Multiverse virtual worlds will be healthier for society than our current social networks

The basis of the classic James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” is an evil media mogul who instigates war between the U.K. and China because it will be great for TV ratings. There’s been a wake-up call recently that our most popular social networks have been indirectly designed to divide populations into enemy camps and reward sensational content, but without the personal responsibility of Bond’s nemesis because they’re algorithmically driven. (This...

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‘Monster Hunter’ Movie Posters Sure Are Big and Dumb

Monster Hunter has been massively popular in Japan for years but it wasn’t until 2018’s smash hit Monster Hunter: World that the Capcom franchise went from niche hit to a truly global phenomenon. Maybe it’s because they almost made a playable game for once. Regardless, Monster Hunter is as big as it has ever been. So it’s time for it to come to the big screen. Check out these first posters for the upcoming Monster Hunter movie! I’ll give...

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Watch These Movies Before ‘The Jesus Rolls’

It’s 2020 and the fact that John Turturro is making a spin-off movie based on a minor Coen Brothers character he played over two decades ago isn’t even one of the top 10 weirdest things currently happening in the world, in film or beyond. Watch these movies before The Jesus Rolls. The Big Lebowski The number one reason to even know what this movie is comes from the bizarre fact that it’s technically a spin-off of The Big Lebowski. In fact, Turturro...

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Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots

Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is removing the Discover tab this week as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China’s WeChat. The changes are part of a larger Messenger redesign that reorients the People tab around Stories as Facebook continues to try to dominate the ephemeral social...

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Facebook brings its 3D photos feature to users with single-camera phones

Facebook first showed off its 3D photos back in 2018, and shared the technical details behind it a month later. But unless you had one of a handful of phones with dual cameras back then (when they weren’t so common), you couldn’t make your own. Today an update brings 3D photos to those of us still rocking a single camera. In case you don’t remember or haven’t seen one lately, the 3D photos work by analyzing a 2D picture and slicing it into a ton...

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Check Out Geek.com’s Black History Month Coverage

Marvel Comics Low key I think Geek.com has some of the best Black History Month coverage on the entire internet. For actual years we’ve been highlighting cool intersections of Black people and Geek culture. Whether it’s iconic Black comic book villains and heroes (including a little guy you may have heard of called Black Panther), history lessons on African-American contributions to the video game industry, or an excuse to make Oprah Winfrey the...

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