It's a tradition for MLB The Show to add baseball legends to the game, and this year's title is no exception. Sony and San Diego Studio have unveiled some of the biggest names heading to MLB The Show 25, including one of the greatest hitters of all time, Ted Williams.Williams has appeared in previous installments of MLB The Show, but this marks his return after many years away. Williams will be joined by over 200 legends, including returning players Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, Ken Griffey Jr., and Derek Jeter. Some of the new additions include Roger Clemens and Manny Ramirez, as well as Negro Leagues legends Wilber Bullet Joe Rogan and James Cool Papa Bell. The trailer below briefly shows some of these stars in action. As seen in the trailer, some of the other legends featured include Jose Bautista, Jason Kipnis, Lance Berkman, Bobby Abreu, Gil Hodges, Jason Varitek, Darren ODay, Don Baylor, Bobby Grich, Jim Kaat, Ted Simmons, Preston Wilson, Reggie Sanders, and Hank Greenberg.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 arrives next month, and while we don't know exactly when the next Zombies map will arrive to the game, the developer has teased a first look at the upcoming location. In a recent Twitter post, Treyarch shared the image of a mansion. The caption included reads, "Personal log. Edward Richtofen recording..." Continue Reading at GameSpot

In lieu of a season finale trailer, the creators of Invincible have just released a fifty-two-second Sneak Peek clip before the release of Episode 8: "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up". Mark is about to face down one of the most sadistic characters in the Invinciblecanon.

Season 2 of The Last of Us is set to premiere in just over a month, and a new trailer has revealed a major addition from the game that was absent in season 1: airborne spores. In the footage, Ellie is seen approaching an infected person releasing spores into the air, and she is notably not wearing a gas mask, reinforcing her immunity. In recent comments, showrunner Neil Druckmann confirmed that the virus will now spread via airborne spores, explaining that their introduction has a dramatic reason tied to the story.

Fans of Tokyo Ghoul rejoiceKen Kaneki is Dead by Daylights latest Killer and comes to PS5 and PS4 on April 2. For anyone new to the world of Tokyo Ghoul, the story takes place in a world where humans and Ghouls coexist. After a terrible accident, the bookish and kind Ken Kaneki receives a life-saving organ transplant from a Ghoul.The procedure spared him from death but at great cost. Awakening as a half-human, half-Ghoul hybrid, Kaneki struggled to accept his Ghoulish nature while fighting to maintain the humanity he so cherished.Verify your age to view this content.Verify your age to view this content.In Dead by Daylights reimagining of the character, Kanekis cruel torment at the hands of the ghoul, Jason, pushed his mind to its breaking point. Though he emerged victorious from his battle with Jason, Kaneki found himself immediately engulfed in an otherworldly black Fog, swept into The Entitys Realm to engage in an endless cycle of Trials.The humanity he fought so hard to retain is gone, replaced by a ghoulish desire for cruelty. His Kagune abilities, which manifest as deadly tentacles erupting from his back honed him into a preternatural instrument of death. Needless to say, Survivors have their work cut out for them provided he doesnt cut out their hearts first.Verify your age to view this content.Verify your age to view this content.Why change Kaneki?Given his importance to the world of Tokyo Ghoul, it was important to ensure Ken Kaneki remained the centrepiece of our Chapter. Rather than making him a Survivor, as his moral compass in the series may suggest, we felt it would be more interesting to really lean into the horror and present an alternate reality where Kaneki became exactly what he feared.While such a drastic change to Ken Kanekis personality was necessary to suit his role as a Killer, it allowed the team to delve into a Ghouls powers and take them to their darkest possible conclusion. Luckily, the Tokyo Ghoul Production Committee was on board for the story we wanted to tell, sharing our excitement to