Humble has revealed its January 2025 lineup of PC games, giving subscribers a selection of tactical adventures, grim souls-like action, and sci-fi thrillers to check out. If you're unfamiliar with it, Humble Choice is a $12 monthly subscription service that offers a monthly batch of PC games that are yours to keep forever, even if you cancel your membership. There are also several other benefits included, like exclusive discounts at the Humble store and access to the Humble Vault--an additional rotating library of games exclusive to members. Sign up for Humble Choice Humble Choice January 2025 GamesAgainst the StormJagged Alliance 3Blasphemous 2Beneath OresaFort SolisBoxes: Lost FragmentsDordogneThe Pegasus ExpeditionThere aren't too many high-profile games this month, but the selection is still solid overall. Fort Solis is an engaging narrative game set on a Martian mining base, and it combines strong performances from Roger Clark and Troy Baker with sharp Unreal Engine 5 graphics to create a gripping interactive story. Then there's Blasphemous 2, a metroidvania souls-like with imaginative pixel art and hordes of horrible monsters to slay. Set after the Wounds of Eventide DLC from the first game, Blasphemous 2 follows the Penitent One as he explores a strange land.Another highlight this month is Jagged Alliance 3, a well-received sequel that was released back in 2023. As the commander of a team of mercenaries, it's up to you to utilize them and restore order to the fictional land of Grand Chien in this tactical-RPG. For something more relaxing, you can check out Dordogne for a unique narrative game that features sumptuous hand-painted watercolor graphics and a story about uncovering forgotten secrets from the past.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Now that Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, and Echoes of Wisdom have all taken massive strides toward innovation, the future is wide open for The Legend of Zelda. It's unclear where the Legend of Zelda franchise may go from here in terms of its story and gameplay, but Zelda: Spirit Tracks, one of the series' most beloved entries, may hold the key to further innovation.

After a ton of leaks and rumors, Intel has finally made official its Arrow Lake series of mobile processors at CES 2025. The lineup includes five new Core Ultra 200H series mobile chips, six new Core Ultra 200HX series chips, and 12 new Core Ultra 200S series desktop processors, further expanding its portfolio. All these processors come with AI-enabled features to optimize performance and deliver even more efficient performance than the previous generation.

Marvel's Universe offers an expansive array of characters, and Marvel Rivals taps into this rich lore to bring a wide range of heroes and villains to life. Among the extensive villain roster is Dracula, who takes center stage in Season 1: Eternal Night Falls.

Its hard not to get excited when you boot up Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ritas Rewind and hear the nostalgic guitar riffs of the theme song. The game starts with sending the gang back to the 90s before jumping straight into the action: flipping and fighting their way through waves of putty patrollers deployed by iconic villain Rita Repulsa. The rangers or ranger, if youre playing alone fight their way through a sandy valley and across some rooftops before getting on a speeder and blasting away bad guys in a chase through the canyon in the first few levels. Its all leading into the first big fight, where the rangers transform their vehicles into the Megazord. Whats supposed to be a marquee battle is actually just a watered-down, timing-heavy version of Punch-Out!! a big letdown that continues throughout the rest of the game.Its not that Ritas Rewind is bad, but the good parts are limited to the repetitive side-scrolling levels that shine largely due to nostalgia for the genre and franchise. The locations and art are stunning re-creations of iconic locations from the series, but there ends up not being enough variety in what you do in those locations: Enemies and movesets are both limited, and, frustratingly, theres very little evolution of the speeder chase and Megazord fights. While Digital Eclipses 2022 release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge felt alive and buzzing, Ritas Rewind feels slow and stale it doesnt have the iteration or depth expected of a reimagining of the 1994 classic. Shredders Revenge, too, was a modern version of the classic TMNT brawler, with mechanically interesting combat and variety in enemies; Ritas Rewind, by comparison, feels clunky. Its that comparison that may be detrimental to Ritas Rewind: I came into the experience expecting an evolution of the classics, like with Shredders Revenge, but what Digital Eclipse created is more akin to what it was like playing a 16-bit brawler back in the day. It doesnt feel like a game that was made in 2024.If youre looking for a simple experience that is a true throwback, youll likely have more fun with Ritas Rewind. In that case, youre in for a nostalgia treat: The colorful world is full of references and grotesque enemies youll remember, like Chunky Chicken and Turkey Jerk. The best parts of Ritas Rewind are the aesthetic of the environment and its characters, and seeing where the game takes you next. The big change from other brawler games is the Time Disruptor, which putties occasionally carry into the battleground. Its set to a timer, and if its not destroyed before it self-destructs, the timeline rewinds briefly meaning youll have to fight whatever bad guys youve already defeated again. It doesnt add much difficulty or meaning, however it just fills time.And, perhaps, the team at Digital Eclipse needed that: Ritas Rewind took just over two hours to beat. Its not much shorter than Shredders Revenge, but repetition made everything blur together. Ritas Rewind ends up relying far too heavily on nostalgia, creating something thats maybe too close to the SNES game its drawing from instead of pushing the genre for more depth.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ritas Rewind was released on Dec. 10 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. The game was reviewed on Windows PC via Steam Deck using a pre-release download code provided by Digital Eclipse. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. You can findadditional information about Polygons ethics policy here.

