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Super Smash Bros. Melee still makes regular appearances at gaming tournaments to this day, but it won’t be present at one of the biggest competitions in the world, as the lineup for EVO 2019 has been revealed and Melee is nowhere to be seen. Super Smash Bros. Melee was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001, but it’s remained a staple of the fighting game community to this day, due to how technical the gameplay is and how it rewards those who are willing to devote themselves to abusing every exploit and trick that they can find....

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Knowing a target’s personality type can be very useful for social engineers. For example, if attackers know the communication style of the potential victim, they can adjust their ways to influence the target through spearphishing or other avenues. All in all, it is a good tool to have in your toolbox if you intend to do some serious social engineering campaigns. Common ways to measure personality types One of the most well-known ways to assess personality traits is the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI)....

Welcome to Daily Deals, our ongoing look at the best deals and offers for Screen Rant fans to get the best out of their buck when it comes to comics, collectibles, electronics, clothing, and anything else we find that could save fans money! Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be feeling a bit of withdrawal as we wait for the next wave of MCU films to hit, but thankfully there are other ways we can celebrate our love for the cinematic Avengers, and that’s with Displate’s amazing metal prints that are available to SR fans for 20% off!...

The European Union is watching the Apple versus Epic Games trial closely, says the head of the EU’s competition watchdog, but its own investigations will proceed regardless of the outcome. European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said that both of the EU’s antitrust investigations into Apple were progressing … The EU is deciding whether Apple’s running of the App Store is anti-competitive, and is separately investigating whether Apple Pay breaks European antitrust rules....

Evil West is a third-person shooter video game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Focus Entertainment. The game is now available for the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. After installing the game, Evil West has received positive reviews; like other video games, the Evil West title also has issues, such as the game Won’t Launch issue in its initial days. Also Read...

Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, helped kicked off the Evo Championship 2019 weekend with a bang by announcing the development of a brand new fighting game coming from Radiant Entertainment. Riot Games acquired Radiant in 2016 and the studio, most famous for Stonehearth, has been relatively quiet outside of the cancellation of Rising Thunder - a move that had re-allocated the team to a new, unannounced title that is likely the new game being developed....

Bloodshot movie actor Sam Heughan, who will appear alongside Vin Diesel, confirms the Valiant comic adaptation starts filming in South Africa soon. Comic book movies have gained massive popularity in Hollywood over the last decade - thanks, in part, to the success of Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, not all comic book superhero film franchises follow the MCU formula. A variety of studios have tried their hands at other methods of adapting the sprawling worlds of these heroes....

Avengers: Infinity War star Mark Ruffalo said in an interview with Screen Rant that the Hulk’s first encounter with Thanos will have a lasting impact on the next two Avengers movies. The Hulk joins forces with Captain America, Iron Man, and the rest of an incredibly deep roster of heroes to battle Josh Brolin’s Thanos in Infinity War, which goes wide in just five days on April 27. The “strongest Avenger” has been featured prominently, among others, in trailers and promos for the sequel leading up to its highly anticipated release....

Aquaman actor Ludi Lin exclusively tells Screen Rant he wants to star in Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi. The Master of Kung Fu in Marvel comics is one of a few new characters who appear to be primed for a debut in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If this is going to happen, Marvel will need a star to fill the role, and may not need to look any further than Ludi Lin....

Travel booking website Expedia has revamped its iPad application with a new, tablet-optimized look and improved search. Expedia says that its app is faster at helping you book travel than apps from the competition because of its combined search feature. You just enter your destination and the app will provide results for both hotels and flights in one panel. The app has a handful of other helpful features, according to Expedia:...

The fallout from the Facebook privacy controversy continues. After it was revealed that a firm of political consultants carried out a data-harvesting exercise disguised as a personality quiz, the latest developments include a lawsuit and a Mozilla-led petition for privacy changes to the app … From what we know so far, it is data-mining political consultancy Cambridge Analytica which was responsible for the misuse of data, and Facebook inadvertently permitted it rather than being actively involved....

Daisy Ridley is an actress who has been getting a lot of attention as of late. That may be surprising, given that she’s been in relatively few movies, but she has managed to find her way onto a few blockbusters – namely the latest Star Wars trilogy. And that’s enough to kickstart her career. Rotten Tomatoes is one of several sites fans can go to in order to get decent ratings, from both critics and fans....

In building the DCEU, Zack Snyder planted teases and Easter eggs for many DC characters throughout the franchise, including in his cut of the 2017 movie Justice League. Snyder departed the superhero ensemble in the aftermath of a family tragedy, with Justice League undergoing significant reshoots. In the nearly two years since the film’s release, the campaign for the Snyder Cut of Justice League is not only continuing with no end in sight, but the demand for it is growing even among those critical of Snyder’s DC films....

2019 saved some of its most exciting movie releases for December, and there will be a bit of everything for all ages and tastes. This year was packed with big releases from different genres – on the superhero side, for example, viewers finally witnessed the biggest superhero battle to date in Avengers: Endgame, while on the horror front Stephen King fans got a good dose of scares with IT: Chapter 2 and Doctor Sleep....

Back when Android manufacturers were adding wireless charging to their phones and Apple wasn’t, one popular theory was that the iPhone maker was skipping contact-based chargers and holding out for long-distance ones. In the end, of course, Apple finally opted for the same contact-based Qi chargers as everyone else. But resonance chargers – which require the device to be placed extremely close to the charging coils – offer limited benefit. Sure, it’s convenient to be able to just put your iPhone X down on a wireless charging dock and pick it up again later without having to fiddle with the Lightning cable, but you still have just as many cables as ever – they are now simply attached to docks....

Warning! SPOILERS ahead for Escape Room. Escape Room’s ending has multiple twists and one massive sequel tease that sets up a much bigger mystery. Directed by Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key), the psychological horror thriller spins an intriguing yarn around six strangers playing a game that turns deadly that keeps the audience guessing who will survive all the way to the end. Escape Room begins a bit like The Breakfast Club: shy physics student Zoey (Taylor Russell), cocky stockbroker Jason (Jay Ellis), former soldier Amanda (Deborah Ann Woll), video game-obsessed nerd Danny (Nik Dodani), trucker Mike (Taylor Labine), and burnout Ben (Logan Miller) receive invitations to participate in an Escape Room on Thanksgiving Day....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has made a fortune for Marvel Studios. Despite it turning 10 years old this year, it shows no sign of slowing down or fading away with the next phase already planned out. Money aside, the MCU has catapulted its stars’ careers into the stratosphere and rejuvenated others – namely Robert Downey Jr. Speaking to EW about what the role of Iron Man did for Downey, Iron Man director and Happy Hogan in the MCU, Jon Favreau, said, “It’s exciting for everybody, because he’s a guy that I think a lot of people wrote off....

The Celestials tower over a planet in the first piece of concept art for Eternals shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have long wondered what movies would come in Phase 4, but Marvel Studios has held off on revealing those plans. This changed at SDCC as Marvel returned to Hall H to announce their entire plans for Phase 4 of the MCU. Unlike past Phases, this one will only last for two years, but will contain five movies and TV shows apiece....

The European Commission is still waiting for Apple to formally respond to the Spotify complaint of anti-competitive actions, says Europe’s competition commissioner. Margrethe Vestager said that the commission was officially investigating the claim, but hasn’t yet had a response from Apple … The Spotify complaint Spotify filed an official complaint with the European Commission regarding Apple’s App Store practices, back in March. It said that Apple’s 30% commission on in-app subscriptions was an anti-competitive practice as Apple Music is not subject to the same fee....