iOS, iPadOS 15.2, WatchOS 8.3 and Apple TV Updates Released December 13, 2021

It’s been another one of those nights. Apple has just released major updates for all their hardware. The new updates are bringing in updates for Apple Music, as well as important bug fixes and optimizations across all devices.

You can download your update right now through your device’s software update feature. Depending on your device, your update may weigh in at around 650-850MB.

The Game Awards 2021 December 9, 2021

Settle in gamers tonight is one of the biggest nights in gaming. We will watch the major awards get presented for the best games of the past year and see the new gaming announcements starting in just a half hour. That’s right, it’s time for The Game Awards.

We are posting the 4K YouTube feed below, but the show will be broadcasting on alternate services including Twitch.

The Lead Actors from Phantasmagoria 1 and 2 Will Be Streaming Together For The First Time Ever December 8, 2021

Big news coming from the Conversations With Curtis series. The lead actor from Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh, Paul Stetler, has announced his next guest, Victoria Morsell, who just so happened to be in a similar position to him some time earlier.

Stay tuned for December 18th, when they’ll be broadcasting the next episode. If you’re interested in contributing to the series, check them out on Patreon!

Phantasmagoria and Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh are out now for the PC.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition Trailer December 8, 2021

Honestly, if you have a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, you MUST play the Spider-Man games from Insomniac. Not only do they have some of the most fun gameplay I’ve played in years, their stories hold up as some of the best of the entire franchise.

If you have a PS5 and haven’t picked up the game yet, here’s a new trailer for the Ultimate Edition, which includes PS5 remasters of the games with all new improved graphics, costumes and more.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition is out now for the PS5.

More Pokeballs Coming to Pokemon Go December 4, 2021

Pokémon Go’s creators have promised they’ll be offering more free in-game Pokéballs this holiday season, and they produced this adorable trailer to highlight the promotion. Check it out.

Just leave the truck out front. I’ll take care of the rest.

Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS smart devices.

Conversations With Curtis: Episode 8 December 4, 2021

I know we are a little behind on this, but I felt we needed to report on it anyway even if it is a little late. Over the past year the lead actor from the cult classic PC game Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh, Paul M. Stetler, has been interviewing his fellow cast and crew from the game. Last week, he posted the latest episode of the series, Episode 8.

In this episode, Paul conducts an interview with the game’s lead writer, Lorelei Shannon. It is a MUST WATCH for all fans of the game. If you missed it, you can watch it below:

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is out now for the PC.

Halo Infinite Launch Trailer November 30, 2021

This afternoon, we got our first look at Halo: Infinite’s single-player campaign in what feels like a year and a half. Today, Microsoft and 343 released this new launch trailer in glorious 4K. Take a look!

Halo: Infinite is coming December 8th, 2021 to PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Avengers: Holiday Deep Dive November 29, 2021

The holidays are upon us and the team for Marvel’s Avengers are showing off what is coming next for the game in patch 2.2. Oh and there’s a certain spider coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 versions. Give it a watch!

Avengers is out now for PC, Xbox One, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 and PS5.

Halo: Infinite – Forever We Fight Trailer November 28, 2021

Microsoft has just released this new full-length trailer in anticipation for Halo: Infinite’s release. In this video, we see the history of humanity and how it relates to Halo. There’s some great production value on this one and it’s clear Microsoft is trying to invoke those classic trailers from Halo past. Take a watch and decide for yourselves how it stacks up.

Halo: Infinite is coming December 8th, 2021 to PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Lifeline Games Getting Major Updates For Apple iPhone and Apple Watch November 22, 2021

When I purchased my first-ever Apple Watch earlier this year, I became obsessed with catching up on all the unique games and applications that I had been missing out on for waiting so long to purchase one. While Apple has a great bunch of first party pre-loaded programs like its ECG and Fitness apps, a few games that can either only be played on or played best on the Apple Watch have been released. One of the games I saw listed in nearly every “Best of” Apple Watch games lists were the Lifeline series of games by 3 Minute Games.

Lifeline was one of the first games I ever played on the Apple Watch, and I absolutely fell in love with it. It had a simple interface, which functioned similarly to the interactive novels I remembered reading as a kid. However, the thing I appreciated the most about the game was that it could be played on either my Apple Watch OR my iPhone, and that any progress I made on one device would transfer to the other. Since the game required making a player wait in real-time for certain story sections to progress (similar to the alternate reality game Majestic I played back in 2000), being able to respond to the game as soon as the story event unlocked was a major immersive factor for me and helped blur the line between reality and game.

Earlier this year 3 Minute Games announced they were back in development of a new game and would be releasing updates for their games, starting with the original Lifeline. Part of that update would include native support for newer iPhone screens (like the iPhone X, 11, 12 or 13), as well as native support for the more recent versions of WatchOS. The version of Lifeline I played on my iPhone 12 Pro and Apple Watch Series 6 likely included this update.

While there is a Lifeline 2 (and I fully intend to play it someday), as far as I can tell, it was not a direct sequel to the original Lifeline, it features a new story, a new setting, and new characters. However, 3 Minute games has produced more games that served as follow ups to the original Lifeline and continued the plotline of the original game. The next game to follow Lifeline is actually called Lifeline: Silent Night. After completing the original game’s epilogue, I fired up Silent Night only to discover that my Apple Watch and iPhone progress were not in sync. I immediately stopped playing, and held out hope the game would get an update. This morning, that update finally came. A major free update was just released for Lifeline: Silent Night, and progress syncing is now possible between iPhone and Apple Watch.

I applaud 3 Minute Games for continuing the support of their applications this long after their original program release, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them and their applications. Hopefully Taylor will be okay.