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Weather Forecaster Ian Kowalski Discusses The Cold Front Bringing Showers Up Through Homecoming


Dark souls-inspired endless runner 'Slashy Souls' releases for Android, iOS

Mobile gamers who are also fans of the Dark Souls franchise are in for some good news. Bandai Namco has announced that the mobile spinoff of the franchise, Slashy Souls, is for Android and iOS devices. Though this new title is not directly related to Dark Souls, fans of FromSoftware’s flagship franchise should still find a lot to love.



I wanted to believe in 'X-Files'

@IAmYourBossLady After Gillian Anderson made a guest appearance on the Nerdist Podcast, she was asked if, after the success of a couple other revival series, would she be interested in doing an X-files one, to which the answer was a resounding yes.


Checkpoint: Resident Evil(s) Remastered!

Resident Evil four, five, and six get the next-gen remastered treatment and the new PC gameplay capture program Forge gets an open beta. Hosts: Julia Parobek & Aidan Kearney Camera: Michael Robb & Megan Duffy Teleprompter: Megan Duffy Graphics: Lauren Lucas, Sam Noble, & Kelsey Hayes Producer & Editor: Michael Robb Executive Producer: Kelsey Hayes




GRAVITY FALLS - "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" - In the one-hour finale episode premiering MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (7:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD and titled "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls," Ford discovers Bill's true motives and then a final confrontation with Bill leads to the Pines family's ultimate fate and greatest sacrifice. (Disney XD)
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'Gravity Falls': Retrospective

Gravity Falls is one of those rare shows that transcends the age threshold for a typical ‘kids shows.’ In a generation plagued by abominations like Johnny Test and every live Disney Channel show in existence currently, it is great to see such greatness rise to the top and garner almost universal acclaim, and with the four-year show finally coming to an end, it is the perfect time to look back on what made this show so great. The Characters For some reasons, creators of shows for kids just cannot seem to nail a relatable character anymore.


Byte Top Five: Best Legendaries

With the twentieth anniversary of Pokémon on the horizon, the Byte Features team will be looking at the best and worst of those Pocket Monsters you can’t help by love.



Valve releases tool to determine PCs ability to handle VR

Is your PC ready to handle a $799 HTC Vive virtual reality headset? If you aren’t sure, then Valve has just released a free tool that can help PC owners find out if their specifically crafted gaming PCs have enough juice to survive VR technology. The 1.9 GB free download is available through Steam and will take your PC through a two minute sequence and, based off of the feedback it receives from the experience, will determine whether or not a PC has enough operating power to be able to handle VR technology.


Monomyth sets up 'Need to Know' Kickstarter

Monomyth Games, based in Adelaide, Australia, started the Kickstarter for its debut game, Need to Know, a bureaucracy-em-up along the same theory as Lucas Pope’s Papers, Please. Need to Know features the player as a new employee at the Department of Liberty, a highly enabled surveillance body that specializes in information-gathering and espionage. The video features the player scouring through documents, text messages, emails and other forms of communication as he decides what to do with what he knows.