The list of attributes available in HTML is long and well-documented. Even if you havent memorized them (and theres totally nothing wrong with an author er random person off the street, who has), there are a bunch of places where HTML attributes youre familiar with will have different or more specific jobs. Lets take a look.nameYou may have heard of the name attribute, giving a name/label to information sent through a form. And more specifically you may have used it to bring together a set of radio buttons, but you can also use it with the details element to have only one of a set of accordions open at a time.Like if you have more than one refrigerator in the office at work, any respectable person would only open one door at a time. Right, Bob?<details name="office-kitchen"> <summary>Refrigerator 1</summary> Lunches, condiments, yogurt et al.</details><details name="office-kitchen"> <summary>Refrigerator 2</summary> More Lunches, leftovers from client meeting, stray cans of off-brand soda et al.</details><details name="office-kitchen"> <summary>Refrigerator 3</summary> Cookie dough someone bought from somebodys childs fundraiser, expired milk, unidentifiable meat et al.</details>See the Pen Name [forked] by Undead Institute.titleYouve probably heard of the universal attribute title. Its typically thought of as the built-in tooltip text, but three elements have special semantics for the title attribute: input and the rarely used gems, the definition (dfn) element, and the abbreviation (abbr) element.If youre using a pattern attribute on an input to provide some regex-based error correction, then you should definitely tell the user how to meet the criteria youre using. The title attribute can be used both as a tooltip and as the message shown when the user doesnt meet that criteria.<form method="post" action="#"> <label>Who took my <em>well labeled</em> yogurt from the company fridge? I know it was you, Bob.<br> <input type="text" pattern="Bob [A-Za-z].+" title="There are many Bobs. The only question is which one it was. Please limit your answers to Bob and his/her last name."> </label><br> <button type="submit">Submit</submit></form>See the Pen Title - Input [forked] by Undead Institute.For a dfn element, if you use the title attribute, then it has to include the term being defined. dfn should still have text in it, but it can be an abbreviation or a different form of the term.<p><dfn title="Office Yogurt Thief">OYG</dfn>s are a pox on humanity. Stealing yogurts from the office fridge even when they are labeled.</p>See the Pen Title - dfn [forked] by Undead Institute.A title on an abbr element not only sets the tooltip but explicitly has the expansion of the abbreviation or acronym. As it says in the spec: "The [title] attribute, if specified, must contain an expansion of the abbreviation, and nothing else." Thats the specifications equivalent of threatening a mafia hit if you arent careful with your title attributes. You have been warned, Bob.When dealing with a suspected yogurt thief, we must create a <abbr title="Human Resources Special Task Force on Yogurt Theft">HRSTFYT</abbr> to deal with the problem.See the Pen Title - abbr [forked] by Undead Institute.valueThe value attribute is well known for setting default values on inputs, but you can also use it on a list item (li) within an ordered list (ol) to change the number of that item and all that follow it. It only takes integers, but you can use it no matter what type of ordered list you use (numeric, alphabetical, or Roman numerals).<h1>Favorite Co-workers</h1><ol> <li>Tina</li> <li>Keesha</li> <li>Carlos</li> <li>Jamal</li> <li>Scott</li> <li value="37">Bob</li> <li>Bobbie</li> <li>Bobby</li> <li>"Rob"</li></ol>See the Pen Value [forked] by Undead Institute.datetimeYou might have used a datetime attribute on a time element to provide a machine-readable format of the time and/or date represented in the time elements text: <time datetime="2024-12-09">Dec. 12, 2024</time>The same attribute can also be used with the ins and del elements (used for notating an addition/insertion and deletion of content, respectively). The datetime attribute on ins and del provides a machine-readable date (and optionally a time) for when the change was made. You can show it to the visitor if you like, but its mainly intended for private use. Check out the edits of the original version of an earlier example:When dealing with a <ins datetime="2024-11-17">suspected</ins> yogurt thief <del datetime="2024-11-17">, like Bob,</del> we must create a <abbr title="Human Resources Special Task Force on Yogurt Theft">HRSTFYT</abbr> to deal with <del datetime="2024-11-17">Bob</del> <ins datetime="2024-11-17">the problem</ins>.See the Pen Datetime [forked] by Undead Institute.As an added note, screenreaders do not announce the datetime attribute in this