerns....

As promised on Friday, iOS 14 users can now set Gmail as the default mail app on iPhones and iPads. This follows a handful of updates from Google to support the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. Version 6.0.200825 of Gmail for iOS is rolling out now via the App Store. There is an in-app prompt to set the app as the default iOS mail client, or users can manually visit Settings > Gmail....

AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson told investors yesterday that with smartphone penetration approaching 90 percent, the existing business model – where carriers sell highly-subsidized smartphones to drive demand – will have to change. Many U.S. iPhone buyers don’t realise the true cost of their handsets, as carrier subsidies mean they typically pay no more than $200. The full retail cost of those handsets, however, ranges from $549 for a 16GB iPhone 5c to $849 for a 64GB iPhone 5s....

Ghost in the Shell struggles to dig below the surface of its thought-provoking concepts and bring real depth to its striking visuals. Following a mysterious incident that leaves her physical body beyond repair, a woman (Scarlett Johansson) awakens to discover that her brain has been transplanted into a state-of-the-art cyborg body, courtesy of one Dr. Ouélet (Juliette Binoche) and Hanka Robotics: a company that specializes in cybernetic and artificial intelligence tech, in a world where most everyone has technological “enhancements” of some kind....

WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for Ant-Man and the Wasp. - Ant-Man and the Wasp antagonist Ghost is essentially S.H.I.E.L.D.’s own Winter Soldier - and it helps the film avoid Marvel’s villain problem. The Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, making Ant-Man and the Wasp Marvel Studios’ final film of its 10th anniversary year as well as its 20th installment. Throughout those 20 films, the MCU has received criticism for some - if not many - of its villains....

The latest in Fortnite’s constantly shifting narrative is the discovery of a gigantic monster eye underneath Polar Peak, which was recently struck by a lump of volcanic rock during the end of the game’s season eight content updates. Fortnite’s season nine theme has been a little less consistent in its imagery than its predecessors, although the futuristic setting definitely lends itself well to ideas of cryogenics, which Polar Peak might now be inadvertently hosting....

The God of War series is considered to be one of Sony’s flagship video game properties. Kratos has long been battling it out with Nathan Drake over who is going to be the Sony version of Mario. For a while there, it seemed as if Kratos had given up the fight. God of War III was a fitting conclusion to the series and it appeared that Kratos had finally hung up his blades and was ready to retire....

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is making his way around Asia, and he expanded on remarks made yesterday in Tokyo at the Korean launch of the Nexus 7 today. Schmidt said Apple “is actually a very good partner. Our two companies are literally talking all the time about everything.” However, he added, “With respect to Apple patents, the best thing we can tell there are plenty of prior arts and I don’t want to go beyond that…”...

Santa Monica Studio has recently released God of War Ragnarök as an action-adventure video game that has been developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment in November 2022. This title has already received plenty of positive reviews among players apart from several bugs or errors that most of the players are encountering on PS4/PS5. Meanwhile, the God of War Ragnarok not downloading issue becomes common. According to several reports by the affected God of War Ragnarok players, whenever they try downloading the title on the PlayStation console, the “Stuck on queued for copying” error appears on the screen....

Golem Gates attempts to port its PC prowess over to Nintendo Switch, but it’s yet another example of why RTS games just don’t belong on consoles. Golem Gates is exactly the type of game that can, when executed properly, turn a thirty-minute jaunt of an RTS break into a five hour marathon that leaves players wondering what happened to their day. The Real Time Strategy genre hasn’t been shown much love as of late, and is often regarded as a relic of an ancient time, when StarCraft and WarCraft dominated PC gaming sales and created the bulk of competitive gaming’s makeup....

Google has had a rather busy day so far with releasing new features and testing others before they’re ready for prime time, including updates to Google Calendar, the company’s Voice Search API, and the YouTube app. Material Design UI being test with Google Calendar on Desktop The Google Calendar app on iOS is the best way to access all of your meetings and events tied to your Google account while on the go, but if you want to view or edit events from your Mac, the experience is currently less than enjoyable....