see this terrifying take on their protagonist.The Ghoul is a fast, agile, and brutal predator, and the incredible physical attributes given by the Kagune gave us a lot to play with, reflects Dave Richard, Dead by Daylights creative director. Weve seen him use his Powers before, but never quite so maliciously. I think fans of the series, new and old, will love being able to use the Kagune to rip Survivors apart.Verify your age to view this content.Verify your age to view this content.Fear the GhoulTokyo Ghouls unique approach draws on gruesome imagery, visceral moments of tension, and stylized ultraviolence. Before the design process started, it was important to identify those key elements of Tokyo Ghoul and really lean into them.Certain Ghouls are known for using tactics of deceit and manipulation, negative traits that fit the horror genre, continues Richard. Remember, this is a Ken Kaneki operating on his most primal ghoul instincts, who takes an almost gleeful joy in hurting others. Its a far cry from the kind-hearted boy he used to be, but The Entity is known to sink its claws into people at the most unfortunate times.With that in mind, the team leaned into the fantasy of embracing ones inner Ghoul. Players can use Kanekis Killer Power to propel around the map with Kagune tentacles, chaining your lunges together to strike Survivors with a deadly attack. Landing a successful attack will send you into Enraged Mode amplifying your strength and ferocity allowing you to chain an additional lunge.His unique character Perks Hex: Nothing But Misery, Forever Entwined, and None Are Free incentivize players to keep up the pressure and inflict damage on Survivors. Kaneki is not one to wait around and bide his time hes everywhere at once, bearing down on a Survivor before redirecting to his next victim.Vicious and quick, theres no stopping Kaneki once he gets a taste of blood. His cannibalistic tendencies are front and centre in his delightfully disturbing Mori, which gives a macabre meaning to the old idiom eat your heart out.Verify your age to view this content.Verify your age to view this content.With original voice lines from actor Natsuki Hanae, who portrays Ken Kaneki in the anime series, this new Chapter will be an absolute feast for Tokyo Ghoul fans and horror fans in general.Experience the power of Ken Kaneki in Dead by Daylight: Tokyo Ghoul, hitting PS5 and PS4 on April 2.

The Scroll Cup: Great League Edition is a limited-time cup in the Pokmon Go Battle League that only allows three types of Pokmon to enter: dark-, fighting-, and water-type Pokmon.These types appear to be inspired by the Legendary Kubfus evolution, Urshifu, which can be fighting-/dark-type or fighting-/water-type depending on its form.With so many popular Pokmon not falling under these three typings, youre going to have to think carefully when building the best team for the Scroll Cup. To help you along the way, weve put together a list of the top Pokmon and their optimal movesets.Scroll Cup: Great League Edition restrictionsOnly three types of Pokmon are allowed to enter the Scroll Cup: dark-, fighting-, and water-type Pokmon. Theres also a 1,500 CP limit for each member of your team, due to the Great League aspect of the competition. The final restriction is that Primarina will not be allowed to enter the Scroll Cup.Although these rules do heavily limit your team choices, the good news is that dual-type Pokmon are eligible to enter. For example, the electric-/dark-type Morpeko is allowed on your team because of its secondary dark- typing. As with most of these limited-time cups, Pokmon with dual typings tend to perform the best thanks to their unique resistances and varied movesets.Scroll Cup best teamHeres one of the best teams you can use for the Scroll Cup in Pokmon Go:ToxapexGastrodonAnnihilapeAs well as being great Pokmon for the 1,500 CP format in general, all three have dual typings that give them an advantage against several Pokmon youll likely encounter in the Scroll Cup. Youll also have access to a wide variety of moves, including fighting-, ghost-, ground-, ice-, normal-, poison-, and water-type attacks. This reduces your chances of being caught off guard with a Pokmon that you cant counter.Running the format through