Fortnite is getting a Star Wars Battle Royale with Darth Jar Jar

Fortnite is getting a Star Wars Battle Royale with Darth Jar Jar

Star Wars is once again descending on Fortnite. This time, it’s through the Star Wars-themed Galactic Battle, a new Battle Royale season that starts May 2nd and features Darth Jar Jar and the debut of Force Lightning, a new in-game ability. The news was appropriately revealed at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. As with most…

Star Wars: Visions is returning in October — and getting a spinoff series

Star Wars: Visions is returning in October — and getting a spinoff series

Though the larger Star Wars franchise has seen better days, Disney Plus’ Visions animated series has been consistently excellent for the past two seasons, and the creative teams behind its next chapter make it sound like it’s going to be another knockout. The anthology series will see three storylines from previous episodes continue in this…

Henk Rogers on telling the real story of Tetris: ‘I have to set the record straight’

Henk Rogers on telling the real story of Tetris: ‘I have to set the record straight’

Henk Rogers at the Tetris movie premiere at SXSW in 2023. | Photo: Rick Kern / FilmMagic<br> When Henk Rogers first read the script for the Tetris movie, he was shocked. “There was so much Hollywood in the movie,” he tells The Verge. “It just drove me nuts.” The film largely follows a pivotal period…

Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives

Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives

Synology is preparing to roll out new restrictions on third-party hard drives in its future network attached storage (NAS) devices later this year, the company confirmed to Ars Technica. The changes could make it much harder to use third-party drives in Synology’s devices for typical use cases, like backing up household computers or as local…

Over 700 events and protests across the US mark ‘A National Day of Action’

Over 700 events and protests across the US mark ‘A National Day of Action’

Protesters in Washington, DC on April 5th. More protests against President Donald Trump are taking place today as part of “A National Day of Action” largely spearheaded by the decentralized 50501 movement. Events are scheduled in all 50 states, two weeks after millions of people attended more than 1,300 “Hands Off!” protests across the US…

Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC on May 15th

Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC on May 15th

Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC, called A Pirate’s Fortune on May 15th, Ubisoft announced during Star Wars Celebration Japan yesterday. The company also revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game will come out on September 4th. The expansion, free for Outlaws Season Pass holders and $14.99 otherwise, picks…

The Apple Watch Series 10 is back on sale for a record low of $299

The Apple Watch Series 10 is back on sale for a record low of $299

Unlike some promos, today’s discount applies to both the 42mm and 46mm configurations. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to pull the trigger on the Apple Watch Series 10, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better time than now. That’s because Apple’s latest flagship is on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy right now in its…