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With the arrival of the Xbox Series X and S on the horizon, many are likely wondering what free games Microsoft will be offering Xbox Live Gold subscribers this November. Games with Gold offered Slayaway: Butcher’s Cut, Maid of Sker, Sphinx and the Curse of the Mummy, and Costume Quest during October, which made for a fitting haul considering Halloween is fast approaching. As expected, November will see four new games available free of charge, with Xbox announcing the lineup will also be playable on the Series X and S....

The Xbox Lockhart has leaked again in a set of developer documents. This is the second time that information about the console has leaked after dataminers found evidence of Xbox Lockhart in files of the Windows operating system. Anonymous security researcher TitleOS, has posted screenshots from the PDF release notes of the June 2020 version of the GameCore Development Kit, or GDK. The release notes state that “LockhartProfiling” is now a supported console mode while a bug list states that “GPU Capture may fail in LockhartProfiling mode if the title is using all available title memory....

The people ready for a game that kind of looks like Splatoon 2 if you close your eyes and tilt your head can start preparing now, as it’s now possible to pre-load Ninjala ahead of its upcoming beta period at the end of April. Ninjala is an upcoming free-to-play title for Nintendo Switch that bears a striking resemblance to the Splatoon series. The game involves ninja kids fighting each other in colorful environments using bubble gum-themed weapons....

Magic certainly has a role and plays its purpose in The Legend of Zelda, but it’s not a tool the franchise offers Link all too often. Although magic was introduced in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and remained a home console staple for years, Twilight Princess would remove magic altogether while Skyward Sword & A Link Between Worlds would rebrand the mechanic. That said, stamina simply isn’t a proper replacement for the series’ magic....

Apple Animoji explained: Here’s how to use those animated emoji What is Apple Face ID and how does it work? It’s official: Apple shows off the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Apple unveils iPhone X with Super Retina Display and Face ID What is Portrait Lighting? How does Portrait Lighting work? How do you use Portrait Lighting? Open Apple’s Camera app in iOS 11 on a compatible iPhone. Swipe between modes until you find Portrait (between Photo and Square)....

What Does Dolby Digital Mean? Dolby Digital is a digital audio technology developed by Dolby Laboratories that helps reduce the data required for producing high-quality audio. Dolby Digital is considered as the industry standard for surround audio and has compatible application systems worldwide. Using advanced encoding and decoding technology, Dolby Digital is capable of reproducing multi-channel audio, which helps in delivering a cinematic audio experience to the users. Techopedia Explains Dolby Digital Like the DTS technology, Dolby Digital also makes use of six channels:...

What Does Intelligent Web Mean? The intelligent web, also often referred to as Web 3.0, involves the idea that World Wide Web pages, sites and applications will continue to be imbued with artificial intelligence. This contrasts Web 3.0 from Web 2.0 – today’s system of highly networked but not very artificially intelligent web apparatus. Techopedia Explains Intelligent Web Some of the groundwork of the intelligent web has already been laid – with protocols like JSON and the semantic web, there is a skeleton system in place for sharing data and managing data repositories in new ways....

What is Ring Quick Replies? What presets are available? “Please leave the package outside. If you’d like to leave a message, you can do it now.” “We can’t answer the door right now, but if you’d like to leave a message, you can do it now.” “Hi! We’ll be right there.” “Sorry, we’re not interested.” “Thanks for stopping by. If you’d like to leave a message, you can do it now....

What Does Xavier Initialization Mean? Xavier initialization is an attempt to improve the initialization of neural network weighted inputs, in order to avoid some traditional problems in machine learning. Here, the weights of the network are selected for certain intermediate values that have a benefit in machine learning application. Techopedia Explains Xavier Initialization Some experts explain that Xavier initialization helps machine learning technologies to converge, because the neuron activation functions are in a decent range — in the words of some data scientists, not in “saturated” or “dead” regions: balanced in weighting in a way that facilitates better results....

The surprise announcement planned for this year’s E3 from the Microsoft camp was for a new unannounced shooter, and as we learned days before the expo, it was for a brand new Gears of War game that serves as a prequel to the trilogy. Gears of War: Judgment brings back fan-favorite characters Baird and Cole and adds a new characters to the series, taking players 14 years back before the events of the original game....

