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Thanks to many cities, states, and a handful of countries enforcing social distancing and lockdown procedures to help fight the spread of coronavirus, many gamers suddenly have found themselves with a lot more time near their consoles and PCs. In response to these strange times, Blizzard offered an insane XP boost in World of Warcraft to try and draw players into the tried and true MMO. Even if players already have a maxed out 120 character, the addition of the allied races and their fantastic heritage armor sets make it pretty tempting to level some new alts up to 120 before Shadowlands arrives later in 2020....

The truth behind World of Warcraft’s next expansion may be closer than ever, after dataminers discovered new clues in the latest PTR patch for the MMO. After the side-step that was the Warlords of Draenor expansion, Legion has begun moving the plot forward in World of Warcraft at rapid speed. Not only has the final confrontation between Azeroth’s heroes and the Legion been hinted at, but also the return of Warcraft’s other major nemesis, the Old Gods....

A great new battle royale game has been announced, but it’s not what anyone expected. Announcing Worms Rumble, a real-time take on the classic Worms formula putting 32 players against each other simultaneously. It’s all of the same Worms craziness taken to an entirely differently level in battle royale form. Those familiar with Worms know that it’s typically a 2D multiplayer game where opponents take turns moving their worms around the map, targeting their enemies with increasingly weird weapons....

WWE 2K games have slowly turned from being a wacky wrestling simulator into a competitive back-and-forth match that resembles actual WWE action. For so long, the wrestler with the lower health bar is guaranteed to lose the match. However, with WWE 2K’s implementation of the payback system, matches are now more back-and-forth than ever, creating some memorable and competitive skirmishes. As a wrestler takes damage, he fills up a payback meter....

Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab gives players full control over customizing Xbox One controllers using different color combinations. Individual parts can be customized, including the controller’s bumpers, sticks, buttons, and body. With over 40 colors to choose from with each part, billions of combinations can be created for any player’s signature controller. Unfortunately, the Microsoft service is being temporarily shut down. Starting on October 14, 2020, Xbox Design Lab will be temporarily shut down until sometime in 2021....

Shortly following an unsanctioned leak of the Xbox Games with Gold for August 2017, Microsoft has now officially unveiled exactly which titles will become available for free next month to premium subscribers of the last-generation console and current-era system’s online services. As usual, the company has now given gaming fans four games to look forward to on the platforms, which will include two titles for Xbox One and two releases for Xbox 360....

A week ago, Nintendo held its first Nintendo Direct in about a year and a half. Then Sony wrapped up its first PlayStation State of Play of the year just a few days ago. Now it may be Xbox’s turn for a big game reveal show. There have been plenty of rumors about what, where, and when the next Xbox event will take place. While there is still a lot of excitement around the Xbox Series X launch, it seems like a good time to let fans know what they can expect moving forward....

In a recent blog post, Microsoft revealed that it will be bringing Cloud gaming to the Xbox One, meaning owners of the last-gen console will be able to play Xbox Series X exclusives without having to shell out for an upgrade. The post, written by Will Tuttle, states, “For the millions of people who play on Xbox One consoles today, we are looking forward to sharing more about how we will bring many of these next-gen games, such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, to your console through Xbox Cloud Gaming, just like we do with mobile devices, tablets, and browsers....

This interview contains spoilers for Yellowstone season 5 and 1883. The Taylor Sheridan family, much like the television empire the Academy Award nominated writer is building, has grown extensively over the last couple of years. The creator has brought in some amazing talent to his shows, including icons such as Jeremy Renner (Mayor of Kingstown), Sam Elliott (1883), Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren (1923), and Sylvester Stalone (Tulsa King). Yet any fan of Sheridan’s work knows that these stars are not necessarily the face of their respective series....

This Young Justice: Outsiders review contains spoilers. Young Justice Outsiders Episode 12 “Nightmare Monkeys” is Young Justiceat its best: a deep dive into a character and the show’s mythology. It’s also Young Justice: Outsiders at its best: a show that is doing a bunch of crazy shit that it would never get away with on broadcast or cable tv. If YJ was still on Cartoon Network, they would have been canceled the second the showrunners put the words “Doom Patrol GO!...

What Does Service Record (SRV Record) Mean? A service record (SRV record) is a specification of servers in the Domain Name System by hostname and port number. With an SRV record, it is possible to make a server discoverable and designate high priority and high availability servers using a single domain without having to know the exact address of the servers. Techopedia Explains Service Record (SRV Record) A service record is a specification of the Domain Name System that allows services to be discoverable on a network....

What Does AIOps Mean? AIOps is a collection of best practices, tools and techniques for deploying and maintaining optimal outputs from AI models in production. The term AIOps looks similar to another abbreviated term – DevOps – that is also being used in the technology world. Like DevOps, AIOps has to do with breaking down silos and merging various processes. However, unlike DevOps, AIOps has more to do with the automation of IT services....

What Does DataOps Mean? The DataOps approach seeks to apply the principles of agile software development and DevOps (combining development and operations) to data analytics, to break down silos and promote efficient, streamlined data handling across many segments. DataOps is served by tools, technologies and techniques that combine multiple stages of a staged process to improve and enhance the management of data for enterprise use. Techopedia Explains DataOps Many different types of frameworks can facilitate a DataOps approach....

What Does Object Level Recovery Mean? Object level recovery is a method of restoring individual database objects from a backup rather than the whole database. This is a feature of third-party products that makes restoring backups from relational databases much faster and easier than restoring a whole database in case some parts are accidentally deleted or corrupted. Techopedia Explains Object Level Recovery When part of a database is accidentally deleted or modified, usually the only thing that administrators can do is hope the wanted data was saved on a recent backup....

Orange Incense is present in Pokemon Go for the Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto event, and all of the previous collection challenges have been building up to this moment. If you log in to the game right now you will see plenty of Kanto-region Pokemon in your local area - I found a bunch of Geodude and Magikarp - and if you bought into the Kanto event pass then you will have access to special challenges, research, items, raid passes, and a version selection....

Since launching Fez to critical acclaim back in 2012, creator Phil Fish has had a rough go of things. He’s had heated discussions with fans, made threats to leave video games and dissolve the Fez IP, and deleted his Twitter more times than we can count. It’s become such a regular event — the Phil Fish Twitter tirades — that we’ve kind of lost track. That isn’t to say that Fish has not put this unwanted spotlight on himself and in some respects he has, but the amount of negative attention thrown his way is rather shocking....

This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers. What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Episode 7 What We Do in the Shadows season 3 episode 7 “The Siren,” is one of the most touching installments of the series. Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) has experienced brushes with romance before, but because it was with another psychic vampire, it turned into a power play, with little foreplay. Tonight, we see a much more vulnerable energy sucker, who may or may not be falling into a lethal trap, but it is a prison of his dreams....

The NBA 2K series has become one of the most beloved and successful sports simulators, as fans all over the world enjoy the title for its ability to bring the fun of basketball with the authenticity of the NBA. NBA 2K21 is on the way and will grace next-gen consoles, but who will grace the cover of the game is still up in the air. Being a cover athlete for a video game has become a high honor in sports....

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Overwatch 2 is quickly approaching, and players have wasted no time pondering what changes could come with the sequel’s arrival. While reworks for certain Overwatch heroes are often at the top of the list when it comes to requests, one aspect of the game that could use some changes is the Role Queue system. While Blizzard certainly had good intentions with the introduction of the updated matchmaking mechanic, it has come with some negative effects as well....