PvPokes simulator shows that Toxapex is expected to be the number-one Pokmon in the Scroll Cup. Not only does it have an astonishingly high defense stat, it also has eight type resistances, including fighting-type and water-type attacks, which puts it in an excellent position to outlast your opponents on the battlefield.Gastrodon is another incredibly bulky Pokmon that youll want on your team. Its got a great moveset, neutral coverage thanks to the charged attack Body Slam, and just one weakness to worry about: grass-type attacks. Even better, its a solid counter for some of the biggest threats in the Scroll Cup, including Sableye, Morpeko, and Toxapex.Rounding out our team recommendation is Annihilape. This fearsome fighting-/ghost-type Pokmon has been a mainstay in the Great League ever since it made its Pokmon Go debut in 2024, and it translates very well to the Scroll Cup. Its got a huge attack stat and some great moves including the top-tier fast attack Counter.If you dont have those Pokmon in your collection or you dont have enough Candy and Stardust to optimize them for the Scroll Cup there are plenty of other Pokmon you can try instead. These include Sableye, Azumarill, Morpeko, Mandibuzz, Lanturn, Chesnaught, and Whiscash. You can find more details about these Pokmon in the next section.Scroll Cup best Pokmon moves and IVsHere are some of the top Pokmon to use in the Scroll Cup, as well as their optimal movesets and IVs:PokmonTypeBest Fast MoveBest Charged MovesPerfect IVsToxapexPoison/WaterPoison JabBrine and Sludge Wave0 / 15 / 15GastrodonWater/GroundMud SlapBody Slam and Earth Power1 / 15 / 14AnnihilapeFighting/GhostCounterRage Fist and Ice Punch2 / 15 / 15SableyeDark/GhostShadow ClawFoul Play and Dazzling Gleam0 / 15 / 15AzumarillWater/FairyBubbleIce Beam and Play Rough0 / 15 / 15MorpekoElectric/DarkThunder ShockAura Wheel and Psychic Fangs1 / 15 / 15MandibuzzDark/FlyingAir SlashFoul Play and Aerial Ace0 / 13 / 15LanturnWater/ElectricSparkSurf and Thunderbolt0 / 13 / 14ChesnaughtGrass/FightingVine WhipFrenzy Plant and Superpower1 / 15 / 15WhiscashWater/GroundMud ShotMud Bomb and Scald0 / 14 / 13Two of these Pokmon Azumarill and Sableye require XL Candy and a lot of Stardust to get close to the 1,500 CP limit, so they wont be viable for everyone. That said, both of these Pokmon are excellent choices for the standard Great League, making them worthy investments if you have the resources to spare.We havent included Shadow Pokmon in our list of recommendations as they tend to be quite rare and not every trainer will have them in their collection. If youre lucky enough to have a Shadow Annihilape with good IVs, its definitely worth giving it a spot on your team.Whatever team you end up using in the Scroll Cup, the general rules apply: Make sure youve got a range of coverage options, power each Pokmon up as close to the 1,500 CP limit as possible, and use TMs to teach them their best attacks. Once youve done all of that, its time to battle!

Owning a physical piece of anime history is pretty rare, but some fans will get exactly that opportunity thanks to a new auction that includes thousands of production cels from anime projects ranging from Dragon Ball Z and Akira to numerous Studio Ghibli films. The auction is being held on the Heritage Auctions website, and is all wrapped up in the organizations Art of Anime Volume IV event, which puts a particular spotlight on Celebrating 40 years of Studio Ghibli.The auction itself includes art from dozens of different anime series and films. The auction features over 60 items from Studio Ghibli films, including a few from Kikis Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro, that are particularly gorgeous. Theres also and extensive collection of Akira cells, feature backgrounds and characters from the film. On top of all that, there are also items from Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Berserk, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Pokmon, and more. You can dig through Heritage Auctions entire anime collection on its website to find all of the hidden gems. All of the items in this auction will collect their final bids between March 22 and March 24, so youve got a few days to pick out the pieces you cant live without.

