The Senate approved a measure that will require ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 to 18. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act next goes to President Biden. The president has already said he’ll sign the bill into law. (Yes, as predicted, I'm writing about this again.) TikTok has faced the ire of US politicians for a few years now, but this bill has picked up support across both political parties. It sailed through the House of...
Xbox Game Pass is hands-down one of the best services that PC and Xbox gamers can subscribe to, and Microsoft just revealed a new batch of games that Game Pass holders will be able access with their subscriptions this month.
A judge considers whether Donald Trump violated a gag order by calling key figures in his hush money trial ‘’sleaze bags.’’ Arrests escalate tensions at campus Gaza protests. And a study shows how the definition of “old age” is shifting. Here’s what to know today. Judge will weigh if Trump violated gag order before witness testimony continues Former President Donald Trump’s trial to determine whether he falsified business records is set to pick back up with more testimony from former American...
The second installment in EA's Star Wars Jedi series is coming to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and EA Play this week. Subscribers can continue Cal Kestis' journey in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on April 25, almost a year to the day after its debut. If you haven't checked out the first steps of Cal's adventure, it might be best to get started with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is also available through those services. Jedi: Survivor picks up five years after the events of the previous...
Uncertainty over how many hostages are still alive are complicating Gaza cease-fire negotiations, officials say. Donald Trump complains about jury selection as his hush money trial resumes. And accusations of sexual abuse are made against a teacher at an elite girls’ boarding school. Here’s what to know today. Uncertainty over how many hostages in Gaza are still alive More than six months since Hamas militants attacked Israel and seized more than 250 hostages, it remains unclear exactly how...
Why is everyone so interested in Manor Lords? The game, an ambitious city builder/RTS hybrid, attempts to simulate how medieval towns were constructed by embracing organic layouts and doing away with the grid systems common in the genre. And, today, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam – that's no mean feat. It's currently above even Hades 2. That's impressive. Its trailers have been attractive, interesting, and intriguing – but there's something else to the game's rampant success. It's 2022...
by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It was quite nice out yesterday, huh? Well, we're back to more seasonally appropriate temperatures in the early 60s today,...
With the openings of jazz bars and venues, we'll see the rise of the jazz bro, who paints himself as an intellectual (but only cares about Instagramming vibes).
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was today announced by Warhorse Studios and Plaion, and is planned for a 2024 release on Windows PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S & X.
Bethesda Game Studios' director Todd Howard has confirmed that the Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is coming sometime this fall. More updates for the game are coming soon as well.
Warhorse Studios has finally unveiled what it admits is probably "the most
EA is finally adding the grand Star Wars adventure Jedi: Survivor to its EA Play basic subscription program. This also means Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are also gaining access.