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We are in the middle of a Yakuza renaissance, or at least we would be if the franchise still went by that name. Going forward, we should actually say that we are in the middle of a Like a Dragon renaissance. Yes, Sega has seemingly changed the Western name of one of its fastest-growing global franchises, and fans are understandably asking “Why?” The recent PlayStation State of Play showcase was full of game trailers and announcements, but arguably one of the biggest reveals was the long-awaited Western remake of Yakuza’s samurai spin-off Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!...

On another Earth, somewhere in the countless strands of reality in the multiverse, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 opened in theaters on June 10, 2016. The film would have followed 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and might well have marked the end of both Andrew Garfield’s tenure in the suit and director Marc Webb’s behind the camera. But while Garfield and Webb did both exit the Spider-Man franchise–at least until now for Garfield–it was instead the prior film that proved to be both men’s swan song....

Kingdom Hearts 3 is the first installment of the franchise to come to a Microsoft console, but that leaves many Xbox unable to play the previous installments in the franchise without having another console. Since Kingdom Hearts 3 is the culmination of all other games in the franchise, Xbox One players are left wondering if they will get to experience the full series. Today, Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura told IGN that there are currently no plans to bring Kingdom Hearts 1....

The massively multiplayer naval warfare online game World of Warships is currently celebrating its Fifth Anniversary, and the Wargaming.net team has loaded all the big guns to send us a volley of anniversary in-game missions and gifts. The Fifth Anniversary celebration comes partnered with Update 0.9.8, which is bringing a slew of visual improvements and new content additions and game fixes. The World of Warships Fifth Anniversary celebration began Wednesday, 2 September (3 a....

Xbox is producing more games now than it has for some time. The games coming out of Xbox Game Studios are also incredibly diverse, bringing many past Xbox fans back into the fold. It’s an exciting time to be a fan, with more and more Xbox games rolling out month to month. This wave of enthusiasm has led these fans to start speculating about the return of some Xbox franchises that have been on hiatus....

Xbox is kicking off February 2019 with several big sales and discounts on Xbox One hardware and games. Three individual themed sales events, as well as Xbox’s standard Spotlight and Deals with Gold sales are all available now on the Xbox and Microsoft storefronts. Specifically, Xbox gamers can now peruse through the Xbox One Wolfenstein Franchise Sale, the Anime Month Sale, and the Indie Sports Spectacular Sale. Discounts on select Xbox One X hardware, as well as several major EA are also available....

The Tomb Raider franchise has been churning along for nearly two decades, beginning with the release of the original game in 1996. A game franchise doesn’t survive that long without evolving and reinventing itself a time or two along the way, and that’s certainly been the case for Tomb Raider. Most recently, the franchise got a gritty, ground-floor reboot in 2013, an Uncharted-inspired origin story exploring the beginnings of how Lara Croft became the veteran raider of antiquities gamers know and love....

The Xbox Series X is set to release on November 10th, 2020, and will be Microsoft and Xbox’s latest effort in bringing a truly next-generation console gaming experience to gamers. It will be launching alongside a more budget-friendly weaker console that’s all-digital and will give everyone a chance to hop into next-gen. The fall will see a lot of game releases, and players are wondering if they should just wait to purchase the next-gen versions....

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Last night’s announcement that the rest of the Yakuza series would be coming to Xbox and PC fairly soon was pretty awesome. While expected due to Yakuza 0, Kiwami, and Kiwami 2 already being available, Sega had yet to talk about the future of the series for people that weren’t Sony faithful. Now, we have an exact idea of when players will be able to continue Kiryu Kazuma’s journey. The Yakuza Remastered Collection will be available starting January 28, 2021, on Xbox One, Steam, and the Windows Store....

Zephyr has never really been a top-tier Warframe. She had a lot of utility as the “flying Warframe” when she was initially released way back update 12.0, but that utility disappeared almost immediately once Archwings were added to the game. Since then, Zephyr has received a few minor tweaks to give her abilities some added utility, but they never really allowed her to compete with other high-mobility crowd control Warframes like Nova....