When it became clear that video games were starting to leave the arcades and enter the living room, America in particular did what America often does and attempted to pan for gold from the hearts of kids all over. In addition to merchandise, branded cereals, and promotions on canned pasta, many Japanese-created video game series saw short lives as cartoon shows in the 90’s. Some actively tossed away the inherent cores of their franchises in an attempt to appeal to kids of the day, but Mega Man was a curious case of walking a line where it managed to keep everything important about the brand in tact while filling out the massive empty space around that with weirdness and fun....

This article contains Candyman spoilers. It is an exquisite final image. Swarmed in a symphony of bees and standing triumphant over his latest victim—a police officer sprawled out in an alleyway’s gutter—Candyman looks joyful. He’s the monster who’s haunted the ruins of what was once Cabrini-Green for more than a hundred years, and the legend who frightened children and caused lovers to cling closer in their rapture, and now he’s at last returned to his flock....

Marvel’s Avengers has seen several DLC characters leaked, and while there are some exciting possible additions seen in the potential DLC roster, players have some confirmed characters to be excited about as well. Hawkeye will be arriving in the game soon, and Black Panther will be coming to the game, too — likely bringing the playable region of Wakanda along with him. However, few Marvel’s Avengers additions can be as exciting as that of Spider-Man, with the wall crawler’s content sure to build excitement and bring some players back....

The Dreaming City is one of the new destinations added in Destiny 2: Forsaken, which was specifically created to be the endgame destination of the game. Since the expansion launched, it has yielded numerous secrets for players to discover. One of those was recently solved with the appearance of the Wish-Ender exotic bow as players figured out that that particular weapon has the ability to destroy the big diamond-looking Corrupted Eggs that are scattered across the Dreaming City....

Pokemon is a game all about making different Pokemon fight each other, so it begs the question - which Pokemon would win in a fight? Fresh from figuring out which pop star would make the best Pokemon trainer, I have decided to launch a second totally real and not at all made up investigation to answer the ultimate question in Pokemon. First off, there are a few ground rules. Number one, this is a fight rather than a battle, so no moves or powers....

Considering the fact that Skyrim has been updated and released for a variety of consoles and platforms, some fans of the whole Elder Scrolls series may be starting to wonder if the older games will ever get some love. There is a joke about how Skyrim can be played on just about any electronic in existence, but the same can’t be said for any of the others. The Elder Scrolls series launched all the way back in 1994 with Arena, releasing another title in 1996 with Daggerfall....

The Pokémon series can’t catch a break. First Pokémon Sword and Shield got rid of the national Pokédex and featured trees gamers likened to Nintendo 64 shrubbery. Next, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were lambasted for missing features and a general lack of imagination. Most recently, Pokémon Legends: Arceus divided the fanbase due to its graphics. Now, Scarlet and Violet have arrived just in time to continue this disappointing trend....

Elden Ring quickly became the talk of the gaming industry after it was revealed at E3 2019, but the upcoming open-world title from Dark Souls developer FromSoftware and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has been mysteriously absent from nearly every major gaming event since its debut. So will Elden Ring be at E3 2021? That’s the question on the minds of Elden Ring fans everywhere as the title’s impressive meme community finally starts to struggle to find new ways to talk about a two-minute teaser released about two years ago....

Reviving a legendary franchise like Wolfenstein was no small task, but developer MachineGames did so with flying colors. An alternate history where the Nazis rule the world is a well-trodden path, but in Wolfenstein: The New Order, Bethesda put out one of the most interesting explorations of that alternate timeline. It was so successful, it led to countless sequels, with a third mainline entry on the way. Chapter to chapter, the game delivers on multiple levels....

World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion was the most disliked expansion at its time of release. People were incredibly excited at its announcement, but many felt it fell flat compared to The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King. The Cataclysm was a very ambitious project though. Not only did they open the entirety of Azeroth up to flying and add two new races to the game, they completely revamped every zone with updated graphics and quests....