context.citeSticking with our oft-neglected friends ins and del, the cite attribute that you use on blockquote and q elements to provide a URL of the source of the quotation can also be used on ins and del to provide the URL of a document explaining the changes.When dealing with a <ins datetime="2024-11-17" cite="https://codepen.io/undeadinstitute/full/VYZeaZm">suspected</ins> yogurt thief <del datetime="2024-11-17" cite="https://codepen.io/undeadinstitute/full/VYZeaZm">, like Bob,</del> we must create a <abbr title="Human Resources Special Task Force on Yogurt Theft">HRSTFYT</abbr> to deal with <del datetime="2024-11-17" cite="https://codepen.io/undeadinstitute/full/VYZeaZm">Bob</del> <ins datetime="2024-11-17" cite="https://codepen.io/undeadinstitute/full/VYZeaZm">the problem</ins>.See the Pen Cite [forked] by Undead Institute.Again, these dates are not announced in assistive tech, like screen readers.multipleYou probably know the multiple attribute as that more-than-meets-the-eye attribute that transforms a dropdown menu into a multi-select box, like a co-worker who lets you choose two donuts from the box. (Im lookin at you, Tina.) But it has two other uses as well. You can add it to both a file input and an email input to accept multiple files and emails, respectively.<form method="post" action="#"> <label>Upload complaint forms (about Bob) <input type="file" multiple> </label><br> <label>Email all of Bobs bosses: <input type="email" multiple></label><br> <button type="submit">Submit</submit></form>Just be sure that the emails are comma-separated.See the Pen Multiple [forked] by Undead Institute.forIn your travels across the internet, youve probably come across the for attribute when its used to associate a label element with a form field (input, select, textarea, etc.), but you can also use it to explicitly associate the elements of a calculation with an output element.Unlike a label-input relationship, which is a one-to-one relationship (i.e., one label for one field), the for attribute used on an output can hold an unordered, space-separated list of IDs of the fields that contributed to the calculation.<form method="post" action="#" id="comeuppance"> <fieldset><legend>Defendant name</legend> <label>First Name: <input name="fname" type="text"></label> <label>Last Name: <input name="lname" type="text"></label> </fieldset> <label>Number of yogurts stolen (unlabeled): <input name="numunlbld" id="numstolen-unlbld" type="number"> </label> * <label>Unlabeled Multiplier: <input name="multiunlbld" id="multi-unlbld" type="number" value="0.5"> </label> + <label>Number of yogurts stolen (labeled): <input name="numlbld" id="numstolen-lbld" type="number"> </label> * <label>Labeled Multiplier: <input name="multilbld" id="multi-lbld" type="number" value="1.5"> </label> = <label>Suggested prison term (in years): <output id="answer" for="numstolen-unlbld numstolen-lbld multi-unlbld multi-lbld"></output> </label></form>See the Pen For [forked] by Undead Institute.targetJust like you can use a target attribute to open a link in a new tab/window, you can use the same target attribute and value _blank to have a form open the response in a new tab/window.<form method="post" action="#" id="comeuppance" target="_blank"> [...]</form>disabledYou may have used the disabled attribute to knock out an individual form field, but you can also use it to disable every descendant of a fieldset element. No matter what HR says and its innocent-until-proven-guilty ethos, we all know Bob did it. Dont we?<form method="post" action="#" id="comeuppance"> <fieldset disabled><legend>Defendant name</legend> <label>First Name: <input name="fname" type="text" value="Bob"></label> <label>Last Name: <input name="lname" type="text" value="McBobberson"></label> </fieldset> [...]</form>See the Pen Disabled [forked] by Undead Institute.Attribute SelectorsWhile not technically an HTML tip, attributes can also be used as selectors in CSS. You put square brackets around the attribute name and youll select all elements that contain that attribute.<style> [title] { background-color: red; }</style><h1>List of <del>Suspects</del><ins>Co-workers</ins></h1><ol> <li>Fred</li> <li>Rhonda</li> <li>Philomina</li> <li>Cranford</li> <li>Scott</li> <li title="the guilty one">Bob</li> <li>Bobbie</li> <li>Bobby</li> <li>"Rob"</li></ol>See the Pen Attribute Selector [forked] by Undead Institute.Theres actually a whole lot more you can do with attribute selectors, but thats the topic of another article literally.Wrapping UpOkay, now that weve learned some trivia we can use to properly prosecute Bobs office and yogurtorial transgressions, do you have a favorite HTML attribute I didnt discuss? Show off your personal life-of-the-party energy in the comments. (And, yes, cool people have a favorite HTML attribute really cool people right? Right?? Right!?!?!?!?!)

