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SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!', Plus the Latest Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 29th, 2023. In today's article, we've got a couple of reviews to kick things off. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! and Pulling No Punch...

May 2023

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How to Make (and Use) Sofrito

Before you get a chance to taste your dinner, you smell it. The aromatic ingredients in any recipe spotlight and complement the main components, adding interest and layers of flavor. Without aromatics...

May 2023

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Genshin Impact Genius Invokation TCG Tournament series "Astra Carnival: The Prince Cup": Regions, Prizepool, and more

The popular title Genshin Impact will launch its first international Genius Invokation TCG Tournament series, "Astra Carnival: The Prince Cup" in the second half of 2...

May 2023

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Alpha7 Esports crowned the champions of PMPL Americas Championship 2023 Spring

The PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Americas Championship 2023 Spring concluded earlier today and yielded Alpha7 Esports from Brazil as the champions o...

May 2023

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South American startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200

Here's a shoutout to South American early-stage startup founders! We want YOU to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. But you'd better hurry -- time is running out.

May 2023

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Kapital gets more of its own capital to help LatAm businesses monitor cash flow

Mexican fintech company Kapital grabbed a fresh round of capital, $20 million in Series A and $45 million in a debt facility, less than a year after securing a $8.6 million seed round.The company, fou...

May 2023

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EBANX: We will be operating in 11 African countries by the end of the year

For all the talk about emerging markets and their similarities, moves involving African startups expanding to Latin America are rare. Only two significant activities come to mind recently: Migo's expa...

May 2023

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More and more Americans are skipping medical care due to money woes

The percentage of American adults who say they skipped medical care due to costs rose significantly last year, hitting 28 percent. That's up from 24 percent in 2021 and 23 percent in 2020, according t...

May 2023

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12 Podcasts Than Will Make Anyone Fall in Love With Podcasts

I'm always trying to get people to listen to more podcasts. If you listen to five, I want you listening to eight. If you listen eight, I want that number to be 13. This is my literal job, people.

May 2023

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Honkai Star Rail Version 1.1 update: "Galactic Roaming" Special Program Livestream and what to expect

The newly-released HoYoverse game is set to go to the next version. The Honkai: Star Rail livestream date and time has been announced and will provide valuable inform...

May 2023

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The Best Free and Cheap Food You Can Get for Memorial Day

Not only is Monday, May 29 Memorial Day--widely considered the unofficial start of summer--but Sunday, May 28 is National Hamburger Day. And whether you're traveling over the long weekend or staying l...

May 2023

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The Best and Worst Times to Drive Memorial Day Weekend, According to AAA

Inflation be damned: Americans are serious about their summer travel this year, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). In fact, in a recent news release, the organization estimates th...

May 2023

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SwitchArcade Round-Up: Humble Games Showcase News, Plus 'Battle Kid' and Today's Other Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 19th, 2023. In today's article, we've got a couple of news items, one from yours truly and another from our pal Mikhail, to go th...

May 2023

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SwitchArcade Round-Up: New 'PowerWash Simulator' SpongeBob DLC Announced, Today's New Releases, Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 18th, 2023. We've certainly got a long list of new games to check out today, but it is mostly dubious. I suspect we're still not ...

May 2023

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Pete Buttigieg Loves God, Beer, and His Electric Mustang

By Virginia Heffernan[photo1]The curious mind of Pete Buttigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve. Even as he discusses railroads and airlines, down to the pointillist data that is his curren...

May 2023

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Hear Me Out: Pickle Spaghetti

Pickle fans love taking what is supposed to be an accent--a sour and pungent adornment--and forcing it into a main role. We'll try any pickled-flavored snack that comes to market, be it a simple potat...

May 2023

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Annulus, a chess strategy title, enters early access on Android in North America

Annulus is a brand new dark wind chess strategy title that is now available for early access on Android in select countries of North America. The game is independentl...

May 2023

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The Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

[photo1]Dell CameronEach year, at the request of police and intelligence agents across the country, the United States Postal Service conducts surveillance on physical pieces of mail going to and from ...

May 2023

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SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Gekisou! Benza Race -Toilet Shooting Star-', Plus Today's Other Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 15th, 2023. Today's article features a handful of new releases and games that came in after I wrapped things up last Friday, with...

May 2023

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TikTok adds a new mental health awareness hub to provide users access to resources

With a U.S. ban of TikTok looming, the company is introducing a new mental health awareness hub to allow users to learn about well-being topics, connect with advocates and support organizations that p...

May 2023