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Host Jimmy Kimmel took a shot of tequila before announcing the 2024 Oscar winners. Florence Pugh and more also took shots of tequila with Guillermo. Sure, Don Julio seems to have been the big sponsor at the Academy Awards this year, but this isn’t the first time tequila has been a major part of awards season. In fact, The Rock took a shot before he showed up and got an eyeful of John Cena’s (mostly) nude moment, and the whole thing is harkening back to a moment shared between Margot Robbie and America Ferrera as well. …

Saber Interactive Have you ever just wanted to run away from it all? When you’re dealing with mounting problems at home, the idea of jumping in a car and driving away as far as possible sounds appealing. What better way to leave the past in the dust than to hit the open road and go wherever your wheels take you? That idea is at the heart of Heading Out, a new narrative racing game that’s unlike anything I’ve played before. Inspired by classic road films like Easy Rider, the upcoming game combines racing, visual novel…

Even if you haven’t played Star Citizen, you’re likely aware of its legacy. It’s been in development for well over a decade – with an early access version of the game available to play – and has become one of the most highly-funded crowdfunding campaigns of all time. But now, the journey to a full release seems within grasp. Sort of. According to a recent letter from the chairman and founder of Cloud Imperium Games, Chris Roberts, Star Citizen is on the path to 1.0, which the team considers “the features and content set…

This side of a commemorative plate mounted on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft features U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s handwritten “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.” It will be affixed with a silicon microchip stenciled with names submitted by the public. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechWhen it launches in October, the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a richly layered dispatch that includes more than 2.6 million names submitted by the public.Following in NASA’s storied tradition of sending inspirational…

In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn't historically been a problem — drought. "Up towards Slave Lake, we'd expect about 50 millimetres this coming year," said John Pomeroy, a University of Saskatchewan water scientist. "We had five. So one–tenth of normal."It's a similar situation southwest of Edmonton, where the snow pillow — a device used to measure snowpack — between the North Saskatchewan River and the Athabasca River is far worse than last year.That snow pillow…

Helldivers 2‘s ongoing galactic war campaign could be positively filled with unexpected twists and turns, from the looks of it. After the unexpected Automaton onslaught immediately after the Terminid clash, the community is theorizing that the omnicidal bots might not be going after Super Earth, but Cyberstan instead. Amidst all the wacky hijinks that the Helldivers are up to, there’s a fairly interesting narrative developing in the background of the galactic war. More specifically, after Malevelon Creek (i.e. robot…

Over the years, multinational companies have been appointing top talented execs from India in the highest roles and positions. In sectors, from tech to healthcare, we have seen Indian-origin leaders handling crucial operations in global companies. Today, American cloud computing company Snowflake has appointed Sridhar Ramaswamy as the new CEO. Check out the list of the top 10 Indian-origin CEOs of global companies that aspiring entrepreneurs can emulate. Top 10 Indian-origin CEOsSridhar Ramaswamy: S. Ramaswamy has been…

On Friday, Vin Diesel posted on Instagram to express that he had met with the writers and crew working on the anticipated conclusion to the action movie series from Universal Pictures earlier that day. The lawsuit was filed by Diesel’s former assistant in December, alleging that he had sexually assaulted her in a hotel in 2010 while Fast Five was filming. This is the first public update on the drama surrounding the movie. Diesel has denied any wrongdoing. Vin also produces the car-focused movie. View…

In the big Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday, we learned of two of the four Xbox titles Microsoft said would appear on “the other consoles.” One of them is Pentiment, coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PS5, well, today. MicrosoftThe critically acclaimed Pentiment has been an Xbox, PC and Xbox Cloud exclusive since launch in late 2022. It has an eye-catching animated historical art style — and is delightfully niche. The game’s director, Josh Sawyer, said creating and launching a game like this would never have been…

Last week, Microsoft confirmed it would bring more first-party titles to other platforms. There was plenty of speculation as to what those games would be, but after various announcements today, the roster has been set. During today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, Nintendo fired off the first confirmation that Grounded would be heading to the Nintendo Switch in April and Pentiment would arrive February 22. Then, Hi-Fi Rush for PS5 leaked a little early. Now, Xbox has confirmed all four games: Grounded, Pentiment,…