Who says EV charging stations have to be dreary poorly-maintained boxes in the parking lots of major grocery stores? Rivian is taking the concept of the charging station and flipping it on its head building a new vision of what they should be. The company recently unveiled its Joshua Tree Charging Outpost, and its designed more as an end-to-end pitstop than a simple place to charge your electric car.The new Joshua Tree charging outpost is just miles from the entrance to the national park, and provides twelve 300kW chargers open to any vehicles (not just Rivian cars), though Tesla vehicles will need an adapter. Of course, Rivian vehicles will get a bit of a discount when they charge at their own stations. The charging location itself pulls electricity from the grid, but Rivian says that its matching the electricity used by purchasing electricity from solar, single, and hydropower.But beyond the actual charging stations, the new outpost has a lot more going for it. Instead of simply sitting in your car for 20 minutes and waiting to charge, youll actually want to head inside the building. It has games set up, coffee table books, and comfortable seating to wait in. Not only that, but theres free coffee from Joshua Tree Coffee, along with other snacks and drinks that are available for purchase.There are plenty of design touches that make this station better-looking than others. For starters, it matches the Joshua Tree architecture aesthetic, offering a somewhat minimalistic, rural vibe, with cacti on the outside. And, its built to be easy to use it supports tech like tap-to-pay, so you dont have to download the Rivian app.This, really, is what every EV charging station should be. Vehicle manufacturers are working hard to make charging EVs quicker, but even the fastest right now can fully charge in around 20 minutes or so. Compare that to the three-minute refueling of a gas vehicle and even then, gas stations typically have a place for you to at least get a snack and go to the restroom. Thats unlike many EV charging stations, which are often in the back of parking lots or rented land away from any stores.Rivians new outpost is one of the first of its next-generation charging locations, but hopefully its not the last. And, maybe itll actually generate additional revenue for Rivian through the sale of drinks and snacks something that will hopefully convince others to be a little more creative when it comes to EV charging.For more information, visit rivian.com.

Last year, Honda teased its first two homegrown EVs with the Series 0 Saloon and Space-Hub. But now at CES 2025, those vehicles are getting one step closer to production by graduating from concepts to prototypes while getting updated names along the way: the Honda 0 Saloon and 0 SUV.But while we wait for them to officially hit the road sometime in 2026, I wanted to take a closer look at the evolved styling of Hondas upcoming electric cars. Particularly the 0 SUV, not only because its gotten a much larger facelift, but lets admit it, its what we in the crossover-hungry US really want.Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetOn the outside, the Hondas 0 SUV looks like a mix between the Polestar 3 and the Hyundai Ioniq 9. Its got a really minimalist, almost spaceship-like design that eschews that teardrop shape you see in a lot of other EV SUVs for something slightly boxier. This gives you more headroom for rear seat passengers and tons of extra vertical cargo space in back. The SUVs pixelated headlights help reinforce its digital pedigree while I think Honda did a much better job in back of trying to make a clean and simple rear end without ending up a huge blank slate like on the Ioniq 9.The 0 SUVs overall proportions almost make it look like a tall, lifted wagon, especially when sat next to the 0 saloon. But thats not necessarily a bad thing. Inside, Honda continues with the clean lines, though I wouldnt necessarily read much into the general placement and look of its screens and dash. Like a lot of pre-production cars, those details are very much subject to change before its design is properly finalized. Same goes for those side-view cameras, which due to US laws, still dont comply with regulations. However, Hondas streamlined cabin does line up with the companys Thin, Light and Wise design philosophy, which includes the move to a steer-by-wire driving system instead of relying on more traditional physical linkages.But enough talking, lets check out the cars.The Honda 0 SUV prototypePhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordThe Honda 0 Saloon prototypePhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordPhoto by Sam RutherfordThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/a-closer-look-at-the-slick-honda-0-suv-and-saloon-prototypes-at-ces-2025-134550129.html?src=rss