The undisputed top dog in the world of Facebook Games, Zynga, has just announced that they’re making plans to go public in the near future - prompting an estimated valuation between 15 and 20 billion dollars. Assuming they go with the popular low-float stock option model, they’d be allowing 10% of their shares to be sold to the public. The developer behind such games as FarmVille, CityVille and Zynga Poker is making a sizable statement, with stock worth comparing to industry giants such as Electronic Arts....

What Does Hash Chain Mean? A hash chain is commonly defined as the repeated application of a cryptographic hash function to a given data asset. This type of hash cryptography can be extremely useful in some specific security setups. By providing a successive chain, hash chains make it harder for a snooping hacker to hijack a data asset through applying a single input. Techopedia Explains Hash Chain The idea of a hash chain is that a user supplies an individual input on the first interaction or session, and then adds authenticating data on the next session....

What Does Perceptual Computing Mean? Perceptual computing is a new and somewhat confusing term in IT. The common definition of perceptual computing is a general advancement in technology where computers are better able to sense or analyze the environment around them and respond accordingly. Perceptual computing has a lot of potential to change the end-user interfaces through which humans interact with computers. Techopedia Explains Perceptual Computing One of the confusing elements of perceptual computing is that, while many of the companies developing perceptual computing technologies define it as a kind of sensory environment for computers and an interface-changing phenomenon, some top sites such as Wikipedia define ‘perceptual computing’ as the particular product of an Azerbaijani scientist named Zadeh, who worked on building linguistic interfaces using fuzzy sets....

It’s hard to tell what WWE is trying to do with Keith Lee. On Monday’s episode of Monday Night Raw, Lee was pinned by Braun Strowman. That wasn’t the story, though. During the match, the momentum swung in Strowman’s favor after he gave Lee a low blow. It was difficult to discern whether or not the illegal move was done on purpose, and the broadcast team didn’t do a very good job of explaining whether or not they thought it was done on purpose....

Boss fights are a recurring element in most modern video games. While not every game out there features traditional bosses, many titles at least usually elevate an opponent far above the standard rank and file enemies. However, like all things in video games, the very concept of a boss fight had to start somewhere. The question is, “Which video game did boss fights first?” If you were to guess what the first video game boss fight ever was off the top of your head, your mind might jump to someone like Bowser from Super Mario Bros....

With each of its Disney+ series — just like with many of its movies — Marvel Studios has attempted to accentuate a different genre or tone depending on the story, the themes and the characters, not to mention each show’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. WandaVision and Loki go for a surreal, cosmic, universe-bending vibe, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier operates on the level of a geopolitical thriller....

Epic Games and Funko have finally revealed the lineup of Funko Pop figures that are going to be hitting store shelves in December. While it’s a few months until the figures actually come out, fans of Fortnite - which is, realistically, a massive portion of gamers everywhere at this point - can pre-order them from several retailers now. Fans can see all of the Funko pop figures for the game right here, and make whatever pre-order they want to while they still can....

In the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, critics lobbied one consistent complaint against the franchise: no good villains. Sure, there was Loki and the Red Skull, but who else? Iron Monger was just Jeff Bridges’ head floating atop a CG robot, Maliketh the Dark Elf absolutely wasted the magnetic Christopher Eccleston, and the less said about Whiplash the better. Over the years, that complaint has diminished somewhat with the additions of Black Panther baddie Killmonger and the universe-destroying Thanos....

Duh-dun-dun - whackawhew! That’s my acapella rendition of the first four notes of the Yakuza 0 opening theme, AKA the best intro track for any video game ever. Believe me, I pay an outrageous amount of attention to this sort of thing - Persona 5’s Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There comes remarkably close to Yakuza 0, while Final Fantasy 14 boasts gorgeously serene main menu music. Yakuza 0, though… I honestly don’t think it can ever be topped....