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Death Stranding is currently lagging behind its internal development schedule, according to studio head Hideo Koijma. The game’s official release date has yet to be announced, although many rumors, including those instigated by Kojima himself, have speculated that the title would be launching in 2019. Death Stranding is the first AAA project that Kojima’s new studio, Kojima Productions, will release. The company was formed out of the messy 2015 split between Kojima and his former employer, Konami, and the man many believe to be one of the most creative thinkers in the entire industry has been patiently chipping away at Death Stranding ever since....

Ron Weasley is a seriously underrated character in the Harry Potter franchise. Despite the fact that he is an integral part of the famous trio, Harry and Hermione are constantly overshadowing him. At least in the films. Perhaps this is due to Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson’s smoother transition into pop culture fame or simply due to the fact that more of Ron’s lines found their way into Watson’s script. Whatever the case may be, Ron is not only a loyal friend but a truly fascinating character....

Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore are two very important characters in the Harry Potter series. Not only do they hold vital jobs at Hogwarts as the Transfiguration professor, head of Gryffindor, and the school’s headmaster, the two are also supposedly close friends and allies. They help Harry through his years at the school and Dumbledore, in particular, prepares him for the eventual battle against Voldemort. But how is the relationship between them?...

The paper will start with basic information on how Windows heap management is done and then move to understanding the vulnerability. Windows heap basics Windows has two kinds of heap: Default heap Dynamic heap The default heap is used by the win32 subsystem to manage and allocate memory for local and global variables and local memory management functions [malloc()]. The dynamic heap is created by functions such as HeapCreate() that return a handle/address to a memory chunk that contains the heap header; the information in this header includes the segment table, virtual allocation list, free list usage bitmap, free list table, lookaside table, etc....

Albus Dumbledore is considered one of the most powerful and brilliant minds in the wizarding world. He was responsible for getting rid of the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald and considered the only wizard that Lord Voldemort ever feared. During his time at Hogwarts, Dumbledore was a brilliant student and eventually a Prefect himself. He became headmaster of the school and vital part of the story we all know and love about Harry Potter....

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter introduced a number of incredible and dangerous spells, but none more so than the three Unforgivable Curses, and we explain which one of them was the worst. The first novel from J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series was published in 1997, and as the series got darker and Harry got older, so too did the magic used. Across the seven Harry Potter books and eight films in the saga, readers and viewers alike witnessed some truly dark moments and elements from the wizarding world, which included the trio of spells that are collectively known as the Unforgivable Curses, used by some characters to murder, torture, and control others....

PCs and laptops often come with an HDMI port that allows you to branch out with a second monitor or to enjoy TV and movies on a bigger screen. This relies on your HDMI port actually working—if it doesn’t, you’ll need to troubleshoot. If your HDMI isn’t working on Windows 11, you can try some of these common fixes to get it working again. Why Is My HDMI Not Working on Windows 11?...

During its unveiling of iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite yesterday, Apple mentioned that it’s adding 24 new dictation languages, but it didn’t specify what those languages would be. Dictation, a feature available on both iOS and OS X, uses speech-to-text technology powered by Nuance to let users input text using only their voice rather than a keyboard or touchscreen. Apple has gone from just 8 languages (with a few variations for some) to over 30 in Yosemite....

Along with the recent release of iOS 9 beta 5, a recent report suggests the new iPhone and Apple TV could be announced in early September. Along with that, Apple announces massive numbers for its streaming music service and Google has completely restructured the company. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/218867306?secret_token=s-1gO7h” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every Wednesday....

As HBO’s new standalone streaming service launches today exclusively on Apple TV and iOS devices, FastCompany has a story profiling HBO CEO Richard Plepler and the motivation behind the new service and partnership with Apple. In the story, Plepler denies that an $80 billion bid to buy Time Warner encouraged the launch of HBO Now and explains that he had already reached out to Apple executive Jimmy Iovine, who he had worked for previously at Warner Music:...

HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie trailer teases the many character reunions (and violence) to come in the film. It’s been over fifteen years since David Milch’s gritty, foul-mouthed western series premiered on the network, making stars out of then lesser-known actors like Timothy Olyphant and Kim Dickens in the process. While the TV show was a critical darling in its time - winning multiple Emmy awards and taking home a Golden Globe for Ian McShane’s performance as saloon owner Al Swearengen - its ratings were never all that massive and it ended up being cancelled after three seasons....

This morning, HBO launched its new expanded streaming service: HBO Max, which is a superset of the existing HBO Now offering. You can get the HBO Max app on all Apple devices, but it comes at a price: the HBO partnership with Apple TV Channels is being wound down. Starting today, the HBO channel has been removed from the Apple TV app if you don’t already subscribe to it. If you are a current subscriber, the channel will still be visible for the time being but will not be updated to feature Max-exclusive content....

There’s a new chapter being written at DC/Vertigo, and the comic book imprint is hoping that the launch of High Level will help to plant a new flag in the genre of hard, cyberpunk, science fiction epics. And at the same time, forever change what readers define as a “post-apocalyptic” adventure. The premise alone is enough to hook movie and video games fans tired of the same red-brown, sandy, cannibal-filled canyons and deserts that make up most “end of the world” stories....

Dolores Umbridge might be one of the vilest and villainous characters from Harry Potter. She is definitely right up there with Voldemort and some of his worst Death Eaters, even if she technically never was one. From her first introduction to Hogwarts through to the horrible things she did at the Ministry of Magic under Voldemort’s rule, she was a character that never did anything kind of admirable. But, some of the things that she did were worse than others....

While Harry Potter might not be a story focused on romance, there are many romantic relationships in the series. In addition to the adult couples in Harry’s life, there are infatuations and steady romances among his peers as well. However, some of the couples definitely work better than others. There are certain pairings that made complete sense together as well as some that were have been awful. Here are the five couples from Harry Potter that are perfect together and five that make no sense....

In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, it’s only natural for witches and wizards to break the rules at some point, particularly during the infant and toddler years when they don’t know any better. Once they are are old enough to attend Hogwarts, however, students should be able to control themselves much better, following the rules designed to protect them. Not Gryfindors, though! Not only is the Gryffindor House known to routinely smash rules, they also completely get away with it....

New details on Apple’s ‘Reuse and Recycle’ trade-in program have surfaced in a new Bloomberg report. Tim Culpan details the break down and destruction process that each iPhone, Mac, and iPad receives at one of the many Apple recycling contractors’ plants. With over 50 agreed upon regulations and requirements, the contractors have a heavily imposed process to adhere to. Since Apple started its ‘Reuse and Recycle’ trade-in program for the iPhone over two years ago, little information has been known about what exactly happens once the iOS device has been boxed up by the Apple employee....

Today, Fortnite Season 8 has set sail, and, as previously reported, it will be themed around pirates. The swashbuckling expansion marks the latest content update to Epic Games’ massively successful battle royale shooter. Epic began teasing Season 8 on its Twitter account a few days ago. The new batch of content continues Fortnite’s trademark regular stream of goodies, which have included, among other things, a creation mode and in-game celebrity concerts....

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/271497057″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every Wednesday. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: iTunes (web interface and app) may still be propagating the new episode which could take up to 24 hours. Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded. Hosts:...

Warning! Spoilers for Harley Quinn #70 below As the premiere of the Birds Of Prey film looms, Harley Quinn has revealed her music preferences in Harley Quinn #70, thanks to a karaoke song by a surprise guest superhero. Dr. Quinn has always emanated loopy musical energy, and her taste in tunes is, according to her self-narration, suitably unconventional. Of course, anything Harley says can be taken as a joke, killing or otherwise....