A spinning VR gaming chair sounds like it would be an at-home vomitron. The virtual reality environment tends to make some people (like me) queasy as it is, so adding synchronized full-body rotation seems like a recipe for disaster. I was kind of prepared for the worst when I decided to try out the $800 Roto VR Explorer at CES 2025, which uses a head-tracker that attaches to the top of Meta Quest devices and other headsets to make a swivel chair turn in whatever direction youre looking. But against all odds, I ended up having a pretty good time. In addition to enhancing the experience of seated VR gaming, the chair is actually supposed to help with issues like motion sickness, because, according to the press materials, the signals from your inner ear will match what your brain is expecting from the visual cues. Still, I was a little nervous, and it didnt help that as we approached the booth, the first thing we saw was an empty chair spinning on its own in the corner like an omen. The Roto VR Explorer is a Made for Meta product, meaning its optimized for Quest, but itll work with standalone headsets like those in the HTC Vive family and soon the Apple Vision Pro. The chair itself weighs 66 pounds, so it felt really sturdy to sit in, and it has a rumble pack under the seat to bring haptic feedback to the rest of your body instead of just in your hands from the controllers. The head tracker, which looks like a flattened Pok Ball, clips onto the top strap of the headset. After the Roto team gave me the rundown and got me set up in the chair with a Quest 3, I selected my VR experience the 2018 interactive documentary about the universe, Spheres and got going. It was, without a doubt, a little weird at first when I turned my head to follow the path of rippling auroras and felt my body rotate as if I were a spice jar on a lazy Susan. But for the most part, it didnt have that disorienting feeling of the ground shifting underneath you. (It was definitely lagging a bit on the congested show floor, which did lead to some out-of-sync, jerky movements). It only took a minute or so for me to stop focusing on the fact that I was in motion and just go with it. Jessica Conditt for Engadget For something like Spheres, where youre just sort of moseying through beautiful visuals and curiously interacting with the virtual environment, the Roto VR Explorer is actually really nice. If youre in a faster-paced setting, like a first-person shooter, its only going to ramp up the tension. I tried turning my head quickly to the side back and forth a few times to see how it would work with that sort of movement, and it really goes when its running smoothly. The chair moves at max speed of 21 revolutions per minute, but you can reduce this with the controllers if that gets to be too much. I fully expected to be doing a lot of deep breathing to get through the demo, but there actually never was a point that I felt nauseated. And when I got up out of it and reentered real life, I didnt feel any more wobbly-legged and confused than I usually do after spending time behind a headset (though Im sure using it for a few hours straight would change that). I'm mostly just relieved I didn't throw up in front of a bunch of strangers. There are plenty of situations in which a person might want or need to do their VR gaming sitting down, and the Roto VR Explorer chair offers a pretty fun way to bring the immersion to another level. Its available for purchase now, with upgrade packages including Pro Flying and Pro Racing expected to follow in August 2025. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/this-spinning-vr-chair-at-ces-2025-somehow-didnt-make-me-feel-like-throwing-up-133040191.html?src=rss

Ex-employees of Annapurna Interactive who quit en masse last year have reportedly found their next project. According to Bloomberg, the team is taking over the games and franchises of Private Division, a former Take-Two label that published indie games.A new enterprise that doesn't have a name as yet is said to have been formed and it appears that some of the remaining 20 or so employees of Private Division will be laid off as part of the transition. Take-Two said in November that it had sold Private Division (which published The Outer Worlds and physical copies of Hades) to an unnamed buyer, reportedly a private equity firm called Haveli Investments.Haveli is said to have brought in the former Annapurna employees in recent weeks and handed them the keys to Private Division's portfolio. That includes an upcoming cozy life sim based on The Lord of the Rings called Tales of the Shire, the Kerbal Space Program series and a new project from Game Freak, which is best known for making Pokmon games.The entire Annapurna Interactive staff quit last summer after discussions to spin out the publisher from parent company Annapurna Pictures fell apart. The company then set out to replace the team.Annapurna has a stellar track record in the indie realm, having published a string of highly regarded games such as Stray, Sayonara Wild Hearts, What Remains of Edith Finch, Cocoon and (slightly confusingly) Outer Wilds. So theres reason for optimism that its former staffers can do great things with the Private Division portfolio. Fingers crossed that this also somehow portends a future for OlliOlli and the brilliant Rollerdrome. Both were developed by Roll7, a now-shuttered studio that was under Private Divisions umbrella.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/former-annapurna-interactive-staff-are-reportedly-taking-over-publisher-private-divisions-game-portfolio-133033714.html?src=rss