Bluesky's latest update adds a few more useful options to its impressive arsenal of anti-harassment tools. The changes make it easier to hide direct messages (DMs) from strangers, and to mute accounts even faster. You don't need to do anything to receive these features, too. As long as you're using the latest version of Bluesky's apps or log in to the website on any browser, you should see them. Here's everything that's now available as a part of Bluesky's 1.99 update.Block DMs from strangersNo one wants a bunch of DMs from strangers, and Bluesky has now acknowledged that. If you're on the end of a targeted harassment campaign, you'll now be able to sort out DMs from strangers quite easily. Go to the Chat tab in Bluesky's apps or website, and you'll see the new Chat requests button up top. This is where all DMs from strangers will now end up by default. You can accept these requests to allow the people behind them to DM you on a case-by-case basis, or reject them to stop them from pinging you again.Faster account mutingBluesky now lets you mute accounts directly from any post. If you're scrolling through your feed and you see a post you dislike, just hit the three-dots button next to the post and select Mute account. This will mute the account until you choose to unmute it. This is useful if you encounter accounts posting things you'd rather not see, such as spoilers, political content, or incendiary posts. It's much faster than having to go to their profile to mute them.Longer videos on BlueskyBluesky has increased the length of videos you're allowed to post on the service. Previously, you could post videos up to 60 seconds long, but with the 1.99 update, you can now post three-minute long videos, too. This brings Bluesky closer to its competitors. Threads allows you to upload individual videos that are up to five minutes long, while X (formerly Twitter) has the limit at two minutes and 20 seconds for people who don't pay for its premium subscription.Other notable improvementsThis update has a few other improvements, including translations to three new languagesEsperanto, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh. It also has better layouts for those accessing Bluesky's website from tablets. The company also claims that it has improved the process of reporting posts to moderators and the error reports you see when you encounter an issue during the signup process.

Renovating your house has serious upsides in terms of your enjoyment of the property and the return on your investmentbut theres a price to be paid in time and discomfort. Renovation projects can take weeks or months to complete, and during that time your home will mostly likely be filled with dust, debris, and workers. Its little wonder people choose to move out of their homes and live in a rental while the work is being done.Not everyone can do that, of courseand not everyone can spend the next few months living in a construction zone. If youve got limited time (and limited tolerance for the mess and disruption), you might choose to put off home improvement projects until you have more of each. Or you could re-calibrate your expectations, because there are several one-day renovation projects (including clean up) that will have a big impact but have you relaxing on the couch by dinner time.Refresh a bathroomA complete bathroom remodel can take weeks or months to complete, which is seriously inconvenientespecially if you only have one bathroom in the house. But you can accomplish a pretty dramatic refresh of your bathroom in one day if you keep your focus narrow:Re-caulking the shower should take just a few hours. This not only gets rid of unsightly stained, discolored caulkit will also help prevent future leaks resulting from failing old caulk.A new showerhead can be installed in less than an hour. Alternatively, clean the one you have: Remove the existing showerhead and soak it in white, distilled vinegar for about an hour, then rinse, scrub, and re-install.Similarly, a new faucet on the vanity can be installed within an hour, unless accessing the supply lines and drain is difficult.Boom! A days work and your bathroom can be dramatically improved. You could also consider intalling a bath liner, instantly transforming your shower or bath in (theoretically) just a day.PaintPaint is the easiest and cheapest remodel of them all, and you can get a lot done with one day and a gallon of good-quality paint:Paint a roomyou can absolutely paint an entire room in one day. Youll need to budget in a few hours between coats, so get an early start and have a plan.Paint furniture: Any piece of furniture in your house thats looking a little drab can be upscaled with a coat of paintincluding upholstered pieces.You can also paint floors that have seen better days; additionally, lampshades, fireplaces, radiators, and kitchen appliances can all be successfully painted in just a few hours.Update your kitchen's detailsJust like your bathroom, a full-scale kitchen remodel can take a long time, and have your house filled with dust for ages. But you can transform your kitchen in one day by targeting a few relatively easy but visually powerful spots:New pulls. Swap out the old, tarnished, probably outdated pulls on your drawers and cabinets for shiny new ones.New faucet. Swapping out the old faucet for a new one shouldnt