Wild Hearts Review: A Flawed Gem

Wild Hearts is a title filled with glorified highs and abyssal lows. Playing this game summoned a spectrum of ever-changing emotions for me because of how jarring aspects of it can be at random times. As a huge Monster Hunter fan, Wild Heart does a fantastic job scratching that itch, yet with a number of odd design decisions, and abhorrent general performance, I have to seriously ponder why this gem was put out on shelves before being completely shined....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1257 words · Patricia Heath

Yamaha CrossWave: What Makes This Powerful 4-Person WaveRunner So Special?

Yamaha CrossWave: What Makes This Powerful 4-Person WaveRunner So Special? The first WaveRunner launched in 1986 and was the first to offer a seated position in the world of powered watercraft. Fast forward to today, and you’ll find a range of different seated models, includingYamaha’s supercharged jet skisand the upcoming Crosswave. As a sort of combination between a WaveRunner and a small boat, the Crosswave is designed to accommodate up to four people, although the two back seats can be removed to free up the deck for anygadgets you’re hauling on your fishing trip....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · George Morgan

Yoshi P says he wants to put old pixel Final Fantasy games in FFXIV: Here’s how they’d do it

The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2023 in Las Vegas was a great event for reveals, with FFXIV players getting details on the new expansion,Dawntrail, and the next major patch 6.5. But the multiple panels and shows were also filled with some incredible insights. One of these was the fact that FFXIV lead producer and director Naoki “Yoshi P” Yoshida wants to put some of the older Final Fantasy games into FFXIV....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Denise Butler

10 great gift ideas for fitness geeks

Welcome to the latest edition of iDB’s ongoing Gift Ideas series, where we provide curated roundups of some of our favorite products. Throughout the year we cover and test a number of devices and accessories, so we decided to use that experience to help those searching for the perfect present. Today’s roundup is focused on fitness geeks. Apple Watch Nike+ This pick shouldn’t need much explaining. The Apple Watch Nike+ was built for fitness-tracking....

July 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1174 words · Joshua Heath

Aperio is a lightweight, yet functional app launcher for jailbroken iPhones

If there’s anything to be said about app launcher concepts, it’s that they’re a cornerstone of the jailbreak community’s existence. There’ve been literally countless app switcher concepts released asjailbreak tweaksover the years, and even today, they continue to materialize. One of the latest of such tweaks is one calledAperioby iOS developersburrit0zandThenatis. As you might’ve discerned already from the screenshot examples, Aperio is a Lock Screen-based app launcher interface that comes with different display modes to appease both minimalists and power users alike....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Diana Sanders

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths Comic Book Prequel's First Issue Launches March 16th 2022

Ubisoft have announced the release date for the first issue of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myth comic book series. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths Comic Book Prequel’s First Issue Launches March 16th 2022 Assassin’s Creed Valhallafans have more to look forward to next year, as not only will there be the release of the Dawn of Ragnarok DLC releasing in early 2022 but also a new comic book series called Forgotten Myths with the first issue releasing March 16th 2022....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Jared Martinez

AT&T’s ‘best-ever’ smartphone sales hint at 8M iPhones in Q4 2012

What can be divined from AT&T’s announcement ofrecord smartphonesales during the holiday quarter? According to one Apple watcher, the fact that the Dallas-based carrier sold ten million Apple, Android and Windows smartphones likely means the bulk – more than eight million – were iPhones. According to Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster, during the holiday quarter of 2011, the wireless company sold 9.4 million smartphones, 7.6 million of which were Apple’s handset. Because of that trend, Munster is forecasting 8....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Cory Garcia

Best controller settings for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Every year when the new Call of Duty comes out, it instantly rises to replace the previous year’s entry as the must-play multiplayer shooter.Black Ops 6will no doubt repeat that trend, especially as it appears to be righting many of the wrongs the series has been plagued with in recent years.Multiplayer alonehas been revamped with anall-new omnimovementsystem, return to the classic Prestige system, and is set to launch with 16 new maps....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Dana Norman

Best iPhone apps 2024: The ultimate guide

Quick Links There are thousands of iOS apps to choose from - so many, in fact, that it can be hard to suss out which ones are worth downloading to try. Whether you’re an experienced iPhone user or someone who has recently left Android foriOS, finding the perfect app for, say, sendingemail, checking the weather, jotting notes or playing a relaxinggameis no easy task. You have a multitude of options, and with the Apple App Store serving up ads in some search results, it’s even more difficult to discern which apps are the best....

July 28, 2025 · 8 min · 1599 words · Mark Combs

Best Races for Every Class in WoW Classic – Top Racial Abilities!

Our WoW: Classic Best Race Guide has a detailed list of the best race choices for each class! If you’re looking to find the best options for either PvE or PvP for your Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, or Warrior then this post should help you out. The race you choose for your character in World of Warcraft: Classic is very important due to the unique racial abilities and passives that each one of them has....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Wendy Mcdaniel

BMW unveils its flagship electric SUV, the BMW iX

BMW has unveiled its new flagship car, theanticipated BMW iNEXT, which gets the new BMW iX street name. This is a large electric SUV - or SAV as BMW calls it - promising over 300 miles of range, while introducing radically new design for the company. In many ways, this car is an evolution of the exciting work that theBMW i3 started- there’s once again a carbon cage to reduce weight - and it isn’t just a repurposed version of an existing BMW car, but something that’s a much bigger statement....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Lisa Lane

Can a smart TV app really replace a whole Xbox console?

For all the continued excitement surrounding the latest-gen gaming consoles from Microsoft andSony, and all the immersive and creative games offered, you don’t necessarily need to invest in a console to play the latest popular titles. You don’t even need a PC either – all that’s required is the rightsmart TVand a small monthly investment. I’ve been playing Xbox games without a console with my newSamsung smart TVvia the Xbox app....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 922 words · Roy White

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II review: Touchscreen camera power in your pocket

Compact cameras as they were once known are dead and buried. Now if you go looking for a dedicated camera - one that’s not on your smartphone, anyway - it’ll come with a larger-scale sensor and more features to help it stand out. Our quick take The G9 X Mark II is as much a success as it is a missed opportunity. Compared to the original G9 X model very little has changed....

July 28, 2025 · 8 min · 1547 words · Lori Cummings