How to Never Spoil Your Friends on Twitter Again
ROT13, a decades-old letter substitution cipher, is changing the way people discuss spoilers on social media.
The cipher, which simply shifts each letter 13 places in the alphabet, turns spoilers into gibberish, allowing people to openly discuss plot points from movies, TV series, video games, and more.
For example, Twitter user Nathan Edwards posted a Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoiler using ROT13. Those who've already seen the movie and want to decipher the message can simply copy and paste it into the ROT13 website.
Nintendo Switch Sets New Sales Milestones
The Nintendo Switch has now become the fastest selling home console ever to hit the Japanese market. With over 269,000 units sold this week alone, the Switch has officially surpassed the country's most recent fasts selling consoles first-year sales, the PlayStation 2.
With the release of last week’s Media Creates data, it was predicted that the Switch would outpace the PlayStation 2 in first-year sales. Now, thanks to this week's new data we have now have confirmation.
Ice Age-Era Fossils Discovered in LA Subway
For those not from the Los Angeles area, it's quite a surprise to learn the city famous for its traffic jams has a subway system. But what's even more surprising is the frequency in which Ice Age fossils are discovered by teams working to expand LA's underground mass transit system.
According to the Associated Press, fossil remains have routinely been discovered since the subway expansion began in 2014. Among the discoveries have been a "rabbit jaw, mastodon tooth, camel foreleg, bison vertebrae," as well as a "tooth and ankle bone" from an ancient North American horse.
Destiny 2: Gods of Mars DLC Details Outed by PSN
Thanks to a PSN leak new information on Destiny 2’s next expansion, titled Gods of Mars, has surfaced.
The US and Japanese PSN stores uploaded a full description about the game’s second expansion, which seems to be coming out in March, ahead of time. Even though the listings have since been deleted, Reddit user GodsofMarsLeak grabbed a few screenshots (which you can view below) before the posts were removed.
Leaked PSN listing for Gods of Mars. Image courtesy of GodsofMarsLeak.
Every Story We Want Out of The Last Jedi
Divisive as it may be, The Last Jedi carried the tradition of the other Star Wars films by introducing new characters and making surprising adjustments to the story and lore of the universe. And, like any other Star Wars film, we are now left with many questions answered, and even more remaining.
Since Disney’s revival of the Star Wars franchise, we’ve seen several books, comics, and television shows that have explored different characters and tangents seen within the core films themselves. Now, in the wake of The Last Jedi, we have several stories we want to see fleshed out within the expanded universe to help bridge the gap between Episodes VIII and IX.
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Nintendo on Why DLC Is a Good Fit for Switch
Nintendo has been leaning heavily into DLC for Switch games. Since launch, Nintendo has announced a season pass for Breath of the Wild, an expansion pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, a host of updates and DLC for Splatoon 2, and more.
Speaking to IGN, Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Division general manager, explained why DLC has been a good fit for Switch, which is embracing the digital future.
Nintendo on Why DLC Is a Good Fit for Switch
Nintendo has been leaning heavily into DLC for Switch games. Since launch, Nintendo has announced a season pass for Breath of the Wild, an expansion pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, a host of updates and DLC for Splatoon 2, and more.
Speaking to IGN, Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Division general manager, explained why DLC has been a good fit for Switch, which is embracing the digital future.
Pentagon Program Studying UFOs Revealed
A once classified Pentagon program studying UFOs has recently been unveiled.
The New York Times reports the $22 million project, titled the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program, launched in 2007 after former Senator Harry Reid of Nevada expressed deep interest in the subject. According to the Pentagon, the program shut down in 2012, five years after it started.
Before the program began, Reid spoke to Robert Bigelow about the potential of alien life actually existing. Bigelow is the billionaire founder of an aerospace company and he firmly believes UFOs have indeed visited the United States.
Pentagon Program Studying UFOs Revealed
A once classified Pentagon program studying UFOs has recently been unveiled.
The New York Times reports the $22 million project, titled the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program, launched in 2007 after former Senator Harry Reid of Nevada expressed deep interest in the subject. According to the Pentagon, the program shut down in 2012, five years after it started.
Before the program began, Reid spoke to Robert Bigelow about the potential of alien life actually existing. Bigelow is the billionaire founder of an aerospace company and he firmly believes UFOs have indeed visited the United States.