Babylon review: the magic and misery of the movies
“Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is a sprawling portrait of late 1920s Hollywood that just so happens to be one of the boldest and best movies you’ll see this year.” Pros Damien Chazelle’s bravura visual style Linus Sandgren’s gorgeous, versatile cinematography Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Li Jun Li’s scene-stealing performances Cons Several storylines feel slighter than […]
I Played The Witcher 3 After Finishing The Netflix Show, And I Loved It
No one has played every video game. Not even the experts. In Backlog, Digital Trends’ gaming team goes back to important games they’ve never played to see what makes them so special. Or not. Netflix’s The Witcher was my surprise streaming hit of 2019. I’d (mostly) missed The Witcher game franchise, and I’d never opened […]
Bad Sisters review – Sharon Horgan’s pitch-black comedy is murderously good | Television
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) is an adaptation of The Out-Laws – the Belgian series by Malin-Sarah Gozin, which was described by this here very organ as “the blackest comedy ever”. To know that it has been retooled by, and stars, Sharon Horgan is to be reassured that nothing will be lost in translation. This well-founded […]
Baidu Introduces the Raven H and Raven R at CES 2018
Google is no longer the only search engine with a digital assistant under its belt. Baidu, which operates the most popular search engine in China and recently acquired smart home startup Raven, was on hand at CES to showcase the forthcoming Raven H and establish itself as yet another player in the crowded field of digital assistants. Much […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 could have saved Google Stadia
Baldur’s Gate 3 took the gaming world by storm after leaving early access on August 3, making it one of the most successful PC game launches in recent memory. It’s also coming to PlayStation 5 soon, but Baldur’s Gate 3’s wild success has me thinking about another platform the game was originally going to come […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 fans should watch Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Here’s why
With video game developer Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3‘s instant success with fans and Paramount Pictures’ Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves‘ warm embrace by movie critics earlier this year, the fantasy genre is experiencing another mainstream resurgence. Honor Among Thieves is now winning over new fans on Paramount+ and is the perfect movie to complement […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 includes a poignant Undertale Easter egg
Baldur’s Gate 3 features more mind flayers, dragons, and lustful party members than you can shake a stick at. By the end of the 100-plus hour campaign, your main character will likely have gone through plenty of turmoil and — depending on their relationship with the pesky mind flayer tadpole that was rudely inserted into […]
The ‘Perfect’ Playthrough Choices for Baldur’s Gate 3 Explained
Highlights Saving the Emerald Grove is the best course of action as it preserves important vendors, NPCs, and quest-givers for Act 2, while destroying it locks off content and romances. It is crucial to protect Isobel in the battle in Last Light Inn, as her capture or death leads to everyone in the Inn dying […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 dev explains why Xbox Series S is a challenge
Larian Studios has an absolute hit on its hands with Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dungeons & Dragons-based CRPG sold millions of copies, has legions of fans, and we called it a “staggering CRPG with a level of player freedom that makes its possibilities feel endless” in our review. It’s currently being considered a “Game of […]
Baldur’s Gate 3: best settings, DLSS, slow HDD mode
After three years in early access, Baldur’s Gate 3 is out on PC. It’s a beautiful, dense RPG with a lot of detail, but you’ll need the best settings to optimize your performance on PC. The game runs well based on my 10 or so hours in it, and the graphics menu offers a lot of bandwidth to […]