take more than a few hours.Lighting. Adding adhesive lights under your cabinets will a) make the space brighter, which in turn will make it look cleaner and fresher, and b) add a touch of glamour to the space.Cover the backsplash with peel-and-stick tiles for a whole new look.Install vinyl plank flooringIf your current floors are a little sad and worn out, you might think that installing a whole new floor will take at least several days, if not a week. But you can install brand-new vinyl plank flooring in a day, as you can see here (and this guy tore out and replaced his subfloor, then installed vinyl plank, all in one day).Granted, your mileage will vary on how comfortable you are measuring and cutting the planks, but this kind of flooring is one of the easiest to installand it looks great and wears well.Replace bathroom vanityIf youre thinking about replacing the faucet in your bathroom as noted above, why not take it one step further and upgrade the entire vanity? Disconnecting the plumbing, removing the old vanity and faucet, and installing new ones requires just some basic plumbing knowledge and the use of a power drill, and should only take you a few hours from beginning to endeven if you include going out to buy the new vanity.Add new light fixtures and switchesIf youre not afraid to do a little basic wiring, you can change the light fixtures in your house, the plates over the outlets and switches, and even the outlets and switches themselves all in one day. Once youve turned off the power so theres no chance of killing yourself, changing out existing light fixtures can take just a few minutes for each one, so unless youve got a football field of lights in your house it shouldnt take more than an hour or two to tackle them all (or however many you want to change).Similarly, swapping out outlet and switch plates takes just a few minutes each (and requires just a screwdriver). And upgrading your light switches to dimmer switches is a similarly quick and relatively easy project that you can do all over the house in one day, easily.Stick decals on your tile floorsIf youve got tile floors that need a little upgrade but you dont want to install a floor over them or tear them out entirely, you can cover them up with peel-and-stick tile tiles or decals very quickly. While you shouldnt rush, because the end result depends heavily on how accurately and neatly you cut your pieces to fit your space, you can definitely complete an average-sized room within a day, and you can probably do multiple rooms in one day if youre focused once you get the hang of it.

In a rare recent example of a product becoming more affordable (rather than moving full-speed in the opposite direction), the popular podcast service Pocket Casts no longer requires a subscription to access its web player and desktop apps. Although the premium tiers are still there for some paywalled features, the only platforms where you can't listen for free are now smartwatches without a paired phone a niche within a niche, if ever there was one.Before Tuesday's announcement, you could listen for free on the Pocket Casts Android and iOS apps, but its web player and desktop apps required a premium subscription starting at $4 monthly or $40 annually. Now, you can check in with your favorite podcasters on your Mac or PC without paying a dime. Although you could already do that on free alternatives like Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube Music, Pocket Casts enthusiasts (including some Engadget staffers) swear by its clean UI, silence trimming and voice boosting features and queue management.Pocket Casts / App StoreThe Automattic-owned service framed the move as standing up for open podcasting that's freely accessible to anyone, everywhere. "By making our Web Player available to everyone, we're reinforcing our belief that podcasts belong to the people, not corporations," the brand wrote in its announcement post.That's a noble sentiment and one we would love to see more companies embrace. But if we read (perhaps a bit cynically) between the lines, YouTube announced last month that it's passed one billion monthly active podcast viewers, with third-party data showing that it's the most popular podcast service in the US. When combined with Apple's recent addition of a web player for its free podcast service, perhaps Pocket Casts realized it was limiting itself to a diminishing piece of the pie by paywalling everything but its mobile apps.As it stands, Pocket Casts hopes its subscription-gated features will entice some folks into throwing a few bucks its way. The Plus tier adds (deep inhale) a shuffle feature, bookmarks, the ability to preselect chapters, 20GB of cloud storage, watchOS and Wear OS apps (which you can still use for free as long as the content is streaming from your phone) and other goodies like themes, icons and a year of content from Slumber Studios. Meanwhile, the Patron tier offers all that plus early access to features, 100GB of cloud storage, extra icons and, the most important of all, a profile badge.Pocket Casts Plus will set you back $4 monthly or $40 annually, while a Patron subscription costs $10 monthly or $100 annually.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/pocket-casts-makes-its-web-player-and-desktop-apps-usable-without-a-subscription-193035046.html?src=rss